Patents by Inventor Eiji Kimura

Eiji Kimura 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: 8599033
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a detection portion that detects an approach or a touch of an operating body and that is provided on an external surface of a housing having a first housing and a second housing that is openably/closably attached to the first housing, a storage portion that stores detection information detected by the detection portion and a blinking pattern, and a blinking control portion that controls blinking of a light emitting portion based on the detection information detected by the detection portion and on the blinking pattern. With this configuration, results of detection by the detection portion can be notified to the user by the light emitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Konno, Taiki Hori, Eiji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20130225720
    Abstract: This friction material, including the silicone rubber particles as the friction modifier, inhibits fall off and dislocation of the silicone rubber particles from the friction surface to provide effective abrasive resistance. For the friction material including the fiber base material, the binder, the abrasive material, and the friction modifier, the silane coupling agent dispersed silicone rubber particles, in which the silane coupling agent is dispersed, can be used as the friction modifier. The silane coupling agent dispersed silicone rubber particles includes between 0.1 and 5 weight % of the silane coupling agent and are between 0.5 and 20 volume % relative to the entire friction material and between 10 ?m and 1,000 ?m of the average particle diameter. The friction material includes between 0.1 and 20 volume % of the rigid inorganic particles relative to the entire friction material. The rigid inorganic particles are 5-9 Mohs' hardness and 1-5 ?m average particle diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Kazuhiro Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8492378
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing a GSK-3? inhibitor containing an oxadiazole compound or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of a GSK-3?-related pathology or disease, the present invention provides a GSK-3? inhibitor containing a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Fumio Itoh, Jun Kunitomo, Hiromi Kobayashi, Eiji Kimura, Morihisa Saitoh, Tomohiro Kawamoto, Hiroki Iwashita, Katsuhito Murase
  • Publication number: 20110258428
    Abstract: A reset controller is adopted which performs control for causing an external reset terminal to be shared for external output of a reset signal and input of a reset signal from outside, allowing a reset input from the external reset terminal in a state in which a power supply voltage is stable, and causing, when a reset factor due to turn-on of a power supply voltage or a reduction in the level of the power supply voltage is detected by a detection circuit, an input/output buffer to output a reset signal to the external reset terminal and masking the inflow of the reset signal from the input/output buffer to its input path, using a signal detected by the detection circuit. A mask period is assumed to be a period longer than a period from reset instructions to a reset release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Sei BABA, Takeshi Shimanuki, Eiji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100130737
    Abstract: The present invention provides a GPR receptor function regulator comprising the compound represented by the formula: [wherein ring A is an optionally substituted isocyclic or heterocyclic ring, P is a bond or spacer, ring D is an optionally substituted monocyclic aromatic ring which may be condensed with a 5- to 7-membered ring, V is a bond or the group represented by the formula —CR14?CR15— or —N?CR16— (wherein R14, R15 and R16 each represents a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted hydrocarbon group), Q is a bond or spacer, and W is a carboxyl or a group biologically equivalent to a carboxyl] or its salt or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fumio Itoh, Eiji Kimura, Yumi Imai, Masaaki Mori, Yoshio Aramaki, Yasuhisa Kohara, Tsukasa Sugo, Yoji Hayase, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Ogi
  • Publication number: 20100060473
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a detection portion that detects an approach or a touch of an operating body and that is provided on an external surface of a housing having a first housing and a second housing that is openably/closably attached to the first housing, a storage portion that stores detection information detected by the detection portion and a blinking pattern, and a blinking control portion that controls blinking of a light emitting portion based on the detection information detected by the detection portion and on the blinking pattern. With this configuration, results of detection by the detection portion can be notified to the user by the light emitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira KONNO, Taiki HORI, Eiji KIMURA
  • Patent number: 7130031
    Abstract: An apparatus including a variable wavelength light source for generating a variable wavelength light, a first light modulator for inputting into a first optical fiber transmission line a first incident light obtained by modulating the variable wavelength light by a frequency of an electrical signal inputted, a first converter for converting the first incident light, a fixed wavelength light source for generating a fixed wavelength light, a signal source for generating a reference electrical signal, a second light modulator for inputting in a second optical fiber transmission line a second incident light obtained by modulating the fixed wavelength light by a frequency of the reference electrical signal and a second converter for converting the second incident and for outputting the electrical signal into the first light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kimura
  • Patent number: 7027137
    Abstract: An apparatus including a variable wavelength light source for generating a variable wavelength light, a first light modulator for inputting into a first optical fiber transmission line a first incident light obtained by modulating the variable wavelength light by a frequency of an electrical signal inputted, a first converter for converting the first incident light, a fixed wavelength light source for generating a fixed wavelength light, a signal source for generating a reference electrical signal, a second light modulator for inputting in a second optical fiber transmission line a second incident light obtained by modulating the fixed wavelength light by a frequency of the reference electrical signal and a second converter for converting the second incident light and for outputting the electrical signal into the first light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kimura
