Patents by Inventor Masaki Mukai

Masaki Mukai 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: 11874177
    Abstract: An image display device generates a temperature information image indicating, by a numerical value, a temperature of each pixel contained in a predetermined area including a position on a thermal image specified by a user, and causes a display to display the temperature information image while a temperature of a pixel corresponding to the position specified is displayed at a center of the temperature information image. The image display device sets a temperature range that has a predetermined temperature width and a center which is a temperature of a pixel corresponding to a position the temperature information image specified by the user, updates the temperature-color conversion information based on the set temperature range, regenerates the thermal image and the temperature information image based on the temperature-color conversion information updated, and causes the display to display the regenerated thermal image and the regenerated temperature information image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusaku Nakamura, Ryuichi Okamoto, Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 11094498
    Abstract: There is provided a monochromator capable of reducing angular dispersion in electron rays. In the monochromator, a first Wien filter and a second Wien filter are arranged symmetrically with respect to a first plane of symmetry. A third Wien filter and a fourth Wien filter are arranged symmetrically with respect to a second plane of symmetry. A pair of the first and second Wien filters and a pair of the third and fourth Wien filters are arranged symmetrically with respect to a third plane of symmetry. The first through fourth Wien filters produce their respective electromagnetic fields which are identical in sense and strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20210231502
    Abstract: An infrared camera captures a subject to generate a thermal image thereof. A distance sensor detects distances from an information processing apparatus to points on the subject. A storage device stores a temperature-to-color conversion table indicative of correspondences between temperatures and pixel colors. A control device processes the thermal image based on the conversion table, to display the processed thermal image on a display device. The control device identifies a region of interest within a range of a predetermined distance from a reference point of the subject based on the distances detected by the distance sensor, sets lower and upper limits of a temperature range based on temperatures of points within the region of interest, updates the conversion table based on the lower and upper limits, and regenerates the thermal image based on the updated conversion table, to display the regenerated thermal image on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi OKAMOTO, Yusaku NAKAMURA, Masaki MUKAI
  • Publication number: 20210033471
    Abstract: An image display device generates a temperature information image indicating, by a numerical value, a temperature of each pixel contained in a predetermined area including a position on a thermal image specified by a user, and causes a display to display the temperature information image while a temperature of a pixel corresponding to the position specified is displayed at a center of the temperature information image. The image display device sets a temperature range that has a predetermined temperature width and a center which is a temperature of a pixel corresponding to a position the temperature information image specified by the user, updates the temperature-color conversion information based on the set temperature range, regenerates the thermal image and the temperature information image based on the temperature-color conversion information updated, and causes the display to display the regenerated thermal image and the regenerated temperature information image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yusaku NAKAMURA, Ryuichi OKAMOTO, Masaki MUKAI
  • Publication number: 20200411273
    Abstract: There is provided a monochromator capable of reducing angular dispersion in electron rays. In the monochromator, a first Wien filter and a second Wien filter are arranged symmetrically with respect to a first plane of symmetry. A third Wien filter and a fourth Wien filter are arranged symmetrically with respect to a second plane of symmetry. A pair of the first and second Wien filters and a pair of the third and fourth Wien filters are arranged symmetrically with respect to a third plane of symmetry. The first through fourth Wien filters produce their respective electromagnetic fields which are identical in sense and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20200225023
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to control the whole of the information processing apparatus, a display unit, an input unit layered on the display unit, a visible light camera configured to acquire a visible image of a subject, and a distance-measuring camera. The processor displays the visible image acquired by the visible light camera on the display unit, detects a user-specified position on the visible image specified by a user via the input unit, and confirms whether each position on the visible image is located on a near side by a predetermined value or more relative to the user-specified position on the basis of information on distance measured by the distance-measuring camera and corrects, when positions located on the near side by the predetermined value or more are present in the predetermined range, the user-specified position to a position located on nearest side out of the positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ryuichi OKAMOTO, Masaki MUKAI, Yuka SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 10659306
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processor. The communication unit is connected to a network. The storage unit stores environment setting information indicating the environment of the device. The information is set according to the type of the network and the presence or absence of a virtual network created through the network. The processor sets the environment of the device based on the environment setting information in at least one of the following cases: when the network is switched to another network and when the presence or absence of the virtual network is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Okamoto, Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 10607803
    Abstract: An electron microscope includes an electron source, an extraction electrode that extracts an electron beam emitted from the electron source, a monochromator having an energy filter that disperses the electron beam emitted from the electron source based on an energy thereof and an energy selection slit that selects the energy of the electron beam, an incident-side electrode provided between the extraction electrode and the monochromator, and an incident-side electrode controller that controls the incident-side electrode based on a change in a voltage applied to the extraction electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 10523594
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit that can connect to a plurality of networks including a first network, a storage unit that stores priority level information indicating priority levels of the plurality of networks, and a processor. When the communication unit is connected to the first network, the processor decides a next connection destination candidate on the basis of the priority level information, checks whether an operation requiring continuous connection between the communication unit and any one of the plurality of networks is being executed, and checks whether a virtual network has been established. If the operation is being executed and a virtual network has been established, the processor switches the connection destination of the communication unit from the first network to the next connection destination candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Okamoto, Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20190139734
    Abstract: An electron microscope includes an electron source, an extraction electrode that extracts an electron beam emitted from the electron source, a monochromator having an energy filter that disperses the electron beam emitted from the electron source based on an energy thereof and an energy selection slit that selects the energy of the electron beam, an incident-side electrode provided between the extraction electrode and the monochromator, and an incident-side electrode controller that controls the incident-side electrode based on a change in a voltage applied to the extraction electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 10276342
    Abstract: An electron microscope includes a monochromator, an image acquiring portion for obtaining an electron microscope image containing interference fringes of the electron beam formed by an aperture located behind the monochromator, a line profile acquiring portion for obtaining a plurality of line profiles passing through the center of the aperture on the EM image, an energy dispersion direction identifying portion for identifying the direction of energy dispersion of the monochromator on the basis of the line profiles obtained by the line profile acquiring portion, and an optics controller for controlling an optical system on the basis of a line profile in the direction of energy dispersion to bring the focal plane for the electron beam exiting from the monochromator into coincidence with the achromatic plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20190014011
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processor. The communication unit is connected to a network. The storage unit stores environment setting information indicating the environment of the device. The information is set according to the type of the network and the presence or absence of a virtual network created through the network. The processor sets the environment of the device based on the environment setting information in at least one of the following cases: when the network is switched to another network and when the presence or absence of the virtual network is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ryuichi OKAMOTO, Masaki MUKAI
  • Patent number: 10134561
    Abstract: There is provided an electron microscope in which a crossover position can be kept constant. The electron microscope (100) includes: an electron source (110) for emitting an electron beam; an acceleration tube (170) having acceleration electrodes (170a-170f) and operative to accelerate the electron beam; a first electrode (160) operative such that a lens action is produced between this first electrode (160) and the initial stage of acceleration electrode (170a); an accelerating voltage supply (112) for supplying an accelerating voltage to the acceleration tube (170); a first electrode voltage supply (162) for supplying a voltage to the first electrode (160); and a controller (109b) for controlling the first electrode voltage supply (162). The lens action produced between the first electrode (160) and the initial stage of acceleration electrode (170a) forms a crossover (CO2) of the electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20180301315
    Abstract: An electron microscope includes a monochromator, an image acquiring portion for obtaining an electron microscope image containing interference fringes of the electron beam formed by an aperture located behind the monochromator, a line profile acquiring portion for obtaining a plurality of line profiles passing through the center of the aperture on the EM image, an energy dispersion direction identifying portion for identifying the direction of energy dispersion of the monochromator on the basis of the line profiles obtained by the line profile acquiring portion, and an optics controller for controlling an optical system on the basis of a line profile in the direction of energy dispersion to bring the focal plane for the electron beam exiting from the monochromator into coincidence with the achromatic plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20180270167
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit that can connect to a plurality of networks including a first network, a storage unit that stores priority level information indicating priority levels of the plurality of networks, and a processor. When the communication unit is connected to the first network, the processor decides a next connection destination candidate on the basis of the priority level information, checks whether an operation requiring continuous connection between the communication unit and any one of the plurality of networks is being executed, and checks whether a virtual network has been established. If the operation is being executed and a virtual network has been established, the processor switches the connection destination of the communication unit from the first network to the next connection destination candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuichi OKAMOTO, Masaki MUKAI
  • Publication number: 20170330723
    Abstract: There is provided an electron microscope in which a crossover position can be kept constant. The electron microscope (100) includes: an electron source (110) for emitting an electron beam; an acceleration tube (170) having acceleration electrodes (170a-170f) and operative to accelerate the electron beam; a first electrode (160) operative such that a lens action is produced between this first electrode (160) and the initial stage of acceleration electrode (170a); an accelerating voltage supply (112) for supplying an accelerating voltage to the acceleration tube (170); a first electrode voltage supply (162) for supplying a voltage to the first electrode (160); and a controller (109b) for controlling the first electrode voltage supply (162). The lens action produced between the first electrode (160) and the initial stage of acceleration electrode (170a) forms a crossover (CO2) of the electron beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 9686325
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a processor; a network interface that establishes a connection to a network and a connection to a client terminal; and a storage unit, wherein the processor is capable of executing a tethering function to control communication between the network and the client terminal through the network interface, the storage unit stores network information of the network, to which the information processing apparatus connects, and ON/OFF information of the tethering function in association with the network information, and the processor sets the tethering function based on the ON/OFF information of the tethering function when the network interface connects to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Okamoto, Masaki Mukai, Tomoyuki Shimomura, Masaichi Yano
  • Patent number: 9589761
    Abstract: An electron microscope is offered which can adjust an energy-selecting slit in a short time by smoothly moving the slit. The electron microscope (100) includes an electron beam source (10) emitting an electron beam (EB), an energy filter (22) producing a deflecting field in the path of the electron beam (EB) to disperse the beam (EB) according to energy, a slit plate (24) disposed on an energy dispersive plane and provided with at least one energy-selecting slit (25), a current measuring section (50) for measuring the electrical current of the beam (EB) absorbed into the slit plate (24), and an energy filter controller (60) for controlling the intensity of the deflecting field of the energy filter (22) on the basis of results of measurements made by the current measuring section (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai
  • Patent number: 9501136
    Abstract: A highly convenient information processing device is provided. The information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit, a storage unit in which an OS and a program are stored, and a processor configured to execute a predetermined program based on identification information of a predetermined network when the communication unit establishes a connection to the predetermined network. In a case where the communication unit establishes a connection to the predetermined network when the information processing device is in a sleep state, the processor does not execute the predetermined program, and after the sleep state is cleared, the processor executes the predetermined program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Okamoto, Masaki Mukai, Tomoyuki Shimomura, Masaichi Yano
  • Patent number: 9362082
    Abstract: An electron microscope is offered which can facilitate adjusting a monochromator. The electron microscope (100) includes the monochromator (20) having an energy filter (22) for dispersing the beam (EB) according to energy and a slit plate (24) disposed on an energy dispersive plane. The slit plate (24) is provided with plural energy-selecting slits (25) which are different in width taken in a direction where the beam (EB) is dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Mukai