Patents by Inventor Kazuo Fujimoto

Kazuo Fujimoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20230095019
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame retardant composition having a high flame retarding effect and exceptional bleed-out suppression when added to a resin, and a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition that uses the same. This flame retardant composition includes a phosphoramidate compound (component (A)) having a specific structure, and a hindered amine compound (component (B)). This flame retardant composition furthermore includes, as needed, a compound (component (C)) having a 1,3,5-triazine structure or a 1,3,5-triazine fused ring structure. This flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition includes the above component (A), the above component (B), and a thermoplastic resin (component (D)), and furthermore includes, as needed, the above component (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Sayuri Karaike
  • Patent number: 11339273
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-halogen-based flame retardant composition and flame retardant resin composition wherein a small amount of addition achieves an excellent flame retardancy, an amount of elution of a flame retardant from the thermoplastic resin is extremely small even under high temperature and high humidity, and it has water-resistant property. A phosphate ester amide compound of general formula (I), a nitrogen-containing compound having a 1,3,5-triazine structure or 1,3,5-triazine fused ring structure, and optionally, a metal oxide or metal salt are used together. Further optionally, a dripping inhibitor is blended. wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently C1-3 alkylene, R15 is C1-6 alkylene, and R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: DAIHACHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsuji, Kazuo Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20210171735
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-halogen-based flame retardant composition and flame retardant resin composition wherein a small amount of addition achieves an excellent flame retardancy, an amount of elution of a flame retardant from the thermoplastic resin is extremely small even under high temperature and high humidity, and it has water-resistant property. A phosphate ester amide compound of general formula (I), a nitrogen-containing compound having a 1,3,5-triazine structure or 1,3,5-triazine fused ring structure, and optionally, a metal oxide or metal salt are used together. Further optionally, a dripping inhibitor is blended. wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently C1-3 alkylene, R15 is C1-6 alkylene, and R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi TSUJI, Kazuo FUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8982943
    Abstract: A data processor according to the present invention plays back video and audio from a data stream including video data and audio data, each of which is provided with time information representing its presentation time. The processor includes: a stream acquiring section for acquiring a first data stream and a second data stream continuously; an inserting section for inserting boundary-setting dummy data between the data streams; an analyzing section, which detects the dummy data and associates identification information with the video and audio data of each data stream; a control section for controlling the respective output timings of video data and audio data by reference to the time information of the video data and the time information of the audio data that are associated with the same piece of identification information; and an output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Katayama, Kazuo Fujimoto, Toshiya Noritake, Shin-ichi Saeki
  • Patent number: 8902277
    Abstract: A first index corresponding to a first conversation operation and a second index corresponding to a second conversation operation are selectably displayed on a screen of a video output device. When a communicator receives a conversation request from another device, a controller determines whether the first index or the second index is selected on the screen or whether an operating member is operated. If the first index is selected, the controller performs the first conversation operation. If the second index is selected, the controller performs the second conversation operation. If the operating member is operated, the controller performs the second conversation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Takao, Kazuo Fujimoto, Shigeaki Watanabe, Masafumi Kouzuki, Masaki Itoh
  • Patent number: 8290353
    Abstract: A data processor includes: a receiving section for receiving a data stream including first data on a compressed and encoded video content, first time information setting the presentation time of the first data, second data on a different type of content from the video content, and second time information setting the presentation time of the second data; a separating section for extracting the first data, first time information, second data and second time information from the data stream; a first decoding section for decoding the first data and outputting it in accordance with the first time information; and a second decoding section for outputting the second data in accordance with the second time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Shinji Kojima
  • Publication number: 20120162346
    Abstract: A user can use a plurality of communication devices to sign in to a communication system. A recording message addressed to himself/herself may be recorded in a distributed manner in the plurality of communication devices. One of the communication devices is requested to display a list of incoming call information while signing in to the communication system using user information. The one communication device requests the other communication device to send incoming call information corresponding to the same user information. The incoming call information corresponding to the same user information is transmitted to the communication device in one terminal from the other communication device. In the one communication device, the incoming call information transmitted from the other communication device is received, and list data is generated based on the received incoming call information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeaki Watanabe, Naoya Takao, Kazuo Fujimoto, Masafumi Kouzuki, Masaki Itoh
  • Publication number: 20120155827
    Abstract: When a receiver in a control LSI receives a conversation request from another device, a controller in the control LSI determines whether a camera/microphone device is connected to a USB interface in a communication device. If it is determined that the camera/microphone device is not connected to the USB interface in the communication device, the controller in the control LSI performs a message recording operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KOUZUKI, Naoya TAKAO, Kazuo FUJIMOTO, Shigeaki WATANABE, Masaki ITOH
  • Publication number: 20120155657
    Abstract: Audio data transmitted from another communication device is received by a receiver, and the received audio data is output to a speaker of a television. Audio is generated based on the output audio data, and the audio is input to a microphone of a camera/microphone device. Audio data corresponding to the input audio is input to an echo cancellation processing unit. An amount of distortion of the input audio data with respect to the received audio data is detected by the echo cancellation processing unit. It is determined whether or not the amount of distortion of the audio data detected by a distortion detector exceeds an acceptable amount. When the amount of distortion of the audio data exceeds the acceptable amount, notification data for presenting to the user a request for change of an output condition of the audio in the television is produced by a notification signal producer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya TAKAO, Kazuo FUJIMOTO, Shigeaki WATANABE, Masafumi KOUZUKI, Masaki ITOH
