Patents by Inventor Hideki Ogawa
Hideki Ogawa 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: 20240125398Abstract: Disclosed is a switching valve having a small contact resistance when a valve body moves along a seating surface of a housing. In a switching valve which includes a valve body, coming into contact with a seating surface of a housing having a plurality of ports and selectively communicating at least two ports of the plurality of ports, and applies a fluid pressure to a back surface of the valve body, the switching valve includes a biasing member configured for biasing the valve body in a direction in which the valve body is moved away from the seating surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Noriyuki OGAWA, Hideki HIGASHIDOZONO, Naoki MURATA, Takayuki KONDO, Ryota URAKAWA, Fuminobu ENOKIJIMA
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Patent number: 11928170Abstract: An information output apparatus that is able to communicate with a terminal used by a subject of an experiment for evaluating quality of experience related to utilization of a web browser includes: an output unit configured to output a value of designated information out of information related to processing executed by the web browser of the terminal in accordance with operations. Thus, it is possible to simply acquire information related to processing performed by the web browser in response to arbitrary operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Ginga Kawaguchi, Kanako Sato, Hideki Ogawa
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Patent number: 11865719Abstract: According an embodiment, a work support device includes an arm unit, a brake unit, a state determination unit, and a brake control unit. The arm unit includes a grasping part configured to grasp an object, a plurality of joint parts, and a plurality of link parts actuatably coupled through each joint part. The brake unit is provided to at least one of the joint parts to restrict actuation of the arm unit. The state determination unit determines the state of the arm unit. The brake control unit controls the brake unit to restrict actuation of the arm unit in accordance with the state of the arm unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideichi Nakamoto, Akihito Ogawa, Junichiro Ooga, Hideki Ogawa, Haruna Eto, Ryosuke Higo
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Patent number: 11650063Abstract: An information processor includes a route evaluation unit, a route selection unit, and a course creation unit. The route evaluation unit calculates route evaluation points for each of proposed routes in each of segments, on the basis of a condition of a road in the relevant one of the proposed routes. The segments are coupled between respective two nearest neighbors of a sequence from a starting point to a destination point through one or more via-points. The route selection unit selects, on the basis of the route evaluation points, one proposed route from the proposed routes for each of the segments. The course creation unit connects the proposed routes selected by the route selection unit, to create a course from the starting point to the destination point.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Saito, Toshiyuki Omura, Atsushi Yasumuro, Kazumasa Miura, Masami Oishi, Hideki Ogawa, Masanobu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20230107604Abstract: A quality evaluation apparatus includes: a recording unit configured to record information indicating a state of a web browser in a storage unit at a plurality of timings; and a count unit configured to count the number of times reload operation is performed as an evaluation value of quality experienced by a user with reference to the storage unit, so that validity of the evaluation of experienced quality of web browsing is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Ginga Kawaguchi, Hideki OGAWA
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Patent number: 11619507Abstract: An information processor includes a setting unit, a course creation unit, a course evaluation unit, and a course setting unit. The setting unit sets a starting point, one or more via-points, and a destination point. The course creation unit creates a course serially coupled between the starting point, the one or more via-points, and the destination point set by the setting unit. The course evaluation unit calculates course evaluation points based on a predetermined evaluation criterion, with respect to the course created by the course creation unit. The course setting unit sets the course as a proposed course for route guidance, on the basis of the course evaluation points.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Saito, Toshiyuki Omura, Atsushi Yasumuro, Kazumasa Miura, Masami Oishi, Hideki Ogawa, Masanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 11600425Abstract: One object is to increase the filling factor of magnetic particles and increase the evenness of distribution of the magnetic particles in a magnetic main body of a coil component. A coil component includes: a magnetic main body containing a resin and magnetic particles; and a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic main body. The magnetic particles include large-sized magnetic particles, middle-sized magnetic particles, and small-sized magnetic particles. The proportion of the volume of the large-sized magnetic particles to the total volume of all the magnetic particles is 70 vol % to 85 vol %, the proportion of the volume of the middle-sized magnetic particles to the total volume is 2 vol % to 28 vol %, and the proportion of the volume of the small-sized magnetic particles to the total volume is 2 vol % to 28 vol %. The particle size distribution of the small-sized magnetic particles overlaps that of the middle-sized magnetic particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichiro Wada, Motoki Matsui, Hideki Ogawa, Tomoo Kashiwa
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Patent number: 11588714Abstract: An object is to provide possible web quality estimation for changes in network quality without simulating each combination of network qualities or acquiring operation log information in advance. One aspect of the present invention is a web quality estimation device that estimates web quality which is a processing time of a web content, based on input of a content identifier of the web content and one or more network qualities, and includes: a content characteristic storage unit that stores correspondence information between a content identifier for identifying a web content and one or more content characteristics for a plurality of web contents; and a web quality estimation unit that receives input of a content identifier and one or more network qualities, refers to the corresponding information to acquire one or more content characteristics corresponding to the input content identifier, and estimates web quality from the one or more content characteristics and the input one or more network qualities.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Hideki Ogawa, Taichi Kawano, Daisuke Ikegami
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Patent number: 11541537Abstract: According to an embodiment, an article posture changing device includes: a first end effector configured to grasp a projected tag of an article by adsorption; an arm unit configured to support the first end effector and move the first end effector along at least a vertical direction; and a controller configured to control the arm unit and the first end effector to grasp the tag, lift the article upward, separate the article from a placement surface, change an angle of the article by weight thereof, move the article downward, place the article on the placement surface, and release the grasp of the tag.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Daisuke Yamamoto, Takafumi Sonoura, Junji Oaki, Hideki Ogawa, Junya Tanaka, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Kohei Nara, Keisuke Kamata, Rie Katsuki, Kazuhide Sawa
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Patent number: 11485619Abstract: In embodiments, an automatic guided vehicle includes a vehicle, a lift unit, a bumper, an extension detector, and a bumper controller. The vehicle is movable in at least a first direction. The lift unit is provided in the vehicle and lifts an object from below the object. The bumper is provided in the vehicle and is extendable and contractible in the first direction. The extension detector detects that the bumper has extended outward from the object in the first direction. The bumper controller controls a state of the bumper according to a conveyance state of the object by the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideki Ogawa, Daisuke Yamamoto, Takafumi Sonoura
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Patent number: 11474914Abstract: A circuit device 100 includes an interface circuit 160 that receives image data and information for image check and a processing circuit 105 that performs image check processing. The information for image check includes information for designating an image check method for a region to be subjected to image check and position information of the region to be subjected to image check. The processing circuit 105 performs the image check processing on the image data of the region to be subjected to image check specified by the position information, using the image check method designated by the designation information.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hideki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20220327171Abstract: An information output apparatus that is able to communicate with a terminal used by a subject of an experiment for evaluating quality of experience related to utilization of a web browser includes: an output unit configured to output a value of designated information out of information related to processing executed by the web browser of the terminal in accordance with operations. Thus, it is possible to simply acquire information related to processing performed by the web browser in response to arbitrary operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Ginga Kawaguchi, Kanako Sato, Hideki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20220297992Abstract: According to one embodiment, an unmanned transport vehicle includes: a moving body capable of autonomously traveling on a floor surface and having a docking portion connecting to the object; a detection sensor capable of detecting an approach side support leg, wherein, of the plurality of support legs in the object, a pair of support legs located on a docking side of the moving body are designated as approach side support legs, and a pair of support legs located on a side opposite to a docking side in a traveling direction of the moving body is used as depth side support legs; and a control device connected to the moving body and a first detection sensor. The moving body has a height capable of entering a bottom space surrounded by a lower surface of the load plate of the object, the plurality of support legs, and the floor surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takafumi SONOURA, Daisuke YAMAMOTO, Hideki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20220144609Abstract: According to one embodiment, an autonomous mobile robot has a driver, a first detector, a second detector, a localization estimation part, a route-generating part, and a control part. The localization estimation part is configured to calculate an estimated position of the autonomous mobile robot in a predetermined region in accordance with first data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a position of an object present around the autonomous mobile robot in accordance with second data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a route to a target position in accordance with the estimated position and the position of the object. The control part is configured to control the driver in accordance with the route. The control part is configured to cause the autonomous mobile robot to travel to the target position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Daisuke YAMAMOTO, Hideki OGAWA, Takafumi SONOURA, Seiji TOKURA, Akihiro MORI, Yusuke ITO, Yasunori MAKI, Hideto YUI, Nobuyuki KISHI
