Patents by Inventor Akira Kojima
Akira Kojima 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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Publication number: 20240398668Abstract: A medication assistance device includes a storing member, medicine dispenser, discharge/transport mechanism, pack information reader, pack information management system (PIMS), storing detector, and controller. The storing member stores medicine packs. The medicine dispenser arranges a medicine pack in a position. The discharge/transport mechanism discharges the medicine pack from the storing member to transport to a position of the medicine dispenser. The pack information reader in the discharge/transport mechanism reads medication associated information (MAI) attached to the storing member and/or medicine pack. The PIMS manages the MAI of the medicine pack. The storing detector detects attachment or detachment of the storing member to a device main body. The controller informs the PIMS and causes the pack information reader to read the MAI of the storing member based on a detection signal from the storing detector when the storing member is mounted in the device main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Youhei NIITSUMA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Terumitsu AZUMA, Yu YAMAYA, Yoshihide SUGIYAMA, Hiroshi FUJIE, Manabu YAMANAKA, Akira KOJIMA, Takato MOCHIZUKI
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Patent number: 12156852Abstract: An item storage apparatus includes a first storage to store items, a carrier to take an item from the first storage and convey the item, a first support supporting the carrier to be movable back and forth in a first horizontal direction, a second support supporting the first support to be movable back and forth in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, a vertical moving mechanism supporting the second support to be movable back and forth in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, and a second storage to store the item. At least one of the first or second storage has a multi-tier structure in which a space for movement of the carrier is between tiers. The first support has a cantilever structure in which one end is secured to the second support and another end is free.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Kojima, Hirotaka Hayashi, Hiroshi Fujie, Takuya Morinaga, Wataru Nozaki
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Publication number: 20240295196Abstract: When a vehicle accelerates due to an upshifting of a transmission, a recirculation valve is opened and ignition period is retarded so that the torque generated in an internal combustion engine decreases. When upshifting of the transmission of the vehicle is completed, retarding of the ignition period is ended and the recirculation valve is closed at different timings. As a result, the amount of torque recovery at the end of the upshifting of the transmission of the vehicle can be prevented from increasing more than expected, and the acceleration rate after the shift can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira KOJIMA, Tetsuya FUKE, Masashi MORIKAWA, Kazuhiro OOMICHI, Kouhei KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11998819Abstract: A virtual reality system is provided that includes a video presentation apparatus, the virtual reality system comprising: the video presentation apparatus which includes circuitry configured to: obtain as input a video sequence composed of a plurality of frames and mask information specifying a complementation target region in the video sequence; separate a frame into a foreground region and a background region based on binary images representing differences between the plurality of frames included in the video sequence; determine either one of patch-search-based completion and paste synthesis as a complementation method for the complementation target region based on a number of pixels belonging to the foreground region and located within a given distance from a periphery of the complementation target region; and complement the complementation target region in accordance with the complementation method; and a virtual reality head mounted display which presents the complemented video sequence to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke Takahashi, Dan Mikami, Mariko Isogawa, Akira Kojima, Hideaki Kimata, Ayumi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11933234Abstract: An engine is provided with a turbo charger including a wastegate valve. A first setpoint of opening of the wastegate valve is set in accordance with a target boost pressure. While a difference between the target boost pressure and a real boost pressure is large, the opening is controlled to a second setpoint, wherein the second setpoint is smaller than the first setpoint. While the opening is controlled to the second setpoint, it is determined whether a condition for limitation is satisfied in which an intake air quantity is above an intake air quantity criterion and an engine rotation speed is above an engine rotation speed criterion. When the condition is satisfied, the opening is controlled in a direction to increase from the second setpoint. The engine rotation speed criterion decreases as the intake air quantity increases. The intake air quantity criterion decreases as the engine rotation speed increases.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Kojima, Mitsuhiko Kubota, Daisuke Imai, Masashi Morikawa
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Publication number: 20230272754Abstract: An engine is provided with a turbo charger including a wastegate valve. A first setpoint of opening of the wastegate valve is set in accordance with a target boost pressure. While a difference between the target boost pressure and a real boost pressure is large, the opening is controlled to a second setpoint, wherein the second setpoint is smaller than the first setpoint. While the opening is controlled to the second setpoint, it is determined whether a condition for limitation is satisfied in which an intake air quantity is above an intake air quantity criterion and an engine rotation speed is above an engine rotation speed criterion. When the condition is satisfied, the opening is controlled in a direction to increase from the second setpoint. The engine rotation speed criterion decreases as the intake air quantity increases. The intake air quantity criterion decreases as the engine rotation speed increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira KOJIMA, Mitsuhiko KUBOTA, Daisuke IMAI, Masashi MORIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230249446Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet processing unit, a sheet feeder, and a unit cover. The sheet processing unit inserts an inner sheet into a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at one ends as a bonding portion. The sheet feeder is disposed above the sheet processing unit and is movable to open to expose the sheet processing unit. The sheet feeder feeds one of the two-ply sheet and the inner sheet. The unit cover is disposed above the sheet processing unit and opens to expose the sheet processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Akira KOJIMA, Toshihiro SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20230096511Abstract: A medication support apparatus includes a storage, a medicine delivery part, an extraction device, a transfer device, a pack information reader, and processing circuitry. The storage stores a medicine pack with first medication-related information. The medicine pack is arranged at a specific position in the delivery part. The extraction device extracts the medicine pack from the storage. The transfer device transfers the medicine pack extracted from the storage to the specific position in the delivery part. The pack information reader reads the first medication-related information before the transfer device transfers the medicine pack extracted from the storage to the specific position in the delivery part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takuya MORINAGA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Akira KOJIMA, Hiroshi FUJIE, Wataru NOZAKI
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Patent number: 11510850Abstract: A medication support apparatus includes a container, a medicine distribution member, a port, a take-out device, and a transfer device. The container is configured to store one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member includes a plurality of partitions configured to separately include the one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member is configured to enter and exit the medication support apparatus through the port. The take-out device is configured to take out a specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines from the container. The transfer device is configured to transfer the specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines taken out from the container. The one-dose packages of medicines are configured to be placed at predetermined positions partitioned by the plurality of partitions in the medicine distribution member.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Hayashi, Akira Kojima, Takuya Morinaga, Norio Kimura, Wataru Nozaki
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Publication number: 20220314092Abstract: A virtual reality system is provided that includes a video presentation apparatus, the virtual reality system comprising: the video presentation apparatus which includes circuitry configured to: obtain as input a video sequence composed of a plurality of frames and mask information specifying a complementation target region in the video sequence; separate a frame into a foreground region and a background region based on binary images representing differences between the plurality of frames included in the video sequence; determine either one of patch-search-based completion and paste synthesis as a complementation method for the complementation target region based on a number of pixels belonging to the foreground region and located within a given distance from a periphery of the complementation target region; and complement the complementation target region in accordance with the complementation method; and a virtual reality head mounted display which presents the complemented video sequence to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke TAKAHASHI, Dan Mikami, Mariko Isogawa, Akira Kojima, Hideaki Kimata, Ayumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20220233406Abstract: An item storage apparatus includes a first storage to store items, a carrier to take an item from the first storage and convey the item, a first support supporting the carrier to be movable back and forth in a first horizontal direction, a second support supporting the first support to be movable back and forth in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, a vertical moving mechanism supporting the second support to be movable back and forth in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, and a second storage to store the item. At least one of the first or second storage has a multi-tier structure in which a space for movement of the carrier is between tiers. The first support has a cantilever structure in which one end is secured to the second support and another end is free.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Akira KOJIMA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Hiroshi FUJIE, Takuya MORINAGA, Wataru NOZAKI
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Patent number: 11395947Abstract: A virtual reality system is provided that includes a video presentation apparatus, the virtual reality system comprising: the video presentation apparatus which includes circuitry configured to: obtain as input a video sequence composed of a plurality of frames and mask information specifying a complementation target region in the video sequence; separate a frame into a foreground region and a background region based on binary images representing differences between the plurality of frames included in the video sequence; determine either one of patch-search-based completion and paste synthesis as a complementation method for the complementation target region based on a number of pixels belonging to the foreground region and located within a given distance from a periphery of the complementation target region; and complement the complementation target region in accordance with the complementation method; and a virtual reality head mounted display which presents the complemented video sequence to the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke Takahashi, Dan Mikami, Mariko Isogawa, Akira Kojima, Hideaki Kimata, Ayumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20220157426Abstract: A medication support apparatus includes a storage unit, an extracting unit, a transfer unit, and a medicine distributing unit. The storage unit is configured to store, in a stacked manner, one-dose packages in each of which medicines are packed. The extracting unit is configured to extract a specific one-dose package from the storage unit. The transfer unit is configured to transfer the one-dose package extracted by the extracting unit. One-dose package transferred by the transfer unit is configured to be arranged on the medicine distributing unit. The extracting unit is configured to be located under the storage unit when the one-dose package is extracted from the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi FUJIE, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Akira KOJIMA, Takuya MORINAGA, Wataru NOZAKI
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Publication number: 20210361532Abstract: A medication support apparatus includes a container, a medicine distribution member, a port, a take-out device, and a transfer device. The container is configured to store one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member includes a plurality of partitions configured to separately include the one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member is configured to enter and exit the medication support apparatus through the port. The take-out device is configured to take out a specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines from the container. The transfer device is configured to transfer the specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines taken out from the container. The one-dose packages of medicines are configured to be placed at predetermined positions partitioned by the plurality of partitions in the medicine distribution member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka HAYASHI, Akira KOJIMA, Takuya MORINAGA, Norio KIMURA, Wataru NOZAKI
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Patent number: D922520Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: MORITO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Ohashi, Akira Kojima, Tatsuya Kobayashi
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Patent number: D958215Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Akira Kojima, Junpei Hokari, Ai Masuda, Takashi Yamamoto, Tatsuya Hirato, Noriyasu Chinone
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Patent number: D989144Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Masayuki Arakawa, Junpei Hokari, Akira Kojima, Masaki Mizuochi, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Takaaki Kikuchi
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Patent number: D989830Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Masayuki Arakawa, Junpei Hokari, Akira Kojima, Masaki Mizuochi, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Takaaki Kikuchi
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Patent number: D989831Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Masayuki Arakawa, Junpei Hokari, Akira Kojima, Masaki Mizuochi, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Takaaki Kikuchi
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Patent number: D1028792Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Akira Kojima, Hiroki Takahashi, Tomohiro Inoue, Tomoko Tomiyama