Patents by Inventor Masahiro Shimizu

Masahiro Shimizu 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: 20240154164
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a compound (I) represented by Formula (I) and a compound (II) represented by Formula (II). In Formula (I), each of R1 and R2 independently represents a substituent such as an alkyl group having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms. In Formula (II), R3 represents an oxygen atom or the like; R4 represents a group represented by Formula (ii-1), a group represented by Formula (ii-2), or the like; and * represents a binding position. In Formula (ii-1), R41 represents an oxymethylene group or the like and, in Formula (ii-2), R42 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIMIZU, Hidenobu NOGI, Masahiro SUGURO, Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Tomoya HIDAKA, Kae FUJIWARA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240134047
    Abstract: A transport possibility determination device comprises a distance measurement unit and a control unit. The distance measurement unit acquires information about the distance to an object. The control unit determines the state of a load when the object is a transport platform on which the load has been placed, on the basis of the information about the distance to the object acquired by the distance measurement unit. The control unit determines whether or not a transportable condition, which is a condition for permitting a forklift to transport the load, is met on the basis of the determined state of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benika INOUE, Masahiro KINOSHITA, Akihiro ISHII, Mitsunori SUGIURA, Ryoji SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240091872
    Abstract: An electrochemical machining device that electrochemically machines a preformed impeller including a plurality of blades arranged along an outer periphery of the impeller. The electrochemical machining device includes a discharge electrode having an electrode surface extending along a machined surface of one of the plurality of blades, and a first nozzle that is disposed adjacently to the discharge electrode and has a first outlet from which electrolyte solution is discharged, the electrolyte solution flowing into a space between the electrode surface and the machined surface along the electrode surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Masahiro AONO
  • Publication number: 20240085252
    Abstract: [Problem] To Provide a fabric-like sensor in which an output signal can be improved when in use and damage or fracture of a sensor element hardly occurs, and a fabric-like sensor device using it. Solution In a fabric-like sensor S having a fabric base material 1 and a line-shaped sensor element 2, at least one line-shaped cavity portion 11 is provided inside the fabric base material 1, and at least a part of the cavity portion 11 is composed of a raw fabric at least a part of the cavity portion has no elasticity in a line direction of the cavity portion 11, and further the line-shaped sensor element 2 is arranged in a state of not being substantially constrained or fixed in at least one of cavity portions in a fabric 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: TOHO KASEI CO., LTD., SHINDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken OGASAWARA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Masaaki SASAKI, Manabu NAKAJIMA, Masahiro MURAO, Ken MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11785971
    Abstract: A cooked rice forming apparatus for forming cooked rice into a desired shape includes a light guide part that is provided with a first surface and a second surface, and is made of a material having transparency, wherein the first surface is in slidably contact with one side of the cooked rice, and has a slope, and the second surface is arranged on a lower side of the slope and on the other side of the cooked rice; a light source part that emits ultraviolet rays and is provided near the light guide part; a forming part that is arranged below a lower side of the slope, and forms the cooked rice into the desired shape; and a housing body that accommodates an input part, a discharging part, the light guide part, the light source part and the forming part, wherein the light guide part is configured such that at least the first surface and the second surface glow due to the ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GTEC INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Masahiko Tamaki, Kazuhiro Mitani
  • Publication number: 20230244646
    Abstract: First time-series data is edited according to a first user instruction, and second time-series data representing a series of features and generated based on the edited first time-series data is edited according to a second user instruction. In response to editing of the first time-series data, the edited first time-series data is saved as a new version in first history data. In response to editing of the second time-series data, the edited second time-series data is saved as a new version in second history data. A first version number and a second version number are designated according to a third user instruction. Third time-series data representing content corresponding to the first time-series data is then generated by using the first version of first time-series data in the first history data, and the second version of second time-series data in the second history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Ryunosuke DAIDO, Keijiro SAINO, Masahiro SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230108932
    Abstract: A cooked rice forming apparatus for forming cooked rice into a desired shape includes a light guide part that is provided with a first surface and a second surface, and is made of a material having transparency, wherein the first surface is in slidably contact with one side of the cooked rice, and has a slope, and the second surface is arranged on a lower side of the slope and on the other side of the cooked rice; a light source part that emits ultraviolet rays and is provided near the light guide part; a forming part that is arranged below a lower side of the slope, and forms the cooked rice into the desired shape; and a housing body that accommodates an input part, a discharging part, the light guide part, the light source part and the forming part, wherein the light guide part is configured such that at least the first surface and the second surface glow due to the ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro SHIMIZU, Masahiko TAMAKI, Kazuhiro MITANI
  • Publication number: 20220404884
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of improving the convenience of the communication connection to an external apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to detect an external apparatus in a wireless communication scheme, and perform control such that power ON request data is transmitted to the external apparatus in accordance with a detection result within a certain time from a detection processing start for the external apparatus, the power ON request data requesting the external apparatus to be powered on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Daisuke Nakayama, Yusuke Fujimoto, Masahiro Watanabe, Tetsunori Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11512746
    Abstract: A clutch locking mechanism is a clutch locking mechanism (80) mounted in a saddle type vehicle (1) and includes a clutch (26) which enters an engaged state where power can be transmitted when an actuator (28) is operated and returns to a disengaged state where power cannot be transmitted when the actuator (28) is not operated, and a locking mechanism (100) having an operator (101) which is able to bring the clutch (26) into the engaged state separately from an operation of the actuator (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Junya Ono, Masahiro Shimizu, Kunihiro Notsu, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 11414155
