Patents by Inventor Jun Kuroda

Jun Kuroda 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: 20240027597
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a controller. The transmission antenna transmits a transmission wave. The reception antenna receives a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected. The controller detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The controller classifies a predetermined target, based on a probability density distribution calculated from a relative velocity of the object relative to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru SAHARA, Jun KURODA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Takuya HOMMA, Fangwei TONG
  • Publication number: 20230408668
    Abstract: An electronic device included in a mobility device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a controller. The transmission antenna transmits a transmission wave. The reception antenna receives a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected. The controller detects an object, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The controller determines whether the mobility device is rearmost among multiple mobility devices traveling in a platoon, in accordance with whether an object having a relative velocity of a predetermined threshold or less relative to the mobility device is detected at a predetermined distance behind the mobility device in a traveling direction of the mobility device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru SAHARA, Jun KURODA, Takuya HOMMA, Fangwei TONG, Kenji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230400553
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a signal processor. The transmission antenna is configured to transmit a transmission wave. The reception antenna is configured to receive a reflection wave resulting from reflection of the transmission wave. The signal processor is configured to detect an object based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflection wave. The signal processor classifies a point group representing the object in accordance with a prescribed parameter when performing clustering on detection results of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Fangwei TONG, Tooru SAHARA, Takuya HOMMA, Jun KURODA, Kenji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230394682
    Abstract: Provided are an object tracking device and an object tracking method that allow multiple objects to be tracked with high accuracy. An object tracking device (20) includes an input interface (21), a processor (23), and an output interface (24). The input interface (21) is configured to acquire sensor data. The processor (23) is configured to detect multiple detection targets from the sensor data and perform tracking using a Kalman filter for each of the multiple detection targets. The output interface (24) is configured to output detection results of the detection targets. The processor (23) allows overlapping of detection results during the process of tracking the multiple detection targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Fangwei TONG, Takuya HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20230368402
    Abstract: Provided are an object tracking device and an object tracking method that allow multiple objects to be tracked with high accuracy. An object tracking device (20) includes an input interface (21), a processor (23), and an output interface (24). The input interface (21) is configured to acquire sensor data. The processor (23) is configured to detect multiple detection targets from the sensor data and perform tracking using a Kalman filter for each of the multiple detection targets. The output interface (24) is configured to output detection results of the detection targets. The processor (23) groups a plurality of the Kalman filters and determines whether or not each of the Kalman filters corresponds to an identical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Fangwei TONG, Takuya HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20230333234
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a controller. The transmission antenna transmits a transmission wave. The reception antenna receives a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected. The controller detects a target by using a constant false alarm rate, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The controller detects an object by using the constant false alarm rate, based on a signal intensity of a complex signal corresponding to a distance of an object whose relative velocity with respect to the electronic device is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru SAHARA, Jun KURODA, Takuya HOMMA, Fangwei TONG, Kenji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230305135
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a signal processor. The transmission antenna is configured to transmit a transmission wave. The reception antenna is configured to receive a reception wave resulting from reflection of the transmission wave. The signal processor is configured to detect an object, with a constant false error rate, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflection wave, The signal processor selects, based on a maximum likelihood estimated value that gives a false alarm rate of signal intensity based on the reception signal, a reference cell disposed in a distance direction with respect to an inspection cell in a two-dimensional distribution of signal intensity, based on the reception signal, in the distance direction and a relative velocity direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Takuya HOMMA, Fangwei TONG
  • Publication number: 20230304805
    Abstract: A travel plan proposal system includes: a destination deriving unit configured to derive a predetermined number of destination areas from all destination areas on the basis of vacancy rates calculated for a plurality of accommodation facilities in the destination areas for each schedule pattern, and derive a candidate for the travel plan including a combination of the schedule pattern and the destination areas for the respective nights to stay; and a route deriving unit configured to set, for each candidate for the travel plan, a predetermined route for sequentially moving from a departure place to the respective destination areas and returning, and transportation means, and derive a candidate for the travel plan in which a total of representative accommodation costs of the destination areas in the candidate for the travel plan and a total of expenses required for the transportation means are within a budget.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Takeo SHIMADA, Kimihiko ASABE, Jun KURODA
  • Publication number: 20230288557
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission wave, a plurality of reception antennas that receive a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected, and a signal processing unit that detects an object with a subspace method, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The signal processing unit estimates a direction of arrival of the reflected wave, based on solutions of an algebraic equation Root-MUSIC Polynomial (hereinafter referred to as “RMP solutions”) in a Root-MUSIC method that satisfy a first requirement and a second requirement in terms of positions of the RMP solutions in a complex plane. The first requirement is a requirement related to a distance between a unit circle and each of the RMP solutions in the complex plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Fangwei TONG, Takuya HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20230213640
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a signal processor. The transmission antenna is configured to transmit a transmission wave. The reception antenna is configured to receive a reflection wave resulting from reflection of the transmission wave. The signal processor is configured to detect an object based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflection wave. The signal processor is configured to output information regarding a point group representing the position of an object determined to be a stationary object based on the velocity of the object and the velocity of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Fangwei TONG, Takuya HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20230176181
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a controller. The transmission antenna transmits a transmission wave. The reception antenna receives a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected. The controller detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The controller generates, based on reference data, a group from multiple pieces of detected data generated based on the detection of the object, and generates representative data based on one or more pieces of detected data included in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Fangwei TONG, Tooru SAHARA, Takuya HOMMA, Jun KURODA
  • Publication number: 20220078950
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes an incoming end having a concave shape; an outgoing end having a convex shape; and a plurality of cells each having a polygonal cross section and serving as a channel for a fluid, the channel extending from the incoming end to the outgoing end. The plurality of cells are separated from each other by separator walls. At least one of the plurality of cells has an area of a channel cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, the area increasing from the incoming end toward the outgoing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ARAKAWA, Takashi IKEDA, Akio IKEDA, Hisashi SHIMIZU, Jun KURODA, Syusaku YAMAMOTO, Masashi KITAMURA, Shuji TANIGAWA, Daishi SUMI
  • Patent number: 10816271
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first heat transfer tube unit including first heat transfer tubes arranged in parallel along a first direction within a horizontal plane; and a second heat transfer tube unit including second heat transfer tubes arranged in parallel with one another along a second direction that intersects the first direction within the horizontal plane. Each of the first heat transfer tubes and the second heat transfer tubes includes: straight portions arranged in parallel in a vertical direction; and one or more curved portions that make end portions of the straight portions communicate with each other. The straight portions of the first heat transfer tube unit and the straight portions of the first heat transfer tube unit are stacked on each other alternately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomiyuki Matsukiyo, Takahide Sugiyama, Osamu Hiyama, Syungo Saito, Jun Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20190162477
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first heat transfer tube unit including first heat transfer tubes arranged in parallel along a first direction within a horizontal plane; and a second heat transfer tube unit including second heat transfer tubes arranged in parallel with one another along a second direction that intersects the first direction within the horizontal plane. Each of the first heat transfer tubes and the second heat transfer tubes includes: straight portions arranged in parallel in a vertical direction; and one or more curved portions that make end portions of the straight portions communicate with each other. The straight portions of the first heat transfer tube unit and the straight portions of the first heat transfer tube unit are stacked on each other alternately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
    Inventors: Tomiyuki MATSUKIYO, Takahide SUGIYAMA, Osamu HIYAMA, Syungo SAITO, Jun KURODA
  • Patent number: 9472095
    Abstract: A second housing 200 is capable of moving in a direction in which the second housing covers one surface of a first housing 100. Oscillating elements of an oscillating element group 400 are arranged in a matrix and oscillate sound waves outward from the one surface of the first housing 100. A control unit controls the plurality of oscillating elements. A sound wave sensor constitutes the same matrix as the plurality of oscillating elements and detects sound waves having a specific wavelength. The detection results of the sound wave sensor are output to the control unit. A frame body holds the plurality of oscillating elements and the sound wave sensor. The control unit oscillates sensor sound waves having a specific wavelength outward from at least one of the oscillating elements. The control unit determines that the second housing 200 covers the one surface of the first housing 100 when the sound wave sensor detects the sound waves having the specific wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
  • Patent number: 9386367
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus (100) includes a first detachable speaker unit (120) including a first speaker having a relatively high directivity, and a second detachable speaker unit (130) including a second speaker having a relatively low directivity. The electronic apparatus (100) further includes a body unit (an electronic apparatus body (110)) provided with a slot (113) in which any one of the first detachable speaker unit (120) and the second detachable speaker unit (130) is detachably installed therein in an alternative way, and a control unit that is provided in the body unit and controls the first and second speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 9337773
    Abstract: An oscillation device (electro-acoustic transducer (100)) includes an oscillation element (110) that has a vibrating member (120) and a piezoelectric element (111) that is attached to one surface of the vibrating member (120). The oscillation device includes a sheet-shaped waterproof member (140) that is constituted by a waterproof material. The oscillation device includes a frame-shaped supporting member (130) that holds an outer peripheral portion of the vibrating member (120) and an outer peripheral portion of the waterproof member (140) so that the waterproof member (140) and the oscillation element (110) face each other. The oscillation device includes a connection member (150) that partially connects mutual opposed surfaces of the oscillation element (110) and the waterproof member (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Shigeo Satou, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 9313565
    Abstract: A portable terminal device has first and second casings (1, 2) and a biaxial hinge (3) coupling the first and second casings (1, 2). The portable terminal device also has a speaker (60) provided in the first casing (1) or the biaxial hinge (3), a sound emission hole (4), a waveguide (5) guiding a sound wave to the sound emission hole (4), and a display device (6) provided for the second casing (2). A display screen (6a) of the display device (6) and the sound emission hole (4) are disposed in a face (2a) whose orientation changes when the second casing (2) turns about a second axis, in the second casing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
  • Patent number: 9307324
    Abstract: A plurality of magnetostrictive elements made of ferrite or the like are arranged in a matrix on an upper surface of a circuit board. On the periphery of each of the magnetostrictive elements, a voice coil is arranged. When current flows to the voice coils, the magnetostrictive elements themselves expand and contract in their center axis direction (height direction), and whereby ultrasonic waves (carrier waves) are emitted into the air from the magnetostrictive elements themselves. Since the magnetostrictive elements made of ferrite or the like are used, power consumption can be reduced, compared with the case of using piezoelectric vibrators. Also, the magnetostrictive elements can be made resistant to damage even if subjected to an impact due to falling or the like. Accordingly, in a parametric speaker using ultrasonic waves as carrier waves, power consumption can be reduced and vibrating elements can be made resistant to impact damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou, Motoyoshi Komoda
  • Patent number: 9306148
    Abstract: In an electro-acoustic transducer 100 which is an oscillator device, center positions of principal surfaces of piezoelectric elements 130 that are positioned on both surfaces of an elastic member 120 are different from each other. As such, since the two piezoelectric elements 130 are disposed asymmetrically on the upper and lower sides in the electro-acoustic transducer 100, it is possible to prevent vibrations of reversed phases at the time of divided vibration in which the reversed phases overlap with each other. In other words, since it is possible to prevent the generation of sound waves due to the vibration of local reversed phases, the sound pressure level can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa