Patents by Inventor Eiji Hamamoto
Eiji Hamamoto 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: 9552292Abstract: A storage management apparatus configured to allocate physical addresses in a physical storage area, to virtual addresses in a virtual storage area for storing data is provided. The storage management apparatus includes a processor that executes a process to define, in the physical area, a continuous area having a plurality of continuous physical addresses, and define, based on a virtual address to which a physical address in the continuous area has initially been allocated, an allocation range of virtual addresses for allocating the defined continuous area; and allocate a physical address in the defined continuous area to a virtual address in the defined relation range.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Fumihiro Ooba, Shuko Yasumoto, Hisashi Osanai, Shunsuke Motoi, Daisuke Fujita, Tetsuya Nakashima, Eiji Hamamoto
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Publication number: 20150378933Abstract: A storage management apparatus configured to allocate physical addresses in a physical storage area, to virtual addresses in a virtual storage area for storing data is provided. The storage management apparatus includes a processor that executes a process to define, in the physical area, a continuous area having a plurality of continuous physical addresses, and define, based on a virtual address to which a physical address in the continuous area has initially been allocated, an allocation range of virtual addresses for allocating the defined continuous area; and allocate a physical address in the defined continuous area to a virtual address in the defined relation range.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Fumihiro Ooba, Shuko Yasumoto, Hisashi Osanai, Shunsuke Motoi, Daisuke Fujita, TETSUYA NAKASHIMA, Eiji Hamamoto
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Publication number: 20150032699Abstract: A storage controller that generates multiple versions of a snapshot of a storing device and that includes a first calculator that counts a first number of segments updated in a first snapshot that is to be deleted among the multiple versions of the snapshot but not updated in a second snapshot of a successive version to the first snapshot, a second calculator that counts a second number of segments updated in the second snapshot, and a determining processor that determines, when the first number is the second number or more, that the second snapshot and the first snapshot are a merging source and a merging destination in merging processing, respectively, and determines, when the first number is less than the second number, that the first snapshot and the second snapshot are the merging source and the merging destination, respectively, the merging source being merged into the merging destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Daisuke Fujita, Eiji Hamamoto, Hisashi Osanai, Shunsuke Motoi, Shuko Yasumoto, MASANORI FURUYA
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Patent number: 8303867Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polarizer and to a polarizer produced by the production method. The invention also relates to a polarizing plate and an optical film each using the polarizer and to an image display such as a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescent display and a plasma display panel, each using the polarizing plate or the optical film. The invention further relates to a cleaning apparatus having a cleaning vessel for use in a cleaning process of a polarizer production method and to a cleaning system into which the cleaning apparatus is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventor: Eiji Hamamoto
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Patent number: 8072989Abstract: A method of transferring a virtual volume established on a real volume includes acquiring transfer source virtual volume information from a transfer source, acquiring transfer destination real volume information from a transfer destination, generating transfer destination virtual volume information from the transfer source virtual volume information by using the transfer destination real volume information, and establishing a virtual volume at the transfer destination based on the transfer destination virtual volume information.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Toshihide Yanagawa, Hiroshi Yazawa, Akira Nakada, Eiji Hamamoto, Masaru Shibata, Himiko Kaneko
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Publication number: 20080286455Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polarizer and to a polarizer produced by the production method. The invention also relates to a polarizing plate and an optical film each using the polarizer and to an image display such as a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescent display and a plasma display panel, each using the polarizing plate or the optical film. The invention further relates to a cleaning apparatus having a cleaning vessel for use in a cleaning process of a polarizer production method and to a cleaning system into which the cleaning apparatus is assembled.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji Hamamoto
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Patent number: 7355663Abstract: A polarizing plate excellent in polarization performance in all wavebands from a short wavelength region to a long wavelength region and a liquid crystal display using such a polarizing plate. The polarizing plate including a polarizer has a portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm and a portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Yuji Saiki, Senri Kondou, Youichirou Sugino, Seiichi Kusumoto, Eiji Hamamoto, Takashi Shouda
