Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Aoki

Hiroyuki Aoki 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: 9683459
    Abstract: A securing part structure of a turbine nozzle provided with a plurality of turbine nozzle segments, each having a plurality of stator vanes, arranged annularly around an axis of a jet engine and secured between a turbine case and a shroud of the jet engine, wherein in the turbine nozzle segment, an arc-shaped outer band coupling distal ends of the plurality of stator vanes to each other is provided, a hook of the outer band is engaged with a nozzle support groove of the turbine case from behind, a recessed portion of the outer band is fitted with an anti-rotation tab from behind, and an anti-rotation slot formed in the shroud is fitted with a protruding portion from behind so that the turbine nozzle segment is secured between the turbine case and the shroud. Reduction of performance loss and extension of a life of the turbine case can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsushi Tsuru, Torataro Takemika
  • Patent number: 9684393
    Abstract: A display control device (500) is the display control device (500) that controls output of display data to a plurality of display units that are arranged on different surfaces of a case, comprising a posture detection unit (510), a visibility state determination unit (520), and a display data output unit (530). The posture detection unit (510) detects a posture of the case. The visibility state determination unit (520) determines a display unit that is visually recognizable to the user from among the plurality of display units according to the posture of the case detected by the posture detection unit (510). The display data output unit (530) outputs the display data to the display unit that the visibility state determination unit (520) determined as visually recognizable to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Katou, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9610367
    Abstract: There is provided an ICG-loaded polymer nanoparticle that is dynamically stable, prevents the leakage of contained ICG and the resulting discoloration, and has a high molar absorbance coefficient. The particle contains a hydrophilic dye having a sulfonate group and a hydrophobic polymer, and the particle further contains at least one of a lipid having a positively charged region, a nicotinic acid derivative and a thiamine derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinzaburo Ito, Masato Minami, Tatsuki Fukui, Kouichi Kato, Fumio Yamauchi, Yoshinori Tomida, Satoshi Yuasa, Tetsuya Yano, Satoshi Ogawa, Kengo Kanazaki, Atsushi Takahashi, Daisuke Sasaguri, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170044401
    Abstract: A copolymerized polysilazane comprising at least repeating units represented by general formula (I): —Si(R1)(R2)—NR3— and repeating units represented by general formula (II): —Si(R1)(R2)—NH— (in the formulas, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group, hydrocarbon group-containing silyl group, hydrocarbon group-containing amino group, or hydrocarbon oxy group, and R3 represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkoxy group, cycloalkyl group, aryl group or alkyl silyl group), and the NR3/SiH1,2 ratio (SiH1,2 represents the total amount of SiH1 and SiH2) is 0.005-0.3. Said copolymerized polysilazane can be manufactured by reacting Si(R1)(R2)X2 (in the formula, X represents a halogen atom) with a primary amine compound: R3NH2 and then reacting with ammonia, and is able to form a siliceous film that has withstand voltage characteristics and solvent resistance by curing at a low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jun YAMAKAWA, Takashi FUJIWARA, Takashi KANDA, Hiroyuki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160379817
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a perhydropolysilazane making it possible to form a siliceous film with minimal defects, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a perhydropolysilazane having a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 17,000, characterized in that when 1H-NMR of a 17% by weight solution of said perhydropolysilazane dissolved in xylol is measured, the ratio of the amount of SiH1,2 based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.235 or less and the ratio of the amount of NH based on the aromatic ring hydrogen content of the xylol is 0.055 or less, and a curing composition comprising the perhydropolysilazane. The present invention also provides a method for forming a siliceous film, comprising coating the curing composition on a substrate and heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiya OKAMURA, Takashi KANDA, Issei SAKURAI, Bertram Bernd BARNICKEL, Hiroyuki AOKI
  • Patent number: 9528833
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus 100 includes a current position information acquisition unit (a self-position acquisition unit 42) that acquires current position information, and a travel direction determination unit (for example, a route search unit 44) that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information. The navigation apparatus 100 further includes a sound unit that outputs a sound (for example, a parametric speaker 30), and a sound control unit 41 that controls the sound unit so that the sound can be heard to the user from the travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Ayumu Yagihashi, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9498116
