Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Abe

Hirokazu Abe 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).

  • Publication number: 20220301276
    Abstract: A region specifying unit (28) takes, as test data, a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by photographing a photographing region with a photographing device, and specifies an enlarging region in accordance with an appearance number indicating how many objects smaller than a standard size appear in the test data. A data extraction unit (23) extracts, out of the image data obtained by photographing the photographing region, image data of the enlarging region, as partial data. A size modification unit (24) size-modifies the partial data to a request size requested by an object detection model being a model that detects an object from image data. An object detection unit (25) inputs the size-modified partial data to the object detection model, and detects a target object from the partial data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoto ISANO, Takayuki SEMITSU, Takamasa NAKAO, Hirokazu ABE, Yuuki TOKUDA, Mitsuyoshi YAMATARI
  • Publication number: 20220198679
    Abstract: A data extraction unit (23) extracts, out of image data obtained by photographing a photographing region with a photographing device (41), image data of a region including a detection target region, as target data, and extracts, out of the target data, image data of an enlarging region, as partial data. A size modification unit (24) size-modifies each of the target data and the partial data to a request size requested by an object detection model being a model that detects an object from image data. An object detection unit (25) inputs each of the size-modified target data and the size-modified partial data to the object detection model, and detects a target object from each of the target data and the partial data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoto ISANO, Takamasa NAKAO, Hirokazu ABE, Yuuki TOKUDA, Mitsuyoshi YAMATARI
  • Patent number: 11283197
    Abstract: The connection structure connecting a core wire exposed, on the end side of a covered electric wire with an insulating covering portion covering the outer periphery of the core wire, from the insulating covering portion to a bus bar. On the end side of the covered electric wire, an auxiliary terminal including an electric wire grasping portion which grasps the insulating covering portion of the covered electric wire and a core wire protecting portion provided so as to extend from one end of the electric wire grasping portion is attached. The core wire protecting portion includes a base on which the insulating covering portion is placed and welded pieces which are provided so as to extend from the base and disposed near the core wire exposed from the insulating covering portion, and the welded pieces are welded to one face of the bus bar along with the exposed core wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Connect Fusion G.k
    Inventor: Hirokazu Abe
  • Publication number: 20210226349
    Abstract: The connection structure connecting a core wire exposed, on the end side of a covered electric wire with an insulating covering portion covering the outer periphery of the core wire, from the insulating covering portion to a bus bar, on the end side of the covered electric wire, an auxiliary terminal including an electric wire grasping portion which grasps the insulating covering portion of the covered electric wire and a core wire protecting portion provided so as to extend from one end of the electric wire grasping portion is attached, the core wire protecting portion includes a base on which the insulating covering portion is placed and welded pieces which are provided so as to extend from the base and disposed near the core wire exposed from the insulating covering portion, and the welded pieces are welded to one face of the bus bar along with the exposed core wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Hirokazu Abe
  • Patent number: 8989965
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes a steering torque detector for detecting a steering torque applied to a steering mechanism, a motor for generating an assist force that assists steering of a steering wheel, a power voltage detector for detecting a power voltage of a power supply, a power voltage monitoring section for determining a power voltage detection value detected by the power voltage detector and a motor drive controller for calculating an assist amount based on the steering torque and controlling drive of the motor through a driving section. Assist control is maintained based on a drive possible characteristic corresponding to a reduction level of the power voltage of FETs when the power voltage monitoring section determines that the power voltage detection value is less than or equal to an assist operation possible power voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Abe, Yoshiki Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8892296
    Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a power state diagnosis method and a power state diagnosis apparatus that pass and increase not only a d-axis current but also a q-axis current to a current value that a steering behavior does not occur to perform a diagnosis in the vector control of a motor, and determine that a power supply degraded, that the power supply is normal and that the diagnosis is not completed without giving an uncomfortable feeling to a driver, detecting a timing that there is not a driver, and needing to comprise a plurality of actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Abe, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Toru Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130218403
    Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a power state diagnosis method and a power state diagnosis apparatus that pass and increase not only a d-axis current but also a q-axis current to a current value that a steering behavior does not occur to perform a diagnosis in the vector control of a motor, and determine that a power supply degraded, that the power supply is normal and that the diagnosis is not completed without giving an uncomfortable feeling to a driver, detecting a timing that there is not a driver, and needing to comprise a plurality of actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Abe, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Toru Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110231064
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention provides an electric power steering apparatus that is capable of suppressing behaviors of steering assist and performing assist control without an uncomfortable feeling even though a power voltage varied drastically during cranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: NSK LTD
    Inventors: Hirokazu Abe, Yoshiki Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 7756287
    Abstract: A speaker vibrating part has a diaphragm body 10A and an approximately cylinder-shaped coupling portion 10B for coupling the diaphragm body 10A to a voice coil bobbin. Protruded strips 10Ba extend out from the inner periphery of the coupling portion 10B toward the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Abe
  • Publication number: 20070041607
    Abstract: A speaker vibrating part has a diaphragm body 10A and an approximately cylinder-shaped coupling portion 10B for coupling the diaphragm body 10A to a voice coil bobbin. Protruded strips 10Ba extend out from the inner periphery of the coupling portion 10B toward the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: Hirokazu Abe
  • Patent number: 7157874
    Abstract: An electric power steering device comprising a control unit capable of distinguishing a failure of a motor current detection device caused by a change in power voltage, an oxide film formed on the commutator of a motor or the contact point of a relay, etc. from a failure of the motor current detection device itself and judging a failure of the motor current detection device accurately. A motor current is sampled during which a predetermined constant voltage is supplied to the motor, and the detected motor current value is compared with a motor current estimated value to judge the failure of the motor current detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Nomura, Hirokazu Abe, Kazuhiro Kumaido
  • Publication number: 20060181819
    Abstract: An electric power steering device comprising a control unit capable of distinguishing a failure of a motor current detection device caused by a change in power voltage, an oxide film formed on the commutator of a motor or the contact point of a relay, etc. from a failure of the motor current detection device itself and judging a failure of the motor current detection device accurately. A motor current is sampled during which a predetermined constant voltage is supplied to the motor, and the detected motor current value is compared with a motor current estimated value to judge the failure of the motor current detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhide Nomura, Hirokazu Abe, Kazuhiro Kumaido