Patents by Inventor Yuichi Sasaki
Yuichi Sasaki 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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Patent number: 11972053Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to the user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile control unit that performs control to present different tactile senses to each of a plurality of operation regions on the operation surface when the tactile presentation knob is rotationally operated. When the tactile presentation knob is present in one of the operation regions, the tactile control unit performs control to present, as the tactile sense, a frictional force generated in the tactile presentation knob to the operation region.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Orita, Yoshinori Ueno, Mitsuru Sakai, Naoki Numata, Yuki Furumoto, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Yuichi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20240117535Abstract: A warp supply device for a loom includes reels on each of which a tape-shaped flat yarn as a warp yarn is wound in line, and a creel device in which the same number of the reels as the number of the warp yarn s to be used for weaving in the loom is mounted. The warp supply device includes: a plurality of support mechanisms provided to be attachable and detachable with respect to the creel device, the plurality of support mechanisms each supports a predetermined set number of the reels, the predetermined set number is two or more. Each of the plurality of support mechanisms includes: a bearing part having a shaft shape and supports the set number of reels such that each reel can rotate individually; and a regulating part regulates positions of the reels in an axis line direction of the bearing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi SASAKI, Daisuke YOSHIMORI
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Patent number: 11928302Abstract: A touch panel device includes a cover panel having a front surface including an operation region on which a touch operation is performed and a back surface as a surface on a side opposite to the front surface, a first adhesive material provided on the back surface, a touch panel unit that includes a base substrate and a plurality of touch sensor electrodes provided on a region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region and is arranged to face the back surface via the first adhesive material, a first displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the back surface outside a region of the back surface corresponding to the operation region, and a second displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the base substrate outside the region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region to face the first displacement detection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Ono, Tae Orita, Seiichiro Mori, Yusuke Shimasaki, Yuichi Sasaki, Masaya Nidaira
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Patent number: 11873720Abstract: A design method of a center guide pin includes a step of setting a virtual center axis of a casing, a step of acquiring a center position of the center guide pin in a horizontal direction, a step of acquiring, as a first offset amount, an offset amount of the center position of the center guide pin from the virtual center axis of the casing in the horizontal direction, a step of setting a virtual center axis of a diaphragm, a step of acquiring a center position of a groove portion in the horizontal direction, a step of acquiring, as a second offset amount, an offset amount of the center position of the groove portion from the virtual center axis of the diaphragm in the horizontal direction, and a step of designing the center guide pin based on the first offset amount and the second offset amount.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi Sasaki, Yasuhiko Kawamura, Hirotoshi Abo, Kenichi Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11875923Abstract: A noise reduction element includes a protruded portion on which a bent portion of a conductive wire is hooked, and a winder portion around which both a first conductive wire portion extending in one direction from the bent portion of the conductive wire hooked on the protruded portion and a second conductive wire portion extending in another direction from the bent portion of the conductive wire hooked on the protruded portion are wound in a state where the first and second conductive wire portions are parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ayumi Sakai, Yosuke Watanabe, Yuichi Sasaki
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Patent number: 11868563Abstract: A touch panel device includes a cover panel that has an operation surface and bends corresponding to a depressing force applied to the operation surface; a touch sensor unit including touch sensor electrodes that output touch sensor signals; an elastic member that has a dielectric constant changing corresponding to a temperature and deforms due to the bending of the cover panel, the elastic member including an adhesive agent provided between the cover panel and the touch sensor unit; a first sensor unit that detects a capacitance changing depending on the dielectric constant and a thickness of the elastic member; and processing circuitry to estimate the temperature based on the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit; to detect the depressing force based on the estimated temperature and the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit; and to execute processing of the touch sensor signals based on the detected depressing force.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaya Nidaira, Yuichi Sasaki, Takeshi Ono, Seiichiro Mori
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Patent number: 11793229Abstract: A device for producing a foamed-food-product comprises a container which stores a liquid-food-product and is filled with filling gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, the filling gas containing argon or nitrogen as a main component; an agitator provided at the bottom of the inside of the container; a driving unit detachably connected to the bottom of the container to rotate the agitator, agitate the liquid-food-product in the container by the rotation of the agitator, and mix the filling gas in the liquid-food-product; and a dispenser mounted to the container and having a discharge outlet and a gas filling inlet for injecting the filling gas into the container, the dispenser causing the liquid-food-product having the filling gas mixed therein to be discharged from the discharge outlet by pressure in the container, so that the liquid-food-product foams while being discharged from the discharge outlet and is made into the foamed-food-product.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriko Sugita, Naotada Sakai, Yuichi Sasaki, Naoki Oikawa
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Patent number: 11789538Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile determination unit that determines the tactile sense according to a state of an apparatus operated with the tactile presentation knob, and a tactile control unit that performs control to present, as the tactile sense determined by the tactile determination unit, a frictional force between the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface in a state where the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface have contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Orita, Akira Yamashita, Yoshinori Ueno, Mitsuru Sakai, Naoki Numata, Yuki Furumoto, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Yuichi Sasaki
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Tactile presentation panel, tactile presentation touch panel, and tactile presentation touch display
Patent number: 11747907Abstract: In relation to a tactile presentation panel, a tactile presentation panel has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob, and includes a control circuit that divides the operation surface into a plurality of regions, assigns a control target to each of divided regions, and sets a tactile sense to be presented for each of the divided regions, a tactile control circuit that generates a tactile sense set by the control circuit for each of the divided regions by changing a frictional force between the operation surface and the tactile presentation knob, and a touch detection circuit that detects a position on the tactile presentation panel of the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation knob is placed in the divided region so that the control target is selected.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Orita, Yoshinori Ueno, Mitsuru Sakai, Naoki Numata, Yuki Furumoto, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Yuichi Sasaki -
Patent number: 11726615Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information indicating a position of a touch operation; to generate a pressing value corresponding to pressing force applied to an operation surface of a touch panel; to classify the positions of touch operations included in operation logs each being data including the coordinate information and information indicating the pressing value into groups and to determine group regions respectively corresponding to the groups; to determine a threshold value of the pressing value in each of the group regions based on the operation logs; and to judge that the touch operation is a depressing operation with pressing force if the pressing value is greater than or equal to the threshold value and to judge that the touch operation is a normal touch operation other than the depressing operation if the pressing value is less than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Sohei Osawa, Yuichi Sasaki, Akihito Yamamoto, Kentaro Mori
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Patent number: 11720206Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information based on a signal outputted from the touch panel and to output a detection value based on depressing force. The processing circuitry previously stores a plurality of pieces of predictive detection value information, selects a piece of predictive detection value information based on a gradient of the detection value, obtains a final predictive detection value that the predictive detection value finally reaches by using the selected predictive detection value information, obtains a present predictive detection value by using the selected predictive detection value information, and executes a correction process of reducing influence of a memory effect by bringing a present detection value close to the final predictive detection value when an absolute value of a difference between the present predictive detection value and the present detection value is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito Yamamoto, Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Sohei Osawa
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Patent number: 11681406Abstract: A touch panel device includes: a touch panel; an elastic member that supports the touch panel; a plurality of depressing force sensors arranged at installation positions where depression or upward warps of the touch panel occur due to the application of depressing force; and processing circuitry to obtain touch coordinates; to obtain a plurality of detection values corresponding to the sensor signals; and to load a plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes from a storage storing a plurality of regions on the operation surface and the plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes corresponding to the plurality of regions, to select a depressing force calculation mode for a region corresponding to the touch coordinates from the plurality of depressing force calculation modes, and to calculate the depressing force by using the selected depressing force calculation mode and the plurality of detection values.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Akihito Yamamoto, Sohei Osawa
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Patent number: 11635002Abstract: A steam turbine includes a rotor, a casing, a partition plate, and a center guide pin. The center guide pin has a positioning portion. In a state of being attached to a pin attachment portion formed in one of the casing and the partition plate, the positioning portion is disposed in a groove portion formed in the other of the casing and the partition plate. The positioning portion includes a plurality of abutment portions capable of abutting on an inner side surface of the groove portion, around a pin axis. The plurality of abutment portions is formed to have different horizontal distances from the pin axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Terada, Hiroaki Irikawa, Yuichi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230010984Abstract: Regarding a tactile presentation panel, a tactile presentation panel that has a tactile presentation knob having a conductive member placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob includes a movement amount calculation circuit that calculates a movement amount of the tactile presentation knob from current coordinates on the tactile presentation panel of the tactile presentation knob and past coordinates of the tactile presentation knob, a tactile strength calculation circuit that calculates a tactile strength to be applied to the user based on the movement amount, and a tactile presentation circuit that sets a voltage signal waveform based on the tactile strength. The movement amount is at least one of a rotation angle and a rotation speed of the tactile presentation knob.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masami HAYASHI, Tae ORITA, Yoshinori UENO, Mitsuru SAKAI, Naoki NUMATA, Yuki FURUMOTO, Tsuyoshi SEMPUKU, Yuichi SASAKI
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Patent number: 11551378Abstract: The computer stores the plurality of first positions in the image captured by the image pickup device and the second positions corresponding to the plurality of first positions in the graphic corresponding to the image as a relationship. The computer acquires a third position related to the object in the image, a positional relationship between a part of the plurality of first positions and the third position, and one of the relationships. A method specifies a position in a figure corresponding to a position in an image including generating a fourth position in the figure corresponding to the third position using parts or all. In a method, a part of the plurality of first positions is three first positions closest to the third position among the plurality of first positions. A method includes generating the fourth position using the sides of a triangle composed of the three first positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: NEURAL POCKET INC.Inventors: Alex Edward Daniels, Yuichi Sasaki, Taichi Koido, Roi Shigematsu
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TACTILE PRESENTATION PANEL, TACTILE PRESENTATION TOUCH PANEL, AND TACTILE PRESENTATION TOUCH DISPLAY
Publication number: 20230004225Abstract: In relation to a tactile presentation panel, a tactile presentation panel has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob, and includes a control circuit that divides the operation surface into a plurality of regions, assigns a control target to each of divided regions, and sets a tactile sense to be presented for each of the divided regions, a tactile control circuit that generates a tactile sense set by the control circuit for each of the divided regions by changing a frictional force between the operation surface and the tactile presentation knob, and a touch detection circuit that detects a position on the tactile presentation panel of the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation knob is placed in the divided region so that the control target is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tae ORITA, Yoshinori UENO, Mitsuru SAKAI, Naoki NUMATA, Yuki FURUMOTO, Tsuyoshi SEMPUKU, Yuichi SASAKI -
Publication number: 20230004224Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to the user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile control unit that performs control to present different tactile senses to each of a plurality of operation regions on the operation surface when the tactile presentation knob is rotationally operated. When the tactile presentation knob is present in one of the operation regions, the tactile control unit performs control to present, as the tactile sense, a frictional force generated in the tactile presentation knob to the operation region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tae ORITA, Yoshinori UENO, Mitsuru SAKAI, Naoki NUMATA, Yuki FURUMOTO, Tsuyoshi SEMPUKU, Yuichi SASAKI
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Patent number: 11537246Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover panel, a touch sensor substrate in which a sensor electrode for detecting a position of a pointing object is disposed in a detection region, an adhesive agent being disposed between the cover panel and the touch sensor substrate, a first electrode being disposed in an outer region of a region corresponding to the detection region of a second surface of the cover panel, and a second electrode being disposed to overlap a part of the first electrode in plan view in an outer region of the detection region of a third surface of the touch sensor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Seiichiro Mori, Takeshi Ono, Tae Orita, Yuichi Sasaki, Masaya Nidaira, Yusuke Shimasaki
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Publication number: 20220404912Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile determination unit that determines the tactile sense according to a state of an apparatus operated with the tactile presentation knob, and a tactile control unit that performs control to present, as the tactile sense determined by the tactile determination unit, a frictional force between the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface in a state where the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface have contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tae ORITA, Akira YAMASHITA, Yoshinori UENO, Mitsuru SAKAI, Naoki NUMATA, Yuki FURUMOTO, Tsuyoshi SEMPUKU, Yuichi SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220403750Abstract: A design method of a center guide pin includes a step of setting a virtual center axis of a casing, a step of acquiring a center position of the center guide pin in a horizontal direction, a step of acquiring, as a first offset amount, an offset amount of the center position of the center guide pin from the virtual center axis of the casing in the horizontal direction, a step of setting a virtual center axis of a diaphragm, a step of acquiring a center position of a groove portion in the horizontal direction, a step of acquiring, as a second offset amount, an offset amount of the center position of the groove portion from the virtual center axis of the diaphragm in the horizontal direction, and a step of designing the center guide pin based on the first offset amount and the second offset amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi Sasaki, Yasuhiko Kawamura, Hirotoshi Abo, Kenichi Nishiyama