Patents by Inventor Osamu Yamada

Osamu Yamada 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).

  • Article handling system and method and article management system and method
    Publication number: 20060111812
    Abstract: A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include operators, etc., according to the information from the sensing unit. The server receives a user's instruction input through a console unit and refers to the article database to convert this instruction to a control command, which is then transmitted to a life-support robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Okamoto, Osamu Yamada, Tomonobu Naruoka, Yoshihiko Matsukawa, Satoshi Sato
  • Article handling system and method and article management system and method
    Publication number: 20060111811
    Abstract: A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include operators, etc., according to the information from the sensing unit. The server receives a user's instruction input through a console unit and refers to the article database to convert this instruction to a control command, which is then transmitted to a life-support robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Okamoto, Osamu Yamada, Tomonobu Naruoka, Yoshihiko Matsukawa, Satoshi Sato
  • Article handling system and method and article management system and method
    Publication number: 20060112034
    Abstract: A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include operators, etc., according to the information from the sensing unit. The server receives a user's instruction input through a console unit and refers to the article database to convert this instruction to a control command, which is then transmitted to a life-support robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Okamoto, Osamu Yamada, Tomonobu Naruoka, Yoshihiko Matsukawa, Satoshi Sato
  • Ceramic composition being fired at low temperature and having high strength and method for preparing the same, and laminated electronic parts using the same
    Publication number: 20060100087
    Abstract: A high-strength, low-temperature-sintered ceramic composition having a structure comprising a SrAl2Si2O8 Crystal and an Al2O3 crystal, the SrAl2Si2O8 crystal being composed of hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 alone or hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 and monoclinic SrAl2Si2O8, and a peak intensity ratio represented by I101/(I101+I002)×100 being 5% or more in an X-ray diffraction measurement by a Cu-K? line, wherein I101 represents a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8, and I002 represents a peak intensity of a (002) plane of the monoclinic SrAl2Si2O8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Fukuta, Hiroyuki Itoh, Osamu Yamada
  • Process for producing acetylene compound
    Patent number: 7038091
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing an acetylene compound useful as an intermediate of pharmaceuticals, from 4-nitrofluorobenzene, in industrially and economically advantageous manner. Concretely, it is a method for producing an acetylene compound of formula (3) characterized by reacting 4-nitrofluorobenzene of formula (1) with an alkoxide of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol of formula (2) at ?20 to 10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Yamada, Hiroo Matsumoto, Takanori Shimizu
  • Defect inspecting apparatus
    Publication number: 20060087330
    Abstract: A defect inspecting apparatus in which a plurality of probes to measure electric characteristics of a sample including a fine wiring pattern are combined with a charged-particle beam unit includes graphic user interfaces (GUI) to simply control the plural probes. The apparatus includes a probe image processing unit to display the plural probes on a display; a selecting unit to select, from the probes displayed on the display, a probe to be operated; and a display unit to simultaneously display the probe selecting unit and information indicating that the selected probe is an operable probe, or the probe is in a non-selected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Tsutomu Saito, Osamu Yamada, Eiichi Hazaki, Yasuhiko Nara, Hirofumi Sato, Yoshikazu Inada, Yoshinori Numata
  • BEAD TYPE NOISE FILTER
    Publication number: 20060055487
    Abstract: A bead type noise filter according to the present invention is constituted by a magnetic core 1 formed of Mn—Zn ferrite having its resistivity increased so as to improve a high frequency characteristic, and having its permittivity lowered, and thereby can successfully suppress radiation noises without distorting the waveform of transmission signals. The magnetic core 1 constituting the bead type noise filter is formed of a high resistivity soft magnetic material, is shaped cylindrical, and has at least one through-hole 1a so as to form a closed magnetic path, and the bead type noise filter is attached on a signal line 2 such that the signal line 2 is inserted through the through-hole 1a. The soft magnetic material has a real part of complex relative permittivity ranging from 1,000 up to 20,000 at 1 kHz and 50 or lower at 1 MHz, and has a resistivity of 150 ?m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Osamu Yamada, Yukio Suzuki, Kiyoshi Ito, Mayuka Shirai
  • Image processing apparatus and method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 7013042
    Abstract: When saturation conversion is done by multiplying data by a saturation conversion parameter with a constant value regardless of image features, an image which can give good impression to the user cannot always be obtained. In this invention, an image is segmented into a predetermined number of blocks, and attributes are discriminated in units of blocks. Conversion characteristics are calculated on the basis of saturation conversion parameters of an image, which are set in correspondence with the discrimination result, and saturation is converted based on the calculated characteristics. In this way, appropriate saturation correction can be achieved in correspondence with the image attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Research Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Yamada, Takahiro Matsuura
  • Article control system ,article control server, article control method
    Publication number: 20060047361
    Abstract: The system includes sensing means 120 for detecting a state of a space; a robot 102 for executing a handling job for an article; an article identifying part 32 for identifying, when an article is handled by a movable body, the article in response to a detection result obtained by the sensing means 120; and an article handling subject identifying part 33 for identifying an article handling subject that handles the article. When the movable body that handles the article is the robot 102, the article handling subject identifying part 33 identifies a subject having issued a job instruction to the robot 102 as the article handling subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Satoshi Sato, Shusaku Okamoto, Masamichi Nakagawa, Kunio Nobori, Osamu Yamada, Tomonobu Naruoka, Yoshihiko Matsukawa, Yasuhiro Morinaka, Katsuji Aoki, Mikiya Nakata
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETYLENE COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20060041031
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing an acetylene compound useful as an intermediate of pharmaceuticals, from 4-nitrofluorobenzene, in industrially and economically advantageous manner. Concretely, it is a method for producing an acetylene compound of formula (3) characterized by reacting 4-nitrofluorobenzene of formula (1) with an alkoxide of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol of formula (2) at ?20 to 10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Osamu Yamada, Hiroo Matsumoto, Takanori Shimizu
