Patents by Inventor Akihiko Sato

Akihiko Sato 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: 20230347802
    Abstract: A side frame has a connection structure enabling response to various welding methods during inter-member connection and improving post-welding connection strength in a conveyance seat that has the side frame including divided members. Each of a pair of side frames of a conveyance seat is configured from at least a first member and a second member divided in a longitudinal direction, the first member has a first connecting portion for connection to the second member, the second member has a second connecting portion for connection to the first member, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion respectively have flat surface portions extending in the longitudinal direction, and the first member and the second member are connected in a state where flat surfaces of the flat surface portion of the first connecting portion and the flat surface portion of the second connecting portion face and overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori WATANABE, Hiromi TANIGUCHI, Akihiko SATO
  • Publication number: 20230254578
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: acquire an image by image sensing processing; set a part of the image as a specific region, wherein a position of the specific region can be changed; and detect a motion of an object included in the specific region; and perform control to display an indicator based on the detected motion of the object in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the electronic device so that the indicator is superimposed and displayed at a position on the image based on the specific region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhiro WATANABE, Takeshi KIKKAWA, Satoru KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Akihiko SATO, Takeshi NAKATA
  • Patent number: 11692846
    Abstract: Road information of surroundings of an own vehicle is kept as latest version as possible, and road information of distant areas are updated efficiently. A map providing device according to the present invention searches for an update target portion included in a planned travel route, and also searches for an update target portion with an end point of the planned travel route being a starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Ootsuji, Akihiko Sato, Mitoshi Yajima, Seiji Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11659278
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: acquire an image by image sensing processing; set a part of the image as a specific region, wherein a position of the specific region can be changed; and detect a motion of an object included in the specific region; and perform control to display an indicator based on the detected motion of the object in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the electronic device so that the indicator is superimposed and displayed at a position on the image based on the specific region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takeshi Kikkawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nakamura, Akihiko Sato, Takeshi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230117695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having antiviral activity, especially having arenavirus proliferation inhibitory activity, and/or a medicament comprising the compound. More preferably, the present invention provides a compound having proliferation inhibitory activity on the Old World arenaviruses such as Luna virus, Lassa virus, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and/or the New World arenaviruses such as Junin virus, and/or a medicament comprising the compound. An arenavirus proliferation inhibitor comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHII, Akihiko SATO, Makoto KAWAI, Yoshiyuki TAODA
  • Patent number: 11492352
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having antiviral activity, especially having arenavirus proliferation inhibitory activity, and/or a medicament comprising the compound. More preferably, the present invention provides a compound having proliferation inhibitory activity on the Old World arenaviruses such as Luna virus, Lassa virus, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and/or the New World arenaviruses such as Junin virus, and/or a medicament comprising the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishii, Akihiko Sato, Makoto Kawai, Yoshiyuki Taoda
  • Publication number: 20220324478
    Abstract: An electronic control device is mounted on a vehicle and executes automatic driving control using a plurality of pieces of map information. Each piece of the map information includes one or more pieces of partial data corresponding to a predetermined geographical area and being information of a predetermined attribute related to a road of the predetermined geographical area. The electronic control device includes a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of the map information, a specification unit that specifies the map information corresponding to a traveling position of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines a control method of the vehicle at a traveling position of the vehicle according to the partial data included in the map information specified by the specification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MASHIMO, Akihiko SATO, Keisuke AMPO
  • Publication number: 20220262014
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a capturing unit, a first motion information acquisition unit configured to acquire a first captured image with a first parameter and first motion information, a second motion information acquisition unit configured to acquire second motion information, a setting unit configured to set a second parameter, a third acquisition unit configured to acquire driving information for either the optical system or the capturing unit, an estimation unit configured to estimate estimated information by converting motion blur of the object in the first captured image into motion blur of the object in a second captured image obtained in a case where second capturing is performed with the second parameter, and a notification unit configured to notify the estimated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Satoru Kobayashi, Hitoshi Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20220078346
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: acquire an image by image sensing processing; set a part of the image as a specific region, wherein a position of the specific region can be changed; and detect a motion of an object included in the specific region; and perform control to display an indicator based on the detected motion of the object in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the electronic device so that the indicator is superimposed and displayed at a position on the image based on the specific region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takeshi Kikkawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nakamura, Akihiko Sato, Takeshi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20210292321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having antiviral activity, especially having arenavirus proliferation inhibitory activity, and/or a medicament comprising the compound. More preferably, the present invention provides a compound having proliferation inhibitory activity on the Old World arenaviruses such as Luna virus, Lassa virus, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and/or the New World arenaviruses such as Junin virus, and/or a medicament comprising the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHII, Akihiko SATO, Makoto KAWAI, Yoshiyuki TAODA
