Patents by Inventor Maki Yamada

Maki Yamada 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: 11957300
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) detects an abnormal region (30) from a moving image frame (14). The abnormal region (30) is a region that is estimated to represent an abnormal part inside a body of a subject. The information processing apparatus (2000) generates and outputs output information based on the number of detected abnormal regions (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ikuma Takahashi, Maki Sano, Kimiyasu Takoh, Motoyasu Okutsu, Chiemi Tanaka, Masahiro Saikou, Hitoshi Imaoka, Kenichi Kamijo, Ryuji Hamamoto, Yutaka Saito, Masayoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11479686
    Abstract: The conductive composition of the present embodiment contains metal nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 30 nm to 600 nm, metal particles having an average particle diameter larger than that of the metal nanoparticles, a thermosetting resin having an oxirane ring in a molecule, a curing agent, and a cellulose resin. Then, the specific resistance of the conductor formed by applying and calcining the conductive composition on the substrate is preferably 5.0×10?6 ?·cm or less, and the conductor does not peel from the substrate when a tape having an adhesive force of 3.9 N/10 mm to 39 N/10 mm is pressed against the conductor and peeled off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Rie Katsumata, Maki Yamada, Shota Sato, Yukito Aoyama, Kosuke Tashiro
  • Patent number: 11096652
    Abstract: A bioacoustic sound testing device includes a band power calculator that calculates a band power in a predetermined period for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands on the basis of a bioacoustic sound, a reference power calculator that calculates a respiratory airflow reflecting power on the basis of a band power of a band reflecting a respiratory airflow, calculates a specific change reflecting power on the basis of a band power of a band reflecting a specific change in a living body, and calculates a reference power on the basis of the respiratory airflow reflecting power and the specific change reflecting power, and an index value calculator that calculates at least one index value on the basis of the reference power and the band powers of the plurality of predetermined frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Endo, Maki Yamada, Noriaki Horii, Chizu Habukawa, Katsumi Murakami, Yukio Nagasaka
  • Publication number: 20200190350
    Abstract: The conductive composition of the present embodiment contains metal nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 30 nm to 600 nm, metal particles having an average particle diameter larger than that of the metal nanoparticles, a thermosetting resin having an oxirane ring in a molecule, a curing agent, and a cellulose resin. Then, the specific resistance of the conductor formed by applying and calcining the conductive composition on the substrate is preferably 5.0×10?6 ?·cm or less, and the conductor does not peel from the substrate when a tape having an adhesive force of 3.9 N/10 mm to 39 N/10 mm is pressed against the conductor and peeled off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Rie KATSUMATA, Maki Yamada, Shota Sato, Yukito Aoyama, Kosuke Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20190185684
    Abstract: An electrically conductive paste contains: metal nanoparticles which are protected by an organic compound containing an amino group and have an average particle diameter of 30 nm to 400 nm; metal particles which are protected by a higher fatty acid and have an average particle diameter of 1 ?m to 5 ?m; an organic solvent; and a resin component consisting of a cellulose derivative. A conductor obtained by firing the electrically conductive paste has a film thickness of 30 ?m or more and a specific resistance of 5.0×10?6 ?·cm or less. In this way, the electrically conductive paste can reduce the resistance of the obtained conductor and to increase the amount of current flowing. A wiring board includes a conductor obtained from the electrically conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Maki YAMADA, Rie Katsumata, Yukito Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10147516
    Abstract: An extruded flexible flat cable, which has a superior formability, flexibility, adhesiveness, and fire-retardancy, with a low manufacturing cost, is adapted for sliding door of a motor vehicle and also other parts, and has a conductor covered with an insulation layer extrude-formed with an extrusion molding method, and the insulation layer formed from a fire-retardant resin composition containing a modified polybutylene terephthalate and a fire-retardant additive, where the fire-retardant resin composition has a melting point of 170-215 degrees C. measured in reference to JIS K7121 with a differential thermal analysis at a rate of temperature increase of 10 degrees C. per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Kazuya Goshima
  • Patent number: 9888618
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shielded harness (100) which includes a low-voltage cable (101) and a high-voltage cable (102) to which a voltage higher than that of the low-voltage cable (101) is applied, and into which the low-voltage and the high-voltage cables (101 and 102) are bundled, the shielded harness (100) including: a cylindrical shield member (103) that covers the circumference of the high-voltage cable (102) to form an gap so as to electromagnetically shield; and a cylindrical protective member (104) that covers the circumference of the shield member (103) and the low-voltage cable (101). The shield member (103) and the protective member (104) are partially bonded or welded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9793030
    Abstract: The present invention provides an extruded flexible flat cable, which has a superior formability, flexibility, adhesiveness, and fire-retardancy, with a low manufacturing cost. The flexible flat cable of the present invention is adapted for sliding door of a motor vehicle and also other parts. The extruded flexible flat cable has a conductor covered with an insulation layer extrude-formed with an extrusion molding method. The insulation layer is formed from a fire-retardant resin composition containing a modified polybutylene terephthalate and a fire-retardant additive. The fire-retardant resin composition has a melting point of 170-215 degrees C. measured in reference to JIS K7121 with a differential thermal analysis at a rate of temperature increase of 10 degrees C. per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Kazuya Goshima
  • Publication number: 20170223827
    Abstract: A film-like printed circuit board includes: a low-melting-point resin film substrate composed of a low-melting-point resin in which a melting point is 370° C. or less; a circuit formed in a manner that a circuit-forming conductive paste applied onto the low-melting-point resin film substrate is subjected to plasma baking; an electronic component bonding layer formed in a manner that a mounting conductive paste applied onto the circuit is subjected to the plasma baking; and an electronic component mounted on the circuit via the electronic component bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI Corporation
