Patents by Inventor Daisuke Sato

Daisuke Sato 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: 20220105750
    Abstract: A vehicle equipped with a plurality of omni-directional wheels includes a grounding part that supports the vehicle by grounding to a ground surface, a moving mechanism to protrude the grounding part from the bottom of the vehicle toward the ground surface, and a controller for controlling the moving mechanism so as to ground said grounding part to the ground surface. The controller is configured to control the moving mechanism so as to ground the grounding part to the ground surface when the vehicle is detected to have stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Ishii, Daisuke Sato, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220105216
    Abstract: A handrail disinfection system for vehicle with handrail is mounted on a vehicle having handrail for grasping by an occupant. The handrail disinfection system includes a tank to store disinfectant solution, an exudation part provided on the handrail, an actuator for exuding the disinfectant solution stored in the tank from the exudation part, and a controller for controlling the actuator. At least one processor included in the controller executes upon execution of at least one program, performing a disinfecting process in which the actuator is controlled to exude the disinfectant solution from the exudation part to a surface of the handrail when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Izu, Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220104457
    Abstract: A guidance vehicle guides a dog for a walk, and includes a leash attachment, a distance sensor, and an electronic control unit. The leash attachment is configured to attach a leash that connects the dog. The distance sensor is configured to detect a dog-to-vehicle distance being a distance between the dog and the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a travel control of the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit includes, as one of modes of the travel control, a walk guidance mode that causes the guidance vehicle to automatically travel along a walk route while guiding the dog to walk. The walk guidance mode executed by the electronic control unit includes a basic walk mode that controls the dog-to-vehicle distance so as to maintain a constant distance when the dog is moving along the walk route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Saki Narita, Tetsuya Kanata, Yozo Iwami, Daisaku Honda, Yuhei Katsumata, Hideki Fukudome, Takuya Watabe, Naoko Ichikawa, Yuta Maniwa, Yuki Nishikawa, Daisuke Ishii, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11293320
    Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to be able to execute a forced regeneration process in an engine which includes a DOC and DPF disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a temperature increase unit including an exhaust throttle valve, for increasing a temperature of each of the DOC and the DPF. The forced regeneration process includes a first temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DOC is increased to a first temperature, and a second temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DPF is increased to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature after completion of the first temperature increase process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Mizuki Kanai, Kazuki Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20220102936
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a base portion comprising: an upward-facing surface, and a frame defining an inner lateral surface; a plurality of semiconductor laser elements arranged on the upward-facing surface and surrounded by the frame; a cover portion supported by the frame and disposed above the plurality of semiconductor laser elements; and a protrusion extending from a lower surface of the cover portion toward the upward-facing surface. Light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor laser elements is incident on a lateral surface of the protrusion, passes through the protrusion, is reflected at the boundary surface, and is transmitted through the cover portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke SATO
  • Patent number: 11276548
    Abstract: Provided are a charged particle beam device and a charged particle beam adjustment method capable of observing or inspecting a change in observation conditions in a more appropriate beam state while preventing an increase in a time required for each measurement point. The charged particle beam device includes a condenser lens 3 and an objective lens 14 configured to focus an electron beam 4 emitted from an electron source 2, a primary beam scanning deflector 5 or a secondary electron deflector 15, an adjusting element 13 configured to adjust an axis of the electron beam 4, and a control device 9 configured to supply a signal representing a control amount to the adjusting element 13 for control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Hitomi Sakai, Daisuke Sato, Keiichiro Hitomi, Hiroyuki Saito, Kazuma Tanii
  • Publication number: 20220073080
    Abstract: The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure, which includes a person, an object, or both as a transport target, comprises a deck on which the transport target is placed and a sensing device configured to detect a disappearance of the transport target from the deck. At least a part of a periphery of the deck is opened for better accessibility to the deck for the transport target. The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure also comprises a controller configured to stop traveling control for transporting the transport target in response to detection of the disappearance of the transport target by the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220055661
    Abstract: The safety management apparatus comprises a protective shield with automatic opening and closing, a sensor configured to obtain physical information related to an occupant boarded an autonomous traveling cart, and a controller configured to control the opening and closing of the protective shield. The protective shield is configured to be normally open and, when closed, shield an occupant space of the cart from the outside. The controller includes at least one memory including at least one program, and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory. The at least one processor executes a first process and a second process upon execution of the at least one program. The first process is to determine whether the occupant is an infant based on the physical information. The second process, which is executed when the occupant is determined to be an infant, is to close the protective shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto, Tetsuya Kanata, Yozo Iwami, Yuhei Katsumata, Daisaku Honda, Saki Narita, Hideki Fukudome, Takuya Watabe, Naoko Ichikawa, Yuta Maniwa, Yuki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220055622
    Abstract: A vehicle safety apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes one or more cameras to detect passenger state information relating to a riding state of a passenger on the vehicle, a memory to store the passenger state information detected by the one or more cameras, and a processor to execute motion control of the vehicle based on the passenger state information stored in the memory. The processor is configured to execute posture determination processing to determine whether the passenger is riding in a stable posture based on the passenger state information, and safety securing processing to secure safety of the passenger by executing the motion control, when the passenger is not riding in the stable posture in the posture determination processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220040847
    Abstract: A specifying data generating apparatus configured to generate specifying data for causing a robot to reproduce a motion of a target object including a generating unit configured to generate, based on manual data indicative of a motion of a target object manually operated, specifying data for specifying, in association with a time, a position and a posture of an end effector of a robot configured to imitate the motion of the target object, and a correcting unit configured, when a period during which a motion of the end effector operated according to the specifying data generated by the generating unit deviates from a predetermined tolerance has occurred, to correct, through extension in a time direction, the specifying data of at least the period during which there is the deviation from the tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Daisuke SATO
