Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Sato
Hirofumi Sato 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: 20240159542Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method to prevent a situation in which a warning cannot be issued when a marine vessel enters an out-of-service communication area includes a controller configured or programmed to acquire a position of the marine vessel, at least one of a speed or a traveling direction of the marine vessel, and communication area information. The controller is configured or programmed to determine whether the marine vessel has been close to the out-of-service communication area based on the position of the marine vessel and at least one of the speed or the traveling direction of the marine vessel, and download location information including call attention information used to issue a warning corresponding to the position of the marine vessel when the marine vessel is close to the out-of-service communication area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Hirofumi AMMA, Hidenori SATAKE, Yukitaka OKAMOTO, Hideyoshi SATO
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Publication number: 20240159541Abstract: An information processing apparatus to perform registration work of an area associated with an attribute includes at least one processor configured or programmed to transmit a map including information on a boundary between a land area and a water area; acquire a designated boundary range among boundaries on the map, a designated distance, and a designated attribute; set an attribute target area based on the designated boundary range and the designated distance, and associate the designated attribute with the attribute target area; and update the map by including the attribute target area associated with the attribute in the map.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Hirofumi AMMA, Hidenori SATAKE, Yukitaka OKAMOTO, Hideyoshi SATO
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Patent number: 11969857Abstract: A method of producing a glass article includes holding a carrier having a circular shape, in which a glass substrate having a circular shape is retained, with an upper surface plate and a lower surface plate; and polishing the glass substrate by rotating the carrier with respect to the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate, to obtain the glass article. The glass substrate is disposed in the carrier such that, in a top plan view, a center of the carrier is included in a region of the glass substrate, and a center of the glass substrate is shifted from the center of the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Toru Momose, Osamu Sato, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Nobuhiko Takeshita
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Publication number: 20230420214Abstract: An input and output device includes: an instruction analysis unit configured to generate a conversation document in which a conversation uttered by a user is converted into character string data and recognize, based on the conversation document, a conversation intention of the user including an instruction to an image acquisition device; a history retention unit configured to record, as history information, the conversation document, the conversation intention, and a response of the image acquisition device to the instruction to the image acquisition device; a difference analysis unit configured to divide a report creation period using a timing when the user issues, to the image acquisition device, an instruction including an intention to save a captured image as a boundary and output report creation information in which history information divided for each of the report creation periods, and a captured image and a differential condition corresponding to the history information are associated with each other;Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Shuntaro ITO, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Takashi SHIDARA, Yoshinobu HOSHINO, Hirofumi SATO
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Publication number: 20230326753Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing device includes a processing chamber that accommodates a substrate, a support that supports the substrate, a nozzle that supplies a resist material onto the substrate, a first temperature regulator, and a second temperature regulator. The first temperature regulator is attached to the support and the second temperature regulator is attached to the processing chamber, At least one of the first temperature regulator or the second temperature regulator forms a resist film from the resist material by regulating a temperature of the resist material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi NAGAI, Hirofumi SATO
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Publication number: 20220344124Abstract: A charged particle beam device 100 includes: an irradiation unit 110 configured to irradiate a sample S with a charged particle beam; a particle detection unit 130 configured to detect a particle caused by the irradiation of the sample with the charged particle beam; and a control unit 151 configured to generate an image of the sample based on an output from the particle detection unit, wherein the control unit 151 inputs the image of the sample S into models M1 and M2 for detecting a first structure 401 and a second structure 402, acquires a first detection result related to the first structure 401 and a second detection result related to the second structure 402 from the models M1 and M2, determines locations or regions of the first structure 401 and the second structure 402 based on the first detection result and the second detection result, and outputs an integration result image 203 representing the location or the region of the first structure 401 and the location or the region of the second structure 4Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki CHIBA, Wei Chean TAN, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
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Publication number: 20220336184Abstract: A sample image display system 150 displays, on a screen, a plurality of images 203 of a sample S and a symbol 205 corresponding to each of the images. The sample image display system 150 displays each symbol 205 in a different mode according to information related to the corresponding image 203.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
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Patent number: 11404242Abstract: To assist an operator in setting an observation conditions, so as to acquire an image with a desired image quality (such as contrast) in a charged particle beam device without falling into trial and error based on the experience of the operator. Therefore, the charged particle beam device includes a stage 115 on which a sample is placed, a charged particle optical system configured to irradiate the sample with a charged particle beam, detectors 121 and 122 configured to detect an electron generated by an interaction between the charged particle beam and the sample, a control unit 103 configured to control the stage and the charged particle optical system according to an observation condition set by the operator and configured to form an image based on a detection signal from the detectors, and a display 104 configured to display an observation assist screen for setting the observation condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Yuki Numata, Hirofumi Sato, Shigeru Kawamata
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Patent number: 10967863Abstract: A control device of a vehicle with a stepped automatic transmission has: a gradient acquiring part; a driving force calculating part; a future change estimating part; and a shift control part. The shift control part prohibits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is within a reference range of speed of change where the occupants would not notice a change in speed or acceleration, and permits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is outside the reference range of speed of change.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki Tokura, Hideki Takamatsu, Hirofumi Sato, Shojiro Suga, Katsumi Kono, Akira Hino, Masato Matsubara
