Patents by Inventor Akira Tanaka

Akira Tanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20220050236
    Abstract: A display apparatus (1) of the present invention includes: a transparent screen (10) configured by a transmissive or reflective volume hologram; a first image projection section (50a) disposed on a first main surface (Sa) side of the transparent screen (10), and projecting first image light (La1) onto the first main surface (Sa); and a second image projection section (50b) disposed on a second main surface (Sb) side of the transparent screen (10), and projecting second image light (Lb1) onto the second main surface (Sb). The display apparatus (1) further includes: a first light-shielding section (40a) preventing external light from being directly incident on the first main surface (Sa) at least at same incident angle as the first image light (La1); and a second light-shielding section (30b) preventing external light from being directly incident on the second main surface (Sb) at least at same angle as the second image light (Lb1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA TANAKA, YUJI NAKAHATA, TOMOYA YANO
  • Publication number: 20220036711
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method executed by an electronic apparatus including storage configured to store device information including first position information indicating a position of a device installed in a particular range and risk information associated with use of the device is provided. The method includes receiving second position information indicating a position of a user wearing an eyeglasses-type wearable terminal and working within the particular range, from the eyeglasses-type wearable terminal and estimating a status of the user, based at least in part on the first position information and the risk information included in the device information, and the second position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi Sudo, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroaki Komaki, Hiroki Kumagai, Yasuhiro Kanishima, Nobuhide Okabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220030217
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a transparent screen; one or more imaging units; and a video projection unit that acquires positional information regarding a predetermined subject included in each of captured images obtained by the one or more imaging units and then irradiates the transparent screen with video light on the basis of the positional information to cause predetermined video to appear on the transparent screen for the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: TOMOYA YANO, YUJI NAKAHATA, AKIRA TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220019293
    Abstract: An eyeglasses-type wearable device of an embodiment can handle various data inputs. The device includes right and left eye frames corresponding to positions of right and left eyes and nose pads corresponding to a position of a nose. Eye motion detection electrodes (sightline detection sensor electrodes) are provided with the nose pads to detect the eye motion of a user. Transmitter/receiver electrodes (capacitance sensor electrodes) of a gesture detector are provided with a part of the right and left eye frames to detect a gesture of the user. Various data inputs are achieved by a combination of input A corresponding to a gesture of the user detected by the gesture detector and input B corresponding to the eye motion of the user detected by the eye motion detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Komaki, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroki Kumagai, Takashi Sudo, Yasuhiro Kanishima, Nobuhide Okabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220016215
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides GIF receptor agonist peptide compounds having an activating action on GIF receptors and use of the GIF receptor agonist peptide as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of emesis. Specifically, a GIF receptor agonist peptide containing a sequence represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof, and a medicament comprising the same are N provided. Formula (I) P1-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9-A10-A11-A12-A13-A14-A15-A16-A17-A18-A19-A20-A21-A22-A23-A24-A25-A26-A27-A28-A29-A30-A31-A32-A33-A34-A35-A36-A37-A38-A39-A40-A41-A42-P2, wherein each symbol is as defined herein, with the proviso that the GIF receptor agonist peptide is not native human GIF having an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Shiro TAKEKAWA, Tomoko MORIMOTO, Minoru MARUYAMA, Hiroaki NAGAI, Akira TANAKA, Hisanori MATSUI, Atsuko OBINATA, Derek Cecil COLE, Mack FLINSPACH, Nick SCORAH, Abhijit Suresh BHAT
  • Patent number: 11216538
    Abstract: A management system includes: a right holder information storage unit which stores right holder information about a right holder entitled to use a delivery locker device; an agreement formation unit which creates a block of a blockchain that includes a processing instruction, and stores the block into a block storage unit; a terminal device which transmits an assignment processing instruction; a process execution unit which, when obtaining the assignment processing instruction included in the block, updates the current right holder included in the right holder information; and a condition checking unit which, when determining that the condition for assignment fails to be met, creates a return processing instruction and transmits the return processing instruction to the agreement formation unit. When obtaining the return processing instruction included in the block, the process execution unit updates the right holder information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Naohisa Nishida, Yuji Unagami, Junichiro Soeda, Akira Tanaka, Fumiaki Kagaya, Eiichi Abe
  • Patent number: 11201186
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a driving method therefor, and an electronic apparatus capable of acquiring a signal to detect phase difference and a signal to generate a high dynamic range image at the same time. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels that receives light of a same color is arranged under one on-chip lens. The plurality of pixels uses at least one pixel transistor in a sharing manner, some pixels out of the plurality of pixels are set to have a first exposure time, and other pixels are set to have a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Shohei Shimada
  • Patent number: 11190161
    Abstract: A diplexer includes a common terminal, first and second terminals, and first and second filters which are electrically connected to the common terminal. The first filter passes a high frequency signal in a first frequency band. The second filter passes a high frequency signal in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. Each filter includes an inductor and a capacitor in a dielectric substrate. The first filter includes a first inductor with one end electrically connected to the common terminal, and a first capacitor electrically connected between another end of the first inductor and a ground. An inductance of the first inductor is smaller than an inductance of another inductor included in the first filter. A frequency of an attenuation pole defined by the first inductor and the first capacitor is higher than a frequency of the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11176797
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method executed by an electronic apparatus including storage configured to store device information including first position information indicating a position of a device installed in a particular range and risk information associated with use of the device is provided. The method includes receiving second position information indicating a position of a user wearing an eyeglasses-type wearable terminal and working within the particular range, from the eyeglasses-type wearable terminal and estimating a status of the user, based at least in part on the first position information and the risk information included in the device information, and the second position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takashi Sudo, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroaki Komaki, Hiroki Kumagai, Yasuhiro Kanishima, Nobuhide Okabayashi
