Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Suzuki

Kenichiro 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).

  • Patent number: 11960355
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a first memory, an interface circuit, and a processor. The interface circuit is configured to receive a first request from an external device. The processor is configured to select a mode among a plurality of modes in response to the first request, and perform, on data read from the first memory, error correction of the selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Sato, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11950970
    Abstract: Provided is a medical support arm system including a support arm that is a multilink structure having a plurality of links connected by a joint unit including an actuator, and supports a medical unit. The medical support arm system further includes a control device including an external force estimation unit to estimate an external force acting on the joint unit on the basis of a drive characteristic of the actuator, and a joint control unit to control drive of the joint unit on the basis of an external torque estimated by the external force estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsuda, Fumiyasu Suzuki, Atsushi Miyamoto, Yohei Kuroda, Kenichiro Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 11901043
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sequence analysis method for analyzing nucleic acid sequence, the sequence analysis method including: obtaining a plurality of read sequences read from the nucleic acid sequence; and determining each nucleic acid sequence by aligning each read sequence with reference to a single reference sequence, wherein the reference sequence includes at least a first rearrangement sequence and a second rearrangement sequence that is different from the first rearrangement sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: National Cancer Center, Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd., Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Kato, Hideya Kuwabara, Tomohiro Sakuma, Fumio Inoue, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230395000
    Abstract: A first groove is formed in a first main surface of a light guide member. A decorative layer is molded with the light guide member and provided on a second main surface of the light guide member. The decorative layer includes a first light-emitting portion that radiates the visible light emitted from a first light-emitting element from the light guide member and a second light-emitting portion that radiates the visible light emitted from the second light-emitting element from the light guide member. The first light absorbing member is disposed on a first groove bottom of the first groove, and has an absorptivity of visible light, which is higher than that of the light guide member. The first groove is positioned to block an optical path from the first light-emitting element toward a second region and an optical path from the second light-emitting element toward a first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NISSHA CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun TANAKA, Masaru TERASHITA, Jun SASAKI, Chuzo TANIGUCHI, Kenichiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230338953
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen analyzer configured to analyze an analyte in a specimen, the specimen analyzer including: a measurement unit including an optical detection part configured to obtain an optical signal from the specimen; and an analysis unit configured to analyze first data and second data that correspond to the optical signal, wherein the analysis unit executes, on the first data, a first analysis operation according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, and executes a second analysis operation of processing a representative value, of the second data, that corresponds to a feature of the analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Konobu KIMURA, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230314300
    Abstract: Provided is a cell analysis method and a cell analyzer that, in a configuration in which data obtained from a plurality of cells contained in a specimen is analyzed, can process, at a requested throughput, data of cells having a significantly increased information amount. The cell analysis method, using a cell analyzer that comprises a host processor and a parallel-processing processor, includes: obtaining, on the basis of control by the host processor, data regarding each of a plurality of cells in a specimen; executing, by the parallel-processing processor, parallel processing regarding the data; and generating, on the basis of a result of the parallel processing, information regarding a cell type with respect to each of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichiro ASADA, Konobu Kimura, Masamichi Tanaka, Kenichiro Suzuki, Kohel Nango
  • Publication number: 20230314457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen analyzer for analyzing an analyte in a specimen, the specimen analyzer including: a measurement unit including a plurality of first sample preparation parts each configured to prepare a first measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a first reagent, a second sample preparation part configured to prepare a second measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a second reagent, and an optical detection part configured to obtain a first optical signal from the first measurement sample and obtain a second optical signal from the second measurement sample; and an analysis unit configured to analyze first data that corresponds to the first optical signal and second data that corresponds to the second optical signal, wherein the analysis unit executes analysis of a first measurement item with respect to the first measurement sample, through a first analysis operation of processing the first data according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, executes analysis of a second m
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Konobu KIMURA, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230243313
    Abstract: A stop control device for an internal combustion engine is structured that stops the engine in a state suitable for starting and that does not cause a crank angle to change after the engine is stopped. A four-cycle internal combustion engine includes an electric valve opening and closing timing control device that sets an opening and closing timing of either or both of an intake valve and an exhaust valve. Stop control of stopping the internal combustion engine is performed when a stop signal for stopping the internal combustion engine is acquired, and post-stop phase control of displacing the opening and closing timing of the valve opening and closing timing control device in either an advancing direction or a retarding direction is performed after the internal combustion engine is stopped by the stop control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinari TOKUNAGA, Yuki KASUYA, Takano NAKAI, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Yoshiyuki KAMOYAMA, Toru HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20230221238
    Abstract: In a configuration for analyzing data of cells measured by a cell measuring apparatus, accuracy of cell classification is improved without requiring the cell measuring apparatus to have high information processing capability. A cell analysis method, using a cell analyzer for analyzing cells in accordance with an artificial intelligence algorithm, includes: obtaining the data regarding the cells measured by the cell measuring apparatus; analyzing the data to generate information regarding a cell type of each of the cells; and transmitting the information to the cell measuring apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichiro ASADA, Konobu KIMURA, Masamichi TANAKA, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Kohei NANGO
  • Publication number: 20220292855
    Abstract: Disclosed is an analysis method for a specimen using an analyzer connected to a host computer, the analysis method including: obtaining, with respect to each of a plurality of cells contained in the specimen, feature data of the cell; generating classification information in which each of the cells is classified into a plurality of cell types, by analyzing the feature data with use of an artificial intelligence algorithm and performing classifying; generating a measurement result of the specimen on the basis of the classification information; displaying, on a display part of the analyzer, the measurement result and at least a part of the classification information; and transmitting, to the host computer, output data that includes the measurement result and in which at least a part of the classification information has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichiro Asada, Konobu Kimura, Masamichi Tanaka, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220291200
    Abstract: Disclosed is an analysis method for analyzing a specimen containing cells, the analysis method including: applying light to a measurement sample prepared from the specimen and detecting light generated from cells; obtaining, with respect to each of a plurality of cells contained in the specimen, feature data of the cell on the basis of the detected light; analyzing the feature data with use of an artificial intelligence algorithm, thereby classifying each of the cells into a plurality of cell types; and generating result data including a result of the classifying of each of the cells into the plurality of cell types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichiro Asada, Konobu Kimura, Masamichi Tanaka, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220291199
    Abstract: Disclosed is an analysis method for analyzing a specimen containing cells, the analysis method including: applying light to a measurement sample prepared from the specimen and detecting light generated from cells; obtaining, with respect to each of a plurality of cells contained in the specimen, feature data of the cell on the basis of the detected light; analyzing the feature data with use of an artificial intelligence algorithm, thereby classifying each of the cells into a plurality of cell types; and displaying information based on a result of the classifying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichiro Asada, Konobu Kimura, Masamichi Tanaka, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11428172
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control device includes: a driving-side rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine around a rotating shaft core; a driven-side rotating body that rotates integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft of the internal combustion engine around the same shaft core as the rotating shaft core; a gear mechanism that sets a relative rotation phase between the driving-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body by displacement of a meshing position; a motor that enables displacement of the meshing position of the gear mechanism by rotating a rotating shaft; and a control unit that controls the drive of the motor. The control unit intermittently performs control to energize the motor for one phase for a predetermined time after the internal combustion engine is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kasuya, Shugo Ito, Takano Nakai, Kenichiro Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kamoyama, Toru Hirota
  • Publication number: 20220261746
    Abstract: Disclosed is a management method for managing temperature information of a transported cargo by a blockchain system. A management method according to one or more embodiments may include: obtaining, by a user terminal used in the blockchain system, data about a temperature from a thermometer transported together with the cargo, and transmitting, by the user terminal, the data to the blockchain system in order to register information about presence or absence of temperature deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OHYAMA, Yoshiaki TABATA, Takashi ONO, Tatsuru WAKIMOTO, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Yusaku MATSUO, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Shinichi IOKA, Takehiko AKAKABE
  • Patent number: 11327086
