Patents by Inventor Atsushi Maruyama

Atsushi Maruyama 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: 10057485
    Abstract: A display apparatus (which may be included in an imaging apparatus) includes: a display unit; a guide display generation circuit which acquires an image file including image data and photographing posture data including information of an inclination and a height of an imaging apparatus performing an imaging operation when the image data was created by the imaging operation to generate a photographing posture guide display based on the photographing posture data; and a display control circuit which causes the display unit to display an image based on the image data and the photographing posture guide display. A data processing apparatus may include a signal processing circuit which creates an image file including image data and photographing posture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Kazuhiko Shimura, Takashi Kobiki, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20180231069
    Abstract: A cam mechanism used is provided with: a cam ring forming a circle around an axis and including a plurality of cam faces arranged circumferentially on a face of the circle facing in an axial direction, each of the cam faces sloping in a circumferential direction relative to a circumferential face perpendicular to the axis; a pressure ring adjacent axially to the face of the cam ring and including a plurality of cam faces opposed to the face of the cam ring and respectively symmetrical to the plurality of cam faces of the cam ring, the pressure ring being rotatable relatively to the cam ring about the axis; and a plurality of taper rollers interposed between the cam ring and the pressure ring, each of the taper rollers including a conical face tapering radially inwardly and capable of rolling on the cam faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Isao Hirota, Manabu Endou, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20180112260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a target nucleic acid using a catalytic nucleic acid, which can improve the reaction efficiency of a catalytic nucleic acid and achieve continuous reaction under isothermal conditions. The method for detecting a target nucleic acid includes a reaction step to obtain a first nucleic acid product by hybridizing a first nucleic acid which is a substrate to a first binding site of a catalytic nucleic acid equipped with an active site having a catalytic action; and a detection step for detecting at least one of the first nucleic acid product or unreacted first nucleic acids, wherein, the hybridization is carried out in the presence of a cationic comb-type polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicants: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shiro KITANO, Atsushi MARUYAMA, Naohiko SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 9953961
    Abstract: A semiconductor device can reduce the number of bonding wires. The semiconductor device includes two or more semiconductor elements each of which has electrodes on a first main surface and a second main surface, an electrode plate that has one surface which is bonded to electrodes on the first main surfaces of the semiconductor elements, with a first bonding material layer interposed therebetween, and extends over the electrodes on the first main surfaces of the two or more semiconductor elements, and a conductive plate that includes a first lead terminal and a semiconductor element bonding portion which is bonded to electrodes on the second main surfaces of the semiconductor elements. A second bonding material layer is interposed therebetween, and is connected to the electrodes on the second main surfaces of the two or more semiconductor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yokoyama, Masaaki Ochiai, Atsushi Maruyama, Tomonori Seki, Shinichiro Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20180020181
    Abstract: A video display system for a meeting includes a video information terminal device typified by a liquid crystal projector, a video display unit typified by a whiteboard, a server which stores information and a user terminal (mobile terminal) held by a member of the meeting. A host of the meeting transmits information regarding the time of the meeting, members, and contents thereof to the server. A reservation list and a participant list are displayed and updated depending on an attendance/nonattendance answer from a member. A diagram or letters written on the whiteboard during the meeting are captured by the video information terminal device, inverted in brightness, stored in a memory, and displayed as a video image. At the end of the meeting, video data is stored as a file. When the meeting is resumed, the stored file is reproduced, developed in the memory, and displayed as a video image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUYAMA, Kenichi IWAHARA, Shinji ONODERA, Masaaki TAKATSUJI, Yusaku SOMEYA, Yuta KAWAGUCHI, Tatsuo MURAI, Atsushi ISHIBASHI, Tatsuya TOKUNAGA, Jihoon JANG
  • Publication number: 20170371843
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an archive file generation unit and a deriving unit. The archive file generation unit generates multiple archive files each including one or more pieces of document data and information regarding one or more processing functions. The one or more pieces of document data are each associated with the one or more processing functions. The information indicates one or more processes to be executed on the one or more pieces of document data. The deriving unit derives, from the multiple generated archive files, a common processing function among the processing functions that is common to the archive files and a piece of document data among the pieces of document data that is associated with the common processing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 9797495
