Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kinoshita

Satoshi Kinoshita 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).

  • Publication number: 20090300003
    Abstract: A keyword input supporting apparatus includes a document acquisition unit that acquires a document having a plurality of components containing text data, a main component selection unit that selects a component having many characters in the text data as a main component, a part-of-speech analysis unit that analyzes the part-of-speech of the text data contained in the main component, and adds a semantic attribute to each of words of the text data, a specific name extraction unit that extracts as a specific name a word, having a predetermined semantic attribute or part of speech, from the words, a specific name storage that stores the specific name together with the corresponding semantic attribute, a keyword candidate classification unit that performs classification of the specific name from the storage as a keyword candidate based on the semantic attribute, and a keyword candidate presentation unit that presents the keyword candidate to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Masaru Suzuki, Satoshi Kinoshita, Hideo Umeki, Wataru Nakano
  • Patent number: 7585077
    Abstract: A projector includes: a light source unit; an optical apparatus including, an optical device, a holding frame for holding a periphery of the optical device, a cooling tube that is provided in the holding frame along the periphery of the optical device and in which a cooling fluid flows, wherein a gap between the holding frame and the cooling tube is filled with a thermally conductive material; a cooling unit for circulating the cooling fluid in the optical apparatus; and a projection optical apparatus for enlarging and projecting an optical image formed by means of the optical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Zakoji, Satoshi Kinoshita, Motoyuki Fujimori, Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 7585076
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cooling unit having a cooling plate in which a cooling fluid is allowed to flow, the cooling plate has a structure that a pair of plate members are oppositely arranged sandwiching a cooling tube the cooling fluid is to flow is disclosed. The method includes: forming a groove for receiving the cooling tube, in at least one pair of plate members; and joining each of the one pair of plate members and the cooling tube together by receiving the cooling tube in the groove; wherein, in joining, an external force is applied to at least one of the one pair of plate members whereby deformation is caused in an adjacent point to the groove thereby engaging the adjacent point with the cooling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Makoto Zakoji, Motoyuki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 7538427
    Abstract: A microchannel structure that has plural microchannels through which fluid flows, including: a housing section formed in a block; and a pipe array arranged in the housing section and formed by stacking plural pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Akira Egawa
  • Patent number: 7537349
    Abstract: An optical device, includes: an optical modulator that modulates a light beam irradiated by a light source in accordance with image information to form an optical image; an optical modulator holder that has a cooling chamber with cooling fluid sealed therein and holds the optical modulator so that heat can be transferred to the cooling fluid in the cooling chamber; a plurality of fluid circulators communicating with the cooling chamber to guide the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling chamber and again introduces the cooling fluid into the cooling chamber; a cooling fluid accumulator arranged in a flow path of the cooling fluid in each of the plurality of fluid circulators and having a cooling fluid inflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the inside of the cooling accumulator and a cooling fluid outflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling accumulator so as to accumulate the cooling fluid in the cooling fluid accumulator; and a fluid press-feeder disposed in the flo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Makoto Zakoji, Motoyuki Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20090092376
    Abstract: There is provided a video reproduction apparatus which reduces memory areas for storing video data of decoded bidirectional predictive frames, which apparatus can output the decoded video signals of the entire fields even when all the video signals are outputted by the reproduction in the temporally reverse-direction or the reproduction of searching for arbitrary pictures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Masahiro Nakamori, Noriyuki Manabe, Katsuki Urano, Tomo Kitaguchi
  • Patent number: 7513625
    Abstract: A projector including: a light source device; an optical device including, an optical modulator that modulates a luminous flux from a light source in response to image information, an optical modulator holding frame that holds the periphery of the optical modulator, and an optical modulator cooling duct that is disposed, along the periphery of the optical modulator, within the optical modulator holding frame, and that allows a cooling fluid to flow therethrough; and a projection optical device that magnifies and projects an optical image formed by the optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Zakoji, Satoshi Kinoshita, Motoyuki Fujimori, Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20090084927
    Abstract: An industrial robot capable of being decomposed into multiple units at the time of conveyance of the robot and being conveyed individually in units: wherein each of the units has a holding bracket for conveyance means to hold the unit in order to convey the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Ryo NIHEI, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Ryuji TAKIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7511879
    Abstract: A light source device includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting sections, a plurality of wavelength conversion elements each having a periodic polarization inversion structure, and for converting wavelengths of light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting sections into predetermined wavelengths, a temperature control medium for controlling temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, a holding member having a housing space for housing the temperature control medium, and for holding the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, and a temperature control section for controlling the temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements with the temperature control medium, and the temperature control section controls the temperature of the wavelength conversion elements so that the wavelength of the light beam emitted from at least one of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements is different from the wavelength of the light beam emitted from ano
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20090083024
    Abstract: A receiving unit receives a translation request including an input sentence and bilingual term information. An original-sentence obtaining unit calculates a similarity between the input sentence and original sentences, and obtains an original sentence having the similarity higher than a threshold value from an original-sentence storage unit. A bilingual-term-information obtaining unit obtains bilingual term information having a bilingual term information ID corresponding to the obtained original sentence, from a dictionary storage unit. A translating unit translates a first word included in the input sentence into a corresponding second word in the obtained bilingual term information, when the first word in the obtained bilingual term information is included in the input sentence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Hirokazu Suzuki, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20080310010
