Patents by Inventor Akihiro Aoyama

Akihiro Aoyama 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: 20240096235
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) included in a welding training system includes a transmittance adjuster (14) capable of adjusting a transmittance of a window of a welding helmet in virtual space in multiple grades, and a display controller (17) configured to cause a display of an HMD (2) to display a situation of a welding operation in the virtual space at an illuminance corresponding to the adjusted transmittance. The transmittance adjuster (14) adjusts the transmittance based on a skill level of a trainee determined by a skill level determination unit (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yuichiro Aoyama, Yasuo Oomori, Junichi Oono, Hideaki Ogura, Hiroaki Taniyama, Akihiro Yamamoto, Hitoshi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 8502900
    Abstract: A circuit board is arranged on an end face of a lens barrel on a lens mount side and installed with an electronic circuit device, a plurality of connection terminals which are arranged in an electrically insulating state in the lens mount and serve to connect the electronic circuit device on the circuit board with an electronic circuit device inside a camera body, and a wiring member is for connecting the plurality of connection terminals with the circuit board, where the wiring member is provided with a ground connection section which is connected to a ground pattern of the circuit board and also electrically connected to a connection terminal that is to be a ground terminal among the plurality of connection terminals, and an extended wiring pattern is for electrically grounding the ground connection section on a metal portion of the lens mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinkuro Fujino, Hirotsugu Fusayasu, Shouichi Mimura, Masafumi Kumoi, Masato Tobinaga, Akihiro Aoyama, Yasuhiro Wada
  • Publication number: 20110317062
    Abstract: A circuit board is arranged on an end face of a lens barrel on a lens mount side and installed with an electronic circuit device, a plurality of connection terminals which are arranged in an electrically insulating state in the lens mount and serve to connect the electronic circuit device on the circuit board with an electronic circuit device inside a camera body, and a wiring member is for connecting the plurality of connection terminals with the circuit board, where the wiring member is provided with a ground connection section which is connected to a ground pattern of the circuit board and also electrically connected to a connection terminal that is to be a ground terminal among the plurality of connection terminals, and an extended wiring pattern is for electrically grounding the ground connection section on a metal portion of the lens mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinkuro Fujino, Hirotsugu Fusayasu, Shouichi Mimura, Masafumi Kumoi, Masato Tobinaga, Akihiro Aoyama, Yasuhiro Wada
  • Patent number: 8084156
    Abstract: A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the inner part of the battery case, and a control device is used. The fan unit includes a fan and a motor driven by a constant voltage system. The control device includes a current value detecting portion and a judging portion. The current value detecting portion detects a current value of an electric current supplied to the motor. The judging portion compares the detected current value and a preset reference current value and, when the detected current value is lower than the reference current value, judges that there is an anomaly in a volume of the air supplied to the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Okuda, Akihiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20110159325
    Abstract: A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the inner part of the battery case, and a control device is used. The fan unit includes a fan and a motor driven by a constant voltage system. The control device includes a current value detecting portion and a judging portion. The current value detecting portion detects a current value of an electric current supplied to the motor. The judging portion compares the detected current value and a preset reference current value and, when the detected current value is lower than the reference current value, judges that there is an anomaly in a volume of the air supplied to the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun OKUDA, Akihiro AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 7923141
    Abstract: A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the inner part of the battery case, and a control device is used. The fan unit includes a fan and a motor driven by a constant voltage system. The control device includes a current value detecting portion and a judging portion. The current value detecting portion detects a current value of an electric current supplied to the motor. The judging portion compares the detected current value and a preset reference current value and, when the detected current value is lower than the reference current value, judges that there is an anomaly in a volume of the air supplied to the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Okuda, Akihiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7647788
    Abstract: A temperature management apparatus for managing the temperature of cells 11, which includes an air intake duct 1, a fan unit 3, a first temperature detector (temperature sensors 25, a temperature detecting part 23) for detecting temperature Tb of the cells 11, a second temperature detector (a temperature sensor 26, a temperature detecting part 23) for detecting ambient temperature Ta, and a control device 20. The fan unit 3 has a fan 4 and a motor 5. The control device 20 has a storage part 22 and a deciding part 21. The storage part 22 stores a cooling-necessitating temperature Tc and a heating-necessitating temperature Th. The deciding part 21 directs the fan unit 3 to drive the fan 4 in a case where the temperature Tb of the cells becomes equal to or higher than both the temperature Ta of the air and the cooling-necessitating temperature Tc, or in a case where the temperature Tb of the cells becomes equal to or lower than both the temperature Ta of the air and the heating-necessitating temperature Th.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Okuda, Akihiro Aoyama, Yusai Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060196954
    Abstract: A temperature management apparatus for managing the temperature of cells 11, which includes an air intake duct 1, a fan unit 3, a first temperature detector (temperature sensors 25, a temperature detecting part 23) for detecting temperature Tb of the cells 11, a second temperature detector (a temperature sensor 26, a temperature detecting part 23) for detecting ambient temperature Ta, and a control device 20. The fan unit 3 has a fan 4 and a motor 5. The control device 20 has a storage part 22 and a deciding part 21. The storage part 22 stores a cooling-necessitating temperature Tc and a heating-necessitating temperature Th. The deciding part 21 directs the fan unit 3 to drive the fan 4 in a case where the temperature Tb of the cells becomes equal to or higher than both the temperature Ta of the air and the cooling-necessitating temperature Tc, or in a case where the temperature Tb of the cells becomes equal to or lower than both the temperature Ta of the air and the heating-necessitating temperature Th.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Okuda, Akihiro Aoyama, Yusai Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060172188
