Patents by Inventor Akira Murakami
Akira Murakami 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: 11967659Abstract: Provided is a stable CdZnTe monocrystalline substrate having a small leakage current even when a high voltage is applied and having a lower variation in resistivity with respect to variations in applied voltage values. A semiconductor wafer comprising a cadmium zinc telluride monocrystal having a zinc concentration of 4.0 at % or more and 6.5 at % or less and a chlorine concentration of 0.1 ppm by mass or more and 5.0 ppm by mass or less, wherein the semiconductor wafer has a resistivity of 1.0×107 ?cm or more and 1.0×108 ?cm or less when a voltage of 900 V is applied, and wherein a ratio (variation ratio) of the resistivity at application of 0 V to the resistivity at application of a voltage of 900 V is 20% or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: JX METALS CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Murakami, Akira Noda, Ryuichi Hirano
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Publication number: 20240096145Abstract: A noise generation cause identifying method and a noise generation cause identifying device are provided. A response correcting process corrects a sound signal obtained through a sound signal obtaining process based on obtained model information so that a frequency response of the obtained sound signal approaches a frequency response of a learning sound signal. A variable obtaining process obtains a variable output from a map by inputting the corrected sound signal to the map. A cause identifying process identifies a generation cause of a sound picked up by a microphone using the variable obtained through the variable obtaining process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi TAKEUCHI, Atsushi TABATA, Mitsuo OKUBO, Shingo NORITAKE, Akira MURAKAMI, Ryo YANAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240069839Abstract: An output system includes a terminal device, an image-forming apparatus, and a server device. The terminal device includes an acquirer that acquires content from the server device, a generator that generates job data including a setting for outputting the content based on the acquired content, a transmitter that transmits the job data to the image-forming apparatus, and a reception slip outputter that outputs a reception slip including a reception number corresponding to the generated job data. The image-forming apparatus includes a receiver that receives the job data from the terminal device, and an outputter that outputs the content after executing a job based on the job data corresponding to the reception number when the reception number is input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: YASUTOMO HAYANO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUHIRO NAKAI, Masaya ISHIHARA, Kazuhiro YOSHIMOTO, MASAO SAEDA, Tetsuji NISHIJIMA, Kazuma OHWAKI, Akira OKUYAMA, Noriyuki SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240031138Abstract: According to one embodiment, a QKD system includes transmitters configured to transmit quantum signals and classical signals. An electronic apparatus receives transmission statuses of optical fibers. The optical fibers includes a first optical fiber in which the quantum signals are wavelength-multiplexed and a second optical fiber in which the classical signals are wavelength-multiplexed. The electronic apparatus receives a transmission status of the quantum signals flowing through the first optical fiber and a transmission status of the classical signals flowing through the second optical fiber, and issues, to at least one of a first multiplexing apparatus and the second multiplexing apparatus, an instruction to switch the first optical fiber or the second optical fiber to another optical fiber selected from the optical fibers according to a receiving result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira MURAKAMI, Yoshimichi TANIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230419752Abstract: A mapping, which is as a subject of learning, is a learning model that uses a sound signal as an input variable and outputs a variable indicating the cause of a sound in a vehicle. A learning method includes a signal correction process that corrects a sound signal by superimposing a noise signal on the sound signal, and an update process that updates the mapping through machine learning in which the sound signal corrected in the signal correction process serves as training data and a cause of a sound paired with the sound signal serves as teaching data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi TAKEUCHI, Atsushi TABATA, Shingo NORITAKE, Akira MURAKAMI, Ryo YANAGAWA
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Patent number: 11772477Abstract: A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle that is downsized without reducing N.V. performance. The drive unit comprises: a geared transmission that transmits torque between a power split mechanism and a differential unit; and a reduction mechanism that multiplies torque of a second motor to be delivered to the differential unit. In the drive unit, an engine, a first motor, the power split mechanism, and a counter drive gear are arranged around a first rotational axis, the differential unit, the second motor, the reduction mechanism, driveshafts, and a differential ring gear are arranged around a second rotational axis, and a counter driven gear is arranged around a third rotational axis. The reduction mechanism is positioned without overlapping with the engine, the first motor, and the counter drive gear in an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Shibata, Hiroyuki Hattori, Akira Murakami
