Patents by Inventor Akihito Yamamoto

Akihito Yamamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11974117
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, a reproduction device and method, and a program that are capable of performing gain correction more easily. An information processing device includes a gain correction value decision unit that decides a correction value of a gain value for performing gain correction on an audio signal of an audio object in accordance with a direction of the audio object viewed from a listener. The present technology can be applied to a gain decision device and a reproduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Yuki Yamamoto, Akihito Nakai
  • Patent number: 11951791
    Abstract: A controller includes: a noise reduction processing unit that acquires a sensor signal, which is based on an output from a sensor that detects time-series data and includes a noise, and that reduces the noise included in the sensor signal on the basis of a recurrent neural network trained so as to learn a correspondence relationship between a first signal including the noise corresponding to the sensor signal and a second signal indicating the first signal from which the noise has been removed; and a control processing unit that controls an actuator on the basis of an output from the noise reduction processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihito Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11937437
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes a plurality of stripe-like active areas formed by stacking, in a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a plurality of layers extending parallel to the substrate, a first gate electrode formed on first side surfaces of the active areas, the first side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate, a second gate electrode formed on second side surfaces of the active areas, the second side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate. The layers are patterned in self-alignment with each other, intersections of the active areas and the first gate electrode form a plurality of memory cells, and the plurality of memory cells in an intersecting plane share the first gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kiyotoshi, Akihito Yamamoto, Yoshio Ozawa, Fumitaka Arai, Riichiro Shirota
  • Patent number: 11871586
    Abstract: A magnetic memory of the present embodiment includes an electrode extending along a plane including a first direction and a second direction, a first wiring extending in the first direction, second wirings between the electrode and the first wiring, extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction, first magnetic members each including a first part electrically connected to the first wiring and a second part electrically connected to the electrode, extending in a third direction, and being positioned between neighboring two of the second wirings when seen from the third direction, and a control circuit. When writing first information to one first magnetic member, the control circuit supplies first current to at least two second wirings positioned on one side of the one first magnetic member in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu Shimomura, Nobuyuki Umetsu, Tsuyoshi Kondo, Yoshihiro Ueda, Yasuaki Ootera, Akihito Yamamoto, Mutsumi Okajima, Masaki Kado, Tsutomo Nakanishi, Michael Arnaud Quinsat
  • Publication number: 20240001936
    Abstract: A vehicle state quantity estimation device according to an embodiment includes a data acquisition unit and a vehicle state estimation unit. The data acquisition unit acquires first data that is data about a velocity of a vehicle. The vehicle state estimation unit estimates either or both of a relative velocity and a vehicle body velocity according to the first data acquired by the data acquisition unit by using a neural network trained to estimate either or both of the relative velocity and the vehicle body velocity according to input of the first data, the relative velocity being a relative velocity of a tire-wheel assembly with respect to a vehicle body of the vehicle in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and the vehicle body velocity being a velocity of the vehicle body in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihito YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230314572
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor includes: a first signal processing chain including a first amplifier configured to amplify an output signal from a preamplifier by a first amplification factor A1 and a first binarization circuit configured to binarize an output signal from the first amplifier by a first threshold Vthl; and a second signal processing chain including a second amplifier configured to amplify an output signal from the preamplifier by a second amplification factor A2 and a second binarization circuit configured to binarize an output signal from the second amplifier by a second threshold Vth2. The first threshold and the second threshold, and the first amplification factor and the second amplification factor satisfy the following relational expression: 1 < (Vth2/Vth1) < ? = (A2/A1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito YAMAMOTO, Takahiro KASAHARA, Satoshi ARIMA, Tatsuhiro MOMODORI
  • Publication number: 20230309321
    Abstract: A magnetic memory includes first magnetic members extending along a first direction. First and second wirings are spaced apart from the first magnetic members on a second end side of the first magnetic members. At least one of the first magnetic members is between the first and second wirings in a plan view from the first direction. A second magnetic member has a first portion facing the first wiring and electrically connected to a first magnetic member on one side and a second portion facing the first wiring on an opposite side. The second portion is electrically connected to another first magnetic member. A control circuit causes a current to flow through one of the first wiring or the second wiring when data is written into the first magnetic member that is between the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Naoharu SHIMOMURA, Tsuyoshi KONDO, Yoshihiro UEDA, Yasuaki OOTERA, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Mutsumi OKAJIMA, Masaki KADO, Tsutomu NAKANISHI, Nobuyuki UMETSU, Michael Arnaud QUINSAT
  • Patent number: 11726615
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information indicating a position of a touch operation; to generate a pressing value corresponding to pressing force applied to an operation surface of a touch panel; to classify the positions of touch operations included in operation logs each being data including the coordinate information and information indicating the pressing value into groups and to determine group regions respectively corresponding to the groups; to determine a threshold value of the pressing value in each of the group regions based on the operation logs; and to judge that the touch operation is a depressing operation with pressing force if the pressing value is greater than or equal to the threshold value and to judge that the touch operation is a normal touch operation other than the depressing operation if the pressing value is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei Osawa, Yuichi Sasaki, Akihito Yamamoto, Kentaro Mori
  • Patent number: 11720206
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information based on a signal outputted from the touch panel and to output a detection value based on depressing force. The processing circuitry previously stores a plurality of pieces of predictive detection value information, selects a piece of predictive detection value information based on a gradient of the detection value, obtains a final predictive detection value that the predictive detection value finally reaches by using the selected predictive detection value information, obtains a present predictive detection value by using the selected predictive detection value information, and executes a correction process of reducing influence of a memory effect by bringing a present detection value close to the final predictive detection value when an absolute value of a difference between the present predictive detection value and the present detection value is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Yamamoto, Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Sohei Osawa
  • Patent number: 11681406
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes: a touch panel; an elastic member that supports the touch panel; a plurality of depressing force sensors arranged at installation positions where depression or upward warps of the touch panel occur due to the application of depressing force; and processing circuitry to obtain touch coordinates; to obtain a plurality of detection values corresponding to the sensor signals; and to load a plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes from a storage storing a plurality of regions on the operation surface and the plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes corresponding to the plurality of regions, to select a depressing force calculation mode for a region corresponding to the touch coordinates from the plurality of depressing force calculation modes, and to calculate the depressing force by using the selected depressing force calculation mode and the plurality of detection values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Akihito Yamamoto, Sohei Osawa
  • Publication number: 20230076828
    Abstract: A magnetic memory of the present embodiment includes an electrode extending along a plane including a first direction and a second direction, a first wiring extending in the first direction, second wirings between the electrode and the first wiring, extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction, first magnetic members each including a first part electrically connected to the first wiring and a second part electrically connected to the electrode, extending in a third direction, and being positioned between neighboring two of the second wirings when seen from the third direction, and a control circuit. When writing first information to one first magnetic member, the control circuit supplies first current to at least two second wirings positioned on one side of the one first magnetic member in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu SHIMOMURA, Nobuyuki UMETSU, Tsuyoshi KONDO, Yoshihiro UEDA, Yasuaki OOTERA, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Mutsumi OKAJIMA, Masaki KADO, Tsutomo NAKANISHI, Michael Arnaud QUINSAT
  • Patent number: 11592556
    Abstract: An object capturing device includes light emission, receiving, and scanning units, and distance calculation, and object determination units. The scanning unit measures light from the emission unit to head toward a measurement target space to perform scanning, and to guide reflected light from the object with respect to the measurement light to the receiving unit. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance to the object in association with a scanning angle of the scanning unit. The object determination unit determines whether the object is a capture target based on whether a scanning angle range within which a difference between distances is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value corresponding to a reference scanning angle range of the capture target, and a determination of whether intensity distribution of the reflected light within the scanning angle range corresponds to reference intensity distribution of the reflected light from the capture target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Mori, Akihito Yamamoto, Masayuki Maeda, Takahiro Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20230016943
    Abstract: A tire wear measurement device, according to the present invention, detects a magnetic field of a magnetic body embedded in a tread portion of a tire and measures the degree of wear of the tire from a change in the magnetic field. The tire wear measurement device includes a first magnetic field detection portion placed at a position at which the magnetic field of the magnetic body can be detected, and a second magnetic field detection portion disposed at a position at which the intensity of the magnetic field of the magnetic body differs from the intensity at the position at which the first magnetic field detection portion is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito YAMAMOTO, Yoshihiro SUDO, Tokuo NAKAMURA, Kazushige SEJIMO
  • Publication number: 20220187467
    Abstract: An object detection device includes: a scanning optical system configured to scan a space by measurement light and guide reflected light from an object; a distance calculation circuit configured to calculate a distance and a direction to the object based on physical relationship between the measurement light and the reflected light; an object determination circuit configured to determine whether the distance and the direction to the object are within a predetermined monitoring region; a signal output circuit configured to output an object detection signal upon determination that the object is within the monitoring region; and a mode switching circuit configured to switch to either a first mode in which it is determined whether the object is within the monitoring region regardless of an intensity of the reflected light and a second mode in which such determination is performed only when the intensity is at or above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD., DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Natsuo TAKAGAWA, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Takahiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220171495
