Patents by Inventor Mikio Araki
Mikio Araki 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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Patent number: 11966072Abstract: A planar light source device includes a plurality of light sources that is independently drivable, a first light guide to emit light incident from the first light source from an emitting surface in an emitting direction, a second light guide that is contained in a second light emitting region adjacent to a first light emitting region containing the first light guide and emits light incident from a second light source from the emitting surface in the emitting direction, and a partition frame having a partition wall that is positioned between the first light guide and the second light guide, partitions the first light emitting region and the second light emitting region, and is provided with a gap from the emitting surface of the first light guide, in which an angle formed by a wall surface and a bottom face of the partition wall is an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Eiji Niikura, Saki Motokura, Mikio Araki, Mitsuru Sakai
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Publication number: 20240124571Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: National University Corporation Okayama UniversityInventors: Masakiyo SAKAGUCHI, Shinichi TOYOOKA, Shuta TOMIDA, Kazuhiko SHIEN, Hiroki SATO, Rie KINOSHITA, Junichiro FUTAMI, Kota ARAKI, Mikio OKAZAKI, Eisaku KONDO, Yusuke INOUE, Akira YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20220276712Abstract: In a tactile sensation presentation panel according to the present disclosure, a tactile sensation presentation screen includes a tactile sensation electrode including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes alternately disposed on a transparent insulation substrate at intervals. A first voltage signal having a first frequency is applied to the plurality of first electrodes located in at least a partial region of the transparent insulation substrate, and a second voltage signal having a second frequency different from the first frequency is applied to the plurality of second electrodes located in the at least partial region of the transparent insulation substrate. First electrostatic capacitance formed between the tactile sensation electrode and a pointer is calculated. An amplitude voltage and frequency of first and second voltage signals are adjusted based on the calculated first electrostatic capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tae ORITA, Takeshi ONO, Takayuki MORIOKA, Mikio ARAKI, Mitsuru SAKAI
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Publication number: 20220276429Abstract: A planar light source device includes a plurality of light sources that is independently drivable, a first light guide to emit light incident from the first light source from an emitting surface in an emitting direction, a second light guide that is contained in a second light emitting region adjacent to a first light emitting region containing the first light guide and emits light incident from a second light source from the emitting surface in the emitting direction, and a partition frame having a partition wall that is positioned between the first light guide and the second light guide, partitions the first light emitting region and the second light emitting region, and is provided with a gap from the emitting surface of the first light guide, in which an angle formed by a wall surface and a bottom face of the partition wall is an acute angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Eiji NIIKURA, Saki MOTOKURA, Mikio ARAKI, Mitsuru SAKAI
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Publication number: 20220179254Abstract: The vibrating element generates vibration in the touch panel. In the display apparatus, there exist three directions including an x-axis direction and a y-axis direction along the display surface and a z-axis direction orthogonal to the display surface. The plurality of supports are configured such that touch panel does not move in the x-axis direction and the z-axis direction being two directions included in the three directions. Of the three directions, the direction other than the two directions coincides with a vibration direction being a direction of vibration generated by the vibrating element. The touch panel is configured so that the touch panel is configured to move in the vibration direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoko IWASAKI, Tae ORITA, Takeshi ONO, Mikio ARAKI, Mitsuru SAKAI
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Patent number: 8976144Abstract: A touch panel 10, which has first and second metal resistive thin films (movable transparent electrode 12 and fixed transparent electrode 13) formed respectively on opposing surfaces of two layers of film or glass (movable glass 11 and fixed glass 14) disposed opposite each other at a predetermined space, is configured such that a predetermined radio frequency signal can be inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrode 12, and ground required for detecting an operation position in the touch panel 10 is connected via an inductive circuit of coils L3, L4 and the like, thereby providing a configuration in which radio waves inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrodes 12 are not grounded in terms of radio frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Mikio Araki
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Patent number: 8462270Abstract: When transmitting a digital video signal having, as a variant clock signal, a clock signal of a frequency which does not fall within a predetermined frequency range, a frequency multiplier 21 carries out a frequency conversion of the frequency of the variant clock signal so as to generate a transmit side clock signal which falls within the predetermined frequency range, and a transmitting unit transmits, as a transmission digital video signal, the digital image data and control signal, as well as the transmit side clock signal, according to this transmit side clock signal. A receive side divides the frequency of the transmit side clock signal using a frequency divider 22 to obtain the variant clock signal after acquiring the digital image data and control signal from the transmit side digital video signal according to the transmit side clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Mikio Araki
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Publication number: 20130135366Abstract: A liquid crystal display unit 4 has a liquid crystal screen of a curved shape and a characteristic that the viewing angle is different at each coordinate location; a correction data storage unit 2 stores a correction factor for each coordinate for correcting a color shift caused by a difference in viewing angle of the liquid crystal display unit 4, an image correction unit 1 obtains a correction factor corresponding to a coordinate of pixel data and performs a color correction, a liquid crystal driving unit 3 displays color-corrected pixel data for each coordinate at the corresponding coordinate locations on the liquid crystal screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Mikio Araki
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Patent number: 8339355Abstract: An LED backlight drive for driving an LED backlight having a plurality of LED lines L1-L3 connected in parallel to a power feed line S4, each of the LED lines having an arbitrary number of LEDs connected in series, the LED backlight drive including: an arithmetic section 12 for calculating a delay time from driving one of the plurality of LED lines L1-L3 to driving the next LED line; a signal generator 13 for generating a plurality of control signals successively at intervals corresponding to the delay time calculated by the arithmetic section; and a driver 14 for driving the plurality of LED lines successively in response to the plurality of control signals generated by the signal generator.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masakazu Segawa, Mikio Araki
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Publication number: 20120200531Abstract: A touch panel device detects a touch position of a touch panel 4 by an electrostatic capacitance system with an opportunity that the interception of the infrared light irradiated on a touch surface is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Mikio Araki
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Publication number: 20110148813Abstract: A touch panel 10, which has first and second metal resistive thin films (movable transparent electrode 12 and fixed transparent electrode 13) formed respectively on opposing surfaces of two layers of film or glass (movable glass 11 and fixed glass 14) disposed opposite each other at a predetermined space, is configured such that a predetermined radio frequency signal can be inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrode 12, and ground required for detecting an operation position in the touch panel 10 is connected via an inductive circuit of coils L3, L4 and the like, thereby providing a configuration in which radio waves inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrodes 12 are not grounded in terms of radio frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: Mikio Araki
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Publication number: 20100283720Abstract: An LED backlight drive for driving an LED backlight having a plurality of LED lines L1-L3 connected in parallel to a power feed line S4, each of the LED lines having an arbitrary number of LEDs connected in series, the LED backlight drive including: an arithmetic section 12 for calculating a delay time from driving one of the plurality of LED lines L1-L3 to driving the next LED line; a signal generator 13 for generating a plurality of control signals successively at intervals corresponding to the delay time calculated by the arithmetic section; and a driver 14 for driving the plurality of LED lines successively in response to the plurality of control signals generated by the signal generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Masakazu Segawa, Mikio Araki
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Publication number: 20070263122Abstract: When transmitting a digital video signal having, as a variant clock signal, a clock signal of a frequency which does not fall within a predetermined frequency range, a frequency multiplier 21 carries out a frequency conversion of the frequency of the variant clock signal so as to generate a transmit side clock signal which falls within the predetermined frequency range, and a transmitting unit transmits, as a transmission digital video signal, the digital image data and control signal, as well as the transmit side clock signal, according to this transmit side clock signal. A receive side divides the frequency of the transmit side clock signal using a frequency divider 22 to obtain the variant clock signal after acquiring the digital image data and control signal from the transmit side digital video signal according to the transmit side clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventor: Mikio Araki
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Patent number: 6625432Abstract: The fixation of a coaxial cable between a GPS receiver and a receiver antenna mounted in a vehicle to an earthing conductor allows the elimination of influences due to noise and the improvement of reception even if the GPS antenna and the receiver antenna are mounted on the same mounting board due to reduction in the size of the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1999Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikio Araki
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Patent number: 6467337Abstract: A remaining fuel Z is calculated by subtracting a fuel injection amount J supplied to an engine 14 from stored fuel F measured by a fuel meter 12. A fuel economy Fm is calculated by dividing a running distance M of a vehicle by a fuel injection amount J. A cruising distance K is calculated by multiplying the remaining fuel Z and the fuel economy Fm.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1999Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sadahiro, Masahiro Shimizu, Michiyasu Nounen, Mikio Araki
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Patent number: 6452545Abstract: When a 2-dimensional positioning or 3-dimensional positioning cannot be completed within a predetermined period of time, all currently seized satellites are cancelled and a stored almanac is referred to in order to resume attempts to seize satellites.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikio Araki, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 6407664Abstract: Determination is made as to whether or not a self-diagnostic tester 13 is connected with a K line 14. When the result of the determination indicates that the self-diagnostic tester 13 is not connected with the K line 14, data indicating vehicle-operating conditions are obtained from an engine ECU 11 and the like through a K line 14.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 1999Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sadahiro, Masahiro Shimizu, Michiyasu Nounen, Mikio Araki, Yusuke Hara, Shigeki Nakane
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Publication number: 20020032540Abstract: A remaining fuel Z is calculated by subtracting a fuel injection amount J supplied to an engine 14 from stored fuel F measured by a fuel meter 12. A fuel economy Fm is calculated by dividing a running distance M of a vehicle by a fuel injection amount J. A cruising distance K is calculated by multiplying the remaining fuel Z and the fuel economy Fm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 1999Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: TAKASHI SADAHIRO, MASAHIRO SHIMIZU, MICHIYASU NOUNEN, MIKIO ARAKI
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Publication number: 20010005811Abstract: When a 2-dimensional positioning or 3-dimensional positioning cannot be completed within a predetermined period of time, all currently seized satellites are cancelled and a stored almanac is referred to in order to resume attempts to seize satellites.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2001Publication date: June 28, 2001Inventors: Mikio Araki, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 5887028Abstract: A digital receiver has a receiving section for receiving a digital modulated signal, a digital demodulation section for judging a logical state of a detection output signal obtained by performing a digital detection operation for the digital modulated signal, for demodulating the digital modulated signal and for generating a data signal. The digital demodulation section has a binary conversion circuit for converting the data signal into a binary signal and a receiving quality detection device for detecting a receiving quality of the data signal based on a wave-form of the binary signal. The receiving quality detection device has a pulse generator for generating pulses having a time width between a positive pulse width of the wave-form of the binary signal based on the digital modulated signal and a time width between a third time width and a time width which is obtained by subtracting a negative pulse width of the wave-form of the binary signal from a second pulse width.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1995Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikio Araki