Patents by Inventor Masahiro Ikeda
Masahiro Ikeda 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).
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Patent number: 11960056Abstract: Provided is an optical lens formed by integrally molding a lens part that is an optically effective portion and has a light incidence/emission surface, and a lens edge part that is an optically ineffective portion and has a surface thereof except the light incidence/emission surface. The lens edge part includes a non-transparent region in part or all thereof, the lens part and the lens edge part include a thermoplastic resin, and the non-transparent region in the lens edge part contains a total of 0.1-5 mass % of one or more of a black dye and a black pigment.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Atsushi Motegi, Kentaro Ishihara, Katsushi Nishimori, Shinya Ikeda, Noriyuki Kato, Mitsuteru Kondo, Kensuke Oshima, Masahiro Kanda, Shoko Suzuki, Tatsunobu Ogata, Mitsutake Suematsu
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Publication number: 20240121571Abstract: To improve precision in decision in a technique for deciding an activity area of a target user, based on information of another person, the present invention provides a processing apparatus 10 including: a determination unit 11 that determines one or a plurality of reference users having a predetermined relationship with a target user whose activity area in a target period is to be estimated, based on post information posted on social media by each user within a search period being set based on the target period; an estimation unit 12 that estimates an activity area of the reference user in the target period; and a decision unit 13 that decides an activity area of the target user in the target period, based on an activity area of the reference user in the target period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Masahiro Tani, Kazufumi Kojima
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Publication number: 20240112363Abstract: A position estimation system, a position estimation method, and a program that can estimate a position of a moving body without installing an installation object on the moving body are provided. A position estimation system includes a detection unit configured to generate a first mask image, a mask area masking a moving body in an image photographed being added to the first mask image, a perspective transformation unit configured to perform perspective transformation on the first mask image, and a position calculation unit configured to correct a coordinate point of a first circumscribed rectangle set for a mask area in the first mask image using a second coordinate point of the mask area in the second mask image, which is obtained by performing perspective transformation on the first mask, to calculate a third coordinate point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro KEMMOTSU, Takuro SAWANO, Yasuyoshi HATANO, Shogo YASUYAMA, Kento IWAHORI, Keigo IKEDA
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Patent number: 11732438Abstract: A controller determines that a signal from an operating device represents either a normal operation to manually control a blade or a trigger operation to automatically control the blade. The controller moves the blade so that the angle of the blade is changed in accordance with the operation of the operating device when the signal from the operating device is determined as representing a normal operation. The controller moves the blade until the angle of the blade reaches a predetermined target angle when the signal from the operating device is determined as representing the trigger operation while the bulldozer is traveling.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Takuya Uemura, Yusuke Yamazaki, Kei Nakano, Masahiro Ikeda
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Publication number: 20230237124Abstract: An analysis apparatus according to one embodiment includes: an obtainment unit configured to obtain a data set of multiple data items having randomness; and an analysis unit configured to calculate, as an inner product or a norm of probability measures ? and ? being probability measures on the data set and taking values in a von Neumann algebra, by using a mapping ? that extends kernel mean embedding, an inner product or a norm of ?(?) and ?(?) mapped onto an RKHM.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Yuka HASHIMOTO, Isao ISHIKAWA, Masahiro Ikeda, Yoshinobu KAWAHARA
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Patent number: 11635770Abstract: A controller determines, when a traveling vehicle to proceed in a first direction from a predetermined cell toward a destination is present, whether or not to grant the traveling vehicle occupation permission for a cell adjacent to the predetermined cell in the first direction. The traveling vehicle proceeds in the first direction if occupation permission for the adjacent cell has been granted from the controller, whereas the traveling vehicle stops at the predetermined cell if occupation permission has not been granted. The controller assigns to the traveling vehicle a traveling instruction in which a cell situated at a plurality of cells ahead of the predetermined cell in the second direction is designated as a waypoint to the destination if the traveling vehicle has not obtained occupation permission for the adjacent cell and has continuously been in a stop state at the predetermined cell for a predetermined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Kitamura, Masahiro Ikeda, Eijiro Aoki, Toshikazu Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20230082140Abstract: A relationship extraction device includes a memory; and a processor configured to execute obtaining a set of data {x0, . . . , xT?1}?X each having multiple elements and a set of data {y0=f(x0), . . . , yT?1=f(xT?1)}?Y each having multiple elements, where f is any mapping; generating an approximate operator that approximates a Perron-Frobenius operator K satisfying K?1(xt)=?2(yt) for t=0, . . . , T?1, wherein ?1 is a feature mapping with respect to a positive definite kernel function k1 on X×X that takes C*-algebra values, and ?2 is a feature mapping with respect to a positive definite kernel function k2 on Y×Y that takes C*-algebra values; obtaining data xt and xs as targets of relationship extraction; and extracting a relationship between each element of xt and each element of xs by using the approximate operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Yuka HASHIMOTO, Isao ISHIKAWA, Masahiro IKEDA, Yoshinobu KAWAHARA, Takeshi KATSURA, Fuyuta KOMURA
