Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Watanabe

Hiroaki Watanabe 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: 20240146580
    Abstract: An estimation system generates, from a value of a time series of an estimation object in a past period, a plurality of patterns of a transition of a value of the estimation object. Based on the plurality of generated patterns and a value of a time series of a factor in the past period, the estimation system specifies a dependency relationship between a transition pattern and a value of the factor and a transition pattern at a past (or future) time point and identifies a model in accordance with the specified dependency relationship. By inputting a value of a time series of the factor in a future period to the estimation model, the estimation system specifies a time series of a value in the future period of the estimation object using at least one transition pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Masato UTSUMI, Tohru WATANABE, Kazuki NAMBA, Ikuo SHIGEMORI, Hiroshi IIMURA, Hiroaki OGAWA, Daisuke HAMABA, Jun YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11971683
    Abstract: Provided an electrophotographic electro-conductive member that can stably suppress an occurrence of fogging in an electrophotographic image. The member comprises a support having an electro-conductive outer surface, and an electro-conductive layer on the outer surface of the support, the electro-conductive layer having a matrix including a cross-linked product of a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each includes a cross-linked product of a second rubber and an electro-conductive particle, at least some of the domains is exposed to the outer surface of the electro-conductive member to constitute protrusions on an outer surface of the member, the outer surface of the electro-conductive member is constituted by the matrix and the domains exposed to the outer surface of the electrophotographic electro-conductive member, the electrophotographic electro-conductive member has an impedance of 1.0×103? or more and 1.0×108? or less, and some of the domains satisfy two specific requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Nishioka, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Hiroaki Watanabe, Takumi Furukawa, Yasuhiro Fushimoto, Masahiro Kurachi, Kenji Takashima, Yuichi Kikuchi, Kana Sato
  • Publication number: 20240132481
    Abstract: There are provided a compound of Formula (1) and a labeled biological substance having the compound. A ring Z1 and a ring Z2 represent a 6-membered ring formed of a ring-constituting atom selected from a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom. R1 to R4, R11 to R13, L1, and L2 represents specific groups, and n, ?1, and ?2 represent specific numbers. At least one of R11, R12, or R13 contains a carboxy group or a substituent capable of being bonded to a biological substance. the compound represented by Formula (1) has at least one structure represented by —(CH2—CH2—O)m—R21, where R21 represents a specific group, and m represents a specific number. The compound represented by Formula (1) is a neutral compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kanazawa, Kousuke Watanabe, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hiyoku Nakata, Naoka Hamada, Kazuoki Komiyama, Kazuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20240123876
    Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of ensuring the rigidity of a reclining device and suppressing manufacturing cost includes a reclining device that rotatably connects a seat back to a seat cushion. The reclining device includes rotating shafts disposed on right and left sides in a seat width direction and serving as a rotation center of the seat back, and a connecting member having a plate shape, extending the seat width direction, and connecting the right and left rotating shafts. The connecting member includes a connecting body portion extending long in the seat width direction, and shaft attachment portions provided at extending end portions of the connecting body portion and used for attaching the rotating shafts. The shaft attachment portions have an open cross-sectional shape in which opening portions are formed on upper sides of the shaft attachment portions, and support extending portions of the rotating shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroaki WADA, Hironori WATANABE, Soichiro KAMEI, Jinichi TANABE
  • Patent number: 11945910
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a resin composition containing (A) a thermosetting compound having a styrene structure or a (meth)acrylate structure, and (B) a maleimide compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein in the formula, p represents an integer of 1 to 10, in which the content ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is (A):(B)=50:50 to 90:10 in mass ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Umehara, Rihoko Watanabe, Hiroharu Inoue, Yiqun Wang
  • Patent number: 11936718
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriko Totsuka, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yuki Takeda, Kan Kuroda, Yoshinori Maeda, Yuichiro Koyama, Akira Takahashi, Kazuya Tateishi, Chie Kamada, Emiru Tsunoo, Akira Fukui, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11913982
    Abstract: A radiated electromagnetic wave estimation is performed by a computer. The estimation process includes: converting a circuit diagram of an electronic circuit board into a combination of a plurality of partial circuits; and predicting radiated electromagnetic waves from the electronic circuit board by using a prediction result of a radiated electromagnetic wave for each of the partial circuits obtained by the converting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yusuke Oishi, Shohei Yamane, Yoichi Kochibe, Hiroaki Watanabe, Toshiyasu Ohara
  • Patent number: 11909158
