Patents by Inventor Kouji Makino
Kouji Makino 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).
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Patent number: 10617116Abstract: The present invention provides a cryopreservation device that makes it possible to automatically extract an intended sample, and prevent the temperature of samples other than the intended sample from increasing. A cryopreservation device is provided, including: a cryopreservation vessel that internally accommodates a drawer configured to store vials side by side in a vertical direction in each box and has an opening communicating with a task space provided in an upper surface thereof; a drawer-raising/lowering device that raises and lowers the drawer in the vertical direction via the opening in a state where the drawer is gripped and maintains the drawer at an arbitrary height; a first stage that is provided above the cryopreservation vessel so as to be adjacent to the opening as seen in plan view and allows the box to be placed thereon; and a second pressing device that presses the box to move the box to the first stage.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Aota, Shigehiro Yoshimura, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20180055043Abstract: The present invention provides a cryopreservation device that makes it possible to automatically extract an intended sample, and prevent the temperature of samples other than the intended sample from increasing. A cryopreservation device is provided, including: a cryopreservation vessel that internally accommodates a drawer configured to store vials side by side in a vertical direction in each box and has an opening communicating with a task space provided in an upper surface thereof; a drawer-raising/lowering device that raises and lowers the drawer in the vertical direction via the opening in a state where the drawer is gripped and maintains the drawer at an arbitrary height; a first stage that is provided above the cryopreservation vessel so as to be adjacent to the opening as seen in plan view and allows the box to be placed thereon; and a second pressing device that presses the box to move the box to the first stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Hiroki AOTA, Shigehiro YOSHIMURA, Kouji MAKINO
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Patent number: 9656582Abstract: A headrest that facilitates the assembly of a structural member for absorbing impact, and a method for producing the same. The method for manufacturing the headrest having surface material, headrest stay, seal sealing an opening at the bottom of headrest, plate-like impact-absorbing member, one end of which is connected to seal, and foamed body in headrest includes a step of inserting headrest stay in insertion holes and of seal and assembling it, a step of inserting headrest stay and impact-absorbing member through the opening, a step of inserting a circumferential portion of the opening of surface material into seal, a step of injecting a foaming material through injection hole of seal and foaming it, and a step of forming a foamed body by curing the injected foaming material. The opening is sealed when the foaming material impregnates and cures at the circumferential portion of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: NAMBA PRESS WORKS CO., LTDInventors: Takao Komatsubara, Naoki Sakane, Kouji Makino
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Patent number: 8977272Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a first radio control device that manages a first cell, a second radio control device that manages a second cell, and a third radio control device. The second cell is set as a handover destination cell of the first cell. The third radio control device manages the second cell as a redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The third radio control device notifies the first radio control device of the third radio control device managing the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The first radio control device sets so that the third radio control device manages the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Narumi Umeda, Masato Hiraki, Shinsuke Sawamukai
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Publication number: 20140327287Abstract: A headrest that facilitates the assembly of a structural member for absorbing impact, and a method for producing the same. The method for manufacturing the headrest having surface material headrest stay, seal sealing an opening at the bottom of headrest, plate-like impact-absorbing member, one end of which is connected to seal, and foamed body in headrest includes a step of inserting headrest stay in insertion holes and of seal and assembling it, a step of inserting headrest stay and impact-absorbing member through the opening, a step of inserting a circumferential portion of the opening of surface material into seal, a step of injecting a foaming material through injection hole of seal and foaming it, and a step of forming a foamed body by curing the injected foaming material. The opening is sealed when the foaming material impregnates and cures at the circumferential portion of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Takao Komatsubara, Naoki Sakane, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20130337816Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a first radio control device that manages a first cell, a second radio control device that manages a second cell, and a third radio control device. The second cell is set as a handover destination cell of the first cell. The third radio control device manages the second cell as a redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The third radio control device notifies the first radio control device of the third radio control device managing the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The first radio control device sets so that the third radio control device manages the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INCInventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Narumi Umeda, Masato Hiraki, Shinsuke Sawamukai
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Patent number: 8532662Abstract: A second communication system starts transmission of direct data received from a core network apparatus without waiting to receive an end marker when the end marker indicating the last forwarding data forwarded from the first communication system is not received within an end marker waiting period.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino, Midori Mori
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Patent number: 8520637Abstract: A mobile communication system having a first communication system and a second communication system forwards forwarding data from the first communication system to the second communication system when switching from the first communication system to the second communication system is determined, the forwarding data being a data that the first communication system has already received from a core network device. A network device transmitting direct data to a mobile communication terminal via the second communication system is configured to count the number of switching times that the switching from the first communication system to the second communication system has been determined, for every user. The network device is configured to count the number of successful reception times that information identifying a user has been received via a forwarding path of the forwarding data, for every user.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
