Patents by Inventor Akira Ichikawa

Akira Ichikawa 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: 11972045
    Abstract: An imaging display device includes an imaging unit, a processing unit, a display unit, and a pupil detection unit. The imaging unit includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and is configured to acquire first image information. The processing unit is configured to process a signal from the imaging unit and generate second image information. The display unit is configured to display an image that is based on the signal from the processing unit. The pupil detection unit is configured to detect vector information of a pupil. The processing unit generates the second image information by processing the first image information based on the vector information on the pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Takeshi Ichikawa, Yu Maehashi, Akira Okita
  • Patent number: 11968861
    Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Tohru Okabe, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura
  • Patent number: 11957014
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of control lines; a plurality of power supply lines; a plurality of data signal lines; an oxide semiconductor layer; a first metal layer; a gate insulation film; a first inorganic insulation film; a second metal layer; a second inorganic insulation film; and a third metal layer. The oxide semiconductor layer, in a plan view, contains therein semiconductor lines formed as isolated regions between a plurality of drivers and a display area. The semiconductor lines cross the plurality of control lines and the plurality of power supply lines, are in contact with the plurality of control lines via an opening in a gate insulation film, are in contact with the plurality of power supply lines via an opening in the first inorganic insulation film, and have a plurality of narrowed portions, such that thicker and thinner regions exist along the same line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20240112450
    Abstract: An information processing device of the present invention is capable of collaboration with a learning device to determine whether an image group that has been obtained in time series by the first endoscope is an image group obtained at a first time or at a second time, and to create a first inference model for image feature determination of images for the first endoscope by performing learning with results of having performed annotation on the image group that was obtained at the second time as training data, the information processing device comprising at least one or a plurality of classifying processors that classify image groups constituting training data candidates, within an image group from the first endoscope that has been newly acquired, or an image group from a second endoscope, using the image group that has been obtained at the first time, when the first inference model was created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi SHINTANI, Akira TANI, Osamu NONAKA, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Tomoko GOCHO
  • Patent number: 11950462
    Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Patent number: 11943527
    Abstract: An image capturing and display apparatus comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for converting incident light from the outside of the image capturing and display apparatus to electrical charge signals, and a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light of an intensity corresponding to the electrical charge signals acquired by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A pixel region is defined as a region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array. Signal paths for transmitting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of light-emitting elements lie within the pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Yu Maehashi, Masahiro Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Hoshino, Akira Okita, Takeshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20240067285
    Abstract: A battery frame is fixed to a chassis and a battery pack is assembled to the battery frame. The battery frame includes a pair of crossbars and a pair of side bars. The crossbars extend in the vehicle width direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle front-rear direction, and have both ends in the vehicle width direction fixed to the side members. The side bars extend in the vehicle front-rear direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle width direction, and have front ends and rear ends detachably fixed to the crossbars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira ICHIKAWA, Yusuke KAMIJO, Atsuo TAKEUCHI, Makito MURAMATSU, Kayo KIMURA, Hiroshi OGIHARA, Nana TAIE
  • Patent number: 11559892
    Abstract: A self-propelled travelling apparatus includes a travelling controller that controls travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; a receiving unit that receives merchandise and a message associated with the merchandise from a user during travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; and a supplying unit that supplies the message to another user in a case where the other user receives the merchandise while the self-propelled travelling apparatus is travelling after receiving the merchandise and the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Xiongfan Jin, Hideki Fujimoto, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Mariko Miyazaki, Hajime Kajiyama, Akira Ichikawa, Kunitoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11326065
    Abstract: A versatile silicone resin reflective substrate which exhibits high reflectance of high luminance light from an LED light source over a wide wavelength from short wavelengths of approximately 340-500 nm, which include wavelengths from 380-400 nm near lower limit of the visible region, to longer wavelength in the infra-red region. The silicone resin reflective substrate has a reflective layer which contains a white inorganic filler powder dispersed in a three-dimensional cross linked silicone resin, the inorganic filler powder having a high reflective index than the silicone resin. The reflective layer is formed on a support body as a film, a solid, or a sheet. The silicone resin reflective substrate can be easily formed as a wiring substrate, a packaging case or the like, and can be manufactured at low cost and a high rate of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ASAHI RUBBER INC.
    Inventors: Masutsugu Tasaki, Naoto Igarashi, Akira Ichikawa, Tsutomu Odaki, Maimi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11279031
    Abstract: A mobile robot includes a receiving unit that receives a request for providing a service, a notifying unit that notifies a client that the request is received by performing an operation oriented toward the client who has made the request, a moving unit that moves toward a user designated as a receiver of the service in accordance with the request, and a providing unit that provides the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hideki Fujimoto, Mariko Miyazaki, Hajime Kajiyama, Akira Ichikawa, Naoya Ogata, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Toshihiko Shibusawa, Masatoshi Maruo, Kunitoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11016498
    Abstract: A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; and a control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the processing apparatus to travel to the plurality of places and processing time taken for the processing apparatus to finish the processing after traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Ichikawa, Hajime Kajiyama, Hideki Fujimoto, Kunitoshi Yamamoto, Mariko Miyazaki, Naoya Ogata, Tetsuya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10705520
    Abstract: A self-moving apparatus that provides a service by moving to a destination and includes a detection unit and a reporting unit. A reception unit receives a user instruction for causing the self-moving apparatus to move to a predetermined destination if the self-moving apparatus is in a predetermined state relating to maintenance or printing or if the self-moving apparatus is changed to be in the predetermined state. A detection unit detects a state of the self-moving apparatus. A moving unit that moves to the predetermined destination if the self-moving apparatus is in the predetermined state or if the self-moving apparatus is changed to be in the predetermined state on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mariko Miyazaki, Hideki Fujimoto, Hajime Kajiyama, Naoya Ogata, Akira Ichikawa, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Kunitoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10642281
    Abstract: A service providing system includes a request receiving robot and a service providing robot. The request receiving robot includes a floating unit configured to float in air, a recognition unit configured to recognize a service providing request by a user, and a transmitter configured to transmit the recognized service providing request. The service providing robot includes a receiver configured to receive the service providing request transmitted by the request receiving robot, a moving unit configured to move the service providing robot to the user who makes the service providing request as a destination according to the received service providing request, and a service providing unit configured to provide a service to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Maruo, Hideki Fujimoto, Mariko Miyazaki, Hajime Kajiyama, Akira Ichikawa, Naoya Ogata, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Toshihiko Shibusawa, Kunitoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200130183
    Abstract: A mobile robot includes a receiving unit that receives a request for providing a service, a notifying unit that notifies a client that the request is received by performing an operation oriented toward the client who has made the request, a moving unit that moves toward a user designated as a receiver of the service in accordance with the request, and a providing unit that provides the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki FUJIMOTO, Mariko MIYAZAKI, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Akira ICHIKAWA, Naoya OGATA, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Toshihiko SHIBUSAWA, Masatoshi MARUO, Kunitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10613806
    Abstract: A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; a determination unit that determines a processing apparatus to be moved from among a plurality of processing apparatuses based on a predetermined standard in a case where the receiving unit receives a request for processing; and a control unit that controls movement of the processing apparatus based on a result of determination performed by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Ogata, Hajime Kajiyama, Hideki Fujimoto, Kunitoshi Yamamoto, Akira Ichikawa, Mariko Miyazaki, Tetsuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200095430
    Abstract: A versatile silicone resin reflective substrate which exhibits high reflectance of high luminance light from an LED light source over a wide wavelength from short wavelengths of approximately 340-500 nm, which include wavelengths from 380-400 nm near lower limit of the visible region, to longer wavelength in the infra-red region. The silicone resin reflective substrate has a reflective layer which contains a white inorganic filler powder dispersed in a three-dimensional cross linked silicone resin, the inorganic filler powder having a high reflective index than the silicone resin. The reflective layer is formed on a support body as a film, a solid, or a sheet. The silicone resin reflective substrate can be easily formed as a wiring substrate, a packaging case or the like, and can be manufactured at low cost and a high rate of production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: ASAHI RUBBER INC.
    Inventors: Masutsugu TASAKI, Naoto IGARASHI, Akira ICHIKAWA, Tsutomu ODAKI, Maimi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200097889
    Abstract: A delivery system includes: a receiving unit that receives permission from a receiver who receives packages, the permission allowing delivery companies to inquire for information on the receiver; an obtaining unit that, when the permission is granted, from each of the delivery companies, obtains information on a corresponding one of the packages addressed to the receiver; and a generation unit that, when the information obtained by the obtaining unit satisfies a predetermined condition, generates information which allows the packages addressed to the receiver to be collectively delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mariko MIYAZAKI, Hideki FUJIMOTO, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Xiongfan JIN, Akira ICHIKAWA, Kunitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200055187
    Abstract: A self-propelled travelling apparatus includes a travelling controller that controls travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; a receiving unit that receives merchandise and a message associated with the merchandise from a user during travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; and a supplying unit that supplies the message to another user in a case where the other user receives the merchandise while the self-propelled travelling apparatus is travelling after receiving the merchandise and the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiongfan JIN, Hideki FUJIMOTO, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Mariko MIYAZAKI, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Akira ICHIKAWA, Kunitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200057974
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an obtaining unit that obtains settings of a scheduled time and a scheduled place at which a first user is to use the self-propelled mobile apparatus, the scheduled time and the schedule place being set by the first user, a reception unit that receives at least one instruction of a movement for the self-propelled mobile apparatus, the at least one instruction being given by a second user, and a control unit that, if execution of the instructed movement would prevent the scheduled use of the self-propelled mobile apparatus from taking place at the scheduled place from the scheduled time, causes the self-propelled mobile apparatus not to execute the instructed movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Mariko MIYAZAKI, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Akira ICHIKAWA, Xiongfan JIN, Hideki FUJIMOTO, Kunitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200057977
    Abstract: A parcel delivery system includes a receiving unit and a selecting unit. The receiving unit receives information regarding an external shape of a parcel requested to be delivered in response to a request from a client who requests delivery of the parcel. The selecting unit selects, on the basis of the information regarding the external shape of the parcel, which is received by the receiving unit, a delivery apparatus that delivers the parcel by taking into consideration empty space in the delivery apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki FUJIMOTO, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Akira ICHIKAWA, Xiongfan JIN, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Mariko MIYAZAKI