Takayuki Shimizu
Takayuki Shimizu, Hitachi JP
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20100127949 | Mobile Communication base station antenna - A mobile communication base station antenna has two or more array antennas. Each of the array antennas includes a plurality of antenna element pairs arranged in array shape. Each of the antenna element pairs includes two antenna elements located to be orthogonal to each other. Polarization characteristics of the two antenna elements are orthogonal to each other. The array antennas are arranged with a predetermined distance in a vertical direction. | 05-27-2010 |
20100225552 | Mobile communication base station antenna - A mobile communication base station antenna has a plurality of array antenna blocks. Each of the array antenna blocks has a plurality of antenna element pairs. Each of the antenna element pairs has a plurality of antenna elements that are disposed to be orthogonal to each other. Tilt angles in the vertical plane of the respective array antenna blocks are different from each other. | 09-09-2010 |
20100227646 | Mobile communication base station antenna - A mobile communication base station antenna has a plurality of array antennas. Each of the array antennas has an antenna element pair array including a plurality of antenna element pairs arranged in a vertical plane. Each of the antenna element pairs has two antenna elements having polarization characteristics orthogonal to each other. Two feeding points are provided for feeding an electric power to the two antenna elements respectively. The array antennas are arranged in a vertical plane, and the antenna element pairs included in one of the array antennas and the antenna element pairs included in other of the array antennas are arranged alternately, at least in a part between the array antennas adjacent to each other. | 09-09-2010 |
20100227647 | Mobile communication base station antenna - A mobile communication base station antenna has a plurality of polarization diversity antenna blocks, each of the polarization diversity antenna blocks including a plurality of polarization diversity antenna elements, each of the polarization diversity antenna elements including antenna elements that are disposed to be orthogonal to each other. The polarization diversity antenna elements of one of the polarization diversity antenna blocks are interposed between the polarization diversity antenna elements of another one of the polarization diversity antenna blocks, and tilt angles in the vertical plane of the respective polarization diversity antenna blocks are different from each other. | 09-09-2010 |
20120062440 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION BASE STATION ANTENNA - A mobile communication base station antenna has a first array antenna and a second array antenna. Antenna elements of the first and second array antennas are classified into the first, second and third groups G | 03-15-2012 |
20120115548 | Mobile communication base station antenna and mobile communication base station antenna system - A mobile communication base station antenna has two array antennas juxtaposed in a horizontal direction. Each of the array antennas includes a plurality of antenna element pairs arranged in a vertical direction. Each of the antenna element pairs includes two antenna elements having polarization characteristics perpendicular to each other. A shield plate is provided between the two array antennas. The plurality of antenna element pairs of each of the two array antennas are classified into a first group of M-antenna element pairs, a second group of N-antenna element pairs, and a third group of P-antenna element pairs from one end to another end of the two array antennas (M, N, and P are positive integers, respectively). The electric power is fed from one feeding point to the antenna elements of the first and third group of one of the two array antennas and the antenna elements of the second group of another of the two array antennas, and a tilt angle of the two array antennas with respect to a horizontal plane is set to be a predetermined tilt angle by electrical tilting. | 05-10-2012 |
20130162484 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a horizontal polarization antenna element, and the horizontal polarization antenna element includes a radiation conductor that includes two conductor plates subjected to bending work and arranged to be opposite to each other with a specific interval therebetween and has a tube shape extending in a vertical direction in whole, a ground conductor that is arranged in an inner space surrounded by the two conductor plates of the radiation conductor and is electrically grounded, and a feeding element that is arranged in the inner space, is arranged along inner walls of the conductor plates in a top view, operates as a reverse L antenna when electrical power is fed between one end thereof and the ground conductor, and feeds power to the radiation conductor by electromagnetic coupling. | 06-27-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Kawasaki JP
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20090116833 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXED TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Each network device holds as a database parameters relating to the size of a factor of signal degradation of the device, and relays the parameters according to a path through which a signal passes. When each network device receives a relayed parameter, it accumulates the parameter of the device to the received parameter value, and transmits the result to the network device at the next stage. The network device on the terminating side of the path estimates the size of the degradation of the signals in the entire path using the received parameter, thereby determining the reachability as to whether or not a signal can be transmitted through the path. | 05-07-2009 |
20100111527 | DEGREE EXTENDING METHOD AND OPTICAL HUB NODE APPARATUS - An optical hub node apparatus can be configured to include N+1 or more route units ( | 05-06-2010 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Sailama JP
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20100101486 | SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - Provided is a technique for stabilizing characteristics of an NdGaO | 04-29-2010 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Saitama JP
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20090042002 | Heat Treatment Method of ZnTe Single Crystal Substrate and ZnTe Single Crystal Substrate - The present invention is to provide a heat treatment method for effectively eliminating Te deposits in a ZnTe single crystal substrate, and a ZnTe single crystal substrate having an optical characteristic suitable for use of a light modulation element and having a thickness of 1 mm or more. A heat treatment method of a ZnTe single crystal substrate, includes: a first step of increasing a temperature the ZnTe single crystal substrate to a first heat treatment temperature T | 02-12-2009 |
20090294774 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GaN THIN FILM TEMPLATE SUBSTRATE, GaN THIN FILM TEMPLATE SUBSTRATE AND GaN THICK FILM SINGLE CRYSTAL - Provided are a manufacturing method of a GaN single crystal in which the film thickness of the GaN single crystal can be controlled accurately, even when a hydride vapor phase epitaxy is applied; a GaN thin film template substrate which is suitable for growing a GaN thick film with a fine property; and a GaN single crystal growing apparatus. Provided is a manufacturing method of a GaN single crystal by a hydride vapor phase epitaxy, wherein the hydride vapor phase epitaxy comprises: spraying HCl (hydrogen chloride) onto Ga (gallium) which is heated and fused in a predetermined temperature to generate GaCl (gallium chloride); and forming a GaN thin film by a reaction of the generated GaCl (gallium chloride) with NH | 12-03-2009 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Aichi JP
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20090159579 | Butt Welding System of Steel Plate and Butt Welding Method of Steel Plate - A butt welding system and a butt welding method of steel plate by which the quality of a product can be ensured. Butting portions of blank members ( | 06-25-2009 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20090107587 | Tool steels and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention provides a tool steel containing, by mass percent, 0.55 to 0.85% of C, 0.20 to 2.50% of Si, 0.30 to 1.20% of Mn, 0.50% or less of Cu, 0.01 to 0.50% of Ni, 6.00 to 9.00% of Cr, 0.1 to 2.00% of Mo+0.5 W, and 0.01 to 0.40% of V, with the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which, when an area rate of a coarse carbide having a circle equivalent diameter of 2 pm or more in a cross section parallel to a forging direction is represented by L(%) and an area rate of the coarse carbide in a cross section perpendicular to the forging direction is represented by T(%), the area rate L is 0.001% or more, the area rate T is 0.001% or more, and the ratio L/T is within a range from 0.90 to 3.00. The tool steel of the invention exhibits an isotropic size change in quenching and tempering. | 04-30-2009 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Chiba JP
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20090090270 | W/O emulsion ink for inkjet - A water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion ink which is suitable for use in inkjet printing and is low in viscosity and superior in storage stability is provided. The ink comprises an oil phase and a water phase emulsified in the oil phase using a nonionic surfactant, in which the water phase contains a salt of at least one metal selected from potassium or calcium. The metal salt is preferably a calcium salt, and particular preferably calcium chloride. The nonionic surfactant is preferably a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, and particularly preferably an esterification product of a polyglycerin and a hydroxy fatty acid. Preferably, the ink comprises 40-99 mass % of the oil phase and 60-1 mass % of the water phase, and contains a polyglycerin fatty acid ester in an amount of 0.5-40 mass % based on the total of the ink. | 04-09-2009 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090006422 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING DOCUMENT TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT CLIENT - In a control method for a document management system in which a document transmission device capable of transmitting image data, a document management server of associating image data with a folder as a document and storing and managing the associated image data and folder, and a document management client of browsing the image data of the stored document are connected through a network the server receives and stores registration control information for controlling a document registration process, from the client, transmits the stored registration control information to the device, based on a registration control information acquisition request transmitted from the device, and receives, from the device, the transmitted and designated registration control information and the image data, and stores the received image data as the document on the basis of the received registration control information. Thus, it is possible to easily manage the registration control information. | 01-01-2009 |
20130057919 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus acquires communication setting information for communicating with an image processing apparatus by a second communication unit via a first communication unit. In accordance with the acquired communication setting information, communication by the second communication unit is established to execute, via the second communication unit, an image processing service provided by the image processing apparatus. When establishment of communication is detected, an operation window display request for executing the image processing service is transmitted via the second communication unit. The image processing apparatus receives the operation window display request from the information processing apparatus via the second communication unit. In accordance with the received operation window display request, an operation window for executing the image processing service is displayed. Image processing for input image data is executed on the basis of the settings set via the displayed operation window. | 03-07-2013 |
20140016163 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - This specification discloses a more convenient image processing apparatus capable of printing a document in a document management server. More specifically, the image processing apparatus is a digital multifunction peripheral having a display unit which lists and displays documents managed in the document management server, and a printer which selectively prints displayed documents. A controller unit compares print settings added to the documents managed in the document management server with the printing functions of the printer, and masks and displays a document ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140139892 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus acquires communication setting information for communicating with an image processing apparatus by a second communication unit via a first communication unit. In accordance with the acquired communication setting information, communication by the second communication unit is established to execute, via the second communication unit, an image processing service provided by the image processing apparatus. When establishment of communication is detected, an operation window display request for executing the image processing service is transmitted via the second communication unit. The image processing apparatus receives the operation window display request from the information processing apparatus via the second communication unit. In accordance with the received operation window display request, an operation window for executing the image processing service is displayed. Image processing for input image data is executed on the basis of the settings set via the displayed operation window. | 05-22-2014 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Shizuoka JP
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20110136057 | METHOD FOR TREATING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER, CORE MATERIAL AND CARRIER - A method for treating an electrophotographic carrier, including treating, with supercritical pure water, the electrophotographic carrier containing at least a core material and a coating layer, so that the coating layer is separated from the core material, wherein the supercritical pure water is obtained by bringing, into a supercritical state, pure water having an electrical conductivity at 25° C. of 1 μS·cm or lower. | 06-09-2011 |
20130078567 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING CARRIER CORE MATERIAL FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, AND CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - A method for regenerating a carrier core material for electrophotography, including: treating a carrier for electrophotography including a carrier core material for electrophotography and a coating layer on a surface of the carrier core material for electrophotography with an aqueous solution including an oxidant in a subcritical state or a supercritical state having a temperature of 280° C. or greater and a density of 0.20 g/cm | 03-28-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Nisshin-Shi JP
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20110232019 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING SEALER FINISHING SPATULA - A device for cleaning a sealer finishing spatula is provided for removing sealer dirt adhered to the sealer finishing spatula efficiently in a short time. In the sealer cleaning device, a cleaning member has a finish surface cleaning portion brought into contact with the finishing surface of a finishing spatula, and side face cleaning portions brought into contact with the both side faces contiguous to the finishing surface of the spatula, respectively. The side face cleaning portions are provided at the both ends of the finish surface cleaning portion such that the both side faces of the spatula are brought into contact with each other when the finishing surface of the spatula is brought into contact with the finish surface cleaning portion. | 09-29-2011 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Osaka JP
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20110234115 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT, LED ILLUMINATION FIXTURE, LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An LED drive circuit in which an alternating voltage is input and an LED is driven, and which can be connected to a phase control dimmer The LED drive circuit is provided with an edge detector for detecting an edge of the output voltage of the phase control dimmer; and a current extractor for extracting a current from a current feed line for feeding an LED drive current to the LED; wherein the value of the current extracted from the current feed line by the current extractor is varied in accordance with the detection results of the edge detector. | 09-29-2011 |
20120043902 | LED DRIVER CIRCUIT AND LED LIGHTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an LED driver circuit, to be connected to an AC power supply via a phase-control dimmer, for driving an LED load, including: a switching power supply part including a switching element and a switching current detection part; an LED current detection part; a first control part for controlling and switching the switching element so that a switching current has a desired current value based on a detection signal of the switching current detection part; a second control part for controlling and switching the switching element so that an LED current has a desired current value based on a detection signal of the LED current detection part; and a switch part for switching between control performed by the first control part when the phase-control dimmer is set to high brightness dimming and control performed by the second control part when the phase-control dimmer is set to low brightness dimming. | 02-23-2012 |
20120068617 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT, LED ILLUMINATION COMPONENT, LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An LED drive circuit is provided that is connectable to a phase-control light controller and drives an LED load by use of a voltage obtained by rectifying a phase-controlled alternating current voltage inputted from the phase-control light controller. The LED drive circuit includes: a first phase angle detection portion that detects a phase angle in a present cycle; a second phase angle detection portion that detects a phase angle in a cycle preceding the present cycle by at least one cycle; a bias portion that generates a detection signal by adding a predetermined delay time to a phase angle obtained by averaging the phase angle detected by the first phase angle detection portion and the phase angle detected by the second phase angle detection portion; and a drive portion that starts current supply to the LED load at timing based on the detection signal generated by the bias portion. | 03-22-2012 |
