baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2017143759-A (JP)
Title: Cell observation apparatus and cell observation method
Inventor: HIKITA YUICHIRO
IPC: C12Q1/02
Filed: 2016-02-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for precisely estimating an in-focus position while suppressing an increase in the number of imaging times of bracket imaging.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, a cell observation apparatus 1 comprises: an imaging device 30 capable of imaging a container containing cells while changing the focal position; an illumination device 40 for irradiating the container; and a control unit 10 that controls the imaging device 30. The control unit 10 comprises: a bracket imaging control unit 71 for causing the imaging device 30 to capture a plurality of bracket images D1 while changing the focal position; a variance value calculation unit 72 that calculates a variance value D2 of pixel values of each bracket image D1; an edge index value calculation unit 73 for calculating an edge index value D3 that represents the strength of an edge of each bracket image D 1; a focus evaluation value calculating unit 74 for calculating a focus evaluation value D4 having a minimum value from the variance value D2 and the edge index value D3 at an in-focus position; and in-focus position estimation unit 75 for estimating an in-focus position by calculating a focal position where the focus evaluation value D4 has the minimum value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017145934-A (JP)
Title: Ceiling hanging member
Inventor: SHIBUYA HITOSHI
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ceiling hanging member capable of easily adjusting a fixing position of a hanging bolt in respect to an angle member and at the same time capable of preventing a hanging tool from being pulled out of the angle member.SOLUTION: A ceiling hanging member [1] comprises a lower angle member [10], an upper angle member [20] and a hanging tool [50] attached to be slidable in a longitudinal direction in respect to the lower angle member [10]. The hanging tool [50] has an angle fixing part [51] including an inner surface [51A] and a bolt fixing part [52]. An end part at an outer surface of a lower angle member [10] in a longitudinal direction is provided with stoppers [61A to 64A]. The inner surface [51A] of the angle fixing part [51] is provided with engaged portions [91A to 94A] formed to be overlapped on the stoppers [61A to 64A] as seen in a longitudinal direction of the lower angle member [10].SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017143810-A (JP)
Title: Biomarkers of mycobacteriosis or acid-fast bacterial infection
Inventor: HASEGAWA NAOKI
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide biomarkers of mycobacteriosis that allow simple and accurate estimation of disease activity of mycobacteriosis or the presence or absence of acid-fast bacterial infection.SOLUTION: Provided is a biomarker of mycobacteriosis or acid-fast bacterial infection being a microRNA (miRNA) comprising a base sequence having 85% or more identity to the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1. Also provided is a solid phase carrier for detecting mycobacteriosis or acid-fast bacterial infection characterized in that at least one probe is immobilized on the surface of the solid phase carrier, which probe comprises a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence complementary to the entire or part of a base sequence having identity of 85% or more to the base sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2017146556-A (JP)
Title: Performance support device and method
Inventor: IRIYAMA TATSUYA
IPC: G10L13/02
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate the sound of a desired voice at a timing intended by a performer, and to connect the voice in a desired mode.SOLUTION: A control unit 11A of a performance support device 1A generates a sound generation instruction regarding voices on the basis of a performance signal showing a beating sound waveform occurring in a performance unit 13A, and then, continues to make voices generated by the sound generation instruction during a period where a pressure signal showing a pressure against a beating surface of the performance unit 13A has a threshold value or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2016157440-A (JP)
Title: Mobile ad hoc networking
Inventor: JOSHUA WISEMAN
IPC: H04M11/00
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for connecting a plurality of users in a social networking system.SOLUTION: A system receives a first message from an application on a first device relating to a first user. The first message includes a first user identifier correlated with a first user account of the first user. The location of the first device is determined. It is determined that a second device related to a second user identifier is near the location of the first device. A second message is transmitted to at least one of the first and second devices. In transmission of the second message to the first device, the second message includes the second user identifier related to the second user of the second device.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2016116931-A (JP)
Title: Cardiac assist device and system
Inventor: PETER FORSELL
IPC: A61M60/876
Filed: 2016-02-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an embeddable device which improves a pump function of a human patient's heart by applying an external force to the heart muscles, and which comprises at least one heart contact organ.SOLUTION: A heart contact organ is adapted be moved to change a position of a force acting on the heart, after an embeddable device is embedded in a human patient. The present invention also relates to a method for using the device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 25
Patent JP-2017150964-A (JP)
Title: Vibration device, method for manufacturing vibration device, electronic apparatus, and mobile entity
