Patents by Inventor Satoshi Machida
Satoshi Machida 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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Publication number: 20230358767Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring an object to be measured in a specimen by an enzymatic method, the measurement method being able to suppress the positive influence of peroxide derived from the specimen. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a measurement method and a measurement reagent that can suppress elevation in value regardless of whether or not the specimen is a catalase-free specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MACHIDA, Hiroki OSAKO, Kouji YAMAMOTO, Yuuri HAYAKAWA
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Patent number: 11362488Abstract: A panelboard device according to an embodiment includes a housing and multiple devices stored in the housing. At least one of the multiple devices includes a device main unit; a state detecting unit configured to detect a state of the device main unit; a light emitting unit; and a light emission control unit configured to acquire information indicating the state of the device main unit from the state detecting unit, and to cause the light emitting unit to transmit an optical signal including information indicating the state.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Yamazaki, Satoshi Machida, Kazuhiro Koizumi, Nobuya Suzuki
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Patent number: 11220704Abstract: Provided is a method of avoiding the influence of a coexisting substance in the measurement of HbA1c % for a whole blood sample by an enzymatic method. Specifically, provided is a method of measuring a ratio of a hemoglobin A1c concentration to a hemoglobin concentration in a sample by an enzymatic method, the method including: a first step of optically measuring the hemoglobin concentration; and a second step of optically measuring the hemoglobin A1c concentration, wherein, when HbA1c % is calculated by dividing the hemoglobin A1c concentration measured in the second step by the hemoglobin concentration measured in the first step, the hemoglobin concentration serving as a denominator, which is measured at a first wavelength, is corrected using a result measured at a second wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Machida, Tomohisa Nishio, Kazuo Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20200185893Abstract: A panelboard device according to an embodiment includes a housing and multiple devices stored in the housing. At least one of the multiple devices includes a device main unit; a state detecting unit configured to detect a state of the device main unit; a light emitting unit; and a light emission control unit configured to acquire information indicating the state of the device main unit from the state detecting unit, and to cause the light emitting unit to transmit an optical signal including information indicating the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi MACHIDA, Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Nobuya SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20190217156Abstract: A training support system supports a user in performing physical training, wherein the physical training includes first training performed using a training machine and second training performed without using the training machine, the system consisting of a sensor attached on the user to obtain information of the user, a second-training information collecting unit for collecting from the sensor exercise information indicating an exercise volume of the second training, and a first-training menu notifying unit for preparing a menu of the first training reflecting the exercise information of the second training collected by the sensor and notifying the prepared menu of the first training to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20190169674Abstract: Provided is a method of avoiding the influence of a coexisting substance in the measurement of HbA1c % for a whole blood sample by an enzymatic method. Specifically, provided is a method of measuring a ratio of a hemoglobin A1c concentration to a hemoglobin concentration in a sample by an enzymatic method, the method including: a first step of optically measuring the hemoglobin concentration; and a second step of optically measuring the hemoglobin A1c concentration, wherein, when HbA1c % is calculated by dividing the hemoglobin A1c concentration measured in the second step by the hemoglobin concentration measured in the first step, the hemoglobin concentration serving as a denominator, which is measured at a first wavelength, is corrected using a result measured at a second wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MACHIDA, Tomohisa NISHIO, Kazuo NAKANISHI
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Patent number: 10198198Abstract: A storage device includes a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, an auxiliary power source, and a controller configured to start a setting process to store a setting value in the volatile memory in response to a setting command received from a host, and operate in accordance with one or more setting values stored in the volatile memory. When the controller determines that a main power supply will stop, power from the auxiliary power source starts to be primarily used, and the controller saves at least part of said one or more setting values stored in the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory, before power supply from the auxiliary power source ends.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventor: Satoshi Machida
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Publication number: 20180221960Abstract: Reduced iron powder that has fewer coarse inclusions, has excellent formability, has high porosity after sintering, has excellent reactivity per unit mass, and can be effectively used as reaction material even to the particle inside is provided. Reduced iron powder has an apparent density of 1.00 Mg/m3 to 1.40 Mg/m3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi MACHIDA, Naomichi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9857408Abstract: An insulation monitoring device that carries out insulation monitoring of a power system or load apparatus using, for example, an Igr method includes a table in which a monitoring setting value Irref greater than a resistance component error current flowing in accordance with the sum of the electrical capacitance of a capacitor configuring a noise filter on the input side of the load apparatus and the ground insulation capacitance of the power system is set in advance in accordance with an operating schedule of the load apparatus, a monitoring setting value computing unit that outputs the monitoring setting value Irref read from the table in accordance with a current time according to a clock, and an insulation evaluation unit that detects an insulation failure caused by a decrease in ground insulation resistance when a resistance component current extracted by an Igr extraction unit exceeds the monitoring setting value Irref.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi Machida
