Patents by Inventor Shoji Matsuda
Shoji Matsuda 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).
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Publication number: 20240118394Abstract: There are provided a device and a method that execute light output control that eliminates an occlusion region and does not disturb blinking pattern light of a mobile device. At least one of a light application region or a light output timing of output light of a light output unit is determined on the basis of a data analysis result based on sensor input information and reception information from another device, the light output unit is controlled according to the light application region or the light output timing that has been determined, and a light output process is executed. Specifically, for example, light output control is executed so as to eliminate an occlusion region which no light reaches due to a pillar or the like, and moreover, so as not to disturb blinking pattern light output from the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hirotaka TANAKA, Shoji MATSUDA, Katsunori HONMA, Satoshi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240098363Abstract: An inspection device and an inspection method are provided. The inspection device includes: a main body portion, configured to be held by an inspector; a camera portion, disposed on the main body portion and configured to capture an inspected portion of a vehicle; and a guiding portion, configured to guide a camera direction of the camera portion to the inspector, so that an image obtained through the camera portion becomes a prescribed image suitable for inspection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro OKUNO, Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Shoji Matsuda, Shunsuke Torigai, Yosuke Tanaka, Daiki Kurei, Koki Isobe, Kotaro Nakamoto
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Patent number: 11828870Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system that enables inspection of an inspection vehicle provided with electromagnetic sensors having different wavelengths. A first absorption member and a second absorption member are provided to non-overlapping positions in front of a position at which the radiation range of radiated waves from the first electromagnetic sensor and the radiation range of radiated waves from the second electromagnetic sensor overlap.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda, Yosuke Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20220057481Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system that enables inspection of an inspection vehicle provided with electromagnetic sensors having different wavelengths. A first absorption member and a second absorption member are provided to non-overlapping positions in front of a position at which the radiation range of radiated waves from the first electromagnetic sensor and the radiation range of radiated waves from the second electromagnetic sensor overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda, Yosuke Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20220026546Abstract: Provided is a simulator device allowing simplification and cost minimization. A simulator device that generates and emits, to a LiDAR shining a laser light at a plurality of scanning locations, a false light corresponding to said laser light, and comprises: a light focusing unit that focuses the laser light shined at the plurality of scanning locations; and a simulator that, in accordance with the laser light focused by the light focusing unit, generates the false light resembling scattered light that is produced in a prescribed location, and emits the false light to the LiDAR via the light focusing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda
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Publication number: 20210287461Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system with which an inspection of various functions of a vehicle can be conducted in a small space on the basis of image information of a plurality of cameras. The present invention is a vehicle inspection system for inspecting a vehicle in which a travel control is executed on the basis of external environment information in a prescribed direction detected by a first single-lens camera and a second single-lens camera, wherein said vehicle inspection system comprises a 3-D display device which shows a first image imitating an external environment to the first single-lens camera and also shows a second image imitating the external environment to the second single-lens camera, and furthermore, shows the first image and the second image on the same screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventor: Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 9738848Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional lubricant composition which serves as a base oil for lubrication or as an additive for lubrication, including, with respect to 100 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (A) having a specific structure specified in the Description, 26 parts by mass to 43 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (B) having a specific structure specified in the Description, 0 parts by mass to 1.3 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (C) having a specific structure specified in the Description, and a total of 0 parts by mass to 1.3 parts by mass of triphenyl phosphate and tricresyl phosphate.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Takata, Kenji Yamamoto, Shoji Matsuda
