Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Matsumoto

Hiroshi Matsumoto 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: 12227259
    Abstract: An operating device comprises a base and an operating member. The base includes a base body and a cover. The cover includes an upper outer surface, a first lateral outer surface, a second lateral outer surface, a first shoulder, and a second shoulder. The first shoulder is provided between the upper outer surface and the first lateral outer surface. The first shoulder includes a first curved surface connecting the upper outer surface and the first lateral outer surface. The second shoulder is provided between the upper outer surface and the second lateral outer surface. The second shoulder includes a second curved surface connecting the upper outer surface and the second lateral outer surface. The first curved surface is gentler than the second curved surface as viewed in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Hayata Mizutani, Takuma Sakai, Shun Kakehashi, Yuichiro Hidaka, Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12222540
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an optical waveguide package, a light-emitting element in an element mount, and a lid covering the element mount. The optical waveguide package includes a substrate including a first surface, a cladding on the first surface and including a second surface facing the first surface, a third surface opposite to the second surface, and the element mount with an opening in the third surface, and a core in the cladding. The cladding includes a first portion having the core inside, and a second portion facing the first portion across the element mount. The first portion includes a plurality of first protrusions in an area of the third surface corresponding to the first portion. The second portion includes a plurality of second protrusions in an area of the third surface corresponding to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shougo Matsunaga, Yoshiaki Itakura, Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20250047222
    Abstract: A converter controller of a thyristor starter includes: a current controller that generates a voltage command value of an output voltage of a converter by performing a control operation using an integral element of a deviation of a direct current with respect to a current command value; a corrector that adds a correction value to the voltage command value; and a control angle calculator that calculates a phase control angle of a thyristor in the converter based on the voltage command value to which the correction value is added. In an intermittent commutation mode, the correction value is set to increase as a rotation speed of a synchronous machine increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: TMEIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi OGINO, Akinobu ANDO
  • Patent number: 12214703
    Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of suppressing wrinkles or saggings from occurring on a surface of a seat main body is provided. A conveyance seat includes a seat back and a movable body which is attached inside the seat back, is disposed at an outer position in relation to a center portion of the seat back, and is operated so that a side portion of the seat back protrudes toward a seated occupant side (seat front side). The movable body is disposed on a back surface of a cushion material in the side portion. An end portion (rear end portion) on the side opposite to the seated occupant side of the movable body is disposed on the seated occupant side (seat front side) in relation to a seating surface of the center portion of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Yamaguchi, Masahito Tashiro, Katsuya Kawata, Kazuya Miyawaki, Heehyeok Park, Kenta Kikuchi, Naoto Yamauchi, Naoya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Kaku, Hiroshi Baba, Jinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 12212201
    Abstract: A cooling system is provided. Coil ends protrude outward from a first end of a stator core in a direction along a central axis. An imaginary straight line is orthogonal to both of a central axis of a core body and an axis extending in an up-down direction. Half the coil ends above the imaginary straight line are in a first portion. Each of the segment coils in the first portion includes an outer peripheral surface that faces in a direction opposite from the central axis. The outer peripheral surface of each of the segment coils includes a twisted surface. The direction in which the twisted surface faces becomes closer to the direction facing the stator core as the twisted surface extends toward the first end of the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Matsumoto, Kohei Watanabe, Hiroshi Inano, Hazuki Kawamura, Tomoyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 12209930
    Abstract: A tire testing device includes a vehicle, and a test unit provided in the vehicle and capable of supporting a test wheel on which a test tire is mounted in a state in which the test wheel is in contact with a road surface. The test unit includes a power unit configured to output power for rotationally driving the test wheel. The power unit includes a rotation output unit configured to output a rotational motion of a rotation speed corresponding to a traveling speed of the vehicle, and a torque applying unit configured to add torque to the rotational motion to output the torque, the rotation output unit includes a driven wheel configured to contact a road surface, a first axle coupled to the driven wheel, and a first transmission mechanism configured to couple the first axle to an input shall of the torque applying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Shuichi Tokita
  • Patent number: 12206254
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes power transmission coils arranged in a line, a power transmission circuit connected to the power transmission coils, and control circuitry that switches an electrical connection between the power transmission circuit and each power transmission coil, detects a relative position between the power receiving coil and each power transmission coil, selects two or more power transmission coils adjacent to each other based on the detected relative position, and causes the power transmission circuit to supply the AC power to the selected two or more power transmission coils. In a direction perpendicular to an array direction of the power transmission coils, width Dlt of each power transmission coil is equal to or longer than width Dlr of the power receiving coil. In the array direction, width Dwt of each power transmission coil is shorter than width Dwr of the power receiving coil and satisfies 0.2?Dwt/Dwr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Kanno, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20250020537
    Abstract: A vibration test device includes a vibrating table on which an object to be vibrated is to be attached, an electric actuator that vibrates the vibrating table in a predetermined direction, and a controller that controls the electric actuator. The electric actuator includes an electric motor of which rotation can be switched between forward and reverse rotations, and a drive device that is supplied with electric power from a power source and controlled by the controller to supply driving electric power for vibrating the vibrating table at desired amplitude and frequency to the electric motor. The drive device includes a power regenerative converter that regenerates electric power that is not consumed by acceleration of the electric motor, among electric power regenerated from the electric motor when the vibrating table is vibrated at the desired amplitude and frequency, to the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Masami SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20250023001
    Abstract: An optical waveguide package includes a substrate including a first surface, a cladding on the first surface and including a second surface facing the first surface, a third surface opposite to the second surface, and an element mount with an opening in the third surface, a core in the cladding, a first electrode located in the element mount, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode and extending to outside the element mount. A light-emitting element is mountable on the first electrode. The first electrode has a lower thermal expansion coefficient than the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shougo MATSUNAGA, Yoshiaki ITAKURA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 12198467
