Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Suzuki

Hirotaka Suzuki 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: 11208968
    Abstract: An engine system includes an engine, a main combustion chamber formed by a cylinder head and a piston, an auxiliary chamber formed with a communicating hole communicating with the main combustion chamber, an injector configured to inject fuel into the main combustion chamber, an ignition plug provided to the auxiliary chamber and configured to ignite a mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber, an accelerator opening sensor, and a control device. The control device controls the injector so that an air-fuel ratio of the mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber becomes a first air-fuel ratio when an engine load range is a first range, and the air-fuel ratio of the mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber becomes a second air-fuel ratio leaner than the first air-fuel ratio when the engine load range is a second range where the engine load is higher than in the first range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nagatsu, Hirotaka Suzuki, Yuji Harada, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Ryohei Ono, Kenji Uchida
  • Publication number: 20210393083
    Abstract: A configuration that verifies correspondence between a cooking foodstuff and a cooking utensil and determines whether or not there is a hygiene problem in the cooking utensil to execute a warning output, replacement control of the cooking utensil, or the like, is realized. A suitability determination unit that verifies the correspondence between the foodstuff to be cooked and the cooking utensil to be used for cooking and determines whether or not the cooking utensil has a hygienic problem is included. In a case where the suitability determination unit determines that the cooking utensil has a hygiene problem, the suitability determination unit executes a warning output or control of causing stop of using the cooking utensil. The suitability determination unit outputs a warning by display information or voice information to a user who is a cooking performer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka SUZUKI, Hiroaki OGAWA, Tobias CINCAREK, Kazuki OCHIAI, Noriko TOTSUKA, Kanako WATANABE, Shohei YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210391051
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit (200) that determines a recipe on a basis of user information including an avoidance level of a user for a predetermined ingredient, food information regarding each food, and ingredient information including information regarding each ingredient, in which the avoidance level for the predetermined ingredient is set on a basis of an avoidance factor of the user for the predetermined ingredient, and the food information includes information indicating the ingredient used to cook the food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: KAZUKI OCHIAI, HIROAKI OGAWA, HIROTAKA SUZUKI, NORIKO TOTSUKA, TOBIAS CINCAREK, KANAKO WATANABE, SHOHEI YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210387363
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a cooking system, a method for controlling a cooking system, and a program that enable a user to enjoy the pleasure and happiness of cooking by safely providing novel cooking experiences. A state of a cooking space is detected, a dangerous area for a user in the cooking space is detected on the basis of a cooking process and the state of the cooking space, and the detected dangerous area is indicated in the cooking space. The present technology can be applied to a system kitchen having a robotic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako WATANABE, Hirotaka SUZUKI, Kazuki OCHIAI, Hiroaki OGAWA, Shohei YAMAMOTO, Tobias CINCAREK, Noriko TOTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210366033
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a controller (100) performing control to display an interface receiving order contents relating to a dish from a user, control to reflect a change in order contents based on an operation performed by the user in real time on a dish image included in the interface, and control to transmit determined order contents to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: SHOHEI YAMAMOTO, HIROTAKA SUZUKI, KANAKO WATANABE, HIROAKI OGAWA, TOBIAS CINCAREK, KAZUKI OCHIAI, NORIKO TOTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210347061
    Abstract: There is achieved a configuration in which suspension of cooking being performed by a cooking robot is controlled to enable cooking to be completed at the expected time for a user to return home. Included are an expected return home time estimation unit that estimates an expected time to return home at which the user is expected to return home; an expected cooking completion time estimation unit that estimates an expected time to complete cooking at which a cooking robot is expected to complete cooking; and a cooking execution control unit that controls the cooking robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriko TOTSUKA, Hirotaka SUZUKI, Hiroaki OGAWA, Tobias CINCAREK, Kazuki OCHIAI, Kanako WATANABE, Shohei YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210269748
    Abstract: The present invention is a contact lens treatment solution containing the following copolymer A and copolymer B in a ratio of A/B=1000/1 to 2/1 (by weight). According to the present invention, there can be provided a contact lens treatment solution capable of removing dirt having adhered to contact lens surfaces and capable of imparting persisting hydrophilicity to contact lens surfaces, by simple immersion treatment. Copolymer A: a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer (a) represented by formula (1) and a monomer (b) represented by formula (2), in which the copolymerization ratio of the monomer (a) to the monomer (b), a/b=7/3 to 9/1 (by mol), and having a weight-average molecular weight of 400,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: NOF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka SUZUKI, Hiroko KAWASAKI, Shunsuke SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20210268650
    Abstract: A control device (1b) according to an embodiment includes a control unit (11), an estimating unit (100), and a correcting unit (103). The control unit included in the control device performs a control based on first chronological information, of an action of a controlled object (3). The estimating unit included in the control device performs estimation of a cost produced by achievement of a purpose of the controlled object. The correcting unit included in the control device performs correction of an action based on the first chronological information of the controlled object according to the cost estimated by the estimating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotaka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210272269
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a control method, and a program that allow notification of an abnormality occurring in a robot to be given to a user in an easy-to-check manner. A control device according to one aspect of the present technology includes: an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality that has occurred in a predetermined part of a robot; and an attitude control unit that controls an attitude of the robot so that the predetermined part in which the abnormality has occurred is within the angle of view of a camera. The present technology can be applied to a robot capable of making autonomous motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: HIROTAKA SUZUKI, ATSUSHI IRIE, TAKARA KASAI, MASANOBU NAKAMURA, TETSUYA NARITA, HAJIME MIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210229284
    Abstract: There is provided a control device, a control method, and a program that can prevent failure of an operation of a robot. The control device according to an aspect of the present technology includes a state transition determination section that controls an operation of a robot to perform a predetermined process before a task results in failure in a case where a state transition of the robot in performing the task follows a failure state transition that is preset as a state transition that results in the failure of the task. The present technology can be applied to a robot capable of autonomous operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi IRIE, Hirotaka SUZUKI, Takara KASAI, Masanobu NAKAMURA, Andrew SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210222643
    Abstract: An engine system includes an engine, a main combustion chamber formed by a cylinder head and a piston, an auxiliary chamber formed with a communicating hole communicating with the main combustion chamber, an injector configured to inject fuel into the main combustion chamber, an ignition plug provided to the auxiliary chamber and configured to ignite a mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber, an accelerator opening sensor, and a control device. The control device controls the injector so that an air-fuel ratio of the mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber becomes a first air-fuel ratio when an engine load range is a first range, and the air-fuel ratio of the mixture gas inside the auxiliary chamber becomes a second air-fuel ratio leaner than the first air-fuel ratio when the engine load range is a second range where the engine load is higher than in the first range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nagatsu, Hirotaka Suzuki, Yuji Harada, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Ryohei Ono, Kenji Uchida
  • Publication number: 20210219159
    Abstract: It is made possible to perform a data analysis and a search process using devices set definition information, which is definition information in a unit of a devices set including a plurality of devices. A data providing apparatus that generates devices set definition information, which is definition information in a unit of a devices set including a plurality of devices, and registers the devices set definition information in a database, and a data analyzing apparatus and a data using apparatus that acquire the devices set definition information from the database and perform a data analysis process or a search process to which the acquired devices set definition information is applied are included. Data analyses and search processes with the devices set definition information achieve improved processing efficiency and generation of various analysis results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Sato, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Erika Saito, Hirotaka Suzuki, Taichi Yuki, Hiroaki Takano
  • Publication number: 20200377114
    Abstract: A driving information generating section 20 successively generates as driving information diverse types of information indicative of a driving state of a vehicle. A dangerous driving determining section 31 determines whether dangerous driving is underway on the basis of the driving information generated by the driving information generating section 20. A supplementary information acquiring section 32 acquires state supplementary information manually or automatically upon determination of dangerous driving by the dangerous driving determining section 31, and associates the acquired state supplementary information with the result of the determination of dangerous driving. An information communication section 34 transmits the result of the determination of dangerous driving and the state supplementary information to an information management apparatus 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: ATSUSHI NODA, AKIHITO OSATO, HIROTAKA SUZUKI, HIDEYUKI MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200353952
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a first generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires movement information related to movement of another mobile object different from a target mobile object that is a control target. The first generation unit generates information related to a goal trajectory that is a goal for movement of the target mobile object on the basis of the acquired movement information of the other mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: HIROTAKA SUZUKI, TAKUYA NARIHIRA, AKIRA NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200346662
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a determination unit and a calculation unit. The determination unit determines whether an anticipation region exists on a planned route of a target mobile object that is a control target, the anticipation region being a region in which a specific traffic state is anticipated. With respect to the anticipation region determined to be on the planned route, the calculation unit calculates a movement plan of the target mobile object on the basis of movement information related to movement of another mobile object having passed through the anticipation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka SUZUKI, Takuya NARIHIRA, Akira NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200271642
    Abstract: A compound is provided which is effectively adsorbed to a substrate surface, such as an immune reaction vessel, has extremely high protein adsorption inhibitory effect that inhibits non-specific adsorption of protein or the like, and has excellent washability to retain the inhibitory effect before and after washing operation of the substrate. Also provided are a protein adsorption inhibitor using the compound, a phosphorylcholine-modified substrate, and a method for inhibiting protein adsorption. The compound is a phosphorylcholine group-containing polyethylene glycol derivative represented by formula (1). The method for inhibiting protein adsorption of the present invention includes the step of forming an adsorbed layer of the derivative on a substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Akane Katori, Masaru Matsuda, Tomozumi Noda, Takashi Sasaki, Hirotaka Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10638081
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a detection unit, a display control unit, and a determination unit. The display control unit switches a composite image to a generated image, and causes a display device to display the generated image when the determination unit determines that a predetermined condition has been satisfied under the state in which the detection unit has detected that a travel direction of a vehicle is backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Goto, Hirotaka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200102415
    Abstract: There is provided a protein stabilizer for stably storing a protein in a solution. The protein may be an enzyme, an antibody, an enzyme-labeled antibody, or the like for a biochemical assay, etc. There is further provided a protein stabilization reagent comprising a protein-containing solution and the protein stabilizer dissolved therein. The protein stabilizer comprises a copolymer prepared by copolymerizing a monomer (a) of the following formula (1), a monomer (b) of the following formula (2), and a monomer (c) of the following formula (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka Suzuki, Takashi Sasaki, Nobuyuki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200035100
    Abstract: A situation determining section 11 determines a situation of a vehicle on the basis of driving information. A support image setting section 13 sets a support image in accordance with a determination result obtained by the situation determining section 11. A display control section 14 executes display control for displaying the support image set by the support image setting section on a window glass of the vehicle in accordance with the determination result obtained by the situation determining section 11. The support image enables a leading operation for a running route, an emphasis operation for a traffic sign or the like, a visibility lowering operation for an outside-vehicle object that may cause lowering of attentiveness of the driven vehicle, and the like, and driving support can be executed with a natural sense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: ATSUSHI NODA, AKIHITO OSATO, HIROTAKA SUZUKI, HIDEYUKI MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20190377695
    Abstract: An optimal network is constructed in a case in which a plurality of IoT standards or IoT platforms coexist. According to the present disclosure, provided is a terminal management device including a receiving unit that receives, from a terminal that collects information from a sensor, access timing information related to an accessible timing to the terminal and a transmitting unit that transmits the access timing information to a server that searches for the information. With this configuration, it is possible to construct an optimal network in a case in which a plurality of IoT standards or IoT platforms coexist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKANO, Naoyuki SATO, Katsuyoshi KANEMOTO, Erika SAITO, Hirotaka SUZUKI, Taichi YUKI