Patents by Inventor Shoichi Nakayama

Shoichi Nakayama 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: 20240118406
    Abstract: A sensor includes a complex-transfer-function calculator that calculates a complex transfer function from received signals, a reflection-coefficient calculator that calculates a reflection coefficient using a complex transfer function when an object to be detected is arranged at one of L positions and an ideal complex transfer function which is a theoretical value for the position at which the object to be detected is arranged, various normalizers that calculate a normalized reflection coefficient by normalizing the reflection coefficient, a reflection-coefficient interpolator that calculates an interpolated reflection coefficient by interpolation calculation of the reflection coefficient using the normalized reflection coefficient for each coordinates used in position estimation of the object to be detected, and a position estimator that corrects the position estimation, using a steering vector and the interpolated reflection coefficient that are determined based on the position of each of the transmitting a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi NAKAYAMA, Shoichi IIZUKA, Naoki HONMA, Tomonori ITO, Teppei HAYASHI, Nobuyuki SHIRAKI, Kentaro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20240118407
    Abstract: A sensor receives M reception signals including reflection signals reflected by a living body; extracts a living-body component transfer function matrix from first complex transfer functions and second complex transfer functions, the first complex transfer functions being obtained by recording an M×N complex transfer function matrix including complex transfer functions in time series, from M reception signals, the complex transfer functions each indicating characteristics of propagation between a corresponding one of transmission antenna elements and a corresponding one of reception antenna elements, the second complex transfer functions being obtained by estimating and recording M×N complex transfer functions in a second period, and outputting a position at which a spectrum function indicating a likelihood that a living body is present indicates a local maximum value, using a correlation matrix based on the living-body component complex transfer function matrix and a steering vector corresponding to each of
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi IIZUKA, Takeshi NAKAYAMA, Naoki HONMA, Nobuyuki SHIRAKI, Kentaro MURATA
  • Patent number: 6425623
    Abstract: A visor which is installed over an automobile windshield and a visor housing which can house the visor on a roof of an automobile is disclosed. A pair of visor holders connected to a front end of the visor protects the visor from air pressure created when the automoble is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Senfuji Auto Company, Incorporated
    Inventor: Shoichi Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20010022454
    Abstract: A visor 10 which can be installed over an automobile windshield and a visor housing 20 which can house the visor 10 on a roof 31 of an automobile 30 are employed. A pair of visor holders 40 connected to the front end of the visor 10 protect the visor 10 from the air pressure created when the automobile 30 is in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Applicant: Senfuji Auto Company, Incorporated
    Inventor: Shoichi Nakayama