Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kanda

Atsushi Kanda 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: 11960056
    Abstract: Provided is an optical lens formed by integrally molding a lens part that is an optically effective portion and has a light incidence/emission surface, and a lens edge part that is an optically ineffective portion and has a surface thereof except the light incidence/emission surface. The lens edge part includes a non-transparent region in part or all thereof, the lens part and the lens edge part include a thermoplastic resin, and the non-transparent region in the lens edge part contains a total of 0.1-5 mass % of one or more of a black dye and a black pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Motegi, Kentaro Ishihara, Katsushi Nishimori, Shinya Ikeda, Noriyuki Kato, Mitsuteru Kondo, Kensuke Oshima, Masahiro Kanda, Shoko Suzuki, Tatsunobu Ogata, Mitsutake Suematsu
  • Patent number: 11892671
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide member including a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and a first through hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface, a light source unit disposed in the first through hole, a first light-transmissive member disposed in the first through hole of the light guide member and covering the light source unit, and a reflective member disposed above the light source unit and disposed above the first light-transmissive member. In a plan view, an outer edge of the reflective member is located outside an outer edge of the light source unit, and the reflective member includes a resin member and a reflector having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the resin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Shinomiya, Atsushi Kanda, Masato Okuda
  • Publication number: 20230327775
    Abstract: A highly efficient optical burst transmitter is provided. An embodiment is an optical burst transmitter including a control circuit configured to output a data signal and a burst control signal and a semiconductor optical amplifier configured to output an optical data signal modulated using the data signal as an optical burst data signal controlled using the burst control signal, the optical burst transmitter including: an electric line configured to connect the control circuit and the semiconductor optical amplifier and transmit the burst control signal; and an impedance matching circuit configured to impedance-match a characteristic impedance of the electric line and the semiconductor optical amplifier with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Nakanishi, Shigeru Kanazawa, Toshihide Yoshimatsu, Atsushi Kanda
  • Publication number: 20230176272
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide member including a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and a first through hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface, a light source unit disposed in the first through hole, a first light-transmissive member disposed in the first through hole of the light guide member and covering the light source unit, and a reflective member disposed above the light source unit and disposed above the first light-transmissive member. In a plan view, an outer edge of the reflective member is located outside an outer edge of the light source unit, and the reflective member includes a resin member and a reflector having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the resin member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori SHINOMIYA, Atsushi KANDA, Masato OKUDA
  • Patent number: 11635373
    Abstract: It is desirable to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a monitoring system capable of monitoring a condition of a measured surface highly accurately and using the monitoring result effectively. To attain the aforementioned object, according to a mode of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes an obtaining module and a generating module. The obtaining module obtains measuring data about a measured surface. The generating module generates covering material information about a covering material that covers the measured surface based on a feature of the obtained measuring data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Kazuki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230005897
    Abstract: In an optical receiver circuit which suppresses an unnecessary increase in impedance and occurrences of resonance and radiation noise and which produces preferable high-frequency transmission characteristics, a PD submount mounted with a PD chip and a chip capacitor and a TIA carrier mounted with a TIA chip are electrically connected to each other by a bonding wire. The chip includes an anode electrode pad and a cathode electrode pad, anode electrode-side ground pads are formed at positions that sandwich the pad, and cathode electrode-side ground pads are formed at positions that sandwich the pad. A wire electrically connects the pad and a signal pad for input of the chip to each other, a wire electrically connects the pad and the capacitor to each other, and a wire electrically connects the pads and the pads to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Toshihide Yoshimatsu, Yasuhiko Nakanishi, Masahiro Nada
  • Publication number: 20220412887
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a deposited material with electromagnetic waves, a detection unit configured to detect scattered waves or transmitted waves of the electromagnetic waves with which the deposited material has been irradiated by the irradiation unit, and a determination unit configured to determine a state of the deposited material from an image based on the scattered waves or the transmitted waves detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KANDA, Yuji SATOH, Ippei UCHIKATA, Tomotaka YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220145590
    Abstract: A work machine includes: a work device; an operation device operating the work device; a first controller controlling operation of the work device on the basis of operation of the operation device; and a second controller determining that an auto idle condition is satisfied and performing auto idle control that decreases an engine revolution speed to an idle revolution speed in case the operation device is not operated for a predetermined time. The first controller diagnoses presence or absence of a failure in the first controller when supply of power to the first controller is started. The second controller performs power interruption control that interrupts the supply of the power to the first controller in case the auto idle condition is satisfied, and performs power supply control that starts the supply of the power to the first controller afterward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yousuke YAMANOBE, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Yuuki GOTOU, Atsushi KANDA
  • Patent number: 11264519
    Abstract: A light receiving element includes a first substrate, a photodiode formed on a main surface of the first substrate, and a second substrate constituted by a semiconductor and adhered to a rear surface side of the first substrate by an adhesive layer formed from a resin adhesive. A light receiving element according to an embodiment includes a lens that is formed on the side of an adhesion surface of the second substrate, has a convex surface, and is disposed in a light receiving region of the photodiode. The light receiving side of the photodiode is oriented toward the side of the first substrate. The lens is disposed so that the convex surface thereof is oriented toward the side of a light receiving surface of the photodiode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiho Maeda, Fumito Nakajima, Yoshifumi Muramoto, Atsushi Kanda, Kimikazu Sano
  • Publication number: 20210301502
    Abstract: A cost required to perform the diagnosis of the degradation such as a reduction in output power of an engine while engine degradation diagnosis accuracy is improved. To this end, a controller 37 (engine diagnosing device) determines whether a hydraulic pump 12 is in a preset loaded state (an operation scene where a load torque of the hydraulic pump 12 is in a stable state) for acquiring diagnosis data of an engine 10, and validates a controlled variable related to a torque command value Ta of speed sensing control as the diagnosis data of the engine 10 when it is determined that the hydraulic pump 12 is in the present loaded state, generates time history data using this validated controlled variable as a current feature variable, and enables this time history data to be displayed as trend data for engine diagnosis on a display device 38.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tsutomu UDAGAWA, Junji YAMAMOTO, Shigeyuki SAKURAI, Yukihito SUZUKI, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Atsushi KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210043785
    Abstract: A light receiving element includes a first substrate, a photodiode formed on a main surface of the first substrate, and a second substrate constituted by a semiconductor and adhered to a rear surface side of the first substrate by an adhesive layer formed from a resin adhesive. A light receiving element according to an embodiment includes a lens that is formed on the side of an adhesion surface of the second substrate, has a convex surface, and is disposed in a light receiving region of the photodiode. The light receiving side of the photodiode is oriented toward the side of the first substrate. The lens is disposed so that the convex surface thereof is oriented toward the side of a light receiving surface of the photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiho Maeda, Fumito Nakajima, Yoshifumi Muramoto, Atsushi Kanda, Kimikazu Sano
  • Publication number: 20200340914
    Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a monitoring system capable of monitoring a condition of a measured surface highly accurately and using the monitoring result effectively. [Solving Means] To attain the aforementioned object, according to a mode of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes an obtaining module and a generating module. The obtaining module obtains measuring data about a measured surface. The generating module generates covering material information about a covering material that covers the measured surface based on a feature of the obtained measuring data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi KANDA, Kazuki HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10365206
    Abstract: Provided is a surface condition monitoring apparatus including: a transparent member; a transmission unit including a transmitter that transmits electromagnetic waves from one side of the transparent member toward the other side; and a reception unit including a receiver that detects the electromagnetic waves that enter the one side of the transparent member from the other side, the transmission unit and the reception unit being arranged such that the receiver detects scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, that enter the one side from the other side, the transmission unit being configured to be capable of transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves having different wavelengths, and the reception unit being configured to detect intensities of the scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves at different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, SENTENCIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Kazutaka Tateyama, Yasuhiro Harada, Hirokazu Ohmae, Toshiko Miyake
  • Publication number: 20190086323
