Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Onuma

Mitsuru Onuma 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: 9931063
    Abstract: This invention provides a sensor or its related art to be easily used for measuring motor function of living body. This invention relates to a sensor for measuring motor function, which includes a magnetic field generator attached to one of two predetermined positions in a living body changing mutual distance caused by an action of the living body to have a coil board generating a magnetic field by electrification, and a magnetic field detector attached to the other of the two predetermined positions in the living body to detect the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and have the coil board generating an electric current having a magnitude corresponding to a strength of the magnetic field as detected. Furthermore, each of the magnetic field generator and the magnetic field detector is provided with plastics covering a whole coil board thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Aita, Akitoshi Doi, Atsushi Ninomiya, Mitsuru Onuma, Akihiko Kandori, Yuko Sano, Norihiko Adachi
  • Patent number: 9390597
    Abstract: A laboratory automation system capable of reducing a wasting time of an operator work by giving a notification that enables a device state and a summary of an operator call to be recognized. The laboratory automation system having notifying means such as a display unit or a speaker which can be recognized by the operator distant from the device, includes a notifying unit for calling the operator, and a notifying unit for notifying a status of the device, in which a state device and a summary of the work conducted by the operator can be easily recognized by the combination of notifications of those notifying units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ohga, Kenichi Takahashi, Tatsuya Fukugaki, Mitsuru Onuma
  • Patent number: 8809782
    Abstract: A scanning electron microscope includes a main scanning electron microscope unit having an electron optical column and a sample chamber, a controller over the main scanning electron microscope unit, a single housing that houses both the main scanning electron microscope unit and the controller, and a bottom plate disposed under the single housing, the main scanning electron microscope unit and the controller. A first leg member is attached to a bottom face of the bottom plate on a side of the controller with a first opening hole provided through the bottom plate on a side of the main scanning electron microscope unit, and a damper is fixed to a bottom face of the main scanning electron microscope unit and disposed through the first opening hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Ohtaki, Masahiko Ajima, Sukehiro Ito, Mitsuru Onuma, Akira Omachi
  • Publication number: 20140103208
    Abstract: This electron microscope (20) comprises: a first imaging device (291); a second imaging device (240) that can be moved away from transmitted light (P); and another detection device (260). The second imaging device is disposed in an observation chamber (230) above the first imaging device, and an attachment portion (231) of the other detection device is disposed at a position rotated 90 degrees from the attachment position of the second imaging device on the same plane on which the second imaging device is disposed. Thus, the second imaging means and the other detector can be attached compactly to the observation chamber disposed on the table surface of a mount housing, whereby an electron microscope can be provided in which workability of the devices and effective use of the table surface are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Noda, Mitsuru Onuma, Isao Nagaoki, Shuichi Mamishin
  • Patent number: 8664588
    Abstract: In the spectrometer, heavy loads are arranged centrally inside a case having a height smaller than a width, and having a depth smaller than the height. The heavy loads include a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump which evacuates the vacuum chamber, a sample introduction unit which introduces a sample to be measured and evaporates the sample, an ionization unit which ionizes the evaporated sample and provides it to the vacuum chamber, and an ion detection unit which is connected to the vacuum chamber. Circuit board storage units which store a plurality of circuit boards with a predetermined space therebetween are formed on both sides along a width direction of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Noda, Mitsuru Onuma, Yoko Sato, Koji Ishiguro, Hidetoshi Morokuma, Shigeo Otsuki, Nami Ibi
  • Publication number: 20130201019
    Abstract: A laboratory automation system capable of reducing a wasting time of an operator work by giving a notification that enables a device state and a summary of an operator call to be recognized. The laboratory automation system having notifying means such as a display unit or a speaker which can be recognized by the operator distant from the device, includes a notifying unit for calling the operator, and a notifying unit for notifying a status of the device, in which a state device and a summary of the work conducted by the operator can be easily recognized by the combination of notifications of those notifying units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ohga, Kenichi Takahashi, Tatsuya Fukugaki, Mitsuru Onuma
  • Publication number: 20120248305
    Abstract: In the spectrometer, heavy loads are arranged centrally inside a case having a height smaller than a width, and having a depth smaller than the height. The heavy loads include a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump which evacuates the vacuum chamber, a sample introduction unit which introduces a sample to be measured and evaporates the sample, an ionization unit which ionizes the evaporated sample and provides it to the vacuum chamber, and an ion detection unit which is connected to the vacuum chamber. Circuit board storage units which store a plurality of circuit boards with a predetermined space therebetween are formed on both sides along a width direction of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NODA, Mitsuru ONUMA, Yoko SATO, Koji ISHIGURO, Hidetoshi MOROKUMA, Shigeo OTSUKI, Nami IBI
