Patents by Inventor Takahiro Ezaki
Takahiro Ezaki 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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Patent number: 11975772Abstract: A steering control device includes an electronic control unit that stores an end position corresponding angle. The electronic control unit is configured to execute end strike relaxation control, to execute partial release control in a case where turning of a vehicle is attempted during execution of the end strike relaxation control, to make a non-following determination and acquire a release-time restriction position determination angle that corresponds to the absolute steering angle detected at a time when the electronic control unit determines that the movement of the steered shaft is restricted, and to permit update of the end position corresponding angle based on the release-time restriction position determination angle, and update the end position corresponding angle in a case where the update of the end position corresponding angle is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi Yamaguchi, Takahiro Toko, Nobuaki Kataoka, Yukinobu Ezaki
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Patent number: 11926375Abstract: A steering control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire a limit position determination angle corresponding to an absolute steering angle when it is determined that movement of a turning shaft is limited, to compare a first stroke width which is a sum of an absolute value of the limit position determination angle on a right side and an absolute value of the limit position determination angle on a left side with a stroke threshold value corresponding to an entire stroke range of the turning shaft when the limit position determination angles on the right and left sides are acquired, and to set end-position-corresponding angles on the right and left sides based on the limit position determination angles on the right and left sides when the first stroke width is greater than the stroke threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Toko, Nobuaki Kataoka, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Yukinobu Ezaki
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Patent number: 11919581Abstract: A steering control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform end contact relaxation control for correcting a current command value such that a decrease of an end separation angle indicating a distance of an absolute steering angle from an end-position-corresponding angle is limited when the end separation angle is equal to or less than a predetermined angle and to perform partial release control for decreasing a correction value of the current command value due to execution of the end contact relaxation control based on a steering torque which is input to a steering system when a vehicle is intended to travel while turning at the time of execution of the end contact relaxation control.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi Yamaguchi, Takahiro Toko, Nobuaki Kataoka, Shingo Nitta, Yukinobu Ezaki
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Patent number: 9333432Abstract: To increase the player's expectation in a fight game using game media, the present invention provides a server device that controls a game in which a player does a fight using game media in a game space through a network. The server device includes a storage unit configured to store player information including information about the game media that the player owns in the game space and about a status of the game media; a determining portion configured to determine whether a specific game medium among the game media that the player owns has satisfied a predetermined temporal requirement; and an updating portion configured to update the player information so as to change the specific game medium from a first status to a second status when the determining portion determines that the specific game medium has satisfied the predetermined temporal requirement.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: DENA CO., LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi Inagawa, Eri Aikawa, Ayaka Watanabe, Takahiro Ezaki, Ryo Yamasaki, Yoshikazu Oda
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Publication number: 20140295973Abstract: In a combat type game using a network, an interchange between players is promoted. A server device that controls a game played by a player using game media in a game space through a network includes a storage unit that stores information about the game media owned by the player in the game space and about states of the game media; a medium transferring unit that transfers the game media from the player owning the game media such that the game media are owned by another player; a determining unit that determines whether a specific game medium among the game media has satisfied a predetermined transfer requirement; and a changing unit that changes, when it is determined that the specific game medium has satisfied the predetermined transfer requirement, the specific game medium from a first state to a second state and stores the changed state in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi INAGAWA, Takashi NINJOUJI, Eri AIKAWA, Ayaka WATANABE, Takahiro EZAKI, Ryo YAMASAKI, Yoshikazu ODA
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Publication number: 20140295972Abstract: To increase the player's expectation in a fight game using game media, the present invention provides a server device that controls a game in which a player does a fight using game media in a game space through a network. The server device includes a storage unit configured to store player information including information about the game media that the player owns in the game space and about a status of the game media; a determining portion configured to determine whether a specific game medium among the game media that the player owns has satisfied a predetermined temporal requirement; and an updating portion configured to update the player information so as to change the specific game medium from a first status to a second status when the determining portion determines that the specific game medium has satisfied the predetermined temporal requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi INAGAWA, Eri AIKAWA, Ayaka WATANABE, Takahiro EZAKI, Ryo YAMASAKI, Yoshikazu ODA
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Patent number: 8836052Abstract: An electromechanical transducer includes multiple elements each having multiple cells, with each cell including a first electrode formed from a conductive substrate, and a second electrode opposed to a first face of the conductive substrate and across a gap. The multiple cells of each of the elements are electrically connected, and the conductive substrate is divided for each of the elements by grooves extending from the first face to a second face which is opposite from the first face. In addition, insulating films are formed on opposing side walls of the conductive substrate and define each of the grooves, wherein a gap width of each of the grooves is narrower on the second face side of the conductive substrate than on the first face side of the conductive substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideyuki Itoh, Takahiro Ezaki
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Patent number: 8754490Abstract: An element array comprises a plurality of elements having a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween; the first electrode is separated for each of the elements by grooves, an insulating connection substrate is bonded to the first electrode, and wirings are provided from the respective first electrodes through the connection substrate to the side opposite to the first electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Chienliu Chang, Yasuhiro Soeda, Kenji Tamamori
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Publication number: 20140128164Abstract: A server device connected with a player terminal in a manner capable of information communication includes: a storage unit configured to store deck information in which a plurality of game contents held in a deck is set, and group information in which a plurality of groups configured from game contents that serve as selection candidates among the plurality of game contents held in the deck; a providing unit configured to sequentially select the groups according to a selection order set in advance based on the group information, and to provide the player with a game content selected from the game contents that serve as the selection candidates for each sequentially selected group, in response to a request from the player terminal; and an update unit configured to update the deck information so that the game content provided by the providing unit becomes a game content not held in the deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji UKAI, Takahiro EZAKI, Tomoyuki ONO
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Patent number: 8665672Abstract: A process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device by bonding together a substrate and a membrane member to form a cavity sealed between the substrate and the membrane member, the process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device comprises the steps of: providing a gas release path penetrating from a bonded interface between the substrate and the membrane member to the outside, and forming the cavity by bonding the membrane member with the substrate with the gas release path provided; the gas release path being provided at a location where the path does not communicate with the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Soeda, Takahiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20130256817Abstract: An element array comprises a plurality of elements having a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween; the first electrode is separated for each of the elements by grooves, an insulating connection substrate is bonded to the first electrode, and wirings are provided from the respective first electrodes through the connection substrate to the side opposite to the first electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Chienliu Chang, Yasuhiro Soeda, Kenji Tamamori
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Patent number: 8466522Abstract: An element array comprises a plurality of elements having a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween; the first electrode is separated for each of the elements by grooves, an insulating connection substrate is bonded to the first electrode, and wirings are provided from the respective first electrodes through the connection substrate to the side opposite to the first electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Chienliu Chang, Yasuhiro Soeda, Kenji Tamamori
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Patent number: 8378436Abstract: An electromechanical transducer includes a plurality of devices each including at least one cell including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other across a gap, and an outer frame extending along an outer periphery of the plurality of devices. The first electrode of each of the devices includes a plurality of portions formed by electrically separating a device substrate with grooves, and the outer frame includes a part of the device substrate surrounding the plurality of portions and electrically separated from the plurality of portions by the grooves. The first electrodes each including the plurality of portions are respectively bonded to a plurality of conductive portions of another substrate via a plurality of electrode connection portions, and the outer frame is bonded to a corresponding portion of the another substrate via a circular outer frame connection portion which surrounds the electrode connection portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro Ezaki
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Patent number: 8168136Abstract: A fluid-conveying apparatus conveys fluid using a channel for the fluid to flow. The apparatus includes a pressure-generating device for generating pressure for conveying the fluid, a plurality of processing areas for processing the fluid, a valve which is disposed between the processing areas and controls the fluid flow, and a pressure-relieving device for relieving the pressure in the channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Takeo Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20110140212Abstract: An electromechanical transducer includes: a conductive substrate; multiple elements which are disposed on a first face side of the substrate and which contain cells; grooves; and insulating films. The substrate has a second face which is opposite from the first face. The grooves run from the second face of the substrate to the first face of the substrate in a manner that electrically isolate the multiple elements from one another, thereby dividing the substrate and forming first electrodes. The insulating films are formed on opposing outer side walls of every two adjacent first electrodes across one of the grooves. The width between the insulating films is narrower on the second face side of the substrate than on the first face side of the substrate. The insulating films are thicker on the second face side than on the first face side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideyuki Itoh, Takahiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20110115333Abstract: An electromechanical transducer, including: a plurality of devices each including at least one cell including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other across a gap; and an outer frame extending along an outer periphery of the plurality of devices, wherein the first electrode of each of the devices each includes a plurality of portions formed by electrically separating a device substrate with grooves, wherein the outer frame includes a part of the device substrate surrounding the plurality of portions and electrically separated from the plurality of portions by the grooves, wherein the first electrodes each including the plurality of portions are respectively bonded to a plurality of conductive portions of another substrate via a plurality of electrode connection portions, and wherein the outer frame is bonded to a corresponding portion of the another substrate via a circular outer frame connection portion which surrounds the electrode connection portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takahiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20110084570Abstract: A process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device by bonding together a substrate and a membrane member to form a cavity sealed between the substrate and the membrane member, the process for producing a capacitive electromechanical conversion device comprises the steps of: providing a gas release path penetrating from a bonded interface between the substrate and the membrane member to the outside, and forming the cavity by bonding the membrane member with the substrate with the gas release path provided; the gas release path being provided at a location where the path does not communicate with the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Soeda, Takahiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20110073968Abstract: An element array comprises a plurality of elements having a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween; the first electrode being separated for each of the elements by grooves, an insulating connection substrate being bonded to the first electrode, and a wiring being made from each of the respective first electrodes separated for each of the elements through the connection substrate to the side opposite to the first electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Chienliu Chang, Yasuhiro Soeda, Kenji Tamamori
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Publication number: 20100051128Abstract: A fluid transport channel is provide including a flow inlet from which fluid flows in, a flow channel through which the fluid is transported, a branched portion provided in the flow channel to change the movement direction of the fluid, and flow outlets from which the fluid having passed through the branched portions flows out. A region where the movement direction of the fluid is changed is present between the flow inlet and the branched portion. In that region, the center line extending in the movement direction of the fluid in the flow channel extends along a range of two arcs having different centers, and the range is composed of such two arcs as to make the directions of the fluid turning along the arcs opposite to each other. Each of the arcs has a specific angle relative to an angle at which the movement direction of the fluid changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takahiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20090296515Abstract: A fluid mixing apparatus is constituted by a plurality of flow passageways for conveying fluids, respectively, and jet outlets, corresponding to and communicating with the flow passageways, respectively, for jetting the fluids therefrom so that movement directions of the fluids intersect each other to mix the fluids. The jet outlets are provided at a surface of a substrate in which the flow passageways are provided. At least one of the flow passageways communicating with at least one of the jet outlets has a center axis partially shifted from a center axis of at least one of the jet outlets so as to incline a movement direction of a fluid jetted from at least one of the jet outlets with respect to the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Takahiro Ezaki, Susumu Yasuda, Mamoru Tsukada, Takayuki Teshima, Kazumichi Nakahama, Chienliu Chang