Patents by Inventor Ryoji Okazaki
Ryoji Okazaki 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: 20230182610Abstract: A system for charging an electric vehicle including a battery includes a management computer and a charging station. The management computer stores multiple charging profiles for different battery types. The charging station includes a power transmission device and a charging controller. The power transmission device supplies electric power to the electric vehicle. The charging controller controls charging of the battery with the electric power from the power transmission device. The charging controller stores identification information about the battery. The charging controller transmits the identification information to the management computer. The charging controller acquires the charging profile corresponding to the identification information from the management computer. The charging controller controls charging of the battery according to the charging profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kenichi TABATA, Daiki ANDO
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Publication number: 20230182606Abstract: A system for charging an electric vehicle including a battery includes a charging station, a management computer, and a charging controller. The charging station includes a power transmission device that supplies electric power to the electric vehicle. The management computer stores multiple charging profiles for different battery types. The charging controller is mounted on the electric vehicle and controls charging of the battery with the electric power from the power transmission device. The charging controller stores identification information about the battery. The charging controller transmits the identification information to the management computer. The charging controller acquires the charging profile corresponding to the identification information from the management computer. The charging controller controls charging of the battery according to the charging profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kenichi TABATA, Daiki ANDO
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Publication number: 20230127130Abstract: A power supply station includes a power supply device that is accommodated in a housing. The power supply device includes a power supply coil that supplies electric power to a power reception device via a power reception coil, and an electric power supply circuit that supplies AC power to the power supply coil. The housing is provided with an accommodating section that accommodates the power supply coil and is provided at a position facing the power reception coil in a state in which the two-wheeled vehicle is parked at a predetermined position, and a cover section that is formed to surround at least a part including an upper end of an outer periphery of the accommodating section and to protrude toward the two-wheeled vehicle from a surface of the accommodating section on a side facing the power reception coil of the parked two-wheeled vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Ryoji OKAZAKI, Eiji YASUDA
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Patent number: 11550075Abstract: A metal detector 20 includes a detection signal acquisition unit 31, a threshold value setting and updating unit 32, and a determination unit 33. The detection signal acquisition unit 31 acquires a detection signal that changes according to the detection strength for a rebar W1 contained in concrete W, on the surface of the concrete W. The threshold value setting and updating unit 32 sets a threshold value in order to determine the presence or absence of the rebar W1 on the basis of the maximum value and/or the minimum value included in the acquisition results for the detection signal acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit 31. The determination unit 33 determines the presence or absence of the rebar W1 by using the threshold value set in the threshold value setting and updating unit 32.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji Okazaki, Kohei Fujio
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Publication number: 20220196870Abstract: A metal detector 20 includes a cover 25, a detection signal acquisition unit 31, a determination unit 32, a display unit 24, and a display control unit 34. The cover 25 is removably attached to a tip portion 18 of a handheld power tool 10. The detection signal acquisition unit 31 acquires a detection signal that changes according to the detection strength of rebar W1 in concrete W. The determination unit 32 determines the presence or absence of the rebar W1 on the basis of the acquisition result acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit 31. The display unit 24 displays the presence or absence of the rebar W1 by lighting lamps in different colors. The display control unit 34 controls so as to switch the color of the light displayed on the display unit 24 on the basis of the determination result by the determination unit 32.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kohei FUJIO
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Publication number: 20220196873Abstract: A metal detector 20 includes a detection signal acquisition unit 31, a threshold value setting and updating unit 32, and a determination unit 33. The detection signal acquisition unit 31 acquires a detection signal that changes according to the detection strength for a rebar W1 contained in concrete W, on the surface of the concrete W. The threshold value setting and updating unit 32 sets a threshold value in order to determine the presence or absence of the rebar W1 on the basis of the maximum value and/or the minimum value included in the acquisition results for the detection signal acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit 31. The determination unit 33 determines the presence or absence of the rebar W1 by using the threshold value set in the threshold value setting and updating unit 32.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kohei FUJIO
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Publication number: 20220193846Abstract: A handheld power tool 10 includes a detection signal acquisition unit 31, a determination unit 32, a display unit 24, a display control unit 34, a motor 14, and a drive control unit 13. The detection signal acquisition unit 31 acquires a detection signal that changes according to the detection strength of rebar W1 in concrete W. The determination unit 32 determines the presence or absence of the rebar W1 based on the acquisition result acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit 31. The display unit 24 displays the presence or absence of the rebar W1 by turning on different lights. The display control unit 34 controls so as to switch the color of the light displayed on the display unit 24 on the basis of the determination result by the determination unit 32. The motor 14 rotationally drives a tip tool 18a that works the concrete W. The drive control unit 13 controls the drive of the motor 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kohei FUJIO
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Patent number: 9710077Abstract: An operation unit has a rotary body that has a through-hole, and that rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole, a ball that is disposed inside the through-hole, a rotary body-detecting part that detects rotation of the rotary body, a first ball-detecting part that detects rotation of the ball, and a second ball-detecting part that detects pressing of the ball.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Patent number: 9691563Abstract: An operation unit includes an operation part that is provided to be movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; and an operation part-detecting part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Patent number: 9542795Abstract: A switch unit is provided, comprising: a display part configured to display an image in at least one input area; an input part provided above the display part, the input part comprising a contact, wherein when the input part is pressed toward the at least one input area displayed on the display part, the contact corresponding to the input area is conducted; and an operating button configured to cause conduction of the contact of the input part, the contact corresponding to the input area, by a press-down operation toward the input area of the display part, wherein the operating button is made of a translucent rectangular parallelepiped member, and at least one side wall of the translucent rectangular parallelepiped member is formed into an inclined surface widening outwardly toward bottom of the operating button.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Ryoji Okazaki, Eiji Yasuda, Junya Fujita
