Patents by Inventor Masashi Nakamura

Masashi Nakamura 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: 20240006840
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device capable of providing lenses or light emitting elements on a substrate in a suitable manner, and a method for manufacturing the light emitting device. A light emitting device of the present disclosure includes: a first substrate; a light emitting element provided on a lower surface of the first substrate; a lens provided on an upper surface of the first substrate; a first protrusion provided on the upper surface of the first substrate; and a first film provided on the upper surface of the first substrate, the first film including a first portion disposed on the lens or forming the lens, and a second portion disposed on the first protrusion or forming the first protrusion, in which a height of an uppermost portion of the first portion is equal to or less than a height of an uppermost portion of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki MOGI, Masashi NAKAMURA, Jun IWASHITA, Hiroshi KATO
  • Patent number: 11846769
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a projection apparatus that can improve brightness of a projected image while satisfying a safety standard for laser products. A saturation emphasis processing unit determines, in accordance with saturation of an image, a first emphasis coefficient that emphasizes luminance of the image, and converts a luminance signal of the image on the basis of the determined first emphasis coefficient. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a laser beam scanning type projection apparatus or the like that performs scanning with a laser beam as a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11799401
    Abstract: A master device of a drive system transmits identification information of each first period and a first transmission synchronization signal for each first period of a reference period. A first controller adjusts a phase of each first control period such that the first control period is synchronized with a timing associated with a specific first synchronization signal. A second controller adjusts a phase of each second control period such that the second control period is synchronized with a timing associated with a specific second synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichiro Ichikawa, Masashi Nakamura, Takumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20230323091
    Abstract: A glass filler powder includes a bubble therein, a volume fraction of the bubble being from 0.2% to 2%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Jun KINOSHITA, Shigeyuki FUKUSAKA
  • Publication number: 20230297075
    Abstract: The electric motor speed control apparatus in an embodiment comprises a rotation speed estimation unit and a control unit. The rotation speed estimation unit generates an estimated value of a rotation speed of an electric motor by using a result of FFT analysis of a speed detection signal ?FBK, which is based on a detection result from a resolver for detecting the rotation speed of the electric motor, and the speed detection signal ?FBK. The control unit implements speed control so as to reduce deviation between the estimated value of the rotation speed and a speed command value for speed control of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ufot Ufot EKONG, Takumi ITO, Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230222588
    Abstract: An energy trading method according to the present disclosure is an energy trading method to be performed by an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus acquires first information including planned values of a hydrogen purchase amount and a hydrogen purchase unit price from a first energy management system that manages an energy resource in a managed area. The information processing apparatus acquires second information including planned values of a hydrogen sale amount and a hydrogen sale unit price from a second energy management system that manages a hydrogen production facility. The information processing apparatus determines a supply amount and a unit price of hydrogen to be supplied from the hydrogen production facility to the energy resource based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daigo KITTAKA, Hiroshi OKI, Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230208308
    Abstract: A power converter includes a converter, an inverter, and a control unit. The converter converts electric power supplied from a power supply side to DC power. The inverter is provided on an output side of the converter. The control unit is configured to calculate a control difference between a target value for a target control voltage in a DC section provided on the output side of the converter and a feedback value using a DC voltage of the DC section as the feedback value, to perform a nonlinear operation process on the control difference, and to calculate an operation value based on a result of the nonlinear operation process and control the converter using the operation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi ITO, Kentaro NABESHIMA, Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230194671
    Abstract: There are provided a light emitting device capable of suitably forming light from a plurality of light emitting elements and a distance measuring device. A light emitting device according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements provided at a first surface of the substrate, and a plurality of lenses provided at a second surface of the substrate. The plurality of lenses includes a first lens other than a spherical lens and an ellipsoidal lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Iwashita, Hideaki Mogi, Masashi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230180440
    Abstract: A connector system (1) includes a connector (10) that detachably mates with a mating connector (20) mounted on an external circuit board (30), and an abutting member (40) fixed to the external circuit board (30). The connector (10) includes a circuit board (200) that connects to an external device via a signal line (300); an electrically conductive first shell (110) through which a terminal portion (201) of the circuit board (200) is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board (30) via the mating connector (20); and an electrically conductive second shell (120) that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface (205) of the circuit board (200), other than the terminal portion (201). The abutting member (40) presses at least a portion of the connector (10) toward the external circuit board (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: I-PEX Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo MATSUO, Kohei NISHIYAMA, Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230129209
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has: a heat transfer tube group made up of plural heat transfer tubes each of which has, inside the heat transfer tube, a flow passage through which refrigerant flows; a fin provided on the heat transfer tubes; and a bridging header into which end portions of the heat transfer tubes are inserted and that causes refrigerant to flow between the heat transfer tubes. The bridging header has a base having a flat plate shape. The bridging header also has a corrugated sheet forming, between the corrugated sheet and the base, a header flow passage, through which refrigerant flows. The bridging header also has a covering plate covering the corrugated sheet and pressing the corrugated sheet toward the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ryohei KAWABATA, Masashi NAKAMURA, Naoki CHIKU, Kota INAMI, Junki OONISHI
  • Publication number: 20230110725
    Abstract: A service providing mobile unit comprising the frame 2, movement-use wheels 4, 5 provided at the bottom part of the frame 2, hydrogen storage tank insert parts 10 formed inside the frame 2, and the fuel cell 40 arranged in the frame 2. A service for supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell 40 from the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted in the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, a service for lending out the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted in the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, a service for returning a used hydrogen storage tank 20 to the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, and a service for storing the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10 are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230116835
    Abstract: A service providing mobile unit 1 comprised of a frame 2 forming a ring shape about a horizontal axis, movement-use wheels 4, 5 attached to the bottom part of the frame 2, a hydrogen storage tank insert pan 10 formed inside the frame 2, and a fuel cell 40 arranged inside the frame 2. Hydrogen is supplied to the fuel cell 40 from a replaceable hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10. A service providing space 3 having a ring-shaped inner circumference surface of the frame 2 as its outer edges is formed by the frame 2, and power can be supplied from the fuel cell 40 to a service providing unit installed inside the service providing space 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Masashi NAKAMURA, Junichi OURA, Yusuke NISHIDA, Yuki BISAIJI, Masahiro IWAMOTO, Takao KATAOKA, Tatsuyuki HAYASHI, Saki MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230110620
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage apparatus of a vehicle driven by a fuel cell comprising hydrogen storage tank holding apparatuses 8, 9 having pluralities of hydrogen storage tank insert parts 10. When the replaceable hydrogen storage tank 20 is inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, the hydrogen outflow part 28 of the hydrogen storage tank 20 is coupled with the hydrogen inflow part 23 connected to the fuel cell 40. The grippable handle 24 is formed at the end portion of the hydrogen storage tank 20. A work of inserting the hydrogen storage tank 20 into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10 and a work of coupling the hydrogen inflow part 23 and the hydrogen outflow part 28 is performed by gripping the handle 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11626216
    Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing system includes a conduction inspection device configured to inspect a conductive state at a position of other end of each of a plurality of sub-harnesses in a state that one end of each of the plurality of sub-harnesses is connected to a control box, and an information writing device configured to write terminal information of the plurality of sub-harnesses in a box side storage portion of the control box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Satoshi Enomoto, Yoshio Shionome, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Tomokazu Kato
  • Publication number: 20230105824
    Abstract: A distance measuring system according to an aspect of the present technology includes: two light sources outputting light having different wavelengths; a light source side optical member configured to change a direction of a part of light output from each of the two light sources; a reference time side light receiving unit on which light output by one of the two light sources, and changed in direction by the light source side optical member is incident; a distance calculation side light receiving unit on which light output by the other of the two light sources, transmitted through the light source side optical member, and reflected by an object (Obj) is incident; a reference time calculating unit; and a distance calculating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11616407
    Abstract: Provided is a segment-core coupled body, including a plurality of segment cores each including a core back and a tooth; and a plurality of coupling portions configured to couple the core backs to one another, wherein the plurality of segment cores and the plurality of coupling portions are each a laminated body of magnetic sheets, wherein the plurality of coupling portions each include: a posture holding portion adjacent to a gap defined between adjacent core backs; a first thin portion configured to couple one corner portion of the adjacent core backs and the posture holding portion; and a second thin portion configured to couple another corner portion of the adjacent core backs and the posture holding portion, and wherein, the posture holding portion projects toward a radially outer side with respect to the adjacent core backs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuro Hino, Akira Hashimoto, Yutaka Hirota, Masashi Nakamura, Takatoshi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20230054053
    Abstract: An image can be projected in a wide angular range while an increase in a beam diameter is suppressed. A light source device according to the present disclosure includes: a plurality of light emitting elements divided into a plurality of regions; and an optical unit that includes a plurality of first lens groups having a first focal length and corresponding to the regions of the light source unit on a one-to-one basis, and a second lens group having a second focal length and emitting light having passed through the first lens groups. In the optical unit, for each of the regions, the first focal length is smaller than zero, the second focal length is larger than zero, and each composite focal length of each of the first lens groups and the second lens group is larger than the second focal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko HANZAWA, Masashi NAKAMURA, Hideaki MOGI, Go ASAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11581589
    Abstract: A management device 50 for power storage elements is provided with a cause analysis unit 51 that, when the voltages of power storage elements B1-B4 are reduced to a prescribed level or physical quantities correlated with the voltages are reduced to prescribed values after the supply of power to the power storage elements B1-B4 has been stopped, analyzes the cause of the voltage reduction in power storage elements B1-B4 or the cause of the reduction in the physical quantities correlated with voltages to the prescribed values, on the basis of measurement data of the power storage elements B1-B4 measured after the supply of power has been stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Wada, Eiji Hayashi, Masashi Nakamura, Yuki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20230039054
    Abstract: A master device (10) of a drive system (1) transmits identification information of each first period and a first transmission synchronization signal for each first period of a reference period including a plurality of first periods or transmits identification information of each first period, a first transmission synchronization signal, and a second transmission synchronization signal for each first period of the reference period. A first controller (31) adjusts a phase of each first control period such that the first control period is synchronized with a timing associated with a specific first synchronization signal out of a plurality of first synchronization signals which are acquired by reception of the first transmission synchronization signal a plurality of times using the identification information and controls a first power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichiro ICHIKAWA, Masashi NAKAMURA, Takumi ITO
  • Publication number: 20220385124
    Abstract: Provided is a rotating electric machine. This rotating electric machine includes a stator and a rotor, and the rotor includes: a rotor core having formed therein a magnet insertion hole group; and a permanent magnet group. In the rotor core, a first magnetic slit and a second magnetic slit are formed. In the second magnetic slit, a first magnet magnetic flux guide path connecting a first q-axis magnetic path and a second q-axis magnetic path is arranged. When an angle between a straight line passing through a first intersecting point and a radial center point and a straight line passing through a second intersecting point and the radial center point is set as ?1, the number of pole pairs is set as P, a natural number is set as m1, and n1 is set as a natural number smaller than m1, the following expression: ?1=2?×n1÷{P×(2m1?1)} [rad] is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi MITSUDA, Yoshihiro MIYAMA, Moriyuki HAZEYAMA, Masaya INOUE, Masashi NAKAMURA