Patents by Inventor Osamu Harada
Osamu Harada 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: 20230381948Abstract: A transfer robot includes a plurality of hands, a plurality of hand drive motors, and an arm. The plurality of hands are capable of holding a transfer target object, and pivot individually around a pivoting axis. The plurality of hand drive motors are arranged in a direction following the pivoting axis, such that a motor axis to which the plurality of hands are each connected becomes concentric with the pivoting axis, and directly drive the plurality of hands, respectively. The arm includes therein the plurality of hand drive motors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Hiroki SANEMASA, Ryosuke WATANABE, Osamu HARADA, Osamu KOMIYAJI, Masanobu KAKIHARA, Yuki HONDA
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Patent number: 11506787Abstract: A sensor device measuring a distance to an object includes: a light projection unit repeatedly emitting detection light toward the object; a light reception unit receiving reflected light of the detection light and outputting a binarized light reception signal (RT); a light projection oscillation unit controlling the emission of the detection light and outputting a start signal synchronized with the emission of the detection light; a counter measurement unit starting counting of the RT when receiving the RT and the start signal, and outputting a stop signal corresponding to a feature point of the RT; a delay line measurement unit outputting a delay line output signal corresponding to the delay time of the RT near the feature point of the RT when receiving the RT and the stop signal; and a distance calculation unit calculating the distance to the object based on the delay line output signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Shoichi Ohnaka, Yusuke Iida, Ryosuke Tsuzuki, Koji Iguchi, Osamu Harada
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Patent number: 11294057Abstract: A displacement sensor includes an emitting unit periodically emitting pulse signals; a receiving unit receiving reflection signals generated from the pulse signals and reflected by an object and outputs binary signals that indicate signal intensity of the received reflection signals; a waveform summation unit generating a summation waveform by accumulating temporal waveforms of the binary signals for the respective corresponding periods of time with reference to emission timings of the corresponding pulse signals; a distance calculation unit calculating a value that indicates a distance to the object on the basis of waveform features corresponding to waveform features of the pulse signals that appear in the summation waveform; and a reception signal amount calculation unit calculating a reception signal amount that is intensity of the reflection signals received by the receiving unit on the basis of feature amounts indicated by cumulative values that appear in the summation waveform.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yusuke Iida, Ryosuke Tsuzuki, Shoichi Ohnaka, Koji Iguchi, Osamu Harada
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Publication number: 20220001541Abstract: A transfer robot includes one arm, another arm, a motor, and a brake. The another arm is connected to the one arm via a shaft such that the another arm is rotatable relatively with respect to the one arm around a shaft axis of the shaft. The motor includes a rotor rotatable around the shaft axis to rotate the another arm around the shaft axis, and a stator connected to the one arm. The brake is provided at the another arm to apply a force to the stator so as to suppress relative rotation between the stator and the rotor when electric power is not supplied to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Osamu HARADA, Toshiyuki HARADA, Kentaro YOTSUJI
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Patent number: 11190704Abstract: An imaging apparatus including: a main image-capture unit; a sub-image-capture unit including an optical system and an image-capture element different from the main image-capture unit capturing an image of an image capturing range of the main image-capture unit and its peripheral region; and a display unit displaying, during live view, an image from the sub-image-capture unit and a recording region being an image capturing range of the main image-capture unit, wherein when the main object is in the recording region, the exposure of the sub-image-capture unit is controlled based on photometric information in the recording region, meanwhile when the main object is out of the recording region and there is a region including brightness exceeding a predetermined value outside the recording region, the exposure of the sub-image-capture unit is controlled to be reduced by a predetermined value, and an image output from the sub-image-capture unit is displayed in live view.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Harada
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Patent number: 11167419Abstract: A transfer robot includes one arm, another arm, and a motor. The one arm has a first connection portion. The other arm has a second connection portion that is connected to the first connection portion of the one arm via a shaft such that the other arm is rotatable relatively with respect to the one arm around a shaft axis of the shaft. The motor is provided inside the first connection portion of the one arm. The motor includes a rotor rotatable around the shaft axis to rotate the one arm or the other arm around the shaft axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Osamu Harada, Toshiyuki Harada, Kentaro Yotsuji