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Patent number: 9543091Abstract: A switch unit has a display part that displays an image in at least one input area, a substrate provided above the display part, the substrate having a contact, and at least one substrate opening configured to allow the image in the at least one input area to be viewed from above, an operating button case that covers the substrate, having at least one button case opening, at least one operating button that has translucency, and that is freely pressed down through the at least one button case opening of the operating button case and causes conduction of the contact by being pressed down, light sources mounted on the substrate, that illuminate an area surrounding the at least one operating button, and a light transmissive water-proof sheet made of an elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150348362Abstract: An operation unit includes a first push-button switch; a diffusion unit that diffuses light incident from a light-emitting part, and radiates light from a periphery of the first push-button switch; and a rotary mechanism that rotates the diffusion unit. The diffusion unit may have a through-hole, the rotary mechanism may rotate the diffusion unit about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole, and the first push-button switch may be provided on the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150279580Abstract: An operation unit includes an operation part that is provided to be movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; and an operation part-detecting part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150277584Abstract: An operation unit has a rotary body that has a through-hole, and that rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole, a ball that is disposed inside the through-hole, a rotary body-detecting part that detects rotation of the rotary body, a first ball-detecting part that detects rotation of the ball, and a second ball-detecting part that detects pressing of the ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150248822Abstract: A slot machine has a selection target item presenting part that presents, as a selection target item, any one of a plurality of items, each of which indicates a combination of a numbers of bets and a number of lines, a switching-instruction receiving part that receives an instruction to switch the selection target item, from among the plurality of items, to be presented on the selection target item presenting part, and a setting-instruction receiving part that receives an instruction to set, as a game condition, a number of bets and a number of lines that correspond to an item being presented as the selection target item on the selection target item presenting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20150213976Abstract: A switch unit has a display part that displays an image in at least one input area, a substrate provided above the display part, the substrate having a contact, and at least one substrate opening configured to allow the image in the at least one input area to be viewed from above, an operating button case that covers the substrate, having at least one button case opening, at least one operating button that has translucency, and that is freely pressed down through the at least one button case opening of the operating button case and causes conduction of the contact by being pressed down, light sources mounted on the substrate, that illuminate an area surrounding the at least one operating button, and a light transmissive water-proof sheet made of an elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20140332358Abstract: An operation key including an image transmissive part configured to transmit an image of display information located behind the image transmissive part, where an inclined surface is formed in at least a part of a rear surface of the image transmissive part, and the inclined surface is inclined onto a front surface side of the image transmissive part toward a far side from a side near an operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Takako Ishikawa, Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20140179429Abstract: A switch unit is provided, comprising: a display part configured to display an image in at least one input area; an input part provided above the display part, the input part comprising a contact, wherein when the input part is pressed toward the at least one input area displayed on the display part, the contact corresponding to the input area is conducted; and an operating button configured to cause conduction of the contact of the input part, the contact corresponding to the input area, by a press-down operation toward the input area of the display part, wherein the operating button is made of a translucent rectangular parallelepiped member, and at least one side wall of the translucent rectangular parallelepiped member is formed into an inclined surface widening outwardly toward bottom of the operating button.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji Okazaki, Eiji Yasuda, Junya Fujita
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Patent number: 7671881Abstract: A timing detection circuit including a first timing detection circuit, a second detection circuit, and an output circuit is disclosed. The first detection circuit detects, among multiphase clocks having n mutually different phases and a frequency of k times the frequency of a reference clock, a closest clock having a clock edge closest to a valid edge of the synchronizing signal and generates first detect signal DET_A indicating the detected clock. The second timing detection circuit detects within which of k successive cycles of the representative clock selected from the multiphase clocks the valid edge of the synchronizing signal is positioned and generates second detect signal DET_B indicating the detected cycle. The output circuit receives the first detect signal and the second detect signal and outputs first output signal OUT_A and second output signal OUT_B.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc.Inventor: Ryoji Okazaki
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Publication number: 20080055697Abstract: A timing detection circuit including a first timing detection circuit, a second detection circuit, and an output circuit is disclosed. The first detection circuit detects, among multiphase clocks having n mutually different phases and a frequency of k times the frequency of a reference clock, a closest clock having a clock edge closest to a valid edge of the synchronizing signal and generates first detect signal DET_A indicating the detected clock. The second timing detection circuit detects within which of k successive cycles of the representative clock selected from the multiphase clocks the valid edge of the synchronizing signal is positioned and generates second detect signal DET_B indicating the detected cycle. The output circuit receives the first detect signal and the second detect signal and outputs first output signal OUT_A and second output signal OUT_B.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: KAWASAKI MICROELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: Ryoji Okazaki