Patents by Inventor Takashi Kawai
Takashi Kawai 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: 11493357Abstract: A guide object for proposing a guide target point is displayed when there is a guide target point that is to be proposed, ahead of a vehicle in a traveling direction. In contrast, when displaying the guide object, the guide object is displayed in a form in which an occupant visually recognizes the guide object with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the vehicle fixed, when a distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is equal to or more than a threshold. Further, the guide object is displayed in a form in which the occupant visually recognizes the guide object as being superimposed with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the guide target point fixed, when the distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is less than the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kawai, Toshinori Takeuchi, Kenji Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyake
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Publication number: 20220333640Abstract: A tapered roller bearing is provided in which, in order to prevent a sharp rise in temperature and rotate the bearing smoothly even when the bearing is used under sever lubrication conditions, a grinding undercut has an undercut width A of 0.5 mm or less from a reference point to a large flange surface, the reference point being the intersection point of the imaginary line extending from the generatrix of the raceway surface of the inner ring toward the grinding undercut, and the imaginary line extending from the generatrix of the large flange surface toward the grinding undercut.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: NTN CorporationInventor: Takashi KAWAI
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Patent number: 11455722Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kawai, Kiyoshi Hosono
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Publication number: 20220204808Abstract: Provided is a coating composition that can be suitably used even in a coating method different from conventional spray coating. A two-pack coating composition comprising a main resin comprising a hydroxyl group-containing component and a curing catalyst (C), and a hardener comprising an isocyanate compound (B), wherein the hydroxyl group-containing component comprises a polyol (A), the polyol (A) has a hydroxyl value of 200 mg KOH/g or more and 1900 mg KOH/g or less, a content of the curing catalyst (C) is in a range of from 0.05 parts by mass to 3 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the hydroxyl group-containing component, and an amount of an organic solvent contained in the two-pack coating composition is 5 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the two-pack coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20220167837Abstract: An endoscope system includes circuitry configured to monitor a characteristic of an endoscope including an imaging device and a scope coupled to the imaging device, wherein the characteristic is indicative of whether the scope is inserted in a living body or not, in the event that the characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition, control a focus of the endoscope system in a first manner and, in the event that the characteristic does not satisfy the predetermined condition, control the focus of the endoscope system in a second manner, different from the first manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masatoshi ONIKUBO, Takashi KAWAI, Yoshito TERASHIMA, Yoshikazu OOCHI
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Publication number: 20220154767Abstract: A tapered roller bearing has pockets configured to receive tapered rollers in a cage. Each of column portions facing the pockets includes a deburring-press processed surface on a radially inner side of a side surface of the each of the column portions. The deburring-press processed surface includes a straight portion located at a center of the pocket in an axial direction, pocket corner rounded portions located at both ends of the pocket in the axial direction, and relief portions each formed between the straight portion and the pocket corner rounded portion. Each of the relief portions has a relief amount increased gradually from an axial end of the straight portion toward the pocket corner rounded portion, and is smoothly connected to the straight portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Nozomi ISOBE, Yasuhito FUJIKAKE, Takashi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20220145932Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring as a fixed ring, an inner ring as a rotary ring, and rolling elements disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring includes, on the radially opposite side of its raceway surface, a fitting surface fitted to a mating member, two annular grooves in which elastic members are fitted, and a recess adjacent to the annular grooves, and having a bottom surface having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the fitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: NTN CorporationInventors: Takanori ISHIKAWA, Takashi KAWAI, Nozomi ISOBE
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Publication number: 20220120316Abstract: A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an annular surface region in contact with a larger flange surface, in a larger end face of the tapered roller, is not greater than 0.02 ?m. A value of a ratio R/RBASE is not smaller than 0.75 and not greater than 0.87 where R represents a set radius of curvature of the larger end face of the tapered roller and RBASE represents a distance from a point which is an apex of a cone angle of the tapered roller to the larger flange surface of the inner ring. A ratio Rprocess/R is not lower than 0.5 where Rprocess represents an actual radius of curvature after grinding of the larger end face of the tapered roller and R represents a set radius of curvature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Takanori ISHIKAWA, Takashi KAWAI, Tomoki MATSUSHITA, Nozomi ISOBE
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Patent number: 11300155Abstract: A cage for a tapered roller bearing includes a large-diameter-side annular portion circumferentially extending along large end surfaces of a plurality of tapered rollers; a small-diameter-side annular portion circumferentially extending along small end surfaces of the tapered rollers; and a plurality of pillars coupling together the large-diameter-side annular portion and the small-diameter-side annular portion. The large-diameter-side annular portion has large-diameter-side pocket surfaces opposed to the large end surfaces of the respective tapered rollers. The large-diameter-side pocket surfaces include oil retaining holes including blind holes, and being configured to receive and retain lubricating oil by capillary action.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Matsubuchi, Takashi Kawai, Takanori Ishikawa, Yasuhito Fujikake
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Patent number: 11293484Abstract: In the tapered roller bearing, at least any one of an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of tapered rollers includes a nitrogen enriched layer. An oil retaining hole is provided in a larger annular portion of a cage. A value of a ratio R/RBASE is not smaller than 0.75 and not greater than 0.87 where R represents a set radius of curvature of a larger end face of the tapered roller and RBASE represents a distance from a point which is an apex of a cone angle of the tapered roller to a larger flange surface of the inner ring. A ratio Rprocess/R is than not lower 0.5 where Rprocess represents an actual radius of curvature after grinding of the larger end face of the tapered roller and R represents a set radius of curvature.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Ishikawa, Takashi Kawai, Yasuhito Fujikake, Susumu Miyairi
