Patents by Inventor Masashi Fukuda

Masashi Fukuda 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: 20240130604
    Abstract: A processing device is provided for processing an image obtained by imaging the inside of the oral cavity for use in diagnosis of the inside of the oral cavity. The processing device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor performs processing for acquiring one or more determination images of a subject through a camera for capturing an image of the subject including at least a part of a user's oral cavity, determining a possibility of contracting a predetermined disease based on a trained determination model stored in a memory to determine the possibility of contracting the predetermined disease and the one or more acquired determination images, and outputting information indicating the determined possibility of contracting the predetermined disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yuji ARIYASU, Masashi SODE, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Yoshihiro TODOROKI, Atsushi FUKUDA, Hiroshi YOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11949341
    Abstract: A power converter including a diode converter, an inverter, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor; a current sensor; an estimation unit; and a control unit. The diode converter rectifies an alternating current from a power supply. The inverter is formed such that a DC side is connected to a DC output of the diode converter and an AC side is connected to an electric motor and includes a semiconductor switching element which converts DC power on the DC side into AC power and a reverse connection diode which is connected in antiparallel with the semiconductor switching element. The smoothing capacitor is provided in the DC output of the diode converter. The resistor is connected in parallel with the smoothing capacitor. The current sensor detects a load current flowing between the inverter and the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Fukuda, Shunsuke Tobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240087790
    Abstract: An overtemperature detecting system according to an embodiment detects a temperature abnormality of a dry-type transformer (hereinafter, referred to as a transformer) cooled by a cooling device. The overtemperature detecting system includes a temperature determining unit. The temperature determining unit determines and outputs a temperature abnormality of the transformer by changing determination conditions of the temperature abnormality of the transformer using operation states during operating and during stopping of the cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20240069587
    Abstract: A pedal device includes: a pedal that is depressed by a driver; and a reaction force generation mechanism. The reaction force generation mechanism generates a reaction force against a depression force applied from the driver to the pedal. The reaction force generation mechanism includes at least one resilient member, a first holder and a second holder. The first holder contacts the at least one resilient member from one side where the pedal is placed in one direction. The second holder contacts the at least one resilient member from another side that is opposite to the one side. One holder among the first holder and the second holder includes an outer guide portion, and another holder among the first holder and the second holder includes an inner guide portion that is fitted into the outer guide portion and is movable relative to the outer guide portion in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhisa FUKUDA, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Daisuke HOKUTO, Masashi ARAO
  • Patent number: 11837301
    Abstract: A substrate includes a plurality of memory units each including an anti-fuse element and a switching element configured to switch application of a predetermined voltage to the anti-fuse element, a wiring to which the plurality of memory units are connected, a first electrode pad to which a voltage for supplying the predetermined voltage to the wiring is applied, and a second electrode pad to which a voltage for supplying the predetermined voltage to the wiring is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Fukuda, Toshio Negishi, Yasuhiro Soeda
  • Publication number: 20230298088
    Abstract: The order management apparatus includes units for acquisition, management, extraction, generation, and transmission. The acquisition unit acquires, from the order reception system, first order reception data containing a plurality of items of data relating to an order for a product. The extraction unit extracts a data element relating to a predetermined item from among data elements included in the first order reception data acquired by the acquisition unit. The generation unit generates second order reception data including the data element extracted by the extraction unit. If the first order reception data acquired by the acquisition unit includes timing information that designates a future time point as the provision timing of the product, the transmission unit waits until a time point determined according to the provision timing indicated by the timing information, and transmits the second order reception data generated by the generation unit to the shop system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Seiji SHINJOH, Hiroshi SAWA, Yu SAITO, Atsushi NAKANISHI, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220321021
    Abstract: A power converter according to an aspect of an embodiment includes: a diode converter; an inverter; a smoothing capacitor; a resistor; a current sensor; an estimation unit; and a control unit. The diode converter rectifies an alternating current from a power supply. The inverter is formed such that a DC side is connected to a DC output of the diode converter and an AC side is connected to an electric motor and includes a semiconductor switching element which converts DC power on the DC side into AC power and a reverse connection diode which is connected in antiparallel with the semiconductor switching element. The smoothing capacitor is provided in the DC output of the diode converter. The resistor is connected in parallel with the smoothing capacitor. The current sensor detects a load current flowing between the inverter and the electric motor. The estimation unit calculates an estimation value of the DC voltage Vdc on the DC side on the basis of a current value I detected by the current sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi FUKUDA, Shunsuke TOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220293200
