Patents by Inventor Masaki Katoh

Masaki Katoh 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: 11925458
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system, a training support system, a motion state monitoring method, and a program capable of suitably managing measurement results according to an attaching direction of a sensor are provided. A motion state monitoring system according to the present disclosure monitors a motion state of a target part of a subject's body. The motion state monitoring system includes an acquisition unit, an attaching direction detection unit, and a control processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensing information of a sensor attached to the target part. The attaching direction detection unit detects an attaching direction of the sensor. The control processing unit outputs information related to the sensing information in association with the attaching direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220108780
    Abstract: A training support system including an information acquisition unit configured to acquire trainee information including a symptom of a trainee, a database configured to store a plurality of combinations of training experienced person information including a symptom of a training experienced person, a training performance, and a recovery status, a selection unit configured to select the training experienced person with the symptom similar to the symptom of the trainee acquired by the information acquisition unit from among a plurality of the training experienced persons, and an output unit configured to extract, from the database, at least any of the training performance and the recovery status of the training experienced person selected by the selection unit and then output at least any of the training performance and the recovery status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hisataka Yuasa, Issei Nakashima, Takeru Fukagawa, Takuya Iwata, Takashi Shimizu, Yohei Otaka, Satoshi Hirano, Masaki Katoh, Daisuke Imoto, Shin Kitamura, Yoko Inamoto
  • Publication number: 20220105415
    Abstract: A training support system including an information acquisition unit configured to acquire trainee information including a symptom of a trainee, a database configured to store at least a plurality of symptoms and a plurality of training items in association with each other, an extraction unit configured to extract from the database one or more training items corresponding to the symptom of the trainee acquired by the information acquisition unit, and an output unit configured to output the one or more training items extracted from the database by the extraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Iwata, Issei Nakashima, Hisataka Yuasa, Takeru Fukagawa, Takashi Shimizu, Yohei Otaka, Satoshi Hirano, Masaki Katoh, Yoko Inamoto, Daisuke Imoto
  • Publication number: 20220108779
    Abstract: A rehabilitation assistance system, a rehabilitation assistance method, and a program capable of appropriately assisting rehabilitation are provided. A rehabilitation assistance system according to an embodiment includes: a storage unit configured to store, for each rehabilitation patient, evaluation indices of evaluation items regarding the evaluation items for evaluating a level of achievement of rehabilitation training; a processing unit configured to divide a plurality of rehabilitation patients into groups in accordance with the evaluation indices; and a display unit configured to update a display that shows a state of progress of a target patient in accordance with progress information of rehabilitation training and show the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeru Fukagawa, Issei Nakashima, Hisataka Yuasa, Takuya Iwata, Takashi Shimizu, Yohei Otaka, Satoshi Hirano, Masaki Katoh, Daisuke Imoto, Shin Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20220105390
    Abstract: A rehabilitation assistance system, a rehabilitation assistance method, and a program capable of appropriately assisting the rehabilitation are provided. A rehabilitation assistance system according to an embodiment includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information in accordance with a level of achievement of rehabilitation training performed by a rehabilitation patient in a first training apparatus; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire second information in accordance with a level of achievement of rehabilitation training performed by the rehabilitation patient in a second training apparatus which is different from the first training apparatus; and a display unit configured to display the first information and the second information in such a way that they are arranged close to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisataka Yuasa, Issei Nakashima, Takeru Fukagawa, Takuya Iwata, Takashi Shimizu, Yohei Otaka, Satoshi Hirano, Masaki Katoh, Daisuke Imoto
  • Publication number: 20220054044
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system, a training support system, a motion state monitoring method, and a program capable of suitably managing measurement results according to an attaching direction of a sensor are provided. A motion state monitoring apparatus according to the present disclosure monitors a motion state of a target part of a subject's body. The motion state monitoring apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an attaching direction input unit, and a control processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensing information of a sensor attached to the target part. The attaching direction input unit receives an input of an attaching direction of the sensor in a stationary state. The control processing unit outputs information related to the sensing information in association with the attaching direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida, Akinori Takahagi, Noriko Inukai
  • Publication number: 20220054045
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system, a training support system, a motion state monitoring method, and a program capable of suitably managing measurement results according to an attaching direction of a sensor are provided. A motion state monitoring system according to the present disclosure monitors a motion state of a target part of a subject's body. The motion state monitoring system includes an acquisition unit, an attaching direction detection unit, and a control processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensing information of a sensor attached to the target part. The attaching direction detection unit detects an attaching direction of the sensor. The control processing unit outputs information related to the sensing information in association with the attaching direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220054042
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system including: a selection unit configured to select one or a plurality of sensors from among a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of respective body parts of a body of a subject based on one or a plurality of specified motions to be monitored; a calculation processing unit configured to generate a result of a calculation indicating a motion state of the subject based on a result of detection performed by each of the one or plurality of sensors selected by the selection unit; and an output unit configured to output the result of the calculation performed by the calculation processing unit, in which the output unit is further configured to output information about the one or plurality of the body parts of the body of the subject corresponding to the one or plurality of respective sensors selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220057233
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system including: a selection unit that selects one or a plurality of sensors from among a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of respective body parts of a body of a subject based on one or a plurality of specified motions to be monitored; a calibration result determination unit that determines whether or not a calibration of each of at least the one or plurality of sensors selected by the selection unit has been completed; a calculation processing unit that generates a result of a calculation indicating a motion state of the subject based on a result of detection performed by each of the one or plurality of sensors selected by the selection unit when the calibration result determination unit determines that the calibration has been completed; and an output unit that outputs the result of the calculation performed by the calculation processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Toshiaki Okumura, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8743571
    Abstract: A distributed power supply system in which no simultaneous disconnection from the system occurs when a system voltage momentarily drops is provided. It includes an inverter circuit that converts a direct current power generated by a direct current power supply and that supplies the alternating current power to an alternating current power supply power system, and an inverter control circuit for carrying out PWM control of the inverter circuit, wherein the inverter control circuit includes a three-phase voltage command signal generation unit, that is configured of a three-phase fundamental wave signal generation unit that generates three-phase fundamental wave signals from two phase components of voltage detected by a voltage detector, and a third harmonic signal generation unit that adds together third harmonic components of respective phases, having a predetermined amplitude, generated based on the three-phase fundamental wave signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamada, Kansuke Fujii, Kazuyoshi Umezawa, Masaki Katoh, Motohiro Katayama
  • Patent number: 8717157
    Abstract: To provide a display device for vehicle in which, when particular vehicle information, for example vehicle information with great urgency and high priority is displayed, a passenger can easily recognize the information and his attention can be attracted to the information. A display device for vehicle 1 includes an image display device 10 and control means 20 for displaying vehicle information as an image in the image display device 10, wherein, in transition from a first display form in which each of a first display image GR1 and a second display image GR2 is displayed to a second display form in which each of the first display image GR1, the second display image GR2, and a third display image GR3 is displayed, the control means 20 displays the third display image GR3 between the first and second display images after the first and second display images GR1 and GR2 are moved in a direction in which they are separated from each other or while they are moved in that direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Watanabe, Masaki Katoh, Hikaru Hiraiwa, Ikuyo Sasajima, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takumi Sato
  • Patent number: 8559201
    Abstract: A grid-connected inverter includes first and second power conversion circuits, a contactor and a control circuit. The first conversion circuit converts a first DC voltage to a second DC voltage. The second conversion circuit converts the second DC voltage to an AC voltage. The contactor connects an output side of the second conversion circuit to a power system. The control circuit includes a decision circuit and controls start and stop operations of the conversion circuits, and opening and closing of the contactor. The decision circuit decides whether a condition of the contactor is abnormal by detecting, after the control circuit controls the contactor to be open, whether or not a value of the second DC voltage is less than a threshold value, and if the value of the second DC voltage is detected to be not less than the threshold value, decides that the condition of the contactor is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kansuke Fujii, Toshiya Yamada, Masaki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20130162582