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Patent number: 11048404Abstract: An apparatus includes an operation unit, a movement amount correction unit, and a display control unit. The operation unit is configured to acquire a drag operation on a display unit. The movement amount correction unit is configured to increase a movement amount of the drag operation. The display control unit is configured to control the display unit according to the increased movement amount.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Harada, Takeo Doi, Junji Itoyama
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Publication number: 20200314318Abstract: An imaging apparatus including: a main image-capture unit; a sub-image-capture unit including an optical system and an image-capture element different from the main image-capture unit capturing an image of an image capturing range of the main image-capture unit and its peripheral region; and a display unit displaying, during live view, an image from the sub-image-capture unit and a recording region being an image capturing range of the main image-capture unit, wherein when the main object is in the recording region, the exposure of the sub-image-capture unit is controlled based on photometric information in the recording region, meanwhile when the main object is out of the recording region and there is a region including brightness exceeding a predetermined value outside the recording region, the exposure of the sub-image-capture unit is controlled to be reduced by a predetermined value, and an image output from the sub-image-capture unit is displayed in live view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Osamu Harada
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Publication number: 20200209395Abstract: A sensor device measuring a distance to an object includes: a light projection unit repeatedly emitting detection light toward the object; a light reception unit receiving reflected light of the detection light and outputting a binarized light reception signal (RT); a light projection oscillation unit controlling the emission of the detection light and outputting a start signal synchronized with the emission of the detection light; a counter measurement unit starting counting of the RT when receiving the RT and the start signal, and outputting a stop signal corresponding to a feature point of the RT; a delay line measurement unit outputting a delay line output signal corresponding to the delay time of the RT near the feature point of the RT when receiving the RT and the stop signal; and a distance calculation unit calculating the distance to the object based on the delay line output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Shoichi OHNAKA, Yusuke IIDA, Ryosuke TSUZUKI, Koji IGUCHI, Osamu HARADA
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Publication number: 20200089380Abstract: An apparatus includes an operation unit, a movement amount correction unit, and a display control unit. The operation unit is configured to acquire a drag operation on a display unit. The movement amount correction unit is configured to increase a movement amount of the drag operation. The display control unit is configured to control the display unit according to the increased movement amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu HARADA, Takeo DOI, Junji ITOYAMA
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Patent number: 10581298Abstract: A robot arm apparatus includes a base structure, a first arm, a first actuator, and an assisting device. The first arm is pivotable relative to the base structure about a first pivot axis. The first actuator is configured to pivotally actuate the first arm relative to the base structure. The assisting device is configured to apply an assist rotational force to the first arm to assist the first actuator.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kazuhiro Haniya, Hidenori Matsuura, Takashi Sanada, Osamu Harada, Shingo Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Saito, Daisuke Miyazaki, Ken Nakamura, Hirotaka Morita, Tomoharu Gyotoku, Kanji Takanishi, Takao Sumi, Shoji Kurihara
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Publication number: 20200016755Abstract: A transfer robot includes one arm, another arm, and a motor. The one arm has a first connection portion. The other arm has a second connection portion that is connected to the first connection portion of the one arm via a shaft such that the other arm is rotatable relatively with respect to the one arm around a shaft axis of the shaft. The motor is provided inside the first connection portion of the one arm. The motor includes a rotor rotatable around the shaft axis to rotate the one arm or the other arm around the shaft axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Osamu HARADA, Toshiyuki HARADA, Kentaro YOTSUJI
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Patent number: 10521104Abstract: An apparatus includes an operation unit, a movement amount correction unit, and a display control unit. The operation unit is configured to acquire a drag operation on a display unit. The movement amount correction unit is configured to increase a movement amount of the drag operation. The display control unit is configured to control the display unit according to the increased movement amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Harada, Takeo Doi, Junji Itoyama
