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: 20070083864
    Abstract: A state management method for managing the states of the first and second tasks based on a first table for managing a state of a first task which belongs to a first system and a second table for managing a state of a second task which belongs to a second system which is different from the first system, includes obtaining a second event to be transmitted to the second task based on a first event which has occurred in the first task, transmitting the obtained second event to the second task, and changing a state referring to the second table based on the second event when the second task receives the second event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Akira Nakayama, Shinichi Amano
  • Patent number: 7201082
    Abstract: The automobile pedal supporting structure includes a first bracket 5, the front end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a dash panel 1, and the rear end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a vehicle-side member 8 which is more rigid than the dash panel 1 so that the first bracket 5 can be removed from the vehicle-side member 8, and a second bracket 6, the front-end lower part of the second bracket 6 being pivotally attached to the first bracket 5 so that the second bracket 6 can swing, the rear-end upper part of the second bracket 6 being fixed on the vehicle-side member 8 so that the second bracket 6 can be removed from the vehicle-side member 8, and an operation pedal 4 being pivotally attached to the second bracket 6 so that the operation pedal 4 can swing, in which the first bracket 5 and the second bracket 6 are placed to substantially overlap each other, the rear-end upper part of the second bracket 6 are fixed together with the first bracket 5 on the vehicle-side member 8, and a turn promoting memb
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hideto Yamada, Yasunori Sasaki, Kiyonobu Takahashi, Akira Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7131347
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20060228627
    Abstract: A binder for electrode of lithium ion secondary battery, comprised of a copolymer composed of 15 to 80 weight % of units from ethylenically unsaturated monomer (A) whose homopolymerization yields a polymer soluble in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and 20 to 85 weight % of units from ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) whose homopolymerization yields a polymer insoluble in NMP, which copolymer exhibits a swelling degree of 4 or below, in an electrolyte obtained by dissolving LiPF6 in the concentration of 1 mol/liter into a solvent of 1:2 (volume ratio at 20° C.) mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) . This binder for electrode of lithium ion secondary battery enables obtaining an electrode having a flexible electrode layer excelling in binding properties with industrial advantage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Akira Nakayama, Takao Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7117714
    Abstract: A device which includes an acceleration sensor for outputting small differential voltages VIP and VIN using resistance changes, and an output amplifier for amplifying the voltage difference. The output amplifier includes an offset-voltage adjustment circuit and an instrumentation amplifier. The instrumentation amplifier includes a first Op-amp having inputs connected to VIP and offset-voltage input terminals, a second Op-amp having inputs connected to VIN and VCOM input terminals, and a third Op-amp having inputs connected to outputs of the first and second Op-amps via resistors. The reference voltage VCOM of the instrumentation amplifier output is also applied to the second Op-amp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20060153390
    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: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060130583
    Abstract: A device which includes an acceleration sensor for outputting small differential voltages VIP and VIN using resistance changes, and an output amplifier for amplifying the voltage difference. The output amplifier includes an offset-voltage adjustment circuit and an instrumentation amplifier. The instrumentation amplifier includes a first Op-amp having inputs connected to VIP and offset-voltage input terminals, a second Op-amp having inputs connected to VIN and VCOM input terminals, and a third Op-amp having inputs connected to outputs of the first and second Op-amps via resistors. The reference voltage VCOM of the instrumentation amplifier output is also applied to the second Op-amp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20060020467
    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: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20050284248
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20050227729
    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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20050222141
    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 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    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: 6948399
    Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 6947893
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission includes electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and an insertion signal to generate a synthesized sound electrical signal at the sending side, transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the insertion signal form the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. The extracted signal may be used for controlling machines or for transmitting information. 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, while the synthesized insertion signal cannot be detected by human ears. The synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signals through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves. The synthesized sounds may also be transported or distributed by recording on recording media such as compact disc and DVD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20050181945
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal recording material having excellent offset printability, having a support, a thermal recording layer and a protective layer containing a pigment and a resin, the thermal recording layer being formed on the support, the protective layer being formed on the thermal recording layer, wherein the transfer amount of water on the surface of said protective layer for a contact time period of 150 ms, measured by a Bristow method, is 3 ml/m2 to 15 ml/m2 and the contact angle between the surface of said protective layer and water is 60° to 100°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Takagi, Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20050122192
    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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20050069769
    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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Akira Nakayama, Takao Suzuki, Hidekazu Mori, Katsuya Nakamura, Masahiro Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20040204141
    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 means 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 means acquires position information of the pointer on the screen. Third means sets positional information of the first area and the second area. Fourth means 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 means and the positional information of the first area and the second area set by the third means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040196266
    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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuura, Kenichi Koga, Akira Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6756153
    Abstract: A binder composition used for making an electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, which comprises polymer particles dispersed in an organic medium having a boiling point of 80-350° C. at normal pressure. The polymer (1) comprises structural units derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer, and at least one kind of structural units selected from (b) structural units derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and (c) structural units derived from a conjugated diene monomer; (2) has a ratio of (a)/[(b)+(c)] of 99/1−60/40 by weight; (3) has a total content of (a), (b) plus (c) of at least 80 wt. % based on the total structural units; and (4) is substantially free from structural units of a monoethylenically aromatic hydrocarbon monomer. A lithium-ion secondary battery having an electrode made with the binder exhibits a large service capacity and enhanced charge-discharge characteristics at a high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhisa Yamamoto, Akira Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040055409
    Abstract: The automobile pedal supporting structure includes a first bracket 5, the front end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a dash panel 1, and the rear end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a vehicle-side member 8 which is more rigid than the dash panel 1 so that the first bracket 5 can be removed from the vehicle-side member 8, and a second bracket 6, the front-end lower part of the second bracket 6 being pivotally attached to the first bracket 5 so that the second bracket 6 can swing, the rear-end upper part of the second bracket 6 being fixed on the vehicle-side member 8 so that the second bracket 6 can be removed from the vehicle-side member 8, and an operation pedal 4 being pivotally attached to the second bracket 6 so that the operation pedal 4 can swing, in which the first bracket 5 and the second bracket 6 are placed to substantially overlap each other, the rear-end upper part of the second bracket 6 are fixed together with the first bracket 5 on the vehicle-side member 8, and a turn promoting memb
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideto Yamada, Yasunori Sasaki, Kiyonobu Takahashi, Akira Nakayama