Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kawamura

Atsushi Kawamura 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: 11249316
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a housing to be mounted on a vehicle and having an opening, a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening, and a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for a display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in the viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Tetsuya Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11138756
    Abstract: A 3D object detection method includes: obtaining two-dimensional (2D) coordinates of at least one predetermined key point of a target object in an image to be processed; constructing a pseudo 3D detection body of the target object in a 2D space according to the 2D coordinates of the at least one predetermined key point; obtaining depth information of a plurality of vertices of the pseudo 3D detection body; and determining a 3D detection body of the target object in a 3D space according to the depth information of the plurality of vertices of the pseudo 3D detection body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: SENSETIME GROUP LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yingjie Cai, Shinan Liu, Xingyu Zeng, Junjie Yan, Xiaogang Wang, Atsushi Kawamura, Yuji Yasui, Tokitomo Ariyoshi, Yuji Kaneda, Yuhi Goto
  • Publication number: 20210271551
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210261052
    Abstract: The present invention includes a stationary member, a movable member, a holding member, and a driving member. The stationary member has a stationary-side spherical surface. The movable member has a movable-side spherical surface. The stationary-side spherical surface and the movable-side spherical surface together forms a gap. The stationary-side spherical surface and the movable-side spherical surface are interposed with a sealant, which seals the gap. Consequently, the present invention allows smooth adjustment of an angle of a mirror surface, and prevention of water penetrating inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11036585
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20210170526
    Abstract: An irradiation device of a lamination molding apparatus includes: at least one laser source, generating a laser beam; a first galvano scanner, scanning the laser beam; a second galvano scanner, scanning the laser beam; and an irradiation controller, controlling the laser source, the first galvano scanner, and the second galvano scanner. Irradiable ranges of the laser beams by using the first galvano scanner and the second galvano scanner respectively include an entire of a molding region. A first X-axis galvano mirror and a first Y-axis galvano mirror of the first galvano scanner and a second X-axis galvano mirror and a second Y-axis galvano mirror of the second galvano scanner are disposed to be plane-symmetric to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: SODICK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi KAWAMURA, Kensuke KASHIMURA, Toshio KAJI, Yoshifumi ICHIKAWA, Yasuyuki MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 10940400
    Abstract: A heat treatment furnace device for heat-treating precursor fiber bundles of carbon fibers, having: a heat treatment chamber, in which continuously supplied precursor fiber bundles are treated with hot air, a hot air circulation path, through which hot air from the heat treatment chamber returns to the heat treatment chamber, and a condensation/separation device, into which the hot air flowing through the hot air circulation path is introduced and separated into a condensate and a gas; wherein the condensation/separation device has: a condensation treatment chamber and a condensation unit, which is provided in the condensation treatment chamber and has condensation surfaces on which the condensate is formed and allowed to drip down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Oka, Hiroshi Inagaki, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200327690
    Abstract: A 3D object detection method includes: obtaining two-dimensional (2D) coordinates of at least one predetermined key point of a target object in an image to be processed; constructing a pseudo 3D detection body of the target object in a 2D space according to the 2D coordinates of the at least one predetermined key point; obtaining depth information of a plurality of vertices of the pseudo 3D detection body; and determining a 3D detection body of the target object in a 3D space according to the depth information of the plurality of vertices of the pseudo 3D detection body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: SENSETIME GROUP LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yingjie CAI, Shinan LIU, Xingyu ZENG, Junjie YAN, Xiaogang WANG, Atsushi Kawamura, Yuji Yasui, Tokitomo Ariyoshi, Yuji Kaneda, Yuhi Goto
  • Patent number: 10802958
    Abstract: A storage device determines whether or not reading target data subjected to a first conversion process is divided and stored into multiple pages. When the data subjected to the first conversion process is stored in one of a plurality of pages, the data is read from the page, and a second conversion process for returning the data to a state before the data is subjected to the first conversion process is executed to the data. When the reading target data is divided and stored into two or more of the plurality of pages, a portion of the data is read from each of the two or more pages in which the portion of the data is stored, the portion of the data is stored in the buffer memory, the data subjected to the first conversion process is restored, and the second conversion process is executed to the restored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Fujii, Hideyuki Koseki, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200285063
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a housing to be mounted on a vehicle and having an opening, a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening, and a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for a display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in the viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Tetsuya Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10668656
