Patents by Inventor Atsushi Momota

Atsushi Momota 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: 11408970
    Abstract: This position detection system comprises a mobile station that transmits a beacon signal, a plurality of fixed stations that receive the beacon signal, and a position analysis device that acquires position information for the mobile station by estimating the position of the mobile station from the reception intensities of the beacon signal at each fixed station. The mobile station includes a movement detection unit (acceleration sensor, geomagnetic sensor, etc.) that determines when movement has stopped. While the movement of the mobile station has stopped, the position analysis device stops estimating the position of the mobile station and keeps the position information at a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Atsushi Momota, Tengai Kubo, Hideki Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210247482
    Abstract: This position detection system comprises a mobile station that transmits a beacon signal, a plurality of fixed stations that receive the beacon signal, and a position analysis device that acquires position information for the mobile station by estimating the position of the mobile station from the reception intensities of the beacon signal at each fixed station. The mobile station includes a movement detection unit (acceleration sensor, geomagnetic sensor, etc.) that determines when movement has stopped. While the movement of the mobile station has stopped, the position analysis device stops estimating the position of the mobile station and keeps the position information at a fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Atsushi MOMOTA, Tengai KUBO, Hideki Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10912510
    Abstract: A subject performs a sit-to-stand operation while wearing a device (SU) that contains an acceleration sensor (11) on the front of the chest. The present invention derives a muscular strength index representing the muscular strength of a human body by obtaining maximum acceleration value data from a signal expressing the size of an acceleration vector comprising a tri-axial component in detected acceleration, and using the maximum acceleration value data and the muscle mass or body fat mass of the subject. The present invention has the ability to derive a physical activity amount from the acceleration detection results, and on the basis of the activity amount (ACT) during a prescribed activity target period and the muscular strength index at the start and end times of the activity target period, obtains an activity efficiency index that corresponds to changes in the muscular strength index in response to the amount of activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Hideki Nishiyama, Tadashi Kobayashi, Atsushi Momota, Masafumi Seike, Senshi Fukashiro
  • Patent number: 10493915
    Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus (100) is configured to detect an abnormality of a lighting device (200). The abnormality detection apparatus (100) includes an illuminance sensor (110), a memory (120) and a controller (130). The controller (130) is configured to detect the abnormality of the lighting device (200) based on a criterion stored in the memory (120) and a difference between an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during on state of the lighting device (200) and an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during off state of the lighting device (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Masafumi Seike, Atsushi Momota, Hideki Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20190126822
    Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus (100) is configured to detect an abnormality of a lighting device (200). The abnormality detection apparatus (100) includes an illuminance sensor (110), a memory (120) and a controller (130). The controller (130) is configured to detect the abnormality of the lighting device (200) based on a criterion stored in the memory (120) and a difference between an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during on state of the lighting device (200) and an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during off state of the lighting device (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Masafumi SEIKE, Atsushi MOMOTA, Hideki NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180146907
    Abstract: A subject performs a sit-to-stand operation while wearing a device (SU) that contains an acceleration sensor (11) on the front of the chest. The present invention derives a muscular strength index representing the muscular strength of a human body by obtaining maximum acceleration value data from a signal expressing the size of an acceleration vector comprising a tri-axial component in detected acceleration, and using the maximum acceleration value data and the muscle mass or body fat mass of the subject. The present invention has the ability to derive a physical activity amount from the acceleration detection results, and on the basis of the activity amount (ACT) during a prescribed activity target period and the muscular strength index at the start and end times of the activity target period, obtains an activity efficiency index that corresponds to changes in the muscular strength index in response to the amount of activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki Nishiyama, Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Atsushi MOMOTA, Masafumi SEIKE, Senshi FUKASHIRO
  • Patent number: 8091218
    Abstract: Provided is a bending rigid printed wiring board which facilitate the mounting of electric parts (realization of a high producibility and high assemblability substrate circuit) and enables spaces to be saved and which can be easily manufactured. That is, provided is a bending rigid printed wiring board, which is characterized in that a heat resistant resin layer is laminated on a front surface of a hard core material provided so as to contain a gap portion and also on a top surface of the gap portion, in that a heat resistant resin layer is laminated on a rear surface of the core material except the gap portion, in that a conductor layer is laminated and firmly fixed via the heat resistant resin layers and in that the conductor layer is etched, whereby a circuit is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Kyoei Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Takeshi Hasegawa, Yasuo Takemura, Yoshifumi Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Harada, Makoto Katoh
  • Publication number: 20100294544
    Abstract: This invention provides a bending-type rigid printed wiring board that can easily realize mounting of electric components (can realize a plated circuit having high productivity and assembling properties), can realize space saving, and can realize easy production. The bending-type rigid printed wiring board comprises a hard cure material (1) with a space part (1A) inserted thereinto. A heat-resistant resin layer (31) is stacked on the surface of the hard core material (1) and, at the same time, on the upper surface of the space part (1A). A heat-resistant resin layer (32) is stacked on the backside of the core material (1) except for the space part (1A). Further, a conductor layer (4) is stacked and fixed through the heat-resistant resin layers (31, 32). The conductor layer (4) has been etched to form a circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Takeshi Hasegawa, Yasuo Takemura, Yoshifumi Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Harada, Makoto Katoh
