Patents by Inventor Hidenori Kawai
Hidenori Kawai 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: 20160004339Abstract: A programmable display device includes a display unit, a coordinate input unit, a display processing unit, an operation processing unit, a control unit, and a switching unit switching between validation and invalidation of operation by screen gesture. The display screen includes a screen-gesture applicable area in which display content can be changed and a screen-gesture non-applicable area in which display content cannot be changed. When an operation by the screen gesture is invalid, the switching unit validates an operation on the operation object in the screen-gesture applicable area and the screen-gesture non-applicable area, and, when an operation by the screen gesture is valid, the switching unit invalidates an operation on the operation object in the screen-gesture applicable area and validates the screen gesture. When an operation by the screen gesture is valid, the display processing unit performs predetermined display in the screen-gesture applicable area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2013Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kengo KOARA, Hidenori KAWAI
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Patent number: 7859263Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus generates slice images by repeating, for a plurality of consecutive repetition times, transmitting an RF pulse to a plurality of slices and scanning the slices to acquire magnetic resonance signals generated therein, in multi-slice acquisition covering the sequential slices, the sequential slices including at least a first slice, a second slice, a third slice, and a fourth slice. In the first, second, third, and fourth slices, phases of the RF pulses are alternately reversed every consecutive repetition time, and the RF pulses are transmitted to the first, second, third, and fourth slices such that the phases of the RF pulses transmitted to the first and third slices are reversed from each other in each consecutive repetition time and such that the phases of the RF pulses transmitted to the second and fourth slices are reversed from each other in each consecutive repetition time.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Hidenori Kawai
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Publication number: 20090179641Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus generates slice images by repeating, for a plurality of consecutive repetition times, transmitting an RF pulse to a plurality of slices and scanning the slices to acquire magnetic resonance signals generated therein, in multi-slice acquisition covering the sequential slices, the sequential slices including at least a first slice, a second slice, a third slice, and a fourth slice. In the first, second, third, and fourth slices, phases of the RF pulses are alternately reversed every consecutive repetition time, and the RF pulses are transmitted to the first, second, third, and fourth slices such that the phases of the RF pulses transmitted to the first and third slices are reversed from each other in each consecutive repetition time and such that the phases of the RF pulses transmitted to the second and fourth slices are reversed from each other in each consecutive repetition time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Hidenori Kawai
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Patent number: 7486072Abstract: The present invention provides an MR scanning method and an MRI apparatus for decreasing the artifacts while improving the signal from within the blood vessels in the parallel imaging. In the sequence for calibration data acquisition the, RF pulse of the flip angle and the slice gradient are applied, then the phase encoding pulse is applied. Thereafter the MR signal will be received while applying the read pulse with the flow compensation pulse (marked as hatch area). Using a sequence with the flow compensation added in the calibration scanning allows decreasing the artifacts caused by the blood stream. This also increased the signal from within the blood vessels, allowing improving the S/N ratio of the calibration data.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Hidenori Kawai, Yoshikazu Ikezaki
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Publication number: 20080199707Abstract: A method for producing a large sized inorganic calcined substance with good properties using dry press-molding or semi-dry press-molding. The method uses a press machine having an upper plate, a lower plate, and a frame portion, and includes the following steps: a first step of positioning a raw material mixture for forming a rear surface layer or a front surface layer over the lower plate, a second step of positioning a raw material mixture for forming a core layer over the raw material mixture of the first step, a third step of positioning a raw material mixture for forming a front surface layer or a rear surface layer over the raw material mixture of the second step to form a stack of three layers of raw material mixture, and press-molding the stacked three layers of raw material mixture to form a press-molded article using the lower plate and the upper plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: NICHIHA CORPORATIONInventor: Hidenori Kawai
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Patent number: 7270995Abstract: The present invention is an analytical device which comprises a porous piece assembly consisting of a liquid reagent-receiving porous piece (1), a labeled substance-retaining piece (2), a test piece (3) comprising a detection site (4) and a reference site (5), and a sample-absorbing porous material piece (6); and a sample-receiving porous material piece (7) disposed independently therefrom and partially communicated therewith through a connection. The analytical device of the present invention exhibits extremely high sensitivity and can accurately perform various types of analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Nichirei BiosciencesInventors: Hirohisa Matsushita, Hidenori Kawai, Takashi Kitoh
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Publication number: 20070075707Abstract: The present invention provides an MR scanning method and an MRI apparatus for decreasing the artifacts while improving the signal from within the blood vessels in the parallel imaging. In the sequence for calibration data acquisition the, RF pulse of the flip angle and the slice gradient are applied, then the phase encoding pulse is applied. Thereafter the MR signal will be received while applying the read pulse with the flow compensation pulse (marked as hatch area). Using a sequence with the flow compensation added in the calibration scanning allows decreasing the artifacts caused by the blood stream. This also increased the signal from within the blood vessels, allowing improving the S/N ratio of the calibration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Hidenori Kawai, Yoshikazu Ikezaki
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Publication number: 20070036474Abstract: The top portion of a material for a rail of a linear guide is formed in a convex shape. In this convex shape, portions protruding to the side of a top surface are removed beforehand by rolling raceway grooves in side portions of a member of rectangular section, the top surface of which is flat. A rail made from this material by rolling raceway grooves in side portions have a flat top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: NSK, Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Kawashima, Hidenori Kawai, Masaru Akiyama
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Patent number: 7018101Abstract: The top portion of a material for a rail of a linear guide is formed in a convex shape. In this convex shape, portions protruding to the side of a top surface are removed beforehand by rolling raceway grooves in side portions of a member of rectangular section, the top surface of which is flat. A rail made from this material by rolling raceway grooves in side portions have a flat top surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Kawashima, Hidenori Kawai, Masaru Akiyama
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Patent number: 6957488Abstract: A process of manufacturing a rail of a linear guide is described. The process includes preparing a material for a rail wherein the material has a surface formed in a convex shap and two side surface. The method includes a rolling process of forming raceway grooves in the side surfaces of the material and a process for making a mounting hole after the rolling process in such a manner that the mounting hole opens to at least either surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Kawashima, Hidenori Kawai, Masaru Akiyama
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Publication number: 20040261268Abstract: The top portion of a material for a rail of a linear guide is formed in a convex shape. In this convex shape, portions protruding to the side of a top surface are removed beforehand by rolling raceway grooves in side portions of a member of rectangular section, the top surface of which is flat. A rail made from this material by rolling raceway grooves in side portions have a flat top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: NSK LTDInventors: Kunio Kawashima, Hidenori Kawai, Masaru Akiyama
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Publication number: 20030143639Abstract: The present invention is an analytical device which comprises a porous piece assembly consisting of a liquid reagent-receiving porous piece (1), a labeled substance-retaining piece (2), a test piece (3) comprising a detection site (4) and a reference site (5), and a sample-absorbing porous material piece (6); and a sample-receiving porous material piece (7) disposed independently therefrom and partially communicated therewith through a connection. The analytical device of the present invention exhibits extremely high sensitivity and can accurately perform various types of analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Hiroshisa Matsushita, Hidenori Kawai, Takashi Kitoh
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Publication number: 20030123761Abstract: The top portion of a material for a rail of a linear guide is formed in a convex shape. In this convex shape, portions protruding to the side of a top surface are removed beforehand by rolling raceway grooves in side portions of a member of rectangular section, the top surface of which is flat. A rail made from this material by rolling raceway grooves in side portions have a flat top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Kawashima, Hidenori Kawai, Masaru Akiyama
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Patent number: 6001169Abstract: A wood-cement board is manufactured by a method comprising mixing 30 to 40% by weight of cement material, 20 to 27% by weight of wood flake, and 30 to 40% by weight of fly ash to prepare a raw material mixture, strewing said raw material mixture on a mold panel to form a mat, pressing and pre-curing said mat with moisture, and main-curing said pre-cured mat in an autoclave. Preferably the particle size of said fly ash is selected so that less than 10% by weight of fly ash may remain on the sieve whose opening size is 150 .mu.m and said main-curing process is carried out at a temperature of the saturated aqueous vapor in a range between 140 to 165.degree. C. for 7 to 10 hours.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Nichiha CorporationInventor: Hidenori Kawai
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Patent number: 5945044Abstract: A wood cement board substantially consisting of reinforcing wood material and a cement wherein said reinforcing wood material is treated by a method comprising attaching an aqueous solution of a mineral acid and adding and mixing an alkaline metal silicate in said reinforcing wood material to prevent the inhibition of hardening of cement by sugar contained said reinforcing wood material is provided in the present invention. According to the present invention, a wood cement board having a high strength is constantly manufactured by using reinforcing wood material made from wood having a big amount of sugar as an inhibiter of hardening of cement such that reinforcing wood material regenerated from wood scrap can be used in wood cement board without any problem.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1997Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignee: Nichiha CorporationInventors: Hidenori Kawai, Takeshi Nekota
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Patent number: 5863477Abstract: A wood-cement board is manufactured by a method comprising mixing 30 to 40% by weight of cement material, 20 to 27% by weight of wood flake, and 30 to 40% by weight of fly ash to prepare a raw material mixture, strewing said raw material mixture on a mold panel to form a mat, pressing and pre-curing said mat with moisture, and main-curing said pre-cured mat in an autoclave. Preferably the particle size of said fly ash is selected so that less than 10% by weight of fly ash may remain on the sieve whose opening size is 150 .mu.m and said main-curing process is carried out at a temperature of the saturated aqueous vapor in a range between 140.degree. to 165.degree. C. for 7 to 10 hours.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1996Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Nichiha CorporationInventor: Hidenori Kawai