Patents by Inventor Akira Mochizuki

Akira Mochizuki 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).

  • Patent number: 11857980
    Abstract: In a conventional flocculation and magnetic separation device, it was not possible to make the device downsized because the flocs are easily broken. In addition, there was no system for the ballast water treatment that is capable of simultaneous removal of plastics and microplastics drifting in the ocean. Furthermore, there were no ships and their navigation method capable of solving the pollution problem caused by plastics and microplastics floating in the ocean. By arranging a magnetic drum that rotates in a direction opposite to the flow of a fluid containing flocs and by changing the flow path by about 180 degrees or so immediately before contacting the magnetic drum, the flocs can be removed without breaking. This method can downsize the size of the magnetic drum with the required area reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ambitious Technologies, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20220219176
    Abstract: In a conventional flocculation and magnetic separation device, it was not possible to make the device downsized because the flocs are easily broken. In addition, there was no system for the ballast water treatment that is capable of simultaneous removal of plastics and microplastics drifting in the ocean. Furthermore, there were no ships and their navigation method capable of solving the pollution problem caused by plastics and microplastics floating in the ocean. By arranging a magnetic drum that rotates in a direction opposite to the flow of a fluid containing flocs and by changing the flow path by about 180 degrees or so immediately before contacting the magnetic drum, the flocs can be removed without breaking. This method can downsize the size of the magnetic drum with the required area reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Akira MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 10820870
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a driver, a supporter, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube including a rotating anode. The driver rotates the rotating anode. The supporter supports the X-ray tube in an inclinable manner. The processing circuitry acquires information indicating an attitude of the supporter and controls the driver based on information indicating the acquired attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Katsuo Takahashi, Kansei Takahashi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Akio Tetsuka, Akira Mochizuki, Katsunori Kojima, Yuki Totsuka, Masaharu Soya, Ikuo Hayashida
  • Patent number: 10783294
    Abstract: A circuit design support system, a circuit design support method, a circuit design support program, and a recording medium having the program recorded thereon are provided by which a design can be performed in consideration of the stochastic operation of the stochastic operation element and the influence caused by the stochastic operation of the stochastic operation element on the operation reliability of the circuit can be evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masanori Natsui, Akira Tamakoshi, Takahiro Hanyu, Akira Mochizuki, Tetsuo Endoh, Hiroki Koike, Hideo Ohno
  • Publication number: 20190243929
    Abstract: A circuit design support system, a circuit design support method, a circuit design support program, and a recording medium having the program recorded thereon are provided by which a design can be performed in consideration of the stochastic operation of the stochastic operation element and the influence caused by the stochastic operation of the stochastic operation element on the operation reliability of the circuit can be evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masanori NATSUI, Akira TAMAKOSHI, Takahiro HANYU, Akira MOCHIZUKI, Tetsuo ENDOH, Hiroki KOIKE, Hideo OHNO
  • Publication number: 20190099142
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a driver, a supporter, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube including a rotating anode. The driver rotates the rotating anode. The supporter supports the X-ray tube in an inclinable manner. The processing circuitry acquires information indicating an attitude of the supporter and controls the driver based on information indicating the acquired attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Katsuo Takahashi, Kansei Takahashi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Akio Tetsuka, Akira Mochizuki, Katsunori Kojima, Yuki Totsuka, Masaharu Soya, Ikuo Hayashida
  • Patent number: 9928906
    Abstract: A data-write device includes a write driver that causes a current to flow through a current path including an MTJ element or the other current path including the MTJ element in accordance with writing data to be written, thereby writing the write data into the MTJ element, a write completion detector which monitors the voltage at a first connection node or a second connection node in accordance with the write data after the writing of the write data into the MTJ element starts, detects the completion of writing of the write data based on the voltage at either node, and supplies a write completion signal indicating the completion of data write, and a write controller that terminates the writing of the write data into the MTJ element in response to the write completion signal supplied from the write completion detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Tohoku University
    Inventors: Takahiro Hanyu, Daisuke Suzuki, Masanori Natsui, Akira Mochizuki, Hideo Ohno, Tetsuo Endoh
  • Publication number: 20170365338
