Patents by Inventor Masaki Takahashi

Masaki Takahashi 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: 9965881
    Abstract: A method, executed by a processor of an image generation system, includes obtaining an image of a first area included in a first image and an image of a second area included in a second image, calculating a first conversion parameter for converting the image of the first area such that color information regarding the image of the first area becomes similar to color information regarding the image of the second area, converting the first image using the first conversion parameter, and generating a third image as a training image used for machine learning for image recognition by combining the converted first image and the second image with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yasunori Ishii, Sotaro Tsukizawa, Masaki Takahashi, Reiko Hagawa
  • Patent number: 9944178
    Abstract: A power takeoff unit is comprised of: a casing dividable into a first part and a second part; an inner shaft receiving torque from an engine; an outer shaft independently rotatable and coaxial with the inner shaft; a clutch for connecting the inner shaft with the outer shaft; an actuator configured to connect the clutch; an output shaft for outputting torque; and a gear set drivingly coupling the outer shaft with the output shaft, wherein the outer shaft and the output shaft are rotatably supported by the first part, the clutch is rotatably supported by the second part, and the actuator is fixed to the second part, whereby the clutch and the actuator along with the second part are separable from the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Uchida, Masaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180096768
    Abstract: A ferrite composition includes a main component and an accessory component. The main component includes 18 to 30 mol % of iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, 4 to 14 mol % of copper oxide in terms of CuO, 0 to 6 mol % of zinc oxide in terms of ZnO, and a remaining part of nickel oxide. The accessory component includes 0.30 to 1.83 pts.wt. of silicon compound in terms of SiO2, 2.00 to 10.00 pts.wt. of cobalt compound in terms of Co3O4, and 1.00 to 3.00 pts.wt. of bismuth compound in terms of Bi2O3 with respect to 100 pts.wt. of the main component. A cobalt compound content in terms of Co3O4 divided by a silicon compound content in terms of SiO2 is a value of 5.5 to 30.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIBAYAMA, Asuka MURAI, Yukio TAKAHASHI, Takashi SUZUKI, Hiroyuki TANOUE, Masaki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9923318
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a grounded shield plate; and a female-type interface connector, wherein a conductive member electrically connected to the shield plate is included, and when a male-type cable connector including a metal shell part and a holding part to hold the metal shell part is inserted into and connected to the interface connector, the conductive member is biased in such a manner as to come into contact with an exposed part that is on a side surface of the metal shell part and is between the holding part and the shield plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Fujita, Masaki Takahashi, Hironao Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9922301
    Abstract: An information display method is disclosed in a control system in which a lighting mode is selected from among a plurality of lighting modes, and lighting equipment is controlled at a lighting target area in accordance with the selected lighting mode. The method comprising: generating each of the merchandising values representing an index for evaluating a performance of at least one store; classifying each of the merchandising values in according with each of time periods; obtaining lighting mode information from the control system, the lighting mode information indicating the lighting mode selected in each of the time periods; and transmitting to the terminal device, each of the classified merchandising values and each pieces of the obtained lighting mode information corresponding to each of the classified merchandising values, in each of the time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toru Tanigawa, Masaki Takahashi, Kento Ogawa, Katsufumi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180076425
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a metal-air battery capable of, in particular, properly discharging produced gas externally, and performing rapid water supply. A metal-air battery according to the present invention is characterized by including a unit body including a plurality of metal-air battery cells; a water supply space provided on a top surface of the unit body and is common to the metal-air battery cells; and a wiring opening which communicably connects with the water supply space and from which wires connected to electrodes of the metal-air battery cells are drawn out. A tubular portion having the wiring opening projects from the top surface of the unit body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Tsutomu Narita, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Hiroshi Sakama
  • Patent number: 9916513
    Abstract: A method for processing an image includes calculating a vanishing point located at a same position in a plurality of images that are temporally successive, receiving specification of a target object whose privacy is to be protected in at least one of the plurality of images, calculating a target location area, which includes the vanishing point and in which the target object is located in each of the plurality of images, on the basis of the specification of the target object in the at least one of the plurality of images received in the receiving and the vanishing point calculated in the calculating the vanishing point, and performing image processing for protecting privacy in an area in each of the plurality of images located at a same position as the target location area calculated in the calculating the target location area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yasunori Ishii, Yukie Shoda, Masaki Takahashi, Reiko Hagawa