Inventor: YAMADA YOHEI
IPC: H03H3/02
Filed: 2016-02-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vibration device with which it is possible to suppress unwanted vibration such as oblique vibration.SOLUTION: Provided is a vibration device in which, with the protruding direction of a drive vibration arm defined as an axis Y and a direction orthogonal to the axis Y and in which the drive vibration arm is arranged defined as an axis X, the drive vibration arm has a surface and a reverse side along the axis X and the axis Y and a first side face and a second side face connecting the surface and the reverse side, the first side face is provided assuming that a first intersection angle of a second virtual line along the first side face and a first virtual line along the surface is less than 90°, the second side face is provided assuming that a second intersection angle of a third virtual line along the second side face and the first virtual line along the surface is equal to or greater than 90°, the vibration device having a weight part arranged on the surface and/or the reverse side so that a second center-of-gravity line along the axis Y of the drive vibration arm is located on the second side face side relative to a first center-of-gravity line along the axis Y of the drive vibration arm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017156400-A (JP)
Title: Optical modulator and optical transmitter using optical modulator
Inventor: SUGAMATA TORU
IPC: G02B6/125
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical modulator comprising a plurality of bias electrodes that eliminates an unstable phenomenon of bias control operation occurring when a dither signal is applied to the bias electrodes.SOLUTION: An optical modulator comprises: a substrate (102) having piezoelectric effect; optical waveguides (138a, 140a, 138b, 140b, etc.) formed on the substrate; and a plurality of bias electrodes (152a, 152b, etc.) for controlling light waves propagating over the optical waveguides. The bias electrodes are configured and/or arranged so as to prevent an electric signal applied to one of the bias electrodes from being received by any other bias electrodes via a surface elastic wave.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017154653-A (JP)
Title: Rear side confirmation device with camera
Inventor: MIMORI KENICHI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rear side confirmation device with a camera which has a simple structure and reliably captures the front side and the rear side of a travelling body in a wide visual field.SOLUTION: A rear side confirmation device with a camera is such as to be mounted on a travelling body, and includes: an image forming part forming at least a rear side image while regarding an advancing direction of the travelling body as the front side and regarding an opposite direction as the rear side; a housing mounted on the travelling body and holding the image forming part toward the rear side direction; and an imaging part built in the housing and having at least one camera module each acquiring images at the front side and the back side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017156270-A (JP)
Title: Surface composition discrimination method of steel plate, surface composition discrimination device, manufacturing method, and manufacturing apparatus
Inventor: YAMAZAKI SHUICHI
IPC: C21D9/46
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface composition discrimination method of a steel plate capable of discriminating the composition of the outermost surface of a heated steel plate in a non-contact state.SOLUTION: A surface composition discrimination method of a steel plate includes the steps of: measuring a spectral radiance L at a wavelength λ in a range of at least 2-10 μm radiated from the steel plate disposed in a thermal treatment device; determining temperature T of the steel plate; calculating a spectral emissivity ε at the wavelength λ using the measured spectral radiance L and the determined temperature T; and discriminating the composition of the outermost surface of the steel plate on the basis of the relationship between the previously measured spectral emissivity and the composition and the calculated spectral emissivity ε.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017154450-A (JP)
Title: Pipe line inner peripheral side intermediate, pipe line inner peripheral side structure, and pipe line lining method
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI YASUHITO
IPC: B29C63/34
Filed: 2016-03-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe line inner peripheral side intermediate, a pipe line inner peripheral side structure, and a pipe line lining method, in which a device that prevents a thermosetting resin from leaking into a branch pipe is accomplished.SOLUTION: A backing material 11 that is arranged in the extending direction of a main pipe 20 from at least a bottom 20a1 in an inner peripheral surface 20a of the main pipe 20 in which a mounting pipe 22 is mounted to a connecting opening 20b to a position at which the connecting opening 20b is disposed, and a sheet member 12 that extends in the extending direction of the main pipe 20 between the backing material 11 and the bottom 20a1 of the inner peripheral surface are included, the backing materials 11 is impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and the sheet member 12 is located not only between the backing material 11 and the bottom 20a1 of the inner peripheral surface but also between the backing material 11 and the connecting opening 20b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Patent JP-2017107145-A (JP)
Title: Power transmission device and lens barrel
Inventor: SHIMIZU KUNIHIKO
IPC: G02B7/04
Filed: 2016-03-11