  • Patent number: 11236630
    Abstract: An axial compressor includes: a casing having a tubular shape; variable stator vanes each having a vane shaft as a swing center, provided in the casing as stator vanes or inlet guide vanes, and arranged in a circumferential direction of the casing; rotor blades provided on a trailing edges side of the variable stator vanes in the casing and arranged in the circumferential direction of the casing; and a plasma actuator configured to generate a plasma annularly distributed in the circumferential direction of the casing, the plasma actuator being attached on an inner circumferential surface of the casing and intersects with a clearance between each variable stator vane and the inner circumferential surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Hosaka, Nozomi Tanaka, Ryuuta Tanaka, Takayuki Hazu, Dai Kato, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20220006418
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a motor and a motor control device. The motor control device includes an acquisition unit, a. diagnosis unit, and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires control data. The control data includes a command, transmitted from each of a plurality of controllers, with respect to the motor. The plurality of controllers are configured to communicate with the motor control device. The diagnosis unit makes a diagnosis of multiple sets of the control data provided by the plurality of controllers and acquired by the acquisition unit. The control unit controls the motor by using a single set of control data selected based on a result of the diagnosis made by the diagnosis unit from the multiple sets of the control data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11201131
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a light emitting device, a heat dissipating plate, and a holder. The light emitting device has a light extraction window and a plurality of electrodes. The light emitting device is secured to the heat dissipating plate. The heat dissipating plate is secured to the holder. The holder includes a plurality of terminals respectively connected to the electrodes of the light emitting device. The heat dissipating plate includes an exposed portion exposed from the holder when viewed from a side of the light emitting module on which the light extraction window of the light emitting device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hatano, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20210353240
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to control an X-ray tube to perform an X-ray irradiation, that is performed prior to an X-ray imaging performed on an object, based on an imaging condition where at least one of an X-ray irradiation range and dose is smaller than an imaging condition of the X-ray imaging. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to evaluate a positional relationship between the X-ray tube and an X-ray detector based on a detection result of an X-ray irradiated in the prior X-ray irradiation by the X-ray detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20210348572
    Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to be able to execute, in an engine which includes a DOC, a DPF, and a temperature increase unit including an exhaust throttle valve, for increasing a temperature of each of the DOC and the DPF, a forced regeneration process of removing PM deposited on the DPF by increasing the temperature of the DPF. The control device includes a flow rate estimation part configured to estimate an intake flow rate of a combustion gas sent into a cylinder of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Tomohide YAMADA, Ryuji KITA, Hiroki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20210312649
    Abstract: It provides the measurement data of each portion of the target object with a high accuracy. The measurement data calculation apparatus 1020 includes an obtaining unit 1024A, an extraction unit 1024B, a conversion unit 1024C, and a calculation unit 1024D. The obtaining unit 1024A obtains the image data in which the target object is photographed and the full length data of the target object. The extraction unit 1024B extracts the shape data indicating the shape of the target object from the image data. The conversion unit 1024C converts and silhouettes the shape data based on the full length data. The calculation unit 1024D uses the shape data converted by the conversion unit 1024C to calculate the measurement data of each portion of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Hiroki YATO, Chikashi ARITA, Yoshihisa ISHIBASHI, Takashi NAKANO, Ryosuke SASAKI, Ryosuke TAJIMA, Yoshihiro OHTA
  • Publication number: 20210310390
    Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to be able to execute a forced regeneration process in an engine which includes a DOC and DPF disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a temperature increase unit including an exhaust throttle valve, for increasing a temperature of each of the DOC and the DPF. The forced regeneration process includes a first temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DOC is increased to a first temperature, and a second temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DPF is increased to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature after completion of the first temperature increase process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Mizuki KANAI, Kazuki NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210301707
    Abstract: A control device is configured to direct an opening degree of a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage or an exhaust passage of an engine including a DOC disposed in the exhaust passage and a DPF disposed downstream of the DOC in the exhaust passage. The control device includes: a hysteresis occurring condition determination unit configured to determine whether a hysteresis occurring condition (predetermined time elapses after instructed opening degree of throttle valve becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined opening degree and/or predetermined time elapses after engine output becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined output) is met; and a hysteresis elimination execution unit configured to cause, if it is determined that the hysteresis occurring condition is met, the throttle valve to execute hysteresis elimination that involves temporarily increasing the opening degree of the throttle valve from the instructed opening degree and then returning it to the instructed opening degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Tomohide YAMADA, Mizuki KANAI, Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Kazutoshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 11120063
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a processing unit configured to perform a summarization process of summarizing content of speech indicated by voice information based on speech of a user on a basis of acquired information indicating a weight related to a summary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Kawano, Keisuke Touyama, Nobuki Furue, Keisuke Saito, Daisuke Sato, Mitani Ryosuke, Miwa Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20210254524
    Abstract: An ECU 10 includes a valve control unit 101 for throttling a valve opening of at least one of an intake throttle valve or an exhaust throttle valve so that an upstream temperature of a DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and a deposition condition determination unit 105 for determining whether a deposition condition that a SOF deposition amount on the DOC exceeds a predetermined deposition amount is satisfied. The valve control unit 101 includes a throttle amount decrease control execution unit 102 for executing throttle amount decrease control to decrease a throttle amount of the valve opening when the deposition condition is satisfied to be smaller than when the deposition condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Daisuke SATO