Patents by Inventor Masaki Kimura

Masaki Kimura 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: 20240095473
    Abstract: A wireless tag reading apparatus includes an antenna, a driving mechanism configured to move the antenna to multiple positions, and a controller configured to: upon receipt of a radio wave from a wireless tag via the antenna at each of the multiple positions, obtain tag information stored in the wireless tag and radio wave information related to the radio wave, determine whether the wireless tag is a reading target based on positional information indicating a position of the wireless tag that is output from a model in response to an input of the radio wave information, and issue a notification when a reliability level of the positional information output from the model is less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru SAKURAI, Nobuo MUROFUSHI, Shigeaki SUZUKI, Yuki SUZUKI, Masaki KIMURA, Yuichiro KAWABE, Haruka OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20240095476
    Abstract: A wireless tag reading apparatus includes an antenna, a driving mechanism configured to move the antenna to multiple positions, and a controller configured to: upon receipt of a radio wave from a wireless tag via the antenna at each of the multiple positions, obtain tag information stored in the wireless tag and radio wave information related to the radio wave, adjust the radio wave information based on the tag information, and determine whether the wireless tag is a reading target based on information indicating a position of the wireless tag that is output from a model in response to an input of the adjusted radio wave information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru SAKURAI, Nobuo MUROFUSHI, Shigeaki SUZUKI, Yuki SUZUKI, Masaki KIMURA, Yuichiro KAWABE, Haruka OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20240094369
    Abstract: A reading apparatus includes a mechanism to move an antenna between first and second positions, and a controller configured to: (a) control the antenna to transmit radio waves to wireless tags each attached to an object when the antenna is between the first and second positions; acquire, from response waves, information registered in each tag and indicating attributes of the object and the tag, and signal values of the response waves; and calculate an estimated position of each tag and a reliability level thereof based on the values. When the level of the position of a tag is less than a threshold or when the information of a tag indicates an attribute that can affect radio communications, the controller performs step (a) again, acquires signal values of response waves received from the tag, and calculates an estimated position of the tag and a reliability level thereof based on the values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru SAKURAI, Nobuo MUROFUSHI, Shigeaki SUZUKI, Yuki SUZUKI, Masaki KIMURA, Yuichiro KAWABE, Haruka OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20240095732
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires transaction information in which consumer identification information for identifying a consumer is associated with individual item identification information indicating an individual item of a commodity purchased by the consumer in a transaction; a management unit that manages, for an individual consumer, the transaction information acquired by the acquisition unit; a receipt information output unit that outputs, based on the transaction information managed by the management unit, receipt information presented as a receipt to the consumer; a reception unit that receives event information indicating contents of an event targeting a commodity; and a specifying unit that specifies the consumer identification information, corresponding to the individual item identification information of an individual item which is a target of the event information received by the reception unit, with reference to the transaction information managed by
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuo Murofushi, Shigeaki Suzuki, Wataru Sakurai, Masaki Kimura, Yuichiro Kawabe, Yuki Suzuki, Haruka Otake
  • Publication number: 20240095474
    Abstract: A wireless tag reading apparatus for reading tag information stored in a wireless tag attached to an item, includes a stage on which the item can be placed, one or more antennas movable between first and second positions, a camera facing the stage, and a controller configured to control the camera to capture images and detect an object therein, control the antennas to transmit radio waves to a wireless tag and move the antennas, wherein the transmitting and the moving are repeated while the antennas move from the first position to the second position during a tag reading period, acquire tag information from response waves transmitted by the wireless tag in response to the radio waves, based on the captured images, determine whether the object has moved during the tag reading period, and upon determining that the object has moved during the tag reading period, issue a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru SAKURAI, Nobuo MUROFUSHI, Shigeaki SUZUKI, Yuki SUZUKI, Masaki KIMURA, Yuichiro KAWABE, Haruka OTAKE
  • Patent number: 11900203
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless tag reading apparatus includes a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first external device, a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second external device, an antenna configured to emit a radio wave to read a wireless tag, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify either (a) the first communication interface as being in communication with the first external device or (b) the second communication interface as being in communication with the second external device. The controller is configured to change a power level of the radio wave emitted by the antenna based on which of the first communication interface or the second communication interface is identified. The controller is configured to read the wireless tag by controlling the antenna to emit the radio wave with the changed power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuo Murofushi, Wataru Sakurai, Shigeaki Suzuki, Yuki Suzuki, Masaki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230262879
