Patents by Inventor Hironobu Yoshikawa
Hironobu Yoshikawa 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: 11816873Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a sensor unit that senses an inclination of the image capturing unit relative to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture an image of the subject while controlling light emission of the light emitting unit; and a determination unit that, based on a positional relationship of the image capturing unit and the light emitting unit and the inclination, determines a measurement region spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a reflection region corresponding to a position in the image where a light from the light emitting unit regularly reflects at the subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Masuda, Megumi Sekino, Hironobu Yoshikawa, David Christopher Berends, Michael Anthony Isnardi, Yuzheng Zhang
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Patent number: 11812183Abstract: To promote a utilization of a moving image in a video call. An information processing apparatus includes: a correction module configured to correct the luminance of a first video data acquired by a camera; a recognition module configured to recognize a first moving image and a second moving image in a first video data whose luminance is corrected, the first moving image including at least a part of a user's face, the second moving image not including a face; a correction module configured to correct a recognized second moving image; a generation module configured to generate a second video data including a first moving image included in a first video data whose luminance is corrected and a corrected second moving image; and a providing module configured to provide a second video data to a video call application.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Hanahara, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Nodoka Takahashi, Masato Kosukegawa
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Patent number: 11494945Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture a first image of the subject while causing the light emitting unit to emit light and causes the image capturing unit to capture a second image of the subject while not causing the light emitting unit to emit light; and an estimation unit that estimates color of the subject based on a differential value between color information on the first image and the color information on the second image.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Masuda, Megumi Sekino, Hironobu Yoshikawa, David Christopher Berends, Michael Anthony Isnardi, Yuzheng Zhang
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Patent number: 11427071Abstract: A motor includes a shaft extending along a center axis, and a first groove that is recessed in a radial direction and extends in an axial direction, on an outer side surface of the shaft. The motor includes a stator core into which the shaft is inserted, and a rotation restrictor that is inserted into at least a portion of the first groove and restricts the stator core and the shaft in a circumferential direction. A carrier vehicle is equipped with the motor further including a lead wire extending from the stator. The shaft includes a shaft portion and a flange portion that overhangs to a radially outer side from one side of the shaft portion in the axial direction. The flange portion includes an opening through which the lead wire passes. The opening includes a notch connected to an outer side surface of the flange portion. The opening of the motor is positioned above the center axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: NIDEC SERVO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Okabe, Mariko Tanaka, Satoshi Taguchi, Hironobu Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20210350577Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture a first image of the subject while causing the light emitting unit to emit light and causes the image capturing unit to capture a second image of the subject while not causing the light emitting unit to emit light; and an estimation unit that estimates color of the subject based on a differential value between color information on the first image and the color information on the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yuji MASUDA, Megumi SEKINO, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, David Christopher BERENDS, Michael Anthony ISNARDI, Yuzheng ZHANG
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Publication number: 20210334575Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a sensor unit that senses an inclination of the image capturing unit relative to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture an image of the subject while controlling light emission of the light emitting unit; and a determination unit that, based on a positional relationship of the image capturing unit and the light emitting unit and the inclination, determines a measurement region spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a reflection region corresponding to a position in the image where a light from the light emitting unit regularly reflects at the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yuji MASUDA, Megumi SEKINO, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, David Christopher BERENDS, Michael Anthony ISNARDI, Yuzheng ZHANG
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Patent number: 10767914Abstract: An icemaker includes an ice-making tray in which ice is produced, an ice-discharging mechanism that removes the ice from the ice-making tray, a driver that drives the ice-discharging mechanism and that is attached to the ice-making tray on a front side in a front-rear direction, and a lighting unit that emits light. The lighting unit emits the light toward a rear side in the front-rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: NIDEC SERVO CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Kuroda, Kenji Sugaya, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Hideaki Ito
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Publication number: 20200269678Abstract: A motor includes a shaft extending along a center axis, and a first groove that is recessed in a radial direction and extends in an axial direction, on an outer side surface of the shaft. The motor includes a stator core into which the shaft is inserted, and a rotation restrictor that is inserted into at least a portion of the first groove and restricts the stator core and the shaft in a circumferential direction. A carrier vehicle is equipped with the motor further including a lead wire extending from the stator. The shaft includes a shaft portion and a flange portion that overhangs to a radially outer side from one side of the shaft portion in the axial direction. The flange portion includes an opening through which the lead wire passes. The opening includes a notch connected to an outer side surface of the flange portion. The opening of the motor is positioned above the center axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Toshihiro OKABE, Mariko TANAKA, Satoshi TAGUCHI, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200169674Abstract: To promote a utilization of a moving image in a video call. An information processing apparatus includes: a correction module configured to correct the luminance of a first video data acquired by a camera; a recognition module configured to recognize a first moving image and a second moving image in a first video data whose luminance is corrected, the first moving image including at least a part of a user's face, the second moving image not including a face; a correction module configured to correct a recognized second moving image; a generation module configured to generate a second video data including a first moving image included in a first video data whose luminance is corrected and a corrected second moving image; and a providing module configured to provide a second video data to a video call application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masaki HANAHARA, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, Nodoka TAKAHASHI, Masato KOSUKEGAWA
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Publication number: 20190145685Abstract: An icemaker includes an ice-making tray in which ice is produced, an ice-discharging mechanism that removes the ice from the ice-making tray, a driver that drives the ice-discharging mechanism and that is attached to the ice-making tray on a front side in a front-rear direction, and a lighting unit that emits light. The lighting unit emits the light toward a rear side in the front-rear direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Eiji KURODA, Kenji SUGAYA, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, Hideaki ITO
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Patent number: 9582528Abstract: A system and method for operating a big-data platform that includes at a data analysis platform, receiving discrete client data; storing the client data in a network accessible distributed storage system that includes: storing the client data in a real-time storage system; and merging the client data into a columnar-based distributed archive storage system; receiving a data query request through a query interface; and selectively interfacing with the client data from the real-time storage system and archive storage system according to the query.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Treasure Data, Inc.Inventors: Sadayuki Furuhashi, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Kazuki Ota
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Publication number: 20160246824Abstract: A system and method for operating a big-data platform that includes at a data analysis platform, receiving discrete client data; storing the client data in a network accessible distributed storage system that includes: storing the client data in a real-time storage system; and merging the client data into a columnar-based distributed archive storage system; receiving a data query request through a query interface; and selectively interfacing with the client data from the real-time storage system and archive storage system according to the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Sadayuki Furuhashi, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Kazuki Ota
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Publication number: 20100284610Abstract: In a skin color evaluation method for evaluating skin color from an input image including a face region, there are included a division step for dividing an entire face region of the image into predetermined regions according to first feature points formed of at least 25 areas that are set beforehand and second feature points that are set by using the first feature points, a skin color distribution evaluation step for performing evaluation by generating a skin color distribution based on average values using at least one of L*, a*, b*, Cab*, and hab of a L*a*b* color system, tri-stimulus values X, Y, Z of an XYZ color system, and the values of RGB, hue H, lightness V, chroma C, melanin amount, and hemoglobin amount and performing evaluation based on measured results with respect to the regions divided in the dividing step, and a screen generation step for displaying the measured results or evaluation results on a screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Hironobu Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 5641357Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for checking glue application state of almost electrically non-conductive object to which an electrically conductive glue is applied on either side thereof, including (a) an electrode for transmitting high frequency therefrom, (b) a pair of receiving electrodes each spaced from the high frequency transmitting electrode at its opposite sides, (c) a detector head for aligning distal ends of the electrodes at almost the same level and shielding the electrodes from one another, (d) a high frequency generator for supplying high frequency to the high frequency transmitting electrode, (e) a gluing condition detector for detecting gluing condition of the object on the basis of a difference in output between the receiving electrodes, and (f) a position adjuster for adjusting relative position between a glue applied to the object and each of the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Nireco CorporationInventors: Takeo Yamada, Kazuo Kawamura, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Minoru Moriya, Toshiyuki Kasahara
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Patent number: 5322566Abstract: A glue applicator nozzle and an electrode are placed facing each other, with a gluing object between. The applicator nozzle is connected to a high-frequency-wave transmitter unit, while the electrode is bound to a high-frequency-wave receiver unit. The glue is discharged from the applicator nozzle, and applied on the gluing object, so that the state of continuous presence of glue between the applicator nozzle and the gluing object enables the transmission of the high-frequency wave between them for monitoring the desired performance of gluing process. In an alternate arrangement the electrode is set on the side of the applicator nozzle, and facing the glue applied on the gluing object.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1993Date of Patent: June 21, 1994Assignee: Nireco CorporationInventors: Kanji Satoh, Toshiyuki Kasahara, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Munehiro Ishida