  • Patent number: 9905365
    Abstract: Composite electronic including coil, capacitor and intermediate parts, wherein coil part includes coil-conductor and magnetic-layer, capacitor part includes internal electrodes and dielectric-layer, which contains SrO—TiO2 or ZnO—TiO2 based oxide, intermediate part between coil and capacitor parts, intermediate part includes intermediate material layer, which contains ZnO, TiO2 and boron, ZnO contained in intermediate material layer 50-85 parts by mole and TiO2 contained the intermediate material layer 15-50 parts by mole when total content of ZnO and TiO2 in intermediate material layer is 100 parts by mole, content boron in intermediate material layer is 0.1-5.0 parts by weight of B2O3 when total of ZnO and TiO2 in intermediate material layer set to 100 parts by weight, part of ZnO and TiO2 intermediate material layer constitute ZnO—TiO2 compound, which in intermediate material layer is 50 wt % or more when total weight of ZnO and TiO2 in intermediate material layer is set to 100 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Kakuda, Takashi Suzuki, Masaki Takahashi, Yukio Takahashi, Shinichi Kondo, Asuka Murai, Akihiko Oide, Naoki Uchida, Hidekazu Sato
  • Publication number: 20180047942
    Abstract: A substrate (100) is a light-transmitting substrate. A light-transmitting first electrode (110) is formed over the substrate (100). An insulating layer (150) is formed over the substrate (100) and the first electrode (110) and includes an opening (152) overlapping the first electrode (110). An organic layer (120) is located within at least the opening (152). A light-transmitting second electrode (130) is formed over the organic layer (120). An intermediate layer (200) is formed in at least a portion of a region of a lateral side of the first electrode (110) overlapping the first electrode (110). A refractive index of the intermediate layer (200) is between a refractive index of the substrate (100) and a refractive index of the first electrode (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Junji TAGUCHI, Hiroki TAN, Noriaki WAKI, Masaki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180021841
    Abstract: In a case of a “mark left” type, a slit is formed on a line side (slit side) of a joint portion. The slit is formed, for example, with a scroll saw. By the formation of the slit, a length of the joint portion in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of a single ring is set to approximately 0.7 mm. In a case of a “mark removed” type, a slit and a slit are formed respectively on the line side (slit side) and a side opposite thereto of the joint portion. Those slits are formed, for example, with the scroll saw. By the formation of those slits, the length of the joint portion in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the single ring is set to approximately 0.8 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: MOKUMEGANEYA Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180026411
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a grounded shield plate; and a female-type interface connector, wherein a conductive member electrically connected to the shield plate is included, and when a male-type cable connector including a metal shell part and a holding part to hold the metal shell part is inserted into and connected to the interface connector, the conductive member is biased in such a manner as to come into contact with an exposed part that is on a side surface of the metal shell part and is between the holding part and the shield plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Naoki FUJITA, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Hironao MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9863144
    Abstract: A method of constructing a dome-shaped roof on a cylindrical tank body includes processes of assembling roof beams into the tank body in a radial shape to form a structural skeleton unit of the dome-shaped roof, attaching wheels to front end portions of the roof beams and causing the wheels to abut an inner surface of the tank body in a state in which the wheels are able to roll in a vertical direction, lifting the structural skeleton unit by jack-up units installed at an upper end side of the tank body and causing the wheels to roll along the inner surface of the tank body to travel upward, and directly or indirectly attaching and fixing the structural skeleton unit to an upper end portion of the tank body after the structural skeleton unit is lifted to the upper end side of the tank body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Kitahara, Masaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170372829
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body including soft magnetic metal powders and a coil disposed in the element body. The coil includes a plurality of internal conductors electrically connected to each other. The plurality of internal conductors are separated from each other in a first direction and are adjacent to each other in the first direction. An average particle diameter of the soft magnetic metal powders located at an inner side of the coil when viewing from the first direction is larger than an average particle diameter of the soft magnetic metal powders located between the internal conductors adjacent to each other in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke NAGAI, Takashi SUZUKI, Kouichi KAKUDA, Kunihiko KAWASAKI, Shinichi KONDO, Yuya ISHIMA, Shinichi SATO, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Takashi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20170373268
    Abstract: A substrate (100) has optical transparency, and a light-emitting unit (140) is formed on the substrate (100). The light-emitting unit (140) includes a first electrode (110), an organic layer (120), and a second electrode (130). The organic layer (120) is located between the first electrode (110) and the second electrode (130). The second electrode (130) extends outside the light-emitting unit (140). At least an end of a portion of the second electrode (130) which is located outside the light-emitting unit (140) is oxidized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Hiroki Tan, Noriaki Waki
  • Publication number: 20170365385
    Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder includes a plurality of soft magnetic metal grains composed of an Fe—Si based alloy. A content of P in the Fe—Si based alloy is 110 to 650 ppm provided that a total content of Fe and Si is 100 mass %. A soft magnetic metal fired body includes soft magnetic metal fired grains composed of an Fe—Si based alloy. A content of P in the Fe—Si based alloy is 110 to 650 ppm provided that a total content of Fe and Si is 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Hidekazu SATO, Yuusuke NAGAI, Kouichi KAKUDA, Kunihiko KAWASAKI, Shinichi KONDO, Yuya ISHIMA, Shinichi SATO, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Takashi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20170340965
    Abstract: An information processing device connected to a wireless LAN constituted by an access point, the information processing device acquiring application data from another information processing device connected to the wireless LAN. The information processing device includes a device detection section and a recording processing section. The device detecting section detects the other information processing device connected to the wireless LAN. The recording processing section, after the device detecting section has detected the other information processing device connected to the wireless LAN, acquires the application data from the other information processing device via a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Akitsugu TSUCHIYA, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Shigeru ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 9824804
    Abstract: Provided is a composite ferrite composition including a magnetic substance material and a nonmagnetic substance material. The magnetic substance material is Ni—Cu—Zn based ferrite. The nonmagnetic substance material comprises a low dielectric constant nonmagnetic substance material, which is shown by a general formula: a(bZnO.cCuO).SiO2 and satisfies a=1.5 to 2.4, b=0.85 to 0.98, c=0.02 to 0.15, and b+c=1.00 in said general formula, and a bismuth oxide. A mixing ratio of the magnetic substance material and the low dielectric constant nonmagnetic substance material is 80 wt %:20 wt % to 10 wt %:90 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Choto, Takeshi Shibayama, Takashi Suzuki, Shinichi Kondo, Yuya Oshima, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9817471
    Abstract: An image transmitted, through a network, from any of at least one terminal having a function of capturing an image or obtaining an image from another device is obtained. A probability that the obtained image includes a certain imaging target is calculated. If the probability is higher than a first threshold, information indicating the certain imaging target is added to the image. If the probability is lower than a second threshold, the information indicating the certain imaging target is not to the image. If the probability is equal to or higher than the second threshold and if the probability is equal to or lower than the first threshold, the image and request reception information for requesting addition of the information is transmitted to the image to any of the at least one terminal through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Reiko Hagawa, Yasunori Ishii, Sotaro Tsukizawa, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9810463
    Abstract: An integrated air conditioning system includes an indirect outdoor air cooler having a first heat exchanger for passing through indoor air as warm air, a second heat exchanger for passing through outdoor air, and piping and a pump for circulating a fluid through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; an air conditioner having an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser, for passing the indoor air to convert to cold air; a fan for passing the outdoor air through the second heat exchanger and the condenser; and a control device. The control device sets any mode from among a first mode for performing an individual operation of the indirect outdoor air cooler, a second mode for performing an individual operation of the air conditioner, or a third mode for performing a combined operation of the air conditioner and the indirect outdoor air cooler, to a current operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya Murakami, Masaki Takahashi, Taiji Mori, Shunsuke Ohga, Shuhei Shibata, Yuichiro Minegishi
  • Patent number: 9796541
    Abstract: A sheet feeder includes a manual feeding tray to stack a sheet, the tray being openable and closable to a main body by rotation about a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction; a sheet width regulating member provided in the manual feeding tray to regulate a side edge of the sheet in a sheet width direction and to have a variable regulating width; an auxiliary tray that does not move with an opening/closing operation of the manual feeding tray and stacks the sheet with the manual feeding tray; a sheet width regulating member provided in the auxiliary tray to regulate the side edge of the sheet and to have a variable regulating width; a link member interlocking the regulating members; and a feeding roller provided in the main body to individually feed the sheet stacked over the manual feeding tray and the auxiliary tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Hideyuki Nukumi