  • Patent number: 6954263
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for enlarging the range of modulation frequencies that modulate the variable wavelength light generated by the light source without prejudice to the measurement of optical characteristics. A modified modulation frequency computing section computes modified modulation frequencies by multiplying by the initial modulation frequency fmin by the value obtained by dividing the given phase value by the phase difference between the first phase of the transmitted light resulting from the transmission through the DUT of the incident light of the first wavelength modulated by the initial modulation frequency fmin and the second phase of the transmitted light resulting from the transmission through the DUT of the incident light of the second wavelength modulated by the initial modulation frequency fmin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakamura, Eiji Kimura, Takahisa Tomi
  • Patent number: 6864967
    Abstract: An apparatus including a variable wavelength light source for generating a variable wavelength light, a first light modulator for inputting into a first optical fiber transmission line a first incident light obtained by modulating the variable wavelength light by a frequency of an electrical signal inputted, a first converter for converting the first incident light, a fixed wavelength light source for generating a fixed wavelength light, a signal source for generating a reference electrical signal, a second light modulator for inputting in a second optical fiber transmission line a second incident light obtained by modulating the fixed wavelength light by a frequency of the reference electrical signal and a second converter for converting the second incident light and for outputting the electrical signal into the first light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040179188
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of measuring wavelength dispersion characteristic and other characteristics by using only a single fiber pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040179189
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of measuring wavelength dispersion characteristic and other characteristics by using only a single fiber pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040105089
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide apparatuses that enable to enlarge the range of modulation frequencies that modulate the variable wavelength light generated by the light source without prejudice to the measurement of optical characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakamura, Eiji Kimura, Takahisa Tomi
  • Patent number: 6678041
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of reducing a waveform distortion of outgoing light when light of an optical wavelength in a certain specific narrow range is incident upon optical fiber comprises optical source 10 for supplying the incident light to optical fiber line 110, waveform monitor 42 for measuring a waveform distortion of the transmitted light and adjusting unit 44 for adjusting an output of the incident light so that the measured waveform distortion falls within a predetermined range. By adjusting the output of the incident light, a S/N ration is lowered. Since the noise exists within a relatively wide range of wavelength, the rang of wavelength of the incident light is widened. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the waveform distortion of the outgoing light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura, Fumio Inui
  • Patent number: 6654104
    Abstract: A technique for measuring optical characteristics includes providing a variable wavelength light source a fixed wavelength light source optical modulators for modulating the variable wavelength light and the fixed wavelength light, a fiber coupler for entering composite light generated by composing the variable wavelength light with the fixed wavelength light into a device under test, a circulator for extracting a variable wavelength light component from light transmitted through a fiber pair, and an optical filter for extracting a variable wavelength light component from the transmitted light, and measuring a phase difference of the variable wavelength light component with the fixed wavelength light component as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignees: Advantest Corporation, KDD Submarine Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura, Toshio Kawazawa
  • Patent number: 6519028
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring optical characteristics includes a variable-wavelength light source for generating a variable-wavelength light, having an identification waveform when the wavelength changes, the identification waveform being distinguishable from a normal waveform before and after the wavelength changes, an optical modulator for modulating the variable-wavelength light at a predetermined frequency and inputting it to an optical fiber; and an identification waveform detector for detecting the identification waveform of light transmitted through the optical fiber, wherein since the identification waveform detector detects when the waveform starts to change, it is possible to obtain synchronization between an incidence side and an exit side of the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura
  • Patent number: 6433865
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for measuring chromatic dispersion when modulating frequency of a variable wavelength light source is different from modulating frequency of a fixed wavelength light source for reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignees: Advantest Corporation, KDD Submarine Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura, Toshio Kawazawa, Satoru Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20020044273
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an apparatus for measuring wave dispersion characteristic and the like only with one fiber pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura, Toshio Kawazawa
  • Publication number: 20020044274
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for measuring chromatic dispersion when modulating frequency of a variable wavelength light source is different from modulating frequency of a fixed wavelength light source for reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura, Toshio Kawazawa, Satoru Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20020024655
    Abstract: To provide a technique for measuring characteristics such as chromatic dispersion and the like, by making it possible to continuously sweep the wavelength of light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Eiji Kimura, Motoki Imamura