Patents by Inventor Shintaro Matsumoto
Shintaro Matsumoto 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: 20240133762Abstract: A system which evaluates a reliability of piping connections with gaskets is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro HONJO, Henry H. REN, Shunsaku MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240122513Abstract: An awakening effort motion estimation device includes processing circuitry configured to acquire a captured image obtained by imaging an occupant's face in a vehicle; detect, on a basis of the captured image having been acquired, two reference points for estimating a motion of the occupant's mouth, the two reference points including one point on a mask worn by the occupant, and the other point being a point based on a feature point of the occupant's face or a point different from the one point on the mask in the captured image; calculate a reference point distance between the detected two reference points; and estimate whether or not the occupant is performing an awakening effort motion by moving his or her mouth depending on whether or not the calculated reference point distance satisfies an awakening effort estimating condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Natsuki TAHARA, Takashi HIRANO, Shintaro WATANABE, Atsushi MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240124047Abstract: A steering control device configured to control a steering device, the steering device including a steering shaft to which a handle is detachably coupled and a motor configured to generate torque that is given to the steering shaft. The steering control device includes a processing circuit configured to execute a process for controlling driving of the motor. The process for controlling the driving of the motor includes a lock process of driving the motor such that a rotation position of the steering shaft is fixed at a specific position, in a state where the handle has been detached from the steering shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiki MATSUMOTO, Kenichi ABE, Yuuta KAJISAWA, Yugo NAGASHIMA, Kazuma HASEGAWA, Takashi KOUDAI, Yosuke YAMASHITA, Shintaro TAKAYAMA, Hiroyuki KATAYAMA, Masaharu YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20240122065Abstract: The present invention provides: a metal patterning material which exhibits excellent heat resistance and is suppressed in the formation of a metal thin film on a film surface; an amine compound; a method for forming a metal pattern using these; and an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki MATSUMOTO, Hiroyuki KAWASHIMA, Shintaro NOMURA
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Patent number: 11919506Abstract: A vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a rotary electric machine; a connection-disconnection device; a hydraulic pressure supply device; a hydraulic pressure control device; and a control device. The hydraulic pressure supply device includes a mechanical hydraulic pressure supply device and a pressure accumulator. The control device executes fuel cut-off control to stop fuel supply to the internal combustion engine and rotation speed maintaining control to maintain a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined rotation speed by rotationally driving the internal combustion engine by the rotary electric machine or supplying fuel to the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuya Tachibanada, Shintaro Kameda, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Shinobu Kurachi, Sadahito Kajihara
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Publication number: 20240046786Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an operation unit configured to receive an operation input regarding a first extraction condition; and a control unit configured to perform predetermined information processing, based on the first extraction condition. The information processing includes: a process of extracting one or a plurality of intersection nodes corresponding to intersections that conform to the first extraction condition, from among nodes included in map data; a process of acquiring time-series data of traffic information from a database in which the time-series data of the traffic information is accumulated; and a process of selecting, from among the one or the plurality of intersection nodes having been extracted, a target intersection that requires adjustment of a constant of a traffic signal controller, based on the acquired time-series data of the traffic information, and outputting the selected target intersection to a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi NAGASHIMA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Toshiya YOSHIOKA, Shintaro MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 11461884Abstract: A field management apparatus 10 is provided with a learning model generation unit 11 that generates a learning model 15, to learn feature amounts of the image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment, an image acquisition unit 12 that acquires an aerial image of a target region, an image specification unit 13 that applies the aerial image to the learning model 15, and specifies an image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment in the aerial image, and a fault location specification unit 14 that specifies a fault location of the field equipment in the target region, based on the image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kousuke Ishida, Hajime Ishikawa, Shinji Oominato, Shunsuke Akimoto, Shintaro Matsumoto, Masami Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 11417089Abstract: A vegetation index calculation apparatus (10) is provided with a learning model generation unit (11) that generates a learning model, by using an image of a crop targeted for calculation of a vegetation index and an image of plants other than the crop to learn a feature amount of the image of the crop, an image acquisition unit (12) that acquires an aerial image of a target region where the crop is being grown, a specification unit (13) that applies the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12) to