Patents by Inventor Takayuki Kimura

Takayuki Kimura 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: 20250088763
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit emitting pulses corresponding to photons, a counter counting the number of pulses, and a plurality of pixels each including a memory storing a count value of the counter, wherein an image signal is generated on the basis of a difference between count values of the counter at the start and end of an accumulation period, wherein first to (N?1)th (N?2) image signals generated during first to (N?1)th accumulation periods during a period from the end of the first accumulation period to the end of the Nth accumulation period is outputted, wherein the first to Nth accumulation periods are within one full frame period and each of the first to (N?1)th accumulation periods is shorter than the Nth accumulation period, and a synthetic image signal is generated by synthesizing two or more image signals having different accumulation periods among the first to Nth image signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventor: Takayuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250088772
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit that emits pulses corresponding to photons, a counter that counts the number of the pulses, and a memory that stores a count value of the counter, a control means for generating a signal based on a difference between a count value of the counter at the start of an accumulation period and a count value at the end of the accumulation period and for performing control so that a signal generated in a first accumulation period is output between the end of the first accumulation period and the end of a second accumulation period, wherein one full frame period includes the first accumulation period and the second accumulation period longer than the first accumulation period, and a recognition processing means for performing recognition processing based on an image signal, and for changing a frequency of recognition within the one full frame period based on subject information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Soya FUJIMORI, Takayuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250088761
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate an image signal corresponding to an incident light quantity; a visual-recognition image processing unit configured to perform visual-recognition image processing to generate an image for visual recognition; an image-recognition image processing unit configured to perform image-recognition image processing to generate an image for image recognition; and a control unit configured to perform control such that image processing is performed on the image signal generated by the photoelectric conversion element using at least one of the visual-recognition image processing unit and the image-recognition image processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventor: Takayuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 12248185
    Abstract: An optical connection structure including first optical fibers, second optical fibers, a first optical connector, and a second optical connector is disclosed. The first optical connector is configured such that each of first distal end portions of the first optical fibers protrudes from a first front end surface to the outside when the first optical connector and the second optical connector are connected to each other. Each of the first distal end portions is inserted into a corresponding second fiber hole of the second optical connector. The second optical connector is configured such that each of second distal end portions of the second optical fibers is moved rearward inside second fiber holes due to each of the first distal end portions respectively inserted into the second fiber holes. The first optical fibers and the second optical fibers are optically coupled to each other inside the second fiber holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., JAPAN COMMUNICATION ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP.
    Inventors: Masaki Omura, Motoyoshi Kimura, Takayuki Yokochi, Shunichi Watanabe, Junji Fukui, Yasuyuki Maekawa, Takayuki Shimazu, Takashi Kondo, Kenichiro Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20250061569
    Abstract: The endoscopic image acquisition means acquires an endoscopic image. The polyp detection means detects a polyp area from the endoscopic image. The first estimation means estimates a size of the polyp based on an image of the detected polyp area. The output means outputs an estimation result of the size of the polyp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Saiga, Naoto Maeda, Tatsu Kimura, Takayuki Okuna
  • Patent number: 12222674
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in an axial direction; a memory including a storing element configured to store information, a memory contact electrically connected to the storing element, and a substrate having a surface on which the memory contact is provided; and a frame which supports the photosensitive drum, on which the substrate is mounted, and which includes a first end with respect to the axial direction and a second end opposite from the first end. The frame includes a container provided with an accommodating chamber for accommodating a developer collected from the photosensitive drum and with an opening communicating with the accommodating chamber and includes a mounting member mounted on the container so as to cover the opening. The mounting member includes a supporting portion for supporting the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Kashiide, Yuichi Fukui, Naoki Hayashi, Naoki Maeda, Takashi Kimura, Toshiaki Takeuchi, Shuichi Gofuku, Takayuki Yada
  • Patent number: 12205965
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of image processing is provided. The imaging device can retain analog data (image data) obtained by an image-capturing operation in a pixel and perform a product-sum operation of the analog data and a predetermined weight coefficient in the pixel to convert the data into binary data. When the binary data is taken in a neural network or the like, processing such as image recognition can be performed. Since enormous volumes of image data can be retained in pixels in the state of analog data, processing can be performed efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ikeda, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Shintaro Harada, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Roh Yamamoto, Kiyotaka Kimura, Takashi Nakagawa, Yusuke Negoro
  • Patent number: 12202539
    Abstract: A floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion which is located at a higher level than the first floor portion. In a vehicle-body structure, a connecting member which extends from a battery case to a second floor portion and connects the battery case and the second floor portion is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Kamei, Takayuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20250008238
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a sensor unit that emits pulses in accordance with photons, a counter that counts the number of the pulses, and a memory that stores a count value of the counter; and a control section that generates an image signal on the basis of a difference between count values of the counter at the time of a start and at the time of an end of an accumulation period, and the control section performs a preceding reading operation of reading the count value in a middle of a full-frame period and performs image signal reading processing such that a period of time for the preceding reading operation is shorter than a period of time for reading a main image signal configured by counter values of the plurality of pixels stored in the full-frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Takayuki KIMURA, Tadanori SAITO
  • Publication number: 20240406574
