Patents by Inventor Makoto Sato

Makoto Sato 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: 20190073780
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first two-dimensional tomographic image and a second two-dimensional tomographic image, the first two-dimensional tomographic image and the second two-dimensional tomographic image being obtained based on measurement light controlled to scan an identical position of an eye, a selection unit configured to select a positional deviation amount between a layer boundary of the first two-dimensional tomographic image and a layer boundary of the second two-dimensional tomographic image in partial regions of a plurality of regions dividing the first two-dimensional tomographic image in a horizontal direction, and an alignment means configured to perform an alignment on the first two-dimensional tomographic image and the second two-dimensional tomographic image based on a positional deviation amount selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Osamu Sagano, Makoto Sato, Hiroki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20190070573
    Abstract: The present technology provides a technology that liquid in round-bottom vessels is efficiently agitated. There is provided a vessel rack at least including a holder having a plurality of through-holes into which round-bottom vessels each having a closed-bottom tube shape are inserted, and a support having a plurality of supporting holes that are arranged facing to the through-holes and support bottoms of the round-bottom vessels, the bottoms of the supporting holes each having a bulge such that liquid in the round-bottom vessels forms a vortex at a time of agitation of the liquid. Also, there is provided an agitator of agitating liquid in round-bottom vessels at least including the vessel rack, a mounting unit that mounts the vessel rack, and a rocking unit that rocks the mounting unit, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: SHOJI AKIYAMA, TAKESHI YAMASAKI, SHINICHI HASEGAWA, MAKOTO SATO
  • Publication number: 20190073758
    Abstract: A first area and a second area are set for a first two-dimensional tomographic image where the first area and the second area overlap each other in a partial area in a horizontal direction of the first two-dimensional tomographic image. A positional deviation amount between the first two-dimensional tomographic image and a second two-dimensional tomographic image is obtained in each of the first area and the second area. A moving amount of the second two-dimensional tomographic image is determined with respect to the first two-dimensional tomographic image in an area where the first area and the second area overlap based on the positional deviation amount in the first area and the positional deviation amount the second area. Alignments are performed on the first two-dimensional tomographic image and the second two-dimensional tomographic image in an area where the first area and the second area overlap based on the moving amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Osamu Sagano, Makoto Sato, Hiroki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20190073779
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes first alignment means configured to perform an alignment in a horizontal direction on a plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images based on measurement light controlled to scan an identical position of an eye according to a first method, and second alignment means configured to perform an alignment in a depth direction on the plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images according to a second method that is different from the first method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Osamu Sagano, Makoto Sato, Hiroki Uchida
  • Patent number: 10220914
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-type vehicle which can switch between the parking brake state and the neutral state using a clutch actuator configured to operate the clutch and thus lower the manufacturing cost. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a saddle-type vehicle which can be driven by a driver sitting on a seat and steering a bar handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Ohashi, Kazuyoshi Miyachi, Shouji Makita, Ryouhei Chiba, Kaoru Iida, Makoto Sato
  • Publication number: 20190063514
    Abstract: A clutch structure includes a clutch input shaft, a clutch output shaft, a weight member, a one-way clutch, and a bearing. The weight member frictionally contacts a cylindrical portion of the clutch output shaft to transmit a rotational power from the clutch input shaft to the clutch output shaft and separates from the cylindrical portion to disconnect the transmission of the rotational power. When the weight member separates from the cylindrical portion and a rotational frequency of the clutch input shaft falls below a rotational frequency of the clutch output shaft, the one-way clutch links an input shaft portion of the clutch input shaft and an output shaft portion of the clutch output shaft. The one-way clutch and the bearing are located between the input shaft portion and the output shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Mamoru ENDO, Makoto SATO
  • Patent number: 10216679
    Abstract: A migration of a program executing entity between a plurality of processors can be efficiently performed. A semiconductor device 1 includes a first processor 10, a second processor 20, and an external register 4 provided outside the processors. The first processor 10 includes a control circuit 12, an arithmetic circuit 14, and an internal storage circuit 16 provided inside the first processor 10. The second processor 20 includes a control circuit 22, an arithmetic circuit 24, and an internal storage circuit 26 provided inside the second processor 20. The control circuits 12 and 22 control execution of a program. The arithmetic circuits 14 and 24 perform an operation related to the program by using the external register 4. The external register 4 stores operation data related to the operation performed in the arithmetic circuits 14 and 24. The internal storage circuits 16 and 26 store execution state data regarding an execution state of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10208860
    Abstract: A seal useful in sealing slide out rooms used in recreational vehicles. The seal may be used singularly or in pairs to straddle a wall through which the opening is located. A bulb is attached to the base in a cantilevered manner over the base. The bulb has an outer arcuate portion that is integrally joined to opposing sidewall portions. The sidewall portions extend into an inner wall that defines an enclosed space within the bulb portion. The bulb portion may also have a protrusion that can touch the base. A wiper extends from the base substantially co-linearly to the base and opposite the offsetting member. A locating leg extending from the base is movable between a first position and a second position. The first position has the locating leg perpendicular to the base and the second position places the locating leg parallel to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: JAEGER-UNITEK SEALING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond Young, Marc Maloney, Roger Brown, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10198814
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a signal processing unit configured to generate phase retardation information of a subject eye by using information about a plurality of lights obtained by dividing, into lights of different polarizations, a light obtained by combining a light returned from the subject eye irradiated with a measurement light and a reference light corresponding to the measurement light; and a detection unit configured to detect a region in which a change amount of the phase retardation information in a depth direction of the subject eye is larger than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Makoto Sato
  • Publication number: 20190022996
    Abstract: A printing press (1) includes an obverse printing unit (12) configured to perform printing on an obverse surface of a sheet (3), a reverse printing unit (13) configured to perform printing on a reverse surface of the sheet (3), and an upstream-side obverse checking unit (41) configured to irradiate the obverse surface of the sheet (3) with visible light and performs a check based on reflected light and also perform a check different from the check using the visible light. It is therefore possible to execute a plurality of types of checks without using a dedicated checking machine other than the printing press (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Makoto SATO
  • Publication number: 20190025167
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic sample preparation apparatus includes: a charged particle beam irradiation optical system configured to perform irradiation with a charged particle beam; a sample stage configured to move with the sample placed thereon; a sample piece transfer device for holding and transferring the sample piece separated and extracted from the sample; a sample piece holder-fixing bed configured to hold a sample piece holder to which the sample piece is transferred; a gas supply portion configured to irradiate gas forming a deposition film with the charged particle beam; and a computer configured to control the charged particle beam irradiation optical system, the sample piece transfer device, and the gas supply portion to transfer and stop the sample piece held by the sample piece transfer device with a gap between the sample piece holder and the sample piece, and connect the sample piece to the sample piece holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Uemoto, Tatsuya Asahata, Makoto Sato, Yo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190016132
    Abstract: An electric field generating unit that forms an electric field between a nozzle forming surface of a recording head and a medium support section that faces the nozzle forming surface by applying a voltage to a conductive member includes the conductive member, forms an electric field, and, during borderless recording in which ink is ejected on inside and outside of an edge of a paper sheet, applies an increased voltage in an ink discarded region outside the edge compared to a voltage applied in a recording region other than the ink discarded region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Manabu KONDO, Makoto SATO
  • Publication number: 20190016138
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes an electric field forming section including a conductive member and configured to form an electric field, and the conductive member includes at least one first portion and a second portion, each of the at least one first portion being disposed at a position being nearer the recording head than a position of the second portion and included in a corresponding one of at least one liquid discarding region each of which, in an execution of borderless recording, is used for the ejection of the liquid onto an outside of a corresponding one of at least one edge whose position corresponds to each of at least one predetermined size of a medium, the second portion being disposed in a recording region other than the at least one liquid discarding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya ITO, Satoshi YOSHINO, Makoto SATO, Kensuke TAMAI
  • Patent number: 10160220
