Patents by Inventor Masato Sugano

Masato Sugano 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: 11931933
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a first unit in which an injection molding machine is disposed and an option unit. The injection molding machine is configured to be attachable with a stationary die and a movable die that moves with respect to the stationary die. The option unit includes at least one of a second unit in which a robot that moves a molded article molded by the injection molding machine is disposed and a third unit in which at least one of a material dryer that dries a material supplied to the injection molding machine and a material supply section that supplies the material to the injection molding machine is disposed. The first unit is configured to be detachably attachable with the option unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenobu Maruyama, Kazunobu Maruyama, Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20230139775
    Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: David Michael Duffy, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Bernadette Elliot-Bowman, Masato Sugano
  • Patent number: 11574081
    Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Duffy, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Bernadette Elliott-Bowman, Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20220063156
    Abstract: A plasticizing device includes a plasticizing section that includes a feeding port for receiving a material and plasticizes the material to generate a melted material, a material feeding section that includes a depositing port communicating with the feeding port and feeds the material from the depositing port to the plasticizing section, and a blowing section that blows gas into a feeding path connecting the depositing port and the feeding port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hidenobu MARUYAMA, Kazunobu MARUYAMA, Masato SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20220055268
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a first unit in which an injection molding machine is disposed and an option unit. The injection molding machine is configured to be attachable with a stationary die and a movable die that moves with respect to the stationary die. The option unit includes at least one of a second unit in which a robot that moves a molded article molded by the injection molding machine is disposed and a third unit in which at least one of a material drier that dries a material supplied to the injection molding machine and a material supply section that supplies the material to the injection molding machine is disposed. The first unit is configured to be detachably attachable with the option unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hidenobu MARUYAMA, Kazunobu MARUYAMA, Masato SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20220055275
    Abstract: A plasticizing device includes a plasticizing mechanism including a feeding port for receiving a material and configured to plasticize the material to generate a melted material and a material feeding mechanism configured to feed the material to the plasticizing mechanism. The material feeding mechanism includes a housing including a depositing port communicating with the feeding port, the housing storing the material, and a rotating member housed in the housing and capable of rotating along an inner edge of the housing. A plurality of through-holes are provided in the rotating member at intervals along an outer circumference of the rotating member. When the rotating member rotates and any one of the plurality of through-holes and the depositing port communicate, the material stored in the housing is fed from the feeding port to the plasticizing mechanism through the depositing port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hidenobu MARUYAMA, Kazunobu MARUYAMA, Masato SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20210393903
    Abstract: In order to acquire patient respiratory information during oxygen concentrator operation, it is necessary to separate patient respiration components and variable pressure components associated with PSA from the measured data of the patient respiration pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Masato SUGANO, Akira YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210294926
    Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Michael Duffy, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Bernadette Elliott-Bowman, Masato Sugano
  • Patent number: 10388264
    Abstract: A frequency domain converter divides an input signal for each predetermined frame, and generates a first signal X(f, ?) for each first frequency division unit. A noise estimation signal generator generates a signal Y(f, ?) for each second frequency division unit wider than the first frequency division unit. A signal comparator calculates a representative value for each second frequency division unit based on the signal Y(f, ?) stored in a storage unit, and compares the representative value and the signal Y(f, ?) with each other for each second frequency division unit. A mask generator generates a mask M(f, ?), which determines a degree of suppression or emphasis for each first frequency division unit, based on a peak range of the signal X(f, ?), and a comparison result by the signal comparator. The mask application unit multiplies the signal X(f, ?) by the mask M(f, ?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20180075833
    Abstract: A frequency domain converter divides an input signal for each predetermined frame, and generates a first signal X(f, ?) for each first frequency division unit. A noise estimation signal generator generates a signal Y(f, ?) for each second frequency division unit wider than the first frequency division unit. A signal comparator calculates a representative value for each second frequency division unit based on the signal Y(f, ?) stored in a storage unit, and compares the representative value and the signal Y(f, ?) with each other for each second frequency division unit. A mask generator generates a mask M(f, ?), which determines a degree of suppression or emphasis for each first frequency division unit, based on a peak range of the signal X(f, ?), and a comparison result by the signal comparator. The mask application unit multiplies the signal X(f, ?) by the mask M(f, ?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Masato SUGANO
  • Patent number: 9865278
    Abstract: A frequency domain converter is configured to create a plurality of pieces of frequency domain information by individually converting a plurality of input audio signals, which is acquired at different positions, into frequency domain information. A relative value calculator is configured to calculate a relative value of time frequency components of at least one set of frequency domain information among the plurality of pieces of frequency domain information. A signal determiner is configured to determine whether or not each of the input audio signals includes an audio signal component, which is emitted from a predetermined position, based on whether or not the relative value is included in a range specified and based on a relative threshold value stored in a memory in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Sugano
  • Patent number: 9552828