    Abstract: A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the inner part of the battery case, and a control device is used. The fan unit includes a fan and a motor driven by a constant voltage system. The control device includes a current value detecting portion and a judging portion. The current value detecting portion detects a current value of an electric current supplied to the motor. The judging portion compares the detected current value and a preset reference current value and, when the detected current value is lower than the reference current value, judges that there is an anomaly in a volume of the air supplied to the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Okuda, Akihiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 6515621
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus is equipped with a position acquisition section for acquiring positional information on a self-position, a map hold section for holding a map, and a central control section. The central control section functions as a first display control section for reading out the map containing the self-position from the map hold section and then causing display section to display the map containing the self-position, and also functions as a second display control section for setting a target spot at an arbitrary natural feature on the earth or arbitrary position within the map displayed on the display section and then causing the display section to display the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: JATCO TransTechnology Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 6509869
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a GPS receiver, which is equipped with a position measuring section and a central control section. The position measuring section functions as a reception section that receives electronic radio waves from GPS satellites. The position measuring section also functions as a self-position information acquisition section that acquires self-position information, based on the received radio waves. The position measuring section further functions as a satellite information acquisition section that acquires satellite information on a position of each GPS satellite, based on the received radio waves. The central control section functions as a game character generation section that generates game characters. The central control section also functions as a game character position control section that controls a position of each game character, based on the self-position information and the satellite information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Jatco TransTechnology Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20020063655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a GPS receiver, which is equipped with a position measuring section and a central control section. The position measuring section functions as a reception section that receives electronic radio waves from GPS satellites. The position measuring section also functions as a self-position information acquisition section that acquires self-position information, based on the received radio waves. The position measuring section further functions as a satellite information acquisition section that acquires satellite information on a position of each GPS satellite, based on the received radio waves. The central control section functions as a game character generation section that generates game characters. The central control section also functions as a game character position control section that controls a position of each game character, based on the self-position information and the satellite information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Akihiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20020064763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a constellatory observation assisting apparatus. The apparatus is equipped with a time information acquisition section for acquiring data information on a specific time, a positional information acquisition section for acquiring positional information on a position on the earth, and a heading acquisition section for acquiring heading information on an constellatory observation heading. The apparatus is also equipped with a storage section for storing star chart data, and a control section for reading out constellation image data, which is seen at the specific time and position and in the heading, from the star chart data, based on the time information, the positional information, and the heading information. The apparatus is further equipped with a display unit for displaying the constellation image data read out by the control section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Akihiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20020063654
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus is equipped with a position acquisition section for acquiring positional information on a self-position, a map hold section for holding a map, and a central control section. The central control section functions as a first display control section for reading out the map containing the self-position from the map hold section and then causing display section to display the map containing the self-position, and also functions as a second display control section for setting a target spot at an arbitrary natural feature on the earth or arbitrary position within the map displayed on the display section and then causing the display section to display the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Akihiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 6132391
    Abstract: A portable position detector and a position management system that are capable of accurately detecting the direction of a walking body even when GPS signals cannot be received (or without reception) and thereby enhancing the accuracy of the dead reckoned position of the walking body.The portable position detector is equipped with a pedometer and a geomagnetic sensor. With the pedometer, the moved distance of a walker is detected by a calculation of "the number of steps.times.the length of a step". The moved direction is detected with the geomagnetic sensor. With this, the moved position of the walker is accurately detected by the self-contained navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: JATCO Corporation
    Inventors: Mikihiko Onari, Yoshio Matsuoka, Akihiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 5364270
    Abstract: In an apparatus having a video display and display-synchronizing motion mechanism, various images can be easily selected and displayed, and a seat or the like is moved in synchronism with motions in the images, so that a person can enjoy the images as if real. An information select unit specifies a desired one of a plurality of video/motion information pieces recorded on a storage medium, and an information read unit reads the specified video/movement information. Images formed by video information contained in the readout video/motion information are displayed on a display device, and the seat or the like is moved in synchronism with the images on the basis of motion information contained therein. A monitor unit monitors the readout video/motion information, and stops a read operation of the information read unit when the apparatus malfunctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Aoyama, Hitoshi Kaneko, Akira Tajiri, Iwao Okamura, Yuzo Tanaka