    Abstract: A first filter is prevented from being affected by the coplanarity of a mounting substrate and a degradation of the filter characteristics of the first filter is reduced. A first filter, a second filter, a third filter, and a first switch are mounted on a first principal surface of a mounting substrate. The first filter passes a first high-frequency signal and a second high-frequency signal, the second filter passes a third high-frequency signal, and the third filter passes a fourth high-frequency signal. The first switch is capable of simultaneously connecting the first filter and the second filter to an antenna terminal. In a plan view from a thickness direction of the mounting substrate, the first filter is larger than the second filter and the third filter and located between the second filter and the third filter. A first wire and a second wire are each shorter than a third wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Masateru HIGASHI, Shogo YANASE, Masaki KIMURA, Masanari MIURA, Naoya MATSUMOTO, Takahiro KATAMATA, Takanori UEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230235316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are insulin resistance reporters for use in quantifying insulin response in biological cells. These biological cells may be stem cell compositions or derivatives thereof comprising the insulin resistance reporter. The stem cell derivatives include but are not limited to insulin responsive cells, tissues, or organoids, such as pancreatic, brain, adipose, muscle, or liver cells, or tissues or organoids thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of using said insulin resistance reporters and cells with these insulin resistance reporters as models to examine insulin resistance and screening for compounds that are potentially useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with insulin resistance. The cells comprising an insulin resistance reporter may be hepatic cells or liver organoid compositions, which can be used in investigating hepatic insulin resistance, for example, as a result of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or steatohepatitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori Takebe, Masaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11641080
    Abstract: A harness comprises a connector body, a cable and a cable-holding portion which holds the cable. The connector body comprises a base portion. The cable is connected to the connector body. The cable has an end portion received in the base portion and a main portion extending rearward from the end portion. The cable-holding portion is formed with a recessed portion which opens at least downward in the upper-lower direction (Z-direction). The base portion has an interference portion. The recessed portion and the interference portion are located at opposite sides of the harness, respectively, in the lateral direction (Y-direction). The recessed portion is, at least in part, located at a position same as that of the interference portion in the front-rear direction (X-direction). The recessed portion is, at least in part, located at a position same as that of the interference portion in the upper-lower direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11610699
    Abstract: A multi-core cable includes a plurality of coaxial cables being arranged in parallel with each other, and a synthetic resin covering member that collectively covers the plurality of coaxial cables. Each coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an insulator covering an outer periphery of the center conductor, and a metal outer conductor covering an outer periphery of the insulator. The covering member holds the plurality of coaxial cables in such a manner that the plurality of coaxial cables are aligned side by side along a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of coaxial cables. At least a part of the outer conductors of the plurality of the coaxial cables respectively contacts the covering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koki Hirano, Kazunori Sasaya, Takenori Taki, Hidetoshi Kiyohara, Masaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11600935
    Abstract: A locator is for aligning cables which are configured to be connected with a circuit board having an accommodated portion. The locator comprises at least a main portion which extends in a pitch direction. The main portion is, at least in part, formed with at least one circuit board accommodating portion. The main portion is formed with at least one first through hole and at least one second through hole which is different from the first through hole. The at least one circuit board accommodating portion is configured to accommodate the accommodated portion of the circuit board. The at least one circuit board accommodating portion opens at least forward in a front-rear direction perpendicular to the pitch direction. In the pitch direction, the at least one first through hole is provided at a location which is different from a location of the circuit board accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masaki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230058140
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector mateable with each other. The first connector comprises a first shell which has a first mateable portion and a first key. The first key is located outward of the first mateable portion. The second connector comprises a second shell which has a second mateable portion and comprises a housing which has a projecting end and a second key. The projecting end faces the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are under a separated state where they are separated from each other. The second key is a groove which extends from the projecting end. When the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other, the second mateable portion is received in the first mateable portion, and the first key is received in the second key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuta SHIMOMAKI, Masaki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11562479
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus including: a display device; and one or a plurality of processors, wherein the one or the plurality of processors is programmed to execute a method including: converting an inspection target image representing an inspection target into a virtual good article image by using a learning model, the learning model being trained so that an image representing a good article is generated based on features of a plurality of targets that are determined as good articles, generating a difference between the virtual good article image and the inspection target image as a defect candidate image, and displaying the defect candidate image on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kimura, Hiroaki Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20220309260
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless tag reading apparatus includes a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first external device, a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second external device, an antenna configured to emit a radio wave to read a wireless tag, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify either (a) the first communication interface as being in communication with the first external device or (b) the second communication interface as being in communication with the second external device. The controller is configured to change a power level of the radio wave emitted by the antenna based on which of the first communication interface or the second communication interface is identified. The controller is configured to read the wireless tag by controlling the antenna to emit the radio wave with the changed power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuo MUROFUSHI, Wataru SAKURAI, Shigeaki SUZUKI, Yuki SUZUKI, Masaki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220102021
    Abstract: A multi-core cable includes a plurality of coaxial cables being arranged in parallel with each other, and a synthetic resin covering member that collectively covers the plurality of coaxial cables. Each coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an insulator covering an outer periphery of the center conductor, and a metal outer conductor covering an outer periphery of the insulator. The covering member holds the plurality of coaxial cables in such a manner that the plurality of coaxial cables are aligned side by side along a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of coaxial cables. At least a part of the outer conductors of the plurality of the coaxial cables respectively contacts the covering member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Koki HIRANO, Kazunori Sasaya, Takenori Taki, Hidetoshi Kiyohara, Masaki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220085553
    Abstract: A harness comprises a connector body, a cable and a cable-holding portion which holds the cable. The connector body comprises a base portion. The cable is connected to the connector body. The cable has an end portion received in the base portion and a main portion extending rearward from the end portion. The cable-holding portion is formed with a recessed portion which opens at least downward in the upper-lower direction (Z-direction). The base portion has an interference portion. The recessed portion and the interference portion are located at opposite sides of the harness, respectively, in the lateral direction (Y-direction). The recessed portion is, at least in part, located at a position same as that of the interference portion in the front-rear direction (X-direction). The recessed portion is, at least in part, located at a position same as that of the interference portion in the upper-lower direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masaki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220069490
    Abstract: A locator is for aligning cables which are configured to be connected with a circuit board having an accommodated portion. The locator comprises at least a main portion which extends in a pitch direction. The main portion is, at least in part, formed with at least one circuit board accommodating portion. The main portion is formed with at least one first through hole and at least one second through hole which is different from the first through hole. The at least one circuit board accommodating portion is configured to accommodate the accommodated portion of the circuit board. The at least one circuit board accommodating portion opens at least forward in a front-rear direction perpendicular to the pitch direction. In the pitch direction, the at least one first through hole is provided at a location which is different from a location of the circuit board accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masaki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11084320
    Abstract: A coating method includes: forming multiple through holes in a coating film including a support sheet and a transfer layer on the support sheet, the multiple through holes passing through only the transfer layer; after the forming of the multiple through holes, disposing the coating film so that the transfer layer faces a surface of a target object; pressing the coating film against the surface of the target object from a side of the support sheet so that the transfer layer is transferred to the surface of the target object; and, after the pressing, peeling off the support sheet from the transfer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Nohara, Masaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11085505
    Abstract: A cord of a toothed belt is made of a twisted yarn including a band-like material. The band-like material includes a filament bundle of high-strength glass fibers integrated together through a binder. The binder contains a rubber component, at least either a maleimide-based compound or a polyisocyanate compound, and a powdery inorganic filler. A surface of a reinforcing fabric facing opposite to the toothed belt body is coated with a surface-coating rubber layer made of a rubber composition containing a rubber component including hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber as a main part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kagi, Masaki Kimura, Masaki Ochiai, Takayuki Kusano
  • Patent number: D990432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Tada, Yusuke Obata, Takahiro Yamaji, Masaki Kimura