Patents by Inventor Takahiro Watanabe

Takahiro Watanabe 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: 20240084434
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask made of a semiconductor substrate, comprising a plurality of openings to pass vapor deposition particles, wherein an aperture portion of which opening width is smallest is disposed between an edge of the opening on a vapor deposition source side and an edge of the opening on a substrate side, the opening width on the substrate side is larger than that of the aperture portion, and at least a part of an inner wall of each of the plurality of openings has a uneven shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: TATSURO UCHIDA, TAKAHIRO YAJIMA, SHINICHIRO WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240077393
    Abstract: A physical property estimation device for a resin composition, which estimates a physical property of a resin composition that is manufactured by using a base polymer, a flame retardant, a flame retardant auxiliary, and other materials. The physical property estimation device is provided with a regression model building processing unit that learns by machine learning a relationship between explanatory variable data and physical property data including physical property data as an estimation target, and builds a regression model that shows a correlation between the explanatory variable data and the physical property data, and a physical property estimation processing unit that estimates the physical property of an estimation target by using the regression model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke SHANAI, Tomonori WATANABE, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240077466
    Abstract: A first synthesized characteristic value calculated based on a first blending ratio of constituent materials contained in a first composite material and on a first characteristic value corresponding to the constituent materials contained in the first composite material, as well as first blending information of the constituent materials contained in the first composite material are used as input parameters (explanatory variables) for an approximate function to estimate a value of physical quantity (objective variable) for the first composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke SHANAI, Tomonori WATANABE, Takahiro SUZUKI, Tamotsu KIBE, Takehiko TANI
  • Publication number: 20240075767
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus conveys an envelope to an enclosing position and encloses an enclosure on which specific information is formed at a formation position. The enclosing device includes: an envelope conveyor to convey the enclosure to the enclosing position to insert the enclosure into the envelope; a sensor to acquire, as an image, a structure of the envelope during conveyance, and acquire transparent-portion information indicating a position of a transparent portion in the envelope; an envelope holder to hold the envelope in a state in which the enclosure is insertable; and control circuitry to output position adjustment information for adjusting a position of the envelope in a width direction of the envelope at the enclosing position or a position of the specific information in a conveyance direction of the envelope, based on relative positions between the formation position of the specific information and the position of the transparent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo YOSHIZAWA, Michitaka SUZUKI, Nobuyoshi SUZUKI, Yuusuke SHIBASAKI, Takahiro MATSUDA, Atsushi SHINODA, Takahiro WATANABE, Takuya MORINAGA
  • Patent number: 11919325
    Abstract: An enclosing-sealing apparatus includes a flap opener that opens a flap of an envelope while the envelope is conveyed to an enclosing position. A first envelope detector is disposed upstream from the flap opener in an envelope conveyance direction and detects both ends of the envelope in the envelope conveyance direction. A second envelope detector is disposed downstream from the flap opener in the envelope conveyance direction and detects both ends of the envelope in the envelope conveyance direction in an open state in which the flap opens. A controller determines the open state of the flap based on a first detection result sent from the first envelope detector and a second detection result sent from the second envelope detector. The controller performs troubleshooting for enclosing the enclosure into the envelope if the controller determines that the open state of the flap is faulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kunieda, Michitaka Suzuki, Shinji Asami, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Takahiro Matsuda, Makoto Hidaka, Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Shingo Yoshizawa, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20240070719
    Abstract: A method performed by a server, the method includes acquiring a boarding condition for a user who uses a vehicle as transportation, the boarding condition including a departure location, a destination location, and/or a utilization time of travel using the vehicle, selecting one or more second services meeting the boarding condition from among a plurality of first services, the plurality of first services being services related to sales and/or marketing capable of being provided in the vehicle during the travel, and outputting an inquiry notification including information regarding the second services to an in-vehicle apparatus of the vehicle and/or a terminal of the user, in order to allow the user to respond whether to accept provision of at least any one of the selected second services when the user uses the vehicle under the boarding condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro AOKI, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11915569
    Abstract: A light-receiving element and a first light-emitting element are disposed in a position in which the light-receiving element receives forward-scattered light produced when smoke in the smoke detection part is irradiated with first irradiation light emitted from the first light-emitting element. A secondary reflecting plate is provided on a side of the first light-emitting element inside the peripheral wall. The secondary reflecting plate is configured to form secondary reflected light when the smoke detection part without smoke is irradiated with the first irradiation light. The secondary reflecting plate receives primary reflected light resulting from reflection of the first irradiation light from the peripheral wall and reflects the primary reflected light, and then allows the formed secondary reflected light to enter the light-receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NOHMI BOSAI LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11897279
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure into an envelope conveyed to an enclosing position includes a conveyance roller that conveys the envelope to the enclosing position. A first envelope length calculator calculates a first envelope length of the envelope in an envelope conveyance direction in which the envelope is conveyed in a close state in which a flap of the envelope closes. A flap opener opens the flap while the conveyance roller conveys the envelope. A second envelope length calculator calculates a second envelope length of the envelope in the envelope conveyance direction in an open state in which the flap opens. A controller calculates a flap length of the flap in the envelope conveyance direction based on the first envelope length and the second envelope length. The controller controls enclosing of the enclosure into the envelope based on the flap length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Yoshizawa, Michitaka Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Shinji Asami, Takahiro Matsuda, Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Makoto Hidaka, Akira Kunieda, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20240033835
    Abstract: A first main trajectory represents a trajectory of a first main cutting edge obtained by revolving and projecting the first main cutting edge onto a plane including a central axis. A second main trajectory represents a trajectory of the second main cutting edge obtained by revolving and projecting the second main cutting edge onto the plane. The first main trajectory intersects the second main trajectory. A tangent to the first main trajectory at an intersection between the first main trajectory and the second main trajectory is inclined to be closer to the central axis in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface. A tangent to the second main trajectory at the intersection is inclined to be closer to the central axis in a direction from the second surface toward the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventor: Takahiro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11881201
    Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus that includes a tactile control section and an audio control section. The tactile control section generates, on the basis of a tactile signal for tactile presentation, a tactile control signal for driving a tactile presentation unit. The audio control section generates, on the basis of a first audio signal and a second audio signal, an audio control signal for driving an audio output unit, the second audio signal containing sound components that are in an opposite phase to sound generated on the basis of the tactile signal and generated from the tactile presentation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takeda, Shuichiro Nishigori, Shiro Suzuki, Takahiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230406032
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus includes a flap opener, a first envelope detector, a second envelope detector, and circuitry. The flap opener opens a flap of an envelope during conveyance of the envelope in an envelope conveyance passage in which the envelope is conveyed to an enclosing position. The first envelope detector detects the envelope at a position upstream from the flap opener in a conveyance direction of the envelope. The second envelope detector detects the envelope at a position downstream from the flap opener in the conveyance direction. The circuitry causes the flap opener to execute an opening operation of the flap of the envelope conveyed to the enclosing position and causes the flap opener to execute the opening operation of the flap again when an opening-and-closing state of the flap determined based on detection results of the envelope by the first and second envelope detectors is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Morinaga, Michitaka Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Takahiro Matsuda, Atsushi Shinoda, Shingo Yoshizawa, Takahiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230399192
    Abstract: An enclosing device to insert an enclosure into an envelope conveyed to an enclosing position includes an envelope conveyor and an enclosing unit. The envelope conveyor conveys the envelope to the enclosing position. The enclosing unit opens a frontage of the envelope such that the enclosure is inserted into the envelope that has reached the enclosing position and includes an opening amount adjuster to adjust an opening amount of the frontage when the enclosure is inserted into the envelope. The opening amount adjuster adjusts the opening amount, depending on a flap length and a body length. The flap length is a length of a flap of the envelope in a conveyance direction in which the envelope is conveyed to the enclosing position. The body length is a length of a body of the envelope in the conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Watanabe, Michitaka Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Takahiro Matsuda, Atsushi Shinoda, Shingo Yoshizawa, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20230331029
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus that inserts an enclosure into an envelope includes an envelope conveyor, a flap opener, an enclosure pusher, and circuitry. The envelope conveyor extends in a vertical direction and conveys the envelope to an enclosing position via an envelope conveyance passage as a passage in which the envelope is conveyed. The flap opener opens a flap of the envelope. The enclosure pusher pushes the enclosure toward an opening of a body of the envelope conveyed to the enclosing position with the flap open. The circuitry changes a pushing amount of the enclosure into the envelope and adjusts the pushing amount based on the opening of the body of the envelope within a specified range from an inside to an outside of the body of the envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Michitaka Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Takahiro Matsuda, Atsushi Shinoda, Shingo Yoshizawa, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20230311561
