Patents by Inventor Akira Matsubara
Akira Matsubara 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: 11965048Abstract: An aspect according to the present invention provides an acrylic resin including a first structural unit represented by formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by formula (2): [in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 12-30 carbon atoms] [in the formula (2), R3 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R4 represents a divalent organic group].Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Furukawa, Nozomi Matsubara, Tsuyoshi Morimoto, Akira Nagai
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Publication number: 20240067206Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores first detection object information; and a processor that acquires second detection object information, in which the processor determines whether an undetected object that has not been detected in the first parking is present, based on the first detection object information and the second detection object information, and changes an aspect of the notification when the undetected object is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruko TERAI, Akira MATSUBARA, Gentaro TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20230407466Abstract: A deposition method includes: (a) preparing a substrate with a recess on a surface thereof; (b) supplying an organic raw material gas to the surface to adsorb the organic raw material gas to the recess; (c) supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the surface to oxidize the organic raw material gas adsorbed to the recess; and (d) after the (c), supplying a first gas containing a dehydrating agent to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Muneyuki OTANI, Akira MATSUBARA
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Publication number: 20230410372Abstract: A method for identifying a pore color of at least one skin pore. The method includes obtaining at least one image of a subject, extracting a pore image from the obtained image, in which the extracted pore image identifies a boundary of the at least one skin pore, and superimposing the obtained image and the extracted pore image to identify the pore color within the identified boundary of the at least one skin pore.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Mahathma Bandara Dissanayake, Akira Matsubara, Naoki Miyamoto, Ankur Purwar
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Patent number: 11786165Abstract: A physiological state determination device determines a predetermined physiological state of a subject. The physiological state determination device includes a brain function activation information detection unit, a face change information acquisition unit, and a physiological state determination unit. The brain function activation information detection unit detects brain function activation information corresponding to a physiological state. The face change information acquisition unit acquires face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject. The physiological state determination unit determines the predetermined physiological state of the subject based on the brain function activation information and the face change information.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Akira Matsubara, Takahiro Hirayama, Hideki Hashizume, Arina Hashimoto, Yasunori Kotani, Taro Tomatsu, Yoshimi Ohgami
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Patent number: 11776161Abstract: A method for identifying a pore color of at least one skin pore. The method includes obtaining at least one image of a subject, extracting a pore image from the obtained image, in which the extracted pore image identifies a boundary of the at least one skin pore, and superimposing the obtained image and the extracted pore image to identify the pore color within the identified boundary of the at least one skin pore.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Mahathma Bandara Dissanayake, Akira Matsubara, Naoki Miyamoto, Ankur Purwar
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Publication number: 20220322951Abstract: A determination system includes a body surface change information acquirer, a motion detector, and a physiological state determiner. The body surface change information acquirer acquires body surface change information indicating a chronological change in body surface data obtained from a part of a body surface of a subject. The motion detector detects a motion of the subject. The physiological state determiner determines a physiological state of mind or body of the subject based on the body surface data acquired upon detecting the motion of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Takashi GOTOU, Hideki HASHIZUME, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Akira MATSUBARA, Junichiro ARAI
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Publication number: 20220198658Abstract: A leg muscle strength estimation system includes: an obtainer that obtains an image including a user that is walking as a subject of the image; and an estimator that estimates a leg muscle strength of the user based on the obtained image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Takahiro AIHARA, Taichi HAMATSUKA, Yoshihiro MATSUMURA, Takashi UCHIDA, Kengo WADA, Takahiro HIYAMA, Akira MATSUBARA, Manabu YUMINE, Yoshikuni SATO
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Patent number: 10842431Abstract: A mental illness determination device includes a face change information acquisition unit and a mental illness determination unit. The face change information acquisition unit is configured to acquire face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject when emotional stimulation information for stimulating any sense or any combination of senses among an auditory sense, an olfactory sense, a gustatory sense, a tactile sense, and a somatic sensation of the subject to change emotion, and is divided into positive information for increasing comfort and negative information for decreasing comfort is provided to the subject. The mental illness determination unit is configured to determine a state of mental illness of the subject on the basis of the face change information.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University Corporation Tottori UniversityInventors: Junichiro Arai, Akira Matsubara, Takahiro Hirayama, Hideki Hashizume, Takashi Gotou, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu, Koichi Kaneko, Katsutoshi Yokoyama, Hiroshi Matsumura, Shenghong Pu, Masashi Itakura, Hiroaki Ohdachi, Masaru Ueki, Shinya Masuda
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Publication number: 20200065998Abstract: A method for identifying a pore color of at least one skin pore. The method includes obtaining at least one image of a subject, extracting a pore image from the obtained image, in which the extracted pore image identifies a boundary of the at least one skin pore, and superimposing the obtained image and the extracted pore image to identify the pore color within the identified boundary of the at least one skin pore.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Mahathma Bandara DISSANAYAKE, Akira Matsubara, Naoki Miyamoto, Ankur Purwar
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Publication number: 20200029884Abstract: A physiological state determination device determines a predetermined physiological state of a subject. The physiological state determination device includes a brain function activation information detection unit, a face change information acquisition unit, and a physiological state determination unit. The brain function activation information detection unit detects brain function activation information corresponding to a physiological state. The face change information acquisition unit acquires face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject. The physiological state determination unit determines the predetermined physiological state of the subject based on the brain function activation information and the face change information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Akira MATSUBARA, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Hideki HASHIZUME, Arina HASHIMOTO, Yasunori KOTANI, Taro TOMATSU, Yoshimi OHGAMI
