Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Sato

Shinichiro Sato 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: 20240135468
    Abstract: A CPU performs multiple regression analysis using a first regression model to calculate a tentative degree of contribution of each target facility to the total power consumption. The CPU calculates tentative power consumption of the target facility using the tentative degree of contribution of the target facility. The CPU calculates power consumption of a non-monitored facility by subtracting the total value of the tentative power consumption of the target facility from the total power consumption. The CPU classifies time-series data of the power consumption of the non-monitored facility into a plurality of clusters. The CPU performs multiple regression analysis using a second regression model to determine the degree of contribution of each of the target facilities. The CPU determines the power consumption of the target facility using the determined degree of contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Fuyuki SATO, Shinichiro OTANI
  • Patent number: 11934623
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an information presentation apparatus for displaying information on a display device including a display area corresponding to a visual field range of a user includes: a first storage medium that stores presentation information including content information representing a presentation content and attribute information of the content information; a detection unit that detects a gaze point within the visual field range of the user; and a presentation control unit that determines a presentation position of the content information within the visual field range of the user in accordance with the attribute information stored together with the content information to be presented and the detected gaze point and cause the content information to be displayed at a position corresponding to the determined presentation position within the display area of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Saijo, Shinichiro Eitoku, Masahiro Watanabe, Tae Sato
  • Publication number: 20240082732
    Abstract: Movement control of a player character in a field in a virtual space is performed based on a user's operation input. At least one first type of object is disposed in the field. Lightness for the first type of object is set such that the first type of object is visually recognized even when the field is dark. When the player character satisfies a first condition at a location where one of the at least one first type of object is disposed, lighting is set in the virtual space such that a range in the field including the location is lighter than before the first condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shinichiro BIWASAKA, Atsushi ASAKURA, Naoya YAMAMOTO, Tadashi SAKAMOTO, Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO
  • Publication number: 20230211483
    Abstract: A driver including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a driver blade which moves from a first position toward a second position and drives the fastener into a driven member; and a rack provided to the driver blade. The driver further includes: a rotary component engaging with the rack and moving the driver blade from the second position to the first position; and a lock plate engaging with the rack. The driver blade moves from the second position to the first position while the rotary component rotates once, the rotary component is released from engaging with the rack after the driver blade moves from the second position to the first position, and moves from the first position to the second position, and the lock plate is engageable with the rack when the driver blade stops before reaching the second position from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichiro SATO, Takashi UEDA, Yutaka ITO, Jyun ENTA, Toshinori YASUTOMI, Yoshiichi KOMAZAKI, Kenji KOBORI
  • Patent number: 11590638
    Abstract: A driver including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a driver blade which moves from a first position toward a second position and drives the fastener into a driven member; and a rack provided to the driver blade. The driver further includes: a rotary component engaging with the rack and moving the driver blade from the second position to the first position; and a lock plate engaging with the rack. The driver blade moves from the second position to the first position while the rotary component rotates once, the rotary component is released from engaging with the rack after the driver blade moves from the second position to the first position, and moves from the first position to the second position, and the lock plate is engageable with the rack when the driver blade stops before reaching the second position from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Sato, Takashi Ueda, Yutaka Ito, Jyun Enta, Toshinori Yasutomi, Yoshiichi Komazaki, Kenji Kobori
  • Patent number: 11491877
    Abstract: A protection circuit of an in-vehicle battery has a detection unit that detects at least the temperature of the in-vehicle battery, and a control unit that controls a first relay and a second relay. The control unit performs a first switching control when either the temperature or the output current of the in-vehicle battery detected by the detection unit is in a first abnormality range in a case where the first relay is on and the second relay is off, and performs a second switching control when the temperature of the in-vehicle battery detected by the detection unit is within the first abnormality range or within the second abnormality range after the first switching control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11349321
    Abstract: The power source system includes high-voltage batteries; a first motor configured to receive power supplied from the high-voltage batteries. A first relay is arranged on a first power supply path. A second motor is configured to receive power supplied from the high-voltage batteries; the second relay that is arranged on a second power supply path. A detection unit detects an abnormality in the first power supply path and the second power supply path. A control unit controls the first relay and the second relay. The detection unit turns off the first relay when an abnormality is detected in the first power supply path, and turns off the second relay when an abnormality is detected in the second power supply path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11312321
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a configuration that can determine whether to suppress the power consumption of a load based on the state of a battery, and reduce the duty ratio to be supplied to a switch unit that is provided on a power supply path to the load, when the power consumption is to be suppressed. In an on-board power control apparatus, when a determination unit determines that a prediction value of an output voltage of a battery is less than a threshold voltage value, a duty ratio setting unit selects at least one of the plurality of loads as a target load for which power supply is to be stopped or suppressed, and the duty ratio setting unit resets duty ratios to reduce a duty ratio of a control signal to be output to a switch unit provided on a power supply path to the selected target load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220083973
    Abstract: An information processing device of a child store communicably connected to a mother store terminal of a mother store according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: acquire an item ID and an item quantity of an item input by a customer at the child store; generate an item request based on the item ID, the item quantity, and an item stock in the child store; transmit the item request to the mother store terminal; receive, from the mother store terminal, replenishment date and time of the item, determined based on the item request and an item stock in the mother store; and output the replenishment date and time of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masamichi TANABE, Shinichiro SATO, Takahiro MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20220084347
    Abstract: An attachment provision control device according to the present invention includes: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor performs operations. The operations include: acquiring information related to a purchased product and at least one of a purchase quantity and a purchase amount of the purchased product; determining at least one of a number and an amount of attachments to be attached to the purchased product based on the information related to the purchased product and at least one of the purchase quantity and the purchase amount of the purchased product; and transmitting an instruction to provide at least one of the determined number of attachments or the determined amount of attachments to an attachment provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori MORISAKI, Shinichiro SATO, Hiroki SUGEGAYA
