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Kataoka, Tokyo

Akitoshi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090103517	Acoustic signal packet communication method, transmission method, reception method, and device and program thereof - When acoustic signal packets are communicated over an IP communication network, data corresponding to an acoustic signal (acoustic signal corresponding data) has been included and transmitted in a packet different from a packet containing the acoustic signal. However, conventionally, a packet in which the acoustic signal corresponding data is to be included must be determined beforehand and cannot dynamically be changed.	04-23-2009
20110044405	CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREOF, PROGRAMS THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A coding method with a small error is provided. In the coding method of the present invention, a normalization value obtained from an input signal is corrected for an error calculated from an input and output in vector quantization and is then quantized. The coding method includes a normalization stage of normalizing the input signal in accordance with the normalization value of the input signal, calculated in each frame; a dividing stage of dividing the normalized frame into divided input signal sequences in accordance with a predetermined rule; a vector quantization stage of applying vector quantization to the divided input signal sequences to generate a vector quantization index; and a normalization value correction stage of correcting the normalization value of the input signal for the error obtained from the input and output in the vector quantization stage.	02-24-2011

Eiichi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011758	System Using International Roaming-Capable Mobile Communication Network - The present invention provides a system using an international roaming-capable mobile communication network in which a server controls the form in which a service is provided in accordance with the country of a service area in which a mobile station is located. The mobile station	01-08-2009

Emiko Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137578	CELLULOSE ESTER FILM FOR OPTICAL USE, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SUCH CELLULOSE ESTER FILM FOR OPTICAL USE - Disclosed is a cellulose ester film for optical use which contains an ultraviolet absorbent and hardly suffers from retardation fluctuations. The cellulose ester film is excellent in spectral absorption property as an optical film. In addition, the cellulose ester film is free from coloration and has excellent transparency, which having sufficient ultraviolet absorption and excellent long-term light resistance. Also disclosed are a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display wherein high contrast is maintained by using such a cellulose ester film for optical use. Specifically disclosed is a cellulose ester film for optical use which is characterized by containing at least one compound represented by one of the general formulae 1-3. Also specifically disclosed are a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using such a cellulose ester film for optical use.	06-03-2010

Eri Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090113124	VIRTUAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a virtual computer system controlling a disk volume and a virtual server which is connected to the disk volume, to which the area of the disk volume is allocated as a virtual disk and which executes a process using the allocated virtual disk, the virtual computer system erases information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted correspondingly with the deletion of the virtual server. According to another embodiment of the present invention, an administrative server is provided to select a server system which is low in load from among plural server systems controlling virtual servers as a server system for erasing information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted.	04-30-2009
20110197192	VIRTUAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In the environment of a virtual server, there is a problem in that the contents in a disk area released correspondingly with the deletion of the virtual server may be read. According to the present invention, in a virtual computer system controlling a disk volume and a virtual server which is connected to the disk volume, to which the area of the disk volume is allocated as a virtual disk and which executes a process using the allocated virtual disk, the virtual computer system erases information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted correspondingly with the deletion of the virtual server. According to another embodiment of the present invention, an administrative serve is provided to select a server system which is low in load from among plural server systems controlling virtual servers as a server system for erasing information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted.	08-11-2011
20130067166	VIRTUAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a virtual computer system controlling a disk volume and a virtual server which is connected to the disk volume, to which the area of the disk volume is allocated as a virtual disk and which executes a process using the allocated virtual disk, the virtual computer system erases information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted correspondingly with the deletion of the virtual server. An administrative server may be provided to select a server system which is low in load from among plural server systems controlling virtual servers as a server system for erasing information stored in the virtual disk allocated to the virtual server to be deleted.	03-14-2013

