Patents by Inventor Atsushi Ito
Atsushi Ito 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: 11914692Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an acquisition section that acquires a multi-spectral image consistent with an imaging result of a subject by using light divided into a plurality of wavelength bands and an extraction section that extracts a feature value by performing a computational process on the multi-spectral image on the basis of coefficients appropriate to absorption spectral properties of one or more pigments.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Ito, Takeshi Uemori
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Publication number: 20240051752Abstract: A bucket management system 1 comprises: chutes 2 and 3 that have loading areas I1 and I4 and take-out areas O1 and O4 facing each other along a conveying direction F and convey buckets loaded to the loading area along the conveying direction F in storage areas S1 and S4 between the loading areas and the take-out areas; and a loading position indicating device 5 that indicates a loading position P for a bucket to be loaded along the width direction in the loading area. A plurality of bucket rows configured by stacking a plurality of buckets along the conveying direction F can be arranged in the storage areas. The loading position indicating device 5 indicates a loading position P on the basis of the lot number allocated to a bucket to be loaded and the arrangement information of the buckets in the storage areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Takashi OKADA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Shinji TANINO, Nozomu SAIBARA, Souphatsone THEPPHOUMY, Saeko KOMATSU, Hiroaki NOMOTO, Atsushi ITO, Katsuyoshi TSUTSUMIDA, Kenji TATSUDA, Gentoku FUJII, Hiroshi HOSHINO
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Patent number: 11890860Abstract: A printing apparatus, including a discharging head, a relative movable assembly to move a printable medium and the discharging head relatively, and a lighting unit including a plurality of light sources to emit light for curing the ink, is provided. A part of the plurality of light sources is arranged in a first lighting area, and another part of the plurality of light sources is arranged in a second lighting area. A quantity of the light sources per unit area in the second lighting area is smaller than a quantity of the light sources per unit area in the first lighting area. A direct distance from the discharging head to the second lighting area in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction is shorter than a direct distance from the discharging head to the first lighting area.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Noda, Atsushi Ito
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Publication number: 20240016131Abstract: A simple and efficient breeding method for the bagworm moth is provided, as well as a device for performing the method. Also developed and provided is a method of easily collecting eggs from a bagworm moth, an egg collection device for bagworm moths composed of a tubular container. A bagworm moth breeding method and egg collection method performed using the device are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Taiyo YOSHIOKA, Ryoko ICHIKI, Tsunenori KAMEDA, Takayuki MATSUDA, Atsushi ITO, Akimune ASANUMA
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Publication number: 20240015375Abstract: An imaging device according to the present technology includes a light source spectral sensor that obtains a wavelength spectrum for light coming from a light source illuminating a measurement target, to detect light for each wavelength, and a multispectral camera that performs wavelength spectral imaging of the measurement target. The light source spectral sensor is configured to be capable of obtaining a spectrum of more wavelengths than those of the multispectral camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: TETSU OGAWA, HIROSHI MORI, ATSUSHI ITO
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Patent number: 11863883Abstract: An optical wavelength band to be detected is flexibly changed. An imaging device includes a coded mask including two or more kinds of band bus filters that are arranged in a two-dimensional grating pattern and that transmit light of different wavelength bands, a light receiving unit that receives modulated light modulated by the coded mask and generates observation signal data, and an image reconstruction processing unit that reconstructs the observation signal data generated by the light receiving unit to generate image data.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Ito, Ilya Reshetouski, Hideki Oyaizu, Kenichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20230415479Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a discharging head discharging, onto a print medium, at least one ink among a printing ink, a base layer ink and a protective layer ink; an obtaining section obtaining information regarding a shape of the print medium; and a controller. The controller executes an ink amount increasing processing by controlling a discharging operation of the discharging head so as to increase an amount per unit area of the at least one ink with respect to a ridge line present area including a ridge line as a boundary between one print surface and the other print surface which are adjacent to each other in the print medium than another area different from the ridge line present area, based on the information regarding the shape of the print medium obtained by the obtaining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: KENJI MATOBA, ATSUSHI ITO
