Patents by Inventor Kenji Abe
Kenji Abe 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).
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Patent number: 11983891Abstract: A moving target tracking device includes a position information creation unit that creates camera position information indicating adjacency relationships of a plurality of reference cameras and a plurality of pivoting cameras, a tracking target analysis unit that detects traveling information indicating a speed and a traveling direction of a moving target, a tracking score calculation unit that calculates a tracking score indicating a proportion at which the moving target has been able to be captured in the entire tracking section, a machine learning unit that creates, as record information, a control result obtained by a learning device that has learned a control value of each pivoting device corresponding to the traveling information such that the tracking score becomes higher, and a control information creation unit that creates control information by using the control value acquired with reference to the record information.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Hikotoshi Nakazato, Kenji Abe
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Patent number: 11973453Abstract: A first actuator and a second actuator each have a plurality of control calculation units provided redundantly and a plurality of motor drive units provided redundantly. In the first and the second actuators, the control calculation units of the systems paired with each other transmit and receive information to and from each other by a communication between the actuators. When a failure occurs in any system in either of the two actuators, or when a failure occurs in a communication between actuators in either system, the control calculation unit of each actuator of the system in which the failure occurred stops the motor drive control. Then, the motor drive control is continued by the control calculation unit of the normal system in both actuators.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Tomizawa, Masaharu Yamashita, Kenji Shibata, Yosuke Yamashita, Shoji Kubota, Yugo Nagashima, Yuji Fujita, Kenichi Abe
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Patent number: 11971487Abstract: An advanced map DB 43 stored on a server device 4 includes pulse type information that is configuration information for detecting a landmark using a LIDAR 2. By sending request information D1 including own vehicle position information, the vehicle mounted device 1 receives response information D2 including pulse type information corresponding to a landmark around the own vehicle position and controls the LIDAR 2 on the basis of the received pulse type information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Muramatsu, Yoshinori Abe, Kazutoshi Kitano, Kenji Mito, Takeshi Koda
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Publication number: 20240118174Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor for tires capable of measuring a physical quantity including a temperature of a tire. An aspect of the present disclosure is a sensor for tires including: a base portion 5 fixed to an inside of a tire T and in contact with the tire T, and a sensor chip 7 including a tire temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the tire T through the base portion 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki ABE, Tsukasa TAKAHASHI, Kenji YOSHIHARA, Takeo HOSOKAWA
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Patent number: 11953084Abstract: A drive device protection structure has a rotary electric machine, a gearbox connected the rotary electric machine, an undercover disposed underneath the drive device and a protecting plate provided to the undercover. The rotary electric machine has a rotary electric machine housing that has a rotary electric machine flange. The gearbox has a gearbox housing that has a gearbox flange. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are connected together. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange. The protecting plate is formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover. The protecting plate is provided beneath connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaehak Lee, Yuta Katsushima, Kenji Arai, Daisuke Asakura, Harunobu Abe, Kohei Yamada, Norihisa Tsujimura, Yasuaki Nakamura, Toshimitsu Kakizaki, Kazuhiro Maguchi, Kentarou Kurata
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Publication number: 20240090048Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a first communicator capable of wireless-communicating using a cellular communication scheme; a second communicator capable of wireless-communicating with another communication apparatus using a first communication scheme (not the cellular communication scheme); and a controller controlling the first and second communicators to execute a first communication mode. The second communicator transmits a wireless connection request to the other communication apparatus in the first communication mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yuki URANO, Noboru ABE, Kenji KATO
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Publication number: 20240085253Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a strain amount detection device capable of accurately detecting deformations, in multiple directions, of a tire by one strain measuring element. A strain amount detection device according to the present invention includes a disk-shaped base member that holds a strain measuring element, in which the base member acts as a strain body by transmitting strain of a tire to the strain measuring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Kenji YOSHIHARA, Hiroyuki ABE, Tsukasa TAKAHASHI, Takeo HOSOKAWA
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Patent number: 11927004Abstract: The present invention provides a flush water tank device (4) that supplies flush water to an upper and lower spout port of a flush toilet (2) including; a flush water tank (10); a discharge valve (12); a first on-off valve (19) that performs switching between ejection and stopping of the flush water from the upper spout port; a first on-off valve driving mechanism (16) that is moved from a stopped position to an ejection position based on an user operation; a biasing mechanism (17) that causes the first on-off valve driving mechanism to move to the stopped position; a holding mechanism (20) that holds, at the ejection position, the first on-off valve driving mechanism at the ejection position against the bias force; and a releasing mechanism (21) that releases the holding of the first on-off valve driving mechanism, using the flush water flowing out from the first on-off valve.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Hideki Tanimoto, Koki Shinohara, Kenji Hatama, Makoto Abe, Seika Tatsuoka
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Publication number: 20230381942Abstract: A power tool includes a motor including a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator about a rotation axis, a gear drivable in response to rotation of the rotor, a motor compartment accommodating the motor, a rear cover covering a rear opening in the motor compartment, a gear case accommodating the gear and covering a front opening in the motor compartment, a first screw fastening the rear cover and the motor compartment together, and a second screw fastening the motor compartment and the gear case together, and at a different position from the first screw in a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kihiro KUSUMOTO, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20230316133Abstract: This device control value generation device comprises: a control value generation unit that generates a device control value for a plurality of control target devices; a learning data management unit that acquires items of learning data represented by the device control values and scores, and stores the same in a learning data DB for each device control factor pattern, which represent the device control values in accordance with the division range of external factors; a situation classification unit that extracts the external factor influencing a reward fluctuation and defines classifications; and a learning model management unit that uses learning data for each defined classification and generates a learning model of each classification by means of carrying out reinforcement learning such that a prescribed reward is fulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Hikotoshi NAKAZATO, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20230273569Abstract: An image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording material and includes an apparatus body, a first process cartridge including a first photosensitive member and a first developing roller to supply first toner to the first photosensitive member, with the first process cartridge being detachably attached to the apparatus body, and a toner cartridge to accommodate the first toner and detachably attached to the apparatus body independently from the first process cartridge. A second process cartridge includes a second photosensitive member and a second developing roller to supply second toner to the second photosensitive member, with the second process cartridge being detachably attached to the apparatus body and configured not to be replenished with the second toner in a state where the second process cartridge is attached to the apparatus body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka Ishii, Kenji Abe
