Patents by Inventor Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto 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: 11229971
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus 100 including a column unit 200 that is configured to output an electron beam EB and deflect the electron beam EB toward the front surface of a powder layer 32, an insulating portion that electrically insulates a three-dimensional structure 36 from a ground potential member, an ammeter 73 that is configured to measure the current value indicative of the current flowing into the ground after passing through the three-dimensional structure 36, a melting judging unit 410 that is configured to detect that the powder layer 32 is melted based on the current value measured by the ammeter 73 and generate a melting signal, and a deflection controller 420 that is configured to receive the melting signal to determine the condition for the irradiation with the electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Sugatani, Shigeki Nishina, Jun Matsumoto, Masahiro Takizawa, Minoru Soma, Akio Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210366248
    Abstract: A system related to tactile reproduction is made more efficient by achieving a data amount reduction of a tactile signal while ensuring reproducibility of a tactile sense. An encoding apparatus according to the present technology includes an encoding unit configured to encode tactile signals using different data formats between different regions of a human body. Therefore, for example, a data amount reduction of a tactile signal can be performed considering difficulty in perceiving tactile stimulation of a region, by reducing a data distribution of a tactile signal for a region with low tactile sensitivity using a difference in tactile sensitivity between regions of a human body, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Shuichiro Nishigori, Hirofumi Takeda, Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11180334
    Abstract: A medium processing device includes a conveyance guide that forms a conveyance path, a reference surface guide that is provided at one side of the conveyance path, a trigger sensor that detects a rear end of the medium in the conveyance direction, a first alignment roller and a second alignment roller for aligning the medium with the reference surface guide. The first alignment roller is provided at the middle, in a width of the conveyance path. The second alignment roller is provided between the reference surface guide and the first alignment roller in the width direction. The second alignment roller is provided at a downstream side of the first alignment roller in the conveyance direction. A space from the first alignment roller to the second alignment roller in the conveyance direction is longer than a space from the trigger sensor to the first alignment roller in the conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210359703
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a technology for improving the efficiency of a tactile reproduction system by reducing the amount of data for a tactile signal while tactile reproducibility is ensured. A decoding device according to the present technology includes a decoding unit configured to decode a tactile signal encoded for each of frequency bands. This enables efficient encoding in which bit distribution for a tactile signal which is difficult for humans to perceive due to the tactile properties is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Shuichiro Nishigori, Hirofumi Takeda, Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210294418
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can suppress hindrance to viewing/listening to content. A control unit controls output of a tactile stimulus in a case where notification information is received during output of content including sound. Further, the control unit performs a process of controlling the tactile stimulus in response to the content or a process of controlling the content in response to the tactile stimulus. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a mobile device such as a smartphone and the like capable of reproducing content including sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi TAKEDA, Shuichiro NISHIGORI, Shiro SUZUKI, Jun MATSUMOTO, Ikuo YAMANO, Toshiyuki NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210272426
    Abstract: To reduce a data amount required for tactile presentation while enabling driving of different types of tactile presentation devices corresponding to different physical amounts. An encoding device according to the present technology is provided with an encoding unit that generates coded data by performing encoding to compress an information amount by utilizing an interconversion property between physical amounts on a plurality of tactile signals representing different physical amounts. This makes it possible to obtain the tactile signals representing desired physical amounts within a range in which interconversion may be performed while compressing the information amount by utilizing the interconversion property between the physical amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takeda, Shiro Suzuki, Shuichiro Nishigori, Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210266010
    Abstract: A tactile reproduction system is made more efficient by achieving a data amount reduction of a tactile signal while ensuring reproducibility of a tactile sense. A decoding apparatus according to the present technology includes a decoding unit configured to decode tactile coded data obtained by performing encoding of compressing an information amount, on a tactile signal using higher-order perception in a tactile sense. Therefore, a data amount reduction of a tactile signal can be performed in accordance with a tactile characteristic of a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichiro Nishigori, Shiro Suzuki, Hirofumi Takeda, Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210223867
    Abstract: To achieve simplification in configuration and reduction in cost of a tactile reproduction system that reproduces tactile information. The signal generation device according to the present technology includes a signal generation unit that generates a tactile signal on the basis of a detection value of a motion detection unit that is provided in an imaging device and detects motion of the imaging device. This eliminates the need to provide a separate motion detection unit other than the motion detection unit provided in the imaging device in order to realize a system that reproduces tactile information together with visual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: SHUICHIRO NISHIGORI, SHIRO SUZUKI, HIROFUMI TAKEDA, JUN MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210166532
