Patents by Inventor Akihiro Suzuki
Akihiro Suzuki 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: 11325181Abstract: A mold (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mold which is formed by additive manufacturing. The mold includes: a heat medium channel (10) for a heat medium to flow through, the heat medium channel being provided inside the mold; a medium introduction port (4) at which the heat medium is to be introduced into the mold; a medium discharge port (5) at which the heat medium is to be discharged out of the mold; and a buffer layer (20) located between a mold surface (1a) and the heat medium channel. The buffer layer includes a low-melting percentage portion (21) having a lower melting percentage than does any portion inside the mold other than the buffer layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Sano, Ryodai Ito, Akihiro Suzuki, Shimpei Takeda, Yasumi Yamamura
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Publication number: 20220084484Abstract: A keyboard device for a keyboard instrument, capable of largely reducing noise generated when a hammer contacts a lower limit stopper during key release immediately after key depression. The keyboard device includes a keyboard chassis disposed on a keybed, keys pivotally supported on the chassis, hammers pivotally supported on the chassis below the keys and each vertically pivotally moved, an intermediate rail mounted on the chassis below a rotational shaft of the hammers and its vicinity in a state floating from the keybed, and a lower limit stopper mounted on the intermediate rail, such that each hammer is placed thereon via its placement-contact portion when in a key-released state and contacts the same from above via the placement-contact portion when pivotally moving downward in accordance with key release after being moved upward by key depression, whereby further pivotal motion of the hammer is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Akihiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220077792Abstract: A power control unit includes a power device, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which a plurality of input bus bars connected to an input terminal of the power device are provided as the bus bar, and at least one of the plurality of input bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, and is disposed with respect to the heat dissipation member with the insulating resin member interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Kazunari KUROKAWA, Takuma KATO, Masahiro SHIMADA, Morifumi SHIGEMASA, Akihiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220040997Abstract: A printer includes a supporting table to support a recording medium, a recording head located above the supporting table to eject ink toward the supporting table, a first contact detector located above the supporting table and lower than the recording head, an oscillator to vibrate the first contact detector, and a vibration detector to detect vibration of the first contact detector and transmit a signal corresponding to the detected vibration. The printer stores a threshold related to the vibration of the first contact detector and determines that an object has come into contact with the first contact detector when an amount of the vibration detected by the vibration detector is equal to the threshold or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Atsushi OGURI, Teruma OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20210404687Abstract: An air conditioning control system includes an air conditioner, an air conditioning control device with a display, and an operation terminal with a camera. First authentication information included in a two-dimensional code displayed in the display in the air conditioning control device is collated with second authentication information acquired from the two-dimensional code imaged by the camera in the operation terminal and included in registration information transmitted from the operation terminal, to determine whether the first authentication information and the second authentication information match with each other. In response to the first authentication information and the second authentication information being determined to match with each other, the operation terminal that has terminal information included in the registration information is successfully authenticated and registered as an operation terminal that is enabled to perform a remote operation of the air conditioning control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventor: Akihiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210357353Abstract: An on-vehicle system comprises a Clock Extension Peripheral Interface (CXPI) bus and a device coupled to the CXPI bus as a slave node. The device comprises a transceiver configured to: generate a first signal by delaying an inverted signal of a transmission data signal: generate a second signal based on the transmission data signal, where the second signal has a low slew rate: selectively output the first signal or the second signal as a third signal, in response to a selector signal: and generate a clock signal in response to the third signal, where the clock signal is at a high level when the third signal is at a low level, and where the clock signal is at the low level when the third signal is at the high level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Masami Nakashima, Masuo Inui, Koji Okada, Takeo Zaitsu, Takashi Shimizu, Shinichi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Tomita, Susumu Kuroda
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Patent number: 11142005Abstract: A printer can comprise a supporting wall that extends in a primary scanning direction, a table that is positioned lower than the supporting wall and that is structured so as to be able to move in a secondary scanning direction, a guide rail equipped on the supporting wall that extends in the primary scanning direction, a head carriage that is provided slidably on the guide rail and that can move in the primary scanning direction, an ink head mounted on the head carriage, and a partitioning wall that is positioned lower than the supporting wall and to a side of the table in the primary scanning direction and that extends in the secondary scanning direction and the vertical direction. When the table is positioned at the maximally downstream position along the secondary scanning direction, the upstream end portion of the table is positioned further downstream of the supporting wall and further upstream than the downstream end portion of the partitioning wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Kobayashi, Masanori Ishihara, Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11036671Abstract: An on-vehicle system comprises a Clock Extension Peripheral Interface (CXPI) bus and a device coupled to the CXPI bus as a slave node. The device comprises a transceiver configured to: generate a first signal by delaying an inverted signal of a transmission data signal; generate a second signal based on the transmission data signal, where the second signal has a low slew rate; selectively output the first signal or the second signal as a third signal, in response to a selector signal; and generate a clock signal in response to the third signal, where the clock signal is at a high level when the third signal is at a low level, and where the clock signal is at the low level when the third signal is at the high level.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Masami Nakashima, Masuo Inui, Koji Okada, Takeo Zaitsu, Takashi Shimizu, Shinichi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Tomita, Susumu Kuroda
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Publication number: 20210108060Abstract: A rubber composition for anti-vibration rubber comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of ethylene-propylene-diene-based copolymer rubber(EPDM): (A) 32 to 60 parts by weight of carbon black A having an average particle diameter of 60 to 100 nm, an iodine absorption amount of 14 to 23 g/kg, and a DBP oil absorption amount of 100 ml/100 g or more; (B) 10 to 30 parts by weight of carbon black B having an average particle diameter of 40 to 50 nm, an iodine absorption amount of 35 to 49 g/kg, and a DBP oil absorption amount of 100 to 160 ml/100 g; (C) 2 to 10 parts by weight of ethylene-?-olefin copolymer; and (D) 0 to 16 parts by weight of silica. The rubber composition for anti-vibration rubber that has low dynamic magnification (small increase in elastic modulus associated with an increase in rubber deformation rate), excellent durability (bearing force against breakage due to repeated deformation of rubber), excellent heat resistance, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAISE
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Publication number: 20210094648Abstract: A motorcycle includes left and right side cases respectively configured to be attachable to and detachable from left and right portions of a body frame, left and right rotation supporters that respectively support upper portions of the left and right side cases, and left and right rotation attenuation mechanisms that respectively attenuate rotations of the left and right side cases about first and second axes. The left and right rotation attenuation mechanisms respectively include bolts that respectively extend in directions of the first and second axes, rotation members respectively connected to lower portions of the left and right side cases and being supported by the bolts to be rotatable about third and fourth axes that are different from the first and second axes, and inner outer cylindrical dampers respectively provided between the bolts and the rotation members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei SUGAWARA, Tomoki ONOUE, Shinya YAMADA, Akiyoshi ENDO, Akihiro SUZUKI, Yoshinori TERAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210024740Abstract: A rubber composition comprising 2.5 to 7.5 parts by weight of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having a melting point of 100° C. or higher and a glass transition temperature Tg of ?55° C. or lower, based on 100 parts by weight of ethylene/butene/diene copolymer rubber. The rubber composition can improve processability, such as roll processability and bite of the compound into the screw and maintain excellent compression set characteristics under the operating environment of fuel cells, while maintaining the characteristics of ethylene/butene/diene copolymer rubber, such as compression set characteristics (95° C., 500 hours) and low temperature elastic recovery test (evaluated by the TR10 value and TR70 value).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: NOK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Kuniyoshi KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20200391526Abstract: A printer can comprise a supporting wall that extends in a primary scanning direction, a table that is positioned lower than the supporting wall and that is structured so as to be able to move in a secondary scanning direction, a guide rail equipped on the supporting wall that extends in the primary scanning direction, a head carriage that is provided slidably on the guide rail and that can move in the primary scanning direction, an ink head mounted on the head carriage, and a partitioning wall that is positioned lower than the supporting wall and to a side of the table in the primary scanning direction and that extends in the secondary scanning direction and the vertical direction. When the table is positioned at the maximally downstream position along the secondary scanning direction, the upstream end portion of the table is positioned further downstream of the supporting wall and further upstream than the downstream end portion of the partitioning wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Ryosuke Kobayashi, Masanori Ishihara, Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10860855Abstract: There is provided an instruction projecting device which generates a projection image to be projected on a parcel based on sensing information of the parcel and parcel identification information specifying the parcel in an image, the device including: a processor; and a memory, in which by cooperating with the memory, the processor determines a direction to pick up the parcel based on the parcel identification information, and generates the projection image indicating the pick-up direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Shohji Ohtsubo, Takaaki Moriyama, Takaaki Idera, Takeshi Ishihara
