Patents by Inventor Kei Suzuki

Kei 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).

  • Publication number: 20210319381
    Abstract: Profits of respective stakeholders related to business by mobile shop vehicles are efficiently adjusted, and preferable schedules for the mobile shops can be created. A schedule mediation system includes: an in-vehicle server configured to hold inventory information, receive request information containing various information about merchandise etc. for which a customer asks from a user terminal, create an initial schedule for mobile sales based on a purchase place and a purchase date and time shown by purchase conditions and send it to a mediation server, receive an after-correction schedule corrected according to a mediation result in the server and, in response to this, correct the request information and sends it to the user terminal; and a schedule mediation server configured to perform mediation processing for settling a competing situation between the initial schedules shown by the mediation request, correct the initial schedule, and send an after-correction schedule to the in-vehicle server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoichi EBATA, Kei SUZUKI, Satoru HORI, Kojin YANO
  • Patent number: 11108147
    Abstract: An antenna protector includes a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an end wall. The top wall includes a center reinforcement that includes a plurality of lateral ribs and longitudinal ribs protruding from the top wall and arranged in a grid formation. Each of the first side wall, the second side wall, and the end wall include a perimeter reinforcement that includes a plurality of vertical ribs protruding from the wall. In an exemplary embodiment the antenna protector may include an open end portion, a closed end portion, and a center section, wherein the center section is narrower in width than each of the open end portion and the closed end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Ikuta, Takaaki Ito, Takashi Matsumoto, Daniel Ryan McDaniel, Masashi Naradate, Manabu Oshima, Kei Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10921701
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; a projection control apparatus; and a color tone sensor. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to perform a projection on a surface of a target serving as a projection target. The color tone sensor detects a color tone of the surface of the target on which an image is projected. The projection control apparatus adjusts a color tone of an image to be projected on a basis of a detection result of the color tone sensor such that the color tone detected by the color tone sensor has a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Suzuki, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai, Yasunori Shibao, Marosuke Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10812763
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; and a projection control apparatus. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to project a processing information regarding a processing or an assembly information regarding an assembly performed for a target to be manufactured on a surface of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Suzuki, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai, Yasunori Shibao, Marosuke Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10732915
    Abstract: A manufacturing assistance apparatus includes a display, an imaging device, a completion determining unit, and a display controller. The display is configured to display operation information that is related to any of operation processes of a workpiece. The imaging device is configured to perform imaging of the workpiece, and output image data obtained by the imaging. The completion determining unit is configured to determine whether current one of the operation processes is completed, on a basis of the image data outputted from the imaging device. The display controller is configured to cause, when the current one of the operation processes is determined by the completion determining unit as being completed, the display to display the operation information that is related to subsequent one of the operation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Shibao, Yuichi Nagai, Iwao Murata, Marosuke Kikuchi, Kei Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10663841
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; and a projection control apparatus. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to project an information indicating a border of a painting applied to a surface of a target to be manufactured on the surface of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Suzuki, Marosuke Kikuchi, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai, Yasunori Shibao
  • Publication number: 20200153091
    Abstract: An antenna protector includes a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an end wall. The top wall includes a center reinforcement that includes a plurality of lateral ribs and longitudinal ribs protruding from the top wall and arranged in a grid formation. Each of the first side wall, the second side wall, and the end wall include a perimeter reinforcement that includes a plurality of vertical ribs protruding from the wall. In an exemplary embodiment the antenna protector may include an open end portion, a closed end portion, and a center section, wherein the center section is narrower in width than each of the open end portion and the closed end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Ikuta, Takaaki Ito, Takashi Matsumoto, Daniel Ryan McDaniel, Masashi Naradate, Manabu Oshima, Kei Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10485419
    Abstract: An optical imaging apparatus includes a splitting unit configured to split return light, obtained by applying measurement light from a light source to an object to be examined via a measurement optical path, into a plurality of beams, a light receiving unit configured to measure intensities of the beams, a changing unit configured to change a ratio of signal components of as an image to be displayed based on the measured intensities of the beams, an angle specifying unit configured to specify an angle, and a generating unit configured to generate an image by calculation using the changed ratio of the signal components. The ratio of signal components of an image to be displayed based on intensities of beams is changed in accordance with information about a specified angle to generate an image of an object such that the direction of edge enhancement on the object is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sato, Futoshi Hirose, Kohei Takeno, Kaishi Ohashi, Kei Suzuki, Shoichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190302765
    Abstract: A control system for a movable body is mountable on the movable body. The control system includes controllers and a detector. The controllers are configured to control functional systems of the movable body. The detector is configured to detect a movement situation of the movable body. Priorities corresponding to movement situations of the movable body are in advance assigned to each of the plurality of functional systems. When at least one of the plurality of controllers malfunctions, control resources of normal controllers, among the plurality of controllers, which do not malfunction are preferentially distributed to one or more of the functional systems having a high priority according to the movement situation of the movable body at that time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Masahito HAYAKAWA, Masato OGURA, Yuichi NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20190300156
