baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2018049118-A (JP)
Title: Developing device and image forming apparatus
Inventor: OKUNO TAICHIRO
IPC: G03G15/08
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a developing device that can reduce the occurrence of scattering of toner accompanying an increase in pressure inside a developer storage container, compared with a case where the developer storage container is provided only with an exhaust port with a filter.SOLUTION: A developing device comprises: a developer storage container that stores a developer; a developer holding body that is arranged in an opening of the developer storage container to rotate opposite to an image holding body to hold the developer; an exhaust passage that exhausts air inside the developer storage container to the outside; a capturing member that captures a toner in the exhaust air passing through the exhaust passage; and a closing member that is held by the developer storage container at its base end, and is sandwiched, at its tip, by the developer storage container and the developer held by the developer holding body to close a gap on the downstream side along the direction of rotation of the developer holding body of the opening.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Patent JP-2017106896-A (JP)
Title: Sealant testing for aircraft fuel tanks
Inventor: WILLIAM J SWEET
IPC: B64F5/00
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for simulating a mechanical stress applied to a sealant from a lightning strike upon an aircraft.SOLUTION: One embodiment comprises a specimen 204, a test fixture 210, and a capacitor 212. The specimen 204 comprises an electrically non-conductive sealant 206 for an aircraft fuel tank having a cylindrical shape, and an electrically conductive wire 208 centered axially within the sealant 206. The test fixture 210 secures the specimen 204 during testing. The capacitor 212 is electrically coupled to the test fixture 210, and vaporizes the wire 208 with a current so as to generate a mechanical shock to the sealant 206.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2018048261-A (JP)
Title: Resin composition
Inventor: UEMURA SHIGEHISA
IPC: C08L23/02
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin composition that achieves both toughness and rigidity and a molding of the resin composition.SOLUTION: A resin composition contains: modified cellulose in which one or more substituent selected from a substituent represented by general formula (1) and a substituent represented by general formula (2) is linked to cellulose through ether linkage, the modified cellulose having a relative crystallinity of less than 50%; a compatibilizer; and a thermoplastic resin. In the general formula (1): -CH-CH(OH)-Rand the general formula (2): -CH-CH(OH)-CH-(OA)-O-R, R's independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group having carbon atoms of 3 or more and 30 or less; in the general formula (2), n is a number of 0 or more and 50 or less, and A is a linear or branched divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having carbon atoms of 1 or more and 6 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2016214958-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: ITO GO
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2016-09-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of performing presentations that are more novel and attracting players.SOLUTION: The game machine changes a display mode of a special reservation image displayed in a display screen, on the basis of stored game information, and changes a notification presentation corresponding to the special reservation image according to a change in the special reservation image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Patent JP-2018052153-A (JP)
Title: Pneumatic tire
Inventor: KAMEDA NORIFUMI
IPC: B60C11/12
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire capable of enhancing steering stability performance as well as on-snow performance without impairing riding comfort by providing three-dimensional sipes in a block constituting a tread part.SOLUTION: A sipe density in a center region Rc of a tread part 1 is higher than a sipe density in shoulder regions Rs of the tread part 1. Each of sipes 13 arranged in respective multiple blocks 2 constituting the tread part 1 at least in the shoulder regions Rs among the blocks 2 includes at least one of three dimensional sipes 3 each comprising: a tread-side sipe part 3A and a bottom-side sipe part 3B extending in a normal direction of the tread in the tread part 1; and an interim sipe part 3C obliquely extending with respect to the normal direction of the tread. The interim sipe part 3C has a wider width than the tread-side sipe part 3A and the bottom-side sipe part 3B. At least a pair of salient part 4A and recessed part 4B mating with each other is formed in the interim sipe part 3C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017174380-A (JP)
Title: Recognition device, method for recognizing object, program, and storage medium
Inventor: GUAN HAIKE
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that object detection accuracy is insufficient.SOLUTION: A recognition device comprises: an image acquisition unit for acquiring image data; an object candidate area recognition unit for, on the basis of an object recognition processing target area dictionary including information on an object recognition processing target area of a range in which an object to be recognized is retrieved in an image of the image data, setting the object recognition processing object area in the image; and an object shape recognition unit for recognizing the shape of the object in the object recognition processing target area. The object shape recognition unit generates the object recognition processing target area dictionary including the information on the object recognition processing target area set so as to include the shape of a plurality of objects recognized by a plurality of pieces of image data which has been imaged in advance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2018052679-A (JP)
