Patents by Inventor Makoto Otsuka
Makoto Otsuka 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: 20200023480Abstract: The disclosure provides a compact and low-cost gripper which allows an outside diameter of a piston to be increased. Provided is a gripper including a body case having, at one end, a cylinder part having a cylinder chamber which houses a piston so as to slide the piston along a central axis of the piston, and having, at the other end, a plurality of guide parts formed at regular intervals around the center axis and extending in a direction orthogonal to the center axis; a plurality of master jaws, on which top jaws can be removably mounted, guided by each of the guide parts; and a plunger having a plurality of interconnecting means which are respectively interconnected with each of the master jaws and slides along the central axis associated with a sliding operation of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: KITAGAWA IRON WORKS CO., LTDInventors: Makoto OTSUKA, Shuuji FUJII
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Patent number: 10396623Abstract: A motor includes: a motor shaft including a press-fitting surface; and a first annular projection group and a second annular projection group formed in the press-fitting surface of the motor shaft. The first annular projection group and the second annular projection group are separated from each other in an axial direction, a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the first annular projection group and a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the second annular projection group are smaller than a distance between the first annular projection group and the second annular projection group in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Otsuka, Yutaka Kamogi, Jun Ohmura
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Patent number: 10291095Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a terminal and a casing that houses the stator, in which the casing includes a casing body with high thermal conductivity that includes an opening in which the terminal is disposed and houses the stator and a casing block disposed in the opening and with an insulating property and high thermal conductivity, and the casing block includes a housing part that houses a distal end portion of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Jun Ohmura, Makoto Otsuka
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Publication number: 20190058371Abstract: A motor includes: a motor shaft including a press-fitting surface; and a first annular projection group and a second annular projection group formed in the press-fitting surface of the motor shaft. The first annular projection group and the second annular projection group are separated from each other in an axial direction, a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the first annular projection group and a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the second annular projection group are smaller than a distance between the first annular projection group and the second annular projection group in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Makoto OTSUKA, Yutaka KAMOGI, Jun OHMURA
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Patent number: 10141812Abstract: A motor shaft is configured to be press-fitted into a hole formed in a press-fitted component from a front end side in an axial direction. The motor shaft includes: a shaft body; a first annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in a radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the hole the first annular projection portion being positioned at a first position; and a second annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in the radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the hole, the second annular projection portion being positioned at a second position that is shifted from the first position toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the shaft body.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Otsuka, Yutaka Kamogi, Jun Ohmura
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Publication number: 20170302128Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a terminal and a casing that houses the stator, in which the casing includes a casing body with high thermal conductivity that includes an opening in which the terminal is disposed and houses the stator and a casing block disposed in the opening and with an insulating property and high thermal conductivity, and the casing block includes a housing part that houses a distal end portion of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Jun OHMURA, Makoto OTSUKA
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Apparatus and method for learning a model corresponding to time-series moving image/video input data
Patent number: 9547818Abstract: A dynamic time-evolution Boltzmann machine capable of learning is provided. Aspects include acquiring a time-series input data and supplying a plurality of input values of input data of the time-series input data at one time point to a plurality of nodes of the mode. Aspects also include computing, based on an input data sequence before the one time point in the time-series input data and a weight parameter between each of a plurality of input values of input data of the input data sequence and a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes of the model, a conditional probability of the input value at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred. Aspects further include adjusting the weight parameter so as to increase a conditional probability of occurrence of the input data at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Osogami, Makoto Otsuka -
Publication number: 20160204671Abstract: A motor shaft is configured to be press-fitted into a hole formed in a press-fitted component from a front end side in an axial direction. The motor shaft includes: a shaft body; a first annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in a radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the hole the first annular projection portion being positioned at a first position; and a second annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in the radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the hole, the second annular projection portion being positioned at a second position that is shifted from the first position toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the shaft body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Makoto OTSUKA, Yutaka KAMOGI, Jun OHMURA
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Publication number: 20160180251Abstract: A processing apparatus is disclosed for representing cognitively biased selection behavior of a consumer as a learnable model with high prediction accuracy taking into account even feature values of a product and the consumer. The processing apparatus generates a selection model obtained by modeling selection behavior of a selection entity that selects at least one choice out of presented input choices. The processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit to acquire training data including a plurality of input feature vectors that indicate features of a plurality of the choices presented to the selection entity and an output feature vector that indicates a feature of an output choice. The processing apparatus further includes an input combining unit to combine the plurality of input vectors to generate an input combined vector, and a learning processing unit to learn a selection model on the basis of the input combined vector and the output vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Tetsuro MORIMURA, Takayuki OSOGAMI, Makoto OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20160098631Abstract: A dynamic time-evolution Boltzmann machine capable of learning is provided. Aspects include acquiring a time-series input data and supplying a plurality of input values of input data of the time-series input data at one time point to a plurality of nodes of the mode. Aspects also include computing, based on an input data sequence before the one time point in the time-series input data and a weight parameter between each of a plurality of input values of input data of the input data sequence and a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes of the model, a conditional probability of the input value at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred. Aspects further include adjusting the weight parameter so as to increase a conditional probability of occurrence of the input data at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: TAKAYUKI OSOGAMI, MAKOTO OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20160092767Abstract: A dynamic time-evolution Boltzmann machine capable of learning is provided. Aspects include acquiring a time-series input data and supplying a plurality of input values of input data of the time-series input data at one time point to a plurality of nodes of the mode. Aspects also include computing, based on