Patents by Inventor Tohru Matsuura

Tohru Matsuura 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).

  • Publication number: 20190234847
    Abstract: A material tester is provided. A personal computer, as functional blocks of a program installed in a memory, includes a filtering processing part that eliminates noise from raw data acquired by digitalizing an input signal from a load cell or an extensometer, a filter setting part that sets a filtering condition applied to the raw data in the filtering processing part, and a display control part that displays the raw data and the processed data, for which the filtering process has been performed by the filtering processing part, at the same scale and in different forms on a display device in an overlapping manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20190234849
    Abstract: An amplitude detecting method and a material tester are provided. As functional blocks of a program that is installed in a personal computer and is stored in a memory, a measurement noise eliminating part that eliminates measurement noise, a vibration noise eliminating part that eliminates vibration noise assumed to be caused by an inertial force according to a natural vibration according to reach of an impact of breakage or destruction of a test piece at the entire tester, an amplitude detecting part that detects the amplitude of a natural vibration superimposed in the data period used for evaluating material characteristics, and a display control part that controls display of an amplitude value of the natural vibration and a test result on the display device are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20190234793
    Abstract: A test result evaluating method and a material tester are provided. A test result evaluating part includes a representative value calculating part that acquires a representative value of section data corresponding to one period of a natural vibration frequency from data of a time period representing a force applied to a test piece also including a natural vibration and a ratio calculating part that calculates a ratio between the representative value acquired by the representative value calculating part and a value based on an amplitude of the natural vibration. The representative value calculating part and the ratio calculating part are arranged in a test result evaluating part as programs realizing functions by operating an arithmetic operation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20190187195
    Abstract: A signal processing method and a material testing machine are provided. A reference function processing part includes a data interval generation part for cutting out input signal from a load cell into time-domain data interval by cutting out the input signal of a predetermined time length, a reference function determining part for determining a reference function to be used in a transform process, and a transform part for transforming the interval data using the reference function. Considering the approximately straight lines near the two ends of the data interval, the reference function is a third degree polynomial function with tangents overlapping with the approximately straight line at both ends of the data interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20190086279
    Abstract: A breakage point is detected as a change point from raw data and the data is divided before and after the breakage point to obtain divided data D1 and D2. When the low-pass filtering is performed on each of the divided data D1 and D2 (step S13) and the filtering for all divided data ends, time-series data whose natural frequency is removed is reconstructed before and after the breakage point. When the reconstruction data are connected at the breakage point, it is possible to restore the time-series data of the test force to the time-series data whose natural vibration of the test machine body is removed while taking advantage of a change in test force at the breakage point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20190086307
    Abstract: A pair of jigs has the same mass and a weight is adjusted in consideration of a test piece shape so that stress of a center portion of a test piece becomes a desired value. That is, the jig serves as a weight adjustment tool for adjusting a resonance frequency and stress of the test piece. The upper and lower jigs are attached to both ends of the test piece S so that the center of gravity of the upper jig and the center of gravity of the lower jig are located on a perpendicular line passing through the center portion of the test piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Tohru MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 9588009
    Abstract: This ultrasonic fatigue testing machine is one that resonates a test piece by an ultrasonic wave to perform a fatigue test, and configured to include an ultrasonic wave generation part 10, a displacement measurement part 20, and a control part 30 that controls the overall operation of the ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. The control part 30 is configured to have a computer that includes storage devices capable of store programs and various types of data, such as an RAM and an ROM, and an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, and includes an internal temperature estimation part 31, an allowable range setting part 32, and a determination part 33 as a main functional configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20150226634
    Abstract: This ultrasonic fatigue testing machine is one that resonates a test piece by an ultrasonic wave to perform a fatigue test, and configured to include an ultrasonic wave generation part 10, a displacement measurement part 20, and a control part 30 that controls the overall operation of the ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. The control part 30 is configured to have a computer that includes storage devices capable of store programs and various types of data, such as an RAM and an ROM, and an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, and includes an internal temperature estimation part 31, an allowable range setting part 32, and a determination part 33 as a main functional configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tohru Matsuura
  • Patent number: 8699832
    Abstract: A light-shielding portion (10) shields the light spot of output light output toward a shunt position ? by a projecting portion (12). Hence, the output light output toward the shunt position ? does not travel to an output port (111). This allows to prevent crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Matsuura, Koichi Hadama, Etsu Hashimoto, Yuzo Ishii, Mitsuo Usui, Tohru Matsuura, Toshiki Nishizawa, Yuji Mitsuhashi
  • Patent number: 8599460
    Abstract: A movable beam (182a) and a movable beam (182b) each having one end fixed to a frame portion (181) of a mirror substrate (108) are provided inside the frame portion (181). The movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) each having one end fixed to a corresponding to one of two opposite inner sides of the frame portion (181) are aligned at a predetermined distance on the same line in the direction in which the two sides face each other. Each of the movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) has the other end displaceable in the normal line direction of the mirror substrate (108) and therefore has a cantilever structure. A mirror (183) is arranged between the movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) and connected to them via a pair of connectors (109a, 109b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Usui, Shingo Uchiyama, Fusao Shimokawa, Etsu Hashimoto, Johji Yamaguchi, Tohru Matsuura, Toshifumi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20120093458
    Abstract: A light-shielding portion (10) shields the light spot of output light output toward a shunt position ? by a projecting portion (12). Hence, the output light output toward the shunt position ? does not travel to an output port (111). This allows to prevent crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Nobuaki Matsuura, Koichi Hadama, Etsu Hashimoto, Yuzo Ishii, Mitsuo Usui, Tohru Matsuura, Toshiki Nishizawa, Yuji Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20100118372
    Abstract: A movable beam (182a) and a movable beam (182b) each having one end fixed to a frame portion (181) of a mirror substrate (108) are provided inside the frame portion (181). The movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) each having one end fixed to a corresponding to one of two opposite inner sides of the frame portion (181) are aligned at a predetermined distance on the same line in the direction in which the two sides face each other. Each of the movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) has the other end displaceable in the normal line direction of the mirror substrate (108) and therefore has a cantilever structure. A mirror (183) is arranged between the movable beam (182a) and the movable beam (182b) and connected to them via a pair of connectors (109a, 109b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Mitsuo Usui, Shingo Uchiyama, Fusao Shimokawa, Etsu Hashimoto, Johji Yamaguchi, Tohru Matsuura, Toshifumi Konishi
  • Patent number: 7691473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber-reinforced composite material and a method for manufacturing the same, and also relates to a transparent multilayered sheet, a circuit board, and an optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yano, Junji Sugiyama, Masaya Nogi, Shin-ichiro Iwamoto, Keishin Handa, Akira Nagai, Takao Miwa, Yoshitaka Takezawa, Toshiyuki Miyadera, Takashi Kurihara, Tohru Matsuura, Nobutatsu Koshoubu, Tohru Maruno
  • Publication number: 20090123726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber-reinforced composite material and a method for manufacturing the same, and also relates to a transparent multilayered sheet, a circuit board, and an optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: ROHM CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, HITACHI, LTD., PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YANO, Junji Sugiyama, Masaya Nogi, Shin-ichiro Iwamoto, Keishin Handa, Akira Nagai, Takao Miwa, Yoshitaka Takezawa, Toshiyuki Miyadera, Takashi Kurihara, Tohru Matsuura, Nobutatsu Koshoubu, Tohru Maruno
  • Patent number: 7455901
    Abstract: There is provided a fiber-reinforced composite material containing fibers having an average fiber diameter of 4 to 200 nm and a matrix material, the composite material having a visible light transmittance of 60% or more at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm, which is a conversion value based on a thickness of 50 ?m. A fiber-reinforced composite material composed of a matrix material and a fiber aggregate impregnated therewith is provided, in which when a segment length of a bright region corresponding to a pore region of the fiber aggregate is represented by L, which is obtained by statistical analysis of a unidirectional run-length image formed from a binary image obtained by binarization of a scanning electron microscopic image of the fiber aggregate, the total length of segments that satisfy L?4.5 ?m is 30% or less of the total analyzed length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignees: Kyoto University, Rohm Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yano, Junji Sugiyama, Masaya Nogi, Shin-ichiro Iwamoto, Keishin Handa, Akira Nagai, Takao Miwa, Yoshitaka Takezawa, Toshiyuki Miyadera, Takashi Kurihara, Tohru Matsuura, Nobutatsu Koshoubu, Tohru Maruno
