Patents by Inventor Atsushi Suzuki

Atsushi Suzuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230300488
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging device with low noise and a high dynamic range. An imaging device includes: a conversion unit that converts an incident electromagnetic wave into a charge; a first capacitor that accumulates the charge when a voltage corresponding to the charge is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold; a second capacitor that accumulates the charge when the voltage exceeds the threshold; a voltage conversion circuit that converts the charges accumulated in the first capacitor and the second capacitor into voltages; a first storage unit that stores a voltage corresponding to the accumulated charge in the first capacitor after a lapse of a first period since the first capacitor has started accumulating the charge; and a second storage unit that stores a voltage corresponding to the accumulated charges in the first capacitor and the second capacitor after a lapse of a second period longer than the first period since the first capacitor has started accumulating the charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Suzuki, Takahiro Miura, Yoshinori Muramatsu, Shizunori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20230288834
    Abstract: A conductive roller includes: a core member including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof; and a surface layer arranged along the outer surface of the core member. The surface layer includes a conductive portion, and a surface roughness imparting material in a form of particles dispersed in the conductive portion. An average particle size of the surface roughness imparting material is in a range of 6 micrometers or greater and less than 10 micrometers. The number of particles of the surface roughness imparting material per unit area of the surface layer is in a range of 3.5×105 particles per mm2 or greater and 7.5×105 particles per mm2 or less. An average thickness of the surface layer is in a range of 0.2 micrometers or greater and 5.5 micrometers or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo SUZUKI, Atsushi IKEDA, Satoshi FUKUOKA, Kenji SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230273621
    Abstract: A route/track planning unit (37) of a server (30) performs processing of determining a passing point having the highest moving efficiency within a non-interference range with other moving apparatuses in a moving direction from a track starting point of a moving apparatus toward a destination, processing of setting a track from the track starting point to the passing point having the highest moving efficiency, and processing of updating the track starting point to the passing point having the highest moving efficiency. Furthermore, the route/track planning unit (37) repeats these processes until the passing point having the highest moving efficiency becomes the destination, thereby generating a track plan indicating a track for moving efficiently to the destination. The track plan generated by the route/track planning unit (37) is transmitted to the moving apparatus via the communication unit. The server (30) can efficiently operate the moving apparatus (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi OKAMORI, Kento SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230256531
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a first machining head which is configured to support a wire such that a tip end of the wire is exposed from the first machining head and via which a molten material produced from the tip end is provided to the workpiece supported by a table, a second machining head configured to support a tool to cut the workpiece, a power supply configured to supply a current to the wire, a conduction block disposed on the table to detect a position of the tip end, a drive device configured to relatively move the first machining head with respect to the table to bring the tip end of the wire into contact with the conduction block, and a first electric circuit configured to be changed from an open state to a closed state by bringing the tip end into contact with the conduction block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi SUZUKI, Seigo OUCHI, Kazuhiro ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20230258845
    Abstract: Provided is an antireflective member capable of improving scratch resistance. An antireflective member having a low refractive index layer on an optically transmissive substrate, the low refractive index layer containing a binder resin and hollow particles, wherein the antireflective member satisfies the following condition 1. <condition 1> In a region of 5 ?m×5 ?m on a surface of the antireflective member on a side having the low refractive index layer with respect to the optically transmissive substrate, spatial frequency analysis of elevation is performed to calculate power spectrum intensity of elevation for each wavelength; when a sum of power spectrum intensity of elevation for each wavelength is calculated and the sum is normalized to 1, the power spectrum intensity P1 of elevation at a wavelength of 1.25 ?m is 0.015 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Sho SUZUKI, Yoshinari MATSUDA, Atsushi HORII, Noriaki KAWAKITA, Keisuke ENDOU
  • Publication number: 20230254442
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of reporting more reliably an occurrence of trouble is provided. The imaging device of the present disclosure includes an imaging sensor configured to generate image data, a diagnosis circuit configured to perform diagnosis processing for the imaging sensor and an output circuit configured to output a flag signal corresponding to a result of the diagnosis processing, wherein the flag signal is set to a ground level signal in response to the result of the diagnosis processing indicating an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kawazu, Masaki Murozuka, Yuichi Motohashi, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230254155