  • Publication number: 20120149942
    Abstract: There is provided a method for handling an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble substance that changes into a water-insoluble substance over time, including a step of bringing the aqueous solution to be treated containing the water-soluble substance that changes into the water-insoluble substance over time into contact with a water-insoluble organic solvent, and extracting the water-soluble substance into the water-insoluble organic solvent. Preferably, the water-soluble substance is alkylbenzene hydroperoxide, and the water-insoluble substance is alkylbenzene hydroperoxide-derived alcohol. Preferably, the aqueous solution to be treated is an alkaline aqueous phase separated in a water-washing step in a process of manufacturing the alkylbenzene hydroperoxide that has an alkali extraction step, the water-washing step, an oxidation step, and a reaction solution separation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Mitsuru Onuma, Tomoyuki Noritake, Shigeru Goto
  • Publication number: 20120127299
    Abstract: A scanning electron microscope includes a main scanning electron microscope unit having an electron optical column and a sample chamber, a controller over the main scanning electron microscope unit, a single housing that houses both the main scanning electron microscope unit and the controller, and a bottom plate disposed under the single housing, the main scanning electron microscope unit and the controller. A first leg member is attached to a bottom face of the bottom plate on a side of the controller with a first opening hole provided through the bottom plate on a side of the main scanning electron microscope unit, and a damper is fixed to a bottom face of the main scanning electron microscope unit and disposed through the first opening hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohisa Ohtaki, Masahiko Ajima, Sukehiro Ito, Mitsuru Onuma, Akira Omachi
  • Patent number: 8118758
    Abstract: A living body inspection apparatus includes: a first detecting unit detecting a displacement of two positions in a lateral direction of a subject's larynx; a second detecting unit detecting a swallowing sound of the subject; a displaying unit displaying a waveform regarding the displacement of the two positions formed using information from the first detecting unit and a waveform regarding the swallowing sound formed using information from the second detecting unit; a processor instructing the displaying unit; and a flexible holding member including a pair of sensor holding members having flexibility and provided with the first and second detecting units at one ends, and a mounting member integrally formed with the pair of sensor holding members at other ends to hold the sensor holding members, the other ends being made open so that the mounting member is mounted on and held by the subject's larynx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Computer Peripherals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Kandori, Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Mitsuru Onuma, Yuko Sano, Ryuzo Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20110230789
    Abstract: This invention provides a sensor or its related art to be easily used for measuring motor function of living body. This invention relates to a sensor for measuring motor function, which includes a magnetic field generator attached to one of two predetermined positions in a living body changing mutual distance caused by an action of the living body to have a coil board generating a magnetic field by electrification, and a magnetic field detector attached to the other of the two predetermined positions in the living body to detect the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and have the coil board generating an electric current having a magnitude corresponding to a strength of the magnetic field as detected. Furthermore, each of the magnetic field generator and the magnetic field detector is provided with plastics covering a whole coil board thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI COMPUTER PERIPHERALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro AITA, Akitoshi DOI, Atsushi NINOMIYA, Mitsuru ONUMA, Akihiko KANDORI, Yuko SANO, Norihiko ADACHI
  • Patent number: 7972285
    Abstract: A motion sensor for measuring motion information of a subject comprises a coil substrate having transmitting or receiving coils piled one on top of another and a holder in which the coil substrate is mounted. Formed on the holder are curved surfaces to which an adhesive sheet is stuck and at which the holder is attached to a nail of a subject via the adhesive sheet. Further, there is provided a casing where first and second containing space are formed to contain measurement instruments including an adhesive member where a plurality of the adhesive sheets are laid one on top of another, the motion sensor, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Computer Peripherals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Akihiko Kandori, Mitsuru Onuma, Norihiko Matsumoto, Kouichi Ishizuka, Norihiko Adachi, Atsushi Ninomiya, Yoshimi Kasai
  • Patent number: 7763755
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene by liquid-phase oxidation of dialkylbenzene, wherein the method comprises the following steps, Oxidation step: a step of obtaining a oxidation reaction liquid having pH of 9 to 12, which contains dialkylhydroperoxybenzene, unreacted dialkylbenzene, and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes by subjecting an oxidation raw material solution containing dialkylbenzene to oxidation reaction, Aqueous solution extracting step: a step of extracting the oxidation reaction liquid with an alkaline aqueous solution to obtain a water layer mainly containing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes, and an oil layer mainly containing dialkylbenzene, and Recycle step: a step of recycling and feeding at least a part of the oil layer obtained in the aqueous solution extracting step to the oxidation step, wherein the oxidation step comprises two or more reaction sections of a first section and subsequent sections arranged in series, and the temperature