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Publication number: 20190298244Abstract: A mental illness determination device includes a face change information acquisition unit and a mental illness determination unit. The face change information acquisition unit is configured to acquire face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject when emotional stimulation information for stimulating any sense or any combination of senses among an auditory sense, an olfactory sense, a gustatory sense, a tactile sense, and a somatic sensation of the subject to change emotion, and is divided into positive information for increasing comfort and negative information for decreasing comfort is provided to the subject. The mental illness determination unit is configured to determine a state of mental illness of the subject on the basis of the face change information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Akira MATSUBARA, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Hideki HASHIZUME, Takashi GOTOU, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU, Koichi KANEKO, Katsutoshi YOKOYAMA, Hiroshi MATSUMURA, Shenghong PU, Masashi ITAKURA, Hiroaki OHDACHI, Masaru UEKI, Shinya MASUDA
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Patent number: 10306878Abstract: The present invention provides a new insect pest control agent that can instantly stop the movement of an insect pest and kill the insect pest, but that does not have a risk of explosion or ignition and that does not destroy the ozone layer and that has a low global warming potential, and therefore that can be safely used. An insect pest control agent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene as an active agent solves the above problem.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Mikihiko Atarashi, Akira Matsubara, Ren Abe
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Publication number: 20180064090Abstract: The present invention provides a new insect pest control agent that can instantly stop the movement of an insect pest and kill the insect pest, but that does not have a risk of explosion or ignition and that does not destroy the ozone layer and that has a low global warming potential, and therefore that can be safely used. An insect pest control agent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene as an active agent solves the above problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: MIKIHIKO ATARASHI, AKIRA MATSUBARA, REN ABE
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Patent number: 9826728Abstract: The present invention provides a new insect pest control agent that can instantly stop the movement of an insect pest and kill the insect pest, but that does not have a risk of explosion or ignition and that does not destroy the ozone layer and that has a low global warming potential, and therefore that can be safely used. An insect pest control agent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene as an active agent solves the above problem.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., EARTH CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Mikihiko Atarashi, Akira Matsubara, Ren Abe
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Publication number: 20160081322Abstract: A device (1) for spraying powdery chemical agent includes a tubular guide member (21) to be installed in a container body (11), a gas generating agent (43) to be housed in a tubular part (26), a tubular rupturing member (31) for breaking a sealing part (41) to allow the gas generating agent (43) to fall in liquid within the container body (11), a piston (63) sliding airtightly against a lower side sliding inner peripheral wall (53) and defining an air space relative to an upper side diameter-enlarged inner peripheral wall (55), and a powdery chemical agent (3) to be stored on the piston (63).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: EARTH CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuta MIYAJI, Mikihiko ATARASHI, Akira MATSUBARA, Naoki TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20150296765Abstract: A powdery chemical agent spraying device (1) includes a container body (11) in which water (51) is to be put; a cylindrical body (23) which is set so as to penetrate a cap (21) that covers a top opening (13) and both ends of which are present respectively in the inside and outside of the container body (11); one pair of sealing films (25,27) which seal respectively both ends of the cylindrical body (23) that is loaded with a powdery chemical agent (30) and which can be broken by the action of a pressure equal to or higher than a prescribed level; and sodium bicarbonate (41) and citric acid (43) which react with the water (51) present in the container body (11) to generate a reaction gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: EARTH CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuta MIYAJI, Mikihiko ATARASHI, Akira MATSUBARA
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Patent number: 9111363Abstract: A video playback apparatus that processes an obtained video and plays back the processed video, includes: a face recognition unit which detects the size and position of an image of a person in the video, which change over time; a generation unit which generates a playback video for playback, such that the image of the person shown in the playback video is of a predetermined size, by (i) determining a clipping range for a part of the video in response to a change in the detected position, and (ii) enlarging or reducing, in response to a change in the detected size, a partial video which is the part of the video shown in the clipping range; and a video playback unit which plays back the generated playback video. Here, the response time for the clipping range determination is longer than a response time for the partial video enlargement or reduction.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Matsubara, Kazuhiko Maeda
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Publication number: 20150173342Abstract: The present invention provides a new insect pest control agent that can instantly stop the movement of an insect pest and kill the insect pest, but that does not have a risk of explosion or ignition and that does not destroy the ozone layer and that has a low global warming potential, and therefore that can be safely used. An insect pest control agent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene as an active agent solves the above problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Mikihiko Atarashi, Akira Matsubara, Ren Abe
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Publication number: 20140286625Abstract: A video playback apparatus that processes an obtained video and plays back the processed video, includes: a face recognition unit which detects the size and position of an image of a person in the video, which change over time; a generation unit which generates a playback video for playback, such that the image of the person shown in the playback video is of a predetermined size, by (i) determining a clipping range for a part of the video in response to a change in the detected position, and (ii) enlarging or reducing, in response to a change in the detected size, a partial video which is the part of the video shown in the clipping range; and a video playback unit which plays back the generated playback video. Here, the response time for the clipping range determination is longer than a response time for the partial video enlargement or reduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira MATSUBARA, Kazuhiko MAEDA