Patents by Inventor Ken Hashimoto
Ken Hashimoto 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: 20240145158Abstract: A coil component includes a first wire wound to form a first layer in a direction from a first end toward a second end, and a second wire wound around the first wire to form a second layer in the direction from the first end toward the second end while turns of the second wire fit in recesses formed between adjacent turns of the first wire. The second wire subsequently turns back from the end positioned closer to the second end toward the first end and extends to an outer side of the second layer. Then, the second wire is wound around the second layer to form a third layer while turns of the second wire fit in recesses formed between adjacent turns of the second wire in the second layer. The second wire subsequently extends to the second layer on the outer side of the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeto YAMAMOTO, Ken HAYASHII, Ryota HASHIMOTO, Shingo NAKAMOTO, Kaori TAKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20240113613Abstract: The present disclosure provides a state detection device, which is designed in a power supply circuit including a feedback control unit configured to perform feedback control based on a difference between a feedback voltage corresponding to an output voltage and a reference voltage; and an output capacitor configured to smooth the output voltage. The state detection device is configured to detect a state of the output capacitor. The state detection device includes target value varying unit and a detector. The target value varying unit is configured to increase a target value of the output voltage. The detector is configured to detect the state of the output capacitor based on a change in the output voltage while the output capacitor is being charged as the target value of the output voltage rises or while the output capacitor is being discharged after the target value of the output voltage rises.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventor: Ken HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20240104587Abstract: In a familiarity degree estimation apparatus, a first video process unit calculates a time while a hand being viewed, which is a time when a customer is viewing the hand. A second video process unit calculates a time while an item being held, which is a time when the customer is holding an item. A familiarity degree estimation unit calculates a time while the item being viewed based on the time while a hand being viewed and the time while the item being held, and estimates that the longer the time while the item being viewed, the lower the degree of familiarity of the customer with respect to the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Azusa FURUKAWA, Kan ARAI, Kei SHIBUYA, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Ken HANAZAWA, Makiko AKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240094367Abstract: A drive device includes a power supply circuit that includes a switch element, and a drive circuit that is configured to use a voltage supplied from the power supply circuit as a power supply voltage and that is configured to perform pulse driving of a drive-target element. The power supply circuit is configured to operate such that a switching frequency of the switch element differs from a frequency of the pulse driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Takashi NAGAI, Ken HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20240095671Abstract: An item management apparatus manages the number of items displayed on an item shelf. An acquisition unit acquires an ideal quantity indicating an ideal number of items to be displayed, and a current quantity indicating the number of items being actually displayed on the item shelf. A detection unit detects the number of times of taking out and placing back an item with respect to the item shelf. An ideal quantity correction unit corrects the ideal quantity based on the current quantity and the number of times of taking out and placing back the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Azusa FURUKAWA, Kan ARAI, Kei SHIBUYA, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Ken HANAZAWA, Makiko AKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240087359Abstract: A customer analysis apparatus (10) includes an image acquisition unit (110) and an image processing unit (120). The image acquisition unit (110) acquires a first image generated by a first image capture unit (22) and a second image generated by a second image capture unit (24). The image processing unit (120) processes the first image and the second image. More specifically, the image processing unit (120) generates product information indicating a product (50) taken out from a product shelf (40), by processing the first image and the second image. Further, the image processing unit (120) generates customer attribute information of a customer taking out the product (50), by processing the first image. Then, the image processing unit (120) causes a result storage unit (130) to store the product information and the customer attribute information in association with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Makiko AKIGUCHI, Azusa FURUKAWA, Kei SHIBUYA, Kan ARAI, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Ken HANAZAWA
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Publication number: 20240086946Abstract: In a familiarity degree estimation apparatus, a first video process unit calculates a time while a hand being viewed, which is a time when a customer is viewing the hand. A second video process unit calculates a time while an item being held, which is a time when the customer is holding an item. A familiarity degree estimation unit calculates a time while the item being viewed based on the time while a hand being viewed and the time while the item being held, and estimates that the longer the time while the item being viewed, the lower the degree of familiarity of the customer with respect to the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Azusa FURUKAWA, Kan ARAI, Kei SHIBUYA, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Ken HANAZAWA, Makiko AKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240001404Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a driving circuit arranged to be capable of supplying a drive signal in an ultrasonic band to a piezoelectric element, a damping circuit having a resistance load and an inductive load, and a control circuit arranged to be capable of controlling the driving circuit and performing a reverberation reduction operation after stopping the supply of the drive signal to the piezoelectric element. In the reverberation reduction operation, the control circuit controls the driving circuit to supply the piezoelectric element with a damping signal having a phase different from that of the drive signal, and then enables the damping circuit to connect to the piezoelectric element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Hideki MATSUBARA, Yoshiaki KONO, Ken HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10730139Abstract: This laser irradiation mechanism includes a control unit which has a function allowing the focal point of a laser beam to describe a circle, performs control such that the focal point describes a spiral, and performs control such that the central axis of the spiral moves along a curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Akahoshi, Kotaro Fujikura, Chiyoko Nemoto, Yuichiro Tamura, Ken Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10570366Abstract: Disclosed are: a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus kunkeei, the bacterium having a higher IgA production inducing activity than that of Lactobacillus strain GG (ATCC53103), and a lower mitogenic activity and a lower IL-2 production inducing activity than those of Listeria strain EGD; and a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, an immunostimulant for preventing the infection by pathogens or viruses that invade through the respiratory or esophageal mucosa, and an intestinal immunostimulant for preventing or alleviating food poisoning, each of which contains the lactic acid bacterium or treated cells of the lactic acid bacterium.