Patents by Inventor Atsushi Hori
Atsushi Hori 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).
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Publication number: 20240142129Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information indicating environmental information on an environment in which a target person has been placed in a past or biological information of the target person; and a control unit configured to grasp a habitual behavior pattern of the target person in the first information. A target value of a first index, which is an index related to a thermal environment, is set based on the first information acquired by the information acquisition unit and the grasped behavior pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shiori EMOTO, Shouta HORI, Atsushi NISHINO
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Publication number: 20240142900Abstract: An electrophotographic belt comprising: a substrate and an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the substrate, the elastic layer comprising a cured rubber product including a cured silicone rubber product, an elastic modulus of the elastic layer at a temperature of 23° C. being 1.00 MPa or less, wherein when 1 g sample collected from the elastic layer is immersed in 50 ml of toluene at a temperature of 23° C. for 24 hours in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) K6258:2016, an extract of 3% by mass to 20% by mass with respect to the sample is extracted, and a burning time of the elastic layer in a burn test in accordance with UL94 VTM standard is 30 seconds or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: YUSUKE BABA, TAKESHI SUZUKI, MATSUTAKA MAEDA, ATSUSHI HORI, MASAHIRO TAKENAGA, HARUKI MORI, SHOTA INOUE
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Publication number: 20240085828Abstract: An intermediate transfer member including a base layer, wherein the base layer contains a thermoplastic resin and an electroconductive filler dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, and wherein the base layer has a volume resistivity of 1×106 to 1×1013 ?·cm, and the base layer has an electroconductive path index of 0.20 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: ATSUSHI HORI, AKIHIRO TAYA, MEGUMI UCHINO, KOJI SATO
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Publication number: 20240051789Abstract: There is provided a guidance system capable of guiding a user who does not operate an ascending/descending facility in a building as well on the basis of concern and interest of the user. In a guidance system (1), a behavior information acquisition unit (15) acquires behavior information on an arrival floor of a user. An interest information acquisition unit (20) acquires interest information representing a degree of interest of the user for each attribute on the basis of a relationship between layout and attributes of areas on the arrival floor and the behavior information. A destination presentation unit (22) preferentially presents an area with an attribute with a higher degree of interest as a destination when a user specification unit (14) specifies a user, on the basis of the interest information for the user and information on attributes for each area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryu MAKABE, Masami AIKAWA, Kei GOMITA, Atsushi HORI, Seiji FUWA
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Publication number: 20240013501Abstract: A motion sickness regulation device includes processing circuitry to generate stimulus information to be used for displaying a motion sickness regulation image for regulating a level of motion sickness occurring to a user viewing a gaze region, as a region in which real scenery is visible or a region in which a gaze image as an image including a gaze target is displayed, based on movement of the scenery or the gaze image in the gaze region; and to generate the motion sickness regulation image based on the stimulus information, to specify a motion sickness regulation region as a region as part or a whole of a region excluding the gaze region, and to have the motion sickness regulation image displayed in the motion sickness regulation region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kotoyu SASAYAMA, Atsushi HORI
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Patent number: 11796240Abstract: A cooler reduces size increase. The cooler includes a main container including a refrigeration compartment, and a battery mount set including a first battery mount to which a first battery is attachable and a second battery mount to which a second battery different from the first battery is attachable. The first battery mount and the second battery mount are positioned relative to each other to cause the second battery to be unattachable to the second battery mount when the first battery is attached to the first battery mount and to cause the first battery to be unattachable to the first battery mount when the second battery is attached to the second battery mount.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi Hori
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Publication number: 20230152720Abstract: An electrophotographic belt includes a base layer containing a binder resin and carbon black in the binder resin. The binder resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of PEEK and PPS. A water content calculated by ((X2?X1)/X2)×100 is 0.6% where X1 is a mass of a specimen cut out of the base layer when in a nitrogen atmosphere a temperature of the specimen is increased from 30° C. to 100° C. at a rate of 20° C./min. and maintained at 100° C. for 30 min, and X2 is a mass of the specimen when in a nitrogen atmosphere the specimen is thereafter cooled from 100° C. to 30° C. at a rate of 20° C./min. and the specimen is left to stand in the air under an environment of a temperature of 23° C. and a relative humidity of 50% for 48 hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Akira Okano, Takeaki Kumagai, Atsushi Hori, Megumi Uchino, Koji Sato
