Patents by Inventor Hiroki Asai

Hiroki Asai 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: 8860841
    Abstract: A camera control apparatus comprises a processor adapted to control a display to display a plurality of sensed images respectively obtained from a plurality of cameras and a transmitter adapted to transmit a command to control another camera to execute color adjustment based on an image signal of a reference region of an image of a reference camera of the images displayed as a list by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nagamasa, Junya Masaki, Toshiyuki Fukui, Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20140254765
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display first image data and second image data in different display modes on a display unit. The first image data is generated by detecting, with use of a radiation detection unit, radiation that has transmitted through a subject, and the second image data is generated by subjecting the first image data to predetermined image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20130328433
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bonded-magnet rotor according to the invention includes forming step and arranging step. The forming step is by forming a bonded-magnet formed body. The arranging step includes: integrating an inside-diameter holding jig, a rotor core, and a rotor-core presser jig; arranging the bonded-magnet formed bodies on the outside periphery of the inside-diameter holding jig; and arranging an outside-diameter-holding magnet-pressure-welding jig to support outside peripheral faces of the bonded-magnet formed bodies. The method further includes steps of: deforming the bonded-magnet formed bodies to fit with the outside peripheral dimension of the rotor core by pressing and transferring the bonded-magnet formed bodies to the rotor core with a forming jig; mutually joining end portions of adjacent ones of the bonded-magnet formed bodies; and integrating the bonded-magnet formed bodies with the rotor core by compressing the bonded-magnet formed bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20130300892
    Abstract: A camera control apparatus comprises a processor adapted to control a display to display a plurality of sensed images respectively obtained from a plurality of cameras and a transmitter adapted to transmit a command to control another camera to execute color adjustment based on an image signal of a reference region of an image of a reference camera of the images displayed as a list by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nagamasa, Junya Masaki, Toshiyuki Fukui, Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20130235944
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique of enabling to confirm the state of a partner apparatus in high-speed serial communication. An information processing apparatus including a master and a slave which is connected with the master by a plurality of signal lines to be able to make serial communication therewith, the master comprises: a decision unit configured to decide a change in signal level of a data signal line, and a switching unit arranged between the data signal line and the decision unit, and configured to switch whether to invert a logical value based on the fact that the decision unit has decided a change in signal level of the data signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Asai, Takeshi Hiraoka
  • Publication number: 20130238825
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique of enabling to appropriately confirm the state of a partner apparatus in high-speed serial communication. An information processing apparatus includes a master and a slave which is connected with the master by a plurality of signal lines. The master and the slave are configured to perform a handshake by changing a signal level of a respective data signal line for a period of time longer than a cycle of a clock each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Hiraoka, Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 8493467
    Abstract: A camera control apparatus comprises a processor adapted to control a display to display a plurality of sensed images respectively obtained from a plurality of cameras and a transmitter adapted to transmit a command to control another camera to execute color adjustment based on an image signal of a reference region of an image of a reference camera of the images displayed as a list by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nagamasa, Junya Masaki, Toshiyuki Fukui, Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20130026863
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing anisotropic bonded magnets includes four steps. The first step fills a compressing metal mold with a compound chiefly made of flaky anisotropic magnetic particles. The second step forms a compression molded substance by molding the compound in the metal mold within an orientation magnetic field. The third step couples the compressing metal mold to a molding metal mold together. The fourth step moves the compression molded substance from the compressing metal mold to the molding metal mold, and then deforms and molds the compression molded substance into a given shape. This method allows controlling the anisotropy of the anisotropic bonded magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 8159102
    Abstract: A rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around a stator 13 that is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 13a. The inner circumferential face of a rotor frame 14b of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the stator, and magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing a substrate. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with a first extended portion 13c that extends from a magnetic pole base 13d to a substrate 11 side, and a second extended portion 13b that extends from the magnetic pole base to a side opposite the substrate side. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Kenji Sugiura, Hiroshi Ueda, Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 8159106
    Abstract: A stator 13 on whose outer circumference a plurality of magnetic poles 13a are arranged is mounted on a substrate 11, and a rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around the stator. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the stator, and magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the substrate. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with a first extended portion 13c that extends from a magnetic pole base 13d to the substrate side, and a second extended portion 13b that extends from the magnetic pole base to a side opposite the substrate side. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19 outside the outer circumferential face of the stator such that the FG pattern opposes the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Kenji Sugiura, Hiroshi Ueda, Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 8159097
    Abstract: A rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around a stator 13 that is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 13a. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 on whose face opposing the stator main magnetization is performed, and on whose face opposing the substrate FG magnetization is performed. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with extended portions 13b and 13c that vertically extend from the magnetic pole base 13d. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19 opposing the magnet 15. The FG pattern is disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of the outer circumferential face of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Kenji Sugiura, Hiroshi Ueda, Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 8067870
