Patents by Inventor Yu Inoue
Yu Inoue 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: 20240163555Abstract: An image processing device is disclosed that includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image captured by an imaging device fixed to a moving object; a behavior data acquisition unit configured to acquire behavior data indicating behavior of the moving object when moving; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the captured image includes scenery outside the moving object; and an image processing unit configured to, when the captured image is determined to include the scenery outside the moving object, perform shake correction processing on the captured image based on the behavior data acquired by the behavior data acquisition unit so as to cancel the shaking of the captured image due to the behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kasai, Hirofumi Inoue, Yu Shikoda, Masaki Okamoto, Takehito Teraguchi, Fangge Chen
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Patent number: 11938958Abstract: The present disclosure including determining that a state of a load on an occupant in a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a traveling state of the vehicle (100), an external environment state of the vehicle, and a state of the occupant in the vehicle, and executing a dialogue with the occupant by executing a dialogue program corresponding to the state of the load on the occupant.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takehito Teraguchi, Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Shota Okubo, Yu Shikoda
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Patent number: 11912295Abstract: A travel information processing apparatus includes a voice input device configured to input voice data of a user, an output device configured to specify an object by estimating from the voice data based on a word extracted from the voice data and indicating the object around a traveling route and a word extracted from the voice data and indicating a positional relationship of the object and output image data or voice data indicating a specified object; and a travel information processor configured to change a traveling motion of a subject vehicle based on the specified object.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Takehito Teraguchi, Yu Shikoda, Shota Okubo
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Patent number: 11892097Abstract: The present invention is to provide a valve state grasping system that can be easily retrofitted to any of various existing or operating valves (rotary valves) and actuators, and in particular, even facilities to which commercial power is not supplied, and allows detailed and accurate state grasping and diagnosis or failure prediction for the valve or actuator. The valve state grasping system is configured to perform, based on angular velocity data of a valve stem which opens and closes the valve, state monitoring, diagnosis, and life prediction of this valve. To the valve stem, a monitoring unit having at least a semiconductor-type gyro sensor is attachably and detachably fixed. The angular velocity data includes angular velocity data acquired from this monitoring unit in accordance with a rotational motion of a valve body from being fully open or fully closed to fully closed or fully open.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: KITZ CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Inoue, Isao Nishizawa
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Patent number: 11761556Abstract: A valve state grasping system that can be easily retrofitted to any of various existing or operating valves (rotary valves) and actuators, and in particular, even facilities to which commercial power is not supplied, and allows detailed and accurate state grasping and diagnosis or failure prediction for the valve or actuator. The valve state grasping system is configured to perform, based on angular velocity data of a valve stem which opens and closes the valve, state monitoring, diagnosis, and life prediction of this valve. To the valve stem, a monitoring unit having at least a semiconductor-type gyro sensor is attachably and detachably fixed. The angular velocity data includes angular velocity data acquired from this monitoring unit in accordance with a rotational motion of a valve body from being fully open or fully closed to fully closed or fully open.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: KITZ CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Inoue, Masahiro Kazama, Isao Nishizawa
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Patent number: 11750923Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a sensor; a first controller configured to output a first control signal for controlling the sensor via the first signal line; and a second controller configured to output a second control signal for controlling the sensor via the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein the sensor is configured to operate according to the first control signal output from the first controller via the first signal line when a vehicle state that indicates a state of a vehicle is a first state, and operate according to the second control signal output from the second controller via the first signal line and the second signal line when the vehicle state is a second state.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu Inoue, Tomoaki Iida, Satoshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230194016Abstract: The present invention is to provide a valve state grasping system that can be easily retrofitted to any of various existing or operating valves (rotary valves) and actuators, and in particular, even facilities to which commercial power is not supplied, and allows detailed and accurate state grasping and diagnosis or failure prediction for the valve or actuator. The valve state grasping system is configured to perform, based on angular velocity data of a valve stem which opens and closes the valve, state monitoring, diagnosis, and life prediction of this valve. To the valve stem, a monitoring unit having at least a semiconductor-type gyro sensor is attachably and detachably fixed. The angular velocity data includes angular velocity data acquired from this monitoring unit in accordance with a rotational motion of a valve body from being fully open or fully closed to fully closed or fully open.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Yu INOUE, Isao NISHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230128827Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control system including: a plurality of communication devices each of which is provided between an in-vehicle sensor and a corresponding one of a plurality of control units, and has a control information communication function of transmitting control information from the control unit to the in-vehicle sensor; and a communication control device configured to control the plurality of communication devices. The communication control device sets, in response to an operation state of a vehicle, one of a state in which the control information communication function of one of the plurality of communication devices is enabled and the control information communication function of all of communication devices other than the one of the plurality of communication devices out of the plurality of communication devices is disabled, or a state in which the control information communication function of all of the communication devices is disabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yu Inoue
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Publication number: 20220201209Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a sensor; a first controller configured to output a first control signal for controlling the sensor via the first signal line; and a second controller configured to output a second control signal for controlling the sensor via the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein the sensor is configured to operate according to the first control signal output from the first controller via the first signal line when a vehicle state that indicates a state of a vehicle is a first state, and operate according to the second control signal output from the second controller via the first signal line and the second signal line when the vehicle state is a second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu Inoue, Tomoaki Iida, Satoshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11348562Abstract: An acoustic device includes an audio recording playback unit, an analysis unit, and an acoustic effect imparting unit. The audio recording playback unit records and plays back string independent acoustic signals for each string independent acoustic signal. The string independent acoustic signals respectively correspond to different strings of a stringed instrument and being independent from each other. The analysis unit analyzes at least one string independent acoustic signal from among the recorded string independent acoustic signals. The acoustic effect imparting unit imparts an acoustic effect to the at least one string independent acoustic signal for each string independent acoustic signal, based on a result of the analysis by the analysis unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Nagasawa, Petr Choulik, Kazuhiro Tani, Yu Inoue, Shinichi Ito
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Patent number: 11292488Abstract: There is provided a control device configured to perform a collision preventing control based on an output of an obstacle detection unit. A risk level determination unit determines a collision risk level based on a distance between the obstacle and the electric vehicle. A control level adjustment unit adjusts a control level of the collision preventing control based on the collision risk level. The control level adjustment unit lowers the control level when a releasing unit configured to temporarily release the collision preventing control is operated by a driver during the collision preventing control and causes the electric vehicle to display presence of the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Igarashi, Yu Inoue
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Publication number: 20210123543Abstract: The present invention is to provide a valve state grasping system that can be easily retrofitted to any of various existing or operating valves (rotary valves) and actuators, and in particular, even facilities to which commercial power is not supplied, and allows detailed and accurate state grasping and diagnosis or failure prediction for the valve or actuator. The valve state grasping system is configured to perform, based on angular velocity data of a valve stem which opens and closes the valve, state monitoring, diagnosis, and life prediction of this valve. To the valve stem, a monitoring unit having at least a semiconductor-type gyro sensor is attachably and detachably fixed. The angular velocity data includes angular velocity data acquired from this monitoring unit in accordance with a rotational motion of a valve body from being fully open or fully closed to fully closed or fully open.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yu INOUE, Masahiro KAZAMA, Isao NISHIZAWA
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Patent number: 10869375Abstract: A bridge circuit (22) includes a first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and a second light-emitting element group (103, 120) connected in series; and a pair of comparison resistors (201, 202) connected in series and generating a voltage (Vref) equivalent to a voltage (VLED) at a connecting point between the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and the second light-emitting element group (103, 120). A transistor (301, 302) is connected to a connecting point between the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and the second light-emitting element group (103, 120) and a connecting point between the comparison resistors (201, 202), and operates when the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) or the second light-emitting element group (103, 120) is short-circuited.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Yu Inoue
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Publication number: 20200258487Abstract: An acoustic device includes an audio recording playback unit, an analysis unit, and an acoustic effect imparting unit. The audio recording playback unit records and plays back string independent acoustic signals for each string independent acoustic signal. The string independent acoustic signals respectively correspond to different strings of a stringed instrument and being independent from each other. The analysis unit analyzes at least one string independent acoustic signal from among the recorded string independent acoustic signals. The acoustic effect imparting unit imparts an acoustic effect to the at least one string independent acoustic signal for each string independent acoustic signal, based on a result of the analysis by the analysis unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Tetsuya NAGASAWA, Petr CHOULIK, Kazuhiro TANI, Yu INOUE, Shinichi ITO
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Publication number: 20200239021Abstract: There is provided a control device configured to perform a collision preventing control based on an output of an obstacle detection unit. A risk level determination unit determines a collision risk level based on a distance between the obstacle and the electric vehicle. A control level adjustment unit adjusts a control level of the collision preventing control based on the collision risk level. The control level adjustment unit lowers the control level when a releasing unit configured to temporarily release the collision preventing control is operated by a driver during the collision preventing control and causes the electric vehicle to display presence of the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki IGARASHI, Yu INOUE
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Publication number: 20200092969Abstract: A bridge circuit (22) includes a first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and a second light-emitting element group (103, 120) connected in series; and a pair of comparison resistors (201, 202) connected in series and generating a voltage (Vref) equivalent to a voltage (VLED) at a connecting point between the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and the second light-emitting element group (103, 120). A transistor (301, 302) is connected to a connecting point between the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) and the second light-emitting element group (103, 120) and a connecting point between the comparison resistors (201, 202), and operates when the first light-emitting element group (102, 110) or the second light-emitting element group (103, 120) is short-circuited.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Yu INOUE
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Patent number: 10259772Abstract: An object of the present invention is to find a novel substance that is capable of efficiently promoting the proliferation of stem cells while maintaining the undifferentiated state thereof and to provide the substance as an agent for maintaining the undifferentiated state of stem cells or an agent for promoting the proliferation of stem cells. Another object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating a wound that has a wound healing effect on the skin and is readily available in the field of skin regenerative medicine or cosmetic treatment, and safe and inexpensive.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Hasegawa, Yu Inoue, Yuichi Hasebe, Tsutomu Sakaida
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Publication number: 20170320809Abstract: An object of the present invention is to find a novel substance that is capable of efficiently promoting the proliferation of stem cells while maintaining the undifferentiated state thereof and to provide the substance as an agent for maintaining the undifferentiated state of stem cells or an agent for promoting the proliferation of stem cells. Another object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating a wound that has a wound healing effect on the skin and is readily available in the field of skin regenerative medicine or cosmetic treatment, and safe and inexpensive.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: NIPPON MENARD COSMETIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiji HASEGAWA, Yu INOUE, Yuichi HASEBE, Tsutomu SAKAIDA
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Patent number: 8575839Abstract: A headlamp LED lighting apparatus, which lights an LED block 2 having a plurality of LEDs connected in series, samples the output voltage of the headlamp LED lighting apparatus, calculates the average voltage during every prescribed interval, and has a storage unit for storing the average voltage during every prescribed interval calculated. A control circuit 8 compares the voltage variation in the average voltage during every prescribed interval read out of the storage unit with a prescribed threshold, and decides an LED failure of the LED block 2 from a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yu Inoue, Takashi Ohsawa
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Patent number: 8536790Abstract: When a current which is conducted from a direct current power supply 8 to a choke coil L1 after a switching transistor 7 is turned on has a predetermined value, an LED lighting device. lights up an LED series circuit by conducting a pulse-shaped current which occurs by turning off the switching transistor 7 to the LED series circuit. A cycle period at which the pulse-shaped current is generated is determined according to the average value of the current flowing through the LED series circuit by using an oscillator (VCO) 4. The LED lighting device controls each of the pulse-shaped current value and the average current value arbitrarily.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yu Inoue, Takashi Ohsawa