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: 20210118603Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Koichiro WADA, Motoki MATSUI, Hideki OGAWA, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Publication number: 20210063190Abstract: An information processor includes an acquisition unit, a course setting unit, a registration unit, a detection unit, a first determination unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires information regarding a via-point. The course setting unit sets a course from a starting point to a destination point through the via-point. The registration unit performs registration processing. The registration processing includes associating sound data with the via-point. The first determination unit determines whether or not a current position detected by the detection unit is within a predetermined range from the via-point. The controller makes an output control of the sound data associated by the registration processing, on the basis of a determination result by the first determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Kazutaka Saito, Toshiyuki OMURA, Atsushi YASUMURO, Kazumasa MIURA, Masami OISHI, Hideki OGAWA, Masanobu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210063174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Kazutaka SAITO, Toshiyuki OMURA, Atsushi YASUMURO, Kazumasa MIURA, Masami OISHI, Hideki OGAWA, Masanobu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210061629Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideki OGAWA, Daisuke Yamamoto, Takafumi Sonoura
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Publication number: 20210063183Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Kazutaka SAITO, Toshiyuki OMURA, Atsushi YASUMURO, Kazumasa MIURA, Masami OISHI, Hideki OGAWA, Masanobu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210063195Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Kazutaka SAITO, Toshiyuki OMURA, Atsushi YASUMURO, Kazumasa MIURA, Masami OISHI, Hideki OGAWA, Masanobu TANAKA
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Patent number: 10910141Abstract: 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: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichiro Wada, Motoki Matsui, Hideki Ogawa, Tomoo Kashiwa
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Patent number: 10773935Abstract: In embodiments, a conveying apparatus includes a base, a wheel, a lifter, a lower side distance detection unit, and a control unit. The wheel is connected to the base via a suspension mechanism and is rotatable. The lifter is able to be lifted and lowered with respect to the base in a direction of a conveyance target. The lower side distance detection unit detects a lower side distance between a reference surface of the base and a ground contact surface of the wheel. The control unit controls a lifting/lowering operation of the lifter and rotative driving of the wheel. The control unit causes the lifter to be lifted and lowered based on the lower side distance and to support a part of a weight of the conveyance target, and causes the wheel to be rotatively driven and to convey the conveyance target.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Daisuke Yamamoto, Hideki Ogawa, Takafumi Sonoura, Atsushi Sadamoto, Hiroshi Ohtsu
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Patent number: 10748694Abstract: A coil component is constituted by a composite magnetic material containing alloy grains whose oxygen atom concentration in their surfaces is 50 percent or less, and resin, and also by a coil. The alloy grains are comprised of first alloy grains and second alloy grains which have different compositions and different average grain sizes. The coil component using the composite magnetic material does not require high pressure when formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideki Ogawa
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Patent number: 10741323Abstract: A coil component includes: a pillar part; first and second rectangular planar parts, each having long sides L, short sides S, and thickness T; a coil formed around the pillar part; two terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil; and an outer sheath containing magnetic grains and resin material and covering the coil at least partially; wherein the thickness PL in the L direction and thickness PS in the S direction, of the outer sheath, in a section cut across the center of the pillar part and in parallel with the LS planes, satisfy the relationship of PL<PS.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTDInventors: Hidenori Aoki, Masashi Kuwahara, Hideki Ogawa
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Patent number: 10730462Abstract: According to one embodiment, an unmanned transport vehicle includes a vehicle body, a connector, a bumper, and a bumper driver. The vehicle body includes a moving mechanism and a moving mechanism driver. The moving mechanism driver is configured to drive the moving mechanism. The connector is at the vehicle body and connectable to a transport-object. The bumper is adjacent to the vehicle body in a first direction. The bumper includes a collision detection sensor. The bumper is extendable and contractible in a second direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. The bumper driver is configured to extend and contract the bumper in the second direction by moving at least a portion of the bumper in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takafumi Sonoura, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hideki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20200135153Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki OGAWA, Akihiko ITO, Masahiko MIURA, Motoaki NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20200086484Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: 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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Publication number: 20200050520Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hideki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20190284033Abstract: In embodiments, a conveying apparatus includes a base, a wheel, a lifter, a lower side distance detection unit, and a control unit. The wheel is connected to the base via a suspension mechanism and is rotatable. The lifter is able to be lifted and lowered with respect to the base in a direction of a conveyance target. The lower side distance detection unit detects a lower side distance between a reference surface of the base and a ground contact surface of the wheel. The control unit controls a lifting/lowering operation of the lifter and rotative driving of the wheel. The control unit causes the lifter to be lifted and lowered based on the lower side distance and to support a part of a weight of the conveyance target, and causes the wheel to be rotatively driven and to convey the conveyance target.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Daisuke Yamamoto, Hideki Ogawa, Takafumi Sonoura, Atsushi Sadamoto, Hiroshi Ohtsu
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Publication number: 20190259528Abstract: A coil component includes: a pillar part; first and second rectangular planar parts, each having long sides L, short sides S, and thickness T; a coil formed around the pillar part; two terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil; and an outer sheath containing magnetic grains and resin material and covering the coil at least partially; wherein the thickness PL in the L direction and thickness PS in the S direction, of the outer sheath, in a section cut across the center of the pillar part and in parallel with the LS planes, satisfy the relationship of PL<PS.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Hidenori AOKI, Masashi KUWAHARA, Hideki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20190202388Abstract: According to one embodiment, an unmanned transport vehicle includes a vehicle body, a connector, a bumper, and a bumper driver. The vehicle body includes a moving mechanism and a moving mechanism driver. The moving mechanism driver is configured to drive the moving mechanism. The connector is at the vehicle body and connectable to a transport-object. The bumper is adjacent to the vehicle body in a first direction. The bumper includes a collision detection sensor. The bumper is extendable and contractible in a second direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. The bumper driver is configured to extend and contract the bumper in the second direction by moving at least a portion of the bumper in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takafumi Sonoura, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hideki Ogawa
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Patent number: 10276296Abstract: A coil component includes: a pillar part; first and second rectangular planar parts, each having long sides L, short sides S, and thickness T; a coil formed around the pillar part; two terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil; and an outer sheath containing magnetic grains and resin material and covering the coil at least partially; wherein the thickness PL in the L direction and thickness PS in the S direction, of the outer sheath, in a section cut across the center of the pillar part and in parallel with the LS planes, satisfy the relationship of PL<PS.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTDInventors: Hidenori Aoki, Masashi Kuwahara, Hideki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20190051445Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Koichiro WADA, Motoki MATSUI, Hideki OGAWA, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Patent number: 10080282Abstract: According to one embodiment, FPC has a flexible board body, a reinforcing plate, an opening portion, and a bent structure. The opening portion is formed to penetrate through the board body. The bent structure is bent to pass through the inside of the opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Ogawa, Sasaki Kazuyoshi