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Patent number: 11221040Abstract: A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an annular surface region in contact with a larger flange surface, in a larger end face of the tapered roller, is not greater than 0.02 ?m. A value of a ratio R/RBASE is not smaller than 0.75 and not greater than 0.87 where R represents a set radius of curvature of the larger end face of the tapered roller and RBASE represents a distance from a point which is an apex of a cone angle of the tapered roller to the larger flange surface of the inner ring. A ratio Rprocess/R is not lower than 0.5 where Rprocess represents an actual radius of curvature after grinding of the larger end face of the tapered roller and R represents a set radius of curvature.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Ishikawa, Takashi Kawai, Tomoki Matsushita, Nozomi Isobe
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Patent number: 11143235Abstract: Two projecting portions (45a and 45b) configured to guide a tapered roller (3) on distal end surfaces thereof are formed on a side surface (43a) of a pillar portion (43) of a retainer (4) so as to be separated apart from each other in a roller axis direction. The projecting portions (45a and 45b) are separated apart from each other in the roller axis direction with respect to both a small-diameter-side annular portion (41) and a large-diameter-side annular portion (42). The projecting portions (45a and 45b) each have a force-fit margin (F).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kawai, Tomoki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20210281763Abstract: An image processing apparatus: obtains a captured image captured by the image capturing apparatus after an orientation adjustment is performed by using a first target image generated based on a three-dimensional model of a structure in an image capturing region; determines a correction amount for correcting a difference between an orientation of the image capturing apparatus and a target orientation based on the first target image and the obtained captured image; and corrects the captured image by using the correction amount. The corrected captured image can be used as a second target image for further adjusting the posture of the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Takashi Kawai
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Publication number: 20210231169Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring having a tapered raceway surface and a large-collar surface on a large-diameter side of the raceway surface, and tapered rollers. Each of the rollers has a large end surface guided by the large-collar surface. When R represents a set curvature radius of the large end surface and RBASE represents a base curvature radius from a vertex of a cone angle of each of the tapered rollers to the large-collar surface, the base curvature radius RBASE is 100 mm or less, and a ratio R/RBASE of the set curvature radius R to the base curvature radius RBASE is set to 0.90 or less. When RACTUAL represents an actual curvature radius of the large end surface of each of the tapered rollers, a ratio RACTUAL/R of the actual curvature radius RACTUAL to the set curvature radius R exceeds 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventor: Takashi KAWAI
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Patent number: 10968947Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring having a large flange surface, and tapered rollers having roller large end surfaces. The large flange surface has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.1 ?m?Ra?0.2 ?m. The large flange surface further has a roughness curve skewness Rsk of ?1.0?Rsk??0.3, and a roughness curve kurtosis Rku of 3.0?Rsk?5.0. The tapered roller bearing is capable of realizing both stable rotation torque while the bearing is rotating at a low speed, and excellent resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Takashi Kawai, Masaya Takaoka
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Patent number: 10951873Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain viewpoint information indicating at least a position of a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image that is generated based on a plurality of images obtained by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses each capturing an image of an imaging target area in a different direction, and an output unit configured to output a value of the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the position of the virtual viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint information obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein the value is determined based on the viewpoint information.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Kawai
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Publication number: 20210062742Abstract: A powertrain system includes a port injection internal combustion engine. A first start process is a process in which fuel is enclosed in a compression stroke cylinder when the engine is stopped, and based on a stored crank stop position, ignition is performed in a first cycle of the compression stroke cylinder upon engine start. A second start process is a process in which, based on the stored crank stop position, fuel injection is performed for an intake stroke cylinder while the engine is stopped, and based on the stored crank stop position, ignition is performed in the first cycle of the intake stroke cylinder upon engine start. When a catalyst temperature at the time engine start is requested is equal to or higher than a first threshold, a control device starts the internal combustion engine by at least one of the first start process and the second start process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shintaro HOTTA, Takashi KAWAI, Shunsuke FUSHIKI, Hideto WAKABAYASHI, Hirokazu ITO
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Publication number: 20210063185Abstract: A guide object for proposing a guide target point is displayed when there is a guide target point that is to be proposed, ahead of a vehicle in a traveling direction. In contrast, when displaying the guide object, the guide object is displayed in a form in which an occupant visually recognizes the guide object with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the vehicle fixed, when a distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is equal to or more than a threshold. Further, the guide object is displayed in a form in which the occupant visually recognizes the guide object as being superimposed with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the guide target point fixed, when the distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is less than the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi KAWAI, Toshinori TAKEUCHI, Kenji WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE
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Publication number: 20210047539Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a coating composition that is capable of forming a coating film having good coating film appearance (e.g., smoothness) and design properties and having well-balanced coating film properties such as scratch resistance, and that allows its coating film to be cured by a simple method because of being thermally curable. A further object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a coating film, which comprises forming a coating film using the coating composition of the present invention. More specifically, the present invention provides a coating composition containing at least one branched polymer selected from a dendrimer and a hyperbranched polymer, and an isocyanate compound having an isocyanate group and an alkylsilanol group, and having the number of isocyanate functional group of 1 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takunori MATSUFUJI, Karl JOOST, Katsumi MIZUGUCHI, Shinichi HORII, Takashi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20210019884Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi KAWAI, Kiyoshi HOSONO