    Abstract: To prevent delay in tactile presentation timing due to the responsiveness of the tactile presentation device, and to improve the reproducibility of the tactile sense. A drive control device according to the present technology includes a drive control unit that causes a drive unit that drives a tactile presentation device by a drive signal based on a tactile signal to execute a pre-drive, which is to drive the tactile presentation device in advance with respect to a rise timing of the tactile signal. By the pre-drive described above, a timing at which a tactile presentation is actually started can be brought close to a rise timing of a tactile signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takeda, Shiro Suzuki, Shuichiro Nishigori, Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10955034
    Abstract: A rolling guide apparatus having a first member 1, a second member 2, and a rolling body unit 5, the apparatus including a guide path G of the rolling body unit 5 including a rolling path R configured to have a rolling groove 1a and a rolling groove 3a, and a circulation path C allowing communication between a start point and an end point of the rolling path R, the rolling body unit 5 being configured to have a plurality of first rolling bodies 5a and a plurality of second rolling bodies 5b each composed of an elastic material, at least one second rolling body 5b being always positioned in the circulation path C. The rolling guide apparatus is easy to be assembled and is capable of performing stable operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Matsumoto, Keisuke Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10919105
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus 100 including a column unit 200 that is configured to output an electron beam EB and deflect the electron beam EB toward the front surface of a powder layer 32, an electron detector 72 that is configured to detect electrons that may be emitted in a predetermined direction from the front surface of the powder layer 32 when the powder layer 32 is irradiated with the electron beam EB, a melting judging unit 410 that is configured to generate a melting signal based on the strength of the detection signal from the electron detector 72, and a deflection controller 420 that is configured to receive the melting signal to determine the condition of the irradiation the electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Sugatani, Shigeki Nishina, Jun Matsumoto, Masahiro Takizawa, Minoru Soma, Akio Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210002775
    Abstract: A synthesis gas production system for producing CO and H2 by electrolyzing an aqueous solution containing CO2 includes: an electrolysis device including an anode chamber and a cathode chamber separated by a separator membrane; a cathode-side circulation line connected to the cathode chamber to circulate a cathode solution containing CO2; a catalyst supply device provided in the cathode-side circulation line to supply a CO production catalyst to the cathode solution; and a gas composition detection device configured to measure a ratio between CO and H2 in a production gas produced in the cathode chamber. At least one of control of a supply amount of the CO production catalyst by the catalyst supply device and control of a voltage applied between the anode and the cathode by the electrolysis device is performed to make a ratio of H2 to CO in the production gas be within a predetermined target range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jun MATSUMOTO, Dai TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200359263
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, and a program that are capable of preventing output of data from being interrupted on a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side. Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10774872
    Abstract: A lubricant supply member of a linear guide includes a first recessed part formed above a guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail. A lubricating unit includes a first cylindrical part, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider, and a pair of second cylindrical parts, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10764782
    Abstract: Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10612591
    Abstract: To provide a linear guide device having a higher dustproof performance and a dustproof function with a higher degree of freedom. A linear guide device includes a guide rail, a slider, and a rolling element, a seal member which seals a gap formed between a side surface portion of the guide rail and an inner side surface portion of the slider. The seal member includes a first seal member provided at the inner side surface portion of the slider, and a second seal member which is larger in width than the first seal member and is provided in a bottom surface portion of a slider body to be independently detachable from the bottom surface portion, as superimposed on the first seal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10607618
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program by which encoding efficiency is able to be improved by constraining an appearance probability of a predetermined quantization value of an encoding target to 0 when encoding with a combination of Huffman encoding and multidimensional encoding is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Yuuki Matsumura, Yasuhiro Toguri, Yuuji Maeda, Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200062523
    Abstract: A medium processing device includes a conveyance guide that forms a conveyance path, a reference surface guide that is provided at one side of the conveyance path, a trigger sensor that detects a rear end of the medium in the conveyance direction, a first alignment roller and a second alignment roller for aligning the medium with the reference surface guide. The first alignment roller is provided at the middle, in a width of the conveyance path. The second alignment roller is provided between the reference surface guide and the first alignment roller in the width direction. The second alignment roller is provided at a downstream side of the first alignment roller in the conveyance direction. A space from the first alignment roller to the second alignment roller in the conveyance direction is longer than a space from the trigger sensor to the first alignment roller in the conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10550484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of generating organic compounds and an organic-compound-generating system capable of efficiently generating organic-compounds even under a low-temperature environment by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution within a range from 5 to 10 during electrolysis in a case generating organic compounds by electrolyzing the aqueous solution containing carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: CHIYODA CORPORATION, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Dai Takeda, Akihiro Mutou, Chikako Hashimoto, Jun Matsumoto, Katsushi Fujii, Masakazu Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20190203766
    Abstract: A lubricant supply member of a linear guide includes a first recessed part formed above a guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail. A lubricating unit includes a first cylindrical part, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider, and a pair of second cylindrical parts, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Jun MATSUMOTO