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus of an embodiment includes an optical system, a rotational movement amount calculator, a registration unit, a parallel movement amount calculator, a driver, and a controller. The optical system is used to capture a moving image of a subject's eye. The rotational movement amount calculator calculates a rotational movement amount between a first image and a second image included in the moving image. The registration unit performs registration between the first image and the second image in the rotation direction based on the rotational movement amount. The parallel movement amount calculator performs a phase only correlation process on the first image and the second image registered by the registration unit to calculate a parallel movement amount between the first image and the second image. The driver moves the optical system. The controller controls the driver based on the parallel movement amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Masahiro Shibutani, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 9395814
    Abstract: A control unit (120) recognizes information that is being displayed in, from among display areas (110-1-110-3) that display information, a first display area and displays relevant information that relates to the information that was recognized in a second display area other than the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Murayama, Hiroyuki Aoki, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20160198940
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus of an embodiment includes an optical system, a rotational movement amount calculator, a registration unit, a parallel movement amount calculator, a driver, and a controller. The optical system is used to capture a moving image of a subject's eye. The rotational movement amount calculator calculates a rotational movement amount between a first image and a second image included in the moving image. The registration unit performs registration between the first image and the second image in the rotation direction based on the rotational movement amount. The parallel movement amount calculator performs a phase only correlation process on the first image and the second image registered by the registration unit to calculate a parallel movement amount between the first image and the second image. The driver moves the optical system. The controller controls the driver based on the parallel movement amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Masahiro SHIBUTANI, Hiroyuki AOKI
  • Patent number: 9369796
    Abstract: There are provided an oscillation device that outputs a sound wave; a recognition unit that recognizes a direction in which sound output targets (80), for which a sound is to be output, are located; a selection unit that selects at least one of the sound output targets (80); a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance to the sound output target (80); and a control unit that controls the oscillation device to adjust sound pressure of the sound wave. The oscillation device outputs an ultrasonic wave for a sensor and a sound wave for sound reproduction. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance between the oscillation device and an object to be selected (82) by detecting the ultrasonic wave for a sensor reflected from the object to be selected (82) selected by the selection unit. The control unit adjusts the magnitude of the output of the sound wave for sound reproduction on the basis of the calculated distance between the oscillation device and the object to be selected (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9348442
    Abstract: An input apparatus (for example, a mobile terminal apparatus (100)) includes a display unit (60) that displays a plurality of operation position displays (for example, operation position displays (61 to 66)); and a detection unit that contactlessly detects an operation which corresponds to an operation position set in a specific space of a front of the input apparatus in correspondence to each of the plurality of operation position displays. The detection unit includes a first piezoelectric element (an oscillation piezoelectric element (31)) that oscillates ultrasound toward the front space of the input apparatus; a second piezoelectric element (a reception piezoelectric element (21)) that detects the ultrasound which is oscillated by the first piezoelectric element; and a determination unit that determines whether or not an operation is performed on a certain operation position based on a result of detection performed by the second piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Ayumu Yagihashi, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9241123
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a plurality of oscillators (10) that output modulation waves of a parametric speaker; a display unit (40) that displays a plurality of contents at the same time; a recognition unit that recognizes the locations of a plurality of users; and a control unit that controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce sounds corresponding to the contents. The control unit controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce the sound corresponding to the content selected by each user, toward the location of each of the plurality of users which is recognized by the recognition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9215523
    Abstract: A portable terminal device (100) includes a plurality of operation units (for example, a plurality of operation keys (11)) that are operated by a user; a detection unit that detects which operation unit of the plurality of operation units is operated; and a directional speaker (for example, a parametric speaker (30)). The portable terminal device (100) further includes an audio control unit that controls the directional speaker so that an audio image is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the operation unit operated by the user among the plurality of operation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Ayumu Yagihashi, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20150226075