Title: Elevator control system
Inventor: NAKAGAWA KIMITO
IPC: B66B5/02
Filed: 2016-09-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate individual designing required for each delivery destination due to the necessity of a speed conversion ratio in a speed detection function when an open door traveling protection device (UCMP) is added to modify an existing elevator by an add-on method in the existing elevator where there are diverse combinations of conversion ratios (speed conversion ratios) of roping, a sheave diameter, a gear-ratio motor rotational speed, and a car speed.SOLUTION: An open door traveling protection device is provided with: a measurement unit that measures a pulse width on the basis of a signal acquired from a rotary encoder; a speed conversion ratio calculation unit that calculates a speed conversion ratio from the pulse width and a first car speed which is a current car speed; a car speed calculation unit that calculates a second car speed on the basis of the first car speed and the speed conversion ratio; and a transmission unit that transmits the second car speed to a control device. The control device lifts the car on the basis of the second car speed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2018061101-A (JP)
Title: Communication system, communication method, and program
Inventor: EZAKI KEI
IPC: H04M11/00
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gateway device which allows for appropriate distribution of packets, in a network built based on the 3GPP standard.SOLUTION: A communication system includes a DB100 for managing the identifier of a mobile station and the identifier of a core network transmitting the data related to the mobile station, and a gateway device 30 for terminating a GTP message transmitted from a node device 20, extracting the identifier of the core network associated with the identifier of the mobile station included in the GTP message among multiple core networks from the DB100, and transmitting the terminated GTP message to a S/P-GW40 or a S/P-GW50 arranged in the core network.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017023796-A (JP)
Title: Disposable air/water valve for an endoscope
Inventor: DINA GRUDO
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide disposable air/water valves and methods for manufacturing such valves.SOLUTION: A disposable air/water valve 200 may include a main stem 225 providing an air passage through the center bore of the main stem. A method for manufacturing a disposable air/water valve may include several steps. The main stem is molded, and placed in a mold for over-molding seals onto the main stem. Prior to the next steps, a retaining ring, button cap, and boot may be molded. The back end of the main step is placed through the center of the retaining ring and resilient member (e.g. spring). The button cap is then placed on and secured to the main stem.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2017110181-A (JP)
Title: Flow reactor synthesis of polymers
Inventor: PATRICK JOHN KINLEN
IPC: C08G61/12
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method effective for reducing the reaction time in producing conjugated conductive polymer polyaniline dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid salt (PANI-DNNSA) or the like.SOLUTION: A polymerization method comprises: introducing an emulsion of a monomer and an acid into a flow reactor, the flow reactor comprising a length of tubing of an inner diameter of about 1 to about 1000 μm; polymerizing the monomer; and using the acid to form a salt of the polymerized monomer in the length of tubing.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2017076974-A (JP)
Title: Communication system, address notification device, communication control device, terminal, communication method, and program
Inventor: NAKAHARA YUKI
IPC: H04L45/741
Filed: 2016-10-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately select a communication path used in P2P communication between terminals.SOLUTION: A communication system includes: a first address notification device comprised in a first communication network; and a second address notification device comprised in a second communication network. The first address notification device comprises means that receives an address request from a terminal capable of communicating with the first address notification device and the second address notification device, obtains a transmission source address from the address request, and transmits a response including the transmission source address to the terminal. The second address notification device comprises means that receives an address request from the terminal, obtains a transmission source address from the address request, and transmits a response including the transmission source address to the terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018066583-A (JP)
Title: Automatic analyzer
Inventor: SAITO MASAAKI
IPC: G01N35/04
Filed: 2016-10-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic analyzer that is able to reduce load on taking out a sample rack holding a sample container required by an operator.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, an automatic analyzer comprises a stay area, a determining section, a drive section, and an ejection management section. The stay area is an area where a sample rack is allowed to stay. On the basis of an error that has arisen, the determining section determines whether a sample rack holding a sample container containing a sample that has caused the error should be stayed in the stay area or not. The drive section moves the sample rack determined to be stayed, to the stay area. In a case where an instruction to eject the sample rack stayed in the stay area is input, the ejection management section controls the drive section such that the sample rack as a target of the ejection instruction is ejected to an ejection destination set in advance for the sample rack.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018066493-A (JP)
