Patents by Inventor Katsufumi Araki

Katsufumi Araki 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: 11607871
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Osaki, Masatoshi Hayakawa, Koki Kamiya, Miharu Kaneko, Hideo Uehara, Katsufumi Araki, Ayumi Konda, Hajime Hirata, Toshiyuki Ura
  • Publication number: 20200346444
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa OSAKI, Masatoshi HAYAKAWA, Koki KAMIYA, Miharu KANEKO, Hideo UEHARA, Katsufumi ARAKI, Ayumi KONDA, Hajime HIRATA, Toshiyuki URA
  • Patent number: 8458006
    Abstract: Wasteful repetitive tasks are easily reduced in processes to develop complex products. A product development process support system is a system which analyzes dependencies between a plurality of requirements in product development processes belonging to a plurality of layers, and comprises an input reception portion for receiving input of information indicating the dependency between two requirements belonging to adjacent layers and of information indicating the degree of influence of requirements on product development, and dependency derivation portion for deriving the dependency between two arbitrary requirements belonging to the same layer from information indicating the dependencies between the two requirements in question and other requirements received by the input reception portion and from information indicating the degree of influence of the two requirements in question, based on dependency derivation rules established in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: ITID Consulting, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Araki, Isao Nagatomi, Atau Shihota, Takeo Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20120278118
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to decrease the effort and cost involved in managing a product development project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ITID CONSULTING, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsufumi ARAKI, Katsuya TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20120239446
    Abstract: Wasteful repetitive tasks are easily reduced in processes to develop complex products. A product development process support system is a system which analyzes dependencies between a plurality of requirements in product development processes belonging to a plurality of layers, and comprises an input reception portion for receiving input of information indicating the dependency between two requirements belonging to adjacent layers and of information indicating the degree of influence of requirements on product development, and dependency derivation portion for deriving the dependency between two arbitrary requirements belonging to the same layer from information indicating the dependencies between the two requirements in question and other requirements received by the input reception portion and from information indicating the degree of influence of the two requirements in question, based on dependency derivation rules established in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: ITID CONSULTING LTD.
    Inventors: Katsufumi ARAKI, Atau SHIHOTA, Isao NAGATOMI, Takeo KARASAWA
  • Patent number: 8209212
    Abstract: Wasteful repetitive tasks are easily reduced in processes to develop complex products. A product development process support system is a system which analyzes dependencies between a plurality of requirements in product development processes belonging to a plurality of layers, and comprises an input reception portion for receiving input of information indicating the dependency between two requirements belonging to adjacent layers and of information indicating the degree of influence of requirements on product development, and dependency derivation portion for deriving the dependency between two arbitrary requirements belonging to the same layer from information indicating the dependencies between the two requirements in question and other requirements received by the input reception portion and from information indicating the degree of influence of the two requirements in question, based on dependency derivation rules established in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: iTiD Consulting, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Araki, Atau Shihota, Isao Nagatomi, Takeo Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20100287017
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to easily maintain conformity among pieces of data in a product development project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: iTiD CONSULTING, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsufumi ARAKI, Katsuya TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20100287105
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to decrease the effort and cost involved in managing a product development project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: iTiD CONSULTING, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsufumi ARAKI, Katsuya TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20090157453
    Abstract: Wasteful repetitive tasks are easily reduced in processes to develop complex products. A product development process support system is a system which analyzes dependencies between a plurality of requirements in product development processes belonging to a plurality of layers, and comprises an input reception portion for receiving input of information indicating the dependency between two requirements belonging to adjacent layers and of information indicating the degree of influence of requirements on product development, and dependency derivation portion for deriving the dependency between two arbitrary requirements belonging to the same layer from information indicating the dependencies between the two requirements in question and other requirements received by the input reception portion and from information indicating the degree of influence of the two requirements in question, based on dependency derivation rules established in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: iTiD Consulting Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Araki, Atau Shihota, Isao Nagatomi, Takeo Karasawa