Patents by Inventor Hiroki Suzuki
Hiroki Suzuki 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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Patent number: 11962038Abstract: A power storage component module includes power storage components and a bus bar connecting the power storage components to one another. At least one positioning boss is provided on an electrode included in the power storage components. The at least one positioning boss protrudes upward. The at least one positioning boss includes a base end and a distal end having a diameter less than a diameter of the base end. At least one through hole opens in the bus bar. The bus bar is placed on the at least one positioning boss and a hole edge of the at least one through hole is disposed around the at least one positioning boss between the base end of the at least one positioning boss and the distal end of the at least one positioning boss in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuyuki Matsumura, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Yusuke Suzuki, Isamu Hamamoto
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Patent number: 11950732Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: TOTO LTD., DAIICHI KASEI CO., LTD., YOKO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Hata, Yuji Maruyama, Maya Teraoka, Haruki Suzuki, Toshihiko Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240109874Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof. wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Masami YAMADA, Shinkichi SUZUKI, Takahiro SUGIMOTO, Minoru NAKAMURA, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Makoto KAMATA
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Publication number: 20240110425Abstract: A vehicle door control device is provided to a vehicle including a door and a drive device. The vehicle door control device executes door control processing when the door moves in a closing direction from a stopped state in a state where a closing operation command signal for commanding a closing operation of the door is not received. In the door control processing, the vehicle door control device executes a braking mode, in which a braking force is applied to the door by regenerative braking action of a motor, when the door opening degree is less than the determination opening degree, and executes a closing operation mode, in which the door performs the closing operation such that a moving speed of the door is constant, when the door opening degree is equal to or greater than the determination opening degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Taishi IIKAWA, Masafumi SUZUKI, Gen TAKATSUKA, Ayaka SHIMIZU, Hiroki EBA, Takayuki SENGOKU
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Patent number: 11938346Abstract: A particle beam therapy apparatus has a position and posture setter that moves a movable body, that is at least one of the irradiation nozzle and the treatment table. A movement path of the movable body is determined when adapting the positional posture of the movable body from one condition among a plurality of prescribed conditions to another condition. An evaluation value is obtained for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each of a plurality of prescribed conditions. This evaluation value is for a case of moving the movable body according to the movement path. A setting order is determined for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each prescribed condition based on the evaluation value; and the positional posture of the movable body is adapted to each of the plurality of prescribed conditions by moving the movable body according to the determined movement path.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Masanori Suzuki, Takuto Yagihashi, Takeshi Fujita, Isao Furuse, Yuko Okada
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Patent number: 11938396Abstract: An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Hiroki Hamaue
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Publication number: 20240096101Abstract: A server includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a parked vehicle is used as a shelter based on a first image which is included in an image captured by a camera and which is obtained by imaging the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
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Publication number: 20240093769Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is to be applied to a vehicle including a torque converter and an engine. The vehicle control apparatus includes a turbine hub, a lock-up piston, a damper mechanism, and a control system. The damper mechanism permits relative rotation between a hub of the turbine hub and a cylindrical part of the lock-up piston. The control system controls the engine. The control system calculates, with the lock-up piston engaged with a crankshaft of the engine, a PV value that is a product of a sliding surface pressure and a sliding speed between the hub and the cylindrical part. When the PV value is greater than a threshold, the control system changes an engine torque more gradually than when the PV value is equal to or less than the threshold. The engine torque is an output torque of the crankshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yuuki SUZUKI, Tomoka YOSHIKAWA, Kazuki KODAIRA, Satoru KUDO, Hiroki SENDA
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Publication number: 20240096520Abstract: A wire harness includes a first connector and a second connector respectively provided at opposite ends of a cable, protective members that are arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the cable and cover the cable, a first fixing member that is provided on the protective member closest to the first connector and configured to fix the wire harness to a mounting target, and a second fixing member that is provided on the protective member closest to the second connector and configured to fix the wire harness to the mounting target. The cable is covered with the protective members in an entire region between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. End portions of each pair of the protective members that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction overlap with each other to slide on each other, thereby forming a sliding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Akito SUGAHARA, Shinya NAKAMURA, Takahiro SUZUKI, Shigehiro KASHO, Hiroto UJIHARA, Hiroki YAMANOUCHI
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Patent number: 11937498Abstract: A novel compound is provided. Alight-emitting device having high emission efficiency and a long lifetime is also provided. An organic compound is represented by General Formula (G2), in which a benzo[a]anthracene skeleton is bonded to the 2-position of an anthracene skeleton. In General Formula (G2), R1 to R3, R5 to R12, and R21 to R29 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms in a ring. Another embodiment of the present invention is a light-emitting device including the compound.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Satoshi Seo, Hiroki Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
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Patent number: 11933520Abstract: A fluid-heating device for heating fluid with a heater includes: a heating portion that is molded so as to cover the surrounding of the heater; and a support body integrally cast into the heating portion, the heating portion being molded in a state in which the heater is supported by the support body in a die for molding the heating portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MARELLI CABIN COMFORT JAPAN CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Ogasawara, Naohisa Kamiyama, Hiroki Yoshioka, Takashi Otsuka, Daiju Suzuki
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Patent number: 11937495Abstract: An organic light-emitting device containing both a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2) has a high light emission efficiency. The rings a to c each are a benzene ring that can be optionally condensed, R1 and R2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, etc., four of R31 to R35 each are a substituted or unsubstituted carbazol-9-yl group, but all of these four are not the same, and the remaining one is a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KWANSEI GAKUIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, KYULUX, INC.Inventors: Hajime Nakanotani, Takuji Hatakeyama, Yasuhiro Kondo, Yasuyuki Sasada, Motoki Yanai, Chin-Yiu Chan, Masaki Tanaka, Hiroki Noda, Chihaya Adachi, Yoshitake Suzuki, Naoto Notsuka
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Publication number: 20240081481Abstract: An upper includes an upper body covering the instep of a foot. An upper body includes a first layer, a second layer disposed with a gap from the first layer, and a third layer connecting the first layer and the second layer. A part of the upper body is disposed with a low stiffness region having lower stiffness than an adjacent region. At least a part of the low stiffness region has a point in which the third layer is not disposed. A plurality of holes is disposed in at least a part of a portion of the first layer and the second layer of the low stiffness region corresponding to the point in which the third layer is not disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Chihaya SUZUKI, Seiji YANO, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Satoru ABE, Sho TAKAMASU
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Publication number: 20240080536Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a first acquisition unit (111), a second acquisition unit (111), and an estimation unit (112). The first acquisition unit (111) acquires first sensing information obtained by capturing an image of a subject using a first sensor (20A) including a single-plate image sensor. The second acquisition unit (111) acquires second sensing information obtained by sensing a direction different from a direction of the first sensor (20A) using second sensor (20B). The estimation unit (112) estimates the spectral reflectance of the subject based on the first sensing information and the second sensing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: HIROKI YAMASHITA, MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUI, YALCIN INCESU, TOMOKI UEDA, MASARU SUZUKI, MASAHIRO ITO
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Patent number: 11923776Abstract: A DC power supply device includes: a rectifier circuit; a reactor connected at one end to one output terminal of the rectifier circuit; a charging unit including a first and second switching element connected in series between another end of the reactor and another output terminal of the rectifier circuit, the charging unit configured to charge a first and second capacitor connected in series between output terminals to which a load is connected; and a control unit that controls the charging unit. The control unit sets, based on the timing at which the zero-crossing occurs, a dead time in which both the and second switching element are off, and when states of the first and second switching element at a time of occurrence of the zero-crossing match a predetermined set of states, reverses the states of the first switching element and the second switching element.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroki Suzuki, Keiichiro Shizu, Tomohiro Kutsuki
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Publication number: 20240070920Abstract: Detection of a spectral distribution of a light source is simplified. An image processing device according to the present disclosure includes a specific region detection unit, a chromaticity information detection unit, and a light source spectral information generation unit. The specific region detection unit detects a specific region that is a region of an image of a specific object from an image of a subject to which light from a light source is emitted. The chromaticity information detection unit detects light source color information on the basis of a plurality of image signals of the detected specific region. The light source spectral information generation unit generates light source spectral information, which is information of a spectrum of the light source, on the basis of the detected light source color information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Tomoki Ueda, Masahiro Ito, Masaru Suzuki, Hiroki Yamashita
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Publication number: 20240071082Abstract: A behavior recognition device acquires a video image in which a person is captured, and determines, by analyzing the acquired video image, whether or not an elemental behavior performed by the person is abnormal for each section that is obtained by dividing the video image. When the behavior recognition device determined that the elemental behavior is abnormal, the behavior recognition device extracts, from the acquired video image, the video image included in the section in which the elemental behavior is determined to be abnormal. The behavior recognition device transmits, in an associated manner, the extracted video image included in the section and a category of the elemental behavior that is determined to be abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Junya FUJIMOTO, Genta SUZUKI, Hiroki MASUHARA
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Patent number: 11914750Abstract: An information management device includes: an obtainer that obtains first company information and personal information from a first company, the first company information relating to a first product or service of the first company, the personal information relating to a user who has purchased the first product or who has been provided with the service; a company information storage that stores the first company information obtained; a personal information storage that stores the personal information obtained; an integrator that integrates the company information and the personal information based on a purchase record or a use record to generate integrated information, the purchase record indicating that the user has purchased the first product, the use record indicating that the user has used the service; and a manager that manages an output of the integrated information based on restriction information for restricting an output destination of the integrated information.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Kohsuke Yamamoto, Tomoki Ogawa, Masaya Yamamoto, Junya Suzuki, Hiroki Urabe
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Patent number: 11911891Abstract: An actuator system that picks up workpieces aims to shorten tact time and to reduce damages to workpieces. The actuator system includes an actuator that picks up a workpiece, an external force detection sensor that detects a physical quantity that is correlated with an external force that is applied to the workpiece, a head unit that is connected to the actuator and the external force detection sensor without a communication network, the head unit being configured to control the actuator based on a sensing result from the external force detection sensor when a pickup request signal that is a signal requesting pickup of the workpiece is received, and a control device that is connected to the head unit over the communication network, the control device being configured to transmit the pickup request signal to the head unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuya Fukushima, Masashi Ishii, Hiroki Niwa, Akira Suzuki, Kazuto Oga, Shogo Wakuta, Satoshi Hara, Tomofumi Mizuno, Shigeki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20240007018Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes: a charge accumulation unit including first and second capacitors connected in series; a switching unit including a switch unit; a control unit; a switch drive unit; and first current and second current detection units. The switch unit includes first and second switching elements connected in series. The switching unit switches between charging and non-charging of each of the first and second capacitors. The switch drive unit causes the first and second switching elements to perform an ON/OFF operation exclusively to each other. A current detector of the first current detection unit is disposed between a rectifier circuit and the switch unit. The control unit detects a current flowing through the switch unit on the basis of based on a difference value between a detection value of a first current detected by the first current detection unit and a detection value of a second current detected by the second current detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAGAMI, Hiroki SUZUKI