Patents by Inventor Akira Kataoka

Akira Kataoka 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: 20230044058
    Abstract: A cosmetic component spraying device according to the present disclosure has a mixture having a cosmetic component and a matrix, and an air blower that blows air to the cosmetic component. The cosmetic component spraying device according to the present disclosure further includes a laser irradiation unit that irradiates the mixture with a laser light, and a mist generation unit that generates mist. According to the cosmetic component spraying device of the present disclosure, a cosmetic component is allowed to suitably permeate a target part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki INOUE, Aya ISHIHARA, Akira KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230024249
    Abstract: A storage unit (21) stores, for each extended user interface, a work determination method (21a) that is a method for determining a work that is carried out by a user, and work data (21b) that has been input to the extended user interface in correspondence with the work. A work determination unit (12b) acquires the work determination method (21a) for an extended user interface that is displayed, from the storage unit (21), and determines the work that is carried out by the user on a terminal (10) that is operated by the user, according to the work determination method (21a). A work data processing unit (12c) acquires the work data (21b) corresponding to the determined work, from the storage unit (21), and displays it on the extended user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Hidetaka Koya, Takeshi Masuda, Akira Kataoka, Masashi Tadokoro, Makoto Komiyama
  • Publication number: 20220398007
    Abstract: A display control device (10) acquires event data, that is, data expressed as a set of fixed units of data, and uses the acquired event data to display an image of the event data visualized according to a predetermined visualization method. Additionally, in the case of receiving an operation of attaching an electronic label to the displayed image, the display control device (10) stores information about the electronic label, the event data, and setting information related to the image when the electronic label was attached in association with each other in storage (15). Also, in the case of receiving the specification of an electronic label to be restored from among the electronic labels, the display control device (10) acquires the data of the electronic label as well as the event data and setting information associated with the electronic label from the storage (15), and restores the image with the electronic label attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Haruo OISHI, Akira Kataoka, Kimio Tsuchikawa, Fumihiro YOKOSE, Yuki Urabe, Makoto Komiyama, Sayaka Yagi
  • Publication number: 20220342724
    Abstract: A peripheral information acquisition unit (121) acquires information relating to a first application (13a) running in a terminal, information relating to control of the terminal, or information that can be acquired from a sensor included in the terminal, as peripheral information. The peripheral information acquired by the peripheral information acquisition unit (121) is accumulated in a peripheral information accumulation unit (122). A dialogue interface unit (11) accepts input of information from a user and outputs information to the user. When the peripheral information accumulated in the peripheral information accumulation unit (122) and information input to the dialogue interface unit (11) satisfy a predetermined condition, a scenario control unit (123) causes the dialogue interface unit (11) to output information relating to execution of a second application (14) that is associated with the condition in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto Komiyama, Takeshi Masuda, Akira Kataoka, Masashi Tadokoro, Hidetaka Koya
  • Patent number: 11412925
    Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging apparatus includes an OCT optical system that detects an interference signal between measurement light with which a subject eye is irradiated and reference light, and acquires OCT data of the subject eye by processing the interference signal, a scanner that scans with the measurement light on a scanning line on the subject eye, and a processor. The processor determines whether or not the OCT data acquired on the scanning line is proper, controls the scanner based on a determination result to change the scanning line for the measurement light to the next scanning line, and interpolates an alternative to OCT data determined not to be proper, based on OCT data corresponding to scanning lines around a scanning line on which the OCT data determined not to be proper is acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11385772
    Abstract: A storage unit stores a rule for specifying additional information to be displayed for each operation scene identified with a combination of states of DOM elements of a predetermined web page being represented by presence/absence or attribute values. A rule interpretation execution unit monitors the states of the DOM elements of the predetermined web page, and causes the storage unit to store the states as a context board. The rule interpretation execution unit displays, if states of the operation scene matching states of the context board stored in the storage unit, the additional information specified with the rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Akira Kataoka, Hajime Nakajima, Makoto Komiyama, Hidetaka Koya
  • Publication number: 20210271355
