Patents by Inventor Yuko Aoki

Yuko Aoki 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: 20230404511
    Abstract: X-ray equipment that can protect an operator moving around in an imaging room from X rays. The X-ray equipment includes: an X-ray source that irradiates a subject with X rays; a detector that acquires projection data of the subject; and an image generator that generates an X-ray image of the subject using the projection data. The equipment further includes: a position calculating section that calculates the position of the operator in the imaging room; and a control section that moves a protective plate for shielding against X rays to between the X-ray source and the operator according to the position of the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kudo, Yuko Aoki, Shigeharu Hirose
  • Patent number: 10398392
    Abstract: In order to provide an X-ray CT apparatus which can reconstruct a tomographic image with less unevenness in image quality at a high speed on the basis of projection data which is obtained by irradiating an object with X-rays, the X-ray CT apparatus of the invention includes an inverse projection phase width setting unit that sets an inverse projection phase width which is an angular width of projection data used for reconstruction, for each tomographic image, and a view weight calculation unit that calculates a view weight which is a weight coefficient multiplied by projection data within the inverse projection phase width and is a function of a view angle, for each position of a pixel of a tomographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Fuyuhiko Teramoto, Yuko Aoki, Taiga Goto
  • Publication number: 20180110480
    Abstract: In order to provide an X-ray CT apparatus which can reconstruct a tomographic image with less unevenness in image quality at a high speed on the basis of projection data which is obtained by irradiating an object with X-rays, the X-ray CT apparatus of the invention includes an inverse projection phase width setting unit that sets an inverse projection phase width which is an angular width of projection data used for reconstruction, for each tomographic image, and a view weight calculation unit that calculates a view weight which is a weight coefficient multiplied by projection data within the inverse projection phase width and is a function of a view angle, for each position of a pixel of a tomographic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi SUZUKI, Fuyuhiko TERAMOTO, Yuko AOKI, Taiga GOTO
  • Patent number: 9815750
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, used for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, the molar ratio between silicon and aluminum (Si/Al ratio) in the crystalline aluminosilicate is not more than 100, the molar ratio between the phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate and the aluminum of the crystalline aluminosilicate (P/Al ratio) is not less than 0.01 and not more than 1.0, and the amount of gallium and/or zinc is not more than 1.2% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 9809507
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of not more than 360° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, and the amount of phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate is within a range from 0.1 to 1.9% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate; and a method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the method involving bringing a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 9243192
    Abstract: A method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons by bringing a feedstock derived from a fraction containing a light cycle oil produced in a fluid catalytic cracking into contact with a catalyst containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, wherein the proportion of the naphthene content within the feedstock is adjusted so as to be greater than the proportion of the naphthene content in the fraction containing the light cycle oil, and the contact between the feedstock and the catalyst is performed under a pressure within a range from 0.1 MPaG to 1.0 MPaG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20140364667
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of not more than 360° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, and the amount of phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate is within a range from 0.1 to 1.9% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate; and a method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the method involving bringing a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20140364666
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, used for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, the molar ratio between silicon and aluminum (Si/Al ratio) in the crystalline aluminosilicate is not more than 100, the molar ratio between the phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate and the aluminum of the crystalline aluminosilicate (P/Al ratio) is not less than 0.01 and not more than 1.0, and the amount of gallium and/or zinc is not more than 1.2% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20110270002
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, used for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, the molar ratio between silicon and aluminum (Si/Al ratio) in the crystalline aluminosilicate is not more than 100, the molar ratio between the phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate and the aluminum of the crystalline aluminosilicate (P/Al ratio) is not less than 0.01 and not more than 1.0, and the amount of gallium and/or zinc is not more than 1.2% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20110270005
    Abstract: A method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons by bringing a feedstock derived from a fraction containing a light cycle oil produced in a fluid catalytic cracking into contact with a catalyst containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, wherein the proportion of the naphthene content within the feedstock is adjusted so as to be greater than the proportion of the naphthene content in the fraction containing the light cycle oil, and the contact between the feedstock and the catalyst is performed under a pressure within a range from 0.1 MPaG to 1.0 MPaG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20110270004
