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: 11962163
    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 an array direction of the power transmission coils, a width Dwt of each power transmission coil is shorter than a width Dwr of the power receiving coil. In a direction perpendicular to the array direction, a width Dlt of each power transmission coil is equal to or longer than a width Dlr of the power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Kanno, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11960004
    Abstract: A light detector according to an embodiment includes a light receiver and a controller. The light receiver includes sensors and pixels. The sensors are arranged two-dimensionally on a substrate. The controller is configured to set a light-receiving region in which the sensors are selectively turned on in the light receiver. The controller sets first and second light-receiving regions. The first and second light-receiving regions include first and second pixel, respectively. The second light-receiving region is arranged away from an optical axis of laser light received by the light receiver. The controller, after turning on each of the first pixel and the second pixel, is further configured to turn off the second pixel in a state in which the first pixel is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kubota, Nobu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20240118173
    Abstract: A collision simulation test apparatus including a table to which a test piece is to be attached, the table being movable in a predetermined direction, a toothed belt for transmitting power to drive the table, a drive module capable of driving the toothed belt, and a control part capable of controlling the drive module. The control part is capable of controlling the drive module to generate an impact to be applied to the test piece, and the impact generated by the drive module is transmitted to the table by the toothed belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Kiyoaki HANEISHI
  • Patent number: 11951092
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drug which prevents progress of Alzheimer's disease and a method of preventing progress of Alzheimer's disease. 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof has an effect of suppressing brain atrophy and is useful as an agent for preventing or treating brain atrophy. Brain atrophy observed in aging or neurodegenerative diseases can be prevented or treated by administering 1-(3-(2-(1-Benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11952344
    Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound that can have an antagonistic action on an NMD A receptor containing the NR2B subunit and that is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, peripheral symptoms of dementia and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I), wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Yuya Oguro, Makoto Kamata, Shuhei Ikeda, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Norihito Tokunaga, Taku Kamei, Mitsuhiro Ito, Shigemitsu Matsumoto, Hirotaka Kamitani, Takaharu Hirayama, Toshio Tanaka, Hiroshi Banno, Nobuyuki Takakura, Jinichi Yonemori, Takuya Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11948544
    Abstract: The musical instrument tuner includes: a sensor device that is attached to a musical instrument; and an operation device that is able to perform wireless communication mutually with the sensor device, in which the sensor device includes an acceleration sensor that has at least two detection axes, frequency detection means for detecting, as a detected frequency, a frequency of a vibration of musical sound generated through an operation of the musical instrument based on an output from the acceleration sensor, and sensor-side communication means for transmitting transmission information including information regarding the detected frequency to the operation device, and the operation device includes operation-side communication means for receiving the transmission information transmitted from the sensor device, display means, and control means for generating tuning information of the musical instrument and causing the display means to display the tuning information based on the transmission information received
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: GOTOH GUT CO., LTD., GUNMA PREFECTURE
    Inventors: Atsushi Kajihara, Masaki Gotoh, Hiroshi Miyajima, Osamu Niijima, Yuta Uchiumi, Makoto Matsumoto, Kento Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11949550
    Abstract: A relay device that performs reset processing in relation to wired communication with a first device in response to a change in a communication rate of the wired communication with the first device; and in response to performing the reset processing, start control to transmit a predetermined message to a second device even though there is no transmission from the first device, the predetermined message being expected to be transmitted from the first device to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroya Matsumoto, Yoshiroh Hirata, Hiroshi Ota
  • Publication number: 20240101211
    Abstract: An electrical device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a main body, an item storage, and an actuator. The main body is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body of the human-powered vehicle. The item storage is at least partially provided to the main body so as to store an item. The item is free from function of the electrical device or non-operational with respect to the electrical device in a state where the item is at least partially arranged in the item storage. The actuator is coupled to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KOMADA, Kodai HIROTA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11939267
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing AlN whiskers includes reduced incorporation of metal particles, an AlN whisker body, AlN whiskers, a resin molded body, and a method for producing the resin molded body. The method for producing AlN whiskers includes heating an Al-containing material in a material accommodation unit to thereby generate Al gas; and introducing the Al gas into a reaction chamber through a communication portion while introducing nitrogen gas into the reaction chamber through a gas inlet port, to thereby grow AlN whiskers on the surface of an Al2O3 substrate placed in the reaction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru Ujihara, Yukihisa Takeuchi, Daishi Shiojiri, Masaki Matsumoto, Hiroshi Saito, Ikuo Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20240096198
    Abstract: An area determination apparatus (2000) acquires three-dimensional facility data (20). The three-dimensional facility data (20) is three-dimensional data of a target facility including a plurality of segments. The area determination apparatus (2000) determines a designated segment, which is a segment designated in an input screen (10) including an image of the target facility. The area determination apparatus (2000) determines, as a monitoring area or a non-monitoring area, a three-dimensional area that is determined based on three-dimensional segment data (22) of the designated segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Tsuji, Shigeo Suzuki, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Takanori Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20240096349
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes magnetic disks, a plurality of magnetic heads, and a control unit. A plurality of magnetic heads each includes a heat-assist unit which applies a preheating current of such magnitude that data already written to the magnetic disk is not erased to a near-field optical element for the preheat time. The control unit measures the time elapsing from a start of write to the time when a value of an index indicating the quality of a recording signal of data written by the magnetic head converges to within a first threshold range, and adjusts the preheat time for each of the magnetic heads in such a manner that the measured lapse time becomes less than or equal to a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi ISOKAWA, Takuya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11925029
