Patents by Inventor Seiichi Yamagata

Seiichi Yamagata 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: 6958751
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object while changing the shape of said object, there is provided a first memory for recording information for first polygons which form the object; a second memory for recording information for second polygons, which form the object and are linked to the first polygons; and when the shape of the object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between the first polygons and the second polygons. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, with the joint regions moving in a natural manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
  • Patent number: 6738067
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202. Using computer graphics in a video game, or the like, it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, wherein joint regions move in a natural manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
  • Patent number: 6343987
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of the object. Furthermore, the image processing device includes a first memory for recording information for first polygons which form the object; a second memory for recording information for second polygons that form the object and are linked to the first polygons; and when the shape of the object is changed, the shapes of the second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between the first polygons and the second polygons. Using computer graphics in a video game it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, wherein joint regions move in a natural manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
  • Publication number: 20010033282
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yu Ichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
  • Publication number: 20010034255
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: YOSHIFUSA HAYAMA, KAZUNORI 0, SEIICHI YAMAGATA, SHINOBU HAYASHI, SHIGENOBU NAKAMURA, KAZUKO NOGUCHI, MAKIO KIDA, TAKEHARU TANIMURA, TADAHIRO KAWAMURA, YUICHIRO MINE, HIDEKI TANAKA, NAOHIRO WARAMA
  • Publication number: 20010000779
    Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 3, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises.
    Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
  • Patent number: 5609935
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a fur-like pile fabric of two-layer construction formed of guard hair fibers and under-fur fibers and used as artificial fur and a method for the production thereof.This invention produces a pile fabric 1 possessing guard hair fibers 2 having sharpened leading terminals and under-fur fibers having a satisfactorily uniform length by a method that comprises preparing a pile knitted or woven fabric with a pile yarn obtained by mixing limited-length polyester type fibers for guard hair fibers of sharpened terminals with limited-length polyester type fibers more susceptible to the action of an alkali treating agent and used for under-fur fibers, imparting an alkali treating agent 6 of a specific viscosity to the hair-raised surface of the pile knitted or woven fabric, and thereafter heat-treating the alkali-treated fabric thereby shortening the under-fur fibers and sharpening the leading terminals of the under-fur fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yamagata, Hidenobu Honda
  • Patent number: 4798748
    Abstract: Disclosed is artificial fur which comprises an erect pile layer consisting of a number of erect fibers in different colors which are substantially complementary with one another, the fibers being arranged adjacent to one another in the erect pile layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitamura, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4781951
    Abstract: An artificial fur having an at least double erect pile layer structure comprising an erect pile layer of long fibers and that of short fibers. The lightness of the short fibers is lower by 0.5 or above, preferably by 2.5 or above, than that of the long fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitamura, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4773135
    Abstract: An improved method for manufacturing an artificial fur from an intermediate pile cloth such as a double velvet weave fabric, a knitted pile fabric provided with two ground constructions and a connecting pile connecting these two ground constructions, and an intermediate pile cloth provided with looped pile projected upward from a ground construction fabric or knitted fabric or non-woven fabric. In the method of this invention, the continuity of the pile yarns of the intermediate pile cloth is broken by sliding separation, so as not to break at least a partial number of fibrous material which will become guard hair of the artificial fur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sato, Seiichi Yamagata, Masaski Sakai
  • Patent number: 4729215
    Abstract: Improved yarn for manufacturing artificial fur, having underfur and guard hairs. The guard hairs have a multiplicity of staple fibers having tapered ends. The underfur fibers are shorter and of less denier. The guard hairs and underfur fibers are relatively longitudinally slidable to separate at least some of the fibers from others of the fibers.Temporary binding means may be connected to maintain the respective fibers in continuity and resistant to longitudinal sliding separation during one or more fabrication operations.Inactivation of the binding means breaks the continuity of said pile fibers whereupon at least some of the fibers may be longitudinally slidingly separated without being broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sato, Seiichi Yamagata, Masaaki Sakai
  • Patent number: 4667703
