Patents by Inventor Hideaki Maeda
Hideaki Maeda 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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Information processing device to stop the turn off of power based on voice input for voice operation
Patent number: 11984121Abstract: An information processing device presents first information indicating that voice input for the voice operation is possible and second information representing a domain of utterance in which voice operation is possible in response to an occurrence of a predetermined state transition, and performs voice recognition for voice input by a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Fukui, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yoshinori Maeda, Chie Kamada, Emiru Tsunoo, Akira Takahashi, Noriko Totsuka, Kazuya Tateishi, Yuichiro Koyama, Yuki Takeda, Hideaki Watanabe, Kan Kuroda -
Publication number: 20240143958Abstract: The present invention includes: an identification code generation unit that generates, from information of a company code including a first code that uniquely identifies a management target in a part of a company in the part of the company and a second code that identifies the part of the company, an identification code including a history of the management target; a hash processing unit that hashes the identification code generated by the identification code generation unit according to a hash function and converts the hashed identification code into a meaningless code; and a reference code generation unit that generates a reference code unified for the entire company based on the meaningless code converted by the hash processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Tomohisa KOHIYAMA, Sadao SATOU, Atsushi SAGARA, Yoshiyasu WATANABE, Hideaki YOKOTA, Kazuaki IKARASHI, Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Katsunori MAEDA, Keigo FUJIWARA, Kazunobu HISATSUNE
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Patent number: 11972898Abstract: A superconducting magnet according to one embodiment includes: a coil including a superconducting layer having a first portion and a second portion, and a joining portion; and a cryostat in which the coil is stored. The first portion and the second portion are located in a termination portion. The superconducting layer forms a closed loop by superconducting joining of the first portion and the second portion at the joining portion. The superconducting layer is made of a high-temperature superconductor. A current flows through the joining portion in a superconducting state when a magnetic field equal to or greater than 1.0 tesla and equal to or less than 5.0 tesla is applied to the joining portion at 77 kelvin. The cryostat is configured such that a temperature inside the cryostat is equal to or greater than 2.0 kelvin and equal to or less than 77 kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: RIKEN, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Maeda, Yoshinori Yanagisawa, Kotaro Ohki, Tatsuoki Nagaishi
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Patent number: 11936718Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that enable output of information using a more optimal output modal. Provided is an information processing device including a processing unit configured to perform processes of: acquiring apparatus information regarding an output modal for each electronic apparatus; selecting an electronic apparatus having an output modal that outputs information from among a plurality of electronic apparatuses on the basis of the acquired apparatus information; and outputting the information from an output modal of the selected electronic apparatus. The present technology can be applied to, for example, electronic apparatuses such as information apparatuses, video apparatuses, audio apparatuses, or household electrical appliances.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko Totsuka, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yuki Takeda, Kan Kuroda, Yoshinori Maeda, Yuichiro Koyama, Akira Takahashi, Kazuya Tateishi, Chie Kamada, Emiru Tsunoo, Akira Fukui, Hideaki Watanabe
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Patent number: 11936828Abstract: An application distribution device includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Jin Kamada, Hideaki Suzuki, Sho Sakuma, Tomoki Maeda
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Patent number: 11932785Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy adhesive composition capable of reducing re-aggregation of an adhesive layer modifier, maintaining favorable viscosity for a long period of time, exhibiting high adhesiveness, and reducing process failures during application of the adhesive. Provided is an epoxy adhesive composition containing: a modified polyvinyl acetal resin having a constitutional unit with an acid-modified group; an adhesive layer modifier; and an epoxy resin, the epoxy adhesive composition having a ratio of an acid-modified group equivalent of the modified polyvinyl acetal resin to an epoxy equivalent of the epoxy resin (acid-modified group equivalent/epoxy equivalent) of 5.0 to 150.0, the epoxy adhesive composition having a number ratio of the acid-modified group to an epoxy group (acid-modified group number/epoxy group number) of 0.0005 to 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tasuku Yamada, Shiori Tateno, Yousuke Chiba, Takayuki Maeda, Yukio Ochitani, Hideaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11205776Abstract: A method for forming lithium metal oxides comprised of Ni, Mn and Co useful for making lithium ion batteries comprises providing precursor particulates of Ni and Co that are of a particular size that allows the formation of improved lithium metal oxides. The method allows the formation of lithium metal oxides having improved safety while retaining good capacity and rate capability. In particular, the method allows for the formation of lithium metal oxide where the primary particle surface Mn/Ni ratio is greater than the bulk Mn/Ni. Likewise the method allows the formation of lithium metal oxides with secondary particles having much higher densities allowing for higher cathode densities and battery capacities while retaining good capacity and rate performance.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yu-Hua Kao, Murali G. Theivanayagam, Jui-Ching Lin, Jianxin Ma, Liang Chen, Michael Lowe, Hideaki Maeda, Ing-Feng Hu
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Patent number: 11177588Abstract: In a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire connection assembly in which HTS wires each including a HTS layer are connected to each other, a first HTS wire and a second HTS wire that face each other are connected to each other at a plurality of joint portions separated from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first HTS wire and the second HTS wire. Each of the plurality of joint portions may preferably have any one of a rectangle shape, a rounded rectangle shape, and an ellipse shape, and it is preferable to satisfy 0.1<L/W<1.5, and is more preferable to satisfy 0.25<L/W<0.75 when a length in the longitudinal direction of the HTS wire is taken as L and a length in a width direction of the HTS wire is taken as W. It is also preferable that W and/or L monotonously increase from upstream side toward downstream side along the longitudinal direction of the wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: RIKENInventors: Shintetsu Kanazawa, Hideaki Maeda, Yoshinori Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 11171479Abstract: A superconducting magnet device including a superconducting coil formed of a high-temperature superconducting wire, a power supply which supplies current to the superconducting coil, and a protector capable of forming a short-circuit path which short-circuits both ends of the superconducting coil to each other is installed. Current is made to flow from the power supply to the superconducting coil in a superconducting state, and the superconducting coil thereby generates a magnetic field. After the magnetic field is generated, when an abnormality of the superconducting magnet device is detected, or when the power supply and the superconducting coil are disconnected from each other, the short-circuit path is formed by the protector.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: RIKEN, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCEInventors: Masato Takahashi, Hideaki Maeda, Kenjiro Hashi, Gen Nishijima, Shinji Matsumoto, Takashi Noguchi, Tadashi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10853390Abstract: An information processing device in accordance with the present invention provides assistance for displaying correct entry candidates depending on circumstances when entering a machining program. The information processing device includes a program collection unit configured to collect programs entered in numerical controllers, a program entry history storage unit configured to store the collected programs, a ranking information creation unit configured to create ranking information based on counting and scoring of the programs stored in the program entry history storage unit, a ranking information storage unit configured to store the ranking information created by the ranking information creation unit 11, and a ranking information distribution unit configured to distribute the ranking information stored in the ranking information storage unit to the numerical controllers.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Ryuuta Hitomi, Shinya Nakamura, Hideaki Maeda
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Patent number: 10732616Abstract: A numerical controller that controls a machine based on a program includes a manual program execution instruction unit that gives instructions for advancing and reversing execution of the program in a manual manner, a program manual execution unit that sequentially executes the program, and a block information notification unit that identifies a block in the program the execution of which is about to be started, based on execution status of the program reported from the program manual execution unit, and that makes notification in accordance with an attribute of the identified block.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kenji Shimizu, Kazuo Sato, Hideaki Maeda
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Publication number: 20200212605Abstract: In a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire connection assembly in which HTS wires each including a HTS layer are connected to each other, a first HTS wire and a second HTS wire that face each other are connected to each other at a plurality of joint portions separated from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first HTS wire and the second HTS wire. Each of the plurality of joint portions may preferably have any one of a rectangle shape, a rounded rectangle shape, and an ellipse shape, and it is preferable to satisfy 0.1<L/W<1.5, and is more preferable to satisfy 0.25<L/W<0.75 when a length in the longitudinal direction of the HTS wire is taken as L and a length in a width direction of the HTS wire is taken as W. It is also preferable that W and/or L monotonously increase from upstream side toward downstream side along the longitudinal direction of the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: RIKENInventors: Shintetsu KANAZAWA, Hideaki MAEDA, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA
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Patent number: 10656223Abstract: A magnetic field generation apparatus includes a main coil and a variable-current correction coil. The main coil is formed by winding a ReBCO-based superconductive wire rod and generates a magnetic field in a measurement space. The variable-current correction coil is variable in a value of a current, coaxial with the main coil and disposed inside the main coil, and generates a magnetic field which corrects a uniformity of the magnetic field generated by the main coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: JAPAN SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Mamoru Hamada, Hideaki Maeda, Yoshinori Yanagisawa, Hideki Nakagome
