Patents by Inventor Akira Ono

Akira Ono 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).

  • Publication number: 20250116221
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a metal component. The metal component includes; a body portion; and a flange. The method for manufacturing the metal component includes; bending a metal plate material to obtain a cylindrical body; and bending a first end of the cylindrical body toward a radial outside so as to enlarge its diameter to form the flange. Obtaining the cylindrical body includes bending the plate material and then welding both ends of the plate material that face each other. The method further includes cutting out a specified area of the cylindrical body, in which the flange is formed, in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Shigeru Ogawa, Riku Ono, Akira Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250071224
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a transparent member including a document placing surface on which a document is placed, a document pressing portion that presses the document placed on the transparent member against the transparent member, a pivot supporting portion that pivotably supports the document pressing portion so as to be pivotable about a pivot shaft with respect to a casing of the image reading apparatus, an image reading unit, an abutment portion against which an edge portion of the document placed on the document placing surface is abutted in order to position the document at a reference position, and an inclined surface. The abutment portion is provided at one portion of a front end on a side far from the pivot supporting portion. The inclined surface is provided at another portion of the front end and inclined upward toward the side far from the pivot supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO ONO, TAKAYUKI FUKUSHIMA, KAZUKI MATSUO, YUYA YASUDA, TAKUMA TACHIBANA, AKIYUKI MITAMURA, AKIRA MATSUMOTO, AKIRA URITA, NORIKAZU HISHINUMA, TAKATSUGU NAKAMURA, YU HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12237409
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, first and second insulating members, and a first nitride member. A position of the third electrode in a first direction from the first to second electrodes is between positions of the first and second electrodes in the first direction. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The second semiconductor portion includes first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions. The first conductive member includes first and second conductive regions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first nitride member includes a first nitride region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Yosuke Kajiwara, Hiroshi Ono, Aya Shindome, Akira Mukai, Po-Chin Huang, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20250057823
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for improving cardiac function comprising a compound of formula (I) or an ester, oxide, prodrug, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof. The disclosure also provides a composition for treating heart failure comprising a compound of formula (I) or an ester, oxide, prodrug, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Kyoto University
    Inventors: Akira KAKIZUKA, Koh ONO, Takahiro HORIE, Shuhei TSUJI, Shin WATANABE, Chiharu OTANI, Naoya SOWA
  • Patent number: 12217482
    Abstract: A processing apparatus (10) includes classification means (12) for classifying three-dimensional point group data acquired based on a reflected light from a structure to be inspected illuminated by light into clusters, which are units of a shape that corresponds to the structure to be inspected, based on positional information at each point of the data; and cluster association means (13) for determining whether a first cluster and a second cluster included in the classified clusters correspond to one structure to be inspected based on a positional relation between the classified clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Ono, Akira Tsuji, Junichi Abe
  • Patent number: 12218232
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, first and second insulating members, a compound member, and a nitride member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first semiconductor portion is between the fourth partial region and the first insulating portion. The second semiconductor portion is between the fifth partial region and the second insulating portion. The compound member includes first to third compound portions. The nitride member includes first to third nitride portions. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Hiroshi Ono, Yosuke Kajiwara, Aya Shindome, Akira Mukai, Po-Chin Huang, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20250039316
    Abstract: A document supporting portion includes a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. The first supporting portion has a first supporting surface that supports a document. The second supporting portion has a second supporting surface that supports the document together with the first supporting surface and provided so as to be slidable between a first position at which the second supporting portion located above the first supporting portion and a second position at which the second supporting surface supports the document together with the first supporting surface. In a state where the second supporting portion is located at the first position, the second supporting surface constitutes a portion of an upper surface of the document feeding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO ONO, TAKAYUKI FUKUSHIMA, KAZUKI MATSUO, YUYA YASUDA, TAKUMA TACHIBANA, AKIYUKI MITAMURA, AKIRA MATSUMOTO, AKIRA URITA, NORIKAZU HISHINUMA, TAKATSUGU NAKAMURA, YU HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240309565
