Patents by Inventor Ryo Watanabe

Ryo Watanabe 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: 20230348268
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reaction system including: a reforming device including a reaction tube, and a reforming catalyst that is provided inside the reaction tube and generates carbon monoxide from a raw material gas containing hydrocarbon; a solid carbon capturing device including a reaction tube, and a solid carbon capturing catalyst provided inside the reaction tube; and a flow path through which a gas flows from the reforming device to the solid carbon capturing device. The solid carbon capturing catalyst includes a base material, and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base material. The coating layer contains at least one kind of metal-containing component selected from iron oxide, cobalt oxide, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Choji FUKUHARA, Ryo WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11729608
    Abstract: A solution for selecting an optimal user Plane entity (with Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS)) per UE during seamless roaming. In one embodiment, a method is provide that is performed by a control plane entity in a mobile core network that supports inter public land mobile network (PLMN) roaming among two or more PLMNs. The method includes obtaining a create session request from an entity in a second PLMN to which a user equipment has roamed from a first PLMN; selecting a particular user plane entity among a plurality of user plane entities based on one or more user equipment related parameters; and establishing a session with the particular user plane entity to serve user plane traffic in the mobile core network for the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Aeneas Sean Dodd-Noble, Raghavendra Vidyashankar Suryanarayanarao, Ryo Watanabe, Vivek Agarwal, Rajiv Asati, Om Prakash Suthar, Santanu Dasgupta
  • Patent number: 11661084
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology includes an estimation unit, a generation unit, and a frequency control unit. The estimation unit estimates at least one of a location or a posture of a mobile object. The generation unit generates a movement plan for moving the mobile object. The frequency control unit controls frequency of update of the movement plan to be performed by the generation unit, on the basis of load index information serving as an index of a load on the estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Watanabe, Masataka Toyoura, Takamori Yamaguchi, Ryo Takahashi, Keisuke Maeda
  • Patent number: 11592829
    Abstract: A control device and a control method can quickly estimate a self-location even when the self-location is unknown. In a case of storing information supplied in a time series detected by LIDAR or a wheel encoder and estimating a self-location by using the stored time-series information, when a position change happens unpredictably in advance such as a kidnap state is detected, the stored time-series information is reset, and then the self-location is estimated again. Example host platforms include a multi-legged robot, a flying object, and an in-vehicle system that autonomously moves in accordance with a mounted computing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai Kobayashi, Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230049067
    Abstract: A hybrid system for a vehicle includes a drive unit provided with a motor for driving wheels and a power generation unit provided with an engine and a generator driven by the engine. The power generation unit is provided so as to be adjacent to the drive unit in a separated state. One of the drive unit and the power generation unit is mounted on a vehicle body via a first mount member at a lower portion of the one unit. The other one of the drive unit and the power generation unit is mounted on the vehicle body via a second mount member at an upper portion of the other one unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KURITA, Daisuke ASAKURA, Ryo WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230003556
    Abstract: A detection device includes: a plurality of sensors configured to detect a value to be detected; and a processing section configured to process a detection signal output from each of the plurality of sensors. A periodicity with which one or some of the plurality of sensors output detection signals is shorter than a periodicity with which others of the plurality of sensors output detection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki UENO, Makoto MURATA, Ryo WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11537131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control device, and a control method, a program, and a mobile body that enable efficient search for surrounding information when it is in an own position indefinite state. When it is in an own position indefinite state, on the basis of an own position, obstacle position information around oneself, and information of a surface sensing possible range of a surface sensing unit including a stereo camera for determining the own position, information of a surface-sensed area of an obstacle is recorded, and a search route is planned on the basis of the information of the surface-sensed area of the obstacle. The present technology can be applied to a multi-legged robot, a flying body, and an in-vehicle system that autonomously move according to a mounted computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai Kobayashi, Takamori Yamaguchi, Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220362854
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object manufacturing method includes a molding step of molding a first three-dimensional object, a second three-dimensional object and a first support part for coupling the first and second three-dimensional objects at mutually different positions on a base plate by an additive manufacturing, and a separation step of separating the first three-dimensional object, the second three-dimensional object, the first support part and the base plate from each other. In the separation step, the first and second three-dimensional objects are separated from each other by dividing the first support part after at least one of the first and second three-dimensional objects is separated from the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto TANAKA, Ryo WATANABE, Masataka YASUI
  • Patent number: 11500386
    Abstract: An action plan is generated even when the own position is unknown in order to move autonomously. A route is planned for each position constituting an own-position candidate on the basis of status of surroundings. Multiple candidates of an action plan constituting multiple action candidates are generated on the basis of the planned routes. An evaluation value is set to each of the generated multiple action plan candidates. The action plan is determined using the action plan candidates in accordance with their evaluation values. This technology is applied advantageously to multi-legged robots, flying objects, and onboard systems each controlled by an onboard computer to move autonomously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Kobayashi, Takamori Yamaguchi, Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220330368
