Patents by Inventor Osamu Nishimura

Osamu Nishimura 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: 20240355222
    Abstract: A simulation control apparatus includes a control stick that rotates about an axis X1 in both directions, and a reaction force generator including a tension spring that is deformed by rotation of the control stick and generates an operating reaction force of the control stick. The reaction force generator includes a transferer that is connected to the control stick and rotates together with the control stick, a first arm that rotates about an axis X2 and deforms the tension spring when rotation of the control stick in one direction is transferred to the first arm through the transferer, and a second arm that rotates about an axis X2 and deforms the tension spring when rotation of the control stick in another direction is transferred to the second arm through the transferer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshio MURATA, Seiji KOMATSU, Osamu KURACHI, Hirofumi NISHIMURA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Shinichi YOSHITANI, Yuki SHIMIZU, Yuji KAWABE, Kohei OSAKI, Kiyoshiro TAKADA
  • Patent number: 12125493
    Abstract: An online conversation management apparatus includes a processor. The processor acquires, across a network, reproduction environment information from at least one terminal that reproduces a sound image via a reproduction device. The reproduction environment information is information of a sound reproduction environment of the reproduction device. The processor acquires azimuth information. The azimuth information is information of a localization direction of the sound image with respect to a user of the terminal. The processor performs control for reproducing a sound image of each terminal based on the reproduction environment information and the azimuth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko Enamito, Osamu Nishimura, Takahiro Hiruma, Rika Hosaka, Tatsuhiko Goto
  • Publication number: 20240287277
    Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery method that is method of separating and recovering, from a mixture containing at least a resin layer 1 containing a hydrolyzable polymer A as a main component and a resin layer 2 containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer B as a main component, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the method including a decomposition and separation step of subjecting the mixture to a hydrothermal reaction treatment to hydrolyze and separate the hydrolyzable polymer A, and to separate the nonhydrolyzable polymer B while a molecular weight of thereof is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: UBE Corporation, Keiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd., TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
  • Publication number: 20240265904
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound absorption apparatus includes a front plate, a back plate, a diaphragm, a supporting member, a second frame, and a third frame. The front plate has a sound hole. The back plate faces the front plate. The diaphragm is provided between the front plate and the back plate. The supporting member supports the diaphragm. The supporting member includes a first frame attached to the diaphragm, a first member located inside the first frame and attached to the diaphragm, and a connecting member connecting the first frame and the first member. The second frame forms a first space between the front plate and the diaphragm. The third frame forms a second space between the back plate and the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA, Akihiko ENAMITO
  • Patent number: 12041382
    Abstract: An imaging device including a first filter that passes a first light and a second light; a second filter that blocks the second light; photoelectric converters that have sensitivity to the first light and the second light; and a processor, in which one of the photoelectric converters detects a light passing through the first filter to generate a first signal, one of the photoelectric converters detects a light passing through the first filter and the second filter to generate a second signal, and the processor performs the second light sensing based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Satou, Kazuko Nishimura, Yasuo Miyake, Osamu Shibata, Hiroshi Iwai
  • Publication number: 20240185204
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to acquire at least one of information indicating a payment method used by a customer who intends to use a payment device and information indicating a registration method of a product of the customer as customer information, acquire a status of a payment device including at least one of information indicating a payment method available in the payment device and information indicating a registration method of a product available in the payment device and an operation status of the payment device, and output guidance information indicating a payment device conforming to the customer information based on the customer information and the status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta DENCHIDA, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240177091
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and storing store data including the number of unpaid customers who are unpaid in a store, the number of operating payment devices, and the number of waiting customers who are waiting for payment in a payment devices, at each of a plurality of time points, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to acquire the number of currently operating payment devices, calculate the number of currently unpaid customers based on the sensor data of the store, specify past store data in which the number of unpaid customers and the number of operating payment devices similar to the number of currently unpaid customers and the number of currently operating payment devices are associated with each other, and determine the number of required payment devices based on the specified store data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20240162639
