Patents by Inventor Takashi Azuma

Takashi Azuma 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: 20240369706
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging device has a learning result as a relationship between the ultrasonic reception data and the shape data obtained by deep learning using the ultrasonic reception data of an imaging target obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals by the plurality of element and the shape data of the pedestal (arrangement of multiple elements). Then the ultrasonic imaging device obtains the estimated shape data as the estimated shape data of the pedestal (estimated arrangement of multiple elements) by applying the learning result to the ultrasonic reception data, and constructs an image of the imaging target based on the estimated shape data and the ultrasonic reception data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Ichiro SAKUMA, Naoki TOMII, Takumi NODA, Takashi AZUMA
  • Publication number: 20230346079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoe upper which comprises first and second upper elements that are joined to form a foot-receiving chamber for accommodating a foot of a wearer, wherein the second upper element forms a footbed and wherein the second upper element comprises at least a first set of wings protruding from the lateral and medial sides of the second upper element, wherein the first set of wings comprise a first merging area configured to attach the first upper element to the second upper element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: adidas AG
    Inventors: Robbie PATERSON, Valentin PERRIN, Falk BRUNS, Takashi AZUMA
  • Patent number: 11152126
    Abstract: This abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing abnormalities in a plant is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit which, with respect to an instrument parameter measured in a plant determined to have an indication of abnormality, predicts the development of the instrument parameter by extrapolation, and which generates an abnormality manifestation pattern that is a pattern of behavior of the instrument parameter after prediction; and a data storage unit which stores a plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB that are patterns of behavior of the instrument parameters corresponding to causes CA1, CA2, CB1, CB2 of plant abnormality. The abnormality diagnosis control unit makes a matching determination between the abnormality manifestation pattern that has been generated and the plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB stored in the data storage unit, and identifies, as the cause of the abnormality in the abnormality manifestation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11062273
    Abstract: A plant maintenance assisting system is provided with: an abnormality indication monitoring system; an abnormality diagnosis system; a maintenance plan creation system; a risk evaluation system; and a component management system. On the basis of risk information and abnormality diagnosis information that is a result of diagnosis by the abnormality diagnosis system, the risk evaluation system determines the need for maintenance work with respect to an abnormality indicating facility. In a case where it is determined that maintenance work with respect to the abnormality indicating facility is necessary, the maintenance plan creation system sets, in a maintenance plan, maintenance implementation timing of maintenance work with respect to a facility including the abnormality indicating facility. On the basis of component management information, the component management system determines whether a component can be procured at the maintenance implementation timing set by the maintenance plan creation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10866163
    Abstract: Among a plurality of sensors that detect a state of a control subject, a relationship fluctuation level between a magnitude of a signal output by a subject sensor and a magnitude of a signal output by another related sensor is calculated for each subject sensor and related sensor combination. Moreover, the subject sensor and related sensor combinations for which a value of the relationship fluctuation level is a predetermined value or more are identified, and a respective number of appearances of the subject sensor and the related sensor included in the identified combinations thereof is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Takae Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10856852
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic system includes elements disposed around a subject to transmit and/or receive ultrasonic waves. A controller controls the elements so that some of the elements disposed in a first region transmit ultrasonic waves at a first angle to a diagnosis target in the subject, some of the elements disposed in a second region receive reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves, which are reflected from the diagnosis target at a second angle, and some of the elements disposed in a third region receive reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves, which are reflected from the diagnosis target at a third angle distinct from the second angle. An operator calculates a velocity vector of the diagnosis target using the reflected waves received by the some of the elements disposed in the second region and the reflected waves received by the some of the elements disposed in the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Lily Medtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Hirofumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10861610
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing an abnormality event in an atomic power generation plant on the basis of an abnormality indication detection result from an abnormality indication monitoring system is provided with an abnormality diagnosis control unit which acquires a parameter transition in a monitoring period from a non-detection timing to an indication detection timing, and a parameter contribution in the monitoring period and a database. The abnormality diagnosis control unit executes a matching determination between the parameter transition and parameter contribution that have been acquired from the abnormality indication monitoring system, and a parameter transition for determination and a parameter contribution for determination that have been stored in the database, and identifies an abnormality event and an abnormality indication facility that are associated with the parameter transition and parameter contribution determined to be matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200337681
