Patents by Inventor Naoki Matsuda

Naoki Matsuda 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: 11979922
    Abstract: A communication device is a device in which a radio connection state with another communication device changes from an unconnected state to a predetermined connected state by performing a predetermined connection procedure. The communication device acquires predetermined information for transmitting data to the another communication device in the unconnected state. The communication device then transmits the data to the another communication device in the unconnected state based on the predetermined information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11974268
    Abstract: A mobile device including circuitry configured to: receive one or more synchronization signal blocks periodically transmitted from a base station, each synchronization signal block containing Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), wherein the PBCH carries a Master Information Block (MIB) which contains information of subcarrier interval for System Information Block type 1 (SIB1); identify an index of a first synchronization signal block among the one or more synchronization signal blocks; and receive Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) being located in a common search space and including an added Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) which is scrambled by System Information Radio Network Temporary Identifier (SI-RNTI), and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying the SIB1, the PDSCH being scheduled by the PDCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11956675
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a communication unit that performs radio communication; a control unit that controls an operation of sensing resources to be used in a communication scheme used for performing inter-device communication with other devices, in which the control unit controls to sense the resource in a predetermined minimum unit on a time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11953608
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to continuously estimate the position with high accuracy while the moving body is traveling. A position estimation device is installed in a moving body, and includes a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a subject moving body being the moving body in which the position estimation device is installed using any of positioning means of satellite positioning using a positioning satellite or radio wave positioning using wireless communication, and a positioning means selection unit configured to switch the positioning means the position estimation unit uses for estimation of the position of the subject moving body based on a traveling environment or a peripheral environment of the subject moving body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Hamada, Naoki Isozaki, Takuya Matsuda, Takuma Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11950256
    Abstract: A wireless communication device including an acquisition unit that acquires an information set related to a transmission parameter when transmitting a resource arbitrarily selected from a predetermined resource pool to a transmission target (for example, performing grant-free transmission), and a setting unit that sets the transmission parameter using the information set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11943779
    Abstract: A terminal device that performs communication with a base station, including: a wireless transmitter that transmits an uplink channel using a first signal waveform or a second signal waveform, the first signal waveform is a signal generated without performing a predetermined conversion process, and the second signal waveform is a signal uenerated by performing the predetermined conversion process, in a case where the uplink channel is a predetermined control channel, the second signal waveform is used for transmitting the uplink channel, and in a case where the uplink channel is a predetermined shared channel, either the first signal waveform or the second signal waveform is used for transmitting the uplink channel based on control information uniquely notified from the base station to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11940192
    Abstract: An air conditioning device has: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor, a switching valve, a cascade heat exchanger, an expansion valve and an outdoor heat exchanger connected to one another by a first pipe through which a refrigerant flows, and that performs a defrosting operation in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is introduced into the outdoor heat exchanger; a heat-transfer medium circuit that includes a pump, the cascade heat exchanger, and the indoor heat exchanger connected to one another by a second pipe through which a heat-transfer medium flows; and a control device that controls the compressor and the pump. When an amount of heat storage of the heat-transfer medium is less than a threshold, the control device reduces the heating capability of the indoor heat exchanger when the air conditioning device transitions from a heating operation to the defrosting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Tsukiyama, Satoru Yanachi, So Nomoto, Takuya Matsuda, Naoki Kato
  • Patent number: 11929954
    Abstract: There is provided a communication system in which a base station apparatus communicates with a terminal apparatus and a communication apparatus flexibly designed to address diverse use cases so as to significantly enhance the transmission efficiency of the system as a whole. The communication apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires information from an apparatus in wireless communication, and a control section that selects either orthogonal multiple access communication or non-orthogonal multiple access communication for communication with the apparatus on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11924889
    Abstract: Provided are a communication device and a communication method capable of further improving the quality between radio links in a communication system in which a base station device and the communication device communicate with each other. A communication device (50) according to the present disclosure includes a receiver (511a) and a transmitter (512d). The receiver (511a) receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a base station device (20, 30). The transmitter (512d) transmits a physical random access channel (PRACH) including a feature capable of uniquely identifying the synchronization signal received by a receiver (511a) and/or a PRACH resource to the base station device (20, 30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11924664
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a communication unit that performs wireless communication; a notification unit that notifies another communication device of first information regarding setting related to measurement of a communication environment with the other communication device transmitting a reference signal, on the basis of predetermined conditions; and an acquisition unit that acquires second information regarding the setting from the other communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11738997