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Publication number: 20070280272Abstract: A method of transferring a virtual volume established on a real volume includes acquiring transfer source virtual volume information from a transfer source, acquiring transfer destination real volume information from a transfer destination, generating transfer destination virtual volume information from the transfer source virtual volume information by using the transfer destination real volume information, and establishing a virtual volume at the transfer destination based on the transfer destination virtual volume information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Toshihide Yanagawa, Hiroshi Yazawa, Akira Nakada, Eiji Hamamoto, Masaru Shibata, Himiko Kaneko
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Patent number: 7070718Abstract: A polarizer comprising polyvinyl alcohol based films stretched at high stretching ratios stably manufactured: a method for manufacturing including a stretching processing process, a dyeing treatment process, and a boron compounds treatment process to a polyvinyl alcohol film, wherein the stretching processing is performed at least twice so that a total stretching ratio may become 5.5 times or more, and in a second stretching processing or later, wet stretching processing having stretching ratios of 1.2 times or more is performed applying a peripheral velocity difference between a first pinch roll and a second pinch roll, and in the wet stretching processing, a film conveyed out from the first pinch roll is passed on a first guide roll so as to make a holding angle (A) of 120 through 175° on a first guide roll to which the film first contacts.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventor: Eiji Hamamoto
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Publication number: 20050260392Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizer and a polarizing plate having less dimensional changes to heat stress. The present invention provides also a liquid crystal display that includes the polarizer and the polarizing plate, and is free of color irregularity or decoloration. The polarizer has shrinkage force of not more than 4.0 N/cm in the absorption axis direction after being heated at 80° C. for 30 minutes. A protective film is laminated on at least one surface of the polarizer in order to form a polarizing plate, and the polarizing plate has a following relationship of 0.01?A/B?0.16 when A denotes a thickness of the polarizer and B denotes a thickness of the protective film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2004Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Youichirou Sugino, Yuuji Saiki, Senri Kondou, Eiji Hamamoto, Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Kazuki Tsuchimoto
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Patent number: 6954240Abstract: A polarizing plate produced according to the present invention includes a polarizing film and a protective layer bonded to a surface of the polarizing film, where the protective layer has no irregularities like record grooves caused by stretching of the polarizing film, so that the polarizing plate with an improved appearance provides clear images even when reflected light is applied. Such a polarizing plate is produced by laminating a protective layer on at least one surface of a polarizer while limiting moisture content of the polarizer to a range from 5% to 30%. A value for the moisture content is obtained by a calculation based on an equation of moisture content (%)=[(A?B)/B]×100, when A denotes weight of the polarizer before bonding and B denotes weight of the polarizer after being kept in a dryer of 120° C. for seven hours.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Eiji Hamamoto, Youichirou Sugino, Kazuki Tsuchimoto, Senri Kondou, Seiichi Kusumoto
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Patent number: 6952245Abstract: A polarizing plate having excellent moisture durability and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate is produced by covering all surfaces and sides of a polarizer with low moisture-permeable layers having moisture permeability of 310 g/m2·24 h or less. The rate of change in dimension of the polarizer in the uniaxially stretched direction is ±0.1% or less after left at a temperature of 60° C. and humidity of 95% for 100 hours.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Youichirou Sugino, Eiji Hamamoto, Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Senri Kondou, Kazuki Tsuchimoto
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Patent number: 6897916Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizing film is provided, and the polarizing film has excellent surface smoothness while the light transmittance and the polarization degree are improved due to the high stretch ratio. The polarizing film is obtained from a polyvinyl alcohol film having a thickness ranging from 85 ?m to 150 ?m by dyeing the film with a dichroic substance and stretching it to 4-7 times its original length. The polarizing film has a light transmittance ranging from 35% to 50% and a polarization degree of at least 80%, and the surface roughness in a direction perpendicular to the stretching axis is at most 0.04 ?m based on a centerline average roughness. A transparent protective layer or a transparent protective plate comprising the transparent protective layer is formed on at least one surface of the polarizing film in order to provide a polarizing plate. The transparent protective layer can be subject to a pre-treatment selected from a hard-coat treatment and an anti-glare treatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventor: Eiji Hamamoto
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Patent number: 6882385Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer made of a synthetic resin and protective films. The same protective films are attached to both sides of the polarizer. When a FTIR-ATR method is carried out with respect to the both sides of the protective film and a peak intensity (A) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm?1 of one side, a peak intensity (B) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm?1 of one side, a peak intensity (A?) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm?1 of another side and a peak intensity (B?) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm?1 of another side are measured, and (C) and (C?) are represented by the relationships: (A)/(B)=(C) and (A?)/(B?)=(C?), (C)/(C?)?1.2 is satisfied. The same sides of the protective films having the (C) and (C?) are adhered to both sides of the polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Atsushi Kitagawa, Eiji Hamamoto
