Patents by Inventor Yasunori Tsukahara

Yasunori Tsukahara 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: 20230256410
    Abstract: In order to provide a treatment apparatus that can efficiently perform microwave irradiation, a treatment apparatus includes: a vessel made of a microwave-reflecting material, and having a first end and an irradiation opening portion, which is an emitting portion of microwaves that are emitted into the vessel; a first filter located so as to partition the vessel, and configured to separate solids that are to be separated, from the contents of the vessel; and a first reflecting member located closer to the first end than the emitting portion is and so as to partition the vessel, and configured to allow at least the contents having passed through the first filter to pass through the first reflecting member, and to reflect microwaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Satoshi MORIKAWA, Yukari DEGUCHI, Yuka KOTAKE, Hideshi KURIHARA, Hisao WATANABE, Fumihiro KAYAMORI, Kanako KAIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230217559
    Abstract: Provided is a microwave processing apparatus that can irradiate an object with microwaves more uniformly. A microwave processing apparatus 1 includes a cavity that has a cylinder-like shape, and includes an internal space for accommodating an object, the cavity being provided with a microwave passage area in a partial region in an axial direction; a microwave generator; a rotary member that is provided on an outer circumferential side of the cavity so as to be rotatable, and includes, on an outer circumferential side of the microwave passage area, a cylinder-like member having a plurality of areas through which microwaves can pass; and a cover member that is provided while covering the entire cylinder-like member in a circumferential direction, and forms, on an outer circumferential side of the cylinder-like member, a wave guidepath for the microwaves introduced from the microwave generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Hisao WATANABE, Ryuhei KINJO, Kazushi UEMURA, Masahiro KANNO
  • Publication number: 20230156876
    Abstract: A microwave processing apparatus includes a cavity that has a cylinder-like shape, is rotatably supported, and includes an internal space for accommodating a microwave irradiation object, the cavity including at least one microwave transmission area in a partial region of the cavity in an axial direction; a rotary drive unit configured to rotate the cavity about the axis thereof; a cover member that is provided on an outer circumferential side of the at least one microwave transmission area while covering the entire portion of the cavity in a circumferential direction, the cover member forming a wave guidepath for microwaves and being fixed to a side of the base; and a microwave generator. Microwaves from the microwave generator are introduced into the internal space from a circumferential surface of the cavity via the wave guidepath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasunori TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230137733
    Abstract: Provided is a microwave treatment apparatus that can properly treat a treatment target using microwaves. The apparatus includes: a vessel 10 in which a treatment target 2 is arranged; a microwave irradiating unit 20 that irradiates an internal portion of the vessel 10 with microwaves; and heat generating member 30 that is provided inside the vessel 10 along the treatment target 2, generates heat by absorbing part of microwaves used for irradiation by the microwave irradiating unit 20, and transmits part of the microwaves. The microwave irradiating unit 20 irradiates a portion in which the heat generating member 30 is provided with microwaves, thereby heating the treatment target 2 from the outside through heat generation at the heat generating member 30, and directly heating the treatment target 2 with microwaves transmitted through the heat generating member 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Hisao WATANABE, Ryuhei KINJYO, Chika KINUGAWA
  • Patent number: 11633709
    Abstract: In order to provide a treatment apparatus that can efficiently perform microwave irradiation, a treatment apparatus includes: a vessel made of a microwave-reflecting material, and having a first end and an irradiation opening portion, which is an emitting portion of microwaves that are emitted into the vessel; a first filter located so as to partition the vessel, and configured to separate solids that are to be separated, from the contents of the vessel; and a first reflecting member located closer to the first end than the emitting portion is and so as to partition the vessel, and configured to allow at least the contents having passed through the first filter to pass through the first reflecting member, and to reflect microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Tsukahara, Satoshi Morikawa, Yukari Deguchi, Yuka Kotake, Hideshi Kurihara, Hisao Watanabe, Fumihiro Kayamori, Kanako Kaihara
  • Publication number: 20230040644
    Abstract: A reception interface (121) is configured to receive first authentication information related to first contactless authentication for authenticating a user and second authentication information related to second contactless authentication for authenticating the user in a different manner from the first contactless authentication. A processor (122) is configured to determine whether the first contactless authentication and the second contactless authentication are respectively approved based on the first authentication information and the second authentication information, and to control operation of a controlled device (21) in a case where it is determined that both the first contactless authentication and the second contactless authentication are approved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hisamitsu HARADA, Motoki KAJITA, Hiroaki TSUZUKI, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230034307
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a reception interface and a processor. The reception interface receives image data corresponding to an image in which a subject is captured. The processor detects, based on the image data, a left shoulder feature point and a right shoulder feature point of the person. The processor estimates a hidden body part of the person that is not captured in the image due to obstruction by another body part of the person based on a distance between the left shoulder feature point and the right shoulder feature point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hisamitsu HARADA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Motoki KAJITA, Tadashi SEKIHARA, Erina KITAHARA, Yasutoshi FUKAYA
  • Publication number: 20230027084
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a reception interface and a processor. The reception interface is configured to receive image data corresponding to an image in which a subject is captured. The processor is configured to perform, with respect to the image data, processing that a skeleton model in which a plurality of feature points corresponding to four limbs are connected to a center feature point corresponding to a center of a human body is applied to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hisamitsu HARADA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Motoki KAJITA, Tadashi SEKIHARA, Erina KITAHARA, Yasutoshi FUKAYA
  • Publication number: 20230023251
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a reception interface and a processor. The reception interface receives image data corresponding to an image in which a subject is captured. The processor detects, based on the image data, a left shoulder feature point, a right shoulder feature point, and a face feature point of the person. The processor acquires a first value corresponding to a distance between the left shoulder feature point and the face feature point. The processor acquires a second value corresponding to a distance between the right shoulder feature point and the face feature point. The processor estimates presence or absence of a body twist of the person based on a ratio between the first value and the second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hisamitsu HARADA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Motoki KAJITA, Tadashi SEKIHARA, Erina KITAHARA, Yasutoshi FUKAYA
  • Publication number: 20230018900
    Abstract: A reception interface receives image data corresponding to an image in which a person is captured. In a case where at least one of feature points belonging to a left upper limb group is estimated to be included in a hidden body part and at least one of the feature points belonging to a right upper limb group is estimated to be included in the hidden body part, one of all the feature points belonging to the left upper limb group and all the feature points belonging to the right upper limb group are handled as feature points included in the hidden body part, and the other one of all the first feature points and all the second feature points are handled as feature points included in a non-hidden body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hisamitsu HARADA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Motoki KAJITA, Tadashi SEKIHARA, Erina KITAHARA, Yasutoshi FUKAYA
  • Patent number: 11229895
    Abstract: A chemical reaction method includes preparing a chemical reaction apparatus including a horizontal flow reactor partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates. A liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space provided thereabove. a microwave generator and a waveguide that transmits microwaves to the unfilled space are also included. The reactor is inclined such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side. The content is flowed over each of the multiple partition plates inside the reactor. The content flowing inside the reactor is irradiated with microwaves. The inclination angle of the reactor is changed in each of the chambers so that a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20210206030
    Abstract: A molding apparatus is provided that can appropriately mold a molding material to which microwaves have been applied using a mold. The molding apparatus includes: a mold including a first mold member and a second mold member that form a molding cavity, the first mold member including communication holes that bring the outside of the mold and the cavity into communication with each other; coaxial cables for transmitting microwaves, first ends of the coaxial cables being attached to the communication holes; and a microwave application unit for applying microwaves into the cavity via the coaxial cables, the microwave application unit being connected to second end portions of the coaxial cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Kanako KAIHARA, Ryuhei KINJYO
  • Patent number: 10850252
    Abstract: In order to provide a microwave treatment apparatus capable of properly controlling microwave irradiation, a microwave treatment apparatus 1 includes: an irradiating portion that performs microwave irradiation from multiple emitting portions; a moving portion that individually moves the multiple emitting portions; and a control portion that controls movements of the emitting portions by the moving portion, wherein the irradiating portion is such that phases of microwaves that are emitted from the multiple emitting portions are changeable, and the control portion controls phases of microwaves that are emitted by the irradiating portion from the multiple emitting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Tsukahara, Yuya Tanaka, Hideshi Kurihara, Ryuhei Kinjyo, Hisao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10744479
    Abstract: In order to suppress discharge of an unreacted content in a chemical reaction apparatus for irradiating a content with microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein the inside of the reactor is partitioned into multiple chambers to by overflow-type partition plates and that allow the content to flow thereover and an underflow-type partition plate that allows the content to flow thereunder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Yukari Deguchi, Yasunori Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20200047148
    Abstract: A chemical reaction method includes preparing a chemical reaction apparatus including a horizontal flow reactor partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates. A liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space provided thereabove. a microwave generator and a waveguide that transmits microwaves to the unfilled space are also included. The reactor is inclined such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side. The content is flowed over each of the multiple partition plates inside the reactor. The content flowing inside the reactor is irradiated with microwaves. The inclination angle of the reactor is changed in each of the chambers so that a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Iwao YOSHINO, Kunitaka MOMOTA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
  • Patent number: 10464040
    Abstract: A chemical reaction method having steps of preparing a chemical reaction apparatus by partitioning an inside of a horizontal flow reactor into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates, and flowing a liquid horizontally with an unfilled space being provided thereabove, generating microwaves with a microwave generator, and transmiting the microwaves, with at least one waveguide, to the unfilled space in the reactor. Also forming a top portion of the partition plates act as a weir, inclining the reactor such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on the inlet side is higher than a weir height on the outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side, flowing content over each of the partition plates inside the reactor, and configuring the weir heights of the partition plates in the reactor are the same in a state where the reactor is not inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20190329213
    Abstract: In order to provide a treatment apparatus that can efficiently perform microwave irradiation, a treatment apparatus includes: a vessel made of a microwave-reflecting material, and having a first end and an irradiation opening portion, which is an emitting portion of microwaves that are emitted into the vessel; a first filter located so as to partition the vessel, and configured to separate solids that are to be separated, from the contents of the vessel; and a first reflecting member located closer to the first end than the emitting portion is and so as to partition the vessel, and configured to allow at least the contents having passed through the first filter to pass through the first reflecting member, and to reflect microwaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Satoshi MORIKAWA, Yukari DEGUCHI, Yuka KOTAKE, Hideshi KURIHARA, Hisao WATANABE, Fumihiro KAYAMORI, Kanako KAIHARA
  • Patent number: 10457930
    Abstract: An oil-based material-producing method includes a microwave irradiation step of irradiating oil-based material-producing microorganisms with microwaves. The oil-based material-producing method may also include a collecting step of collecting an oil-based material produced by the oil-based material-producing microorganisms after the microwave irradiation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Yasunori Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20180361348
    Abstract: In order to provide a microwave treatment apparatus capable of properly controlling microwave irradiation, a microwave treatment apparatus 1 includes: an irradiating portion that performs microwave irradiation from multiple emitting portions; a moving portion that individually moves the multiple emitting portions; and a control portion that controls movements of the emitting portions by the moving portion, wherein the irradiating portion is such that phases of microwaves that are emitted from the multiple emitting portions are changeable, and the control portion controls phases of microwaves that are emitted by the irradiating portion from the multiple emitting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd., Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Yuya TANAKA, Hideshi KURIHARA, Ryuhei KINJYO, Hisao WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9833764
    Abstract: In order to provide a chemical reaction apparatus that can suppress a situation where microwaves are concentrated on a partial portion in a reactor, and that can more uniformly irradiate a content with the microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein a top of the reactor is curved with respect to a flow direction of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Keiji Kidani, Yukari Deguchi, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara