baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2020114860-A (JP)
Title: Novel imaging composition and uses thereof
Inventor: PAUL STEPHEN DONNELLY
IPC: A61K51/08
Filed: 2020-04-01
Abstract: To provide hydroxamic acid-based compounds that are useful as imaging agents when bound to an appropriate metal center, particularly for the imaging of tumors, and provide methods for imaging a patient using a composition comprising the compound and the compound.SOLUTION: The invention discussed in the present application relates to hydroxamic acid-based compounds that are useful as imaging agents when bound to an appropriate metal center, particularly for the imaging of tumors.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2021164109-A (JP)
Title: Sound field correction method, sound field correction program and sound field correction system
Inventor: SUGAI TAKU
IPC: G10K15/00
Filed: 2020-04-02
Abstract: To provide a sound field correction method, a sound field correction program and a sound field correction system, which are capable of performing a sound field correction at low cost.SOLUTION: A sound field correction method of the present invention includes the steps of: arranging a smart phone 300 at a listening point, inputting an audio output by an in-vehicle device 200 with an audio function from a microphone of the smart phone 300, and measuring an impulse response based on an input audio signal; calculating a correction filter for correcting a sound field based on the measurement result of an impulse response, in the smart phone 300; generating a corrected audio signal subjected to inverse filtering correction based on the correction filter, in the smart phone 300; transmitting the corrected audio signal to the in-vehicle device 200; and outputting an audio based on the corrected audio signal in the in-vehicle device 200.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2020115575-A (JP)
Title: Photo-detection apparatus and photo-detection system
Inventor: MORIMOTO KAZUHIRO
IPC: H04N5/369
Filed: 2020-04-06
Abstract: To solve such a problem that an electric charge generated by a tunnel effect increases in proportion to the area of a region where an electric charge is detected, on the other hand, if the area of the region where an electric charge is detected is decreased, an electric charge generated by the tunnel effect can be suppressed, however, if the area of the region where an electric charge is detected is decreased, there is a possibility of lowering photo-detection efficiency.SOLUTION: In plane view, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type overlaps at least a portion of a third semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region overlaps at least a portion of a fourth semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a height of a potential of the third semiconductor region with respect to an electric charge of the first conductivity type is lower than that of the fourth semiconductor region, and a difference between a height of a potential of the first semiconductor region and that of the third semiconductor region is larger than a difference between a height of a potential of the second semiconductor region and that of the fourth semiconductor region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021165943-A (JP)
Title: Control device, control program, advertisement display method, and advertisement display system
Inventor: SUZUKI SHINSUKE
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2020-04-07
Abstract: To improve an advertising effect to a facility user.SOLUTION: A control device relating to the present invention controls advertisement representation for a toilet private room in a building restroom facility, and includes: receiving means which receives a detection result showing the presence of a user in the toilet private room, from detection means installed in the toilet private room; storage means in which a plurality of advertisement contents to be represented on display means installed in such a position as to be viewable by the user in the toilet private room are stored; and display control means which controls representation on the display means in accordance with the detection result. The display control means causes the display means to represent partial advertisement contents randomly selected from the plurality of advertisement contents stored in the storage means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Patent JP-2021169949-A (JP)
Title: Surface inspection method and surface inspection device for steel plate
Inventor: HISASHIMA NOZOMI
IPC: G01N21/17
Filed: 2020-04-15
Abstract: To provide a surface inspection method and a surface inspection device for a steel plate capable of detecting linear ultrafine defects with a simple device configuration.SOLUTION: The surface inspection method for a steel plate according to the present invention is a surface inspection method for a steel plate that detects linear ultrafine defects formed on the surface of the steel plate. The method includes an irradiation step of irradiating the surface of the steel plate with planar linearly polarized light at a predetermined polarization angle, and an image capturing step of capturing an image of the linearly polarized light within the range of 30 to 45 degrees of a polarization angle with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the steel plate among the light reflected from the surface of the steel plate at a receiving angle shifted by 2 to 3 degrees in a direction in which the receiving angle is smaller than the normal light reflection angle, and a detection step of detecting linear ultrafine defects by using the image obtained by the image capturing step.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021175049-A (JP)
Title: Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Inventor: SHIRAISHI NAOHITO
IPC: H04N19/196
Filed: 2020-04-22
Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that appropriately encode an image.SOLUTION: In an information processing apparatus comprising an encoding processing unit and a composite processing unit, the encoding processing unit has: a blocking unit that divides an image into a first block and a second block; and an encoding unit that, when a first data size when the first block is encoded with a variable-length code S6 is equal to or more than a threshold, encodes the first block with a fixed-length code, and when the first data size is not equal to or more than the threshold, encodes the first block with the variable-length code.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2021171698-A (JP)
Title: Particle collection device, particle measuring apparatus, and particle collection method
Inventor: MAKISHIMA YUUJI
IPC: B03C3/40
Filed: 2020-04-24
Abstract: To achieve easy performance of a next process after particle collection, and improvements in charging performance and collecting performance.SOLUTION: A particle collection device 1, which charges and collects particles in air that circulates in a circulation path 90, comprises: an electrode 40 to which a high voltage is applied; a conductive liquid which collects the particles charged by the electrode 40; and a holding member 51 which is grounded and holds the liquid. A tip of the electrode 40 is located at a position separated from a liquid level by a certain distance in the circulation path 90 on an upstream side in an air circulation direction with respect to the liquid level.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2021175093-A (JP)
Title: Speaker device
Inventor: MURAI KEIICHI
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 2020-04-27
Abstract: To improve the absorption efficiency of sound waves radiated from the back of a speaker unit such that faithful sound can be reproduced from the speaker unit as much as possible.SOLUTION: A speaker device includes an enclosure 1, a speaker unit 10, and a sound absorbing member, and includes a tower-shaped body 20 having a base end attached to the enclosure 1 and having a tapered tip as the sound absorbing member, and the tower-shaped body 20 is divided into a plurality of parts along the axis P connecting the base end and the tip end, and the side surface 21 of each of the divided bodies T (T1, T2, ..., and Tn) is formed on an inclined surface that spreads toward the base end side from the tip end side. Further, as the sound absorbing member, in addition to the tower-shaped body 20, a porous filler 30 to be filled in an internal space e is provided, and the density of the filler 30 is set to increase as the distance from the speaker unit increases.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2020184337-A (JP)
Title: Method for structural optimization of objects using descriptor for deformation modes
Inventor: PATRICIA WOLLSTADT
IPC: G06F30/10
Filed: 2020-04-28
Abstract: To provide a method for structural optimization, in particular structural optimization of object design with regard to crashworthiness using a sparse geometric descriptor for deformation modes.SOLUTION: A computer-implemented method for structural optimization of a geometric shape of a physical object with respect to deformation comprises the steps of: representing the geometric shape of the physical object as spectral design representation in a spectral domain; determining a deformation mode; and generating a spectral descriptor of the deformation mode on the basis of spectral design representation and spectral representation of the deformed object. The method then performs structural optimization of a set of design variables using the generated spectral descriptor as a parameter in an objective function of the structural optimization or in at least one constraint of the structural optimization to generate an optimized set of design variables of the physical object. The method outputs the optimized set of design variables of the physical object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021176207-A (JP)
Title: Imaging apparatus
Inventor: ANSHITA YOHEI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2020-05-01
Abstract: To provide a small-sized imaging apparatus that performs illumination and imaging of a subject through a common optical system, while satisfactorily correcting a drop in the quantity of peripheral light.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus 1 has: an imaging element 8 that picks up an image of imaging light incident on an imaging optical system from an imaging area; an illumination unit 14 that emits illumination light radiated to the imaging area through the imaging optical system; and a light path separation element 6 that reflects one of the illumination light and the imaging light and transmits the other to direct the illumination light to the imaging optical system and direct the imaging light from the imaging optical system to the imaging element. The illumination unit has a first light source unit 16 that emits first illumination light toward the light path separation element, a second light source unit 17 that emits second illumination light in a direction opposite to the first light source unit, and a reflecting member 18 that reflects the second illumination light to be directed to the light path separation element through the periphery of the first light source unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021175622-A (JP)
Title: Side air bag device
Inventor: AZUMA HIDETAKA
IPC: B60R21/237
Filed: 2020-05-01
Abstract: To provide a side air bag device which has a simplified folding structure and is hardly deviated in a direction of separating from an occupant in inflation development.SOLUTION: A side air bag device comprises: an inflator which is fitted to a side part of a seat back, and generates a gas; and a bag-shaped air bag which inflates and develops by the gas from the inflator. The air bag comprises: a first inflation part on which a gas ejection hole of the inflator is arranged, and inflates and develops on a side part of a trunk of the occupant; and a second inflation part which is communicated with the first inflation part, and inflates and develops on the side part of the head of the occupant by the gas flowing from the first inflation part. At least a part of the first inflation part inflates and develops above a console box, and contacts a top surface of the console box. In a folding state of the air bag, the second inflation part is folded and overlapped to the first inflation part, so as to be arranged at inside of a vehicle width direction relative to the first inflation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2021175458-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: SEKIYA TORU
