Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Nakamura

Tomoyuki 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: 20240106017
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery management system and a lead-acid battery management program are described that appropriately manage bipolar lead-acid batteries to reduce a degree to which the lead-acid batteries impose a load on environment as much as possible and are necessary to cause a circulation cycle from manufacturing to reuse to reliably function. A lead-acid battery system includes multiple bipolar lead-acid batteries and a management and support apparatus configured to manage the lead-acid battery system. The management and support apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record operation history information of the bipolar lead-acid batteries and a state determination unit configured to determine necessity of replacement of respective ones of the bipolar lead-acid batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Noriyasu Iwane, Kanichiro Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Aogaki, Masanobu Aragaki, Hideto Nakamura, Kengo Nakao
  • Publication number: 20240096296
    Abstract: Image processing device comprises a maximum luminance setting unit that associates a maximum luminance value included in a corresponding area of a luminance image with each of a plurality of areas obtained by classifying a display area of a second liquid crystal panel into multiple areas to include an overlapping area overlapping a plurality of first pixels of a first liquid crystal panel for one pixel, an order setting unit that sets the order of the plurality of areas in descending order of maximum luminance values, and a transmittance setting unit that sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on the maximum luminance value are provided. The transmittance setting unit sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on a transmittance coefficient indicating a proportion at which each of the plurality of first pixels overlapping the overlapping area influences the overlapping area with transmitted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOYUKI NARA, NAOKO GOTO, TATSUNORI NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11923726
    Abstract: This stator core is a stator core for a rotating electric machine of an axial gap type and includes a body portion formed by a compaction-molded body of soft magnetic powder whose surfaces are coated with insulating films, wherein the body portion is provided with one or a plurality of through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Nakamura, Tomoyuki Ueno, Tatsuya Saito
  • Publication number: 20240071128
    Abstract: A detection device includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged in a detection area, a light source configured to emit light that is emitted to an object to be detected and is detected by the optical sensors, and a processor configured to perform processing based on outputs from the optical sensors. The processor is configured to determine, based on the outputs of the respective optical sensors obtained at a cycle of a predetermined period, an optical sensor an output of which is to be employed from among the optical sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hirofumi KATO, Makoto UCHIDA, Takanori TSUNASHIMA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Akio TAKIMOTO, Takao SOMEYA, Tomoyuki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20230046807
    Abstract: Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and removable to a camera apparatus, the lens apparatus comprising a communication device configured to transmit, to an external device, information for light amount compensation of image data obtained by image pickup in the camera apparatus, in which the information includes information of a coefficient A0 of a term of 0-th-order with respect to an image height in a polynomial of n-th-order with respect to the image height, and in which a conditional expression 0.7<A0(Z)×(Fw/F(Z))2<1.3 is satisfied where A0(Z) represents the coefficient Ao at a zoom state Z, F(Z) represents an effective F-number at the zoom state Z, and Fw represents an effective F-number at a wide angle end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakamura, Koichi Sakuma, Kei Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230037843
    Abstract: An assembled battery includes a plurality of Peltier elements, a plurality of control circuits each of which controls an associated one of the plurality of Peltier elements, a plurality of battery cells at least one of which is connected to one end of each of the plurality of Peltier elements, and a heat transfer plate connected to the other end of each of the plurality of Peltier elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Shinya MOTOKAWA, Hiroyuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230037774
    Abstract: The controller communicable with a second controller include circuitry configured to: execute a processing to operate a first machine in collaboration with a second machine controlled by the second controller in a real space; modify the processing in response to determining that, instead of controlling the second machine, the second controller controls a virtual second machine that simulates operations of the second machine in a virtual space; and execute the modified processing to operate the first machine in the real space in collaboration with the virtual second machine that operates in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshifumi ONOYAMA, Yukio HASHIGUCHI, Yosuke KAMIYA, Yuki OE, Yu KATONO, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Takahiro HORA
  • Patent number: 11513426
    Abstract: Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and removable to a camera apparatus, the lens apparatus comprising a communication device configured to transmit, to an external device, information for light amount compensation of image data obtained by image pickup in the camera apparatus, in which the information includes information of a coefficient A0 of a term of 0-th-order with respect to an image height in a polynomial of n-th-order with respect to the image height, and in which a conditional expression 0.7<A0(Z)×(Fw/F(Z))2<1.3 is satisfied where A0(Z) represents the coefficient A0 at a zoom state Z, F(Z) represents an effective F-number at the zoom state Z, and Fw represents an effective F-number at a wide angle end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakamura, Koichi Sakuma, Kei Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11516099
    Abstract: A computer of a resource monitoring system is configured to execute an application for analyzing an operation of an industrial device. A use status acquisition module is configured to acquire a use status of a resource of the computer by the application. A display control module is configured to display the use status on a resource monitoring screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220291670
    Abstract: An information collection device comprising circuitry configured to: accumulate, in a database, a control signal of a local device having a motor, the local device being a part of a production system of one or more workpieces, the control signal including internal information of the local device generated during operation of a plurality of processes; extract a signal set accumulated during one process of the plurality of processes from the control signal accumulated in the database based on a predetermined extraction condition; and generate an evaluation result of the one process based on the signal set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi WAKAMATSU, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Mitsuaki NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20220276630
    Abstract: A data collection system for an industrial machine, the data collection system comprising circuitry configured to: collect collection data relating to the industrial machine based on a predetermined collection setting; identify the predetermined collection setting based on identification information associated with the collection data; and execute parse processing relating to the collection data based on the identified predetermined collection setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi NAGATA, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Aya MATSUNAGA, Shinichiro OBATA, Ryosuke NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220187518
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member, comprising a wavelength conversion layer that comprises a phosphor and a light scattering material, and satisfying at least one of the following (1) or (2): (1) the wavelength conversion member has a diffusion transmittance of 50% or less and the wavelength conversion layer having a thickness of 100 ?m or less; or (2) a content of the light scattering material in a total wavelength conversion layer is 2.0% by mass or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshitaka KATSUTA, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Futoshi OIKAWA, Mayumi SATO, Katsuyoshi SAKAMOTO, Yuma YOSHIDA, Daisuke OTSUKI, Kunihiro KIRIGAYA
  • Publication number: 20220179138
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion layer that contains a phosphor, the wavelength conversion member having a face that has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 5 ?m or more and a maximum height Rz of from 30 to 250 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Mayumi SATOH, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Futoshi OIKAWA, Katsuyoshi SAKAMOTO, Yuma YOSHIDA, Yoshitaka KATSUTA
  • Publication number: 20220050360
    Abstract: Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and removable to a camera apparatus, the lens apparatus comprising a communication device configured to transmit, to an external device, information for light amount compensation of image data obtained by image pickup in the camera apparatus, in which the information includes information of a coefficient A0 of a term of 0-th-order with respect to an image height in a polynomial of n-th-order with respect to the image height, and in which a conditional expression 0.7<A0(Z)×(Fw/F(Z))2<1.3 is satisfied where A0(Z) represents the coefficient A0 at a zoom state Z, F(Z) represents an effective F-number at the zoom state Z, and Fw represents an effective F-number at a wide angle end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakamura, Koichi Sakuma, Kei Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20220048061
    Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus comprises a container comprising a reservoir and a roller rotatably mounted relative to the container. A portion of an outer periphery of the roller is positioned in the reservoir. The outer periphery comprises a first groove comprising a width greater than at least twice a depth of the first groove. Additionally, methods of treating a substrate with the substrate treating apparatus are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gabriel Pierce Agnello, Hironori Fukuyama, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Jia Zhang
  • Patent number: 11187870
    Abstract: Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and detachable to a camera apparatus including: a memory storing information for light amount compensation for image data obtained by pickup of an image formed by the lens apparatus; and a communication device configured to transmit the information to an external apparatus, the information including a coefficient of a polynomial having an n-th order with respect to an image height, “n” being a non-negative integer, the coefficient corresponding to one of a plurality of focal lengths, the plurality of focal lengths including a focal length “f”, which satisfies a conditional expression: 0.9<f/ft/(Fnw/Fnt)<4, where Fnw represents an effective f-number at a wide angle end, Fnt represents an effective f-number at a telephoto end, and “ft” represents a focal length at the telephoto end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Sakuma, Tomoyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210292643
    Abstract: Provided are a wavelength conversion member including: a quantum dot phosphor; a white pigment including an organic substance layer that contains an organic substance, on at least a part of a surface of the white pigment; and a resin cured product including the quantum dot phosphor and the white pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kouhei MUKAIGAITO, Shigeaki FUNYU, Hiroaki TAKAHASHI, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Masato FUKUI, Takanori KAJIMOTO, Yoshitaka KATSUTA, Tatsuya YAHATA
  • Patent number: 11061278
    Abstract: Provided are a wavelength conversion member including: a quantum dot phosphor; a white pigment including an organic substance layer that contains an organic substance, on at least a part of a surface of the white pigment; and a resin cured product including the quantum dot phosphor and the white pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Mukaigaito, Shigeaki Funyu, Hiroaki Takahashi, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Masato Fukui, Takanori Kajimoto, Yoshitaka Katsuta, Tatsuya Yahata
  • Patent number: 11029483
    Abstract: Provided is a lens apparatus including: a first lens unit arranged closest to an object side and configured not to move for zooming; a zoom lens unit configured to move for zooming; an aperture stop; and an imaging lens unit arranged closest to an image side. The first lens unit includes a first focus lens unit configured to move for focusing. The imaging lens unit includes a second focus lens unit configured to move for focusing and to move for macro image pickup. The lens apparatus further includes a controller configured to control a position of the second focus lens unit for the macro image pickup based on a state of at least one of the first focus lens unit, the zoom lens unit, and the aperture stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210040384
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member which contains a quantum dot phosphor and is capable of converting incident light into green light and red light, and which is configured such that the half-value width of the green light emission spectrum (FWHM-G) and the half-value width of the red light emission spectrum (FWHM-R) satisfy the following condition A. Condition A: (FWHM-G)/(FWHM-R)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei MUKAIGAITO, Shigeaki FUNYU, Hiroaki TAKAHASHI, Tomoyuki NAKAMURA, Tatsuya YAHATA