    Abstract: A liquid storage unit includes at least one liquid storage part that stores liquid to be supplied to a liquid ejection part ejecting the liquid and includes an injection port to which the liquid is injectable, a first opening/closing body that is openable so as to cover the injection port when the first opening/closing body is closed, and a locking part that locks the first opening/closing body and keeps the closed state of the first opening/closing body. The first opening/closing body includes a first insertion hole through which a locking member locking the closed first opening/closing body is insertable. The locking part is provided at a position facing the first insertion hole in an area covered by the closed first opening/closing body, and includes a second insertion hole through which the locking member is insertable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hisayuki Akahane, Makoto Sato
  • Publication number: 20180365868
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a data acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of tomographic data, which are obtained by performing optical coherence tomographic imaging of an object to be inspected through use of measuring light a plurality of times; a noise acquiring unit configured to acquire a noise characteristic of the tomographic data; a coefficient determining unit configured to determine a weighting coefficient corresponding to each pixel position in a tomographic image generated from the tomographic data based on the plurality of pieces of tomographic data and the noise characteristic; a changing unit configured to change a value of the tomographic data based on the weighting coefficient; and an image generating unit configured to generate the tomographic image based on the tomographic data that has the value changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Sato, Yoshihiko Iwase
  • Patent number: 10126112
    Abstract: An object is to enable removal fixed pattern noise even if the intensity of interference light changes during measurement. An image capturing apparatus comprises a light splitting unit that splits light emitted from a light source into reference light and measurement light, an interference signal detection unit that acquires an interference signal from interference light resulting from interference of the reference light and return light generated by irradiating an object to be inspected with the measurement light, a noise signal acquisition unit that acquires a noise signal containing a noise component contained in the interference light, a correction unit that corrects the intensity of one of the interference signal and the noise signal, and a noise removal unit that removes the noise component contained in the interference signal using the interference signal and the noise signal one of which is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiharu Sumiya, Makoto Fukuhara, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10099748
    Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle can be driven by finer control by judging the driver's demand based on operation of the driver relative to the vehicle when the engine is started from the idle-stop state. A saddle-type vehicle can include bar handle mounted on its opposite tip ends a grasping grip grasped by the driver and a throttle grip for an accelerator operation; an engine controller for automatically stopping an engine and making the engine an idle-stop state: and a clutch. The saddle-type vehicle can include a judgment controller for judging a driver's demand based on operation conditions of the driver relative to the vehicle and a clutch controller for selecting a travel state and a stopped state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Ohashi, Kazuyoshi Miyachi, Shouji Makita, Ryouhei Chiba, Kaoru Iida, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10102621
    Abstract: A high-resolution image suited to the purpose of a doctor or the like is acquired. The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomogram of a subject eye; a first extraction unit configured to extract part of the tomogram acquired by the acquisition unit; an estimating unit configured to estimate a high-frequency component based on a result of extraction by the extraction unit; and a combining unit configured to combine the high-frequency component with the tomogram acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Makoto Sato, Akihito Uji
  • Patent number: 10098541
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, as a partial region of a multi-channel fundus image including an optic disk area and a macular area of a subject's eye, one of a region of the multi-channel fundus image which includes the macular area and a region of the multi-channel fundus image which includes the optic disk area, and a generation unit configured to generate an image in which a difference in color of the partial region is enhanced, by applying to the partial region image processing based on a decorrelation stretching method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihito Uji, Nagahisa Yoshimura, Hiroshi Imamura, Makoto Sato
  • Publication number: 20180295181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a content providing system, a receiving apparatus and method, a storage medium, and a program, which enable to perform a variety of contents provisions. An operational terminal 21 can obtain, from a storage terminal 1, contents corresponding to utilization information sent from an operational terminal 11 that is receiving provision of predetermined contents from a storage terminal 1. That is, if a user 23 is interested in contents that a user 13 is watching and listening to on the operational terminal 11, and desires to watch and listen to it, the user 23 can watch and listen to on the operational terminal 21, the contents that the user 13 is watching and listening to, by holding the operational terminal 21 very close to the operational terminal 11, or holding the operational terminal 11 very close to the operational terminal 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoriko KOMATSUZAKI, Makoto SATO, Takuro NODA