    Abstract: Provided is an input device whereby a user may easily carry out a contact operation. An input device (100) comprises an obverse face cover (111), further comprising an operation screen, which receives an input operation of a user tracing a prescribed track upon the operation screen as though drawing or writing thereon. Projections (111b) which serve as input operation references are formed on the operation screen, and the input device (100) further comprises a sensor sheet (112) which is located at the reverse face side of the obverse face cover (111). The sensor sheet (112) detects the location on the operation screen that is traced by the input operation. The contact operation is easily carried out because the user can carry out the input operation with the projections (111b) serving as references.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hatano, Masaki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20120262957
    Abstract: A distributed power supply system in which no simultaneous disconnection from the system occurs when a system voltage momentarily drops is provided. It includes an inverter circuit that converts a direct current power generated by a direct current power supply and that supplies the alternating current power to an alternating current power supply power system, and an inverter control circuit for carrying out PWM control of the inverter circuit, wherein the inverter control circuit includes a three-phase voltage command signal generation unit, that is configured of a three-phase fundamental wave signal generation unit that generates three-phase fundamental wave signals from two phase components of voltage detected by a voltage detector, and a third harmonic signal generation unit that adds together third harmonic components of respective phases, having a predetermined amplitude, generated based on the three-phase fundamental wave signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya YAMADA, Kansuke FUJII, Kazuyoshi UMEZAWA, Masaki KATOH, Motohiro KATAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8203813
    Abstract: During single operation of a distributed power supply system that has been disconnected from a commercial electric power system, a frequency increase monitoring circuit is operated and an instruction to output a larger amount of a constant reactive current is given to a reactive current controlling unit. After the output frequency of the distributed power supply exceeds a frequency increase level, the level of an active current is limited in accordance with the level of the outputted reactive current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kansuke Fujii, Toshiya Yamada, Masaki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20110249475
    Abstract: A grid-connected inverter includes first and second power conversion circuits, a contactor and a control circuit. The first conversion circuit converts a first DC voltage to a second DC voltage. The second conversion circuit converts the second DC voltage to an AC voltage. The contactor connects an output side of the second conversion circuit to a power system. The control circuit includes a decision circuit and controls start and stop operations of the conversion circuits, and opening and closing of the contactor. The decision circuit decides whether a condition of the contactor is abnormal by detecting, after the control circuit controls the contactor to be open, whether or not a value of the second DC voltage is less than a threshold value, and if the value of the second DC voltage is detected to be not less than the threshold value, decides that the condition of the contactor is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kansuke FUJII, Toshiya Yamada, Masaki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20110163864
    Abstract: To provide a display device for vehicle in which, when particular vehicle information, for example vehicle information with great urgency and high priority is displayed, a passenger can easily recognize the information and his attention can be attracted to the information. A display device for vehicle 1 includes an image display device 10 and control means 20 for displaying vehicle information as an image in the image display device 10, wherein, in transition from a first display form in which each of a first display image GR1 and a second display image GR2 is displayed to a second display form in which each of the first display image GR1, the second display image GR2, and a third display image GR3 is displayed, the control means 20 displays the third display image GR3 between the first and second display images after the first and second display images GR1 and GR2 are moved in a direction in which they are separated from each other or while they are moved in that direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Midori Watanabe, Masaki Katoh, Hikaru Hiraiwa, Ikuyo Sasajima, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20100327822
    Abstract: During single operation of a distributed power supply system that has been disconnected from a commercial electric power system, a frequency increase monitoring circuit is operated and an instruction to output a larger amount of a constant reactive current is given to a reactive current controlling unit. After the output frequency of the distributed power supply exceeds a frequency increase level, the level of an active current is limited in accordance with the level of the outputted reactive current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kansuke Fujii, Toshiya Yamada, Masaki Katoh
  • Patent number: 7570488
    Abstract: An automotive alternator rectifier including a terminal connection portion configured by connecting a terminal leading out of first unidirectional conducting element bodies disposed on a surface of a first heat sink so as to be spaced apart or a terminal leading out of second unidirectional conducting element bodies disposed on a surface of a second heat sink so as to be spaced apart with a circuit board terminal is disposed between a rotor and a circuit board. For this reason, temperature increases in the first unidirectional conducting element bodies and the second unidirectional conducting element bodies can be suppressed and workability when connecting the terminal connection portion is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Oohashi, Masaki Katoh
  • Patent number: D641631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hoyu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shou Kawahara, Masaki Katoh, Kouji Takakuwa