    Abstract: A registration terminal according to the present embodiment is connectable to a first distributed ledger network and a second distributed ledger network. The registration terminal includes a registration unit, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The registration unit registers a file in an external storage service. The first control unit generates a registration transaction including a file identifier assigned to the file by the storage service and a verification key, and transmits the registration transaction to the first distributed ledger network. The second control unit generates a token transaction related to generation of a token and including a signature object message including the file identifier and a signature value obtained by digitally signing the signature object message with a signature key, and transmits the token transaction to the second distributed ledger network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori OHASHI, Keita SUZUKI, Tatsuro ISHIDA, Masayoshi CHIKADA, Shigeru FUJIMURA, Atsushi NAKADAIRA
  • Publication number: 20230247314
    Abstract: Suppressing a dead period at the time of mode switching. A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels (300) that each outputs a luminance change of incident light; and a detection circuit (305) that outputs an event signal based on the luminance change output from each of the pixels, in which each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion element (311) that generates a charge according to an incident light amount; a logarithmic conversion circuit (312, 313) that is connected to the photoelectric conversion element and converts a photocurrent flowing out of the photoelectric conversion element into a voltage signal corresponding to a logarithmic value of the photocurrent; and a first transistor (318) having a drain connected to a sense node of the logarithmic conversion circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Tsutomu Imoto, Yusuke Ikeda, Atsumi Niwa, Atsushi Suzuki, Shinichirou Etou, Kenichi Takamiya, Takuya Maruyama, Ren Hiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20230242371
    Abstract: A post-processing device (200) includes a circulation conveyance path, a zeroth conveyer (R0), and a controller (50). The circulation conveyance path includes a first conveyance path (W1), a second conveyance path (W2), a third conveyance path (W3), a first conveyer (R1), a second conveyer (R2), and a third conveyer (R3). The first and second conveyers convey a preceding sheet (P1) along the first and second conveyance paths. The third conveyer conveys it from the third conveyance path to the first conveyance path. The zeroth conveyer conveys a following sheet (P2) toward the first conveyer. The controller controls the third conveyer to stop the preceding sheet, subsequently controls the zeroth conveyer and the third conveyer to overlay the preceding sheet with the following sheet to form a sheet bundle (Q) having a shift amount (G) between a leading edges of the preceding sheet and the following sheet and strike the leading edges of the preceding sheet and the following sheet against the first conveyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi KURIYAMA, Yuuki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi HIRABAYASHI, Takato MOCHIZUKI, Ryoh SUZUKI, Kentaroh FUKAMI, Yusuke TANAKA, Takaya FUKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20230244429
    Abstract: An object is to provide an image output apparatus, image output method, and storage medium capable of suppressing a decrease in print efficiency. To this end, print jobs are printed in such an order that the closer the temperature condition is to the temperature of a fixing unit, the earlier the print job is printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Nobukazu Suzuki, Atsushi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230239460
    Abstract: In one example, an imaging device including a plurality of pixel circuits, a first control line, a second control line, a first voltage supply line, a second voltage supply line, a first light-receiving element, and a diagnosis unit is disclosed. The pixel circuits each include a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, an accumulation unit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and an output unit. The first transistor is couples the third terminal to the accumulation unit on the basis of a voltage of the first terminal. The second transistor supplies a predetermined voltage to the accumulation unit on the basis of a voltage of the second terminal. The output unit outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage in the accumulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takumi Oka, Naoki Kawazu, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230221660
    Abstract: An electrophotographic roller includes: a mandrel and an elastic layer on the mandrel, and having a crown shape in which a diameter decreases from a central position O in a longitudinal direction of the mandrel toward an end portion. When a position of the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer is defined as X2, a position between the O and the X2 is defined as Xl, a distance between the O and the X1 is defined as L1, and a distance between the X1 and the X2 is defined as L2, L1=0.6×(L1+L2). When outer diameters of the electrophotographic roller at O, X1 and X2 are defined as Do, DX1 and DX2, respectively, and Z1=(Do?DX1)/2 and Z2=(DX1?DX2)/2 are defined, Z1, Z2, L1 and L2 satisfy (Z2/L2)<1.931×(Z1/L1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Katsuya Kodama, Toshiro Suzuki, Kenichi Yazawa, Atsushi Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20230213499