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Publication number: 20200164876Abstract: A control device of a vehicle with a stepped automatic transmission has: a gradient acquiring part; a driving force calculating part; a future change estimating part; and a shift control part. The shift control part prohibits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is within a reference range of speed of change where the occupants would not notice a change in speed or acceleration, and permits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is outside the reference range of speed of change.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki TOKURA, Hideki TAKAMATSU, Hirofumi SATO, Shojiro SUGA, Katsumi KONO, Akira HINO, Masato MATSUBARA
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Publication number: 20200126754Abstract: To assist an operator in setting an observation conditions, so as to acquire an image with a desired image quality (such as contrast) in a charged particle beam device without falling into trial and error based on the experience of the operator. Therefore, the charged particle beam device includes a stage 115 on which a sample is placed, a charged particle optical system configured to irradiate the sample with a charged particle beam, detectors 121 and 122 configured to detect an electron generated by an interaction between the charged particle beam and the sample, a control unit 103 configured to control the stage and the charged particle optical system according to an observation condition set by the operator and configured to form an image based on a detection signal from the detectors, and a display 104 configured to display an observation assist screen for setting the observation condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Yuki NUMATA, Hirofumi SATO, Shigeru KAWAMATA
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Patent number: 10210989Abstract: A reactor comprises a coil member and a core member. The coil member comprises an insulation-coated conductive wire and an insulation coating. The insulation-coated conductive wire is wound and coated, at least in part, with the insulation coating. The core member comprises a first member and a second member. The first member has a relative permeability higher than another relative permeability of the second member. The second member includes a composite magnet, and the relative permeability of the second member is between 1 and 30 (both inclusive). The composite magnet is formed of a hardened binder and magnetic particles dispersed in the binder. The composite magnet has an elastic modulus that is one hundred times or more than another elastic modulus of the insulation coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Sobashima, Takashi Yanbe, Masahiro Kondo, Hirofumi Sato
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Publication number: 20170372830Abstract: A reactor comprises a coil member and a core member. The coil member comprises an insulation-coated conductive wire and an insulation coating. The insulation-coated conductive wire is wound and coated, at least in part, with the insulation coating. The core member comprises a first member and a second member. The first member has a relative permeability higher than another relative permeability of the second member. The second member includes a composite magnet, and the relative permeability of the second member is between 1 and 30 (both inclusive). The composite magnet is formed of a hardened binder and magnetic particles dispersed in the binder. The composite magnet has an elastic modulus that is one hundred times or more than another elastic modulus of the insulation coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SOBASHIMA, Takashi YANBE, Masahiro KONDO, Hirofumi SATO
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Publication number: 20130317718Abstract: A vehicle control system configured to change a control amount exponentially with respect to an operating amount of the driver in a manner to reduce a gap between an intended feeling of the driver and an actual feeling resulting from the operation, irrespective of changes in circumstances surrounding the vehicle. The vehicle control system is configured to calculate a control amount in accordance with an operating amount of the driver to control the vehicle based on the calculated control amount. The vehicle control system is provided with a calculation means that calculates the control amount by exponentiating the operating amount in a manner to increase a climb gradient of the control amount in accordance with an increase in the operating amount in a first range where the operating amount is small, and to decrease the climb gradient of the control amount in accordance with an increase in the operating amount in a second range where the operating amount is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventor: Hirofumi Sato
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Patent number: 8214107Abstract: A vehicle behavior control apparatus includes a rotary body formed as a part of a power plant installed in a vehicle, and a shaft deflection unit that sets a vehicle behavior target value for obtaining a target vehicle behavior, and deflects a direction of a rotary shaft of the rotary body relative to a vehicle body in accordance with the vehicle behavior target value. Thus, the vehicle behavior can be controlled appropriately by using a pre-existing vehicle constitutional component such as an engine or a motor as the rotary body, and using a gyro moment generated by deflecting the direction of the rotary shaft of the rotary body.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hirofumi Sato
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Publication number: 20100037983Abstract: A filling valve device having a gripper and a container mouth seal, in which vertical movement of the gripper holding an empty beverage container relative to a filling valve causes a filling valve container mouth seal to be brought into contact with a neck ring to form a gas seal and fill a beverage containing carbon dioxide. The cross-sectional shape of the container mouth seal approximates an inwardly facing lip shape. Flexibility is imparted in the vertical direction of the filling valve. The inside of the container mouth seal is brought into contact with the neck ring during beverage filling, and a sealing force is applied to the beverage container and the container mouth seal by the gas pressure applied during filling.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Kiyoshi Hiroya, Kenji Mizukawa, Hirofumi Sato, Shingo Wada, Tsuyoshi Akimoto, Yoshihisa Tachibana
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Publication number: 20100037984Abstract: An aseptic filling device for filling carbonate beverages capable of decreasing the size of the clean booth, facilitating maintenance around the filling valve, and reliably sterilizing the interior of gas piping is provided. The aseptic filling device includes a plurality of filling valves, a fluid rotary joint, a filling fluid tank, a fluid surface level sensor, a fluid flow adjustment valve, a container gripper, a plurality of exhaust conduits, an exhaust conduit on/off valve, a plurality of counter gas conduits, a counter gas conduit on/off valve, a rotary joint, an ascetic gas conduit, a flow meter, and a sterilizing filter, wherein rotary conveyed containers contact at least one of the filling valves and are sealed by a sealing member. Filling is performed under a gas pressure, for example, carbon dioxide gas pressure, and a sterilizing filter for sterilizing the gas is mounted on a gas pipe connecting the rotary joint and the filling fluid tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Kiyoshi Hiroya, Kenji Mizukawa, Hirofumi Sato, Shingo Wada, Tsuyoshi Akimoto, Yoshihisa Tachibana
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Patent number: D708244Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Kosuke Matoba, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirofumi Sato, Naoki Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Moriya
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Patent number: D708245Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Kosuke Matoba, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirofumi Sato, Naoki Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Moriya
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Patent number: D711950Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Kosuke Matoba, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirofumi Sato, Naoki Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Moriya