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information based on a signal outputted from the touch panel and to output a detection value based on depressing force. The processing circuitry previously stores a plurality of pieces of predictive detection value information, selects a piece of predictive detection value information based on a gradient of the detection value, obtains a final predictive detection value that the predictive detection value finally reaches by using the selected predictive detection value information, obtains a present predictive detection value by using the selected predictive detection value information, and executes a correction process of reducing influence of a memory effect by bringing a present detection value close to the final predictive detection value when an absolute value of a difference between the present predictive detection value and the present detection value is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito YAMAMOTO, Kentaro MORI, Yuichi SASAKI, Sohei OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220164069
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes: a touch panel; an elastic member that supports the touch panel; a plurality of depressing force sensors arranged at installation positions where depression or upward warps of the touch panel occur due to the application of depressing force; and processing circuitry to obtain touch coordinates; to obtain a plurality of detection values corresponding to the sensor signals; and to load a plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes from a storage storing a plurality of regions on the operation surface and the plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes corresponding to the plurality of regions, to select a depressing force calculation mode for a region corresponding to the touch coordinates from the plurality of depressing force calculation modes, and to calculate the depressing force by using the selected depressing force calculation mode and the plurality of detection values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro MORI, Yuichi SASAKI, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Sohei OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220155901
    Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information indicating a position of a touch operation; to generate a pressing value corresponding to pressing force applied to an operation surface of a touch panel; to classify the positions of touch operations included in operation logs each being data including the coordinate information and information indicating the pressing value into groups and to determine group regions respectively corresponding to the groups; to determine a threshold value of the pressing value in each of the group regions based on the operation logs; and to judge that the touch operation is a depressing operation with pressing force if the pressing value is greater than or equal to the threshold value and to judge that the touch operation is a normal touch operation other than the depressing operation if the pressing value is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei OSAWA, Yuichi SASAKI, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Kentaro MORI
  • Publication number: 20220080779
    Abstract: A tire deterioration inferring (estimating) method uses a tire deterioration inferring device placed on the inner surface of a tire. The method has: a deformation velocity measurement step of measuring a tire deformation velocity, which is the deformation velocity of the tire while the tire is rotating, and obtaining time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity; a calculation step of calculating peak values of the tire deformation velocity from the time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity; and an inference step of inferring the degree of the deterioration of the tire by using a first peak value, which is a peak value of the tire deformation velocity before and at the stepping of the tire or at and after the kicking of the tire, the first peak value being in the time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Heishiro FUDO, Eiji SHINOHARA, Shinya ICHISE, Hiroyuki TOBARI, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Yuki ONO
  • Publication number: 20220018966
    Abstract: An object detection device can dynamically set an appropriate object detection region according to a state of an inherently unobstructive moving object. The device includes: an optical scanning unit configured to scan measurement light in a measurement space and to guide reflected light from a reflector; a reflector detection unit configured to detect reflector information including a distance from the device to the reflector, a reflected light intensity, and a scanning direction of the measurement light; a reference body identification unit configured to identify whether the reflector is a predetermined reference body, based on the reflector information; a region defining unit configured to define an object detection region along the reference body, based on the reflector information about the reference body; and an object determination unit configured to determine, as a target object, a reflector that is present in the region and that is not identified as the reference body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi AOKI, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Takahiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210351235
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes a plurality of stripe-like active areas formed by stacking, in a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a plurality of layers extending parallel to the substrate, a first gate electrode formed on first side surfaces of the active areas, the first side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate, a second gate electrode formed on second side surfaces of the active areas, the second side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate. The layers are patterned in self-alignment with each other, intersections of the active areas and the first gate electrode form a plurality of memory cells, and the plurality of memory cells in an intersecting plane share the first gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro KIYOTOSHI, Akihito YAMAMOTO, Yoshio OZAWA, Fumitaka ARAI, Riichiro SHIROTA