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2020-05-01
Abstract: To improve the amusement of games.SOLUTION: When the number of times of variations between big symbol combination games is equal to or more than 101 times, an ending time during the big symbol combination game, the ending to be performed relatively later, is configured to be 20 seconds. When the number of times of variations between big symbol combination games is equal to or less than 30 times, the ending time during the big symbol combination game, the ending to be performed relatively later, is configured to be 50 seconds. Depending on the ending time, ending presentation patterns are different but part of the presentations is common.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 71
Patent JP-2020138200-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing organic matter fine particle and method for modifying organic matter fine particle
Inventor: ENOMURA SHINICHI
IPC: C09B67/16
Filed: 2020-05-08
Abstract: To provide a method for producing and a method for modifying an organic matter fine particle, in which, while suppressing the growth of an organic matter fine particle in a solvent, crystallinity can be improved, or crystallinity transition can be taken place.SOLUTION: A surfactant is added to a solvent having a partial dissolving ability to an organic matter fine particle, and the organic matter fine particle is allowed to act on the solvent. Thereby, without substantially changing the particle size of the organic matter fine particle, the crystallinity degree of the organic matter fine particle can be improved, or the organic matter fine particle crystallinity transition can be taken place.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021179090-A (JP)
Title: Method for reinforcing slope face
Inventor: TANAKA HIROYUKI
IPC: E02D17/20
Filed: 2020-05-11
Abstract: To provide a method for reinforcing a slope face, excellent in durability or workability.SOLUTION: With use of a UV degradation inhibitor, degradation of an erosion inhibitor is prevented, so that the effect of an erosion inhibitor is sustained for a long period. Use of an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol as the erosion inhibitor is preferred. The UV degradation inhibitor contains calcium carbonate or 2,4-dihydroxy benzophenone. A reinforcer to be dispersed on a slope face contains a fiber material. Preferably, the fiber material is a material having biodegradability such as paper pulp.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12
Patent JP-2021179927-A (JP)
Title: Sales system, settlement device and program
Inventor: YOSHIDA MITSUTOSHI
IPC: G07G1/01
Filed: 2020-05-15
Abstract: To preferably perform processing relating to sales of a commodity having sales restriction in a sales form in which a customer himself/herself registers a commodity using a portable terminal.SOLUTION: A sales system in which a customer registers each commodity at each display place and performs settlement of the registered commodity after completion of the registration of the commodity, includes registration means that can register individual commodities including a sales restriction commodity, sales of which is restricted, and settlement means that performs settlement of the commodities registered by the registration means. The settlement means, when the one or more sales restriction commodities are included in the commodities registered by the registration means and the sales restriction commodities cannot be sold to the customer, brings registration of all the sales restriction commodities included in the commodities registered by the registration means into a cancelled state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2020126277-A (JP)
Title: Optical filters affecting color vision in desired manner and design method thereof by non-linear optimization
Inventor: ANDREW W SCHMEDER
IPC: G02B5/20
Filed: 2020-05-18
Abstract: To provide methods of designing optical filters that, for example, provide enhancement and/or regulation to the appearance of color with respect to human color perception.SOLUTION: The present invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of color appearance of light to human vision. The invention also generally relates to applications of such optical filters, therapeutic applications of such optical filters, industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated in radiation-protective eyewear, methods of designing such optical filters, and methods of manufacturing such optical filters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2020128421-A (JP)
Title: Engineered microbe-targeting molecules and uses thereof
Inventor: INGBER DONALD E
IPC: A61K38/16
Filed: 2020-05-19
Abstract: To provide engineered microbe-targeting or microbe-binding molecules which can be regenerated after use by washing with a low pH buffer solution or a buffer solution in which calcium is insoluble, as well as kits comprising the same and use methods thereof.SOLUTION: The invention provides a microbe-targeting molecule or a microbe-binding molecule comprising a carbohydrate-recognizing domain of a mannose-binding lectin, or a fragment thereof, linked to a portion of a Fc region. The invention also provides a microbe-targeting substrate comprising a magnetic microbead conjugated to the microbe-targeting molecule, e.g., a microbe-targeting magnetic microbead, a kit comprising them and a method for diagnosing or treating infections caused by microorganisms such as sepsis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021182964-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: ICHIHARA TAKAAKI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: To provide a game machine capable of maintaining interest in a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a start pocket capable of receiving game balls hit into a game area 5a. When a game ball enters the start pocket, determination processing regarding winning is performed. Thereafter, variable display corresponding to a result of the determination processing is started and, if a winning pattern is displayed in the variable display, a winning game is executed. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a special performance as a performance associated with operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60
