Patents by Inventor Akio Nakano
Akio Nakano 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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Patent number: 10656269Abstract: A parallel running vehicle detecting apparatus is provided, which includes a first distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a first detection area on a rear lateral side of a vehicle, a second distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a second detection area, a parallel running vehicle detector for detecting a parallel running vehicle based on detections of the first and second distance sensors, and a storage for storing a detection distance history of the second distance sensor. The parallel running vehicle detector is provided with multiple determination conditions for determining whether the object detected by the first distance sensor is the parallel running vehicle, and changes the parallel running vehicle determination condition based on the detection distance history stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Akio Nakano, Tooru Yoshida
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Patent number: 10656521Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprises: a resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a photosensitive acid generator; a compound having at least one selected from the group consisting of an aromatic ring, a heterocycle and an alicycle, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a methylol group and an alkoxyalkyl group; and an aliphatic compound having two or more functional groups, the functional groups being at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a glycidyloxy group, an oxetanyl alkyl ether group, a vinyl ether group and a hydroxyl group, wherein the photosensitive acid generator is a sulfonium salt containing an anion having at least one skeleton selected from the group consisting of a tetraphenylborate skeleton, an alkylsulfonate skeleton having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a phenylsulfonate skeleton and a 10-camphorsulfonate skeleton.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Kato, Kenichi Iwashita, Akihiro Nakamura, Akio Nakano, Hiroshi Ono
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Patent number: 10564832Abstract: A method for controlling an information terminal, including: (a) causing a display of the information terminal to display a first screen that includes a message recommending an action that leads to a reduction in a power consumption amount of a facility; and (b) causing the display to display a second screen that prompts an operator to execute an input operation for adjusting the frequency at which (a) is executed, in which, when the input operation is executed, (a) is executed at the frequency adjusted according to the input operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Takazawa, Akio Nakano, Takao Yamaguchi, Seiya Miyazaki, Wei Zhang, Yuuko Ootsu
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Patent number: 10319052Abstract: An information terminal control method includes: (a) predicting whether an amount of power consumption in a shop exceeds a target value; (b) when the amount of power consumption in the shop is predicted to exceed the target value, causing a display of an information terminal to display a screen displaying a time period during which the amount of power consumption in the shop is predicted to exceed the target value; and (c) causing the display to display a screen displaying a message that presents an action to reduce the amount of power consumption in the time period.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiya Miyazaki, Minoru Takazawa, Wei Zhang, Takao Yamaguchi, Akio Nakano
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Patent number: 10281945Abstract: An information terminal control method includes (a) accepting an instruction requesting for displaying of comparison between a power consumption of first electrical facilities provided in a first establishment and a power consumption of second electrical facilities provided in a second establishment, and (b) displaying, on a display, comparison data comparing between the power consumption of the first electrical facilities and the power consumption of the second electrical facilities, the comparison data being calculated with reduced influence of a difference between an environmental condition of the first electrical facilities that influences an efficiency of the first electrical facilities and an environmental condition of the second electrical facilities that influences an efficiency of the second electrical facilities.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Gaku Hayashida, Akio Nakano
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Publication number: 20170329220Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprises: a resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a photosensitive acid generator; a compound having at least one selected from the group consisting of an aromatic ring, a heterocycle and an alicycle, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a methylol group and an alkoxyalkyl group; an aliphatic compound having two or more functional groups being at least one selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a glycidyloxy group, an oxetanyl alkyl ether group, a vinyl ether group and a hydroxyl group; and a compound having at least one skeleton selected from the group consisting of an anthracene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton, a pyrene skeleton, a perylene skeleton, a carbazole skeleton, a phenothiazine skeleton, a xanthone skeleton, a thioxanthone skeleton, an acridine skeleton, a phenylpyrazoline skeleton, a distyrylbenzene skeleton and a distyrylpyridine skeleton, or a benzophenone compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Tetsuya KATO, Kenichi IWASHITA, Akihiro NAKAMURA, Akio NAKANO, Hiroshi ONO
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Publication number: 20170261852Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprises: a resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a photosensitive acid generator; a compound having at least one selected from the group consisting of an aromatic ring, a heterocycle and an alicycle, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a methylol group and an alkoxyalkyl group; and an aliphatic compound having two or more functional groups, the functional groups being at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a glycidyloxy group, an oxetanyl alkyl ether group, a vinyl ether group and a hydroxyl group, wherein the photosensitive acid generator is a sulfonium salt containing an anion having at least one skeleton selected from the group consisting of a tetraphenylborate skeleton, an alkylsulfonate skeleton having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a phenylsulfonate skeleton and a 10-camphorsulfonate skeleton.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Tetsuya KATO, Kenichi IWASHITA, Akihiro NAKAMURA, Akio NAKANO, Hiroshi ONO
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Patent number: 9684067Abstract: A sound wave sensor in a distance detecting system determines a presence or absence of a target object and a distance to the target object by receiving, with a preset sensitivity, a reflected wave obtained from a transmitted sound wave reflected by the target object. A correction value used to correct the sensitivity of the sound wave sensor is obtained from outside the sound wave sensor, and the sensitivity is corrected by using this correction value.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Akio Nakano, Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Keiko Akiyama
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Publication number: 20170097759Abstract: A method for controlling an information terminal, including: (a) causing a display of the information terminal to display a first screen that includes a message recommending an action that leads to a reduction in a power consumption amount of a facility; and (b) causing the display to display a second screen that prompts an operator to execute an input operation for adjusting the frequency at which (a) is executed, in which, when the input operation is executed, (a) is executed at the frequency adjusted according to the input operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: MINORU TAKAZAWA, AKIO NAKANO, TAKAO YAMAGUCHI, SEIYA MIYAZAKI, WEI ZHANG, YUUKO OOTSU
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Patent number: 9599710Abstract: A parallel running vehicle detecting apparatus is provided, which includes a first distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a first detection area on a rear lateral side of a vehicle, a second distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a second detection area, a parallel running vehicle detector for detecting a parallel running vehicle based on detections of the first and second distance sensors, and a storage for storing a detection distance history of the second distance sensor. The parallel running vehicle detector is provided with multiple determination conditions for determining whether the object detected by the first distance sensor is the parallel running vehicle, and changes the parallel running vehicle determination condition based on the detection distance history stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignees: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Akio Nakano, Tooru Yoshida
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Publication number: 20170031377Abstract: An information terminal control method includes (a) accepting an instruction requesting for displaying of comparison between a power consumption of first electrical facilities provided in a first establishment and a power consumption of second electrical facilities provided in a second establishment, and (b) displaying, on a display, comparison data comparing between the power consumption of the first electrical facilities and the power consumption of the second electrical facilities, the comparison data being calculated with reduced influence of a difference between an environmental condition of the first electrical facilities that influences an efficiency of the first electrical facilities and an environmental condition of the second electrical facilities that influences an efficiency of the second electrical facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: GAKU HAYASHIDA, AKIO NAKANO
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Publication number: 20170031429Abstract: An information terminal control method includes: (a) predicting whether an amount of power consumption in a shop exceeds a target value; (b) when the amount of power consumption in the shop is predicted to exceed the target value, causing a display of an information terminal to display a screen displaying a time period during which the amount of power consumption in the shop is predicted to exceed the target value; and (c) causing the display to display a screen displaying a message that presents an action to reduce the amount of power consumption in the time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: SEIYA MIYAZAKI, MINORU TAKAZAWA, WEI ZHANG, TAKAO YAMAGUCHI, AKIO NAKANO
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Publication number: 20170023675Abstract: A parallel running vehicle detecting apparatus is provided, which includes a first distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a first detection area on a rear lateral side of a vehicle, a second distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a second detection area, a parallel running vehicle detector for detecting a parallel running vehicle based on detections of the first and second distance sensors, and a storage for storing a detection distance history of the second distance sensor. The parallel running vehicle detector is provided with multiple determination conditions for determining whether the object detected by the first distance sensor is the parallel running vehicle, and changes the parallel running vehicle determination condition based on the detection distance history stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Mitsuyasu MATSUURA, Akio NAKANO, Tooru YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20150268335Abstract: A sound wave sensor in a distance detecting system determines a presence or absence of a target object and a distance to the target object by receiving, with a preset sensitivity, a reflected wave obtained from a transmitted sound wave reflected by the target object. A correction value used to correct the sensitivity of the sound wave sensor is obtained from outside the sound wave sensor, and the sensitivity is corrected by using this correction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Akio Nakano, Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Keiko Akiyama
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Patent number: 9131286Abstract: An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Sogo, Misayo Kobayashi, Akio Nakano, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
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Publication number: 20150185319Abstract: A parallel running vehicle detecting apparatus is provided, which includes a first distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a first detection area on a rear lateral side of a vehicle, a second distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a second detection area, a parallel running vehicle detector for detecting a parallel running vehicle based on detections of the first and second distance sensors, and a storage for storing a detection distance history of the second distance sensor. The parallel running vehicle detector is provided with multiple determination conditions for determining whether the object detected by the first distance sensor is the parallel running vehicle, and changes the parallel running vehicle determination condition based on the detection distance history stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Akio Nakano, Tooru Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150116129Abstract: An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoya Sogo, Misayo Kobayashi, Akio Nakano, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
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Publication number: 20130085612Abstract: A data aggregation part 14 uses, as a data set, setting data for controlling an air-conditioning apparatus 31 and a refrigerating showcase 32, the amount of electricity consumed by the air-conditioning apparatus 31 and the refrigerating showcase 32 and operation data thereof, and environmental data containing outdoor temperatures, and classifies the data set for each outdoor temperature. An environmental condition-specific analyzer 15 obtains optimum setting data for accomplishing energy saving for each outdoor temperature, by using the data set for each outdoor temperature. The environmental condition-specific analyzer 15 also corrects the amount of electricity consumption of the data set on the basis of the number of people in a space counted by a people counter 35. A time zone-specific analyzer 16 obtains optimum setting data for accomplishing energy saving for each time zone by using the optimum setting data for each outdoor temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hisashi Takayama, Akio Nakano
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Publication number: 20130067478Abstract: Provided are: information acquisition unit that periodically acquires usage state information of resource by load; user terminal that creates permitted usage period data; period setting unit that sets each load's permitted usage period based on permitted usage period data; determination unit that determines whether each load's resource usage is within permitted usage period; and display unit that distinctively displays whether resource usage period is within permitted usage period based on determination result by determination unit. User terminal creates single batch permitted usage period data. Period setting unit includes batch setting unit that performs batch setting whereby batch permitted usage period is set as permitted usage periods of all loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Kazuno, Tomoya Sogo, Akio Nakano, Misayo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120298348Abstract: The air-conditioning control device controls an air conditioner for changing an air temperature within an area, and includes a manipulation unit for inputting a required temperature; an adequate temperature setting unit for calculating an adequate temperature defined as a comfortable temperature for a user in the area using comfort evaluation; a control unit for performing selectively a first mode of controlling the conditioner to adjust the air temperature to the required temperature and a second mode of controlling the conditioner to adjust the air temperature to the adequate temperature; and a judging unit for judging whether or not a switching condition is fulfilled while the control unit performs the first mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Mise, Akio Nakano, Takashi Nishiyama, Shinpei Hibiya