Patents by Inventor Kenji Ozawa

Kenji Ozawa 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: 20240157011
    Abstract: A treatment device using active oxygen, the treatment device comprising: an ultraviolet transmission member; and a first chamber and a second chamber adjacent to each other separated by the ultraviolet transmission member, wherein the first chamber is capable of accommodating a treatment target and comprises an ozone generator, the second chamber comprises an ultraviolet light source, the ultraviolet light source is capable of irradiating a surface of the treatment target, which is accommodated in the first chamber, with ultraviolet light, and a distance between the ultraviolet transmission member and the surface of the treatment target can be adjusted to 10 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: TAKUMI FURUKAWA, MASAKI OZAWA, KAZUHIRO YAMAUCHI, KENJI TAKASHIMA, MOTOTERU GOTO, SHOTA KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240157006
    Abstract: An active oxygen supply device comprising: a housing having at least one opening; an ozone generator located inside the housing; a means for generating an airflow comprising ozone generated inside the housing by the ozone generator, flowing toward the opening and flowing out of the housing through the opening; and an ultraviolet light source arranged so that the airflow comprising the ozone and flowing out of the housing through the opening can be irradiated with ultraviolet rays, wherein the ultraviolet light source decomposes the ozone in the airflow to generate active oxygen, and the airflow comprising the active oxygen generated by irradiating the airflow comprising the ozone with the ultraviolet rays is supplied to an object to be treated outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: TAKUMI FURUKAWA, KAZUHIRO YAMAUCHI, MASAKI OZAWA, KENJI TAKASHIMA, MOTOTERU GOTO, SHOTA KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240160263
    Abstract: A method of managing electric power supply and demand with a computer includes sending, from the computer, a message for making a request of an electrified vehicle with a driver and a passenger to participate in a demand response for adjusting supply or demand of electric power in a power grid, acquiring, by the computer, passenger information on at least one of an attribute and a preference of the passenger, and setting, by the computer, a first incentive for prompting the passenger to participate in the demand response based on the passenger information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuaki TOMITA, Hiroshi ASHIDA, Kenji TAHARA, Tamaki OZAWA, Takenori SHIMIZU, Tetsuro KUNIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 11935234
    Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kondo, Jun Ozawa, Hirohiko Kimura, Harumi Itoh, Masato Tanaka, Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20230148882
    Abstract: Provided is a convenient blood pressure cuff. A blood pressure cuff includes a band-like body enveloping an air bag between an outer cloth and an inner cloth facing the outer cloth; a ring-like member held at a position near one end edge it in a longitudinal direction of the band-like body and extending in a lateral direction of the band-like body; and an auxiliary member stored inside a terminal region between the end edge it of the band-like body and the ring-like member and extending in the lateral direction. The outer cloth and the inner cloth in the terminal region are welded to each other in a state where the auxiliary member is sandwiched between the outer cloth and the inner cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ryosuke DOI, Minoru TANIGUCHI, Takayuki MATSUOKA, Takayuki SHIINA, Yo IMAI, Kenji OZAWA, Chisato TAWARA
  • Publication number: 20220229536
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Patent number: 11317200
    Abstract: A sound source separation system includes: a controller that: acquires pieces of sound collection data with microphones that collect sounds output from first and second sound sources. The first sound source is at a first position at which effective distances from the microphones are equal and the second sound source is at a different position. The controller further acquires, based on the sound collection data, frequency spectra in two dimensions of a circumferential direction of a circle and a time direction. The first position is a center of the circle and each of the effective distances is a radius of the circle. The controller further separates, from the frequency spectra, a first sound source spectrum and a second sound source spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI
    Inventor: Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 11301113
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Publication number: 20210297773
    Abstract: A sound source separation system includes: a controller that: acquires pieces of sound collection data with microphones that collect sounds output from first and second sound sources. The first sound source is at a first position at which effective distances from the microphones are equal and the second sound source is at a different position. The controller further acquires, based on the sound collection data, frequency spectra in two dimensions of a circumferential direction of a circle and a time direction. The first position is a center of the circle and each of the effective distances is a radius of the circle. The controller further separates, from the frequency spectra, a first sound source spectrum and a second sound source spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI
    Inventor: Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10176492
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including: a preference information generation unit for generating preference information; a status determination unit for determining a status of an operation application based on a change in the status of the operation application having a first status for displaying a first operation screen on which registered applications can be selectively executed and a second status for displaying a second operation screen on which display information attracting a user is selectively displayed; a display control unit for selectively displaying the first operation screen and the second operation screen on a display screen based on a determination result; a display information displaying control unit for displaying the display information on the second operation screen based on a determination result; and a processing unit for performing a processing corresponding to an application selected on the first operation screen or display information selected on the second operation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kitagawa, Kenji Ozawa, Pieter Coenen
