Patents by Inventor Toru Shibata
Toru Shibata 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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Publication number: 20240133423Abstract: A gas bearing device is a gas bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft by using a gas as a working fluid, including: a housing where the rotational shaft penetrates; an annular top foil disposed inside the housing and surrounding an outer periphery of the rotational shaft; a back spring disposed between the top foil and the housing, and having a plurality of crests contacting the top foil and a plurality of valleys contacting the housing; and a pair of snap rings fitted in shaft holes where the rotational shaft of the housing penetrates, and configured to restrict movement of the back spring in an axial direction of the rotational shaft. An inner peripheral surface of each of the pair of snap rings has self-lubricating properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takaya FUTAE, Shuichi ISAYAMA, Toru SUZUKI, Naomichi SHIBATA
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Patent number: 11955211Abstract: A first-aid information provision system of the example embodiments includes: an information display device that includes first capture means for capturing an iris image, code acquisition means for acquiring a code associated with the captured iris image, and code display means for displaying the acquired code; and an information output device that includes second capture means for imaging the code displayed by the information display device, first-aid information acquisition means for acquiring first-aid information about an individual associated with the iris image by using the imaged code, and first-aid information output means for outputting the first-aid information.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
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Publication number: 20240092133Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot that can simultaneously absorb an impact received from an uneven road surface while moving and estimate the position or orientation of the mobile robot while functioning. The mobile robot according to the present invention has an operation mechanism having a multi-jointed arm, and a movement mechanism that causes the operation mechanism to move, the mobile robot being characterized in that: the movement mechanism has a first support part and a second support part, which support the weight of the movement mechanism; and the second support part is installed at a position that is nearer to an outer peripheral section, in terms of the movement direction of the movement mechanism, than is the installation position of the first support part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Toshifumi MITSUYAMA, Yoshiki KANAI, Toru SHIBATA, Yuuko OKADA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Tomohiro INOUE
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Patent number: 11933739Abstract: An image of an inspection surface of a product shot with a first imaging unit is divided into partial area images. For each partial area, a narrow-angle partial area image shot with a second imaging unit is acquired under shooting conditions in a pre-learning table in which the conditions and IDs are set. For each partial area, the narrow-angle partial area image suitable for inspection is selected, an inspection image is generated, and an anomaly of the inspection surface is detected based on the inspection image. For each partial area, whether each condition is effective is determined based on a frequency of the ID included by the inspection image. For each partial area, whether a predetermined condition is established is determined, and, with respect to the partial area in which the predetermined condition is established, a post-learning table is established in which only the condition determined to be effective is set.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Toru Takahashi, Rui Ishiyama
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Patent number: 11922432Abstract: An information collection server obtains relevant information relating to legislation, regulations, or standards (vehicle emissions control) from an external server group and a local server and provides the obtained relevant information to an information processing server. When the information processing server receives the relevant information from the information collection server, it performs conversion processing on each piece of information included in the relevant information in accordance with each piece of information to convert each piece of information into an index relating to a degree of influence on revision of the emissions control. The information processing server provides each resultant index to a prediction creation server. When the prediction creation server receives each resultant index from the information processing server, it predicts a stage of revision of the emissions control based on each index.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiga Yamada, Toru Kidokoro, Takao Iura, Takashi Shibata
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Publication number: 20230330872Abstract: This mobile robot is provided with a robot power control unit, a mobile unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, wherein: the mobile unit has a function of moving the mobile robot; the operation unit has a function of performing a prescribed operation; the control unit performs calculation for controlling the operation of at least the mobile unit and the operation unit and outputs control commands respectively to the mobile unit and the operation unit; the robot power control unit has a housing for a detachable rechargeable battery; the detachable rechargeable battery housed in the housing supplies power to the mobile unit and the operation unit; and the prescribed operation includes battery replacement operation in which the detachable rechargeable battery housed in the housing is removed from the housing and from the outside, another detachable rechargeable battery is placed in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Masaki ODAI, Toru SHIBATA, Terunobu FUNATSU, Manabu OCHI
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Publication number: 20220339555Abstract: Provided is a separation method for amine, the separation method including performing liquid chromatography, wherein a separating agent in which a ligand having a crown ether-like cyclic structure is supported on a carrier is used as a stationary phase, and wherein a mobile phase contains an aqueous solution of at least one salt of a hydrophobic anion selected from the group consisting of a salt of a chaotropic anion and a salt of a hydrophobic organic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Satoshi Shinkura, Atsushi Ohnishi
