Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Nishi

Kenichiro Nishi 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: 11785340
    Abstract: A signal processing device according to the present technology includes a stacked auto encoder that processes an input signal from a sensor, a control line associated learner including a neural network and subjected to control line associated learning for performing learning by associating different event aspects related to a specific event with values of different control lines with a feature quantity obtained in an intermediate layer of the stacked auto encoder after pretraining as an input, and a refactorer that obtains a difference between a first output that is an output of the control line associated learner when a first value is given to the control line, and a second output that is an output of the control line associated learner when a second value different from the first value is given to the control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arai, Yuriko Ohtsuka, Kenichiro Nishi, Takeshi Masuura, Norimitsu Okiyama, Yuji Matsui, Satoshi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20230308759
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes an approximate curved surface conversion unit that includes a first stacked autoencoder pretrained on the basis of learning input data constituted by coordinate data acquired for each of multiple elements of an object, and that obtains approximate curved surface data indicating an approximate curved surface of the object in an intermediate layer of the first stacked autoencoder, on the basis of input data constituted by the coordinate data acquired for each of the elements, and a geometric modulation processing unit that includes a second stacked autoencoder having learned by machine learning on the basis of learning input data constituted by the approximate curved surface data and on the basis of training data constituted by a result obtained by coordinate conversion for each of the elements in a geometric modulation process performed for the object, and performs the geometric modulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi ARAI, Yuriko OHTSUKA, Kenichiro NISHI, Takeshi MASUURA, Norimitsu OKIYAMA, Yuji MATSUI, Satoshi TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230206889
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an automatic performance apparatus, an automatic performance method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium. Notes to be sounded are stored in chronological order for each beat position which is a sound generation timing in a performance pattern. A probability of generating sound at the beat position is stored for each beat position in a sound generation probability pattern. According to the probability stored in the sound generation probability pattern, it is determined whether to generate sound or not for each beat position of the performance pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichiro NISHI
  • Publication number: 20230156331
    Abstract: A signal processing device according to the present technology includes a feature quantity extraction unit including a neural network and trained to extract a feature quantity for a specific event with respect to an input signal from a sensor. and a correction unit that performs correction of the input signal on the basis of the feature quantity extracted by the feature quantity extraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi ARAI, Yuriko OHTSUKA, Kenichiro NISHI, Takeshi MASUURA, Norimitsu OKIYAMA, Yuji MATSUI, Satoshi TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230135628
    Abstract: A signal processing device according to the present technology includes a stacked auto encoder that processes an input signal from a sensor, a control line associated learner including a neural network and subjected to control line associated learning for performing learning by associating different event aspects related to a specific event with values of different control lines with a feature quantity obtained in an intermediate layer of the stacked auto encoder after pretraining as an input, and a refactorer that obtains a difference between a first output that is an output of the control line associated learner when a first value is given to the control line, and a second output that is an output of the control line associated learner when a second value different from the first value is given to the control line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi ARAI, Yuriko OHTSUKA, Kenichiro NISHI, Takeshi MASUURA, Norimitsu OKIYAMA, Yuji MATSUI, Satoshi TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230108850
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a data input unit to which image data is input; an output unit configured to output an output value based on the data input to the data input unit; an expectation feedback calculator configured to calculate a difference between an expectation based on the input data and the output value; and a Bayesian estimator to which information on the difference and information based on the image data are input and which is configured to perform machine learning in order to approximate the output value to the expectation based on the input information and to search for an optimum configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicants: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi ARAI, Yuriko OHTSUKA, Kenichiro NISHI, Takeshi MASUURA, Norimitsu OKIYAMA, Yuji MATSUI, Satoshi TAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 10455646
    Abstract: When an inverter circuit is driven with a predetermined driving frequency, an amount of current change of an input current or a coil current in a set period is detected, and high frequency power to be supplied from the inverter circuit to a heating coil is adjusted in accordance with the amount of current change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koshiro Takano, Hayato Yoshino, Yuichiro Ito, Kenichiro Nishi
  • Patent number: 9826576
    Abstract: When an inverter circuit is driven at a predetermined driving frequency, an amount of current change per predetermined period of time of an input current or a coil current is detected, and a heating period from a start of control until the amount of current change becomes a set value or less is measured. Then, the inverter circuit is controlled to reduce high frequency power to be supplied to a heating coil in accordance with a length of the measured heating period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Koshiro Takano, Yuichiro Ito, Kenichiro Nishi
  • Publication number: 20150250027
    Abstract: When an inverter circuit is driven with a predetermined driving frequency, an amount of current change of an input current or a coil current in a set period is detected, and high frequency power to be supplied from the inverter circuit to a heating coil is adjusted in accordance with the amount of current change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Koshiro Takano, Hayato Yoshino, Yuichiro lto, Kenichiro Nishi
  • Publication number: 20150245416