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Publication number: 20230395788Abstract: A means for enhancing capacity performance and charge-discharge rate capability of an electric device uses a positive electrode active material containing sulfur. In the positive electrode material for an electric device, which contains a conductive material having pores, solid electrolyte, and a positive electrode active material containing sulfur, at least a part of the solid electrolyte and at least a part of the positive electrode active material are to be placed on the inner surface of the pores.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Masaki Ono, Atsushi Ito, Hirofumi Yasuda, Wataru Ogihara, Masahiro Morooka, Misaki Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20230382135Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including a head; an irradiator including a plurality of light source rows; a carriage; and a controller. The controller is configured to: execute a first obtaining operation of obtaining a gap between the irradiator and a printing medium; execute a discharging operation of discharging an ink from the head to the printing medium; execute an irradiating operation of irradiating the ink on the printing medium with a light from the irradiator; and switch off a part of the plurality of light source rows in a case that the gap is a second gap. A number of the plurality of light sources switched on in a case that the gap is a first gap is greater than a number of the plurality of light sources switched on in the case that the gap is the second gap smaller than the first gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: MASAHIRO NODA, ATSUSHI ITO
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Publication number: 20230382134Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a first head including first nozzles; a first irradiator including first light sources; and a controller. The first nozzles are arranged to constitute a nozzle row. The first light sources are arranged to constitute a light source row, and including an inner light source, and first and second outer light sources. The controller is configured to cause: the first head to execute a first discharging operation of discharging a clear ink to a printing medium; and the first irradiator to execute a first irradiating operation of irradiating the clear ink with a light. The controller is configured to make an intensity of the light, from each of the first and second outer light sources, with which the clear ink is irradiated smaller than an intensity of the light, from the inner light source, with which the clear ink is irradiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: MASAHIRO NODA, ATSUSHI ITO
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Patent number: 11813845Abstract: There is provided a light irradiator including: light sources forming first and second light source rows; a heat sink; a substrate including first and second traces connected to the first and second light source rows, respectively; and a fixing part configured to fix the heat sink to the substrate. The fixing part is arranged between adjacent light sources included in the first light source row and adjacent in the first light source row; and the fixing part is not arranged between adjacent light sources included in the second light source row and adjacent in the second light source row. The first trace includes a first circumventing part configured to circumvent the fixing part; and the second trace includes a second circumventing part configured to circumvent the fixing part and having a directional component different from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Noda, Atsushi Ito
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Patent number: 11813842Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head which discharges liquid onto a printing medium; and a light irradiation unit which is aligned with the head in a first direction and which irradiates the liquid on the printing medium with light. The light irradiation unit has light source arrays arranged in the first direction, each of the light source arrays includes light sources aligned in a second direction, and the light source arrays include a first light source array which is disposed most closely to the head in the first direction. The light, which is radiated by each of the light sources included in the first light source array, has an intensity that is smaller than an intensity of the light which is radiated by each of the light sources included in the light source arrays different from the first light source array.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruhisa Takayama, Atsushi Ito
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Publication number: 20230339299Abstract: A back door that reduces noise in a vehicle interior by suppressing vibration of an outer panel while reducing the weight and costs includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel includes a horizontal frame part, vertical frame parts, merging parts, and connecting parts. The connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in a width direction of the horizontal frame part, the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the width direction of the vertical frame part, and the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the width direction of the vertical frame part. The connecting parts are respectively connected to the outer panel. The merging parts are formed with higher torsional rigidity than the horizontal frame part and the vertical frame parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masaki MATSUSHITA, Kohei FUKUMITSU, Atsushi ITO, Takayuki SUGISHIMA
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Publication number: 20230339300Abstract: A back door structure of a vehicle capable of reducing noise in a vehicle interior by suppressing vibration of an outer panel while reducing the weight and costs includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel includes a horizontal frame part, side-direction frame parts, and connecting parts. The horizontal frame part and each of the side-direction frame parts are mutually connected. The connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in a vertical width direction of the horizontal frame part, the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the vertical width direction of the side-direction frame part, and the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the vertical width direction of the side-direction frame part. The connecting parts are respectively connected to the outer panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masaki MATSUSHITA, Kohei Fukumitsu, Atsushi Ito, Takayuki Sugishima
