Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Kobayashi

Masayoshi Kobayashi 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: 10908773
    Abstract: An example system includes: an information processing device including a display processing unit performing processing of displaying on a display unit a basic screen containing a selection image and a background image, the selection image being constructed from one or a plurality of images used for receiving selection operation, the background image serving as a background of the selection image; and a background image transmission device transmitting the background image of the basic screen. The display processing unit of the information processing device automatically receives the background image transmitted by the background image transmission device and displays the received background image in the background of the selection image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Takiguchi, Hiroyuki Kono, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Hosoi
  • Patent number: 10803290
    Abstract: A technique for automatically and accurately determining life or death of cells in a sample prepared without any labeling, not relying on the subjectivity of a determiner, is intended. A fluorescent specimen in which respective fluorescence generation modes in response to excitation light are different from each other between a living cell and a dead cell is prepared, and fluorescence imaging of the fluorescent specimen is performed. Bright field imaging of the fluorescent specimen is performed, and respective positions of the living cell and the dead cell are specified from a fluorescent image. Image objects in a bright field image, which are located at positions corresponding to the specified positions of the living cell and the dead cell are extracted as a living cell object and a dead cell object, respectively, and a classifier is constructed through machine learning using supervisor data including respective feature vectors of the extracted objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., FRONTIER PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Fujimoto, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Ryuzo Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20200257886
    Abstract: A technique for automatically and accurately determining life or death of cells in a sample prepared without any labeling, not relying on the subjectivity of a determiner, is intended. A fluorescent specimen in which respective fluorescence generation modes in response to excitation light are different from each other between a living cell and a dead cell is prepared, and fluorescence imaging of the fluorescent specimen is performed. Bright field imaging of the fluorescent specimen is performed, and respective positions of the living cell and the dead cell are specified from a fluorescent image. Image objects in a bright field image, which are located at positions corresponding to the specified positions of the living cell and the dead cell are extracted as a living cell object and a dead cell object, respectively, and a classifier is constructed through machine learning using supervisor data including respective feature vectors of the extracted objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Ryuzo SASAKI
  • Patent number: 10697638
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes: a pilot fuel injector disposed at a radially center position; a main fuel injector having an annular shape and disposed so as to encircle the pilot fuel injector; a fuel injection portion that injects a fuel into a combustion chamber; a fuel supply unit that supplies a fuel to the fuel injection portion; a fuel introduction portion secured to a combustor housing that has the combustion chamber therein and introduces a fuel into the fuel supply unit; and an injector housing that is supported by the fuel introduction portion and covers front portions of the pilot fuel injector and the main fuel injector. The fuel supply unit has a base supported by the fuel introduction portion, and an annular body supported by the injector housing via a support pin so as to be radially movable relative to the injector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Ryusuke Matsuyama, Kenta Yamaguchi, Hideki Ogata, Takeo Nishiura, Hitoshi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10648671
    Abstract: A fuel injection device for a gas turbine combustor includes: a pilot fuel injector; a main fuel injector; a plurality of main fuel injection holes arranged in the main fuel injector to inject the fuel rearward; a main fuel injection nozzle to guide the fuel to a main air passage, protruding rearward from a circumference of the main fuel injection hole into the opening formed in a passage wall that forms the main air passage; a heat-shielding casing covering the main fuel injector; and a ring member interposed in an axial gap between the passage wall and the heat-shielding casing. The ring member covers a through-hole gap between the main fuel injection nozzle and a through-hole in the heat-shielding casing, and has a purge passage communicated with the opening to introduce air into the main air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Ryusuke Matsuyama, Kenta Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10534510
    Abstract: An example system includes: a display processing unit performing processing of displaying on a display unit a home screen containing a selection image and a background image, the selection image being constructed from one or a plurality of images used for receiving selection operation, the background image serving as a background of the selection image; and a scroll operation reception unit receiving operation of scrolling the selection image displayed on the display unit. In accordance with the operation of scrolling received by the scroll operation reception unit, the display processing unit scrolls the selection image while animating the background image of the home screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Takiguchi, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Masato Onishi
  • Publication number: 20200008680
    Abstract: It is provided a technique capable of noninvasively and quantitatively evaluating the state of cultured three-dimensional cell-based structure. A method of evaluating a three-dimensional cell-based structure according to the present invention comprises: performing tomography of the cultured three-dimensional cell-based structure (step S103); generating stereoscopic data indicating the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional cell-based structure based on image data acquired by the tomography (step S104); and counting the number of structures isolated from each other in the three-dimensional cell-based structure based on the stereoscopic data (step S105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya OHBAYASHI, Yasushi KUROMI, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190264923
    Abstract: A combustor liner used for a gas turbine combustor and forming a combustion chamber includes: an outer side wall made of metal; a panel attached to an inner side of the outer side wall and made of a ceramic matrix composite material, the panel including a panel body facing the combustion chamber, and a connection piece rising from an exterior surface of the panel body at a side portion of the panel body and protruding in a lateral direction; and a connection unit configured to connect the panel to the outer side wall, the connection unit including an elastic member configured to bias at least one of the outer side wall and the connection piece, and a fixation member made of metal and configured to fix at least one of the connection piece and the elastic member to the outer side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Takeo ODA, Takeo NISHIURA, Tomoko TSURU, Takaya HAMAMOTO, Takeshi TAKAGI, Osamu HISAMATSU, Hirotaka KURASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190034052
    Abstract: An example system includes: a display processing unit performing processing of displaying on a display unit a home screen containing a selection image and a background image, the selection image being constructed from one or a plurality of images used for receiving selection operation, the background image serving as a background of the selection image; and a scroll operation reception unit receiving operation of scrolling the selection image displayed on the display unit. In accordance with the operation of scrolling received by the scroll operation reception unit, the display processing unit scrolls the selection image while animating the background image of the home screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro TAKIGUCHI, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Masato ONISHI
  • Patent number: 10132499
    Abstract: A fuel injection device for supplying a fuel to a compressed air includes: a pilot fuel injector; a main fuel injector located at an outer periphery of the pilot fuel injector; and an air injection unit located between an outlet end portion of the pilot fuel injector and the main fuel injector. The air injection unit includes: a partition wall plate separating the air injection unit from a combustion chamber; a flame stabilization plate provided at a downstream side of the partition wall plate; a first opening at a downstream side between the flame stabilization plate and the outlet end portion of the pilot fuel injector; and a second opening provided in the partition wall plate and through which the compressed air is supplied. The flame stabilization plate includes an inclined portion inclined in a radially outward and downstream direction with respect to an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Ryusuke Matsuyama, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Atsushi Horikawa, Hitoshi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10126917
    Abstract: An example system includes: a display processing unit performing processing of displaying on a display unit a home screen containing a selection image and a background image, the selection image being constructed from one or a plurality of images used for receiving selection operation, the background image serving as a background of the selection image; and a scroll operation reception unit receiving operation of scrolling the selection image displayed on the display unit. In accordance with the operation of scrolling received by the scroll operation reception unit, the display processing unit scrolls the selection image while animating the background image of the home screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Takiguchi, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Masato Onishi
  • Patent number: 10036882
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a holder holding a carrier carrying cells, an imager including an imaging optical system in which an optical axis is oriented toward the carrier, and images the cells in a bright field, a position changer changing a focus position of the imaging optical system in a direction along the optical axis, a controller changing a set position of the focus position by the position changer and obtaining a plurality of original images by causing the imager to perform imaging at each set position, and an image processor calculating a contrast value of each original image, specifying two set positions at opposite sides of a local minimum value of the contrast value in a profile of the contrast value in relation to the set position and generating a difference image of two of the original images respectively imaged at the two set positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sueki, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Hiroki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20180202921
    Abstract: A technology is provided which enables imaging to be more conveniently performed under parallel light illumination without requiring an imaging apparatus to have a function of generating parallel light. Imaging is performed with a regulation plate having a multitude of fine through holes penetrating in a vertical direction placed between an illuminator for emitting diffused light and a well plate for carrying biological specimens serving as an imaging object in wells. Inner wall surfaces of the through holes are blackened to suppress light reflectance to be low and an image with good contrast is obtained by irradiating only light incident at a small incident angle on the regulation plate to the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Masayoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9860479
