Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Akimoto

Hiroyuki Akimoto 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: 20220235442
    Abstract: The steel sheet has a steel microstructure containing ferrite: 6% to 90% by area, a microstructure composed of one or more of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ?: 10% to 94% by area in total, and retained ?: 3% to 20% by volume, a ratio (SUB/S2nd)×100(%) of an area ratio SUB of an upper bainite with a width in the range of 0.8 to 7 ?m, a length in the range of 2 to 15 ?m, and an aspect ratio of 2.2 or more in contact with retained ?UB with a grain width in the range of 0.17 to 0.80 ?m and an aspect ratio in the range of 4 to 25 to an area ratio S2nd of the microstructure composed of one or more of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ? ranges from 2.0% to 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Yasushi Kitani, Hiroyuki Akimoto, Yoichiro Matsui
  • Patent number: 11390930
    Abstract: A steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. A steel sheet has a component composition and contains 6 to 80% of ferrite and 20 to 94% of a microstructure composed of one or two or more of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ?, and contains 7 to 20% of retained ?, where: an area ratio (S?UB) of retained ? having a particle width of 0.18 to 0.60 ?m, a particle length of 1.7 to 7.0 ?m, and an aspect ratio of 5 to 15 is 0.2 to 5%; and a total area ratio (S?Block) of fresh martensite having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 to 15 ?m and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and/or retained ? particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 to 15 ?m and an aspect ratio of 3 or less is 3% or less (including 0%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Junya Tobata, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20220010397
    Abstract: A steel sheet having a specified chemical composition and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite: 5% or less, and at least one of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ?: 95% to 100%, and retained ?: 5% to 20%. Retained ?UB has a specified area percentage S?UB, retained ?LB has a specified distribution number N?LB, and at least one of (i) fresh martensite has a specified equivalent circular grain diameter and aspect ratio and (ii) retained ? grains has a specified equivalent circular grain diameter and aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko ONO, Junya TOBATA, Hiroyuki AKIMOTO, Yoichiro MATSUI, Shinjiro KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20210355559
    Abstract: A steel sheet having a specified chemical composition and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite: 5% or less, and at least one of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ?: 95% to 100% by area percentage, and retained ?: 4% to 15% by volume percentage. Retained ?UB has a specified area percentage S?UB, retained ?LB has a specified distribution number N?LB, and at least one of (i) fresh martensite has a specified equivalent circular grain diameter and aspect ratio and (ii) retained ? grains has a specified equivalent circular grain diameter and aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko ONO, Junya TOBATA, Hiroyuki AKIMOTO, Yoichiro MATSUI, Shinjiro KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20200157647
    Abstract: A steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. A steel sheet has a component composition and contains 6 to 80% of ferrite and 20 to 94% of a microstructure composed of one or two or more of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained ?, and contains 7 to 20% of retained ?, where: an area ratio (S?UB) of retained ? having a particle width of 0.18 to 0.60 ?m, a particle length of 1.7 to 7.0 ?m, and an aspect ratio of 5 to 15 is 0.2 to 5%; and a total area ratio (S?Block) of fresh martensite having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 to 15 ?m and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and/or retained ? particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 to 15 ?m and an aspect ratio of 3 or less is 3% or less (including 0%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Junya Tobata, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20180298503
    Abstract: A method of producing a cold rolled steel strip includes: subjecting a steel strip that has been cold rolled and subsequently continuously annealed to pickling by continuously feeding the steel strip into a mixed acid solution containing a first acid that is oxidizing and a second acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the steel strip; and subsequently subjecting the steel strip to repickling by continuously feeding the steel strip into an acid solution containing a third acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the steel strip. The concentration of the first acid in the mixed acid solution is lowered and the concentration of the second acid in the mixed acid solution is raised as the iron ion concentration in the mixed acid solution rises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta TERASAKI, Hiroyuki AKIMOTO, Hiroyuki MASUOKA
  • Patent number: 9323999
    Abstract: An image recognition device includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image, and an object recognition unit configured to extract feature points from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, to detect coordinates of the extracted feature points in a three-dimensional spatial coordinate system, and to determine a raster scan region which is used to recognize a target object based on the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akimoto, Junji Kanamoto
  • Patent number: 9064182
    Abstract: An image recognition device includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image, and an object recognition unit configured to calculate gradient directions and gradient values of intensity of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, to scan the gradient values of each acquired gradient direction with a window, to calculate a rectangular feature value, and to recognize a target object using a classifier based on the rectangular feature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Mitsui, Hiroyuki Akimoto, Junji Kanamoto