    Abstract: A clutch to be combined with a rotary machine rotating about an axis is comprised of a rotary member including a first face perpendicular to the axis, a first bottom receding in an axial direction from the first face, and plural first clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from both the first face and the first bottom; and a clutch member movable in the axial direction relative to the rotary member, the clutch member including a second bottom, plural second clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from the second bottom to be respectively engageable with the plural first clutch teeth, and an internal peripheral wall connecting internal ends of the plural second clutch teeth and projecting in the axial direction toward the rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Inose, Yasuo Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20170195558
    Abstract: A display apparatus (which may be included in an imaging apparatus) includes: a display unit; a guide display generation circuit which acquires an image file including image data and photographing posture data including information of an inclination and a height of an imaging apparatus performing an imaging operation when the image data was created by the imaging operation to generate a photographing posture guide display based on the photographing posture data; and a display control circuit which causes the display unit to display an image based on the image data and the photographing posture guide display. A data processing apparatus may include a signal processing circuit which creates an image file including image data and photographing posture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUYAMA, Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Takashi KOBIKI, Osamu NONAKA
  • Patent number: 9695922
    Abstract: A clutch device is comprised of: an end wall rotatable about an axis; an extended wall elongated as a unitary body from a first face of the end wall along the axis to define a circular slot; a clutch including a clutch member movable along the axis and capable of resting on a second face of the end wall; and a solenoid configured to drive the clutch member along the axis, the solenoid including a core conducting a magnetic flux, the core including a fitting portion slidably fitting in the circular slot, an abutment portion projecting radially outward from the fitting portion to abut along the axis on the extended wall, and a back portion projecting outward along the axis from the circular slot and retracting radially inward from the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9639940
    Abstract: A display apparatus (which may be included in an imaging apparatus) includes: a display unit; a guide display generation circuit which acquires an image file including image data and photographing posture data including information of an inclination and a height of an imaging apparatus performing an imaging operation when the image data was created by the imaging operation to generate a photographing posture guide display based on the photographing posture data; and a display control circuit which causes the display unit to display an image based on the image data and the photographing posture guide display. A data processing apparatus may include a signal processing circuit which creates an image file including image data and photographing posture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Kazuhiko Shimura, Takashi Kobiki, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20170060815
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, a display controller, a specification receiving unit, and a processing execution unit. The memory stores document data and a group of processing functions, and associates the document data with the group of processing functions, the group of processing functions being constituted by multiple processing functions indicating respective processes to be performed on the document data. The display controller performs control such that in a case where the document data is specified by a user, the group of processing functions associated with the specified document data and stored in the memory is displayed. The specification receiving unit receives specification of the processing functions of the displayed group of processing functions. The processing execution unit executes a process corresponding to a processing function received by the specification receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 9544462
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, an image processing unit, a database, a display unit, a coordinate acquisition unit, a shooting parameter decision unit and a control unit. The image capturing unit acquires image data. The image processing unit performs image processing. The database includes a relationship between a sensitivity word pair and a change in a control parameter. The display unit displays an operation position together with the sensitivity word pair. The coordinate acquisition unit decides a value corresponding to the sensitivity word pair as a selected value. The shooting parameter decision unit decides a value of a shooting parameter based on the selected value. The control unit controls the image capturing unit or the image processing unit based on the value of the shooting parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Tomomi Nakajima, Kensei Ito, Naoki Fujii, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20160341294
    Abstract: A clutch to be combined with a rotary machine rotating about an axis is comprised of a rotary member including a first face perpendicular to the axis, a first bottom receding in an axial direction from the first face, and plural first clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from both the first face and the first bottom; and a clutch member movable in the axial direction relative to the rotary member, the clutch member including a second bottom, plural second clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from the second bottom to be respectively engageable with the plural first clutch teeth, and an internal peripheral wall connecting internal ends of the plural second clutch teeth and projecting in the axial direction toward the rotary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hideyuki Inose, Yasuo Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20160223064
