Patents by Inventor Makoto Nakatani

Makoto Nakatani 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: 20220115121
    Abstract: A measuring device includes a weighing unit configured to measure a mass value of a urine bag, a calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of a voided volume and a urinary output per unit time on the basis of the mass value weighed by the weighing unit, a touch panel display configured to display urinary output information related to at least one of the voided volume and the urinary output per unit time calculated by the calculation unit, and an output unit configured to generate a code including the urinary output information, output the code to the touch panel display, transmit the urinary output information by wireless communication, and/or print the urinary output information or the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Taku TERAMOTO, Yoshito KUNISAKI, Makoto NAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11299908
    Abstract: Provided is a fence which can prevent a person from clambering over the fence while ensuring sufficient ventilation. The fence includes: a plurality of posts; a pair of plate members extending in a horizontal direction and spaced away from each other in a vertical direction; and a blocking member arranged in the space between the plate members for keeping a foot of a person from entering the space between the plate members to prevent the person from clambering over the fence, wherein a lower end of the blocking member is spaced upward from the plate member at a lower position, and defines a lower gap against an upper surface of the plate member at the lower position, the lower gap having such a dimension as to keep a tip of the foot of the person from entering the lower gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD.
    Inventors: Aya Miyagi, Hiroyuki Suitsu, Yoichi Kobayashi, Makoto Nakatani, Eiji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210361211
    Abstract: A measuring device includes a weighing unit configured to measure a mass value of a urine bag; a control unit configured to calculate at least one of a voided volume and a urinary output per unit time on the basis of the mass value weighed by the weighing unit; a communication unit configured to transmit urinary output information related to at least one of the voided volume and the urinary output per unit time calculated by the control unit; and a first battery configured to supply power to the weighing unit, the control unit, and the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Taku TERAMOTO, Makoto NAKATANI, Yoshito KUNISAKI
  • Publication number: 20210063323
    Abstract: An inspection device inspects of goods that include plural articles that sometimes overlap each other. An X-ray inspection device irradiates goods containing plural articles having a predetermined shape and inspects the goods on the basis of inspection images obtained from radiation that has passed through the goods or radiation that has reflected off the goods. The X-ray inspection device includes a storage component, a learning component, and an inspection component. The storage component stores, as teaching images, at least the inspection images of the goods that are in a state in which the plural articles overlap each other. The learning component acquires, by machine learning using the teaching images stored in the storage component, features relating to the goods that are in a state in which the plural articles overlap each other. The inspection component inspects the goods using the features that the learning component has acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto NAKATANI, Yoshinori TARUMOTO, Akihiro MAENAKA, Hironori TSUTSUMI
  • Publication number: 20210025192
    Abstract: Provided is a fence which can prevent a person from clambering over the fence while ensuring sufficient ventilation. The fence includes: a plurality of posts; a pair of plate members extending in a horizontal direction and spaced away from each other in a vertical direction; and a blocking member arranged in the space between the plate members for keeping a foot of a person from entering the space between the plate members to prevent the person from clambering over the fence, wherein a lower end of the blocking member is spaced upward from the plate member at a lower position, and defines a lower gap against an upper surface of the plate member at the lower position, the lower gap having such a dimension as to keep a tip of the foot of the person from entering the lower gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD.
    Inventors: Aya MIYAGI, Hiroyuki SUITSU, Yoichi KOBAYASHI, Makoto NAKATANI, Eiji YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200309870
    Abstract: An article movement detection system includes a first sensor and a second sensor disposed facing a movement path of an article and is capable of individually detecting that the article has moved, and a detection unit detecting movement of the article on the basis of a first output being output from the first sensor and a second output being output from the second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed at different positions in a moving direction of the article, and a first detection signal and a second detection signal are output with a time lag therebetween. The detection unit detects movement of the article on the basis of the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Bunpei YAMASHITA, Yoshito KUNISAKI, Makoto NAKATANI
  • Patent number: 10352756
    Abstract: A mass measurement device comprises a force sensor, a hose, a base part, an article-holding part, and a computation unit. The force sensor has a fixed end and a free end, and outputs a sensing signal in accordance with the magnitude of a force in a sensitivity direction. The hose is configured to pass suctioned air through it. The fixed end is fixed to the base part. The article-holding part is fixed to the free end, one end of the hose is connected to the article-holding part, and the article-holding part holds an article by air suction. The computation unit computes the mass of the article based on the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito Suzuki, Makoto Nakatani, Shizuo Minamino
  • Publication number: 20170284855
    Abstract: A mass measurement device comprises a force sensor, a hose, a base part, an article-holding part, and a computation unit. The force sensor has a fixed end and a free end, and outputs a sensing signal in accordance with the magnitude of a force in a sensitivity direction. The hose is configured to pass suctioned air through it. The fixed end is fixed to the base part. The article-holding part is fixed to the free end, one end of the hose is connected to the article-holding part, and the article-holding part holds an article by air suction. The computation unit computes the mass of the article based on the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Akihito SUZUKI, Makoto NAKATANI, Shizuo MINAMINO
  • Patent number: 9140598
    Abstract: A mass measurement device measures the mass of an article, even when the article is being moved. A mass measurement device includes a robot hand, a robot arm, a force sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a control unit. The robot hand holds an article (Q). The robot arm moves the robot hand. The force sensor is provided between the robot hand and the robot arm and measures force acting on the article (Q) during movement. The acceleration sensor measures acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement. The control unit runs and controls the robot hand and the robot arm, and calculates the mass of the article (Q) on the basis of the force and acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Nakatani, Akihito Suzuki, Satoshi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20140230581
    Abstract: Amass measurement device measures the mass of an article, even when the article is being moved. A mass measurement device includes a robot hand, a robot arm, a force sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a control unit. The robot hand holds an article (Q). The robot arm moves the robot hand. The force sensor is provided between the robot hand and the robot arm and measures force acting on the article (Q) during movement. The acceleration sensor measures acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement. The control unit runs and controls the robot hand and the robot arm, and calculates the mass of the article (Q) on the basis of the force and acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Nakatani, Akihito Suzuki, Satoshi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20070095123
    Abstract: A filter coefficient calculator of a weight measurement apparatus calculates filter coefficients using a predetermined arithmetic expression and outputs them to a signal processor. The signal processor carries out a filtering process on a weighing signal using the filter coefficients. The arithmetic expression includes a spectrum parameter specifying a band position of an attenuation band where attenuation must be locally enhanced. A user can input a value of the parameter via a data entry part. Each band is specified by the spectrum parameter not as the lowest limit value of a normalized angular frequency, but as the amount of deviation (the amount of displacement) from its center frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Aikawa, Yukio Wakasa, Makoto Nakatani