Patents by Inventor Masaki Nakamura

Masaki Nakamura 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).

  • Complex and Manufacturing Method Therefor
    Publication number: 20110262569
    Abstract: Disclosed are a starting material, and a manufacturing method therefor, which starting material contains a lipophilic component with flavors or odors typical of pungent components, such as capsaicin, and bitter components, such as turmeric extract, and which is able to effectively suppress the taste and/or odor of the lipophilic component, while also not causing the ingredients to separate. Also disclosed is a composition for food and drink, cosmetics, and medicine, etc., to which this starting material is added. Further disclosed is a liquid composition in a form in which said starting material is dispersed in water. Provided is a complex that contains a lipophilic component, a substance (A) selected from a group comprising plant sterols, ?-oryzanol, isoflavone, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, and combinations thereof, and cyclodextrin. Also provided is a composition to which the complex has been added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihiro Aoyagi, Masaki Nakamura
  • Discharge lamp lighting apparatus
    Publication number: 20110254447
    Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a capacitor, a charge circuit for charging the capacitor, a switching element, a gate driving circuit that controls ON and OFF states of the switching element, a simmer current supply circuit for passing simmer current through a discharge lamp, a starting circuit that impresses high voltage to a starting electrode, and an electric discharge sequence control circuit that generates the gate signal and the starting signal. When lighting the discharge lamp, a sequence of the gate signal corresponding to an alternating repetition of the ON and OFF states of the switching element is generated. Before outputting the starting signal, the switching element is ON as a stand-by state. Then the sequence starts when the starting signal is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Okamoto, Masaki Nakamura
  • Method for Preventing Decomposition/Deterioration of Lipophilic Component in the Presence of Water
    Publication number: 20110256283
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing decomposition/deterioration of a lipophilic component due to interaction with water, or due to interaction with light, enzymes, oxygen, or heat in the presence of water. The method for preventing decomposition/deterioration of the lipophilic component in the presence of water is characterized in that a complex comprising a lipophilic component, a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin is formed, and the aforementioned lipophilic component is preserved in the form of said complex in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Hashimoto, Jinji Shono, Akiko Kamoi, Nobuaki Tsuge, Masaki Nakamura, Tadashi Hamajima, Morihiro Aoyagi, Nobuhide Nakagawa
  • ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110236812
    Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a mother particle which contains a coloring agent, a release agent and a binder resin; and an inorganic particle which is added to the surface of the mother particle, and wherein a relation between a relaxation time t and a relaxation modulus G(t) which are determined from the dynamic viscoelasticity measurement made on the toner satisfies the following equations (1) and (2); G(t1)<100 Pa??(1) 515<(G(t2)?G(t1))/(log(t1)?log(t2))<1,230??(2) wherein t1 represents the maximum relaxation time and t2 represents the minimum relaxation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka ISHIHARA, Masaki NAKAMURA, Satoshi INOUE, Katsumi DAIMON
  • TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110189604
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic latent image development is disclosed. The toner for electrostatic latent image development includes toner particles, the toner particles includes a binder resin and a release agent, and the toner has a linear thermal expansion coefficient in accordance with JIS K 7197-1991 of from about 6×10?5/C.° to about 1×10?3/C.°. An electrostatic latent image developer, a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke IWAZAKI, Satoshi Yoshida, Shintaro Anno, Masaki Nakamura, Satoshi Inoue
  • Game device, game device control method, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 7985126
    Abstract: To provide a game device for enhancing the excitement of a game in which a game parameter value changes, thereby changing the content of the game processing changes. A game processing execution unit (main game processing execution unit (72)) executes game processing based on the game parameter value and the real parameter correction information to change the state of the game. A first display control unit (injury level indicating screen image display control unit (88)) controls to display a screen image showing dummy parameter correction information as a presentation screen image showing the parameter correction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadakatsu Izumi, Masaki Nakamura, Tatsuya Tanaka
  • FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING RATING DEVICE, AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
    Publication number: 20110148618
    Abstract: An accelerator opening determining unit determines whether an accelerator opening achieved through an accelerator operation by a driver of a vehicle exceeds an upper limit value thereof. A travel distance adding-up unit adds up a travel distance within accelerator-opening upper limit value when the accelerator opening is not determined to exceed the upper limit value. When the accelerator opening is determined to exceed the upper limit value, the travel distance adding-up unit adds up a travel distance exceeding accelerator-opening upper limit value. A fuel-saving driving rating unit rates the driving of the driver based on each added-up value added up by the travel distance adding-up unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Harumoto, Kouei Kiyo, Shojiro Takeuchi, Naoki Miura, Masaki Nakamura, Hiroaki Sugiura, Yoshio Yamatani, Junichi Nonomura
  • TRAVEL GUIDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, TRAVEL GUIDING METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20110144907
    Abstract: A travel guiding apparatus, method, and program for a vehicle store map information and marker pattern identification information used to identify a marker pattern for each road type, wherein the marker pattern is a pattern of a marker included in a lane marking. The apparatus, method, and program determine a type of road on which the vehicle is traveling and detect the maker pattern on the road. The apparatus, method, and program again determine the type of the road based on the detected marker pattern and change the type of determined road from a road other than an expressway to an expressway, if the first detected type of road is a road other than an expressway and the type of road detected based on the marker pattern is an expressway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki ISHIKAWA, Masaki NAKAMURA, Masao MAURA
  • FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110137511
    Abstract: A fuel-saving driving diagnostic apparatus detects that the vehicle stops based on a vehicle speed indicating a speed of a vehicle, and detects that the vehicle is in an idling state indicating a state in which the vehicle is idled when a number of engine revolutions of the vehicle whose stop is detected is a predetermined threshold or more. The fuel-saving driving diagnostic apparatus determines whether the vehicle in the idling state is in a parking state based on a selection lever and/or a parking brake of the vehicle in the detected idling state. Then the fuel-saving driving diagnostic apparatus diagnoses fuel-saving driving based on an idling parking time for which the parking state of the vehicle is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Harumoto, Kouei Kiyo, Shojiro Takeuchi, Naoki Miura, Masaki Nakamura, Hiroaki Sugiura, Yoshio Yamatani, Junichi Nonomura, Nobutaka Tauchi
  • FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE OF PRIME MOVER, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING RATING DEVICE, AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
    Publication number: 20110133921
    Abstract: An accelerator-off, fuel-cut traveling determining unit determines whether the number of engine revolutions of a vehicle is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, whether an accelerator opening rate is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, and whether a traveling state is an accelerator-off, fuel-cut traveling state where a quantity of fuel injection to an engine is 0. When it is determined that the traveling state is the accelerator-off, fuel-cut traveling state, the traveling distance adding-up unit adds up accelerator-off, fuel-cut traveling distances. A fuel-saving driving rating unit rates driving by a driver based on each of the added-up values which were added up by the traveling distance adding-up unit. A fuel-saving driving advice generating unit notifies the driver of a fuel-saving driving advice together with a rating result in accordance with the rating result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Harumoto, Kouei Kiyo, Shojiro Takeuchi, Naoki Miura, Masaki Nakamura, Hiroaki Sugiura, Yoshio Yamatani, Junichi Nonomura, Nobutaka Tauchi
  • FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, FUEL-SAVING DRIVING RATING DEVICE, AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
    Publication number: 20110137512
    Abstract: A shift lever position determining unit (11b1) determines whether a shift lever position of a vehicle (1a) satisfies predetermined conditions. If the shift lever position is determined to satisfy the predetermined conditions, a travel distance adding-up unit (11c) adds up an optimum shift lever position travel distance. If the shift lever position is determined not to satisfy the predetermined conditions, the travel distance adding-up unit (11c) adds up an inappropriate shift lever position travel distance. A fuel-saving driving rating unit (12) rates driving by a driver based on each added-up value added up by the travel distance adding-up unit (11c). A fuel-saving driving advice generating unit (13) notifies the driver of fuel-saving driving advice together with a rating result in accordance with the rating result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Harumoto, Kouei Kiyo, Shojiro Takeuchi, Naoki Miura, Masaki Nakamura, Hiroaki Sugiura, Yoshio Yamatani, Junichi Nonomura
  • WRONG-WAY-TRAVEL WARNING DEVICE AND WRONG-WAY-TRAVEL WARNING METHOD
    Publication number: 20110121992
    Abstract: A wrong-way-travel warning device comprising a vehicle speed detecting part configured to detect a vehicle speed of a vehicle, a part configured to detect a position of the vehicle, an angle detecting part configured to detect an angle of a vehicular longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to a lane marking if the vehicle speed of the vehicle becomes less than or equal to a predetermined value, and a warning part configured to issue a warning to an occupant if the position of the vehicle is on a main lane of a highway and if the angle becomes about 90 degrees, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Konaka, Masaki Nakamura, Koichi Nakao, Tomoaki Ishikawa, Naoto Miura, Masaki Yoshida, Motoki Kanba, Kiyoshi Tsurumi
  • Image recognition apparatuses, methods and programs
    Patent number: 7948397
    Abstract: Image information apparatuses, methods, and programs acquire image information of a plurality of frames of images sensed at predetermined regular time intervals. The apparatuses, methods, and programs detect a leading and trailing end of a lane mark included in a detection area defined in each frame of the image information. The apparatuses, methods, and programs detect a detected distance from one of the leading and trailing end of the lane mark to the other one as a detected distance based on the speed of the vehicle and the number of frames between a frame in which one of the leading end and the trailing end of the lane mark is detected and a frame in which the other one of the leading end and the trailing end of the lane mark is detected and determine a lane mark type of the lane mark on the basis of the detected distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Tomoaki Ishikawa, Osamu Aisaka, Kota Irie, Naoki Kourogi, Takeshi Shima, Masahiro Kiyohara
  • RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL COMPONENT AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110077318
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for producing an optical component in which resin composition respective of a (meth)acrylic equivalent and a content of a repeating unit represented by the general formula (1) are adjusted to given ranges, an optical component which is made of the resin composition, and an image display device. The resin composition of the present invention for producing an optical component is arranged such that the resin composition contains at least one kind of compound whose molecule contains the repeating unit represented by the general formula (1) and at least one (meth)acryloyl group and the (meth)acrylic equivalent and the content of the repeating unit meet the given ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Kyoji Kitamura, Yosuke Tatsuno
  • Electrostatic latent image developing toner and method for producing the same, and electrostatic latent image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7906264
    Abstract: The invention provides: an electrostatic latent image developing toner comprising a non-crystalline resin, a crystalline resin having a melting point of 50 to 100° C., and a colorant, and satisfying the relationship represented by the following formula (1), wherein A represents the content of the crystalline resin (% by mass) in the entire toner, and B represents the content of the crystalline resin (% by mass) in a classified toner which has been prepared by classifying the toner such that the volume average particle diameter thereof is in the range of (?)×D50T to (?)×D50T, wherein D50T represents the volume average particle diameter of the entire toner, and a method for producing the same, as well as an electrostatic latent image developing developer, a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Hirokazu Hamano, Atsushi Sugawara, Masaki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Oya
  • Object recognition device
    Patent number: 7898437
    Abstract: An object recognition device detects a position of a vehicle based on a running path obtained by GPS, vehicle speed, steering angle, etc., and also detects the position of the vehicle based on a result of recognition of an object obtained using a captured image of a camera. The device computes a positioning accuracy in detecting the vehicle position, which accuracy mostly deteriorates as a movement distance of the vehicle increases. Positional data of the object on the road to be recognized is stored in a map database beforehand. A recognition range of the road of the object to be recognized is set based on the detected position of the vehicle, a position of the object stored in the map database, and the computed positioning accuracy. The object is recognized for the set recognition range by processing of the captured image of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Okada, Motohiro Nakamura, Masaki Nakamura, Makoto Hasunuma
  • FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND FEATURE DATABASE CREATION METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110044543
    Abstract: A feature extraction method includes: the step of grouping a cluster of features, in which an internal of the respective features is less than or equal to a predetermined grouping interval, to form a feature group, for a plurality of features of which feature information including at least information of a position and a feature type is included in a predetermined feature information storage unit; the step of excluding the feature, not suitable for use in an image recognition process of the feature with respect to image information, from the cluster of the features within the feature group; and the step of extracting a part or all of one or more of the features within the feature group remaining as a result of the exclusion step as a target feature suitable for the use in the image recognition process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicants: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Tomoaki Ishikawa, Koichi Nakao, Motoki Kanba, Osamu Aisaka, Kiyokazu Okada
  • Toner for developing electrostatic image, method for producing the same, developer for developing electrostatic image, and image forming method
    Patent number: 7846633
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner having a core-shell structure, wherein the toner comprises: a colorant; a binder resin; and a filler, and wherein the toner has a flow tester ½ effluent temperature of from 60 to 100° C., and a shell of the toner comprises a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Arima, Atsushi Sugawara, Takeshi Tanabe, Toshiyuki Yano
  • SURFACE-TREATED RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100304153
    Abstract: A resin according to the present invention includes an ester bond as an essential component and comprises an amine thin membrane on a surface of the resin. This makes it possible to provide (i) a resin having an amine membrane on its surface, (ii) a production method thereof, and (iii) use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoji Kitamura, Seiji Nakajima, Masaki Nakamura
  • DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100299000
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is configured such that, in a case in which determination has been made there is a road marking within a predetermined range from a vehicle, the road marking is detected based upon an image acquired by a rear-side camera. In a case in which there is a single control target solely associated with the road marking thus detected, or in a case in which there are multiple control targets associated with the road marking, and the difference in the marking-target distance is equal to or greater than a driving control threshold distance, the target-vehicle distance, which is the distance between the vehicle and the control target that is a target for guidance and vehicle control, is calculated. The driving assistance apparatus performs guidance and vehicle control according to the control target based upon the target-vehicle distance thus calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Naoto Miura, Kiyokazu Okada