    Abstract: A connection structure for a connector to be connected to a connection part of a circuit board supported by a holder, wherein the connection part and the connector are detachably joined, and the holder is provided with: a circuit board restricting part configured to engage with the circuit board electrically connected to the connector to restrict movement of the circuit board in a direction separating from the connector; and a connector restricting part configured to engage with the connector electrically connected to the circuit board to restrict movement of the connector in a direction separating from the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Shinya ENOMOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11970018
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a trimmer that can trim a fore-edge portion of a bound material except a cover and that can be excellent in productivity and cost. A cover has flap portions adjacent to the fore-edge portion of the bound material, a trimmer includes: a trim cutter that trims the bound material; a blade receiving portion that receives an edge of the trim cutter; a base portion and a pressure portion that nip and position the bound material; and a pair of guide portions arranged for movement in a direction close to or away from the bound material, wherein the guide portions are inserted between the book block and the cover so as to peel the cover together with the flap portions up when the fore-edge portion of the bound material is trimmed by the trim cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Horizon International Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Nishimura, Kazuyuki Fukushima, Satoshi Tsunawaki
  • Patent number: 11959883
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a diagnostic apparatus includes a sound-emitting unit, at least one measurement unit, and a processor. The sound-emitting unit includes a plurality of speakers arranged at equal angular intervals on a circumference of a circle, and is configured to emit a first vibration sound to a target by using the speakers. The at least one measurement unit is arranged on a central axis of the circle, and is configured to measure a vibration of the target generated in response to the first vibration sound, or a second vibration sound radiated from the target due to the vibration. The processor is configured to diagnose the target based on an output from the at least one measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Goto, Akihiko Enamito, Osamu Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20240098408
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a noise reduction system includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry switches an operating mode between a control mode and a path characteristic measurement mode, includes a control filter that generates a control signal that causes the loudspeaker to output a control sound for reducing noise, based on a detection signal obtained by detecting a first sound including the noise with the microphone, measures a path characteristic including an acoustic characteristic between the loudspeaker and the microphone, and generates the control filter by using a measurement result of the path characteristic and a noise feature signal including a feature of the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA, Akihiko ENAMITO
  • Publication number: 20230343317
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound absorption device includes: a first plate having a plurality of first holes; a second plate facing the first plate in a first direction; a first frame connecting the first plate and the second plate; and a third plate supported by the first frame so as to vibrate in the first direction within the first frame. A first space is formed in the first frame between the first plate and the third plate. A second space is formed in the first frame between the second plate and the third plate. The third plate includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a higher vibration speed than the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Akihiko ENAMITO, Kenichiro NAGAI, Osamu NISHIMURA, Takahiro HIRUMA, Tetsuya DOI, Keiichiro IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20230318218
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having an elastic locking piece and a terminal hole defining a terminal receptacle compartment extending in an insertion direction; and a terminal member to be inserted into the terminal receptacle compartment from rear to front along the insertion direction, wherein the terminal member has a first opening configured to be engaged with the locking piece when the connector is assembled, and a second opening defined on the front side of the first opening, and wherein a projection is formed on the terminal member and prevents the locking piece from being engaged with the second opening when the terminal member is inserted or removed, which prevents a user from wrongly perceiving that the insertion of the terminal member is completed despite not having achieved engagement between the locking piece and the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya ENOMOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230307862
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing defining a terminal holding chamber extending in a prescribed direction, a terminal member inserted to the terminal holding chamber along a prescribed insertion direction, and a retainer attached to the housing by being inserted to the housing along a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction so as to engage with a locking portion of the terminal member and thereby prevent the terminal member from coming off, wherein the terminal member is a bent article made of a plate material including a protruding portion having a top portion on one side in the direction along which the retainer is inserted to the housing, and the protruding portion has an end surface facing in the insertion direction of the terminal member and constituting the locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya ENOMOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230266277
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a sound inspection apparatus includes: at least three microphones, a removing unit, and an estimation unit; the removing unit calculates an impulse response based on a sound pressure of a radiation sound collected via reference microphone and a first microphone, calculate an impulse response based on the sound pressure of the radiation sound collected via the reference microphone and a second microphone, and remove a component corresponding to the vibration sound from the calculated impulse response; the intensity calculation unit calculates an intensity of the radiation sound based on the impulse response from which the vibration sound is removed; the estimation unit estimates, based on the calculated intensity, a site where an abnormality in the inspection target object has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Tatsuhiko GOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230258613
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic diagnostic apparatus includes an acoustic vibration unit, an acoustic vibration signal generation unit, a sound receiving unit, an impulse response calculation unit, an analysis unit, and a diagnostic unit. The vibration unit applies an acoustic vibration to a diagnosis target. The signal generation unit continuously inputs an acoustic vibration signal to the vibration unit. The receiving unit receives an evaluation target sound from the target, and output a sound reception signal. The calculation unit calculates an impulse response based on the sound reception signal. The analysis unit calculates an acoustic characteristic using the impulse response, and analyzes a state of the target. The diagnostic unit diagnoses the state of the target based on an analysis result of the analysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Akihiko ENAMITO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230258606
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inspection apparatus includes a vibration sensor, a microphone, and a processor. The vibration sensor detects a vibration of an inspection target object to which the vibration is excited. The microphone arranged near the inspection target object and collects a radiated sound from the inspection target object. The processor calculates an impulse response between the vibration sensor and the microphone. The processor denoises an unnecessary component from the impulse response. The processor converts the impulse response into a frequency characteristic. The processor calculates acoustic energy between the vibration sensor and the microphone based on the frequency characteristic. The processor determine the presence/absence of an abnormal state of the inspection target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Tatsuhiko GOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230258526
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic diagnostic apparatus includes a speaker, a sound receiving unit, a positioning mechanism, first through third calculation units, and an evaluation unit. The speaker emits a sound wave to a diagnosis target. The sound receiving unit includes two microphones to receive a sound wave from the target. The positioning mechanism positions the sound receiving unit. The first calculation unit calculates impulse responses of the microphones. The second calculation unit calculates, based on the impulse responses, an intensity value on a measurement axis passing through the microphones. The third calculation unit calculates a sound absorption coefficient from the intensity value. The evaluation unit diagnoses the target by evaluating an acoustic characteristic based on a change in the sound absorption coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Akihiko ENAMITO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230258605
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a diagnostic apparatus includes a sound-emitting unit, at least one measurement unit, and a processor. The sound-emitting unit includes a plurality of speakers arranged at equal angular intervals on a circumference of a circle, and is configured to emit a first vibration sound to a target by using the speakers. The at least one measurement unit is arranged on a central axis of the circle, and is configured to measure a vibration of the target generated in response to the first vibration sound, or a second vibration sound radiated from the target due to the vibration. The processor is configured to diagnose the target based on an output from the at least one measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Akihiko ENAMITO, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230116501
    Abstract: Provided is a cutting apparatus including: a rotary table; a pressing unit; a cutting unit; a drive unit that rotates and moves the rotary table; a transport unit that transports a cut book in a transport direction to a stacking position; and a control unit that controls the drive unit and the transport unit, and the control unit performs, in a switchable manner, a first transport mode to transport a book having edges cut by the cutting unit in the transport direction in a state where the spine was rotated to be arranged in a predetermined direction about a rotation center of the rotary table and a second transport mode to transport a book having edges cut by the cutting unit in the transport direction in a state where the spine was rotated to be arranged in a direction different from the predetermined direction about the rotation center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi TSUNAWAKI, Kazuyuki FUKUSHIMA, Katsufumi NAKANISHI, Osamu NISHIMURA, Tatsuaki IDA