Patents by Inventor Akira Okuda
Akira Okuda 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: 11941480Abstract: An information processing system includes an identification unit configured to identify unique information on shoes using at least part of a captured image of the shoes, and a setting unit configured to set an association between an acquisition device configured to acquire the unique information and a module device attached to the shoes based on the unique information.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Fukushi, Zhenwei Wang, Hiroaki Nakano, Toshinori Takemura, Kentaro Nakahara, Hannah Pokka, Itsumi Kato, Akira Kamei, Chenhui Huang, Hiroshi Kajitani, Koichi Morikawa, Hiroshi Okuda
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Patent number: 11354964Abstract: Provided is a small-sized money processing machine that is easy to use in a store. A money processing machine used for settlement of a transaction performed in a store, includes: a banknote processing unit that performs depositing and dispensing of banknotes; a coin processing unit that performs depositing and dispensing of coins; and an accommodation unit that accommodates components to be connected to at least one of the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit. The banknote processing unit, the coin processing unit, and the accommodation unit are disposed in a housing so as to be vertically aligned.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Yuki Yagi, Hisashi Ishitobi, Akira Okuda
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Patent number: 11338949Abstract: A sheet storing apparatus, includes: an inlet section configured to take in sheets from outside of the apparatus into the apparatus; a storing unit configured to mount a storage bag in a storing area of the storage unit; and a recognition unit configured to count the number of sheets to be stored in the storage bag mounted in the storing area of the storing unit, in which the storing unit includes: a holding section configured to hold the storage bag mounted in the storing area of the storing unit; a support section configured to support the sheets stored in the storage bag from below via the storage bag; a drive section configured to move up and down the support section between an initial position and a final position; and a control section configured to control the drive section, based on the number of sheets counted by the recognition unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Akira Okuda, Yoichi Takemura, Kazuaki Nishimura
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Patent number: 11094515Abstract: A sputtering apparatus has a vacuum chamber capable of arranging a target material and a substrate therein so as to face each other, a DC power supply capable of electrically being connected to the target material, and a pulsing unit pulsing electric current flowing in the target material from the DC power supply, in which plasma is generated in the vacuum chamber to form a thin film on the substrate, including an ammeter measuring electric current flowing in the pulsing unit from the DC power supply, a power supply controller performing feedback control of the DC power supply so that a current value measured by the ammeter becomes a prescribed value and a pulse controller indicating a pulse cycle shifted from a control cycle of the DC power supply by the power supply controller to the pulsing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Suetsugu, Masaaki Tanabe, Akira Okuda, Yosimasa Takii
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Publication number: 20200342705Abstract: Provided is a small-sized money processing machine that is easy to use in a store. A money processing machine used for settlement of a transaction performed in a store, includes: a banknote processing unit that performs depositing and dispensing of banknotes; a coin processing unit that performs depositing and dispensing of coins; and an accommodation unit that accommodates components to be connected to at least one of the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit. The banknote processing unit, the coin processing unit, and the accommodation unit are disposed in a housing so as to be vertically aligned.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Yuki YAGI, Hisashi ISHITOBI, Akira OKUDA
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Publication number: 20190233147Abstract: A sheet storing apparatus, includes: an inlet section configured to take in sheets from outside of the apparatus into the apparatus; a storing unit configured to mount a storage bag in a storing area of the storage unit; and a recognition unit configured to count the number of sheets to be stored in the storage bag mounted in the storing area of the storing unit, in which the storing unit includes: a holding section configured to hold the storage bag mounted in the storing area of the storing unit; a support section configured to support the sheets stored in the storage bag from below via the storage bag; a drive section configured to move up and down the support section between an initial position and a final position; and a control section configured to control the drive section, based on the number of sheets counted by the recognition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Akira OKUDA, Yoichi TAKEMURA, Kazuaki NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20180174808Abstract: A sputtering apparatus has a vacuum chamber capable of arranging a target material and a substrate therein so as to face each other, a DC power supply capable of electrically being connected to the target material, and a pulsing unit pulsing electric current flowing in the target material from the DC power supply, in which plasma is generated in the vacuum chamber to form a thin film on the substrate, including an ammeter measuring electric current flowing in the pulsing unit from the DC power supply, a power supply controller performing feedback control of the DC power supply so that a current value measured by the ammeter becomes a prescribed value and a pulse controller indicating a pulse cycle shifted from a control cycle of the DC power supply by the power supply controller to the pulsing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: DAISUKE SUETSUGU, MASAAKI TANABE, AKIRA OKUDA, YOSIMASA TAKII
