Patents by Inventor Keiko Nakashige

Keiko Nakashige 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: 7091870
    Abstract: A terminal system has a mass spectrometric for inspecting of dangerous substances is installed in an inspection area, and a support system for determining whether or not a dangerous substance is present and identifying the type of the substance, based on the mass spectrometric data on the target element that has been measured by the mass spectrometric, is installed in a security service enterprise's office. Both systems are connected to each other via a communication network so that they can exchange information. Thus, the support system can send the determination result of dangerous substances and a precautions guide to the terminal system via the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., NOF Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tsutsumi, Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nishikawa, Yasuaki Takada, Toshihiko Ohta, Akio Torii, Tomoyuki Hisada, Kenji Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 6940067
    Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a qaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20040245449
    Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 6806450
    Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20030234357
    Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20030136902
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting the inside of a container can easily detect a stowaway being in hiding in the container, and to provide a method of inspecting the inside of the container The apparatus for inspecting an inside of a container includes a sampling probe for sampling an atmospheric gas inside the container, the sampling probe being arranged at an appropriate position inside the container, a mass spectrometer for detecting the atmospheric gas sampled by the sampling probe as a molecular weight by ionizing the atmospheric gas, and a control processing part for comparing the information detected by the mass spectrometer with a pre-registered index molecular weight to judge whether or not an abnormality exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Hirofumi Tsutsumi, Seiji Tanaka, Yasuaki Takada
  • Publication number: 20030009661
    Abstract: A terminal system 1 which has mass spectrometric means for inspecting for dangerous substances is installed in an inspection area, and a support system 2 for determining whether or not a dangerous substance is present and identifying the type of the substance, based on the mass spectrometric data on the target element that has been measured by said mass spectrometric means, is installed in a security service enterprise's office. Both systems are connected to each other via a communication network so that they can exchange information. Thus, the support system 2 can send the determination result of dangerous substances and a precautions guide to the terminal system 1 via said communication network 3. The security service enterprise conducts equipment management, such as maintenance and checkups, and operation administration of the security system, thereby making it easier for a user to introduce this security system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tsutsumi, Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nishikawa, Yasuaki Takada, Toshihiko Ohta, Akio Torii, Tomoyuki Hisada, Kenji Kusumoto