Patents by Inventor Akihiro Yamaguchi
Akihiro Yamaguchi 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: 12198093Abstract: A luggage delivery management system manages a service of delivering luggage deposited by a user to a destination specified by the user. The luggage delivery management system acquires payment amount information indicating an amount equivalent to a payment amount paid by the user for the service. When multiple pieces of luggage of a plurality of the users are delivered by one vehicle, the luggage delivery management system determines whether to set priority of the multiple pieces of luggage. The luggage delivery management system sets the priority of the luggage of the user who pays more to be higher based on the payment amount information when the priority is set. Then, the luggage delivery management system sets a luggage delivery route of the vehicle such that the multiple pieces of luggage are delivered to the destinations in accordance with the priority.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo Masuda, Kiyoto Sasaki, Daisuke Kakuma, Hiroyoshi Masui, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Sokfan Yee, Yuki Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20240428997Abstract: A film production method for producing a layer containing a metal oxide, the film production method including: a heating step of heating a metal foil containing a first metal by bringing a part of the metal foil into contact with at least one heat generator; a first contact step of letting first gas containing a second metal to be in contact with both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported; and a second contact step of letting second gas containing an oxidant to be in contact with the both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Naomi KURIHARA, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Mitsuhisa YOSHIMURA, Miwa OGAWA
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Patent number: 12172863Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a skew correction device and a cleaning device. The skew correction device includes first conveying rollers. The first conveying rollers are rotatable about a predetermined rotation fulcrum. The first conveying rollers are, before a sheet, which is skewed, enters a device body, rotated from an initial position, and, when the sheet enters the device body, rotated back to the initial position while nipping and conveying the sheet. The cleaning device includes a toner conveying member that conveys residual toner on an image-carrying member to a predetermined container. Both the first conveying rollers and the toner conveying member operate by consecutively receiving a rotational driving force from a common electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Akihiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20240393727Abstract: A belt driving mechanism rotates a rotating body provided in a rotating device around a transmission shaft, and includes a driving device provided adjacent to the rotating device and a bearing structure supporting the transmission shaft extending from the rotating device to the driving device through the support frame. The driving device includes a housing, a fixed frame, a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a belt and a circumference correction part. The housing is fixed to the support frame. The fixed frame is fixed in the housing. The driven pulley is fixed to the transmission shaft. The belt is wound around the driving pulley and the driven pulley. The bearing structure includes a first bearing part provided in the fixed frame and the second bearing part provided in the housing on an opposite side to the first bearing part with respect to the driven pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240394596Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: detect whether input waveform data is in a first state by using a detection model; acquire a plurality of pieces of second state waveform data in a second state detected in advance by using the detection model when detected to be in the first state; learn a classification model for classifying whether waveform data is in the first state or the second state, by using first state waveform data detected to be in the first state and the plurality of pieces of second state waveform data as learning data, to generate one or more partial waveform patterns serving as a basis for indicating that the first state waveform data is in the first state; and output the generated partial waveform pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Ken UENO, Ryusei SHINGAKI
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Publication number: 20240387318Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring board having a wiring pattern, a semiconductor package, and a heat dissipation member. The semiconductor package includes a heat dissipation substrate, a semiconductor chip formed with a semiconductor element and arranged on the heat dissipation substrate, and an element pad electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor package is mounted on the wiring board, and the element pad is connected to the wiring pattern. The heat dissipation member is disposed opposite to the wiring board with respect to the semiconductor package, and is thermally connected to the insulating heat dissipation substrate. The wiring pattern includes a heat dissipation pattern that is connected to the semiconductor element and allows a current according to an operation of the semiconductor element to flow. A heat dissipation connection member is disposed between the heat dissipation pattern and the insulating heat dissipation substrate to thermally connect therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Ryota KOJIMA, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 12132881Abstract: A stereo camera apparatus includes a housing, a first camera unit attached to the housing, a second camera unit attached to the housing, a processing device that performs image processing by using captured images acquired by capturing of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, and a circuit board on which the processing device is mounted. In the housing, a base length direction of the first camera unit and the second camera unit is a longitudinal direction, the housing and the circuit board are bonded to each other by an adhesive, and in a region in the housing, onto which the adhesive is applied, a length in the base line length direction is shorter than a length in an orthogonal direction that is a direction perpendicular to the base length direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Yamaguchi, Hidenori Shinohara, Kenichi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 12112896Abstract: A film production method for producing a layer containing a metal oxide, the film production method including: a heating step of heating a metal foil containing a first metal by bringing a part of the metal foil into contact with at least one heat generator; a first contact step of letting first gas containing a second metal to be in contact with both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported; and a second contact step of letting second gas containing an oxidant to be in contact with the both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Naomi Kurihara, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Mitsuhisa Yoshimura, Miwa Ogawa
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Patent number: 12055883Abstract: A belt drive device includes a drive source, a drive pulley, a driven shaft, a driven pulley, a belt, and a speed detecting device. The drive pulley is rotated about an axis thereof by the drive source. The driven shaft is rotatable about an axis thereof. The driven pulley is secured to and in axial alignment with the driven shaft. The belt is annularly formed of a metallic flat belt and mounted around the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The speed detecting device includes an encoder disk and a single optical sensor. The encoder disk has an optical pattern formed thereon. The optical sensor reads the optical pattern. The speed detecting device detects a rotational speed of the driven shaft based on a result of the optical sensor having read the optical pattern. The encoder disk is secured to and in axial alignment with the driven pulley.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Akihiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20240236284Abstract: A stereo camera apparatus includes a housing, a first camera unit attached to the housing, a second camera unit attached to the housing, a processing device that performs image processing by using captured images acquired by capturing of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, and a circuit board on which the processing device is mounted. In the housing, a base length direction of the first camera unit and the second camera unit is a longitudinal direction, the housing and the circuit board are bonded to each other by an adhesive, and in a region in the housing, onto which the adhesive is applied, a length in the base line length direction is shorter than a length in an orthogonal direction that is a direction perpendicular to the base length direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Hidenori SHINOHARA, Kenichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20240174247Abstract: A vehicle notification device is applied to an automated driving vehicle. The vehicle notification device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute a notification process of notifying a driver of at least eyes-on request out of hands-on request and the eyes-on request every time a notification interval elapses. The one or more processors are also configured to calculate the notification interval based on driving characteristic information of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240158203Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to acquire transition data representing a transition of a plurality of operations of a monitoring object, divide, based the transition data, a first waveform of a sensor with respect to the monitoring object into a plurality of sections corresponding to the plurality of operations, and generate a first estimation model related to a state of the monitoring object based on partial waveforms of the plurality of sections in the first waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ken UENO, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240137478Abstract: A stereo camera apparatus includes a housing, a first camera unit attached to the housing, a second camera unit attached to the housing, a processing device that performs image processing by using captured images acquired by capturing of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, and a circuit board on which the processing device is mounted. In the housing, a base length direction of the first camera unit and the second camera unit is a longitudinal direction, the housing and the circuit board are bonded to each other by an adhesive, and in a region in the housing, onto which the adhesive is applied, a length in the base line length direction is shorter than a length in an orthogonal direction that is a direction perpendicular to the base length direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Hidenori SHINOHARA, Kenichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20240070793Abstract: An order reception system according to the present disclosure includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to perform receiving a reservation from a user to provide a dish to a dish providing place, receiving the reservation to provide a dish, calculating a lead time required for providing the dish and an arrival time at which the user arrives at the dish providing place, and instructing the dish providing place to start preparing to provide the dish based on the arrival time and the lead time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240068827Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first riding space and a second riding space, each of which is a riding position on one side and the other side of a right side and a left side with respect to a front-rear direction, respectively, and is configured to: acquire a traveling route; identify a side where a landscape viewed from the vehicle is good from among the right side and the left side with respect to a traveling direction; identify a preferential space in which a degree of preferential treatment of a passenger riding in the first riding space or the second riding space is high; and determine the forward direction and the backward direction when the vehicle travels on the traveling route such that the preferential space is set to the side where the landscape viewed from the vehicle is good.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240070496Abstract: An information processing device incudes one or more hardware processors. The processors calculate first similarities between a plurality of probabilistic models each modeling a probability of a value, at corresponding time, of time series data whose data length is a specific value, and a plurality of pieces of partial time series data whose data length is the specific value, the plurality of pieces of partial time series data being contained in target time series data to be a target of diagnosis; and determine a plurality of pieces of matching information including positions of the plurality of pieces of partial time series data in the target time series data, first probabilistic models whose first similarities with respect to the plurality of pieces of partial time series data at the positions are larger than other probabilistic models, and the first similarities to the first probabilistic models.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kento KOTERA, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Ken UENO
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Publication number: 20240068821Abstract: The drive route generation device according to the present disclosure is configured to execute a process of acquiring a designated point, a process of acquiring a designation condition for a drive route to be generated, a process of selecting one or a plurality of specific spots from a plurality of spots based on the position information and the designation condition for the plurality of spots, and a process of generating, as a drive route, a circulation route that comes back to a designated point via one or a plurality of specific spots using the designated point as a departure point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240054411Abstract: An itinerary matching system according to the present disclosure includes a process of receiving registration of an itinerary, a process of extracting two registered itineraries from among a plurality of registered itineraries that have been registered and calculating a degree of matching between the two registered itineraries that have been extracted, a process of generating, upon receiving that the degree of matching exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a merged itinerary in which the two registered itineraries are merged, and a process of setting, upon receiving acceptance from a participant of each of the two registered itineraries, the participant of each of the two registered itineraries as a participant of the merged itinerary.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240054442Abstract: A luggage delivery management system manages a service of delivering luggage deposited by a user to a destination specified by the user. The luggage delivery management system acquires payment amount information indicating an amount equivalent to a payment amount paid by the user for the service. When multiple pieces of luggage of a plurality of the users are delivered by one vehicle, the luggage delivery management system determines whether to set priority of the multiple pieces of luggage. The luggage delivery management system sets the priority of the luggage of the user who pays more to be higher based on the payment amount information when the priority is set. Then, the luggage delivery management system sets a luggage delivery route of the vehicle such that the multiple pieces of luggage are delivered to the destinations in accordance with the priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240027200Abstract: A vehicle management system includes one or more storage devices that store entrance and exit information indicating a correspondence relationship between a location of an entrance and a location of an exit for each area, and one or more processors. The processors determine whether an alighting position at which a user of the vehicle gets off the vehicle is the location of the entrance, based on the entrance and exit information, and set a destination of the vehicle so that the vehicle moves to the location of the exit corresponding to the entrance, when the alighting position of the user is the location of the entrance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Kiyoto SASAKI, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroyoshi MASUI, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Sokfan YEE, Yuki NISHIKAWA