Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Nakano

Hiroaki Nakano 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: 11648352
    Abstract: A laminated gasket (13) to be used for a medical syringe is provided, which includes a main body (14) made of an elastic material, and a film (15) provided on a surface of the main body (14). The gasket (13) has a circumferential surface portion (17) to be brought into contact with an inner peripheral surface (16) of a syringe barrel (11) of the syringe. The gasket (13) further includes a projection (22) provided on a surface portion of the film (15) present in the circumferential surface portion (17) as extending circumferentially of the gasket. The projection (22) has a height of not less than 15 ?m and not greater than 55 ?m and a width of not less than 30 ?m and not greater than 75 ?m. With this arrangement, the laminated gasket is excellent in sealability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Yuki Sakashita, Yoshikazu Masuyama
  • Patent number: 11605979
    Abstract: A power receiving device according to the present disclosure includes a power receiving section that receives power from a power feed device with use of a power receiving coil; and a communication section that transmits coil information to the power feed device, the coil information indicating whether or not a coil is provided near the power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kozakai, Hiroaki Nakano, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230070913
    Abstract: To acquire distance information with high accuracy with a simple configuration, and perform highly reliable positioning. A communication device includes a distance acquisition unit that acquires distance information calculated on the basis of a propagation channel characteristic, and an altitude acquisition unit that acquires altitude information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Kohei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11574160
    Abstract: A non-contact communication medium according to one disclosed embodiment includes a memory unit, a power generation unit, a power monitoring unit, and a capacitance control unit. The power generation unit includes a resonant circuit and a rectification circuit, and generates electric power to be supplied to the memory unit. The resonant circuit includes an antenna coil and resonant capacitance unit having a variable capacitance value, and the rectification circuit rectifies a resonant output of the resonant circuit. The power monitoring unit includes a current adjustment element, a reference voltage generation source, and an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier controls the current adjustment element such that an output voltage of the rectification circuit is equal to a reference voltage from the reference voltage generation source. The capacitance control unit is configured to control the resonant capacitance unit on the basis of an output of the operational amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ono, Toru Terashima, Hiroaki Fujita, Hiroaki Nakano, Hideo Maeda, Nobuhiko Shigyo
  • Patent number: 11562197
    Abstract: A non-contact communication medium according to an embodiment of the present technology is a non-contact communication medium for a recording medium cartridge, including: a circuit component; a support substrate; and an antenna coil. The circuit component has a memory unit capable of storing management information relating to the recording medium cartridge therein. The support substrate supports the circuit component. The antenna coil includes a coil unit that is electrically connected to the circuit component and formed on the support substrate, an inductance value of the coil unit being 0.3 ?H or more and 2.0 ?H or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Eiji Nakashio, Kazuo Anno, Takanobu Iwama, Shinya Tochikubo, Naohiro Adachi, Masayoshi Abe, Uichiro Omae
  • Publication number: 20220397656
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication device and a communication method that enable adaptive positioning. A communication unit performs wireless communication with a peripheral communication apparatus, and a processing unit outputs, on the basis of a frequency characteristic of a propagation channel, information of a distance to the communication apparatus and reliability level information representing a reliability level of the distance information. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a BLE chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Takuya Ichihara
  • Publication number: 20220391609
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an identification unit configured to identify unique information on shoes using at least part of a captured image of the shoes, and a setting unit configured to set an association between an acquisition device configured to acquire the unique information and a module device attached to the shoes based on the unique information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Zhenwei WANG, Hiroaki NAKANO, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, ltsumi KATO, Akira KAMEI, Chenhui HUANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220391010
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire sensing data from a sensor device used for a foot, and a determination unit configured to determine an attached state of the sensor device to the foot according to a motion of the foot calculated using the sensing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroaki Nakano, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, Itsumi KATO, Akira KAMEI, Chenhui HUANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Zhenwei WANG, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA
  • Patent number: 11515737
    Abstract: A power receiving unit includes: a power receiving section configured to receive power that is fed from a power feeding unit in a non-contact manner; a rectification section configured to rectify the power received by the power receiving section; a method determination section configured to identify a feeding method of the power feeding unit; and a target voltage setting section configured to set a target voltage of the power rectified by the rectification section, to a value corresponding to the feeding method identified by the method determination section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Takaaki Hashiguchi
  • Publication number: 20220346026
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication apparatus, a communication method, and a program that enable improvement in performance of short-range wireless communication. The communication apparatus includes: a reception circuit that receives a signal transmitted by load-modulating in a card, which is a partner in short-range wireless communication, via an antenna; and a transmission power control unit that controls transmission power transmitted to the card on the basis of a reception signal modulation degree which is a modulation degree of the signal received by the reception circuit. Then, the transmission power control unit performs control so as to reduce the transmission power in a case where the reception signal modulation degree is less than or equal to a certain threshold value. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a communication apparatus that performs short-range wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujita, Hiroaki Nakano, Uichiro Omae
