Patents by Inventor Masakazu SEKIGUCHI

Masakazu SEKIGUCHI 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: 20240098620
    Abstract: A wireless communication network system (1) comprising a sensor device (10) transmitting detected data, one or a plurality of relay devices (100) relaying the data, and a gateway device (11) transferring the data to another network, wherein the sensor device, the relay device, and the gateway device being connected by a wireless communication network, wherein the relay device comprising: a receiver (101) receiving a received signal containing the data; a storage (104) storing heartbeat data; a transmitter (102) transmitting a transmission signal containing the data received by the receiver and periodically transmitting a transmission signal containing the heartbeat data; and a frequency setting unit (103) directing to set a frequency of the received signal received by the receiver and/or a frequency of the transmission signal transmitted from the transmitter based on a frequency setting command transmitted from the gateway device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: AmaterZ, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Tamotsu KIYAKAWAUCHI, Yoshiyuki SEKIGUCHI, Keita OTSUKA, Teruhisa KAMACHI, Hiroshi TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20240087571
    Abstract: To take security into account and increase user friendliness, an information processing device includes: an input unit to which information is input; an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit; a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into first words and second words; and a converting unit converting the first words by a first conversion method and converting the second words by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo HOSHUYAMA, Hiroyuki AKIYA, Kazuya UMEYAMA, Keiichi NITTA, Hiroki UWAI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240078831
    Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Masahiro NEI, Isao TOTSUKA, Tomoyuki MATSUYAMA, Masamitsu YANAGIHARA, Satoshi HAGIWARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240064246
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro FUJINAWA, Setsu MITSUHASHI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi KURIYAMA, Hiroto NAGAMINE, Masami TAKEMOTO, Motoki TOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240026657
    Abstract: A construction machine that does not assume manned field operation is described. A construction machine includes a main body that travels by a traveling device, a working device connected to the main body, a take-off and landing portion provided on the main body, and a plurality of unmanned flying objects that take off and land at the take-off and landing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Hiroshi Obata, Tsukasa Baba
  • Patent number: 11882249
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Kuriyama, Hiroto Nagamine, Masami Takemoto, Motoki Toyama
  • Publication number: 20230417016
    Abstract: A construction machine that can reduce emission of greenhouse gas is described. The construction machine includes a main body that is revolvable by revolving of a revolving part, a working device connected to one side of the main body, a hydrogen tank inside another side of the main body that stores hydrogen, and a fuel cell provided inside the main body to which the hydrogen from the hydrogen tank is supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Hiroshi Obata, Tsukasa Baba
  • Patent number: 11854288
    Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masahiro Nei, Isao Totsuka, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Masamitsu Yanagihara, Satoshi Hagiwara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20230390439
    Abstract: A disinfection system includes, to enable prevention of infection of infectious diseases, a first sensing device that senses entry of a person into a first room and a disinfection device including at least one of a first irradiation device that emits invisible light to a disinfection area or a first fluid supply device that supplies a fluid to the disinfection area. A first control device of the disinfection system operates at least one of the first irradiation device 3 or the first fluid supply device 5 when the first sensing device 2 has sensed the entry of a person into the first room 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Tsukasa Baba, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Hiroshi Obata, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20230392338
    Abstract: A pile driving apparatus is described that is capable of simultaneously pile driving a plurality of piles. The pile driving apparatus includes a main body that travels by a traveling device, a first pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along a vertical direction, and a second pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: JDC Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Hiroshi Obata, Tsukasa Baba
  • Publication number: 20230313491
    Abstract: A construction machine system that can shorten a work period is described. A construction machine system includes a main body that is revolvable by revolving of a revolving device, a first working device including a plurality of actuators and connected to the main body, and a second working device including a plurality of actuators and connected to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Hiroshi Obata, Tsukasa Baba
  • Publication number: 20230231966
    Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SHIONOYA, Toshiyuki KANBARA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230173116
    Abstract: A disinfection device, a vehicle, and a construction machine capable of preventing infection of infectious diseases are described. The disinfection device includes a fluid supply device that supplies a fluid to a disinfection area and an irradiation device that irradiates the disinfection area with invisible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Masakazu Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Obata, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Tsukasa Baba
  • Publication number: 20230158952
    Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
  • Patent number: 11637970
    Abstract: To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shionoya, Toshiyuki Kanbara, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 11572016
    Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
  • Patent number: 11549233
    Abstract: To measure the weight of an excavated object, with a simple configuration at low cost, a scraper vehicle includes a coupler having a first portion to be coupled to a driving vehicle and a first detection device provided at at least one of the first portion of the coupler and a first supporting member that supports the first portion. The first detection device is configured to detect a variation in a physical quantity of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: JDC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Asakura, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20220294915
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro FUJINAWA, Setsu MITSUHASHI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi KURIYAMA, Hiroto NAGAMINE, Masami TAKEMOTO, Motoki TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11343387
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit that performs communication with an external device; and a control unit that issues a command to the external device via the communication unit, on the basis of at least one of capacity of the external device, and capacity of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Kuriyama, Hiroto Nagamine, Masami Takemoto, Motoki Toyama
  • Publication number: 20220145581
    Abstract: To measure the weight of an excavated object, with a simple configuration at low cost, a scraper vehicle includes a coupler having a first portion to be coupled to a driving vehicle and a first detection device provided at at least one of the first portion of the coupler and a first supporting member that supports the first portion. The first detection device is configured to detect a variation in a physical quantity of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Takeo Asakura, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Masakazu Sekiguchi