Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kataoka

Satoshi Kataoka 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).

  • Patent number: 11957708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that controls pharmacokinetics. Specifically, the present invention provides: a composition for controlling pharmacokinetics, the composition containing a polyvalent cation as an active ingredient; and a method for controlling pharmacokinetics using the polyvalent cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION
    Inventors: Kazunori Kataoka, Shigehito Osawa, Satoshi Uchida, Kotaro Hayashi, Anjaneyulu Dirisala, Kazuko Toh
  • Patent number: 11938971
    Abstract: In a vehicle control device for an autonomous driving vehicle that autonomously travels based on an operation command, a gesture image of a person around the autonomous driving vehicle is acquired, and a stored reference gesture image is collated with the acquired gesture image. At this time, when it is discriminated that the gesture of the person around the autonomous driving vehicle is a gesture requesting the autonomous driving vehicle to stop, it is determined whether a disaster has occurred. When it is determined that the disaster has occurred, the autonomous driving vehicle is caused to stop around the person requesting the autonomous driving vehicle to stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Taizo Masuda, Yuta Kataoka, Miki Nomoto, Yoshiki Ueda, Satoshi Omi, Yuki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20240086510
    Abstract: A first authentication apparatus executes authentication of a person captured in an input image by comparing face feature information of the person being acquired from an input image, with registered face feature information in a first watchlist. A second authentication apparatus executes authentication of a person unauthenticated with the first watchlist by comparing face feature information of the face feature information for which matching registered face feature information does not exist in the first watchlist, with registered face feature information in a second watchlist. A host server includes a watchlist updating unit that updates registered face feature information in the first watchlist and registered face feature information in the second watchlist, based on at least one of a priority degree for each piece of registered face feature information in the first watchlist and a priority degree for each piece of registered face feature information in the second watchlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto KATAOKA, Yohel Itou, Satoshi Terasawa, Kazuki Seko
  • Patent number: 11846874
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a disk-shaped base portion having a hook portion and fixed to a fixed surface and, an apparatus main body mounting a camera portion and a connector, having a base hinge to be locked to the hook portion, and suspended from the base portion by locking the base hinge to the hook portion, an engagement mechanism engaging the apparatus main body and the base portion such that the apparatus main body and the base portion are not able to be separated from each other in a state that the apparatus main body is rotated in a direction approaching the base portion with the hook portion locking the base hinge as a fulcrum and the apparatus main body is parallel to the base portion, and a dome cover assembly watertightly covering the camera portion and the connector and attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akito Omata, Hirokazu Tasaka, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20230114363
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a plurality of camera units mounted in a circumferential direction of a device body, and a dome cover assembly including a dome cover collectively covering the plurality of camera units. The dome cover includes a water droplet guide surface continuous with an R surface and tilted downward as approaching an axis of the dome cover, and a water droplet receiving portion continuous with the water droplet guide surface. The camera unit includes a camera rotating a lens center axis on the virtual plane about a tilt rotation center in a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane. The water droplet receiving portion is provided outside of a field angle boundary of a field angle of the camera close to the axis in a state where the camera is tilted toward the axis side at a maximum tilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: i-PRO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito OMATA, Hirokazu TASAKA, Satoshi KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230098781
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a disk-shaped base portion having a hook portion and fixed to a fixed surface and, an apparatus main body mounting a camera portion and a connector, having a base hinge to be locked to the hook portion, and suspended from the base portion by locking the base hinge to the hook portion, an engagement mechanism engaging the apparatus main body and the base portion such that the apparatus main body and the base portion are not able to be separated from each other in a state that the apparatus main body is rotated in a direction approaching the base portion with the hook portion locking the base hinge as a fulcrum and the apparatus main body is parallel to the base portion, and a dome cover assembly watertightly covering the camera portion and the connector and attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akito OMATA, Hirokazu TASAKA, Satoshi KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 11356615
    Abstract: A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamaru, Satoshi Kataoka, Daisuke Hara, Hiroki Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20210289122
    Abstract: A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamaru, Satoshi Kataoka, Daisuke Hara, Hiroki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11070740
    Abstract: A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamaru, Satoshi Kataoka, Daisuke Hara, Hiroki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11025839
    Abstract: There is provided a camera apparatus including: a capturing unit that includes a lens to which light, from a capturing area including IR light and visible light is incident, and that performs capturing based on the light; an IR lighting unit that irradiates the capturing area with IR light; and a controller that generates an instruction to change a focal position of the lens and an instruction to adjust a quantity of the IR light, in which the controller calculates an IR light ratio which indicates a ratio of the quantity of the IR light to the light included in a captured image of the capturing area, and selects and performs any one of a first focusing processing to change the focal position of the lens corresponding to the IR light, a second focusing processing to change the focal position of the lens corresponding to the visible light, and an IR light quantity adjustment determination processing to determine whether or not to adjust the quantity of the IR light, based on the IR light ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC l-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamaru, Jun Ikeda, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20200236272
    Abstract: A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya TAMARU, Satoshi KATAOKA, Daisuke HARA, Hiroki YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200236305
    Abstract: There is provided a camera apparatus including: a capturing unit that includes a lens to which light, from a capturing area including IR light and visible light is incident, and that performs capturing based on the light; an IR lighting unit that irradiates the capturing area with IR light; and a controller that generates an instruction to change a focal position of the lens and an instruction to adjust a quantity of the IR light, in which the controller calculates an IR light ratio which indicates a ratio of the quantity of the IR light to the light included in a captured image of the capturing area, and selects and performs any one of a first focusing processing to change the focal position of the lens corresponding to the IR light, a second focusing processing to change the focal position of the lens corresponding to the visible light, and an IR light quantity adjustment determination processing to determine whether or not to adjust the quantity of the IR light, based on the IR light ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya TAMARU, Jun IKEDA, Kazuhiko NAKAMURA, Satoshi KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20200050661
    Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10515882
    Abstract: A package for a semiconductor device includes: a plate-shaped base member having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view; a first and second electrode solder pads configured to be electrically connected to a semiconductor element when the semiconductor element is mounted on an upper surface of the base member, the electrode solder pads being disposed at a lower surface side of the base member to face each other in a first direction; and first and second auxiliary solder pads disposed on a lower surface of the base member, the auxiliary solder pads being disposed at both sides of the electrode solder pads such that the first and second electrode solder pads are disposed between the first and second auxiliary solder pads in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10489508
    Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10095405
    Abstract: A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys. The computing device receives, an indication of a gesture detected at a presence-sensitive input device. The computing device determines, based at least in part on the indication of the gesture and at least one characteristic of the gesture, one or more keys from the plurality of keys. The computing device determines a character string based on the one or more keys from the plurality of keys. In response to determining that the character string is not included in a lexicon and a spatial model probability associated with the one or more keys from the plurality of keys exceeds a probability threshold, the computing device outputs, for display, the character string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Satoshi Kataoka, Keisuke Kuroyanagi
  • Publication number: 20180182695
    Abstract: A package for a semiconductor device includes: a plate-shaped base member having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view; a first and second electrode solder pads configured to be electrically connected to a semiconductor element when the semiconductor element is mounted on an upper surface of the base member, the electrode solder pads being disposed at a lower surface side of the base member to face each other in a first direction; and first and second auxiliary solder pads disposed on a lower surface of the base member, the auxiliary solder pads being disposed at both sides of the electrode solder pads such that the first and second electrode solder pads are disposed between the first and second auxiliary solder pads in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180018314
    Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 9798718
    Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 9552080
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes outputting, at a presence-sensitive display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receiving an indication of a gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include determining, in response to the indication, a candidate word based at least in part on the group of keys. The method may further include determining a group of alignment points traversed by the gesture and respective cost values for each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include comparing the respective cost values for at least each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys to determine a combination of keys having a combined cost value and outputting the candidate word that is based on the respective cost values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Ciprian Ioan Chelba, Xiaojun Bi, Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa, Keisuke Kuroyanagi