    Abstract: A data-write device includes a write driver that causes a current to flow through a current path including an MTJ element or the other current path including the MTJ element in accordance with writing data to be written, thereby writing the write data into the MTJ element, a write completion detector which monitors the voltage at a first connection node or a second connection node in accordance with the write data after the writing of the write data into the MTJ element starts, detects the completion of writing of the write data based on the voltage at either node, and supplies a write completion signal indicating the completion of data write, and a write controller that terminates the writing of the write data into the MTJ element in response to the write completion signal supplied from the write completion detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Hanyu, Daisuke Suzuki, Masanori Natsui, Akira Mochizuki, Hideo Ohno, Tetsuo Endoh
  • Publication number: 20150336829
    Abstract: Provided is a water treatment system which realizes reduction of the environmental load and energy saving. The system includes: an adsorption unit (10) provided with an adsorbent (11) of adsorbing a target in an aqueous solution which is supplied thereto; an separation tank (20) supplied with the target removed from the adsorbent (11) by a medium contacting thereto, water and the medium after contacting, and separating the medium from the mixture of the supplied water, medium and target; a circulation passage connecting the adsorption unit (10) with the separation tank (20), whereby a circulation unit circulates the medium between the adsorption unit (10) and the separation tank (20) via the passage; and an operation control unit 50 controlling a flow of the medium in accordance with a change in an amount of the water removed from the adsorbent (11) and supplied to the separation tank (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Akira MOCHIZUKI, Hisashi ISOGAMI, Satoshi MIYABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9163149
    Abstract: An implant material includes: a base material 10; and a carbonaceous film 20 provided on a surface of the base material 10. The carbonaceous film 20 includes carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, and nitrogen atoms in a surface thereof, and the carbon atoms are bonded to the oxygen atoms to form carboxyl carbon and carbon having a single bond with oxygen. In the surface of the carbonaceous film 20, a content of nitrogen atoms is greater than or equal to 8.0 at. %, a content of carbon having a single bond with oxygen is greater than or equal to 5.4%, and a content of carboxyl carbon is less than or equal to 3.1%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: TOYO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Mochizuki, Yuki Nitta, Keishi Okamoto, Tatsuyuki Nakatani
  • Patent number: 9079468
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include an axle support structure. The axle support structure has first and second axle supports, an axle and a bolt mechanism. The axle supports are provided on a vehicle body member of an industrial vehicle and have respectively a support hole. The axle is arranged between the first and second axle supports, and has a pair of center pins. Each of the center pins is rotatably supported by the support hole. The bolt mechanism configured to detachably attach each of the axle supports to the vehicle body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichi Wada, Akira Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 9045002
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include an axle support structure. The axle support structure has front and rear axle supports, an axle, and a bearing. The axle supports are provided on a vehicle body member of an industrial vehicle and have respectively a support hole. The axle is arranged between the front and rear axle supports, and has a pair of center pins. Each of the center pins is rotatably supported by the support hole. The bearing is inserted from an entrance of the support hole to be fit-engaged with the support hole. The bearing is provided between at least one of the center pins and a hole surface of the support hole corresponding to that center pin. At an end portion of the support hole opposite to the entrance, there is formed a stopper portion for preventing the bearing from passing through the support hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichi Wada, Akira Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 9040111
    Abstract: A method of making a stent, including preparing a solution containing a composition, the composition comprising a biodegradable polymer and a vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor of a kind, including argatroban, which does not inhibit proliferation of endothelial cells, the weight compositional ratio of the polymer to the vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor being within the range of 8:2 to 3:7, the composition dissolved in a solvent selected from the group consisting of a mixture of a lower alkyl ketone and methanol, a mixture of a lower alkyl ester and methanol or a mixture of a lower halogenated hydrocarbon and methanol; coating at least an outer surface of a stent body of a cylindrical configuration having outer and inner surfaces with a diamond-like thin film coated on the surfaces; and after the coating, removing the solvent to complete a first coated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: JAPAN STENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TOKAI UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, TOYO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Omura, Zhen Yu Jin, Shuzo Yamashita, Hiroo Iwata, Akira Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8968392