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Publication number: 20190129033Abstract: A displacement sensor includes an emitting unit periodically emitting pulse signals; a receiving unit receiving reflection signals generated from the pulse signals and reflected by an object and outputs binary signals that indicate signal intensity of the received reflection signals; a waveform summation unit generating a summation waveform by accumulating temporal waveforms of the binary signals for the respective corresponding periods of time with reference to emission timings of the corresponding pulse signals; a distance calculation unit calculating a value that indicates a distance to the object on the basis of waveform features corresponding to waveform features of the pulse signals that appear in the summation waveform; and a reception signal amount calculation unit calculating a reception signal amount that is intensity of the reflection signals received by the receiving unit on the basis of feature amounts indicated by cumulative values that appear in the summation waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yusuke IIDA, Ryosuke TSUZUKI, Shoichi OHNAKA, Koji IGUCHI, Osamu HARADA
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Publication number: 20180052578Abstract: An apparatus includes an operation unit, a movement amount correction unit, and a display control unit. The operation unit is configured to acquire a drag operation on a display unit. The movement amount correction unit is configured to increase a movement amount of the drag operation. The display control unit is configured to control the display unit according to the increased movement amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu HARADA, Takeo DOI, Junji ITOYAMA
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Patent number: 9811252Abstract: An apparatus includes an operation unit, a movement amount correction unit, and a display control unit. The operation unit is configured to acquire a drag operation on a display unit. The movement amount correction unit is configured to increase a movement amount of the drag operation. The display control unit is configured to control the display unit according to the increased movement amount.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Harada, Takeo Doi, Junji Itoyama
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Publication number: 20170036293Abstract: A robot arm apparatus includes a base structure, a first arm, a first actuator, and an assisting device. The first arm is pivotable relative to the base structure about a first pivot axis. The first actuator is configured to pivotally actuate the first arm relative to the base structure. The assisting device is configured to apply an assist rotational force to the first arm to assist the first actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kazuhiro HANIYA, Hidenori MATSUURA, Takashi SANADA, Osamu HARADA, Shingo TSUTSUMI, Hiroshi SAITO, Daisuke MIYAZAKI, Ken NAKAMURA, Hirotaka MORITA, Tomoharu GYOTOKU, Kanji TAKANISHI, Takao SUMI, Shoji KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20160172657Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes an outer package (11); an electrode structure (20) contained inside the outer package, wherein the electrode structure includes an anode (22) and a cathode (21); an electrolytic solution contained inside the outer package, and a safety valve mechanism (15) configured to interrupt a current in accordance with an internal pressure of the outer package, wherein at least one of the non-impregnation electrolytic solution is in an amount so as to increase an operation probability of the safety valve mechanism and the anode includes a material that electrochemically generates gas at an anode potential so as to increase an operation probability of the safety valve mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: TAKAAKI MATSUI, OSAMU HARADA, MASAKI KURATSUKA
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Publication number: 20140283642Abstract: A robot includes a link having a longitudinal base end rotatably connected to a member so as to rotate about a rotation axis perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the link. The link is formed into a tubular shape such that a cross section of the link perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has an elliptical shape or a substantially rectangular shape with at least one curvilinear corner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Osamu HARADA, Atsushi ICHIBANGASE
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Patent number: 8774993Abstract: A hybrid vehicle is equipped with an engine and a motor generator (MG2) serving as a power source for driving the vehicle. A catalytic converter is provided in an exhaust pipe of the engine. An HV-ECU estimates a possible EV-running distance based on an SOC of a power storage device for comparison with a traveling distance (L) to a destination set by a navigation device. When the possible EV-running distance is longer than the traveling distance (L), the HV-ECU outputs a control signal (CTL2) instructing prohibition of warm-up of the catalytic converter, to an EG-ECU.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Harada, Daigo Ando