Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Matsuo

Tomohiro Matsuo 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: 20130329276
    Abstract: The present application discloses a wavelength conversion device. The wavelength conversion device includes a light source for generating excitation light, a laser medium for generating fundamental light from the excitation light, a resonator mirror for forming a resonator for the fundamental light in cooperation with the laser medium, and a wavelength convertor for converting wavelength from the fundamental light into harmonic light. The wavelength convertor includes a first end surface inclined by an angle ? from a surface orthogonal to an optical axis of the resonator and a second end surface parallel to the first end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Kenji Nakayama, Tetsuro Mizushima, Tatsuo Itoh, Hirohiko Oowaki, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8596950
    Abstract: A transfer robot includes a hand section, a horizontal arm mechanism, and a lift mechanism. An object is to be placed on the hand section. The horizontal arm mechanism is connected to the hand section and includes at least two rotary joints. The horizontal arm mechanism is configured to extend and contract so as to move the hand section along one direction. The lift mechanism is configured to move the horizontal arm mechanism up and down and includes a plurality of link mechanisms disposed on a base member. The horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Satoshi Sueyoshi, Kentaro Tanaka, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20130294630
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Tomohiro MATSUO, Takashi OHTA, Koji NAGENO, Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20130294635
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO MATSUO, TAKASHI OHTA, KOJI NAGENO, TOMOHIRO ITO
  • Publication number: 20130272561
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tomohiro MATSUO, Takashi OHTA, Koji NAGENO, Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20130251186
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130251184
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130251185
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130084393
    Abstract: A processing liquid is supplied onto a substrate rotated by a spin chuck in a coating processing unit so that a film of the processing liquid is formed, and a rinse liquid is supplied to a peripheral edge of the substrate so that a processing liquid on the peripheral edge of the substrate is removed. An edge cut width between a position of an outer peripheral portion of the substrate rotated by the spin chuck in an edge exposure unit and a position of an outer peripheral portion of a film on the substrate is detected. Based on the detected edge cut width, a positional deviation of the center of the substrate held in the spin chuck from a rotation center of the spin chuck in the coating processing unit is determined while a supply state of the rinse liquid by an edge rinse nozzle is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Masahito KASHIYAMA, Shigehiro GOTO, Tomohiro MATSUO, Tomohiro GOTO
  • Patent number: 8411893
    Abstract: There is provided a headphone including: a housing that accommodates a driver unit; a sound guiding tube that protrudes from the housing in a predetermined direction and guides a sound generated from the driver unit to an external auditory canal; and a hanger that rotatably supports the housing via a supporting shaft provided in approximately the same direction as a depth direction of the external auditory canal and in a direction inclined to a protruding direction of the sound guiding tube. According to this structure, by rotating the housing with respect to the hanger via the supporting shaft, the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube with respect to the hanger can be adjusted. Thus, by adjusting the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube according to the inclined angle of the external auditory canal of a user, wearability of a headphone can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20130039730
    Abstract: A robot includes a rotating electrical machine and a brake. The brake is configured to restrict rotation of the rotating electrical machine. The brake includes a brake plate, a plurality of pressing members, at least one biasing member, and an electromagnetic coil. The brake plate is configured to rotate integrally with a shaft of the rotating electrical machine. The plurality of pressing members are movable toward the brake plate and include a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The at least one biasing member is configured to bias the first pressing member and the second pressing member toward the brake plate using mutually different biasing forces. The electromagnetic coil is configured to, when current is on, electromagnetically attract the first pressing member and the second pressing member against the biasing forces of the at least one biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Satoshi SUEYOSHI, Kentaro TANAKA, Yoshihiro KUSAMA, Tomohiro MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20120327371
    Abstract: Provided is a laser light source apparatus capable of maintaining a favorable level of laser output and inhibiting a margin for optical axis adjustment required for other optical elements. The present invention includes: a semiconductor laser emitting excitation laser light; a laser medium excited by the excitation laser light and emitting infrared laser light; a wavelength conversion element converting a wavelength of the infrared laser light and emitting harmonic laser light; a concave mirror having a concave surface opposing the conversion element; and a mirror supporter supporting the concave mirror. The mirror supporter has a mouth that transmits laser light from the conversion element toward the concave mirror, and a contacting surface orthogonally intersecting an optical axis of the laser light from the conversion element and contacting the concave surface side of the concave mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi HATASE, Tomohiro MATSUO, Kenji NAKAYAMA, Kohei SUYAMA
  • Patent number: 8316735
    Abstract: An industrial robot includes a hollow chamber rotatably supported by a base, an arm rotatably supported by the hollow chamber, and drive devices provided in the hollow chamber and configured to drive the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Nogami, Mitsuaki Nakanishi, Keita Ogoh, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20120269376
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Takashi Ohta, Koji Nageno, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20120215353
    Abstract: A robot system according to embodiments includes a position command generating unit that corrects a position command of a motor based on a rotation angle of the motor, which drives a link of a robot via a speed reducer, and a rotation angle of an output shaft of the speed reducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Tetsuro IZUMI, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8249767
    Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor. The apparatus includes a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle, and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine has been started up and configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed on a boundary of the engine startup threshold value or displayed at a position where the quantity of eco-drive is worse than the engine startup threshold value when the engine has been started up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
  • Patent number: 8231117
    Abstract: The present invention provides a robot system in which a robot and a positioner are combined with each other. In the robot system, footprint is reduced and a production line having a short tact time between steps is formed. The robot system includes a work object, robots that perform a work operation on the work object, and positioners that position the work object, wherein the robots are provided on frame members of the positioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Seigo Nishikawa, Tomoyuki Shiraki, Hiroyasu Hirota, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8207838
    Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus that displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor, includes: a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle; and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine is started up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
  • Patent number: 8185846
    Abstract: The present invention provides a teaching box configured such that an operator can optionally change a coloration and a size of a text displayed on a display area. The teaching box includes a main menu area, a pulldown menu area, a status area, a general-purpose area, and a message area, for monitoring and controlling an operation of an industrial robot which is operated in a plurality of modes including a teaching mode and an operation setting mode. The main menu area includes a customization portion operable to change a size and a coloration of a text, and a display portion operable to display the text set by the customization portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Kouichi Kuwahara, Yumie Kubota, Tomohiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20120063477
    Abstract: Angle adjustment of a wavelength conversion element after assembly is eliminated to achieve a reduction in production cost with a simplified structure. An element holder provided on a base that supports the wavelength conversion element is provided with a mounting reference surface that positions the wavelength conversion element in parallel with an optical axis. The wavelength conversion element has a substantially parallelepiped shape. A bottom surface, which is one of the four surfaces adjacent to an incident surface and an output surface, is in contact with the mounting reference surface, such that a depth direction of inverted polarization regions is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis and the incident surface and the output surface are tilted at a predetermined tilt angle relative to a flat surface orthogonal to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei SUYAMA, Hirohiko Oowaki, Tomohiro MATSUO