    Abstract: When an inverter circuit is driven at a predetermined driving frequency, an amount of current change per predetermined period of time of an input current or a coil current is detected, and a heating period from a start of control until the amount of current change becomes a set value or less is measured. Then, the inverter circuit is controlled to reduce high frequency power to be supplied to a heating coil in accordance with a length of the measured heating period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Koshiro Takano, Yuichiro Ito, Kenichiro Nishi
  • Publication number: 20010041513
    Abstract: In the wafer chamfering method, there is used a disk-shaped grindstone 8 which includes: a peripheral edge portion serving as a grinding surface 1; a flat portion formed in the central portion of the grinding surface 1 in the width direction thereof; and, two edge portions 5 respectively formed on the two sides of the flat portion 2 in the width direction thereof and made in the form of the shape of the valley portion of the notch portion 4 of a disk-shaped wafer 3 to be chamfered. In operation, in the wafer chamfering method, while rotating the above grindstone 8, the grindstone 8 is revolved in the thickness direction of the wafer 3 to thereby chamfer the wafer 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: NISHI AND MURAI
    Inventors: KENICHIRO NISHI, SHIROU MURAI
  • Patent number: 6302769
    Abstract: In the wafer chamfering method, there is used a disk-shaped grindstone 8 which includes: a peripheral edge portion serving as a grinding surface 1; a flat portion formed in the central portion of the grinding surface 1 in the width direction thereof; and, two edge portions 5 respectively formed on the two sides of the flat portion 2 in the width direction thereof and made in the form of the shape of the valley portion of the notch portion 4 of a disk-shaped wafer 3 to be chamfered. In operation, in the wafer chamfering method, while rotating the above grindstone 8, the grindstone 8 is revolved in the thickness direction of the wafer 3 to thereby chamfer the wafer 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nippei Toyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Shirou Murai
  • Patent number: 6296553
    Abstract: A workpiece receiving hole 60a for fittingly receiving a workpiece 17 is formed in the center of a rotary disk 60 which is thinner than the workpiece 17. A workpiece drive section 60b which engages a notch 17a formed for the purpose of orienting the workpiece 17 relative to crystal orientation is formed along the brim of the hole 60a. A gear 59 is rotated by a gear 62 of a motor 61, thereby rotating the rotary disk 60 and imparting torque to the workpiece 17. Accordingly, both surfaces of the workpiece are ground by means of a double disc surface grinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Nippei Toyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Mitsuru Nukui, Shirou Murai, Kazuo Nakajima, Toyotaka Wada
  • Patent number: 6220931
    Abstract: A spindle 23 of a grinding wheel 28 is rotatively borne by a bench 22 for the grinding wheel through hydrostatic thrust bearings 26 and 27. A pressure regulator 38 for regulating the pressure which must be supplied to at least either of supply ports 26a and 27a opposite to each other in the direction of the axial line of the spindle 23 in the hydrostatic thrust bearings 26 and 27 is provided. The pressure regulator 38 has a changing member for changing a passage for choking the fluid and the length of the choking passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Nippei Toyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Mitsuru Nukui, Kazuo Nakajima, Shirou Murai, Toyotaka Wada
  • Patent number: 6133697
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a fluorescent lamp dimming apparatus capable of continuously dimming the fluorescent lamp, and capable of eliminating a fluctuation of light outputs, and in particular, capable of turning ON the fluorescent lamp in a low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Lighting Fixture Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagai, Kenichiro Nishi, Takahisa Hamaguchi, Kentaro Eguchi, Jun Bunya, Osamu Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6113489
    Abstract: A method of slicing an ingot wherein a pre-cut work 3 in which a holding member 2 extending over the entire length of a side surface of a cylindrical ingot 1 is bonded to the side surface of the ingot 1 is set on a slicing apparatus 4, and the pre-cut work 3 is split into a multiplicity of pieces over its longitudinal direction so as to obtain disk-shaped works 5 to be ground, characterized in that a retaining member 2 is used in which a retaining layer 7 which is directly bonded to the side surface of the ingot 1 by a first adhesive agent having an adhesive strength sufficient to receive a rotating force due to a grinding apparatus 6 in a subsequent grinding process, an intermediate layer 8 which is bonded to said retaining layer 7 in a superposed manner by a second adhesive agent whose adhesive strength deteriorates more than that of the first adhesive agent under a fixed condition, and a supporting layer 11 which is connected to said intermediate layer 8 and is connected to a supporting portion 10 of said
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Nippei Toyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Tetsuo Okuyama, Mitsuru Nukui, Kazuo Nakajima, Shirou Murai, Toyotaka Wada, Tomio Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6036585
    Abstract: A spindle 23 of a grinding wheel 28 is rotatively borne by a bench 22 for the grinding wheel through hydrostatic thrust bearings 26 and 27. A pressure regulator 38 for regulating the pressure which must be supplied to at least either of supply ports 26a and 27a opposite to each other in the direction of the axial line of the spindle 23 in the hydrostatic thrust bearings 26 and 27 is provided. The pressure regulator 38 has a changing member for changing a passage for choking the fluid and the length of the choking passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Nippei Toyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Mitsuru Nukui, Kazuo Nakajima, Shirou Murai, Toyotaka Wada
  • Patent number: 5952793
    Abstract: A current flowing through a discharge lamp 4 is detected by a current detecting circuit 5, and the detected current is outputted as a lamp current signal A to a feedback control circuit 7 where a difference between the lamp current signal A and the dimming control signal B is obtained and amplified, and then a simplified signal D is outputted to an adder 12 which adds the amplified signal D to the dimming control signal B to constitute a control signal E. The control signal is fed back to a high frequency power supply 2. When a comparing circuit 15 detects that the light level of the dimming control signal B with respect to the full light becomes higher than or equal to 40% to 60%, the feedback circuit is disconnected by operating a switch 13 provided between an error amplifying circuit 9 and an adder 12 to stop the feedback control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Lighting Fixture Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nishi, Satoshi Nagai, Kentaro Eguchi, Takeshi Arai, Jun Bunya, Kazutaka Shimizu, Koji Shibata, Isamu Ogawa
  • Patent number: D806058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Kimura, Kenichiro Nishi, Takeshi Washizawa
  • Patent number: D813842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Kimura, Kenichiro Nishi, Takeshi Washizawa