    Abstract: The present invention provides industrially advantageous production method and production apparatus, with respect to production of a halogen oxyacid solution. There is solved by a method for producing a halogen oxyacid solution, comprising continuously supplying an organic alkaline solution and halogen to a static mixer and mixing them, to thereby continuously obtain a halogen oxyacid generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Negishi, Takafumi Shimoda, Akihiro Saito, Naoki Matsuda, Kenichi Kakizono, Takeshi Kawano, Masayuki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20230244172
    Abstract: A drive device includes a drive source, a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a positioning member. The drive train transmits a driving force of the drive source to a driven member. The plurality of drive transmitters include a first group of the drive transmitters and a second group of the drive transmitters. The drive source and the first group of the drive transmitters together serve as an integrated unit attached to one side of a facing member facing a side panel of an image forming apparatus. The integrated unit includes a positioning object. The second group of the drive transmitters is supported by a shaft disposed on another side of the facing member. The positioning member includes a positioning portion with which the positioning object is engaged on the one side or said another side of the facing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuda, Yutaka Naitoh
  • Publication number: 20230173166
    Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable anticancer agent container for preventing exposure and infection to the human body caused by chemical solution leakage that arises during a removal operation of a coupling connector at the time of system cleaning using a cleaning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito TSUJI, Naoki MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11664406
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an inner light-emitting element having an n-sided polygonal shape (n is an integer of 3 or more) in a plan view with a peak emission wavelength in a range of 490 nm to 570 nm; m (m is an integer of 3 or more) outer light-emitting elements with a peak emission wavelength of 430 nm or greater and less than 490 nm; and a first phosphor with a peak emission wavelength in a range of 580 nm to 680 nm covering the inner light-emitting element and the m outer light-emitting elements. Each of n lateral surfaces of the inner light-emitting element faces a corresponding one of the m outer light-emitting elements in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Miki, Naoki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20230069997
    Abstract: An electric driver device provides a partial redundancy system that is at least partially redundant, or a full redundancy system. The electric driver device has a plurality of circuit systems. The electric driver device includes, in at least a part of the electric circuit, a common circuit extending over at least two of a plurality of circuit systems. The common circuit includes a power supply and/or a connection line that complements signals. At least one of the power supply circuit, an interface circuit, a power supply cutoff circuit, and a connector is not separated and independent from each other for each redundant circuit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Toshihisa Yamamoto, Naoki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11511794
    Abstract: An electric driver device provides a partial redundancy system that is at least partially redundant, or a full redundancy system. The electric driver device has a plurality of circuit systems. The electric driver device includes, in at least a part of the electric circuit, a common circuit extending over at least two of a plurality of circuit systems. The common circuit includes a power supply and/or a connection line that complements signals. At least one of the power supply circuit, an interface circuit, a power supply cutoff circuit, and a connector is not separated and independent from each other for each redundant circuit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihisa Yamamoto, Naoki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20220356061
    Abstract: A method for producing halogen oxyacid, which includes a step of continuously supplying and mixing an organic alkali solution and a halogen and continuously collecting a reaction solution containing halogen oxyacid, and an production apparatus of halogen oxyacid, which includes a reactor, a means of supplying an organic alkali solution to the reactor, a means of supplying a halogen to the reactor, and a means of collecting a reaction solution for taking out the reaction solution from the reactor, in which the organic alkali solution and the halogen are continuously supplied by the means of supplying an organic alkali solution and the means of supplying a halogen, respectively, to the reactor so as to be mixed therein such that a solution containing halogen oxyacid is generated as a reaction solution, and the reaction solution is continuously collected by the means of collecting a reaction solution are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki NEGISHI, Takafumi SHIMODA, Akihiro SAITO, Naoki MATSUDA, Masayuki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 11495203
    Abstract: A sound absorber includes at least one cavity and at least one mouth to communicate the at least one cavity with an outside of the sound absorber. The at least one cavity includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side wall. The top surface includes the mouth. The bottom surface opposes the top surface. The side wall is extended to connect the top surface with the bottom surface. At least one of the top surface and the bottom surface is inclined with respect to the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishida, Naoki Matsuda, Hiroshi Ishii, Kohta Takenaka, Keisuke Shimizu, Shogo Sakamoto, Takayuki Isaka
  • Publication number: 20220299479
    Abstract: A bonding layer evaluation system includes an elastic wave generation device configured to generate an elastic wave at an evaluation object including a bonding layer; an elastic wave detection device configured to detect the elastic wave from the evaluation object; and a control device configured to evaluate a parameter related to the bonding layer of the evaluation object. The control device compares an actual value of a frequency characteristic of the elastic wave detected by the elastic wave detection device and a theoretical value of the frequency characteristic of the elastic wave calculated based on a theoretical model related to the evaluation object and evaluates the parameter related to the bonding layer based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sota KAMO, Kiyoka TAKAGI, Naoki MATSUDA, Naoki MORI
  • Patent number: 11426834
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polishing section configured to polish a substrate, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the substrate, and a cleaning section configured to clean and dry the polished substrate. The cleaning section has plural cleaning lines for cleaning plural substrates. The plural cleaning lines have plural cleaning modules and plural transfer robots for transferring the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Miyazaki, Seiji Katsuoka, Naoki Matsuda, Junji Kunisawa, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sotozaki, Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Osamu Nabeya, Shinya Morisawa, Takahiro Ogawa, Natsuki Makino