Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Ohno

Hiroshi Ohno 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: 11970098
    Abstract: The center console structure for a vehicle includes a console body; an armrest; and a power supply section that wirelessly transmits electric power to the mobile terminal via a placement surface on which the mobile terminal is placed. The console body includes a top plate section serving as an upper surface; a terminal accommodation section having the placement surface and arranged on a vehicle rear side of the top plate section and on a vehicle lower side of the armrest; and a right and left pair of console side surface sections arranged to oppose each other in a vehicle width direction with the terminal accommodation section being interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohiro Sera, Osamu Ueda, Narumi Nahara, Kouji Furukawa, Shohei Kuroda, Hiroshi Ohno
  • Patent number: 11954884
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an optical apparatus includes an illumination unit, an imaging unit and a processing unit. The illumination unit emits a first ray having a first wavelength and a second ray having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength to an object. The imaging unit includes a first pixel which receives the first ray emitted to the object and a second pixel which receives the second ray emitted to the object to capture an image based on the first ray received by the first pixel and the second ray received by the second pixel. The processing unit calculates a first ray direction of the first ray and a second ray direction of the second ray based on the image captured by the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hiroshi Ohno
  • Publication number: 20240102796
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method of calculating three-dimensional shape information of an object surface comprising: acquiring, color-mapping, and calculating. The acquiring includes acquiring an image captured through an anisotropic wavelength selection portion having at least two different regions configured to select a wavelength to be shielded and a wavelength to be passed from reflected light from the object surface illuminated with light. The color-mapping includes color-mapping light beam directions based on the image. The calculating includes calculating three-dimensional shape information of the object surface from a geometric optics relational expression between an inclination angle of the object surface and the light beam direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hiroshi OHNO
  • Publication number: 20240094115
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a non-transitory storage medium stores an optical inspection program. The optical inspection program causes a processor to execute generating a wavelength selection portion-removed image by removing, from a captured image of an object surface imaged through a wavelength selection portion configured to select at least two different wavelength spectra from incident light, an image of the wavelength selection portion included in the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHNO, Hiroya KANO, Hideaki OKANO
  • Publication number: 20240094114
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an optical inspection apparatus includes: an illumination portion, a wavelength selection portion and an imaging portion. The illumination portion irradiates a first object point of a surface of an object with first illumination light, and a second object point of the surface of the object with second illumination light. The imaging portion images light from the first object point through the wavelength selection portion when a normal direction at the first object point and a direction of the first illumination light have an opposing relationship, and images light from the second object point through the wavelength selection portion when a normal direction at the second object point and a direction of the second illumination light have an opposing relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHNO, Hiroya KANO, Hideaki OKANO
  • Publication number: 20240077412
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, an optical imaging apparatus includes: an illuminator, a lens, an aperture, and an imaging element. Light is incident into the lens through an inspection object provided where the parallel light from the illuminator reaches. The light has passed through the solvent and the target, and/or through the solvent. The aperture is disposed on a focal plane of the lens. The aperture includes a passage region and a light-blocking region. The passage region allows passage of diffracted light in a direction different from a direction of the parallel light due to the target from the parallel light from the illuminator. The light-blocking region blocks the parallel light having passed through the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroya KANO, Hiroshi OHNO, Kenta TAKANASHI
  • Patent number: 11906439
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, an optical inspection method includes: emitting, acquiring, and comparing. The emitting includes emitting light beams having a first wavelength and a second wavelength toward an imaging unit in accordance with light beam directions from a subject, with light beam intensities of the first wavelength and the second wavelength being in a complementary relationship. The acquiring includes acquiring each of information of a first image related to the first wavelength and information of a second image related to the second wavelength with the imaging unit. The comparing includes comparing the information of the first image and the information of the second image to extract unevenness information of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Kaushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroya Kano, Hiroshi Ohno
  • Publication number: 20240053141
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an optical apparatus includes an illumination unit, a light-receiving unit and a processing unit. The illumination unit can illuminate an object with a plurality of pattern rays including rays with different wavelengths simultaneously. The light-receiving unit includes a pixel that can receive the rays from the object to disperse at least two of the different wavelengths included in the pattern rays. The processing unit acquires information on the object based on a result of the pixel of the light-receiving unit receiving the pattern rays with which the illumination unit illuminates the object simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Takashi Usui, Hiroya Kano, Hideaki Okano
  • Patent number: 11896043
    Abstract: Object of the present invention is to provide an intestinal immune-enhancing agent that can sufficiently increase IgA in the intestinal tract with a low dose while maintaining an increased amount of IgA for an extended period of time. Provided is an intestinal immune-enhancing agent containing a cellulose acetate that has a total degree of acetyl substitution from 0.4 to 1.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Takeuchi, Eiji Miyauchi, Shu Shimamoto, Akinobu Matsuyama, Hiroshi Ohno
  • Patent number: 11888438
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical element includes a continuous gradient index distribution area, and a first medium. The continuous gradient index distribution area is configured to continuously attenuate gradient index from a center of the optical element in a radial direction. The first medium is at the center. The first medium includes an area where absolute value of imaginary part of a complex refractive index is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Takashi Usui
  • Patent number: 11879815
    Abstract: A non-contact non-destructive inspection system according to an embodiment includes a sensor, a velocity detection unit, and a damage detection unit. The sensor detects a second elastic wave emitted to a medium surrounding an inspection object due to a first elastic wave propagating through the inspection object. The velocity detection unit detects a velocity of the first elastic wave based on a wavefront angle of the second elastic wave and a velocity of the second elastic wave. The damage detection unit detects damage to the inspection object based on the velocity of the first elastic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takashi Usui, Hiroshi Ohno, Kazuo Watabe
  • Publication number: 20240011918
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a feature amount of a surface acoustic wave, based on direction information of a light ray that corresponds to gradient information of an elastic body surface of an inspection object that is obtained in a case where the surface acoustic wave is excited on the elastic body surface of the inspection object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takashi USUI, Hiroshi OHNO
  • Publication number: 20230414383
    Abstract: Provided is a stent comprising: a stent skeleton; and a deposition layer containing a plurality of layers deposited on the stent skeleton; each layer of the deposition layer comprising crystalline cilostazol, at least one of the plurality of layers comprising a bioabsorbable polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: OTSUKA MEDICAL DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Nagasawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Takafumi Ohyama
  • Publication number: 20230399770
    Abstract: A group III nitride crystal substrate has a main surface and a back surface opposite to the main surface. The average dislocation density of the main surface and the average dislocation density of the back surface are less than or equal to 6.0×105 cm?2. Furthermore, the difference between the average dislocation density of the main surface and the average dislocation density of the back surface is less than or equal to 5.0×104 cm?2. The warpage of the crystal axis of the main surface has a radius of curvature of more than or equal to 30 m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: AKIO UETA, HIROSHI OHNO
  • Patent number: 11806257
    Abstract: Provided is a stent comprising: a stent skeleton; and a deposition layer containing a plurality of layers deposited on the stent skeleton; each layer of the deposition layer comprising crystalline cilostazol, at least one of the plurality of layers comprising a bioabsorbable polymer, wherein elution of not more than 5% by mass of the crystalline cilostazol occurs by 24 hours after the stent is brought into contact in vitro at 37° C. with an elution medium of a phosphate-buffered sodium chloride solution containing 0.25% by mass of sodium lauryl sulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: OTSUKA MEDICAL DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Nagasawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Takafumi Ohyama
  • Patent number: 11803094
    Abstract: According to one example, an optical element assembly includes a transparent rod, a mirror and a light emitting element. The rod transmits light of first wavelength region made incident on a first end of the rod and emits the light of the first wavelength region from a second end of the rod. The rod absorbs light of a second wavelength region falling out of the first wavelength region. The mirror is disposed on a side of the first end. The mirror transmits one of the light of the first and second wavelength regions, reflects the other. The light of the first and second wavelength regions are made incident on the first end of the rod. The light emitting element emits light of the second wavelength region made incident on the first end of the rod through the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Takashi Usui
  • Publication number: 20230324309
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an optical inspection apparatus includes an imaging portion, a first wavelength selection portion, an illumination portion, and a second wavelength selection portion. The imaging portion includes an image sensor configured to capture a subject by light from the subject. The first wavelength selection portion is provided on an optical axis of the imaging portion and is configured to selectively pass a plurality of light components of predetermined wavelengths. The illumination portion is configured to illuminate the subject. The second wavelength selection portion is provided on an optical axis of the illumination portion and is configured to pass the plurality of light components of the predetermined wavelengths complementarily to the first wavelength selection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hiroshi OHNO
  • Publication number: 20230314335
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an optical inspection method includes calculating irradiation field information concerning an irradiation field on a surface of a subject when irradiating the surface of the subject with a light beam from an illumination device that is supported by a movable body and moved; and performing path calculation processing of calculating, based on the irradiation field information, a path for the illumination device to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHNO, Hiroya KANO, Hideaki OKANO
  • Patent number: 11774369
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical imaging apparatus includes: an image-forming optical portion, a wavelength selection portion, and an imaging portion. The image-forming optical portion forms an image of an object by means of light beams that include a first wavelength and a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The first wavelength selection portion has wavelength selection regions. The wavelength selection regions are an anisotropic wavelength selection opening having a different distribution of the wavelength selection regions depending on a direction along a first axis and a direction along a second axis. The imaging portion is configured to simultaneously acquire an image of the first light beam and the second light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hiroshi Ohno
  • Publication number: 20230304929
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, an optical inspection method includes: acquiring an image by capturing the image, using light from a surface of an object, which passes through a wavelength selection portion configured to selectively pass light components of a plurality of predetermined wavelengths different from each other, the image sensor including color channels configured to discriminately receive the light components of the plurality of predetermined wavelengths, performing color count estimation processing configured to estimate the number of colors based on the intensity ratio of the color channels that have received the light in each pixel of the image, and performing scattered light distribution identification processing configured to identify a scattered light distribution as BRDF from the surface of the object based on the number of colors or surface state identification processing configured to identify a state of the surface of the object based on the number of colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHNO, Hiroya KANO, Hideaki OKANO, Takahiro KAMIKAWA