Patents by Inventor Satoshi Ouchi
Satoshi Ouchi 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: 12115684Abstract: A holding device according to the present invention is a holding device that holds a workpiece having flexibility. A controller sets the workpiece to a reference state in such a manner that with first and second holding mechanisms holding the workpiece, a moving mechanism moves at least one of the first and second holding mechanisms in a length direction based on a length, detected by a detector, of the workpiece in a held state and a length, prestored in a storage, of the workpiece in a reference state.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Ouchi, Yuna Takahashi, Kazunori Hirata
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Publication number: 20240080412Abstract: Provided is a video display device wearable on the head of a user, wherein the video display device includes a video display unit capable of switching two or more display methods, a control unit for indicating a display method to the video display unit, a first detection unit for detecting the motion of the head of a user, a second detection unit for detecting the motion of the point of view of the user, and a motion determination unit for determining the motion state of the device user by using the output from the first detection unit and the output from the second detection unit. The control unit indicates a change of display methods to the video display unit in accordance with the determination result of the motion determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Takahiro MATSUDA, Satoshi OUCHI, Yoshiho SEO, Seiji MURATA
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Patent number: 11856323Abstract: Provided is a video display device wearable on the head of a user, wherein the video display device includes a video display unit capable of switching two or more display methods, a control unit for indicating a display method to the video display unit, a first detection unit for detecting the motion of the head of a user, a second detection unit for detecting the motion of the point of view of the user, and a motion determination unit for determining the motion state of the device user by using the output from the first detection unit and the output from the second detection unit. The control unit indicates a change of display methods to the video display unit in accordance with the determination result of the motion determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Matsuda, Satoshi Ouchi, Yoshiho Seo, Seiji Murata
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Publication number: 20230356410Abstract: A holding device includes: a first suction structure that sucks a main member; and a first grasping structure that is arranged adjacent to the first suction structure in a direction intersecting with a first direction and grasps a first auxiliary member. The first suction structure is directed so as to suck the main member located in the first direction, and the first grasping structure is directed so as to grasp the first auxiliary member located in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi OUCHI, Yuna TAKAHASHI, Kazunori HIRATA
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Publication number: 20230356411Abstract: A holding device that holds a plate-shaped member having flexibility includes: a first suction structure that sucks the plate-shaped member; a second suction structure that sucks the plate-shaped member and is turnable and movable; a turning device that turns the second suction structure and a moving device that moves the second suction structure. When the first suction structure and the second suction structure suck and hold the plate-shaped member, the turning device twists the plate-shaped member by turning the second suction structure such that the second suction structure is directed in a direction different from the first suction structure, and the moving device bends the plate-shaped member by moving the second suction structure such that the second suction structure retreats relative to a direction along which the first suction structure and the second suction structure are located.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi OUCHI, Yuna TAKAHASHI, Kazunori HIRATA
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Publication number: 20230221344Abstract: A testing system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the collected specimen to test the specimen, and includes a first unit to collect and receive the specimen, a second unit to be connected to the first unit and to preprocess the specimen before measurement, a third unit to be connected to the second unit and to measure the preprocessed specimen, and a robot provided in at least one of the first unit, the second unit, or the third unit to process the specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230213540Abstract: A testing system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the collected specimen to test the specimen, and includes a box to allow at least one of specimen collection for collecting and receiving the specimen, preprocessing for processing the collected specimen before measurement, or specimen measurement for measuring the preprocessed specimen to be performed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230204614Abstract: In a dispensing system, a body is arranged outside a specimen processing cabinet, and in a state where a hand and a dispenser are inserted into the specimen processing cabinets, a specimen accommodated in a specimen container held by the hand is dispensed into a dispensing container by the dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Noboru TAKAGI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Eiji YOSHIKUWA, Toshiyuki TSUJIMORI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Yukio IWASAKI, Yasuhiro KOUCHI, Soichi OUE, Hironori KOBAYASHI, Yutaka MAEDA, Takayuki KOSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20230201816Abstract: A testing equipment system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the specimen, and includes a first unit portion forming a collection room including equipment to collect the specimen, a second unit portion forming a measurement room including equipment to measure the specimen, separately from the collection room, and a third unit portion including equipment to output a measurement result. The testing equipment system is placed at a moving base for passenger transportation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230107387Abstract: An abnormal state monitoring system (100) for a mobile body includes a management device (30) that, based on unsteady information of an abnormal state transmitted from a plurality of the mobile bodies, transmits instruction information to the mobile bodies, and a mobile body side device (10) provided in each of the mobile bodies. The mobile body side device (10) includes a communication unit (25) that communicates with the management device (30), a sensor information acquisition unit (12) that acquires sensor information of a plurality of sensors, an abnormality detection unit (13) that determines whether or not the sensor information is abnormal, and an abnormality processing unit (14) that generates flag data (21) including a flag indicating an abnormality level and state information indicating an abnormal state when the abnormality detection unit (13) determines that there is an abnormality, and transmits the flag data (21) to the management device (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Akinobu WATANABE, Keiichi MITANI, Atsushi NEO, Satoshi OUCHI
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Publication number: 20230028767Abstract: A method includes: (a) causing a robotic arm to position a contacting structure of the arm laterally in a horizontal direction in relation to a first subject on a target object; (b) causing the arrn to bring the contacting structure into contact with at least three locations on the first subject; (c) detecting positions of the contacting structure in relation to the robot when contacting the locations; (d) detecting a position of the first subject in relation to the robot by using the detected positions of the contacting structure; (e) performing same steps as the steps (a) to (d) for a second subject on the target object; and (f) detecting a position of the robot in relation to the target object by using the positions of the subjects in relation to the robot and using positions of the subjects in relation to the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Akio YODA, Toshiyuki TSUJIMORI, Satoshi OUCHI, Yukio IWASAKI
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Patent number: 11544030Abstract: Provided is a remote work-support system including a first display device to be worn on a first user working at a work site, a surrounding imaging device disposed on the work site, and an information processing device provided at a predetermined spot, configured to be communicable with the first display device and the surrounding imaging device, and operated by a second user. The first display device includes a first communication unit transmitting first image data to the information processing device. The surrounding imaging device includes a second communication unit transmitting second image data to the information processing device. The information processing device includes second display devices displaying the first and second image data, an operation unit through which data is input, and a third communication unit transmitting data input by the second user through the operation unit to the first display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Chiyo Ohno, Naohito Ikeda, Toshiki Ishii, Satoshi Ouchi, Taku Hoshizawa
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Publication number: 20220410400Abstract: A holding device according to the present invention is a holding device that holds a workpiece having flexibility. A controller sets the workpiece to a reference state in such a manner that with first and second holding mechanisms holding the workpiece, a moving mechanism moves at least one of the first and second holding mechanisms in a length direction based on a length, detected by a detector, of the workpiece in a held state and a length, prestored in a storage, of the workpiece in a reference state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi OUCHI, Yuna TAKAHASHI, Kazunori HIRATA
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Publication number: 20220240799Abstract: A blood flow analysis device according to the present invention detects blood flow distribution by using a visible light image, compares blood flows between different measurement regions by using the blood flow distribution, and analyzes a correlation between blood flows simultaneously generated in different measurement regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Seiji MURATA, Takahiro MATSUDA, Satoshi OUCHI
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Patent number: 11391722Abstract: A dispensing apparatus that dispenses a sample into a well of a microplate, including a light emitter that emits light to the well, a light receiver that receives light emitted by the light emitter and returned from the well; and a control unit that determines whether foreign matter is present in the well based on information on the light received by the light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Iwasaki, Satoshi Ouchi, Eiji Mitsui, Junichi Matsuoka, Takehiro Hasegawa, Yukihiko Kitano
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Patent number: 11372012Abstract: A dispensing robot of an assay robot system includes a first contact surface oriented in a downward direction or an obliquely downward direction in a vertical direction and dispenses when the dispensing robot operates a pipette that allows a tip to be attached to a lower end of the pipette and the attached tip to be detached by pressing a tip ejector, the dispensing robot comprising: a robot arm having a hand to hold a pipette holding piece attached thereto; and a controller controls the robot arm such that the robot arm holds the pipette with the tip attached thereto by causing the hand to hold the pipette holding piece and that the robot arm is elevated and the tip ejector is pressed by bringing an upper end portion of the tip ejector of the held pipette into contact with the first contact surface from the downward direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Iwasaki, Satoshi Ouchi, Eiji Mitsui, Junichi Matsuoka, Hiroya Kirimura, Yukihiko Kitano
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Patent number: 11340245Abstract: A transport device transports a container used in a sample measurement device or a rack housing the container. The transport device may include: a robotic arm configured to transport the container or the rack between a first sample measurement device and each of other sample measurement devices different from the first sample measurement device; and a controller that controls operation of the robotic arm.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki Nagai, Yuichiro Ohmae, Shinji Kamada, Toshiki Sato, Yukio Iwasaki, Satoshi Ouchi
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Patent number: 11317812Abstract: An optical scanning device includes: an optical scanning unit configured to repeatedly scan an irradiation destination of irradiation light to a predetermined trajectory; a light emission control unit configured to control light emission of the irradiation light to irradiate irradiation points to the predetermined trajectory; and a driving signal generation unit configured to generate a driving signal for driving the optical scanning unit, wherein the light emission control unit irradiates the irradiation points to the predetermined trajectory so that the irradiation points are substantially uniformly dispersed in a region in which a density of the irradiation points is relatively low in a region in which the irradiation light is irradiated.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Shinsuke Onoe, Takahiro Matsuda, Yoshiho Seo, Satoshi Ouchi, Tomohiko Tanaka, Taiichi Takezaki, Ryo Imai
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Patent number: 11275095Abstract: A sample pretreatment apparatus includes: a plurality of sample pretreatment sections, each of which executes a sample pretreatment prior to a measurement; and a robotic arm including: an articulated arm member; and a hand attached to the articulated arm member. The plurality of sample pretreatment sections includes a sample dispenser that dispenses a sample in a first sample container into a second sample container. For a first measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to a pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the pretreatment group including the sample dispenser. For a second measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to another pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the another pretreatment group including the sample dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Yoshida, Hiroaki Inokuchi, Takehiro Hasegawa, Chikako Murata, Yukio Iwasaki, Satoshi Ouchi
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Patent number: 11232878Abstract: A chemical decontamination method includes a dissolution step in which a radioactive insoluble substance containing a metal oxide, the radioactive insoluble substance being adhered to a decontamination object including carbon steel, is dissolved in a decontamination solution and a metal-ion removal step in which the decontamination solution containing the metal ion, the decontamination solution being produced in the dissolution step, is brought into contact with a cation-exchange resin in order to remove the metal ion, the dissolution step including a reductive dissolution step conducted using a decontamination solution containing formic acid, ascorbic acid and/or erythorbic acid, and a corrosion inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignees: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD., HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.Inventors: Masahiko Kazama, Naobumi Tsubokawa, Kazushige Ishida, Satoshi Ouchi, Junji Iwasa