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in adaptive materials for implementation in textiles, wearables and smart clothing. The present disclosure relates to functional fabrics or devices, comprising flexible fabrics or fiber-based materials which reversibly change shape upon stimulation with temperature and/or electrical (electrical field and/or charge) and/or upon applying tension. The present disclosure also relates to the use of said functional fabrics or devices, in particular for changing the hardness-softness in wearables or in parts of objects, or as variable friction layer in robotic grippers. The present disclosure also relates to wearable electronics, smart clothing, sport bandages and compression stockings, flexible sheet heaters. The present disclosure also relates to functional fabrics or devices and theirs uses in shape morphing fabrics, as soft/hard powered exoskeletons for posture corrective/supportive wearables or robotic artificial muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia ROSSELLI, Elham KHODABAKHSHISHALAMZARI, Diana HENNIG, Anthony ROBERTS, Dennis CHERCKA, Vitor Angelo Fonseca DEICHMANN, Simon STAHL, Gabriele NELLES, Tomoaki TAKUMA, Simon HENNING, Akira ONO, Junko KATSURAKU, Ryosuke NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 12069456
    Abstract: Provided is a tactile sense presentation apparatus that includes a mounting portion, a pump unit, and a control unit. The mounting portion is mounted on a target object and includes a surface material which is deformable in at least a part of a contact portion with the target object. The pump unit includes a flow path, which is connected to the mounting portion, and feeds a fluid for deforming the surface material to the mounting portion. The control unit controls driving of the pump unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Sato, Koji Fukumoto, Akira Ono, Tomoaki Takuma, Satoshi Suzuki, Asami Yamagishi, Tomomasa Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 12014516
    Abstract: An influence on object expression performed at a transmission destination is reduced. A position information reception unit 11 of an information integration device 1 receives, regarding objects which are measured by a plurality of sensors from a plurality of locations and overlap in any of the locations, position information for each location on areas of the objects. A position information integration unit 13 calculates smallest rectangles or largest rectangles surrounding the objects by using the position information for each location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Hasegawa, Masato Ono, Koji Namba, Takahide Hoshide, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 11836942
    Abstract: The present invention is to improve accuracy of position information of an object. A labeling unit 13 of an information integration device 1 associates a label included in tracking data with an object area having a largest ratio of overlapping areas overlapping label areas included in the tracking data with regard to the object area or an object area having a largest size of overlapping areas overlapping label areas included in the tracking data, among a plurality of object areas included in a Depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Hasegawa, Masato Ono, Koji Namba, Takahide Hoshide, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 11719551
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method capable of allowing a user to approach a destination intuitively. An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a position-coordinate acquisition part, a direction acquisition part, a direction calculation part, and a haptic-feedback determining part. The position-coordinate acquisition part acquires a position coordinate of the information processing apparatus. The direction acquisition part acquires an apparatus direction that the information processing apparatus faces. The direction calculation part calculates a target direction being a direction of a target with respect to the information processing apparatus from a position coordinate of the target and the position coordinate of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Akira Ono, Tetsuya Naruse, Mikio Takenaka, Ryosuke Murakami, Hideaki Hayashi, Mioko Ambe, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Kazutoshi Ohno, Seiji Muramatsu, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230081563
    Abstract: An all-wheel drive system includes a center differential, a limited-slip differential clutch, a front-wheel torque transmission system, a rear-wheel torque transmission system, and a controller. The center differential distributes torque between front and rear wheels of a vehicle. The limited-slip differential clutch limits a differential operation of the center differential in accordance with an engaging pressure, and changes a front-rear torque distribution ratio between the front and rear wheels. The front-wheel torque transmission system transmits torque between the center differential and the front wheels. The rear-wheel torque transmission system transmits torque between the center differential and the rear wheels. The controller adjusts the engaging pressure based on a driving state of the vehicle. Reduction ratios of the front-wheel and rear-wheel torque transmission systems are set different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 11418684
