Patents by Inventor Masao Watanabe

Masao 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).

  • Publication number: 20200378749
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a positioning device positions a hole inspection device to a hole formed in an object. The positioning device includes a guide unit and a detachable member. The guide unit has a positioning hole and a flat supporting face. A cylindrical or columnar positioning member is slidably inserted into the positioning hole. At least a tip of the positioning member is inserted into the hole. A central axis of the positioning hole and a reference line of the hole inspection device for measuring or inspecting the feature of the hole lie on a same straight line. The guide unit is set by contacting the flat supporting face to a surface of the object surrounding the hole or a flat surface of a jig placed on the object. The detachable member attaches a part or all of the guide unit to the hole inspection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei ONO, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Masao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200366198
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a configuration in which a first full-bridge circuit and a second full-bridge circuit are connected via a transformer and an inductor. A control circuit switches between first control for changing the phases of switching elements in the first bridge circuit and switching elements in the second bridge circuit and second control for changing the switching frequencies (drive angular frequencies) of the switching elements, in accordance with target power, so that an inductor current flowing during a dead time of the switching elements becomes larger than or equal to a threshold current. The inductor current in the first control is larger than the inductor current in the second control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masao WATANABE, Shogo NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200366213
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a configuration in which a first full-bridge circuit and a second full-bridge circuit are connected via a transformer and an inductor. A control circuit alternately turns on and off switching elements. At a dead timing when the switching elements are switched, an inductor current flowing through an equivalent inductor that is equivalent to the transformer and the inductor is larger than or equal to a threshold current. The threshold current is set so that the energy stored in the equivalent inductor becomes greater than or equal to the total energy stored in capacitors that are respectively connected in parallel with the switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masao WATANABE, Shogo NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200366184
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a configuration in which a first full-bridge circuit and a second full-bridge circuit are connected via a transformer and an inductor. A control circuit causes output power to follow target power by changing switching frequencies (angular frequencies) of switching elements so that that an inductor current flowing during a dead time of the switching elements becomes larger than or equal to a threshold current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masao WATANABE, Shogo NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200298359
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a tool feeding mechanism for a handheld tool rotating device, having a holder and a first air motor, includes a coupler, a fixing member, a moving mechanism and a second air motor. The holder chucks and holds a rotating tool. The first air motor rotates the holder. The tool feeding mechanism is attached to the tool rotating device. The coupler is attached to the tool rotating device. The fixing member is attached directly or indirectly to a workpiece of hole processing using the rotating tool. The moving mechanism moves the coupler relatively to the fixing member in a tool axis direction. The second air motor powers the moving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao WATANABE, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Ryohei ONO
  • Publication number: 20200279172
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a segment obtaining section that obtains a segment described in a document designated by a user, an extraction condition obtaining section that obtains an extraction condition for extracting information including a concept related to the segment as knowledge information from a concept structure information storage section storing concept structure information in which concepts representing events and relationships related to knowledge are related to each other in a hierarchical structure, a specifying section that specifies a storage location of the knowledge information in the concept structure information storage section and an extraction method for the concept included in the knowledge information from a designated content of the extraction condition, an extraction section that extracts the knowledge information in accordance with the specified extraction method from the storage location specified by the specifying section, and a presentation section that presen
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko OTA, Kazunari HASHIMOTO, Seiya INAGI, Masao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200261990
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotary cutting tool includes: a body without a back taper; and a cutting edge part integrated with the body. The body has a flow path of a cutting oil inside the body. The cutting edge part has a first supply port that supplies the cutting oil toward a workpiece. The body has at least one second supply port that supplies the cutting oil to a clearance formed between a bush for positioning and the body. The bush is used by being inserted in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei ONO, Masao WATANABE, Tatsuo NAKAHATA
  • Patent number: 10747768
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing system. A storing unit stores ontology data. A selection unit selects a data stream including key information corresponding to a query using the ontology data stored in the storing unit, among data streams including key information uniquely given to sensor data. A processing unit processes the selected data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200180045
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a drill includes: a body without a back taper and a cutting edge part. The body has a flow path of a cutting oil. The flow path is branched to first and second flow paths inside the body. The cutting edge part has a first supply port that supplies the cutting oil toward a workpiece. The first supply port is an outlet of the first flow path. The body has a second supply port that supplies the cutting oil to a clearance between the body and a bush for positioning the body. The second supply port is an outlet of the second flow path. The second flow path has a pressure loss by which the cutting oil is not scattered from the second supply port in a radial direction of the body but exuded from the second supply port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei ONO, Masao WATANABE, Tatsuo NAKAHATA
  • Patent number: 10636300
    Abstract: An investigation assist device includes a processor and a storage that records road map information including a plurality of intersections and captured video of each of the cameras in association with camera information and intersection information. The processor retrieves a vehicle based on the captured video of each of the cameras installed at one or more intersections within a predetermined distance range from the intersection where the event has occurred, based on input information including date and time information when the event has occurred, the intersection information where the event has occurred, and feature information of the vehicle having caused the event. The processor updates detection date and time information of the vehicle from reception date and time information on a report indicating an occurrence of the event to detection date and time information of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Hideyuki Yoshida, Takahiro Yoshimura, Masaomi Iizumi, Takamitsu Arai, Takao Koishi, Mikio Morioka, So Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200122336
    Abstract: A robot control system according to an embodiment is a control system for a robot comprising an arm, the arm being capable of holding a tool while rotating the tool and capable of moving the tool in at least two-dimensional directions, the arm being equipped with a rotating mechanism provided for the tool. The robot control system comprises a load-acquiring unit and a control-signal-generating unit. The load-acquiring unit is configured to acquire a force measured by a force sensor configured to measure a force applied from the tool to the arm during profile copying performed on a machining object by moving the arm while a copying guide attached to the arm and a copying mold placed on the machining object are kept in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUO, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Yuichi ISHIKAWA, Atsushi RIHEI, Yasuto NISHIWAKI, Masao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200108481
    Abstract: According to one implementation, an attachment for a machining apparatus includes: a copying guide in a machining apparatus side and an air supply passage. The copying guide has a through hole for passing a tool through. The copying guide is contacted to a copying mold placed in a workpiece side. The copying guide is attached to a spindle holding and rotating the tool. The air supply passage is adapted to supply air ejected toward the workpiece side through a clearance between the tool and the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUO, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Masao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200086406
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a machining apparatus includes an electromotive saw and an attaching structure. The electromotive saw cuts off a workpiece to be machined. The attaching structure attaches the saw to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a composite material or a honeycomb structure with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a workpiece to be machined with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. The workpiece is processed along a shape of a jig for setting the workpiece. The workpiece is processed with contacting a guide with the jig. The guide is attached to the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicants: SUBARU CORPORATION, FUYO JITSUGYO CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi ISHIKAWA, Atsushi RIHEI, Shinya MATSUO, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Yasuto NISHIWAKI, Masao WATANABE, Saichiro YAMASHITA, Yasushi MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20200080792
    Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide an evaporator which can improve heat exchange performance. [SOLVING MEANS] An evaporator including a metal wall and a porous metal film directly connected to the metal wall, wherein the porous metal film has communication holes having an average pore size of 8 ?m or less, and the porous metal film has a porosity of 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shinsuke HIRONO, Yu HOSHINO, Masao WATANABE, Seiji YAMASHITA, Yohei KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20200055311
    Abstract: A droplet jetting apparatus includes: a nozzle that ejects a jet of liquid droplets; a detector that detects a hand or an object in a flight path of liquid droplets from the nozzle; a pump including a suction portion for suction of liquid, and a discharge portion which is connected to the nozzle and discharges the liquid which has been sucked into the suction portion; a driver which by rotation of a cam, sucks liquid into the pump and discharges the liquid in a compressed state; and controller which actuates the driver. When the detector detects the hand or object, the controller actuates the pump by rotation of the cam, and ejects a jet of liquid in droplet form from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: WATANABE MFG. CO., LTD., RISETEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MASAO WATANABE, YASAO WATANABE, SUSUMU SHOJI
  • Patent number: 10516858
    Abstract: A plurality of fixed cameras installed in a driving area on a highway and a server device are connected via a network NW. The server device displays the captured images of the fixed cameras on the fixed camera monitor and requests camera position information and zooming position information to respective fixed cameras in response to occurrence of a traffic accident or the like in the driving area. In response to this request, the fixed cameras transmit the camera position information and the zooming position information to the server device. Based on camera position information and zooming position information, the server device derives the occurrence position of a traffic accident or the like, instructs a predetermined drone to capture the image around the occurrence position such as a traffic accident, and displays the captured image transmitted from the drone on a drone monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Takahiro Yoshimura, Akihiro Nawata
  • Patent number: 10489437
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, and an assigning unit. The generating unit generates a question about information that does not exist in target content. The transmitting unit transmits the question to a user related to the content. The receiving unit receives an answer to the question. The assigning unit assigns a pair of the question and the answer to the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10475337
    Abstract: An investigation assist device is connected to cameras installed at a plurality of intersections respectively. The investigation assist device has a processor and a storage that records road map information including the plurality of intersections and captured video of each camera in association with camera information and intersection information. The processor extracts camera information of intersections adjacent to a first point where an event occurred according to an information input including information on the first point and feature information of a vehicle having caused the event. The processor retrieves a vehicle satisfying the feature information of the vehicle using a captured video of a camera specified by the extracted camera information. The processor analyzes feature information of the retrieved vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Hideyuki Yoshida, Takahiro Yoshimura, Masaomi Iiizumi, Takamitsu Arai, Takao Koishi, Mikio Morioka, So Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10467897
    Abstract: An investigation assist system includes an investigation assist device that acquires captured video of cameras installed at a plurality of intersections respectively; and an operator terminal that is connected to the investigation assist device so as to communicate with the investigation assist device. The investigation assist device detects an occurrence of an event at a first point based on the acquired captured video of the camera, and transmits the captured video of the camera to the operator terminal, the captured video being acquired at a time when the event is detected. The operator terminal records the captured video of the camera transmitted from the investigation assist device, and transmits report contents information based on the report indicating the occurrence of the event to the investigation assist device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Hideyuki Yoshida, Takahiro Yoshimura, Masaomi Iiizumi, Takamitsu Arai, Takao Koishi, Mikio Morioka, So Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10380080
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a comparison unit that compares first access information having a graph structure indicating a predetermined access policy and second access information having a graph structure indicating an access request for access to an object by a user; and a conversion unit that performs an inference on mismatched items using an ontology of the first access information and the second access information and time-limited rules in a case where some of items in the first access information and items in the second access information do not match each other as a result of the comparison made by the comparison unit to convert such items into matching items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Watanabe