Patents by Inventor Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama 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: 20240375717
    Abstract: A vehicle frame includes an elongated main body member, a reinforcing member along the main body member, and an adhesive layer that joins the main body member and the reinforcing member. The main body member includes a main body first wall portion and two main body side wall portions. The reinforcing member includes a reinforcing first wall portion and two reinforcing side wall portions. The adhesive layer is formed such that a thickness between the main body side wall portion and the reinforcing side wall portion at a reinforcing side end portion is larger than a thickness between the main body first wall portion and the reinforcing first wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikara KAWAMURA, Kenichi YAMAMOTO, Masanori HONDA, Toshiyuki GENDO, Tetsuya SUGIYAMA, Masaki SHIMADA, Masumi HASEGAWA, Koichi HAMADA
  • Patent number: 12141400
    Abstract: A display device includes: a capacitance detection processing unit that detects a change in electrostatic capacitance of a display panel due to an input operation; an image acquisition processing unit that acquires a captured image from an imager that captures an image of the inputter performing the input operation; and a position detection processing unit that detects the input position on the display panel, based on a change in the electrostatic capacitance, which is detected by the capacitance detection processing unit, and the captured image, which is acquired by the image acquisition processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 12116044
    Abstract: Provided is a frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite and where a bending strength and a vibration damping capability are compatible. The frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite includes: a compressive wall part where a compressive stress occurs in a longitudinal direction of the frame when the frame receives a bending load in a normal direction perpendicularly intersecting the longitudinal direction; a side wall part extending in the normal direction and defining one of the corners with the compressive wall part; and a tension wall part which is away from the compressive wall part and extends in the longitudinal direction, and where a tensile stress occurs in the longitudinal direction when the frame receives the bending load. The tension wall part has a loss coefficient which is larger than a loss coefficient of the compressive wall part by 0.005 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Kawamura, Yuki Kodama, Kenji Nishida, Tetsuya Sugiyama, Koichi Hattori
  • Publication number: 20240300048
    Abstract: A laser processing machine includes a laser processing unit that irradiates a workpiece with a laser beam to carry out laser processing on the workpiece, a control unit that controls the laser processing unit in accordance with a processing condition under which the workpiece is processed, a beam detection unit that detects a beam from a processing portion of the workpiece irradiated with the laser beam, and a processing determination unit connected to the beam detection unit. The control unit controls the laser processing unit in a product processing mode for carrying out product processing of the workpiece and in a preliminary processing mode for carrying out preliminary processing of the workpiece prior to the product processing. The beam detection unit is capable of detecting a light intensity distribution of the beam in a predetermined wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko SUGIYAMA, Hirotada WAKUI, Hiroaki ISHIGURO, Shuji MIYOSHI, Koichi WAKE
  • Patent number: 12086346
    Abstract: This display device includes: a grouping processing unit that groups a plurality of drive lines into a plurality of groups each having a set grouped number of adjacent drive lines; a setting processing unit that sets a display magnification of a display screen according to the grouped number; a display processing unit that causes a display panel to display the display screen in the display magnification; and a determination processing unit that determines, in a state where the display screen is displayed on the display panel in the display magnification, a position of a touch operation on the display screen that is displayed in the display magnification based on an output signal that is output from a plurality of sense lines in response to an input signal that is input to each of the grouped number of drive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 12037059
    Abstract: In a steering control device, a plurality of control systems is configured to switch a drive mode to a cooperative drive mode when command values calculated by control units of the control systems are not different from each other and to switch the drive mode to an independent drive mode when the command values calculated by the control units of the control systems are different from each other. The control systems are configured to gradually limit the command values respectively calculated by the control units of the control systems when a start switch of a vehicle has been turned off. The control systems are configured to switch the drive mode to the independent drive mode regardless of whether the command values calculated by the control units of the control systems are different from each other when the start switch has been turned off while the vehicle is traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Sugiyama, Koichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240176452
    Abstract: A display device includes: a capacitance detection processing unit that detects a change in electrostatic capacitance of a display panel due to an input operation; an image acquisition processing unit that acquires a captured image from an imager that captures an image of the inputter performing the input operation; and a position detection processing unit that detects the input position on the display panel, based on a change in the electrostatic capacitance, which is detected by the capacitance detection processing unit, and the captured image, which is acquired by the image acquisition processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: KOICHI SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11972074
    Abstract: This display device includes: a drive processing unit inputs an input signal with respect to a plurality of drive lines; an output detection processing unit that detects an output signal that is output from a plurality of sense lines; a grouping processing unit that groups the plurality of drive lines into a plurality of groups each having a set grouped number of adjacent drive lines; and a touch operation detection processing unit that detects a touch operation made with respect to a touch panel based on a linear element sequence calculated by a matrix operation of an input sequence and an output sequence. The drive processing unit inputs the input signal having the same pattern to each of the grouped number of drive lines that have been grouped by the grouping processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniaki Matsui, Koichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20240019955
    Abstract: This display device includes: a drive processing unit inputs an input signal with respect to a plurality of drive lines; an output detection processing unit that detects an output signal that is output from a plurality of sense lines; a grouping processing unit that groups the plurality of drive lines into a plurality of groups each having a set grouped number of adjacent drive lines; and a touch operation detection processing unit that detects a touch operation made with respect to a touch panel based on a linear element sequence calculated by a matrix operation of an input sequence and an output sequence. The drive processing unit inputs the input signal having the same pattern to each of the grouped number of drive lines that have been grouped by the grouping processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: KUNIAKI MATSUI, KOICHI SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240019956