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 6 to 8 carbon number from a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of not more than 360° C., wherein the catalyst contains a crystalline aluminosilicate, gallium and/or zinc, and phosphorus, and the amount of phosphorus supported on the crystalline aluminosilicate is within a range from 0.1 to 1.9% by mass based on the mass of the crystalline aluminosilicate; and a method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the method involving bringing a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C. and an end point temperature of not more than 400° C., or a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of at least 140° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yuko Aoki, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20100201683
    Abstract: A medical image display apparatus that obtains medical image information of a real space coordinate system containing a luminal organ of an examinee and develops the thus-obtained medical image information of the real space coordinate system to display a developed image of the luminal organ on a display device is equipped with a developed image creator for rearranging the obtained medical image information of the luminal organ of the real space coordinate system to medical image information of the luminal organ of a developed image crating coordinate system by adding information about the radial direction of the luminal organ of the real space coordinate system to create a developed image, and a developed image display unit for displaying the created developed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Takashi Shirahata, Yuko Aoki, Takashi Murase
  • Patent number: 7480456
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and recording method that can further improve ease-of-use for the user creates directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations, assigns image data produced as a result of photographing a subject to the directories according to the selected shooting situations, attaches identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations, and stores the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with an application program of one or more specified applications, so as to associate the image data with the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Yanagida, Kuniya Hayashi, Yuko Aoki
  • Patent number: 7445354
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprises a light emitting element which has one of main surfaces thereof being used as a light emitting surface and a plurality of side faces having different areas, and a support member which has a recess with metallic members provided on the side wall surfaces thereof for reflecting the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light emitting element is placed in the recess so that the distance between the metallic member and a side face having the largest surface area among the plurality of side faces of the light emitting element is larger than the distance between the metallic member and the other side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yuko Aoki, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20070096114
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus which has a high output power and does not experience a decrease in the emission output power is provided. The light emitting apparatus comprises a light emitting element which has one of main surfaces thereof being used as a light emitting surface and a plurality of side faces having different areas, and a support member which has a recess with metallic members provided on the side wall surfaces thereof for reflecting the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light emitting element is placed in the recess so that the distance between the metallic member and a side face having the largest surface area among the plurality of side faces of the light emitting element is larger than the distance between the metallic member and the other side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuko Aoki, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060292158
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the treatment of cancer via the administration of a pharmaceutical composition, comprising at least one compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of compound (I), in combination with capecitabine, trastuzumab, pertuzumab, cisplatin or irinotecan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for simultaneous, sequential or separated administration in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yuko Aoki, Masanori Miwa, Fumie Sawamura, Hiromi Tanimura, Toshikazu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20060177921
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing unsaturated uronic acid contained in chemical pulp for papermaking, characterized by adding glucuronidase. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in an ECF or TCF bleaching method using no molecular chlorine, unsaturated uronic acid can be reduced while controlling a bleaching cost, and a brightness reversion property of pulp can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohi, Shigeki Yoshida, Yuko Aoki, Yasuyuki Kawabata, Tomoya Yokoyama, Tsutomu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20060110153
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and recording method that can further improve ease-of-use for the user creates directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations, assigns image data produced as a result of photographing a subject to the directories according to the selected shooting situations, attaches identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations, and stores the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with an application program of one or more specified applications, so as to associate the image data with the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiharu Yanagida, Kuniya Hayashi, Yuko Aoki
  • Patent number: D630751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yanase, Mitsuaki Ogata, Yuko Aoki, Takashi Murase, Atsushi Ninomiya, Masaru Yokoyama, Yoshimi Kasai
  • Patent number: D647102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tokunaga, Masaki Takano, Maiko Kawase, Mitsuaki Ogata, Keishi Okamoto, Yuko Aoki, Takashi Murase