  • Publication number: 20210376627
    Abstract: The power source system includes high-voltage batteries; a first motor configured to receive power supplied from the high-voltage batteries. A first relay is arranged on a first power supply path. A second motor is configured to receive power supplied from the high-voltage batteries; the second relay that is arranged on a second power supply path. A detection unit detects an abnormality in the first power supply path and the second power supply path. A control unit controls the first relay and the second relay. The detection unit turns off the first relay when an abnormality is detected in the first power supply path, and turns off the second relay when an abnormality is detected in the second power supply path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11188107
    Abstract: An in-vehicle power control system includes a first load control unit and a power control device. In the power control device, switch units respectively switch the second conductive paths between an electrically connected state and a not-electrically connected state. A second load control unit predetermines types of switch units, and, if the second load control unit has received, from the first load control unit, a power reduction instruction in which a control method is designated by type, controls the switch units for each type thereof based on the control methods designated by type by the power reduction instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11079439
    Abstract: In a protection circuit, a signal line group includes a plurality of voltage signal lines, and the voltage signal lines are connected to electrode portions of a plurality of unit batteries or electrode portions of a battery module. A first protection circuit portion includes a plurality of Zener diodes, and the Zener diodes are connected in parallel to the unit batteries between the plurality of voltage signal lines. A resistor portion group includes a plurality of resistor portions, and the resistor portions are interposed between the Zener diodes and the unit batteries on the voltage signal lines and restrict a current. A second protection circuit portion includes a plurality of varistors, and the varistors are connected in parallel to the unit batteries between the plurality of voltage signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11056729
    Abstract: Realized is a vehicular battery monitoring device or a vehicular battery monitoring system for which the number of wires can be reduced, and that can transmit information using a characteristic transmission path. A battery monitoring device includes: a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voltage at a predetermined position of a battery or a temperature of the battery; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit, using a wireless communication method, detection information that indicates at least one of the voltage and the temperature of the battery based on a detection result of the detection unit, at least to another battery monitoring device provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20210138983
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a configuration that can determine whether to suppress the power consumption of a load based on the state of a battery, and reduce the duty ratio to be supplied to a switch unit that is provided on a power supply path to the load, when the power consumption is to be suppressed. In an on-board power control apparatus, when a determination unit determines that a prediction value of an output voltage of a battery is less than a threshold voltage value, a duty ratio setting unit selects at least one of the plurality of loads as a target load for which power supply is to be stopped or suppressed, and the duty ratio setting unit resets duty ratios to reduce a duty ratio of a control signal to be output to a switch unit provided on a power supply path to the selected target load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20210132645
    Abstract: An in-vehicle power control system includes a first load control unit and a power control device. In the power control device, switch units respectively switch the second conductive paths between an electrically connected state and a not-electrically connected state. A second load control unit predetermines types of switch units, and, if the second load control unit has received, from the first load control unit, a power reduction instruction in which a control method is designated by type, controls the switch units for each type thereof based on the control methods designated by type by the power reduction instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20210031347
    Abstract: A driver including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a driver blade which moves from a first position toward a second position and drives the fastener into a driven member; and a rack provided to the driver blade. The driver further includes: a rotary component engaging with the rack and moving the driver blade from the second position to the first position; and a lock plate engaging with the rack. The driver blade moves from the second position to the first position while the rotary component rotates once, the rotary component is released from engaging with the rack after the driver blade moves from the second position to the first position, and moves from the first position to the second position, and the lock plate is engageable with the rack when the driver blade stops before reaching the second position from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichiro SATO, Takashi UEDA, Yutaka ITO, Jyun ENTA, Toshinori YASUTOMI, Yoshiichi KOMAZAKI, Kenji KOBORI
  • Patent number: 10843317
    Abstract: A driver including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a driver blade which moves from a first position toward a second position and drives the fastener into a driven member; and a rack provided to the driver blade. The driver further includes: a rotary component engaging with the rack and moving the driver blade from the second position to the first position; and a lock plate engaging with the rack. The driver blade moves from the second position to the first position while the rotary component rotates once, the rotary component is released from engaging with the rack after the driver blade moves from the second position to the first position, and moves from the first position to the second position, and the lock plate is engageable with the rack when the driver blade stops before reaching the second position from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Sato, Takashi Ueda, Yutaka Ito, Jyun Enta, Toshinori Yasutomi, Yoshiichi Komazaki, Kenji Kobori
  • Patent number: 10668877
    Abstract: A switch device that includes a first input terminal that is connected to a first battery; a second input terminal that is connected to a second battery; a first output terminal that is connected to a first load; a second output terminal and a third output terminal that are both connected to a second load; a first conductive path that is connected to the first input terminal; a first switch that includes one terminal that is connected to the first input terminal via the first conductive path, and further includes another terminal; a second conductive path that is connected to the second input terminal; and a second switch that includes one terminal that is connected to the second input terminal via the second conductive path, and further includes another terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Sato, Hiromichi Yasunori
  • Publication number: 20200076013
    Abstract: Realized is a vehicular battery monitoring device or a vehicular battery monitoring system for which the number of wires can be reduced, and that can transmit information using a characteristic transmission path. A battery monitoring device includes: a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voltage at a predetermined position of a battery or a temperature of the battery; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit, using a wireless communication method, detection information that indicates at least one of the voltage and the temperature of the battery based on a detection result of the detection unit, at least to another battery monitoring device provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato