Patents by Inventor Naoya Taniguchi
Naoya Taniguchi 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: 20230276547Abstract: A heating cooker of the present disclosure includes a heating chamber for accommodating a heating target; a heating unit; a control unit; a detection unit; an illumination unit; an image-capturing unit; a recognition processing unit; and a notification unit. The heating unit heats a heating target. The control unit controls heating by the heating unit. The detection unit detects opening/closing of a door of the heating chamber. The illumination unit illuminates an interior of the heating chamber. The image-capturing unit captures images of the interior of the heating chamber when the door is opened and closed. The recognition processing unit is operable to read the heating control information provided to the heating target from the captured images. When the recognition processing unit successfully reads the heating control information when the door is opened, the control unit causes the notification unit to notify success in reading the heating control information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: NAOYA TANIGUCHI, GANTETSU MATSUI, KIYOSHI NAKASHITA
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Publication number: 20220418055Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating chamber, an imaging device, a heating device, and control device (300). Control device (300) includes captured image acquisition unit (302), heating information acquisition unit (303), heating controller (307), and state detector (304). Captured image acquisition unit (302) acquires an image captured by the imaging device. Heating information acquisition unit (303) acquires heating information by referring to the image of a heating target acquired. Heating controller (307) controls the heating device according to the heating information. State detector (304) detects presence or absence of the heating target in the heating chamber or removal of the heating target from the heating chamber by referring to the image captured. Heating information acquisition unit (303) acquires the heating information when state detector (304) detects absence of the heating target in the heating chamber or removal of the heating target from the heating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: NAOYA TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220151037Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cavity for accommodating a heating target, an imager for capturing an image of an interior of the heating cavity, and an exposure controller for performing exposure control. The exposure controller is operable to perform the exposure control based on gray level information obtained from the image captured by the imager. As a result, it is possible to acquire an image for recognition after accurately detecting the illuminance of the interior of the heating cavity and performing exposure control.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: NAOYA TANIGUCHI, HIROHISA IMAI, GANTETSU MATSUI, SHINYA IWADARE
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Patent number: 10986703Abstract: Heating control information recognizing unit recognizes heating control information of an object to be heated from an image of the inside of heating chamber captured by imaging unit, and heating controller controls heating unit based on the heating control information. When it is difficult for heating control information recognizing unit to perform recognition, disposing position guide unit guides the object to be heated to a capturing range of imaging unit. It is thus possible to recognize the heating control information with a simple configuration including a single camera functioning as imaging unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirohisa Imai, Gantetsu Matsui, Naoya Taniguchi, Mariko Takenouchi, Saki Takakura
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Publication number: 20190141797Abstract: Heating control information recognizing unit recognizes heating control information of an object to be heated from an image of the inside of heating chamber captured by imaging unit, and heating controller controls heating unit based on the heating control information. When it is difficult for heating control information recognizing unit to perform recognition, disposing position guide unit guides the object to be heated to a capturing range of imaging unit. It is thus possible to recognize the heating control information with a simple configuration including a single camera functioning as imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: HIROHISA IMAI, GANTETSU MATSUI, NAOYA TANIGUCHI, MARIKO TAKENOUCHI, SAKI TAKAKURA
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Patent number: 9744949Abstract: Provided is a vehicle speed control device with respect to which the speed at which a centrifugal brake operates can be easily changed from the outside without disassembling the device. A brake drum 11 is fixed to a vehicle body 101a. A brake shoe 23 rotates around a rotary shaft 20 of the wheel 101c, and reduces the rotation speed of the wheel 101c as a result of coming into contact with an inner circumferential side face of the brake drum 11. A spring 24 prevents contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c is lower than or equal to a predetermined speed, and permits contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c exceeds the predetermined speed. A position change mechanism 25 is installed within the brake drum 11, and changes the position of an end of the spring 24 on one end side.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: NABTESCO CORPORATION, ACRO NAINEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Takezawa, Shinpei Matsuo, Naoya Taniguchi, Satoshi Katsumoto
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Patent number: 9690038Abstract: A backlight includes a light source and one or more light recycling films. The light source generates light that exits the light source with an angular exit distribution. The light recycling films are oriented in relation to the light source so that the prism peaks of the recycling films are oriented away from the light source. The recycling films have a range of optimal incident angles that allow light to pass through the recycling films without recycling. The components of the light source, the characteristics of the recycling films, or both, are configured to control the overlap between the exit distribution of the light source and the optimal incident angle range of the recycling films.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Gary T. Boyd, Ji-Young Choi, John T. Cowher, Yasuyuki Daigo, Kenneth A. Epstein, Shandon D. Hart, Charles D. Hoyle, Min-Young Ji, Chideuk Kim, Byung-Soo Ko, Keith M. Kotchick, Wade D. Kretman, David J. Lamb, Seo-Hern Lee, Eric W. Nelson, Youngsoo Park, Xianneng Peng, Yuji Saito, Naoya Taniguchi, John F. Van Derlofske, III, Leland R. Whitney, Xingpeng Yang, Yang Yu, Jie Zhou, Rui Zhang
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Publication number: 20140224597Abstract: Provided is a vehicle speed control device with respect to which the speed at which a centrifugal brake operates can be easily changed from the outside without disassembling the device. A brake drum 11 is fixed to a vehicle body 101a. A brake shoe 23 rotates around a rotary shaft 20 of the wheel 101c, and reduces the rotation speed of the wheel 101c as a result of coming into contact with an inner circumferential side face of the brake drum 11. A spring 24 prevents contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c is lower than or equal to a predetermined speed, and permits contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c exceeds the predetermined speed. A position change mechanism 25 is installed within the brake drum 11, and changes the position of an end of the spring 24 on one end side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicants: ACRO NAINEN CO., LTD., NABTESCO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Takezawa, Shinpei Matsuo, Naoya Taniguchi, Satoshi Katsumoto
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Publication number: 20130265344Abstract: A smoothing circuit is configured such that: a voltage between two voltages having been divided by voltage dividing resistors near a node to which an intermediate reference voltage is applied is further divided by buffers and voltage dividing resistors into intermediate voltages which are output as grayscale voltages, respectively. Also, a voltage between the voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors and a voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors, and a voltage between the voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors and a voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors are further divided, thereby generating intermediate voltages which are output as grayscale voltages and, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoya Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20120057100Abstract: There are provided optical members having a microlens array structure that can be produced by a more simple process, as well as devices employing them. The optical members have on one main surface a microlens array formed using a replication process that employs a mold comprising a plurality of gas bubbles arranged on a replication surface. There are also provided devices that employ the optical members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Shoichi Masuda, Atsushi Toyota, Naoya Taniguchi, Shinichiro Nakamura, Masaru Iwasawa, Jiro Hattori
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Publication number: 20110261584Abstract: A backlight includes a light source and one or more light recycling films. The light source generates light that exits the light source with an angular exit distribution. The light recycling films are oriented in relation to the light source so that the prism peaks of the recycling films are oriented away from the light source. The recycling films have a range of optimal incident angles that allow light to pass through the recycling films without recycling. The components of the light source, the characteristics of the recycling films, or both, are configured to control the overlap between the exit distribution of the light source and the optimal incident angle range of the recycling films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2008Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Gary T. Boyd, Ji-Young Choi, John T. Cowher, Yasuyuki Daigo, Kenneth A. Epstein, Shandon D. Hart, Charles D. Hoyle, Min-Young Ji, Chideuk kim, Byung-Soo Ko, Keith M. Kotchick, Wade D. Kretman, David J. Lamb, Seo-Hern Lee, Eric W. Nelson, Youngsoo Park, Xianneng Peng, Yuji Saito, Naoya Taniguchi, John F. Van Derlofske, III, Leland R. Whitney, Kingpeng Yang, Yang Yu, Jie Zhou, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 6550597Abstract: In an emergency brake mechanism of the present invention, a rotation input shaft is increased in rotation speed by a planetary set-up gear to centrifuge weights. Through the action of the centrifugal force of the weights, linings of the brake shoes are brought into press-contact with a fixed portion to reduce rotation of the rotation input shaft, such that a large braking power is produced for a compact emergency brake mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Wakayama Nainenki Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoya Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20020046815Abstract: In an emergency brake mechanism of the present invention, a rotation input shaft is increased in rotation speed by a planetary set-up gear to centrifuge weights, so that through the action of the centrifugal force of the weights, linings of the brake shoes are brought into press-contact with a fixed portion, to reduce rotation of the rotation input shaft, such that a large braking power is produced for a compact emergency brake mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventor: Naoya Taniguchi