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Yamada Bee Company Inc.Inventors: Daisuke Matsuura, Takashi Asama, Hironori Motoki, Tomoki Tatefuji, Ken Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20180112176Abstract: Disclosed are: a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus kunkeei, the bacterium having a higher IgA production inducing activity than that of Lactobacillus strain GG (ATCC53103), and a lower mitogenic activity and a lower IL-2 production inducing activity than those of Listeria strain EGD; and a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, an immunostimulant for preventing the infection by pathogens or viruses that invade through the respiratory or esophageal mucosa, and an intestinal immunostimulant for preventing or alleviating food poisoning, each of which contains the lactic acid bacterium or treated cells of the lactic acid bacterium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Daisuke MATSUURA, Takashi ASAMA, Hironori MOTOKI, Tomoki TATEFUJI, Ken HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 9856451Abstract: Disclosed are: a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus kunkeei, the bacterium having a higher IgA production inducing activity than that of Lactobacillus strain GG (ATCC53103), and a lower mitogenic activity and a lower IL-2 production inducing activity than those of Listeria strain EGD; and a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, an immunostimulant for preventing the infection by pathogens or viruses that invade through the respiratory or esophageal mucosa, and an intestinal immunostimulant for preventing or alleviating food poisoning, each of which contains the lactic acid bacterium or treated cells of the lactic acid bacterium.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Yamada Bee Company Inc.Inventors: Daisuke Matsuura, Takashi Asama, Hironori Motoki, Tomoki Tatefuji, Ken Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20170225268Abstract: This laser irradiation mechanism includes a control unit which has a function allowing the focal point of a laser beam to describe a circle, performs control such that the focal point describes a spiral, and performs control such that the central axis of the spiral moves along a curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Hideaki AKAHOSHI, Kotaro FUJIKURA, Chiyoko NEMOTO, Yuichiro TAMURA, Ken HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 9177882Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a COF substrate; a semiconductor integrated circuit mounted on the COF substrate and having a first voltage circuit portion operating at a first voltage range and a second voltage circuit portion operating at a second voltage range higher than the first voltage range, the circuit portions being formed on a single chip; and a resin layer for sealing the COF substrate and the semiconductor integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Ken Hashimoto, Tomoya Sakai
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Patent number: 9056347Abstract: A press-die is provided with a lower die and an upper die. The lower die includes a drawing punch, a blank holder, and a cushion part. The upper die includes a drawing die part, and a trimming part. The blank holder includes a first holder part disposed to face to an end portion of the drawing die part, and a second holder part disposed to face to the trimming part. The second holder part has a drawing support portion that supports a first portion of a bottom surface of the first holder part. The drawing punch has a trimming support portion that supports a second portion of the bottom surface of the first holder part. The first holder part has a lower trimming blade at an outer edge thereof. The trimming part has an upper trimming blade at an inner edge thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Eguchi, Toshifumi Matsuda, Kazuya Saito, Jiro Watanabe, Kohei Teshima, Michio Nakamura, Masayasu Nishida, Ken Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20140363880Abstract: Disclosed are: a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus kunkeei, the bacterium having a higher IgA production inducing activity than that of Lactobacillus strain GG (ATCC53103), and a lower mitogenic activity and a lower IL-2 production inducing activity than those of Listeria strain EGD; and a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, an immunostimulant for preventing the infection by pathogens or viruses that invade through the respiratory or esophageal mucosa, and an intestinal immunostimulant for preventing or alleviating food poisoning, each of which contains the lactic acid bacterium or treated cells of the lactic acid bacterium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Yamada Bee CompanyInventors: Daisuke Matsuura, Takashi Asama, Hironori Motoki, Tomoki Tatefuji, Ken Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20140217426Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a COF substrate; a semiconductor integrated circuit mounted on the COF substrate and having a first voltage circuit portion operating at a first voltage range and a second voltage circuit portion operating at a second voltage range higher than the first voltage range, the circuit portions being formed on a single chip; and a resin layer for sealing the COF substrate and the semiconductor integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki INOKUCHI, Ken HASHIMOTO, Tomoya SAKAI
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Patent number: 8546466Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided an image recording composition comprising a curable material capable of immobilizing a colorant material in a received ink and curable by an external stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiro Yamashita, Ken Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20130228000Abstract: A press-die is provided with a lower die and an upper die. The lower die includes a drawing punch, a blank holder, and a cushion part. The upper die includes a drawing die part, and a trimming part. The blank holder includes a first holder part disposed to face to an end portion of the drawing die part, and a second holder part disposed to face to the trimming part. The second holder part has a drawing support portion that supports a first portion of a bottom surface of the first holder part. The drawing punch has a trimming support portion that supports a second portion of the bottom surface of the first holder part. The first holder part has a lower trimming blade at an outer edge thereof. The trimming part has an upper trimming blade at an inner edge thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Eguchi, Toshifumi Matsuda, Kazuya Saito, Jiro Watanabe, Kohei Teshima, Michio Nakamura, Masayasu Nishida, Ken Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8342672Abstract: A recording apparatus including: an intermediate transfer member; an image forming composition layer formation unit that supplies an image forming composition to the intermediate transfer member, the image forming composition containing a curable material that cures upon application of an external stimulus; an ink application unit that applies ink to the image forming composition layer that has been formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the image forming composition layer from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium by contacting the image forming composition layer onto which the ink has been applied with the recording medium; and a first stimulus application unit that applies a stimulus to the image forming composition layer that cures the image forming composition layer, the stimulus being applied at least one of immediately before the image forming composition layer comes into contact with the recording medium, or during the contact.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunichi Yamashita, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kentaro Ageishi, Yoshiro Yamashita, Ken Hashimoto