an input data sequence before the one time point in the time-series input data and a weight parameter between each of a plurality of input values of input data of the input data sequence and a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes of the model, a conditional probability of the input value at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred. Aspects further include adjusting the weight parameter so as to increase a conditional probability of occurrence of the input data at the one time point given that the input data sequence has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: TAKAYUKI OSOGAMI, MAKOTO OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20150287056Abstract: A processing apparatus, a processing method, and a program that generates a selection model obtained by modeling selection behavior of a target to a given choice. The processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire learning data including at least one selection behavior for learning in which choices given to the target are input choices and choices selected out of the input choices are output choices, an input vector generating unit configured to generate an input vector that indicates whether each of a plurality of kinds of choices is included in the input choices, and a learning processing unit configured to learn the selection model using the input vector corresponding to an input choice for learning and the output choices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Takayuki Osogami, Makoto Otsuka
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Publication number: 20150287061Abstract: To represent selection behavior of a cognitively-biased consumer as a learnable model having high prediction accuracy. there is provided a processing apparatus including a parameter storing unit configured to store first weight values set among nodes between an input layer and an intermediate layer and second weight values set among nodes between the intermediate layer and an output layer, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of input values to a plurality of input nodes, and a calculating unit configured to calculate a plurality of output values from a plurality output nodes corresponding to the plurality of input values using a prediction model in which the influence of the second weight value set between the output node and the intermediate node corresponding to the input node, the input value to which is equal to or smaller than a threshold is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Makoto OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20150170170Abstract: A processing apparatus, a processing method, and a program that generates a selection model obtained by modeling selection behavior of a target to a given choice. The processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire learning data including at least one selection behavior for learning in which choices given to the target are input choices and choices selected out of the input choices are output choices, an input vector generating unit configured to generate an input vector that indicates whether each of a plurality of kinds of choices is included in the input choices, and a learning processing unit configured to learn the selection model using the input vector corresponding to an input choice for learning and the output choices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Takayuki Osogami, Makoto Otsuka
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Publication number: 20150170029Abstract: To represent selection behavior of a cognitively-biased consumer as a learnable model having high prediction accuracy. there is provided a processing apparatus including a parameter storing unit configured to store first weight values set among nodes between an input layer and an intermediate layer and second weight values set among nodes between the intermediate layer and an output layer, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of input values to a plurality of input nodes, and a calculating unit configured to calculate a plurality of output values from a plurality output nodes corresponding to the plurality of input values using a prediction model in which the influence of the second weight value set between the output node and the intermediate node corresponding to the input node, the input value to which is equal to or smaller than a threshold is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventor: Makoto OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20150085486Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thermal radiator of a lamp device includes a light-emitting module connection part to which a light-emitting module is thermally conductively connected. An attachment base is arranged around the light-emitting module connection part. The attachment base is made of an insulating material, and supports the light-emitting module connected to the light-emitting module connection part. The light-emitting module connection part protrudes from the attachment base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Masazumi Ishida, Junichi Kimiya, Makoto Otsuka
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Publication number: 20140355265Abstract: According to one embodiment, a housing of a lamp device a cylindrical shape, and includes an opening part at one end side, a closing part at the other end side, and an insertion part formed at a center of the closing part. A thermal radiator includes a support part which is inserted through the insertion part, a light-emitting module connection part which is provided at one end side of the support part and to which the light-emitting module is connected to enable heat conduction, and an external thermal radiation part provided at the other end side of the support part. An area of the light-emitting module connection part is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the support part, and the support part, the light-emitting module connection part and the external thermal radiation part are integrally formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kimiya, Makoto Otsuka, Masazumi Ishida, Kenji Nezu, Kazunari Higuchi
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Publication number: 20140286021Abstract: According to one embodiment, a projection projects in the rear side center portion of a housing. A light-emitting module is arranged in the housing. A pair of power-supply sections configured to supply electric power to the light-emitting module is arranged around a light-emitting section in the housing. An information circuit configured to output information to the outside is arranged in a position around the light-emitting section and different from the positions of the pair of power-supply sections in the housing. A plurality of pins are provided at intervals along the rear side peripheral portion of the housing around the projection. Connecting means connects the power-supply sections and the pins located near the power-supply sections and connects the information circuit and the pin located near the information circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kimiya, Masazumi Ishida, Makoto Otsuka
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Publication number: 20140286014Abstract: According to one embodiment, a housing includes a cover provided with an opening section opened on the front side, which is a light emission side, and a thermal radiation section on the rear side opposite to the front side. An opening section of the cover is located further on the rear side than a peripheral portion of the cover. A light-emitting module includes a substrate and a light-emitting section formed on the substrate. The substrate is thermally connected to the thermal radiation section. The light-emitting section is opposed to the opening section of the cover, The translucent member is arranged in the opening section of the cover and located further on the rear side than the peripheral portion of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kimiya, Masazumi Ishida, Makoto Otsuka, Kazunari Higuchi
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Publication number: 20140286022Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a housing, an insulating sheet, and a light-emitting module. The housing includes a thermal radiation section on the rear side opposite to the front side, which is a light emission side. A projecting section projects to the front side of the thermal radiation section. The insulating sheet includes an insert-through hole through which the projecting section is inserted. The insulating sheet is arranged on the front side of the thermal radiation section. The light-emitting module includes a substrate having a shape larger than the external shape of the projecting section and a light-emitting section formed on the front side surface of the substrate. The rear side surface of the substrate is thermally connected to the projecting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Junichi Kimiya, Masazumi Ishida, Makoto Otsuka