  • Patent number: 11170929
    Abstract: An inductor component comprises a core including a substantially column-shaped shaft and a support formed on an end portion of the shaft, and a terminal electrode formed on the support. The terminal electrode includes a side electrode section on a side face of the support and an end electrode section on an end face of the support. An end portion of the end electrode section adjacent to the side face is higher than an end portion of the side electrode section adjacent to the end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Sunao Noya
  • Patent number: 11169617
    Abstract: An eyeglasses-type wearable device of an embodiment can handle various data inputs. The device includes right and left eye frames corresponding to positions of right and left eyes and nose pads corresponding to a position of a nose. Eye motion detection electrodes (sightline detection sensor electrodes) are provided with the nose pads to detect the eye motion of a user. Transmitter/receiver electrodes (capacitance sensor electrodes) of a gesture detector are provided with a part of the right and left eye frames to detect a gesture of the user. Various data inputs are achieved by a combination of input A corresponding to a gesture of the user detected by the gesture detector and input B corresponding to the eye motion of the user detected by the eye motion detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki Komaki, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroki Kumagai, Takashi Sudo, Yasuhiro Kanishima, Nobuhide Okabayashi
  • Publication number: 20210311099
    Abstract: A resistance mapping device includes: a first chip including a first surface, a second surface positioned at a side opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of first electrodes provided at the first surface; a second chip including a third surface facing the first surface, a fourth surface positioned at a side opposite to the third surface, and a plurality of second electrodes provided at the third surface; and a measurement part, the measurement part being configured to measure a resistance of a portion of a measurement object, the portion of the measurement object being between the first electrode and the second electrode that correspond to each other among the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, and acquire mapping data in which measured values of the resistances are associated with positions of the measurement object corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Akira TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11139104
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a core including a substantially column-shaped shaft and a support formed on an end portion of the shaft and a terminal electrode formed on the support. The terminal electrode includes an underlying layer on a surface of the support. A maximum thickness of the underlying layer on an end face of the support is greater than a maximum thickness of the underlying layer on a bottom face of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11139793
    Abstract: A diplexer includes dielectric layers stacked in a lamination direction. The diplexer includes a reference surface extending in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction, a common terminal on the reference surface, a high-pass circuit including a capacitor, a low-pass circuit including an inductor, a common line connecting the common terminal and a branch portion, a first via connecting the branch portion and the capacitor in the high-pass circuit, and a second via connecting the branch portion and the inductor in the low-pass circuit. The first via extends along the lamination direction from a first layer where the branch portion is located to a second layer where the capacitor in the high-pass circuit is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210295487
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a crimping judgment method is a method of judging a goodness of a crimped state of a wire harness including a crimping terminal crimped to an electrical wire. The crimping judgment method includes a first process, a second process, and a third process. The first process includes acquiring image data of a crimped portion of the wire harness. The second process includes determining first data, which is numerical data, of a void of the crimped portion from the image data. The third process includes judging the goodness of the crimped state of the crimped portion based on the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11127526
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a core including a substantially column-shaped shaft and a support formed on an end portion of the shaft, a terminal electrode formed on the support, and a cover member that covers at least an upper face of the shaft. A width dimension of the inductor component including the core and the terminal electrode is greater than a width dimension of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210264873
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display and a sensor signal acceptor which accepts detection signals from a sensor are provided. A first display controller displays a first instruction for instructing a first work on the display, based on the detection signal which indicates an end of preparation for the first work. And, a second display controller displays a second instruction for instructing a next second work on the display, based on the detection signal which indicates an end of the first work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kanishima, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroaki Komaki, Hiroki Kumagai, Takashi Sudo, Nobuhide Okabayashi
  • Publication number: 20210241976
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor has a relationship of about 10°??1?about 50° and a relationship of about 10°??2?about 50°, where ?1 denotes an angle between a first end surface and a perpendicular extending from a side of a first main surface at a point of intersection of the first main surface and the first end surface, and ?2 denotes an angle between a second end surface and a perpendicular extending from a side of the first main surface at a point of intersection of the first main surface and the second end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Suguru NAKANO, Risa HOJO, Akira TANAKA, Toru NISHIKAWA, Satoshi MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210233499
    Abstract: An image display system includes a display unit displaying an image, a projection unit projecting in a target space a virtual image corresponding to the image with an output light of the display unit, a body unit provided thereto the display unit and the projection unit, and an image producing unit including a first correction unit and a second correction unit. The first correction unit performs a first correction processing of correcting, based on a first orientation signal indicative of a first orientation change of the body unit, a display position of the virtual image in the target space. The second correction unit performs a second correction processing of correcting, based on a second orientation signal indicative of a second orientation change of the body unit which is faster than the first orientation change, the display position of the virtual image in the target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanaga TSUJI, Toshiya MORI, Ken'ichi KASAZUMI, Yoshiteru MINO, Tadashi SHIBATA, Nobuyuki NAKANO, Akira TANAKA, Shohei HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11074887
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display and a sensor signal acceptor which accepts detection signals from a sensor are provided. A first display controller displays a first instruction for instructing a first work on the display, based on the detection signal which indicates an end of preparation for the first work. And, a second display controller displays a second instruction for instructing a next second work on the display, based on the detection signal which indicates an end of the first work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kanishima, Akira Tanaka, Kenichi Doniwa, Hiroaki Komaki, Hiroki Kumagai, Takashi Sudo, Nobuhide Okabayashi