Patents by Inventor Naoto Aruga

Naoto Aruga 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: 12153145
    Abstract: A mobile body specifies a current position of the mobile body with a position specification unit. Further, a detection units detects that the mobile body is in a still state after starting moving from a still state, and a signal containing the specified current position is output to the outside. The mobile body includes a power unit that supplies power to power-consuming units inside the mobile body. The power unit supplies power to the position specification unit during a period from first timing after the mobile body starts the movement to second timing after the mobile body enters the still state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Aruga
  • Publication number: 20240241574
    Abstract: A computer executes a detection procedure of recording information on a resource in a storage unit when detecting use of the resource that can be utilized for supporting behavior change of a user based on sensing data, an estimation procedure of estimating a spatial or temporal approach of a user to the resource indicated by the information recorded in the storage unit based on the sensing data, and an output procedure of outputting a message corresponding to the resource whose approach is estimated by the estimation procedure, thereby improving the efficiency of behavior change support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Reiko ARUGA, Naoto ABE
  • Publication number: 20240110335
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulation section that accumulates a material containing fibers by an air flow to form a web; a transport section that performs transport; a humidification section that performs humidification; and a pressurization section that performs pressurization and compression into a sheet shape, with respect to the formed web, in which the humidification section includes an intake port that takes in air, a tank that stores water, a mist generation section that generates mist from the water, an exhaust port that exhausts the mist and the air toward the web, an air duct which is provided between the intake port and the tank and through which the air passes, and a duct which is provided between the tank and the exhaust port and through which the mist and the air pass, the duct includes a first duct provided above the tank, a second duct coupled to the first duct, and a third duct provided between the second duct and the exhaust port, and a first top surfa
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Keisuke MIYAUCHI, Akira HASHIMOTO, Naoto ARUGA
  • Patent number: 11920300
    Abstract: There is provided a fiber body manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulating section that forms a web by accumulating a material containing fibers on a first transport belt by a dry method; a transport section that transports the web by peeling off a first surface of the web from the first transport belt, and by bringing a second surface of the web, which is a surface opposite to the first surface peeled off from the first transport belt, into contact with a second transport belt; a water-applying section that applies water toward the first surface of the web in a state where the web is in contact with the second transport belt; and a pressurizing section that pressurizes the web to which the water is applied and which is peeled off from the second transport belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Nakamura, Makoto Kawamoto, Akira Hashimoto, Naoto Aruga
  • Publication number: 20240052570
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulation section that forms a web by accumulating a material containing fibers by an air flow; a web transport section including a transport belt that comes into contact with one surface of the web and holds the web; a sheet forming section that forms a sheet by subjecting the web supplied from the web transport section to at least one of heating and pressurizing treatments; and an air ejection section provided at an end portion positioned on a sheet forming section side in the web transport section, and ejecting compressed air to the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Naoto ARUGA
  • Publication number: 20240052568
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a sheet from a material containing fibers, including: an accumulation section that forms a web by accumulating the material containing fibers by an air flow; a web transport section including a transport belt that comes into contact with one surface of the web and holds the web; a humidification section provided to face the one surface of the transport belt and applying moisture from the other surface side of the web; and a suction section provided to face the humidification section with the transport belt interposed therebetween, in which the suction section has a plurality of suction ports for suctioning air, the humidification section has a discharge port for discharging humidified air, and among the plurality of suction ports, a first suction port and the discharge port are disposed to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Naoto ARUGA
  • Patent number: 11814791
    Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a pressing unit, a separate sheet shaping unit, a transportation unit, and a cutting-off unit. The pressing unit includes a pressing roller that presses a material containing fibers and a binder, which has a function of bonding the fibers together, to form the material into a shape of a continuous sheet. The separate sheet shaping unit cuts the continuous sheet into a shape of a separate sheet. The transportation unit is provided between the pressing roller and the separate sheet shaping unit and transports the continuous sheet formed by the pressing unit to the separate sheet shaping unit. The cutting-off unit is provided between the pressing roller and the transportation unit. When transportation abnormality occurs on the continuous sheet that is being transported, the cutting-off unit cuts off, from the continuous sheet, a part of the continuous sheet where the transportation abnormality occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Aruga, Makoto Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20220412004
    Abstract: There is provided a fiber body manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulating section that forms a web by accumulating a material containing fibers on a first transport belt by a dry method; a transport section that transports the web by peeling off a first surface of the web from the first transport belt, and by bringing a second surface of the web, which is a surface opposite to the first surface peeled off from the first transport belt, into contact with a second transport belt; a water-applying section that applies water toward the first surface of the web in a state where the web is in contact with the second transport belt; and a pressurizing section that pressurizes the web to which the water is applied and which is peeled off from the second transport belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Masahide NAKAMURA, Makoto KAWAMOTO, Akira HASHIMOTO, Naoto ARUGA
  • Patent number: 11493770
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a frame having conductivity, a first display device and a second display device supported by the frame, a cable shielded by a conductive cloth, and a screwing structure configured to interpose the cable between the frame and the first and second display devices. The screwing structure holds a conducting region of the frame and the conductive cloth in a state where the conducting region of the frame and the conductive cloth are electrically coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Kazuya Kamakura, Naoto Aruga
  • Publication number: 20220098792
    Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a pressing unit, a separate sheet shaping unit, a transportation unit, and a cutting-off unit. The pressing unit includes a pressing roller that presses a material containing fibers and a binder, which has a function of bonding the fibers together, to form the material into a shape of a continuous sheet. The separate sheet shaping unit cuts the continuous sheet into a shape of a separate sheet. The transportation unit is provided between the pressing roller and the separate sheet shaping unit and transports the continuous sheet formed by the pressing unit to the separate sheet shaping unit. The cutting-off unit is provided between the pressing roller and the transportation unit. When transportation abnormality occurs on the continuous sheet that is being transported, the cutting-off unit cuts off, from the continuous sheet, a part of the continuous sheet where the transportation abnormality occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Naoto ARUGA, Makoto KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210302595
    Abstract: A mobile body specifies a current position of the mobile body with a position specification unit. Further, a detection units detects that the mobile body is in a still state after starting moving from a still state, and a signal containing the specified current position is output to the outside. The mobile body includes a power unit that supplies power to power-consuming units inside the mobile body. The power unit supplies power to the position specification unit during a period from first timing after the mobile body starts the movement to second timing after the mobile body enters the still state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto ARUGA
  • Patent number: 11054650
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device that enables a user to visually recognize a virtual image and an external scene includes an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image and an augmented reality processing unit that forms on the image display unit the virtual image indicating a virtual object which is an object for providing augmented reality to the user and of which the user's visual discomfort is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Hideho Kaneko, Masahide Takano, Naoto Aruga, Kaori Sendai
  • Patent number: 11046429
    Abstract: A head mounted display capable of controlling maneuver of an unmanned vehicle, the head mounted display including a display section that allows visual recognition of an outside scene, a GNSS information acquisition section that acquires a GNSS information, a communication section capable of performing communication using wireless communication with the unmanned vehicle, and a control section, wherein the control section evaluates whether or not the unmanned vehicle has entered a visual field visually recognizable through the display section in a case where the unmanned vehicle travels in an automatic navigation mode in which the unmanned vehicle moves toward a position indicated by the GNSS information and causes the unmanned vehicle to terminate the travel in the automatic navigation mode but travel in a specific navigation mode different from the automatic navigation mode in a case where the control section determines that the unmanned vehicle has entered the visual field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Aruga, Yuichi Mori
  • Publication number: 20200326553
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a frame having conductivity, a first display device and a second display device supported by the frame, a cable shielded by a conductive cloth, and a screwing structure configured to interpose the cable between the frame and the first and second display devices. The screwing structure holds a conducting region of the frame and the conductive cloth in a state where the conducting region of the frame and the conductive cloth are electrically coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro YOSHIMURA, Kazuya KAMAKURA, Naoto ARUGA
  • Patent number: 10627626
    Abstract: An HMD includes a beacon reception unit that receives a beacon signal and a control unit that controls a reception period of the beacon reception unit and intermittently receives a beacon signal. The control unit selects the beacon signal based on a reception strength of the beacon signal received by the beacon reception unit and changes a reception period of the beacon signal reception unit in accordance with a transmission timing of the selected beacon signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Aruga
  • Publication number: 20190271846
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device that enables a user to visually recognize a virtual image and an external scene includes an image display unit that causes the user to visually recognize the virtual image and an augmented reality processing unit that forms on the image display unit the virtual image indicating a virtual object which is an object for providing augmented reality to the user and of which the user's visual discomfort is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Hideho Kaneko, Masahide Takano, Naoto Aruga, Kaori Sendai
  • Patent number: 10297062
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image and an outside scene includes an outside-scene acquiring unit configured to acquire outside scene information including at least a feature of the outside scene in a visual field direction of the user, a position estimating unit configured to estimate, on the basis of at least two kinds of the outside scene information acquired by the outside-scene acquiring unit over time, a position of any target object present in a real world, and an augmented-reality processing unit configured to cause the image display unit to form, on the basis of the estimated position of the target object, the virtual image representing a virtual object to be added to the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenro Yajima, Shinichi Kobayashi, Naoto Aruga
  • Patent number: 10205990
    Abstract: A device for sending or receiving a video according to a video wireless transmission standard for transmitting a video via one-to-one wireless communication, includes: a connection control unit which controls establishment of connection according to the video wireless transmission standard between the device and a connection destination device; and a state changing unit which changes the state of one of the device and the connection destination device prior to the establishment of the connection, if both of the device and the connection destination device are in a sending-side state of functioning as a sending-side device of the video, or if both of the device and the connection destination device are in a receiving-side state of functioning as a receiving-side device of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Aruga, Keiichi Okano
  • Publication number: 20180281950
    Abstract: A head mounted display capable of controlling maneuver of an unmanned vehicle, the head mounted display including a display section that allows visual recognition of an outside scene, a GNSS information acquisition section that acquires a GNSS information, a communication section capable of performing communication using wireless communication with the unmanned vehicle, and a control section, wherein the control section evaluates whether or not the unmanned vehicle has entered a visual field visually recognizable through the display section in a case where the unmanned vehicle travels in an automatic navigation mode in which the unmanned vehicle moves toward a position indicated by the GNSS information and causes the unmanned vehicle to terminate the travel in the automatic navigation mode but travel in a specific navigation mode different from the automatic navigation mode in a case where the control section determines that the unmanned vehicle has entered the visual field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto ARUGA, Yuichi MORI
  • Patent number: 10082671
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes: a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to a target present in a predetermined range; an imaging unit that images the predetermined range and acquires different preliminary information from the measured distance; and a distance decision unit that decides a distance to the target included in a second region based on the preliminary information acquired in regard to the target included in a measured first region when the first region and the second region different from the first region are included in the predetermined range in which the target is imaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Aruga