Patents Assigned to Create Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20250134074
    Abstract: A sexing apparatus 100 includes irradiation means for irradiating each of hen eggs within a predetermined period of time from start of incubation with light having a predetermined wavelength, imaging means for imaging each of the irradiated hen eggs, means for generating a sexing model using, as training data, a result of separately sexing the hen eggs and image data obtained by the imaging of the hen eggs, and means for sexing a new target hen egg by inputting an image data obtained for the target hen egg by the irradiation means and the imaging means into the sexing model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: Hitachi Solutions Create, Ltd., National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
    Inventors: Masaharu KAMIDE, Osamu SHIBA, Keiko OZAWA, Takeshi NAKAYA, Takahiro TAGAMI
  • Patent number: 12181275
    Abstract: A device (16) for obtaining accurate measurements from a flexible tape measure (2), with the measurements being from a first position (8) to a second position and wherein the second position (12) requires the tape measure (2) to be bent through an angle, the device (16) comprising: (i) a body portion (18) for receiving the tape measure (2); (ii) securing means (20) for securing the device (16) to the tape measure (2); (iii) a measurement formation (22) which is positionable at the second position (12), and the device (16) being such that: (iv) the device (16) is positionable on the tape measure (2) with the measurement formation (22) at the second position (12); (v) the securing means (20) temporarily secures the device (16) without moving with respect to the tape measure (2), whereby the tape measure (2) is removable from the second position (12) and is no longer bent through the angle; and (vi) the measurement from the first position (8) to the second position (12) is the same as a measurement from the firs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Invent &Create Ltd
    Inventor: Stephen John Capon
  • Publication number: 20240353316
    Abstract: An animal welfare management assistance system includes means for communicating with terminals of corporations and sole proprietors involved in production, distribution, and selling of eggs, means for obtaining information on corporations operations and sole proprietors from the respective terminals, the operations performed for the eggs in compliance with a predetermined animal welfare regulations and managing information on the operations, means for determining that management complying with the animal welfare regulations has been performed for selling the eggs by verifying the information on the operations, and issuing a certificate resulting from the determination on the eggs, and means for returning a proportion of money collected as a result of selling the eggs with the certificate to each of the corporations and sole proprietors that have performed the management complying with the animal welfare regulation, the proportion corresponding to a degree of contribution to the management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: Hitachi Solutions Create, Ltd., National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
    Inventors: Masaharu KAMIDE, Osamu SHIBA, Keiko OZAWA, Takeshi NAKAYA, Takahiro TAGAMI, Takayuki KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 8814084
    Abstract: A controllable buoyant system (10) includes a support structure having a sealed hollow enclosure (12) containing a first gas and surrounded by a second gas, either the first gas or the second gas being lighter than ambient air. The hollow enclosure is pre-filled with the first gas via a one-way valve that prevents the first gas escaping and an altitude sensor (14) generates an altitude signal indicative of a height of the support structure. A height transducer (17, 21, 61, 66, 67, 68) coupled to the hollow enclosure is responsive to the altitude signal for varying the buoyancy of the support structure. A controller (15) is coupled to the altitude sensor and to the height transducer and is responsive to the altitude signal and to at least one reference altitude signal for automatically controlling the height transducer in order to maintain the support structure buoyant at the preset altitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: New Create Ltd.
    Inventor: Oz Shenhar
  • Patent number: 8294835
    Abstract: Provided is a stage apparatus and a control method for the stage apparatus capable of increasing a degree of freedom in terms of movement of a display part, and diversifying stage presentation in which the display part is utilized. A plurality of display parts (31) display video. At least one supporting member (32) supports the display part (31). A control part controls a position of the display part (31) such that the plurality of display parts (31) are moved to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Next One Create, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuniyoshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20100110315
    Abstract: Provided is a stage apparatus and a control method for the stage apparatus capable of increasing a degree of freedom in terms of movement of a display part, and diversifying stage presentation in which the display part is utilized. A plurality of display parts (31) display video. At least one supporting member (32) supports the display part (31). A control part controls a position of the display part (31) such that the plurality of display parts (31) are moved to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Next One Create, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuniyoshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D479620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Create Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Sum Frederick Leung