Patents by Inventor Masanori Kobayashi

Masanori Kobayashi 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: 20240135800
    Abstract: A rescue support apparatus includes: a registration unit configured to register biometric information and personal information of a prospective climber to be associated with each other; a reception unit configured to receive an image and positional information of a terminal of an arbitrary finder from the terminal in a case where the arbitrary finder finds a person to be rescued during mountain climbing, the image being obtained by photographing biometric information of the person to be rescued by the terminal of the finder; an authentication control unit configured to control authentication using the registered biometric information for the biometric information contained in the image; and a rescue request unit configured to transmit rescue request information to a rescue system in a case where the authentication is succeeded, the rescue request information containing the personal information associated with the biometric information and the positional information received from the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporstion
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Mizuki KATO, Tsubasa OGIKUBO
  • Publication number: 20240125659
    Abstract: A stacked electrode is provided on a strain resistance film, wherein: the strain resistance film contains Cr and Al; the stacked electrode has a contact layer that overlaps the strain resistance film, a diffusion prevention layer that overlaps the contact layer, and a mounting layer that overlaps the diffusion prevention layer; and the diffusion prevention layer or the mounting layer covers the contact layer so that an end surface of the contact layer is not exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Ken UNNO, Tetsuya SASAHARA, Kohei NAWAOKA
  • Publication number: 20240117474
    Abstract: A strain resistance film containing a composition represented by Cr100-x-y-zAlxNyOz, satisfying 5?x?50, 0.1?y?20, 0.1?z?17, and y+z?25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei NAWAOKA, Ken UNNO, Tetsuya SASAHARA, Masanori KOBAYASHI, Tetsuo HATA
  • Patent number: 11951735
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a printing unit printing on a recording paper; a feeder unit having a roller that rotates about a shaft and feeds the recording paper and a motor that rotates the shaft; a detection unit detecting the rotation of the shaft; and a control unit controlling the printing unit. The control unit calculates an electrifying time during which the printing unit is electrified and a non-electrifying time during which the printing unit is not electrified following the electrifying time, based on a detection signal from the detection unit. When the calculated non-electrifying time is less than a predetermined time, the control unit corrects the non-electrifying time in such a way that the non-electrifying time becomes equal to or longer than the predetermined time, and causes the printing unit to print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishino, Takehiro Kobayashi, Masanori Yumoto
  • Patent number: 11955252
    Abstract: A cable is composed of a cable core including one or more electric wires, a shield layer covering around the cable core, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. The shield layer includes a braided shield braided in such a manner that first metal wires composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy intersect with second metal wires composed of copper or a copper alloy. An outer diameter of each of the second metal wires is larger than an outer diameter of each of the first metal wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Detian Huang, Masanori Kobayashi, Masashi Moriyama, Kazuhiro Aida
  • Publication number: 20240104442
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus acquires biological information of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft. The information processing apparatus acquires flight information corresponding to the acquired biological information from a storage device in which the biological information of the passenger and the flight information of the passenger are stored in association with each other. Then, the information processing apparatus determines, based on the acquired flight information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. The information processing apparatus displays information according to the determination result on display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Akihiko Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20240086784
    Abstract: A status notification apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger of an aircraft, the face image data having been acquired at departure/arrival airports of the aircraft, and acquires, from a storage device in which arrival destination information regarding the arrival destination of the aircraft, the face image data of the passenger, and identification information identifying the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance, the identification information and the arrival destination information corresponding to the acquired face image data. The status notification apparatus acquires a movement status of the passenger, and notifies a service provider at the arrival destination of the acquired movement status and the acquired identification information based on the acquired arrival destination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Akihiko ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240086986
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft, and acquires flight information corresponding to the face image data acquired by an image capture device from a storage device in which flight information of the passenger and the face image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance. It is determined based on the acquired flight information whether the passenger is a transit passenger. Sightseeing area information regarding the sightseeing area of the tour is acquired, and if the passenger is a transit passenger, a tour based on the sightseeing area information and flight information is searched for. The information of the searched-for tour is displayed on display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Akihiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11923104
    Abstract: A cable includes a cable core including one or more electric wires, a shield layer covering around the cable core, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. The shield layer is composed of a braided shield including a plurality of first metal wires composed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and a plurality of second metal wires composed of copper or copper alloy. The plurality of first metal wires and the plurality of second metal wires are cross-braided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Detian Huang, Yoshinori Tsukamoto, Masanori Kobayashi, Masashi Moriyama, Koji Fukuzato
  • Publication number: 20240068897
    Abstract: There is provided a sensor member capable of suitably preventing a problem such as the intrusion of moisture or the like through an interface between an electrode and a protective film. A sensor member includes: a protected portion provided on one surface of a metal base and including a detection portion; a protective film including a first protective film portion having a first thickness and a second protective film portion having a second thickness thicker than the first thickness and formed at an opening peripheral edge of an opening leading to the protected portion, and covering at least a part of the protected portion from above; and an electrode portion including a first electrode portion disposed in the opening and connected to the protected portion, and a second electrode portion connected to the first electrode portion at an outer peripheral edge of the first electrode portion and formed on the second protective film portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Ken UNNO, Tetsuya SASAHARA, Tetsuo HATA
  • Publication number: 20240070721
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft from an image capture device, and acquires identification information corresponding to the face image data acquired from the image capture device from the storage device. In the storage device, the identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the face image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance. The information processing apparatus determines, based on the flight information included in the acquired identification information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. If the passenger is a re-boarding passenger, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the acquired identification information, and the information is displayed on the display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Akihiko ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240068891
    Abstract: There is provided a sensor member with a small risk of damage. A sensor member includes: a membrane; a protective film covering a part of the membrane; and an electrode portion connected to the membrane. The electrode portion 5 covers at least a part of the protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Ken UNNO, Tetsuya SASAHARA, Tetsuo HATA, Lucie OUEDRAOGO
  • Patent number: 11913888
    Abstract: A solid immersion lens unit includes a solid immersion lens having a contact surface for coming into contact with semiconductor device formed of a silicon substrate and a spherical surface to be disposed to face an objective lens; a holder holding the solid immersion lens; and an optical element held by the holder to be positioned between the objective lens and the solid immersion lens. The solid immersion lens transmits light having at least a part of wavelength in a range of 200 nm or greater and 1100 nm or lower. The optical element corrects aberration caused by a difference in refractive indices between the silicon substrate and the solid immersion lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Xiangguang Mao, Masanori Kobayashi, Hirotoshi Terada, Ikuo Arata, Masataka Ikesu
  • Publication number: 20240062248
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger 55 who has disembarked from an aircraft from an image capture device, and acquires identification information corresponding to the face image data acquired from the image capture device from the storage device. In the storage device, the identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the face image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance. The information processing apparatus determines, based on the flight information included in the acquired identification information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. If the passenger is a re-boarding passenger, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the acquired identification information, and the information is displayed on the display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Akihiko Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20240054813
    Abstract: An information generation device includes a detection information acquisition unit that acquires detection information in which biometric information detected at a tourism spot is associated with a place at which the biometric information is detected, a search unit that searches a first database in which identification information, in which personal information of a person is associated with the biometric information, is accumulated to identify the personal information of the person from which the detection information originates using the biometric information included in the detection information, and a behavior information generation unit that generates behavior information in which the personal information of the person from which the detection information originates is associated with the place at which the biometric information of the person from which the detection information originates is detected, and records the generated behavior information in a second database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Akihiko ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240022563
    Abstract: A server device according to the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: acquire, of each of a plurality of users, biometric information and a test result of a test necessary for quarantine; and receive an authentication request including biometric information about an authenticatee from a gate device; identify the authenticatee from among the plurality of users using biometric information about each of the plurality of users and biometric information about the authenticatee; and transmit an authentication result determined based on the test result of at least the identified authenticatee to the gate device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori KOBAYASHI, Akihiko Ichikawa, Shinya Masuda
  • Patent number: 11874224
    Abstract: A sample observation device includes a flow cell in which a fluid containing samples flows, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the samples flowing in the flow cell with planar light, an image formation unit having an observation axis inclined with respect to an irradiation surface for the planar light, and configured to form an image of observation light generated in the sample due to the irradiation with the planar light, a two-dimensional imaging element configured to capture a light image including at least a cross section of the fluid among light images according to the observation light formed by the image formation unit, and outputs image data, and an analysis unit configured to analyze a light intensity profile of the sample in a flow direction of the fluid on the basis of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Masanori Matsubara, Norikazu Sugiyama, Masanori Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11853925
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft from an image capture device, and acquires identification information corresponding to the face image data acquired from the image capture device from the storage device. In the storage device, the identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the face image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance. The information processing apparatus determines, based on the flight information included in the acquired identification information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. If the passenger is a re-boarding passenger, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the acquired identification information, and the information is displayed on the display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Akihiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11852792
    Abstract: A sample observation device includes: an emission optical system that emits planar light to a sample; a scanning unit that scans the sample in one direction so as to pass through an emission surface of the planar light; an imaging optical system that has an observation axis inclined with respect to the emission surface and forms an image of observation light generated in the sample by emission of the planar light; an image acquisition unit that acquires image data corresponding to an optical image of the observation light formed by the imaging optical system; and an image generation unit that generates observation image data of the sample based on the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit. The imaging optical system has a non-axisymmetric optical element that bends a light beam on one axis of the observation light but does not bend a light beam on the other axis perpendicular to the one axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11809533
    Abstract: A control device includes a storage unit that stores an authentication ledger, an authorization ledger, operation information, and operation recording target information. An authentication management unit, in a case of receiving authentication information from one information processing device, performs an authentication determination. An authorization unit determines whether to authorize the processing request of the one information processing device with the authorization ledger. An execution authorization unit, in a case in which the processing request authorized is a request for changing an operation state of the device, determines whether to authorize an execution of the processing request from the operation information, and, in a case of authorizing, causes the control execution unit to execute the processing request, and, in a case of not authorizing, transmits an error response to the one information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Watanabe, Masanori Kobayashi