Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nakamura

Hiroshi Nakamura 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: 11593426
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that are capable of providing contents suitable for a user. The information processing apparatus includes an information generation section that refers to information related to an action history and an action schedule of a user acquired and a database of event content information regarding a plurality of events, and generates profile information of the user while tying together information of stay places in past and future of the user and information of artistes of the events, and an output section that sets a priority for each of the plurality of artistes on the basis of the generated profile information, and outputs a content corresponding to each of the artistes in accordance with the priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lyo Takaoka, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Hiroshi Nakamura, Piljong Kang, Takafumi Kuroki
  • Patent number: 11591110
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle safety apparatus includes an expandable object and an ejection apparatus. The ejection apparatus includes a container that accommodates the expandable object and has an opening provided on one end side, a moving member provided in the container, the moving member including an emission base carrying the expandable object on a side of the opening, the moving member being movable along an inner wall of the container, and a driver that ejects the expandable object by moving the moving member toward the opening. A space located opposite to the opening when viewed from the emission base and surrounded by the container and the moving member communicates with a space located outside the space through a communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Yasuhiko Yagihashi, Koichi Sasamoto, Takahiro Ooi
  • Publication number: 20230057576
    Abstract: Provided is a spunbond nonwoven fabric that is easy to produce due to excellent spinnability and has uniform and sufficient quality including mechanical properties while the spunbond nonwoven fabric is highly filled with an inorganic substance powder. An inorganic substance powder-blended spunbond nonwoven fabric is composed of a fiber, the fiber including: a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic substance powder in a mass ratio of 50:50 to 10:90, and an ethylene-based polymer wax having a weight average molecular weight of 400 or more and 5,000 or less in an amount of 0.1 part by mass or more and 3.0 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the thermoplastic resin and the inorganic substance powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Satoshi MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230051789
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit abnormality diagnosis device capable of simply and easily diagnosing a circuit abnormality, a current generating device including the circuit abnormality diagnosis device, a deployed object ejection device for a flight object including the current generating device, an airbag device for a flight object including the current generating device, and a cutting device for a flight object including the current generating device. A circuit abnormality diagnosis device 110 includes a calculation unit 1, an inspection power supply 2, a rectifier element 3, overcurrent preventing resistors 4 and 5, a voltage amplification unit 6, a voltage reading unit 7, and a light emitting unit 8, and performs a circuit abnormality diagnosis at a preset time (including the time of initial mounting) or every predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Takuto YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230012473
    Abstract: Provided is an airbag device for a flying object sufficiently having a performance of protecting a battery. An airbag device 1 is an airbag device for a flying object including an upper cover member 19 and a lower cover member 20 as a housing, and a battery 24 provided inside the housing and includes an expandable member 2 which is provided inside the housing of the flying object 10 and is expandable inside the housing, a gas generator 3 which is connected to the expandable member 2 and receives a predetermined amount of current to make gas flow into the expandable member 2, and a current supply section which supplies current to the gas generator 3 according to collision of the flying object 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Yasuhiko YAGIHASHI, Kouichi SASAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11555691
    Abstract: A substrate inspection system includes an imaging unit provided in a substrate processing apparatus and configured to acquire image data by imaging a surface of a substrate for color information on which a film is formed; a film thickness measurement unit provided in the substrate processing apparatus and configured to measure a film thickness of a substrate for film thickness measurement on which a film is formed under same conditions as on the substrate for color information; and a model creation unit configured to create a film thickness model corresponding to a correlation between information about color change on the surface of the substrate for color information caused by forming the film, which is acquired based on the image data, and the film thickness of the substrate for film thickness measurement, which is measured by the film thickness measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Toyohisa Tsuruda, Yasuaki Noda
  • Patent number: 11549005
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that reduces uneven distribution of inorganic substance particles and is suitable for producing a formed article having excellent appearance and mechanical properties even when the thermoplastic resin is highly filled with inorganic substance powder and a formed article using this thermoplastic resin composition. Provided are an inorganic substance powder-containing thermoplastic resin composition including a thermoplastic resin and inorganic substance powder in a mass ratio of 50:50 to 10:90, in which the inorganic substance powder is calcium carbonate particles, the calcium carbonate particles include at least two groups of particles having different average particle diameters, and any of the average particle diameters of the particle groups is within a range of 0.7 ?m or more and 6.0 ?m or less; and a formed article using this inorganic substance powder-containing thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TBM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Eiji Mizuno, Taichi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220416748
    Abstract: A bandpass filter circuit includes a fourth element that is a capacitor having one end connected to a first node, a fifth element that is a capacitor having one end connected to a second node, a sixth element that is a capacitor connected between other end of the fourth element and other end of the fifth element, a seventh element that is an inductor having one end connected to a fourth node to which the fourth element and the sixth element are connected, other end of the seventh element is connected to a ground terminal, and an eighth element that is an inductor having one end connected to a fifth node to which the fifth element and the sixth element are connected, other end of the eighth element is connected to the ground terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sanan Japan Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11530046
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle safety apparatus includes a safety mechanism, a drive mechanism, an ejection mechanism, and a control mechanism. The safety mechanism is used for securing safety of at least one of an aerial vehicle and an object outside the aerial vehicle. The drive mechanism includes at least one drive unit serving as a drive source of the safety mechanism. The ejection mechanism ejects the drive mechanism together with the safety mechanism. The control mechanism controls operations of the drive mechanism for the drive mechanism to drive the safety mechanism after the ejection mechanism starts ejection of the safety mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yagihashi, Hiroshi Nakamura, Koichi Sasamoto, Dairi Kubo, Takahiro Ooi
  • Publication number: 20220365279
    Abstract: A coating removal tool removes a resin coating positioned at a distal end portion of a coated optical fiber. The coating removal tool includes a first holding part holding the resin coating positioned at the distal end portion, a second holding part configured to hold a base end portion of the coated optical fiber adjacent to the distal end portion, and a pedestal part configured to support the first holding part and the second holding part. The first holding part includes a heater for heating the resin coating positioned at the distal end portion and a blade for making a notch in the resin coating, and is provided to be slidable relative to the pedestal part. The second holding part is fixed relative to the pedestal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu TODA, Hiroshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220368316
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for controlling an ignition system including a coil. The integrated circuit includes a transistor configured to control a current flowing through the coil, a first line coupled to a control electrode of the transistor, a second line coupled to an electrode of the transistor on the ground side thereof, a control circuit configured to control on and off of the transistor based on a voltage level of the first line, and a Zener diode having a cathode coupled to the first line and an anode coupled to the second line. The Zener diode has such a capacitance that, when a first signal, and a second signal of a higher frequency, are inputted to the first line, the control circuit controls the on and off of the transistor in response to the first signal irrespective of the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki NAKAJIMA, Takanori KOHAMA, Yuya ABE
  • Patent number: 11435529
    Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Sato, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220255586
    Abstract: Electric field communication that adopts a metal as a communication medium is performed. An electric field communication system communicating through an electric field, includes: a communication medium made of a material capable of transmitting the electric field; a first transmitter that generates an electric field dependent on a potential difference between a first electrode, which is disposed on a side of the communication medium and is connected to the communication medium via a coupling capacitance, and a second electrode connected to an earth ground via a coupling capacitance, with the first electrode being connected on a signal side of the transmitter, and the second electrode being connected on a ground side of the transmitter; and a first receiver disposed in contact with the communication medium, wherein the first transmitter and the first receiver communicate with each other through the electric field via the communication medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuru SHINAGAWA, Kohei HAMAMURA, Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Naohiro SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220197980
