Patents by Inventor Kentaro Kimura

Kentaro Kimura 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: 20250135518
    Abstract: An extrusion molding method utilizes a mandrel with a small outer diameter region having an outer diameter corresponding to a raw pipe inner diameter and a large outer diameter region having a larger outer diameter than the raw pipe inner diameter on its tip and base end sides respectively. The mandrel is pushed into the raw pipe set in a container which has a small inner diameter region having an inner diameter smaller than a raw pipe outer diameter and a large inner diameter region which has a larger inner diameter than the raw pipe outer diameter on its tip and base end sides respectively to expand a diameter of raw pipe end part on a base end side of the raw pipe. Thereafter, the base end side of the raw pipe having the mandrel inserted inside is pushed into the small inner diameter region of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: SANGO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KIMURA, Kentaro NOZU, Yasunari OKI
  • Patent number: 12260290
    Abstract: A two-dimensional code 100 includes a plurality of lines L arranged in a second direction (X direction) at an interval S, and each line L includes a plurality of cells that indicate a plurality of bits and are arranged in series in a first direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the second direction. Each of the plurality of cells is either a first data cell 101 indicating a first value out of two values that the bits indicate, or a second data cell 102 indicating a second value out of the two values that the bits indicate. The first data cell includes a first density region 103 indicating the first value at a first position in the second direction. The second data cell includes a second density region 104 indicating the second value at the first position, and a third density region 105 adjacent to the second density region in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: The Ritsumeikan Trust, Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Takakuni Douseki, Yohei Fukumizu, Junichi Misawa, Kentaro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20250078783
    Abstract: A moving object including a display apparatus capable of performing highly visible display is provided. The moving object includes a display unit, an imaging unit, an arithmetic unit, and a control unit. The display unit has a function of displaying a display image. The imaging unit has a function of obtaining a first captured image including the display image and an external view overlapping with the display image. The arithmetic unit has a function of comparing a color of the display image and a color of the external view and correcting the color of the display image on the basis of a comparison result. The control unit has a function of controlling running of the moving object on the basis of the first captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Yoshiaki OIKAWA, Kentaro HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12233714
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls scenery display according to a current position of a mobile body is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a region where a predetermined object outside the mobile body appears within a window of the mobile body, a display unit that displays a transmissive region and a non-transmissive region within the window, and a control unit that controls the display unit based on the detected region. The detection unit detects an appearance place where the object appears in the window, based on a current position of the mobile body, a moving speed and a traveling direction of the mobile body, and position information associated with the object. Thereafter, a transmissive region is displayed in the region where the object appears, or a non-transmissive region that masks a region where the object is absent is displayed in the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Shoji, Toshiyuki Kimura, Naoto Shimizu, Kentaro Shibukawa, Tetsu Sumii, Teruyoshi Masuda, Osamu Sakurai, So Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20240340605
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program that allow the voice of a speaker to be easily recognized. The information processing device includes an information processing unit configured to generate, on the basis of orientation information indicating an orientation of a listener, virtual location information indicating a location of the listener in a virtual space, the location being set by the listener, and virtual location information of a speaker, a voice of the speaker localized at a location corresponding to the orientation and location of the listener and the location of the speaker. The present technology can be applied to a tele-communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: KENTARO KIMURA, JUNYA SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 12065557
    Abstract: A liquid-repellent layer forming resin composition comprises a polyolefin resin (A), a silylated polyolefin (B), and a compatibilizer (C) having a site compatible with the polyolefin resin (A) and a site compatible with the silylated polyolefin (B), wherein a polyolefin site of the silylated polyolefin (B) is incompatible with the polyolefin resin (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aki Nagai, Ryo Tanaka, Kentaro Kimura, Kosuke Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20240236603
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately reproducing a sense of distance from a user to a virtual sound source and an apparent size of the virtual sound source in spatial sound representation. The present technology includes a sound source setting unit that sets a first sound source, and a plurality of second sound sources at positions corresponding to a size of a sound image of a first sound that is a sound of the first sound source; and an output control unit that outputs first sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to a position of the first sound source and a plurality of pieces of second sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to the positions of the second sound sources. The second sound sources are set to be positioned around the first sound source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kentaro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240185012
    Abstract: A two-dimensional code 100 includes a plurality of lines L arranged in a second direction (X direction) at an interval S, and each line L includes a plurality of cells that indicate a plurality of bits and are arranged in series in a first direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the second direction. Each of the plurality of cells is either a first data cell 101 indicating a first value out of two values that the bits indicate, or a second data cell 102 indicating a second value out of the two values that the bits indicate. The first data cell includes a first density region 103 indicating the first value at a first position in the second direction. The second data cell includes a second density region 104 indicating the second value at the first position, and a third density region 105 adjacent to the second density region in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: The Ritsumeikan Trust, Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Takakuni DOUSEKI, Yohei FUKUMIZU, Junichi MISAWA, Kentaro KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240137724
