Patents by Inventor Masashi Watanabe

Masashi 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: 20240124634
    Abstract: Hollow particles which comprise a shell containing a resin and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell, wherein a void ratio is 50% or more; wherein a volume average particle diameter is 1.0 ?m or more; wherein the shell contains, as the resin, a polymer in which 70 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit is contained in 100 parts by mass of all monomer units; wherein a thermal expansion coefficient at 80° C. to 200° C. is 10.0×10?5/° C. or less; and wherein, in a hollow particle immersion test in which a mixture obtained by adding 0.1 mg of the hollow particles to 4 mL of acetone and shaking them for 10 minutes at a shaking rate of 100 rpm, is left to stand for 48 hours in an environment at 25° C., less than 10% by mass of the hollow particles submerge in the acetone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240127558
    Abstract: A controller outputs an image of the virtual space in correspondence with a posture of a first user wearing the mounted display, outputs an image of the virtual space to a touch panel display used by a second user, performs a first action in the virtual space in correspondence with a touch operation performed by the second user on the touch panel display, outputs an image of the virtual space reflecting the first action to the mounted display, and performs a second action in the virtual space reflecting the first action in correspondence with an operation performed by the first user on an operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masashi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11959769
    Abstract: An information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to acquire feature measurement information indicating locations of features including a road having a boundary and trajectory information indicating a trajectory along the road. Additionally, the processing circuitry is further configured to generate candidate location information indicating locations of candidate elements for the boundary, based on the acquired feature measurement information. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to select candidate elements from among the candidate elements indicated by the generated candidate location information, based on the acquired trajectory information. Finally, the processing circuitry is configured to generate boundary location information indicating determined locations of the boundary, using the selected candidate elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Watanabe, Yukako Takahashi, Takuma Kadoya
  • Publication number: 20240114214
    Abstract: A video distribution system in one embodiment includes a storage that stores a first post message posted by a first user belonging to a first user group and a second post message posted by a second user belonging to a second user group, and one or more computer processors. In the embodiment, the one or more processors execute computer readable instructions to distribute a video that includes a first display area in which the first post message is displayed and a second display area in which the second post message is displayed but the first post message is undisplayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi WATANABE, Yasunori KURITA
  • Publication number: 20240109991
    Abstract: To provide hollow particles having a high void ratio and excellent pressure resistance. Hollow particles which comprise a shell containing a resin and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell, wherein a void ratio is 60% or more; wherein a volume average particle diameter is from 10 ?m to 50 ?m; wherein the shell contains, as the resin, a polymer in which from 70 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit is contained in 100 parts by mass of all monomer units, and the crosslinkable monomer unit contains a bifunctional crosslinkable monomer unit derived from a bifunctional crosslinkable monomer and a trifunctional or higher-functional crosslinkable monomer unit derived from a trifunctional or higher-functional crosslinkable monomer; and wherein, when observed in plan view, a percentage of particles having a dent with a size of 5% to 50% of the particle diameter, is 10% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240091636
    Abstract: A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240079256
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes; a carrier block; a first processing block including first lower and upper processing blocks to deliver a substrate to and from the carrier block; a second processing block including second lower and upper processing blocks provided adjacent to the first lower and upper processing blocks; a relay block including a lifting and transferring mechanism that delivers the substrate between the second lower and upper processing blocks; a controller that controls an operation of each main transfer mechanism such that one of upper and lower processing blocks forms an outward path through which the substrate is transferred from the carrier block to the relay block and the other forms a return path through which the substrate is transferred from the relay block to the carrier block; and a bypass transfer mechanism provided for each of the first and second processing blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi WATANABE, Masashi TSUCHIYAMA, Suguru ENOKIDA, Taro YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11896897
    Abstract: A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11893697
    Abstract: A controller outputs an image of the virtual space in correspondence with a posture of a first user wearing the mounted display, outputs an image of the virtual space to a touch panel display used by a second user, performs a first action in the virtual space in correspondence with a touch operation performed by the second user on the touch panel display, outputs an image of the virtual space reflecting the first action to the mounted display, and performs a second action in the virtual space reflecting the first action in correspondence with an operation performed by the first user on an operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11889158
    Abstract: A video distribution system in one embodiment includes a storage that stores a first post message posted by a first user belonging to a first user group and a second post message posted by a second user belonging to a second user group, and one or more computer processors. In the embodiment, the one or more processors execute computer readable instructions to distribute a video that includes a first display area in which the first post message is displayed and a second display area in which the second post message is displayed but the first post message is undisplayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Watanabe, Yasunori Kurita
  • Publication number: 20240025059
    Abstract: A system and related methods for operating a robotic system with a routing mechanism is disclosed herein. The routing mechanism may surround external components that extend across a link and connect to an end effector. The routing mechanism may include guides, brackets, or a combination thereof configured to maintain the external components along a predetermined path relative to the link, the end effector, one or more corresponding joints, or a combination thereof during movement of the link and/or the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hironori Mizoguchi, Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11865439
    Abstract: A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230416513
    Abstract: To provide such a resin composition, that even though it contains hollow particles, when it is molded into a molded body, a deterioration in the physical properties of the molded body is suppressed. A resin composition comprising: a thermoplastic elastomer having an acid value of less than 3.0 mgKOH/g, hollow particles which comprise a shell containing a resin and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell and which contain, as the resin, a polymer in which from 30 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit is contained in 100 parts by mass of all monomer units, and an acid-modified polyolefin-based resin having an acid value of 3.5 mgKOH/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230412482
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted device that can be mounted in a vehicle, including: a measurement unit configured to measure a propagation delay time of data between the vehicle-mounted device and another vehicle-mounted device mounted in the vehicle; and a determination unit configured to perform anomaly determination on a transmission line of the data, based on the propagation delay time measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Masashi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230412897
    Abstract: A video distribution system in one embodiment comprises one or more processors. In one aspect, the one or more processors is configured to live-stream a video containing an animation of a character object generated based on motions of an actor to a first client device used by a first user; and cause an interruption image to be displayed in an upper layer of the video based on a first operation input from the actor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi WATANABE, Yasunori KURITA
  • Publication number: 20230381731
    Abstract: A method for producing hollow particles, the method comprising: preparing a mixture liquid containing a first polymerizable monomer, a hydrocarbon solvent, a dispersion stabilizer and an aqueous medium, suspending the mixture liquid to prepare a suspension in which droplets of a monomer composition containing the first polymerizable monomer and the hydrocarbon solvent are dispersed in the aqueous medium, and subjecting the suspension to a polymerization reaction, wherein the mixture liquid contains a crosslinkable monomer as the first polymerizable monomer in an amount of 75 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the first polymerizable monomer, and wherein, during the polymerization reaction, when a polymerization conversion rate of the first polymerizable monomer reaches 93% by mass or more, a second polymerizable monomer having a solubility of 0.3 g/L or more in distilled water at 20° C., is added to the suspension and further subjected to the polymerization reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230365727
    Abstract: Hollow particles which comprise a shell containing a resin and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell and which have a void ratio of 50% or more, wherein the shell contains, as the resin, a polymer in which 70 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit is contained in 100 parts by mass of all monomer units, and wherein, in a hollow particle immersion test in which a mixture obtained by adding 0.1 mg of the hollow particles to 4 mL of acetone and shaking them for 10 minutes at a shaking rate of 100 rpm, is left to stand for 48 hours in an environment at 25° C., less than 5% by mass of the hollow particles submerge in the acetone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11806866
    Abstract: A system and related methods for operating a robotic system with a routing mechanism is disclosed herein. The routing mechanism may surround external components that extend across a link and connect to an end effector. The routing mechanism may include guides, brackets, or a combination thereof configured to maintain the external components along a predetermined path relative to the link, the end effector, one or more corresponding joints, or a combination thereof during movement of the link and/or the end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MUJIN, Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Mizoguchi, Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230345084
    Abstract: A video distribution system distributes a video including animation of a character object generated based on a motion of an actor to client devices used by a plurality of viewing users. The video distribution system includes: one or more computer processors; a storage that stores objects associated with each of the plurality of viewing users; and a display device seeable by the actor. The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: receive a display request for any of the objects from a first viewing user among the plurality of viewing users; and display object information on the display device, the object information including information on the object corresponding to the display request in association with identification information of the first viewing user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Masashi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11778283
    Abstract: A video distribution system in one embodiment includes a distribution server, a storage and a supporter computer. The distribution server may be configured to cause a first display device and a plurality of client devices to play a live video containing an animation of a character object. A supporter computer may be configured to display in the live video, upon selection of a decorative object and receipt of a first operation input, a blind object for hiding at least a part of the character object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Watanabe, Yasunori Kurita