    Abstract: This display device includes: a grouping processing unit that groups a plurality of drive lines into a plurality of groups each having a set grouped number of adjacent drive lines; a setting processing unit that sets a display magnification of a display screen according to the grouped number; a display processing unit that causes a display panel to display the display screen in the display magnification; and a determination processing unit that determines, in a state where the display screen is displayed on the display panel in the display magnification, a position of a touch operation on the display screen that is displayed in the display magnification based on an output signal that is output from a plurality of sense lines in response to an input signal that is input to each of the grouped number of drive lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: KOICHI SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230316251
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Koichi SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro ARAI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Nobuhiro SUGITA
  • Patent number: 11726608
    Abstract: An input detection device includes an input processor inputting a drive signal to an electrode group including a number of electrodes that are arranged adjacent to each other among a plurality of electrodes, and a detection processor detecting an input position based on a detection signal corresponding to the drive signal input to the electrode group. The input processor inputs a first drive signal to a first electrode group including electrodes at a first timing and inputs, at a second timing following the first timing, a second drive signal to a second electrode group including a number of the electrodes included in the first electrode group and at least one electrode positioned adjacent to the first electrode group. The detection processor detects the input position based on a first detection signal corresponding to the first drive signal and a second detection signal corresponding to the second drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Sugiyama, Ramadhan Ismail, Sachio Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20230168800
    Abstract: A display device includes a detection processor that detects a detection value corresponding to a capacitance generated between an inputter and a display screen, a display processor that displays an input operation icon in a first display form on the display screen when the detection value detected by the detection processor is equal to or larger than a first threshold and displays the input operation icon in a second display form on the display screen when the detection value detected by the detection processor is equal to or larger than a second threshold, and a reception processor that receives an operation of selecting a target using the input operation icon when the detection value detected by the detection processor is equal to or larger than the second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: KOICHI SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230168767
    Abstract: An input detection device includes an input processor inputting a drive signal to an electrode group including a number of electrodes that are arranged adjacent to each other among a plurality of electrodes, and a detection processor detecting an input position based on a detection signal corresponding to the drive signal input to the electrode group. The input processor inputs a first drive signal to a first electrode group including electrodes at a first timing and inputs, at a second timing following the first timing, a second drive signal to a second electrode group including a number of the electrodes included in the first electrode group and at least one electrode positioned adjacent to the first electrode group. The detection processor detects the input position based on a first detection signal corresponding to the first drive signal and a second detection signal corresponding to the second drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: KOICHI SUGIYAMA, RAMADHAN ISMAIL, SACHIO TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11543918
    Abstract: An input apparatus includes: an operation position determination device that determines an operation position of a gesture operation by a user; a movement vector calculator that calculates a movement vector at an input position on the basis of a movement amount of the operation position when the operation position moves; an input processor that executes first input processing at the input position at the time when a first gesture operation is detected, and executes second input processing at the input position at the time when a second gesture operation is detected; and a movement vector corrector that corrects the movement vector in the case where a change from the first gesture operation to the second gesture operation is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220404948
    Abstract: An input apparatus includes: an operation position determination device that determines an operation position of a gesture operation by a user; a movement vector calculator that calculates a movement vector at an input position on the basis of a movement amount of the operation position when the operation position moves; an input processor that executes first input processing at the input position at the time when a first gesture operation is detected, and executes second input processing at the input position at the time when a second gesture operation is detected; and a movement vector corrector that corrects the movement vector in the case where a change from the first gesture operation to the second gesture operation is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: KOICHI SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11455174
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first communicator that performs communication with a computer body based on a first communications standard, a second communicator that performs communication with the computer body based on a second communications standard, a determination processor that classifies and determines a category of an operating system based on a first communications parameter acquired from the first communicator, a setting processor that sets an operation mode corresponding to the category of the operating system as determined by the determination processor, and a controller that controls, based on the communication with the computer body performed by the second communicator, a specified function according to the operation mode set by the setting processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220215368
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Koichi SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro ARAI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Nobuhiro SUGITA
  • Patent number: 11379087
    Abstract: A touch panel input device includes a plurality of first electrode lines, a plurality of second electrode lines, a drive circuit, a reception circuit, a touch detector, a ground state switching circuit, and a controller. The controller executes drive control for causing the drive circuit to sequentially input a drive signal to electrode lines in a non-ground state among each of the plurality of first electrode lines, in a state of controlling the ground state switching circuit to set a part of electrode lines among each of the plurality of first electrode lines and/or the plurality of second electrode lines to the non-ground state, and set the other electrode lines to a ground state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11379077
    Abstract: A touch panel input device includes a plurality of first electrode lines, a plurality of second electrode lines, a first drive circuit, a second drive circuit, a drive controller, a reception circuit, and a touch detector. The first drive circuit inputs a first drive signal to odd-numbered first electrode lines which are odd-numbered electrode lines among each of the plurality of first electrode lines from a first end portion side. The second drive circuit inputs a second drive signal to even-numbered first electrode lines which are even-numbered electrode lines among each of the plurality of first electrode lines from a second end side. The touch detector detects a touch on the touch surface based on a change in an output signal detected by the reception circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sugiyama