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately reproducing a sense of distance from a user to a virtual sound source and an apparent size of the virtual sound source in spatial sound representation. The present technology includes a sound source setting unit that sets a first sound source, and a plurality of second sound sources at positions corresponding to a size of a sound image of a first sound that is a sound of the first sound source; and an output control unit that outputs first sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to a position of the first sound source and a plurality of pieces of second sound data obtained by convolution processing using HRTF information corresponding to the positions of the second sound sources. The second sound sources are set to be positioned around the first sound source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kentaro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230419985
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it easy to distinguish between the voice of a real participant and the voice of a remote participant. An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technique includes a sound image localization processing unit that localizes a sound image of a voice of a remote participant, who is participating remotely in a conversation conducted in a predetermined space, to a position different from a position of a real participant who is a participant present in the predetermined space. The present technique can be applied in computers which perform remote conferencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20230417574
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit (2), a position acquisition unit (32), a state acquisition unit (33), a prediction unit (34), and a distribution unit (35). The storage unit (2) stores destination information (21) in which position information of a destination is associated with content provided from a terminal device (10) of a user to the user at the destination. The position acquisition unit (32) acquires position information of the user from the terminal device (10). The state acquisition unit (33) acquires state information of the user from the terminal device (10). The prediction unit (34) distributes the content to be provided to the user at the destination predicted and causes the terminal device (10) to pre-download the content before the user arrives at the destination predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Patent number: 11754920
    Abstract: A thermal acid generator having a high acid generation temperature, and a resist composition using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Miyake, Yoshitomo Takeuchi, Naomi Sato, Kentaro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220197136
    Abstract: A thermal acid generator having a high acid generation temperature, and a resist composition using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya MIYAKE, Yoshitomo TAKEUCHI, Naomi SATO, Kentaro KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11307495
    Abstract: Provided are: a thermal acid generator having a high acid generation temperature; and a resist composition using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Miyake, Yoshitomo Takeuchi, Naomi Sato, Kentaro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20210309428
    Abstract: A liquid-repellent layer forming resin composition comprises a polypropylene resin (A) and a silylated polyolefin (B), wherein the polypropylene resin (A) comprises a random polypropylene resin (Al) and a block polypropylene resin (A2) with a mass ratio (Mass of random polypropylene resin (A1)/Mass of block polypropylene resin (A2)) in the range of 20/80 to 80/20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aki NAGAI, Ryo TANAKA, Kentaro KIMURA, Kosuke KINOSHITA, Hitomi FUKUTAKE
  • Patent number: 11128972
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, control method, and program that are capable of showing presence of a virtual object in a real space. [Solution] The information processing device includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate a localization position of a sound source of a virtual object relative to a user on the basis of information on the virtual object and information on a state of the user, the virtual object causing the user to feel as if the virtual object exists in a real space through sound image localization; and a sound image localization unit configured to perform a sound signal process of the sound source such that a sound image is localized at the calculated localization position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Tomohiko Gotoh, Shunsuke Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20210115231
    Abstract: A liquid-repellent layer forming resin composition comprises a polyolefin resin (A), a silylated polyolefin (B), and a compatibilizer (C) having a site compatible with the polyolefin resin (A) and a site compatible with the silylated polyolefin (B), wherein a polyolefin site of the silylated polyolefin (B) is incompatible with the polyolefin resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aki NAGAI, Ryo TANAKA, Kentaro KIMURA, Kosuke KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 10982610
    Abstract: A controller for an engine estimates a temperature of the exhaust gas and controls the engine according to the estimated exhaust temperature. The controller changes the air-fuel ratio to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or leaner. The controller calculates the progress of combustion on the basis of signals of sensors, and estimates an exhaust temperature. In the case where the air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a first relationship that is at least defined between the progress of the combustion and the exhaust temperature, . In the case where the air-fuel ratio is lean, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a second relationship that differs from the first relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Ohtsuka, Kentaro Kimura, Takeatsu Ito, Tomokuni Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20200355136
    Abstract: A controller for an engine estimates a temperature of the exhaust gas and controls the engine according to the estimated exhaust temperature. The controller changes the air-fuel ratio to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or leaner. The controller calculates the progress of combustion on the basis of signals of sensors, and estimates an exhaust temperature. In the case where the air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a first relationship that is at least defined between the progress of the combustion and the exhaust temperature, . In the case where the air-fuel ratio is lean, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a second relationship that differs from the first relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Keisuke Ohtsuka, Kentaro Kimura, Takeatsu Ito, Tomokuni Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 10782638
    Abstract: A heater of an embodiment includes a substrate, a resistance heating element, and a thermistor. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface located on the side opposite to the first surface. The resistance heating element is disposed on the first surface. The thermistor is disposed on the second surface and does not contain lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Satoko Kato, Kentaro Kimura