  • Publication number: 20210140782
    Abstract: Road information of surroundings of an own vehicle is kept as latest version as possible, and road information of distant areas are updated efficiently. A map providing device according to the present invention searches for an update target portion included in a planned travel route, and also searches for an update target portion with an end point of the planned travel route being a starting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya OOTSUJI, Akihiko SATO, Mitoshi YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10382743
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a distance information acquisition unit that acquires distance information, associated with an object image included in each of a first image and a second image, and corresponding to a distance in a depth direction of the object, a calculation unit that calculates a movement vector of the object image, at least in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, based on position information of the object image, and a generation unit that generates stereoscopic print data of the acquired second image, based on the second image, the distance information, and the movement vector, by increasing a depth component of the position information of the object image included in the second image based on at least part of the movement vector. In addition, a storing unit stores the generated stereoscopic print data in one of a second memory and a recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromi Kotoku, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10291854
    Abstract: A moving image, obtained by an image capture unit for obtaining light-field data, is successively displayed. When displaying an assistance display indicating information related to light-field data to be obtained with present shooting parameters together with the moving image, the assistance display is controlled such that during moving image recording is being performed, visibility of the moving image is not degraded by the assistance display in comparison to a case where moving image recording is not being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Yoshinobu Sato
  • Publication number: 20170078578
    Abstract: A moving image, obtained by an image capture unit for obtaining light-field data, is successively displayed. When displaying an assistance display indicating information related to light-field data to be obtained with present shooting parameters together with the moving image, the assistance display is controlled such that during moving image recording is being performed, visibility of the moving image is not degraded by the assistance display in comparison to a case where moving image recording is not being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Yoshinobu Sato
  • Patent number: 9398222
    Abstract: An image display device capable of providing satisfactory user's visibility of an image including object images when the image and display bodies specifying particular regions of the object images are screen displayed. In a case where a horizontal direction distance between face detection frames for object images adjacent on a screen is equal to or less than a first threshold value and a vertical direction distance between face detection frames exceeds a second threshold value, a system controller of the image display device determines which one of the face detection frames is located on an upper side of the screen. A human body detection frame for the object image corresponding to the face detection frame determined as being located on an upper side on the screen is made non-display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamashita, Akihiko Sato, Kazuyoshi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20160191894
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of generating stereoscopic print data which gives a printing result expressing a feeling of lively movement of a moving body. The image processing apparatus acquires a first image and a second image, which are photographed at different times, and each include an object image, and generates stereoscopic print data for use in stereoscopic print processing of the acquired second image. Distance information associated with the object image included in each of the first image and the second image is acquired. A movement vector of the object image included in the second image is calculated based on the first image and the second image. The stereoscopic print data is generated based on the second image, the distance information associated with the object image included in the second image, and the movement vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hiromi Kotoku, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 9226486
    Abstract: A spinning reel spool according to a first aspect of the present invention is a spinning reel spool that delivers fishing line forward. The spinning reel spool comprises a spool body and a ring member. This spool body has a body portion and a protruding portion. The protruding portion is integrally formed on a front side of the body portion. The protruding portion is annularly arranged and protrudes from the body portion in an axial direction of the spool body. The ring member is disposed on an outer circumferential portion of the protruding portion of the spool body. The ring member is held between the body portion and a plastically deformed part of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Hiraoka, Takuji Takamatsu, Keigo Kitajima, Kouji Ochiai, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 9214372
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a processing unit, a substrate loading unit, a substrate unloading unit, and a carrying unit. A carrying device has a constitution in which a suction portion suctioning and holding a substrate is rotatable about an arm portion provided in a base portion and the substrate is rotated in the state where the substrate is held by a holding portion. A coating device has a constitution in which a liquid material is ejected from a nozzle to both surfaces of the substrate rotating in an upright state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 9010270
    Abstract: Provided is a coating device including: a substrate carrying unit which rotatably holds a substrate while the substrate is upright and is able to dispose the held substrate at a first position and a second position; an application unit which includes a liquid material nozzle ejecting a liquid material to each of first and second surfaces of the substrate disposed at the first position; and a removal unit which includes an accommodation mechanism accommodating a part of the peripheral edge portion of the substrate disposed at the second position and a cleaning liquid ejection mechanism ejecting a cleaning liquid to the peripheral edge portion and removes the liquid material of the peripheral edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato, Tsutomu Sahoda, Kenji Maruyama
  • Patent number: D853316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Masatomo Oshima