    Abstract: An information generating apparatus includes: an information managing unit that associates and manages an image obtained by photographing skin of a person, marking information indicating one or more markings that one or more operators perform with respect to one or more characteristic parts of skin in the image, and amendment information indicating amendment that a specialist makes to the marking information; and a marking-UI processing unit that superimposes and displays the one or more markings, indicated by the marking information, and the amendment, indicated by the amendment information, on the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Taoka, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Ichiro Takei
  • Publication number: 20250014280
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus being capable of suppressing an increase in capacity and preventing a decrease in accuracy of a shape of an object when generating image data based on point cloud data. The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an identification unit that identifies a shape of an object included in point cloud data; a generation unit that generates first mesh data of a first object whose shape is identified, and generates second mesh data of a second object whose shape is identified, by using a mesh resolution different from a mesh resolution used in generating the first mesh data; and an integration unit that generates three-dimensional data acquired by combining the first mesh data and the second mesh data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori SHIGETA, Akira TSUJI, Shigeo SUZUKI, Yusuke KUNII, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Ryusuke IMAI
  • Publication number: 20240402860
    Abstract: To provide a highly browsable data processing device or a highly portable data processing device, a data processing device including the following is devised: an input/output unit provided with a display portion which can be folded and unfolded and a sensor portion that can sense the folded and unfolded states of the display portion and can supply data on fold, and an arithmetic unit that stores a program for executing different processing depending on the data on fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240402642
    Abstract: A method for controlling an image forming apparatus includes performing image formation on a sheet using a recording material, executing sheet processing for binding a plurality of sheets using the recording material, and storing a history of the image formation and a history of the sheet processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: HIROSHI MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240391558
    Abstract: A bicycle derailleur includes a base member, a movable member, a linkage structure, a wireless communicator, an electrical connector receiving portion, and a power supply portion. The movable member is movable with respect to the base member. The linkage structure is connected with the base member and the movable member. The wireless communicator is disposed at at least one of the base member, the movable member and the linkage member. The electrical connector receiving portion is configured to receive a connector. The power supply portion is configured to receive electricity from a battery disposed at a location apart from the bicycle derailleur. The electrical connector receiving portion is configured to be electrically connected to the power supply portion. The battery is configured to be charged with electricity through the electrical connector receiving portion and the power supply portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi ICHIDA, Toshio TETSUKA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Naoshi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240377575
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an optical waveguide package, a light-emitting element in an element mount, and a lid covering the element mount. The optical waveguide package includes a substrate including a first surface, a cladding on the first surface and including a second surface facing the first surface, a third surface opposite to the second surface, and the element mount with an opening in the third surface, and a core in the cladding. The cladding includes a first portion having the core inside, and a second portion facing the first portion across the element mount. The first portion includes a plurality of first protrusions in an area of the third surface corresponding to the first portion. The second portion includes a plurality of second protrusions in an area of the third surface corresponding to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shougo MATSUNAGA, Yoshiaki ITAKURA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240357042
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a tray, a conveyance member configured to convey a sheet from the tray, a reading sensor configured to read an image on the sheet during a passage of the sheet at a reading position, an inspection unit configured to inspect the image read by the reading sensor, and a controller configured to control, in inspection processing, conveyance of the plurality of sheets to cause each of the plurality of sheets to reach the reading position at a predetermined time interval, and set, in a case where the reading sensor reads a reference member during the inspection processing, a time interval from when a first sheet included in the plurality of sheets reaches the reading position to when a second sheet, immediately subsequent to the first sheet, included in the plurality of sheets reaches the reading position to be longer than the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: HIROSHI MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 12087543
    Abstract: A multi-charged particle beam writing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a region setting unit configured to set, as an irradiation region for a beam array to be used, the region of the central portion of an irradiation region for all of multiple beams of charged particle beams implemented to be emittable by a multiple beam irradiation mechanism, and a writing mechanism, including the multiple beam irradiation mechanism, configured to write a pattern on a target object with the beam array in the region of the central portion having been set in the multiple beams implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12084146
    Abstract: A master communication apparatus comprises a master wired communicator, a master wireless communicator, and a master controller. The master wired communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel. The master wireless communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel. The master controller is configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle. The master controller is configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order. The master controller is configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Komada, Takaya Masuda, Yoshiyuki Kasai, Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12077244
    Abstract: A bicycle derailleur comprises a unit mounting portion, a battery mounting portion, a wireless communicator, an electrical connector, and a battery. The wireless communicator is detachably disposed at the unit mounting portion. The electrical connector receiving portion is configured to receive a connector. The battery is configured to be disposed at the battery mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi Ichida, Toshio Tetsuka, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Naoshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 12067204
    Abstract: To provide a highly browsable data processing device or a highly portable data processing device, a data processing device including the following is devised: an input/output unit provided with a display portion which can be folded and unfolded and a sensor portion that can sense the folded and unfolded states of the display portion and can supply data on fold, and an arithmetic unit that stores a program for executing different processing depending on the data on fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Matsumoto