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic system includes a plurality of elements arranged around a test object and emitting and receiving ultrasound, a control unit controlling such that at least one of the elements emits ultrasound and at least some of the elements receive scattered waves, a collection unit collecting measurement data obtained from the elements, a calculation unit that calculates, for a plurality of division regions into which an imaging region is divided, a scattered sound pressure intensity of each division region based on a first factor and a second factor of the division region, the first factor being constituted by arrival times which are each a period from emission to reception of ultrasound that is emitted from a predetermined element, scattered by the test object in the division region, and received by a corresponding one of the plurality of elements, and an image generation unit that generates a scattering image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi AZUMA, Tianhan TANG, Ichiro SAKUMA, Hirofumi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10573421
    Abstract: An atomic power plant operation system for assisting the operation of an atomic power generation plant is provided with: an operation monitoring system which monitors and controls the operation of the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality indication monitoring system which, on the basis of an operation history of the atomic power generation plant, monitors an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality diagnosis system which, on the basis of a result of abnormality indication that has been detected, makes an abnormality diagnosis for the atomic power generation plant; and a maintenance system for performing maintenance and management of the atomic power generation plant, wherein the systems are communicably connected, and the abnormality diagnosis system provides the maintenance system with the result of the abnormality diagnosis of the atomic power generation plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10573009
    Abstract: Provided is an in vivo movement tracking apparatus configured to track a portion of interest that moves in vivo, in which accuracy and robustness of tracking are improved. The apparatus is configured to determine an estimated position of ah organ in a biological image based on the past movement of the organ and search for contour points corresponding to a plurality of control points, respectively, representing a contour shape of the organ in a region corresponding to the estimated position, to thereby determine an estimated contour of the organ based on the contour points. The in vivo movement tracking apparatus is configured to determine a position of a portion of interest, which moves in association with the organ, based on the estimated contour with reference to previously acquired sample data regarding a positional relationship between a contour of the organ and the portion of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Norihiro Koizumi, Atsushi Kayasuga, Kyohei Tomita, Izumu Hosoi, Yu Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Hideyo Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Kazushi Numata, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Takashi Azuma, Naohiko Sugita, Yukio Homma, Yoichiro Matsumoto, Mamoru Mitsuishi
  • Publication number: 20200042952
    Abstract: A plant maintenance assisting system is provided with: an abnormality indication monitoring system; an abnormality diagnosis system; a maintenance plan creation system; a risk evaluation system; and a component management system. On the basis of risk information and abnormality diagnosis information that is a result of diagnosis by the abnormality diagnosis system, the risk evaluation system determines the need for maintenance work with respect to an abnormality indicating facility. In a case where it is determined that maintenance work with respect to the abnormality indicating facility is necessary, the maintenance plan creation system sets, in a maintenance plan, maintenance implementation timing of maintenance work with respect to a facility including the abnormality indicating facility. On the basis of component management information, the component management system determines whether a component can be procured at the maintenance implementation timing set by the maintenance plan creation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10504631
    Abstract: A plant abnormality predict detection system for detectably monitoring an indication of abnormality in an atomic power generation plant is provided with: a data storage unit which stores plant operation data including an instrument parameter measured in the atomic power generation plant; and a monitoring and control unit which, on the basis of the plant operation data, detects an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant, wherein the atomic power generation plant performs a base-load operation so that the instrument parameter has a prescribed target value, and wherein the monitoring and control unit, on the basis of past plant operation data, sets a normal range W that is a range in which the instrument parameter at the current time transitions normally, and detects an indication of abnormality when the instrument parameter at the current time exceeds the normal range W that has been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20190003927
    Abstract: Among a plurality of sensors that detect a state of a control subject, a relationship fluctuation level between a magnitude of a signal output by a subject sensor and a magnitude of a signal output by another related sensor is calculated for each subject sensor and related sensor combination. Moreover, the subject sensor and related sensor combinations for which a value of the relationship fluctuation level is a predetermined value or more are identified, and a respective number of appearances of the subject sensor and the related sensor included in the identified combinations thereof is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Takae Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20180253855
    Abstract: Provided is an in vivo movement tracking apparatus configured to track a portion of interest that moves in vivo, in which accuracy and robustness of tracking are improved. The apparatus is configured to determine an estimated position of ah organ in a biological image based on the past movement of the organ and search for contour points corresponding to a plurality of control points, respectively, representing a contour shape of the organ in a region corresponding to the estimated position, to thereby determine an estimated contour of the organ based on the contour points. The in vivo movement tracking apparatus is configured to determine a position of a portion of interest, which moves in association with the organ, based on the estimated contour with reference to previously acquired sample data regarding a positional relationship between a contour of the organ and the portion of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Norihiro KOIZUMI, Atsushi KAYASUGA, Kyohei TOMITA, Izumu HOSOI, Yu NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki TSUKIHARA, Hideyo MIYAZAKI, Hiroyuki FUKUDA, Kazushi NUMATA, Kiyoshi YOSHINAKA, Takashi AZUMA, Naohiko SUGITA, Yukio HOMMA, Yoichiro MATSUMOTO, Mamoru MITSUISHI
  • Publication number: 20180206827
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic system includes elements disposed around a subject to transmit and/or receive ultrasonic waves. A controller controls the elements so that some of the elements disposed in a first region transmit ultrasonic waves at a first angle to a diagnosis target in the subject, some of the elements disposed in a second region receive reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves, which are reflected from the diagnosis target at a second angle, and some of the elements disposed in a third region receive reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves, which are reflected from the diagnosis target at a third angle distinct from the second angle. An operator calculates a velocity vector of the diagnosis target using the reflected waves received by the some of the elements disposed in the second region and the reflected waves received by the some of the elements disposed in the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Hirofumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180190403
    Abstract: An atomic power plant operation system for assisting the operation of an atomic power generation plant is provided with: an operation monitoring system which monitors and controls the operation of the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality indication monitoring system which, on the basis of an operation history of the atomic power generation plant, monitors an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality diagnosis system which, on the basis of a result of abnormality indication that has been detected, makes an abnormality diagnosis for the atomic power generation plant; and a maintenance system for performing maintenance and management of the atomic power generation plant, wherein the systems are communicably connected, and the abnormality diagnosis system provides the maintenance system with the result of the abnormality diagnosis of the atomic power generation plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180182503
    Abstract: A plant abnormality predict detection system for detectably monitoring an indication of abnormality in an atomic power generation plant is provided with: a data storage unit which stores plant operation data including an instrument parameter measured in the atomic power generation plant; and a monitoring and control unit which, on the basis of the plant operation data, detects an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant, wherein the atomic power generation plant performs a base-load operation so that the instrument parameter has a prescribed target value, and wherein the monitoring and control unit, on the basis of past plant operation data, sets a normal range W that is a range in which the instrument parameter at the current time transitions normally, and detects an indication of abnormality when the instrument parameter at the current time exceeds the normal range W that has been set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180174694
    Abstract: This abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing abnormalities in a plant is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit which, with respect to an instrument parameter measured in a plant determined to have an indication of abnormality, predicts the development of the instrument parameter by extrapolation, and which generates an abnormality manifestation pattern that is a pattern of behavior of the instrument parameter after prediction; and a data storage unit which stores a plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB that are patterns of behavior of the instrument parameters corresponding to causes CA1, CA2, CB1, CB2 of plant abnormality. The abnormality diagnosis control unit makes a matching determination between the abnormality manifestation pattern that has been generated and the plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB stored in the data storage unit, and identifies, as the cause of the abnormality in the abnormality manifestation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180158556
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis system 1 for diagnosing an abnormality event in an atomic power generation plant on the basis of an abnormality indication detection result from an abnormality indication monitoring system 5 is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit 11 which acquires a parameter transition in a monitoring period from a non-detection timing to an indication detection timing, and a parameter contribution in the monitoring period; and a database 10. The abnormality diagnosis control unit 11 executes a matching determination between the parameter transition and parameter contribution that have been acquired from the abnormality indication monitoring system 5, and a parameter transition for determination and a parameter contribution for determination that have been stored in the database 10, and identifies an abnormality event and an abnormality indication facility that are associated with the parameter transition and parameter contribution determined to be matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 9771074
    Abstract: Even if an adjustable speed limitation function (ASL) sets a vehicle speed upper limit to a relatively low vehicle speed, a control unit 10 is configured to, in order to suppress the problem of a decrease in fuel efficiency while the ASL is executing the vehicle speed limitation, suppress an output of an engine 2 so that the vehicle speed does not exceed the vehicle speed upper limit, and cause a gear stage of an automatic transmission 3 to be shifted up to a higher speed side gear stage having higher fuel efficiency than a gear stage that is set based on the driving state of a vehicle 1, when a deviation between the vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor 21 and the vehicle speed upper limit that is set by a vehicle speed upper limit setting switch 24 becomes less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Tetsutaka Shibata, Naoto Kawahara