Patents by Inventor Yutaka Imai

Yutaka Imai 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: 9075255
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a transmissive display panel composed of pixels arranged in a form of a two-dimensional matrix in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, a planar illumination device for illuminating the transmissive display panel from a rear surface thereof, and a parallax barrier disposed between the transmissive display panel and the planar illumination device, for dividing an image displayed on the transmissive display panel into images for multiple viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Hoshino, Yoshihisa Sato, Yutaka Imai
  • Publication number: 20150153579
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a transmissive display panel composed of pixels arranged in a form of a two-dimensional matrix in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, a planar illumination device for illuminating the transmissive display panel from a rear surface thereof, and a parallax barrier disposed between the transmissive display panel and the planar illumination device, for dividing an image displayed on the transmissive display panel into images for multiple viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Hoshino, Yoshihisa Sato, Yutaka Imai
  • Patent number: 9002718
    Abstract: When the present time of a clock circuit is a medication time recorded in advance in a SD card, a notice that the medication time has come is given by a voice output portion or the like. Presence/absence of a medicine package in each block of a medicine package case is sensed by a medicine package sensor. The time point and the presence/absence of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card. A notice corresponding to the presence/absence is output. At a time except for the medication time, taking-out of the case, opening/closing of the cover, taking-out and return of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card based on detection signals from the medicine package sensor, medicine package case sensor, and case cover opening/closing sensor. A notice corresponding to the sensed situation is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Tomonori Inoue, Kenji Eda, Takahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8943324
    Abstract: A method is provided for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy. The method comprises acquiring a key, acquiring an amount of electrical energy, and generating a digital signature based on the amount and the key. The method further comprises generating a certificate comprising the signature and the amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Wakita, Jun Nakano, Masaru Kuramoto, Yutaka Imai
  • Publication number: 20140303055
    Abstract: The lubricant composition of this invention comprises a base oil and an additive, which is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic sulfonate, a carboxylate, a thiocarbamate and a thiophosphoric acid ester salt. The lubricant composition can effectively suppress hydrogen embrittlement-caused flaking of an element, such as a rolling bearing, a sliding bearing, a gear, a ball thread, a linear guide, a linear bearing, a cam and various joints in a high concentration hydrogen environment. The invention provides also a rolling bearing, a sliding bearing, a gear, a ball thread, a linear guide, a linear bearing, a cam and various joints using the lubricant composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Toshiaki ENDO, Da Ming DONG, Yutaka IMAI
  • Publication number: 20140142012
    Abstract: A grease composition for EV/HEV driving motor bearing, containing a diurea thickener of the following formula (A): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined, with the ratio of the number of moles of the straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 16 to 20 carbon atoms to the total number of moles of the cyclohexyl group and the straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 16 to 20 carbon atoms, expressed as [((the number of alkyl group)/(the number of cyclohexyl group+the number of alkyl group))×100] being 60 to 80%, and a base oil which has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 15 to 50 mm2/s and includes a trimethylolpropane ester oil in an amount of 80 mass % or more based on the total base oil mass. The grease composition can exhibit a long bearing lubrication life at high temperature and high speed, and satisfactory low-temperature flowability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD., NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Mizuki, Takeshi Maejima, Kenichi Iso, Kazunori Nakagawa, Yutaka Imai, Ryo Aida
  • Patent number: 8728992
    Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition containing a thickener, a base oil and an antistatic agent, where the antistatic agent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li(CF3SO2)2N and Li(CF3SO2)3C; and a mechanical part where the above-mentioned grease composition is packed. The composition of the invention shows satisfactory results in the antistatic properties and the acoustic property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Kyodo Yushi Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Yamamoto, Yutaka Imai, Jun-ichi Imai
  • Publication number: 20140036360