    Abstract: A light source device includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting sections, a plurality of wavelength conversion elements each having a periodic polarization inversion structure, and for converting wavelengths of light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting sections into predetermined wavelengths, a temperature control medium for controlling temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, a holding member having a housing space for housing the temperature control medium, and for holding the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, and a temperature control section for controlling the temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements with the temperature control medium, and the temperature control section controls the temperature of the wavelength conversion elements so that the wavelength of the light beam emitted from at least one of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements is different from the wavelength of the light beam emitted from ano
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 7442030
    Abstract: A molded component retrieving apparatus and a molding machine with the molded component retrieving apparatus include first and second units. The first unit includes a base, first to third arms and a first lift arm. The second unit includes fourth to sixth arms and a second lift arm. The second unit is removably mounted on the third arm through an intermediate base member. Rotary shafts of the arms are parallel. A holding unit to hold and retrieve the molded component or the runner is arranged at the forward end of the first and second lift arms. The third and sixth arms can be kept in position even when the drive sources are reduced in number and other arms are pivoted using a belt and a pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Mitsuhiro Yasumura, Hikaru Yamashiro
  • Publication number: 20080151196
    Abstract: A rear projector includes: a screen; a display light source that emits a display light; a first optical modulation element that modulates the display light emitted from the display light source; an excitation light source that emits an excitation light; a second optical modulation element that modulates the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source; and a projection unit that projects, onto the screen, the display light being a result of modulation by the first optical modulation element and the excitation light being a result of modulation by the second optical modulation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 7334898
    Abstract: A light source to emit light, an optical structure constituting an optical system to modulate or combine emission light of the light source, a projection element to project exit light of from the optical structure, a flow passage to flow a cooling fluid to cool the light source, and a housing structuring an exterior are provided. The flow passage has a connection flow passage connected to the light source and a heat-releasing flow passage continuing with the connection flow passage. The heat-releasing flow passage is provided on the housing. This can provide a projector enhanced in cooling efficiency by natural cooling without using a fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Seto, Kunihiko Takagi, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 7332261
    Abstract: A phthalocyanine compound represented by the following general formula (I) and the mixture thereof, and an optical recording medium containing the compound/mixture in its recording layer. wherein in formula (I), M is two hydrogen atoms, a divalent metal atom, a mono-substituted trivalent metal atom, a di-substituted tetravalent metal atom, or an oxymetal, and L1, L2, L3 and L4 are each independently formula (a), formula (b), or formula (c): wherein X, Y, Z and R are defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Seino, Shinichi Nakagawa, Tsutami Misawa, Satoshi Kinoshita, Akihiro Kosaka, Hiroshi Terao, Yojiro Kumagae
  • Publication number: 20080007660
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a projecting section; an image forming section having an image forming plane on which light projected from the projecting section is focused and where an image is formed by diffuse-reflection of the light that has been focused on the image forming plane; and an image providing section configured to transmit the light diffuse-reflected by the image forming section to provide the image formed on the image forming plane to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KINOSHITA, Akira SHINBO, Eiji MORIKUNI
  • Publication number: 20080007827
    Abstract: A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident tight; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Eiji Morikuni, Akira Shinbo
  • Publication number: 20070297050
    Abstract: A screen that displays images as a result of receiving projection light, includes: a plurality of plate components that are optically transparent and are provided apart from each other; a scatterer that is placed in a light scattering space that is formed between the plurality of plate components, and is formed by dispersing a light scattering material in a gas or liquid dispersion medium; a flow path that allows the scatterer to flow through the light scattering space; and a flow device that causes the scatterer to flow through the light scattering space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideya Seki, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20070252732
    Abstract: A video reproduction apparatus comprises a decoding control unit 1207 for controlling a decoding process on the basis of header information, to which an instruction for repetitive display of image is inputted; a protection processing unit for calculating a position of a coded image data stream on a coded image data stream storage buffer 1202 on the basis of a position of the coded image data stream on a decoding target input buffer 1204, which position is supplied from the decoding control unit 1207, and protecting the coded image data stream so as not to be overwritten with another coded image data stream; and a coded image data stream transfer unit 1203 for performing retransfer of the coded image data stream on the basis of the position of the coded image stream on the decoding target input buffer 1204.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Tomo Kitaguchi, Noriyuki Manabe, Katsuki Urano, Satoshi Kinoshita, Masahiro Nakamori
  • Publication number: 20070244609
    Abstract: A control device including an operation monitoring section for monitoring the operating state of an electric motor, and an operation control section for controlling the operation of the electric motor in accordance with a monitored result of the operation monitoring section. The operation monitoring section includes a data obtaining section for obtaining operational data of the electric motor; a threshold determining section for selecting and determining an applicable threshold actually comparable with the operational data, from among mutually different first and second thresholds provided for comparison with the operational data, in a manner as to comply with a given condition in connection with a temperature of the electric motor; and an abnormal-operation judging section for comparing the operational data obtained in the data obtaining section with the applicable threshold determined in the threshold determining section, and judging whether there is an abnormality in the operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Mitsuhiro Yasumura