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuru Onuma
  • Publication number: 20090227907
    Abstract: A living body inspection apparatus includes: a first detecting unit detecting a displacement of two positions in a lateral direction of a subject's larynx; a second detecting unit detecting a swallowing sound of the subject; a displaying unit displaying a waveform regarding the displacement of the two positions formed using information from the first detecting unit and a waveform regarding the swallowing sound formed using information from the second detecting unit; a processor instructing the displaying unit; and a flexible holding member including a pair of sensor holding members having flexibility and provided with the first and second detecting units at one ends, and a mounting member integrally formed with the pair of sensor holding members at other ends to hold the sensor holding members, the other ends being made open so that the mounting member is mounted on and held by the subject's larynx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiko KANDORI, Tsuyoshi MIYASHITA, Mitsuru ONUMA, Yuko SANO, Ryuzo KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20090203943
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene by liquid-phase oxidation of dialkylbenzene, wherein the method comprises the following steps, Oxidation step: a step of obtaining a oxidation reaction liquid having pH of 9 to 12, which contains dialkylhydroperoxybenzene, unreacted dialkylbenzene, and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes by subjecting an oxidation raw material solution containing dialkylbenzene to oxidation reaction, Aqueous solution extracting step: a step of extracting the oxidation reaction liquid with an alkaline aqueous solution to obtain a water layer mainly containing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes, and an oil layer mainly containing dialkylbenzene, and Recycle step: a step of recycling and feeding at least a part of the oil layer obtained in the aqueous solution extracting step to the oxidation step, wherein the oxidation step comprises two or more reaction sections of a first section and subsequent sections arranged in series, and the temperature
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Mitsuru Onuma
  • Patent number: 7528602
    Abstract: A magnetic shielding apparatus having a high shielding effect. With the magnetic shielding apparatus having an opening (for example, a cylindrical magnetic shielding apparatus provided with a door), the door covering the opening is electrically and/or magnetically connected to a main body by means of electrically and/or magnetically connecting members. The magnetic shielding apparatus is higher in magnetic shielding factor than the conventional magnetic shielding apparatus, and a magnetic field measuring apparatus using the magnetic shielding apparatus, capable of measuring biomagnetism generated from an inspection target (a living body), with higher sensibility than before.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Seki, Mitsuru Onuma, Akihiko Kandori
  • Publication number: 20080238414
    Abstract: A motion sensor for measuring motion information of a subject comprises a coil substrate having transmitting or receiving coils piled one on top of another and a holder in which the coil substrate is mounted. Formed on the holder are curved surfaces to which an adhesive sheet is stuck and at which the holder is attached to a nail of a subject via the adhesive sheet. Further, there is provided a casing where first and second containing space are formed to contain measurement instruments including an adhesive member where a plurality of the adhesive sheets are laid one on top of another, the motion sensor, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MIYASHITA, Akihiko Kandori, Mitsuru Onuma, Norihiko Matsumoto, Kouichi Ishizuka, Norihiko Adachi, Atsushi Ninomiya, Yoshimi Kasai
  • Patent number: 7339373
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a biomagnetism measuring device using a high-performance cylindrical shielding apparatus provided with a flange-type plate having an opening formed on a circumferential face, an auxiliary cylinder in which one or plural cylindrical members are connected so that the central axis of the opening of the flange-type plate and each central axis of the cylindrical members are coincident, cylindrical shields having first, second and third angular ranges with the y-axis, a revolving door having a cutout in a portion parallel to the y-axis and acquired by integrating the cylindrical shields, shield bases for supporting the cylindrical shield to which the flange-type plate is connected in a circular-arc part at both ends, revolving parts for revolving the revolving door in a circumferential direction of the y-axis along a circumferential part of the cylindrical shield and opening or closing an opening in the circumferential direction, a cryostat arranged inside the opening of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Seki, Mitsuru Onuma, Akihiko Kandori, Daisuke Suzuki, Takuya Akashi, Masahiro Murakami, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Matsuoka
  • Patent number: D571385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Onuma, Kuniyasu Nakamura, Koichirou Saito, Takahito Hashimoto, Hiromi Inada
  • Patent number: D621523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Onuma, Hiromi Yamashita, Jin Matsumura, Richard W. Thomas, Anjali Pradhan, Andrew Felton