Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kimura

Kenichi Kimura 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: 20150248870
    Abstract: A television receiver segments a part of an image depending on image information received from a communication device and pixel information representing the number of pixels in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction of the image. The television receiver judges a size between the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction and that in the lateral direction in the pixel information, and when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is larger than that in the lateral direction, displays two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nagano, Tsutomu Takahashi, Atsushi Ohnuma, Kenichi Kimura, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150219945
    Abstract: A display drive apparatus (gate driver IC) in which the pitch of output line is narrower than a pixel pitch of a liquid crystal panel connected to the output line. The apparatus is provided with output circuits in which one end of each lead-out wiring is connected to a gate line or a signal line of the liquid-crystal panel having gate lines and signal lines in a matrix structure, and the other end of each of the lead-out wirings is connected to a driver output stage (gate driver). Adjustment circuits for correcting variations in line resistance corresponding to the array directions of the lead-out wirings are provided between the driver output stages and the lead-out wirings of the plurality of output circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenichi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20150198537
    Abstract: A screening apparatus includes a light permeable measurement chip having a well retaining a liquid including microparticles, a measuring section acquiring optical information of the microparticles obtained by illuminating the microparticles, an analyzing section that extracts optical information of the microparticles, a receiving plate receiving a microparticle selectively picked up from the measurement chip, a moving section moving the measurement chip and the receiving plate against the measuring section, and a collecting section for collecting a microparticle by sucking with the suction-ejection capillary and ejecting on the receiving plate. A distal-end outer dimension of the capillary is greater than a width of the well. The capillary sucks the target microparticle at a position where the distal end of the capillary and the measurement chip are spaced by a predetermined distance and a central axis of the distal end of the capillary and a central axis of the well are mutually displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi KIMURA, Ken TSUKII, Jie XU
  • Patent number: 9041861
    Abstract: A peripheral information display with enhanced expandability by enabling the customization and display of peripheral related data such as status information for each peripheral. The peripheral information display system is configured from a TV (20) and a recorder (10) connected with a HDMI connection. The TV (20) is equipped with a memory portion (29) that stores display region information comprising region identification information used to identify a display region for arranging the peripheral related data of the recorder (10). The recorder (10) is equipped with a LAN I/F18 which transmits the peripheral related data of the recorder (10) in association with the region identification information to the TV (20) in response to the display region information acquired from the TV (20). The TV (20) displays the peripheral related data transmitted from the recorder (10) in the display region identified using the region identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuta Tanaka, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kenichi Kimura, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshinori Satoh
  • Publication number: 20140324084
    Abstract: A treatment assembly includes: a probe which includes a treatment section at a distal end portion thereof; an inner tube which includes a distal end and into which the probe is inserted in a state that the treatment section of the probe protrudes toward a distal end side with respect to the distal end; an opening which is provided in a side surface of the inner tube and which allows an inner side of the inner tube to communicate with an outer side of the inner tube; a support section which is arranged on the inner side of the inner tube from the outer side of the inner tube through the opening and which is configured to support the probe with respect to the inner tube; and an outer tube which covers the outer side of the inner tube and which is configured to fix the support section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Hideo SANAI, Kenichi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 8743286
    Abstract: A peripheral control system enhances expandability in the operation of peripheral by enabling the customization and display of operation panels for each of the peripherals, regardless of whether any operation panel exists at the display device side. The peripheral control system is configured by connecting a TV and a recorder via an HDMI connection. The TV stores operation panel information that includes array information for arraying, on the screen, image data of the operation buttons that comprise the operation panel of the recorder. The recorder stores image data of the operation buttons, and sends, according to operation panel information obtained from the TV, the aforementioned stored image data of the operation buttons in association with the array information to the TV. The TV disposes and displays image data of the operation buttons sent from the recorder, at a position that is in accordance with the array information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Mamoru Oda, Kenichi Kimura, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshinori Satoh
  • Publication number: 20140146097
    Abstract: An adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 performs processing for correcting gradations of sub-pixels to a video signal X2 after overshoot processing. When determining that a gradation of a target sub-pixel corresponds to a higher liquid crystal application voltage than that of a gradation of an adjacent sub-pixel, and that a gradation difference between the target sub-pixel and the adjacent sub-pixel is large, the adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 corrects the gradation of the adjacent sub-pixel so as to make the gradation difference smaller. In driving a liquid crystal panel 1, a video signal X3 after correction obtained by the adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 is used. With this, when displaying a specific color, such as red, green, or blue, it is possible to suppress a lateral electric field occurring between two sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other, and to improve response speed of the liquid crystal panel 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 8711285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a television (1) that outputs a content supplied from a source apparatus, which television includes an address acquiring section (301) that acquires a logical address from the source apparatus, a device type acquiring section (302) that acquires a device type from the source apparatus, and a UI section (305) that identifies which kind of apparatus the source apparatus is, based on a combination of the logical address and the device type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko, Toru Ueda