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive power transmission device with high accuracy.SOLUTION: A power transmission device 100 comprises: a rotational mechanism 100C that makes a driving member 26 for driving a lens in an optical axis OA direction rotate about the optical axis; a first power transmission mechanism 100A that transmits, to the rotational mechanism, power by the rotation of an operation ring 25 capable of being rotated about the optical axis; and a second power transmission mechanism 100B that has a worm gear 4 and transmits, to the rotational mechanism, power by a stepping motor 3. The rotational mechanism is driven by the power transmitted by the first power transmission mechanism or the second power transmission mechanism to rotate the driving member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Patent JP-2017164042-A (JP)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: OTSUKA YUJI
IPC: A47L9/28
Filed: 2016-03-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner capable of suppressing smoke generation by detecting smoke generated by an electric blower.SOLUTION: A vacuum cleaner 10 includes a dust collection part 28, an electric blower 30 for applying a suction negative pressure to the dust collection part, smoke detection devices 74 and 74A for detecting the smoke generated by the electric blower, and a control part 86 for controlling the electric blower based on the result of the detection by the smoke detection devices. The smoke detection devices 74 and 74A include a light emission part 76, a light blocking wall 80 for blocking the light emitted from the light emission part, and light reception part 78 for receiving scattered light scattered when the light emitted from the light emission part hits the smoke.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017167222-A (JP)
Title: Illumination device for microscopes, microscope having the same, and microscope system having the same
Inventor: KAMINAGA RYOHEI
IPC: G02B21/06
Filed: 2016-03-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow for retrofitting a near-vertical illumination light source to a microscope.SOLUTION: The present invention includes a holder member 20, first light source 21, and second light source 22. The holder member 20 has an opening 23 that secures fields of view of objective lenses 17. The first light source 21 is disposed on a side opposite the objective lenses 17 with respect to an edge of the opening 23. The second light source 22 is disposed to protrude toward a side of the objective lenses 17 from the edge of the opening 23. As such, the present invention allows for retrofitting the second light source 22 to a microscope 3 as a near-vertical illumination light source.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017172419-A (JP)
Title: Serial four-cylinder engine
Inventor: SANO TAKETOSHI
IPC: F16F15/26
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce vibration generated by secondary inertia couple based on a piston side pressure at an offset type serial four-cylinder engine.SOLUTION: A reference line is set in parallel with a cylinder axis line owned by each of four cylinders, when passing through an axis center of a crank shaft and viewed from an axial direction of the crank shaft. A direction where the reference line extends when viewed from an axial direction of the crank shaft is defined as a first direction and a direction perpendicular to the first direction is defined as a second direction. A vibration generated by a secondary component of the inertia couple based on a piston side pressure of each of the four pistons is reduced while at least one of the following (1) and (2) is being made different: (1) a distance from an axis center of a first balancer shaft in the second direction to the reference line and a distance from an axis center of a second balancer shaft in a second direction; and (2) a size of a first unbalance and a size of a second unbalance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017174917-A (JP)
Title: Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: ISHIKITA YOSHITO
IPC: H01G9/028
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method, capable of achieving excellent voltage resistance.SOLUTION: The solid electrolytic capacitor includes a solid electrolyte layer containing electroconductive polymer on valve action metal with dielectric oxide film. The solid electrolyte layer containing electroconductive polymer contains at least electroconductive polymer and polyethylene glycol of 200 to 4,000 in average molecular weight. A manufacturing method for the solid electrolytic capacitor is also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2017025902-A (JP)
Title: Electromagnetic actuator
Inventor: AMANO HITOSHI
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electromagnetic actuator which achieves both suppressing of magnetic short-circuiting of an output pin and securing of strength.SOLUTION: During electric conduction, a coil 31 of an electromagnetic actuator 101 generates a magnetic field in a reverse direction from a magnetic field of a permanent magnet 40, and generates a repulsive force between a stator 32 and the permanent magnet 40. The tabular permanent magnet 40 is magnetized so that both ends in an axial direction have different polarity from each other, and can move together with an output pin 60. The output pin 60 includes a hole 201 as a "short circuit suppression part" which is formed by a magnetic material, and which is formed so as to suppress a magnetic short-circuiting between magnetic poles of the permanent magnet 40 while separating from an outside surface 612 in a base end surface 611. Thereby, a magnetic path of the output pin 60 adjacent to the permanent magnet 40 is narrowed and the short-circuiting of magnetism is suppressed, and with a simple constitution, both suppression of magnetic short-circuiting at the base end part of the output pin 60 and securing of strength at a tip part of the output pin 60 can be achieved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017175391-A (JP)