the learning model generated by the learning model generation unit (11), and specifies the image of the crop in the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12), and a vegetation index calculation unit (14) that calculates the vegetation index of the crop, using the image of the crop specified by the specification unit (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kousuke Ishida, Hajime Ishikawa, Shinji Oominato, Shunsuke Akimoto, Masami Sakaguchi, Shintaro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11348272Abstract: A vegetation index calculation apparatus (10) is provided with a specification unit (11) that collates height distribution data indicating a distribution of the height of plants that exist in a target region with predicted height data of a crop targeted for calculation of a vegetation index, and specifies a region where the crop exists within the target region, and a vegetation index calculation unit (12) that calculates the vegetation index of the crop that exists in the region specified by the specification unit (11).Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kousuke Ishida, Hajime Ishikawa, Shinji Oominato, Shunsuke Akimoto, Masami Sakaguchi, Shintaro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11163996Abstract: A vegetation index calculation apparatus (10) is provided with a learning model generation unit (11) that generates a learning model, by using an image of a crop targeted for calculation of a vegetation index and an image of plants other than the crop to learn a feature amount of the image of the crop, an image acquisition unit (12) that acquires an aerial image of a target region where the crop is being grown, a specification unit (13) that applies the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12) to the learning model generated by the learning model generation unit (11), and specifies the image of the crop in the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12), and a vegetation index calculation unit (14) that calculates the vegetation index of the crop, using the image of the crop specified by the specification unit (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kousuke Ishida, Hajime Ishikawa, Shinji Oominato, Shunsuke Akimoto, Masami Sakaguchi, Shintaro Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20210142056Abstract: A vegetation index calculation apparatus (10) is provided with a learning model generation unit (11) that generates a learning model, by using an image of a crop targeted for calculation of a vegetation index and an image of plants other than the crop to learn a feature amount of the image of the crop, an image acquisition unit (12) that acquires an aerial image of a target region where the crop is being grown, a specification unit (13) that applies the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12) to the learning model generated by the learning model generation unit (11), and specifies the image of the crop in the aerial image acquired by the image acquisition unit (12), and a vegetation index calculation unit (14) that calculates the vegetation index of the crop, using the image of the crop specified by the specification unit (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kousuke ISHIDA, Hajime ISHIKAWA, Shinji OOMINATO, Shunsuke AKIMOTO, Masami SAKAGUCHI, Shintaro MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20200380663Abstract: A field management apparatus 10 is provided with a learning model generation unit 11 that generates a learning model 15, to learn feature amounts of the image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment, an image acquisition unit 12 that acquires an aerial image of a target region, an image specification unit 13 that applies the aerial image to the learning model 15, and specifies an image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment in the aerial image, and a fault location specification unit 14 that specifies a fault location of the field equipment in the target region, based on the image of the phenomenon that results from the fault in the field equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kousuke ISHIDA, Hajime ISHIKAWA, Shinji OOMINATO, Shunsuke AKIMOTO, Shintaro MATSUMOTO, Masami SAKAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200292321Abstract: Disclosed is a control device that enables a terminal device to display an accurate field area. The control device receives position information obtained by position information obtainment means carried by a worker of the field; stores the received position information to storage means; and generates a field area identified by a field identifier on a map including the field based on the stored position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masami SAKAGUCHI, Kousuke ISHIDA, Shunsuke AKIMOTO, Shintaro MATSUMOTO, Shinji OOMINATO
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Publication number: 20200058132Abstract: A vegetation index calculation apparatus (10) is provided with a specification unit (11) that collates height distribution data indicating a distribution of the height of plants that exist in a target region with predicted height data of a crop targeted for calculation of a vegetation index, and specifies a region where the crop exists within the target region, and a vegetation index calculation unit (12) that calculates the vegetation index of the crop that exists in the region specified by the specification unit (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kousuke ISHIDA, Hajime ISHIKAWA, Shinji OOMINATO, Shunsuke AKIMOTO, Masami SAKAGUCHI, Shintaro MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20190057460Abstract: In order to be capable of efficiently controlling harvesting processing of crops in conjunction with the harvesting season and harvesting volume, an information processing device has: an information generation unit that generates first harvesting schedule information for crops, including harvesting season information and harvesting volume information, on the basis of field information including at least one out of weather information, soil information, crop information, crop growth information, and agribusiness history information for a field; and a plan generation unit that generates a harvesting processing plan including at least one plan out of a harvesting plan, transportation plan, and processing plan for the field, on the basis of the first harvesting schedule information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masami SAKAGUCHI, Kousuke ISHIDA, Shunsuke AKIMOTO, Shintaro MATSUMOTO, Shinji OOMINATO