  • Publication number: 20220291371
    Abstract: Provided are a distance measurement device and a distance measurement method for accurately measuring a distance even when multipath occurs. The present technology provides a distance measurement device including a first transceiver, a second transceiver, a response information acquisition section, a filter, and a distance calculator. The first transceiver transmits a first pulse signal to the second transceiver while performing frequency sweeping. The second transceiver receives the first pulse signal transmitted from the first transceiver. The response information acquisition section acquires response information on a basis of a phase difference obtained by reception of the first pulse signal. The filter extracts initial response information from the response information, the initial response information being the response information related to the first pulse signal to be received at an initial stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Masayuki Tanaka, Hiroaki Nakano, Uichiro Omae
  • Patent number: 11369335
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation image detection device used in a radiation image photographing system including the radiation image detection device that is portable and acquires radiation image data based on irradiated radiation, and a plurality of control terminals that are connected to the radiation image detection device and acquire the radiation image data acquired by the radiation image detection device, the radiation image detection device includes a hardware processor that: transmits and receives communication information to and from each of the control terminals; determines whether an IP address to be used for data communication by a connected one of the control terminals is a dynamic IP address or a static IP address, based on initial information received from each of the control terminals before data communication is established; and acquires an IP address, in accordance with a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Naoki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220175336
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing device connectable to a plurality of types of radiographic image capturing control devices having different specifications, includes a hardware processor that controls an operation of the radiographic image capturing device based on information indicating specifications or a type of a radiographic image capturing control device connected to the radiographic image capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: YUUICHI MARUTA, HIROAKI NAKANO
  • Patent number: 11316382
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus is provided. The power feeding apparatus includes a power feeding unit configured to supply electric power to a power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field; a measuring unit configured to measure an electric characteristic value and to generate a measurement value; a power receiving unit configured to provide a set value; and a foreign substance detection unit configured to detect a foreign substance in the magnetic field based on the set value and the measurement value. A power receiving apparatus, a power feeding system, and a method of controlling power feeding are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 11309746
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Osamu Kozakai, Shinji Komiyama, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 11303161
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detecting device including a coil electromagnetically coupled to the external, a resonant circuit that includes at least the coil, and a detecting section that superimposes a measurement signal for measuring the Q-factor of the resonant circuit on a power transmission signal transmitted to the coil in a contactless manner and removes the power transmission signal from an alternating-current signal obtained by superimposing the measurement signal on the power transmission signal. The detecting section measures the Q-factor by using the alternating-current signal from which the power transmission signal is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Keigo Bunsen, Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20220104042
    Abstract: A reception apparatus (10) includes plural antennas (101, 102) that are compatible with an LTE communication scheme and one reception processing section (100) processing a reception signal acquired by any one of the plural antennas (101, 102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki NAKANO, Osamu KOZAKAI, Masahiro UNO, Yuji MURAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11271428
    Abstract: An energy receiver including a power receiver coil configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power transmitter; a detection section configured to detect a foreign object; and a power storage section configured to supply power to the detection section during detection of the foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Yuji Murayama, Kenichi Fujimaki, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11201407
    Abstract: The present technology relates an antenna apparatus and a communication apparatus that make it possible to miniaturize the antenna apparatus and improve communication performance. A solenoid-coil-type solenoid antenna and a metal plate disposed to have an overlapping portion with the solenoid antenna in a length direction of the solenoid antenna are included. The overlapping portion includes a portion corresponding to a length of 50% to 80% of a length of the solenoid antenna. Furthermore, a slit is formed in the metal plate, and the solenoid antenna is disposed in parallel to the slit. It is possible to apply the present technology to an antenna apparatus included in a communication apparatus that performs wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai, Hiroaki Nakano, Uichiro Omae
  • Publication number: 20210384773
    Abstract: An electronic unit includes: a power receiving section configured to receive electric power fed from a feed unit by using a magnetic field; and a control section configured to perform, when a receiving current supplied from the power receiving section is less than a predetermined threshold current at a time of a light load, current increasing control to increase the receiving current to the threshold current or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Shinichi Fukuda