Patent JP-2020189975-A (JP)
Title: Improved method for forming highly reactive olefin functional polymers
Inventor: PHILIP A DIMITROV
IPC: C08F4/52
Filed: 2020-05-21
Abstract: To provide an improved method for forming highly reactive olefin functional polymers.SOLUTION: A process for the preparation of polybutene having an exo-olefin content of at least 50 mol% from an isobutene or an isobutene-containing monomer feedstock comprises: contacting the isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock with a Lewis acid catalyst complexed with a Lewis base, in a substantially or completely apolar polymerization medium; and initiating polymerization of the isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock with an initiator. The Lewis acid catalyst is a Lewis acid of the formula R'AlCl2, where R' is a hydrocarbyl group. The Lewis base is a dihydrocarbyl ether where each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from hydrocarbyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and one or both of the hydrocarbyl groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with an electron-withdrawing group. The initiator is a compound of the formula RX (where X is a halide; R is a hydrocarbyl group capable of forming a stable carbocation; and the carbon linking group R to group X is tertiary, benzylic or allylic. The catalyst complex is pre-activated by addition of water, and the pre-activated catalyst complex is subsequently reacted with about 0.1 to about 2 molar equivalents, per equivalent of Lewis acid, of a trialkyl aluminum compound, where each alkyl group of the trialkyl aluminum compound has at least 2 carbon atoms.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2021184659-A (JP)
Title: Rotary electric machine and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: TSUJITA YOSHIKI
IPC: H02K3/04
Filed: 2020-05-21
Abstract: To suppress heating power in a junction connecting ends of adjacent segment conductors with each other.SOLUTION: A boundary of a junction (34) in a stator coil (30) with a first end (35a) of a first segment conductor (36) and a second end (35b) of a second segment conductor (37) is defined as a junction boundary K. The first end (35a) of the first segment conductor (36) and the second end (35b) of the second segment conductor (37) which are adjacent to each other are disposed in such a manner that a second width B which is a width of the junction boundary K when viewed in an arrangement direction of the first end (35a) and the second end (35b) becomes longer than a first width A which is a length direction of cross sections of the first segment conductor (36) and the second segment conductor (37).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2021183955-A (JP)
Title: Position determining apparatus, speed determining apparatus, and position determining method
Inventor: OTAKE TATSUYA
IPC: G01S19/48
Filed: 2020-05-22
Abstract: To provide a position determining apparatus, speed determining apparatus and position determining method capable of further improving measurement accuracy.SOLUTION: A position determining apparatus 15 according to an embodiment, the position determining apparatus 15 for determining a position of a vehicle includes a first positioning section 21, a second positioning section 25 and a discrimination section 26. The first positioning section 21 receives a positioning signal from a satellite and determines a first position of the vehicle. The second positioning section 25 determines a second position of the vehicle based on an output of a self-supporting positioning sensor. In at least one case of a case where the first position is a range based on a prescribed position and a case where a change in a travel direction of the vehicle is a prescribed amount, the discrimination section 26 determines the second position as the position of the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2021187861-A (JP)
Title: Tire rubber composition
Inventor: NAKAGAWA RYUTARO
IPC: C08L9/00
Filed: 2020-05-25
Abstract: To provide a tire rubber composition that can improve on-ice performance while maintaining satisfactory wear resistance.SOLUTION: A tire rubber composition contains a tubular inorganic mineral having a hollow cyclic structure of 0.5 pt.mass to 20 pts.mass, relative to 100 pts.mass of a rubber component composed of natural rubber and a diene rubber containing a butadiene rubber, where the proportion of polybutadiene rubber is 30 mass% or more in the diene rubber.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2021187002-A (JP)
Title: Inkjet printer
Inventor: NAKAGAWA JUNICHI
IPC: B41J2/195
Filed: 2020-05-27
Abstract: To provide an inkjet printer which can start printing in a short time when a machine power source of the printer is turned on or a sleep mode is turned off.SOLUTION: An inkjet printer includes an ink circulation pipe 40 in which a main pipe 40a and a bypass pipe 40b having specific heat which is relatively larger than that of the main pipe 40a are parallelly arranged and which serves an ink passage leading from a compression tank 36 to an inkjet head. Further, the inkjet printer includes: a selector valve 49 which connects the ink passage to one of the main pipe 40a and the bypass pipe 40b; and an ink pump 32 which supplies an ink from the compression tank 36 to the inkjet head 21 through the ink circulation pipe 40. When an ambient temperature of the inkjet head 21 is higher than a predetermined upper limit temperature, the selector valve is connected to the main pipe 40a, and when the ambient temperature is lower than or equal to the upper limit temperature, the selector valve 49 is connected to the bypass pipe 40b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4