    Abstract: A storage unit (14) stores a rule (14a) for specifying additional information to be displayed for each operation scene identified with a combination of states of DOM elements of a predetermined web page being represented by presence/absence or attribute values. A rule interpretation execution unit (15c) monitors the states of the DOM elements of the predetermined web page, and causes the storage unit (14) to store the states as a context board (14b). The rule interpretation execution unit (15c) displays, if states of the operation scene matching states of the context board (14b) stored in the storage unit (14), the additional information specified with the rule (14a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Akira Kataoka, Hajime Nakajima, Makoto Komiyama, Hidetaka Koya
  • Patent number: 10667336
    Abstract: A food cooking system (1A) of the present invention includes: a single-serving food package (19) including food (F) and an accommodating body (10) that accommodates the food (F); a heating chamber (2); a steam supplier (3); and a microwave supplier (4); and heats and cooks the food (F) in the single-serving food package (19) with steam and microwaves. The accommodating body (10) has a wall portion that defines an accommodating space for the food (F). The wall portion includes a bottom surface portion (11) on which the food (F) is placed and a peripheral surface portion (12), and vent holes (15) for steam to pass through are formed in the wall portion. Steam at a temperature of 85 to 130° C. is supplied into the heating chamber (2) by the steam supplier (3), and microwaves with an actual output of 500 to 3000 W are supplied for 15 to 180 seconds by the microwave supplier (4) while the steam is supplied into the accommodating body (10) via the vent holes (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Miyajima, Kentaro Irie, Toshiyuki Miyazaki, Yumiko Nakanishi, Akira Kataoka, Masaki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200146484
    Abstract: A bottle storage includes: a container that contains a bottle; a cooling-warming apparatus surrounding a position where the bottle is contained in the container; a device having a cooling surface facing the bottle and a heat generating surface facing away from the bottle; and a coolant that cools the heat generating surface of the device. The cooling on the cooling surface is performed by current flowing to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YUKI, Masahiro Ishii, Akira Kataoka, Rinako Kamei, Toyoshi Kamisako, Masanori Fukata
  • Patent number: 10638869
    Abstract: By preheating temperature raising unit of a steam and hot water generating device beforehand to a predetermined temperature, and supplying water in an amount equal to or more than predetermined amount V (per unit time) to the temperature raising unit, a large amount of steam is instantaneously generated. At this time, hot water adhered to the temperature raising unit rises along with the steam, and the steam and hot water flowed through a steam hole, a relay tube, and a steam chamber are caused to eject instantaneously with accumulated steam pressure from a steam and hot water discharging port. The steam and hot water then hit and heat food products accommodated in a cooking chamber. Thus, a heating cooker capable of promptly heating a food product with steam can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kataoka, Masaki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10645765
    Abstract: Cooking device includes heating chamber with door for housing object to be heated, vapor generator for supplying vapor into heating chamber, and water storage tank. Cooking device further includes cooling air passage provided between heating chamber and water storage tank and allowing cooling air to pass therethrough, and air inlet provided to the side of door and introducing cooling air into cooling air passage. This enables cooling, using a smaller and more inexpensive cooling fan. As a result, cooking device is made shorter in overall height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Shibuya, Akira Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10582790
    Abstract: A bottle storage includes a container that contains a bottle; a cooling-warming apparatus provided to surround a position where the bottle is contained; and an image capturer that captures an image of the bottle contained in the container. The cooling-warming apparatus has a gap at least at a portion of the cooling-warming apparatus corresponding to at least a part of an image capturing region of the image capturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Masahiro Ishii, Akira Kataoka, Rinako Kamei, Toyoshi Kamisako, Masanori Fukata
  • Publication number: 20190335992
    Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging apparatus includes an OCT optical system that detects an interference signal between measurement light with which a subject eye is irradiated and reference light, and acquires OCT data of the subject eye by processing the interference signal, a scanner that scans with the measurement light on a scanning line on the subject eye, and a processor. The processor determines whether or not the OCT data acquired on the scanning line is proper, controls the scanner based on a determination result to change the scanning line for the measurement light to the next scanning line, and interpolates an alternative to OCT data determined not to be proper, based on OCT data corresponding to scanning lines around a scanning line on which the OCT data determined not to be proper is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 10368681
    Abstract: A heating device for a food item in a food container includes the food container that contains the food items, a cooking container that contains the food container, and a steam generation device that supplies steam into the cooking container. The food container has an opening hole that communicates with an internal space and an external space, and at least one of a food surrounding space provided between an inner wall of the food container and the food items, and between the food items. The food surrounding space and the external space are communicated with each other through the opening hole, and steam is supplied into the cooking container to heat the food items by the steam. Thereby, the heating device for a food item in a food container that can subject the food item in the cooking container to steam heating can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kataoka, Masaki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10278241
    Abstract: Heating chamber for heating food, a steam generating device for generating steam, steam chamber disposed in heating chamber, and steam introduction channel for introducing steam generated by the steam generating device to steam chamber are included. Steam chamber discharge channel for introducing water accumulated in steam chamber to outside of steam chamber is provided. Therefore, a sanitary heating cooker capable of preventing food from being immersed with condensed water, as well as preventing heating chamber from being flooded with water overflowing from steam chamber can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Shibuya, Akira Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10143324
    Abstract: The heating cooker includes microwave generation devices that transfer microwaves to a cooking chamber, and a steam generation device that generates steam. The generated steam is guided to a first container, and a second container is provided on the first container. Then, a first foodstuff in the first container is heated by microwaves, and is also directly heated by the steam. A second foodstuff in the second container is heated by the microwaves, and is also indirectly heated by the steam. Accordingly, the heating cooker provided with cooking container capable of quickly heating a plurality of foodstuffs while improving the taste can be realized by using the heat of the microwaves and the steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kataoka, Masaki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180327281
    Abstract: The present invention includes water supply tank that stores water, water treatment container that communicates with water supply tank and in which water treatment material for treating water passing through water treatment material is sealed, and water supply pump serving as a water supply device that communicates with water treatment container and sucks up water in water supply tank via water treatment container. Water treatment container is detachably connected to outside of water supply tank. According to this configuration, water treatment container is not always immersed in water in water supply tank, and thus upon replacement of water treatment container, water treatment container can be easily replaced without dripping water and wetting the surrounding area. In addition, mold, bacteria, and the like hardly propagate on an outer side of water treatment container and water treatment container can be kept sanitary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MASAKI SHIBUYA, AKIRA KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180332673
    Abstract: The steam generating device includes temperature increasing unit that turns water into steam, heat source that supplies heat to temperature increasing unit, and water storage unit that has a recess below temperature increasing unit. Temperature increasing unit of steam generating device is preheated to a predetermined temperature, and water stored in water storage unit contacts with temperature increasing unit. According to this configuration, a large volume of steam can be instantaneously generated, and scale adhesion can be reduced because a scale component dissolves in the water in water storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: AKIRA KATAOKA, MASAKI SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20180327282
    Abstract: Provided is water treatment container in which water treatment material for treating water passing through at least a part of water treatment material is sealed. Water treatment container has water treatment container inlet port, which is an inlet port, and water supply pump connection-part, which is an outlet port, on horizontally opposite ends of water treatment container. Space defined between a surface of an upper inner wall of water treatment container and water treatment material is provided on at least a part of water treatment container from water treatment container inlet port to water supply pump connection-part. According to this configuration, if dust component is accumulated in water treatment material because of water treatment, water flows in space defined between the surface of the upper inner wall of water treatment container and water treatment material, which functions as a bypass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MASAKI SHIBUYA, AKIRA KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180263401
    Abstract: By preheating temperature raising unit of a steam and hot water generating device beforehand to a predetermined temperature, and supplying water in an amount equal to or more than predetermined amount V (per unit time) to the temperature raising unit, a large amount of steam is instantaneously generated. At this time, hot water adhered to the temperature raising unit rises along with the steam, and the steam and hot water flowed through a steam hole, a relay tube, and a steam chamber are caused to eject instantaneously with accumulated steam pressure from a steam and hot water discharging port. The steam and hot water then hit and heat food products accommodated in a cooking chamber. Thus, a heating cooker capable of promptly heating a food product with steam can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Akira KATAOKA, Masaki SHIBUYA