    Abstract: A sample measuring method of optically measuring a sample housed in a container in a sample measurement device, the method including: loading the container such that the container is shielded from light; starting to read information regarding a measurement to be performed on the sample in response to the loading the container; and measuring the sample based on the read information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nose, Sayuri Tomoda, Yusuke Miida, Kazuyoshi Horii, Kenichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11300016
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control device includes a drive-side rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotating body that rotates with a camshaft of the internal combustion engine, an electric motor that controls a relative rotation phase of the drive-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body, a motor control unit that controls a current supplied to the electric motor, a current sensor that detects the current flowing into the electric motor, a regulation unit that determines a regulation phase in which the relative rotation phase is mechanically limited in an advanced angle direction and in a delayed angle direction, and a regulation phase detection unit that detects the regulation phase based on when the relative rotation phase in which a change is stopped by the regulation unit is reached and a current value detected by the current sensor increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Amano, Shogo Katsuki, Takano Nakai, Kenichiro Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kamoyama, Toru Hirota
  • Patent number: 11242776
    Abstract: A valve open-close timing control device includes a driving rotator, a driven rotator, a phase adjusting mechanism, a sensor unit, a storage configured to store the plurality of divided regions consecutively provided, as a plurality of divided length information pieces corresponding to divided lengths of the divided regions, and an actual phase acquisition unit configured to start acquisition of the crank angle signal and the cam angle signal along with start of actuation control of actuating the internal combustion engine, specify one of the divided regions by referring to the divided length information pieces stored in the storage in accordance with the crank angle signal at timing set in accordance with the cam angle signal, and acquire the relative rotation phase as an actual phase in accordance with the crank angle signal corresponding to the boundary of the divided region thus specified and the reference crank angle signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Iwaya, Masahiro Okado, Toi Suzuki, Toshiki Miyake, Takano Nakai, Kenichiro Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kamoyama, Toru Hirota
  • Publication number: 20220003174
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control device includes: a driving-side rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine around a rotating shaft core; a driven-side rotating body that rotates integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft of the internal combustion engine around the same shaft core as the rotating shaft core; a gear mechanism that sets a relative rotation phase between the driving-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body by displacement of a meshing position; a motor that enables displacement of the meshing position of the gear mechanism by rotating a rotating shaft; and a control unit that controls the drive of the motor. The control unit intermittently performs control to energize the motor for one phase for a predetermined time after the internal combustion engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki KASUYA, Shugo ITO, Takano NAKAI, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Yoshiyuki KAMOYAMA, Toru HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20220003132
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control device includes a drive-side rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotating body that rotates with a camshaft of the internal combustion engine, an electric motor that controls a relative rotation phase of the drive-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body, a motor control unit that controls a current supplied to the electric motor, a current sensor that detects the current flowing into the electric motor, a regulation unit that determines a regulation phase in which the relative rotation phase is mechanically limited in an advanced angle direction and in a delayed angle direction, and a regulation phase detection unit that detects the regulation phase based on when the relative rotation phase in which a change is stopped by the regulation unit is reached and a current value detected by the current sensor increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki AMANO, Shogo KATSUKI, Takano NAKAI, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Yoshiyuki KAMOYAMA, Toru HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20220003133
    Abstract: A valve open-close timing control device includes a driving rotator, a driven rotator, a phase adjusting mechanism, a sensor unit, a storage configured to store the plurality of divided regions consecutively provided, as a plurality of divided length information pieces corresponding to divided lengths of the divided regions, and an actual phase acquisition unit configured to start acquisition of the crank angle signal and the cam angle signal along with start of actuation control of actuating the internal combustion engine, specify one of the divided regions by referring to the divided length information pieces stored in the storage in accordance with the crank angle signal at timing set in accordance with the cam angle signal, and acquire the relative rotation phase as an actual phase in accordance with the crank angle signal corresponding to the boundary of the divided region thus specified and the reference crank angle signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi IWAYA, Masahiro OKADO, Toi SUZUKI, Toshiki MIYAKE, Takano NAKAI, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Yoshiyuki KAMOYAMA, Toru HIROTA