    Abstract: A display unit includes: a display section including a plurality of pixels and a black matrix formed between the adjacent pixels, and displaying n-number of perspective images having respective perspectives through allocating the n-number of perspective images to n-number of adjacent pixels, respectively, where n is an integer of 2 or larger; and a parallax device including a plurality of separation elements, two or more adjacent separation elements of the plurality of separation elements being arranged in correspondence with the n-number of adjacent pixels, the parallax device separating the n-number of perspective images into respective n-number of directions. A single specific separation element of the two or more adjacent separation elements allows a single specific perspective image of the plurality of perspective images to be viewed from a specific perspective position, and the rest allow the black matrix to be viewed from the specific perspective position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Sho Sakamoto, Yutaka Imai
  • Publication number: 20130345101
    Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for rolling bearings of automotive electrical equipment or automotive auxiliaries, where a base oil contains as an essential component an alkyldiphenyl ether oil; a thickener is a diurea compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R2 is a diphenylmethane group; and R1 and R3, which may be the same or different represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms); and an anti-flaking additive that contains an organic sulfonate rust inhibitor and a load carrying additive. The grease composition of the invention can extend the bearing lubrication life even at elevated temperatures and exhibit excellent anti-flaking properties, so that the grease composition can be enclosed in the rolling bearings of automotive electrical equipment or automotive auxiliaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: KYODO YUSHI CO,. LTD
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Ryo Aida
  • Publication number: 20130331306
    Abstract: A grease composition for a rolling bearing for a motor to support a rotor of the motor, containing a pentaerythritol ester base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 20 to 55 mm2/s; 7 to 13 mass % of a diurea thickener represented by formula (A) where each R group is defined; and a rust inhibitor mixture selected from the group consisting of polyol ester type rust inhibitors and organic sulfonate type rust inhibitors. The grease composition can prevent a peculiar noise from being produced at low temperatures, satisfy the low torque performance over a wide temperature range, extend the bearing lubrication life even under the circumstances of high temperature, and exhibit excellent rust inhibiting effect on varnish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: NTN CORPORATION, KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aida, Yutaka Imai, Kenta Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130278490
    Abstract: A transmissive-type display device having a display area which is sequentially scanned; and a lighting device arranged on a rear face of the display device, including lighting units arranged so as to be aligned in a direction from one toward the other end portion side along a direction in which the display area is sequentially scanned. The lighting units are in a light emitting state over a light emitting period after sequential scanning of display units including portions of the display area corresponding to the lighting units is completed, and the lighting units are sequentially scanned from one toward the other end portion side in accordance with the sequential scanning of the display area. A length of waiting time from the completion of sequential scanning of the display unit until the corresponding lighting unit emits light is nonlinearly decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kuwayama, Satoshi Tomioka, Ryo Miyao, Yutaka Imai
  • Publication number: 20130007458
    Abstract: A method is provided for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy. The method comprises acquiring a key, acquiring an amount of electrical energy, and generating a digital signature based on the amount and the key. The method further comprises generating a certificate comprising the signature and the amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Wakita, Jun Nakano, Masaru Kuramoto, Yutaka Imai
  • Patent number: 8325238
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a test pattern signal generator for outputting a video signal adapted to display, on a display device, a test pattern of a color chart according to a standard for a first color gamut and a color chart of a test pattern according to a standard for a second color gamut which is wider than the first color gamut, the test pattern signal generator including: a color chart recording section configured to record color chart information of the standard for the first color gamut and color chart information of the standard for the second color gamut; and a test pattern signal generation section configured to generate, based on the information recorded in the color chart recording section, a video signal adapted to display test patterns in which the color charts according to the respective standards are arranged in a predetermined layout on the same screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Naoya Katoh
  • Publication number: 20120046204
    Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition containing a thickener, a base oil and an antistatic agent, where the antistatic agent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li(CF3SO2)2N and Li(CF3SO2)3C; and a mechanical part where the above-mentioned grease composition is packed. The composition of the invention shows satisfactory results in the antistatic properties and the acoustic property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Masamichi Yamamoto, Yutaka Imai, Jun-Ichi Imai
  • Patent number: 8018468
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image signal processor for carrying out conversion into an xvYCC signal by using a photograph film as a material, the image signal processor including: acquisition means for acquiring print film concentration data based on said photograph film; generation means for generating spectral data on an image on a screen previously presumed based on spectral concentration characteristics of colors of a positive film having an image projected on said screen, a spectral distribution of a projection light source, and the print film concentration data; arithmetical operation means for arithmetically operating an XYZ tri-stimulus value corresponding to the spectral data; and conversion means for converting the XYZ tri-stimulus value into the xvYCC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yutaka Imai, Takehiro Nakatsue
  • Publication number: 20110208637
    Abstract: There is provided a power trade server comprising a first certificate acquisition unit obtaining a first certificate certifying a storage amount of a first device for charging electricity a first user owns, from the first user eager to buy electricity, a second certificate acquisition unit obtaining a second certificate certifying a space amount of a second device for charging electricity a second user owns, from the second user eager to sell electricity, a power selling limitation unit limiting an electricity amount the first user can sell up to the storage amount of the first device for charging electricity based on the first certificate obtained by the first certificate acquisition unit, and a power purchase limitation unit limiting an electricity amount the second user can sell up to the space amount of the second device for charging electricity based on the second certificate obtained by the second certificate acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihiro WAKITA, Jun Nakano, Masaru Kuramoto, Yutaka Imai
  • Publication number: 20110183876
    Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition suitable for being packed in roll bearings to be lubricated at elevated temperatures and a bearing in which the above-mentioned grease composition is packed. In the grease composition containing a base oil, a urea-containing thickener and an additive, the additive includes an overbased metal sulfonate and the amount of the overbased metal sulfonate is 0.05 to 1.00 mass % with respect to the total amount of the grease composition. The bearing has the above-mentioned grease composition sealed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Yuji Onuki
  • Publication number: 20110096071
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display section and a lenticular lens including a plurality of lenses arranged in a linear array. Each lens is defined by a plurality of adjacent variable lenses having a common optical axis. The image display device also includes a controller that controls optical characteristics in a plurality of the variable lenses such that the common optical axis for at least one of the lenses is moved in a given direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Okamoto, Yutaka Imai, Yoshihisa Sato, Miki Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20110046030
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition which comprises a base oil and a thickening agent and in which the base oil comprises an ester oil represented by the following general formula (1) and composed of pentaerythritol and a fatty acid, the composition being characterized in that it comprises a pentaerythritol tetra-ester oil in which the fatty acid used for forming the ester, at least, comprises 2-ethyl hexanoic acid in an amount ranging from 51 to 55% by mass and caprylic acid and capric acid in a total amount ranging from 39 to 49% by mass wherein the content of caprylic acid is not less than 30% by mass and that of capric acid ranges from 5 to 10% by mass: C(CH2OCOR1)4, wherein R1 represents a linear and/or branched fatty acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms as well as a bearing comprising the grease composition, filled therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Yuji Oonuki, Atsushi Shibayama
  • Patent number: 7868741
    Abstract: A medication managing apparatus includes a medicine package case and a main body unit removably storing the medicine package case. The medicine package case includes blocks each storing a medicine package, openings provided at walls of each block and formed at positions facing each other such that the medicine package stored in the block is sandwiched therebetween, and an openable/closable cover. The main body unit includes a sensor portion (a medicine package sensor) disposed corresponding to each opening at the opposing walls of each block, to sense a medicine package based on that the medicine package stored in the block blocks a gap between a pair of openings, and a switch lever and a micro-switch (a medicine package case sensor) sensing attachment/removal of the medicine package case to/from the main body unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Tomonori Inoue, Kiichiro Miyata, Takahide Tanaka, Akihisa Narai, Bunichiro Ohe, Yukitoshi Kurata