Patents by Inventor Akihiro Tomita

Akihiro Tomita 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).

  • Patent number: 11935241
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first medical image of a subject; and an image quality improving unit configured to generate a second medical image with image quality higher than image quality of different regions including a first region and a second region that is different from the first region in the obtained first image, using the obtained first image as input data that is input into a learned model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kushida, Ritsuya Tomita
  • Publication number: 20240068430
    Abstract: A resonator structure includes an intake duct and a resonator that is accommodated in the intake duct. The resonator extends upward. The resonator includes a collar that protrudes toward an inner surface of the intake duct. One or both of the inner surface and the collar include a surface texture for gathering oil into a gap between the inner surface and the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Akihiro KASAHARA, Tatsuya OKUNO, Tetsurou MASUMA, Fengyun GUI, Takuro TOMITA, Takamichi HOSAKA
  • Publication number: 20220322665
    Abstract: Provided is a method for effectively controlling specific weeds having resistance to herbicides. The method comprises applying one or more uracil compounds selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by formula (I): and a compound represented by formula (II): to a PPO inhibitor-resistant weed which has one or more mutations selected from a group consisting of Arg128Met mutation, Arg128Gly mutation, Arg128His mutation, Arg128Ile mutation, Arg128Lys mutation, and Gly399Ala mutation in PPO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu JIN, Akihiro TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20220322666
    Abstract: Provided are a herbicidal composition and a method for controlling weeds that have a superior weed controlling effect. The present herbicidal composition comprises one or more uracil compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II), and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the herbicide compound group B and the safener group C, wherein a weight ratio of the uracil compounds to one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the herbicide compound group B and the safener group C is 1:0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu JIN, Akihiro TOMITA
  • Patent number: 10946890
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control unit for improving influence of fluctuations in an estimated electrical angle on steering feel. A steering control unit includes a microcomputer that performs sensorless control of the driving of a motor by using an estimated electrical angle estimated by calculation. The microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle from a value that is obtained by selectively accumulating a first additional angle or a second additional angle. The microcomputer adjusts a vibration component of fluctuations in the estimated electrical angle by varying the amount of change in the first additional angle and the second additional angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Itamoto, Takashi Kageyama, Toshie Hibi, Akihiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 10577015
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control apparatus capable of executing driving assistance control even during rotation angle sensor-less control. When an induced voltage generated in a motor is equal to or lower than a threshold voltage at an early stage of execution of the rotation angle sensor-less control and when the driving assistance control is executed based on a command value from a higher-level control apparatus, a second pre-addition angle that is based on the command value is used as a second addition angle in place of a first pre-addition angle that is based on a steering torque. Therefore, even in a situation in which the steering torque is not detected due to, for example, execution of driving assistance, an estimated electrical angle of the motor is calculated by integrating the second addition angle. Then, driving of the motor is controlled based on the calculated estimated electrical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Itamoto, Takashi Kageyama, Toshie Hibi, Akihiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20190152514
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control unit for improving influence of fluctuations in an estimated electrical angle on steering feel. A steering control unit includes a microcomputer that performs sensorless control of the driving of a motor by using an estimated electrical angle estimated by calculation. The microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle from a value that is obtained by selectively accumulating a first additional angle or a second additional angle. The microcomputer adjusts a vibration component of fluctuations in the estimated electrical angle by varying the amount of change in the first additional angle and the second additional angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori ITAMOTO, Takashi KAGEYAMA, Toshie HIBI, Akihiro TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20190152516
    Abstract: A steering control unit includes a microcomputer that performs sensorless control of driving of a motor by using an estimated electrical angle estimated by calculation. The microcomputer has a first estimation calculation state and a second estimation calculation state. In the first estimation calculation state, the microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle from a value obtained by accumulating a first additional angle calculated by a first additional angle calculation circuit on the basis of a voltage induced in the motor. In the second estimation calculation state, the microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle from a value obtained by accumulating a second additional angle calculated by a second additional angle calculation circuit that performs torque feedback control that causes steering torque to follow a target torque value. In a low steering velocity state, the microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle in the second estimation calculation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori ITAMOTO, Takashi KAGEYAMA, Toshie HIBI, Akihiro TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20190135334
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control apparatus capable of executing driving assistance control even during rotation angle sensor-less control. When an induced voltage generated in a motor is equal to or lower than a threshold voltage at an early stage of execution of the rotation angle sensor-less control and when the driving assistance control is executed based on a command value from a higher-level control apparatus, a second pre-addition angle that is based on the command value is used as a second addition angle in place of a first pre-addition angle that is based on a steering torque. Therefore, even in a situation in which the steering torque is not detected due to, for example, execution of driving assistance, an estimated electrical angle of the motor is calculated by integrating the second addition angle. Then, driving of the motor is controlled based on the calculated estimated electrical angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori ITAMOTO, Takashi KAGEYAMA, Toshie HIBI, Akihiro TOMITA
  • Patent number: 9461568
    Abstract: In a state in which the energization in the first direction is possible between the motor and the drive circuit and the motor is not rotating at high speed, when the phase induced voltage value of the specific phase that is the target of determination is continuously equal to or smaller than the abnormality determination threshold, the abnormality detecting unit determines that an open malfunction has occurred in the relay FET of the specific phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Tomita, Satoru Mikamo, Hiroshi Kawamura, Toshihiro Takahashi, Jun Hasegawa, Akira Nambu, Kenichiro Aoki, Eiji Kasai
  • Patent number: 8766589
    Abstract: In a motor control unit, a current-carrying failure detection unit determines a first determination condition and a second determination condition. The current-carrying failure detection unit measures a duration of a state where the first determination condition is satisfied, and a duration of a state where the second determination condition is satisfied. When the first or second duration exceeds a predetermined reference period, the current-carrying failure detection unit determines that a current-carrying failure has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Takahashi, Satoru Mikamo, Hiroshi Kawamura, Jun Hasegawa, Akihiro Tomita, Akira Nambu
  • Publication number: 20140139158
    Abstract: In a state in which the energization in the first direction is possible between the motor and the drive circuit and the motor is not rotating at high speed, when the phase induced voltage value of the specific phase that is the target of determination is continuously equal to or smaller than the abnormality determination threshold, the abnormality detecting unit determines that an open malfunction has occurred in the relay FET of the specific phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Tomita, Satoru Mikamo, Hiroshi Kawamura, Toshihiro Takahashi, Jun Hasegawa, Akira Nambu, Kenichiro Aoki, Eiji Kasai
  • Patent number: 8558534
    Abstract: An ECU detects a steering angle that is an absolute angle based on a sine signal and a cosine signal that are output from a steering sensor. The ECU includes a three-phase pulse generator that generates, based on the sine signal and the cosine signal, three-phase pulse signals that have edges corresponding to predetermined rotational angles and that are set in such a manner that the predetermined rotational angles corresponding to the respective edges do not overlap each other and are at regular intervals. A microcomputer has a function as a second rotational angle detector that calculates a steering angle based on the pulse signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 8496927
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a tool, a procedure and so on which are useful in developing a therapeutic strategy efficacious in inhibiting or overcoming the resistance against a CD20-directed molecular-targeted drug. Thus, a CD20-negatively converted B-cell malignant lymphocyte cell line is provided. Also, a model animal indicating the pathological conditions of CD20-negatively converted B-cell malignant lymphocyte is provided. Further, a method of screening a substance, which is efficacious against CD20-positive B-cell malignant lymphocyte or CD20-negatively converted B cell malignant lymphocyte, is provided. Furthermore, a drug against CD20-positive B-cell malignant lymphocyte or CD20-negatively converted B-cell malignant lymphocyte, which is characterized by being used together with a CD20-directed molecular-targeted drug, is provided. In one embodiment, a DNA methylase inhibitor or a histone deacetylase inhibitor is employed as the active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Tomoki Naoe, Akihiro Tomita, Junji Hiraga
  • Patent number: 8425100
    Abstract: A luminous button device includes: a button base which is integrally formed of a transmissive material; and a button cap which is integrally formed of a non-transmissive material and is fitted to the button base, wherein the button cap includes a cap body; a pair of arm portions which extends from the rear surface of the cap body with a gap interposed therebetween; and a pair of locking claws which is formed at the front ends of the pair of arm portions, and wherein the button base includes a movable portion which is movable in the direction of pressing a switch disposed on the rear surface side of the button base in accordance with a pressing force from the front button surface side; and a support portion which supports the movable portion so as to be movable in the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Akabori, Takayuki Tateno, Shingo Fukutomi, Akihiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20120274260
    Abstract: In a motor control unit, a current-carrying failure detection unit determines a first determination condition and a second determination condition. The current-carrying failure detection unit measures a duration of a state where the first determination condition is satisfied, and a duration of a state where the second determination condition is satisfied. When the first or second duration exceeds a predetermined reference period, the current-carrying failure detection unit determines that a current-carrying failure has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro TAKAHASHI, Satoru MIKAMO, Hiroshi KAWAMURA, Jun HASEGAWA, Akihiro TOMITA, Akira NAMBU
  • Publication number: 20110194303
    Abstract: A luminous button device includes: a button base which is integrally formed of a transmissive material; and a button cap which is integrally formed of a non-transmissive material and is fitted to the button base, wherein the button cap includes a cap body; a pair of arm portions which extends from the rear surface of the cap body with a gap interposed therebetween; and a pair of locking claws which is formed at the front ends of the pair of arm portions, and wherein the button base includes a movable portion which is movable in the direction of pressing a switch disposed on the rear surface side of the button base in accordance with a pressing force from the front button surface side; and a support portion which supports the movable portion so as to be movable in the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro Akabori, Takayuki Tateno, Shingo Fukutomi, Akihiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20110080160
    Abstract: An ECU detects a steering angle that is an absolute angle based on a sine signal and a cosine signal that are output from a steering sensor. The ECU includes a three-phase pulse generator that generates, based on the sine signal and the cosine signal, three-phase pulse signals that have edges corresponding to predetermined rotational angles and that are set in such a manner that the predetermined rotational angles corresponding to the respective edges do not overlap each other and are at regular intervals. A microcomputer has a function as a second rotational angle detector that calculates a steering angle based on the pulse signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro TOMITA
  • Patent number: 7913805
    Abstract: A rotational angle sensor used in an electric power steering apparatus detects a rotational angle of a motor shaft at a portion on a steering system side, as a motor rotational angle (?m). A MPU sets a base correction amount (???m) based on a q-axis actual current value (Iq). The MPU sets a rotational angle correction amount (??m) used to correct the motor rotational angle (?m) by decreasing the base correction amount (???m) as a rotational angular speed (?) increases and by increasing the base correction amount (???m) as a torque differential value (dT/dt) increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Tomita, Atsuo Sakai, Satoru Mikamo
  • Publication number: 20100181140
    Abstract: A rotational angle sensor used in an electric power steering apparatus detects a rotational angle of a motor shaft at a portion on a steering system side, as a motor rotational angle (?m). A MPU sets a base correction amount (???m) based on a q-axis actual current value (Iq). The MPU sets a rotational angle correction amount (??m) used to correct the motor rotational angle (?m) by decreasing the base correction amount (???m) as a rotational angular speed (?) increases and by increasing the base correction amount (???m) as a torque differential value (dT/dt) increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro TOMITA, Atsuo SAKAI, Satoru MIKAMO