Title: Water heater
Inventor: YAMAOKA YOSHIKI
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 2016-10-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water heater capable of increasing the taking-out amount of intermediate temperature water that is not suitable for hot water supply by taking out the intermediate temperature water having a different temperature and of suppressing the boiling-up amount of the intermediate temperature water that causes deterioration of efficiency during boiling-up.SOLUTION: A water heater includes a hot water storage tank 1, a first hot water delivery pipe 31, a water supply pipe 11, a heat use hot water delivery pipe 41, a heat use return pipe 42 and an intermediate temperature hot water delivery section 60. The intermediate temperature hot water delivery section 60 includes a plurality of openings 61a, 61b, 61c for taking out intermediate temperature hot water from different heights in the hot water storage tank 1. All of the openings 61a, 61b, 61c are disposed between a hot water storage tank connection position of the first hot water delivery pipe 31 and a hot water storage tank connection position of the water supply pipe 11. A hot water storage tank connection position of the heat use return pipe 42 is located at height between the opening 61a located at the highest position and the opening 61c located at the lowest position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018072597-A (JP)
Title: Display device
Inventor: YADA TATSUYA
IPC: H04N5/74
Filed: 2016-10-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device capable of displaying various images while reducing a heat release value.SOLUTION: The display device includes: an illumination device; a polarization separation element that transmits first polarized light in illumination light from the illumination device and reflects second polarized light orthogonal to the first polarized light; a first optical modulation part for displaying a first image by using transmission light transmitted by the polarization separation element; a second optical modulation part for displaying a second image by using reflection light reflected by the polarization separation element; and a projection part for projecting the first image onto a first projection area of a projection screen as well as projecting the second image onto a second projection area of the projection screen different from the first projection area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2018072233-A (JP)
Title: Blanket module and nuclear fusion device
Inventor: KONOUE TAKAYUKI
IPC: G21B1/13
Filed: 2016-11-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a tritium breeding ratio and improve pressure-resistant performance.SOLUTION: A plurality of blanket modules 1 are arranged in parallel along an internal surface of a hollow annular vacuum vessel in a nuclear fusion device, and includes a cylindrically formed housing 2 with an annular cross section, and a back plate 3 attached along an arc-like contour of the housing 2. The back plate 3 is installed at an internal wall surface side of the vacuum vessel so as to half surround the housing 2 by an arc surface 3A along an arc-like contour of the housing 2 and to orient the arc surface 3A toward a vacuum side of the vacuum vessel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2018068878-A (JP)
Title: Rotating transfer assisting device
Inventor: MURAKAMI TAKEYASU
IPC: A61G5/00
Filed: 2016-11-02
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer assisting device for assisting a person in need of nursing care with movements to transfer from a wheelchair to a bed or to transfer from the bed to the wheelchair in an opposite manner.SOLUTION: A rotating disk 3 on which feet 101 of a person 100 in need of nursing care are placed is configured to horizontally rotate relative to a base member 1, and a supporting post 5 is raised on the rotating disk 3 in a perpendicular posture. The rotating disk 3 is configured to rotate horizontally, and a positioning pin 11 for stopping the rotation of the rotating disk 3 is installed. An operation mechanism 15 for the positioning pin for stopping the rotating disk 3 at a position of a desired rotational angle by inserting the positioning pin 11 in a pin hole 40a is installed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018067899-A (JP)
Title: Signal caller display unit
Inventor: KURODA YASUJI
IPC: H04M11/04
Filed: 2016-10-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: as conventional announcement means for emergency, an announcement by telephone is made to the authority such as a fire department or an announcement according to transmission by telephone or announcement bell or the like is made by concluding a contract with an ordinary facility, which depend on only actions of announcement receiving side.SOLUTION: The signal caller display unit can momentarily make an announcement to many neighboring inhabitants by operating a transmitter attached to be detachable as announcement means for emergency and can be escaped from a state of emergency by assistance of neighboring inhabitants. Thus, a reliable feeling with neighboring inhabitants is generated, which leads to elevation of mutual help.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018069326-A (JP)
Title: Roller hemming device, and roller hemming method
Inventor: NOGAMI HINAMORI
IPC: B21D19/04
Filed: 2016-11-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for rearranging a turning pressure roller part according to the change of bending angle when performing a hemming processing by gradually bending a flange part of the work panel.SOLUTION: In a first roller body 30, a first roller part 30a and a guide recess part 30b are formed in which the first roller part contacts with an end edge of a wheel arch part 2a of an outer panel 4. In a second roller body 31, a second roller part 31a and a roller flange part 31b are formed in which the second roller part bends the flange part 4a formed in the wheel arch part 2a. Curvature of the guide recess part 30b is the same as that of a convex curved face 31c formed in an outer periphery of the roller flange part 31b, both of the roller bodies 30, 31 are moved along the wheel arch part 2a while the convex curved face 31c is brought into slide contact with the guide recess part 30b so that curvature center points O of both are coincided to each other, and a bending angle of the flange part 4a is continuously varied by changing the raising angle of the second roller body 31 meanwhile.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2018075063-A (JP)
Title: Joint passive training device and joint passive training method
Inventor: TAGAMI MASAHARU
IPC: A61H1/02
Filed: 2016-11-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relieve a load on a rehabilitation practitioner by automatically adjusting a target angle of bending a joint.SOLUTION: A joint passive training device 1 includes an actuator 12 bending and stretching a joint of a patient, a force sensor 19b which measures force at which the actuator 12 bends and stretches the joint of the patient, and a control part 20 which controls a movable range of the actuator 12. The control part 20 estimates a recovery state of the patient on the basis of an output of the force sensor 19b and adjusts the movable range of the actuator 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018076888-A (JP)
Title: Hydraulic actuator system, fluid valve, and steam turbine
Inventor: TSURUTA MEGUMI
IPC: F15B20/00
Filed: 2016-11-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulic actuator system, a fluid valve, and a steam turbine capable of suddenly closing a fluid valve body in a short time.SOLUTION: A hydraulic actuator system comprises: a hydraulic pump 35 provided in a pipe line 33 connecting between a head side chamber 61 and a rod side chamber 62; a bypass pipe line 41 bypassing the hydraulic pump 35; a changeover valve 42 provided in the bypass pipe line 41; a bifurcation pipe line 44 branched from the pipe line 33; an accumulator 46 connected to the bifurcation pipe line 44; an on-off valve 45 provided in the bifurcation pipe line 44; and a control device 48 for controlling the hydraulic pump 35, the changeover valve 42, and the on-off valve 45. The control device 48 closes the changeover valve 42 and opens the on-off valve 45 during normal operation; and after receiving a sudden closing command, opens the changeover valve 42 after closing the on-off valve 45.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017096934-A (JP)
Title: Systems and methods for measuring component strain
Inventor: BRYAN JOSEPH GERMANN
IPC: F01D5/12
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methods for measuring component strain that require little space and permit measurement on an assembled apparatus.SOLUTION: The system includes an electrical field scanner 60 for analyzing an electrical field across a reference zone 40, and a communication processor in operable communication with the electrical field scanner 60. The reference zone 40 is arranged on part of an exterior surface 12 of a component 10. The reference zone 40 includes a plurality of fiducials. The electrical field scanner 60 is positioned over the reference zone 40 and component 10 along a mutually orthogonal X-axis and Y-axis. The processor measures an electrical field value along a mutually orthogonal X-axis and Y-axis, assembling a zone profile including a data point set according to the measured electrical field value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018077337-A (JP)
Title: Imaging device and method and imaging control program
Inventor: MUROOKA TAKASHI
IPC: G02B21/36
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device and method and an imaging control program with which it is possible to suppress blurs caused by droplets of a size unconfirmable by naked eyes that are stuck to the outside bottom face of a container.SOLUTION: The imaging device comprises an imaging device body 10 for imaging an observation object S contained in a culture vessel 60, and a droplet adhesion determination unit 52 for acquiring pattern information pertaining to droplets stuck to the outside bottom face of the culture vessel 60 on the basis of the image of the observation object S captured by the imaging device body 10 and determining whether droplets are stuck to the bottom face on the basis of the pattern information, the imaging device body 10 imaging the observation object again after a droplet removal process is executed when it is determined by the droplet adhesion determination unit 52 that droplets are stuck to the outside bottom face of the culture vessel 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2018077350-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: KAWASUMI RYOICHI
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that prevents rubbing between an outer peripheral surface of an intermediate transfer belt and transfer means during transport of the image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A separation lever 71 capable of separating an intermediate transfer belt 10 and a secondary transfer roller 12a from each other is provided to be movable between a first position to regulate a movement of the secondary transfer roller 12a toward the intermediate transfer belt 10 to enable separation of the intermediate transfer belt 10 and secondary transfer roller 12a, and a second position to allow the movement of the secondary transfer roller 12a toward the intermediate transfer belt 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5