Patents by Inventor Masahiro Maeda

Masahiro Maeda 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: 20220021344
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifier includes: a carrier amplifier which amplifies a first signal; a peak amplifier which amplifies a second signal; a first matching circuit which is connected to the output terminal of the carrier amplifier; a second matching circuit which is connected to the output terminal of the peak amplifier; a first transmission line which is connected between the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit, and has an electric length that is less than ΒΌ of the wavelength of the center frequency of a predetermined frequency band. The phase rotation by a series inductor which is included in each of the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit and has one end that has been grounded is opposite to the phase rotation by the first transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro MAEDA, Masatoshi KAMITANI, Shingo MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11192579
    Abstract: An actuator control device includes: a turning control value calculation unit configured to calculate a turning control value that controls an actuator configured to turn a steered wheel on a basis of an operation state amount by a driver with respect to a steering mechanism of the vehicle; a target value setting unit configured to set a target value of a state amount indicating a traveling direction of the vehicle on a basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a target value control unit configured to control the actuator by integral control so that actual the state amount approaches the target value; and an integral suppression unit configured to suppress an increase in a first integral value calculated in the integral control according to a second integral value calculated according to the operation state amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishida, Masahiro Maeda, Atsushi Kojima
  • Publication number: 20210245805
    Abstract: An actuator control device includes: a turning control value calculation unit configured to calculate a turning control value that controls an actuator configured to turn a steered wheel on a basis of an operation state amount by a driver with respect to a steering mechanism of the vehicle; a target value setting unit configured to set a target value of a state amount indicating a traveling direction of the vehicle on a basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a target value control unit configured to control the actuator by integral control so that actual the state amount approaches the target value; and an integral suppression unit configured to suppress an increase in a first integral value calculated in the integral control according to a second integral value calculated according to the operation state amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi ISHIDA, Masahiro MAEDA, Atsushi KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11084528
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppression compens
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Sugawara, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210131498
    Abstract: A torsion damper disposed inside a coil spring is disclosed. The torsion damper includes a body and a groove. The body is made of resin. Besides, the body has a columnar shape. The groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210107308
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray to place the sheet, a load tray provided on a downstream side of the processing tray in a transport direction, neat alignment plates provided outside a main body housing to shift in a width direction orthogonal to the transport direction and to align opposite sides of the sheet, a sheet support surface provided in a different position adjacent to the processing tray to support a sheet inserted from a manual feed opening, a binding processing apparatus to perform binding processing on sheets placed on the sheet support surface, a regulation surface to regulate a side edge of the sheet located at a side of the load tray, and a width-direction drive mechanism to shift the neat alignment plates between an alignment position aligning a sheet on the load tray in the width direction and a retract position different from the alignment position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Daiki KOMIYAMA, Akihiko TSUKUI, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20210102584
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes a flywheel and a torque limiter unit fixed to the flywheel. The flywheel includes an annular portion and an accommodation portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the annular portion to accommodate the torque limiter unit. The torque limiter unit includes a first plate, a second plate, a friction disc disposed between the first and second plates, and a pressing member. A torque is inputted to the first plate. The first plate includes first engaging portions. The second plate is axially opposed to and non-rotatable relative to the first plate. The second plate includes second engaging portions engaged with the first engaging portions. The pressing member presses the second plate onto the friction disc. The annular portion of the flywheel is provided with recesses on the inner peripheral surface thereof. The recesses are recessed radially outward in opposed positions to the second engaging portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20210100434
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a distal end hood. The endo scope includes an insertion portion, a first optical system, a second optical system, an optical component, and a protruding member. The distal end hood includes a frame and a filter including a light transmission body and a support member provided at a non-contact position with the protruding member to support the light transmission body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Maeda, Kazuki Honda
  • Publication number: 20210102599
    Abstract: A torque limiter, fixed to a flywheel including an annular portion to which knock pins each including a trunk portion are fixed, is disclosed. The torque limiter includes a first plate, a second plate axially opposed to the first plate, a friction disc disposed between the first and second plates, a pressing member, and a third plate. The pressing member presses the second plate onto the friction disc. The third plate holds the pressing member together with the second plate therebetween. The third plate includes knock pin through holes such that the knock pin are fitted therein. The third plate is attached at an attachment surface thereof to the flywheel. A length between a surface of the pressing member, facing an interior of an accommodation portion of the flywheel, and the attachment surface of the third plate is shorter than a length of the trunk portion of each knock pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20210102598
    Abstract: A torque limiter fixed to a flywheel including an annular portion and an accommodation portion is disclosed. The torque limiter includes a first plate, a second plate axially opposed to the first plate, a friction disc disposed between the first and second plates, a pressing member, and a third plate. A torque is inputted to the first plate. The pressing member presses the second plate onto the friction disc. The third plate supports the pressing member with the second plate therebetween while the pressing member is compressed. The third plate includes a support portion supporting the pressing member and a tubular portion provided in an outer peripheral part of the support portion. The tubular portion covers an outer peripheral surface of the friction disc. The tubular portion axially extends and is opposed to an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion of the flywheel, and includes first openings circumferentially aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Patent number: 10962763
    Abstract: An optical unit includes: an objective lens unit arranged on a distal end side; an image pickup unit arranged on a proximal end side of the objective lens unit; an optical frame; an image pickup device frame; a proximal-end-side outer circumferential face provided on a proximal end side of the optical frame; an inner circumferential face of a distal-end-side frame body provided on a distal end side of the image pickup device frame; a plurality of notches provided apart in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential face of one of the frames, the plurality of notches having opening portions on end faces where the optical frame and the image pickup device frame face each other; and holding portions provided on an outer circumferential face of the other frame different from the one frame, the holding portions passing through the opening portions and being accommodated in the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Kuchimaru, Yukiharu Makino, Kazuhiko Hino, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210085193
    Abstract: A biological information detection device includes a sensor fixed in a main body, brought into contact with a portion for detection of a tragus of a wearer on an ear canal side, and configured to detect biological information on a blood flow of the wearer; and a pressing portion and engagement portion provided in the main body and configured to press the sensor against the portion for detection by exerting, on the main body, a reaction force of at least one of an anthelix and a cavum conchae of an ear of the wearer generated by contact with at least one of the anthelix and the cavum conchae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro IEGAKI, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Patent number: 10948024
    Abstract: A clutch disc includes a core plate and a friction member having an annular shape. The core plate includes a coupling portion having an annular shape and a plurality of fixation portions. The plurality of fixation portions protrude radially outward from the coupling portion and are circumferentially aligned through a plurality of slits each radially extending between adjacent two of the plurality of fixation portions. The friction member is fixed to the plurality of fixation portions and has an inner diameter larger than a diameter of the core plate at inner peripheral ends of the plurality of slits. The friction member includes a plurality of discharge grooves on an inner peripheral end surface thereof in corresponding portions thereof to the plurality of fixation portions. The plurality of discharge grooves lead water to the plurality of slits when the water drops on the inner peripheral end surface of the friction member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 10899156
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes alignment plates, which are provided outside a main body housing of a sheet processing apparatus, shift in an alignment direction orthogonal to a transport direction of a sheet loaded on a load tray to load sheets discharged from a discharge opening, and align opposite sides of the sheet, and a sheet support surface provided in a different position adjacent to a processing tray in the alignment direction to support sheets inserted from a manual feed opening provided outside the main body housing. A binding apparatus shifts to the processing tray or the sheet support surface, and binds sheets placed on the processing tray or the sheet support surface. Neat alignment plates are positioned not to block the manual feed opening during the binding processing on manually fed sheets on the sheet support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Komiyama, Akihiko Tsukui, Masahiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 10864941
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppression compens
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Sugawara, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200189654
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppression compens
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200172162
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppression compens
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200172163
    Abstract: [Problem] An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppressi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200172161
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes: a current command value determining section that determines a current command value based on steering torque and vehicle speed; a vibration extracting filter that extracts a first vibration component having a predetermined amplitude and first predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular velocity; a vibration extracting section that extracts a second vibration component having a second predetermined frequency range depending on motor angular acceleration; a first compensation value calculating section that calculates a first vibration suppression compensation value based on the first vibration component extracted by the vibration extracting filter; and a second compensation value calculating section that calculates a second vibration suppression compensation value based on the second vibration component; and suppresses vibrations of the motor by feeding back the first vibration suppression compensation value and the second vibration suppression compens
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200166741
    Abstract: An optical unit includes: an objective lens unit arranged on a distal end side; an image pickup unit arranged on a proximal end side of the objective lens unit; an optical frame; an image pickup device frame; a proximal-end-side outer circumferential face provided on a proximal end side of the optical frame; an inner circumferential face of a distal-end-side frame body provided on a distal end side of the image pickup device frame; a plurality of notches provided apart in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential face of one of the frames, the plurality of notches having opening portions on end faces where the optical frame and the image pickup device frame face each other; and holding portions provided on an outer circumferential face of the other frame different from the one frame, the holding portions passing through the opening portions and being accommodated in the notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru KUCHIMARU, Yukiharu MAKINO, Kazuhiko HINO, Masahiro MAEDA