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Publication number: 20220275163Abstract: Provided are porous cellulose particles containing chitosan and having predetermined pores on a surface and a predetermined particle diameter, and a method for producing the porous cellulose particles. Porous cellulose particles including unsubstituted cellulose and chitosan, wherein a content of the chitosan is not greater than 20 mass % in a total of 100 mass % of the unsubstituted cellulose and the chitosan, pores having a diameter from 0.05 to 5 ?m are observed in an image of surfaces of the porous cellulose particles observed by a scanning electron microscope, and a proportion of porous cellulose particles having a particle diameter from 10 to 200 ?m is not less than 90 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Daicel CorporationInventors: Toru SHIBATA, Hiromichi OKURA, Yuki HIRABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20220275162Abstract: Provided is novel porous cellulose having functionality that is not imparted to porous cellulose composed of unsubstituted cellulose, and a method for producing the same. Porous cellulose containing: unsubstituted cellulose; and a glucose unit-containing polymer excluding unsubstituted cellulose, wherein a content of the polymer is not more than 20 mass % in 100 mass % of a total of the polymer and the unsubstituted cellulose.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Daicel CorporationInventors: Toru SHIBATA, Hiromichi OKURA, Yuki HIRABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20220266455Abstract: A robot hand for gripping and operating a pipette, the robot hand including: an electric gripper; a pair of first finger members opened and closed by the electric gripper; a pair of second finger members provided on the first finger member and having a pipette gripping surface; and an operating mechanism installed on the first finger member to operate an operation target of the pipette.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Yoshiki KANAI, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Toshifumi MITSUYAMA, Toru SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20220258129Abstract: Provided is a novel porous cellulose medium that can efficiently separate a large target molecule in a calibration standard. A porous cellulose medium including a porous cellulose particle having a particle size from 1 to 600 ?m, wherein, in sieving the porous cellulose medium for classification and using a fraction corresponding to aperture openings between 53 ?m and 106 ?m as a support for size exclusion chromatography, a polyethylene oxide standard is run through size exclusion chromatography with pure water as a mobile phase, and a weight average molecular weight Mw and a gel partition coefficient Kav of the polyethylene oxide standard satisfy Relationships (A) and (B) above: in a case where 4.80?log Mw?5.50,Kav>?0.445×log Mw+2.55??(A) in a case where 5.75?log Mw,0?Kav<0.19??(B).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Daicel CorporationInventors: Hiromichi OKURA, Toru SHIBATA, Yuki HIRABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20220025131Abstract: Provided is a novel method for producing cellulose beads, the method being capable of suitably producing spherical cellulose beads. The method for producing cellulose beads includes: (Step 1) preparing a coagulating bath having a first liquid medium phase and a second liquid medium phase; (Step 2) forming a particulate cellulose solution in the first liquid medium phase by supplying a cellulose solution to the first liquid medium phase of the coagulating bath; and (Step 3) coagulating the particulate cellulose solution by supplying the particulate cellulose solution in the first liquid medium phase to the second liquid medium phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru SHIBATA, Hiromichi OKURA
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Publication number: 20210373041Abstract: Provided is a technique for increasing discriminating ability, preventing human error, and improving efficiency of discrimination in a discrimination operation for extracting a sample satisfying a specific condition from among a plurality of samples. A sample discrimination system according to the present disclosure is provided with a plurality of sample retaining devices for retaining samples, and a sample information query device for querying a sample retaining device that matches predetermined query information from among the plurality of sample retaining devices. The sample information query device has a query information input unit for inputting of predetermined query information, and a query information transmission unit for transmitting predetermined query information to the sample retaining devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Tooru MIYASAKA, Toru SHIBATA, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Shigeki YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11097251Abstract: Provided is a novel method by which a porous cellulose medium is able to be suitably produced from cellulose acetate. A method for producing a porous cellulose medium, which comprises: a step for preparing a cellulose acetate solution wherein cellulose acetate is dissolved in a solvent; and a step for obtaining a mixed solution by mixing the cellulose acetate solution, a deacetylating agent and a catalyst with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Yuki Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 11040330Abstract: Provided is a chromatography stationary phase having an excellent molecule discriminating ability. Specifically, provided is a chromatography stationary phase including a carrier carrying a copolymer that has a pyrrolidone backbone or a piperidone backbone, and an imide backbone in a repeating unit of the main chain.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Satoshi Shinkura
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Patent number: 11021588Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for preparing a porous cellulose medium, through the gelation of a solution in which cellulose acetate as a raw material is dissolved, which does not cause a reaction involving the migration of substances. Specifically, a method for producing a porous cellulose medium is provided which includes the steps of gelling a flowable homogeneous composition containing cellulose acetate, an organic solvent, and water through a decrease in temperature; and hydrolyzing the cellulose acetate contained in the resulting gel.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Yasuto Morishita, Yosuke Ito
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Patent number: 11014019Abstract: Provided is a stationary phase for supercritical fluid chromatography that includes a carrier on which is supported a polymer that includes a pyrrolidone backbone in the repeating units of the main chain.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Satoshi Shinkura
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Patent number: 10695747Abstract: Provided are a technique for preparing a porous cellulose medium without using a special gelling agent for a solution in which cellulose acetate serving as a raw material is dissolved; and a porous cellulose medium and the like produced using the technique. A method for producing a porous cellulose medium comprises the step of preparing a flowable homogeneous composition comprising cellulose acetate, a basic compound, and a solvent including water, and gelling the composition by deacetylation reaction of the cellulose acetate.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Shibata, Yasuto Morishita, Keiji Nishihara
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Publication number: 20190126238Abstract: Provided is a novel method by which a porous cellulose medium is able to be suitably produced from cellulose acetate. A method for producing a porous cellulose medium, which comprises: a step for preparing a cellulose acetate solution wherein cellulose acetate is dissolved in a solvent; and a step for obtaining a mixed solution by mixing the cellulose acetate solution, a deacetylating agent and a catalyst with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru SHIBATA, Yuki HIRABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190060871Abstract: Provided is a chromatography stationary phase having an excellent molecule discriminating ability. Specifically, provided is a chromatography stationary phase including a carrier carrying a copolymer that has a pyrrolidone backbone or a piperidone backbone, and an imide backbone in a repeating unit of the main chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventors: Toru SHIBATA, Satoshi SHINKURA