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Publication number: 20220131777Abstract: An object is to provide possible web quality estimation for changes in network quality without simulating each combination of network qualities or acquiring operation log information in advance. One aspect of the present invention is a web quality estimation device that estimates web quality which is a processing time of a web content, based on input of a content identifier of the web content and one or more network qualities, and includes: a content characteristic storage unit that stores correspondence information between a content identifier for identifying a web content and one or more content characteristics for a plurality of web contents; and a web quality estimation unit that receives input of a content identifier and one or more network qualities, refers to the corresponding information to acquire one or more content characteristics corresponding to the input content identifier, and estimates web quality from the one or more content characteristics and the input one or more network qualities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Hideki OGAWA, Taichi KAWANO, Daisuke IKEGAMI
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Patent number: 11287277Abstract: An information processor includes a course evaluation unit, a display controller, and a guidance course setting unit. The course evaluation unit calculates course evaluation points based on a predetermined evaluation criterion, with respect to a course serially coupled and created between a starting point, one or more via-points, and a destination point. The display controller provides display of the course and an indicator of the course evaluation points on the same screen. The guidance course setting unit sets the course displayed on the screen as a course for route guidance on the basis of an operation by a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Saito, Toshiyuki Omura, Atsushi Yasumuro, Kazumasa Miura, Masami Oishi, Hideki Ogawa, Masanobu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20210373169Abstract: A movable object includes: a vehicle body; a distance measurement part configured to measure a distance to a physical object; an orientation measurement part configured to measure an orientation angle of the vehicle body; and a control device connected to the distance measurement part and the orientation measurement part. The control device acquires a measurement value of a detection range from the distance measurement part, calculates a valid range of the detection range on the basis of the orientation angle acquired from the orientation measurement part, and invalidates the measurement value of an invalid range not included in the valid range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Seiji TOKURA, Daisuke YAMAMOTO, Takafumi SONOURA, Junya TANAKA, Hideki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20210292088Abstract: According to one embodiment, an object to be transported by an automatic guided transportation vehicle includes: a housing having an entry route through which the automatic guided transportation vehicle enters; a marker that can be recognized by a sensor provided in the automatic guided transportation vehicle; and a marker holder configured to hold the marker retractably at an initial position where the marker contacts with the automatic guided transportation vehicle in the entry route.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Junya TANAKA, Hideki OGAWA, Daisuke YAMAMOTO, Takafumi SONOURA, Seiji TOKURA
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Publication number: 20210170589Abstract: According an embodiment, a work support device includes an arm unit, a brake unit, a state determination unit, and a brake control unit. The arm unit includes a grasping part configured to grasp an object, a plurality of joint parts, and a plurality of link parts actuatably coupled through each joint part. The brake unit is provided to at least one of the joint parts to restrict actuation of the arm unit. The state determination unit determines the state of the arm unit. The brake control unit controls the brake unit to restrict actuation of the arm unit in accordance with the state of the arm unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hideichi NAKAMOTO, Akihito OGAWA, Junichiro OOGA, Hideki OGAWA, Haruna ETO, Ryosuke HIGO
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Patent number: 10991344Abstract: A display controller 100 includes an interface circuit 120 that receives abnormal display line detection information from a display driver 300 that drives an electro-optical panel 460, and a processing circuit 130 that controls the display driver 300. The processing circuit 130 performs determination on an abnormal display area based on the abnormal display line detection information. If a specific display pattern is displayed in the abnormal display area, the processing circuit 130 outputs, via the interface circuit 120, image data for displaying the specific display pattern in a destination display area that is a display area different from the abnormal display area.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Ogawa, Akihiko Ito, Masahiko Miura, Motoaki Nishimura