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Publication number: 20140072696Abstract: A cassette 42 comprises a tape type storing/feeding unit 42f, and an ink spraying member 72 provided with an ink spraying port 72p, through which the ink reserved in an ink reservoir 74 is sprayed. The ink spraying member 72 is disposed in at least one of side surfaces of the storing/feeding unit 42f.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Eiichi NOMURA, Akira OKUDA
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Patent number: 8557885Abstract: The present invention relates to an extruded thermoplastic resin foam, particularly relates to a board extruded thermoplastic resin which has low heat conductivity, an excellent heat insulating property over a long period of time, high flame retardancy, and excellent mechanical strength. The extruded thermoplastic resin foam having an apparent density of 20 to 50 kg/m3, a closed cells ratio of 85% or more and a thickness of 10 to 150 mm, and containing a non-halogen organic physical blowing agent, wherein the thermoplastic resin composing the extruded foam contains a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a polystyrene resin (A) and 5 to 150 parts by weight of a polyester resin (B), and an endothermic calorific value of the polyester resin (B) less than 5 J/g (including 0) for fusion of the polyester resin on a DSC curve obtained by heat flux differential scanning calorimetry based on JIS K7122 (1987).Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: JSP CorporationInventors: Akira Okuda, Tatsuyuki Ishikawa, Naochika Kogure, Kazunobu Sato
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Publication number: 20130245142Abstract: A method for producing an extruded heat-insulating foam board having a thickness of 10 to 150 mm, an apparent density of 20 to 50 kg/m3 and a closed cell content of at least 80% by extrusion foaming of a foamable resin melt containing a base resin composed primarily of a polystyrene resin, a physical blowing agent and a flame retardant, wherein 3 to 50 mol % of a hydrofluoroolefin, 30 to 70 mol % of a saturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and 5 to 50 mol % of water and/or carbon dioxide (where the sum of the contents of the hydrofluoroolefin, saturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, water and/or carbon dioxide is 100 mol %) are used as the physical blowing agent. The extruded polystyrene resin heat-insulating foam board is produced with good extrusion foamability and moldability and has a high expansion ratio, a large thickness, excellent long-term heat-insulating properties and flame retardancy, and good appearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: JSP CORPORATIONInventors: Akira OKUDA, Tatsuyuki ISHIKAWA, Naochika KOGURE
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Publication number: 20120098418Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element including: a substrate; and a positive electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, and a laminated negative electrode of two or more layers including a lower negative electrode and an upper negative electrode having different specific resistances from each other, the positive electrode, organic light-emitting layer, and laminated negative electrode sequentially provided on the substrate from the substrate side, and in the organic electroluminescent element, the lower negative electrode and the upper negative electrode include any one of ITO, IZO, GZO, and AZO as the main constituent, and the lower negative electrode is provided closer to the organic light-emitting layer than the upper negative electrode, and the lower negative electrode has a specific resistance higher than the specific resistance of the upper negative electrode adjacent to the lower negative electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Yoichiro Yashiro, Koji Arai, Akira Mori, Yutaka Kuriya, Akira Okuda
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Publication number: 20120053257Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polycarbonate resin extruded foam including a process of kneading, together with a blowing agent, and a mixture in which 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polyester copolymer, this resin including diol component units which contain therein glycol component units having a cyclic ether structure in an amount of 25 to 50% by mole of the diol component units and dicarboxylic acid component units, are blended into 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, thereby preparing a foamable melted resin, and then extruding and foaming the foamable melted resin. The polycarbonate resin extruded foam of the invention is high in mechanical strengths, small in thermal conductivity, and very good in thermal insulation properties over a long term, and can be preferably used for architecture articles such as light structural material or a heat insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: JSP CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuyuki ISHIKAWA, Akira OKUDA, Naochika KOGURE
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Publication number: 20110250421Abstract: The present invention relates to an extruded thermoplastic resin foam, particularly relates to a board extruded thermoplastic resin which has low heat conductivity, an excellent heat insulating property over a long period of time, high flame retardancy, and excellent mechanical strength. The extruded thermoplastic resin foam having an apparent density of 20 to 50 kg/m3, a closed cells ratio of 85% or more and a thickness of 10 to 150 mm, and containing a non-halogen organic physical blowing agent, wherein the thermoplastic resin composing the extruded foam contains a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a polystyrene resin (A) and 5 to 150 parts by weight of a polyester resin (B), and an endothermic calorific value of the polyester resin (B) less than 5 J/g (including 0) for fusion of the polyester resin on a DSC curve obtained by heat flux differential scanning calorimetry based on JIS K7122 (1987).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: JSP CORPORATIONInventors: Akira OKUDA, Tatsuyuki ISHIKAWA, Naochika KOGURE, Kazunobu SATO