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a first insulation film is provided. A first conductive film is on the first insulation film. First electrode films are on the first conductive film and stacked. A charge accumulation member is between one of the first electrode films and the semiconductor member. The first conductive film includes a main body arranged below the first electrode films and an outer peripheral portion provided in an outer periphery of the main body to be apart from the main body. First and second slits are alternately provided in the outer peripheral portion, and extend along the outer periphery of the main body. The first and second slits are apart from each other as viewed in the stacking direction, and partly overlap each other as viewed in a first direction directed from the main body toward the outer peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Takamasa Ito, Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20240071756
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a group III nitride semiconductor substrate, that includes: growing a first AlN buffer layer on an Si substrate at a first growth temperature; growing a second AlN buffer layer on the first AlN buffer layer at a second growth temperature higher than the first growth temperature; and growing a group III nitride semiconductor layer on the second AlN buffer layer, wherein an Al raw material and an N raw material are alternately repeatedly fed in the growing the first AlN buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji MATSUMOTO, Toshiaki ONO, Hiroshi AMANO, Yoshio HONDA
  • Patent number: 11914330
    Abstract: A timepiece including: a dial; a windshield glass having a plurality of curved surfaces that differ from each other in curvature; and a hand disposed between the dial and the windshield glass, wherein the windshield glass includes: a first curved surface having a first curvature and including a center of the windshield glass; a second curved surface disposed adjacent to the first curved surface and having a second curvature larger than the first curvature; and a third curved surface disposed adjacent to the second curved surface and having a third curvature larger than the second curvature, a thickness of the first curved surface and a thickness of the second curved surface are equal, and in plan view, a distal end of the hand is disposed on a center C side of the windshield glass with respect to a boundary between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki Hayashi, Kenichiro Matsumoto, Kazunori Hoshino, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240046786
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an operation unit configured to receive an operation input regarding a first extraction condition; and a control unit configured to perform predetermined information processing, based on the first extraction condition. The information processing includes: a process of extracting one or a plurality of intersection nodes corresponding to intersections that conform to the first extraction condition, from among nodes included in map data; a process of acquiring time-series data of traffic information from a database in which the time-series data of the traffic information is accumulated; and a process of selecting, from among the one or the plurality of intersection nodes having been extracted, a target intersection that requires adjustment of a constant of a traffic signal controller, based on the acquired time-series data of the traffic information, and outputting the selected target intersection to a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi NAGASHIMA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Toshiya YOSHIOKA, Shintaro MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11869179
    Abstract: An abnormal part display apparatus, an abnormal part display system, an abnormal part displaying method, and an abnormal part displaying program capable of improving visibility of an abnormal part in an object are provided. An abnormal part display apparatus 11 according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit 111 configured to acquire point group data of an object obtained by measuring the object by using a laser ranging apparatus 12, and a photograph image of the object obtained by photographing the object by using a photographing apparatus 13, a display unit 112 configured to display the point group data and the photograph image on a predetermined screen, and a control unit 113 configured to control the point group data and the photograph image to be displayed in the display unit 112.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeo Suzuki, Taisuke Tanabe, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Takanori Shigeta, Junichi Abe, Akira Tsuji, Yoshimasa Ono, Jiro Abe
  • Patent number: 11869746
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-beam writing method is for irradiating each of pixels defined on a substrate, placed on a stage, with each beam of a multi-beam to form a pattern. The method includes obtaining a position correction amount of the pattern by each of a plurality of sub-arrays into which an array of the multi-beam is divided at least in a predetermined direction, based on the positional deviation amount of each beam of each of the sub-arrays, which obtained by dividing an array of the multi-beam at least in the predetermined direction, calculating an dose of the each beam irradiated to each pixel for shifting the position of the pattern drawn for each of the sub-arrays based on the position correction, and performing multi-writing using at least a portion of each two or more of the sub-arrays with the calculated dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yasuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20230420217
    Abstract: A multiple charged particle beam writing method according to one aspect of the present invention includes performing writing, during writing in the k-th (k being an integer of at least one) stripe region, in the k-th extended region, which is obtained by extending the irradiation region in the first direction by a predetermined extension width, while deflecting multiple charged particle beams and moving the multiple charged particle beams in the second direction, and performing writing, during writing in the (k+1)th stripe region, in the (k+1)th extended region, which is obtained by extending the irradiation region in the first direction by the extension width, while deflecting the multiple charged particle beams and moving the multiple charged particle beams in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11847907
    Abstract: A traffic flow simulator configured to simulate a traffic flow of a plurality of simulation vehicles generated in a road network. The traffic flow simulator includes: a route selection unit configured to select a route for each of a plurality of the simulation vehicles in accordance with a predetermined route selection model; and an index calculation unit configured to calculate a traffic evaluation index of the road network by causing each of a plurality of the simulation vehicles to move on the road network in accordance with the route. The route selection unit records, into a storage unit, a first route selected during execution of a first mode below and a second route selected during execution of a second mode below, the first and second mode being a work mode in which the traffic flow is simulated under a first and second setting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sakakibara, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Nobihiro Yamazaki, Arata Doi, Hirofumi Ogami
  • Publication number: 20230376155
    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 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroshi MATSUMOTO