Patents by Inventor Hiromi Sasaki
Hiromi Sasaki 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: 11964495Abstract: Provided is an ink set including: an ink containing a cyan pigment; an ink containing a magenta pigment; and an ink containing a yellow pigment, wherein the proportion of the cyan pigment is 0.70% by mass or greater but 1.40% by mass or less, and wherein the proportion of the magenta pigment and the proportion of the yellow pigment are both higher than the proportion of the cyan pigment.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromi Sakaguchi, Itsuro Sasaki, Ayaka Tanaka, Naoto Shimura, Shunsuke Horie, Hiroshi Gotou, Yuta Nakamura
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Publication number: 20240093639Abstract: This gas turbine plant is provided with a gas turbine and a fuel supply facility. The fuel supply facility is provided with: a liquid ammonia line; a warm water line through which warm water can flow; a vaporizer which can perform the heat exchange between the warm water coming from the warm water line and liquid ammonia coming from the liquid ammonia line to heat and vaporize the liquid ammonia; a heat exchanger which can perform the heat exchange between the warm water in the warm water line and a medium; a heat exchange amount controller which can control the amount of heat exchange between the warm water and the medium to control the temperature of the warm water flowing into the vaporizer; and a gaseous ammonia line which can introduce gaseous ammonia that is ammonia vaporized by the vaporizer into the gas turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryo IKEDA, Hiromi ISHII, Akira HATTORI, Michio SASAKI, Takahiro SUGAWARA
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Publication number: 20240094481Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a light emitting apparatus and a host apparatus. The light emitting apparatus includes a housing extending in a first direction, a light emitting device mounted in the housing, an optical connector including a first optical connection part provided at one end of the housing, and an electrical connector including a first electrical connection part provided at one end of the housing and receiving a voltage to drive the light emitting device. The host apparatus includes a host optical connector including a second optical connection part which faces the first optical connection part and is optically coupled thereto, a host electrical connector including a second electrical connection part facing the first electrical connection part and being electrically connected to the first electrical connection part, and a host board mounting the host optical connector and the host electrical connector thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Kuniyuki ISHII, Hiromi KURASHIMA, Hideaki KAMISUGI, Tomomi SANO, Tetsuya NAKANISHI, Hong NGUYEN, Hajime ARAO, Dai SASAKI, Takuro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20230286151Abstract: A reception section 102 receives a classification of a shape of a target object for a case in which a robot is to perform an action along the target object. An instruction section 104 instructs a user with a number of training points identified for each classification of the shape as training points for training positions of a specific location of the robot to perform the action. An acquisition section 106 acquires positional information of the specific location of the robot as trained by manipulation by the user according to the instruction. A estimation section 108 estimates a shape of the target object based on the acquired positional information. A generation section 110 generates a path for the robot to perform the action along the target object based on the estimated shape of the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiromi Sasaki, Yuki Tsuchihashi, Masahiro Murai
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Publication number: 20230234744Abstract: Teaching including adjustment of an inclination of a suction tool with respect to an object is performed in teaching of a suction position of the suction tool. A sticker affixing system includes an articulated robot, a controller, a suction tool attached to a distal end of the articulated robot, a force sensor, and a storage. The controller causes the articulated robot to execute an operation of bringing the suction tool close to a sticker on a release paper in a teaching mode, an operation of adjusting a suction position of the suction tool and an inclination in a traveling direction (roll axis X) of the suction tool in peeling off the sticker based on a signal from the force sensor, and an operation of storing the teaching data including information about the adjusted suction position and the inclination of the suction tool in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yuki TSUCHIHASHI, Hiromi SASAKI, Yoko YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20230234745Abstract: Generation of a wrinkle is prevented when a sticker is affixed to an object. A sticker affixing system includes an articulated robot, a controller configured to control the articulated robot, a suction tool attached to a distal end of the articulated robot, and a force sensor configured to detect force applied to the suction tool. The controller causes the articulated robot to execute: an operation of moving the suction tool holding a sticker along a surface of an object to which the sticker is affixed; and an operation of adjusting an inclination of the suction tool with respect to a traveling direction (roll axis) of the suction tool and the traveling direction of the suction tool based on a signal from the force sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yuki TSUCHIHASHI, Hiromi SASAKI, Masahiro MURAI
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Publication number: 20230234742Abstract: Generation of a wrinkle is prevented when a sticker is affixed to an object. A sticker affixing system includes an articulated robot, a controller configured to control the articulated robot, and a suction tool attached to a distal end of the articulated robot. The suction tool includes a suction portion configured to hold a sticker and a pressing portion configured to affix the sticker to an object to which the sticker is affixed. The controller causes the articulated robot to execute an operation of inclining a suction surface of the suction portion with respect to a surface of the object and an operation of moving the suction tool along the surface of the object. The pressing portion presses the sticker against the surface of the object while the suction tool moves along the surface of object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yuki TSUCHIHASHI, Takayuki KANZAWA, Masahiro MURAI, Hiromi SASAKI