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Patent number: 11738441Abstract: A power tool includes a motor including a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator about a rotation axis, a gear drivable in response to rotation of the rotor, a motor compartment accommodating the motor, a rear cover covering a rear opening in the motor compartment, a gear case accommodating the gear and covering a front opening in the motor compartment, a first screw fastening the rear cover and the motor compartment together, and a second screw fastening the motor compartment and the gear case together, and at a different position from the first screw in a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kihiro Kusumoto, Kenji Abe
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Publication number: 20230252647Abstract: A tracking device includes a recognition model storage unit, which stores a recognition model containing one or more feature quantities of a tracking target on a tracking target basis, a candidate detection unit, which extracts the tracking target from images captured by a monitoring camera associated with the tracking device by using the recognition model, a model creation unit, which updates the recognition model in the recognition model storage unit by adding a new feature quantity detected from the extracted tracking target to the recognition model used by the candidate detection unit to extract the tracking target, and a communication unit, which distributes the recognition model updated by the tracking device to another device that performs monitoring based on another monitoring camera located within a predetermined range from the monitoring camera associated with the tracking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hikotoshi NAKAZATO, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20230251093Abstract: A ring laser gyroscope includes an optical block for generating laser beams that counter-propagate in a closed-loop type optical path, a dither mechanism for applying dither vibration for mitigating a lock-in phenomenon to the optical block, and a dither controller for controlling the dither vibration. The dither controller imparts randomness to the frequency of the angular velocity of the dither vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Yusuke GOCHO, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Kazunori YOSHIOKA, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20230244931Abstract: A control target device selection apparatus (1) includes: a situation classification unit (122) for extracting an external factor affecting a reward as a component and defining a situation for controlling a control target device (5) as a classification for each divided range; a learning data management unit (123) for storing learning data for each device control factor pattern in a learning data DB; a learning model management unit (124) for generating a learning model for each classification, a non-involved device specification unit (1271) for determining non-involved devices and a range of classification of non-involved devices; and, with respect to the range of the non-involved classification, a device control unit (130) for transmitting a device control value to each control target device (5) excluding the non-involved device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Hikotoshi NAKAZATO, Kenji ABE
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Patent number: 11681256Abstract: An image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording material and includes an apparatus body, a first process cartridge including a first photosensitive member and a first developing roller to supply first toner to the first photosensitive member, with the first process cartridge being detachably attached to the apparatus body, and a toner cartridge to accommodate the first toner and detachably attached to the apparatus body independently from the first process cartridge. A second process cartridge includes a second photosensitive member and a second developing roller to supply second toner to the second photosensitive member, with the second process cartridge being detachably attached to the apparatus body and configured not to be replenished with the second toner in a state where the second process cartridge is attached to the apparatus body.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirotaka Ishii, Kenji Abe
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Publication number: 20230082600Abstract: A moving target tracking device includes a position information creation unit that creates camera position information indicating adjacency relationships of a plurality of reference cameras and a plurality of pivoting cameras, a tracking target analysis unit that detects traveling information indicating a speed and a traveling direction of a moving target, a tracking score calculation unit that calculates a tracking score indicating a proportion at which the moving target has been able to be captured in the entire tracking section, a machine learning unit that creates, as record information, a control result obtained by a learning device that has learned a control value of each pivoting device corresponding to the traveling information such that the tracking score becomes higher, and a control information creation unit that creates control information by using the control value acquired with reference to the record information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Hikotoshi NAKAZATO, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20230073913Abstract: A data collection apparatus (10) in a traffic transfer system (100) collects and transfers low-bit-rate traffic data from an IoT device, and transfers high-bit-rate traffic data in an identified area. A traffic transfer apparatus (20) performs determination as to whether or not a service-supported event occurs, by inputting the low-bit-rate traffic data into a learner (200) and, when occurrence is determined, acquires and transfers the high-bit-rate traffic data in the identified area. The traffic transfer apparatus (20) causes the learner (200) to relearn a result of analysis of the transferred high-bit-rate traffic data and the low-bit-rate traffic data used in the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Hikotoshi NAKAZATO, Kenji ABE
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Publication number: 20220137550Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a first process cartridge including a first image bearing member and a first developing roller and detachably attached to the apparatus body, a toner cartridge configured to accommodate the first toner and detachably attached to the apparatus body independently from the first process cartridge, and a second process cartridge including a second image bearing member and a second developing roller and detachably attached to the apparatus body and configured not to be replenished with the second toner in a state where the second process cartridge is attached to the apparatus body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Hirotaka Ishii, Kenji Abe
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Patent number: 11198894Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-lysine is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a carotenoid biosynthesis enzyme is increased, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Kazuteru Yamada, Ye Zhang, Kenji Abe, Naoki Iwanaga, Ryo Takeshita, Yuri Uehara, Chika Hikichi, Yasuhiro Oota