Patents by Inventor Tadashi Kobayashi
Tadashi Kobayashi 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: 20240085312Abstract: A color sensing device (8) includes: a light source (6) that shines white light to a measurement target object (3); a color sensor (5) that receives the light reflected from the measurement target object to output an R (red) component sensed value, a G (green) component sensed value, and a B (blue) component sensed value each with a first predetermined number of bits; and a converter (7) that converts the R, G, and B component sensed values output from the color sensor respectively into sensed values each with a second predetermined number of bits smaller than the first predetermined number of bits based on the respective maximum values of R, G, and B component measured values measured in advance by a color sensor with respect to a plurality of kinds of measurement target objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Shiori AZUMA
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Patent number: 11920651Abstract: Provided is a bracket that has excellent durability while curbing an increase in weight. A bracket (1A) that has an opening (A) is made of a resin and is a tubular bracket, which has a pair of column portions (11) and a pair of bridging portions (12), in which the opening (A) is defined by the column portions (11) and the bridging portions (12). A plate portion (13) is included in at least one of the column portions (11), and in one of the bridging portions (12), a width (W1) of a bracket outer circumferential side outer surface (12f1) of the bridging portion (12) in an opening penetrating direction is maximum at an extending direction end (12e) of the bridging portion (12) in a view in an extending direction of the column portions (11).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Prospira CorporationInventors: Tadashi Onishi, Masato Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230036478Abstract: The present disclosure provides an altitude measuring device. The altitude measuring device includes: an atmospheric pressure sensor; and a calculation unit, when being turned on, obtaining a measured atmospheric pressure value by the atmospheric pressure sensor as an atmospheric pressure initial value, successively calculating an amount of change of the measured atmospheric pressure value measured by the atmospheric pressure sensor, successively calculating an amount of change of an altitude based on the atmospheric pressure initial value and the amount of change of the measured atmospheric pressure value, and calculating the altitude based on accumulated amount of changes in the altitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Masafumi SEIKE, Tadashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11569702Abstract: To provide an on-vehicle brushless motor device capable of being downsized with respect to an axial direction of a rotor and a method of manufacturing the same. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 includes a brushless motor 10 and an electronic substrate 30. The brushless motor 10 includes a rotor 12 and a stator 16 including a plurality of coils 18 arranged around the rotor 12. The electronic substrate 30 includes a through hole 34 penetrating in the axial direction X of the rotor 12 and includes a substrate body 32 arranged along a plane P intersecting the axial direction X on the side opposite to the output shaft of the brushless motor 10, and a terminal 40 fixed on the surface of the substrate body 32 on the side opposite to the rotor 12. A coil wire 20 of the coil 18 is inserted into the through hole 34 and is welded to the terminal 40 on the opposite side of the rotor 12 with respect to the substrate body 32.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventor: Tadashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11527935Abstract: To provide an on-vehicle brushless motor device capable of being downsized with respect to an axial direction of a rotor and a method of manufacturing the same. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 includes a brushless motor 10 and an electronic substrate 30. The brushless motor 10 includes a rotor 12 and a stator 16 including a plurality of coils 18 arranged around the rotor 12. The electronic substrate 30 is arranged on a side opposite to an output side of the brushless motor 10 along a plane P intersecting an axial direction X. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 further includes a soldering portion 40 that connects a coil wire 20 of the coil 18 and the electronic substrate 30.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventor: Tadashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11408970Abstract: This position detection system comprises a mobile station that transmits a beacon signal, a plurality of fixed stations that receive the beacon signal, and a position analysis device that acquires position information for the mobile station by estimating the position of the mobile station from the reception intensities of the beacon signal at each fixed station. The mobile station includes a movement detection unit (acceleration sensor, geomagnetic sensor, etc.) that determines when movement has stopped. While the movement of the mobile station has stopped, the position analysis device stops estimating the position of the mobile station and keeps the position information at a fixed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Atsushi Momota, Tengai Kubo, Hideki Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11408735Abstract: A positioning system includes: a gyro sensor configured to detect an angular velocity of a moving body; a geomagnetic sensor configured to detect a direction in which the moving body is placed; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration of the moving body; and a gyro sensor output correction part configured to correct an output of the gyro sensor, wherein the gyro sensor output correction part is configured to convert output components of the gyro sensor into at least one of a rotation matrix and a quaternion based on output components of the geomagnetic sensor and output components of the acceleration sensor, and to calculate a posture of the moving body based on the rotation matrix or the quaternion.