    Abstract: In a molding die, movable die elements are respectively received in die element receiving holes formed in a frame plate. An end surface of the frame plate, which faces a cavity at a location that is other than locations of the die element receiving holes, forms a frame portion compression surface. An end surface of each movable die element, which faces the cavity, forms a split compression surface. Die element drive devices respectively drive the split compression surfaces of the movable die elements. A whole compression plate commonly supports an opposite end part of the frame plate and opposite end parts of the movable die elements, which are opposite from the cavity. When the whole compression plate is moved forward, the whole compression plate integrally drives the frame plate and the movable die elements forward. A whole drive device drives the whole compression plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Youhei Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yuka Hori, Mitsuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200078997
    Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru HIGUCHI, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Jun HASEBE, Atsushi KAWAMURA, Tomoyoshi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20200081781
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10503424
    Abstract: A storage system is provided that has a plurality of flash packages and a storage controller that controls read/write processing between a host and the flash packages. When data identical to data written in a second address of a second flash package of the plurality of flash packages is written to a first address of a first flash package of the plurality of flash packages, the storage system may store the second address in the first package in association with the first address, and perform deduplication. When the first flash package stores the second address in association with the first address and a read request for the first address is received from the storage controller, the first flash package may return the second address to the storage controller. In response to receiving the second address, the storage controller may acquire target read data from the second flash package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10496479
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10483738
    Abstract: An electrical connection box applied to a wire harness includes a substrate assembly and a housing the substrate assembly. The housing includes a first flexible rib that is extended along an extending direction Z, elastically deformable along a first support direction X, and supports the substrate assembly with respect to one side in the first support direction X, second flexible ribs that are extended along the extending direction Z, elastically deformable along the first support direction X, and supports the substrate assembly with respect to the other side in the first support direction X, and boss portions that are extended along the extending direction Z and position the substrate assembly with respect to the both sides in the first support direction X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teppei Doi, Kimihiro Ishii, Tomohiko Saito, Takayoshi Furukawa, Tadashi Fujita, Yasuhiro Yamazaki, Takashi Maruyama, Atsushi Kawamura, Akihito Tsukamoto, Takumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10472738
    Abstract: A method for producing a flame-proofed fiber by performing a flame-proofing treatment on a carbon-fiber precursor fiber bundle with a heat treatment furnace including a gas supply blowout nozzle, including: a nozzle body including an inclined plate that guides a gas flowing straightly from a gas inlet port to a rectification board; and the rectification board which rectifies the flow of the gas to blow out toward a yarn from a gas outlet port, where a gas introduction direction in the nozzle is different from a gas blowing out direction, a gas guiding zone is between the inclined plate and the rectification board and includes a guide plate in a space between the gas inlet port and the rectification board and divides the gas supplied from the inlet port into two or more streams, and at least one of between the inclined plate and the guide plate or between the guide plates, an upstream passage width W1 perpendicular to a gas flowing direction inside the gas passage and any downstream passage width W2 satisfy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Risa Arai, Satoshi Kaji, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10444992
    Abstract: A storage device provides a logical space based on a storage medium that is configured by a plurality of logical areas to the higher-level apparatus, and a base data range exists in the storage medium for each logical area. The storage device reads the base data from the base data range that is corresponded to a write destination logical area to which the write destination logical address belongs, and creates difference data that is an exclusive OR of first data that is the base data and second data that is any one of data based on write data and the write data. The storage device creates compressed difference data by compressing the difference data, writes the compressed difference data to the storage medium, and associates a difference data range that is a range in which the compressed difference data has been written with the write destination logical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Nagamasa Mizushima, Junji Ogawa, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10310984
    Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a first storage device and a second storage device, out of logical-physical translation information which associates a logical page and a physical page in the second storage device with each other. Non-compressed logical-physical translation information in the first storage device is assumed to constitute a first tier, compressed logical-physical translation information in the first storage device is assumed to constitute a second tier, and compressed logical-physical translation information in the second storage device is assumed to constitute a third tier. The storage apparatus includes tier management information for managing which logical page is included in logical-physical translation information of which of the first tier, the second tier, and the third tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10256469
    Abstract: A high-capacity nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having good load characteristics is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains the active material composed of a lithium transition metal oxide and a positive electrode additive composed of an oxide that contains Li and at least two elements other than Li and oxygen and has an antifluorite structure. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained is charged until the potential of the positive electrode is 4.0 V or higher and 4.65 V or lower (vs. Li/Li+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Sho Tsuruta, Atsushi Fukui