Patents by Inventor Akira Nakayama

Akira 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).

  • Publication number: 20100032219
    Abstract: A travel drive system for a work vehicle includes: an HST drive device comprising a hydraulic pump driven by a prime mover and a hydraulic motor connected to the hydraulic pump by a closed circuit; an electric motor driven by using electric power generated by drive of the prime mover; a first drive wheel driven by the HST drive device; a second drive wheel driven by the electric motor; a vehicle speed detector that detects a vehicle speed; and a control unit that distributes output of the prime mover to the HST drive device and to the electric motor such that, as the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector increases, a proportion of a first power distributed to the HST drive device decreases and a proportion of a second power distributed to the electric motor increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Udagawa, Akira Nakayama, Tsukasa Toyooka, Makoto Sugaya
  • Patent number: 7657435
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090157406
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090127928
    Abstract: A travel control device for a work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump; a plurality of hydraulic motors connected to the hydraulic pump in parallel through a closed-circuit connection, that drive different wheels with pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump; a slip detection device that detects a slip occurring at each of the wheels; and a flow control device that reduces, upon detection of a slip occurring at any of the wheels by the slip detection device, a quantity of pressure oil supplied to a hydraulic motor for driving the wheel at which the slip has been detected, among the plurality of hydraulic motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Tsutomu Udagawa, Eiji Egawa, Tsukasa Toyooka, Makoto Sugaya, Hideo Sorata, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Akira Nakayama, Kazuo Takiguchi, Kensuke Satou
  • Patent number: 7532912
    Abstract: A mobile radio device improves its operability with a simple configuration and facilitates the pointing operation of a pointer displayed on a screen to a desired area. First apparatus displays a first area, a second area, and a pointer on a screen. The second area is partitioned by a boundary and located outside the first area. The pointer is movable on the screen according to a user's operation. Second apparatus acquires position information of the pointer on the screen. Third apparatus sets positional information of the first area and the second area. Fourth apparatus notifies with vibration, sound, and/or light the user a fact that the pointer is moved on the screen across the boundary between the first area and the second area based on the position information of the pointer acquired by the second apparatus and the positional information of the first area and the second area set by the third apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7514877
    Abstract: A display panel driving circuit includes an input part for amplifying an input on-off signal so as to generate a first on-off voltage signal, a voltage signal generation part for generating a second on-off voltage signal which is varied in response to variations of the first on-off voltage signal, and an output part generating a push-pull output voltage as a driving voltage so as to drive a display panel in response to the first and second on-off voltages. The display panel driving circuit further includes a controlling part for controlling the voltage signal generation part so that a difference between on and off voltages of the second on-off voltage signal is not smaller than a predetermined voltage. Therefore, the push-pull output voltage whose response speed is well balanced when the push-pull output voltage increases and decreases can be generated without increasing electric power consumption and a circuit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20090079047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a COF package which comprises a tape substrate including a plurality of external input terminals and a plurality of external output terminals provided in a chip non-mounting area, a plurality of input wirings connected to the external input terminals respectively, a plurality of output wirings connected to the external output terminals respectively, a plurality of internal input wirings which are provided from the chip non-mounting area to a chip mounting area and provided between the input wirings and which are connected to the external input terminals, respectively, and a dummy wiring provided from the chip non-mounting area to the chip mounting area and provided between the internal input wirings; and a semiconductor chip including a plurality of input electrodes connected to the input wirings respectively, a plurality of output electrodes connected to the input wirings respectively, internal input electrodes connected to the internal input wirings respectively, and a dummy e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20090057808
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, a semiconductor element, and a substrate are provided, which allow the semiconductor element to be provided with a reduced size when combined. The semiconductor device of the invention has a rectangular semiconductor element mounted on a substrate formed with an external input terminal, an external output terminal, and a plurality of wiring patterns connected to each of the external input terminal and the external output terminal. The semiconductor element includes a grayscale voltage generating unit for generating a plurality of grayscale voltages by dividing a reference voltage, a plurality of electrodes for the reference voltage formed in the neighborhood of the grayscale voltage generating unit; and an internal wiring for connecting the grayscale voltage generating unit and the reference voltage electrodes. The substrate includes a wiring pattern for the reference voltage for connecting the external input terminal and the reference voltage electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20090057886
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the invention include a rectangular semiconductor element mounted on a substrate formed with an external input terminal, an external output terminal, and a plurality of wiring patterns connected to each of the external input terminal and the external output terminal. The semiconductor element comprises, a plurality of first electrodes formed along a first edge of a surface thereof, a plurality of second electrodes formed along an edge opposite to the first edge of the surface, a plurality of third electrodes formed in the neighborhood of a functional block, and an internal wiring for connecting the first electrodes and the third electrodes. The substrate comprises, a first wiring pattern for connecting the external input terminal and the first electrodes, a second wiring pattern for connecting the external output terminal and the second electrodes, and a third wiring pattern for connecting the first electrodes and the third electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20090023806
    Abstract: A safe and easy-handling method to eliminate aluminum, which can easily accumulate in a dialysis patient body, in the course of a dialysis treatment and a dialysate used in the above method to eliminate aluminum ions from blood and tissues in the body are provided. A method to eliminate aluminum from a dialysis patient body characterized in that a dialysate mixed with aluminum complexing agents allows formation of complexes with aluminum to excrete aluminum in the form of aluminum complexes into the dialysis drain fluid is also provided. More specifically, the above-mentioned method to eliminate aluminum from the body employs preferably citric acid as an aluminum complexing agent, and the dialysate comprises general dialysate components and 1.7-2.4 mEq/L of citric acid as an aluminum complexing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO. INC