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Publication number: 20170225037Abstract: A training support system supports a user in performing physical training, wherein the physical training includes first training performed using a training machine and second training performed without using the training machine, the system consisting of a sensor attached on the user to obtain information of the user, a second-training information collecting unit for collecting from the sensor exercise information indicating an exercise volume of the second training, and a first-training menu notifying unit for preparing a menu of the first training reflecting the exercise information of the second training collected by the sensor and notifying the prepared menu of the first training to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20170199686Abstract: A storage device includes a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, an auxiliary power source, and a controller configured to start a setting process to store a setting value in the volatile memory in response to a setting command received from a host, and operate in accordance with one or more setting values stored in the volatile memory. When the controller determines that a main power supply will stop, power from the auxiliary power source starts to be primarily used, and the controller saves at least part of said one or more setting values stored in the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory, before power supply from the auxiliary power source ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: Satoshi MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20150309106Abstract: An insulation monitoring device that carries out insulation monitoring of a power system or load apparatus using, for example, an Igr method includes a table in which a monitoring setting value Irref greater than a resistance component error current flowing in accordance with the sum of the electrical capacitance of a capacitor configuring a noise filter on the input side of the load apparatus and the ground insulation capacitance of the power system is set in advance in accordance with an operating schedule of the load apparatus, a monitoring setting value computing unit that outputs the monitoring setting value Irref read from the table in accordance with a current time according to a clock, and an insulation evaluation unit that detects an insulation failure caused by a decrease in ground insulation resistance when a resistance component current extracted by an Igr extraction unit exceeds the monitoring setting value Irref.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi MACHIDA
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Patent number: 8772697Abstract: Provided is a photodetector device for detecting light intensity based on a detection signal of a difference circuit, the photodetector device including: a first light receiving element which generates an electric charge based on incident light; a second light receiving element, which includes a light blocking part for blocking incident light and generates an electric charge being a reference; and a storage detection circuit for detecting that an output voltage of the first light receiving element or the second light receiving element has reached a predetermined potential and outputting the detection signal when the difference does not reach a predetermined value even though sufficient incident light is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Machida, Toshiyuki Uchida, Yuji Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 8723097Abstract: Provided is an illuminance sensor in which a consumption current is independent of an illuminance level of incident light. Amplifiers (21 to 24) and a subtraction circuit (25) are driven by a constant current source (not shown). The subtraction circuit (25) outputs a differential voltage between output voltages of a photodetector element (15) and a photodetector element (16). Based on the differential voltage, a sample/hold circuit (30) performs sampling or holding of a voltage at one end of a capacitor (13). A switch (28) is ON when an output voltage of the subtraction circuit (25) starts to change, thereby fixing the voltage at the one end of the capacitor (13) to a reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Machida
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Publication number: 20130265303Abstract: Realized is a 3D mosaic image generating technique enabling mapping of a material image with any polygon. Texture images are allocated to the polygons resulting from division on the basis of the input polygon number. The average density value of each base color of texture image portions is calculated as a target density value. The polygon in which one material image will be disposed is decided without reliance on the color density of the texture image, and the average density value of each base color within the material image is calculated. Each base-color density distribution rate for material images is maintained and the material images are color corrected so that the base-color average density values within material images become the target density values of the base colors of texture image portions within polygons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: PITMEDIA MARKETINGS INCORPORATEDInventors: Junko Fujimaru, Hiroshi Arimura, Satoshi Machida
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Publication number: 20130188308Abstract: Efficient heat exhaust is performed in accordance with inclination of a housing of an information terminal apparatus which is caused depending on a way of installing the information terminal apparatus or of an operator's carrying the information terminal apparatus. An information terminal apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by that, in the information terminal apparatus having a heat exhaust system inside its housing, the heat exhaust system performs heat exhaust control by which heat is exhausted from a higher portion in positional difference of the information terminal apparatus which is generated by inclination of the information terminal apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Yoshiyuki Saito, Satoshi Machida
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Patent number: 8405682Abstract: A mobile communication device having a touch screen, a detector and a controller is provided. The touch screen is adapted for displaying and entering data. The detector is configured to detect a trace drawn and entered on the touch screen. The controller is configured to scale up and to scale down data displayed on the touch screen depending on a direction of the trace.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications LimitedInventor: Satoshi Machida
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Publication number: 20130020472Abstract: Provided is a photodetector device for detecting light intensity based on a detection signal of a difference circuit, the photodetector device including: a first light receiving element which generates an electric charge based on incident light; a second light receiving element, which includes a light blocking part for blocking incident light and generates an electric charge being a reference; and a storage detection circuit for detecting that an output voltage of the first light receiving element or the second light receiving element has reached a predetermined potential and outputting the detection signal when the difference does not reach a predetermined value even though sufficient incident light is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Satoshi Machida, Toshiyuki Uchida, Yuji Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 8308597Abstract: In order to provide a speed change transmission system which can be obtained compactly, while obtaining output at steplessly varied speeds over a large speed change range only by carrying out a simple shifting operation, the speed change transmission system has a hydrostatic stepless transmission to which engine drive is inputted. A planetary transmission device (P) has a plurality of planetary transmission mechanisms, for combining output of the stepless transmission and engine drive not undergoing speed change action by the hydrostatic stepless transmission. A plurality of transmission shafts are provided with a plurality of speed range setting clutches switchable for converting the combined driving force from the planetary transmission device (P) to a driving force in a plurality speed ranges, and transmitting it to an output rotary member. The plurality of transmission shafts are juxtaposed and arranged in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Minoru Hiraoka, Satoshi Machida, Yoshiyuki Katayama
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Patent number: 8259061Abstract: Provided is a photodetection device which is small in size and has excellent sensitivity. A photodetection device puts cathode terminals of photodiodes having different spectral characteristics into an open end state, and detects light intensity of a desired wavelength region according to a difference in electric charges that have been stored in those photodiodes in a given period of time. The photodiodes employ a system of storing electric charges, and hence even if a photocurrent is small, the photocurrent may be stored to obtain the electric charges required for detection, and the downsizing and high detection performance of a semiconductor device that forms the photodiodes may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Toshihiko Omi, Isamu Fujii, Satoshi Machida, Toshiyuki Uchida