Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka 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: 12207202
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a communication device capable of improving a system throughput. Provided is a communication device including a control unit that transmits a second signal including a transmission request for a first signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss to another communication device, receives the first signal transmitted from the other communication device, measures the reception power or the propagation loss on the basis of the received first signal, and controls transmission power on the basis of the measured reception power or propagation loss. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a wireless LAN system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanaka, Hiroshi Shigeno, Takanobu Ohnuma, Koki Iwai, Riku Inada
  • Publication number: 20250023523
    Abstract: A peaking adjustment circuit according to the present disclosure includes an amplifier circuit including a first node to which a first input signal is input and a second node as an output node, an adjustment circuit including a third node as an output node, a first inductor connected between the second node and the third node, and a first series circuit connected between the third node and a ground wiring and having a first capacitor and a first variable resistance element connected in series with each other, and a follower circuit including a fourth node as an output node, and a first source follower circuit connected between the third node and the fourth node, and the first variable resistance element has a first resistance value that changes according to a first setting signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi UEMURA, Keiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20250018723
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique that enables avoiding of erroneous attachment of multiple cartridges. A cartridge is attachable to a first attachment portion included in a printing apparatus. The cartridge includes a storage portion capable of storing a liquid. The cartridge includes a protruding portion configured to come into contact with another cartridge attempted to be inserted into the first attachment portion in a state where the cartridge is inserted in a second attachment portion adjacent to the first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: KYOHEI SATO, HIROSHI KOSHIKAWA, TATSUO NANJO, KEISUKE IINUMA, ATSUSHI KOHNOTOH, KEN TAKENAGA, DAIJU TAKEDA, KOUSUKE TANAKA, SHUHEI YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20250003586
    Abstract: A control device for a CO2 recovery device disposed on a downstream side of a combustion furnace that combusts a combustible material in which a biomass-derived combustible material and a non-biomass-derived combustible material are mixed and recovering CO2 in exhaust gas generated includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires a ratio of weights of the biomass-derived combustible material and the non-biomass-derived combustible material to a weight of the combustible material introduced into the combustion furnace; a first calculation unit that calculates a ratio of CO2 generated from the biomass-derived combustible material and the non-biomass-derived combustible material to CO2 generated from the combustible material in accordance with the acquired ratio; and a second calculation unit that calculates an intake amount of the exhaust gas to the CO2 recovery device based on the calculated ratio of the CO2 generated from the non-biomass-derived combustible material and a flow rate of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Sugiura, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Junji Imada, Noriaki Senba, Takuya Hirata, Yoshitaka Shindo, Masatoshi Katsuki, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12179845
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an innovative and highly practical connection member for a vehicle structure. The present invention is a connection member for a vehicle structure equipped with at least two connection sections (2) that are used in the vehicle structure and that connect appropriate sites within the vehicle structure, the connection member for a vehicle structure being characterized in having a layered structure section (1) configured by impregnating a layered body (4) in which a plurality of fiber bodies (3) have been layered with a matrix resin and curing the impregnated layered body, and employing, as the fiber bodies (3), bodies in which bundles of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibers (5) have been interwoven with thermally fusible fibers (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240416274
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a combustion facility; a CO2 absorption tower that brings an exhaust gas containing CO2, which is discharged from the combustion facility and introduced into the CO2 absorption tower, into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid to remove the CO2 from the exhaust gas; and a decarbonated gas introduction line that is connected to the CO2 absorption tower and the combustion facility and allows at least a portion of a decarbonated gas, which is the exhaust gas from which the CO2 has been removed in the CO2 absorption tower, to be introduced into the combustion facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Sugiura, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Junji Imada, Yoshitaka Shindo, Takuichiro Daimaru
  • Publication number: 20240408536
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a combustion facility; a dust collector into which exhaust gas containing CO2, discharged from the combustion facility, is introduced, and which removes solid components from the exhaust gas; an exhaust gas cooling device into which the exhaust gas is introduced, and which cools the exhaust gas through contact with cooling water; a CO2 absorption tower into which the exhaust gas cooled by the exhaust gas cooling device is introduced, and which removes the CO2 from the exhaust gas in contact with a CO2 absorbent; and a cooling water introduction line which is-connected to the exhaust gas cooling device and to a supply site on an upstream side, in the flow of exhaust gas, of the dust collector, and which guides at least a portion of the cooling water inside the exhaust gas cooling device to the supply site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Sugiura, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Junji Imada, Yoshitaka Shindo, Takuichiro Daimaru, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20240405502
    Abstract: A laser apparatus includes: a laser oscillator including a wavelength adjuster and configured to output pulse laser light having a center wavelength adjusted by the wavelength adjuster; a spectrum monitor configured to generate data on a spectrum of the pulse laser light; and a processor configured to control the wavelength adjuster in such a way that the center wavelength of the pulse laser light changes in accordance with a target wavelength that periodically changes to each of multiple values including first and second wavelengths, calculate a first spectral linewidth from data on spectra of multiple pulses each having the first wavelength as the target wavelength, and calculate a second spectral linewidth from data on spectra of multiple pulses each having the second wavelength as the target wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SUZUKI, Hiroshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12138584
    Abstract: A composite amine absorbent to absorb at least one of CO2 and H2S in a gas includes: a chain monoamine; a diamine; a cyclic compound represented by the following chemical formula: where R1: any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, and a hydroxyalkyl group, R2: oxygen or N—R3, and R3: any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, and a hydroxyalkyl group; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takashi Kamijo, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takuya Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20240361120
    Abstract: An optical heterodyne interference measurement apparatus includes a beam generation unit, a beam splitter, a mirror, a first photodetector, a linear polarizer, a second photodetector, a linear polarizer, an AD conversion unit, and a computer. The beam generation unit generates and outputs a first light beam and a second light beam having polarizations orthogonal to each other. The first light beam and the second light beam have optical frequencies different from each other by a heterodyne frequency. The computer sets, when ?p is set to any peak frequency being temporally constant in a frequency spectrum of intensity noise included in the first light beam or the second light beam output from the beam generation unit, the heterodyne frequency ?h to a value of a rational multiple of the peak frequency ?p.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Naoaki KATO, Yuu TAKIGUCHI, Hiroshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12122025
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool includes a drive mechanism configured to drive by an air pressure of compressed air, a head valve having a first chamber configured to reserve compressed air that is supplied from an air source, and configured to drive the drive mechanism, according to a state of the compressed air in the first chamber, a trigger valve configured to actuate the head valve by exhausting the compressed air in the first chamber, and a control valve configured to disable actuation of the trigger valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12122238
    Abstract: A bulge portion bulging rearward is provided at a dash panel. A reinforcement is fixed to an inner surface of the bulge portion. A rear end wall portion of the bulge portion is positioned at the rear of a center portion of a rear end portion of a cowl panel in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kimura, Takehiro Kamei, Isao Toda, Haruo Ohe, Hironobu Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Masaya Hiramatsu, Masanobu Fukushima, Takao Fukuda
  • Patent number: 12124118
    Abstract: An SLM includes a modulation unit and a driving circuit. The modulation unit includes a plurality of pixels, and modulates a phase or an intensity of incident light in each pixel according to an amplitude of a drive signal changing periodically with time. The driving circuit provides the drive signal to the modulation unit. The driving circuit performs control such that a phase of the drive signal V1(t) provided to a first pixel group in the plurality of pixels and a phase of the drive signal V2(t) provided to a second pixel group in the plurality of pixels are mutually inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Munenori Takumi, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240342686
    Abstract: A composite amine absorbent that absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S in a gas includes: (a) a chain monoamine; (b) a diamine containing amino groups having the same number of substituents; (c) a chain diamine containing amino groups having different numbers of substituents; and (d) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takuya Sugiura, Takashi Kamijo, Tomoki Noborisato
  • Publication number: 20240344169
    Abstract: To provide a metal recovery method that has a low environmental impact and that can achieve metal recovery at low cost and with high efficiency. A metal recovery method including: mixing a liquid containing a metal ion with a yeast to adsorb the metal ion by the yeast in the resulting mixed liquid; separating the yeast from the mixed liquid obtained in the adsorption process; and recovering the metal ion from the yeast separated in the separation process, wherein the metal ion to be adsorbed by the yeast in the adsorption process is a rare earth ion and/or a precious metal ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA
    Inventors: Takuya ISHISAKA, Hiroshi TANAKA, Takaya MINAMI, Yasuhiro KONISHI, Norizou SAITOU
  • Patent number: 12119244
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a rotation stage that rotates a wafer, a nozzle that supplies a chemical solution to the wafer and a nozzle movement section that moves the nozzle on a scan trajectory, wherein the nozzle movement section moves the nozzle along a first trajectory and a second trajectory on the scan trajectory, the first trajectory is a trajectory to turn around at a first turnaround point on one side and a second turnaround point on the other side with respect to a portion closest to a rotation axis of the rotation stage in the scan trajectory, and the second trajectory is a trajectory to turn around at a third turnaround point and a fourth turnaround point provided on the same side as the third turnaround point with respect to the portion closest to the rotation axis in the scan trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240336276
    Abstract: A parking assistance device, comprising: a prediction unit for predicting whether or not a distance to an obstacle around the vehicle becomes less than or equal to a reference distance while the vehicle is automatically parked; and a notification unit for performing a notification indicating that a distance to the obstacle may be close during parking to an occupant, when the distance to the obstacle is predicted to be equal to or less than the reference distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12109529
    Abstract: An air pollution control unit is configured to bring particle-containing gas and washing liquid into contact with each other to collect particles in the particle-containing gas. The air pollution control unit includes a gas washing column having a gas cleaning section in which the particle-containing gas and the washing liquid are brought into co-current contact with each other, a gas cooling column disposed downstream of the gas washing column along the gas flow and having a gas cooling section in which the particle-containing gas that has been cleaned (cleaned gas) and cooling liquid are brought into countercurrent contact with each other, and a gas communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Masayuki Inui, Shinya Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 12105064
    Abstract: A suppressor device for an ion chromatograph is provided between a separation column and a detector of an ion chromatograph. An electrodialysis suppressor includes a first flow path to which an eluate flowing from the separation column is supplied, a second flow path to which a regeneration liquid is supplied, an ion exchange membrane provided between the first flow path and the second flow path and an electrode to which a voltage is applied. A power supply circuit that applies a voltage to the electrode is turned off in a case in which an eluate is not supplied to the first flow path of the electrodialysis suppressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Mikoto Taki
  • Publication number: 20240323610
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a high-performance and high-quality curved diaphragm speaker system that is capable of reproducing sounds in a plurality of bands and achieves performance sufficient for hard-of-hearing people and hearing people. [Solution] A speaker unit 10 of the present invention includes a first diaphragm 1 in a corn form, a second diaphragm 2 in a curved sheet form, and a driver unit 4 that drives both of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. A small diameter side 1a of the first diaphragm and one end side 2a of the second diaphragm are both connected to the driver unit. The second diaphragm has a plurality of regions having different resonance characteristics due to a change in the curvature of a diaphragm surface in the middle from the one end side to the other end side in a length direction. This speaker unit is attached to a housing 50 to form a speaker 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi TANAKA, Masahiro SUZUKI