Patents by Inventor Akio Nakayama
Akio Nakayama 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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Publication number: 20220294973Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
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Patent number: 11411286Abstract: To provide a battery stack forming apparatus and a battery stack forming method that are capable of stacking electric cells with the electric cells accurately maintained in positions.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.Inventors: Akio Kuwata, Takuro Kajitani, Hirotaka Nakayama
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Patent number: 11375098Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
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Patent number: 10788447Abstract: A liquid analyzer is one that performs analysis in a state of being immersed in a flowing analysis target liquid, and in order to simply make a good/bad determination and increase reliability, includes: a sensor adapted to, in a state where a responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, sense a predetermined component contained in the analysis target liquid; an analysis mechanism adapted to analyze the analysis target liquid with use of voltage generated in the sensor; and a resistance measurement mechanism adapted to, in the state where the responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, apply DC voltage to the responsive membrane to measure the resistance of the responsive membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: HORIBA ADVANCED TECHNO CO., LTD., HORIBA, LTD., TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTInventors: Akio Nakayama, Rumiko Furuya, Akio Ishii, Yasuto Kaba, Yuichi Ito, Susumu Yamauchi, Hiroaki Murakami, Atsushi Senda
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Patent number: 10274454Abstract: To measure target component concentration in a liquid with higher accuracy without any dedicated apparatus or skill, a method is adapted to include: receiving a successive measurement value obtained by performing successive measurement of the target component concentration with use of a first measurement device immersed in the liquid; receiving a batch measurement value obtained by, with use of a second measurement device, performing batch measurement of the target component concentration in a part sampled from the liquid; and, when the batch measurement value is received, successively calculating a correlation value indicating the correlation between multiple successive measurement values and multiple batch measurement values respectively obtained in mutually corresponding multiple times of successive measurement and multiple times of batch measurement.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignees: HORIBA, LTD., HORIBA ADVANCED TECHNO, CO., LTD.Inventors: Akio Nakayama, Rumiko Furuya, Yuichi Ito, Akio Ishii, Yuji Gyoten, Yoshitake Ando, Hiroaki Murakami
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Publication number: 20170322178Abstract: A liquid analyzer is one that performs analysis in a state of being immersed in a flowing analysis target liquid, and in order to simply make a good/bad determination and increase reliability, includes: a sensor adapted to, in a state where a responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, sense a predetermined component contained in the analysis target liquid; an analysis mechanism adapted to analyze the analysis target liquid with use of voltage generated in the sensor; and a resistance measurement mechanism adapted to, in the state where the responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, apply DC voltage to the responsive membrane to measure the resistance of the responsive membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Akio Nakayama, Rumiko Furuya, Akio Ishii, Yasuto Kaba, Yuichi Ito, Susumu Yamauchi, Hiroaki Murakami, Atsushi Senda
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Publication number: 20170234826Abstract: To measure target component concentration in a liquid with higher accuracy without any dedicated apparatus or skill, a method is adapted to include: receiving a successive measurement value obtained by performing successive measurement of the target component concentration with use of a first measurement device immersed in the liquid; receiving a batch measurement value obtained by, with use of a second measurement device, performing batch measurement of the target component concentration in a part sampled from the liquid; and, when the batch measurement value is received, successively calculating a correlation value indicating the correlation between multiple successive measurement values and multiple batch measurement values respectively obtained in mutually corresponding multiple times of successive measurement and multiple times of batch measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Akio Nakayama, Rumiko Furuya, Yuichi Ito, Akio Ishii, Yuji Gyoten, Yoshitake Ando, Hiroaki Murakami
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Patent number: 9257081Abstract: A two-screen display device, in which an increase of production cost can be suppressed while the same resolution as an image of a usual (one-screen display) device is maintained, is provided. In a liquid crystal display panel of the two-screen display device, each of a first sub-pixel for first image and a second sub-pixel for second image has an aspect ratio of about 6:1. A source line supplies an image signal to both the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel. Each row of the sub-pixel includes a gate line (first gate line) that drives the first sub-pixel and a gate line (second gate line) that drives the second sub-pixel. An opening of a parallax barrier is disposed in a region between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akio Nakayama, Yoshimitsu Ishikawa
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Patent number: 9188805Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: first and second transparent substrates located such that inner main surfaces face each other with a gap being provided therebetween and a liquid crystal layer is held between the substrates; a parallax barrier provided on an outer main surface of the first transparent substrate and optically separating pixels displaying an image into pixels visually recognized in a specific direction and pixels visually recognized in another specific direction; and a plurality of switching elements, arrayed on the inner main surface of the second transparent substrate, for applying voltage to drive the liquid crystal; wherein the parallax barrier includes a plurality of transmissive portions arrayed to transmit light and a plurality of light blocking portions provided respectively around the transmissive portions to block light, and each of the light blocking portions includes two or more layered light blocking films.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Syuuichi Kira, Akio Nakayama, Kazushi Yamayoshi
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Patent number: 8687132Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device according to one aspect of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a display device including a liquid crystal interposed between a CF substrate and a TFT substrate that are opposed to each other, the method including the steps of: bonding the CF substrate and the TFT substrate each having a mother substrate shape to form a cell substrate from which at least one panel is to be cut out; forming, after formation of the cell substrate, a parallax barrier layer for separating a display image on an outer side of the cell substrate at a side of one of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate; and dividing, after formation of the parallax barrier layer, the cell substrate into at least one panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akio Nakayama
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Publication number: 20130335657Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: first and second transparent substrates located such that inner main surfaces face each other with a gap being provided therebetween and a liquid crystal layer is held between the substrates; a parallax barrier provided on an outer main surface of the first transparent substrate and optically separating pixels displaying an image into pixels visually recognized in a specific direction and pixels visually recognized in another specific direction; and a plurality of switching elements, arrayed on the inner main surface of the second transparent substrate, for applying voltage to drive the liquid crystal; wherein the parallax barrier includes a plurality of transmissive portions arrayed to transmit light and a plurality of light blocking portions provided respectively around the transmissive portions to block light, and each of the light blocking portions includes two or more layered light blocking films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Syuuichi KIRA, Akio NAKAYAMA, Kazushi YAMAYOSHI
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Publication number: 20130155034Abstract: A two-screen display device, in which an increase of production cost can be suppressed while the same resolution as an image of a usual (one-screen display) device is maintained, is provided. In a liquid crystal display panel of the two-screen display device, each of a first sub-pixel for first image and a second sub-pixel for second image has an aspect ratio of about 6:1. A source line supplies an image signal to both the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel. Each row of the sub-pixel includes a gate line (first gate line) that drives the first sub-pixel and a gate line (second gate line) that drives the second sub-pixel. An opening of a parallax barrier is disposed in a region between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akio NAKAYAMA, Yoshimitsu ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20110149218Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device according to one aspect of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a display device including a liquid crystal interposed between a CF substrate and a TFT substrate that are opposed to each other, the method including the steps of: bonding the CF substrate and the TFT substrate each having a mother substrate shape to form a cell substrate from which at least one panel is to be cut out; forming, after formation of the cell substrate, a parallax barrier layer for separating a display image on an outer side of the cell substrate at a side of one of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate; and dividing, after formation of the parallax barrier layer, the cell substrate into at least one panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Akio NAKAYAMA
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Patent number: 7872698Abstract: In the display area of the TFT array substrate, a pixel electrode, a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, a gate line connected to the switching element and a source line connected to the switching element are formed. In the terminal forming area of the TFT substrate, a terminal electrode for connecting the gate line or source line to external signal source is formed. Around the terminal forming area, a first metallic line and a second metallic line are extended below the terminal electrode. The first metallic line and the second metallic line are connected to the terminal electrode via respective contact holes. The first metallic line and the second metallic line are in different layers interposing an insulating layer therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yukinobu Konishi, Akio Nakayama, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7671957Abstract: A TFT array substrate of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of scanning signal lines formed in a display region; a plurality of display signal lines formed in the display region; a plurality of TFTs arraigned in matrix in the display region; a plurality of scanning lead-out lines arranged in a frame region formed outside the display region in accordance with the scanning signal lines; a gate insulating film formed on the plurality of scanning lead-out lines; and a first conductive layer formed on the gate insulating film and applied with a predetermined potential, the first conductive layer being formed to cover the plurality of scanning lead-out lines outside the sealing material.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hironori Aoki, Akio Nakayama, Manabu Tanahara
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Patent number: 7630049Abstract: A display device having a substrate provided with a display region includes a lower layer film formed on the substrate, a transparent conductive thin film formed on the lower layer film and electrically connected thereto, and a protective film formed on the transparent conductive film in a region other than the display region to prevent malformation of the transparent conductive thin film and the lower layer film.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takafumi Hashiguchi, Akio Nakayama, Yasushi Matsui
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Patent number: 7518601Abstract: An array substrate according to the invention includes an external terminal formed in the vicinity of an end portion of an insulating substrate so as to supply electric potential from the exterior to a driving circuit, a signal line monitoring terminal formed in parallel with the external terminal, a signal line branch terminal formed in such a way as to be connected to a signal line or to a signal line terminal, and an internal terminal associated with the signal line monitoring terminal, which is connected to the signal line monitoring terminal and connectable to a signal line branch terminal by an electrically conductive material and a bump of the driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Optrex CorporationInventors: Akio Nakayama, Shuichi Iida
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Patent number: 7408612Abstract: A display device comprises scan lines on a insulating substrate, signal lines intersecting with the scan lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween, a display area comprising pixel electrodes connected to the signal lines, a scan line driver circuit connected to the scan lines, a signal line driver circuit connected to the signal lines. The scan line driver circuit and the signal line driver circuit are mounted directly on the insulating substrate outside of the display area and close to one side of the display area. Lines connecting the scan line driver circuit and the signal line driver circuit are formed in an area in which the scan line driver circuit and the signal line driver circuit are mounted.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Miyuki Hirosue, Akio Nakayama
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Publication number: 20070296674Abstract: A TFT array substrate of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of scanning signal lines formed in a display region; a plurality of display signal lines formed in the display region; a plurality of TFTs arraigned in matrix in the display region; a plurality of scanning lead-out lines arranged in a frame region formed outside the display region in accordance with the scanning signal lines; a gate insulating film formed on the plurality of scanning lead-out lines; and a first conductive layer formed on the gate insulating film and applied with a predetermined potential, the first conductive layer being formed to cover the plurality of scanning lead-out lines outside the sealing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori Aoki, Akio Nakayama, Manabu Tanahara
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Patent number: 7136132Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having transistors disposed at the intersections of gate lines and source lines, pixel electrodes connected with the transistors, opposite electrodes opposite to these pixel electrodes, and liquid crystal held between said opposite electrodes and said pixel electrodes is disclosed. The pixel electrodes comprise a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. The second pixel electrode are disposed in a layer above an insulating layer which is itself disposed in a layer above the first pixel electrode. The second pixel electrode has a region that does not overlap with the first pixel electrode. The second pixel electrode are electrically connected with the first pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Advanced Display Inc.Inventors: Akio Nakayama, Shingo Nagano, Masaya Mizunuma, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hitoshi Koyama