    Inventors: Maki YAMADA, Hiroki KONDO, Makoto KAMBE
  • Publication number: 20170148544
    Abstract: An extruded flexible flat cable, which has a superior formability, flexibility, adhesiveness, and fire-retardancy, with a low manufacturing cost, is adapted for sliding door of a motor vehicle and also other parts, and has a conductor covered with an insulation layer extrude-formed with an extrusion molding method, and the insulation layer formed from a fire-retardant resin composition containing a modified polybutylene terephthalate and a fire-retardant additive, where the fire-retardant resin composition has a melting point of 170-215 degrees C. measured in reference to JIS K7121 with a differential thermal analysis at a rate of temperature increase of 10 degrees C. per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Kazuya Goshima
  • Patent number: 9597011
    Abstract: Disclosed is a respiratory phase determination apparatus enabling a respiratory phase determination robust to personal differences in respiration among subjects and fluctuations in respiration of subjects in person without any need for calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Endo, Noriaki Horii, Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9586539
    Abstract: An underfloor shielded harness (100) has a long conductive plate which is wound so as to have at least two internal spaces (104, 105) in a cross section taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. High-voltage cables (102) is inserted in the internal space (104) of the conductive plate (103) and the low-voltage cable (101) is inserted in the internal space (105) that is different from the internal space (104) in which the high-voltage cables (102) is inserted. At least one of the two internal spaces (104, 105) communicates with the outside of the spaces (104, 105) formed by the conductive plate (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Maki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20160272130
    Abstract: An underfloor shielded harness (100) has a long conductive plate which is wound so as to have at least two internal spaces (104, 105) in a cross section taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. High-voltage cables (102) is inserted in the internal space (104) of the conductive plate (103) and the low-voltage cable (101) is inserted in the internal space (105) that is different from the internal space (104) in which the high-voltage cables (102) is inserted. At least one of the two internal spaces (104, 105) communicates with the outside of the spaces (104, 105) formed by the conductive plate (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9396842
    Abstract: A flexible flat cable includes an insulating layer disposed through extrusion in vicinity of a plurality of conductors arrayed in parallel with each other. The insulating layer is composed of a vinyl chloride-based resin composition having a die swell ratio of 1.1 or more at a molding temperature during the extrusion. The molding temperature is between 150° C. to 200° C. with a linear rate of between 50 m/minute to 200 m/minute. A melt tension of the vinyl chloride-based resin composition is 0.02 N to 0.2 N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Toshiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160165765
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shielded harness (100) which includes a low-voltage cable (101) and a high-voltage cable (102) to which a voltage higher than that of the low-voltage cable (101) is applied, and into which the low-voltage and the high-voltage cables (101 and 102) are bundled, the shielded harness (100) including: a cylindrical shield member (103) that covers the circumference of the high-voltage cable (102) to form an gap so as to electromagnetically shield; and a cylindrical protective member (104) that covers the circumference of the shield member (103) and the low-voltage cable (101). The shield member (103) and the protective member (104) are partially bonded or welded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9230715
    Abstract: A flat cable includes at least two conductors offset from and in parallel with one another, and an insulating covering disposed over a periphery of the conductors. The insulating covering includes a vinyl chloride-based resin composition with a brittle temperature from ?40° Celsius to ?25° Celsius, a hardness D from 35 to 55, and heating deformation of 10% or below. The vinyl chloride-based resin composition substantially contains only vinyl chloride homopolymer as the resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Toshirou Suzuki, Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9124984
    Abstract: A hearing aid, signal processing method and program enables TV sound to be made easier for a hearing aid user to hear when wishing to watch TV, and a person's voice to be made easier to hear when wishing to converse with that person. The hearing aid includes another-person's speech detection section that detects speech of a speaker other than the wearer using detected sound source direction information, an own-speech detection result, and a TV sound detection result, and a per-sound-source frequency calculation section that calculates the frequency of each sound source using an own-speech detection result, TV sound detection result, other-speaker's speech detection result, and sound source direction information. A scene determination section determines a scene using sound source direction information and a per-sound-source frequency; and an output sound control section controls hearing of the hearing aid according to a determined scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Mitsuru Endo, Koichiro Mizushima
  • Publication number: 20150209000
    Abstract: A bioacoustic sound testing device includes a band power calculator that calculates a band power in a predetermined period for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands on the basis of a bioacoustic sound, a reference power calculator that calculates a respiratory airflow reflecting power on the basis of a band power of a band reflecting a respiratory airflow, calculates a specific change reflecting power on the basis of a band power of a band reflecting a specific change in a living body, and calculates a reference power on the basis of the respiratory airflow reflecting power and the specific change reflecting power, and an index value calculator that calculates at least one index value on the basis of the reference power and the band powers of the plurality of predetermined frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru ENDO, Maki YAMADA, Noriaki HORII, Chizu HABUKAWA, Katsumi MURAKAMI, Yukio NAGASAKA
  • Patent number: 9084062
    Abstract: A conversation detection apparatus uses a head-mounted microphone array to accurately determine whether a speaker in front is a conversing person or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Endo, Maki Yamada, Koichiro Mizushima
  • Patent number: 9064501
    Abstract: A speech processing device which can accurately extract a conversation group from among a plurality of speakers, even when a conversation group formed of three or more people is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Maki Yamada, Mitsuru Endo