    Inventors: Tomonori Koizumi, Mitsuyoshi Isaka, Yoshiaki Shirai, Ryuuichi Mihara, Kazuyuki Ubukata, Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20080138846
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of analyzing albumin in a sample solution, which is characterized by pretreating a sample solution before subjecting the sample solution to mass spectrometry or liquid chromatography. The present invention further provides a method of accurately and stably analyzing the amount and ratio of oxidized and reduced albumin in a sample solution, and an albumin standard accurate and controlled quantitative analysis of albumin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Naoyuki Yamada, Kenji Takehana, Asami Kawakami, Akira Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7376445
    Abstract: A mobile phone is provided which is capable of improving security of personal data of each user when one mobile phone is commonly used by a plurality of users. The mobile phone proper is commonly used by a plurality of users and holds personal data of only a user who logged on with the user's exclusive information attachment being connected to the mobile phone proper, and on the other hand, when the user logs off, moves and saves personal data of the user into the user's exclusive information attachment. In the log-on operations, the mobile phone proper, when a new user has not been registered therein, since the mobile phone proper is in an available state, registers the new user therein and moves personal data of the new user from the information attachment and holds the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20080108634
    Abstract: Specific phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki SAGI, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Shunsuke Kageyama, Yoichiro Shima, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Munetaka Tokumasu, Masayuki Sugiki, Hajime Ito, Itsuya Tanabe, Tamotsu Suzuki, Akira Nakayama, Kazuyuki Ubukata, Kenji Shinkai, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Misato Noguchi, Ayatoshi Andou, Yoriko Yamamoto, Noriyasu Kataoka, Koichi Fujita
  • Patent number: 7345049
    Abstract: Specific phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sagi, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Shunsuke Kageyama, Yoichiro Shima, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Munetaka Tokumasu, Masayuki Sugiki, Hajime Ito, Itsuya Tanabe, Tamotsu Suzuki, Akira Nakayama, Kazuyuki Ubukata, Kenji Shinkai, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Misato Noguchi, Ayatoshi Andou, Yoriko Yamamoto, Noriyasu Kataoka, Koichi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20080018633
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a display device is provided. In a first time period of a data writing period, a control section of the driving circuit effects control so as to short-circuit a first node which is set to a target gradation potential and a node (second node) adjacent to the first node, and such that a line (second line) between the second node and a hold capacitor of a pixel is connected in parallel to a line (first line) between the first node and the hold capacitor of the pixel. Further, in a second time period following the first time period, the control section controls switching element groups so as to cancel short-circuiting between the first node and the second node, and such that the second line is not connected in parallel to the first line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru NAGATOMO, Akira NAKAYAMA, Akihiro SUSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 7316864
    Abstract: A slurry composition for electrode comprising a binder, an active material, and a liquid medium, characterized in that the binder comprises a polymer (X) comprising 60 to 95 mole % of repeating units derived from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and 5 to 30 mole % of repeating units derived from at least one kind of a monomer selected from 1-olefins and compounds represented by the following general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COOR2 wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents an alkyl group; and the liquid medium is capable of dissolving the polymer (X). The slurry composition allows the manufacture of a lithium ion secondary battery having enhanced capacity and good charge-discharge cycle characteristics and good charge-discharge rate characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nakayama, Takao Suzuki, Hidekazu Mori, Katsuya Nakamura, Masahiro Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20070296352
    Abstract: A display panel driving circuit includes an input part for amplifying an input on-off signal so as to generate a first on-off voltage signal, a voltage signal generation part for generating a second on-off voltage signal which is varied in response to variations of the first on-off voltage signal, and an output part generating a push-pull output voltage as a driving voltage so as to drive a display panel in response to the first and second on-off voltages. The display panel driving circuit further includes a controlling part for controlling the voltage signal generation part so that a difference between on and off voltages of the second on-off voltage signal is not smaller than a predetermined voltage. Therefore, the push-pull output voltage whose response speed is well balanced when the push-pull output voltage increases and decreases can be generated without increasing electric power consumption and a circuit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7292226
    Abstract: A character input apparatus includes a key-in unit configured to input a character by a keystroke, a writing input unit to input a character by writing, a storage to store character strings, and a control unit to control the storage to store, in the storage, a first character input by the key-in unit and a second character input by the writing input unit in a form of a single character string including the first character and the second character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Media Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuura, Kenichi Koga, Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20070235241
    Abstract: A hydro-static transmission travel system for a working machine enables the working machine to travel over a range from low speed to high speed with a simplified circuit arrangement. By referring to a machine traveling speed (vehicle speed) based on a detected signal from a rotation sensor, a controller computes respective target tilting amounts of hydraulic motors 10, 20 and controls the tilting amount for the hydraulic motors and a clutch. Depending on whether the traveling speed exceeds a setting speed as a reference boundary, the controller selectively switches over a drive mode between low-speed four-wheel drive, in which travel units 12, 22 are both driven, and high-speed two-wheel drive, in which the front-wheel side hydraulic motor 10 is controlled to zero displacement and only the rear-wheel side travel unit 22 is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Tsutomu Udagawa, Eiji Egawa, Akira Nakayama, Kazuo Takiguchi, Tsukasa Toyooka, Makoto Sugaya, Kensuke Sato
  • Patent number: 7271686
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator is arranged such that an upper electrode 4a and a lower electrode 4b are disposed on both surfaces of a dielectric substrate 1 that has an interior metallized layer inside thereof, which is formed with a resonance aperture area 3. A dielectric filter is produced by arranging a plurality of rows of the dielectric resonators, and using a multilayer-type waveguide 6 formed by lines of via conductors for signal input and output. This dielectric filter allows the accuracy for designing resonant frequencies to be greatly improved and the production process to be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Akira Nakayama