Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
  • SORTING APPARATUS, SORTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240335860
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, the sorting apparatus includes a camera, a recognition unit, and a control unit. The camera captures an article image. The control unit provides an instruction, according to an extraction process of extracting a non-sorting-target feature from the article image captured by the camera and a recognition process of recognizing sorting information on the article image, for sorting an article from which the non-sorting-target feature is extracted through the extraction process to a specific sorting location, and sorting an article from which the non-sorting-target feature is not extracted to a sorting location based on the sorting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: lppei Takaishi, Takuma Akagi, Takashi Aoki, Yasuhiro Ohkawa
  • Combining Unit, a Transmitter, a Quantum Communication System and Methods for Combining, Transmitting and Quantum Communication
    Publication number: 20240340088
    Abstract: A combining unit for combining a first optical input and a second optical input, the first optical input comprising a first polarisation maintaining fibre “PMF” having a fast optical axis and a slow optical axis, the second optical input comprising a second PMF having a fast optical axis and a slow optical axis, the combining unit being configured to combine the first optical input with the second optical input in free space such that the fast and slow optical axis of the first PMF and the second PMF are rotated with respect to one another by a non-zero angle to produce a combined signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Thomas ROGER, Chithrabhanu PERUMANGATT, Mirko SANZARO, Davide MARANGON, Ravinder SINGH, Andrew James SHIELDS
  • ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240338589
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic circuit includes an element section. The element section includes a first coupler, a first resonator, and a first conductive member. The first coupler is configured to be capacitively coupled with a first qubit and a second qubit. The first coupler includes a loop. The first resonator is configured to be inductively coupled with the loop. The first conductive member is configured to be capacitively coupled with the first resonator. An excitation signal for exciting the first resonator is inputted to the first conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: HAYATO GOTO, KENTARO KUBO
  • Electronic apparatus, electronic system, and method
    Patent number: 12114282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate positions where wireless devices communicating each other are located from position candidates based on position candidate information indicating the position candidates of the wireless devices and from first communication information in communication using a first propagation path between the wireless devices to N-th communication information in communication using a N-th propagation path (N: an integer of 2 or more) between the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchida, Takafumi Sakamoto, Koji Akita
  • Light water reactor uranium fuel assembly and operation method of nuclear fuel cycle
    Patent number: 12112857
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a light water reactor uranium fuel assembly is capable of reducing heating values of both Am-241 and Cm-244, to reduce the amount of generated vitrified waste without using fast reactors. The light water reactor uranium fuel assembly is a light water reactor uranium fuel assembly to be used in a nuclear fuel cycle that extracts. An americium isotope is extracted at the time of reprocessing of spent fuel to be added to a fuel, in which a weight fraction W (unit: wt %) of americium 241 to be added to a fuel heavy metal is in ranges of W<?0.006e2+0.12e?0.43 (enrichment: 5 wt % or more), W<?0.000356e+0.00357 (enrichment: 4.2 wt % or more and less than 5.0 wt %) with respect to an average enrichment of uranium 235 e (unit: wt %) of the fuel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Hiraiwa, Kenichi Yoshioka, Rei Kimura, Satoshi Wada, Tsukasa Sugita
  • Magnetic disk device
    Patent number: 12112779
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head that includes a write head configured to write data to the magnetic disk, a read head configured to read data from the magnetic disk, and a heater configured to adjust a flying height of the write head, and a controller that includes a first detection unit configured to detect the flying height of the write head, a second detection unit configured to detect a positioning error of the magnetic head with respect to a track of the magnetic disk, and a memory configured to store a first threshold and a second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Watanabe
  • High frequency switch and semiconductor device
    Patent number: 12113523
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an SPnT-type high frequency switch includes a plurality of first MOS transistors, second MOS transistors, and a capacitor. The plurality of first MOS transistors are connected in series between one of a plurality of RF terminals and an RF common terminal. The second MOS transistors have ends each connected to adjacent first MOS transistors among the first MOS transistors. The capacitor is connected between ground and another end of a second MOS transistor having one end connected to another end of a first MOS transistor having one end connected to the one of the RF terminals among the first and second MOS transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Teraguchi
  • Three-dimensional map estimation apparatus and obstacle detection apparatus
    Patent number: 12112502
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional map estimation apparatus includes a processor that selects an imaging apparatus from a plurality of imaging apparatuses and then estimates a position and orientation for a moving object on which the selected imaging apparatus is mounted based on images captured by the selected imaging apparatus. The processor outputs a first position and orientation estimation result for the moving object based on images from selected imaging apparatuses. The processor calculates a second position and orientation estimation result indicating an estimated position and orientation for the moving object using the first position and orientation estimation result. The processor estimates a three-dimensional map for the surroundings of the moving object based on the second position and orientation estimation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Nishiyama
  • Communication apparatus, communication system, notification method, and computer program product
    Patent number: 12112185
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a task and a notification unit. The task stores, in a storage unit, notification information to be notified to a virtual machine as a notification destination via a virtual machine monitor after execution of predetermined processing. The notification unit collectively notifies the virtual machine monitor of a plurality of pieces of notification information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuta Kobayashi, Takahiro Yamaura
  • Information processing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12110047
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to detect a state of a device by applying device information on the device to a state detection model generated based on past device information on the device and characteristic information indicating characteristics of a moving body equipped with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sayaka Akiyama, Toru Yano
  • Active material, electrode, secondary battery, battery pack, and vehicle
    Patent number: 12113212
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an active material including a crystal particle that includes a niobium-titanium composite oxide. A ratio ANb/ATi of a Nb abundance ANb to a Ti abundance ATi in the crystal particle satisfies 2.3?ANb/ATi?4.0. According to a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum using a Cu-K? ray for the crystal particle, an intensity ratio I?/I? of a peak intensity I? of a peak ? appearing at 12.5°?2??13.0° to a peak intensity I? of a peak ? appearing at 8.5°?2??9.0° is within a range of 0.1<I?/I??2.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Harada, Yoshiaki Murata, Kazuki Ise, Norio Takami
  • Synchronising network nodes
    Patent number: 12114278
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing clocks of a secondary node and primary node, the method comprising: the primary node transmitting a first message and an indication of that message's transmission time to the secondary node; the secondary node transmitting a second message to the primary node; the primary node transmitting a third message and an indication of that message's transmission time to the secondary node; the secondary node calculating a rate of its clock relative to the clock of the primary node using a ratio of times between the transmission and reception times of the first and third messages; and the secondary node calculating a time offset of its clock relative to the clock of the primary node using the calculated rate, a propagation delay and one of the indications of the transmission times of the first or third message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Adnan Aijaz, Aleksandar Stanoev
  • Method and device for improved range tracking for inverse synthetic aperture radar
    Patent number: 12111394
    Abstract: The present application presents various techniques for improving the performance of range tracking motion compensation method for high resolution radar imaging. Three improved techniques are described herein: improved cross-correlation alignment through updates to the reference range profile to follow the target's changing illumination angle; improved cross-correlation alignment through local peak boosting; and, improved polynomial smoothing through subdivision into multiple windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Seifallah Jardak
  • Electronic apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12111423
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of determining a distance to an object based on reflected light provided by a reflection of a pulsed light on the object includes an input terminal configured to receive a signal of intensity of reception light. Processing circuitry determines a measurement range capable of specifying a peak of the reception light based on the intensity of the reception light, detects the reflected light by specifying the peak of the reception light within the measurement range, determines, based on the measurement range, a duration from when the pulsed light is emitted until when the reflected light is received, and determines a distance from the electronic apparatus to the object according to the duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hidenori Okuni, Tuan Thanh Ta, Satoshi Kondo, Akihide Sai
  • Semiconductor device
    Patent number: 12113126
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a first semiconductor layer of first conductivity type provided on the first electrode; a second semiconductor layer of second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode provided on the second semiconductor layer; a first trench reaching the first semiconductor layer from the second semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region provided in the second semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor region being in contact with the first trench and the first semiconductor region having a higher concentration of impurities of second conductivity type than the second semiconductor layer; and a first insulating film provided in the second semiconductor layer and the first insulating film being in contact with the first semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Kaori Fuse, Keiko Kawamura, Takako Motai, Tomoko Matsudai, Yoko Iwakaji
  • POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240333037
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power reception device, includes: a power receiver circuit configured to receive a wireless signal including at least one of a wireless power supply signal or a wireless communication signal; and a processing circuit configured to determine whether the wireless signal includes the wireless power supply signal or not from a feature value of the wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko ADACHI, Toshiya MITOMO
  • SCRIBED CERAMIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, CERAMIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SCRIBED CERAMIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240332123
    Abstract: A scribed ceramic substrate according to the embodiment comprises: a ceramic circuit substrate including a ceramic substrate and a metal circuit bonded thereto; and a scribe line defining the ceramic substrate, wherein the scribe line includes a continuous groove on a front surface side thereof, and the continuous groove is composed of a plurality of holes connected to each other, the plurality of holes formed by fiber laser irradiation, wherein a depth of the continuous groove is more than 40 ?m, and 0.15 times or more and 0.5 times or less a thickness of the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihisa MATSUMOTO
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20240332291
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a conductive layer, a semiconductor portion, a first source electrode, a second source electrode, a first control electrode, and a first control electrode. The semiconductor portion is provided on the conductive layer. The semiconductor portion has a first element region and a second element region. A first end portion of the conductive layer is located inside a second end portion of the semiconductor portion in a plan view. An outer periphery formed by the first end portion surrounds both at least a part of a third end portion of the first element region and at least a part of a fourth end portion of the second element region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoma TAKAHARA, Toru SHONO, Koji ONISHI, Yutaka UENO, Takashi ISHIKAWA
  • ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, VEHICLE, AND STATIONARY POWER SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20240332639
    Abstract: An electrode structure for a secondary battery includes an electrode and a composite layer. In a cumulative frequency distribution of inorganic particles having average particle size of 3 ?m or more with respect to a thickness direction of the composite layer, a first region is set to a range 0 or more and less than 25 and the second region is set to a range 25 or more and 100 or less. The first region is 5% or more and 40% or less of the thickness of the composite layer. Average particle size of inorganic particles satisfy a relationship of R1<R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru UNO, Hayato SEKI, Yasuyuki HOTTA, Keigo HOSHINA
  • SECRET SHARING STORAGE SYSTEM, SECRET SHARING STORAGE METHOD, AND SECRET SHARING STORAGE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240333480
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secret sharing storage system includes a plurality of storage devices, a random number generator, a first secret sharing apparatus and a second secret sharing apparatus. The first secret sharing apparatus generate n pieces of first distributed data by performing distribution processing on second data obtained by encrypting first data using a random number, and separately stores the n pieces of first distributed data to n storage devices. The second secret sharing apparatus generates n pieces of second distributed data by performing distribution processing on the random number, and separately store the n pieces of second distributed data to n storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Nanjo, Yoshikazu Hanatani, Yoshihiro Fujii, Masakatsu Matsuo, Koji Muto, Takuma Shinya