Title: Pixel clock generation circuit and pixel clock generation method
Inventor: AKITA AKIRA
IPC: H04N5/067
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pixel clock generation circuit capable of simplifying a circuit configuration and reducing the circuit scale thereof, and a pixel clock generation method.SOLUTION: According to a pixel clock generation circuit and a pixel clock generation method, a fixed clock generation circuit generates a fixed clock in a fixed frequency. Based on attribute data representing a frequency per se of a pixel clock to be transmitted from a transmission side circuit through a transmission line to a reception side circuit and data representing the fixed frequency of the fixed clock, the frequency of the pixel clock is divided by the fixed frequency of the fixed clock, such that a multiplication factor calculation circuit calculates a multiplication factor that multiplies the fixed clock for generating the pixel clock. Based on the multiplication factor, the clock multiplication circuit multiplies the fixed clock, thereby generating the pixel clock.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017171123-A (JP)
Title: Air conditioning device for vehicle
Inventor: AKAGIAN HISATOSHI
IPC: F16H59/08
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To defog quicker from a window in starting air conditioning thereafter, even if snow and the like firmly adheres to an inside air/outside air changeover damper in the winter season when the inside air/outside air changeover damper controls so as to be capable of changing-over an inside air/outside air mixing mode.SOLUTION: When a transmission is detected to be in a parking range while an inside air/outside air mixing mode is chosen, an air conditioning device for a vehicle controls an inside air/outside air changeover actuator 24 so as to increase an opening degree of an outside air introduction port 10 a relative to that when the transmission is in a travel range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017172007-A (JP)
Title: Metal recovery device
Inventor: SABAE KEI
IPC: C25C7/00
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal recovery device for recovering metals highly efficiently and stably.SOLUTION: Provided is a metal recovery device 1 which includes: a container 11 that forms an electrolytic cell; an anode 15 placed inside the container 11; and a cathode 16 placed inside the container 11. The cathode 16 is formed with an active carbon molded article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2016189326-A (JP)
Title: Test device and electron microscope including the same
Inventor: TANIYAMA AKIRA
IPC: H01J37/28
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a test device capable of securely heating a deformed portion of a sample at a set temperature to observe and analyze and an electron microscope including the same.SOLUTION: A test device 10 comprises: a sample room 1 having a widow 11 through which a laser beam A can transmit; a heating mechanism 2 for heating a sample 200 by irradiating a surface 200a of the sample 200 disposed inside the sample room 1 with the laser beam A through the window 11 from outside of the sample room 1; and a processing mechanism 3 disposed inside the sample room 1, for processing the sample 200. The heating mechanism 2 includes: a laser oscillator 21 for oscillating the laser beam A; and a condensing and scanning part 22 for condensing the laser beam A, capable of scanning on a surface of the sample 200.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017181269-A (JP)
Title: Sensor correction device and program
Inventor: NAKAI MAKOTO
IPC: G01S7/497
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to stably correct control voltage characteristics so that frequency modulation characteristics of a transmission signal become linear with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A block frequency analysis unit 40 divides a time series of a beat signal output when the signal is modulated in one direction into a plurality of blocks in beat signals to calculate a frequency analysis of the beat signal in each block. Then, a first correction unit 46 corrects control voltage characteristics so that frequency modulation characteristics of a transmission signal becomes linear in two blocks based on a frequency of the beat signal of the two blocks into which each block is consolidated. A second correction unit 48 corrects the control voltage characteristics so that the frequency modulation characteristics of the transmission signal becomes linear in each block.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017184025-A (JP)
Title: Communication terminal, image communication system, image transmission method, image display method, and program
Inventor: NISHIHARA YOSHITAKA
IPC: G08B25/00
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image communication system that enables a viewer to easily know a traffic line of a person by calculating the positions of feet of the person on the basis of detection of a head including the person's face.SOLUTION: The image communication system comprises an image management system and a communication means. A transmission means of the image management system transmits, to a communication terminal, positional information on feet that represents the positions of feet of a person in plural image data items obtained by time-series photographing. The communication terminal includes: a heat map creating means that, on the basis of each piece of the positional information, creates a heat map image representing a traffic line of the person; and a display control means that maps the created heat map image for a specified image date item among the image data items represented by pieces of identification information on among images associated with pieces of the positional information on feet, and that causes a predetermined display means to display the mapped image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 23