Patents by Inventor Kaori Takano

Kaori Takano 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).

  • Patent number: 11112540
    Abstract: An antifogging member has an concave-convex surface defined by convex portions and concave portions, a Fourier-transformed image obtained by applying two-dimensional fast-Fourier transform processing to an observation image of the concave-convex surface exhibits a circular or annular pattern having an origin for which the absolute value of the wave number is 0 ?m?1 as the substantial center thereof, the convex portions and the concave portions extend in random directions in plan view, the average pitch of the concave portions and convex portions of the concave-convex surface is in the range of 50-250 nm, and the water contact angle on a smooth surface formed from the material constituting the concave-convex surface is 90 degrees or less. The antifogging member has high abrasion resistance, minimal haze, and a small difference in chromaticity and transmittance when viewed from oblique and perpendicular directions, and the transmittance and chromaticity thereof are not azimuth dependent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayano Takeshita, Kaori Takano, Madoka Takahashi, Takashi Seki
  • Publication number: 20200012018
    Abstract: An antifogging member has an concave-convex surface defined by convex portions and concave portions, a Fourier-transformed image obtained by applying two-dimensional fast-Fourier transform processing to an observation image of the concave-convex surface exhibits a circular or annular pattern having an origin for which the absolute value of the wave number is 0 ?m?1 as the substantial center thereof, the convex portions and the concave portions extend in random directions in plan view, the average pitch of the concave portions and convex portions of the concave-convex surface is in the range of 50-250 nm, and the water contact angle on a smooth surface formed from the material constituting the concave-convex surface is 90 degrees or less. The antifogging member has high abrasion resistance, minimal haze, and a small difference in chromaticity and transmittance when viewed from oblique and perpendicular directions, and the transmittance and chromaticity thereof are not azimuth dependent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayano TAKESHITA, Kaori TAKANO, Madoka TAKAHASHI, Takashi SEKI
  • Patent number: 8992669
    Abstract: The hydrogen separation membrane module according to the present invention is used for separating hydrogen from a gas to be treated containing hydrogen, and is provided with a tubular hydrogen separation membrane being selectively permeable to hydrogen, a casing for the hydrogen separation membrane, an insertion member being arranged on the inside of the hydrogen separation membrane and having an outer surface that defines a flow path of the gas to be treated together with an inner surface of the hydrogen separation membrane, a gas supply port for supplying the gas to be treated to the inside of the hydrogen separation membrane, a gas discharge port for discharging a non-permeating gas that does not permeate the hydrogen separation membrane, from a downstream side of the flow path, and a hydrogen discharge port provided in the casing, for discharging hydrogen having permeated the hydrogen separation membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Energy Center
    Inventors: Masakazu Ikeda, Shunsuke Maekawa, Kaori Takano
  • Publication number: 20130213228
    Abstract: The hydrogen separation membrane module according to the present invention is used for separating hydrogen from a gas to be treated containing hydrogen, and is provided with a tubular hydrogen separation membrane being selectively permeable to hydrogen, a casing for the hydrogen separation membrane, an insertion member being arranged on the inside of the hydrogen separation membrane and having an outer surface that defines a flow path of the gas to be treated together with an inner surface of the hydrogen separation membrane, a gas supply port for supplying the gas to be treated to the inside of the hydrogen separation membrane, a gas discharge port for discharging a non-permeating gas that does not permeate the hydrogen separation membrane, from a downstream side of the flow path, and a hydrogen discharge port provided in the casing, for discharging hydrogen having permeated the hydrogen separation membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: JAPAN PETROLEUM ENERGY CENTER, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Ikeda, Shunsuke Maekawa, Kaori Takano
  • Patent number: 8096953
    Abstract: An organism information detecting apparatus includes a detector that detects organism information of a subject for a predetermined sampling time period, determines a motion state of the subject when the organism information is detected, and outputs an organism signal. A first calculator processes the organism signal to calculate organism information data, the detector determining a reliability degree of the organism information data based on whether the determined motion state of the subject is a previously determined motion state. A second calculator calculates an average value of the amount of variation per time of data obtained by digitizing the organism signal, the average value being data supplementary to the organism information data. The detector determines the motion state of the subject based on whether the supplementary data exceeds a previously determined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakamura, Kazuya Maegawa, Koichi Moriya, Shinichiro Miyahara, Kaori Takano
  • Publication number: 20110193679
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic shelf label system capable of shortening a period of time required in distributing a large amount of information such as update information for all electronic shelf labels. In the electronic shelf label system, a communication control device (200) distributes shelf label information for an electronic shelf label. A relay station device (300a, 300b) has an electronic shelf label allocated thereto as a relay destination of the shelf label information, and relays only a piece of the shelf label information for the electronic shelf label device that is allocated to the relay station device. The electronic shelf label receives the shelf label information relayed by the relay station device (300a, 300b), to thereby perform display based on the shelf label information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Akihiro Okabe, Isao Arai, Yoshio Kobayashi, Tatsuru Sato, Masahito Aihara, Kaori Takano, Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110186633
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic shelf label system, a product price management device, a portable terminal device, an electronic shelf label device, a product price management method, a product price update method, a product price management program, and a product price update program, which are capable of changing display of an electronic shelf label in a place where the electronic shelf label is installed. A handy terminal (105) reads, from a shelf label (104), identification information of the shelf label (104), and transmits, to a communication controller (102), price information of a product that is input to the handy terminal (105) itself and the identification information of the shelf label (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Akihiro Okabe, Yoshio Kobayashi, Isao Arai, Tatsuru Sato, Masahito Aihara, Kaori Takano, Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20090240520
    Abstract: A health care system capable of altering the schedule appropriately depending on the physical condition of a user, a biological information terminal, a schedule managing method, and a schedule managing program. Physical condition information is detected or an action is instructed based on first schedule information, and based on the detection results of physical condition information or the result of an action instruction, information of schedule to be executed is altered from the first information to second schedule information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kaori Takano, Ryuji Iijima, Kouichi Moirya, Shinichiro Miyahara, Norihiko Matsuo, Shigeru Uematsu, Masako Miyazaki, Toshio Ohyanagi, James Miller, Steven Sutphen
  • Publication number: 20070225586
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organism information detecting apparatus capable of determining a motion state of a subject when organism information is detected. The organism information detecting apparatus of the invention includes organism information detecting means for detecting organism information of the subject by being brought into contact with the subject by a previously determined sampling time period and outputting an organism signal, organism information data calculating means for calculating an organism information data by processing the organism signal, supplementary data calculating means for calculating an average value of a variation amount per time of a data constituted by digitizing the organism signal as a supplementary data of the organism information data, and data storing means for relating the organism information data and the supplementary data to be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Nakamura, Kazuya Maegawa, Koichi Moriya, Shinichiro Miyahara, Kaori Takano
  • Publication number: 20020009989
    Abstract: An information provision method effectively utilizes a mobile communication infrastructure to offer a user-friendly communication service. A portable telephone is carried in a state of being separated from a user's body while a wrist-worn portable terminal is carried in a state of being maintained in direct contact with the user's wrist like a wristwatch. When the portable telephone receives service information during a main communication process, e.g., telephone conversation, it transfers the service information to the wrist-worn portable terminal. The wrist-worn portable terminal outputs and displays the transferred service information. A portable telephone company enables communication through the user's portable telephone by using a portable telephone communication infrastructure, and transmits service information to the portable telephone during intervals between time periods for the main communication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanesaka, Koichi Moriya, Akira Sugiyama, Jun Hirotomi, Kazuhiro Koyama, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Kaori Takano
  • Publication number: 20010056305
    Abstract: An appliance management system includes an electronic device having some functions useful to a user, and an appliance management device designed to be always carried by the user. The electronic device receives a predetermined signal from the appliance management device, and extracts an ID code of the appliance management device. The electronic device becomes unusable when the signal receiving condition is bad. The functions of the electronic device are restricted according to the result of collation between management information registered in the electronic device and the ID code in the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Koichi Moriya, Akira Sugiyama, Jun Hirotomi, Toshiya Kanesaka, Kazuhiro Koyama, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Kaori Takano
  • Patent number: 6323923
    Abstract: A reflective type liquid crystal display device has a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and a light scattering liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second transparent substrates. A solar cell is disposed on the second transparent substrate. A portion of the solar cell comprises an active element for driving the light scattering liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments R&D Center Inc.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hoshino, Shuhei Yamamoto, Shunichi Motte, Teruo Ebihara, Shigeru Senbonmatsu, Kaori Takano, Osamu Yamazaki, Naotoshi Shino, Takakazu Fukuchi, Hiroshi Sakama
  • Patent number: 6215536
    Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device comprises a transparent first substrate having formed thereon a transparent electrode, a first filter having a first color, and a second filte having a second color. A second substrate is disposed opposite and spaced-apart from the first substrate. A reflection layer is disposed on the second substrate. A polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is disposed between the transparent electrode and the reflection layer and is formed by exposure to an ultraviolet ray in a preselected wavelength range. A ratio of a transmissivity of the first filter for the ultraviolet ray to a transmissivity of the second filter for the ultraviolet ray is 3.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignees: Seiko Instruments Inc., Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Teruo Ebihara, Shunichi Motte, Kaori Takano, Shigeru Sembonmatsu, Hiroshi Sakuma, Takakazu Fukuchi, Osamu Yamazaki, Masafumi Hoshino, Naotoshi Shino, Shuhei Yamamoto, Masanori Fujita