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for manufacturing a double connecting fabric having an upper ground construction, a lower ground construction, and pile yarns connecting both ground constructions by withdrawing the double connecting fabric by a plurality of spiked rollers arranged at positions downstream of a reed of a double velvet loom and contacting the upper ground construction and the lower ground construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4593522
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a spun yarn having true twist comprising extracting staple fibers from a bundle of staple fibers; and collecting the extracted staple fibers on the periphery of a spinning rotor; and recontacting the extracted fibers with the bundle of staple fibers to form a combined untwisted yarn; and twisting the combined untwisted yarn to produce a twisted yarn; and withdrawing the twisted yarn from the spinning rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishizuka, Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4546020
    Abstract: An artificial fur composed of a warp pile fabric comprising a ground construction and pile yarns fixed to the ground construction and present in the form of fiber bundles within the ground construction. The pile yarns are composed of guard hair fibers and under fur fibers, the constituent fibers in the pile portion being opened and raised and the guard hair fibers of the pile yarns having the top ends thereof tapered. Plural kinds of pile yarns differing in at least one of the fineness, color, thickness, and length of fiber are used and a stripe pattern is manifested on the pile surface by arranging the alignment and/or density of the pile yarns appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Kenji Sato, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4509321
    Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing fasciated spun yarn by false-twisting and detwisting a bundle of fibers is provided. The apparatus has a fiber-diffusing section which utilizes differential fluid flow to separate and transfer free fibers in a stable manner for subsequent wrapping about the fiber bundle as the bundle is detwisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kajita, Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4484436
    Abstract: A process for producing a twisted yarn is provided. A sheaf of staple fibers is drafted and bundled to form a bundled sheaf of staple fibers having substantially zero initial twist. At least two such bundled sheaves are then twisted together to form the twisted yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata, Koji Kajita
  • Patent number: 4463549
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a spinning frame of vortex flow type, which is composed mainly of a roller draft unit, a pneumatic false twisting unit and a take-up unit. A pneumatic tube having a rectangular cross-section is interposed between the roller draft unit and the pneumatic false twisting unit so that many floating fibers to be fasciated may be generated to make a fasciated spun yarn which has high strength and excellent quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kajita, Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4429523
    Abstract: A process for making a fasciated spun yarn by drafting and pneumatically false twisting a bundle of staple fibers is disclosed. In the method, the width W (mm) of a bundle of fibers measured just upstream of the nip point of a pair of second rollers of a drafting zone and a yarn count N (Nm) of the spun yarn are set to satisfy the following equation: ##EQU1## and the overfeed ratio of the bundle of fibers during the false twisting operation is 5% at most. The fasciated spun yarn made by this process has a straight shape, resembles a ring-spun yarn and has sufficiently stable strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kajita, Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 4415611
    Abstract: In an artificial fur made from a pile cloth provided with a ground construction and numerous pile fibers projected upward from the ground construction, the pile fibers consist of a first group of pile fibers which form a layer of guard hair in the fur and a second group of pile fibers which form a layer of under fur in the fur, wherein each fiber of the first group is provided with a tapered free end portion and a tapered end portion firmly held by the ground construction; the pile fibers of the first group are longer than the pile fibers of the second group, while the thickness of the main portion of the former is thicker than the thickness of the latter. The above-mentioned artificial fur is manufactured by a first step of forming a material pile cloth provided with a ground construction and numerous yarn-like piles projected upward from the ground construction, and a second step of raising the side of said yarn-like piles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yamagata, Masaaki Sakai
  • Patent number: 4414800
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a twisted yarn comprising at least two bundled sheaves of staple fibers, each sheaf having an initial twist of substantially zero, the sheaves of staple fibers being mutually twisted to form the yarn. The coefficient of finishing twist utilization as defined in the specification is at least 150%.Also disclosed is a method of producing a twisted yarn comprising drafting a sheaf of staple fibers, supplying the sheaf to a bundling zone to reduce it to a bundled sheaf having an initial twist of substantially zero, drafting another sheaf in a similar manner, doubling at least two such bundled sheaves of staple fibers, and twisting them together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakayama, Seiichi Yamagata, Koji Kajita