Patents by Inventor Akihiko Matsui

Akihiko Matsui 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: 20240127476
    Abstract: An object determining apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to detect an object from image data obtained by imaging, acquire information about orientation of the object from the image data, determine a main object in the image data using a detection result of the object and the information about the orientation, and change a condition for determining the main object according to one of the detection result of the object and the information about the orientation, using the other of the detection result of the object and the information about the orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Akihiko KANDA, Hideki Ogura, Hiroshi Yashima, Yohei Matsui, Kuniaki Sugitani
  • Publication number: 20240098366
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to perform focus tracking on an object within a detection area to detect a defocus amount within an imaging angle of view includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform focus tracking determination to determine whether or not the focus tracking is to be performed using information about the defocus amount, and acquire information about a shield against the object from image data generated by imaging. The processor is configured to perform the focus tracking determination using information about the shield acquired in the detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: YOHEI MATSUI, HIDEKI OGURA, HIROSHI YASHIMA, KUNIAKI SUGITANI, AKIHIKO KANDA
  • Patent number: 11873376
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin material used for molding a fiber-reinforced resin which includes a matrix resin and reinforcing fiber bundles A including chopped fiber bundles each including 100 or more single fibers, wherein the product of an average porosity within fiber bundles Pfav (?) and an average fiber bundle thickness tfav (mm) is 0 mm or more and 0.01 mm or less and a porosity of composite Pc (?) is 0.02 or more and 0.4 or less, and a method for producing the same. The fiber-reinforced resin material is a molding material excellent in terms of productivity and reduction in LCA, which can give high mechanical properties to a molded article using the molding material and further which is excellent also in flowability during molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuki Fuse, Satoshi Seike, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Patent number: 11845629
    Abstract: A partially separated fiber bundle includes a separated fiber section and an unseparated fiber section, being configured to give a ratio Amax/Amin of 1.1 or larger and 3 or smaller, when the number of fiber bundles contained in the width direction of the partially separated fiber bundle (fiber separating number: Nn) measured at a freely selected point Pn (where, n represents an integer of 1 to 100, and freely selected points Pn and Pn+1, excluding n=100, being 50 cm or more away from each other), is divided by a full width of Wn of the partially separated fiber bundle, to calculate the fiber separating number per unit width An, and assuming its maximum value as Amax and its minimum value as Amin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsui, Masaru Tateyama, Satoshi Seike, Mitsuki Fuse, Hiroshi Hirano, Kazuma Ura
  • Publication number: 20230134272
    Abstract: A tank includes a liner including an inner shell; and a reinforcing layer covering an outer surface of the liner; wherein the reinforcing layer is formed by continuously winding resin-impregnated fiber bundles around the liner, the reinforcing layer includes a hoop layer placed in a side of the liner, and a helical layer, gaps are formed between adjacent bundles of the resin-impregnated fiber bundles wound in the hoop layer, there is at least one site where the resin-impregnated fiber bundles are wound without forming a gap between adjacent bundles in the helical layer, and resin in the resin-impregnated fiber bundles has a resin toughness value of not less than 1.0 MPa·m0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke Nagamatsu, Naoya Ouchiyama, Akihiko Matsui
  • Patent number: 11377528
    Abstract: A reinforcing fiber mat includes reinforcing fiber bundles having an average fiber length of 5 mm to 100 mm, wherein reinforcing fiber bundles consisting of 86 or more fibers per bundle are contained at a weight content of more than 99 wt % to 100 wt % and the reinforcing fiber bundles contain single yarns by 500 fibers/mm-width or more and 1,600 fibers/mm-width or less and have a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seike, Masaru Tateyama, Mitsuki Fuse, Hiroshi Hirano, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Publication number: 20220055857
    Abstract: A partially separated fiber bundle includes a separated fiber section and an unseparated fiber section, being configured to give a ratio Amax/Amin of 1.1 or larger and 3 or smaller, when the number of fiber bundles contained in the width direction of the partially separated fiber bundle (fiber separating number: Nn) measured at a freely selected point Pn (where, n represents an integer of 1 to 100, and freely selected points Pn and Pn+1, excluding n=100, being 50 cm or more away from each other), is divided by a full width of Wn of the partially separated fiber bundle, to calculate the fiber separating number per unit width An, and assuming its maximum value as Amax and its minimum value as Amin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsui, Masaru Tateyama, Satoshi Seike, Mitsuki Fuse, Hiroshi Hirano, Kazuma Ura
  • Patent number: 11230630
    Abstract: A partially separated fiber bundle having a surface of a reinforcing fiber coated with a sizing agent containing a water-soluble polyamide-based resin, in which a separated fiber section consisting of a plurality of separated fiber bundles and an unseparated fiber section are provided alternately along a longitudinal direction of the reinforcing fiber bundle consisting of a plurality of single yarns, wherein the reinforcing fiber bundle contains 600 fibers/mm or more and less than 1,600 fibers/mm of fibers per unit width while the reinforcing fiber has a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuki Fuse, Masaru Tateyama, Hiroshi Hirano, Satoshi Seike, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura, Tetsuya Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20210388165
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin material used for molding a fiber-reinforced resin which includes a matrix resin and reinforcing fiber bundles A including chopped fiber bundles each including 100 or more single fibers, wherein the product of an average porosity within fiber bundles Pfav (?) and an average fiber bundle thickness tfav (mm) is 0 mm or more and 0.01 mm or less and a porosity of composite Pc (?) is 0.02 or more and 0.4 or less, and a method for producing the same. The fiber-reinforced resin material is a molding material excellent in terms of productivity and reduction in LCA, which can give high mechanical properties to a molded article using the molding material and further which is excellent also in flowability during molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuki Fuse, Satoshi Seike, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Publication number: 20210039281
    Abstract: A reinforcing fiber bundle base material has a reinforcing fiber bundle surface to which a sizing agent adheres, wherein a reinforcing fiber bundle has a fiber number per unit width of 600 fibers/mm or more and less than 1,600 fibers/mm while the reinforcing fiber bundle has a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuki Fuse, Masaru Tateyama, Hiroshi Hirano, Satoshi Seike, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Patent number: 10907280
    Abstract: A method of producing a partially separated fiber bundle includes a partial separation processing step for alternately forming separation-processed sections, each divided into a plurality of bundles, and not-separation-processed sections along the lengthwise direction of a fiber bundle, wherein a separation means provided with a plurality of projected parts is penetrated into the fiber bundle to create separation-processed parts, the separation means is removed from the fiber bundle, and the separation means is penetrated into the fiber bundle again, characterized in that a sizing agent is applied at an arbitrary timing during the production process of the partially separated fiber bundle. A partially separated fiber bundle is obtained by the production method, a fiber-reinforced resin molding material uses the partially separated fiber bundle, and a production method makes the fiber-reinforced resin molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Motohashi, Takafumi Hashimoto, Masaru Tateyama, Mitsuki Fuse, Akihiko Matsui, Chiasa Sato
  • Publication number: 20200354532
    Abstract: A reinforcing fiber mat includes reinforcing fiber bundles having an average fiber length of 5 mm to 100 mm, wherein reinforcing fiber bundles consisting of 86 or more fibers per bundle are contained at a weight content of more than 99 wt % to 100 wt % and the reinforcing fiber bundles contain single yarns by 500 fibers/mm-width or more and 1,600 fibers/mm-width or less and have a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi Seike, Masaru Tateyama, Mitsuki Fuse, Hiroshi Hirano, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Publication number: 20200347522
    Abstract: A reinforcing fiber bundle is a continuous reinforcing fiber bundle having a length of at least 1 m and is characterized by the number of monofilaments per unit width being at most 1,600/mm and the average number of fibers in the bundle being at most 1,000 in a region (I), and the drape level found in a region (II) being 120-240 mm. The continuous reinforcing fiber bundle has a length of at least 1 m and is characterized by the adhesion amount of a sizing agent (I) in the region (I) being 0.5-10% by weight and the drape level found in the region (II) being 120-240 mm. The continuous reinforcing fiber bundle has superior mechanical properties, formability into complex shapes, and continuous producibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Masaru Tateyama, Satoshi Seike, Mitsuki Fuse, Hiroshi Hirano, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura
  • Publication number: 20190352474
    Abstract: A partially separated fiber bundle having a surface of a reinforcing fiber coated with a sizing agent containing a water-soluble polyamide-based resin, in which a separated fiber section consisting of a plurality of separated fiber bundles and an unseparated fiber section are provided alternately along a longitudinal direction of the reinforcing fiber bundle consisting of a plurality of single yarns, wherein the reinforcing fiber bundle contains 600 fibers/mm or more and less than 1,600 fibers/mm of fibers per unit width while the reinforcing fiber has a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuki Fuse, Masaru Tateyama, Hiroshi Hirano, Satoshi Seike, Akihiko Matsui, Kazuma Ura, Tetsuya Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20190153632
    Abstract: A method of producing a partially separated fiber bundle includes a partial separation processing step for alternately forming separation-processed sections, each divided into a plurality of bundles, and not-separation-processed sections along the lengthwise direction of a fiber bundle, wherein a separation means provided with a plurality of projected parts is penetrated into the fiber bundle to create separation-processed parts, the separation means is removed from the fiber bundle, and the separation means is penetrated into the fiber bundle again, characterized in that a sizing agent is applied at an arbitrary timing during the production process of the partially separated fiber bundle. A partially separated fiber bundle is obtained by the production method, a fiber-reinforced resin molding material uses the partially separated fiber bundle, and a production method makes the fiber-reinforced resin molding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuya Motohashi, Takafumi Hashimoto, Masaru Tateyama, Mitsuki Fuse, Akihiko Matsui, Chiasa Sato
  • Publication number: 20120157256
    Abstract: In a bearing oil supply structure for a wind turbine generator provided with a planetary-type planet gear box having a planet gear that rotates about a planet pin fixed to a carrier with a slide bearing interposed therebetween, lubrication of the slide bearing is achieved by supplying lubricant oil by using an oil bath in a lower rotation region and by supplying lubricant oil by injecting lubricant oil pressure-fed from a lubricant oil source through a nozzle in an upper rotation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKEUCHI, Hideaki NISHIDA, Yoshimi KAGIMOTO, Akihiko MATSUI, Noriyuki HAYASHI, Yasuyoshi TOZAKI
  • Patent number: 7559842
    Abstract: A game system provides multiple classifications of character characteristic and is capable of advancing a game by assigning the desired characteristic to a character from multiple characteristics. Two jobs, that is, a main job and a support job are selectable for a character and a fixed pattern of table configuration data is provided as characteristic value information according to the job. In addition, the table configuration data corresponding to the classification of the job is extracted and applied to a growth table for each job, and ability values of the main job and support job are weighted differently so as to achieve character characteristic having two job abilities together. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively increase the job types to be assigned to the character and to create an interesting game, while reducing necessary memory capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
    Inventors: Koichi Ishii, Akihiko Matsui
  • Patent number: 6698930
    Abstract: The present invention is to provides a foil gas bearing which has sufficient damping effects due to a frictional force and a sufficient stiffness to support the rotary shaft. The foil gas bearing has a rotary shaft retainer for retaining a rotary shaft; and a back spring for preventing the displacement of the rotary shaft, which is provided between rotary shaft and rotary shaft retainer. Plural protrusions are formed at one element, which is either the rotary shaft retainer or the back spring. Plural recesses are formed at the other elements, which is either the back spring or the rotary shaft retainer at places which correspond to the protrusions. The protrusions partially fit into the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Akizuki, Akihiko Matsui, Takero Makino
  • Patent number: 6656051
    Abstract: A game apparatus displays a world map, determines an arbitrary location within the displayed world map according to externally input operating information, obtains a terrain data set beforehand for the position determined within the world map and correlates a field map with the position determined within the world map. The game apparatus also obtains character data correlated with the field map that has been correlated with the position determined within the world map, and corrects the obtained character data based on the obtained terrain data. Thus, the field map and the enemy characters appearing in the field map are changed according to how the player plays the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
    Inventors: Koichi Ishii, Akihiko Matsui, Daisuke Fukugawa
  • Publication number: 20030092492
    Abstract: A game system provides multiple classifications of character characteristic and is capable of advancing a game by assigning the desired characteristic to a character from multiple characteristics. Two jobs, that is, a main job and a support job are selectable for a character and a fixed pattern of table configuration data is provided as characteristic value information according to the job. In addition, the table configuration data corresponding to the classification of the job is extracted and applied to a growth table for each job, and ability values of the main job and support job are weighted differently so as to achieve character characteristic having two job abilities together. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively increase the job types to be assigned to the character and to create an interesting game, while reducing necessary memory capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Square Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Ishii, Akihiko Matsui