    Abstract: The motor of the invention is an outer rotor type motor, and a rotor includes a cylindrical rotor frame that is opened at one end thereof in an axial direction, and a hollow cylindrical magnet attached to an inner periphery of the rotor frame. The magnet has a joining portion joined to an inside cylindrical portion of the rotor frame, and a protruding portion that further protrudes in the axial direction from one end, the outer diameter of the protruding portion is larger than the inner diameter of the rotor frame, and the joining portion is directly brought into close contact with a portion ranging from the one end to at least a portion of the inside cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayashi, Yasuo Yonei, Tooru Nakamaru, Norihito Yasuda, Hiroki Asai, Hiroyuki Asai, Kouji Wada
  • Publication number: 20110187661
    Abstract: An input apparatus including: a display device which displays an operational image; an image-designation detecting device which detects designation of the operational image; a processing executing section configured to, where the image-designation detecting device has detected that the operational image has been designated, execute a processing assigned to the designated operational image; a display updating section which updates display on the display device from a state in which the operational image has been displayed; and a disabling section configured to, where the image-designation detecting device has detected a designation of an operational image which has been displayed on the display device after the update of the display by the display updating section and which is different from an operational image having been displayed on the display device before the update, disable an execution of a processing assigned to the designated operational image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki WAKIZAKA, Hiroki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20100327691
    Abstract: A stator 13 on whose outer circumference a plurality of magnetic poles 13a are arranged is mounted on a substrate 11, and a rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around the stator. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the stator, and magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the substrate. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with a first extended portion 13c that extends from a magnetic pole base 13d to the substrate side, and a second extended portion 13b that extends from the magnetic pole base to a side opposite the substrate side. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19 outside the outer circumferential face of the stator such that the FG pattern opposes the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Kenji Sugiura, Hiroshi Ueda, Hiroki Asai
  • Publication number: 20100327692
    Abstract: A rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around a stator 13 that is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 13a. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 on whose face opposing the stator main magnetization is performed, and on whose face opposing the substrate FG magnetization is performed. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with extended portions 13b and 13c that vertically extend from the magnetic pole base 13d. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19 opposing the magnet 15. The FG pattern is disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of the outer circumferential face of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi YOSHIKAWA, Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Kenji SUGIURA, Hiroshi UEDA, Hiroki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20100314965
    Abstract: A rotor 14 is rotatably disposed around a stator 13 that is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 13a. The inner circumferential face of a rotor frame 14b of the rotor is provided with a magnet 15 magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing the stator, and magnetized to have alternately opposite polarities in a direction opposing a substrate. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with a first extended portion 13c that extends from a magnetic pole base 13d to a substrate 11 side, and a second extended portion 13b that extends from the magnetic pole base to a side opposite the substrate side. A face of the substrate opposing the rotor is provided with a FG pattern 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi YOSHIKAWA, Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Kenji SUGIURA, Hiroshi UEDA, Hiroki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20100033050
    Abstract: The motor of the invention is an outer rotor type motor, and a rotor includes a cylindrical rotor frame that is opened at one end thereof in an axial direction, and a hollow cylindrical magnet attached to an inner periphery of the rotor frame. The magnet has a joining portion joined to an inside cylindrical portion of the rotor frame, and a protruding portion that further protrudes in the axial direction from one end, the outer diameter of the protruding portion is larger than the inner diameter of the rotor frame, and the joining portion is directly brought into close contact with a portion ranging from the one end to at least a portion of the inside cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayashi, Yasuo Yonei, Tooru Nakamaru, Norihito Yasuda, Hiroki Asai, Hiroyuki Asai, Kouji Wada
  • Publication number: 20090147100
    Abstract: A camera control apparatus comprises a processor adapted to control a display to display a plurality of sensed images respectively obtained from a plurality of cameras and a transmitter adapted to transmit a command to control another camera to execute color adjustment based on an image signal of a reference region of an image of a reference camera of the images displayed as a list by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nagamasa, Junya Masaki, Toshiyuki Fukui, Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 5764247
    Abstract: A drive method for an ink ejection device that cancels residual pressure fluctuations using a signal drive power source, wherein at time (b) a positive voltage V from a single power source is applied to an ink chamber 4b1 and other ink chambers 4 are connected to ground. Therefore, the volume of ink chamber 4b1 increases from a natural volume. At time (c), voltage V applied to the ink chamber 4b1 is stopped and a positive voltage V from the single power source is applied to the other ink chambers 4 so that the volume in the ink chamber 4b1 is reduced from the increased volume to an extent beyond the natural volume that causes an ink droplet to be ejected from the nozzle 12 of ink chamber 4b1. At timing (d), application of positive voltage V to the ink chambers 4c0, 4a1, 4c1, 4a2, 4b2, and 4c2 is stopped so that all the ink chambers revert to the natural volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroki Asai
  • Patent number: 5646661
    Abstract: An ink ejecting device includes ink channels intercommunicating with slits and air channels intercommunicating with another slits. The ink channels and the air channels have a narrow shape with a rectangular cross-section, and all of the ink channels are filled with ink and the air channels are filled with air. An LSI chip applies a voltage V to a pattern conducting to metal electrodes positioned in air channels located at both sides of an ink channel from which the ink is to be ejected and connects the other patterns connected to metal electrodes in other air channels not adjacent the ejecting ink channel and a pattern conducting to the metal electrodes of the non-ejecting ink channels to a ground line. Therefore, the ink ejecting device of the above structure requires no insulation between ink and electrodes as the working electrodes do not contact the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Asai, Qiming Zhang, Hiroto Sugahara