  • Patent number: 8730099
    Abstract: An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit compu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Honda elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Patent number: 8730096
    Abstract: An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit compu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Honda elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Patent number: 8581777
    Abstract: In an electronic scanning radar apparatus, a receiving unit includes a plurality of antennas receiving a reflected wave arriving from a target having reflected a transmitted wave as a received wave. A beat signal generating unit generates beat signals from the transmitted wave and the received wave. A frequency resolving unit resolves the beat signals in beat frequencies having a predetermined frequency bandwidth and calculates complex data based on the resolved beat signals for each beat frequency. An azimuth calculating unit estimates an order of a normal equation used to calculate a DOA of the received wave on the basis of eigenvalues of a primary order matrix having complex data calculated from the beat signals as elements, creates a secondary order normal equation based on the estimated order, and calculates the DOA of the received wave based on the created secondary order normal equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Honda elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Itaru Izumi, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20130279746
    Abstract: An image recognition device includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image, and an object recognition unit configured to extract feature points from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, to detect coordinates of the extracted feature points in a three-dimensional spatial coordinate system, and to determine a raster scan region which is used to recognize a target object based on the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroyuki AKIMOTO, Junji Kanamoto
  • Publication number: 20130279745
    Abstract: An image recognition device includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image, and an object recognition unit configured to calculate gradient directions and gradient values of intensity of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, to scan the gradient values of each acquired gradient direction with a window, to calculate a rectangular feature value, and to recognize a target object using a classifier based on the rectangular feature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Tomokazu MITSUI, Hiroyuki AKIMOTO, Junji KANAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130229301
    Abstract: An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit compu
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Honda elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji KANAMOTO, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Patent number: 8446312
    Abstract: An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit compu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20120038506
    Abstract: In an electronic scanning radar apparatus, a receiving unit includes a plurality of antennas receiving a reflected wave arriving from a target having reflected a transmitted wave as a received wave. A beat signal generating unit generates beat signals from the transmitted wave and the received wave. A frequency resolving unit resolves the beat signals in beat frequencies having a predetermined frequency bandwidth and calculates complex data based on the resolved beat signals for each beat frequency. An azimuth calculating unit estimates an order of a normal equation used to calculate a DOA of the received wave on the basis of eigenvalues of a primary order matrix having complex data calculated from the beat signals as elements, creates a secondary order normal equation based on the estimated order, and calculates the DOA of the received wave based on the created secondary order normal equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA ELESYS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Itaru Izumi, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20100271254
    Abstract: An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit compu
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA ELESYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji Kanamoto, Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20020064393
    Abstract: To form a printer device having the framework which is connected to a plurality of frames, there are included a main frame, as a lower frame adjacent to a surface of a table, etc. on which the printer device is arranged, and a sub-frame which is separated from the main frame. The sub-frame is connected to the main frame at three points. A plurality of image formation units and a conveyer belt are supported by the sub-frame. Even if the main frame is tilted over one side or the other as a result of an external factor, such as a warped surface of the table, such unstable arrangement of the printer device has no effect on the sub-frame. Hence, the engine parts of the image formation units supported by the sub-frame can desirably function. In this structure of the printer device, positional deviation does not occur in image components to be printed, and high quality printing can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Akimoto
  • Patent number: 5332165
    Abstract: A method for installing and recovering transmission cable. A termination box has a stationary winding barrel having a central axis, and a transmission cable guide rotatably coupled to the stationary winding barrel for guiding a transmission cable onto and from the stationary winding barrel by being rotated around the central axis. Various methods show the step for winding and unwinding transmission cable from the termination box; as well as, use of the termination box in conjunction with a strength wire to install transmission cables between a transmission supply point and a transmission receiving point or points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sano, Yoshinobu Kitayama, Shigeru Tanaka, Shigeru Tomita, Hiroyuki Akimoto