Patents by Inventor Osamu Ozaki
Osamu 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).
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Patent number: 8267215Abstract: There is provided a drinking level detecting system and a drinking level detecting method capable of improving the detection accuracy of the drinking level by allowing a third person to correct the drinking level of a driver. In a system or method which detects the drinking level of a driver of a vehicle, the drinking level of the driver is detected by an alcohol detector or the like, and the detection result is corrected by a third person other than the driver when there is an error in the detection result. Accordingly, even when the drinking level detected by the alcohol detector or the like is incorrect, the drinking level can be corrected after ensuring reliability by the determination by the third person.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20120105190Abstract: Provided is a reactor that enables high inductance to be generated with stability in a wide current range, while minimizing noise, processing cost, and eddy-current loss. The reactor (D1) has the ratio (t/W) of the width (W) to the thickness (t) of a conductive member that composes an air-core coil configured to be 1 or less, and preferably, 1/10 or less. Furthermore, the reactor also has the absolute value of a value ((L1?L2)/L3) that has had: the difference (L1?L2) between; the space interval (L1) between an inner wall face of a first core member (3) and an inner wall face of a second core member (4), at the innermost circumference position of the air-core coil (1); and the space (L2) between the inner wall face of the first core member (3) and the inner wall face of the second core member (4), at the outermost circumference position of the air-core coil (1); divided by an average value (L3); configured to be 1/50 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hiroyuki Mitani, Kyoji Zaitsu, Kenichi Inoue, Osamu Ozaki, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Hirofumi Hojo, Koji Inoue, Eiichiro Yoshikawa, Naoya Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20120104880Abstract: An axial motor includes a rotor arranged between a pair of stators with coils. In the rotor, a plurality of permanent magnets sandwiched between pairs of first magnetic materials and a plurality of second magnetic materials are alternately arranged in a rotation direction while gaps are provided therebetween. Since the permanent magnets are sandwiched by the first magnetic materials in the thus constructed axial motor, a field-weakening control can be performed. Since the second magnetic materials are provided, a reluctance torque can be generated. Further, since the gaps are provided, more magnetic fluxes generated from the permanent magnets can be caused to flow toward the coils. Therefore, the thus constructed axial motor can achieve a higher output, higher torque, higher efficiency, and miniaturization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO, NATIL. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITYInventors: Masatsugu Takemoto, Hiroyuki Mitani, Hirofumi Hojo, Koji Inoue, Osamu Ozaki
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Patent number: 8115611Abstract: An object detecting device scans an image captured by a camera from one side close to the vehicle to the other side remote from the vehicle for detection of an obstacle through pattern matching, so that an obstacle that is close to the vehicle and is likely to collide with the vehicle can be detected in a short time. Thus, the driver is informed of the presence of an obstacle having a high risk of collision, earlier than other obstacles located ahead of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Patent number: 8108100Abstract: When it is determined that a head light is turned on, the sunset time is calculated. Thus, the frequency of calculating the sunset time is significantly decreased as compared with that of continuously calculating the sunset time, thereby reducing the processing load. Further, as compared with the case where the sunset time is calculated regardless of the time of lighting on, the calculated sunset time can evaluate the time of lighting on appropriately.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nobutaka Tauchi, Tetsuya Oki, Mikinari Yokoi, Shojiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Sasaki, Osamu Ozaki, Masumi Kobana
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Publication number: 20110090073Abstract: Disclosed is a blind spot display device which enables a driver to check the image of a blind spot area at required timing and can prevent the visual distraction of the driver due to display of unnecessary images, ensuring that the driver is sufficiently attentive during driving. On the basis of the traveling state of a vehicle estimated by a traveling state estimation section, a right display and a left display switch display and non-display of the image of the blind spot area, and the right attention drawing section or the left attention drawing section corresponding to the display displaying the image draws the attention of the driver. On the basis of the traveling state, the image is displayed only when necessary, and is not displayed when unnecessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20100274411Abstract: Disclosed is a drunk driving prevention apparatus which reliably prevents drunk driving while permitting the release of control for restraining vehicle travel at an appropriate timing. A drunk driving prevention apparatus 1 prevents drunk driving of the vehicle by the driver includes a vehicle control part 13 which performs control for restraining vehicle travel when the drunken state of the driver is detected by a drunken state determination part 12. The drunk driving prevention apparatus 1 includes an emergency signal receiver 14 which detects occurrence of an emergency, and a vehicle control release mechanism part 16 which permits the release of control by the vehicle control part 13 when the drunken state of the driver is detected and the occurrence of an emergency is detected by the emergency signal receiver 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20100212987Abstract: There is provided a drinking level detecting system and a drinking level detecting method capable of improving the detection accuracy of the drinking level by allowing a third person to correct the drinking level of a driver. In a system or method which detects the drinking level of a driver of a vehicle, the drinking level of the driver is detected by an alcohol detector or the like, and the detection result is corrected by a third person other than the driver when there is an error in the detection result. Accordingly, even when the drinking level detected by the alcohol detector or the like is incorrect, the drinking level can be corrected after ensuring reliability by the determination by the third person.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Patent number: 7697029Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a camera, a laser radar, a depression angle correction calculation device, a three-dimensional object detection device, and a viewpoint conversion device, which are installed in a vehicle. The laser radar detects changes in the condition of a road surface with respect to the camera. The depression angle correction calculation device adds a correction angle to a depression angle of the camera. The viewpoint conversion device reduces the correction angle if the change in road surface condition detected by the laser radar is due to a three-dimensional object detected by the three-dimensional object detection device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20100030419Abstract: When it is determined that a head light is turned on, the sunset time is calculated. Thus, the frequency of calculating the sunset time is significantly decreased as compared with that of continuously calculating the sunset time, thereby reducing the processing load. Further, as compared with the case where the sunset time is calculated regardless of the time of lighting on, the calculated sunset time can evaluate the time of lighting on appropriately.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nobutaka Tauchi, Tetsuya Oki, Mikinari Yokoi, Shojiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Sasaki, Osamu Ozaki, Masumi Kobana
