Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tanaka
Masahiro Tanaka 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: 20240361777Abstract: A gyro unit mounted on a steered object for performing steering based on a steering signal received from the outside comprises a gyro sensor, a calculation portion and a controller. The calculation portion is configured to perform calculations for posture control of the steered object based on the steering signal and a detection signal of the gyro sensor. The controller is configured to perform control such that a control direction of the posture control switches when the steered object moves forward and backward.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Yuhei SUZUKI
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Patent number: 12131196Abstract: A technique for efficiently determining the optimal deployment for the application distribution processing can be offered. A distributed processing support apparatus configured to support distributed processing of an application on a plurality of information processing devices includes a source code acquisition unit configured to acquire a source code of the application; a source code partition unit configured to partition the source code into a plurality of logics; a candidate extraction unit configured to extract, based on a processing order of the logics of the application, information relating to the operational environments of the information processing devices, deployment pattern candidates of the logics which are to be deployed in a distributed manner to any of the information processing devices; and an optimal pattern determination unit configured to determine an optimal deployment pattern from the extracted deployment pattern candidates.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Matsuo, Masahiro Yoshida, Koya Mori, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240353237Abstract: A data collecting device includes a processor configured to store an image representing an area around a vehicle and generated by a camera mounted on the vehicle during travel of the vehicle 2 in a memory, generate probe data representing a predetermined feature detected from the image in the area around the vehicle, store the generated probe data in the memory, set a probe communication band, depending on the amount of a set of probe data stored in the memory, and transmit the set of probe data to a server via a communication device, using the probe communication band, prior to a set of images stored in the memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Woven by Toyota, Inc.Inventor: Masahiro Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240351549Abstract: To obtain a gas generator that is easier to manufacture than before. A gas generator 100 has a long substantially columnar outer shape, and includes a housing 10, a first holder 20, a second holder 25, and a third holder 53 attached near one opening end of the housing 10, an igniter 50 that is held by the second holder 25 and ignites a gas generating agent 31, a closing member 12 attached to the other end of the housing 10 so as to close the other opening end of the housing 10, and a filter 41. The second holder 25 is fixed to the housing 10 by forming a circumferential wall 10d and a circumferential wall 10e in a state where the second holder 25 is sandwiched between the first holder 20 and the third holder 53. The third holder 53 is fixed to the housing 10 by performing diameter reduction processing (caulking processing or the like) from an outer circumference to an inner side of the housing 10 at a position corresponding to an annular groove portion 54 to form the circumferential wall 10d.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Yuichiro TANAKA
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Patent number: 12122988Abstract: To provide a cell evaluation device capable of evaluating cells and a secretory substance emitted from the cells accurately and precisely. Provided is a cell evaluation device including a first capturing unit that captures a secretory substance secreted by cells, and an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by imaging observation light of the cells and light emitted from a luminescent substance bonded to the secretory substance, in which the image acquisition unit and the first capturing unit are disposed in this order, and the image acquisition unit acquires position information for the cells and the secretory substance.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shiori Oshima, Koji Futamura, Kenji Tanaka, Tomoyuki Umetsu, Masahiro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 12109507Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to eliminate unnatural behaviors of a wireless controlled airplane during PID control. In a wireless controlled airplane, a receiving section receives a first operation signal for a first actuator, a second operation signal for a second actuator, and a third operation signal for a third actuator, wherein the first, second and third operation signals are provided as operation signals wirelessly transmitted. A first actuator control section is configured to generate an actuation signal for the first actuator by means of PID control depending on the first operation signal, and to reduce an integral element in the PID control depending on an operation value for the second or third operation signal. Alternatively, the first actuator control section is configured to perform switching to a control without an integral element from the PID control.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Futaba CorporationInventor: Masahiro Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240327611Abstract: The present disclosure provides organic fine particles and a slip-resistance agent composition which are capable of providing excellent slip-resistance to a base material. Said organic fine particles contain a polymer having a repeating unit formed of: (I) a hydrophobic monomer that has a single ethylenically unsaturated double bond and at least one branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3-40 carbon atoms; and, if necessary, (II) a cross-linking monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds. Said slip-resistance agent composition contains (A) the organic fine particles and (B) an aqueous medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuko SHIOTANI, Mayumi IIDA, Marina AIHARA, Yoshito TANAKA, Masahiro HIGASHI, Kanako TAKAHASHI, Norimasa UESUGI
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Publication number: 20240328378Abstract: A vehicle includes: a pair of front wheel; a pair of rear wheels; a saddle-style seat positioned at an intermediate region in a width direction of the vehicle; a steering shaft positioned ahead of the seat; a radiator positioned more forward than the steering shaft; an air intake portion having an air intake port, which is positioned more rearward than the steering shaft; a drive shaft provided at a lower position than the steering shaft and extending in a fore-aft direction; a windshield plate extending in the width direction of the vehicle for separating a radiator region and an air intake port region; and a pair of fenders provided respectively behind the pair of front wheels and connected by the windshield plate. The windshield plate has a first through-hole and a second through-hole through which the steering shaft and the drive shaft respectively penetrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Tatsuya TANAKA, Masahiro YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20240331397Abstract: A data collecting device includes a processor configured to detect a predetermined feature in an area around a vehicle during travel of the vehicle from an image representing the area around the vehicle generated by a camera mounted on the vehicle, generate probe data, based on the detected feature, store the generated probe data in a memory, and transmit, upon or after entry of the vehicle into a collection target region, the probe data generated in the collection target region and an additional section traveled by the vehicle immediately before the entry or immediately after an exit of the vehicle from the collection target region as well as the image generated in the collection target region to a server via a communication device mounted on the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Woven by Toyota, Inc.Inventor: Masahiro TANAKA
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Patent number: 12105275Abstract: A light source device includes a semiconductor light source that radiates light at a light quantity according to an applied current, a circuit that determines a current instruction value based on control information, first and second drive units, each of the units that is connected to the semiconductor light source and the circuit, and is capable of outputting, to the semiconductor light source, a current having magnitude corresponding to the current instruction value. The control information is set based on brightness of an image captured by an imaging element. When one of the first and second drive units is switched to the other, the circuit causes the other to start the current output after an elapse of a predetermined stop time period having a length at a predetermined ratio or less to a frame rate on the imaging element since a stop of the current output from the one.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Masaki, Masahiro Nishio, Susumu Hashimoto, Satoshi Tanaka, Takeshi Ito
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Publication number: 20240323610Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a high-performance and high-quality curved diaphragm speaker system that is capable of reproducing sounds in a plurality of bands and achieves performance sufficient for hard-of-hearing people and hearing people. [Solution] A speaker unit 10 of the present invention includes a first diaphragm 1 in a corn form, a second diaphragm 2 in a curved sheet form, and a driver unit 4 that drives both of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. A small diameter side 1a of the first diaphragm and one end side 2a of the second diaphragm are both connected to the driver unit. The second diaphragm has a plurality of regions having different resonance characteristics due to a change in the curvature of a diaphragm surface in the middle from the one end side to the other end side in a length direction. This speaker unit is attached to a housing 50 to form a speaker 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2022Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Hiroshi TANAKA, Masahiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240317907Abstract: Composition including (a) a fluoropolymer; and (b1) at least one of a compound represented by the formula (4) ((H—(CF2)7—COO)pM1) or the formula (4?) ((H—(CF2)8—COO)pM1) of the present disclosure, both respectively in an amount of 100 ppb or less relative to the fluoropolymer, or (b2) at least one of a compound represented by the formula (5) ((H—(CF2)13—COO)pM1) or the formula (5?) ((H—(CF2)14—COO)pM1) of the present disclose, both respectively in an amount of 100 ppb or less relative to the fluoropolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Taketo KATO, Satoru YONEDA, Manabu FUJISAWA, Kazuya ASANO, Takahiro KITAHARA, Masahiro HIGASHI, Akiyoshi YAMAUCHI, Sumi ISHIHARA, Yosuke KISHIKAWA, Shinnosuke NITTA, Marina NAKANO, Hirotoshi YOSHIDA, Yoshinori NANBA, Kengo ITO, Chiaki OKUI, Hirokazu AOYAMA, Masamichi SUKEGAWA, Taku YAMANAKA, Yuuji TANAKA, Kenji ICHIKAWA, Yohei FUJIMOTO, Hiroyuki SATO
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Patent number: 12099207Abstract: A virtual image display device includes: an image display element that displays an image to be displayed as a virtual image; a propagation optical system that propagates light from the image display element; and a light guide member that guides the light propagated by the propagation optical system. The light guide member includes: a light beam incident part that introduces light including image information from the propagation optical system into the light guide member; an image extractor that extracts the light including image information from an inside of the light guide member; and an image emitter that emits the light including image information to an outside of the light guide member. The propagation optical system includes one or more optical members each having a curved surface shape that is non-rotationally symmetric with respect to an optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Nakamura, Shiori Ohsugi, Shigenobu Hirano, Yasuo Katano, Kenji Kameyama, Norikazu Igarashi, Aino Hasegawa, Satomi Tanaka, Masahiro Itoh, Yoshifumi Sudoh, Susumu Momma, Shun Okazaki
