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).

  • Patent number: 11816873
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Masuda, Megumi Sekino, Hironobu Yoshikawa, David Christopher Berends, Michael Anthony Isnardi, Yuzheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11812183
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Hanahara, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Nodoka Takahashi, Masato Kosukegawa
  • Patent number: 11494945
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Masuda, Megumi Sekino, Hironobu Yoshikawa, David Christopher Berends, Michael Anthony Isnardi, Yuzheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11427071
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SERVO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Okabe, Mariko Tanaka, Satoshi Taguchi, Hironobu Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20210350577
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji MASUDA, Megumi SEKINO, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, David Christopher BERENDS, Michael Anthony ISNARDI, Yuzheng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210334575
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji MASUDA, Megumi SEKINO, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, David Christopher BERENDS, Michael Anthony ISNARDI, Yuzheng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10767914
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC SERVO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Kuroda, Kenji Sugaya, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Hideaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20200269678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Toshihiro OKABE, Mariko TANAKA, Satoshi TAGUCHI, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200169674
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HANAHARA, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, Nodoka TAKAHASHI, Masato KOSUKEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190145685
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Eiji KURODA, Kenji SUGAYA, Hironobu YOSHIKAWA, Hideaki ITO
  • Patent number: 9582528
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Treasure Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Sadayuki Furuhashi, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Kazuki Ota
  • Publication number: 20160246824
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sadayuki Furuhashi, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Kazuki Ota
  • Publication number: 20100284610
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hironobu Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5641357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Nireco Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Yamada, Kazuo Kawamura, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Minoru Moriya, Toshiyuki Kasahara
  • Patent number: 5322566
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Nireco Corporation
    Inventors: Kanji Satoh, Toshiyuki Kasahara, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Munehiro Ishida