    Abstract: A substrate includes a plurality of memory units each including an anti-fuse element and a switching element configured to switch application of a predetermined voltage to the anti-fuse element, a wiring to which the plurality of memory units are connected, a first electrode pad to which a voltage for supplying the predetermined voltage to the wiring is applied, and a second electrode pad to which a voltage for supplying the predetermined voltage to the wiring is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi Fukuda, Toshio Negishi, Yasuhiro Soeda
  • Publication number: 20220274258
    Abstract: A robot service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and a movable waiter robot. The central control terminal includes a communication interface, a display, an operation panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the display to display a screen including an image including a consumable item captured by a camera of the table monitoring terminal based on image data received by the communication interface, and control the communication interface to transmit a service instruction in response to a user operation on the operation panel. The movable waiter robot is configured to move to said one of the tables based on the service instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Motonobu KAWAMURA, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220270158
    Abstract: An order management device is connectable to a store station device and order receiving servers operated by an order receiving agent for sending customer orders to a store. A processor of the order management device acquires first order data in different formats from the plurality of order receiving servers then generates corresponding second order data in a format matching a data format used by the store station device. The second order data is then transmitted to the store station device via a communication interface. The processor also sends a preparation completion notice to an order receiving server after receiving a notice of completion of preparation work from the store station device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Seiji SHINJOH, Hiroshi SAWA, Yu SAITO, Atsushi NAKANISHI, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220261868
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to read a code symbol on an item. The processor is configured to display a first screen with a first button that causes, when selected by a user, a transition to a second screen for registering an item using the camera to read with a code symbol on the item and a second button that causes, when selected by the user, a transition to a third screen for registering an item without a code symbol, the third screen including a selectable merchandise list. The processor is also configured to output data corresponding to items registered via the second screen and the third screen to a merchandise registration processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuhiro SUGITA, Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Hikaru KOMIYAMA, Jun MIYAZAKI, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 11364638
    Abstract: A robot service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and a movable waiter robot. The central control terminal includes a communication interface, a display, an operation panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the display to display a screen including an image including a consumable item captured by a camera of the table monitoring terminal based on image data received by the communication interface, and control the communication interface to transmit a service instruction in response to a user operation on the operation panel. The movable waiter robot is configured to move to said one of the tables based on the service instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motonobu Kawamura, Masashi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20210374833
    Abstract: A monitoring-based service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and an order terminal associated with said one of the plurality of tables. The central control terminal includes a communication interface communicable with the table monitoring terminal, and a controller. The controller is configured to compare the image data received at first timing with the image data received at second timing after the first timing, determine a remaining amount of the consumable item based on a comparison result of the image data received at the first and second timing, and generate recommendation information upon the determining remaining amount decreasing to a predetermined threshold, and control the second communication interface to transmit the generated recommendation information. The order terminal includes a display, on which a recommendation screen is displayed based on the recommendation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Motonobu KAWAMURA, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 11093995
    Abstract: A monitoring-based service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and an order terminal associated with said one of the plurality of tables. The central control terminal includes a communication interface communicable with the table monitoring terminal, and a controller. The controller is configured to compare the image data received at first timing with the image data received at second timing after the first timing, determine a remaining amount of the consumable item based on a comparison result of the image data received at the first and second timing, and generate recommendation information upon the determining remaining amount decreasing to a predetermined threshold, and control the second communication interface to transmit the generated recommendation information. The order terminal includes a display, on which a recommendation screen is displayed based on the recommendation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motonobu Kawamura, Masashi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20190272580
    Abstract: A monitoring-based service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and an order terminal associated with said one of the plurality of tables. The central control terminal includes a communication interface communicable with the table monitoring terminal, and a controller. The controller is configured to compare the image data received at first timing with the image data received at second timing after the first timing, determine a remaining amount of the consumable item based on a comparison result of the image data received at the first and second timing, and generate recommendation information upon the determining remaining amount decreasing to a predetermined threshold, and control the second communication interface to transmit the generated recommendation information. The order terminal includes a display, on which a recommendation screen is displayed based on the recommendation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Motonobu KAWAMURA, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20190270204
    Abstract: A robot service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and a movable waiter robot. The central control terminal includes a communication interface, a display, an operation panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the display to display a screen including an image including a consumable item captured by a camera of the table monitoring terminal based on image data received by the communication interface, and control the communication interface to transmit a service instruction in response to a user operation on the operation panel. The movable waiter robot is configured to move to said one of the tables based on the service instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Motonobu KAWAMURA, Masashi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10383341
    Abstract: To provide a food dough spreading method for gradually spreading food dough to make it thinner by supplying the food dough between a plurality of spreading rollers in a spreading unit in which the spreading rollers are arranged in a V-shape. By adjusting a distance between a pair of vibration applying members provided between the spreading rollers arranged in a V-shape, a width dimension of the food dough flowing out from the spreading unit (25) is adjusted, and the vibration applying members are reciprocatively vibrated in a longitudinal direction of the spreading rollers at a position where the width dimension is adjusted. The reciprocative vibration of the pair of vibration applying members is vibration in a direction of approaching and separating from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Koichi Hirabayashi, Susumu Kominato, Masashi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 9523134
    Abstract: This high strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes: in terms of percent by mass, C: 0.05 to 0.12%; Si: 0.8 to 1.2%; Mn: 1.6 to 2.2%; Al: 0.30 to 0.6%; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.005% or less; and N: 0.01% or less, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure includes specific ranges (in area %) of ferrite phases as well as martensite phases, and a maximum concentration of Al detected by a glow discharge emission spectroscopic analysis is in a range of 0.75 mass % or less in a region from a surface of the steel sheet to a thickness of 500 nm after being acid-pickled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanahashi, Shinya Saitoh, Masashi Fukuda, Hiroyuki Okada, Kunio Hayashi, Toshimasa Tomokiyo, Nobuhiro Fujita
  • Publication number: 20150314367
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a silicon-containing aluminum ingot capable of preventing filter clogging that requires suspension of casting, suppressing aluminum loss, and reducing a content rate of phosphorus as an impurity in the obtained silicon-containing aluminum alloy ingot. The production method of the present invention includes a water-rinsing step for subjecting a silicon mass containing phosphorus as an impurity to a water-rinsing treatment, a molten metal formation step for obtaining molten metal by introducing, into a melting furnace, an alloy material including at least the silicon mass obtained through the water-rinsing step and an aluminum material and and melting the alloy material, and a casting step for obtaining a silicon-containing aluminum alloy ingot by casting the obtained molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Masashi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20150299826
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a silicon-containing aluminum ingot capable of preventing filter clogging that requires suspension of casting, suppressing aluminum loss, and reducing a content rate of phosphorus as an impurity in the obtained silicon-containing aluminum alloy ingot. The production method of the present invention includes a selection step for selecting, among a plurality of silicon masses 12 containing phosphorus as an impurity, silicon masses 12A which do not have visually peculiar parts formed by aggregation of phosphorus on the surface thereof using a selection means, a molten metal formation step for obtaining molten metal by introducing, into a melting furnace, an alloy material including at least an aluminum material and the silicon masses selected in the selection step and which do not have visually peculiar parts, and a casting step for obtaining a silicon-containing aluminum alloy ingot by casting the obtained molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Masashi Fukuda