    Abstract: A clutch device is comprised of: an end wall rotatable about an axis; an extended wall elongated as a unitary body from a first face of the end wall along the axis to define a circular slot; a clutch including a clutch member movable along the axis and capable of resting on a second face of the end wall; and a solenoid configured to drive the clutch member along the axis, the solenoid including a core conducting a magnetic flux, the core including a fitting portion slidably fitting in the circular slot, an abutment portion projecting radially outward from the fitting portion to abut along the axis on the extended wall, and a back portion projecting outward along the axis from the circular slot and retracting radially inward from the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20160132280
    Abstract: Provided is an image transmission system including an image control device, and at least two signal processing devices. The signal processing devices each include an image receiver configured to selectively receive one or more images transmitted using multicast based on image control information transmitted from the image control device, one or more image processing units configured to perform an image process on an image received by the image receiver based on the image control information, and an image sender configured to transmit an image subjected to the image process by the image processing unit based on the image control information, the image being transmitted using multicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Seishi TOMONAGA, Koichi OGASAWARA, Atsushi MARUYAMA, Masayuki IMANISHI
  • Publication number: 20160105709
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a control information acquiring unit configured to acquire image control information regarding control of an image, an image receiver configured to selectively receive one or more images transmitted using multicast based on the image control information, one or more image processing units configured to perform an image process on an image received by the image receiver based on the image control information, and an image sender configured to transmit an image subjected to the image process by the image processing unit based on the image control information, the image being transmitted using multicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Koichi OGASAWARA, Masayuki IMANISHI, Atsushi MARUYAMA, Seishi TOMONAGA
  • Publication number: 20160098829
    Abstract: A display apparatus (which may be included in an imaging apparatus) includes: a display unit; a guide display generation circuit which acquires an image file including image data and photographing posture data including information of an inclination and a height of an imaging apparatus performing an imaging operation when the image data was created by the imaging operation to generate a photographing posture guide display based on the photographing posture data; and a display control circuit which causes the display unit to display an image based on the image data and the photographing posture guide display. A data processing apparatus may include a signal processing circuit which creates an image file including image data and photographing posture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUYAMA, Kazuhiko SHIMURA, Takashi KOBIKI, Osamu NONAKA
  • Patent number: 9301297
    Abstract: A communication processor that is compatible with a plurality of communication protocols while limiting increases in circuit scale is provided. The communication processor includes a computational processing circuit resource having a plurality of programmable function units (FUs). An operation mode determination unit determines an operation mode indicating a communication protocol application state. A permitted processing time determination unit determines a permitted processing time in accordance with the determined operation mode. In accordance with the permitted processing time, a resource allocation unit divides the plurality of FUs and allocates computational resources for each communication protocol indicated by the operation mode. A region controller controls the allocated computation resources. The computational processing circuit resource outputs data from after the computational processing at the timing when the computation processing ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekuni Yomo, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Akihiko Matsuoka, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9252086
    Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a chip electrode of a semiconductor element to a lead constituting an external leading terminal of the chip electrode, includes a first connecting part having an interface joined to the chip electrode; a second connecting part having an interface joined to a base end part of the lead; and a plate-shape coupling part for connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part to each other, and having a step formed on the interface of the first connecting part in a direction away from the chip electrode by a half blanking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9237273
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a sample acquisition unit, a photographing state determination unit, a guide display generation unit and a display unit. The imaging unit acquires a subject image which is an image of a subject. The sample acquisition unit acquires a sample image. The photographing state determination unit calculates position and posture information indicative of an inclination relative to a horizontal plane and a height of the imaging unit. The guide display generation unit creates a guide display showing a method for photographing for approximating a composition of the subject image to a composition of the sample image based on the position and posture information. The display unit displays the guide display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Kazuhiko Shimura, Takashi Kobiki, Osamu Nonaka