Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Okamoto

Hiroshi Okamoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20250218705
    Abstract: A switch device includes a switch body, a lead wire, a sealing member, and a holder. The switch body includes a switch housing and a first terminal protruding from the switch housing. The lead wire includes a tip portion fixed to the first terminal. The sealing member seals the first terminal and the tip portion. The holder covers the sealing member. The holder includes a connection portion disposed within the holder. The holder is fixed to the switch body by attaching the connection portion to the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Keisuke KIHARA, Hiroto YONEHARA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250189975
    Abstract: A positioning adjusting mechanism for a traveling device, includes: a main body; a pair of traveling bodies on respective sides of the main body and configured to be driven in contact with a surface on which the traveling device travels; a first contact member configured to come into contact with side portions of the pair of traveling bodies while the traveling device approaches a predetermined stop position; and a second contact member configured to come into contact with front portions of the pair of traveling bodies in response to the traveling device reaching the stop position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Yasufumi TAKAHASHI, Taku KITAHARA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Tetsurou SASAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12321163
    Abstract: A regression model reflecting causality between variation of an explanatory variable and variation of a response variable is constructed. A prediction apparatus predicts characteristic values of a product by using process data obtained from a production facility. The prediction apparatus includes a process data acquisition unit that reads the process data from a storage device that stores the process data obtained from the production facility, and a prediction model generation unit that generates a prediction model on the basis of causality information that defines a combination of first process data and second process data or a value corresponding to the second process data. The first process data and the second process data or the value corresponding to the second process data are included in the read process data. The first process data is used as a predetermined explanatory variable. The second process data or the value corresponding to the second process data is used as response variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okamoto, Marina Takahashi, Shuji Shinohara, Shunji Mitsuyoshi, Masahiro Haitsuka, Hidetoshi Kozono, Fumihiro Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20250069249
    Abstract: This measurement device calculates the outer circumferential length of a rod-shaped article in a transportation section using a camera and an image processing unit. The camera captures the end surface of the rod-shaped article, and the image processing unit processes the image to determine the length. The unit identifies the outer circumferential edge in the image, constructs an imaginary circle based on this edge, and draws straight lines through the circle's center. It identifies intersections where the lines meet the edge, measures distances between adjacent intersections, and sums these distances along the full circumference to calculate the outer circumferential length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Naoyuki ONODERA, Shozo HORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20250064104
    Abstract: A measuring device determines the outer circumferential length of a rod-like item at its wind-up section. The wind-up section includes a roll paper supply part that provides continuous roll paper to a constituent part of the rod-like item and a wind-up part that wraps the constituent part with the supplied roll paper to form the rod-like item. The roll paper supply part consists of a first measuring part that assesses the paper width in the width direction crossing the roll paper's longitudinal direction, a second measuring part that measures the overlap width of the part overlapped by the roll paper around the rod-like item, and a calculating part that computes the outer circumferential length based on the differential width obtained by subtracting the overlap width from the paper width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Naoyuki ONODERA, Shozo HORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20250049104
    Abstract: A measuring device is provided for determining the outer circumference length of a rod-shaped article in a conveyance section. The device includes a camera that captures an image of the article's end surface and an image processing unit that processes the image to calculate the circumference. The unit identifies the outer edge of the end surface, generates a virtual circle based on the edge, and draws n straight lines through the circle's center. It identifies intersection points where each line intersects the outer edge and measures distances (d1, d2, . . . , dn) between intersections along each line. The virtual diameter is obtained by averaging these distances, and the outer circumference length is calculated by multiplying the virtual diameter by ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Naoyuki ONODERA, Shozo HORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20250007139
    Abstract: This method for producing a bandpass filter is a method for producing a bandpass filter made of a dielectric multilayer film including: a cavity layer made of TiO2; and laminated portions arranged to sandwich the cavity layer, the laminated portion being formed by alternately laminating a first dielectric layer made of a high refractive index material and a second dielectric layer made of a low refractive index material, in which in a film formation step of the dielectric multilayer film, a film formation stop period to lower a temperature of a film formation substrate by temporarily stopping film formation during the film formation step is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takafumi SEKO, Masaomi TAKASAKA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240398679
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a solid lip cosmetic which is excellent in secondary adhesion resistance effect and long lasting performance, and provides a good glossy finish. A solid lip cosmetic which has a secondary adhesion resistance effect and provides a good glossy finish can be prepared by blending a copolymer containing a dimer acid ester, or a copolymer containing a dimer acid ester and a dimer acid ester as an oil component adhering to lips (adhesive oil component) and a hydrocarbon oil which is liquid at room temperature as an oil component seeping into the surface when the cosmetic is applied to the lips (seeping oil component).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke HAYASHIDA, Kiriko CHIBA, Yusuke NAKANO, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12072685
    Abstract: A data collection system includes a subordinate controller configured to control an electrical device, and a superordinate controller connected to the subordinate controller via synchronous communication and asynchronous communication to control the subordinate controller. The superordinate controller includes a reference signal transmitter to transmit a timing reference signal to the subordinate controller via the synchronous communication. The subordinate controller includes data storage configured to record data relating to the electrical device; a delay time calculator to measure a delay time from a timing at which the subordinate controller receives the timing reference signal to a timing at which the data storage starts recording the data; and a data transmitter configured to transmit the data and the delay time to the superordinate controller via the asynchronous communication or the synchronous communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ayaka Hashimoto, Hiroshi Okamoto, Masaomi Kudo, Yu Katono
  • Publication number: 20240279655
    Abstract: The invention provides an S1P ligand-binding nucleic acid complex that is delivered to a target organ to regulate expression or editing of a target gene or a transcription or translation product thereof. The S1P ligand-binding nucleic acid complex includes a nucleic acid with an antisense oligonucleotide 12 to 30 nucleotides in length, and has a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a target transcription product, bound to a S1P ligand. The nucleic acid complex is useful for the treatment of a disease caused by such gene. The ligand-binding nucleic acid complex can be delivered to an organ, tissue, or cell in which the S1P receptor is expressed, such as the skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, liver, kidney, lung, mammary gland, fat, podocyte, lymphocyte, or vascular endothelial cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: RENA THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Koh TAKAGI, Hideki KIZAWA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Keiko KANEKO, Nobuyuki HUSE, Takashi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20240199147
    Abstract: A crawler type traveling body includes a drive wheel, an in-wheel motor incorporated in the drive wheel, a plurality of rotating wheels disposed below the drive wheel, a crawler, and a tensioner. The crawler is wound around the drive wheel and the rotating wheels and configured to be rotated by the drive wheel. The tensioner is coupled to a drive shaft of the in-wheel motor and configured to press the drive wheel against the crawler and apply tension to the crawler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eichi KOIZUMI, Hiroshi SHIMURA, Ryota YAMASHINA, Taku KITAHARA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240180138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heating transpiration composition having an excellent efficacy on exterminating harmful arthropods, which comprises a natural pyrethrin and a pyrethroid compound, wherein the weight ratio of active ingredients of the natural pyrethrin relative to the pyrethroid compound is within the range of 20:1 to 200:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroshi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20240174309
    Abstract: A crawler traveling body includes a crawler; an in-wheel motor to apply a driving force to the crawler, having a rotation shaft; a drive wheel in which the in-wheel motor is built; two wheels disposed below the drive wheel; and a tensioner that presses the drive wheel against the crawler wound around the drive wheel and the two wheels, to apply tension to the crawler. The crawler traveling body further includes a brake unit to restrict the driving force to stop rotation of the crawler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Yasufumi TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11964710
    Abstract: A crawler type traveling body includes a drive wheel, an in-wheel motor incorporated in the drive wheel, a plurality of rotating wheels disposed below the drive wheel, a crawler, and a tensioner. The crawler is wound around the drive wheel and the rotating wheels and configured to be rotated by the drive wheel. The tensioner is coupled to a drive shaft of the in-wheel motor and configured to press the drive wheel against the crawler and apply tension to the crawler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eichi Koizumi, Hiroshi Shimura, Ryota Yamashina, Taku Kitahara, Hiroshi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11936103
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive film for antennas, in which a conducting film and a substrate made of a polycarbonate resin material containing a polycarbonate resin are laminated, and the polycarbonate resin contains, as main constituent units, a unit (A) represented by the following formula (1) and/or a unit (B) represented by the following formula (2). The conductive film for antennas has low dielectric characteristics and bendability, can form an antenna with a low transmission loss, and has excellent adhesion to the conducting film. (In the formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tsunemori, Hiroshi Okamoto, Tomoya Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20240074963
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a solid lip cosmetic which is excellent in secondary adhesion resistance effect and long lasting performance and has a good feeling of adhesion. A solid lip cosmetic with secondary adhesion resistance effect and has a good feeling of adhesion can be prepared by blending a copolymer containing a dimer acid ester, and/or a dimer acid ester as an oil component adhering to lips (adhesive oil component), and a phenyl-modified silicone as an oil component seeping into the surface upon application to the lips (seeping oil component).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke HAYASHIDA, Kiriko CHIBA, Yusuke NAKANO, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230373577
    Abstract: A crawler-type traveling body includes: a crawler; a drive wheel including a drive shaft, the drive wheel configured to apply a driving force to the crawler; at least two track rollers disposed below the drive wheel, the crawler being stretched around the drive wheel and said at least two track rollers; and an auxiliary mechanism between said at least two track rollers, the auxiliary mechanism includes two auxiliary wheels swingably provided, wherein a push-up amount of one of the two auxiliary wheels pushed up in a vertical direction is larger than a push-down amount of another of the two auxiliary wheels pushed down in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMURA, Eichi KOIZUMI, Taku KITAHARA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11638687
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-based cosmetic which is excellent in terms of a matte texture, while being highly stable. An oil-based cosmetic which is characterized by containing the following components (a)-(e). (a) a crosslinked organopolysiloxane (b) an amorphous anhydrous silicic acid (c) an oil-based gelling agent having a sugar skeleton (d) a liquid oil (e) a powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11640150
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system, in which a first industrial machine and a second industrial machine are configured to communicate to/from each other, the communication system comprising circuitry configured to synchronize first time information updated by the first industrial machine and second time information updated by the second industrial machine with each other, wherein the second industrial machine is configured to: acquire state data on the second industrial machine; and transmit to the first industrial machine the second time information at a time when the state data is acquired and the state data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ayaka Hashimoto, Hirotaka Niimi, Toshinobu Kira, Wataru Nozaki, Masaomi Kudo, Yu Katono, Hiroshi Okamoto, Takeshi Nagata, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20230088453
    Abstract: A crawler traveling body includes: a wheel around which a crawler belt is wound; a disc; a disc connector configured to connect the wheel and the disc, and rotate the wheel and the disc together; a brake caliper configured to sandwich the disc with a brake pad; and a motor configured to open or close the brake pad according to a control signal for controlling a degree of opening or closing of the brake pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMURA, Taku KITAHARA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Eichi KOIZUMI