    Abstract: A securing part structure of a turbine nozzle provided with a plurality of turbine nozzle segments, each having a plurality of stator vanes, arranged annularly around an axis of a jet engine and secured between a turbine case and a shroud of the jet engine, wherein in the turbine nozzle segment, an arc-shaped outer band coupling distal ends of the plurality of stator vanes to each other is provided, a hook of the outer band is engaged with a nozzle support groove of the turbine case from behind, a recessed portion of the outer band is fitted with an anti-rotation tab from behind, and an anti-rotation slot formed in the shroud is fitted with a protruding portion from behind so that the turbine nozzle segment is secured between the turbine case and the shroud. Reduction of performance loss and extension of a life of the turbine case can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki AOKI, Atsushi TSURU, Torataro TAKEMIKA
  • Publication number: 20150220166
    Abstract: A display control device (500) is the display control device (500) that controls output of display data to a plurality of display units that are arranged on different surfaces of a case, comprising a posture detection unit (510), a visibility state determination unit (520), and a display data output unit (530). The posture detection unit (510) detects a posture of the case. The visibility state determination unit (520) determines a display unit that is visually recognizable to the user from among the plurality of display units according to the posture of the case detected by the posture detection unit (510). The display data output unit (530) outputs the display data to the display unit that the visibility state determination unit (520) determined as visually recognizable to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Katou, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8974830
    Abstract: A particle includes a copolymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid, and at least one compound selected from silicon naphthalocyanine and derivatives of silicon naphthalocyanine, in which the particle has a particle size of 10 nm or more and less than 1000 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinzaburo Ito, Kengo Kanazaki, Tatsuki Fukui, Fumiko Tomatsu, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 8939664
    Abstract: A medium transport apparatus includes: a transport unit transporting a belt-shaped medium having plural marks formed in line at predetermined intervals in a transport direction; a detection unit detecting the marks on the medium; and a determining unit determining that a splice exists at a position on the medium if an interval of the marks detected from the medium by the detection unit differs from the predetermined intervals, the position being identified by the marks having the interval different from the predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20140248802
    Abstract: A smart tap into which one or more than one power plugs can be inserted, including a voltage waveform measurement unit, a current waveform measurement unit, a communication unit, a control unit, and an arithmetic unit. The voltage waveform measurement unit and the current waveform measurement unit are units which measure a voltage waveform and a current waveform of power supplied to each of one or more home appliances via a corresponding respective power plugs connected to the home appliances. The communication unit is a unit which transmits the voltage waveform and the current waveform or a result of processing of the waveforms to a server. The control unit is a unit which controls switching of the power supplied to the home appliance and the amount of the supplied power in accordance with the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hieda, Hiroyuki Aoki, Takashi Matsuyama, Takekazu Kato
  • Publication number: 20140245225
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus includes a first display screen and a second display screen serving as a rear surface of the first display screen. The portable terminal apparatus sets regions of the first and second display screens as regions in which operation inputs indicating a pair of processes are received. Thereby, the portable terminal apparatus can receive a plurality of input operations using the first and second display screens without increasing the size of the first display screen. Accordingly, the size increase of the portable terminal apparatus can be eliminated and the operability thereof can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Kato, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140232653
    Abstract: A supporting-point position detecting unit detects a supporting-point position of a thumb when the finger moves in a state in which a portable electronic apparatus (portable information apparatus) is held, and a finger length acquiring unit acquires a length of the thumb. Then, an application processing unit sets a touch region (for example, a display region of an icon of a push button) in which a touch operation serving as a predetermined input operation is received within a movable range of the finger obtained based on the supporting-point position of the thumb and the length of the thumb in a region in which the touch sensor is able to detect a touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Kato, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara