Patents by Inventor Masaaki Tsuchida

Masaaki Tsuchida 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: 11652243
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection method of inspecting an inspection target using multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means that include one non-destructive inspection means and at least one other non-destructive inspection means. The method includes determining a marking position on the inspection target in a detection result by the one non-destructive inspection means, causing a device to store the marking position, and fixedly forming a mark on the inspection target corresponding to the marking position. The mark is detectable by the other non-destructive inspection means. The method further includes causing the other non-destructive inspection means to inspect an inspection target including the mark. The method further includes contrasting detection results by the multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means in reference to the mark which is the marking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: KONICA MINOLTA, INC, SPIN SENSING FACTORY CORP.
    Inventors: Masahiro Imada, Takuji Hatano, Koujirou Sekine, Masaaki Tsuchida, Tsukasa Yagi
  • Patent number: 11237227
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive element units. Each of the magnetoresistive element units includes a flat-surface-type first magnetoresistive element having a detection axis in a first direction and a flat-surface-type second magnetoresistive element having a detection axis in a second direction different from the first direction. The first magnetoresistive element and the second magnetoresistive element are arranged so as to face each other. The plurality of magnetoresistive element units are arrayed in a direction orthogonal to flat surfaces of the first magnetoresistive element and the second magnetoresistive element. The surfaces facing a measurement sample constitute a surface parallel to the direction in which the magnetoresistive element units are arrayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Junichi Jono, Koujirou Sekine, Masaaki Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20210103013
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive element units. Each of the magnetoresistive element units includes a flat-surface-type first magnetoresistive element having a detection axis in a first direction and a flat-surface-type second magnetoresistive element having a detection axis in a second direction different from the first direction. The first magnetoresistive element and the second magnetoresistive element are arranged so as to face each other. The plurality of magnetoresistive element units are arrayed in a direction orthogonal to flat surfaces of the first magnetoresistive element and the second magnetoresistive element. The surfaces facing a measurement sample constitute a surface parallel to the direction in which the magnetoresistive element units are arrayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Junichi JONO, Koujirou SEKINE, Masaaki TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10936967
    Abstract: A classification model with a high precision ratio at a high recall ratio is learned. A classification model learning system (100) includes a learning data storage unit (110) and a learning unit (130). The learning data storage unit (110) stores pieces of learning data each of which has been classified as a positive example or a negative example. The learning unit (130) learns, by using the pieces of learning data, a classification model in such a way that a precision ratio of classification by the classification model is made larger under a constraint of a minimum value of a recall ratio of classification by the classification model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Tsuchida, Kentarou Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210036384
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection method of inspecting an inspection target using multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means that include one non-destructive inspection means and at least one other non-destructive inspection means. The method includes determining a marking position on the inspection target in a detection result by the one non-destructive inspection means, causing a device to store the marking position, and fixedly forming a mark on the inspection target corresponding to the marking position. The mark is detectable by the other non-destructive inspection means. The method further includes causing the other non-destructive inspection means to inspect an inspection target including the mark. The method further includes contrasting detection results by the multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means in reference to the mark which is the marking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro IMADA, Takuji HATANO, Koujirou SEKINE, Masaaki TSUCHIDA, Tsukasa YAGI
  • Patent number: 10892402
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for a magnetoresistive element including treating a stacked layer into a predetermined shape. The stacked layer includes a magnetoresistive layer whose resistance changes depending on a magnetic field and a cap layer above the magnetoresistive layer and having a thickness in a range of 10 nm to 60 nm. The method further includes covering and protecting the stacked layer with an insulating layer, forming an opening in the insulating layer by reactive etching and exposing a surface of the cap layer at the opening, etching the cap layer in a range less than a total thickness of the cap layer by ion milling of the surface, and depositing an upper layer to be a part of the magnetoresistive element. The upper layer is in contact with the surface of the cap layer after the etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: KONICA MINOLTA, INC., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuo Ando, Mikihiko Oogane, Kosuke Fujiwara, Junichi Jono, Koujirou Sekine, Masaaki Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 10727402
