Patents by Inventor Atsushi Matsudaira

Atsushi Matsudaira has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11977058
    Abstract: Provided is a chromatography system including a usage information storage device, a column usage information holding part, and a usage information managing part. The usage information storage device is provided corresponding to the analytical column incorporated in the chromatography system and is configured to keep usage information for each corresponding analytical column. The column usage information holding part is provided separately from the analytical column and is configured to keep usage information for each of the analytical columns which may be incorporated in the chromatography system. The usage information managing part is configured to update, at a timing when an analysis process of separating a sample injected into the analysis channel using the analytical column is executed, the usage information kept by the usage information storage device and the usage information kept by the column usage information holding part in association with the analytical column to latest usage information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Matsudaira
  • Patent number: 11947921
    Abstract: A validation document while responding to a customer's demand is efficiently created. A server creates a first sample document upon receiving, from a terminal device, a request for creation of the first sample document including an inspection item targeted for a first device. The terminal device receives an operation of inputting the parameter value to the first sample document, and transmits the inputted parameter value to the server. The server creates a first validation document on the basis of the parameter value received from the terminal device and on the basis of the first sample document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshida, Atsushi Matsudaira, Okiyuki Kunihiro, Maki Fukui, Yasuo Kakude
  • Publication number: 20230169277
    Abstract: A validation document while responding to a customer's demand is efficiently created. A server creates a first sample document upon receiving, from a terminal device, a request for creation of the first sample document including an inspection item targeted for a first device. The terminal device receives an operation of inputting the parameter value to the first sample document, and transmits the inputted parameter value to the server. The server creates a first validation document on the basis of the parameter value received from the terminal device and on the basis of the first sample document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIDA, Atsushi MATSUDAIRA, Okiyuki KUNIHIRO, Maki FUKUI, Yasuo KAKUDE
  • Patent number: 11423122
    Abstract: An installation operator of a newly purchased analyzing device (10) performs software activation of the analyzing device PC (1) from an installation operator terminal (3) using his or her own account. At that time, the installation operator is registered in the server (5) as the license holder of the software. After that, when the installation operator issues a transfer request with an e-mail address of a device user who is a license transfer destination from a terminal (3) to a server (5) attached, a predetermined web page is created in the server (5) and an e-mail containing a URL is sent to the device user who has already acquired their account. When the device user issues an instruction of acceptance upon browsing the web page at the user terminal (2), the license holder of the software is transferred from the installation operator to the device user in the server (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Matsudaira
  • Patent number: 10885155
    Abstract: When upgrading a software installed in an analysis device PC (1) that is not connected to the Internet (4), a user performs a predetermined operation with the analysis device PC (1) to acquire a license authentication cancellation key. When the user accesses a server (5) from a user terminal (2) with a predetermined account and enters the license authentication cancellation key, a license authentication cancellation unit (52) cancels authentication of a license for a previous version. Furthermore, when the user enters a product serial number of an upgrade version software 3 and the like, an upgrade verification unit (53) confirms that the user owns the license for the previous version and that the authentication has been canceled, and an activation key issue unit (54) issues an activation key for an upgrade license. Using this, a device user activates the upgraded software installed in the analysis device PC (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Matsudaira
  • Publication number: 20200348272
    Abstract: Provided is a chromatography system including a usage information storage device, a column usage information holding part, and a usage information managing part. The usage information storage device is provided corresponding to the analytical column incorporated in the chromatography system and is configured to keep usage information for each corresponding analytical column. The column usage information holding part is provided separately from the analytical column and is configured to keep usage information for each of the analytical columns which may be incorporated in the chromatography system. The usage information managing part is configured to update, at a timing when an analysis process of separating a sample injected into the analysis channel using the analytical column is executed, the usage information kept by the usage information storage device and the usage information kept by the column usage information holding part in association with the analytical column to latest usage information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Atsushi MATSUDAIRA
  • Publication number: 20190163881
    Abstract: An installation operator of a newly purchased analyzing device (10) performs software activation of the analyzing device PC (1) from an installation operator terminal (3) using his or her own account. At that time, the installation operator is registered in the server (5) as the license holder of the software. After that, when the installation operator issues a transfer request with an e-mail address of a device user who is a license transfer destination from a terminal (3) to a server (5) attached, a predetermined web page is created in the server (5) and an e-mail containing a URL is sent to the device user who has already acquired their account. When the device user issues an instruction of acceptance upon browsing the web page at the user terminal (2), the license holder of the software is transferred from the installation operator to the device user in the server (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi MATSUDAIRA
  • Publication number: 20190147145
    Abstract: When upgrading a software installed in an analysis device PC (1) that is not connected to the Internet (4), a user performs a predetermined operation with the analysis device PC (1) to acquire a license authentication cancellation key. When the user accesses a server (5) from a user terminal (2) with a predetermined account and enters the license authentication cancellation key, a license authentication cancellation unit (52) cancels authentication of a license for a previous version. Furthermore, when the user enters a product serial number of an upgrade version software 3 and the like, an upgrade verification unit (53) confirms that the user owns the license for the previous version and that the authentication has been canceled, and an activation key issue unit (54) issues an activation key for an upgrade license. Using this, a device user activates the upgraded software installed in the analysis device PC (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi MATSUDAIRA
  • Publication number: 20110154240
    Abstract: Work required for the creation of reports based on measurement data obtained by a specimen measurement apparatus was reduced. A data analysis processing apparatus for creating reports by supplying measurement data to a report template includes: a display screen 50; a graph/table creation means 22 for allowing a user to create graphs/tables based on measurement data; a screen image creation means 23 for displaying the graph/table that was created by the graph/table creation means 22 on a display screen 50, allowing the user to defines the form, size and layout of each of the graphs/tables that are displayed, and creating a screen image; an output media setting means 60 for defining the size and shape of the output media; and a report automatic template creation means 241 for using the screen image that was created by the screen image creation means 23 to create a template that fits the size and shape of the output media that is defined by the output media setting means 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Atsushi MATSUDAIRA
  • Patent number: 6886942
    Abstract: A projector changes stepwise electric energy supplied to a light source based on temperature information which is detected by a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor detects the temperature of components of an optical engine or an ambient air temperature. A lamp output control circuit changes stepwise the electric energy supplied to the light source based on the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: NEC ViewTechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Okada, Atsushi Matsudaira
  • Publication number: 20030020884
    Abstract: A projector changes stepwise electric energy supplied to a light source based on temperature information which is detected by a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor detects the temperature of components of an optical engine or an ambient air temperature. A lamp output control circuit changes stepwise the electric energy supplied to the light source based on the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Okada, Atsushi Matsudaira