  • Publication number: 20180004395
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Patent number: 9798442
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Patent number: 9599768
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet disposed in on a lower surface of the frame. The frame includes an inside frame portion made of a white resin, and an outside frame portion made of a black resin, with the interface between the inside and outside frame portions being inclined with respect to the inside surface of the inside frame portion. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20160034170
    Abstract: A user can transition a computer from a reduced power mode to a higher power mode by inputting handwriting gestures on a touchscreen display of the computer. As well, the gestures are processed using a handwriting recognition engine and the result is used to query multiple sources of information including the Internet and local data storage on the computer. The search results are presented in partitioned windows on the display according to the sources of information queried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jesse Gallup, Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 9180702
    Abstract: A cylindrical shaft which is formed in a cylindrical shape by pressing process in a state in which a pair of ends are opposite to each other is disclosed. A joint is formed between the pair of ends, and includes a plurality of intersection portions extending in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the cylindrical shaft, a first straight portion connecting the ends of one side each of the pair of adjacent intersection portions, and a second straight portion connecting the ends of the other sides of the pair of adjacent intersection portions and being shorter than the first straight portion. A distance between the pair of ends at the first straight portion is shorter than a distance between the pair of ends at the second straight portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Katsunori Ono, Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 9102175
    Abstract: A transport roller includes: a roller body of which a pair of end surfaces face each other by a press work so as to be in a cylindrical shape; and a high friction layer which contains inorganic particles and is provided on a surface of the roller body. Here, the roller body is provided with a joining portion which is formed by separating the pair of end surfaces. In addition, an average particle diameter of the inorganic particle is larger than a distance between the pair of the end surfaces of the roller body on an outer peripheral surface side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Katsunori Ono, Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8922790
    Abstract: An optical film thickness measuring device, enabling direct measurement of a film thickness of a product in real time accurately without a monitor substrate, includes: a projector, a light receiver, inner beam splitters disposed in a base substrate holder to reflect a measurement beam to a base substrate, an inner optical reflector that totally reflects a measurement beam from the closest inner beam splitter, external beam splitters the measurement beam from the inner beam splitters toward the light receiver, and an outer optical reflector that reflects the measurement beam from the optical reflector toward the light receiver. The measurement beam reflected by the inner beam splitters and the inner optical reflector is passed through the base substrate and then reflected by the external beam splitters and the outer optical reflector to be guided to the light receiver, so that the measurement beam is received by the light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Shincron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyokuyo Sai, Yousong Jiang, Kenji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8905402
    Abstract: A cylindrical shaft is provided of which a pair of ends are formed in a cylindrical shape by a press work so as to form a joining portion therebetween. Here, the joining portion includes: a central linear section which is provided on a center portion in an axis direction of the cylindrical shaft and is formed in a linear shape to be parallel to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft; and a folded section which includes a plurality of intersections which are provided on both ends of the center portion and are disposed so as to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a connection linear section which connects ends of a pair of the adjacent intersections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Katsunori Ono, Kenji Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20140354918
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Patent number: 8899582
    Abstract: A cylindrical shaft is provided of which a pair of ends are formed in a cylindrical shape by a press work so as to form a joining portion therebetween. Here, the joining portion includes: a central linear section which is provided on a center portion in an axis direction of the cylindrical shaft and is formed in a linear shape to be parallel to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft; and a folded section which includes a plurality of intersections which are provided on both ends of the center portion and are disposed so as to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a connection linear section which connects ends of a pair of the adjacent intersections. In addition, the connection linear section is constituted by a first linear section which connects ends on one side of the pair of the intersections and a second linear section which connects ends on the other side of the pair of the intersections and formed shorter than the first linear section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Katsunori Ono, Kenji Ozawa