    Abstract: A method for producing a tunnel magnetoresistive element includes a stacking step, then in-magnetic field heating, and then dry etching. The stacking includes stacking a B absorption layer which is in contact with an upper surface of a CoFeB layer. The dry etching includes removal of layers to the B absorption layer. An end of etching is set as an end point time detected by an analysis device when a final layer before the B absorption layer directly above the CoFeB layer is exposed has reduced to a prescribed level, or when the B absorption layer directly above the CoFeB layer has increased to the prescribed level. An amount of over-etching after the end point time is specified in advance, and the B absorption layer is stacked such that the thickness from the prescribed level to the upper surface of the CoFeB layer corresponds to the over-etching amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ando, Mikihiko Oogane, Kosuke Fujiwara, Koujirou Sekine, Junichi Jono, Masaaki Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20200229782
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection method for inspecting an object to be inspected using a plurality of different types of non-destructive inspection means is shown. The method includes the following, fixedly forming common marks that can be detected by any of the plurality of non-destructive inspection means on the object to be inspected; then detecting the object to be inspected including the marks by the plurality of non-destructive inspection means respectively; and comparing the detection results by the plurality of non-destructive inspection means using the marks as positional references.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro IMADA, Takuji HATANO, Koujirou SEKINE, Masaaki TSUCHIDA, Tsukasa YAGI
  • Publication number: 20190393411
    Abstract: A method for producing a tunnel magnetoresistive element includes a stacking step, then in-magnetic field heating, and then dry etching. The stacking includes stacking a B absorption layer which is in contact with an upper surface of a CoFeB layer. The dry etching includes removal of layers to the B absorption layer. An end of etching is set as an end point time detected by an analysis device when a final layer before the B absorption layer directly above the CoFeB layer is exposed has reduced to a prescribed level, or when the B absorption layer directly above the CoFeB layer has increased to the prescribed level. An amount of over-etching after the end point time is specified in advance, and the B absorption layer is stacked such that the thickness from the prescribed level to the upper surface of the CoFeB layer corresponds to the over-etching amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuo ANDO, Mikihiko OOGANE, Kosuke FUJIWARA, Koujirou SEKINE, Junichi JONO, Masaaki TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10489514
    Abstract: A text visualization system allows a user to ascertain a relationship of viewpoints between categories in clustering of documents including texts of a plurality of categories. Each of a plurality of documents includes texts of each of a plurality of categories. A text and an element text that entails the text among texts included in the plurality of documents are set with respect to each of the categories. A text display displays a plurality of texts of each of one or more categories among the plurality of categories. The text display, in response to receiving a designation of a text of a specific category by a reception unit, extracts, from a plurality of texts of another category, a text that entails an element text of the another category included in a document including an element text that entails the text of the specific category, and displays the extracted text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Onishi, Kosuke Yamamoto, Masaaki Tsuchida, Susumu Akamine
  • Publication number: 20190348599
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for a magnetoresistive element including treating a stacked layer into a predetermined shape. The stacked layer includes a magnetoresistive layer whose resistance changes depending on a magnetic field and a cap layer above the magnetoresistive layer and having a thickness in a range of 10 nm to 60 nm. The method further includes covering and protecting the stacked layer with an insulating layer, forming an opening in the insulating layer by reactive etching and exposing a surface of the cap layer at the opening, etching the cap layer in a range less than a total thickness of the cap layer by ion milling of the surface, and depositing an upper layer to be a part of the magnetoresistive element. The upper layer is in contact with the surface of the cap layer after the etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuo ANDO, Mikihiko OOGANE, Kosuke FUJIWARA, Junichi JONO, Koujirou SEKINE, Masaaki TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10409848
    Abstract: The present invention is a text mining system comprising a synonym cluster acquiring section configured to acquire synonym clusters from texts in text data to be analyzed, the synonym clusters each being a collection of synonymous texts, an implication relationship acquiring section configured to acquire implication relationships among the synonym clusters, and an implication graph generating section configured to generate an implication graph including vertices of synonym clusters and directed edges each indicating a direction from an implied synonym cluster to an implying synonym cluster from the implication relationships among the synonym clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Tsuchida, Kai Ishikawa, Takashi Onishi, Daniel Andrade
  • Patent number: 10354010
    Abstract: An information processing system to increase weights of words that are related to a text, but that do not explicitly occur in the text, in a weight vector representing the text, is provided. An adjusting system (100) includes a distance storing unit (110) and an adjusting unit (120). The distance storing unit (110) stores distances between any two terms of a plurality of terms. The distance between two terms becomes smaller as the two terms are semantically more similar. The adjusting unit (120) adjusts a weight of each term of the plurality of terms in a weight vector including weights of the plurality of terms and representing a text, on the basis of a distance between each term and other term in the weight vector and a weight of the other term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Georg Andrade Silva, Akihiro Tamura, Masaaki Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 10339223
