Patents by Inventor Shigeru Mitarai

Shigeru Mitarai 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).

  • Medical imaging system, method, and computer program
    Patent number: 11576555
    Abstract: A medical imaging system is described that comprises an heating element configured to apply at least one heating pattern element to a material to locally heat the material; a sensor configured to capture the position of the heated material a predetermined time after the application of the heating pattern element; and circuitry configured to determine the change of the heating pattern applied to the material based upon the captured position of the heated material after the predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrenson, Shigeru Mitarai
  • MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20210401301
    Abstract: A medical imaging system is described that comprises an heating element configured to apply at least one heating pattern element to a material to locally heat the material; a sensor configured to capture the position of the heated material a predetermined time after the application of the heating pattern element; and circuitry configured to determine the change of the heating pattern applied to the material based upon the captured position of the heated material after the predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew LAWRENSON, Shigeru MITARAI
  • Method for recovering and producing ethanol and oil
    Patent number: 8722372
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing an ethanol which facilitates the processing of a solid component as a residue generated upon processing, while improving the recovery rate of heat energy contained in leftover food. The method for recovering and producing ethanol and oil is a method for producing ethanol by saccharification, fermentation, and distillation of leftover food. In this method, a three-phase centrifuge for performing separation into three phases of an oil component, an aqueous solution component, and a solid component is used in a step of solid-liquid separation of any one of a saccharified liquid, a fermented liquid, and a distillation waste liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Nittetsu Plant Designing Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Kiuchi, Yasuhiko Kato, Yasufumi Hajima, Norio Yoshitake, Shigeru Mitarai
  • METHOD FOR RECOVERING AND PRODUCING ETHANOL AND OIL
    Publication number: 20120034667
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing an ethanol which facilitates the processing of a solid component as a residue generated upon processing, while improving the recovery rate of heat energy contained in leftover food. The method for recovering and producing ethanol and oil is a method for producing ethanol by saccharification, fermentation, and distillation of leftover food. In this method, a three-phase centrifuge for performing separation into three phases of an oil component, an aqueous solution component, and a solid component is used in a step of solid-liquid separation of any one of a saccharified liquid, a fermented liquid, and a distillation waste liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Takafumi Kiuchi, Yasuhiko Kato, Yasufumi Hajima, Norio Yoshitake, Shigeru Mitarai