Patents by Inventor Satoshi Tadokoro
Satoshi Tadokoro 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: 20240361840Abstract: A vibration distribution control device configured to generate a vibration source being present at a predetermined position by using a plurality of vibrators includes: a calculator configured to calculate a perceived intensity from a vibration waveform of the vibration source; a distributor configured to distribute the perceived intensity of each of the plurality of vibrators in accordance with an azimuth of the vibration source and arrangement positions of the plurality of vibrators; and signal output processor circuitry configured to control and output vibrations of the plurality of vibrators based on information distributed by the distribution distributor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Masashi KONYO, Takuma INAGAKI, Daiki KIKUCHI, Kosuke YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TADOKORO
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Chimeric FCeRI a-Chain Gene, Chimeric FCeRI a-Chain Protein, Cells, Analysis Kit and Analysis Method
Publication number: 20240309389Abstract: Provided herein is a chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene including a first base sequence encoding an extracellular domain of a human Fc?RI ?-chain and a second base sequence encoding at least a transmembrane domain of a non-human animal Fc?RI ?-chain. Also provided herein is a chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain protein that is an expression product of the chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene, and a non-human animal cell including the chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene. Also provided herein is an analysis kit including the cells and an analysis method using the cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Ryosuke Nakamura, Haruyo Akiyama, Satoshi Tadokoro, Kenichi Kumasaka -
Patent number: 12065242Abstract: A passive guidance mechanism enables smooth guiding to a desired position; and a flying object landing system enables smooth guiding to and landing at a desired position. A pair of guide rails are arranged side by side with a space therebetween, and are provided so that the space increases toward one set of tips of the guide rails. One guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a first shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to a plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail. The other guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a second shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Daiki Fujikura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Yoshito Okada, Kazunori Ohno, Satoshi Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20240248483Abstract: An information processing device for controlling a control target device to be controlled includes: a storage unit configured to store layout constraint condition information including information indicating relative positions of a first object disposed in a space in which the control target device is positioned and a second object different from the first object disposed in the space; and a control unit configured to generate map information indicating a map in the space based on a position of the control target device, at least one of first object-device relative position information indicating relative positions of the first object and the control target device or second object-device relative position information indicating relative positions of the second object and the control target device, and the layout constraint condition information stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Kazunori OHNO, Yoshito OKADA, Shotaro KOJIMA, Masashi KONYO, Satoshi TADOKORO, Kenta GUNJI
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Patent number: 11905037Abstract: An aerial vehicle takeoff and landing system, an aerial vehicle takeoff and landing apparatus, and an aerial vehicle capable of reducing the influence of the ground effect and capable of taking off and landing smoothly even in a comparatively small and limited space. A pair of rails are arranged side by side with a gap therebetween, and are arranged with a space in an extension direction on at least an under side and one end side. An aerial vehicle has a suspension portion provided at an upper portion thereof so as to be inserted between the rails from the one end side. With the suspension portion is inserted between the rails, the aerial vehicle can be suspended at a predetermined landing position of the rails, and the aerial vehicle suspended at the landing position can take off.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NPO INTERNATIONAL RESCUE SYSTEM INSTITUTEInventors: Kenjiro Tadakuma, Satoshi Tadokoro, Kazunori Ohno, Yoshito Okada, Masahiro Watanabe, Daiki Fujikura, Toshi Takamori
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Publication number: 20230045539Abstract: A passive guidance mechanism enables smooth guiding to a desired position; and a flying object landing system enables smooth guiding to and landing at a desired position. A pair of guide rails are arranged side by side with a space therebetween, and are provided so that the space increases toward one set of tips of the guide rails. One guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a first shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to a plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail. The other guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a second shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Daiki FUJIKURA, Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Yoshito OKADA, Kazunori OHNO, Satoshi TADOKORO
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Publication number: 20220274719Abstract: An aerial vehicle takeoff and landing system, an aerial vehicle takeoff and landing apparatus, and an aerial vehicle capable of reducing the influence of the ground effect and capable of taking off and landing smoothly even in a comparatively small and limited space. A pair of rails are arranged side by side with a gap therebetween, and are arranged with a space in an extension direction on at least an under side and one end side. An aerial vehicle has a suspension portion provided at an upper portion thereof so as to be inserted between the rails from the one end side. With the suspension portion is inserted between the rails, the aerial vehicle can be suspended at a predetermined landing position of the rails, and the aerial vehicle suspended at the landing position can take off.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NPO International Rescue System InstituteInventors: Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Satoshi TADOKORO, Kazunori OHNO, Yoshito OKADA, Masahiro WATANABE, Daiki FUJIKURA, Toshi TAKAMORI
