Patents by Inventor Masaru Okamoto
Masaru Okamoto 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: 20240065600Abstract: An emotion estimating device, an emotion estimating system, and an emotion estimating method capable of estimating an emotion of a subject based on information obtained from daily activities can be provided. An emotion estimating device includes an interface that receives input of walking data of a subject measured by a measurement device and emotion data obtained by quantifying the emotion of the subject, a storage that stores the walking data and the emotion data, and an computer that obtains corresponding data in which a plurality of walking parameters included in the walking data stored in the storage are associated with the emotion data. When the interface newly receives the input of the walking data, the computer estimates the emotion of the subject from the plurality of walking parameters included in the newly received walking data, and outputs information indicating the estimated emotion of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki OKAMOTO, Ken KUSANO, Shunsuke YAMAGATA, Masaru ICHIKAWA, Satoru ABE
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Publication number: 20210155031Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative material, the method including a step of creating density distribution data having a density value D(x, y) for each two-dimensional position (x, y); a step of converting the density value D(x, y) into a height H(x, y) corresponding to how large the concentration value is; a step of converting the height H(x, y) into a depth F(x, y) that corresponds to the height; a step of forming irregularities on a surface of a material to be a die based on the depth F(x, y) to form the die; and a step of shaping a resin with respect to the irregularities of the die to form irregularities on a surface of the resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiho Shibano, Kazuhiro Suga, Masaru Okamoto, Yoshio Sukegawa, Shinji Iwata
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Publication number: 20210122138Abstract: A decorative material including: a base material; and a textured pattern that is formed on one face of the base material, wherein a projection part that constitutes the textured pattern has at least one first slope and a second slope, one end of the first slope and one end of the second slope being linked to each other to form an apex of the projection part, the apex constituting a ridgeline, and the textured pattern is such that an inclination formed by the first slope and a plane of a sheet is smaller than an inclination formed by the second slope and the plane of a sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiho Shibano, Kazuhiro Suga, Masaru Okamoto, Shinji Iwata, Yoshio Sukegawa
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Publication number: 20170014762Abstract: A mercury removal apparatus for removing the metal mercury in an flue gas containing the metal mercury and halogen, including an electro discharging device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode, and activating the mercury by generating a streamer discharge, an oxidizing catalyst device provided at an output of the electro discharging device, to oxidize the mercury by reacting with halogen in the flue gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masaru OKAMOTO, Hideaki SHIMADA, Shinichi TERADA
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Patent number: 8679690Abstract: A fuel cell system has a fuel cell generating power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the system and a material supply section supplying the materials to the fuel cell. The power generated by the fuel cell is extracted to a load. A device for controlling the fuel cell system has: a material flow calculation section calculating a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; a material reduction limit detection section calculating a limit for reducing the material flow, based on a power generation state of the fuel cell; and a material flow change section controlling the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20120282536Abstract: A fuel cell system has a fuel cell generating power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the system and a material supply section supplying the materials to the fuel cell. The power generated by the fuel cell is extracted to a load. A device for controlling the fuel cell system has: a material flow calculation section calculating a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; a material reduction limit detection section calculating a limit for reducing the material flow, based on a power generation state of the fuel cell; and a material flow change section controlling the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventor: Masaru OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 8247122Abstract: A fuel cell system has a fuel cell generating power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the system and a material supply section supplying the materials to the fuel cell. The power generated by the fuel cell is extracted to a load. A device for controlling the fuel cell system has: a material flow calculation section calculating a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; a material reduction limit detection section calculating a limit for reducing the material flow, based on a power generation state of the fuel cell; and a material flow change section controlling the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110092618Abstract: There are provided a polyol curable fluororubber composition using a fluororubber of general use, a cured fluororubber formed article used as a grommet, a seal packing and the like for a gas