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Patent number: 11631912Abstract: A cooler allows easy attachment and detachment of a battery. The cooler includes a main container including a refrigeration compartment, an evaporator on the main container, a compressor and a condenser adjacent to the main container, and at least one battery mount to receive a power tool battery in a detachable manner. The at least one battery mount is adjacent to the main container and above the compressor and the condenser.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi Hori
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Publication number: 20230078706Abstract: An elevator device according to this disclosure includes a detection device, an identification module, and a determination module. The detection device is provided to a car of an elevator, and detects detection information. The identification module repeatedly acquires identification information for identifying a passenger from the detection information detected by the detection device. The determination module determines a leaving floor of the passenger based on a change in the identification information acquired by the identification module and a floor on which the car stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryu MAKABE, Atsushi HORI, Masami AIKAWA
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Patent number: 11556082Abstract: An intermediary transfer belt having surface resistivity ?s of 1×109 ?/square or more and volume resistivity ?v of 1×1012 ?·cm or less includes a thermoplastic resin material containing carbon black. The carbon black contained in the thermoplastic resin material has a weight ratio of 22.5-28.5 weight % and include first carbon black and second carbon black. The first carbon black of the carbon black contained in the thermoplastic resin material has a weight ratio of 50-90 weight % and dibutyl phthalate absorption of 93-127 ml/100 g, and the second carbon black of the carbon black contained in the thermoplastic resin material has a weight ratio of 10-50 weight % and dibutyl phthalate absorption of 36-79 ml/100 g.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke Tsuruga, Toshiyuki Yoshida, Jun Ohira, Akeshi Asaka, Hiroto Sugimoto, Takanori Ueno, Koji Sato, Midai Suzuki, Atsushi Hori, Kaoru Okamoto, Megumi Uchino, Kazuhisa Shirayama, Naoto Kameyama, Kiyonori Soutome, Shigeo Kuroda, Akira Okano, Hiroshi Tominaga
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Publication number: 20230012093Abstract: The invention provides a non-volatile storage element and non-volatile storage device employing a ferroelectric material with low power consumption, excellent high reliability, and especially write/erase endurance, which can be mixed with advanced CMOS logic. The non-volatile storage element has at least a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a ferroelectric layer composed of a metal oxide between both conductive layers, with a buffer layer having oxygen ion conductivity situated between the ferroelectric layer and the first conductive layer and/or second conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Kuniyuki KAKUSHIMA, Hiroshi FUNAKUBO, Shun-ichiro OHMI, Joel MOLINA REYES, Ichiro FUJIWARA, Atsushi HORI, Takao SHIMIZU, Yoshiko NAKAMURA, Takanori MIMURA
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Publication number: 20220411226Abstract: There is provided an elevator guidance device 40 including an identification information acquisition unit 41 configured to acquire identification information for a user heading for an elevator hall, a selected elevator information acquisition unit 42 configured to acquire information on a selected elevator selected from a plurality of elevators as an elevator for the user identified to take, and a guidance indication unit 43 configured to indicate, in an indication mode associated with the user, a leading guidance sign on a route starting from a leading start position, at which leading of the user identified is started, to a landing entrance of the selected elevator, the leading guidance sign leading the user to the landing entrance of the selected elevator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Atsushi HORI, Kenta KUZE, Mitsutoshi IIO, Wei WU
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Patent number: 11487227Abstract: The crystallinity of a thermoplastic resin is 8% or more and 25% or less, the average primary particle size of carbon black is 10 nm or more and 30 nm or less, the content of the carbon black is 15.0 parts by mass or more and 30.0 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of an intermediate transfer belt, and (Li+Lo+Lc)/3?100 nm, where Li, Lo, and Lc are values of an L-function indicating a dispersibility of the carbon black with respect to the thermoplastic resin in an inner peripheral surface region of the intermediate transfer belt, in an outer peripheral surface region, and in a central region that is a central portion of the intermediate transfer belt in a thickness direction of the intermediate transfer belt, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Midai Suzuki, Akeshi Asaka, Koji Sato, Noriaki Kobayashi, Megumi Uchino, Akira Okano, Toshiyuki Yoshida, Naoko Kasai, Atsushi Hori
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Publication number: 20220260299Abstract: A cooler reduces size increase. The cooler includes a main container including a refrigeration compartment, and a battery mount set including a first battery mount to which a first battery is attachable and a second battery mount to which a second battery different from the first battery is attachable. The first battery mount and the second battery mount are positioned relative to each other to cause the second battery to be unattachable to the second battery mount when the first battery is attached to the first battery mount and to cause the first battery to be unattachable to the first battery mount when the second battery is attached to the second battery mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi HORI
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Publication number: 20220187741Abstract: The crystallinity of a thermoplastic resin is 8% or more and 25% or less, the average primary particle size of carbon black is 10 nm or more and 30 nm or less, the content of the carbon black is 15.0 parts by mass or more and 30.0 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of an intermediate transfer belt, and (Li+Lo+Lc)/3?100 nm, where Li, Lo, and Lc are values of an L-function indicating a dispersibility of the carbon black with respect to the thermoplastic resin in an inner peripheral surface region of the intermediate transfer belt, in an outer peripheral surface region, and in a central region that is a central portion of the intermediate transfer belt in a thickness direction of the intermediate transfer belt, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Midai Suzuki, Akeshi Asaka, Koji Sato, Noriaki Kobayashi, Megumi Uchino, Akira Okano, Toshiyuki Yoshida, Naoko Kasai, Atsushi Hori
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Publication number: 20220167774Abstract: An electric kettle includes: a kettle body having a power receiving connection part and a heating part; a power supply unit including a power supply base having a power supply connection part, and a mounting unit; and a detection part. The detection part is configured to detect whether the kettle body is on the power supply base. The electric kettle is configured to supply power to the heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part when the detection part detects that the kettle body is on the power supply base, and to stop power supply to the heating part when the detection part detects that the kettle body is not on the power supply base. The power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part are disconnected after the detection part detects that the kettle body is not on the power supply base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi HORI, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220167775Abstract: An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a power supply base, a mounting unit and a first detection part. The power supply base is configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof, and has a power supply connection part that is configured to be electrically removably connected to a power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as an external power source for supplying power to a heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part. The first detection part is configured to detect that the power supply unit is on a plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi HORI, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220117435Abstract: An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a plate part, a power supply base and a mounting unit. The plate part has a first surface and a second surface. The power supply base is arranged on a side of the first surface of the plate part and configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof. The power supply base has a power supply connection part that is electrically removably connected to the power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is arranged on a side of the second surface of the plate part and configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as the external power source for supplying power to the heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi HORI
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Patent number: 11281128Abstract: An electrophotographic belt having an endless shape and including an endless-shaped base layer, an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the base layer, and a surface layer on the outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, and the surface layer contains a urethane resin as a binder, polytetrafluoroethylene particles, and a compound having a perfluoropolyether structure and an oxyalkylene structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Kameyama, Kaoru Okamoto, Atsushi Hori
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Patent number: 11269470Abstract: An operation support device that is placed on a touch panel detecting a change in electrostatic capacitance or a change in a contact region, includes: a case part; a first member attached inside the case part; a first deforming member that is an elastic member provided on an end of the first member and is provided between the first member and the touch panel; and a wall part that is attached inside the case part and sets a direction of deformation of the first deforming member when the case part approaches the touch panel, to a predetermined direction. As the case part approaches the touch panel, the electrostatic capacitance in a region facing the first defaming member increases due to defamation of the first deforming member or area of the contact region of the first defaming member increases due to deformation of the first defaming member.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Atsushi Hori