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).
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Publication number: 20220021344Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Masahiro MAEDA, Masatoshi KAMITANI, Shingo MATSUDA
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Patent number: 11192579Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Ishida, Masahiro Maeda, Atsushi Kojima
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Publication number: 20210245805Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tadashi ISHIDA, Masahiro MAEDA, Atsushi KOJIMA
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Patent number: 11084528Abstract: 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 compensType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi Sugawara, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20210131498Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20210107308Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Daiki KOMIYAMA, Akihiko TSUKUI, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210102584Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210100434Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Maeda, Kazuki Honda
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Publication number: 20210102599Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210102598Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi UEHARA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Patent number: 10962763Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Kuchimaru, Yukiharu Makino, Kazuhiko Hino, Masahiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20210085193Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro IEGAKI, Masahiro MAEDA
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Patent number: 10948024Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
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Patent number: 10899156Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Daiki Komiyama, Akihiko Tsukui, Masahiro Maeda
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Patent number: 10864941Abstract: 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 compensType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi Sugawara, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20200189654Abstract: 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 compensType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200172162Abstract: 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 compensType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200172163Abstract: [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 suppressiType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke IMAMURA, Masahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200172161Abstract: 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 compensType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi SUGAWARA, Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20200166741Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toru KUCHIMARU, Yukiharu MAKINO, Kazuhiko HINO, Masahiro MAEDA