Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Nakamura

Yoshitaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20180064397
    Abstract: A wearable device attached to a subject includes an accelerometer that measures acceleration information, and a biological sensor that measures biological signal information of the subject. From the measured acceleration information and biological signal information, first feature data corresponding to a first predetermined period and second feature data corresponding to a second predetermined period are extracted. By machine learning based on the first feature data, a dynamic/static activity identification model, a dynamic-activity identification model, and a static-activity identification model, for the subject, are generated. By combination of results of determination based on each of the identification models, a posture and an activity of the subject are identified, and correspondence information, which associates the identified posture and activity with the biological signal information of the subject, is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keitaro HORIKAWA, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA, Masato SAWADA, Akihiro YAMANAKA, Shingo TSUKADA, Toshiya YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9890912
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a light-emitting device and an excitation light source. The light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer, a light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure having at least projections or recesses. Light emitted from the photoluminescent layer includes first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface. The excitation light source emits excitation light. The light-emitting device is integrally provided with the excitation light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Hashiya, Taku Hirasawa, Yasuhisa Inada, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Mitsuru Nitta, Takeyuki Yamaki
  • Patent number: 9889726
    Abstract: A guide block has a guide projection wall and a guide upper wall. The guide projection wall deviates from an end of a side-held portion in the folded-back state toward the start point of folding-back while moving toward a winding shaft along the longitudinal direction of a guide rail. The guide upper wall deviates in the direction orthogonal to a plane in which a shading sheet is unrolled and toward the shading sheet and abuts on the side-held portion being unfolded while moving toward the winding shaft along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Umeki, Yuki Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Paul Lin
  • Patent number: 9880336
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer, a light-transmissive layer located on the photoluminescent layer, and a multilayer mirror layered together with the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure. The submicron structure has at least projections or recesses arranged perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer. The photoluminescent layer emits light including first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Taku Hirasawa, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Akira Hashiya, Mitsuru Nitta, Takeyuki Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20180018346
    Abstract: A storage system includes N nodes (N is an integer, equal to or larger than 2) coupled to at least one data processing system. A plurality of tenant spaces, based on the N nodes, contain Y1 tenant spaces (Y1 is an integer, equal to or larger than 2 and equal to or smaller than N) for a first tenant. The Y1 tenant spaces are based on Y1 node groups in the N nodes. Each of the Y1 node groups contains Q1 or more nodes (Q1 is an integer, equal to or larger than 1). For the first tenant, the storage system provides, to each of the Y1 tenant spaces, data units multiplexed Y1 times. From a first load-source tenant space from among the Y1 tenant spaces, the storage system loads a first data unit group containing one or more data units to a first load-destination data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori ESAKA, Tetsuya ABE, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9744833
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel adapted to open and close an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle; a guide rail provided in each edge portion of the opening in a width direction of the vehicle such that the guide rail is positioned below the movable panel in a height direction of the vehicle; an attachment member fixed to the movable panel, including a flange extending toward an interior side in the width direction in each edge portion in the width direction, in which an attachment recessed portion is formed in the flange; and a shielding body including interposing pieces which are provided to extend in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, slidably engaged with the guide rail, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle while being spaced away from each other in the height direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kinju Uchida, Katsutoshi Kato, Yoshitaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9618697
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer that emits light containing first light, a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer, a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer. A submicron structure is defined on the photoluminescent layer and/or the light-transmissive layer. The low-refractive-index layer is located on or near the photoluminescent layer so that the photoluminescent layer is located between the low-refractive-index layer and light-transmissive layer. The high-refractive-index layer is located on or near the low-refractive-index layer so that the low-refractive-index layer is located between the high-refractive-index layer and the photoluminescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Taku Hirasawa, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Akira Hashiya, Mitsuru Nitta, Takeyuki Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20170087966
    Abstract: A guide block has a guide projection wall and a guide upper wall. The guide projection wall deviates from an end of a side-held portion in the folded-back state toward the start point of folding-back while moving toward a winding shaft along the longitudinal direction of a guide rail. The guide upper wall deviates in the direction orthogonal to a plane in which a shading sheet is unrolled and toward the shading sheet and abuts on the side-held portion being unfolded while moving toward the winding shaft along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MACAUTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki UMEKI, Yuki KOBAYASHI, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA, Paul LIN
  • Publication number: 20170050500
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel adapted to open and close an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle; a guide rail provided in each edge portion of the opening in a width direction of the vehicle such that the guide rail is positioned below the movable panel in a height direction of the vehicle; an attachment member fixed to the movable panel, including a flange extending toward an interior side in the width direction in each edge portion in the width direction, in which an attachment recessed portion is formed in the flange; and a shielding body including interposing pieces which are provided to extend in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, slidably engaged with the guide rail, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle while being spaced away from each other in the height direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHISIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kinju UCHIDA, Katsutoshi KATO, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9569597
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a storage section which stores a first image, which is an image of a format requiring license information in reproduction, to which reproduction is performed by a reproduction apparatus after being acquired, a conversion section which converts the first image into a second image of a format not requiring license information in reproduction, which is an image with content the same as content of the first image, and a distribution section which distributes the second image to the reproduction apparatus to be reproduced, during acquisition of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukuru Yamada, Masatoshi Yamagiwa, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Hakuhei Ryou, Akihiro Kawachino, Takehisa Gokaichi, Koichi Uchida
  • Patent number: 9518215
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer that emits light containing first light, a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer, and one or more reflectors. A submicron structure is defined on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer. The one or more reflector are located outside the submicron structure. The submicron structure includes at least projections or recesses and satisfies the following relationship: ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a where Dint is a center-to-center distance between adjacent projections or recesses, ?a is the wavelength of the first light in air, and nwav-a is the refractive index of the photoluminescent layer for the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Hirasawa, Yasuhisa Inada, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Akira Hashiya, Mitsuru Nitta, Takeyuki Yamaki
  • Patent number: 9515239
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer that emits light containing first light, and a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer. A submicron structure is defined on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer. The submicron structure includes at least projections or recesses. The submicron structure has spatial frequency components distributed at least from more than 0 to 2/Dint(min) as determined by two-dimensional Fourier transform of a pattern of the projections or recesses and satisfies the following relationship: 0.8Dint(min)<?a/nwav-a where Dint(min) is the minimum center-to-center distance between adjacent projections or recesses, ?a is the wavelength of the first light in air, and nwav-a is the refractive index of the photoluminescent layer for the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Taku Hirasawa, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Akira Hashiya, Mitsuru Nitta, Takeyuki Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20160327706
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer and a light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure having at least projections or recesses. The photoluminescent layer emits light including first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface. The light-emitting device includes second projections on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer, and the distance between adjacent second projections is smaller than Dint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: TAKU HIRASAWA, YASUHISA INADA, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, AKIRA HASHIYA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160327703
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer and a light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure including at least two periodic structures. Light emitted from the photoluminescent layer includes first light having a wavelength ?a in air and second light having a wavelength ?b in air. The at least two periodic structures include a first periodic structure having a first period pa that satisfies ?a/nwav-a<pa<?a and a second periodic structure having a second period pb that satisfies ?b/nwav-b<pb<?b, where nwav-a and nwav-b denote refractive indices of the photoluminescent layer for the first light and the second light, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: TAKU HIRASAWA, YASUHISA INADA, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, AKIRA HASHIYA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160327739
    Abstract: A light-emitting device according to an embodiment includes a photoluminescent layer, a light-transmissive planarization layer that is in contact with the photoluminescent layer and covers a surface of the photoluminescent layer, and a light-transmissive layer that is located on the planarization layer and comprises a submicron structure. The submicron structure has projections or recesses. Light emitted from the photoluminescent layer includes first light having a wavelength ?a in air. A distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and a refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from a light emitting surface perpendicular to the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, TAKU HIRASAWA, YASUHISA INADA, AKIRA HASHIYA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160327716
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer, a light-transmissive layer located on the photoluminescent layer, and a multilayer mirror layered together with the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure. The submicron structure has at least projections or recesses arranged perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer. The photoluminescent layer emits light including first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: YASUHISA INADA, TAKU HIRASAWA, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, AKIRA HASHIYA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160327219
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a light-emitting device and an excitation light source. The light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer, a light-transmissive layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure having at least projections or recesses. Light emitted from the photoluminescent layer includes first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface. The excitation light source emits excitation light. The light-emitting device is integrally provided with the excitation light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: AKIRA HASHIYA, TAKU HIRASAWA, YASUHISA INADA, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20160327717
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer emitting light in response to excitation light, a light-transmissive layer located on the photoluminescent layer, and a light guide guiding the excitation light to the photoluminescent layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure having at least projections or recesses arranged perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer. The light emitted from the photoluminescent layer includes first light having a wavelength ?a in air. The distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and the refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: AKIRA HASHIYA, TAKU HIRASAWA, YASUHISA INADA, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA, MITSURU NITTA, TAKEYUKI YAMAKI, MASAHIRO NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160322607
    Abstract: An illuminator includes: a light-emitting element and a light-extraction layer which transmits light occurring from the light-emitting element. The light-emitting element includes a first electrode layer on the light-extraction layer side, the first electrode layer having a light transmitting property; a second electrode layer on the opposite side from the light-extraction layer; an emission layer between the first and the second electrode layers; and a feed portion disposed close to the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, and the emission layer to apply a voltage between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The light-extraction layer has a structure in which a low-refractive index layer having a relatively low refractive index and a high-refractive index layer having a higher refractive index than does the low-refractive index layer are stacked, an interface between the low-refractive index layer and the high-refractive index layer representing bump-dent features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka NAKAMURA, Yasuhisa INADA, Akira HASHIYA, Taku HIRASAWA
  • Patent number: 9469623
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optically active bicyclic ?-amino acid derivative in a high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nakamura, Kazutoshi Ukai, Takafumi Kitawaki, Takumi Nakajima, Yutaka Kitagawa, Yukito Furuya, Makoto Imai, Eiji Numagami, Masakazu Wakayama, Ayako Saito