Patents by Inventor Kentaro Mori
Kentaro Mori 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: 11681406Abstract: A touch panel device includes: a touch panel; an elastic member that supports the touch panel; a plurality of depressing force sensors arranged at installation positions where depression or upward warps of the touch panel occur due to the application of depressing force; and processing circuitry to obtain touch coordinates; to obtain a plurality of detection values corresponding to the sensor signals; and to load a plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes from a storage storing a plurality of regions on the operation surface and the plurality of predetermined depressing force calculation modes corresponding to the plurality of regions, to select a depressing force calculation mode for a region corresponding to the touch coordinates from the plurality of depressing force calculation modes, and to calculate the depressing force by using the selected depressing force calculation mode and the plurality of detection values.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Akihito Yamamoto, Sohei Osawa
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Publication number: 20230173976Abstract: An image display system includes a projector that is mounted on a target vehicle and projects an image onto a road surface around the target vehicle, and an image controller that causes the projector to project a support image onto the road surface around the target vehicle when another vehicle traveling behind the target vehicle starts an operation of overtaking the target vehicle, and the support image includes at least one of an image showing a no-entry area which the other vehicle is prohibited from entering and an image showing a passage area through which the other vehicle is to pass during the overtaking operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumihiko MOURI, Kentaro MORI
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Publication number: 20230166652Abstract: A road surface drawing apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which a notice indication is formed from a plurality of partial images, the apparatus includes a light source that draws the partial image, and one or more processors configured to control lighting-on or lighting-off of a plurality of the light sources according to an order of drawing or deletion of the plurality of partial images, and the one or more processors are configured to control, at first, simultaneous drawing of all of the partial images, when the partial images are drawn in a predetermined order.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Fumihiko MOURI, Kentaro MORI
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Patent number: 11653879Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to the device main body, and further configured to be mounted on the wrist; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler; a rubber plate provided between the curler and the back plate and configured to elastically deform; a pressing cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the strap; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Nishioka, Kentaro Mori, Yu Higashimura
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Patent number: 11653842Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, including one end and another end separated from each other, also configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to the device main body; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided between the curler and the sensing cuff and extending in a circumferential direction of the wrist; a pressing cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the strap and configured to press the sensing cuff; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Nishioka, Kentaro Mori, Yu Higashimura
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Publication number: 20230150422Abstract: A vehicular drawing device is installed in the vehicle and draws, using light, an indication display with a predetermined shape on a road surface in a direction of travel of the vehicle. The indication display includes a start-traveling display drawn at a time of starting traveling and a turn indication display drawn when a turn indicator switch is turned on and the direction of travel is changed. The turn indication display is drawn with priority over the start-traveling display when the turn indicator switch is on at the time of starting traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Fumihiko MOURI, Kentaro MORI
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Patent number: 11647912Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device includes a holder configured to be mounted on a wrist of a living body and come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a sensing cuff provided on a side of the holder nearer to the living body and arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; and a cuff provided on a side of the holder nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Nishioka, Kentaro Mori, Yu Higashimura
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Publication number: 20230138416Abstract: A vehicular lamp fitting and the like capable of preventing the distance between a radar unit and the radar cover from changing are provided. A vehicular lamp fitting includes: a lamp housing; an outer lens attached to the lamp housing while covering an opening of the lamp housing, and forming a first space between the outer lens and the lamp housing; a lamp unit disposed in the first space; a radar housing; a radar cover attached to the radar housing while covering an opening of the radar housing, and forming a second space between the radar cover and the radar housing; a radar unit disposed in the second space; a first fixing part fixing the radar unit to the radar housing; and a second fixing part fixing the radar cover to the radar housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicants: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi ITO, Yuri MITOMO, Takuya MATSUMARU, Kentaro MORI, Miho SASAKI, Hideaki AIZAWA, Masayuki TAKAYAMA, Hironori TAMAKAWA, Takato WATANABE
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Patent number: 11622694Abstract: A pulse wave measurement device including: a belt to be worn around a measurement target site; first and second pulse wave sensors that are mounted on the belt spaced from each other with respect to a width direction of the belt, and that detect pulse waves of opposing portions of an artery passing through the measurement target site; a pressing unit that is mounted on the belt is capable of changing pressing forces of the pulse wave sensors against the measurement target site; a waveform comparing unit that acquires pulse wave signals which are time-sequentially output by the pulse wave sensors respectively, and compares waveforms of the pulse wave signals; and a pulse wave sensor pressing force setting unit that variably sets the pressing forces by the pressing unit such that the waveforms of the pulse wave signals compared by the waveform comparing unit become identical to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignees: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Naomi Matsumura, Kentaro Mori, Naoki Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Kawabata, Kenji Fujii
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Publication number: 20230097227Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip having a bottom surface having a first area and a first side surface; and an electrode provided below the semiconductor chip, the electrode having a first top surface and a second side surface, and the electrode containing an electrically conductive material, wherein the first top surface has a second area larger than the first area, and at least a part of the first top surface is in contact with the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro MORI, Kazushiro NOMURA, Kenichi OHASHI, Soichi YAMASHITA, Aya MURAYOSHI
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Publication number: 20230099184Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte which exhibits good ionic conductivity in a room temperature state and is excellent in moldability, productivity, and quality stability, an electrode, a battery and a capacitor using the solid electrolyte, and a method of producing the solid electrolyte. The present invention is a solid electrolyte containing an alkali metal salt and a polymer, wherein the polymer has, for example, a monomer unit of a chemical formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yugao Deng, Hirokado Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Kentaro Mori
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Patent number: 11597313Abstract: A vehicular lighting fixture is provided which includes a combination of an aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism that can reduce deformation of an aiming/leveling bracket. A vertical aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism include an aiming/leveling bracket that is integrally molded with a resin. A rectangular recess is formed in the aiming/leveling bracket so as to accommodate an aiming nut serving as a point of load for the vertical aiming and an actuator output shaft serving as a point of effort. The rectangular recess is located on or near the central axis of the aiming nut where the central axis substantially coincides with the front-rear direction of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Ishii, Kentaro Mori, Yasuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230026662Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a process unit, a heating unit, and a controller unit. The process unit is configured to transfer an image onto a sheet. The heating unit is configured to fix the image transferred at the process unit onto the sheet, and to transfer a transfer layer onto an image formed on a sheet overlaid on a multilayer film. The controller unit is capable of operating in a first printing mode in which processes of transferring an image at the process unit, fixing the image at the heating unit, and transferring the transfer layer at the heating unit are executed, and a second printing mode in which processes of transferring an image at the process unit and fixing the image at the heating unit are not executed, and a process of transferring the transfer layer at the heating unit is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Tomoya Ichikawa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Ryosuke Sakai, Kentaro Mori, Kyoko Sugiyama, Ayaka Ohira, Isami Fujisawa
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Patent number: 11534073Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, and configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap on the device main body, configured to cover an outer surface of the curler; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a rubber plate on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler and configured to elastically deform; a pressing cuff between the curler and the rubber plate and configured to press the sensing cuff; and a cuff on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Nishioka, Kentaro Mori, Yu Higashimura
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Patent number: 11529063Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device includes a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, and configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to a device main body, and configured to cover an outer surface of the curler; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler; a rubber plate provided on a side of the back plate nearer to the curler; a pressing cuff provided between the curler and the rubber plate; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Nishioka, Kentaro Mori, Yu Higashimura
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Publication number: 20220396066Abstract: A foil transfer device is configured to dispose a sheet on a foil film containing a foil and transfer the foil onto the sheet. The foil transfer device includes a heating member configured to heat the foil film and the sheet, a pressure member configured to nip the foil film and the sheet with the heating member, a first temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller determines whether the first temperature sensor has failed based on a voltage value of the first temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro MORI, Hideaki YAMADA, Ryutaro HORIKAWA
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Publication number: 20220340072Abstract: A lamp device has a base body to be installed to a vehicle; a lamp unit; a translucent cover that is installed to the base body, covering the front surface of the base body so as to accommodate the lamp unit therein, thereby defining a lamp body space, and has a recess in the front surface at a side position in a horizontal direction of the lamp unit; and a radar unit that has a radar sensor and a radar housing accommodating the radar sensor therein, and is inserted in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Kentaro MORI, Hironori TAMAKAWA, Hideaki AIZAWA, Takato WATANABE, Miho SASAKI, Masayuki TAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20220221688Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system includes two parallel optical systems that each include, in order from an object side to an image side, a front unit having a negative refractive power, an intermediate unit having two reflective surfaces, and a rear unit. A distance between optical axes of rear units is smaller than that between optical axes of front units in the two optical systems due to bending of an optical path by the two reflective surfaces. At least one of the intermediate unit and the rear unit has a positive refractive power. The front unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first subunit consisting of one or more negative lenses disposed on the object side of a positive lens closest to an object in the front unit, and a second subunit having a positive power. A predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Takayoshi Yokoyama, Kentaro Mori
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Publication number: 20220214639Abstract: In a foil transfer device for transferring a transfer layer from a foil film onto a sheet laid on the foil film, the foil film is wound on a supply reel, and taken up on a take-up reel. A heating member heats the foil film, and a pressure member is provided to press the foil film and the sheet between the pressure member and the heating member. A separator changes a traveling direction of the foil film having passed through between the heating member and the pressure member into a direction different from a direction of conveyance of the sheet, to thereby separate the foil film from the sheet. A first fan blows air toward the foil film positioned between the heating member and the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro MORI, Ryosuke SAKAI, Ayaka OHIRA, Tomoya YAMAMOTO, Seiji HIRAMATSU
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Publication number: 20220171495Abstract: A touch panel device includes processing circuitry to generate coordinate information based on a signal outputted from the touch panel and to output a detection value based on depressing force. The processing circuitry previously stores a plurality of pieces of predictive detection value information, selects a piece of predictive detection value information based on a gradient of the detection value, obtains a final predictive detection value that the predictive detection value finally reaches by using the selected predictive detection value information, obtains a present predictive detection value by using the selected predictive detection value information, and executes a correction process of reducing influence of a memory effect by bringing a present detection value close to the final predictive detection value when an absolute value of a difference between the present predictive detection value and the present detection value is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akihito YAMAMOTO, Kentaro MORI, Yuichi SASAKI, Sohei OSAWA