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20220080116Abstract: A drug administration device according to the present invention is a drug administration device for subcutaneously administering a drug, and includes a main body portion configured to be arranged on skin of a patient, and a movable portion to which at least one needle member protruding toward the skin is attached. The movable portion is configured to be capable of being moved between a first position that is spaced apart from the skin and a second position that is near the skin. The leading end portion of the needle member is to be inserted into the skin when the movable portion is located at the second position. The drug is to be discharged from a hole provided in the needle member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicants: HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY, OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY, INC.Inventors: Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Hiroki MAITA, Hiroyuki KATO, Takashi AKIMOTO, Hidetoshi MISAWA, Takehito HAYASHI, Koichi TAKEDA, Toshimitsu TERAO, Tomoki MORITA, Shinichiro ITO
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Patent number: 11112243Abstract: This electronic compass has a magnetic sensor for detecting two predetermined axis components out of the three geomagnetic axis components in a location and generating biaxial magnetic detection data corresponding to the magnitudes of the components, an acceleration sensor for detecting three axis components of the acceleration thereof and generating triaxial acceleration detection data corresponding to the three axis components, and an azimuth angle detection unit for calculating assumed magnetic detection data corresponding to the one remaining undetected axis component of the three geomagnetic axis components from the biaxial magnetic detection data, the triaxial acceleration detection data, and the magnitude and the magnetic dip of the geomagnetic field and detecting an azimuth angle by determining the component of the geomagnetic field parallel to the surface of the earth using the assumed magnetic detection data.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210247482Abstract: This position detection system comprises a mobile station that transmits a beacon signal, a plurality of fixed stations that receive the beacon signal, and a position analysis device that acquires position information for the mobile station by estimating the position of the mobile station from the reception intensities of the beacon signal at each fixed station. The mobile station includes a movement detection unit (acceleration sensor, geomagnetic sensor, etc.) that determines when movement has stopped. While the movement of the mobile station has stopped, the position analysis device stops estimating the position of the mobile station and keeps the position information at a fixed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Atsushi MOMOTA, Tengai KUBO, Hideki Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11079224Abstract: In this azimuth angle sensor, original magnetic detection data is sequentially acquired as data points in a triaxial coordinate system by detecting magnetism on three axes. An offset derivation device provided to the azimuth angle sensor derives offset values for correcting the original magnetic detection data and generating corrected magnetic detection data. The offset derivation device uses a plurality of data points in the original magnetic detection data or in the corrected magnetic detection data to derive provisional offset values, then derives the magnitude of magnetism on such an occasion on the basis of the original magnetic detection data and the provisional offset values. When the magnitude of magnetism thus derived is within a predetermined correction success range, the offset values are updated using the provisional offset values. When the magnitude of magnetism thus derived is not within the predetermined correction success range, the offset values are not updated.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Masafumi Seike, Hideki Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20210196747Abstract: Provided is a metabolism improving agent that contains, for example, an alkalizing agent such as an acidosis improving agent or a urinary alkalizing agent as an active ingredient, and has actions such as improvement of insulin resistance, improvement of pituitary and adrenal functions, and reduction of visceral fat accumulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicants: University of the Ryukyus, Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki MASUZAKI, Hideki NAKAMURA, Toshitake HIRAI, Kaoru HARA, Takashi KANDA, Satomi YAMASAKI, Tadashi KOBAYASHI, Koichiro NISHIOKA
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Patent number: 10912510Abstract: A subject performs a sit-to-stand operation while wearing a device (SU) that contains an acceleration sensor (11) on the front of the chest. The present invention derives a muscular strength index representing the muscular strength of a human body by obtaining maximum acceleration value data from a signal expressing the size of an acceleration vector comprising a tri-axial component in detected acceleration, and using the maximum acceleration value data and the muscle mass or body fat mass of the subject. The present invention has the ability to derive a physical activity amount from the acceleration detection results, and on the basis of the activity amount (ACT) during a prescribed activity target period and the muscular strength index at the start and end times of the activity target period, obtains an activity efficiency index that corresponds to changes in the muscular strength index in response to the amount of activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Hideki Nishiyama, Tadashi Kobayashi, Atsushi Momota, Masafumi Seike, Senshi Fukashiro