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus inserts an enclosure into an envelope and includes a first conveyor, a first ejector, a second conveyor, a second ejector, and circuitry. The first conveyor conveys the enclosure to an enclosing position. The envelope in which the enclosure is enclosed is ejected to the first ejector. The second conveyor conveys the envelope to the enclosing position via an envelope conveyance passage extended in a substantially vertical and up-and-down direction and conveys the envelope in which the enclosure is inserted to the first ejector. The second ejector is separate from the first ejector. The enclosure is ejected to the second ejector. The circuitry controls a conveyance operation of the first conveyor and the second conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuda, Michitaka Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Atsushi Shinoda, Shingo Yoshizawa, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20230284969
    Abstract: A stage of sleep is easily estimated. A sleep estimation device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire blood flow data, a generation unit configured to generate a frequency spectrum of the blood flow data by performing frequency analysis processing on the blood flow data, and a first determination unit configured to determine a stage of sleep of a subject based on the frequency spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi ABE, Zhiwei FAN, Takahiro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11746983
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle signal light in which a person with protanopia (p-type color vision deficiency) can perceive whether or not the vehicle signal light, e.g., a stop lamp, a tail lamp, or the like, is turned on. The vehicle signal light includes a first light source configured to emit red light and a second light source configured to emit amber light. The first light source and the second light source are simultaneously turned on and are configured to emit light with a higher luminous intensity in response to a braking operation, and the emission intensity of the first light source is higher than that of the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumi Yamaguchi, Naoya Iwasaki, Takahiro Watanabe, Daisaku Yamaguchi, Yasushi Kita, Takako Kimura, Wataru Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20230274768
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a reproduction data reception unit configured to receive first reproduction data and control information regarding the first reproduction data, a first buffer memory configured to store the received first reproduction data and control information, a synchronization information management unit configured to receive synchronization information from another reproduction apparatus that reproduces second reproduction data in synchronization with the first reproduction data, a reproduction data management unit configured to duplicate or discard the first reproduction data stored in the first buffer memory, and a reproduction processing unit configured to reproduce the first reproduction data on the basis of the received synchronization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: SHIRO SUZUKI, SHUICHIRO NISHIGORI, HIROFUMI TAKEDA, RYUJI TOKUNAGA, TAKAFUMI HATTORI, TAKAHIRO WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230254535
    Abstract: To reduce uncomfortableness in the transmission of sensory stimulation information, the uncomfortableness being caused by different recording and reproducing environments. An information processing device according to the present technique includes: a positional-relationship-information acquisition unit that acquires information on a first positional relationship between a recording device and a recording subject, the recording device performing recording in a recording environment for recording sensory stimulation information transmitted from the recording subject, and information on a second positional relationship between the recording subject and a user in the reproduction environment of the recorded sensory stimulation information; and a correction unit that corrects the output signals of reproducing devices for the reproduction of the sensory stimulation information on the basis of the information on the first positional relationship and the information on the second positional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO WATANABE, SHUICHIRO NISHIGORI, HIROFUMI TAKEDA, SHIRO SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11718081
    Abstract: A sheet separation device includes a rotator, a nipping member to nip the two-ply sheet with the rotator, a first conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a first direction toward the rotator and a second direction reverse thereto, a winding member to wind the two-ply sheet around the rotator, a second conveyor to convey a sheet medium in the second direction, a separation claw to move in a width direction; a sheet guide to guide the separated two sheets to different passages; and control circuitry. The first conveyor conveys the two-ply sheet to the rotator with a bonded portion at an upstream end. The control circuitry inserts the separation claw into a space between the two sheets, adjusts a projection amount of the two-ply sheet from a nip of the first conveyor in the second direction, and inserts the sheet medium in two-ply sheet adjusted in the projection amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Takahashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Michitaka Suzuki, Tomomichi Hoshino, Fumiharu Yoneyama, Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Makoto Hidaka, Koki Sakano, Akira Kunieda, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga, Yohsuke Haraguchi
  • Publication number: 20230192989
    Abstract: A decrease in molecular weight in molding of a polyamide is suppressed. A polyamide resin composition of the present invention includes: a polyamide having a structural unit containing an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and an amide bond; and a compound having a cyclic structure in which first nitrogen and second nitrogen of a carbodiimide group are bonded by a bonding group. A molded polyamide resin article is produced by molding of the polyamide resin composition through heat pressurization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki MOKUDAI, Takahiro WATANABE, Yoshinori SUZUKI