Patents by Inventor Atsushi Sakamoto
Atsushi Sakamoto 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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Publication number: 20240082732Abstract: Movement control of a player character in a field in a virtual space is performed based on a user's operation input. At least one first type of object is disposed in the field. Lightness for the first type of object is set such that the first type of object is visually recognized even when the field is dark. When the player character satisfies a first condition at a location where one of the at least one first type of object is disposed, lighting is set in the virtual space such that a range in the field including the location is lighter than before the first condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Shinichiro BIWASAKA, Atsushi ASAKURA, Naoya YAMAMOTO, Tadashi SAKAMOTO, Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO
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Patent number: 11814521Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler; (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin having a curable functional group in the polysiloxane molecule, the polyorganosiloxane resin comprising at least one polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof; (C) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure; (D) a hydrogenpolyorganosiloxane; and (E) a platinum catalyst, wherein the content of the polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof in the polyorganosiloxane resin (B) is more than 80% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Atsushi Sakamoto, Isao Iida
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Publication number: 20230330866Abstract: An information processing apparatus (30) includes: an operation control unit (321) that operates at least one of a first finger and a second finger to change contact positions with a target object in a state where the first finger and the second finger grip the target object; and an estimation unit (322) that estimates a shape of the target object on a basis of a relationship between the contact positions and postures of the first finger and the second finger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: TAKARA KASAI, TOSHIMITSU TSUBOI, SATOKO NAGAKARI, HIROYUKI SUZUKI, TAKUYA KOMAMI, TOMOHARU HARAGUCHI, ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 11767545Abstract: A microorganism having at least one SPX gene encoding SPX protein responsive to phosphorus deficiency, and characterized in that a function of the SPX protein is decreased or lost by introducing gene mutation into the SPX gene.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignees: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Sakamoto, Kumiko Okazaki, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ohta, Koichi Hori, Shinsuke Shimizu, Akihide Takami, Seiji Nomura, Fumihiko Saito
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Publication number: 20220355480Abstract: A control device (10) includes: an acquisition unit (12) that acquires outside-world information (11B) around a mobile body (100); and a control unit (13) that performs control to switch characteristics of a contact portion (130) capable of switching characteristics of a portion where a leg portion of the mobile body (100) comes into contact with an external environment on the basis of the outside-world information (11B) such that a contact sound between the contact portion (130) and the external environment changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: SATOKO NAGAKARI, YASUHISA KAMIKAWA, WATARU KOKUBO, ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 11454836Abstract: A laser processing apparatus disclosed in the present application includes: an optical deflection unit capable of changing a deflection direction of and outgoing energy of an incoming laser pulse by changes of a frequency of and an amplitude of a driving signal to be supplied; and a control unit configured to supply driving signals with amplitudes corresponding to respective frequencies. In a laser processing apparatus configured to process a workpiece by leading outgoing laser pulse of the optical deflection unit to the workpiece and irradiating the workpiece with the laser pulse, as the amplitude corresponding to each of the frequencies, the control unit supplies an amplitude having the ratio that is close to the lowest ratio among ratios of the outgoing energy with respect to the incoming energy of the laser pulse at an amplitude having the largest outgoing energy of the optical deflection unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: VIA MECHANICS, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Matsumoto, Kazuo Watanabe, Atsushi Sakamoto, Masanori Sato, Mitsuru Kato, Masaru Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20220267533Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition includes (A) a thermally conductive filler and (B) one or more compounds selected from an alkoxysilyl group-containing compound and a dimethylpolysiloxane, wherein: component (A) includes (A-1) round, indefinite-shaped or polyhedral aluminum nitride particles having an average particle diameter of from 50 ?m to 150 ?m and (A-2) round, indefinite-shaped or polyhedral aluminum nitride particles having an average particle diameter of 10 ?m or more but less than 50 ?m in an amount of from 20% by mass to 100% by mass relative to the total amount of component (A); and the content ratio of component (A-1) to component (A-2) is from 50:50 to 95:5 on a mass basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Atsushi SAKAMOTO, Sean CONTE
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Patent number: 11407120Abstract: To provide a control device and a control method enabled to more simply execute initialization of a force sensor included in a legged walking robot. Provided is a control device including: a leg control unit that controls at least one or more legs of a legged walking robot including a plurality of legs, and stores a force sensor provided in each of the legs in a predetermined space in which the force sensor provided in each of the legs is in a non-contact state; and an initialization execution unit that performs initialization of the force sensor provided in each of the legs.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Sakamoto, Yasunori Kawanami, Masaya Kinoshita
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Patent number: 11359124Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a siloxane compound having a specified structure; (C) an alkoxysilane compound having a specified structure; (D) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least one aliphatic unsaturated group per molecule; (E) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; and (F) a platinum-based catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Kenji Takenaka, Atsushi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20220092628Abstract: The device according to the present invention comprises: a means for acquiring first stay duration for which a user has stayed in a first predetermined area of a plurality of predetermined areas; a point calculation means for calculating points to be given to the user based at least on the first stay duration; and a means for giving the calculated points to the user. According to one embodiment, the device according to the present invention further comprises: a means for managing a total of the first stay duration within a predetermined period; and a means for specifying a first point giving rate based at least on the total of the first stay duration within the predetermined period, where the point calculation means calculates the points to be given to the user based at least on the first stay duration and the first point giving rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Ryuichi MORISHITA, Toshihiro TAKAFUKU, Atsushi SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220017165Abstract: A robot leg structure includes: a link 500 extending downward from a leg joint; a ground contact portion 600 that comes in contact with a ground, a leaf spring 300 that couples the link 500 and the ground contact portion 600 to each other; and a damping member 400 arranged to be adjacent to the leaf spring 300 and configured to couple the link 500 and the ground contact portion 600 to each other. With this configuration, the damping member 400 damps the vibration attributed to the leaf spring 300, making it possible to reliably stabilize the motion of the legs of a robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: YASUHISA KAMIKAWA, KAZUO HONGO, ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO, YOSHIKAZU FURUYAMA
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Publication number: 20210317482Abstract: A microorganism having at least one SPX gene encoding SPX protein responsive to phosphorus deficiency, and characterized in that a function of the SPX protein is decreased or lost by introducing gene mutation into the SPX gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicants: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi SAKAMOTO, Kumiko OKAZAKI, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki OHTA, Koichi HORI, Shinsuke SHIMIZU, Akihide TAKAMI, Seiji NOMURA, Fumihiko SAITO
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Publication number: 20210317313Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler; (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin having a curable functional group in the polysiloxane molecule, the polyorganosiloxane resin comprising at least one polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof; (C) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure; (D) a hydrogenpolyorganosiloxane; and (E) a platinum catalyst, wherein the content of the polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof in the polyorganosiloxane resin (B) is more than 80% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Atsushi SAKAMOTO, Isao IIDA
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Patent number: 11142644Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally conductive polysiloxane composition that provides a cured product having excellent tackiness and flexibility in which the composition contains (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure, (C) a polyorganosiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, (D1) a linear polyorganohydrogensiloxane represented by the general formula (4), (D2) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having per molecule at least three units represented by the general formula (5), and (E) a platinum catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Daigo Hirakawa, Masanori Takanashi, Atsushi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20210245647Abstract: A robot (1) includes: a main body (10) including a hollow portion (110) that is a hollow space penetrating the main body (10) in an up-down direction, the main body (10) being configured to lift and support a support object (30) inserted in the hollow portion (110) by moving in the up-down direction; and a movable member (200) configured to move the main body (10) at least in the up-down direction by operating a leg (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: TAKASHI KITO, YUKI ITOTANI, KOJI NAKANISHI, TAKARA KASAI, KAZUO HONGO, YASUHISA KAMIKAWA, ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 11024109Abstract: A valuable medium processing apparatus that includes a mounting section which is set to either a first state in which a storage unit that stores a valuable medium is not mounted or a second state in which the storage unit is mounted, and a control section that performs, based on selection of the mounting section, a switching process between the first state and the second state of the selected mounting section.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Mutou, Ryuji Kataoka, Atsushi Sakamoto, Mitsushi Nagao
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Publication number: 20210130615Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally conductive polysiloxane composition that provides a cured product having excellent tackiness and flexibility in which the composition contains (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure, (C) a polyorganosiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, (D1) a linear polyorganohydrogensiloxane represented by the general formula (4), (D2) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having per molecule at least three units represented by the general formula (5), and (E) a platinum catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLCInventors: Daigo HIRAKAWA, Masanori TAKANASHI, Atsushi SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10935425Abstract: A spectroscopic detector includes a lamp house, a sample cell, an optical sensor, a heater, a cooling fan, a temperature sensor, and a control device. The heater heats the lamp house while being directly or indirectly in contact with the lamp house containing a light source. The cooling fan is for cooling the lamp house. The temperature sensor is for detecting a temperature of the lamp house. The control device is configured to control operations of the light source, the heater, and the cooling fan. The control device includes a temperature control part configured to maintain a temperature of the lamp house while the light source is lit at a set temperature by controlling at least output of the heater based on a detection signal of the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Masato Watanabe, Takuya Yonekura, Hiroyuki Togo, Shinji Tsuji, Yugo Ishihara, Atsushi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10902692Abstract: A valuable medium processing apparatus that stores a valuable medium in a storage bag, the valuable medium processing apparatus having: a mounting sections, the storage bag being mounted on the mounting sections; an acquisition section that acquires recognition information attached to the storage bag, and mounting information of the mounting section to which the storage bag has been mounted; and an association section that associates the recognition information with the mounting information, the recognition information and the mounting information being acquired by the acquisition section.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: GLORY, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Nabeyama, Koichi Nishida, Tomohiro Yokoo, Atsushi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10857784Abstract: Reaction liquid application S1 to an ink receiving medium, formation of a first image by ink application S2, liquid absorption S3 from the first image by a porous body of a liquid absorbing member, cleaning S4 of the porous body, and liquid collection S5 from the porous body are repeated in an inkjet printing method. When the porous body comes into contact with the first image, first chemical species in the reaction liquid contributing to increasing the ink viscosity is contained, on the ink receiving medium and in the porous body, at a higher level in terms of molar equivalent per unit area than second chemical species in the ink also contributing to increasing the ink viscosity. In the liquid collection S5, the liquid is collected so that the liquid remains in the porous body on the side to be brought into contact with the first image.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiyuki Honda, Atsushi Sakamoto, Satoshi Masuda, Toru Yamane, Kyosuke Deguchi, Ryosuke Hirokawa, Toru Ohnishi, Akihiro Mouri, Noboru Toyama