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Publication number: 20200390272Abstract: A beverage dispensing machine (2) has a housing that provides a receptacle for receiving an expandable cartridge (12) that is coupled into the machine so that it can receive a charge of water. A kneading system (40) is provided to act on the cartridge within the receptacle. The kneading system is activated after water has been allowed to enter the cartridge and mechanically acts on or from the exterior of the cartridge in order to compress and release regions of the cartridge in order to create vigorous agitation to move the contents of the cartridge around inside the main compartment and bring them into close contact with a charge of water from the supply. Such a machine allows a wide variety of beverages to be created conveniently on demand from freeze-dried ingredients that can be stored inside the cartridges with a long shelf life.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Zendegii Ltd.Inventors: Khosro Ezaz-Nikpay, Daniel Kohn, Hendrik Sabert, Hiromi Sasaki, Aurelie Schmitt
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Patent number: 10849455Abstract: A beverage dispensing machine (2) has a housing that provides a receptacle for receiving an expandable cartridge (12) that is coupled into the machine so that it can receive a charge of water. A kneading system (40) is provided to act on the cartridge within the receptacle. The kneading system is activated after water has been allowed to enter the cartridge and mechanically acts on or from the exterior of the cartridge in order to compress and release regions of the cartridge in order to create vigorous agitation to move the contents of the cartridge around inside the main compartment and bring them into close contact with a charge of water from the supply. Such a machine allows a wide variety of beverages to be created conveniently on demand from freeze-dried ingredients that can be stored inside the cartridges with a long shelf life.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Zendegii LtdInventors: Khosro Ezaz-Nikpay, Daniel Kohn, Hendrik Sabert, Hiromi Sasaki, Aurelie Schmitt
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Patent number: 10816962Abstract: A process control device includes a deadlock determination part that determines whether or not a deadlock occurrence situation occurs when a work process that is being executed and a work process scheduled to be executed next are executed simultaneously by referring to process constraint information in which a plurality of work processes and each work state of a plurality of process execution elements of a manufacturing device are associated with each other, and a process execution control part that delays an execution timing of the work process scheduled to be executed next when the deadlock determination part has determined that the deadlock occurrence situation occurs.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiromi Sasaki, Kenichiro Mori, Hiroshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10691107Abstract: A process design device, a procedure generation device, a method of controlling a process design device, and a recording medium are provided, such that during an assembly procedure of a product, even when a special task process unique to the product, which is difficult to define in advance, is included, the process of assembling the product is designed. The process design device determines whether or not each task process in procedure data is a special process, displays the task process that has been determined to be the special process in an emphasized manner, and allows a user to decide a facility that is caused to execute the task process.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Kenichiro Mori, Hiromi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20190265682Abstract: A process control device includes a deadlock determination part that determines whether or not a deadlock occurrence situation occurs when a work process that is being executed and a work process scheduled to be executed next are executed simultaneously by referring to process constraint information in which a plurality of work processes and each work state of a plurality of process execution elements of a manufacturing device are associated with each other, and a process execution control part that delays an execution timing of the work process scheduled to be executed next when the deadlock determination part has determined that the deadlock occurrence situation occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiromi SASAKI, Kenichiro MORI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20190179290Abstract: A process design device, a procedure generation device, a method of controlling a process design device, and a recording medium are provided, such that during an assembly procedure of a product, even when a special task process unique to the product, which is difficult to define in advance, is included, the process of assembling the product is designed. The process design device determines whether or not each task process in procedure data is a special process, displays the task process that has been determined to be the special process in an emphasized manner, and allows a user to decide a facility that is caused to execute the task process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Kenichiro MORI, Hiromi SASAKI
