Patents by Inventor Kenji Yokota
Kenji Yokota 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: 20240127471Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure processes information about a position of an object moved by a mobile object, and includes an output unit configured to output the information about the position of the object. The information about the position of the object is obtained based on holding information indicating whether the object is held or not held by the mobile object and information about a position of the mobile object. The information about the position of the mobile object is obtained based on a captured image captured by an imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Toshihiro OKAMOTO, Shin AOKI, Sukehiro KIMURA, Kenji NAGASHIMA, Toshiyuki IKEOH, Soichiro YOKOTA
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Patent number: 11963433Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescence device capable of having not only a device lifetime comparable to that of an existing organic electroluminescence device but also a small thickness of smaller than 10 ?m and excellent flexibility. The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence device having a structure including: an anode; a cathode on a substrate; and a laminate of multiple layers between the anode and the cathode, the device having a thickness of smaller than 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Someya, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hirohiko Fukagawa, Takahisa Shimizu, Katsuyuki Morii, Tsuyoshi Goya, Kenji Kuwada
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Publication number: 20240115546Abstract: A novel target molecule for pruritus was found, and a novel means for eliminating pruritus is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro MATSUMOTO, Masafumi YOKOTA, Junko ISHIKAWA, Mitsutoshi TOMINAGA, Kenji TAKAMORI
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Patent number: 11746521Abstract: A fracture caused by fatigue of a connecting portion positioned at a corner of a reinforcing frame directly secured to a frame is avoided regardless of a relative displacement that occurs in the frame upon disposing the reinforcing frame made of steel, which has an elevational shape surrounding the frame along an inner circumferential surface of the frame and a cross-sectional shape with a flange on a side of the frame, in a structure plane of the frame of a column and a beam of reinforced concrete structure, and joining the reinforcing frame to the inner circumferential surface of the frame. A reinforcing frame is constituted of a column portion along a column of a frame, a beam portion along a beam, and a connecting portion that is joined to the column portion and the beam portion, and connects the column portion to the beam portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SANKO TECHNO CO., LTD., KSE NETWORK CO., LTD., SSD CORPORATION, OHMOTO GUMI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Shiohara, Masaomi Teshigawara, Yoshio Inoue, Takashi Sato, Yasue Yagisawa, Kenji Yokota, Syunichiro Shishido, Koji Oka
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Patent number: 11702836Abstract: In between a shear wall of a reinforced concrete structure disposed in a column and beam frame of a reinforced concrete structure and the frame, transmission capability of a shear force between is enhanced from a stage which a relative deformation occurs among between the frame and the shear wall. Plate is disposed between an inner peripheral surface of a frame and an outer peripheral surface of a shear wall, integrated with any one of the frame and the shear wall, and continuous in a longitudinal direction and in a height direction of the shear wall and penetrate the plate in a thickness direction. The anchors are dispersedly in the longitudinal direction and in the height direction of the shear wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SANKO TECHONO CO., LTD., KSE NETWORK CO., LTD., OHMOTO GUMI CO., LTD., SSD CORPORATION, MARUKAWA ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERSInventors: Hitoshi Shiohara, Masaomi Teshigawara, Yoshio Inoue, Takashi Sato, Yasue Yagisawa, Kenji Yokota, Syunichiro Shishido, Koji Oka, Masaki Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20230003013Abstract: In between a shear wall of a reinforced concrete structure disposed in a column and beam frame of a reinforced concrete structure and the frame, transmission capability of a shear force between is enhanced from a stage which a relative deformation occurs among between the frame and the shear wall. Plate is disposed between an inner peripheral surface of a frame and an outer peripheral surface of a shear wall, integrated with any one of the frame and the shear wall, and continuous in a longitudinal direction and in a height direction of the shear wall and penetrate the plate in a thickness direction. The anchors are dispersedly in the longitudinal direction and in the height direction of the shear wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Sanko Techono Co., Ltd., KSE network Co., Ltd., OHIMOTO GUMI CO., LTD., ssd Corporation, Marukawa Associates Architects and EngineersInventors: Hitoshi SHIOHARA, Masaomi TESHIGAWARA, Yoshio INOUE, Takashi SATO, Yasue YAGISAWA, Kenji YOKOTA, Syunichiro SHISHIDO, Koji OKA, Masaki YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220403642Abstract: A fracture caused by fatigue of a connecting portion positioned at a corner of a reinforcing frame directly secured to a frame is avoided regardless of a relative displacement that occurs in the frame upon disposing the reinforcing frame made of steel, which has an elevational shape surrounding the frame along an inner circumferential surface of the frame and a cross-sectional shape with a flange on a side of the frame, in a structure plane of the frame of a column and a beam of reinforced concrete structure, and joining the reinforcing frame to the inner circumferential surface of the frame. A reinforcing frame is constituted of a column portion along a column of a frame, a beam portion along a beam, and a connecting portion that is joined to the column portion and the beam portion, and connects the column portion to the beam portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SANKO TECHONO CO., LTD., KSE network Co., Ltd., OHMOTO GUMI CO., LTD., ssd CorporationInventors: Hitoshi SHIOHARA, Masaomi TESHIGAWARA, Yoshio INOUE, Takashi SATO, Yasue YAGISAWA, Kenji YOKOTA, Syunichiro SHISHIDO, Koji OKA