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Patent number: 11764952Abstract: According to an embodiment, an application-key management system includes a plurality of application-key management devices and a comprehensive management device. The application-key management devices each include: a first memory configured to store an application key in one or more separated logical drives for each sharing destination of the application key shared by quantum cryptographic communication; and a first processor coupled to the first memory. The first processor is configured to: receive, from the comprehensive management device, a deletion request of specifying a logical drive storing the application key to be deleted among the logical drives; and delete the application key stored in the logical drive specified by the deletion request.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuaki Doi, Yoshimichi Tanizawa, Mamiko Kujiraoka, Akira Murakami, Ririka Takahashi
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Publication number: 20220153118Abstract: A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle that is downsized without reducing N.V. performance. The drive unit comprises: a geared transmission that transmits torque between a power split mechanism and a differential unit; and a reduction mechanism that multiplies torque of a second motor to be delivered to the differential unit. In the drive unit, an engine, a first motor, the power split mechanism, and a counter drive gear are arranged around a first rotational axis, the differential unit, the second motor, the reduction mechanism, driveshafts, and a differential ring gear are arranged around a second rotational axis, and a counter driven gear is arranged around a third rotational axis. The reduction mechanism is positioned without overlapping with the engine, the first motor, and the counter drive gear in an axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki SHIBATA, Hiroyuki HATTORI, Akira MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210409202Abstract: According to an embodiment, an application-key management system includes a plurality of application-key management devices and a comprehensive management device. The application-key management devices each include: a first memory configured to store an application key in one or more separated logical drives for each sharing destination of the application key shared by quantum cryptographic communication; and a first processor coupled to the first memory. The first processor is configured to: receive, from the comprehensive management device, a deletion request of specifying a logical drive storing the application key to be deleted among the logical drives; and delete the application key stored in the logical drive specified by the deletion request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazuaki DOI, Yoshimichi TANIZAWA, Mamiko KUJIRAOKA, Akira MURAKAMI, Ririka TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20210328784Abstract: According to an embodiment, a quantum cryptographic device includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to: tabulate information on an application key transmitted and received by using a quantum cryptographic key and output an application-key information tabulation result; calculate a unit price of the application key based on the application-key information tabulation result; and display information that is display information including the unit price of the application key.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazuaki DOI, Mamiko KUJIRAOKA, Yoshimichi TANIZAWA, Hideaki SATO, Ririka TAKAHASHI, Akira MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210299267Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugate comprising an antibody or antibody fragment targeting an exosome surface antigen, and an inhibitor of a gene or an expression product thereof, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment and the inhibitor of a gene or an expression product thereof are covalently bonded either directly or via a linker, or are non-covalently bonded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Asako YAMAYOSHI, Akira MURAKAMI, Eishi ASHIHARA, Akio KOBORI
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Patent number: 11115198Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processor includes a memory and one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory. The one or more hardware processors are configured to function as a calculating unit, a determining unit, and a generating unit. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a key length. The determining unit is configured to determine a block size corresponding to a unit of processing in key generation and an outputtable size indicating the size of a key outputtable by the key generation. The generating unit is configured to generate a key having the key length by a hash operation using a matrix having a size determined by the block size and the outputtable size.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ririka Takahashi, Yoshimichi Tanizawa, Kazuaki Doi, Mamiko Kujiraoka, Akira Murakami
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Patent number: 11115199Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing method includes a monitoring step and a key provision step. The monitoring step includes monitoring an operation state of an information processing device including a key generating unit that generates key information shared among a plurality of devices using a quantum key distribution technique. The key provision step includes providing the generated key information when the operation state satisfies a predetermined condition and stopping the provision of the generated key information when the operation state does not satisfy the condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Akira Murakami