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Patent number: 10614932Abstract: The method is for manufacturing a high temperature multi-filamentary superconducting tape wire having an oxide superconducting layer formed on a tape-shaped metal substrate with an intermediate layer therebetween and a metal stabilizing layer formed on the oxide superconducting layer, wherein one or more lengthwise slits are formed in the oxide superconducting layer and the intermediate layer and no slits are formed in the metal substrate and the stabilizing layer. The method includes: a step for preparing a high temperature superconducting wire material having an oxide superconducting layer formed on a tape-shape metal substrate with an intermediate layer therebetween and a stabilizing layer formed on the oxide superconducting layer; and a step for applying a load to the high temperature superconducting wire material to form slits.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: RIKENInventors: Xinzhe Jin, Hideaki Maeda
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Patent number: 10585417Abstract: A machine learning device for learning a threshold value of detecting an abnormal load in a machine tool, includes a state observation unit, and a learning unit. The state observation unit observes a state variable obtained based on at least one of information about a tool, main spindle revolution rate, and amount of coolant of the machine tool, material of a workpiece, and moving direction, cutting speed, and cut depth of the tool, and the learning unit learns the threshold value of detecting an abnormal load based on training data created from an output of the state observation unit and data related to detection of an abnormal load in the machine tool and on teacher data.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Kanta Takayama, Kazuo Sato, Hideaki Maeda
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Publication number: 20200075207Abstract: A superconducting magnet according to one embodiment includes: a coil including a superconducting layer having a first portion and a second portion, and a joining portion; and a cryostat in which the coil is stored. The first portion and the second portion are located in a termination portion. The superconducting layer forms a closed loop by superconducting joining of the first portion and the second portion at the joining portion. The superconducting layer is made of a high-temperature superconductor. A current flows through the joining portion in a superconducting state when a magnetic field equal to or greater than 1.0 tesla and equal to or less than 5.0 tesla is applied to the joining portion at 77 kelvin. The cryostat is configured such that a temperature inside the cryostat is equal to or greater than 2.0 kelvin and equal to or less than 77 kelvin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicants: RIKEN, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki MAEDA, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Patent number: 10540816Abstract: Provided is an information display system configured to display auxiliary information in a real space in a superimposed manner, depending on the visibility of a workpiece. The information display system is provided with a mapping unit configured to photograph the workpiece and create model data indicative of the shape of the workpiece, a complementary unit configured to generate a 3D model image of at least a part of the workpiece based on 3D model data of the workpiece and complement an invisible part of the workpiece by the 3D model image, and a display unit configured to display the 3D model image so as to be superimposed on the invisible part of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Kouhei Kuribara, Kenji Shimizu, Kazuo Satou, Hideaki Maeda
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Patent number: 10539947Abstract: An information processing device displays an NC machining program and a physical state of a machine tool that is operated based on the NC machining program. The information processing device acquires, during execution of a block in a machining block, data indicative of the physical state of the machine tool, associates the block that was being executed with the acquired data and stores the block and the data that have been associated. In addition, the information processing device refers to the database and draw the block using a color according to an intensity of the data, and displays the NC machining program.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Satoru Endo, Shinya Nakamura, Hideaki Maeda
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Patent number: 10521724Abstract: Provided is a numerical controller that is capable of determining a proper timing of swarf discharge and allows an operator to change a swarf discharge method and examine appropriateness of the timing of the swarf discharge on an as needed basis, the numerical controller including a simulation unit that executes a simulation in which a workpiece is machined based on a machining program, a rendered workpiece volume calculation unit that calculates the volume of a rendered workpiece representing the shape of the workpiece rendered by the simulation, and a swarf accumulation amount prediction unit that predicts, based on the volume of the initial rendered workpiece when execution of the simulation is started and the volume of the rendered workpiece when execution of each block included in the machining program is completed, a swarf accumulation amount when the execution of the block is completed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Giichi Nakanishi, Hideaki Maeda, Yorikazu Fukui
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Patent number: 10496074Abstract: An information processing device displays an NC machining program and a physical state of a machine tool that is operated based on the NC machining program. The information processing device acquires, during execution of a block in a machining block, data indicative of the physical state of the machine tool, associates the block that was being executed with the acquired data and stores the block and the data that have been associated. In addition, the information processing device refers to the database and draw the block using a color according to an intensity of the data, and displays the NC machining program.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Satoru Endo, Shinya Nakamura, Hideaki Maeda