Patents by Inventor Kenji Matsuura

Kenji Matsuura 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).

  • Publication number: 20150027033
    Abstract: A termite extermination method of the present invention includes putting a termite extermination device 1 at a termite habitat. The termite extermination device 1 includes an exterminating agent housing 3 that is at least partially formed of a moisture-proof film 12 and houses an exterminating agent 13 in an interior of the exterminating agent housing 3. The moisture-proof film 12 includes a laminate having a paper layer and a metal layer laminated one upon another. At least the paper layer is subjected to a rugging process. The laminate is disposed in the exterminating agent housing 3 so that the paper layer serves as an outermost surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuura, Chihiro Himuro, Tomoyuki Yokoi, Yuya Suzuki, Kosaku Nozaki, Masanaga Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140328886
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insect pest repellant and a method for repelling insect pest using the same, which is highly transported by the insect pests and which effectively exterminates insect pests and does not badly affect ecological system. The present invention is to provide an insect pest repellant comprising, in a mixed condition, (A) a dummy egg imitating an egg of an insect pest, formed from a particulate substrate on which an egg recognizing pheromone is coated, and (B) a particle containing an active component for repelling the insect pest either on a surface or in an inside of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: MORISHITA JINTAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuura, Daisuke Tagawa, Ryosei Kamaguchi, Masaaki Nakatsuji, Taku Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20140259881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a termite attractant comprising 1-butanol, 2-butanol, or esters, ketones, ethers, carboxylic acids thereof, or salts thereof; a mimic termite-egg comprising the attractant; and a method for exterminating and controlling termites using the attractant or mimic termite-egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUURA, Chihiro HIMURO, Tomoyuki YOKOI
  • Patent number: 8691218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising lysozyme, a salt or biological fragment thereof or a lysozyme-related peptide and an active ingredient in its base material mimicking an egg of a vermin; and a vermin exterminating method using the mimetic egg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuura, Takashi Tamura, Norimasa Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8681239
    Abstract: A camcorder (100), which is an example of image capturing devices, includes the following units. An imaging unit (110) captures moving pictures. An attribute information generation unit (120) generates attribute information indicating features of the moving pictures captured by the imaging unit (110). An evaluation unit (130) applies the attribute information generated by the attribute information generation unit (120) to a predetermined criterion, so as to calculate an evaluation value of the moving pictures for each predetermined time width. A still picture extraction unit (140) extracts a still picture from moving pictures in a predetermined time width, when the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit (130) for the predetermined time width exceeds an evaluation threshold value. A threshold value change unit (150) changes the evaluation threshold value based on at least one of person information and a composition change amount which are included in the attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Takuma Masuda, Hiroji Takebayashi, Eiji Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8643745
    Abstract: A content shooting apparatus is provided which is suitable for generating a digest meeting the user's desire. A scene information generation portion detects a characteristic scene with reference to a parameter contained in either video/audio in content recorded during shooting operation information for the shooting apparatus, and generates scene information, an auxiliary information assignment portion assigns the scene information its type, priority, start time, end time, or representative time as auxiliary information in accordance with a prescribed rule, a listing portion makes a list of the scene information and the auxiliary information thereof, and a scene sorting-out portion sorts out scenes from the content with reference to the priority, such that the number of scenes is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Hisashi Inoue, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140002612
    Abstract: A stereoscopic shooting device includes: a first and second shooting sections that obtain a first and second images, respectively; and an angle of view matching section. The angle of view matching section performs: calculating a vertical image area of the second image that has the same vertical direction range as the first image by comparing ratios of the vertical coordinates of respective representative points in image blocks selected from the first and second images, respectively; adjusting the number of horizontal lines included in the vertical image area of the second image and the number of horizontal lines included in the first image; outputting a first and second horizontal line signals representing the horizontal lines included in the first image and the vertical image area of the second image, respectively; and carrying out stereo matching by comparing the first and second horizontal line signals to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MORIOKA, Yoshimitsu ASAI, Keisuke OKAWA, Shuji YANO, Shoji SOH, Kenji MATSUURA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Yusuke ONO