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a plurality of control targets, avionics devices and a control switch unit. The control targets each includes a power line communication unit configured to perform communication via a power line. The avionics devices are respectively connected with the control targets via exclusive-use signal lines. The avionics devices are configured to control the control targets via the signal lines. The avionics devices each includes a PLC unit configured to perform communication via the power line. The control switch unit is configured to, when an abnormality occurs in any of the avionics devices, cause another one of the avionics devices to control the control target which has been controlled by the any of the avionics devices, via the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Iwao MURATA, Yuichi NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20190236472
    Abstract: A manufacturing assistance apparatus includes a learning unit and an estimator. The learning unit is configured to load a plurality of pieces of actual measurement data in each of which a gap and a plurality of parameters are associated with each other, and construct an estimation model on the basis of machine learning in which the plurality of pieces of actual measurement data serve as teacher data. The gap is provided between a first workpiece and a second workpiece that eventually structure an airframe of an aircraft and that are eventually fastened to each other. The estimation model estimates the gap from the plurality of parameters. The estimator is configured to derive an estimation value of a length of the gap on which measurement has not yet been performed, on the basis of the estimation model constructed by the learning unit and the plurality of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimasa KOBAYASHI, Marosuke KIKUCHI, Yoichi SATO, Yuki MATSUDA, Toshimichi OGISU, Daisuke HIRABAYASHI, Kei SUZUKI, Toru ONISHI, Haruka MIYANISHI
  • Publication number: 20190193867
    Abstract: A lightning current controlling method includes adjusting surface roughness of a surface of an aircraft body of an aircraft, a charged amount of the surface of the aircraft body of the aircraft, or both, to cause a passing path of a lightning current to be controlled when the aircraft is struck by lightning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori SATO, Kei SUZUKI, Masato OGURA
  • Publication number: 20190196316
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; a projection control apparatus; and a color tone sensor. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to perform a projection on a surface of a target serving as a projection target. The color tone sensor detects a color tone of the surface of the target on which an image is projected. The projection control apparatus adjusts a color tone of an image to be projected on a basis of a detection result of the color tone sensor such that the color tone detected by the color tone sensor has a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Iwao MURATA, Yuichi NAGAI, Yasunori SHIBAO, Marosuke KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190199983
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; and a projection control apparatus. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to project a processing information regarding a processing or an assembly information regarding an assembly performed for a target to be manufactured on a surface of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Iwao MURATA, Yuichi NAGAI, Yasunori SHIBAO, Marosuke KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190196306
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; and a projection control apparatus. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to project an information indicating a border of a painting applied to a surface of a target to be manufactured on the surface of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Marosuke KIKUCHI, Iwao MURATA, Yuichi NAGAI, Yasunori SHIBAO
  • Publication number: 20190163428
    Abstract: A manufacturing assistance apparatus includes a display, an imaging device, a completion determining unit, and a display controller. The display is configured to display operation information that is related to any of operation processes of a workpiece. The imaging device is configured to perform imaging of the workpiece, and output image data obtained by the imaging. The completion determining unit is configured to determine whether current one of the operation processes is completed, on a basis of the image data outputted from the imaging device. The display controller is configured to cause, when the current one of the operation processes is determined by the completion determining unit as being completed, the display to display the operation information that is related to subsequent one of the operation processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori SHIBAO, Yuichi NAGAI, Iwao MURATA, Marosuke KIKUCHI, Kei SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190137726
    Abstract: A lens barrel moves a plurality of lens groups efficiently in an optical axis direction while inhibiting size of the lens barrel from increasing. The lens barrel comprises a plurality of holding members respectively holding optical components, respectively provided with cam followers, and supported movably in optical axis direction, a cam cylinder having cam grooves engaged with the cam followers, and held rotatably around an axis parallel to an optical axis, and a driving unit configured to drive one holding member out of the plurality in the optical axis direction. By driving the one holding member being in the optical axis direction, the cam cylinder rotates, and another holding member out of the plurality is driven in the optical axis direction. The driving unit includes a vibration-type linear actuator configured to generate thrust force to drive the one holding member by an elliptical vibration generated in a vibrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kei Suzuki, Daisuke Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20190064473
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a cam cylinder rotatable around an axis parallel to an optical axis of a lens unit, the cam cylinder having a first cam groove and a second cam groove, a lens holding frame that includes a first cam follower engaged with the first cam groove, a moving member that includes a second cam follower engaged with the second cam groove, a forcing member configured to apply a force the first lens holding frame and the moving member in different directions in an optical axis direction. The first cam groove and the second cam groove are formed so as to cancel out a rotating force of the cam cylinder caused by the force of the forcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Kei Suzuki
  • Patent number: D879950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ASAHI POLYSLIDER COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirokazu Imori, Ko Isozaki, Kei Suzuki
  • Patent number: D884879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Polyslider Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hanafusa, Ko Isozaki, Kei Suzuki