Hideo Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080260354	RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC CHAPTER MAKING CAPABILITY - A chapter is made automatically, using a location at which recording is paused and then resumed, as a chapter border.	10-23-2008
20100313136	MENU SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND MENU SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display control apparatus includes a memory, an output module, and a setting module. The memory is configured to store first menu configuration information to compose a first menu screen and second menu configuration information to compose a second menu screen. The output module is configured to output first menu screen display information to display the first menu screen based on the first menu configuration information and content data in response to a selection operation of the first menu screen, and to output second menu screen display information to display the second menu screen based on the second menu configuration information and content data in response to a selection operation of the second menu screen. The setting module is configured to set one of the first menu screen and the second menu screen as a top menu displayed at a startup timing.	12-09-2010
20100318937	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION REPRODUCTION - According to one embodiment, directed to an information reproduction apparatus and an information reproduction method, which extracts the type of a reproducible medium and the type of a reproducible content, displays the extracted medium type in a first display region, displays the extracted content type in a second display region, and emphasizes and displays the display region which has accepted a selecting instruction with respect to the display region which is not selected in the first and second display regions, whereby the visibility of a file improves, and easy selection is enabled.	12-16-2010
20110311197	PLAYLIST CREATING METHOD, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDER/PLAYER FOR EXECUTING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a recorder/player including, a section identifying module configured to set a section designated by an initial point and an end point in an image being played back and to provide identification information to identify the section, a playlist creating module configured to set a playback order of playing back the section set by the section identifying module in accordance with an arrangement of the identification information or in accordance with descriptions of the identification information corresponding to the playback order, and a storage configured to retain the identification information set by the section identifying module.	12-22-2011
20120027381	RECORDING/READING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING TAG LIST FOR RECORDING/READING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL UNIT FOR RECORDING/READING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a control block including a read control processor for reading designated content, a time information processor for processing time information. A controller returns, to a user terminal, a response signal, and information indicating a second absolute time point when an operation is executed in response to a request signal generated by the user terminal at a first absolute time point. The controller stores time difference information indicating a time difference between the first and the second absolute time points. When responding to a further request signal sent from the requester via the network, the controller sets, as tag time information, time information obtained by correcting, using the time difference information, a current relative time period for which the designated content is read.	02-02-2012
20120027385	PROGRAM RECORDER, PROGRAM RECORDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDED PROGRAM MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a recording management system including, a retaining module configured to independently retain, information on a program recorded by a first recorder and information on a program recorded by a second recorder independent of the first recorder, a list creating module configured to create a combined recorded program list, the combined recorded program list including a combination of the information on the program recorded by the first recorder and the information on the program recorded by the second recorder that are retained by the retaining module, and a managing module configured to create a list of the programs reproducible by a reproducer from the combined recorded program list retained by the list creating module in response to a request from the reproducer for the list of the programs reproducible by this reproducer, the managing module sending back the generated reproducible program list to the reproducer.	02-02-2012
20120030322	USER TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING APPLICATION OF THE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a data transceiver accepts a new application file, and a setting information processor transfers and copies setting information described in a setting information area of an existent application file, to a corresponding setting information area of the new application file.	02-02-2012
20130055334	VIDEO PROCESSOR, TELEVISION DISPLAY DEVICE, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processor includes: a list output module; a selection receiver; and a data controller. The list output module is configured to output screen information in which a plurality of pieces of list information are arranged. Each of the pieces of list information includes pieces of identification information each identifying a scene contained in video data and arranged in an order in which scenes are played. The selection receiver is configured to receive a selection of one of the pieces of identification information comprised in one of the pieces of list information. The data controller is configured to control playing the video data from a scene identified by the one of identification information received by the selection receiver.	02-28-2013

Hiroki Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130047869	PAPER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER PROCESSING SYSTEM - A paper processing apparatus includes a discriminating unit. The discriminating unit can discriminate papers inserted into the papers processing apparatus. Discriminated papers are ejected to storage compartments based on discrimination results. Only papers that are discriminated as counterfeit are ejected to one of the storage compartments.	02-28-2013

Hiroshi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100197407	Game apparatus, server apparatus, program, and recording medium - An object of the present invention is to provide a game server that can simulate the sensation of competing in a game against an actually existing specific person. The game server of the present invention offers a plurality of options for the actions that gamer A can select in game scenes that change along with the progress of a soccer game. The options include dribble (long), dribble (short), pass in front of the player, pass to the foot of the player, wait, and shoot. The action patterns of gamer A are stored for each game scene by counting the number of times each option is selected. The game server refers to the stored action patterns when playing against another gamer B. This configuration makes it possible for the gamer B to have a virtual experience as if he were competing with the gamer A.	08-05-2010
20110306677	Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Composition and Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape - A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising, as a rubber component solid at ordinary temperature, from 10% by mass or more to less than 50% by mass of polyisoprene, from more than 50% by mass to 90% by mass or less of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and 0 to 30% by mass of polyisobutylene, and further comprising, per 100 parts by mass of the solid rubber component, 1 to 30 parts by mass of polyisobutylene liquid at ordinary temperature, 50 to 120 parts by mass of a tackifier, and 1 to 40 parts by mass of a plasticizer liquid at ordinary temperature; and a pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprising a base material and the above-described pressure sensitive adhesive composition provided on the base material.	12-15-2011

Hiroyasu Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100140727	MAGNETIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND VARIOUS APPLICATION DEVICES USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a magnetic thin film containing a L1	06-10-2010

Hisashi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100040713	FAT ABSORPTION INHIBITOR AND FOOD AND DRINK USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a fat absorption inhibitor containing a chestnut skin extract, and a food and drink containing that fat absorption inhibitor. The present invention can therefore provide a fat absorption inhibitor, and a food and drink using the same, that can be obtained from waste products following primary use, inhibit increases in lipids such as blood neutral fats by inhibiting absorption of dietary lipids, and in turn are effective in preventing accumulation of lipids, have superior suitability for continuous ingestion without having an impact on flavor, and do not require a complex production process.	02-18-2010
20110212219	FEED - Provided is a feed by which energy use efficiency of rapeseed meal that has been commonly employed as a feed can be increased and the amount of excreta occurring in using rapeseed meal can be reduced or regulated. A livestock feed having an improved nutritive value which comprises 0.1 to 30% of rapeseed meal containing 41% or more of protein and 8% or less of crude fiber. A feed for regulating livestock excreta which comprises 0.1 to 30% of rapeseed meal containing 41% or more of protein and 8% or less of crude fiber.	09-01-2011

