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Kurata, Tokyo

Chikatoshi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110107948BIOMASS-MIXED-FIRING PULVERIZED COAL FIRED BOILER AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE BOILER - A biomass-mixed-firing pulverized coal fired boiler includes: a furnace for burning biomass fuel together with pulverized coal in a mixed state; a pulverized coal burner for supplying the pulverized coal into the furnace; a biomass burner for supplying the biomass fuel into the furnace; a biomass mill for milling the biomass fuel to be supplied to the biomass burner; a dry clinker processing unit provided below the furnace and including a clinker conveyor for carrying ashes discharged from the furnace at a furnace bottom; and a combustion-air supply unit for supplying combustion air toward the ashes discharged at the furnace bottom on the clinker conveyor, thereby to burn an unburned component of the biomass fuel contained in the ashes discharged at the furnace bottom on the clinker conveyor.05-12-2011

Daisuke Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090281723NAVIGATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - A navigation device includes: an acquisition section for acquiring plurality of updated content introductory information each representing the latest updated content in a predetermined web site based on user's preference information; a detection section for detecting surrounding position information covering an area around the current position from large number of position information stored in a predetermined storage section; and a search section for searching for particular updated content introductory information corresponding to the surrounding position information detected by the detection section as surrounding updated content introductory information from the plurality of updated content introductory information acquired by the acquisition section.11-12-2009

Haruna Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110318482MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell which includes a polymer electrolyte, a catalyst material and carbon particles, wherein the electrode catalyst layer employs a non-precious metal catalyst and has a high level of power generation performance. The electrode catalyst layer is used as a pair of electrode catalyst layers in a fuel cell in which a polymer electrolyte membrane is interposed between the pair of the electrode catalyst layers which are further interposed between a pair of gas diffusion layers. The method of the present invention has such a feature that the catalyst material or the carbon particles are preliminarily embedded in the polymer electrolyte.12-29-2011

Kazuhiko Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090052909OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - One or more one-dimensional array-shaped photoelectric conversion modules 02-26-2009
20090148116COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOUSING SLOTS, WIRING CHANGE UNIT AND WIRING METHOD - An intra-housing optical communication system includes card slots 06-11-2009
20090196556OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical transceiver 08-06-2009
20090245737CONNECTOR HOLDER, OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL CONVERTER WITH ATTACHED CONNECTOR HOLDER, OPTICAL CONNECTOR FIXING STRUCTURE AND CONNECTOR HOLDER ASSEMBLY METHOD - A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.10-01-2009
20090310914Optical backplane connector, photoelectric conversion module and optical backplane - An optical backplane connector with a board removable (being possible to insert and remove) therein in the direction perpendicular to the backplane plate surface is arranged on a backplane having optical transmission paths. The optical backplane connector accommodates a photoelectric conversion module in such a manner the incident and exit light are perpendicular to the backplane and a transparent board with a photoelectric conversion element mounted thereon is perpendicular to the board and parallel to the backplane. The conduction between the electric contacts of the photoelectric conversion module and the inner electric contacts of the optical backplane connector is held by mechanical contact. At the end portion of the optical transmission path on the backplane, an optical connector having a 45′ mirror and guide pins is mounted. The positioning operation is achieved by fitting the guide pins of the optical connector with the guide holes of the photoelectric conversion module.12-17-2009
20120063729CONNECTOR HOLDER, OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL CONVERTER WITH ATTACHED CONNECTOR HOLDER, OPTICAL CONNECTOR FIXING STRUCTURE AND CONNECTOR HOLDER ASSEMBLY METHOD - A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Kazuhiko Kurata, Tokyo JP

Koichi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110241693BATTERY PACK, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, REMAINING CAPACITY CORRECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A battery pack includes a voltage detection part configured to detect the voltage of a battery unit including multiple chargeable and dischargeable secondary cells; a current detection part configured to detect a current flowing through the battery unit; a dischargeable capacity calculation part configured to calculate the dischargeable capacity of the battery unit based on the current detected by the current detection part; and a capacity correction part configured to correct the remaining capacity of the battery unit, the remaining capacity including the dischargeable capacity calculated by the dischargeable capacity calculation part, wherein the capacity correction part is configured to correct the remaining capacity based on an estimated dischargeable capacity calculated from the relationship between a preset predetermined voltage and the drop rate of the voltage of the battery unit, in response to the voltage of the battery unit becoming less than or equal to a predetermined threshold.10-06-2011

Ryoichi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100157062SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PERSONS BY USING CAMERAS - According to one embodiment, a monitoring system is provided, which has a personal authentication unit and a camera. The personal authentication unit is provided near a security gate and authenticates a person allowed to pass through the security gate. The camera photographs an area near the security gate, in which the personal authentication unit is provided. The monitoring system further has a data generation unit configured to generate personal attribute data about the person authenticated by the personal authentication unit, a person identification unit configured to identify the person authenticated, on the basis of video data generated by the camera, and a monitoring data generation unit configured to generate monitoring data composed of video data and metadata. The video data represents an image including the person identified by the person identification unit. The metadata is associated with the video data and containing the personal attribute data.06-24-2010
20110050875METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object.03-03-2011
20110050876METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object.03-03-2011

Shinya Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090233308NOVEL METHOD OF ASSAYING NUCLEIC ACID USING LABELED NUCLEOTIDE - A novel method is provided to assay at least one nucleic acid. According to this method, a nucleic acid polymerization reaction is conducted in a nucleic acid polymerization reaction system, which contains (A) the at least one nucleic acid as a template, (B) at least one nucleotide monomer labeled with at least one label selected from the group consisting of (a) fluorescent dyes, (b) quenchers and (c) immune related substances with a fluorescent dye or quencher contained therein, and (C) at least one nucleic acid-synthesizing enzyme. The template nucleic acid or a nucleic acid, which has been synthesized using the template nucleic acid as a template, is then assayed from a change or an amount of a change in an optical character of the nucleic acid polymerization system. This method makes it possible to specifically and accurately assay at least one nucleic acid, which is contained in a single system and can be an unknown nucleic acid and/or a known nucleic acid, with excellent sensitivity, in short time and with ease.09-17-2009
20100015719NOVEL MIXTURES FOR ASSAYING NUCLEIC ACID, NOVEL METHOD OF ASSAYING NUCLEIC ACID WITH THE USE OF THE SAME AND NUCLEIC ACID PROBE TO BE USED THEREFOR - [Problems] To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid.01-21-2010
20110212442UNIVERSAL NUCLEIC ACID PROBE SET AND METHOD FOR UTILIZATION THEREOF - A nucleic acid probe set includes (A) a fluorescent probe and (B) a binding probe. The fluorescent probe (A) is formed of an oligonucleotide, which includes (a) a nucleotide unit labeled with (d) a fluorescent substance. The binding probe (B) is formed of an oligonucleotide having (b09-01-2011
20110224417NOVEL MIXTURES FOR ASSAYING NUCLEIC ACID, NOVEL METHOD OF ASSAYING NUCLEIC ACID WITH THE USE OF THE SAME AND NUCLEIC ACID PROBE TO BE USED THEREFORE - [Problems] To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid.09-15-2011

Patent applications by Shinya Kurata, Tokyo JP

Sumiko Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100263941BODY-REGION SEPARATELY WEIGHING SYSTEM AND METHODS - [Problems] To provide a system and a method for accurately measuring the weight of a portion of a human body.10-21-2010

Tadao Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100263941BODY-REGION SEPARATELY WEIGHING SYSTEM AND METHODS - [Problems] To provide a system and a method for accurately measuring the weight of a portion of a human body.10-21-2010

Takaaki Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100236448WATER-SOLUBLE NAPHTHALOCYANINE COLORING MATTER AND WATER- BASED INK CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an aqueous solution composition (water-based ink composition) containing a water-soluble naphthalocyanine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1):09-23-2010
20100271578Blue color composition containing dye, color filter and liquid crystal display device and organic EL display provided with the color filter - Disclosed is a dye-containing blue color composition for color filter, including a triarylmethane-based dye having a structure represented by the following formula (1):10-28-2010

Patent applications by Takaaki Kurata, Tokyo JP

Takashi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080259680Memory Element and Method for Manufacturing Same - A novel nonvolatile memory element, which can be manufactured by a simple and high yield process by using an organic material and has a high on/off ratio, and a method for manufacturing such nonvolatile memory element. A switching layer (10-23-2008
20100068615RESIN COMPOSITION FOR METAL PLATING, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND METAL-PLATED MOLDED ARTICLE - A resin composition for metal plating provides a molded article exhibiting excellent metal plating adhesion strength and chemical resistance, while having excellent productivity. A metal-plated molded article can also be made from such a resin composition. The resin composition for metal plating includes 50-90% by mass of Component (A) and 10-50% by mass of Component (B), the total of Component (A) and Component (B) being 100% by mass, wherein Component (A) is a polypropylene resin, and Component (B) is a rubber-reinforced vinyl resin obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a rubber-like polymer, or a mixture of the rubber-reinforced vinyl resin and a (co)polymer of the vinyl monomer. The composition may further include 0.5-30 parts by mass of a compatibilizer (C) per 100 parts by mass of the total of Component (A) and Component (B). Component (B) is preferably a non-diene rubber-reinforced resin.03-18-2010
20110129682Laser-Sinterable Powder and Shaped Article Thereof - A laser-sinterable resin powder, which retains properties of styrene resins such as impact resistance and low water absorption and shows sharp decrease of melt viscosity similarly to crystalline resins at a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperature can be made of a thermoplastic resin composition containing 10-80 mass % of a crystalline resin (A) with a melting point of 80-250° C. and 20-90 mass % of a styrene resin (B), and having a 50% average particle diameter of 10-100 μm. The Component (A) is preferably a polyolefin resin. The Component (B) is preferably a rubber-reinforced styrene resin composition, wherein the rubber component is preferably an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber and/or a hydrogenated product of a diene rubber. The laser-sinterable powder preferably has a melt flow rate of 5-500 g/10 min.06-02-2011

Patent applications by Takashi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Takayuki Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110011170LATERAL POSITION CONTROL FOR TIRE TREAD WEAR TEST MACHINE - A method of tire testing comprising applying a drive torque to a tire and a wheel assembly about an axis of rotation to drive the tire and wheel assembly and a rotatable drum with the tire in rolling contact with the rotatable drum; controlling a load pressure of the tire against the rotatable drum; and adjusting a lateral position of the tire across a surface of the rotatable drum.01-20-2011

Takeshi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041945ACTIVE RAY CURABLE COMPOSITION, POLYMERIZATION METHOD, ACTIVE RAY CURABLE INK, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An active ray curable composition comprising a compound represented by Formula (X):02-12-2009
20100158946Secretory IgA and IgG Antibody Inducer - A nasal vaccine is provided which induces the production of secretory IgA and IgG antibodies specific for flaviviruses, including hantaviruses. Furthermore, a method for providing protection against infection with flaviviruses by induces of the secretory IgA and IgG antibodies is also provided. The nasal vaccine includes an inactivated antigen of a flavivirus and poly(I:C) or a ceramified powder of surf clam shells as an adjuvant. The vaccine effectively induces secretion of IgA antibodies in the nasal mucosa and serum IgG antibody responses. Also provided is a method for inducing flavivirus-specific IgA and IgG antibodies, including administering an inactivated antigen of a flavivirus and poly(I:C) or a ceramified powder of surf clam shells as an adjuvant to the mucosa of a respiratory tract.06-24-2010

Patent applications by Takeshi Kurata, Tokyo JP

Tetsuya Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120001936MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a map information processing device, a map information processing method, a map information processing program, and a recording medium by which useful information such as address information can be given to an architectural structural shape efficiently with high accuracy while the time and cost are drastically reduced. First map data configured to include address information indicating the address of a building or a lot and dot coordinate information indicating dot coordinates for representing the position of the building or the lot as a dot and second map data configured to include shape coordinate information indicating a coordinate group for representing the planar outer shape of the building or the lot are read, it is judged from the dot coordinate information included in the first map data and the shape coordinate information included in the second map data whether or not the address information corresponding to the dot coordinate information and the shape coordinate information are associated with each other, and when it is judged by an association judging means that both are associated with each other, association information for associating the address information corresponding to the dot coordinate information and the shape coordinate information with each other is generated.01-05-2012
20120023106MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There are provided a map information processing apparatus, a map information processing method, a map information processing program and a recording medium, which provide house-contour data with valuable information such as address information and the like in an effective manner and with a high degree of accuracy, while remarkably minimizing time and cost as required.01-26-2012

Tetsuyuki Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090059134LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transverse electric field mode liquid crystal display device capable of improving the viewing angle characteristic in black display at an oblique viewing angle with a simple structure is provided. In the liquid crystal display device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, (a) the product (ΔA·d) of the thickness d of the liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates and the refractive index anisotropy Δn of the liquid crystal layer is within the range of 320 nm±20 nm, (b) each of the pair of polarizing plates is composed of a polarizer and transparent protective films sandwiching the polarizer therebetween, and the polarizing plate and the substrate are directly stuck together without any retardation film or optical compensation layer interposed therebetween, (c) the delay phase axis of the transparent protective film that protects the liquid crystal layer side is generally parallel with the absorption axis of the polarizer in each of the pair of polarizing plates, and (d) the in-plane retardation Re is equal to or less than 10 nm, and the retardation in thickness direction Rth is no less than 30 nm and no greater than 40 nm for the transparent protective film that protects the liquid crystal layer side in each of the pair of polarizing plates.03-05-2009

Tohru Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120131148CLIENT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided a client device including a storage section which stores content data, a control section which acquires content identification information for identifying the content data stored in the storage section, and a transmission section which transmits, to a server device, a registration request including user identification information for identifying a user who uses the client device and the content identification information acquired by the control section, and which, when the server device holds the content data identified by the content identification information, causes the server device to hold information obtained by associating the user identification information with the content identification information as user-specific registration information.05-24-2012

Tsuguo Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110139984Electron detection device and scanning electron microscope - An electron detection device including: one scintillator 06-16-2011

Yoshikazu Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120088803CONTROL AGENT FOR SOFT ROT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Provided is a novel control agent for soft rot and a novel control method for the same. The control agent for soft rot of a plant contains 3-chloro-N-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl)-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine as an active ingredient, which is applied to plant cultivation soil.04-12-2012

Yukihiro Kurata, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080304933BOLT HOLDING MEMBER - A bolt temporary fixing nut 12-11-2008