    Abstract: A text processing system that is able to appropriately determine textual entailment between sentences with high coverage is provided. The text processing system is configured to execute: processing of extracting a common substructure that is a partial structure of a same type, the partial structure being common to a first sentence and a second sentence and, based on the a structure representing the first sentence and a structure representing the second sentence; processing of extracting at least one of a feature amount representing a dependency relationship between the at least one common substructure in the first and second sentences and a feature amount representing a dependency relationship between the common substructure in the first and second sentences and a substructure different from the common substructure; and processing of determining an entailment relationship between the first sentence and the second sentence by using the extracted feature amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shumpei Kubosawa, Masaaki Tsuchida, Kai Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10140361
    Abstract: A text mining device (2) is used in which data composed of a set of records including an attribute value and text data is used as analysis target data. The text mining device (2) includes an analysis perspective candidate generation unit (20) that extracts an attribute value from the analysis target data and generates an analysis perspective candidate using the extracted attribute value, and a characteristic degree calculation unit (21) that compares text data in a record including the attribute value extracted as the analysis perspective candidate with text data in a record set that includes at least a record other than the record including the attribute value in the analysis target data, and calculates a characteristic degree indicating a relationship between the analysis perspective candidate and the analysis target data based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Tsuchida, Kai Ishikawa, Takashi Onishi, Daniel Georg Andrade Silva
  • Publication number: 20180137100
    Abstract: An information processing system to increase weights of words that are related to a text, but that do not explicitly occur in the text, in a weight vector representing the text, is provided. An adjusting system (100) includes a distance storing unit (110) and an adjusting unit (120). The distance storing unit (110) stores distances between any two terms of a plurality of terms. The distance between two terms becomes smaller as the two terms are semantically more similar. The adjusting unit (120) adjusts a weight of each term of the plurality of terms in a weight vector including weights of the plurality of terms and representing a text, on the basis of a distance between each term and other term in the weight vector and a weight of the other term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: DANIEL GEORG ANDRADE SILVA, AKIHIRO TAMURA, MASAAKI TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180089181
    Abstract: A text visualization system allows a user to ascertain a relationship of viewpoints between categories in clustering of documents including texts of a plurality of categories. Each of a plurality of documents includes texts of each of a plurality of categories. A text and an element text that entails the text among texts included in the plurality of documents are set with respect to each of the categories. A text display displays a plurality of texts of each of one or more categories among the plurality of categories. The text display, in response to receiving a designation of a text of a specific category by a reception unit, extracts, from a plurality of texts of another category, a text that entails an element text of the another category included in a document including an element text that entails the text of the specific category, and displays the extracted text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi ONISHI, Kosuke YAMAMOTO, Masaaki TSUCHIDA, Susumu AKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20180081966
    Abstract: A text visualization system which allows a user to efficiently ascertain a result of clustering of texts is provided. A clustering system (1) includes a representative text display unit (51), a reception unit (55), and an element text display unit (52). The clustering system (1) is accessibly connected to a storage that stores a plurality of texts and information indicating a representative text and an element text that entails the representative text among the plurality of texts. The representative text display unit (51) displays a plurality of representative texts. The reception unit (55) receives a designation of a specific representative text among the plurality of representative texts. The element text display unit (52) extracts, in response to receiving the designation of the specific representative text, an element text that entails the designated specific representative text from the plurality of texts, and displays the extracted element text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ONISHI, Kosuke YAMAMOTO, Susumu AKAMINE, Takao KAWAI, Masaaki TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 9916302
    Abstract: Provided is a text processing system capable of classifying a plurality of texts into groups whose overviews are able to be grasped and classifying texts semantically having entailment relation into the same group even if the texts are not determined to have the entailment relation. Entailment recognition means 71 performs entailment recognition between texts on given texts. Group generation means 72 selects an individual text and generates a group including texts entailing the selected text as members. Group integration means 73 integrates groups in the case where groups satisfy a predetermined condition based on the degree of overlap of members between groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Tsuchida, Kai Ishikawa, Takashi Onishi, Kosuke Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170330108
    Abstract: A classification model with a high precision ratio at a high recall ratio is learned. A classification model learning system (100) includes a learning data storage unit (110) and a learning unit (130). The learning data storage unit (110) stores pieces of learning data each of which has been classified as a positive example or a negative example. The learning unit (130) learns, by using the pieces of learning data, a classification model in such a way that a precision ratio of classification by the classification model is made larger under a constraint of a minimum value of a recall ratio of classification by the classification model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki TSUCHIDA, Kentarou SASAKI