Patents by Inventor Hideki Kanda
Hideki Kanda 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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Publication number: 20240127476Abstract: An object determining apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to detect an object from image data obtained by imaging, acquire information about orientation of the object from the image data, determine a main object in the image data using a detection result of the object and the information about the orientation, and change a condition for determining the main object according to one of the detection result of the object and the information about the orientation, using the other of the detection result of the object and the information about the orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Akihiko KANDA, Hideki Ogura, Hiroshi Yashima, Yohei Matsui, Kuniaki Sugitani
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Publication number: 20240098366Abstract: An apparatus configured to perform focus tracking on an object within a detection area to detect a defocus amount within an imaging angle of view includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform focus tracking determination to determine whether or not the focus tracking is to be performed using information about the defocus amount, and acquire information about a shield against the object from image data generated by imaging. The processor is configured to perform the focus tracking determination using information about the shield acquired in the detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: YOHEI MATSUI, HIDEKI OGURA, HIROSHI YASHIMA, KUNIAKI SUGITANI, AKIHIKO KANDA
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Patent number: 10870814Abstract: [Problem] Provision of a method for fractionating lipids using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent. [Means for Solving] To provide a method for fractionating a lipid using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent. [Solution] A method for fractionating a lipid, which comprises subjecting a microbial biomass to extraction using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent and then fractionating the lipid utilizing separation selectivity for the lipid. A method for producing a lipid, which comprises subjecting a microbial biomass to extraction using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent, then fractionating a portion of the lipid utilizing separation selectivity for the lipid to modify the fatty acid composition of the remainder of the lipid which remains in the microbial biomass, and then extracting the lipid having a modified fatty acid composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Motonobu Goto, Yuji Okita, Eiji Ohashi
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Publication number: 20170022448Abstract: [Problem] Provision of a method for fractionating lipids using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent. [Means for Solving] To provide a method for fractionating a lipid using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent. [Solution] A method for fractionating a lipid, which comprises subjecting a microbial biomass to extraction using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent and then fractionating the lipid utilizing separation selectivity for the lipid. A method for producing a lipid, which comprises subjecting a microbial biomass to extraction using liquefied dimethyl ether as a solvent, then fractionating a portion of the lipid utilizing separation selectivity for the lipid to modify the fatty acid composition of the remainder of the lipid which remains in the microbial biomass, and then extracting the lipid having a modified fatty acid composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Hideki KANDA, Motonobu GOTO, Yuji OKITA, Eiji OHASHI
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Patent number: 8246789Abstract: A treatment system for a watery material that includes: a dewatering tank in which liquefied matter of a material that is gaseous at a normal temperature and a normal pressure is contacted with the watery material and the watery material is separated into the resultant watery material and a liquid phase that contains an aqueous component from the watery material; an evaporator that vaporizes the material that is gaseous at a normal temperature and a normal pressure from the liquid phase; a separator that separates a gas of the material thus vaporized from effluent water; a condenser that condenses the gas into liquefied matter, two or more external heat sources selected from atmosphere, sewage, warm effluent water, and ground water; an external heat temperature detector that detects temperatures of external heats of the external heat sources; and an external heat supply destination controlling unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Hisao Makino, Mayumi Morita, Keizo Takegami, Akio Yoshikoshi, Masazumi Takahashi
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Patent number: 7803253Abstract: A dehydration method of a water-containing substance using a liquefied matter, including a step (1) of contacting a liquefied matter of a substance which is in a gas phase under a condition at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure with the water-containing substance, to dissolve contained water in the water-containing substance into the liquefied matter, for obtaining the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water; and a step (2) of vaporizing the substance out of the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water, to thereby separate the substance as the gas from water.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Central Research Institute of Electric Power IndustryInventors: Hideki Kanda, Youichi Urakawa
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Publication number: 20100108600Abstract: A method and apparatus for treatment of a water-containing material. The method includes: (A) bringing a liquid of a substance in a gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions into contact with a water-containing material; (B) obtaining a liquid layer through solid-liquid separation from a treated product resulting from (A); (C) vaporizing and extracting at least a portion of the substance that is in the gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions as gas from the liquid layer obtained from (B); and (D) collecting a lower layer resulting from liquid-liquid separation conducting on a liquid layer resulting from (C). The method and apparatus achieve efficient treatment of a water-containing material and allow the material after the treatment to be recycled as a resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicants: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Ind., Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Hisao Makino, Mayumi Morita, Keizo Takegami, Akio Yoshikoshi, Masazumi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20100101928Abstract: The present invention is to provide means by which energy required for treating sewage sludge can be saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicants: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Ind., TSUKISHIMA KIKAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Hisao Makino, Mayumi Morita, Keizo Takegami, Akio Yoshikoshi, Masazumi Takahashi
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Patent number: 7537700Abstract: A method and a system for removing water from high water content solid such as high water content coal, which enables dewatering with small energy consumption. A liquefied material which is a gas at 25° C. under 1 atm. (hereinafter referred to as material D) is contacted with a solid containing water to allow the liquefied material D to dissolve the water contained in the solid, and to produce a liquefied material D having a high water content and simultaneously remove the water from the solid, and by vaporizing the material D in the liquefied material having a high water content, to thereby separate the water from the resulting gaseous material D, recovering the separated gaseous material D, and liquefying the recovered gaseous material by pressurizing, cooling or a combination thereof, to reuse the resulting liquefied material for removing water from a solid containing water.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2003Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Central Research Institute of Electric Power IndustryInventors: Hideki Kanda, Hiromi Shirai
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Publication number: 20070062800Abstract: A dehydration method of a water-containing substance using a liquefied matter, including a step (1) of contacting a liquefied matter of a substance which is in a gas phase under a condition at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure with the water-containing substance, to dissolve contained water in the water-containing substance into the liquefied matter, for obtaining the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water; and a step (2) of vaporizing the substance out of the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water, to thereby separate the substance as the gas from water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Ind.Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Youichi Urakawa
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Publication number: 20050210701Abstract: A method and a system for removing water from high water content solid such as high water content coal, which enables dewatering with small energy consumption. A liquefied material which is a gas at 25° C. under 1 atm. (hereinafter referred to as material D) is contacted with a solid containing water to allow the liquefied material D to dissolve the water contained in the solid, and to produce a liquefied material D having a high water content and simultaneously remove the water from the solid, and by vaporizing the material D in the liquefied material having a high water content, to thereby separate the water from the resulting gaseous material D, recovering the separated gaseous material D, and liquefying the recovered gaseous material by pressurizing, cooling or a combination thereof, to reuse the resulting liquefied material for removing water from a solid containing water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2003Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Hideki Kanda, Hiromi Shirai