sensor which can be used under high temperature circumstances using this, and a method of producing the same. A polyol curable fluororubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber, 6 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite group compound and 20 to 55 parts by weight of a mixture of thermal black and a bituminous coal filler. A cured fluororubber formed article which is produced by forming and curing the fluororubber composition in the presence of a polyol curing agent, and then subjecting the cured formed product to a stepwise temperature elevation treatment in a temperature range of 100° C. to 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Masaya OCHO, Tatsuo Katayama, Takashi Nanba, Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100093892Abstract: There are provided a polyol curable fluororubber composition using a fluororubber of general use, a cured fluororubber formed article used as a grommet, a seal packing and the like for a gas sensor which can be used under high temperature circumstances using this, and a method of producing the same. A polyol curable fluororubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber, 6 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite group compound and 20 to 55 parts by weight of a mixture of thermal black and a bituminous coal filler. A cured fluororubber formed article which is produced by forming and curing the fluororubber composition in the presence of a polyol curing agent, and then subjecting the cured formed product to a stepwise temperature elevation treatment in a temperature range of 100° C. to 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Masaya OCHO, Tatsuo KATAYAMA, Takashi NANBA, Masaru OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 7682721Abstract: A fuel cell system and a related operating method are disclosed. The system includes a fuel cell body 1 having an anode electrode supplied with fuel gas containing hydrogen and a cathode electrode supplied with oxidizer gas, a catalyst degradation-suppressing means operative to interrupt supplying oxidizer gas to the cathode electrode after disconnecting the external load from the fuel cell body 1 and allow a load current, generated by the fuel cell body 1, to be extracted by an internal load 26 while supplying fuel gas to the anode electrode, a hydrogen supply stop means operative to interrupt a supply of fuel gas to the anode electrode during a period in which the load current is extracted by the internal load, and load current control means controlling a target load current such that after the supply of fuel gas to the anode electrode is stopped, a pressure inside the anode electrode is maintained at a target pressure.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20090176930Abstract: A gasket rubber product made of a cured material of a fluorosilicone rubber composition containing: 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane expressed by the following average composition formula: R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 wherein R1 indicates a trifluoropropyl group, R2 indicates a non-substituted or substituted monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R3 indicates a non-substituted monovalent aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that a, b and c are positive numbers satisfying 0.96?a?1.01, 0.002?b?0.02, 0.96?c?1.06 and 1.98?a+b+c?2.02; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a silica-based filler; and a catalyst quantity of a curing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Masaru Okamoto, Takashi Nanba
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Publication number: 20080305294Abstract: A gasket rubber product made of a cured material of a fluorosilicone rubber composition containing: 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane expressed by the following average composition formula: R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 wherein R1 indicates a trifluoropropyl group, R2 indicates a non-substituted or substituted monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R3 indicates a non-substituted monovalent aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that a, b and c are positive numbers satisfying 0.96?a?1.01, 0.002?b?0.02, 0.96?c?1.06 and 1.98?a+b+c?2.02; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a silica-based filler; and a catalyst quantity of a curing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Masaru Okamoto, Takashi Nanba
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Patent number: 7455921Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a reformer (8) which produces reformate gas containing hydrogen using gas containing oxygen and raw material vapor, and a fuel cell (9) which generates power by reacting hydrogen in the reformate gas with oxygen. A controller (21) determines whether or not excess hydrogen has been produced by the reformer (8), and when it is determined that excess hydrogen was produced, burns the excess hydrogen to keep the reformer (8) warm.