Patents by Inventor Noboru Abe

Noboru Abe 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090048
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a first communicator capable of wireless-communicating using a cellular communication scheme; a second communicator capable of wireless-communicating with another communication apparatus using a first communication scheme (not the cellular communication scheme); and a controller controlling the first and second communicators to execute a first communication mode. The second communicator transmits a wireless connection request to the other communication apparatus in the first communication mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki URANO, Noboru ABE, Kenji KATO
  • Patent number: 10006814
    Abstract: A temperature detecting device (101) includes: a detecting unit (11) which detects a temperature of a heat source (1); a power generation unit (12) which includes a thermoelectric conversion element (3) and is spaced from the detecting unit (11); a first heat transfer unit (41) that transfers heat or cold of the heat source (1) to the power generation unit (12); a radiator (13) which is remote from the power generation unit (12) so as to radiate heat or cold to outside; a second heat transfer unit (42) that receives heat or cold from the power generation unit (12) and that transfers the heat or cold to the radiating unit (13); and an output unit (14) that outputs a result of the measurement made by the temperature receiving element (2). The thermoelectric conversion element (3) generates electric power by way of a temperature difference between a surface (3a) and a surface (3b) and supplies electric power to the temperature receiving element (2) and the output unit (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., DAIHATSU DIESEL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Funahashi, Takanori Nakamura, Masaru Mochizuki, Noboru Abe, Junya Chujo
  • Patent number: 9639790
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a dither processing unit configured to perform dither processing on image data having a first resolution M by using a dither threshold value matrix and a resolution conversion unit configured to perform resolution conversion to convert the image data that is generated by the dither processing unit and which has the first resolution M into image data having a second resolution N lower than the first resolution M by using a filter, and the pixel of a growth center of the dither threshold value matrix and the center pixel of the processing using the filter coincide with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Publication number: 20160097684
    Abstract: A temperature detecting device (101) includes: a detecting unit (11) which detects a temperature of a heat source (1); a power generation unit (12) which includes a thermoelectric conversion element (3) and is spaced from the detecting unit (11); a first heat transfer unit (41) that transfers heat or cold of the heat source (1) to the power generation unit (12); a radiator (13) which is remote from the power generation unit (12) so as to radiate heat or cold to outside; a second heat transfer unit (42) that receives heat or cold from the power generation unit (12) and that transfers the heat or cold to the radiating unit (13); and an output unit (14) that outputs a result of the measurement made by the temperature receiving element (2). The thermoelectric conversion element (3) generates electric power by way of a temperature difference between a surface (3a) and a surface (3b) and supplies electric power to the temperature receiving element (2) and the output unit (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Shuichi Funahashi, Takanori Nakamura, Masaru Mochizuki, Noboru Abe, Junya Chujo
  • Publication number: 20150254537
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a dither processing unit configured to perform dither processing on image data having a first resolution M by using a dither threshold value matrix and a resolution conversion unit configured to perform resolution conversion to convert the image data that is generated by the dither processing unit and which has the first resolution M into image data having a second resolution N lower than the first resolution M by using a filter, and the pixel of a growth center of the dither threshold value matrix and the center pixel of the processing using the filter coincide with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Patent number: 9128559
    Abstract: The electronic device for executing the predetermined operation based on the press includes a control unit configured to set an execution standard for executing the predetermined operation based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operation. The control unit sets the cancellation standard to be higher than the execution standard. Also, the control unit sets a plurality of execution standards for executing predetermined operations based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operations associated with the plurality of execution standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Patent number: 9082161
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a decision unit which decides, based on a first resolution and a second resolution, a sampling pixel to be used for resolution conversion in the first image data; a determination unit which determines whether the first image data includes a white line of not larger than a predetermined width; a replacing unit which, in a case where a pixel of interest in the first image data is a pixel included in the white line and is not the sampling pixel, replaces a value of the pixel of interest with a value of a pixel adjacent to the pixel of interest; and a conversion unit which converts the first image data including the replaced value of the pixel into the second image data having the second resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Patent number: 9076235
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which generates, from first image data having a first resolution, second image data having a second resolution lower than the first resolution, comprises: a determination unit configured to determine a pixel of interest in the first image data based on the first resolution and the second resolution; a selection unit configured to select one of a plurality of filters in accordance with a position of the pixel of interest in the first image data that has been determined by the determination unit; and a generation unit configured to generate second image data having the second resolution by performing filter processing for a region including the pixel of interest by using the filter selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Publication number: 20140233046
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a decision unit which decides, based on a first resolution and a second resolution, a sampling pixel to be used for resolution conversion in the first image data; a determination unit which determines whether the first image data includes a white line of not larger than a predetermined width; a replacing unit which, in a case where a pixel of interest in the first image data is a pixel included in the white line and is not the sampling pixel, replaces a value of the pixel of interest with a value of a pixel adjacent to the pixel of interest; and a conversion unit which converts the first image data including the replaced value of the pixel into the second image data having the second resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noboru ABE
  • Publication number: 20140118752