    Abstract: When the application (P) is activated (enabled, validated) by the second activation key (K2) issued by the first electronic apparatus (10), the control circuit (21) of the second electronic apparatus (20) stores the application identifier (PI), i.e., information for specifying the application (P) in the backup area (the second storage area (282)). Even if the application (P) is accidentally deleted from the second electronic apparatus (20), the application (P) can be recovered by identifying the application based on the information in the backup area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: HIROSHI YOSHIMOTO, HIROSHI NAKAMURA, SATOSHI IMAI, AYA KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220195162
    Abstract: Provided are: an inorganic powder-filled resin composition which is highly filled with an inorganic powder, has excellent uniform dispersibility of the inorganic powder, and has stable mechanical properties after formation; and a formed body using the same. This inorganic powder-filled resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic powder at a mass ratio of 50:50 to 10:90, and is obtained by adding a neutralized product of a polymer comprising, as a constitutional unit, 50-100 mol % of ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and 0-50 mol % of other monomers. Said formed body is produced using the resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Eiji MIZUNO, Taichi YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11360243
    Abstract: The present invention provides a layered body for organic electroluminescence which is excellent in the hardness, the transparency and the folding-durable performance. The present invention is a layered body for organic electroluminescence in which an optical layered body is laminated on one surface of an organic electroluminescence layer and which is not cracked or fractured when a test in which the entire area of the layered body for organic electroluminescence is folded 180 degrees at 20 mm intervals is repeated 100,000 times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Horio, Masataka Nakashima, Hiroshi Nakamura, Jun Sato, Takeshi Nishizono
  • Publication number: 20220168609
    Abstract: An exercise assist tool is used together with an exercise tool used in a supine or seated state, and the exercise assist tool includes a body-axis indicator that allows a user to be conscious of a body axis. The body-axis indicator has a longitudinal direction, and is supported such that the longitudinal direction can be disposed along a craniocaudal axis of the user. The body-axis indicator is a rod member supported so as to be disposed along a craniocaudal axis of the user. The body-axis indicator includes a proximal-side indicator provided in front of a face of the user, and a distal-side indicator provided farther from the user than the proximal-side indicator. The proximal-side indicator is configured to be capable of adjusting a distance from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220163238
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a plurality of refrigerant flow paths, configured to reduce the drift of the refrigerant. The refrigerator includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, a plurality of refrigerant flow paths branched at a downstream of the condenser, the plurality of refrigerant flow paths each including a pressure reducing device, and an evaporator connected to the plurality of refrigerant flow paths, and a processor including a switching valve configured to individually switch an open or closed state of each of the plurality of refrigerant flow paths, the processor being configured to adjust a flow rate of refrigerant flowing in each of the plurality of refrigerant flow paths by individually duty-controlling an opening and closing time of each of the plurality of refrigerant flow paths by controlling the switching valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsuya SEO, Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Ryota AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220152900
    Abstract: An injection molding machine management system includes an injection molding machine, a first detecting section configured to detect at least one of a physical quantity of the injection molding machine and a physical quantity of a molded article, an on-premise server, and a Cloud server. The Cloud server includes a first storing section configured to store information concerning at least one of the physical quantity of the injection molding machine and the physical quantity of the molded article detected by the first detecting section and a virtual machine configured to generate a control rule for the injection molding machine based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Keiichi ENOMOTO, Hayato KOBAYASHI, Masahiro HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220153532
    Abstract: To provide a plate material conveying system configured to load plate materials produced by a press work onto a tray at regular intervals, prior to a cleaning process. The plate material conveying system comprises: a feeding section 13 that feeds the plate materials produced by the press work at regular intervals; a storage section 14 that stores the plate materials conveyed sequentially from the feeding section 13; a loading section 15 that loads the plate materials stored in the storage section 14 on the tray opposing thereto at one time; and a discharging section 16 that conveys the tray from a site to be opposed to the storage section 14 to a predetermined site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: DAIWA ENGINEERING CO., LTD., DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Hideyuki TANI, Toshihisa KASAHARA, Hidekazu YOSHIOKA, Hiroshi NAKAMURA