Patents by Inventor Satoru Yamamoto
Satoru Yamamoto 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: 20240427328Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240427187Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels, a second substrate opposed comprising a plurality of color filters and a light-shielding layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of first pixels arranged in an oblique direction and a plurality of second pixels adjacent to each of the plurality of first pixels. The plurality of color filters include a first color filter extending in the oblique direction to overlap with the plurality of first pixels and a second color filter extending in the oblique direction to overlap with the plurality of second pixels. The light-shielding layer extends to overlap with a boundary portion between the first and second color filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Tatsuaki KUJI, Satoru KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20240429760Abstract: A rotor according the present disclosure includes: a shaft a first rotor core and a second rotor core a plurality of first magnets that are disposed so as to align in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential surface of the first rotor core, and a plurality of second magnets that are disposed so as to align in the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the second rotor core, wherein locations of the plurality of first magnets and the plurality of second magnets are offset in the circumferential direction, and an interval between the plurality of first magnets and the plurality of second magnets in the axial direction is within a range of 0.5 to 3.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takashi YAMAMOTO, Masafumi OKAZAKI, Satoru AKUTSU, Shohei FUJIKURA, Kenta MOTOYOSHI
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Publication number: 20240418753Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a zero-crossing detection unit configured to compare a first monitoring target signal and a second monitoring target signal respectively input through diodes from a first node and a second node between which an AC signal is applied, so as to generate a comparison signal; a logic unit configured to count a period of the comparison signal and estimate a zero-cross of the AC signal using the count value, so as to generate a zero-crossing detection signal; and a monitoring unit configured to adjust the first monitoring target signal and the second monitoring target signal to be suitable for input to the zero-crossing detection unit, where a first chip, in which the monitoring unit is integrated, is cut out in a rectangular shape having a substantially equal ratio between a short side and a long side in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Satoru Nate, Akinobu Sawada, Natsuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240398191Abstract: A self-propelled vacuum cleaner (1) according to the present disclosure includes a main body (10), a plurality of suction ports (30), a plurality of suction pipes (40), a valve (50), a sensor (80), and a controller (90). The main body (10) is independently movable in an environment. Each of the plurality of suction ports (30) is independently disposed on a bottom surface (11) of the main body (10). The plurality of suction pipes (40) is disposed inside the main body (10), and each of the plurality of suction pipes (40) is connected to the plurality of suction ports (30). The valve (50) is disposed in at least one of the plurality of suction pipes (40). The sensor (80) acquires object information regarding an object in the environment. The controller (90) controls each unit. In addition, the controller (90) controls the valve (50) on the basis of the acquired object information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: TOMOMASA IBUKA, JUNKI SAITO, MAMI MAMIYA, YUSUKE KUWAJIMA, NAOHIKO CHOSA, SATORU YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 12157456Abstract: To start an engine while a clutch start cancel switch is ON and a clutch is connected, an electric parking brake ECU releases an electric parking brake regardless of the accelerator position or the clutch stroke, providing that a shift lever is in a drive position, and an engine ECU allows the engine to start after the electric parking brake is released by the electric parking brake ECU.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinsuke Yamamoto, Satoru Tsurubuchi, Masanobu Horio, Masaya Akita, Tomohiko Naka
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Patent number: 12142501Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a substrate processing apparatus and a control device. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber, and a placing table provided inside the chamber. The placing table places a substrate thereon, and includes a base and an electrostatic chuck provided on an upper surface of the base. The electrostatic chuck has a plurality of division regions each provided with a heater therein. The substrate processing system also includes a control device that includes a measuring unit that measures a resistance value of the heater for each of the division regions, an estimating unit that estimates a temperature of each of the division regions based on the resistance value of the heater measured by the measuring unit, and a power controller that controls a power supplied to the heater for each of the division regions based on the temperature estimated by the estimating unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Kenichiro Yamada, Satoru Teruuchi, Kenichiro Nakamura, Takari Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240351153Abstract: An NC device for correcting a blade edge position at a time of a turning tool being mounted on a tool main spindle in a machine tool, comprising: first acquisition part for acquiring an inclination amount of a clamp surface of the tool main spindle; second acquisition part for acquiring a tool shaft rotation phase angle; third acquisition part for acquiring a protrusion amount in which the blade edge is protruded from the clamp surface of the tool main spindle; and first correction arithmetic processing part for arithmetically processing a deviation amount of the position of the blade edge that is generated between a reference position and the shaft rotation phase angle obtained by the second acquisition part due to the inclination amount of the tool clamp surface obtained by the first acquisition part and the protrusion amount obtained by the third acquisition part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: NAKAMURA-TOME PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiko KAKUMOTO, Satoru Yamamoto
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Patent number: 12121402Abstract: In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an operation method of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the invention, a control circuit performs polarization processing on a plurality of ultrasound transducers in a non-diagnosis period, during which transmission of ultrasound waves and reception of reflected waves for performing ultrasound diagnosis are not performed, in a case where the cumulative driving time of the plurality of ultrasound transducers for performing the ultrasound diagnosis becomes equal to or longer than a specified time. A transmission circuit generates a first transmission signal having a driving voltage for performing ultrasound diagnosis using a pulse generation circuit in the case of performing the ultrasound diagnosis, and generates a second transmission signal having a polarization voltage for performing polarization processing using the same pulse generation circuit as in the case of generating the first transmission signal in the case of performing the polarization processing.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Katsuya Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Morimoto, Satoru Okada
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Patent number: 12105123Abstract: A zero-crossing detection circuit includes a logic unit and an input stop detection unit. The logic unit is configured to estimate a zero cross of an AC signal in accordance with at least one of a first monitoring target signal and a second monitoring target signal, respectively input through diodes from a first node and a second node between which the AC signal is applied, so as to generate a zero-crossing detection signal. The input stop detection unit is configured to compare the first monitoring target signal with the second monitoring target signal after giving an offset to one of them so as to generate an input stop detection signal. The logic unit is configured to fix a logic level of the zero-crossing detection signal in accordance with the input stop detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Nate, Akinobu Sawada, Natsuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240252152Abstract: An operation method of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes executing one or more imaging series of steps with an ultrasound transducer; and applying a polarization processing to the ultrasound transducer one or more of before, after, and interleaved between the one or more imaging series of steps, where the polarization processing is separate from the one or more imaging series of steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Katsuya YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiko MORIMOTO, Satoru OKADA
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Patent number: 12038748Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 12030092Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate cleaning method and a substrate cleaning apparatus for cleaning a substrate, such as a wafer. The substrate cleaning method includes: holding a periphery of a substrate (W) with holding rollers (6); rotating the substrate (W) about its central axis by rotating the holding rollers (6) about their respective central axes; delivering a two-fluid jet from a two-fluid jet nozzle (2) to a surface of the substrate (W) while moving the two-fluid jet nozzle (2) in a radial direction of the substrate (W), the two-fluid jet (2) being composed of a mixture of a first liquid and a gas; and when the two-fluid jet is being delivered to the surface of the substrate (W), delivering a fan-shaped jet of a second liquid from a spray nozzle (3) to the surface of the substrate (W) to form a flow of the second liquid on the surface of the substrate (W). The fan-shaped jet is located away from the two-fluid jet.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Kodera, Keisuke Uchiyama, Satoru Yamamoto, Hokuto Yamanobe
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Publication number: 20240109161Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing a flat portion of a substrate, such as a wafer. The polishing apparatus (100) includes: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate (W) and rotate the substrate W; a polishing-tape feeding mechanism (141) configured to advance a polishing tape (3) in its longitudinal direction; and at least one polishing head (10) arranged near a flat portion of the substrate (W), wherein the polishing head (10) has a fluid pressing structure (12) configured to press the polishing tape (3) with fluid against the flat portion of the substrate, and the fluid pressing structure (12) has a fluid supply port (13) arranged so as to face a back surface of the polishing tape (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Satoru YAMAMOTO, Keisuke UCHIYAMA, Mao IZAWA, Makoto KASHIWAGI