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which generates, from first image data having a first resolution, second image data having a second resolution lower than the first resolution, comprises: a determination unit configured to determine a pixel of interest in the first image data based on the first resolution and the second resolution; a selection unit configured to select one of a plurality of filters in accordance with a position of the pixel of interest in the first image data that has been determined by the determination unit; and a generation unit configured to generate second image data having the second resolution by performing filter processing for a region including the pixel of interest by using the filter selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Patent number: 8379273
    Abstract: In a halftone image after halftone processing, significant dot values within a reference window that encompasses a pixel of interest are accumulated, and by referring to a conversion table based on the accumulated values, a multilevel pixel value that corresponds to that pixel of interest is restored. At this time, the size of the reference window is determined such that a product of a bit depth in the halftone processing and the number of pixels within the reference window becomes a minimum value that exceeds the number of tones in a multilevel image after restoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Publication number: 20130002581
    Abstract: The electronic device for executing the predetermined operation based on the press includes a control unit configured to set an execution standard for executing the predetermined operation based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operation. The control unit sets the cancellation standard to be higher than the execution standard. Also, the control unit sets a plurality of execution standards for executing predetermined operations based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operations associated with the plurality of execution standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noboru ABE
  • Patent number: 7763750
    Abstract: A novel process for producing a 2-halogenobenzamide compound useful as a raw material or active ingredient for medicines and agricultural chemicals. The process, which is for producing a 2-halogenobenzamide compound represented by the general formula (I): (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R6 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R5 represents C1-6 alkyl; k is 1 or 2; Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen, halogeno, etc.; and X represents chlorine, bromine, or iodine), is characterized by reacting an benzamide compound with a halogenating agent in the presence of a palladium catalyst to obtain a substituted benzamide compound and then reacting the resultant substituted benzamide compound with an oxidizing agent after or without isolating the substituted benzamide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Abe, Hiroki Kodama, Akihiko Yoshiura
  • Publication number: 20100103467
    Abstract: In a halftone image after halftone processing, significant dot values within a reference window that encompasses a pixel of interest are accumulated, and by referring to a conversion table based on the accumulated values, a multilevel pixel value that corresponds to that pixel of interest is restored. At this time, the size of the reference window is determined such that a product of a bit depth in the halftone processing and the number of pixels within the reference window becomes a minimum value that exceeds the number of tones in a multilevel image after restoration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noboru Abe
  • Publication number: 20070293701
    Abstract: A novel process for producing a 2-halogenobenzamide compound useful as a raw material or active ingredient for medicines and agricultural chemicals. The process, which is for producing a 2-halogenobenzamide compound represented by the general formula (I): (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R6 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R5 represents C1-6 alkyl; k is 1 or 2; Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen, halogeno, etc.; and X represents chlorine, bromine, or iodine), is characterized by reacting an benzamide compound with a halogenating agent in the presence of a palladium catalyst to obtain a substituted benzamide compound and then reacting the resultant substituted benzamide compound with an oxidizing agent after or without isolating the substituted benzamide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Abe, Hiroki Kodama, Akihiko Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 5789902
    Abstract: A battery-monitoring circuit includes a bidirectionally current-controllable means disposed between a secondary battery and a charging circuit or a load circuit for monitoring the charge or discharge of the secondary battery to prevent undesirable charging. The current control means has characteristics as an active diode, which is constituted by an error amplifier to which a predetermined voltage and voltage between both terminals of the current control means are supplied. The current control means supplies an output to the current-controllable means, such that the output of the current-controllable means is controlled constant, equal to the predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Abe, Kohei Ito
  • Patent number: 5623580
    Abstract: A planning system for quickly forming the optimum plan for a given planning problem, includes a setting unit for accepting the given planning problem; an optimization unit for creating an objective function which expresses an item intended to be minimized or maximized in the planning problem, and for executing a process which minimizes or maximizes a value of the created objective function; a storage unit for storing therein, at least, constant values which are required for the optimizing process; and a display unit for displaying a processed result of the optimization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Inoue, Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Hideo Yoshida, Yasuhiro Terada, Noboru Abe, Yoshiyuki Satoh, Masakazu Yahiro, Akemi Ohtsuki
  • Patent number: 5402519
    Abstract: A neural network system includes a qualitative evaluation section, a neural network section, a quantifying section and a display section. The qualitative evaluation section qualitatively analyzes an unknown data supplied thereto, and normalizes the result of analysis within a predetermined range. The neural network section having a neural network with plural neurons computes the network output data from the normalized unknown data produced by the qualitative evaluation section. Each neuron is connected to plural other neurons through synapses, each of which is assigned an individual weight coefficient. Each neuron is adapted to output an output function value assigned thereto associated with the total sum of the products of the output from the neurons connected thereto and the synapse weight coefficient. The quantifying section quantifies the network output data to produce desired data. The desired data thus produced is displayed on the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Inoue, Kenichi Nakamura, Keiji Oshima, Masakazu Yahiro, Minoru Koide, Noboru Abe
  • Patent number: 5039328
    Abstract: A process for producing a granular slow-acting nitrogenous fertilizer, which comprises blending an aqueous methylol urea solution to a urea-isobutyraldehyde condensate powder or a mixture thereof with a urea-formaldehyde condensate powder, and granulating the resulting blend while subjecting the methylol urea to dehydration condensation under an acidic condition to form a urea-formaldehyde condensate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Saitoh, Noboru Abe, Takahiro Watanuki
  • Patent number: D290531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Florian Seiffert, Noboru Abe