    Abstract: A communication apparatus that performs communication by establishing a first radio link with a partner apparatus using a first frequency determines whether interference with a specific radio wave occurs in the first radio link; and in a case where it is determined that the interference occurs in the first radio link, controls to execute first processing in a case where communication can be performed by establishing a plurality of radio links with the partner apparatus, and execute second processing in a case where communication cannot be performed by establishing the plurality of radio links with the partner apparatus, to continue, using a second radio link established using a second frequency different from the first frequency, the communication that has been performed in the first radio link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220319843
    Abstract: A method for forming a film that includes forming a boron nitride film on a substrate, and forming a boron-containing silicon film on the boron nitride film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Keita KUMAGAI, Hiroto FUJIKAWA, Ryo WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220317293
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a preliminary map generation unit that creates a preliminary map based on ranging information obtained by an optical ranging sensor; an acquisition unit that acquires measurement information obtained by an ultrasonic sensor; and a difference extraction unit that extracts difference information between the preliminary map and the measurement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: MIKIO NAKAI, RYO WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220309698
    Abstract: Provided is a self-position estimation mechanism that can absorb the influence of resetting of a position estimator. A difference between a position for each epoch and a position of a previous epoch estimated by a first estimation unit using a camera image and IMU information and a velocity and an acceleration for each epoch estimated by a second estimation unit using the camera image and the IMU information are acquired. Whether the difference acquired for each epoch is an outlier is tested on the basis of a threshold and whether the velocity and acceleration acquired for each epoch is an outlier is tested on the basis of a threshold. A self-position is estimated using the difference for each epoch and the velocity and acceleration for each epoch after the outlier is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: YUSUKE TAKAHASHI, DAI KOBAYASHI, RYO WATANABE, MASATAKA TOYOURA
  • Publication number: 20220312523
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an establishment unit configured to establish a first connection between the communication apparatus and a first other communication apparatus via one or more links using one or more first frequency channels, and to establish a second connection between the communication apparatus and a second other communication apparatus via one or more links using one or more first frequency channels, a determination unit configured to determine a frequency channel necessary for arriving a frame transmitted in multicast communication or broadcast communication to the first other communication apparatus and the second other communication apparatus, where the frequency channel is determined from among a plurality of frequency channels used in the links of the first and second connections established by the establishment unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the frame on the frequency channel determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220312314
    Abstract: When a communication apparatus transmits a frame by multicast communication or broadcast communication in a state in which connection with one or more other communication apparatuses has been established via a plurality of frequency channels, the communication apparatus determine a frequency channel for use in transmitting the frame based on whether the one or more other communication apparatuses is being operated in a power-saving state in the plurality of frequency channels, and transmits the frame via the determined frequency channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220282987
    Abstract: An information processing system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile body that creates an advance map corresponding to a travel environment based on a distance measurement result by a distance measurement sensor to perform self-position estimation based on the advance map and an information processing device that arranges nodes in the advance map. The information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives a self-position estimation result of a mobile body in an advance map and a node arrangement unit that arranges nodes in the advance map based on the self-position estimation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: MIKIO NAKAI, RYO WATANABE, KAZUNORI YAMAMOTO, MARI IKENAGA
  • Publication number: 20220279362
    Abstract: A communication apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a partner apparatus performs, based on information related to a distance between another communication apparatus and the partner apparatus, determination of whether to execute cooperative communication of operating to reduce influence of interference between communication between the communication apparatus and the partner apparatus, and communication with the other communication apparatus, and controls communication based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ryo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220253058
    Abstract: A mobile object control device (1) includes a first detection unit (21), a second detection unit (22), and a stillness determination unit (24). On the basis of a sensor mounted on a mobile object (100) that moves autonomously, the first detection unit (21) detects a movement state of the mobile object (100). The second detection unit (22) detects at least one of cartographic information at a current location of the mobile object (100), object information present in a periphery of the mobile object (100), and operation information of a movable portion included in the mobile object (100). The stillness determination unit (24) determines whether the mobile object (100) is in a static state on the basis of the movement state detected by the first detection unit (21) and the information detected by the second detection unit (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: RYO WATANABE, NOZOMU IKEDA, MIKIO NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220244401
    Abstract: The influence of multipath on the positioning calculation based on positioning signals transmitted from satellites is reduced. A self-position is estimated using a positioning calculation result based on a positioning signal transmitted from a satellite. Movement of a mobile body is controlled on the basis of the estimated self-position. A multipath reduction action signal is output when the mobile body is in a multipath environment. The mobile body is controlled so as to take a multipath reduction action when the mobile body is in a predetermined movement state and the multipath reduction action signal is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: YUSUKE TAKAHASHI, MASATAKA TOYOURA, RYO WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220204733
    Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition includes a base resin, a silicone compound in an amount of 1 to 12 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the base resin, a fatty acid-containing compound in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the base resin, and a filler in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the base resin. The base resin includes 10 to 90 mass % of a low-density polyethylene, 10 to 90 mass % of a low-density polyethylene-based thermoplastic elastomer, and 0 to 80 mass % of a modified polyethylene. The filler is composed of at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate and a silicate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamaki, Ryo Watanabe