  • Publication number: 20140094624
    Abstract: The problem to be solved is to provide a method for producing a compound having excellent activity as an ?2? ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nakamura, Kenichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 8685710
    Abstract: A photodetector detects fluorescence emitted from a sample placed on a substrate of a DNA chip. There is an irradiation optical system for guiding irradiation light by a first optical waveguide, gathering the irradiation light by a first lens and irradiating the sample. A reception optical system gathers fluorescence at an input-side end surface of a second optical waveguide by a second lens and guides the fluorescence to a measuring unit. The irradiation optical system and the reception optical system are separate light guiding paths. The reception optical system is of a confocal optical system in which a focal point on the sample is identical to a focal point at the input-side end surface of the second optical waveguide of the reception optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kimura, Ken Tsukii, Shinichi Taguchi, Jie Xu, Motosuke Kiyohara
  • Patent number: 8650334
    Abstract: A source device such as a mobile phone terminal can provide more surely a user with a notification of a status of the source device. A mobile phone terminal (2) serving as the source device includes a command processing section (304) which issues a command which (A) has an event ID which designates a status of the source device and (B) causes a TV (1) to display the status of the source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko
  • Patent number: 8556299
    Abstract: This invention provides an information recording patch that allows accurate authenticity discrimination, a printed sheet, and an authenticity discrimination method therefor. An information recording patch includes a protective layer (1), intermediate layer (2), metal layer (3), and adhesive layer (4). The protective layer (1) made of a material having a predetermined dielectric constant is arranged at the uppermost layer. The intermediate layer (2) made of a material having a predetermined dielectric constant has, on its surface, a three-dimensional pattern corresponding to the design of a hologram forming layer including the intermediate layer and the metal layer. The metal layer (3) made of a material having a predetermined conductivity is arranged on the three-dimensional surface of the intermediate layer to form a conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: National Printing Bureau, Incorporated Administrative Agency
    Inventors: Noriyuki Suto, Kenichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 8482723
    Abstract: An optical information analyzer (10) includes a light emitting unit (30) that emits light (excitation light) (L0) to a sample (S), a transmission light receiving unit (50) that receives transmission light (L1), which is the excitation light passing through the sample (S), and detects the received transmission light as a transmission light signal (SG1), scattered light/fluorescence receiving units (60) and (70) that are provided at a plurality of positions, receive side scattered light/fluorescence components (L2) and (L3) from the sample (S), and detect the received side scattered light/fluorescence components as scattered light/fluorescence signals (SG2) and (SG3), and an analyzing unit (90) that measures the optical information of the sample (S) on the basis of the detected scattered light/fluorescence signals (SG2) and (SG3) and the detected transmission light signal (SG1) and analyzes the sample (S) on the basis of the measured optical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Tsukii, Kenichi Kimura, Toru Takahashi, Jie Xu
  • Publication number: 20130057774
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile telephone terminal for feeding a video image to a sink device, the mobile telephone terminal including an output control section for carrying out control for supplying, to a television through a CEC I/F, a Report Display Source Info command, which is a CEC command unique to the vendor and which inquires whether the television is displaying a video image being fed to the television. The output control section obtains, through the CEC the result of the inquiry in the form of a Report Display Source Info command, which is a CEC command unique to the vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20130057762
    Abstract: A source device such as a mobile phone terminal can provide more surely a user with a notification of a status of the source device. A mobile phone terminal (2) serving as the source device includes a command processing section (304) which issues a command which (A) has an event ID which designates a status of the source device and (B) causes a TV (1) to display the status of the source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20130038793
    Abstract: Disclosed is a television (1) that outputs a content supplied from a source apparatus, which television includes an address acquiring section (301) that acquires a logical address from the source apparatus, a device type acquiring section (302) that acquires a device type from the source apparatus, and a UI section (305) that identifies which kind of apparatus the source apparatus is, based on a combination of the logical address and the device type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshida, Tomohiro Nagano, Kenichi Kimura, Tadamichi Atsumi, Taisuke Hara, Shuji Daioku, Kyohichiroh Sawachika, Koji Osaki, Ryutaro Mashiko, Toru Ueda
  • Patent number: 8345237
    Abstract: An optical information analyzing device includes an irradiating unit that irradiates irradiation light to specimens, a transmitted light receiving unit that receives transmitted light and detects the transmitted light as a transmitted light signal, a scattering/fluorescent light receiving unit that receives lateral scattering light and fluorescent light and detects the lateral scattering light and the fluorescent light as a scattering/fluorescent light signal, a nozzle position adjusting mechanism, and an analyzing unit that measures the optical information on the specimen on the basis of the detected transmitted light signal and the detected scattering/fluorescent light signal and analyzes the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Tsukii, Kenichi Kimura, Toru Takahashi, Jie Xu
  • Patent number: 8300225
    Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus can be provided, in which the sample is optically measured without loss of the illuminating light with high sensitivity. A glass plate as the transparent member 50 is placed in the interface between the end face 43 of the optical waveguide 40 guiding the illuminating light L generated by the laser light source 20 and the wall face of the capillary 30. According to the above feature, the air layer is prevented from existing in the interface between the end face 43 of the optical fiber 40 and the wall face of the capillary 30, thus the sample S can be optically measured with high sensitivity and few variability without causing the loss of the illuminating light L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Tsukii, Jie Xu, Kenichi Kimura
  • Patent number: D706778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takanori Kawasaki, Kensuke Iizuka, Kenichi Kimura, Hisao Morooka
  • Patent number: D706779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takanori Kawasaki, Kensuke Iizuka, Kenichi Kimura, Hisao Morooka