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels each including a sensor unit that emits pulses according to an reception of photons, and a counter that counts the number of pulses, and a control unit that generates a signal based on a difference between a count value of the counter at the start of an accumulation period and a count value of the counter at the end of the accumulation period, and performs control so that a signal generated during a first accumulation period is output between the end of the first accumulation period and the end of a second accumulation period, the first accumulation period and the second accumulation period being included in a full frame period, and the first accumulation period being shorter than the second accumulation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tadanori SAITO, Takayuki KIMURA, Soya FUJIMORI, Takuya NABESHIMA, Junya YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240406598
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: a plurality of pixels each including a sensor portion configured to emit a pulse corresponding to an incident photon, a counter configured to count the number of pulses, and a memory configured to store a count value of the counter; and a control unit configured to generate a signal based on a difference in the count value of the counter between at a start timing and at an end timing of an accumulation period and to output the signal generated in a first accumulation period between an end of the first accumulation period and an end of a second accumulation period, the first accumulation period and the second accumulation period being included in a full frame period, the first accumulation period being shorter than the second accumulation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tadanori SAITO, Takayuki KIMURA, Soya FUJIMORI, Takuya NABESHIMA, Junya YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240402311
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a plurality of pixels, each provided with a sensor unit configured to generate pulses corresponding to photons, a counter that counts the number of pulses, and a memory that stores a count value of the counter, a recognition unit configured to perform recognition processing on an image signal generated based on the difference in the count values of the counter at a start time and an end time of an accumulation period, and a control unit configured to output the results of the recognition processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Takayuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 12145895
    Abstract: To provide a fractionating device capable of stably fractionating powders such as cement raw materials by a simple configuration. A fractionating device 1 for fractionating some of a powder (cement raw material) R falling in a chute (main body) 2, wherein the fractionating device is equipped with a screw conveyor 5 which passes through the chute, a part of a casing 5a opening inside the chute, and receives part of the powder from an opening (inlet) 5b, and a collision separation member (collision separation rod) 4 which is provided above the screw conveyor in the chute and collides with an object when an object of a predetermined size or larger falls, and prevents the object from falling directly onto the screw conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIHEIYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Maeda, Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Kunio Motoyoshi, Takayuki Kimura, Kouji Kamada, Kazushi Izumi, Naoki Ueno
  • Patent number: 12134312
    Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle comprises floor-side cross members attached to a floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel and battery-side cross members provided at a battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction. The floor-side cross members and the battery-side cross members are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Kamei, Takayuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 12122238
    Abstract: A bulge portion bulging rearward is provided at a dash panel. A reinforcement is fixed to an inner surface of the bulge portion. A rear end wall portion of the bulge portion is positioned at the rear of a center portion of a rear end portion of a cowl panel in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kimura, Takehiro Kamei, Isao Toda, Haruo Ohe, Hironobu Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Masaya Hiramatsu, Masanobu Fukushima, Takao Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20240275923
    Abstract: A communication system includes first and second vehicles. In the first vehicle, a transmission unit adds an imaging location acquired by an imaging location acquisition unit and an imaging direction acquired by an imaging direction acquisition unit to a video in which a foreign object recognition unit recognizes that there is a foreign object on a road, and transmits the video. In the second vehicle, a reception unit receives the video in which it is recognized that there is the foreign object, the imaging location, and the imaging direction, and a display unit displays a video in which the traveling schedule direction acquired by a traveling schedule direction acquisition unit matches the received imaging direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Tadanori Saito, Makoto Takahashi, Toshiya Takahashi, Takayuki Kimura, Minoru Ohkoba, Junya Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11993141
    Abstract: A vehicle structure includes side sills, pillars, a first battery arrangement portion provided inside the vicinity of the pillars in a vehicle width direction below a floor panel, and a second battery arrangement portion provided at a center portion in the vehicle width direction below the floor panel in a region inside an outer portion of the first battery arrangement portion in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Toda, Takayuki Kimura, Takehiro Kamei, Hiroshi Tanaka, Haruo Ohe, Masaya Hiramatsu, Masanobu Fukushima, Takao Fukuda, Hironobu Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20240167837
    Abstract: A display processing apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to display a guidance image configured to guide a route to a destination area for a user, in a display area superimposed on an external world so that the guidance image is superimposed on the external world, acquire three-dimensional information on an object existing between the user and the destination area after the user specifies the destination area in a captured image of a location including the destination area, and generate, using the three-dimensional information, the guidance image including a shielded area image that displays the route and the destination area that are respectively shielded from the user by the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: MINORU OHKOBA, JUNYA YOKOYAMA, TAKAYUKI KIMURA, TOSHIYA TAKAHASHI, MAKOTO TAKAHASHI, TADANORI SAITO
  • Patent number: 11968478
    Abstract: To reduce complication of a configuration of a vehicle while suppressing an increase in weight of the vehicle, a camera system mounted on a vehicle includes an imaging unit to capture multiple frame images of an outside of the vehicle per cycle and an image processor to obtain the multiple frame images from the imaging unit and separate the multiple frame images into a first given number of frame images as a recognition target and a second given number of frame images as a storage target to be stored in an image recorder. The image processor separately outputs the first and second given numbers of frame images to be recognized and stored, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Murao, Kazuyoshi Akiba, Tetsuya Kimata, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Takayuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11889601
    Abstract: A spectrum control device includes a control unit that obtains spectrum information. The control unit controls at least one of a spectrum of light emitted by a light emitting device or a spectrum of image light that forms an image, on the basis of the spectrum information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Nakayama, Takayuki Kimura, Hidetaka Katou