  • Color evaluation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6987567
    Abstract: A spectral distribution error evaluation apparatus is used to evaluate precision of color matching between evaluation and target colors. A first weighting function generator generates a first weighting function on the basis of color matching functions, wavelength characteristics which are independent of a light source of the target color, and visual characteristics which depend on wavelengths. A second weighting function generator generates a second weighting function on the basis of light source information of selected light sources. A difference calculator calculates error values between the evaluation and target colors for respective frequencies. An evaluation value calculator applies the first and second weighting functions to the error values, and calculates the sum total of the error values as an evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosei Takahashi, Osamu Yamada
  • Mn-Zn ferrite containing less than 50 mol % FeO
    Patent number: 6984338
    Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite includes base components of 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, 0.8 mol % or less Mn2O3, and the remainder consisting of MnO, and contains 0.20 (0.20 excluded) to 1.00 mass % CaO as additive. Since the Mn—Zn ferrite contains less than 50.0 mol % Fe2O3 and a limited amount (0.8 mol % or less) of Mn2O3, an abnormal grain growth does not occur even if CaO content is more than 0.20 mass %, and a high electrical resistance can be gained thereby realizing an excellent soft magnetism in a high frequency band such as 1 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Osamu Yamada, Kiyoshi Ito
  • Mn—Zn ferrite containing less than 50 mol% Fe2O3
    Patent number: 6984337
    Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite includes base components of 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, at least one of 0.1 to 4.0 mol % TiO2 and SnO2, 0.5 mol % or less Mn2O3, and the remainder consisting of MnO, and contains 0.20 (0.20 excluded) to 1.00 mass % CaO as additive. Since the Mn—Zn ferrite contains less than 50 mol % Fe2O3 and a limited amount (0.5 mol % or less) of Mn2O3, an abnormal grain growth does not occur even if CaO content is more than 0.20 mass %, and a high electrical resistance can be gained. And, since an appropriate amount of TiO2 and/or SnO2 is contained, an initial permeability is kept adequately high, whereby an excellent soft magnetism can be achieved in a high frequency band such as 1 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Osamu Yamada, Kiyoshi Ito
  • Gas heating device
    Publication number: 20050284864
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for efficiently heating gas. Specifically, the invention provides a gas heating device for heating a gas by bringing the gas into contact with a heating element, wherein: (1) a plurality of heating elements are provided in a container having at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet; (2) an induction coil for electromagnetic induction heating is provided on the periphery of the container; and (3) (a) the heating elements are columnar in shape, and (b) each columnar heating element is provided such that the longitudinal direction of the columnar heating element is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicants: Osuma Yamada, OSU Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Yamada
  • Color evaluation apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20050237553
    Abstract: A spectral distribution error evaluation apparatus is used to evaluate precision of color matching between evaluation and target colors. A first weighting function generator generates a first weighting function on the basis of color matching functions, wavelength characteristics which are independent of a light source of the target color, and visual characteristics which depend on wavelengths. A second weighting function generator generates a second weighting function on the basis of light source information of selected light sources. A difference calculator calculates error values between the evaluation and target colors for respective frequencies. An evaluation value calculator applies the first and second weighting functions to the error values, and calculates the sum total of the error values as an evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosei Takahashi, Osamu Yamada
  • Color processing apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20050219586
    Abstract: It is desired to adopt gamut mapping using a color appearance space in the processing system of an ICC profile. Upon generating an LUT complying with the ICC profile format, when CIEL*a*b* values are converted into CIEXYZ values, and the XYZ values are converted into color appearance space values using color appearance conversion formulas, a point which can be converted and becomes a nearest neighboring point for a point that satisfies a predetermined condition is retrieved, and corresponding color appearance space values are calculated. The obtained color appearance space values are mapped on a predetermined device gamut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Osamu Yamada
  • Image processing method and apparatus, and recording medium used therewith
    Publication number: 20050219663
    Abstract: An image processing method matches the gradations of a first output unit and a second output unit which have different gradation-reproduction ranges. The image processing method sets first-output-unit information on the first output unit, sets output-medium information for use in the second output unit, and finds an output-gradation reproduction curve from the first-output-unit information and the output-medium information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Yamada, Atsushi Ushiroda
  • Color processing method and apparatus thereof
    Publication number: 20050219585
    Abstract: It is desired to adopt gamut mapping using a color appearance space in the processing system of an ICC profile. Upon generating an LUT complying with the ICC profile format, a grid point outside of the visible region on the CIELAB space is moved into the visible region. The Lab values of the grid point are converted into XYZ values, which undergo color appearance conversion to acquire color appearance values. The acquired color appearance values are mapped on the color gamut of a predetermined device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Osamu Yamada
  • Image processing method and apparatus, and recording medium used therewith
    Patent number: 6952288
    Abstract: An image processing method matches the gradations of a first output unit and a second output unit which have different gradation-reproduction ranges. The image processing method sets first-output-unit information on the first output unit, sets output-medium information for use in the second output unit, and finds an output-gradation reproduction curve from the first-output-unit information and the output-medium information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Yamada, Atsushi Ushiroda
  • Method for producing intermetallic compound porous material
    Publication number: 20050207929
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing an intermetallic compound porous material. Specifically, the invention provides a porous material production method comprising molding a mixed powder of at least two inorganic powders and performing a combustion synthesis reaction of the resulting molded mixed powder; wherein (1) the porous material contains an intermetallic compound, (2) the intermetallic compound has a three-dimensional network skeletal structure, and (3) the porous material has a relative density of not more than about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Osamu Yamada