Patents by Inventor Norimasa Ozaki

Norimasa Ozaki 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: 20210194525
    Abstract: A wireless antenna module includes a housing, at least a wireless antenna a main controller and an externally connection connector provided to the housing. The main controller has at least a processor which performs handling of information with other devices connected via the external connection connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko AKI, Norimasa OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210102561
    Abstract: An abnormality detecting system and an abnormality detecting method acquires a stroke of a piston as input from outside, calculates a travel time of the piston based on the results of sensing obtained by a first sensor and a second sensor, calculates a total travel distance of the piston using the number of operations and the stroke of the piston, and detects an abnormality of the actuator based on the travel time and the number of operations or the total travel distance of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko AKI, Norimasa OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210059007
    Abstract: A wireless communication system allows the movement of a carriage or an automated conveyance vehicle to which a plurality of slave wireless device and a plurality of appliances are provided. A master control unit of a master wireless device uses a master communication unit to transmit a cut-off request signal to a slave wireless device deviating from a communication-target region. If a slave communication unit receives the cut-off request signal, a slave control unit of the slave wireless device cuts off a wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiko AKI, Norimasa OZAKI
  • Patent number: 10834334
    Abstract: To provide a user with an effect switcher having improved usability. The effect switcher includes an output terminal that outputs a plurality of first video signals to be transmitted to a multi-view processor, as an optical multiplex signal. For example, the effect switcher further includes: an output terminal that outputs a single second video signal to be transmitted to the multi-view processor; and an information insertion unit that inserts, into the optical multiplex signal, information for designating a display region of an image based on the single second video signal on a screen on which an image based on each of the first video signals is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sensaburo Nakamura, Norimasa Ozaki, Takahiro Hirabayashi, Tetsuya Kikukawa, Mitsuru Murakami, Koichi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190253640
    Abstract: To improve user operability. Provided is a Next change operating section that receives a changing operation on each item in a Next control data set being in a control state of a Next-use M/E of a switcher (vision mixer). When a changing operation is received in the Next change operating section, that is, when there is a changing operation, a control section changes contents of the Next control data set, and in accordance with the changed contents of the Next control data set, sends a control signal concerning the Next-use M/E to the switcher. A user can simply and easily change the contents of the Next control data set by operating the Next change operating section, and operability can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: SENSABURO NAKAMURA, HIDEHITO YAKUSHIJI, NORIMASA OZAKI, TAKAFUMI ITO, NAOMI EGASHIRA
  • Patent number: 10223823
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image selection unit selectively extracting one image data from a plurality of input image data; an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image based on computer graphics description data; a surface designation unit designating a surface of a predetermined polygon using surfaces of polygons among the computer graphics description data as a selection; and an image mapping unit texture-mapping an image according to the image data extracted by the image selection unit onto the surface of the polygon designated by the surface designation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sensaburo Nakamura, Norimasa Ozaki, Takeo Ugai, Toshimasa Kakihara
  • Patent number: 10139247
    Abstract: A number n of Hall elements of a position detecting device output analog detection signals responsive to magnetism from a magnet of a piston. A number n of AD converters carry out analog to digital conversion to convert the analog detection signals into digital detection signals. A ladder circuit receives, as an n-bit digital signal, the digital detection signals output from a number n of magnetic detectors, and performs digital to analog conversion thereof into a single analog output signal. A control IC detects an approximate position of the piston on the basis of the single analog output signal that is input thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamagishi, Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10119836
    Abstract: A detecting unit detects a first output signal and a second output signal, which are output by a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on an actuator, and outputs a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a measurement unit. Based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, the measurement unit measures a tact time taken for a piston to move from one end to another end of a movement range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Aki, Takaaki Goto, Takahiro Shinozaki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20180316874
    Abstract: To provide a user with an effect switcher having improved usability. The effect switcher includes an output terminal that outputs a plurality of first video signals to be transmitted to a multi-view processor, as an optical multiplex signal. For example, the effect switcher further includes: an output terminal that outputs a single second video signal to be transmitted to the multi-view processor; and an information insertion unit that inserts, into the optical multiplex signal, information for designating a display region of an image based on the single second video signal on a screen on which an image based on each of the first video signals is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sensaburo NAKAMURA, Norimasa OZAKI, Takahiro HIRABAYASHI, Tetsuya KIKUKAWA, Mitsuru MURAKAMI, Koichi ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10009874
    Abstract: An industrial wireless communications system includes a PLC that performs at least monitoring within an industrial facility, at least one master wireless device connected to the PLC by a fieldbus, a plurality of slave wireless devices, which are installed corresponding to respective hardware devices, and carry out wireless communications with the master wireless device, a connection processing unit that carries out a connection process wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices, and a transmission/reception processing unit that transmits and receives data wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Aki, Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Koji Kunii, Toshiaki Kuwahara, Yoshihiro Nozaki, Shengcong Wu, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20170289959
    Abstract: An industrial wireless communications system includes a PLC that performs at least monitoring within an industrial facility, at least one master wireless device connected to the PLC by a fieldbus, a plurality of slave wireless devices, which are installed corresponding to respective hardware devices, and carry out wireless communications with the master wireless device, a connection processing unit that carries out a connection process wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices, and a transmission/reception processing unit that transmits and receives data wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko AKI, Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Koji Kunii, Toshiaki Kuwahara, Yoshihiro Nozaki, Shengcong Wu, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20170176215
    Abstract: A number n of Hall elements of a position detecting device output analog detection signals responsive to magnetism from a magnet of a piston. A number n of AD converters carry out analog to digital conversion to convert the analog detection signals into digital detection signals. A ladder circuit receives, as an n-bit digital signal, the digital detection signals output from a number n of magnetic detectors, and performs digital to analog conversion thereof into a single analog output signal. A control IC detects an approximate position of the piston on the basis of the single analog output signal that is input thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMAGISHI, Tomohiko AKI, Norimasa OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160019710
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image selection unit selectively extracting one image data from a plurality of input image data; an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image based on computer graphics description data; a surface designation unit designating a surface of a predetermined polygon using surfaces of polygons among the computer graphics description data as a selection; and an image mapping unit texture-mapping an image according to the image data extracted by the image selection unit onto the surface of the polygon designated by the surface designation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: SENSABURO NAKAMURA, NORIMASA OZAKI, TAKEO UGAI, TOSHIMASA KAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160003640
    Abstract: A detecting unit detects a first output signal and a second output signal, which are output by a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on an actuator, and outputs a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a measurement unit. Based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, the measurement unit measures a tact time taken for a piston to move from one end to another end of a movement range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko AKI, Takaaki Goto, Takahiro Shinozaki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9165395
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image selection unit selectively extracting one image data from a plurality of input image data; an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image based on computer graphics description data; a surface designation unit designating a surface of a predetermined polygon using surfaces of polygons among the computer graphics description data as a selection; and an image mapping unit texture-mapping an image according to the image data extracted by the image selection unit onto the surface of the polygon designated by the surface designation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Sensaburo Nakamura, Norimasa Ozaki, Takeo Ugai, Toshimasa Kakihara
  • Patent number: 9001139
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an image generation mechanism configured to generate computer graphics images based on computer graphics description data, an image mapping mechanism configured to designate an object or a part of the object of computer graphics drawn by the image generation mechanism as a texture map target, and to texture map texture map images to a surface of the texture map target, and a superimposition mechanism configured to superimpose superimposition images at a position corresponding to the texture map target of the computer graphics images where the texture map has been performed in the image mapping mechanism, based on position information for the texture map target of the computer graphic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Sensaburo Nakamura, Norimasa Ozaki, Takeo Ugai, Toshimasa Kakihara
  • Patent number: D788701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Goto, Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: D869410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuko Kochi, Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: D901385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Aki, Yuko Kochi, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: D924138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Aki, Yuko Kochi, Norimasa Ozaki