    Abstract: Provided is a small-sized circuit board fixing structure capable of enabling a circuit board on a base to be easily replaced. A circuit board fixing structure configured to fix a circuit board onto a surface of a base includes a wire pattern formed on a surface of the circuit board, a first through hole penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface of the circuit board, a second through hole penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface of the base so as to communicate with the first through hole, an electrode penetratively inserted into the second through hole, and a fixing member engaged with the electrode mounted on the surface of the circuit board and configured to fix the circuit board to the base, in which when the fixing member and the electrode are engaged, the wire pattern and the electrode are electrically connected through the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Katsumi Ashida
  • Publication number: 20240043089
    Abstract: There is provided a front structure of a handlebar vehicle that allows clutch and brake operations to be easily performed with one hand of the rider, a clutch lever that activates a clutch device and a brake lever of a brake device that activates a rear-wheel brake being arranged around a grip provided at a side-end part of a steering handlebar. The brake device is provided with a hydraulic master cylinder provided with a cylinder hole that accommodates a piston, and a brake lever that activates the piston. A clutch grip operation part of the clutch lever and a brake grip operation part of the brake lever extend along the grip and are able to rotate in the same rotation direction, and the clutch lever is disposed higher in the body of the vehicle than the brake lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Doi, Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230146496
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile toilet that can be used well. A mobile toilet includes a trailer, a toilet bowl disposed in a cargo box of the trailer, a drain tank disposed in the cargo box and storing sewage discharged from the toilet bowl, a drain passage communicating between the toilet bowl and the drain tank, and a second conveyance device provided in the middle of the drain passage. The toilet bowl has a drain trap communicating with an upstream end of the drain passage, and the drain passage passes a position higher than a sealing water level of the drain trap, and has a spout space provided in a position higher than the sealing water level of the drain trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki TAKEUCHI, Katsuhisa FUKUMOTO, Hiroaki WATANABE, Michitarou MAKI, Yasuhiro SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 11640122
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member including an electroconductive support and an electroconductive layer on the support, an electroconductive member is used, in which an electroconductive layer has a matrix comprising a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each comprising a second rubber and an electronic electroconductive agent, and for impedance measured by applying an AC voltage with an amplitude of 1 V to the electroconductive layer while varying frequencies between 1.0×10?2 Hz to 1.0×107 Hz under a specific environment, when a double logarithmic plot with a frequency on an abscissa and an impedance on an ordinate is obtained, a slope on a high frequency side is ?0.8 or more and —0.3 or less, and the impedance a low frequency side is from 1.0×103 to 1.0×107?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kikuchi, Satoru Nishioka, Kenji Takashima, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Masahiro Kurachi, Takumi Furukawa, Hiroaki Watanabe, Kenya Terada, Yuya Tomomizu, Toshimitsu Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230038184
    Abstract: Devices facilitating recovery of polymers are disclosed. A crushing device (25) includes a housing (13) into which a paper diaper (D) containing polymers (P) in a water-absorbed state is thrown, and a crushing member (28) that is accommodated in the housing (13) and crushes the paper diaper (D). A moving speed of the crushing member (28) is 0.1 m/s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhisa FUKUMOTO, Hiroaki WATANABE, Michitarou MAKI, Ikunori HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 11507724
    Abstract: An estimation method is performed by a computer for estimating a far field of electromagnetic waves or heat. The method includes: generating an emphasis pattern image obtained by emphasizing each target element of a pattern image of a target circuit by an emphasizing method that corresponds to a type of each target element, with respect to the target element which is at least a part of elements included in the target circuit; and estimating the far field of electromagnetic waves or heat radiated from the target circuit by an existing estimation model using the emphasis pattern image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shohei Yamane, Yusuke Oishi, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yoichi Kochibe
  • Publication number: 20220308495
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member including an electroconductive support and an electroconductive layer on the support, an electroconductive member is used, in which an electroconductive layer has a matrix comprising a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each comprising a second rubber and an electronic electroconductive agent, and for impedance measured by applying an AC voltage with an amplitude of 1 V to the electroconductive layer while varying frequencies between 1.0×10?2 Hz to 1.0×107 Hz under a specific environment, when a double logarithmic plot with a frequency on an abscissa and an impedance on an ordinate is obtained, a slope on a high frequency side is ?0.8 or more and —0.3 or less, and the impedance a low frequency side is from 1.0×103 to 1.0×107?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichi Kikuchi, Satoru Nishioka, Kenji Takashima, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Masahiro Kurachi, Takumi Furukawa, Hiroaki Watanabe, Kenya Terada, Yuya Tomomizu, Toshimitsu Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11447942
    Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a toilet seat, a casing provided in rear of the toilet seat, and a functional component that ejects liquid or that blows out or suctions gas. The functional component is a private part cleaning device that cleans a private part of a sitting person, a blower device that provides warm air into a toilet bowl, or a deodorizing device that deodorizes an inner portion of the toilet bowl, for example. At least part of the functional component is provided in the toilet seat, and the other part of the functional component is provided in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Koga, Hiroaki Watanabe, Tomoya Sasaki, Tsunaki Itou
  • Patent number: 11397388
    Abstract: A process for producing an electrophotographic electroconductive member having an electroconductive support and an electroconductive layer in the order mentioned. The electroconductive layer has a matrix including a crosslinked product of a first rubber, and a domain including a crosslinked product of a second rubber and an electroconductive particle, the process including the steps of: providing a rubber mixture for forming the domain, including carbon black and the second rubber by kneading the carbon black and the second rubber; providing a rubber mixture for forming the matrix, including the first rubber; kneading the rubber mixture for forming the domain and the rubber mixture for forming the matrix to prepare a rubber composition having a matrix-domain structure; forming a layer of the rubber composition on a surface of the electroconductive support; and curing the layer of the rubber composition on the surface of the electroconductive support to form the electroconductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Nishioka, Masahiro Kurachi, Kenji Takashima, Yuichi Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Kana Sato, Takumi Furukawa, Hiroaki Watanabe, Kenya Terada, Yuya Tomomizu, Toshimitsu Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20220229379
    Abstract: Used is an electro-conductive member for electrophotography including: a support having an electro-conductive outer surface; and an electro-conductive layer on the outer surface of the support, wherein the electro-conductive layer includes: a matrix containing a first crosslinked rubber product and having a volume resistivity greater than 1.0×1012 ?cm; and domains dispersed in the matrix, wherein the domain includes a second crosslinked rubber product and an electron conductive agent; and the electro-conductive layer includes a region T in which the volume resistivity of the matrix decreases in a depth direction from the outer surface of the electro-conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Shota Kaneko, Yuichi Kikuchi, Kenji Takashima, Masahiro Kurachi, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Satoru Nishioka, Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11385559
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member including an electroconductive support and an electroconductive layer on the support, an electroconductive member is used, in which an electroconductive layer has a matrix comprising a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each comprising a second rubber and an electronic electroconductive agent, and for impedance measured by applying an AC voltage with an amplitude of 1 V to the electroconductive layer while varying frequencies between 1.0×10?2 Hz to 1.0×107 Hz under a specific environment, when a double logarithmic plot with a frequency on an abscissa and an impedance on an ordinate is obtained, a slope on a high frequency side is ?0.8 or more and ?0.3 or less, and the impedance a low frequency side is from 1.0×103 to 1.0×107?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kikuchi, Satoru Nishioka, Kenji Takashima, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Masahiro Kurachi, Takumi Furukawa, Hiroaki Watanabe, Kenya Terada, Yuya Tomomizu, Toshimitsu Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11374157
    Abstract: (Problem) To provide a small light illuminating apparatus configured to uniformly cool a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (Problem-solving approach) A light illuminating apparatus that irradiates light of a line shape includes a light source unit having a plurality of light sources arranged along a first direction on a surface of a substrate, a heat dissipation unit having a plurality of heat sink fins formed along the first direction, and thermally coupled to an opposing surface side of the substrate, a housing which receives the heat dissipation unit and forms a wind tunnel with a cooling wind flowing inside, wherein the cooling wind cools the heat sink fins, and a first cooling fan which generates the cooling wind flowing in the first direction within the wind tunnel, wherein at least one of opposite sides of a second direction of the housing has an air hole through which the cooling wind is discharged to outside via the plurality of heat sink fins, or the cooling wind is absorbed via the pluralit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11315707
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a long body covered with a covering layer, in which the long body includes at least plural electric wires and/or tubes, the covering layer includes at least a specific intermediate layer and a specific outermost layer, the method including at least: covering the long body with the covering layer; and fixing positions of the plural electric wires and/or tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: JUNKOSHA INC.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Watanabe