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Patent number: 11184460Abstract: A transfer device includes: a determination unit configured to determine, if a data packet including content and list information is received as a response to a transferred request packet, whether or not the content can be transmitted to a transfer device that has transmitted the request packet, based on an identifier of the transfer device that has transmitted the request packet and the list information. The list information included in the data packet is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet can be transmitted, of a plurality of transfer devices in the content distribution system, or is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet cannot be transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: KDDI CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yokota, Jun Kurihara, Atsushi Tagami
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Patent number: 10469384Abstract: A communication device includes: a forwarding unit configured to determine, if a first packet is directed to the communication device, whether or not a forwarding destination address of the first packet can be specified based on a value contained in a first field of the first packet, the forwarding unit setting, if it can be specified, the specified forwarding destination address as the destination address of the first packet and forwarding the first packet; and a processing unit configured to perform, if no forwarding destination address of the first packet can be specified and the first packet includes a request packet that requests an object according to an object name of the object, processing for specifying the forwarding destination of the first request packet based on the object name.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: KDDI CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuaki Ueda, Atsushi Tagami, Kenji Yokota
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Publication number: 20190166225Abstract: A transfer device includes: a determination unit configured to determine, if a data packet including content and list information is received as a response to a transferred request packet, whether or not the content can be transmitted to a transfer device that has transmitted the request packet, based on an identifier of the transfer device that has transmitted the request packet and the list information. The list information included in the data packet is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet can be transmitted, of a plurality of transfer devices in the content distribution system, or is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet cannot be transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Kenji YOKOTA, Jun KURIHARA, Atsushi TAGAMI
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Publication number: 20180205655Abstract: A communication device includes: a forwarding unit configured to determine, if a first packet is directed to the communication device, whether or not a forwarding destination address of the first packet can be specified based on a value contained in a first field of the first packet, the forwarding unit setting, if it can be specified, the specified forwarding destination address as the destination address of the first packet and forwarding the first packet; and a processing unit configured to perform, if no forwarding destination address of the first packet can be specified and the first packet includes a request packet that requests an object according to an object name of the object, processing for specifying the forwarding destination of the first request packet based on the object name.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Kazuaki Ueda, Atsushi Tagami, Kenji Yokota
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Publication number: 20180153171Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an antimicrobial agent including at least one of Bacillus subtilis and a culture of Bacillus subtilis, the Bacillus subtilis showing a peak at at least one mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) selected from the group consisting of a range of 3045.5±0.58 (m/z), a range of 6942.5±0.58 (m/z), and a range of 9140.5±0.58 (m/z) in mass analysis by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Tomijiro HARA, Yumiko TAKATSUKA, Yuya SUGIMURA, Kenji YOKOTA
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Patent number: 9961525Abstract: Communication becomes impossible for many mobile stations when a communication failure occurs in a fixed station while the mobile stations are operating in an infrastructure mode. Provided is a communication system that includes a plurality of mobile stations and at least one of a base station and a wireless LAN access point, wherein the plurality of mobile stations establish communication with each other and form an ad hoc network that realizes a mesh network topology, and at least one mobile station among the plurality of mobile stations establishes communication with at least one of the base station and the wireless LAN access point, and connects another mobile station among the plurality of mobile stations to the at least one of the base station and the wireless LAN access point using a tethering function.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SoftBank Corp.Inventors: Junichi Miyakawa, Teruaki Suzuki, Hoshito Ueyama, Takayuki Nihei, Kenji Yokota, Riri Nomoto, Tomomi Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20150358799Abstract: Communication becomes impossible for many mobile stations when a communication failure occurs in a fixed station while the mobile stations are operating in an infrastructure mode. Provided is a communication system that includes a plurality of mobile stations and at least one of a base station and a wireless LAN access point, wherein the plurality of mobile stations establish communication with each other and form an ad hoc network that realizes a mesh network topology, and at least one mobile station among the plurality of mobile stations establishes communication with at least one of the base station and the wireless LAN access point, and connects another mobile station among the plurality of mobile stations to the at least one of the base station and the wireless LAN access point using a tethering function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Junichi MIYAKAWA, Teruaki SUZUKI, Hoshito UEYAMA, Takayuki NIHEI, Kenji YOKOTA, Riri NOMOTO, Tomomi NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 8887956Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a container, a boring part, an operation lever, a fixing member, and a coupling portion. The container includes a sealing film and is filled with a liquid. The boring part bores the sealing film of the container when the boring part is inserted into the container to discharge the liquid from the container and supply the liquid to a supply destination. The operation lever is connected to the boring part and operates the boring part so that the boring part is pulled out and inserted into the container. The fixing member fixes the operation lever when the boring part is inserted into the container. The coupling portion is installed in the container and is coupled with the operation lever when the operation lever is moved to the position where the boring part is inserted into the container to prevent the boring part from slipping.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Takaaki Sekiyama, Tomohisa Yoshida, Satoshi Matsuzaka, Kenji Yokota
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Patent number: 8388105Abstract: The image formation apparatus includes: a cylindrical conveyance member which conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction while rotating in a state where the recording medium is held by suction on a circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member; a liquid ejection head which ejects liquid from an ejection face thereof toward the recording medium being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member; and an ejection face protective device which includes a restricting member which restricts floating up of the recording medium by coming in contact with the recording medium at a position in a first region between the ejection face of the liquid ejection head and the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member or a second region adjacent to the first region, when the recording medium is released from the suction toward the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member while being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Kenji Yokota
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Publication number: 20120152977Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a container, a boring part, an operation lever, a fixing member, and a coupling portion. The container includes a sealing film and is filled with a liquid. The boring part bores the sealing film of the container when the boring part is inserted into the container to discharge the liquid from the container and supply the liquid to a supply destination. The operation lever is connected to the boring part and operates the boring part so that the boring part is pulled out and inserted into the container. The fixing member fixes the operation lever when the boring part is inserted into the container. The coupling portion is installed in the container and is coupled with the operation lever when the operation lever is moved to the position where the boring part is inserted into the container to prevent the boring part from slipping.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaaki Sekiyama, Tomohisa Yoshida, Satoshi Matsuzaka, Kenji Yokota
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Publication number: 20120152978Abstract: A liquid bag connecting member includes a support face and a holding part. The support face supports a bottom face of a liquid bag to be filled with a liquid and is arranged so that an opening part of the liquid bag faces in a gravity direction. The holding part is positioned lower than the support face in the gravity direction and holds the opening part. The holding part includes an opening into which the opening part is inserted. The liquid bag connecting member is connected to the liquid bag to have the liquid bag form into a funnel shape by using a difference of position between the support face and the holding part in the gravity direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaaki Sekiyama, Tomohisa Yoshida, Satoshi Matsuzaka, Kenji Yokota
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Publication number: 20110085007Abstract: The image formation apparatus includes: a cylindrical conveyance member which conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction while rotating in a state where the recording medium is held by suction on a circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member; a liquid ejection head which ejects liquid from an ejection face thereof toward the recording medium being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member; and an ejection face protective device which includes a restricting member which restricts floating up of the recording medium by coming in contact with the recording medium at a position in a first region between the ejection face of the liquid ejection head and the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member or a second region adjacent to the first region, when the recording medium is released from the suction toward the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member while being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: Kenji YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20100073416Abstract: In a liquid droplet ejection control apparatus, a plurality of head control (HC) boards are disposed in correspondence to ejectors that eject liquid droplets and are plurally arrayed in a liquid droplet ejecting head, and the HC boards are connected to each other in a daisy chain by a synchronization signal line. Each of the HC boards is equipped with a memory for storing identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji YOKOTA