Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Suzuki
Hiroyuki Suzuki 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: 20240153467Abstract: A display device with a variant-shape display region other than the rectangular display region is configured to form a scanning line drive circuit along the variant-shape display region. The scanning line drive circuit includes bus wiring group with clock wiring for supplying clocks with three or more phases and the power supply wiring for supplying power, and the unit circuits for configuring the shift register including five or more transistors. The bus wiring and the unit circuits are formed on the different regions so as not to cross with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Takayuki SUZUKI, Hiroyuki ABE
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Publication number: 20240152011Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having an outer shape of a display region formed other than a rectangle. A driver for supplying a video signal is disposed outside the display region. A selector with selector TFT is disposed between the display region and the driver. A video signal line is disposed between the driver and the selector, and a drain line is disposed between the selector and the display region. A scanning circuit for supplying a scanning signal to the scanning line is disposed outside the display region. The selector is disposed between the scanning line and the display region, and covered with ITO as the common electrode. The common bus wiring is disposed outside the selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Takayuki SUZUKI, Hiroyuki ABE
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Publication number: 20240149773Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Atsushi KUSANO, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yosuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE, Yasuharu OTSUKA, Satoru KANEDA
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Publication number: 20240152597Abstract: Provided is a robot device having a structure in which a plurality of links is hinge-coupled, and having simplified wiring for signal and power transmission at a hinge portion. The robot device includes a plurality of links and a hinge part that includes a deformable signal transmission part and connects the links adjacent to each other. The robot device further includes a flexible circuit board including a signal transmission line layer and a low-rigidity insulating layer stacked on top of each other, the signal transmission line layer transmitting a signal, the low-rigidity insulating layer insulating the signal transmission line layer, each of the plurality of links is formed by the flexible circuit board having a high-rigidity material bonded to both sides or at least one side thereof, and the hinge part is formed by the flexible board having no high-rigidity material bonded to either of the sides thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventor: HIROYUKI SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11975778Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller configured to execute the processing of accepting a request for retrieving a target vehicle body unit that is laid at a specific place, selecting a chassis unit for retrieval from among chassis units in the state separated from any vehicle body unit, the chassis unit for retrieval being a chassis unit to be used to retrieve the target vehicle body unit, and sending a retrieval command to the chassis unit for retrieval, the retrieval command being a command to retrieve the target vehicle body unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhisa Yoshikawa, Yuji Suzuki, Keita Yamazaki, Kei Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Ito, Takashi Ogawa, Yukiya Sugiyama, Masaru Ando, Yasushi Fujiwara, Azusa Nakagame, Erina Toyama
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Patent number: 11979535Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a reader that performs first reading of reading a document and second reading of reading a portion read through a first color in the first reading through a second color using an area sensor having a Bayer arrangement color filter; a generator that generates first image data represented by a plurality of adjacent pixels with a read value obtained through one Bayer arrangement in the first reading as one pixel, and generates second image data using, for each reading position, a value read through the first color in the first reading and a value read through the second color in the second reading; and a selector that selects one of the first image data or the second image data.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Hiroyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20240136522Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an active material wherein an expansion upon intercalation of a metal ion such as a Li ion is suppressed. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an active material comprising a silicon clathrate type crystal phase, and the active material includes a Na element, a Si element and a M element that is a metal element with an ion radius larger than the Si element, and a proportion of the M element to a total of the Si element and the M element is 0.1 atm % or more and 5 atm % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Hironori DAIKOKU, Jun YOSHIDA, Kazuhiro SUZUKI, Mitsutoshi OTAKI
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Patent number: 11964469Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes plural rotating members that are rotatable; an annular circulating member that is wound around the plural rotating members and circulates when the rotating members rotate; a retaining member attached to an attaching portion of the circulating member and that circulates together with the circulating member, the retaining member being configured to retain a recording medium in an area where the attaching portion comes into contact with one of the rotating members; an image forming section that forms an image on the recording medium at an image forming position defined on a circulation path along which the circulating member circulates; a delivering unit that delivers the recording medium to a retaining position where the recording medium is to be retained by the retaining member; a detector that detects rotation of the one rotating member; and a controller that controls delivery of the recording medium from the delivering unit to the retaining position, the delivery being conType: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Yuta Chino, Naohito Otsuki, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takehiko Koizumi