  • Publication number: 20130342641
    Abstract: A stereoscopic shooting device includes: a first shooting section that obtains a first image; a second shooting section that outputs a second image; an angle of view matching section that cuts image portions to have the same angle of view from the first and second images; a parallax information generating section that generates parallax information indicating parallax between the two image portions; a reliability information generating section that generates reliability information indicating the degree of reliability of the parallax information based on at least one of the first and second images and the parallax information; and an image generating section that generates, based on the parallax information and the first image, a third image that forms, with the first image, stereoscopic images. The parallax information generating section corrects the parallax information based on the reliability information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MORIOKA, Akihiro TAKEUCHI, Kenji MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 8586021
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising ?-glucosidase, a salt thereof, a biological fragment thereof or a ?-glucosidase-related peptide as an egg recognition pheromone in its base material mimicking an egg of a insect pests, particularly a termite, a method for exterminating and controlling insect pests, and a tool for a biological study using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventor: Kenji Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20130278249
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine according to the embodiments includes a rotating-electric-machine unit, a rotation detector, an Oldham coupling, and a washer. The rotating-electric-machine unit includes a shaft. The rotation detector includes a body and a rotation input pin that is rotatably provided on the body. The Oldham coupling couples the rotation input pin of the rotation detector and the shaft to each other while allowing any relative displacement in a direction intersecting an axial direction. The washer is provided on the rotating-electric-machine unit while being positioned with respect to the shaft. The washer includes an attaching portion at which the body of the rotation detector is attached to the washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ryuta KAGAWA, Kenji MATSUURA, Koji UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20130057119
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a detector and a brake. The detector is provided at the counter-load side of a shaft for rotating along with a rotor to drive a predetermined load and detects the rotation position of the shaft. The brake is exchangeably provided at the outer circumferential side of the detector to control the rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Ryuta KAGAWA, Kenji MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20120282214
    Abstract: The present invention provides a termite attractant comprising 1-butanol, 2-butanol, or esters, ketones, ethers, carboxylic acids thereof, or salts thereof; a mimic termite-egg comprising the attractant; and a method for exterminating and controlling termites using the attractant or mimic termite-egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuura, Chihiro Himuro, Tomoyuki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20120225817
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent and a prophylactic agent for a gastrointestinal disease. A peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof promotes wound healing in a gastrointestinal mucosal tissue, and is therefore useful as a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for a gastrointestinal disease. Further, when (a) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by Phe-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are administered in combination, these medicaments act synergistically and can significantly promote wound healing in a gastrointestinal mucosal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Yamaguchi University
    Inventors: Teruo Nishida, Makoto Inui, Kenji Matsuura, Masatsugu Nakamura, Takashi Nagano
  • Publication number: 20120175982
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a rotating electrical machine that is integrally formed with a reduction device having an input shaft to which a roller gear cam is provided and an output shaft to which cam followers configured to sequentially engage with the roller gear cam is provided on an outer periphery, extending along a direction orthogonal to the input shaft, and is configured to employ one of a field system or an armature as a rotator and the other of the field system or the armature as a stator, including a rotating shaft that is fixed to the rotator and integrally formed as a single shaft with the input shaft of the reduction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicants: Sankyo Seisakusho Co., Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Toshiyuki YAMAGISHI, Nobukazu MIYAUCHI, Kenji MATSUURA, Toshinao KATO, Atsushi OISHI, Toshiki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 8208792