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Publication number: 20210079276Abstract: A polyurethane-based adhesive composition for concrete reinforcement contains a polyol component having at least two hydroxy groups per molecule and a polyisocyanate component having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule. The polyol component includes 70 mass % or more diol in 100 mass % as a total amount of the polyol component. The polyisocyanate component includes 5 mass % or more and 95 mass % or less polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate in 100 mass % as a total amount of the polyisocyanate component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: TOYOPOLYMER CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 10780771Abstract: A drive device for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first motor, a power split device, a second motor, a first speed reduction unit, a second speed reduction unit, and a differential gear. The first motor generates electric power. The power split device splits drive power output from the engine to the first motor side and a drive wheel side. The second motor increases or decreases torque output from the power split device and to be transmitted to the differential gear. The second motor is coupled to a sun gear. The first speed reduction unit is coupled to the sun gear. The second speed reduction unit is provided between the first speed reduction unit and the differential gear. The differential gear transmits torque to the drive wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kensei Hata, Hideaki Komada, Akiko Nishimine, Akira Murakami
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Patent number: 10759413Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to eliminate the shortage of drive force within the low-to-mid speed range in the hybrid mode. In a differential mechanism, a first rotary element is connected to an engine, a second rotary element is connected to a first motor, a third rotary element is connected to a second motor, and a fourth rotary element is connected to an output unit. A third motor is connected to the output unit. When the controller determines that the hybrid vehicle is propelled by the torque of the engine, the first motor and the second motor generate torques in a same direction as an engine torque to propel the vehicle in a forward direction, and the third motor generates a torque in the forward direction to propel the vehicle together with the engine torque.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kensei Hata, Akira Murakami, Hideaki Komada, Tatsuya Imamura, Takahito Endo
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Patent number: 10662490Abstract: A hardening apparatus comprises a tracing gauge that is a member having the same axis shape as the axis shape of a bent pipe and being held in an attitude identical to the bent pipe, and a tracing device that is a member which can move in the longitudinal direction of the bent pipe and the tracing gauge and can move in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A guide part engaged with the tracing gauge in a manner slidable along the tracing gauge is held at one end of the tracing device, and a hardening device is held at the other end. A transportation device moves the hardening device in the longitudinal direction by moving the tracing device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SANGO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Morita, Akira Murakami, Tomoyuki Takeda, Fumio Kaneda, Haruo Fukushima
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Publication number: 20200092089Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processor includes a memory and one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory. The one or more hardware processors are configured to function as a calculating unit, a determining unit, and a generating unit. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a key length. The determining unit is configured to determine a block size corresponding to a unit of processing in key generation and an outputtable size indicating the size of a key outputtable by the key generation. The generating unit is configured to generate a key having the key length by a hash operation using a matrix having a size determined by the block size and the outputtable size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ririka TAKAHASHI, Yoshimichi TANIZAWA, Kazuaki DOI, Mamiko KUJIRAOKA, Akira MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 10576966Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to properly select an operating mode during autonomous operation is provided. An operating mode of the hybrid vehicle is selected from a hybrid mode and an electric vehicle mode. A controller that is configured to: determine an existence of a passenger in a vehicle compartment; select the electric vehicle mode in a case that the hybrid vehicle is operated autonomously while carrying the passenger; and select the hybrid mode in a case that the hybrid vehicle is operated autonomously without carrying the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahito Endo, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kensei Hata, Yasuyuki Kato, Yushi Seki, Katsuya Iwazaki, Akira Murakami
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Patent number: 10567089Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transmission device is for a second quantum communication system sharing a quantum communication channel with a first quantum communication system, and includes a generator, a modulator, a controller, and a changer. The generator is configured to generate a photon. The modulator is configured to transmit a quantum signal generated by modulating the photon to a reception device. The controller is configured to control the generator and the modulator. The changer is configured to input, to the controller, control signals for changing an operation timing of the generator and an operation timing of the modulator when an error rate of the quantum signal of the first quantum communication system and an error rate of the quantum signal of the second quantum communication system are equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akira Murakami, Yoshimichi Tanizawa