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Patent number: 9739412Abstract: A method of extending a life expectancy of a high-temperature piping, includes removing a heat insulation material which covers the piping having a high creep rupture risk, and lowering an outer surface temperature of piping, wherein a width of an exposed portion obtained is twice or more a distance from a peeled-off end portion of the exposed portion to a portion where a compressive stress is asymptotical to 0 after a change in stress between a tensile stress and the compressive stress occurring in the piping due to the removal of the heat insulation material is made from the tensile stress to the compressive stress, and the distance is calculated based on the following formulae, ?x=5, ? = 3 ? ( 1 - v 2 ) a 2 ? h 2 4 here, ? is a Poisson's ratio, a is an average radius of the piping, and h is a plate thickness of the piping.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Daigo Watanabe, Fumitoshi Sakata, Takumi Tokiyoshi, Yasuharu Chuman, Takuya Fukahori, Yuichi Kanemaki, Hiroyuki Ohyama, Shintaro Matsumoto, Masaaki Fujita, Ichiro Ohtsu
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Publication number: 20170121805Abstract: A method for manufacturing a corrosion resistant member that includes a substrate including a ceramic or a metal, and at least one layer of a corrosion resistant film formed on a surface of at least a region of the substrate to be exposed to plasma or a corrosive gas. The corrosion resistant film contains yttria as a main component and further contains at least one of tantalum and niobium in an amount of 0.02 mol % to 10 mol % in terms of pentoxide relative to the yttria, and a non-melted portion is not present in the corrosion resistant film. The method includes mixing a raw material powder of yttria with a raw material powder of at least one of a tantalum oxide and a niobium oxide, followed by granulating the raw material powders to obtain a granulated powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yukitaka MURATA, Hitoshi SASAKI, Shintaro MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9561927Abstract: A sheet discharging device includes a shift tray 202 on which a sheet P1 is stacked, a discharging roller 6 that discharges a sheet P2 onto the shift tray 202, a blowing device 230 that sends air to a lower surface of the sheet P2 discharged by the discharging roller 6, a blocking member 231 that blocks air sent to the lower surface of the sheet P2 from a blowing port 230-2 of the blowing device 230, and a control unit that controls the blocking amount of the blocking member 231. The blocking amount is determined based upon sheet information including sheet-type information, sheet-size information, and sheet-thickness information, for example.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Tomomichi Hoshino, Masahiro Tamura, Shuuya Nagasako, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Keisuke Sugiyama, Kyosuke Nakada, Kazuya Yamamoto, Akira Kunieda, Takahiro Watanabe, Junya Suzuki, Kazunori Konno, Youhei Niitsuma, Takamasa Matsumoto, Kiichiro Goto, Kazuhiko Kitano, Takashi Fukumoto, Yasuo Niikura, Satoru Takano, Hidetoshi Kojima, Kei Sasaki, Yasushi Tsuruoka, Shintaro Matsumoto, Ryo Takahashi, Yuuta Mori, Kohjiroh Haga
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Publication number: 20160208978Abstract: A method of extending a life expectancy of a high-temperature piping, includes removing a heat insulation material which covers the piping having a high creep rupture risk, and lowering an outer surface temperature of piping, wherein a width of an exposed portion obtained is twice or more a distance from a peeled-off end portion of the exposed portion to a portion where a compressive stress is asymptotical to 0 after a change in stress between a tensile stress and the compressive stress occurring in the piping due to the removal of the heat insulation material is made from the tensile stress to the compressive stress, and the distance is calculated based on the following formulae, ?x=5, ? = 3 ? ( 1 - v 2 ) a 2 ? h 2 4 here, ? is a Poisson's ratio, a is an average radius of the piping, and h is a plate thickness of the piping.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Daigo WATANABE, Fumitoshi SAKATA, Takumi TOKIYOSHI, Yasuharu CHUMAN, Takuya FUKAHORI, Yuichi KANEMAKI, Hiroyuki OHYAMA, Shintaro MATSUMOTO, Masaaki FUJITA, Ichiro OHTSU
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Publication number: 20160185552Abstract: A sheet discharging device includes a shift tray 202 on which a sheet P1 is stacked, a discharging roller 6 that discharges a sheet P2 onto the shift tray 202, a blowing device 230 that sends air to a lower surface of the sheet P2 discharged by the discharging roller 6, a blocking member 231 that blocks air sent to the lower surface of the sheet P2 from a blowing port 230-2 of the blowing device 230, and a control unit that controls the blocking amount of the blocking member 231. The blocking amount is determined based upon sheet information including sheet-type information, sheet-size information, and sheet-thickness information, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, LIMITEDInventors: Tomomichi HOSHINO, Masahiro TAMURA, Shuuya NAGASAKO, Tomohiro FURUHASHI, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kyosuke NAKADA, Kazuya YAMAMOTO, Akira KUNIEDA, Takahiro WATANABE, Junya SUZUKI, Kazunori KONNO, Youhei NIITSUMA, Takamasa MATSUMOTO, Kiichiro GOTO, Kazuhiko KITANO, Takashi FUKUMOTO, Yasuo NIIKURA, Satoru TAKANO, Hidetoshi KOJIMA, Kei SASAKI, Yasushi TSURUOKA, Shintaro MATSUMOTO, Ryo TAKAHASHI, Yuuta MORI, Kohjiroh HAGA