    Abstract: In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for recording content data (Sav) containing video, audio, or data onto an information recording medium (214), in combination with first metadata (Di, Dm) containing a parameter representing scene information (SI), and allowing access to a specific portion of the content (Sav) with reference to the scene information (SI), a camera microcomputer (206) detects movement of a camera (101) to generate the first metadata (Di, Dm) by comparing the detected movement with a predetermined value (Th), and also generates second meta data (Di, Dm) by filtering out the first metadata (Di, Dm) generated within a predetermined specific window period (W) via a predetermined function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Akihiro Takeuchi, Takashi Kurama, Hisashi Inoue, Takeshi Hamasaki, Michifumi Inai, Masakazu Mimura
  • Patent number: 8118183
    Abstract: A particularly small eyedropper or the like is provided, which has a construction such that, when a body thereof is squeezed, an introduction hole thereof can be easily closed to compress air in a space between an inner layer and an outer layer thereof even in the absence of a check valve in the introduction hole, and defectiveness of the introduction hole can be easily checked. To this end, a test hole (19) communicating with an introduction hole (17) via a space between an outer layer bottle. (1) and an inner layer bag (16) is provided in an outer layer mouth portion (4). The test hole (19) is closed by the inner layer bag (16) and an inside plug (21) fitted in the mouth portion (4). Further, the introduction hole (17) is provided in a middle portion of a body which is pressed by a finger when the bottle is squeezed. The introduction hole (17) is closed by the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Taisei Kako Co., Ltd., Nihon Tenganyaku Kankyusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Iwahashi, Hirokazu Mihashi, Keiji Hamamoto, Masaru Otsuka, Yorishisa Uetake, Kenji Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20120019685
    Abstract: A camcorder (100), which is an example of image capturing devices, includes the following units. An imaging unit (110) captures moving pictures. An attribute information generation unit (120) generates attribute information indicating features of the moving pictures captured by the imaging unit (110). An evaluation unit (130) applies the attribute information generated by the attribute information generation unit (120) to a predetermined criterion, so as to calculate an evaluation value of the moving pictures for each predetermined time width. A still picture extraction unit (140) extracts a still picture from moving pictures in a predetermined time width, when the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit (130) for the predetermined time width exceeds an evaluation threshold value. A threshold value change unit (150) changes the evaluation threshold value based on at least one of person information and a composition change amount which are included in the attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Takuma Masuda, Hiroji Takebayashi, Eiji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20110091409
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising ?-glucosidase, a salt thereof, a biological fragment thereof or a ?-glucosidase-related peptide as an egg recognition pheromone in its base material mimicking an egg of a insect pests, particularly a termite, a method for exterminating and controlling insect pests, and a tool for a biological study using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Kenji Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7884860
    Abstract: A content shooting apparatus is provided, in which thresholds for generating metadata concerning shot images can be calibrated in accordance with shooting conditions. In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for converting content data (Dc) into a stream (AV) and recording the stream (AV) to a recording medium (214) in combination with content-related metadata (Dm), a camera (101) shoots a subject (105) and generates the content data (Dc), a camerawork statistics portion (206s) detects movement (?) of the camera, a camera microcomputer (206) compares the detected movement (?) with a predetermined value (Th) to generate the metadata (Dm), and an automatic threshold setting portion (206t) changes the predetermined value (Th) in accordance with the detected movement (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Takeshi Hamasaki, Michifumi Inai, Masakazu Mimura, Hisasi Inoue, Masaaki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7867434
    Abstract: A particularly small eyedropper or the like is provided, which has a construction such that, when a body thereof is squeezed, an introduction hole thereof can be easily closed to compress air in a space between an inner layer and an outer layer thereof even in the absence of a check valve in the introduction hole, and defectiveness of the introduction hole can be easily checked. To this end, a test hole (19) communicating with an introduction hole (17) via a space between an outer layer bottle (1) and an inner layer bag (16) is provided in an outer layer mouth portion (4). The test hole (19) is closed by the inner layer bag (16) and an inside plug (21) fitted in the mouth portion (4). Further, the introduction hole (17) is provided in a middle portion of a body which is pressed by a finger when the bottle is squeezed. The introduction hole (17) is closed by the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: Taisei Kako Co., Ltd., Nihon Tenganyaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Iwahashi, Hirokazu Mihashi, Keiji Hamamoto, Masaru Otsuka, Yorishisa Uetake, Kenji Matsuura