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting vascular intimal hyperplasia including: placing a stent within a blood vessel, the stent having a stent body of a cylindrical configuration having outer and inner surfaces with a diamond-like thin film coated on the surfaces, a first coated layer coating at least the outer surface of the stent body, the first coated layer being prepared of a first composition comprising a biodegradable polymer and a vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor of a kind, comprising argatroban, which does not inhibit proliferation of endothelial cells, the weight composition ratio of the polymer to the vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor being within the range of 8:2 to 7:3, and a second coated layer; and causing argatroban to be released from the stent to thereby inhibit the vascular intimal hyperplasia without inhibiting proliferation of endothelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Stent Technology Co., Ltd., Tokai University Educational System, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd., Hiroo Iwata
    Inventors: Ikuo Omura, Zhen Yu Jin, Shuzo Yamashita, Hiroo Iwata, Akira Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20140367341
    Abstract: In order to rapidly remove an organic acid dissolved in contaminated water, a coagulant capable of forming a floc with the organic acid in the contaminated water is configured to include an iron oxide bearing an inorganic acid on surface thereof, and an aqueous solution of an acidic-group-containing polymer. Upon removal of the organic acid as a floc from the contaminated water using the coagulant, the iron oxide bearing an inorganic acid on surface is initially added to the contaminated water, and then the aqueous solution of the acidic-group-containing polymer is added to precipitate a floc, and the floc is magnetically separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Akira Mochizuki, Hisashi Isogami
  • Patent number: 8845894
    Abstract: A flocculation-magnetic separation is provided which reduces the usage amount of flocculation agents as well as the usage amount of magnetic powders and realizes an improvement in the quality of treated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Hisashi Isogami, Satoshi Miyabayashi, Akira Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20140145409
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include an axle support structure. The axle support structure has front and rear axle supports, an axle, and a bearing. The axle supports are provided on a vehicle body member of an industrial vehicle and have respectively a support hole. The axle is arranged between the front and rear axle supports, and has a pair of center pins. Each of the center pins is rotatably supported by the support hole. The bearing is inserted from an entrance of the support hole to be fit-engaged with the support hole. The bearing is provided between at least one of the center pins and a hole surface of the support hole corresponding to that center pin. At an end portion of the support hole opposite to the entrance, there is formed a stopper portion for preventing the bearing from passing through the support hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichi WADA, Akira MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140125026
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include an axle support structure. The axle support structure has first and second axle supports, an axle and a bolt mechanism. The axle supports are provided on a vehicle body member of an industrial vehicle and have respectively a support hole. The axle is arranged between the first and second axle supports, and has a pair of center pins. Each of the center pins is rotatably supported by the support hole. The bolt mechanism configured to detachably attach each of the axle supports to the vehicle body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Kenichi WADA, Akira MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 8641756
    Abstract: A stent includes a stent body of a cylindrical configuration having outer and inner surfaces, a first coated layer coating at least the outer surface, and a second coated layer coating substantially completely over the first coated layer. The first coated layer is prepared of a first composition comprising a polymer and a vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor (preferably argatroban) of a kind, which does not inhibit proliferation of endothelial cells, the weight compositional ratio of the polymer to the inhibitor being within the range of 8:2 to 3:7. On the other hand, the second coated layer is prepared of a polymer alone or a second composition comprising a polymer and a drug, the weight compositional ratio of the drug to 80% by weight of the polymer being less than 20% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Stent Technology Co., Ltd., Tokai University Educational System, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd., Hiroo Iwata Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Ikuo Omura, Zhen Yu Jin, Shuzo Yamashita, Hiroo Iwata, Akira Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8597520
    Abstract: A wastewater treatment method in which magnetic flocs are formed by adding to wastewater an inorganic flocculant, magnetic particles, and a high molecular polymer as a polymeric flocculant, and the magnetic flocs are collected with magnetic force to thereby obtain treated water having the magnetic flocs removed from the wastewater, wherein the improvement comprises that the magnetic particles are added to the wastewater after adding the inorganic flocculant to the wastewater to flocculate suspended solids in the wastewater, after that or substantially at the same time as the magnetic particles are added, the high molecular polymer is added to the wastewater, and flocculates of the suspended solids and the magnetic particles are combined with each other with the high molecular polymer to thereby obtain the magnetic flocs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Isogami, Akira Mochizuki, Hiroshi Sasaki, Tadashi Sano, Satoshi Miyabayashi