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Patent number: 6859241Abstract: A polarizing plate produced according to the present invention includes a polarizing film and a protective layer bonded to a surface of the polarizing film, where the protective layer has no irregularities like record grooves caused by stretching of the polarizing film, so that the polarizing plate with an improved appearance provides clear images even when reflected light is applied. Such a polarizing plate is produced by laminating a protective layer on at least one surface of a polarizer while limiting moisture content of the polarizer to a range from 5% to 30%. A value for the moisture content is obtained by a calculation based on an equation of moisture content (%)=[(A?B)/B]×100, when A denotes weight of the polarizer before bonding and B denotes weight of the polarizer after being kept in a dryer of 120° C. for seven hours.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Eiji Hamamoto, Youichirou Sugino, Kazuki Tsuchimoto, Senri Kondou, Seiichi Kusumoto
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Publication number: 20050019505Abstract: A polarizing plate produced according to the present invention includes a polarizing film and a protective layer bonded to a surface of the polarizing film, where the protective layer has no irregularities like record grooves caused by stretching of the polarizing film, so that the polarizing plate with an improved appearance provides clear images even when reflected light is applied. Such a polarizing plate is produced by laminating a protective layer on at least one surface of a polarizer while limiting moisture content of the polarizer to a range from 5% to 30%. A value for the moisture content is obtained by a calculation based on an equation of moisture content (%)=[(A?B)/B]×100, when A denotes weight of the polarizer before bonding and B denotes weight of the polarizer after being kept in a dryer of 120° C. for seven hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Eiji Hamamoto, Youichirou Sugino, Kazuki Tsuchimoto, Senri Kondou, Seiichi Kusumoto
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Patent number: 6847419Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer made of a synthetic resin and protective films. The same protective films are attached to both sides of the polarizer. When a FTIR-ATR method is carried out with respect to the both sides of the protective film and a peak intensity (A) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm?1 of one side, a peak intensity (B) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm?1 of one side, a peak intensity (A?) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm?1 of another side and a peak intensity (B?) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm?1 of another side are measured, and (C) and (C?) are represented by the relationships: (A)/(B)=(C) and (A?)/(B?)=(C?), (C)/(C?)?1.2 is satisfied. The same sides of the protective films having the (C) and (C?) are adhered to both sides of the polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Atsushi Kitagawa, Eiji Hamamoto
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Publication number: 20050001956Abstract: A polarizing plate having excellent moisture durability and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate is produced by covering all surfaces and sides of a polarizer with low moisture-permeable layers having moisture permeability of 310 g/m2·24 h or less. The rate of change in dimension of the polarizer in the uniaxially stretched direction is ±0.1% or less after left at a temperature of 60° C. and humidity of 95% for 100 hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Youichirou Sugino, Eiji Hamamoto, Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Senri Kondou, Kazuki Tsuchimoto
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Patent number: 6831713Abstract: A polarizing plate having excellent moisture durability and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate is produced by covering all surfaces and sides of a polarizer with low moisture-permeable layers having moisture permeability of 310 g/m2·24 h or less. The rate of change in dimension of the polarizer in the uniaxially stretched direction is ±0.1% or less after left at a temperature of 60° C. and humidity of 95% for 100 hours.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Youichirou Sugino, Eiji Hamamoto, Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Senri Kondou, Kazuki Tsuchimoto
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Publication number: 20040137224Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer made of a synthetic resin and protective films. The same protective films are attached to both sides of the polarizer. When a FTIR-ATR method is carried out with respect to the both sides of the protective film and a peak intensity (A) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm−1 of one side, a peak intensity (B) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm−1 of one side, a peak intensity (A′) in the wavelength range around 1488 cm−1 of another side and a peak intensity (B′) in the wavelength range around 1365 cm−1 of another side are measured, and (C) and (C′) are represented by the relationships: (A)/(B)=(C) and (A′)/(B′)=(C′), (C)/(C′)≧1.2 is satisfied. The same sides of the protective films having the (C) and (C′) are adhered to both sides of the polarizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Seiichi Kusumoto, Hisashi Mihara, Atsushi Kitagawa, Eiji Hamamoto