  • Publication number: 20120154512
    Abstract: A first index corresponding to a first conversation operation and a second index corresponding to a second conversation operation are selectably displayed on a screen of a video output device. When a communicator receives a conversation request from another device, a controller determines whether the first index or the second index is selected on the screen or whether an operating member is operated. If the first index is selected, the controller performs the first conversation operation. If the second index is selected, the controller performs the second conversation operation. If the operating member is operated, the controller performs the second conversation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya TAKAO, Kazuo FUJIMOTO, Shigeaki WATANABE, Masafumi KOUZUKI, Masaki ITOH
  • Patent number: 7877156
    Abstract: This invention provides an audio reproducing apparatus which reproduces plural digital audio signals and synchronizes them with each other. The audio reproducing apparatus includes a synchronization setting unit 11 which synchronizes the plural audio signals by allocating, on a time axis, plural pieces of audio reproduction time information of the audio signals and in a manner which maintains a difference between reproduction times indicated by adjacent pieces of the audio reproduction time information of each of the audio signals, and an audio synthesis unit 6 which synthesizes the plural audio signals using the plural pieces of the audio reproduction time information allocated on the time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Okada, Taro Katayama
  • Patent number: 7728162
    Abstract: A novel process for preparing in a high purity and in a high yield phosphorus compounds having a phosphate-phosphonate bond within one molecule, along with only a small amount of a by-product, without being restricted by the kind of a phosphonate having an alcoholic hydroxyl group which is a raw material, without using a catalyst such as magnesium chloride, but only using a nitrogen-containing basic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Daihachi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Sakiko Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100088103
    Abstract: Noise is prevented when decoding an audio stream not containing syncwords or CRC bits in the elementary stream. When decoding a current frame, the private header of the next frame is analyzed and the current frame is muted if the private header of the next frame is not valid. When there is a data discontinuity caused by editing, decoding resumes from the start address of the next frame determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Taro Katayama, Toshiya Noritake, Kazuo Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 7653538
    Abstract: Noise is prevented when decoding an audio stream not containing syncwords or CRC bits in the elementary stream. When decoding a current frame, the private header of the next frame is analyzed and the current frame is muted if the private header of the next frame is not valid. When there is a data discontinuity caused by editing, decoding resumes from the start address of the next frame determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Katayama, Toshiya Noritake, Kazuo Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 7521496
    Abstract: A phosphate-phosphonate compound which is lowly volatile, has a high phosphorus content, and does not influence various properties of a product when used as a material therefor. It is reduced in environmental burden in view of suitability for recycling and contains no halogen atoms including chlorine and bromine. The phosphorus compound has a phosphate-phosphonate bond within the molecule and has a specific ring structure. Because of this, the compound has excellent flame retardancy. Addition of the phosphate-phosphonate compound as a flame retardant for polyurethanes or polyesters imparts satisfactory plasticity and flame retardancy. The flame retardant is reduced in the exertion of adverse influences on the material properties of, in particular, polyurethane foams, polyester fibers, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Daihachi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Tokuyasu, Kazuo Fujimoto, Manabu Hirata
  • Publication number: 20090062554
    Abstract: A novel process for preparing in a high purity and in a high yield phosphorus compounds having a phosphate-phosphonate bond within one molecule, along with only a small amount of a by-product, without being restricted by the kind of a phosphonate having an alcoholic hydroxyl group which is a raw material, without using a catalyst such as magnesium chloride, but only using a nitrogen-containing basic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: DAIHACHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Sakiko Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080037151
    Abstract: This invention provides an audio reproducing apparatus which reproduces plural digital audio signals and synchronizes them with each other. The audio reproducing apparatus includes a synchronization setting unit 11 which synchronizes the plural audio signals by allocating, on a time axis, plural pieces of audio reproduction time information of the audio signals and in a manner which maintains a difference between reproduction times indicated by adjacent pieces of the audio reproduction time information of each of the audio signals, and an audio synthesis unit 6 which synthesizes the plural audio signals using the plural pieces of the audio reproduction time information allocated on the time axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Okada, Taro Katayama
  • Publication number: 20060271983
    Abstract: A data processor according to the present invention plays back video and audio from a data stream including video data and audio data, each of which is provided with time information representing its presentation time. The processor includes: a stream acquiring section for acquiring a first data stream and a second data stream continuously; an inserting section for inserting boundary-setting dummy data between the data streams; an analyzing section, which detects the dummy data and associates identification information with the video and audio data of each data stream; a control section for controlling the respective output timings of video data and audio data by reference to the time information of the video data and the time information of the audio data that are associated with the same piece of identification information; and an output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Taro Katayama, Kazuo Fujimoto, Toshiya Noritake, Shin-ichi Saeki
  • Publication number: 20060167145
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphate-phosphonate compound which has a low volatility and a high phosphorus content, does not exert adverse influences on the physical properties of a product containing the phosphate-phosphonate compound as a material, and is recyclable and causes substantially no environmental load since a halogen atom such as a chlorine atom or a bromine atom is not included. A phosphorus compound containing a phosphate-phosphonate bond in one molecule and having a specific structure has a high flame retarding property. By using a phosphate-phosphonate compound as a flame retarding agent for a polyurethane or for a polyester, preferable plasticity and flame retarding property are obtained. Such a flame retardant agent exerts substantially no adverse influences on the physical properties of a polyurethane foam or a polyester fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Noriaki Tokuyasu, Kazuo Fujimoto, Manabu Hirata
  • Patent number: D694034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Takano Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Tanaka, Isao Okamoto, Kazuo Fujimoto, Masashi Kaneko