  • Patent number: 7340147
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical waveguide material whose refractive index can be tailored without changing the ratio of Ta and Nb. An optical waveguide of this invention comprising an under-clad layer 1 and a core 2 that is formed on the under-clad layer 1 and has a higher refractive index than that of the under-clad layer 1 is shown. For example, KTN (KTa1-xNbxO3) is used as the core 2, and a material that is obtained by substituting at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Sn for a portion of one element of the constituent elements of KTN and has the same perovskite type crystal structure as KTN is used as the clad. The refractive index of KTN can be reduced considerably, and this controllability widens the degree of freedom in the design of optical waveguide devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Imai, Kazuo Fujiura, Makoto Shimokozono, Seiji Toyoda, Masahiro Sasaura, Tohru Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7177514
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical waveguide material whose refractive index can be tailored without changing the ratio of Ta and Nb. An optical waveguide of this invention comprising an under-clad layer 1 and a core 2 that is formed on the under-clad layer 1 and has a higher refractive index than that of the under-clad layer 1 is shown. For example, KTN (KTa1?xNbxO3) is used as the core 2, and a material that is obtained by substituting at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Sn for a portion of one element of the constituent elements of KTN and has the same perovskite type crystal structure as KTN is used as the clad. The refractive index of KTN can be reduced considerably, and this controllability widens the degree of freedom in the design of optical waveguide devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Imai, Kazuo Fujiura, Makoto Shimokozono, Seiji Toyoda, Masahiro Sasaura, Tohru Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20060215981
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical waveguide material whose refractive index can be tailored without changing the ratio of Ta and Nb. An optical waveguide of this invention comprising an under-clad layer 1 and a core 2 that is formed on the under-clad layer 1 and has a higher refractive index than that of the under-clad layer 1 is shown. For example, KTN (KTa1?xNbxO3) is used as the core 2, and a material that is obtained by substituting at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Sn for a portion of one element of the constituent elements of KTN and has the same perovskite type crystal structure as KTN is used as the clad. The refractive index of KTN can be reduced considerably, and this controlability widens the degree of freedom in the design of optical waveguide devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Imai, Kazuo Fujiura, Makoto Shimokozono, Seiji Toyoda, Masahiro Sasaura, Tohru Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20060182941
    Abstract: There is provided a fiber-reinforced composite material containing fibers having an average fiber diameter of 4 to 200 nm and a matrix material, the composite material having a visible light transmittance of 60% or more at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm, which is a conversion value based on a thickness of 50 ?m. A fiber-reinforced composite material composed of a matrix material and a fiber aggregate impregnated therewith is provided, in which when a segment length of a bright region corresponding to a pore region of the fiber aggregate is represented by L, which is obtained by statistical analysis of a unidirectional run-length image formed from a binary image obtained by binarization of a scanning electron microscopic image of the fiber aggregate, the total length of segments that satisfy L?4.5 ?m is 30% or less of the total analyzed length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, HITACHI, LTD., ROHM CO., LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yano, Junji Sugiyama, Masaya Nogi, Shin-ichiro Iwamoto, Keishin Handa, Akira Nagai, Takao Miwa, Yoshitaka Takezawa, Toshiyuki Miyadera, Takashi Kurihara, Tohru Matsuura, Nobutatsu Koshoubu, Tohru Maruno
  • Publication number: 20060051041
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical waveguide material whose refractive index can be tailored without changing the ratio of Ta and Nb. An optical waveguide of this invention comprising an under-clad layer 1 and a core 2 that is formed on the under-clad layer 1 and has a higher refractive index than that of the under-clad layer 1 is shown. For example, KTN (KTa1?xNbxO3) is used as the core 2, and a material that is obtained by substituting at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Sn for a portion of one element of the constituent elements of KTN and has the same perovskite type crystal structure as KTN is used as the clad. The refractive index of KTN can be reduced considerably, and this controllability widens the degree of freedom in the design of optical waveguide devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Tadayuki Imai, Kazuo Fujiura, Makoto Shimokozono, Seiji Toyoda, Masahiro Sasaura, Tohru Matsuura