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Publication number: 20200353533Abstract: A mold (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mold which is formed by additive manufacturing. The mold includes: a heat medium channel (10) for a heat medium to flow through, the heat medium channel being provided inside the mold; a medium introduction port (4) at which the heat medium is to be introduced into the mold; a medium discharge port (5) at which the heat medium is to be discharged out of the mold; and a buffer layer (20) located between a mold surface (1a) and the heat medium channel. The buffer layer includes a low-melting percentage portion (21) having a lower melting percentage than does any portion inside the mold other than the buffer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro SANO, Ryodai ITO, Akihiro SUZUKI, Shimpei TAKEDA, Yasumi YAMAMURA
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Patent number: 10802997Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit operates with a voltage supplied from a first power supply IC to transmit and receive data to and from an external memory. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes: an interface circuit operating with a voltage supplied from a second power supply IC and accessing the external memory to transmit and receive data to and from the external memory; a determination circuit which determines, based on a result of the access by the interface circuit, an AC timing specification between the external memory and the interface circuit to generate control information for controlling an output voltage of the second power supply IC in accordance with the AC timing specification; and a voltage control circuit which controls the output voltage of the second power supply IC in accordance with the control information.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.Inventors: Hironori Kubo, Norihiko Mizobata, Makoto Hirano, Akihiro Suzuki, Masahiro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10762884Abstract: A keyboard device for an electronic keyboard instrument, capable of suppressing bouncing of a hammer returning to its original position. A key extends in a front-rear direction swingably about a balance rail pin. The hammer is formed vertically pivotally movable between initial and pivotally-moved positions about a hammer fulcrum provided near a rear end of the key and is placed on the key via a key contact portion in contact with a rear end of upper surface of the key from above, for pivotal motion by swinging of the key. A hammer cushion is provided on upper surface of the key at a predetermined location forward of the key contact portion to suppress bouncing of the hammer by contact with a cushion contact portion of the hammer returning from the pivotally-moved position to the initial position by releasing the key depression.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHOInventor: Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10675659Abstract: There is provided an instruction projecting device which generates a projection image to be projected on a parcel based on sensing information of the parcel, the device including: a processor; and a memory, in which by cooperating with the memory, the processor determines whether or not the parcel is picked up based on the sensing information, and in a case where it is determined that the parcel is picked up, the processor generates the projection image including detail information of the parcel.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Shohji Ohtsubo, Takaaki Moriyama, Takaaki Idera, Takeshi Ishihara
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Publication number: 20200160486Abstract: A method for processing an image is provided in which an omnidirectional image is received. The omnidirectional image is displayed on a display. Two panoramic images are generated based on the omnidirectional image by correcting distortion of the omnidirectional image. The two panoramic images are displayed on the display in response to a user input. Both of the two panoramic images are scrolled in response to a user input conducted on one of the two panoramic images displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Ryoji OGINO
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Patent number: 10639601Abstract: A printer includes a first cartridge holder including a first insertion port in which a first ink cartridge housing a first ink pack charged with a sedimentation ink is inserted and which is open horizontally, the first cartridge holder housing the inserted first ink cartridge, a first shaft pivotably supporting the first cartridge holder, a first driving mechanism that causes the first cartridge holder to pivot about the first shaft, and a controller that controls the first driving mechanism. The controller includes a first controller that controls the first driving mechanism to cause the first cartridge holder to pivot and agitate the sedimentation ink contained in the first ink pack.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuhiro Kunifuji, Hironobu Suzuki, Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10635869Abstract: There is provided a projection instruction device which generates a projection image to be projected on a parcel based on sensing information of the parcel, the device including: a processor; and a memory, in which by cooperating with the memory, the processor calculates a position at which the projection image is projected based on first time information corresponding to a time of sensing the parcel.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaaki Moriyama, Shohji Ohtsubo, Akihiro Suzuki, Takaaki Idera, Takeshi Ishihara