Patents by Inventor Shinji Watanabe

Shinji Watanabe 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: 20230287972
    Abstract: A waterproof structure for a speed reducer according to one aspect of the disclosure includes: a speed reducer for decelerating a rotational driving force of an electric motor and transmitting the decelerated rotational driving force to a rotationally driven portion; a motor flange housing the speed reducer; a cover externally covering the speed reducer in a liquid-tight manner; and a holding plate and a first fixing bolt provided on an inner peripheral side of the cover to fix the cover to the motor flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shinji INOUE, Ayaka WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230287121
    Abstract: A novel antibody that can be used as an anti-tumor agent and an anti-tumor agent that comprises, as an active ingredient, a molecule containing such an antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: MIE UNIVERSITY, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIKU, Yasushi AKAHORI, Kento TANAKA, Ayaka YATSU, Junya ICHIKAWA, Toshiaki OHTSUKA, Shiho OKZUMA, Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Makiko NAKAYAMA, Naoya SHINOZAKI, Kensuke NAKAMURA, Ichiro WATANABE, Shinji FURUZONO
  • Publication number: 20230268100
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an electrically conductive film laminate 1 including a substrate to be laminated 10, an adhesive layer 20 formed on a surface of the substrate to be laminated 10, and an electrically conductive carbon film 30 formed on a surface of the adhesive layer 20, the method including: a first laminate manufacturing step for manufacturing a first laminate 110 including a forming substrate 40 for forming the electrically conductive carbon film 30 on a surface thereof, the electrically conductive carbon film 30 formed on a surface of the forming substrate 40, and the adhesive layer 20 formed on a surface of the electrically conductive carbon film 30; a thermocompression bonding step for manufacturing a second laminate 120 by bringing the adhesive layer 20 of the first laminate 110 into contact with the substrate to be laminated 10, and then performing heating and pressure bonding; and an etching step for manufacturing the electrically conductive film laminate 1 by etching the forming
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuyuki ENDO, Shinji KOH, Takeshi WATANABE, Sho KUROMATSU
  • Patent number: 11666759
    Abstract: A nerve stimulating apparatus includes a plurality of stimulating units configured to respectively apply stimuli to a plurality of nerve regions branching from a particular nerve region of a living body, and a stimulation timing controller configured to set generating timings of respectively generating the stimuli at the plurality of stimulating units. The stimulation timing controller sets the generating timings of generating the stimuli at the plurality of stimulating units based on response results of the particular nerve region, the response results being obtained in response to the stimuli that are respectively generated at the plurality of stimulating units and that are respectively applied to the plurality of nerve regions, and the response results being measured by a biometric information measuring apparatus that measures biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd, National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
    Inventors: Shinji Sato, Sukchan Kim, Taishi Watanabe, Yuki Mitani, Yuki Miyano, Shigenori Kawabata, Toru Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20230169647
    Abstract: An estimation result can be more effectively utilized. An information processing apparatus includes a deriving unit (100) that derives an estimation result of diagnosis for a second pathology image using a trained model on which learning has performed using training data including a plurality of first pathology images, and an identifying unit (100) that identifies a basis image that serves as a basis for derivation of the estimation result by the trained model from the plurality of first pathology images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki AISAKA, Shinji WATANABE, Toya TERAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11663714
    Abstract: [Problem] To shorten the processing time without performing complicated processing during image reading. [Solution] The present disclosure provides an image processing apparatus that includes: a dividing unit that divides a detection region for detecting a feature value of an image into a plurality of regions; a decimation processing unit that performs a decimation process on a pixel value for each of the regions; and a histogram calculating unit that interpolates a pixel value having undergone the decimation process to calculate a histogram of pixel values of the regions. With this configuration, it is possible to shorten the processing time without performing complicated processing during image reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11662672
    Abstract: A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hosokawa, Shunji Kato, Shinji Tamaki, Hiroshi Ikeguchi, Seiji Terazawa, Junji Yamabe, Kaori Mitsuishi, Toshihide Tomotaka, Tsunehiro Watanabe, Kenji Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20230114929
    Abstract: A container includes a container main body that is composed of a main-body forming sheet member and surrounds a containing portion, wherein the container main body includes a first surface portion, a second surface portion that is arranged so as to face the first surface portion with the containing portion being arranged therebetween, and a gusset portion which connects the first surface portion and the second surface portion to each other. The gusset portion is provided with a discharge port that discharges a contents from the containing portion. The main-body forming sheet member includes a main-body sealing portion in which a plurality of film layers are attached to each other, a non-attached region in which the plurality of film layers are partially non-attached to each other, and a filling portion in which a filler can be enclosed between layers of the plurality of film layers in the non-attached region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230095577
    Abstract: To provide a microscope device capable of efficiently or appropriately acquiring an image of a specific region of a living tissue. The present technology provides a microscope device including: a first imaging element that images a target including a body tissue and acquires image data; and a second imaging element that images the target at a magnification different from a magnification of the first imaging element and acquires image data, in which the first imaging element includes a determination unit that determines a feature related to the target on the basis of the image data, and the second imaging element is controlled on the basis of a result of the determination. Furthermore, the present technology also provides an image acquisition system including the microscope device. Furthermore, the present technology also provides an image acquisition method performed in the microscope device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: HIROKAZU TATSUTA, TOMOHIKO NAKAMURA, SHINJI WATANABE, KENJI YAMANE, YOSHIO SOMA
  • Publication number: 20220399118
    Abstract: The generation device 100 according to the present application includes an acquisition unit 131 and a generation unit 134. The acquisition unit 131 acquires a first pathological image captured and an annotation that is information added to the first pathological image and is meta information related to the first pathological image. The generation unit 134 generates learning data for evaluating pathological-related information based on a second pathological image according to the second pathological image different from the first pathological image, the learning data being learning data obtained by transcribing the annotation in a manner corresponding to the second pathological image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: KENJI YAMANE, SHINJI WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220363262
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a vehicle detection unit that detects behavior of a user's own vehicle that is traveling, a neighboring vehicle detection unit that detects behavior of a neighboring vehicle preceding the user's vehicle, a neighboring vehicle following the user's vehicle, or both of neighboring vehicles, a road determination unit that determines the condition of a road on which the user's vehicle is traveling on the basis of behavior of the user's vehicle detected by the user's vehicle detection unit and behavior of a neighboring vehicle detected by the neighboring vehicle detection unit, and a transmission information creation unit and a transmission unit that transmit road information including a determination result by the road determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., LTD
    Inventor: Shinji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220355318
    Abstract: The invention refers to a foam dispenser. The foam dispenser is suitable for dispensing foam produced by mixing a foaming liquid and gas, in particular air. Further, the invention refers to foam dispenser assembly, a vessel for storing a foamable aqueous composition and a method for forming foam using the foam dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11467387
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an output value obtaining unit, a first interpolation unit, a second interpolation unit, an image generation unit, and a first edge detection unit. The output value obtaining unit obtains respective output values of a plurality of light-receiving elements from an image sensor including the plurality of light-receiving elements arranged two-dimensionally. The first interpolation unit uses a first interpolation algorithm to interpolate a pixel value. The second interpolation unit uses a second interpolation algorithm to interpolate a pixel value. The image generation unit generates an image based on a pixel value, which is interpolated by the first interpolation unit. The first edge detection unit detects an edge using a first edge detection algorithm based on a pixel value, which is interpolated by the second interpolation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Hayashi, Toru Mitome, Shinji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220320811
    Abstract: A hot wind is blown to a land and a lead from the underside of a printed board, to perform preheating. At the start of preheating or after start of preheating, a laser beam is applied to a soldering point, and meanwhile, wire solder is fed to a position contacting with the soldering point. The fed wire solder is melted by the laser beam. After soldering is finished, feeding of the wire solder is stopped. Application of the laser beam is stopped, to solidify the melted solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Shinji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220270305
    Abstract: [Problem] To highly accurately color a target image based on information such as morphological features and shapes in the target image. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, an image coloring apparatus is provided. The image coloring apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a decolored image that is decolored; and a coloring unit configured to, based on morphological information obtained from the decolored image, with reference to learning result information obtained as a result of previously learning correspondence between the morphological information and color information, color the decolored image using a color that corresponds to the morphological information. This configuration enables a target image to be highly accurately colored based on information such as morphological features and shapes in the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11422356
    Abstract: Provided is art information processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a failure requiring reimaging relating to an image captured using a digital microscope by evaluating the image, and a generation unit configured to, if the failure was detected by the detection unit, generate setting information for setting an imaging condition for during reimaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Watanabe, Nobuhiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220254352
    Abstract: An audio analysis platform may receive a portion of an audio input, wherein the audio input corresponds to audio associated with a plurality of speakers. The audio analysis platform may process, using a neural network, the portion of the audio input to determine voice activity of the plurality of speakers during the portion of the audio input, wherein the neural network is trained using reference audio data and reference diarization data corresponding to the reference audio data. The audio analysis platform may determine, based on the neural network being used to process the portion of the audio input, a diarization output associated with the portion of the audio input, wherein the diarization output indicates individual voice activity of the plurality of speakers. The audio analysis platform may provide the diarization output to indicate the individual voice activity of the plurality of speakers during the portion of the audio input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: The Johns Hopkins University, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke FUJITA, Shinji WATANABE, Naoyuki KANDA, Shota HORIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220172840
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an identification data acquisition unit that acquires image data for identification in which a first biological region is captured and first site information of the first biological region, and an identification unit that selects an identifier corresponding to the first site information from identifiers associated respectively with a plurality of pieces of site information, and performs an identification process on the basis of the identifier and the image data for identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: KENJI YAMANE, SHINJI WATANABE, TAKESHI KUNIHIRO, KAZUKI AISAKA
  • Publication number: 20220148323
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that includes a display control unit that controls display of image data in which a biological region is captured, an information acquisition unit that acquires first region information input with respect to the image data, and a processing unit that generates second region information on the basis of the image data, the first region information, and a fitting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Watanabe, Kazuki Aisaka, Yoshio Soma
  • Publication number: 20220148714
    Abstract: A diagnosis support program causes a computer to execute a derivation procedure of deriving, on the basis of a first pathological image corresponding to a first affected tissue, history information regarding a history of viewing the first pathological image, and diagnostic information for the first affected tissue corresponding to the first pathological image, diagnosis support information for supporting diagnosis of a second pathological image corresponding to a second affected tissue to be diagnosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Aisaka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Kenji Yamane, Shinji Watanabe