20120126708 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED drive circuit that is connectable to a phase control type of light adjuster and receives a voltage based on an a.c. voltage to drive an LED load, the LED drive circuit has a structure which includes: | 05-24-2012 |
20120153836 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION COMPONENT USING THE SAME - There is provided an LED drive circuit to which a light control signal phase-controlled by a phase-control light controller is inputted and that controls a light emission portion having a plurality of LED loads that emit light of different color tones. The LED drive circuit includes a light control/color control portion that, based on the light control signal inputted, adjusts a current to be passed through each of the LED loads thereby to perform light control and color control of the light emission portion. | 06-21-2012 |
20120274230 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION LIGHT - An LED drive circuit that is connectable to an a.c. power supply via a phase control type light adjuster and drives an LED load, including a discharge portion that consumes energy of a resonance phenomenon generated by a light adjuster capacitance component of the phase control type light adjuster and a light adjuster inductance component of the phase control type light adjuster when a current holding portion of the phase control type light adjuster is turned on. | 11-01-2012 |
20130076248 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An LED drive circuit which is connectable to a phase control type light adjuster, including: | 03-28-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Toda-Shi JP
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20110236297 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF ZNTE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND ZNTE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE - The present invention is to provide a heat treatment method for effectively eliminating Te deposits in a ZnTe single crystal substrate, and a ZnTe single crystal substrate having an optical characteristic suitable for use of a light modulation element and having a thickness of 1 mm or more. A heat treatment method of a ZnTe single crystal substrate, includes: a first step of increasing a temperature the ZnTe single crystal substrate to a first heat treatment temperature T | 09-29-2011 |
20120256297 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR FREE-STANDING SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a technique capable of preventing occurrence of warping in a nitride compound semiconductor layer, and by which a nitride compound semiconductor layer having small variations in the in-plane off angle can be grown with good reproducibility. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a nitride compound semiconductor substrate using an HVPE process, wherein a low-temperature protective layer is formed on a rare earth perovskite substrate at a first growth temperature (a first step), and a thick layer composed of a nitride compound semiconductor is formed on the low-temperature protective layer at a second growth temperature that is higher than the first growth temperature (a second step). In the first step, the supply amounts of HCl and NH | 10-11-2012 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Fukuoka JP
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20120001158 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a highly reliable organic electroluminescent device, in particular, a phosphorescent organic electroluminescent device using a low-molecular-weight host material, wherein a good balance between electron and hole injection and an efficient mechanism of phosphorescence are maintained. The organic electroluminescent device contains a light-emitting layer between an anode layer and a cathode layer and the light-emitting layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant material and a host material with a molecular weight of not more than 10,000. The host material is composed of a first host material and a second host material that is different from the first host material and the first host material differs from the second host material by not more than 0.1 eV in the ionization potential (IP), by not more than 0.1 eV in the electron affinity (EA), and by not more than 0.1 eV in the triplet energy (T1). | 01-05-2012 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Hirakata-Shi JP
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20120026736 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a housing having a light-emitting surface through which illumination light is irradiated and a plurality of LED units fixed to the housing in specified positions to emit the illumination light. The illumination device further includes a plurality of reflectors each having a reflection surface for reflecting the illumination light emitted from each of the LED units in a specified direction and a reflector attachment plate removably fixed to the housing. Each of the reflectors is adjustably attached to the reflector attachment plate in a specified orientation. | 02-02-2012 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Suzuka-Shi JP
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20130008208 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - A method of manufacturing a glass sheet according to the present invention comprises the steps of creating split flows of molten glass in a forming body | 01-10-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Osaka-Shi JP
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20130134895 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION UNIT - There is provided an LED drive circuit that can be connected to an alternating-current power supply through a phase control dimmer and that drives an LED load, the LED drive circuit including: an LED current control circuit; a capacitance component and a resistance component that are connected in series between an input of the LED current control circuit and a reference potential; a switch element that is connected to both ends of the resistance component; and a switch control portion that turns off the switch element for a given period of time after a timing when the phase control dimmer is turned on and that turns on the switch element after the given period of time elapses. | 05-30-2013 |
20150261338 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical sensor ( | 09-17-2015 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Tokyo JP
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20130189430 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED BODY - A method for producing a molded body in which the matrix of a composite material is prevented from penetrating into a carbon foam. Specifically, a method for producing a molded body ( | 07-25-2013 |
20160069793 | BONDED STRUCTURE AND BONDING-CONDITION DETECTING METHOD - A bonded structure ( | 03-10-2016 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Ota-Ku JP
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20130219772 | W/O NANOEMULSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a W/O nanoemulsion which remains stable even if stored for long periods of six months, for example. The W/O nanoemulsion of the present invention comprises: a) a water content of greater than 0 wt % but no greater than 30 wt %; b) an oil content of less than 100 wt % but no less than 70 wt %; c) 1 to 30 parts by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant for every 100 parts by weight of oil, the nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 1 to 10; and d) 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of at least one selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and an amphoteric surfactant, for every 100 parts by weight of water, wherein the average particle size of 50% of the water particles in the W/O nanoemulsion is 100 nm or less. | 08-29-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Komaki-Shi JP
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20130157173 | ADHESIVE SEAL MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL - An adhesive seal member for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a cross-linked product of a rubber composition containing components (A) to (E): (A) at least one rubber component selected from ethylene-propylene rubber and ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, (B) an organic peroxide having a one-hour half-life temperature of 130° C. or less, (C) a crosslinking aid, (D) at least one adhesive component selected from a resorcinol compound and a melamine compound, an aluminate coupling agent, and a silane coupling agent, and (E) a softener having a pour point of −40° C. or less. If the ethylene-propylene rubber or the ethylene-propylene-diene rubber in (A) the rubber component has an ethylene content of 53% by mass or less, the rubber composition may be devoid of (E) the softener having a pour point of −40° C. or less. | 06-20-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Gunma JP
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20130123066 | OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided an output control device for a vehicle. The device includes an accelerator operator to receive an output adjustment operation of a drive power of a vehicle; a brake operator to receive a braking operation of a braking device; an accelerator operation amount detection unit for detecting an operation amount of the accelerator operator; a brake operation force estimation unit for estimating an operation force of the brake operator; and an output suppression control unit for suppressing an output of the drive power regardless of a state of the accelerator operator, in the case where for a predetermined time or longer, a state continues in which the operation amount of the accelerator operator is greater than or equal to a predetermined accelerator threshold value, and the operation force estimated by the brake operator is greater than or equal to a predetermined brake threshold value. | 05-16-2013 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Mountain View, CA US
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20140201381 | Protocol Translation in Smart Grid Communications - A system and method for managing smart grid communication is disclosed. The system includes a communication module, a discovery module, a translation module and a smart grid module. The communication module receives data initiating smart grid communication between a utility server and a communication node. The discovery module identifies a server protocol used by the utility server to communicate with the communication node. The discovery module identifies a node protocol used by the communication node to communicate with the utility server. The node protocol is incompatible with the server protocol. The translation module performs a protocol translation between the server protocol and the node protocol. The smart grid module handles the smart grid communication between the utility server and the communication node using the protocol translation. | 07-17-2014 |
20140285317 | Wireless Charging System with Location Verification - The disclosure includes a system and method for charging a target object wirelessly. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive data describing a code from a target object, the code being stored on a tagging device and configured to be read wirelessly by a reading device associated with the target object; verify the code; determine that a location associated with the target object satisfies a safe charging range responsive to the verification of the code, the verification of the code indicating a charging distance between a power transmitter and a power receiver associated with the target object satisfies a safe charging distance; and instruct the power transmitter to wirelessly transmit power to the power receiver associated with the target object responsive to determining that the location of the target object satisfies the safe charging range. | 09-25-2014 |
20140325218 | Wireless Charging System Using Secure Wireless Charging Protocols - The disclosure includes a system and method for charging a target object wirelessly. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive data describing a charging request from a target object; generate a challenge responsive to the charging request; send the challenge to the target object; receive a response from the target object; verify the response to determine that the response matches the challenge and a first set of secret data shared with a tagging device; determine that a location associated with the target object satisfies a safe charging range responsive to the verification of the response; and instruct a power transmitter associated with the target object to transmit power wirelessly to a power receiver associated with the target object responsive to the verification of the response and the determination that the location satisfies the safe charging range. | 10-30-2014 |
20150283912 | CHARGING MANAGEMENT BASED ON DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTS - The disclosure includes a system and method for providing charging services to mobile client devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate a departure time for a mobile client device; determine a target state of charge at the departure time for a battery system in the mobile client device; determine one or more available charging periods and one or more demand response event periods; determine one or more amounts of power to be discharged from the battery system during the one or more demand response event periods; determine one or more charging time slots within the one or more available charging periods based on the target state of charge and the one or more amounts of power to be discharged; and charge the battery system using the one or more charging time slots. | 10-08-2015 |
20160047862 | CHARGE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE BATTERY OPERATIONAL LIFE - The disclosure includes a system and method for providing charging services to mobile client devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device; verify one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device; determine a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time; and determine a charge scheme to improve an operational life of the battery. The charge scheme has a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device. The combining charge cost includes a weighted combination of a power cost and a battery degradation cost. The charge scheme is configured to charge the battery to achieve the target state of charge at the departure time. | 02-18-2016 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Osaka-Shi, Osaka JP
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20150316572 | LIGHT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A provision of a movement direction determination section for determining that a particular direction is a movement direction of the detection target object, in a case where a second comparator determines that larger than a predetermined threshold value is an absolute value of a ratio of (i) a difference between the photocurrent of the at least two light receiving elements to (ii) a sum of a photocurrent of at least two light receiving elements next to each other along the particular direction. | 11-05-2015 |
Takayuki Shimizu US
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20150376363 | POROUS MATERIAL, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, AND SERIAL PRODUCING APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided is a porous material made of at least an aliphatic polyester resin or an aliphatic polycarbonate resin, and having a porosity of 70% or higher, wherein a polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight of the resin measured by gel permeation chromatography is 300,000 or greater. | 12-31-2015 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Kanagawa JP
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20150376363 | POROUS MATERIAL, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, AND SERIAL PRODUCING APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided is a porous material made of at least an aliphatic polyester resin or an aliphatic polycarbonate resin, and having a porosity of 70% or higher, wherein a polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight of the resin measured by gel permeation chromatography is 300,000 or greater. | 12-31-2015 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Yachiyo-Shi, Chiba JP
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20160027563 | R-T-B-BASED MAGNET MATERIAL ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is an R-T-B-based magnet material alloy including an R | 01-28-2016 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Mountaon View, CA US
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20160052413 | REGIONAL CHARGING CONTROL SERVICE - The disclosure includes a system and method for providing charging services to mobile client devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: receive demand response event data associated with a geographic region; determine a last-mile distribution network that includes a first endpoint in the geographic region, the first endpoint associated with a mobile client device; estimate one or more last-mile power usage factors describing power usage of a set of endpoints in the last-mile distribution network, the set of endpoints including the first endpoint associated with the mobile client device; and determine a charge schedule for the mobile client device based on the demand response event data and the one or more last-mile power usage factors. | 02-25-2016 |
Takayuki Shimizu, Matsumoto-Shi JP
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20160134836 | IMAGE SUPPLY DEVICE, IMAGE SUPPLY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image supply device includes: a first acquisition unit which acquires an image; a second acquisition unit which acquires information indicating a transmission capacity of a communication channel used for transmission of the image; an analysis unit which analyzes the image acquired by the first acquisition unit; a setting unit which sets a communication condition for transmitting the image and a parameter for compressing the image, according to an analysis result of the image and the transmission capacity of a communication channel; and a transmission unit which transmits the image compressed using the parameter, according to the communication condition. | 05-12-2016 |
20160140740 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device communicates with display terminals. The information processing device includes an image information acquisition section adapted to obtain image information, a display control section adapted to perform control of displaying an image based on the image information obtained, a drawing information acquisition section adapted to obtain drawing information adapted to draw a second image so as to be superimposed on a first image displayed based on first image information, a determination section adapted to determine whether or not the first image information is the same as delivered image information having already been delivered to the terminal device, and a delivery control section adapted to deliver the drawing information to the terminal device without delivering the first image information in a case in which it is determined that the first image information and the delivered image information are the same as each other. | 05-19-2016 |