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Patent number: 10165098Abstract: In a telephone switching apparatus equipped with an automatic call recording function, when recording of a call is started, a PB signal cannot be sent by operating a button any longer. Further, a user mistakenly assumes that there is a problem because the PB signal cannot be sent. Means capable of selecting, when recording means starts recording of a call, whether a PB signal is sent or not is provided, thus making it possible to send a PB signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignees: NEC Platforms, Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Morimoto, Hiromi Sasaki, Makoto Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20180131795Abstract: In a telephone switching apparatus equipped with an automatic call recording function, when recording of a call is started, a PB signal cannot be sent by operating a button any longer. Further, a user mistakenly assumes that there is a problem because the PB signal cannot be sent. Means capable of selecting, when recording means starts recording of a call, whether a PB signal is sent or not is provided, thus making it possible to send a PB signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicants: NEC Platforms, Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATIONInventors: Toru MORIMOTO, Hiromi SASAKI, Makoto KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9660079Abstract: To improve performance of a semiconductor device. Over a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode is formed via a first insulating film for a gate insulating film, and a second insulating film extends from over a side wall of the gate electrode to over the semiconductor substrate. Over the semiconductor substrate in a part exposed from the second insulating film, a semiconductor layer, which is an epitaxial layer for source/drain, is formed. The second insulating film has a part extending over the side wall of the gate electrode and a part extending over the semiconductor substrate, and a part of the semiconductor layer lies over the second insulating film in the part extending over the semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Yamamoto, Hiromi Sasaki, Tomotake Morita, Masashige Moritoki
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Patent number: 9596124Abstract: A design assistance device includes: a design information storage section configured to store design information containing at least information of slave devices and information of a topology in a network system in accordance with a design created by a user; an actual configuration information generation section configured to generate actual configuration information containing at least the information of the slave devices and the information of the topology in the actual network system; a comparison section configured to compare the design information and the actual configuration information; and an output section configured to generate a comparison screen indicating the respective configurations of the designed network system and the actual network system along with their commonalities and differences and outputting the comparison screen to a display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromi Sasaki, Hiroshi Yoshida, Takeshi Jinkawa, Masaki Namie, Hirohito Mizumoto, Yutaka Tahara, Shigenori Sawada
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Patent number: 9397897Abstract: Provided is a design assistance system that enables a user having no expert knowledge to easily design a network system, taking into consideration the order in which slave devices are connected and the connection-destination ports. The design assistance system has a storage section that stores slave information data in which unique information of the slave device is described; an acquisition section that acquires information of a port of the slave device from the slave information data; and a generation section that generates a port component serving as a GUI component representing the port of the slave device based on the information of the port, generate a device component serving as a GUI component representing the slave device based on the slave information data, and generate a design assisting GUI containing a topology display screen that displays the topology of the network system which includes the device component and port component.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromi Sasaki, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shintaro Iwamura, Masaki Namie
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Publication number: 20160204258Abstract: To improve performance of a semiconductor device. Over a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode is formed via a first insulating film for a gate insulating film, and a second insulating film extends from over a side wall of the gate electrode to over the semiconductor substrate. Over the semiconductor substrate in a part exposed from the second insulating film, a semiconductor layer, which is an epitaxial layer for source/drain, is formed. The second insulating film has a part extending over the side wall of the gate electrode and a part extending over the semiconductor substrate, and a part of the semiconductor layer lies over the second insulating film in the part extending over the semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Kenichi YAMAMOTO, Hiromi SASAKI, Tomotake MORITA, Masashige MORITOKI
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Patent number: 9385924Abstract: Provided is a design assistance system that enables even a user having no expert knowledge to easily design a network system taking into consideration the types of port connection interfaces. The design assistance system has a storage section for storing slave information data in which unique information of the slave device is described; an acquisition section for acquiring information of a connection interface of a port of the slave device from the slave information data; and a generation section for generating a device component serving as a GUI component representing the slave device based on the slave information data, generates a line component serving as a GUI component representing connection of the ports of the slave devices in different aspects in accordance with different types of the connection interface, and generates a design assisting GUI having a topology display screen configured to display the topology of the network system.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromi Sasaki, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shintaro Iwamura, Masaki Namie