Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Munakata
Hiroshi Munakata 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: 11934592Abstract: A position indicator that indicates a position is disclosed. The position indicator includes a casing of an electronic pen, a position indicating part, a tracker, and a grip part configured to be gripped by a user. The position indicating part is disposed at one end of the casing. The position indicating part, in operation, indicates the position. The tracker, in operation, causes an external device to detect the position in a three-dimensional space. The grip part is orthogonal to the casing of the electronic pen.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20240045536Abstract: To provide a controller that can reduce a sense of discomfort felt by a user. A pen-type controller with a grip according to the present disclosure includes a pen part that is formed in a pen shape, a grip part that intersects an axial direction of the pen part, and a battery that is arranged in the grip part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI, Naoya NISHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20240012492Abstract: A pen-type controller includes a pen portion having a pen shape, a grip portion that intersects an axis direction of the pen portion, and a first light emitting part disposed at an end part of the grip portion, wherein the end part is closer to the axis of the pen portion than another end part of the grip portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Futa IMATA, Hiroshi FUJIOKA, Yuta SATO, Kiyokazu SAKAI, Ryoichi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20230288998Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230288999Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230251726Abstract: A Virtual Reality (VR) image generation system includes a sensor; a detection circuit which, in operation, detects a first indicated position indicated by an electronic pen in a first three-dimensional space in accordance with transfer of a signal between the electronic pen and the sensor; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: detect a first posture of the electronic pen in a second three-dimensional space, the first posture including at least one of a first inclination angle, a first inclination direction and a first rotation angle of the electronic pen, and generate, when the electronic pen is in the first three-dimensional space, a first VR image of drawing by the electronic pen, based on the first indicated position and the first posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230253266Abstract: An ultrasound vibrating-type defect detection apparatus (100) for detecting a defect in a semiconductor apparatus (10) is provided with: an ultrasound vibrator (42); a high-frequency power supply (40); a camera (45); and a controller (50) for adjusting the frequency of high-frequency power supplied from the high-frequency power supply (40) to the ultrasound vibrator (42), and for performing detection of a defect in the semiconductor apparatus (10). The controller (50) causes the camera (45) to capture an image of the semiconductor apparatus (10) while varying the frequency of high-frequency power supplied from the high-frequency power supply (40) to the ultrasound vibrator (42), and performs detection of a defect in the semiconductor apparatus (10) on the basis of the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Yamaha Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michael KIRKBY, Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Takuya ADACHI
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Patent number: 11691214Abstract: An ultrasound horn is provided which vibrates a bonding tool, attached at a tip, in a plurality of directions with a simple structure. There is provided an ultrasound horn having: a longitudinal vibration generator; a horn portion; and a torsional vibration generator. The torsional vibration generator includes a body including a polygonal pillar portion, second layered elements in which a plurality of second piezoelectric elements are layered, and which are attached to side surfaces of the polygonal pillar portion, weights, and a pressure application ring which applies a pressure by pressing the second piezoelectric elements against the polygonal pillar portion via the weights.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SHINKAWA LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Yuhei Ito, John Ditri, Moe Tehrani
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Publication number: 20230205416Abstract: A spatial position indication system includes an electronic pen, an indicated position detecting circuit, a spatial position detecting circuit, and a selecting circuit. The indicated position detecting circuit detects a position of the electronic pen at an input surface or a hover region over the input surface. The spatial position detecting circuit detects the position of the electronic pen in a spatial region including at least a part of the hover region separately from and independently of the indicated position detecting device circuit. Based on output from the indicated position detecting circuit and the spatial position detecting circuit, the selecting circuit performs selection control so as to use output from the indicated position detecting circuit or the spatial position detecting circuit according to a separation distance of the electronic pen from the input surface when a drawing image to be displayed on a display device is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Hajime Kumami, Koji Yoshida, Hiroshi Tamano, Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230197497Abstract: Provided is a transfer apparatus. The transfer apparatus includes, in addition to a non-contact chuck that lifts and holds a workpiece in a non-contact manner, a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators that radiate ultrasonic waves. The plurality of ultrasonic vibrators are configured to radiate the ultrasonic waves to generate a standing wave that attracts the workpiece and are configured for the non-contact chuck to hold the workpiece at a position where forces attracting in a plurality of directions toward outside of the workpiece are balanced when viewed from a direction facing the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Yamaha Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michael KIRKBY, Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Takuya ADACHI
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Patent number: 11681383Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230173541Abstract: An ultrasonic horn includes: a vertical vibration generating portion in which a first ultrasonic vibrator is mounted inside; a horn portion extending forward from the vertical vibration generating portion , amplifying an ultrasonic vibration generated by the vertical vibration generating portion , and to which a capillary is mounted at a front end portion ; and a torsional vibration generating portion extending rearward from the vertical vibration generating portion . The torsional vibration generating portion includes: a rod-shaped body ; vibration members arranged axisymmetrically around a central axis ; second ultrasonic vibrators sandwiched between the rod-shaped body and the vibration members such that a vibration direction is a circumferential direction; and bolts pressurizing the second ultrasonic vibrators.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Takuya ADACHI
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Patent number: 11656692Abstract: A Virtual Reality (VR) image generation system includes a sensor; a detection circuit which, in operation, detects a first indicated position indicated by an electronic pen in a first three-dimensional space in accordance with transfer of a signal between the electronic pen and the sensor; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: detect a first posture of the electronic pen in a second three-dimensional space, the first posture including at least one of a first inclination angle, a first inclination direction and a first rotation angle of the electronic pen, and generate, when the electronic pen is in the first three-dimensional space, a first VR image of drawing by the electronic pen, based on the first indicated position and the first posture.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20230125043Abstract: An ultrasound horn is provided which vibrates a bonding tool, attached at a tip, in a plurality of directions with a simple structure. There is provided an ultrasound horn having: a longitudinal vibration generator; a horn portion; and a torsional vibration generator. The torsional vibration generator includes a body including a polygonal pillar portion, second layered elements in which a plurality of second piezoelectric elements are layered, and which are attached to side surfaces of the polygonal pillar portion, weights, and a pressure application ring which applies a pressure by pressing the second piezoelectric elements against the polygonal pillar portion via the weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Yuhei ITO, John DITRI, Moe Tehrani
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Patent number: 11630570Abstract: A spatial position indication system includes an electronic pen, an indicated position detecting circuit, a spatial position detecting circuit, and a selecting circuit. The indicated position detecting circuit detects a position of the electronic pen at an input surface or a hover region over the input surface. The spatial position detecting circuit detects the position of the electronic pen in a spatial region including at least a part of the hover region separately from and independently of the indicated position detecting device circuit. Based on output from the indicated position detecting circuit and the spatial position detecting circuit, the selecting circuit performs selection control so as to use output from the indicated position detecting circuit or the spatial position detecting circuit according to a separation distance of the electronic pen from the input surface when a drawing image to be displayed on a display device is generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kumami, Koji Yoshida, Hiroshi Tamano, Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20220320040Abstract: Provided is a wire bonding state determination device which determines a bonding state between a pad and a wire after the wire is bonded to the pad. The wire bonding state determination device includes: a waveform detector which makes an incident wave incident to the wire, and detects a transmission waveform of the wire and a reflection waveform from a first bonding surface between the pad and the wire; and a bonding determination unit which determines the bonding state between the pad and the wire based on the transmission waveform and the reflection waveform detected by the waveform detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Yamaha Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi MUNAKATA, Shota NAKANO, Takuya ADACHI, Choyekh MAHDI, Landaez YSMALDO
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Publication number: 20220283020Abstract: A vibration detection system (100) detects vibration of an ultrasonic horn (12), of which the front surface is a non-specular surface, and of a capillary (13), wherein the vibration detection system (100) includes a laser light source (20) that irradiates the ultrasonic horn (12) and the capillary (13) with parallel laser light beams (21), a camera (30) having an imaging element (31) that captures an image of the ultrasonic horn (12) and the capillary (13) irradiated with the parallel laser light beams (21), and an image processing device (40) that processes the image captured by the camera (30) and displays a location where vibration occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.Inventors: Michael KIRKBY, Shota NAKANO, Hiroshi MUNAKATA
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Publication number: 20220179506Abstract: A position indicator that indicates a position is disclosed. The position indicator includes a casing of an electronic pen, a position indicating part that is disposed at one end of the casing and, in operation, indicates the position, a tracker which, in operation, causes an external device to detect the position in a three-dimensional space, and a holder to which the casing of the electronic pen is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Publication number: 20220180494Abstract: Provided is a wire shape measurement device of a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, a semiconductor element, and a wire connecting an electrode of the semiconductor element to an electrode of the substrate. The wire shape measurement device comprises: cameras that capture two-dimensional images of the semiconductor device; and a control unit that examines the shape of the wire based on the two-dimensional images of the semiconductor device acquired by the cameras. The control unit performs pattern matching using information on the position at which the wire is connected to the substrate or the semiconductor element and thickness information of the wire, and by utilizing the pattern matching, the control unit: generates a three-dimensional image of the wire from the two-dimensional images of the semiconductor device acquired by the cameras; and performs shape measurement of the wire based on the generated three-dimensional image of the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.Inventors: Takaya KINJO, Shota NAKANO, Akira SEKIKAWA, Hiroshi MUNAKATA
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Publication number: 20220155884Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen