Patents by Inventor Masato Watanabe
Masato 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).
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Publication number: 20250116454Abstract: An inspection device (12) for a cold insulator (10) includes: an RF reader 50 that receives from an RF tag 30 a detected temperature of a cold insulator in a cold insulation box, the detected temperature being detected by a temperature sensor (20) attached to a surface of the cold insulator; and a controller 61. The controller outputs information indicating a result of comparison between: at least one of a lower limit temperature obtained by adding a predetermined first value to a lowest management temperature of an article that is kept cold in the cold insulation box and an upper limit temperature obtained by subtracting a predetermined second value from a solidification temperature of the cold insulator; and the detected temperature of the cold insulator which has been received by the RF reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Masahiro KAGIMOTO, Shinya KOJIMA, Akihisa YOSHIMURA, Masato WATANABE, Akifumi MIYANO, Hideji KAWARAZAKI
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Publication number: 20250044262Abstract: A lamp house (6), a lamp (8) including a light emitting part (16) that emits light and a base end portion (18) from which a lead wire from the light emitting part (16) is drawn out, the lamp (8) being attached to the lamp house (6) in a state where the light emitting part (16) is accommodated in the lamp house (6) and the base end portion (18) is exposed to the outside of the lamp house (6), a housing (2) having an internal space and a ventilation port (24, 32) for taking air into the internal space from outside of the internal space and exhausting the air from the internal space, and accommodating the lamp house (6) in the internal space in a manner that the lamp house (6) and the base end portion (18) of the lamp (8) are located on a flow path of the air flowing through the internal space, a fan (12, 12?) provided so as to form a flow of the air in the internal space of the housing (2), and a heater (10, 10?) for heating the air taken into the internal space of the housing (2) are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Masato WATANABE
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Publication number: 20240391364Abstract: The vehicle seat device has a rotation device provided between a floor and a seat cushion to rotatably support the seat cushion relative to the floor. The rotation device comprises a base portion provided on the floor; a rotatable portion provided on the seat cushion and rotatably supported by the base portion; an electric actuator for rotating the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion; and a rotation lock device for selectively prohibiting rotation of the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion. The rotation lock device is configured to be manually switched between a locked state and a released state. The electric actuator is configured to allow rotation of the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion when the rotation lock device is released and electric power is not supplied to the electric actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Haruki MOCHIZUKI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Takayoshi KATORI, Masato WATANABE, Tsukasa MEGURO, Yoichi TACHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240328932Abstract: Provided are a light source (2) that emits light to be applied to a sample, a spectroscopic element (12) that disperses the light from the sample for each wavelength; and a light receiver (14) in which light receiving elements for detecting light of each wavelength dispersed by the spectroscopic element (12) are arranged, the light receiver (14) having a surface in direct with a filter layer (16) that shields high-order diffracted light from the spectroscopic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Masato WATANABE
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Patent number: 12078624Abstract: A spectrophotometer (40) includes a sample placement unit (422) in which a sample to be analyzed is placed, a light source unit (411, 412) including a plurality of light sources that irradiates the sample placed in the sample placement unit (422) with light, a detection unit (425) that detects light emitted from the sample (422), a housing (41, 42) that accommodates the sample placement unit (422), the light source unit (411, 412), and the detection unit (425), a storage unit (71) in which information of a temperature value predetermined for each combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources is stored, a light source designation accepting unit (721) that accepts designation related to a combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources, a target temperature setting unit (722) that reads a temperature value corresponding to the combination of light sources accepted by the light source designation accepting unit from the storage uniType: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Yonekura, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11933772Abstract: An absorbance detector for a chromatograph includes a light source, a flow cell that receives light generated by the light source, a photodetector that detects light transmitted through the flow cell, a light shield member that shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, a motor that rotates the light shield member to change the light shield member between a light-shielding state where the light shield member shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell and a non-light-shielding state where the light shield member does not shield the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, and a reference position detector that rotates the motor and also acquires a change in amount of light received by the photodetector to detect a reference position of the light shield member in a rotation direction of the light shield member based on the acquired change in the amount of the received light.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Yonekura, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11835742Abstract: Provided is a sensor device including: a sensor unit that emits light and receives light reflected by an object; and a reflection mirror that is a columnar reflection mirror having a reflection surface on a side face and is configured to be rotated on an axis of the reflection mirror as a rotation axis, in which at least a part of the reflection surface forms a logarithmic spiral having the center at the rotation axis in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis, and when light emitted from the sensor unit and reflected by the reflection surface moves in parallel in response to rotation of the reflection mirror, the light reflected by the reflection surface is swept.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230066238Abstract: Provided are a motor drive device that reduces the likelihood of mounting error during manufacture, and a method for manufacturing the same. The motor drive device is provided with: a substrate; a first mounting region for mounting first circuit component; a second mounting region for mounting a second circuit component; a first pair of connection points for connecting a first connecting wire member, constituting a first path for supplying electric current to the first circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the first connecting wire member overlaps the second mounting region; and a second pair of connection points for connecting second connecting wire member, constituting a second path for supplying electric current to the second circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the second connecting wire member overlaps the first mounting region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Masato WATANABE, Taku SASAKI
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Patent number: 11585924Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configure to acquire, from an optical device, which is mounted on a moving body and which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a stationary structure positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and determine a positional relationship between the moving body and the stationary structure on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11579296Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configured to acquire, from an optical device which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a moving body positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and analyze a state of the moving body on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11568360Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a product registration apparatus including an information acquisition unit that determines a placement position of a product having a placing table surface side to which product information is attached and acquires the product information attached to the product, and an output unit that outputs information indicating at least one of the placement position of the product from which the product information can be acquired and the placement position of the product from which the product information cannot be acquired.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11505104Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: a seat back; a seat cushion; and a reclining device that couples the seat back to the seat cushion in a swingable manner in one and another directions, wherein the reclining device includes: a locking mechanism that locks and unlocks swinging movement of the seat back; a biasing member that biases the seat back in one direction so as to swing the seat back in the one direction when the locking mechanism is unlocked; and a switching mechanism that switches a biasing direction of the biasing member for the seat back to another direction in a middle of the swinging movement of the seat back.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11480553Abstract: A detector includes a light source configured to emit measurement light, a flow cell incorporating a cell channel through which a sample solution flows inside, a photodetector configured to detect light from the flow cell, an optical system configured to guide light from the light source to the flow cell and guide light from the flow cell to the photodetector, and a flow cell accommodating part configured to cover the flow cell so as to spatially separate the flow cell from the optical system. Of the side surfaces of the flow cell accommodating part, the side surfaces facing the light incident surface and the light exit surface of the flow cell are formed from wall surfaces made of a light transmissive material, or sealed by a light transmissive plate material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11403471Abstract: A delivery monitoring device includes: a reading unit that reads a tag signal transmitted by a tag signal transmission device, the tag signal transmission device being attached to a package located in a vicinity of the delivery monitoring device; an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of the delivery monitoring device; and a transmission unit that transmits management information including the tag signal and the position information, to a delivery management server.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11323060Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a converter configured to convert alternating current power of an AC source into direct current power; an inverter configured to convert the direct current power in a DC link into alternating current power for motor driving by the switching device being subjected to ON/OFF control, a DC link voltage detection unit configured to detect a DC link voltage, a DC link voltage determination unit configured to determine whether the DC link voltage exceeds a voltage threshold value, an alarm signal output unit configured to output an alarm signal in an abnormal condition; and a switching control unit configured to perform ON/OFF control on the switching device, and, when the alarm signal is output and the DC link voltage exceeds the voltage threshold value, the switching control unit performs control in such a way as to turn on all the switching device of a lower arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Hironao Tanouchi, Naoki Masuda, Masato Watanabe, Hirokazu Nagai
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Publication number: 20220091077Abstract: An absorbance detector for a chromatograph includes a light source, a flow cell that receives light generated by the light source, a photodetector that detects light transmitted through the flow cell, a light shield member that shields a least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, a motor that rotates the light shield member to change the light shield member between a light-shielding state where the light shield member shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell and a non-light-shielding state where the light shield member does not shield the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, and a reference position detector that rotates the motor and also acquires a change in amount of light received by the photodetector to detect a reference position of the light shield member in a rotation direction of the light shield member based on the acquired change in the amount of the received light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Takuya YONEKURA, Masato WATANABE
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Publication number: 20220042956Abstract: A spectrophotometer (40) includes a sample placement unit (422) in which a sample to be analyzed is placed, a light source unit (411, 412) including a plurality of light sources that irradiates the sample placed in the sample placement unit (422) with light, a detection unit (425) that detects light emitted from the sample (422), a housing (41, 42) that accommodates the sample placement unit (422), the light source unit (411, 412), and the detection unit (425), a storage unit (71) in which information of a temperature value predetermined for each combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources is stored, a light source designation accepting unit (721) that accepts designation related to a combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources, a target temperature setting unit (722) that reads a temperature value corresponding to the combination of light sources accepted by the light source designation accepting unit from the storage uniType: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Takuya YONEKURA, Masato WATANABE
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Patent number: 11223194Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a main power conversion circuit that converts power that is supplied from a power supply into alternating current power for driving a motor, and outputs the alternating current power; a counter electromotive force protection circuit including a rectifier unit that rectifies alternating current power based on counter electromotive force of the motor and outputs direct current power, a short-circuit unit that short-circuits terminals on a direct current output side of the rectifier unit, and an alarm signal output unit that outputs an alarm signal at occurrence of an abnormality; a monitoring unit that monitors whether the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit; and a protection operation unit that performs a protection operation for preventing damage to the main power conversion circuit when the monitoring unit determines that the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Hironao Tanouchi, Naoki Masuda, Masato Watanabe, Hirokazu Nagai
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Patent number: 11188871Abstract: A wireless tag system includes: a tag signal antenna configured to receive a tag signal transmitted from a wireless transmission tag; and a communication area shaping antenna configured to transmit a reception area shaping signal for narrowing an area in which the tag signal antenna can communicate with the wireless transmission tag, wherein the tag signal antenna and the communication area shaping antenna are arranged for each prescribed product unit in a group of products that are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
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Patent number: 11175218Abstract: A flow cell includes a cell into which a liquid to be measured is introduced and is arranged so that a measurement light to be used for measuring an optical characteristic of the liquid enters one side of the cell and exits from the other side of the cell, an inlet for leading the liquid to flow into the cell, and an outlet for leading the liquid in the cell to flow out from the cell. The inlet and the outlet are provided to form an interface between a liquid flowing into the cell through the inlet and a liquid with which the cell has been already filled at two places on an optical path of the measurement light passing through the cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Masato Watanabe