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Patent number: 8514706Abstract: A radio network controller activates a signal transmission suppression timer to suppress transmission of a congestion signal, when a new radio base station is added as a radio base station with which the radio terminal is to communicate, and suspends the transmission of the congestion signal to the radio base stations until the signal transmission suppression timer expires.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20130072194Abstract: A second communication system starts transmission of direct data received from a core network apparatus without waiting to receive an end marker when the end marker indicating the last forwarding data forwarded from the first communication system is not received within an end marker waiting period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino, Midori Mori
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Publication number: 20110317658Abstract: A mobile communication system having a first communication system and a second communication system forwards forwarding data from the first communication system to the second communication system when switching from the first communication system to the second communication system is determined, the forwarding data being a data that the first communication system has already received from a core network device. A network device transmitting direct data to a mobile communication terminal via the second communication system is configured to count the number of switching times that the switching from the first communication system to the second communication system has been determined, for every user. The network device is configured to count the number of successful reception times that information identifying a user has been received via a forwarding path of the forwarding data, for every user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20110306308Abstract: A radio network controller 300 includes an RLC reset detection unit configured to detect a transmission disabling event during which transmission of data units to the mobile station via the radio link control layer is disabled, a list acquisition unit 309 configured to acquire a reception status list L1 allowing identification of a reception unconfirmed data unit which is a data having no confirmation of reception by a mobile station and a transmission control unit 311 configured to select the reception unconfirmed data unit on the basis of the reception status list L1 and to transmit the reception unconfirmed data unit thus selected and a data unit not yet transmitted to the mobile station, to the mobile station after the transmission disabling event is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takahiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 8041381Abstract: A radio network controller includes a block error detection unit configured to receive a data block from the base station and to detect a block error, and a target SIR calculation unit configured to calculate a target SIR based on the detected block error rate. The target calculation unit sets a first time section, which indicates a time section from a detection of the block error to the notification of the target SIR is to the base station when the block error is detected, shorter than a second time section, which indicates a time section from the detection of the block error to the notification of the target SIR to the base station when the block error is not detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Usuda, Anil Umesh, Hidehiro Ando, Takuya Sato, Shinichi Sasaki, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20110242977Abstract: A radio network controller activates a signal transmission suppression timer to suppress transmission of a congestion signal, when a new radio base station is added as a radio base station with which the radio terminal is to communicate, and suspends the transmission of the congestion signal to the radio base stations until the signal transmission suppression timer expires.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20100222094Abstract: The radio network controller 30 includes a block error detection unit 31 configured to receive a data block from the base station 20 and to detect a block error, and a target SIR calculation unit 32 configured to calculate a target SIR based on the detected block error rate. The target calculation unit 32 sets the first time section, which indicates a time section from a detection of the block error to the notification of the target SIR is to the base station 20 when the block error is detected, shorter than a second time section, which indicates a time section from the detection of the block error to the notification of the target SIR to the base station 20 when the block error is not detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2007Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: NTT DoCoMo Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Usuda, Anil Umesh, Hidehiro Ando, Takuya Sato, Shinichi Sasaki, Kouji Makino
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Patent number: 6885134Abstract: In a light source, a heat sink is in contact with a side-on type discharge tube 110. The heat sink is in contact with a peripheral region 110ws around an exit window 101ww of the discharge tube 110. The heat sink consists of a spring member 101sp kept in direct contact with the peripheral region 101ws, and a radiating block 101bl which connects the spring member 101sp to a radiator box 101bx. Since materials made by sputtering or the like of electrodes in the discharge tube 110 mostly attach to the peripheral region 101ws of side wall 101w, it is feasible to decrease the amount of materials attaching to the exit window 101ww and, in turn, lengthen the lifetime of the discharge tube. Another light source may be constructed in structure in which the heat sink is in contact with a head-on type discharge tube or in structure in which light is outputted from a projecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Tatsuo Kurashima, Keiji Suyama, Nobuharu Harada, Kouji Makino
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Publication number: 20040032740Abstract: In a light source, a heat sink is in contact with a side-on type discharge tube 110. The heat sink is in contact with a peripheral region 110ws around an exit window 101ww of the discharge tube 110. The heat sink consists of a spring member 101sp kept in direct contact with the peripheral region 101ws, and a radiating block 101bl which connects the spring member 101sp to a radiator box 101bx. Since materials made by sputtering or the like of electrodes in the discharge tube 110 mostly attach to the peripheral region 101ws of side wall 101w, it is feasible to decrease the amount of materials attaching to the exit window 101ww and, in turn, lengthen the lifetime of the discharge tube. Another light source may be constructed in structure in which the heat sink is in contact with a head-on type discharge tube or in structure in which light is outputted from a projecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Tatsuo Kurashima, Keiji Suyama, Nobuharu Harada, Kouji Makino
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Patent number: 6059899Abstract: A press-formed article has a quenched area and a required strength distribution. The quenched area has a hardness distribution exhibiting a hardness transition which corresponds to the required strength distribution. The press-formed article may include one end portion, the other end portion, and a central area disposed between the one end portion and the other end portion. The quenched area is extended from the one end portion and to the other end portion. The hardness distribution of the quenched area exhibits a condition that hardness is the highest in the central area in such a manner that hardness is gradually decreased from the central area to the one end portion and to the other end portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1997Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Shibata, Masazumi Onishi, Shinji Kurachi, Kouji Makino