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Publication number: 20230311517Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus, includes: an ejecting head which ejects liquid droplets; a light source which causes light to be radiated toward a flight space of the liquid droplets with a first output power or a second output power; a detecting element which detects received amount of the light radiated from the light source and passed through the liquid droplets flying in the flight space; and a controller. The controller causes the light to be radiated from the light source with the first or second output power at a timing of the ejecting head being driven to eject the liquid droplets; in a first detecting mode, executes a detection about an ejection failure of the nozzles based on the received amount of the light; and in a second detecting mode, executes a detection about a phenomenon causing the ejection failure based on the received amount of the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: YUYA KATO, HARUHISA TAKAYAMA, ATSUSHI ITO
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Publication number: 20230311484Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus includes: an ejecting head made of metal and having an ejection surface; an electrode which moves relative to the ejection surface; a voltage source generating a potential difference between the ejecting head and the electrode; an electric current detector detecting an electric current between the ejecting head and the electrode; and a controller. The controller is configured to: calculate a flying speed of the liquid droplet based on a first distance between the ejecting head and the electrode and a time during which the electric current flows between the ejecting head and the electrode; and calculate an ejection bending amount, based on a time after the liquid droplet is ejected from the ejecting head in a state that the ejection surface and the electrode are apart from each other by a second distance and until the liquid droplet lands on the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: HARUHISA TAKAYAMA, ATSUSHI ITO, YUYA KATO
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Patent number: 11771335Abstract: A bio-optical measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light source that emits coherent light; and three or more optical receivers that receive reflected light from a living body, of light outputted from the light source toward the living body. The bio-optical measuring apparatus further includes a signal processing unit that obtains a low-noise signal by performing averaging processing based on detection signals outputted from the respective optical receivers in response to reception of the reflected light.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsushi Ito, Tomoya Ikuta
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Patent number: 11766876Abstract: A printer includes a platen, a head, and an irradiation device. The platen is configured to support a printing object and to move the printing object in a first scanning direction. The head is configured to move in a second scanning direction relative to the printing object. The second scanning direction crosses the first scanning direction. The head ejects light-curable ink onto the printing object. The irradiation device is configured to move in the second scanning direction relative to the printing object. The irradiation device irradiates light onto the light-curable ink deposited on the printing object. The irradiation device includes a first light source configured to emit light having a first wavelength, and a second light source configured to emit light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The first and second light sources are disposed on one side of the head in the second scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Haruhisa Takayama, Atsushi Ito
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Publication number: 20230284904Abstract: Provided is a biological sensor capable of easily determining a condition of a living body. A biological sensor according to the present technology includes: an irradiation system that irradiates a living body with irradiation light including light having a wavelength within a wavelength band including a peak wavelength related to absorption of water; a light receiving system that individually receives the light having the wavelength within the wavelength band out of light emitted from the irradiation system and reflected from each of a plurality of sites of the living body; and a processing system that determines a condition of the living body on the basis of statistics related to signals of the respective sites output from the light receiving system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventor: ATSUSHI ITO
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Patent number: 11745505Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a liquid ejection head having nozzles, a controller, and a signal input part through which a user inputs, to the controller, a setting signal indicating settings related to a grade of a barcode or two-dimensional code. The controller drives the liquid ejection head based on the setting signal input through the signal input part to cause the nozzles to eject liquid to record a barcode or two-dimensional code on a recording medium in the grade corresponding to the setting signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shotaro Kanzaki, Toshihiro Kishigami, Atsushi Ito