    Abstract: Provided is a surface condition monitoring apparatus including: a transparent member; a transmission unit including a transmitter that transmits electromagnetic waves from one side of the transparent member toward the other side; and a reception unit including a receiver that detects the electromagnetic waves that enter the one side of the transparent member from the other side, the transmission unit and the reception unit being arranged such that the receiver detects scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, that enter the one side from the other side, the transmission unit being configured to be capable of transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves having different wavelengths, and the reception unit being configured to detect intensities of the scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, Sentencia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Kazutaka Tateyama, Yasuhiro Harada, Hirokazu Ohmae, Toshiko Miyake
  • Patent number: 10144126
    Abstract: A robot system for carrying out a plurality of operations during assembly or maintenance of an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first robot having a base portion, a movable robot arm having a first coupling portion, and a first control means for controlling the robot arm, a plurality of second robots having movement means, a drive portion operable to drive the movement means, a tool portion having a tool for carrying out a specific one of the operations, a second coupling portion adapted to be selectively and releasably coupled with the first coupling portion in a predetermined positional relationship, and a second control means for controlling the respective second robot. The first and second control means are adapted to control the drive portion of one of the second robots and the robot arm to couple the first coupling portion and the respective second coupling portion in the predetermined positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Krohne, Robert Alexander Goehlich, Yoshiyasu Hirano, Yuichiro Aoki, Yutaka Iwahori, Atsushi Kanda
  • Patent number: 9957073
    Abstract: A bag sealing tape which can be repeatedly used without damaging a banded object such as a bag or the like when the object is opened, and which does not have to be separated for disposal; and a banding device and a banding method using the bag sealing tape. The bag sealing tape includes adhesion zones and non-adhesion zones, and the adhesion zones are disposed on the surface of a base film in a stepping stone manner in a length direction of the base film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KYOWA LIMITED
    Inventors: Hidekazu Oue, Yusuke Akiba, Tatsuya Sugiyama, Atsushi Kanda, Takaaki Tamada, Tadashi Matsumoto, Masaharu Taniguchi, Takeshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20170152068
    Abstract: A bag sealing tape which can be repeatedly used without damaging a banded object such as a bag or the like when the object is opened, and which does not have to be separated for disposal; and a banding device and a banding method using the bag sealing tape. The bag sealing tape includes adhesion zones and non-adhesion zones, and the adhesion zones are disposed on the surface of a base film in a stepping stone manner in a length direction of the base film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Hidekazu Oue, Yusuke Akiba, Tatsuya Sugiyama, Atsushi Kanda, Takaaki Tamada, Tadashi Matsumoto, Masaharu Taniguchi, Takeshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20170057080
    Abstract: A robot system for carrying out a plurality of operations during assembly or maintenance of an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first robot having a base portion, a movable robot arm having a first coupling portion, and a first control means for controlling the robot arm, a plurality of second robots having movement means, a drive portion operable to drive the movement means, a tool portion having a tool for carrying out a specific one of the operations, a second coupling portion adapted to be selectively and releasably coupled with the first coupling portion in a predetermined positional relationship, and a second control means for controlling the respective second robot. The first and second control means are adapted to control the drive portion of one of the second robots and the robot arm to couple the first coupling portion and the respective second coupling portion in the predetermined positional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Krohne, Robert Alexander Goehlich, Yoshiyasu Hirano, Yuichiro Aoki, Yutaka Iwahori, Atsushi Kanda
  • Publication number: 20140253308
    Abstract: A vehicular emergency report apparatus includes a collision detection section, an emergency report section, and a counting section. The collision detection section detects an occurrence of a vehicle-pedestrian collision in which a vehicle collides with one or more pedestrians. The emergency report section reports the vehicle-pedestrian collision to an emergency center when the collision detection section detects the occurrence of the vehicle-pedestrian collision. The counting section counts the number of the one or more pedestrians in collision with the vehicle. The emergency report section transmits the number of the one or more pedestrians in collision with the vehicle to the emergency center when reporting the vehicle-pedestrian collision to the emergency center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Kanda
  • Patent number: 8714707
    Abstract: A method of making a hole in a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface and on which the hole is formed, includes forming a first depression in which the first depression is formed at the first surface of the substrate; forming a film in which the film is formed at the first depression; forming a second depression in which the second depression is formed at a location opposing the first depression of the second surface; and forming a hole in which the film is removed, the first depression and the second depression communicate with each other and thereby the hole is formed, wherein the second depression includes a plurality of straight lines and arcs in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Junichi Takeuchi