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Patent number: 11924286Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that detects reception of first data from a connection source apparatus. The first data includes information about establishment of a session for encrypted communication between the source apparatus using a service and a connection destination apparatus providing the service. The circuitry converts the first data into a first message following a communication protocol in the session establishment, and converts a second message from the destination apparatus into second data including at least information for generating a common key for the encrypted communication. Before the session establishment, the circuitry transmits the first message to the destination apparatus and transmits the second data to the source apparatus. After the session establishment, the circuitry transmits service data from the source apparatus to the destination apparatus and from the destination apparatus to the source apparatus in an unconverted state.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11864090Abstract: A communication system, a communication management method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The communication system communicates with an access source terminal connected to a first network, a communication apparatus and one or more access destination terminals each connected to a second network, the one or more access destination terminal being configured to provide a service by remote access, in response to a request from the access source terminal to use the service provided by the one or more access destination terminals, acquires access information including location information indicating location of the access source terminal and time information indicating usage time of the service, and restricts use of the service based on the access information and setting information, the setting information previously setting a range of the access information for permitting the use of the service provided by the one or more access destination terminals by the access source terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20230380206Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes: a first electrode and a second electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a carrier transport layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode, the carrier transport layer containing a plurality of carrier transport particles and a plurality of organic ligands, the carrier transport layer having a first end potion located close to the photoelectric conversion layer in a thickness direction of the carrier transport layer and a second end potion located close to the second electrode in the thickness direction of the carrier transport layer, wherein a first minimum distance between the plurality of carrier transport particles in the first end potion and the photoelectric conversion layer is larger than a second minimum distance between the plurality of carrier transport materials particles in the second end potion and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Satoru YAMAMOTO, YOSHIHIRO UETA
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Publication number: 20230358776Abstract: An automatic analyzer capable of confirming the amount of sample aspirated by a sample dispensing unit is provided. An automatic analyzer that analyzes a sample includes an incubator which holds a reaction container in which a liquid mixture of the sample and a reagent is accommodated, a sample dispensing unit which dispenses the sample by aspirating the sample from a sample container in which the sample is accommodated and storing the aspirated sample in a storage portion and then discharging the sample to the reaction container, and a measurement portion which measures the amount of sample in the storage portion on the basis of a detected signal obtained by detecting light passing through the storage portion while irradiating the storage portion with light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Koji HATAKEYAMA, Satoru YAMAMOTO, Hidetsugu TANOUE, Hiroki NAKANO
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
Publication number: 20230109921Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that detects reception of first data from a connection source apparatus. The first data includes information about establishment of a session for encrypted communication between the source apparatus using a service and a connection destination apparatus providing the service. The circuitry converts the first data into a first message following a communication protocol in the session establishment, and converts a second message from the destination apparatus into second data including at least information for generating a common key for the encrypted communication. Before the session establishment, the circuitry transmits the first message to the destination apparatus and transmits the second data to the source apparatus. After the session establishment, the circuitry transmits service data from the source apparatus to the destination apparatus and from the destination apparatus to the source apparatus in an unconverted state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Yamamoto -
Publication number: 20220288650Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate cleaning method and a substrate cleaning apparatus for cleaning a substrate, such as a wafer. The substrate cleaning method includes: holding a periphery of a substrate (W) with holding rollers (6); rotating the substrate (W) about its central axis by rotating the holding rollers (6) about their respective central axes; delivering a two-fluid jet from a two-fluid jet nozzle (2) to a surface of the substrate (W) while moving the two-fluid jet nozzle (2) in a radial direction of the substrate (W), the two-fluid jet (2) being composed of a mixture of a first liquid and a gas; and when the two-fluid jet is being delivered to the surface of the substrate (W), delivering a fan-shaped jet of a second liquid from a spray nozzle (3) to the surface of the substrate (W) to form a flow of the second liquid on the surface of the substrate (W). The fan-shaped jet is located away from the two-fluid jet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Kenji Kodera, Keisuke Uchiyama, Satoru Yamamoto, Hokuto Yamanobe