Kanako Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100076258	CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS - A capsule medical apparatus includes a plurality of rigid boards on which functional members are mounted; and a plurality of board-separation keeping units that sandwich the rigid boards to keep the rigid boards separated.	03-25-2010

Kazunorii Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110123458	POLYMER-METAL COMPLEX COMPOSITE HAVING MRI CONTRAST ABILITY AND MRI CONTRASTING AND/OR ANTITUMOR COMPOSITION USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polymer-metal complex composite, which comprises a block copolymer capable of serving as a constituent member of a polymeric micelle and a metal complex having MRI contrast ability, accumulates in a tumor-specific manner, achieves high image contrast even in a small amount, and has reduced side effects and a long retention time in blood.	05-26-2011

Keita Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120062731	DISTANCE IMAGE OBTAINING SYSTEM FOR TRACK - A range image obtaining system for a track includes a laser slit light source disposed within a plane perpendicular to a tread of a rail and emits laser slit light within the plane; a two-dimensional image imaging device which is disposed to have an angle with respect to the plane perpendicular to the tread of the rail and obtains a light sectioning image generated from the laser slit light; and an image signal processing device for generating a range image based on a distance from the two-dimensional image imaging device based on the light sectioning image.	03-15-2012

Kenichiro Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287544	Method for Screening Substance by Measuring PPAR DELTA Activating Effect and Agent - The present invention provides a method for screening a substance having a thermogenesis enhancing effect containing a compound having an effect activating PPARδ, an agent containing the compound, and an agent having antidiabetic, antiobestic or visceral accumulated fat-lowering function.	11-20-2008
20090054472	Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives or Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salts Thereof - A pyrazolopyrimidine derivative represented by formula (1) and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof exhibit excellent inhibitory activity against MAPKAP-K2. Accordingly, medicines containing this compound as an active ingredient are expected to be effective for treating diseases mediated by MAPKAP-K2 such as, for example, inflammatory disorder, autoimmune diseases, destructive osteopathy, cancer and/or tumor growth.	02-26-2009

Kiyoshi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090148554	Packed Beverage For Lipid Combustion Promotion - There are provided packaged beverages for fat-burning acceleration, energy-consumption boosting or exercise-endurance enhancement, each solution containing a green tea extract added therein and having a pH of from 2 to 7, and also containing the following ingredients (A) to (C):	06-11-2009
20100266726	PACKAGED COFFEE BEVERAGE - The present invention provides a packaged coffee beverage subjected to heat-sterilization, wherein	10-21-2010

Kohichiroh Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110253337	CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD AND NOZZLE HEATING DEVICE - In a continuous casting method, the outside surface of a continuous casting nozzle which supplies molten metal into a mold while immersed in the molten metal in the mold, is heated to 1000° C. or higher by a nozzle heating device comprising an external heater which performs radiant heating, while the molten metal passes through the continuous casting nozzle.	10-20-2011

Kouichi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120285632	SOLAR RADIATION SHIELDING APPARATUS - First and second lifting and lowering units are connected to first and second shielding members hung from a head rail, and an operating cord drives the units to lift and lower the shielding members independently. An operating cord is wound around a rotating member. Between a first input shaft to which the turning force of the rotating member is transferred and a first output shaft that can lift and lower the first shielding member, a first clutch of the first lifting and lowering unit is provided, and a first stopper is provided in the first output shaft. Between a second input shaft to which the turning force of the rotating member is transferred and a second output shaft that can lift and lower the second shielding member, a second clutch of the second lifting and lowering unit is provided, and a second stopper is provided in the second output shaft.	11-15-2012

Kouji Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066910	VIDEO COMPOSITING METHOD AND VIDEO COMPOSITING SYSTEM - Using a background-side image which is a shot of an arbitrary background and a material-side image which is a shot of a composition material against the same background, two images are compared to extract an image material to be composited. Images shot in any scenery can thus be used to extract a composition material, being part of the images, without using a certain background such as a blue screen.	03-18-2010
20110176727	METHOD FOR GENERATING BACKGROUND IMAGE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING BACKGROUND IMAGE - An unprocessed image is prepared which is shot against an arbitrary background, including materials to be trimmed. Color values are collected from a plurality of frames of this unprocessed image in a collection point including one or more pixels, whereby a color information set is obtained. From the color information set, it is judged which color shows the background and which color shows the materials to be trimmed, thereby determining an optimum background-side color value. This process is applied to an area where to extract the background from, thereby obtaining a background image into which the background is extracted. This makes it possible to obtain background images from unprocessed images that are shot in busy locations, without traffic controls or dedicated studios.	07-21-2011

Makoto Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090309590	MAGNETIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor with which magnetic characteristics are made extremely stable by consideration of an area of contact of a base layer of a magnetic substance and a semiconductor substrate. On a semiconductor substrate a plurality of Hall elements are embedded so as to be coplanar to a top surface of the semiconductor substrate while being mutually spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and above the Hall elements and the semiconductor substrate, a base layer, having a coefficient of thermal expansion differing from that of the Hall elements and partially covers a region of each Hall element, is formed via a protective layer, and a magnetic flux concentrator, having an area larger than the base layer and with magnetic amplification, is formed on the base layer.	12-17-2009

Masaharu Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317720	Fat-Derived Progenitor Cell and Use Thereof - An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for producing progenitor cells which show a high proliferation ability ex vivo and promote neovascularization or myocardium regeneration, by culturing pluripotent cells in a medium containing adrenomedullin (AM) and/or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Moreover, another objective of the present invention is to provide the progenitor cells and uses thereof. In order to solve the above problems, the inventors of the present application have successfully developed a novel culture technique for producing progenitor cells from adipose tissues more efficiently compared to the conventional techniques, by using adrenomedullin (AM) and/or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The progenitor cells produced by the present inventors are specialized cells having a potent proliferation ability, a revascularization ability, and a myocardium regeneration ability, and have the property of not differentiating into adipocytes even if subjected to differentiation induction into adipocytes. Therefore, the progenitor cells of the present invention can be effective pharmaceutical agents for intractable diseases in the brain, lung, liver, kidney and the like.	12-25-2008

Masaru Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097673	VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - The present invention is equipped with a USB interface	04-16-2009

Minoru Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120081603	DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER APPARATUS, DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER METHOD, DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A DISPLAY SCREEN CHANGEOVER PROGRAM - A display screen changeover apparatus changes a screen display when displaying HTML contents on a display screen of a television receiver. A contents analysis part analyzes display setting information with respect to the television receiver based on address information given to the HTML contents. A display setting part sets a display of the HTML contents with respect to the display screen based on a result of analysis obtained by the contents analysis part.	04-05-2012
20120084418	COMMUNICATION DEVICE SETTING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE SETTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication device setting apparatus is arranged to register setup information in a communication device connected to the communication device setting apparatus via a communication network. In the communication device setting apparatus, a device setting unit recognizes an access from the communication device upon power up of the communication device, acquires setup information, which is specific to the communication device and contains a MAC address of the communication device, from list information pre-recorded in the communication device setting apparatus, and performs a setting process to set the acquired setup information in the communication device. A setting management unit detects an end of the setting process performed by the device setting unit, changes the list information based on the setup information having been set in the communication device after the end of the setting process, and manages the communication device according to the changed list information.	04-05-2012

Mizuho Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090156805	Cycloalkane Carboxamide Derivatives and Production Process of Same - Novel cycloalkane carboxamide derivatives having an action that selectively inhibits cathepsin K, and a production process thereof, are provided.	06-18-2009

Naruki Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110114378	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor has an element body formed by alternately laminating a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of inner electrodes. On a substrate having a mounting surface provided with at least two lands, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is mounted such that the inner electrodes are parallel to the mounting surface. A multilayer ceramic capacitor mounting structure satisfies T	05-19-2011

Nobuhisa Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100239045	PREAMBLE COMPOSING METHOD - A preamble design method of generating a preamble for a plurality of symbols using time waveform data of a specific symbol in an OFDM communication system includes dividing the time waveform data of the specific symbol into a plurality of blocks equivalent to a number of symbols in the preamble, selecting a separate block from among divided blocks in units of symbols in the preamble, and generating time waveform data having a different pattern for each of the symbols by generating time waveform data for a single symbol in which a selected block is set as a leading block and data are cyclically arranged from leading data in the selected block.	09-23-2010
20110007625	DEMODULATOR AND FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A clock-frequency-deviation detecting unit detects a clock-frequency deviation based on a synchronization signal for taking a frame synchronization included in a reception signal. A clock-frequency-deviation compensating unit compensates a clock-frequency deviation of the reception signal in a former stage of an FFT unit. A timing control unit controls a frame pulse position indicating a head of a frame, based on the synchronization signal. The FFT unit performs an FFT on the reception signal with the frame pulse position as a frame head position, and a demodulating unit demodulates an output of the FFT unit.	01-13-2011

Nobuyuki Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110013909	Optical Code Division Multiplexing Access System - Problem An object of the present invention is to provide an optical code division multiple access system which is used by many people.	01-20-2011

Norikatsu Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110145767	OPERATION MONITORING APPARATUS - An operation monitoring apparatus capable of displaying right click menus varying in configuration from each other according to a select object on an operation-monitoring screen is realized. The operation monitoring apparatus comprises an object file holding means for holding a plurality of individual menu definition files registered under object names, respectively, having menu items defined on an object-by-object basis, in an object displayed on an operation-monitoring screen, the object being a target for display on a right click menu screen, a retrieval means for acquiring information on the object name of the object subjected to right click on the operation-monitoring screen, and retrieving the object file holding means	06-16-2011
20110197135	MANIPULATION-MONITORING DEVICE - A manipulation-monitoring device may include a storage unit that stores page image data, the page image data being used for displaying a manipulation-monitoring-page, the manipulation-monitoring-page being displayed on a display unit based on data collected from a control device of a plant, the manipulation-monitoring-page being used for controlling operation of the plant, and a display control unit that controls the display unit to display a pseudo-manipulation-monitoring-page instead of the manipulation-monitoring-page, displaying the pseudo-manipulation-monitoring-page being performed by using the page image data without using data from the control device until data collection from the control device is completed, the pseudo-manipulation-monitoring-page showing a summary of the manipulation-monitoring-page.	08-11-2011

Rie Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120258473	METHOD OF COLLECTING SPECIMEN AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING SUBJECT TO DETECT UPPER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE - A method of collecting a specimen of the present invention is used in detecting upper digestive system disease. The method of collecting a specimen includes: a step of positioning sampling equipment in the duodenum of the subject into which duodenal juice is secreted, the sampling equipment being used to collect and store the duodenal juice; a step of collecting duodenal juice naturally secreted in the duodenum using the sampling equipment; and a step of stopping collection of the duodenal juice when collection quantity of the duodenal juice reaches a predetermined quantity which is 3.0 ml or less.	10-11-2012
20120258478	METHOD OF COLLECTING SPECIMEN AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING SUBJECT TO DETECT UPPER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE - A method of collecting a specimen of the present invention detects upper digestive system disease. The method of collecting a specimen includes: a step of administering a stimulant of pancreatic juice secretion or a stimulant of bile secretion to a subject; a step of positioning sampling equipment in the duodenum of the subject into which duodenal juice is secreted, the sampling equipment being used to collect and store the duodenal juice; a step of starting collection of the duodenal juice by the sampling equipment within five minutes from the administration of the stimulant of pancreatic juice secretion or the stimulant of bile secretion; and a step of stopping collection of the duodenal juice such that collection time for the duodenal juice is within five minutes from the start of collection.	10-11-2012

Satoru Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090314837	ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus concerned about global environment, which enables its user to be convinced of his/her commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions accompanying power consumption by letting the user purchase a consumable goods/replacement part to lead the user to join greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The electronic apparatus is configured as a printer, etc. that operates with attached a refill cartridge (consumable goods), which is replaceable in the apparatus body and affixed with information by which a greenhouse gas emission right accordance is identified. The electronic apparatus includes refill cartridge attachment support unit that supports the refill cartridge in the body in attachable/detachable manner, detecting unit that detects the identification information from an attached refill cartridge, evaluating unit that determines identification information accordance and evaluates greenhouse gas reductions by the apparatus based on the identification information, and displaying unit that displays the evaluation of the evaluating unit.	12-24-2009

Satoshi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130067383	USER GESTURES INDICATING RATES OF EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONS - Aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed by the presence-sensitive interface, and receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon. The computing device may execute the function associated with the selected icon at an execution rate based on the indicated rate of execution.	03-14-2013
20130067411	USER GESTURES INDICATING RATES OF EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONS - Aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed by the presence-sensitive interface, and receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon. The computing device may execute the function associated with the selected icon at an execution rate based on the indicated rate of execution.	03-14-2013

Shinichi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090254029	BREAST PUMP - A breast pump can be configured to be capable of easily attaching/detaching a primary side serving as a sealed space which is in communication with a milking space and allows the passage of breast milk, with a secondary side in which a case is connected with a pressure changing apparatus. The breast pump can include a breast pump main body connected to the pressure changing apparatus by a conduit, wherein a milking part is disposed so as to liquid-tightly separate a sealed space (or a space that is in fluid communication with the sealed space), and the pressure changing apparatus from each other. A pressure transmission part for transmitting pressure changed by the pressure changing apparatus can be provided. The pressure transmission part can include a deformable part where a volume in the sealed space can be deformed by a pressure fluctuation generated by the pressure changing apparatus. A case can accommodate the deformable part and be connected with the pressure changing apparatus at one end, and the other end of the case can include attachment structure for communicably attaching/detaching the case with the portion of the milking part that forms the sealed space.	10-08-2009

Shiro Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130053547	AGONIST ANTIBODY TO HUMAN THROMBOPOIETIN RECEPTOR - This invention provides an agonist antibody to a human thrombopoietin receptor (human c-Mpl), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in treatment of thrombocytopenia. The disclosed agonist antibody comprises (1) antibody constant regions comprising heavy and light chain constant regions, each of which may optionally contain domain substitutions, or may contain deletions, substitutions, additions, or insertions of amino acid residues, and (2) antibody variable regions capable of binding to and activating a human thrombopoietin receptor. The-agonist antibody further induces colony formation at a concentration of 10,000 ng/ml or lower, and has a maximal activity at least 50% higher than that of PEG-rHuMGDF and an 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 100 nM or less.	02-28-2013

Shoei Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120169953	LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light from an LED (light-emitting diodes) has strong directional characteristics; therefore, lighting over large area, as well as control of the quality or the distribution of lighting was impossible. Placing a liquid-crystal panel in front of an LED (light-emitting diodes) enables to control light from the LED and the quality or the distribution of lighting.	07-05-2012

Souichi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100020804	STS FRAME-ATM CELL CIRCUIT EMULATION APPARATUS AND FRAME LENGTH COMPENSATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A circuit simulation apparatus is disclosed by which, even if an STS-N frame of an abnormal length is detected by a reassembly buffer, the frame length can be compensated for while preventing an overflow of the reassembly buffer. When an STS-(N×M) frame formed by multiplexing M STS-N frames formed from different channels is cellularized into ATM cells or M different STS-N frames assembled from ATM cells are multiplexed into an STS-(N×M) frame, an ATM cell sync signal and ATM cell data from a buffer section are outputted as a frame pulse signal and frame data from a reassembly section to a circuit termination section, and frame length compensation of the frame pulse signal and the frame data is performed by the reassembly section.	01-28-2010
20110122875	STS FRAME-ATM CELL CIRCUIT EMULATION APPARATUS AND FRAME LENGTH COMPENSATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A circuit simulation apparatus is disclosed by which, even if an STS-N frame of an abnormal length is detected by a reassembly buffer, the frame length can be compensated for while preventing an overflow of the reassembly buffer. When an STS-(N×M) frame formed by multiplexing M STS-N frames formed from different channels is cellularized into ATM cells or M different STS-N frames assembled from ATM cells are multiplexed into an STS-(N×M) frame, an ATM cell sync signal and ATM cell data from a buffer section are outputted as a frame pulse signal and frame data from a reassembly section to a circuit termination section, and frame length compensation of the frame pulse signal and the frame data is performed by the reassembly section.	05-26-2011

Tadashi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110223038	CONTROLLER-INTEGRATED MOTOR PUMP - A controller-integrated motor pump is disclosed. The motor pump includes: a pump; a motor configured to drive the pump; a control unit configured to control the motor; and a pressure measuring device configured to measure pressure of fluid at a discharge side of the pump. The control unit is mounted on a motor casing. The control unit includes an inverter configured to produce alternating-current power having a frequency within a band that includes frequencies more than or equal to a commercial frequency, a pump controller configured to produce a torque command value for controlling operation of the pump, and a vector controller configured to determine a voltage command value for the inverter based on the torque command value. The motor has a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets.	09-15-2011

Takaharu Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100101690	METHOD FOR CONTINOUSLY ANNEALING STEEL STRIP HAVING A CURIE POINT AND CONTINOUS ANNEALING FACILITY OF THE SAME - A continuous annealing facility comprised of a heating zone, soaking zone, and cooling zone is used for continuous annealing of a steel strip having a Curie point (Tc) by an annealing temperature over Tc during which the heat treatment in the heating zone is divided into three regions, in a first heating zone, a radiant heating means using gas heating and/or a radiant heating means using electric heaters is used to heat the steel strip to less than Tc−50° C., in a next second heating zone, the heated steel strip is heated by a solenoid coil type high frequency induction heating means to a region of Tc−30° C. to Tc−5° C., and, in a final third heating zone, the heated steel strip is heated by a radiant heating means using gas heating and/or a radiant heating means using electric heaters to a treatment target temperature over Tc to thereby anneal a steel strip having a Curie point uniformly in the longitudinal direction.	04-29-2010
20100326984	INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND INDUCTION HEATING METHOD - There is provided an induction heating apparatus which continuously heats a steel plate using a solenoid system. The induction heating apparatus (	12-30-2010

Takeshi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052238	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit has a central processing unit and a rewritable nonvolatile memory area disposed in an address space of the central processing unit. The nonvolatile memory area has a first nonvolatile memory area and a second nonvolatile memory area, which memorize information depending on the difference of threshold voltages. The first nonvolatile memory area has the maximum variation width of a threshold voltage for memorizing information set larger than that of the second nonvolatile memory area. When the maximum variation width of the threshold voltage for memorizing information is larger, since stress to a memory cell owing to a rewrite operation of memory information becomes larger, it is inferior in a point of guaranteeing the number of times of rewrite operation; however, since a read current becomes larger, a read speed of memory information can be expedited. The first nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to expedite a read speed of the memory information and the second nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized in guaranteeing the number of times of rewrite operation of memory information more.	02-26-2009
20100220531	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit has a central processing unit and a rewritable nonvolatile memory area disposed in an address space of the central processing unit. The nonvolatile memory area has a first nonvolatile memory area and a second nonvolatile memory area, which memorize information depending on the difference of threshold voltages. The first nonvolatile memory area has the maximum variation width of a threshold voltage for memorizing information set larger than that of the second nonvolatile memory area. When the maximum variation width of the threshold voltage for memorizing information is larger, since stress to a memory cell owing to a rewrite operation of memory information becomes larger, it is inferior in a point of guaranteeing the number of times of rewrite operation; however, since a read current becomes larger, a read speed of memory information can be expedited. The first nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to expedite a read speed of the memory information and the second nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to guarantee the number of times of rewrite operation of memory information more.	09-02-2010
20110246860	Semiconductor Integrated Circuit - A semiconductor integrated circuit has a central processing unit and a rewritable nonvolatile memory area disposed In an address space of the central processing unit. The nonvolatile memory area has a first nonvolatile memory area and a second nonvolatile memory area, which memorize information depending on the difference of threshold voltages. The first nonvolatile memory area has the maximum variation width of a threshold voltage for memorizing information set larger than that of the second nonvolatile memory area. When the maximum variation width of the threshold voltage for memorizing information is larger, since stress to a memory cell owing to a rewrite operation of memory information becomes larger, it is inferior In a point of guaranteeing the number of times of rewrite operation; however, since a read current becomes larger, a read speed of memory information can be expedited. The first nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to expedite a read speed of the memory information and the second nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to guarantee the number of times of rewrite operation of memory information more.	10-06-2011
20120173850	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A high-performance information processing technique permitting updating of an instruction buffer ready for effective prefetching to branch instructions and returning to the subroutine with a small volume of hardware is to be provided at low cost. It is an information processing apparatus equipped with a CPU, a memory, prefetch means and the like, wherein a prefetch address generator unit in the prefetch means decodes a branching series of instructions including at least one branched address calculating instruction and branching instruction to a branched address out of a current instruction buffer storing the series of instructions currently accessed by the CPU, and thereby looks ahead to the branching destination address. The information processing apparatus further comprises a RTS instruction buffer for storing a series of instructions of the return destinations of RTS instructions, and series of instructions stored in the current instruction buffer are saved into the RTS instruction buffer.	07-05-2012
20120179953	Semiconductor Integrated Circuit - A semiconductor integrated circuit has a central processing unit and a rewritable nonvolatile memory area disposed in an address space of the central processing unit. The nonvolatile memory area has a first nonvolatile memory area and a second nonvolatile memory area, which memorize information depending on the difference of threshold voltages. The first nonvolatile memory area has the maximum variation width of a threshold voltage for memorizing information set larger than that of the second nonvolatile memory area. The first nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to expedite a read speed of the memory information, and the second nonvolatile memory area can be prioritized to guarantee the number of times of rewrite operation of memory information more.	07-12-2012

Teruyuki Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120169953	LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light from an LED (light-emitting diodes) has strong directional characteristics; therefore, lighting over large area, as well as control of the quality or the distribution of lighting was impossible. Placing a liquid-crystal panel in front of an LED (light-emitting diodes) enables to control light from the LED and the quality or the distribution of lighting.	07-05-2012

Tetsurou Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100050327	CHEST PROTECTOR - To enable a front portion of a chest protector to be easily undone to allow cooling down while maintaining the protection performance for the chest protector fitted to a garment. A chest protector detachably fitted to an interior surface of a body garment includes left and right protective shell members, with the left and right protective shell members engaging in a separable manner.	03-04-2010

Tomoyuki Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100058963	METHOD FOR DISPOSING OF ORGANIC WASTE OF HIGH WATER CONTENT AND DISPOSAL APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for disposing of an organic waste of high water content according to the present invention, includes: a step in which by means of a heat exchanger (	03-11-2010

Tooru Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100149435	VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device uses a field sequential color scheme. Assume that a panel video writing period defines a period from the start of writing image data into a display panel to the completion of displaying the image on the basis of the image data in a sub-frame. A light source driving circuit generates a driving signal for gradually increasing the luminance of a light source of a color corresponding to a displayed image in the present sub-frame from zero to a predetermined value within the panel video writing period of the present sub-frame and for gradually decreasing the luminance of the light source from the predetermined value to zero within the panel video writing period of the next sub-frame. A light source driver drives the light source to emit light in accordance with the driving signal.	06-17-2010
20120019720	VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A signal discriminating and monitoring circuit provides a full black detection circuit which detects a full black signal input during the change of the video signal and holds the detection result of the full black signal only during the specified time period. When a full black video signal is detected in the full black detection circuit, the signal discriminating and monitoring circuit detects whether the resolution of the video signal input has changed by determining whether the frequency of the horizontal synchronization signal included in the video signal of the next frame to be input changed above a preset value. When a change in the resolution of the video signal is detected, the change detected signal indicates that the detection result is output. When a scalar circuit receives the change detected signal, the video display signal is output as a constant value in order to set the display video in the static state.	01-26-2012

Toshihisa Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110274939	HYDROPHILIZING AGENT FOR ALUMINUM-CONTAINING METAL MATERIAL, HYDROPHILIZING METHOD, AND HYDROPHILIZED ALUMINUM-CONTAINING METAL MATERIAL - A hydrophilizing agent that maintains a favorable wettability for dew condensation even after a long-term use; a hydrophilizing method; and an aluminum-containing metal material treated by the hydrophilizing method and having excellent wettability for dew condensation are provided. The hydrophilizing agent contains a modified polyvinyl alcohol obtained by graft polymerization of at least one type of N-vinyl lactam onto polyvinyl alcohol, thereby having a polymer and/or copolymer of the N-vinyl lactam in a side chain and a water-soluble cross-linking agent which can bind to a lactam moiety and/or a hydroxyl group of the modified polyvinyl alcohol. By applying and drying the hydrophilizing agent, a hydrophilic film having excellent wettability for dew condensation is formed.	11-10-2011

Toshio Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110075149	OPTICAL RECEIVER - Provided is an optical receiver which accurately demodulates an optical signal obtained by the differential phase shift modulation method. The optical receiver includes: an interferometer which branches the inputted optical signal into two parts and gives a one-bit phase difference to the resultant two optical signals so that the two optical signals after addition of the phase difference are made to interfere each other to output two output lights; reflection means which reflects one of the output lights from the interferometer so as to return to the interferometer; detection means which detects the return light which has been reflected by the reflection means and propagates through the interferometer in the different direction from the inputted optical signal, for output; and phase difference control means which adjusts the phase difference given by the interferometer according to the intensity of the return light detected by the detection means.	03-31-2011

Yoshihiro Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080205852	ENCODED DATA RECORDING APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - In a mobile terminal provided with an encoded data recording function, there is assumed a condition in which a picture frame transmitted from the terminal of a communication partner is reproduced by means of decoding processing and is displayed on a LCD (	08-28-2008

Yoshikuni Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100063636	AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed is an air conditioner provided with a spatial recognition and detection function for deciding the room shape by integrally determining based on a temperature difference (the temperature unevenness) information between the floor and the walls occurring during the air conditioning operation, a human body detection position log, and a capacity zone of the air conditioner. The air conditioner of the present invention provides an infrared sensor and a control unit that controls the air conditioner by detecting a presence of heat generating device and human with the infrared sensor, wherein the control unit acquires a thermal image data of the room by scanning with the infrared sensor, and integrates three information indicated below to calculate a floor dimension inside the air conditioning area, and calculates the wall position within the air conditioning area on the thermal image data.	03-11-2010
20120123593	AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed is an air conditioner with functions for deciding room shape by determining, based on a temperature difference, information between the room's floor and walls occurring during operation, a human body detection position log, and a capacity zone of the air conditioner. In an embodiment, an infrared sensor detects a temperature of an area of the room by scanning the area and a control unit acquires thermal image data of the area scanned by the sensor and then controls the air conditioner based on the thermal image data. The control unit sets a boundary line between a wall and floor of the room at a position on the thermal image data, calculates a temperature difference between vertically adjacent pixels located above and below the boundary, corrects a position of the boundary based on temperature difference, and determines that areas parted by the boundary correspond to the wall and floor, respectively.	05-17-2012
20120123732	AN AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed is an air conditioner with spatial recognition and detection functions for deciding room shape by determining, based on temperature difference information between the floor and walls occurring during air conditioning operation, a human body detection position log, and a capacity zone of the air conditioner. In an embodiment, an infrared sensor detects a temperature of an area of the room by scanning the area and a control unit acquires thermal image data of the area scanned by the infrared sensor and then calculates a temperature of a wall of the room from the acquired thermal image data. The control unit detects a human body in the room from the thermal image data, calculates a distance between the body and the wall, and calculates a radiation temperature from the wall for the body based on the calculated temperature of the wall and the distance between the body and the wall.	05-17-2012

Yumi Kataoka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090023496	GAME PRESENTING SYSTEM - To provide a game presenting system having a plurality of game systems for each executing a process of a game in which a plurality of users participate, and a game presenting machine for presenting a situation of the game executed by the game system, wherein the game presenting machine obtains a motion image related to the game executed by each of the plurality of game systems, and produces a game presenting screen image showing, as a list, at least some of the plurality of motion images obtained.	01-22-2009
20100137046	Game System - In a game system (	06-03-2010