Patents by Inventor Koji Nagata

Koji Nagata 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: 11938729
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Asai, Koji Sasaki, Jun Yamamuro, Shingo Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240092080
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Asai, Koji Sasaki, Jun Yamamuro, Shingo Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240083167
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Asai, Koji Sasaki, Jun Yamamuro, Shingo Nagata
  • Patent number: 11919251
    Abstract: An adhesive member includes: a first pin portion to be inserted into a first hole formed in a first adherend member; a second pin portion which is to be inserted into a second hole formed in a second adherend member to be adhered to the first adherend member, and is formed coaxially with the first pin portion; and a flange portion which is formed using an adhesive, and is mounted to a side surface of the first pin portion or a side surface of the second pin portion in a flange shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Yokomura, Koji Kamiyama, Atsuki Watai, Kentaro Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240019695
    Abstract: [Object] To easily display an image with reduced distortion on a screen having a curved surface. [Solving Means] A display apparatus includes a plurality of display elements that emits image light to a screen having a curved surface, the plurality of display elements being arranged at non-uniform intervals therebetween such that the image light emitted from the plurality of display elements is reflected on the curved surface to display a target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20240020803
    Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to display an image that is optimal for each viewer. A display control apparatus includes a distortion correction selecting section that determines a display position that is a position, on a screen, at which an image of content is displayed, determines a viewer position that is a position of a viewer who views the image, and determines, according to the viewer position, transformation information used to correct the image such that a distortion in the image appears reduced to the viewer when the viewer views the image displayed at the display position on the screen; and a distortion correction processor that renders a correction image that is an image obtained by correcting the image using the transformation information to generate correction-image rendering data that is output to the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20240017669
    Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240010122
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a projection control unit. The acquisition unit acquires speed-related information regarding a speed of a vehicle. The projection control unit controls, on the basis of the speed-related information, display of a projection pattern projected on a peripheral road surface of the vehicle from the projection unit mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20240005827
    Abstract: A display dimming control apparatus includes: a display image generation unit that determines a display device position that is a position of a display device that emits image light in order to display an image on a transparent screen from a display apparatus having the display device; and a dimming processing control unit that controls a dimming apparatus having a plurality of dimming elements. The plurality of dimming elements independently control a dimming level of the screen for each of a plurality of tiles obtained by virtually dividing the screen The dimming processing control unit includes a dimming position determination unit that determines one or more dimming elements that control dimming levels of one or more tiles corresponding to a screen display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20230406307
    Abstract: An electronic control unit carries out deceleration fuel cutoff for stopping fuel injection in an engine, and deceleration lockup for engaging a lockup clutch, at the time of deceleration of a vehicle. The electronic control unit then ends deceleration fuel cutoff and deceleration lockup upon fulfillment of a recovery condition. On the other hand, when a request to restrain heat-up of a filter device is made before fulfillment of the recovery condition, the electronic control unit stops deceleration fuel cutoff, but continues deceleration lockup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Keita SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11840229
    Abstract: An electronic control unit carries out deceleration fuel cutoff for stopping fuel injection in an engine, and deceleration lockup for engaging a lockup clutch, at the time of deceleration of a vehicle. The electronic control unit then ends deceleration fuel cutoff and deceleration lockup upon fulfillment of a recovery condition, On the other hand, when a request to restrain heat-up of a filter device is made before fulfillment of the recovery condition, the electronic control unit stops deceleration fuel cutoff, but continues deceleration lockup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Keita Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11813988
    Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Takashi Saitoh, Koji Aoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20230356653
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a projection control unit. The acquisition unit acquires surrounding environment information regarding a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The projection control unit controls, on a basis of the surrounding environment information, display of a projection pattern projected on a peripheral road surface of the vehicle from a projection unit mounted on the vehicle. Accordingly, the safety for driving can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji NAGATA
  • Patent number: 11794667
    Abstract: A display image is obtained in accordance with a deviation of a viewpoint position of a driver from a reference viewpoint position, on the basis of a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from a vehicle. The reference viewpoint position is updated on the basis of a long-term fluctuation of the viewpoint position. For example, the reference viewpoint position is not updated when a line-of-sight of the driver is in a certain region including a display unit that displays a display image. For example, when a viewpoint position of the driver enters a certain region corresponding to a seated state, there is registered, as an initial reference viewpoint position, a viewpoint position of the driver in a case where a line-of-sight of the driver is continuously present for a certain period of time on the display unit that displays a display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Nagata
  • Patent number: 11750959
    Abstract: A speaker device is used while being attached to a helmet, and includes a speaker unit that outputs a sound, a speaker housing that includes a back wall portion covering the speaker unit from a back side, and in which a space between a back surface of the speaker unit and the back wall portion is formed as an output space for the sound output from the back surface of the speaker unit, and a duct whose internal space is communicated with the output space and that guides, to an outside of the helmet, the sound output to the output space, in which a distance between the back surface of the speaker unit and the back wall portion is smaller than a distance of the internal space of the duct in a direction in which the duct guides the sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Masatoshi Tanizawa
  • Publication number: 20230234523
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for analyzing a state of a vehicle occupant and performing illumination and image output control by a projector in units of a screen sectioned area of a vehicle ceiling, in accordance with an analysis result. There is provided a data processing unit configured to execute state analysis of an occupant of a vehicle and execute output control of a projector in accordance with an occupant analysis result. The data processing unit performs projector control of outputting illumination light having luminance determined in accordance with the occupant analysis result, in units of a sectioned area of a screen of a vehicle ceiling on which projector output light is outputted. The data processing unit analyzes a state of an occupant on the basis of a camera-captured image, and outputs illumination light having luminance determined in accordance with an occupant state, in units of a screen sectioned area above each occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: HIROSHI IMAMURA, TAKASHI TAKAMATSU, SEISHI TOMONAGA, TORU NAGARA, KOJI NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20230219495
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes a first acquisition section that acquires first illuminance information indicating illuminance of an inside of a moving body, a second acquisition section that acquires second illuminance information indicating illuminance to be compared with the first illuminance information, and a light adjusting control section that controls a light adjustment by a device included in the moving body on a basis of a result of a comparison between illuminance of the first illuminance information and illuminance of the second illuminance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi TAKAMATSU, Hiroshi IMAMURA, Seishi TOMONAGA, Koji NAGATA, Toru NAGARA
  • Publication number: 20230191994
    Abstract: A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koji NAGATA, Takashi SAITOH, Koji AOYAMA, Kazuki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230186651
    Abstract: The control device 50 includes a control unit 52 that controls a state of video projected onto a predetermined projection plane by a projector 20 provided in a space in the moving body 10 on the basis of space situation information input from a sensor that detects a space situation in the moving body 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi TAKAMATSU, Hiroshi IMAMURA, Seishi TOMONAGA, Koji NAGATA, Toru NAGARA
  • Publication number: 20230093446
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program such that information with high usability can be presented. As a parameter related to presentation information to be presented in a vehicle interior of a vehicle, at least one of parameters of brightness, blur, area, and transparency is changed on the basis of vibration information. The present technology can be applied as a projection device placed in a vehicle interior of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUO IKEDA, SACHIKO NISHIDE, MIYUKI SHIRAKAWA, TOMONARI MURAKAMI, KOJI NAGATA, MAHO HAYASHI, SEISHI TOMONAGA