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a device for evaluating a state of interstitial fluid, blood, urine, tears, sweat, saliva of human and non-human organisms, foods and drinks, brewed product, etc., a system, a program, and an evaluation method using these. The present invention is to provide a device for evaluating a state of a sample which comprises an action part for allowing lactate dehydrogenase to act on a sample, and a sensor for sensing the state of the sample on which lactate dehydrogenase is allowed to act, a system, a program, a method for evaluating the state of the sample using these, and an enzyme to be used therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke MASAKARI, Chiaki INAMOTO, Miki NAKAMURA, Eiichiro KAN, Atsushi ICHIYANAGI, Haruka HIRAGUCHI, Ryota SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230212315
    Abstract: Various bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to both blood coagulation factor IX/activated blood coagulation factor IX and blood coagulation factor X and functionally substitute for the cofactor function of blood coagulation factor VIII, that is, the function to promote activation of blood coagulation factor X by activated blood coagulation factor IX, were produced. From these antibodies, multispecific antigen-binding molecules having a high activity of functionally substituting for blood coagulation factor VIII were successfully discovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Zenjiro Sampei, Tetsuo Kojima, Tetsuhiro Soeda, Atsushi Muto, Takehisa Kitazawa, Yukiko Nishida, Chifumi Imai, Tsukasa Suzuki, Kazutaka Yoshihashi
  • Publication number: 20230211494
    Abstract: To prevent scattering of scattered objects such as of water, sand, mud, or snow accompanied by movement. Scattering prevention constraint information is acquired based on road surface information. Movement is controlled based on the scattering prevention constraint information. For example, vibration information is detected by a vibration sensor or the like, and road surface information (information such as a road surface depth and a road surface type) is acquired based on the vibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: ATSUSHI SUZUKI, YASUNORI KAWANAMI, JUN ARAI, WILLIAM CONUS, YOSHIKAZU FURUYAMA, KAZUO HONGO
  • Publication number: 20230202051
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transport device, a transport method, a program, and an information processing device that can prevent damage to the content of luggage during transportation. The transport device includes a luggage characteristic estimation unit that estimates luggage characteristics including at least one of fragility of a content of luggage and packaging quality of the luggage based on at least one of change in center of gravity due to movement of the luggage, vibration characteristics of the luggage, and characteristics of the sound generated from the luggage due to the movement of the luggage. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a robot that transports luggage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: WILLIAM ALEXANDRE CONUS, KAZUO HONGO, YOSHIKAZU FURUYAMA, YASUNORI KAWANAMI, JUN ARAI, ATSUSHI SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11686630
    Abstract: To obtain an imaging device that can improve temperature detection accuracy. An imaging device of the present disclosure includes a processing unit formed on a first semiconductor substrate and capable of performing predetermined image processing on the basis of image data obtained by an imaging unit, a temperature sensor formed on the first semiconductor substrate and capable of generating a detection signal according to a temperature, and a first pad electrode formed on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically insulated from a circuit formed on the first semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kawazu, Keita Sasaki, Takumi Oka, Mohammad Munirul Haque, Nobuhiko Fujimori, Makoto Satou, Masahiro Baba, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yuichi Motohashi, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11672220
    Abstract: A Brassica oleracea plant is provided having self-compatibility, or a progeny thereof, wherein the plant excludes cauliflower and Chinese kale. For example, a Brassica oleracea plant having self-compatibility is provided. Thereby, technical means that makes it possible to accomplish stable and efficient production of parental line seeds for a Brassica oleracea plant can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Takao Suzuki, Atsushi Izumida, Tetsuya Hiramoto
  • Patent number: 11671549
    Abstract: An image reading device and an image forming apparatus. The image reading device includes an image reader to read an image of a document, and a color reference component arranged to face the image reader. In the image reading device, the image reader reads the color reference component at a prescribed timing to obtain color reference image data, and correction data generating processes are executed based on the obtained color reference image data to generate correction data used to correct data of the image read by the image reader. In the image reading device, wherein the color reference component is moved relative to the image reader in a direction orthogonal to a direction toward and away from the image reader. The image forming apparatus includes the image reading device, and an image is formed on a recording material based on data of the image read by the image reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Heishi, Hiroshi Kubo, Shinya Kitaoka, Satoshi Saito, Yoshito Suzuki, Kimiharu Yanagisawa, Atsushi Kanaya
  • Patent number: 11671555
    Abstract: To obtain imaging device capable of reporting more reliably an occurrence of trouble. The imaging device of the present disclosure includes an imaging sensor configured to generate image data, a diagnosis circuit configured to perform diagnosis processing for the imaging sensor and an output circuit configured to output a flag signal corresponding to a result of the diagnosis processing, wherein the flag signal is set to a ground level signal in response to the result of the diagnosis processing indicating an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kawazu, Masaki Murozuka, Yuichi Motohashi, Atsushi Suzuki