Patents by Inventor Masahiro Watanabe

Masahiro Watanabe 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: 10757849
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave shield film in which peeling off between a metal thin film and an adhesive layer is prevented and a printed wiring board employing the electromagnetic wave shield are provided. An electromagnetic wave shield film is formed by laminating at least a metal thin film and an adhesive layer in order, and the water vapor permeability of the electromagnetic wave shield film according to JISK7129 is 0.5 g/m2 per 24 hours or higher at a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, a moisture of 95% RH, and a pressure difference of 1 atm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tatsuta Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10756571
    Abstract: Providing a power system and a method for stabilizing a system, in which the number of generators to be disconnected is reduced to narrow an area influenced by a grid fault in the case where the reliability of the state estimation calculation is judged to be high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomichi Ito, Akira Kikuchi, Masahiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200248153
    Abstract: An enzyme having the following characteristics (a) and (b): (a) the enzyme has an activity of reversible dehydrogenation of D-amino acids; (b) the enzyme is a hexamer of polypeptides having an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: Kureha Corporation, National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology
    Inventors: Hironaga AKITA, Yuusuke NAKAMICHI, Masahiro WATANABE, Akinori MATSUSHIKA, Tomotake MORITA
  • Publication number: 20200251902
    Abstract: There is provided a power system stability analysis device that analyzes stability of a power system by obtaining measurement data from a high-accuracy measurement device and existing measuring instruments installed in the power system, the apparatus including: a system state estimation unit that estimates a system state of the power system by using measurement data from the existing measuring instruments at a plurality of points in the power system; a synchronous stability analysis unit that analyzes synchronous stability in an assumed failure by using an estimation result of the system state; and a synchronous stability analysis correction unit that corrects the synchronous stability according to a difference between the estimation result of the system state and the measurement data of the high-accuracy measurement device to improve accuracy of synchronous stability analysis of the power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki TSUJII, Masatoshi KUMAGAI, Kenedward KAWAKITA, Masahiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200241297
    Abstract: A drive device used in a head-up display device, the drive device being accommodated in a housing of the head-up display device and being fixed to the housing. The drive device includes a motor having a rotation shaft and a motor case having an end face through which the rotation shaft is protruded, a vibration suppressing member, and a frame provided with a first plate part having a through hole and a second plate part extended from the first plate part. The motor is fixed to the first plate part in a state that the rotation shaft is penetrated through the through hole and the end face is contacted with the first plate part, the vibration suppressing member is fixed to the first plate part or the motor case, and the second plate part is provided with a frame side fixed part which is to be fixed to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HATASAKO, Takanori OHKAWA, Takafumi KASUGA, Takahisa UEKI, Ken NOGUCHI, Masahiro WATANABE, Daiki FUNAMI
  • Publication number: 20200224178
    Abstract: An enzyme having the following characteristics of (a) and (b): (a) the enzyme has an activity of reversible dehydrogenation of D-amino acid; and (b) the enzyme is a hexamer of polypeptides having an amino acid sequence that has 80% or more identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: Kureha Corporation, National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology
    Inventors: Hironaga AKITA, Yuusuke NAKAMICHI, Masahiro WATANABE, Akinori MATSUSHIKA, Tomotake MORITA
  • Patent number: 10712147
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measuring instrument, a measurement control device, and a ranging device. The measuring instrument includes a base that is to be fixed to a tool shaft of a machining apparatus, a first rod and a second rod that are connected to the base, and a first measuring head and a second measuring head that are fixed to the respective rods and irradiate an object to be measured with measurement light. The measurement control device acquires a distance I between the first measuring head and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the object to be measured, and a distance O between the second measuring head and an outer peripheral surface of the object from the ranging device, and calculates the thickness of the object on the basis of the distance I, the distance O, and a distance between the first and second measuring heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Koji Utsumi, Shigeyoshi Fujihara, Yusuke Omuro, Shinji Kayama
  • Publication number: 20200212273
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device wherein short-wavelength light included in emitted white light is attenuated with a small increase in manufacturing cost and a small decrease in luminous flux. The light-emitting device includes a mount board, LED elements mounted on the mount board and emitting first light which is blue light or has a shorter wavelength than blue light, and a sealing resin containing phosphor particles and titanium-dioxide particles and filled on the mount board to integrally seal the LED elements, the phosphor particles being excited by the first light to emit second light. The first light and the second light are mixed and emitted as white light, and transmitting through the sealing resin causes the first light to be attenuated more than the second light by the titanium-dioxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Masahide WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10693146
    Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently manufacturing fine metal particles applicable as a fuel cell electrode catalyst. Provided is a method of manufacturing fine metal particles, including the step of: a hydrogen bubbling step to perform bubbling to a reaction solution, wherein: the reaction solution is prepared by allowing seeds of fine metal particles in a dispersed state and a water soluble noble metal precursor to co-exist in a water-containing solvent; and the bubbling is performed with a reaction gas containing a hydrogen gas, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: University of Yamanashi
    Inventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hiroshi Yano, Makoto Uchida
  • Publication number: 20200166327
    Abstract: Provided is a shape measurement system in order to perform three-dimensional measurement corresponding to a measurement object having various shapes, which includes a measurement probe, a probe tip unit, and a calculation unit. The probe tip unit includes an optical element that is configured to irradiate an object with measurement light, a fixing mechanism that is configured to fix to the measurement probe so as to be detachable and replaceable, and a cylindrical unit that is configured to lock the optical element and is provided with the fixing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo HARIYAMA, Masahiro WATANABE, Atsushi TANIGUCHI, Kenji MARUNO
  • Patent number: 10666849