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Patent number: 11964620Abstract: A vehicular power supply device to be equipped in a vehicle includes an electric storage unit group, an inverter, a driving motor, a converter, an electric device group, a first switch, and a second switch. The electric storage unit group includes first and second electric storage units. The driving motor is to be coupled to the electric storage unit group via the inverter. The electric device group is to be coupled to the electric storage unit group via the converter. The first switch is to be controlled between a state where the first electric storage unit is coupled to the inverter and a state where the first electric storage unit is coupled to the converter. The second switch is to be controlled between a state where the second electric storage unit is coupled to the inverter and a state where the second electric storage unit is coupled to the converter.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Itaru Seta, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Ohtomo, Masaki Komuro, Takashi Kono, Shinya Sagawa, Kazuki Makino
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Publication number: 20240128896Abstract: An actuator having good interlayer adhesion at a lamination interface, good conductivity of an electrode layer, and good smoothness of the electrode layer is provided. The actuator includes a plurality of elastomer layers and a plurality of electrode layers, and the elastomer layers and electrode layers are alternately laminated. The electrode layer contains carbon black, a content of the carbon black in the electrode layer is 10% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and a specific surface area of the carbon black is 380 g/m2 or more and 800 m2/g or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: RYO IWAMURO, YUSAKU KATO, TAKAHITO SUZUKI, HIROYUKI MITSUHASHI, YOSHIO GOTO
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Publication number: 20240128824Abstract: A dynamo-electric machine comprising: a stator core with plurality of slots, a coil covered with insulated conductor wire, wherein the coil comprising plurality of storages stored in the slots and plurality of coil ends that are outside of the slots, conductor of coil end close to the conductor of the heterophase coil having insulating materials at only one of the surfaces, either the inner diameter surface close to the conductor of the heterophase coil or outer diameter surface of the heterophase coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kenji IKEDA, Yuji ENOMOTO, Hirooki TOKOI, Mizuki NAKAHARA, Hiroyuki MIKAMI, Toshifumi SUZUKI, Toru SAKAI, Masaru AMAIKE, Yuji TSUJI
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Patent number: 11958385Abstract: A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Ryuichiro Hirose, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Atsushi Kusano, Yoshikazu Ito, Yousuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
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Patent number: 11959580Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel pipe having a double tube with an inner tube and an outer tube disposed on the outside of the inner tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Wout Luyten, Hiroyuki Shimo
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Publication number: 20240111366Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Mamoru MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki SHINODA, Takaaki KAMIGAKI, Mitsuru ITO, Tao MORISAKI, Shun SUZUKI, Atsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Ryoya ONISHI, Yasutoshi MAKINO, Seki INOUE
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Patent number: 11943547Abstract: An image capturing unit captures an image including an embedded image that is printed on the basis of image data in which at least a color component has been modulated according to additional information. An adjustment unit adjusts a white balance of the image captured by the image capturing unit on the basis of an adjustment value associated with the embedded image. A processing unit processes image data of the image captured by the image capturing unit whose white balance has been adjusted by the adjustment unit to read the additional information in the image captured by the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Sakai, Mitsuru Uratani, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Omagari, Tomohiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20240094234Abstract: The present invention controls liquid shaking during transportation while maintaining high-precision with respect to the stopping position of a specimen at the time of device start-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takahiro SUZUKI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Shinji AZUMA
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Patent number: 11932147Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
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Patent number: 11934145Abstract: A developing apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image bearer, a developing sleeve, a case, and an air filter. The case accommodates a two-component developer and the developing sleeve. The air filter is attached to the case. The air filter has a thickness of 2 to 20 mm and has a density gradient with a pressure loss of 2 to 40 Pa at a wind speed of 10 cm/s. The air filter forms an airflow sucked into the case from a gap between the developing sleeve and the case and forms an airflow discharged from the case through the air filter. The two-component developer accommodated in the case contains a magnetic particle a surface of which is coated with a resin layer. The resin layer contains at least one type of chargeable particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Masuda, Tohru Suganuma, Masashi Nagayama, Hiroyuki Kishida, Kento Takeuchi, Kaede Masuko, Tomomi Suzuki, Takuya Suganuma, Kazuki Yogosawa
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Publication number: 20240088184Abstract: There is provided a imaging device including: an N-type region formed for each pixel and configured to perform photoelectric conversion; an inter-pixel light-shielding wall penetrating a semiconductor substrate in a depth direction and formed between N-type regions configured to perform the photoelectric conversion, the N-type regions each being formed for each of pixels adjacent to each other; a P-type layer formed between the N-type region configured to perform the photoelectric conversion and the inter-pixel light-shielding wall; and a P-type region adjacent to the P-type layer and formed between the N-type region and an interface on a side of a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya UCHIDA, Ryoji SUZUKI, Hisahiro ANSAI, Yoichi Ueda, Shinichi YOSHIDA, Yukari TAKEYA, Tomoyuki HIRANO, Hiroyuki MORI, Hirotoshi NOMURA, Yoshiharu KUDOH, Masashi OHURA, Shin IWABUCHI
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Publication number: 20240079097Abstract: A spectral analysis unit receives items of spectral data acquired by a measurement device with regards to a material according to a prescribed measurement condition, and calculates spectral feature amounts of the spectral data using a model function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Sayaka KURATA