    Abstract: A reactive force generation device (130) of clutch-by-wire system is a reactive force generation device which generates a reactive force on a clutch lever (51), and includes a piston structure in which an air bleeding hole (139) is provided, and a contact member (133) which is in contact with the clutch lever (51) and in which the air bleeding hole 139 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Akira Tokito, Go Morita, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 11409345
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of improving the convenience of the communication connection to an external apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to detect an external apparatus in a wireless communication scheme, and perform control such that power ON request data is transmitted to the external apparatus in accordance with a detection result within a certain time from a detection processing start for the external apparatus, the power ON request data requesting the external apparatus to be powered on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Daisuke Nakayama, Yusuke Fujimoto, Masahiro Watanabe, Tetsunori Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11327366
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a step (A) of preparing an active matrix substrate, a step (B) of preparing a counter substrate, and a step (C) of producing a liquid crystal display panel using the prepared active matrix substrate and counter substrate. The step (C) includes a step (C1) of bonding the active matrix substrate with the counter substrate with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween and a step (C2) of forming a liquid crystal layer before or after the step (C1). An alignment film is an alignment film having a specific resistance of 1×1014 ?·cm or greater when a backlight is illuminated. The step (C) further includes, after the steps (C1) and (C2), a step (C3) of irradiating the active matrix substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the counter substrate with ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Shinada, Taichi Sasaki, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220128101
    Abstract: A clutch locking mechanism is a clutch locking mechanism (80) mounted in a saddle type vehicle (1) and includes a clutch (26) which enters an engaged state where power can be transmitted when an actuator (28) is operated and returns to a disengaged state where power cannot be transmitted when the actuator (28) is not operated, and a locking mechanism (100) having an operator (101) which is able to bring the clutch (26) into the engaged state separately from an operation of the actuator (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Junya Ono, Masahiro Shimizu, Kunihiro Notsu, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 11295723
    Abstract: A voice synthesis method includes: supplying a first trained model with control data including phonetic identifier data to generate a series of frequency spectra of harmonic components; supplying a second trained model with the control data to generate a waveform signal representative of non-harmonic components; and generating a voice signal including the harmonic components and the non-harmonic components based on the series of frequency spectra of the harmonic components generated by the first trained model and the waveform signal representative of the non-harmonic components generated by the second trained model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryunosuke Daido, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11249507
    Abstract: A clutch lever device (50) includes a clutch lever (60) rotatably provided and operated by a user, an elastic deformation portion (81) which is a generation source of an operation reaction force of the clutch lever (60), and a rotary body (91) which is configured to rotate around a first axis (O) in accordance with rotation of the clutch lever (60) and elastically deform the elastic deformation portion (81). The rotary body (91) is configured to change an elastic deformation amount of the elastic deformation portion (81) per unit rotation angle of the clutch lever (60) in accordance with a rotation angle from a pre-operation position of the clutch lever (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 11162547
    Abstract: A clutch-by-wire system includes a clutch lever body (60) which is operated by an occupant, a knocker (70) which engages with the clutch lever body (60) and rotates around a rotation axis (O), a reactive force generation device (130) which engages with the knocker (70) and generates an operation reactive force on the clutch lever body (60), and a rotation sensor (160) which detects a rotation angle of the knocker (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20210309317
    Abstract: A reactive force generation device (130) of clutch-by-wire system is a reactive force generation device which generates a reactive force on a clutch lever (51), and includes a piston structure in which an air bleeding hole (139) is provided, and a contact member (133) which is in contact with the clutch lever (51) and in which the air bleeding hole 139 is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Akira Tokito, Go Morita, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20210191448
    Abstract: A clutch lever device (50) includes a clutch lever (60) rotatably provided and operated by a user, an elastic deformation portion (81) which is a generation source of an operation reaction force of the clutch lever (60), and a rotary body (91) which is configured to rotate around a first axis (O) in accordance with rotation of the clutch lever (60) and elastically deform the elastic deformation portion (81). The rotary body (91) is configured to change an elastic deformation amount of the elastic deformation portion (81) per unit rotation angle of the clutch lever (60) in accordance with a rotation angle from a pre-operation position of the clutch lever (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Go Morita
  • Publication number: 20210148419
    Abstract: A clutch-by-wire system includes a clutch lever body (60) which is operated by an occupant, a knocker (70) which engages with the clutch lever body (60) and rotates around a rotation axis (O), a reactive force generation device (130) which engages with the knocker (70) and generates an operation reactive force on the clutch lever body (60), and a rotation sensor (160) which detects a rotation angle of the knocker (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20210026205
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a step (A) of preparing an active matrix substrate, a step (B) of preparing a counter substrate, and a step (C) of producing a liquid crystal display panel using the prepared active matrix substrate and counter substrate. The step (C) includes a step (C1) of bonding the active matrix substrate with the counter substrate with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween and a step (C2) of forming a liquid crystal layer before or after the step (C1). An alignment film is an alignment film having a specific resistance of 1×1014 ?·cm or greater when a backlight is illuminated. The step (C) further includes, after the steps (C1) and (C2), a step (C3) of irradiating the active matrix substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the counter substrate with ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: KEI SHINADA, TAICHI SASAKI, MASAHIRO SHIMIZU