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Publication number: 20240314829Abstract: A control apparatus is provided. The control apparatus comprises: a control part configured to determine a channel selection order in frequency hopping; a transmitter configured to transmit transmission data at a frequency corresponding to a selected channel selected based on the selection order; and a receiver configured to receive, in response to the transmission, reception data from a communication target device at a frequency corresponding to the selected channel, wherein the reception data includes radio field strength information on a measurement channel of a measurement target that is a channel used for the frequency hopping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventor: Masahiro TANAKA
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Publication number: 20240313217Abstract: The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a novel oxide-based positive electrode active material having exceptional charge/discharge characteristics. The aforementioned problem is solved by an oxide-based positive electrode active material that is a glass ceramic configured to include: Li or Na; at least one transition metal (groups 3 to 12 in periods 4 and 5); and ions selected from the group consisting of sulfate ions, silicate ions, aluminate ions, germanate ions, borate ions, nitrate ions, carbonate ions, and halide ions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKAInventors: Atsushi SAKUDA, Takashi HAKARI, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Masahiro TATSUMISAGO, Akitoshi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20240312712Abstract: An electronic component includes a laminate in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes are alternately laminated and external electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes. A side margin portion as a region in which the plurality of internal electrodes is not provided when a section of the laminate having the length direction and the width direction is viewed from the laminating direction includes a plurality of side margin layers laminated in the width direction. An outer layer portion as a region in which the plurality of internal electrodes is not provided except for the side margin portion when a section of the laminate including the laminating direction and the width direction is viewed from the length direction includes a plurality of layer-margin layers laminated in the laminating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Daiki FUKUNAGA, Hideaki TANAKA, Masahiro WAKASHIMA, Daisuke HAMADA, Hironori TSUTSUMI, Satoshi MAENO, Ryota ASO, Koji MORIYAMA, Akihiro TSURU
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Publication number: 20240300718Abstract: Provided is a spout pouch that suppresses breakage of a pouch main body starting from the vicinity of a flange outer peripheral edge. In a spout pouch, a spout attachment film includes a flange facing region where a flange of a spout faces the spout attachment film. A pouch main body includes a shape control sealing portion formed by fusing a portion of the spout attachment film positioned inward of a connection seal in a transverse direction and a side film. The shape control sealing portion includes a portion positioned in a region between the flange facing region and the connection seal in the transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Shotaro Katsuta, Soya Yoshida, Masahiro Takenaka
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Publication number: 20240305395Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, information processing terminal, delivery method, and time synchronization method that allow each device to easily set an appropriate method for time synchronization. An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology delivers, according to a request from a client device, information representing a time synchronization strategy designed as a method for time synchronization between client devices forming the same group. The present technology can be applied to a server connected to a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: AKIHIKO IZUMI, NOBUYUKI TANAKA, MASAHIRO OTSUKA
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Patent number: 12075969Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) detects an abnormal region (30) in each of a plurality of video frames (14) constituting video data (12) in which the inside of a body is captured. The information processing apparatus (2000) outputs output information related to the detected abnormal region (30). Herein, the information processing apparatus (2000) starts outputting of the output information when a detection score based on a proportion of the number of the video frames (14) in which the abnormal region (30) is detected becomes equal to or more than a first threshold value in a state where outputting of the output information is not being performed. Further, the information processing apparatus (2000) ends outputting of the output information when the detection score becomes equal to or less than a second threshold value in a state where outputting of the output information is being performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Ikuma Takahashi, Maki Sano, Kimiyasu Takoh, Motoyasu Okutsu, Chiemi Tanaka, Masahiro Saikou, Hitoshi Imaoka, Kenichi Kamijo, Ryuji Hamamoto, Yutaka Saito, Masayoshi Yamada
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Publication number: 20240287701Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To develop a material of aluminum anode-oxidization layer with an antistatic performance and hardness. [Means for Solving Problem] The present invention provides a material having the combination of antistatic, electro-magnetic shield, and electric conductive properties immediately provided to practical use which are not known conventionally by forming 10-1000 cracks having a width from 0.1-10 ?m per arbitrary one end face of 1 cm2, depositing or precipitating metal in and nearby the cracks, and then forming between a substrate and a surface an electric-conductive layer not more than 103?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Shigenori Tanaka, Kazuhito Nishinaka, Masahiro Akimoto