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Publication number: 20060106122Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an extruded polystyrene resin foam board having excellent flame retardancy and recyclability, which comprises extruding and foaming a foamable composition, the foamable composition containing a polystyrene resin, a blowing agent and a specific flame retardant including a phosphate ester and a brominated bisphenol ether compound represented by the formula shown in the specification, and to a polystyrene resin foam board having excellent flame retardancy, environmental compatibility and recyclability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Applicant: JSP CorporationInventors: Masato Naito, Naochika Kogure, Teruyuki Akiyama, Akira Okuda
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Patent number: 6471836Abstract: During sputtering for use in thin film deposition, anomalous discharge is prevented from generating between a target and a backing plate, and a target presser. In the target presser also serving as an earth shield and a deposition preventing plate, an insulating member staying in contact with the sputtering target or the backing plate is provided with a recess constituted of two or more different depths so that the recess does not come in contact with the sputtering target or the backing plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Okuda, Shigeru Namiki, Kiyoshi Saeki, Toshiyuki Fujioka
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Patent number: 6428892Abstract: Disclosed are carbon fibers consisting of a plurality of single filaments, wherein the carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand are characterized by satisfying the following relations: &sgr;≧11.1−0.75 d where &sgr; is the tensile strength of said carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand in GPa, and d is the average diameter of said single filaments in &mgr;m, and RD≦0.05 where RD is the difference in crystallinity between the inner and outer layers of each of the single filaments evaluated with RAMAN, and an acrylic fibers for producing the carbon fibers and a process for producing the acrylic fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2001Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoji Matsuhisa, Makoto Kibayashi, Katsumi Yamasaki, Akira Okuda
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Patent number: 6368711Abstract: Disclosed are carbon fibers consisting of a plurality of single filaments, wherein the carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand are characterized by satisfying the following relations: &sgr;≧11.1-0.75d where &sgr; is the tensile strength of said carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand in GPa, and d is the average diameter of said single filaments in &mgr;m, and RD≧0.05 where RD is the difference in crystallinity between the inner and outer layers of each of the single filaments evaluated with RAMAN, and an acrylic fibers for producing the carbon fibers and a process for producing the acrylic fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoji Matsuhisa, Makoto Kibayashi, Katsumi Yamasaki, Akira Okuda
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Publication number: 20020009588Abstract: Disclosed are carbon fibers consisting of a plurality of single filaments, wherein the carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand are characterized by satisfying the following relations: &sgr;≧11.1−0.75d where &sgr; is the tensile strength of said carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand in GPa, and d is the average diameter of said single filaments in &mgr;m, and RD≦0.05 where RD is the difference in crystallinity between the inner and outer layers of each of the single filaments evaluated with RAMAN, and an acrylic fibers for producing the carbon fibers and a process for producing the acrylic fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoji Matsuhisa, Makoto Kibayashi, Katsumi Yamasaki, Akira Okuda
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Publication number: 20010054551Abstract: During sputtering for use in thin film deposition, anomalous discharge is prevented from generating between a target and a backing plate, and a target presser. In the target presser also serving as an earth shield and a deposition preventing plate, an insulating member staying in contact with the sputtering target or the backing plate is provided with a recess constituted of two or more different depths so that the recess does not come in contact with the sputtering target or the backing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: December 27, 2001Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Okuda, Shigeru Namiki, Kiyoshi Saeki, Toshiyuki Fujioka
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Publication number: 20010024722Abstract: Disclosed are carbon fibers consisting of a plurality of single filaments, wherein the carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand are characterized by satisfying the following relations: &sgr;≧11.1−0.75 d where a is the tensile strength of said carbon fibers as a resin impregnated strand in GPa, and d is the average diameter of said single filaments in &mgr;m, and RD≦0.05 where RD is the difference in crystallinity between the inner and outer layers of each of the single filaments evaluated with RAMAN, and an acrylic fibers for producing the carbon fibers and a process for producing the acrylic fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoji Matsuhisa, Makoto Kibayashi, Katsumi Yamasaki, Akira Okuda