Patents by Inventor Masaaki Inoguchi

Masaaki Inoguchi 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: 20230242079
    Abstract: A raindrop detection device includes: a front monitoring camera for photographing a front of a vehicle through a windshield of the vehicle; a raindrop detection camera for photographing a raindrop adhering to the windshield; and an electronic control unit disposed away from the windshield, the front monitoring camera, and the raindrop detection camera, performing an image processing on an image data of a front image from the front monitoring camera, and performing an image processing on an image data of a windshield image from the raindrop detection camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: KEIGO HIKIDA, TAKAMITSU OKURA, KIYOSHI OTSUKA, YOSHIHISA BANNO, KAZUMASA NAKAJIMA, MASAAKI INOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11565659
    Abstract: A raindrop recognition device is configured to recognize a raindrop on a transparent panel. The raindrop recognition device includes a storage unit, an image input unit, and an image recognition unit. The storage unit stores a trained model that is a machine learning model trained using, as training data, images of the transparent panel with adhered raindrops and images of the transparent panel without adhered raindrops. Image data of the transparent panel taken by a camera is input to the input unit. The image recognition unit is configured to calculate a value representing a raindrop likeness of an object on the transparent panel in the image data by inputting the image data to the trained model. The trained model is trained by training data including images of the transparent panel with uniform background and images of the transparent panel with light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Banno, Sho Takano, Masaaki Inoguchi, Keigo Hikida, Kazuaki Mawatari
  • Publication number: 20210101564
    Abstract: A raindrop recognition device is configured to recognize a raindrop on a transparent panel. The raindrop recognition device includes a storage unit, an image input unit, and an image recognition unit. The storage unit stores a trained model that is a machine learning model trained using, as training data, images of the transparent panel with adhered raindrops and images of the transparent panel without adhered raindrops. Image data of the transparent panel taken by a camera is input to the input unit. The image recognition unit is configured to calculate a value representing a raindrop likeness of an object on the transparent panel in the image data by inputting the image data to the trained model. The trained model is trained by training data including images of the transparent panel with uniform background and images of the transparent panel with light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihisa BANNO, Sho TAKANO, Masaaki INOGUCHI, Keigo HIKIDA, Kazuaki MAWATARI
  • Patent number: 10427498
    Abstract: A heating part of this radiant heater has a plurality of heating wires. The plurality of heating wires are connected in parallel such that a plurality of parallel groups may be formed by electrodes. Further, the plurality of parallel groups are connected in series by the electrodes. The heating parts are set to reach a radiation temperature for emitting the heat radiation which makes a human to feel warmth. The heating parts have a thermal resistance in a longitudinal direction which is set, when an object contacts on the surface, a temperature of the part where the object touches falls to a suppressed temperature lower than the radiation temperature. The temperature of the heating part increases rapidly in response to electric supply. When there is a contact with an object, the temperature of the heating part decreases rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sagou, Hideaki Kako, Kimitake Ishikawa, Hiroyasu Oide, Hideki Seki, Kouji Kondoh, Kazuo Tada, Masaaki Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20170129310
    Abstract: A heating part of this radiant heater has a plurality of heating wires. The plurality of heating wires are connected in parallel such that a plurality of parallel groups may be formed by electrodes. Further, the plurality of parallel groups are connected in series by the electrodes. The heating parts are set to reach a radiation temperature for emitting the heat radiation which makes a human to feel warmth. The heating parts have a thermal resistance in a longitudinal direction which is set, when an object contacts on the surface, a temperature of the part where the object touches falls to a suppressed temperature lower than the radiation temperature. The temperature of the heating part increases rapidly in response to electric supply. When there is a contact with an object, the temperature of the heating part decreases rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SAGOU, Hideaki KAKO, Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hiroyasu OIDE, Hideki SEKI, Kouji KONDOH, Kazuo TADA, Masaaki INOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8467042
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring apparatus measures a peripheral shape of a lens in order to measure the peripheral shape of the lens accurately according to a non-contact technique. The lens shape measuring apparatus includes: a lens holding mechanism section for holding the lens with the holding axis from the side of a lens surface; and a laser displacement meter for measuring a lens peripheral shape by irradiating a laser beam to the periphery of the lens and receiving a reflected light thereof. The laser displacement meter is installed such that a light projecting section for projecting a laser beam and a light receiving section for receiving a laser beam are aligned in a direction perpendicular to an axis line of the holding axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20090268199
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring apparatus measures a peripheral shape of a lens in order to measure the peripheral shape of the lens accurately according to a non-contact technique. The lens shape measuring apparatus includes: a lens holding mechanism section for holding the lens with the holding axis from the side of a lens surface; and a laser displacement meter for measuring a lens peripheral shape by irradiating a laser beam to the periphery of the lens and receiving a reflected light thereof. The laser displacement meter is installed such that a light projecting section for projecting a laser beam and a light receiving section for receiving a laser beam are aligned in a direction perpendicular to an axis line of the holding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Inoguchi
  • Patent number: 7448938
    Abstract: Difference between a lens edge circumference and an edged lens circumference is controlled to be always within a prescribed range so that a spectacle lens of a properly finished circumference size can always be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20060276106
    Abstract: Difference between a lens edge circumference and an edged lens circumference is controlled to be always within a prescribed range so that a spectacle lens of a properly finished circumference size can always be supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Inoguchi