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Publication number: 20210013763Abstract: To provide an on-vehicle brushless motor device capable of being downsized with respect to an axial direction of a rotor and a method of manufacturing the same. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 includes a brushless motor 10 and an electronic substrate 30. The brushless motor 10 includes a rotor 12 and a stator 16 including a plurality of coils 18 arranged around the rotor 12. The electronic substrate 30 includes a through hole 34 penetrating in the axial direction X of the rotor 12 and includes a substrate body 32 arranged along a plane P intersecting the axial direction X on the side opposite to the output shaft of the brushless motor 10, and a terminal 40 fixed on the surface of the substrate body 32 on the side opposite to the rotor 12. A coil wire 20 of the coil 18 is inserted into the through hole 34 and is welded to the terminal 40 on the opposite side of the rotor 12 with respect to the substrate body 32.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Tadashi KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210013762Abstract: To provide an on-vehicle brushless motor device capable of being downsized with respect to an axial direction of a rotor and a method of manufacturing the same. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 includes a brushless motor 10 and an electronic substrate 30. The brushless motor 10 includes a rotor 12 and a stator 16 including a plurality of coils 18 arranged around the rotor 12. The electronic substrate 30 is arranged on a side opposite to an output side of the brushless motor 10 along a plane P intersecting an axial direction X. The on-vehicle brushless motor device 1 further includes a soldering portion 40 that connects a coil wire 20 of the coil 18 and the electronic substrate 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Tadashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 10753741Abstract: For triaxial magnetic detection data sequentially acquired as data points in a triaxial coordinate system, an offset calculation unit 30 calculates virtual data points P1?-P6? by evenly parallel-translating each of data points P1-P7 so that a reference data point P7, for example, arbitrarily chosen from the data points P1-P7 coincides with an origin point O. A virtual offset point C? for which the sum of the distances between the virtual data points P1?-P6? and a curved surface H1 passing through the origin point O is minimized is then calculated. An offset value C for the magnetic detection data is then calculated by parallel-translating the virtual offset point C? so as to restore the parallel-translated portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Masafumi Seike, Hideki Nishiyama
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Patent number: 10561343Abstract: The present invention involves a test subject performing a sit-to-stand (STS) operation while wearing a device (MD) that contains an acceleration sensor (11) on the front of the chest. The present invention derives a muscular strength index (maximum acceleration value per unit of muscle mass during STS activity) representing the muscular strength of a human body by obtaining maximum acceleration value data from a signal expressing the size of an acceleration vector comprising a tri-axial component in detected acceleration, and using the maximum acceleration value data and the muscle mass or body fat mass of the text subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Hideki Nishiyama, Tadashi Kobayashi, Senshi Fukashiro
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Patent number: 10493915Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus (100) is configured to detect an abnormality of a lighting device (200). The abnormality detection apparatus (100) includes an illuminance sensor (110), a memory (120) and a controller (130). The controller (130) is configured to detect the abnormality of the lighting device (200) based on a criterion stored in the memory (120) and a difference between an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during on state of the lighting device (200) and an illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor (110) during off state of the lighting device (200).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Masafumi Seike, Atsushi Momota, Hideki Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20190242707Abstract: This electronic compass has a magnetic sensor for detecting two predetermined axis components out of the three geomagnetic axis components in a location and generating biaxial magnetic detection data corresponding to the magnitudes of the components, an acceleration sensor for detecting three axis components of the acceleration thereof and generating triaxial acceleration detection data corresponding to the three axis components, and an azimuth angle detection unit for calculating assumed magnetic detection data corresponding to the one remaining undetected axis component of the three geomagnetic axis components from the biaxial magnetic detection data, the triaxial acceleration detection data, and the magnitude and the magnetic dip of the geomagnetic field and detecting an azimuth angle by determining the component of the geomagnetic field parallel to the surface of the earth using the assumed magnetic detection data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: D975845Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignees: HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY, OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY, INC.Inventors: Tadashi Kobayashi, Hiroki Maita, Hiroyuki Kato, Takashi Akimoto, Takehito Hayashi, Koichi Takeda, Toshimitsu Terao, Tomoki Morita, Shinichiro Ito, Tadashi Komuro, Teruyuki Iwama