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Publication number: 20100028210Abstract: A breathalyzer test device includes vigilance detecting means for detecting the vigilance of a test subject, and breathalyzer test means for performing a breathalyzer test on the subject based on the vigilance detected by the vigilance detecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu Ozaki, Atsushi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20090322502Abstract: An object detecting device scans an image captured by a camera from one side close to the vehicle to the other side remote from the vehicle for detection of an obstacle through pattern matching, so that an obstacle that is close to the vehicle and is likely to collide with the vehicle can be detected in a short time. Thus, the driver is informed of the presence of an obstacle having a high risk of collision, earlier than other obstacles located ahead of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20080024607Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a camera, a laser radar, a depression angle correction calculation device, a three-dimensional object detection device, and a viewpoint conversion device, which are installed in a vehicle. The laser radar detects changes in the condition of a road surface with respect to the camera The depression angle correction calculation device adds a correction angle to a depression angle of the camera. The viewpoint conversion device reduces the correction angle if the change in road surface condition detected by the laser radar is due to a three-dimensional object detected by the three-dimensional object detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Patent number: 7286033Abstract: A strong-magnetic-force field generating device is provided which can increase a magnetic force field and which can make the magnetic force field spatially uniform without adding an additional superconducting magnet to a commercially-available superconducting magnet. In the strong-magnetic-force field generating device, a disc ferromagnetic element is arranged inside a bore and above the equatorial plane thereof in a solenoid superconducting magnet, whose central axis is directed in a vertical direction, so as to be symmetric with respect to the central axis; and a ring ferromagnetic element is arranged above the disc ferromagnetic element so as to be out of contact with the disc ferromagnetic element and so as to be symmetric with respect to the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Corporation, National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Osamu Ozaki, Tsukasa Kiyoshi, Shinji Matsumoto, Hitoshi Wada
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Publication number: 20070052507Abstract: A bobbin for a superconducting coil includes a cylindrical drum, and a tapered portion extending from each end of the drum. A superconducting wire or a precursor of the superconducting wire shaped like a tape is helically wound around the drum in multiple layers. The tapered portion has a tapered surface that is inclined at an arbitrary angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Kyoji Zaitsu, Takayuki Miyatake, Takayoshi Miyazaki, Osamu Ozaki, Kazuhiro Fukuyama
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Patent number: 7085407Abstract: To provide more accurate ribcage boundary information and landmark information, the size of a searching ROI which is mapped on a digital chest image is decided, the ROI is set on the image, an image existing within the region that is set on the image is enhanced, a profile of pixel values existing within the region is obtained, and the obtained profile is analyzed so that candidate points for a ribcage boundary are obtained. The deciding, setting, enhancing, obtaining, and analyzing operations are repeated until a center of each searching ROI advances immediately before a given search limit. As a result, a series of candidate points for the ribcage boundary is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Space Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Patent number: 7031503Abstract: A system is provided for automatically producing a temporally processed image which includes a storage unit which stores thereon a plurality of radiographic images, the plurality of radiographic images being taken at different points of time. The system is provided with an image input unit for capturing a new radiographic image so as to store the captured new radiographic image on the storage unit and an automatic maintenance control unit for automatically producing, in response to the capture of the new radiographic image, information specifying a predetermined number of pairs of the radiographic images. The specified pairs of the radiographic images includes the captured radiographic image. The system is further provided with an automatic producing unit for automatically producing a specified number of temporally processed images according to the information produced by the automatic maintenance control unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Space Software Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Ozaki, Hironori Saki
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Publication number: 20040119568Abstract: A strong-magnetic-force field generating device is provided which can increase a magnetic force field and which can make the magnetic force field spatially uniform without adding an additional superconducting magnet to a commercially-available superconducting magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Osamu Ozaki, Tsukasa Kiyoshi, Shinji Matsumoto, Hitoshi Wada
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Patent number: 6748257Abstract: To prevent erroneous detection of a ribcage boundary from a chest image, an outer search limit point is decided with precision. A profile of smoothed pixel-value integrated averages in each of right and left lung field of the image is obtained, a threshold for each of the right and left lung fields with the profile taken as a reference is decided, and each of the right and left lung fields is searched from a central part of each lung field outwardly on the image so that a position exceeding the threshold is determined. The position is set as the outer search limit point for a series of a upper lung ribcage boundary candidate points. In the search, in cases the position exceeding the threshold is not found, a first derivative of the profile is used to decide the outer search limit point.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Space Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Ozaki
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Publication number: 20020106118Abstract: To provide more correct ribcage boundary information and landmark information, the size of a searching ROI mapped on a digital chest image is decided, the ROI is set on the image, an image existing within the region set on the image is enhanced, a profile of pixel values existing within the region is obtained, and the obtained profile is analyzed so that candidate points for a ribcage boundary is obtained. These deciding, setting, enhancing, obtaining, and analyzing steps are repeated until a center of each searching ROI advances immediately before a given search limit. As a result, a series of candidate points for the ribcage boundary is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2001Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventor: Osamu Ozaki