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Publication number: 20230074582Abstract: A rotating capacitor is used in a circular accelerator that accelerates a charged particle beam by feeding a first radio frequency to a DC main magnetic field. The rotating capacitor modulates a frequency of the first radio frequency. The rotating capacitor includes a stator electrode and a rotor electrode used for modulating the frequency of the first radio frequency together with the stator electrode. A vacuum seal performs vacuum sealing around a shaft for rotating the rotor electrode. A bearing that supports the shaft is installed on an atmosphere side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Takamitsu HAE, Masahiro IKEDA
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Publication number: 20220410694Abstract: A work machine includes: a partition member provided with an intake port and an exhaust port and forming an engine room; an engine disposed in the engine room; a cooling fan disposed on an intake port side of the engine in the engine room; an exhaust pipe discharging exhaust gas from the engine; and an exhaust duct disposed in the engine room and having an inflow port into which air from the cooling fan flows, and an outflow port. At least a portion of the exhaust duct is disposed above the engine and has a facing surface facing the engine and a through-hole provided in the facing surface. At least a portion of the exhaust pipe is disposed in the through-hole. A gap is formed between an outer surface of the exhaust pipe and an inner surface of the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Ikeda, Kazuya Imamura, Takaaki Mizokami, Naotsuna Matsuda, Takeshi Nakagawa, Naoya Ando
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Publication number: 20220284332Abstract: An anomaly detection apparatus includes an approximation unit configured to generate, based on observed data, an approximation of a Perron-Frobenius operator on an RKHS that represents a mathematical model to generate the observed data; and a detection unit configured to use the approximation of the Perron-Frobenius operator and an observed data item at time t, to predict a data item at time t+1, and based on a discrepancy between the predicted data item and an observed data item at time t+1, to determine whether the observed data item at time t+1 is anomalous.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Yuka HASHIMOTO, Yoichi Matsuo, Isao ISHIKAWA, Masahiro Ikeda, Yoshinobu KAWAHARA
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Publication number: 20220244742Abstract: A controller determines, when a traveling vehicle to proceed in a first direction from a predetermined cell toward a destination is present, whether or not to grant the traveling vehicle occupation permission for a cell adjacent to the predetermined cell in the first direction. The traveling vehicle proceeds in the first direction if occupation permission for the adjacent cell has been granted from the controller, whereas the traveling vehicle stops at the predetermined cell if occupation permission has not been granted. The controller assigns to the traveling vehicle a traveling instruction in which a cell situated at a plurality of cells ahead of the predetermined cell in the second direction is designated as a waypoint to the destination if the traveling vehicle has not obtained occupation permission for the adjacent cell and has continuously been in a stop state at the predetermined cell for a predetermined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Wataru Kitamura, Masahiro Ikeda, Eijiro Aoki, Toshikazu Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11299033Abstract: A work machine includes a first cooling unit that protrudes from a first wall surface at a first position of a main flow path and defines a first opening portion between the second wall surface and the first cooling unit; a second cooling unit that protrudes from the second wall surface on a downstream side of the first position in the flow path direction of the main flow path, defines a second opening portion between the first wall surface and the second cooling unit and partly overlaps with the first cooling unit when viewed from the flow path direction; and partition member that defines a first section flow path having the first cooling unit as an inlet and the second opening portion as an outlet and a second section flow path having the first opening portion as an inlet and the second cooling unit as an outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Ikeda, Kazuya Imamura
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Patent number: 11208040Abstract: Provided is a display system, which makes it easy for an operator to accurately grasp a traveling situation of a work vehicle. A front camera captures an excavating blade and topography in front of a crawler dozer. A rear camera captures a fuel tank and a ripper apparatus, and a topography behind the crawler dozer. A display image displayed on a monitor is generated by arranging a front image captured by the front camera and a rear image captured by the rear camera so that the excavating blade in the front image may face the fuel tank in the rear image.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Takashi Tsukamoto, Etsuo Fujita, Sueyoshi Nishimine, Masahiro Ikeda, Koji Okuda
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Publication number: 20210246635Abstract: An amount of information of data of a captured image displayed on a display unit is increased. A display control unit sets a plurality of divided display sections for a display unit. The display control unit sets a first camera group and a second camera group including one or more of a plurality of cameras. The first camera group captures an image of a work performed with a blade. The second camera group captures an image of a work performed with a ripper. The display control unit displays data of captured images output from cameras included in one of the first and second camera groups in a corresponding plurality of divided display sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Takashi TSUKAMOTO, Tomoki ANDOU, Masahiro IKEDA, Sueyoshi NISHIMINE, Yasuhiro KAWAMOTO, Atsuhito KAWAHARA, Souichi TSUMURA
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Publication number: 20210060169Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel IL-2 variant which has improved selectivity for IL-2R??? and selectively activates Tregs. The present invention relates to an IL-2 variant, a method for producing the IL-2 variant, a composition and a therapeutic agent for an immune disease, comprising the IL-2 variant, a method for increasing selectivity of IL-2 for IL-2R???, a method for improving an affinity of IL-2 for an IL-2R? subunit, a method of reducing an affinity of IL-2 for at least one of an IL-2R? subunit and an IL-2R? subunit, and a method for selectively activating regulatory T cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro IKEDA, Shinpei YAMAGUCHI, Masumi MURAKAMI, Hideyuki ONODERA
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Publication number: 20210025127Abstract: A controller determines that a signal from an operating device represents either a normal operation to manually control a blade or a trigger operation to automatically control the blade. The controller moves the blade so that the angle of the blade is changed in accordance with the operation of the operating device when the signal from the operating device is determined as representing a normal operation. The controller moves the blade until the angle of the blade reaches a predetermined target angle when the signal from the operating device is determined as representing the trigger operation while the bulldozer is traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Takuya UEMURA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Kei NAKANO, Masahiro IKEDA
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Publication number: 20200282823Abstract: A work machine includes a first cooling unit that protrudes from a first wall surface at a first position of a main flow path and defines a first opening portion between the second wall surface and the first cooling unit; a second cooling unit that protrudes from the second wall surface on a downstream side of the first position in the flow path direction of the main flow path, defines a second opening portion between the first wall surface and the second cooling unit and partly overlaps with the first cooling unit when viewed from the flow path direction; and partition member that defines a first section flow path having the first cooling unit as an inlet and the second opening portion as an outlet and a second section flow path having the first opening portion as an inlet and the second cooling unit as an outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Masahiro Ikeda, Kazuya Imamura
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Patent number: 10619327Abstract: A bulldozer includes a blade disposed in front of a vehicle body. First and second cameras are disposed to the left and right of the vehicle body, respectively. A first optical axis of the first camera faces forward and downward. The first camera is arranged to capture a first image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the left crawler belt. A second optical axis of the second camera faces forward and downward. The second camera is arranged to capture a second image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the right crawler belt. A display is configured to display the first and second images side-by-side.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Takashi Tsukamoto, Kazuki Kure, Etsuo Fujita, Sueyoshi Nishimine, Masahiro Ikeda
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Patent number: 10582081Abstract: An information reading may include an imaging element; a transparent placing member on which the information recording medium is placed; a first illuminator configured to irradiate a back side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member, with light; a second illuminator configured to irradiate a top side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member, with light; a first optical system configured to read information recorded on the back side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member; a second optical system configured to read information recorded on the top side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member; and an image-forming optical system configured to cause light passing through the first optical system to form an image onto the imaging element and cause light passing through the second optical system to form an image on the imaging element.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Chisato Hiyama, Masahiro Ikeda, Daigo Ogura
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Patent number: 10534943Abstract: An information reading device may include a transparent placement member, a first illumination part, a second illumination part, a first optical system structured to read information on the medium, a second optical system structured to read another information on the medium, a housing formed with a medium insertion port and in which the placement member, the first illumination part, the second illumination part, the first optical system and the second optical system are accommodated, and a semi-light shielding member having a semi-light shielding part which transmits light of a part of a wavelength region and blocks lights of other wavelength regions and covers at least an upper side of the medium insertion port. A transmittance curve indicating a relationship between transmittance of light and a wavelength of the semi-light shielding part is a curve having a peak within a wavelength region of visible light.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Ikeda