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20080176975Abstract: There are provided a polyol curable fluororubber composition using a fluororubber of general use, a cured fluororubber formed article used as a grommet, a seal packing and the like for a gas sensor which can be used under high temperature circumstances using this, and a method of producing the same. A polyol curable fluororubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber, 6 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite group compound and 20 to 55 parts by weight of a mixture of thermal black and a bituminous coal filler. A cured fluororubber formed article which is produced by forming and curing the fluororubber composition in the presence of a polyol curing agent, and then subjecting the cured formed product to a stepwise temperature elevation treatment in a temperature range of 100° C. to 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Masaya Ocho, Tatsuo Katayama, Takashi Nanba, Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20080045649Abstract: A gasket rubber product made of a cured material of a fluorosilicone rubber composition containing: 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane expressed by the following average composition formula: R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 wherein R1 indicates a trifluoropropyl group, R2 indicates a non-substituted or substituted monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R3 indicates a non-substituted monovalent aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that a, b and c are positive numbers satisfying 0.96?a?1.01, 0.002?b?0.02, 0.96?c?1.06 and 1.98?a+b+c?2.02; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a silica-based filler; and a catalyst quantity of a curing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Masaru Okamoto, Takashi Nanba
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Publication number: 20070272650Abstract: A container stopper includes a core formed of an elastic material and having a liquid-contact surface and an outer peripheral surface continuous with the liquid-contact surface coated with a skin made of a synthetic resin. The skin is a skin made of a polyester resin or a synthetic resin having a polyester resin as a main component thereof, and the polyester skin is bonded to the liquid-contact surface and the outer peripheral surface of said core through a bonding layer formed of a polyethylene resin or having a polyethylene resin as a main component thereof. The polyethylene bonding layer has a thickness of 80 to 300 ?m at a center portion of the liquid-contact surface, a thickness of 70 to 100 ?m at an outer peripheral portion of the outer peripheral surface adjacent the liquid-contact surface and a thickness of 30 ?m or more over the entire liquid-contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2005Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicants: SUNTORY LIMITED, UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventors: Shigenobu Kishi, Masaru Okamoto, Katsuya Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20070166582Abstract: A fuel cell system and a related operating method are disclosed. The system includes a fuel cell body 1 having an anode electrode supplied with fuel gas containing hydrogen and a cathode electrode supplied with oxidizer gas, a catalyst degradation -suppressing means operative to interrupt supplying oxidizer gas to the cathode electrode after disconnecting the external load from the fuel cell body 1 and allow a load current, generated by the fuel cell body 1, to be extracted by an internal load 26 while supplying fuel gas to the anode electrode, a hydrogen supply stop means operative to interrupt a supply of fuel gas to the anode electrode during a period in which the load current is extracted by the internal load, and load current control means controlling a taget load current such that after the supply of fuel gas to the anode electrode is stopped, a pressure inside the anode electrode is maintained at a target pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20070072990Abstract: A gasket rubber product made of a cured material of a fluorosilicone rubber composition containing: 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane expressed by the following average composition formula: R1aR2bR3cSiO(4?a?b?c)/2 wherein R1 indicates a trifluoropropyl group, R2 indicates a non-substituted or substituted monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R3 indicates a non-substituted monovalent aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that a, b and c are positive numbers satisfying 0.96?a?1.01, 0.002?b?0.02, 0.96?c?1.06 and 1.98?a+b+c?2.02; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a silica-based filler; and a catalyst quantity of a curing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Masaru Okamoto, Takashi Nanba
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Patent number: 7189412Abstract: A novel fenofibrate-containing composition having equivalent bioavailability, when compared to conventional capsules, is effective in reducing the size of the conventional capsule preparations. The fenofibrate-containing composition comprises the following formula: (a) fenofibrate 100 parts by weight, (b) a solid surfactant 3 to 4 parts by weight, (c) lactose 1 to 2 parts by weight, and (d) magnesium stearate 1 to 2 parts by weight, in admixture with a binder and a disintegrator, wherein the sum of said binder and said disintegrator is 17 to 20 parts by weight, and the fenofibrate and the solid surfactant are co-micronizates.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaru Okamoto
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Publication number: 20070026273Abstract: A fuel cell system has a fuel cell generating power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the system and a material supply section supplying the materials to the fuel cell. The power generated by the fuel cell is extracted to a load. A device for controlling the fuel cell system has: a material flow calculation section calculating a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; a material reduction limit detection section calculating a limit for reducing the material flow, based on a power generation state of the fuel cell; and a material flow change section controlling the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2004Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventor: Masaru Okamoto