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes: a frequency-domain conversion unit that generates a plurality of pieces of frequency-domain information from a plurality of audio input signals acquired at different positions; a relative value calculation unit that calculates, for each piece of frequency-domain information, a relative value between a time-frequency component included in one frequency-domain information and a time-frequency component included in another frequency-domain information; a mask generation unit that compares the relative value with an emphasized range set based on a relative value threshold stored in advance to generate a time-frequency mask that decreases a value of the frequency-domain information corresponding to the relative value which is outside the emphasized range; a mask multiplication unit that multiplies the time-frequency mask by the frequency-domain information to generate emphasized frequency-domain information; and a time-domain conversion unit that converts the emphasized
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20160267920
    Abstract: A frequency domain converter is configured to create a plurality of pieces of frequency domain information by individually converting a plurality of input audio signals, which is acquired at different positions, into frequency domain information. A relative value calculator is configured to calculate a relative value of time frequency components of at least one set of frequency domain information among the plurality of pieces of frequency domain information. A signal determiner is configured to determine whether or not each of the input audio signals includes an audio signal component, which is emitted from a predetermined position, based on whether or not the relative value is included in a range specified and based on a relative threshold value stored in a memory in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Masato SUGANO
  • Patent number: 9245508
    Abstract: A beat information corrector acquires beat position information including information regarding a point of time when a beat is reproduced, acquires a tempo value indicating a number of beats per unit time in a music piece, and corrects the beat position information of the music piece so that the tempo value of the music piece be a same value as the reference value. A correlation value calculator calculates a correlation value, which indicates a degree of correlation of beat position information between respective music pieces among a plurality of the music pieces, based on the corrected beat position information. A music piece order determiner determines a music piece order as a reproduction order of music pieces, which are to be reproduced successively, so that a product or total sum of the correlation values between the music pieces be at a maximum or an approximate solution thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20150245137
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes: a frequency-domain conversion unit that generates a plurality of pieces of frequency-domain information from a plurality of audio input signals acquired at different positions; a relative value calculation unit that calculates, for each piece of frequency-domain information, a relative value between a time-frequency component included in one frequency-domain information and a time-frequency component included in another frequency-domain information; a mask generation unit that compares the relative value with an emphasized range set based on a relative value threshold stored in advance to generate a time-frequency mask that decreases a value of the frequency-domain information corresponding to the relative value which is outside the emphasized range; a mask multiplication unit that multiplies the time-frequency mask by the frequency-domain information to generate emphasized frequency-domain information; and a time-domain conversion unit that converts the emphasized
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Masato SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20150068389
    Abstract: A beat information corrector acquires beat position information including information regarding a point of time when a beat is reproduced, acquires a tempo value indicating a number of beats per unit time in a music piece, and corrects the beat position information of the music piece so that the tempo value of the music piece be a same value as the reference value. A correlation value calculator calculates a correlation value, which indicates a degree of correlation of beat position information between respective music pieces among a plurality of the music pieces, based on the corrected beat position information. A music piece order determiner determines a music piece order as a reproduction order of music pieces, which are to be reproduced successively, so that a product or total sum of the correlation values between the music pieces be at a maximum or an approximate solution thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Masato SUGANO
  • Patent number: 8766078
    Abstract: A music piece order determination device includes a beat information corrector, a correlation value calculator, and a music piece order determiner. The beat information corrector acquires beat position information and a tempo value in a musical composition, and corrects the beat position information such that the tempo value becomes the same value as a reference value. The correlation value calculator calculates a correlation value indicative of a degree of correlation of beat position information between respective musical compositions among a plurality of musical compositions, based on the beat position information. The music piece order determiner determines a music piece order, which is a reproduction order of musical compositions, based on the correlation value between the respective musical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventor: Masato Sugano
  • Patent number: 8571380
    Abstract: The total number of object images is “N”. Object images whose the number is less than “N” are displayed on a display among the N-object images according to a previously defined display rule. When a selected object image is shifted by n-object images, a position obtained by shifting by a distance becomes a new position of the selected object image, wherein the distance is obtained by multiplying by “n” a value obtained by dividing the distance between a display position of an object image and a display position of the selected object image by a value obtained by subtracting “1” from “N”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Sugano, Masato Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20130263720
    Abstract: A music piece order determination device includes a beat information corrector, a correlation value calculator, and a music piece order determiner. The beat information corrector acquires beat position information and a tempo value in a musical composition, and corrects the beat position information such that the tempo value becomes the same value as a reference value. The correlation value calculator calculates a correlation value indicative of a degree of correlation of beat position information between respective musical compositions among a plurality of musical compositions, based on the beat position information. The music piece order determiner determines a music piece order, which is a reproduction order of musical compositions, based on the correlation value between the respective musical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Masato SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20120269491
    Abstract: The total number of object images is “N”. Object images whose the number is less than “N” are displayed on a display among the N-object images according to a previously defined display rule. When a selected object image is shifted by n-object images, a position obtained by shifting by a distance becomes a new position of the selected object image, wherein the distance is obtained by multiplying by “n” a value obtained by dividing the distance between a display position of an object image and a display position of the selected object image by a value obtained by subtracting “1” from “N”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Sugano, Masato Horiuchi