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display unit; a front cabinet including a frame portion in the form of a frame surrounding an outer edge of the display unit, a tab including a base portion connected to the frame portion and extending in a depth direction from the base portion, and a fixing portion provided in the tab; and a rear frame, and the fixing portion is fixed to the rear frame with a fastener in a direction crossing the depth direction. The fixing portion may be located deeper in the depth direction than the display unit or may be closer to the display unit than the base position is in the direction crossing the depth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fujikawa, Shinji Morita, Shinichi Kameoka, Masayoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170159939
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes: a pilot fuel injector disposed at a radially center position; a main fuel injector having an annular shape and disposed so as to encircle the pilot fuel injector; a fuel injection portion that injects a fuel into a combustion chamber; a fuel supply unit that supplies a fuel to the fuel injection portion; a fuel introduction portion secured to a combustor housing that has the combustion chamber therein and introduces a fuel into the fuel supply unit; and an injector housing that is supported by the fuel introduction portion and covers front portions of the pilot fuel injector and the main fuel injector. The fuel supply unit has a base supported by the fuel introduction portion, and an annular body supported by the injector housing via a support pin so as to be radially movable relative to the injector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Ryusuke MATSUYAMA, Kenta YAMAGUCHI, Hideki OGATA, Takeo NISHIURA, Hitoshi FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20170159937
    Abstract: A fuel injection device for a gas turbine combustor includes: a pilot fuel injector; a main fuel injector; a plurality of main fuel injection holes arranged in the main fuel injector to inject the fuel rearward; a main fuel injection nozzle to guide the fuel to a main air passage, protruding rearward from a circumference of the main fuel injection hole into the opening formed in a passage wall that forms the main air passage; a heat-shielding casing covering the main fuel injector; and a ring member interposed in an axial gap between the passage wall and the heat-shielding casing. The ring member covers a through-hole gap between the main fuel injection nozzle and a through-hole in the heat-shielding casing, and has a purge passage communicated with the opening to introduce air into the main air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Ryusuke MATSUYAMA, Kenta YAMAGUCHI, Hitoshi FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 9664391
    Abstract: An annular type gas turbine combustor having a plurality of fuel nozzle assemblies (10) on a circumference includes a pilot nozzle unit (12) for spraying a fuel for diffusive combustion from a pilot outer peripheral nozzle (34) into a combustion chamber (8), a main nozzle unit (14) provided so as to surround the pilot nozzle unit (12) for spraying a fuel for premix combustion, and a flow guide (27) disposed on a downstream side of each of the fuel nozzle assemblies (10) and having a sectional area of a passage for air and air-fuel mixture from each of the fuel nozzle assemblies (10), which gradually increase in a downstream direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takeo Oda, Ryusuke Matsuyama, Atsushi Horikawa, Hitoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20170003490
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a holder holding a carrier carrying cells, an imager including an imaging optical system in which an optical axis is oriented toward the carrier, and images the cells in a bright field, a position changer changing a focus position of the imaging optical system in a direction along the optical axis, a controller changing a set position of the focus position by the position changer and obtaining a plurality of original images by causing the imager to perform imaging at each set position, and an image processor calculating a contrast value of each original image, specifying two set positions at opposite sides of a local minimum value of the contrast value in a profile of the contrast value in relation to the set position and generating a difference image of two of the original images respectively imaged at the two set positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUEKI, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Hiroki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160349240
    Abstract: A technique which makes it possible to more precisely evaluate how a chemical substance is efficacious upon a cell aggregate is suggested. An efficacy evaluation method for evaluating a drug efficacy of a chemical substance upon a cell aggregate inside a liquid which is contained in a container comprises: acquiring tomographic images of the cell aggregate which are imaged along cross sections which approximately match with a vertical plane (Step S102); calculating a feature amount of the cell aggregate based on the tomographic images (Step S105); and determining the drug efficacy of the chemical substance based on the calculation result of the feature amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Ryuzo SASAKI
  • Patent number: 9429324
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the main injector includes: a first inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in an axial direction is taken; a second inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in a radial direction is taken and which causes the air therein to meet the air from the first inflow channel; and a main fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel only to the second inflow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignees: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Ryusuke Matsuyama, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takeo Oda, Atsushi Horikawa, Shigeru Hayashi, Kazuo Shimodaira, Kazuaki Matsuura, Hideshi Yamada, Youji Kurosawa, Hitoshi Fujiwara