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Publication number: 20220198891Abstract: A vibration control apparatus configured to control a vibration generated by a vibration apparatus, using a signal, includes processer circuitry, and an energy controller configured to convert a waveform of the signal while maintaining energy of the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Masashi KONYO, Kosuke YAMAGUCHI, Nan CAO, Satoshi TADOKORO
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Patent number: 10843506Abstract: An omni-directional rotational drive mechanism and a moving body in which production and maintenance can be facilitated, while the size can be reduced, by making the number of components smaller. A rotating body provided for a wheel member rotatable about a ring-shaped shaft having a rotating shaft of the wheel member as its center. The rotating body is configured to rotate integrally with the wheel member about the rotating shaft. A pair of worms rotatable about the same shaft as the rotating shaft of the wheel member. A pair of worm wheels are provided for the wheel member so as to be rotatable by meshing with different worms, and capable of transmitting each of rotations to the rotating body. The rotating body is configured so as to rotate or stop with respect to the wheel member in accordance with the rotational direction and the rotational speed of the respective worms.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Kenjiro Tadakuma, Eri Takane, Masahiro Fujita, Masashi Konyo, Satoshi Tadokoro
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Patent number: 10596937Abstract: An interior part of vehicle capable of improving in design property is manufactured by joining a plurality of pieces of a layered cloth having at least a skin material and a cushion material. The plurality of pieces to be joined are processed with continuous stitches, and the pieces joined with the stitch processing are sewn up, with the front surfaces put together, along ends to be joined. One of the joined plurality of pieces is folded, thus the plurality of pieces are provided, with the front surfaces facing vehicle interior space.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Sekino, Yukihito Kobayashi, Satoshi Tadokoro, Meimei Lai, Takuya Hori
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Patent number: 10359060Abstract: A moving device includes an elastic tube, a sectional shape of which is elastically deformable according to an internal pressure given by fluid, a slider unit capable of moving forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the elastic tube according to a change in the sectional shape of the elastic tube, a brake provided in the slider unit and configured to be deformed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elastic tube to be capable of coming into sliding contact with a target object, and a fluid adjusting section configured to supply air to or discharge air from the elastic tube respectively via first and second fluid supply pipes that respectively communicate with insides on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the elastic tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: Olympus Corporation, NIPO International Rescue System Institute, Tohoku UniversityInventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Yasuo Hirata, Satoshi Tadokoro, Tomonari Yamamoto, Masashi Konyo, Kenjiro Tadakuma
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Publication number: 20190184737Abstract: An omni-directional rotational drive mechanism and a moving body in which production and maintenance can be facilitated, while the size can be reduced, by making the number of components smaller. A rotating body provided for a wheel member rotatable about a ring-shaped shaft having a rotating shaft of the wheel member as its center. The rotating body is configured to rotate integrally with the wheel member about the rotating shaft. A pair of worms rotatable about the same shaft as the rotating shaft of the wheel member. A pair of worm wheels are provided for the wheel member so as to be rotatable by meshing with different worms, and capable of transmitting each of rotations to the rotating body. The rotating body is configured so as to rotate or stop with respect to the wheel member in accordance with the rotational direction and the rotational speed of the respective worms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Eri TAKANE, Masahiro FUJITA, Masashi KONYO, Satoshi TADOKORO
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Publication number: 20170350424Abstract: A moving device includes an elastic tube, a sectional shape of which is elastically deformable according to an internal pressure given by fluid, a slider unit capable of moving forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the elastic tube according to a change in the sectional shape of the elastic tube, a brake provided in the slider unit and configured to be deformed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elastic tube to be capable of coming into sliding contact with a target object, and a fluid adjusting section configured to supply air to or discharge air from the elastic tube respectively via first and second fluid supply pipes that respectively communicate with insides on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the elastic tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, NPO INTERNATIONAL RESCUE SYSTEM INSTITUTE, TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiichi KOBAYASHI, Yasuo HIRATA, Satoshi TADOKORO, Tomonari YAMAMOTO, Masashi KONYO, Kenjiro TADAKUMA
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Publication number: 20170028937Abstract: An interior part of vehicle capable of improving in design property is manufactured by joining a plurality of pieces of a layered cloth having at least a skin material and a cushion material. The plurality of pieces to be joined are processed with continuous stitches, and the pieces joined with the stitch processing are sewn up, with the front surfaces put together, along ends to be joined. One of the joined plurality of pieces is folded, thus the plurality of pieces are provided, with the front surfaces facing vehicle interior space.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Hiroshi SEKINO, Yukihito KOBAYASHI, Satoshi TADOKORO, Meimei LAI, Takuya HORI
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Patent number: 6406299Abstract: A six-degree-of-freedom travelling system, wherein a solid is driven by eight suspending lines in six degrees of freedom. The six-degree-of-freedom travelling system can be provided as a bodily sensing machine comprising a human-riding cage: eight suspending lines in connection with the cage; eight actuators hauling and veering the respective lines for vary the position and attitude of the cage, and a controller controlling the eight actuators for constantly holding the eight lines under proper tensions, wherein the cage is travelled in six degrees of freedom.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2000Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Taiyo Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Murao, Kenji Koubuchi, Satoshi Tadokoro