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an imaging control device, an imaging control method, and an imaging control system, which can capture an image at a proper timing, while suppressing increase of the cost. [Solution] The imaging control device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires radio wave strength information indicating strength of a received radio wave; and a control unit that performs imaging control on the basis of a change of the radio wave strength information acquired by the acquisition unit. The imaging control system includes: a communication device that includes a communication unit that transmits a radio wave; and an imaging control device that includes an acquisition unit that acquires radio wave strength information indicating a strength of the radio wave received from the communication unit of the communication device, and a control unit that performs imaging control on the basis of a change of the radio wave strength information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fujimoto, Masahiro Watanabe, Masahiro Shimizu, Tetsunori Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200135529
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a first porous part. The ceramic dielectric substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface on opposite side from the first major surface. The base plate supports the ceramic dielectric substrate and includes a gas feed channel. The first porous part is provided at a position between the base plate and the first major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate. The position is opposed to the gas feed channel. The first porous part includes a plurality of sparse portions each including a plurality of pores. The plurality of sparse portions are spaced from each other. Each of the plurality of sparse portions extends in a direction inclined by a prescribed angle with respect to a first direction from the base plate to the ceramic dielectric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jun SHIRAISHI, Shuichiro SAIGAN, Tatsuya MORI, Masahiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200135528
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a first porous part. The ceramic dielectric substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface. The base plate supports the ceramic dielectric substrate and includes a gas feed channel. The first porous part is provided between the base plate and the first major surface. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a first hole part. The first porous part includes a porous section, and a first compact section being more compact than the porous section. As projected on a plane perpendicular to a first direction from the base plate to the ceramic dielectric substrate, the first compact section is configured to overlap the first hole part, and the porous section is configured not to overlap the first hole part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jun SHIRAISHI, Shuichiro SAIGAN, Tatsuya MORI, Masahiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200124437
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a navigation message includes a route generating unit configured to generate a route, and a navigation message generating unit configured to generate a navigation message about the generated route based on the generated route, one or more map information items of the generated route, and an order of priority in which map information items are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asuka MIYAKE, Misa Hirao, Masahiro Watanabe, Shinji Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20200103219
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measuring instrument, a measurement control device, and a ranging device. The measuring instrument includes a base that is to be fixed to a tool shaft of a machining apparatus, a first rod and a second rod that are connected to the base, and a first measuring head and a second measuring head that are fixed to the respective rods and irradiate an object to be measured with measurement light. The measurement control device acquires a distance I between the first measuring head and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the object to be measured, and a distance O between the second measuring head and an outer peripheral surface of the object from the ranging device, and calculates the thickness of the object on the basis of the distance I, the distance O, and a distance between the first and second measuring heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Koji UTSUMI, Shigeyoshi FUJIHARA, Yusuke OMURO, Shinji KAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10566645
    Abstract: Separators of multiple types capable of supplying and diffusing fluids such as an anode gas, cathode gas and coolant uniformly are prepared and combined to construct a fuel cell stack. Such a cell stack (20) for fuel cells includes separators of at least two types (types CA, C, A, C, CW and AW) for anode gas and cathode gas. Each separator is such that a corrosion-resistance layer is formed on at least one face of a metal plate (30) and a fluid supply and diffusion layer for the corresponding gas is formed by an electrically conductive porous layer on the corrosion-resistant layer. The at least two separators are stacked so as to face each other with at least an electrolyte membrane and catalyst layers on both sides of the membrane (a new membrane electrode assembly N-MEA) being sandwiched between the fluid supply and diffusion layers of the separators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI
    Inventor: Masahiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10565462
    Abstract: In an electronic apparatus that captures images, characters in an image are accurately recognized. The electronic apparatus includes an imaging section, a distance measurement section, a shape estimation section, and a coordinate conversion section. The imaging section images an object and captures image data. The distance measurement section measures distances from the imaging section to a plurality of measurement points on a surface of the object. The shape estimation section estimates a shape of the object from the measured distances. The coordinate conversion section performs coordinate conversion on the image data, the coordinate conversion including converting three-dimensional coordinates on the surface of the object into plane coordinates on a predetermined reference plane on the basis of the estimated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Ohki, Nobuki Furue, Yoshihito Ohki, Keisuke Touyama, Masahiro Watanabe, Kensei Jo
  • Publication number: 20200041259
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technology capable of realizing miniaturizing of a measurement unit in a distance measuring device. The distance measuring device including a light emitting unit that outputs measurement light, a polarization state control unit that controls polarization of the measurement light output from the light emitting unit, and an optical path switching element that selectively emits the measurement light controlled by the polarization state control unit, in which the polarization state control unit controls the polarization so as to emit the measurement light in a plurality of directions from the optical path switching element, and the optical path switching element receives reflected light with respect to an object of the measurement light emitted from the optical path switching element, the reflected light being used to measure a distance to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Tatsuo HARIYAMA, Atsushi TANIGUCHI, Kenji MARUNO
  • Patent number: D892537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TIGER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Kanae Tsukamoto, Atsuko Mori
  • Patent number: D895559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shingo Kuriki, Masahiro Watanabe, Kazuki Matsumura, Yuji Omori