Patents by Inventor Takaaki Sakaguchi

Takaaki Sakaguchi 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).

  • Patent number: 11979669
    Abstract: In a cleaning device, a signal processing circuit determines that a foreign substance has adhered to a surface of a protection cover based on at least two pieces of information among a change amount of a resonant frequency when a vibration portion is driven at a first voltage, a change amount of a current value relating to an impedance detected by an impedance detector, and a temporal change of an image captured by an imaging portion, and cleans the surface of the protection cover by controlling the vibration portion in accordance with the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Kishi, Hitoshi Sakaguchi, Masaaki Takata, Masaru Amano, Takaaki Mori
  • Patent number: 10066425
    Abstract: A console apparatus for an automobile includes: a console main body (11), disposed between a left seat and a right seat of the automobile; arm rests (15a, 15b), supported at the console main body (11) in a manner of being capable of sliding in the front-rear direction of the automobile; a locking unit, locking the forward slide of the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at a moving rear end position (P2); an unlocking unit, unlocking the arm rests (15a, 15b) locked by the locking unit at the moving rear end position (P2) according to an unlocking operation; and a force applying unit, applying a forward force to the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at the moving rear end position (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Saikawa, Takaaki Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170306664
    Abstract: A console apparatus for an automobile includes: a console main body (11), disposed between a left seat and a right seat of the automobile; arm rests (15a, 15b), supported at the console main body (11) in a manner of being capable of sliding in the front-rear direction of the automobile; a locking unit, locking the forward slide of the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at a moving rear end position (P2); an unlocking unit, unlocking the arm rests (15a, 15b) locked by the locking unit at the moving rear end position (P2) according to an unlocking operation; and a force applying unit, applying a forward force to the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at the moving rear end position (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki SAIKAWA, Takaaki SAKAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7831092
    Abstract: In a color correction method of performing correction by dividing the color plane into a plurality of areas, and correcting the color according to different methods for each divided area, color shifts generated in converting color signal vectors are prevented from arising. When determining which area of the color signal plane divided by area boundary lines passing through the origin of the color signal plane includes the input color signal vector, and correcting the input color signal vector by converting the input color signal vector using a correction matrix having been designated in advance for the area determined to include the input color signal vector, a correction matrix including a component for performing parallel translation and a component for performing linear transformation is used as a correction matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Sakaguchi, Tooru Aoki, Narihiro Matoba
  • Publication number: 20080007657
    Abstract: In a color correction method of performing correction by dividing the color plane into a plurality of areas, and correcting the color according to different methods for each divided area, color shifts generated in converting color signal vectors are prevented from arising. When determining which area of the color signal plane divided by area boundary lines passing through the origin of the color signal plane includes the input color signal vector, and correcting the input color signal vector by converting the input color signal vector using a correction matrix having been designated in advance for the area determined to include the input color signal vector, a correction matrix including a component for performing parallel translation and a component for performing linear transformation is used as a correction matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Takaaki Sakaguchi, Tooru Aoki, Narihiro Matoba