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Publication number: 20160122679Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional lubricant composition which serves as a base oil for lubrication or as an additive for lubrication, including, with respect to 100 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (A) having a specific structure specified in the Description, 26 parts by mass to 43 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (B) having a specific structure specified in the Description, 0 parts by mass to 1.3 parts by mass of phosphorus compound (C) having a specific structure specified in the Description, and a total of 0 parts by mass to 1.3 parts by mass of triphenyl phosphate and tricresyl phosphate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro TAKATA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Shoji MATSUDA
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Patent number: 9156626Abstract: High precision work is performed on a work target (workpiece) during conveyance, irrespective of the oscillations accompanying conveyance. A work method includes steps of: predicting a predicted oscillation pattern occurring in a workpiece (W) afterwards from the measurement results of oscillation occurring in the workpiece (W) during conveyance by way of a workpiece conveyance device (2); controlling a robot (131) so as to operate at an oscillation according to the predicted oscillation pattern thus predicted; detecting oscillation occurring in the robot (131) during the step of controlling; and comparing the oscillation occurring in the robot (131) with the predicted oscillation pattern, and in the case of differing, adjusting so that the oscillation of the robot (131) matches the predicted oscillation pattern, in which each of these steps is completed before the robot (131) performs work on the workpiece (W).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kensaku Kaneyasu, Kaoru Shibata, Mitsutaka Igaue, Yushi Aoki, Shoji Matsuda, Kazuki Akami
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Publication number: 20140007398Abstract: High precision work is performed on a work target (workpiece) during conveyance, irrespective of the oscillations accompanying conveyance. A work method includes steps of: predicting a predicted oscillation pattern occurring in a workpiece (W) afterwards from the measurement results of oscillation occurring in the workpiece (W) during conveyance by way of a workpiece conveyance device (2); controlling a robot (131) so as to operate at an oscillation according to the predicted oscillation pattern thus predicted; detecting oscillation occurring in the robot (131) during the step of controlling; and comparing the oscillation occurring in the robot (131) with the predicted oscillation pattern, and in the case of differing, adjusting so that the oscillation of the robot (131) matches the predicted oscillation pattern, in which each of these steps is completed before the robot (131) performs work on the workpiece (W).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Kensaku Kaneyasu, Kaoru Shibata, Mitsutaka Igaue, Yushi Aoki, Shoji Matsuda, Kazuki Akami
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Patent number: 7638981Abstract: A circuit device contains a main circuit structure for main charging and a setting unit incorporated into the circuit structure for setting a weak current. The charging device includes a power-source for supplying a charging current to a secondary battery, an operational amplifier for controlling the supply of the charging current by the power source, and a power element for controlling the supply of the charging current to the secondary battery. Main charging is performed on the secondary battery by supplying a normal current to the secondary battery as the charging current. Trickle charging is performed on the secondary battery by supplying a weak current to the secondary battery as the charging current.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 7529321Abstract: A digital satellite broadcast receiver capable of an optimum signal reception even when an arbitrary outdoor unit is connected. Please noise characteristics of an outdoor unit connected to a digital satellite broadcast receiver when receiving a burst symbol is estimated based on a bit error rate of an 8PSK modulation signal determined by a trellis decoder (7) when a CNR measured by a CNR measurement circuit (5) is equal to a preset value, and, based on the estimated phase noise characteristics of the outdoor unit, a filter factor of a loop filter (9) inserted into a carrier regenerative loop is set.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1999Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood, Leader Electronics CorporationInventors: Kenichi Shiraishi, Shoichi Suzuki, Akihiro Horii, Shoji Matsuda, Takahiro Wada
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Patent number: 7382108Abstract: A charging apparatus and a charging current detecting circuit thereof are disclosed in which it is possible to implement an electric circuit with little voltage loss by using an operational amplifier of low cost. A detecting resistor is disposed at the power voltage side of the downstream side of a power supply. The charging apparatus further includes an auxiliary power means for generating an auxiliary voltage to supplement the voltage limited to the range of an input voltage of the operational amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Alps Electric Co., LtdInventor: Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 7283569Abstract: A site diversity method, a digital satellite broadcast receiving method and a digital satellite broadcast receiver are provided which can make a difference of data output timing between a main station and a subsidiary station at the time of site exchange as small as possible and can perform re-synchronization as soon as possible. In the site diversity method for digital satellite broadcast, when a site exchange execution designation signal is received, the site is exchanged during a period of a TMCC information field of a predetermined specific frame of a super frame determined when the execution designation signal is received. On the receiver side, information of broadcast is continuously received by detecting a TMCC information field in a specific frame during a period of which field the site was exchanged and by establishing re-synchronization by using a super frame sync pattern W2 or W3 after the detected TMCC information field.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha KenwoodInventors: Hiroshi Okamura, Tomokazu Nakajima, Takanori Fujii, Susumu Nishijima, Masaki Miyamoto, Kenichi Shiraishi, Akihiro Horii, Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 7274179Abstract: There is provided an inrush current preventing circuit. The circuit comprises an voltage-controlled type switching device that has an input terminal, an output terminal and a control terminal that limits current between the input terminal and the output terminal by an applied voltage. A first resistor is connected in parallel between the input terminal and the control terminal. A voltage control means is connected in series to the control terminal and varies a voltage applied to the control terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 7221719Abstract: An improved apparatus for receiving BS digital broadcast is disclosed. The apparatus for receiving BS digital broadcast of the present invention has first to third filters and a selective complex calculator circuit. Each of the first to third filters 18 to 20 identifies the modulation technique applied to the received signal, by the modulation identification signals A0, A1 received from a timing generator circuit 25, and filters a phase error signal PED according to the identified modulation technique. The selective complex calculator circuit 21 shifts the phase of a signal point indicated by an I signal ADI1 and a Q signal ADQ1 absolute-phased by an absolute-phasing section 14, by a phase corresponding to the phase error signal filtered by the first to third filters 18 to 20.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2001Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha KenwoodInventors: Kenichi Shiraishi, Shoji Matsuda, Akihiro Horii
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Publication number: 20060290335Abstract: There is provided an inrush current preventing circuit. The circuit comprises an voltage-controlled type switching device that has an input terminal, an output terminal and a control terminal that limits current between the input terminal and the output terminal by an applied voltage. A first resistor is connected in parallel between the input terminal and the control terminal. A voltage control means is connected in series to the control terminal and varies a voltage applied to the control terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventor: Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 7079597Abstract: Frame synchronization is quickly established to acquire an RF channel in a short time. Numerically controlled oscillators 1-1 to 1-3, complex calculation circuits 2-1 to 2-3, band limit filters 3-1 to 3-3, a selector 7, a phase error detection circuit 9, a loop filter 10, and an AFC circuit 11 compose a carrier regeneration loop for removing the frequency error of the carrier included in an in-phase component I and a quadrant component Q of the baseband signal input to the complex calculation circuits 2-1 to 2-3. A timing generator 6 detects which of frame synchronization pattern detection circuits 5-1 to 5-3 has detected a frame synchronization pattern, provides the selector 7 with a selection signal corresponding to the decision result, and sends a switch signal to the AFC circuit 11. Thereafter, the carrier for removing the frequency error included in the baseband signal is regenerated to acquire an RF channel in a short time.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha KenwoodInventors: Kenichi Shiraishi, Akihiro Horii, Shoji Matsuda
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Patent number: 6993096Abstract: A BS digital broadcasting receiver which eliminates the uncertainty of an ODU's phase noise-dependent switching point when switching a receiving system. The receiver is provided with a demodulator circuit (6A) having a carrier regenerating circuit (19A) based on demodulation data in a BPSK modulation section, and with a demodulator circuit (6B) having a carrier regenerating circuit (19B) based on demodulation data in each time-division modulation section, wherein, when a lock for carriers regenerated by the carrier regenerating circuit (19A) is maintained and carriers regenerated by the carrier regenerating circuit (19B) is locked, demodulation data, in the BPSK demodulation section and a QPSK demodulation section, output from the demodulator circuit (6A) and 8-PSK-modulated demodulation data output from the demodulator circuit (6B) are selected by a selector (7) for outputting.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha KenwoodInventors: Kenichi Shiraishi, Akihiro Horii, Shoji Matsuda
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Publication number: 20050099158Abstract: The present invention provides a charging device capable of reducing the number of power elements required for setting a charging current, thereby achieving a reduction in size and a low manufacturing cost. A circuit structure for a main charging is a main circuit structure, and a setting unit for setting a weak current is incorporated into the circuit structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventor: Shoji Matsuda