    Abstract: Matching timings of transmitting pieces of information for reproducing video and audio with presence and handling loss are provided. An information synchronization device is configured to synchronize, to a reference timestamp, data in which one or more labels for identifying respective one or more subjects on a video and one or more pieces of location information for identifying respective locations of the one or more subjects are respectively associated. The information synchronization device includes a reception unit for receiving the data at each time, a buffer for storing the received data, and a location information interpolation unit for generating, when pieces of the location information at times before and after the reference timestamp is stored into the buffer for any of the labels, location information of the label at the reference timestamp by interpolation using the pieces of the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Hasegawa, Masato Ono, Koji Namba, Takahide Hoshide, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 11327568
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an information acquisition unit and a signal output unit. The information acquisition unit acquires electronic information. The signal output unit outputs a first haptic signal for presenting haptic feedback with respect to an object, the haptic feedback with respect to the object being set corresponding to the acquired electronic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATION INC
    Inventors: Mikio Takenaka, Ryosuke Murakami, Hideaki Hayashi, Akira Ono, Ryo Yokoyama, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Seiji Muramatsu, Mioko Ambe, Kazutoshi Ohno, Tetsuya Naruse, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11307662
    Abstract: An object of the present technology is to provide a haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, a haptic-feedback presenting system, and a haptic-feedback presenting method capable of presenting information mapped in space without vision and audition. A haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to the present technology includes a mapping-information acquisition part, a region detection part, and a haptic-feedback arithmetic part. The mapping-information acquisition part acquires mapping information that is information mapped in space. The region detection part sets a detection-target region, and determines whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies a condition, such as being a threshold or more. The haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on the basis of a determination result from the region detection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ono, Ryo Yokoyama, Tetsuya Naruse, Mikio Takenaka, Ryosuke Murakami, Hideaki Hayashi, Mioko Ambe, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Kazutoshi Ohno, Seiji Muramatsu, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220114749
    Abstract: An influence on object expression performed at a transmission destination is reduced. A position information reception unit 11 of an information integration device 1 receives, regarding objects which are measured by a plurality of sensors from a plurality of locations and overlap in any of the locations, position information for each location on areas of the objects. A position information integration unit 13 calculates smallest rectangles or largest rectangles surrounding the objects by using the position information for each location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke Hasegawa, Masato Ono, Koji Namba, Takahide Hoshide, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 11248970
    Abstract: [Solving Means] A force-sense presenting apparatus includes a casing structure, a weight, and a drive unit. The weight is provided in the casing structure or incorporated in the casing structure. The drive unit includes a first supporting portion constituted of a pair of supporting structures that support a first side of the weight and a second side opposed to the first side, at least one of the pair of supporting structures being configured to include an actuator capable of providing the weight with biased acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ono, Mikio Takenaka, Shunki Shibaoka, Masaki Kawata, Hideaki Hayashi, Akihiro Nakata
  • Publication number: 20220028105
    Abstract: The present invention is to improve accuracy of position information of an object. A labeling unit 13 of an information integration device 1 associates a label included in tracking data with an object area having a largest ratio of overlapping areas overlapping label areas included in the tracking data with regard to the object area or an object area having a largest size of overlapping areas overlapping label areas included in the tracking data, among a plurality of object areas included in a Depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke Hasegawa, Masato Ono, Koji Namba, Takahide Hoshide, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Akira Ono
  • Publication number: 20220011135
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method capable of allowing a user to approach a destination intuitively. An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a position-coordinate acquisition part, a direction acquisition part, a direction calculation part, and a haptic-feedback determining part. The position-coordinate acquisition part acquires a position coordinate of the information processing apparatus. The direction acquisition part acquires an apparatus direction that the information processing apparatus faces. The direction calculation part calculates a target direction being a direction of a target with respect to the information processing apparatus from a position coordinate of the target and the position coordinate of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Akira ONO, Tetsuya NARUSE, Mikio TAKENAKA, Ryosuke MURAKAMI, Hideaki HAYASHI, Mioko AMBE, Ryosuke TAKEUCHI, Kazutoshi OHNO, Seiji MURAMATSU, Tetsuya TAKAHASHI