  • Patent number: 7001187
    Abstract: The junction box housing of a junction box is provided with a strip portion containing portion which contains a lateral edge of a strip portion where a terminal connecting portion of a flexible printed circuit is contained in the inside and a terminal containing hole arranged at the outside of the strip-shaped portion containing portion which contains a first connecting terminal. Thus, the first connecting terminal and the strip portion can be contained in the junction box housing with the terminal connecting portion bent to show an S-shaped profile so that the junction box main body can be made lightweight and low-profiled to realize downsizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Atsushi Momota, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Patent number: 6921869
    Abstract: A conductive pattern made of copper foil is formed on a base material in each of a plurality of laminated flexible printed circuit boards, and a land is formed to expose the conductive pattern at a predetermined position in the base material. The plurality of flexible printed circuit boards are laminated to adjust each land, and the conductive pattern of each flexible printed circuit board is connected through the each land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Kazuya Akashi, Atsushi Momota
  • Patent number: 6905346
    Abstract: There is disclosed a junction box including a junction box main body to which an electric component to be connected is attached, a connector portion, formed separately from the junction box main body, for connecting a connector of an outer wiring circuit, and a cable portion which includes a flexible printed circuit with a circuit portion including a conductor pattern formed on an insulating film, and electrically connects the junction box main body to the connector portion. With respect to an attachment position of one of the connector portion and junction box main body, an attachment position of the other can freely be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki, Sukebumi Seo
  • Publication number: 20050054222
    Abstract: The junction box housing of a junction box is provided with a strip portion containing portion which contains a lateral edge of a strip portion where a terminal connecting portion of a flexible printed circuit is contained in the inside and a terminal containing hole arranged at the outside of the strip-shaped portion containing portion which contains a first connecting terminal. Thus, the first connecting terminal and the strip portion can be contained in the junction box housing with the terminal connecting portion bent to show an S-shaped profile so that the junction box main body can be made lightweight and low-profiled to realize downsizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Atsushi Momota, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Patent number: 6736648
    Abstract: The junction box housing of a junction box is provided with a strip portion containing portion which contains a lateral edge of a strip portion where a terminal connecting portion of a flexible printed circuit is contained in the inside and a terminal containing hole arranged at the outside of the strip-shaped portion containing portion which contains a first connecting terminal. Thus, the first connecting terminal and the strip portion can be contained in the junction box housing with the terminal connecting portion bent to show an S-shaped profile so that the junction box main body can be made lightweight and low-profiled to realize downsizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Atsushi Momota, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Patent number: 6707689
    Abstract: There is disclosed a junction box including a junction box main body, a connector portion, and a cable portion which connects the junction box main body to the connector portion. Terminal connecting portions are formed to extend from opposite side edges of a strip portion of a flexible printed circuit constituting the cable portion in a short direction of the strip portion, and are connected to first to third connecting terminals. The third connecting terminal is connected to a desired connecting terminal connecting portion of a circuit distribution wiring circuit of a joint connector, electricity is conducted through a plurality of circuit portions in a desired circuit mode, and a wiring design freedom degree is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Fujikura, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Publication number: 20030077926
    Abstract: The junction box housing of a junction box is provided with a strip portion containing portion which contains a lateral edge of a strip portion where a terminal connecting portion of a flexible printed circuit is contained in the inside and a terminal containing hole arranged at the outside of the strip-shaped portion containing portion which contains a first connecting terminal. Thus, the first connecting terminal and the strip portion can be contained in the junction box housing with the terminal connecting portion bent to show an S-shaped profile so that the junction box main body can be made lightweight and low-profiled to realize downsizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Atsushi Momota, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Publication number: 20030076650
    Abstract: There is disclosed a junction box including a junction box main body, a connector portion, and a cable portion which connects the junction box main body to the connector portion. Terminal connecting portions are formed to extend from opposite side edges of a strip portion of a flexible printed circuit constituting the cable portion in a short direction of the strip portion, and are connected to first to third connecting terminals. The third connecting terminal is connected to a desired connecting terminal connecting portion of a circuit distribution wiring circuit of a joint connector, electricity is conducted through a plurality of circuit portions in a desired circuit mode, and a wiring design freedom degree is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki
  • Publication number: 20030077927
    Abstract: There is disclosed a junction box including a junction box main body to which an electric component to be connected is attached, a connector portion, formed separately from the junction box main body, for connecting a connector of an outer wiring circuit, and a cable portion which includes a flexible printed circuit with a circuit portion including a conductor pattern formed on an insulating film, and electrically connects the junction box main body to the connector portion. With respect to an attachment position of one of the connector portion and junction box main body, an attachment position of the other can freely be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Momota, Ichiro Terunuma, Hideyuki Kosugi, Nobumasa Misaki, Sukebumi Seo
  • Publication number: 20030056978
    Abstract: A conductive pattern made of copper foil is formed on a base material in each of a plurality of laminated flexible printed circuit boards, and a land is formed to expose the conductive pattern at a predetermined position in the base material. The plurality of flexible printed circuit boards are laminated to adjust each land, and the conductive pattern of each flexible printed circuit board is connected through the each land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Terunuma, Kazuya Akashi, Atsushi Momota