Patents by Inventor Takato Kimura
Takato Kimura 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: 11958926Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin having an intended adhesion strength to various substrates even when graft modification may be carried out by using an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure. The modified polyolefin resin may be a modified product of a polyolefin resin and satisfies conditions (A) to (C): condition (A)—a modifying component includes an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure; condition (B)—a ring-opening degree expressed by formula (1) is 40 or more; and condition (C)—the polyolefin resin includes an ethylene structural unit, ring-opening degree=modification degree K×ring-opening rate R??(1) wherein, in the formula (1), the modification degree K is a grafting weight (wt. %) of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, and the ring-opening rate R is a ring-opening rate (%) of the cyclic structure in the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Isamu Ono, Kei Kondo, Koji Kimura, Takato Takenaka, Yuuko Nahara, Shunji Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20240118975Abstract: A call control system includes a management device (30) which manages one or more virtual machines (10) operating on a virtualization platform. The virtual machine (10) includes a volume (12) in which an OS, an MW, and an APL which are not updated in operation are installed, a volume (13) in which data which is updated in operation is arranged, and a recovery unit (11) which transmits an image acquisition request for the volume (13) to the management device (30). The management device (30) includes a management unit (31) which creates the virtual machine (10) by arranging an image file including an OS, an MW, and an APL to the volume (12) and arranging an image file including data which is updated while the virtual machine (10) is operating to the volume (13) and a backup unit (32) which backs up the volume (13) as an image file in response to an image acquisition request from the virtual machine (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Takato TODA, Nobuhiro KIMURA, Kotaro MIHARA
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Publication number: 20240071130Abstract: An image processing device including a processor or circuit configured to: acquire an input image; divide the input image into a plurality of partial images to obtain a partial image sequence; convert the partial image sequence into a token sequence by respectively converting each of the partial images includes in the partial image sequence into a token having a fixed-dimensional vector; obtain an encoded representation sequence based on an attention map indicating a degree of association between tokens and the token sequence; obtain a feature vector from the encoded representation sequence; and adjust at least parameters of the feature vector to reduce an attention loss value. The attention loss value corresponds to an error between a target value of the degree of association between the partial images and a value indicated by the attention map.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventor: Takato KIMURA
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Patent number: 11775612Abstract: In order to provide a learning data generating apparatus that is able to efficiently restrain erroneous detections, the learning data generating apparatus includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire learning data including teacher data, and a generation unit configured to generate generated learning data based on the learning data and a generating condition, wherein the generation unit converts teacher data of a positive instance into teacher data of a negative instance according to a preset rule when generating the generated learning data.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Takato Kimura
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Publication number: 20230077498Abstract: This disclosure provide an apparatus which comprises an acquisition unit that acquires an image, a divider that divides the image into a plurality of partial images; a converter that converts the partial images into tokens having fixed dimensional vectors; an adder that adds a class-token having a vector of a dimension same as the two or more tokens to the tokens obtained by the converter; an encoder that updates the tokens obtained by the adder based on a relevance between the tokens to obtain final encoded representations; an acquiring unit that acquires an encoded representation corresponding to the class-token in the encoded representations obtained by the encoder as class-token encoded representations; and a combining unit that combines the class-token encoded representations to obtain a feature vector of the input image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: Takato Kimura
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Publication number: 20220188572Abstract: In order to provide a learning data generating apparatus that is able to efficiently restrain erroneous detections, the learning data generating apparatus includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire learning data including teacher data, and a generation unit configured to generate generated learning data based on the learning data and a generating condition, wherein the generation unit converts teacher data of a positive instance into teacher data of a negative instance according to a preset rule when generating the generated learning data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Takato Kimura
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Patent number: 7105632Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recycling polycarbonate using melt polycondensation apparatus. A polycarbonate polycondensation component is introduced into transesterification polymerization equipment and subjected to one or both of a transesterification reaction and a polycondensation reaction. The polycarbonate polycondensation component has an OH group concentration and comprises one or both of polycarbonate waste resin and polycarbonate oligomer. The OH group concentration of the polycarbonate polycondensation component is adjusted either before or during the transesterification and/or polycondensation reactions.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda
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Patent number: 6797803Abstract: A method of recycling fusible polycondensation resin waste in a fusion polymerization apparatus is disclosed. The method of recycling polycondensation resins comprises adding polycondensation resin waste directly to a fusion polymerization apparatus to carry out the polycondensation reaction. The polycondensation resin waste may be supplied from any point of the polycondensation apparatus to carry out the exchange reaction and/or the polycondensation reaction between the resin being prepared in the apparatus and the resin waste supplied. The method may be carried out in a continuous fusion polycondensation system with more than one polymerization reactor connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kazushige Inoue, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda, Masahiko Tatsumi
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Publication number: 20040116642Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recycling polycarbonate using melt polycondensation apparatus. A polycarbonate polycondensation component is introduced into transesterification polymerization equipment and subjected to one or both of a transesterification reaction and a polycondensation reaction. The polycarbonate polycondensation component has an OH group concentration and comprises one or both of polycarbonate waste resin and polycarbonate oligomer. The OH group concentration of the polycarbonate polycondensation component is adjusted either before or during the transesterification and/or polycondensation reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda
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Publication number: 20030229197Abstract: A method of recycling fusible polycondensation resin waste in a fusion polymerization apparatus is disclosed. The method of recycling polycondensation resins comprises adding polycondensation resin waste directly to a fusion polymerization apparatus to carry out the polycondensation reaction. The polycondensation resin waste may be supplied from any point of the polycondensation apparatus to carry out the exchange reaction and/or the polycondensation reaction between the resin being prepared in the apparatus and the resin waste supplied. The method may be carried out in a continuous fusion polycondensation system with more than one polymerization reactor connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventors: Kazushige Inoue, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda, Masahiko Tatsumi
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Publication number: 20030199665Abstract: A method for manufacturing polycarbonate comprises: measuring a molar ratio of a carbonic acid diester to a dihydroxy compound in a reactor system using an online analyzer; controlling a supply of at least one of the dihydroxy compound and the carbonic acid diester to the reactor system so that the measured molar ratio is maintained within a selected range; and reacting the dihydroxy compound with the carbonic acid diester to produce the polycarbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventors: Takato Kimura, Satoru Minami, Tomaki Shimoda
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Patent number: 6620902Abstract: A process for preparing an end-capped polycarbonate comprises melt reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound, a carbonic acid diester, and optionally a catalyst in a prepolymerization vessel to form a polycarbonate product; transferring the polycarbonate product from the prepolymerization vessel; mixing the polycarbonate product with an end-capping agent under hermetic seal at a pressure of at least about 760 mm Hg; and transferring the polycarbonate product and end-capping agent mixture to a postpolymerization vessel to endcap the polycarbonate product.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tomoaki Shimoda, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Ken Tamada, Hans-Peter Brack, Dennis Karlik, Lina Prada, Hendricus Franciscus Zirkzee, James Anthony Cella
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Publication number: 20030120025Abstract: Polycarbonate having increased end-cap levels is made by adding an end-capping agent to the polycarbonate, preferably after the polycarbonate has reached a number-average molecular weight of about 2,000 to 15,000 Dalton.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Hans Peter Brack, Dennis Karlik, Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Daniel Brunelle, James A. Cella, Tomoaki Shimoda, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Lina Prada
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Publication number: 20030088051Abstract: A process for preparing an end-capped polycarbonate comprises melt reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound, a carbonic acid diester, and optionally a catalyst in a prepolymerization vessel to form a polycarbonate product; transferring the polycarbonate product from the prepolymerization vessel; mixing the polycarbonate product with an end-capping agent under hermetic seal at a pressure of at least about 760 mm Hg; and transferring the polycarbonate product and end-capping agent mixture to a postpolymerization vessel to endcap the polycarbonate product.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tomoaki Shimoda, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Ken Tamada, Hans-Peter Brack, Dennis Karlik, Lina Prada, Hendricus Franciscus Zirkzee, James Anthony Cella
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Patent number: 6525163Abstract: Polycarbonate having increased end-cap levels is made by adding an end-capping agent to the polycarbonate, preferably after the polycarbonate has reached a number-average molecular weight of about 2,000 to 15,000 Dalton. The end-capping agent has the formula: wherein R1 is a phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, or benzyloxy and R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C30 alkyl, C1-C30 alkoxy, C6-C30 aryl, C6-C30 aryloxy, C7-C30 aralkyl, and C7-C30 aralkyloxy.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hans-Peter Brack, Daniel Brunelle, James A. Cella, Dennis Karlik, Tomoaki Shimoda, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura
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Patent number: 6458914Abstract: The specification describes a method for manufacturing dialkyl carbonate by reacting carbon monoxide, oxygen and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is produced by reacting together ingredients including a cupric halide and an alkoxide compound of a group III through VII metal.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda, Masahide Tanaka
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Patent number: 6455667Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing polycarbonate with excellent dwell stability (e.g., thermal stability and hue stability) during melting and molding, as well as with a low content of impurities. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing polycarbonate wherein the molten polycarbonate is filtered through a passivation treated metal filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1999Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Takato Kimura, Takayoshi Anamizu, Satoru Minami, Tomoaki Shimoda
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Publication number: 20020007087Abstract: The specification describes a method for manufacturing dialkyl carbonate by reacting carbon monoxide, oxygen and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is produced by reacting together ingredients including a cupric halide and an alkoxide compound of a group III through VII metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventors: Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda, Masahide Tanaka
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Patent number: 6339138Abstract: The manufacture of polycarbonates can be accomplished via an ester interchange reaction of a dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester. The method, which can be a single or multi-stage process wherein the total amount of alkali metal compounds and alkaline earth metal compounds contained as impurities is 1×10−7 moles or less per mole of dihydroxy compound used as raw materials, and the catalyst employed is an ammonium and/or phosphonium compound, a compound which decomposes or volatilizes at a temperature of 100 to 300° C., and/or an alkali metal phosphorous containing inorganic salt and/or alkaline earth metal phosphorous-containing inorganic salt.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Henricus Hubertus Maria van Hout, Akio Ikeda, Takato Kimura, Patrick Joseph McCloskey, Tomoaki Shimoda
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Patent number: 6258923Abstract: An efficient method for manufacturing a dialkyl carbonate from CO, O2, and an alcohol which uses a catalyst comprising: (i) a cupric halide; and (ii) a compound capable of producing a copper halide alkoxide by reaction with a cupric halide.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2000Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Masahide Tanaka, Takato Kimura, Tomoaki Shimoda