Patents by Inventor Taku Sasaki
Taku Sasaki 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: 11932281Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for configuring and controlling an automated vehicle to perform user specified operations. User vehicle control programs are loaded in an unmanned vehicle to control the unmanned vehicle to perform a user specified operation. The loading the user vehicle control programs replaces base vehicle control programs in the unmanned vehicle. There is communication with the unmanned vehicle to execute the user vehicle control programs to control the unmanned vehicle to perform the user specified operation. The base vehicle control programs are loaded into the unmanned vehicle to replace the user vehicle control programs to return control of the unmanned vehicle to a vehicle provider after performing the user specified operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sanehiro Furuichi, Akira Saito, Yohkichi Sasatani, Kenichi Takasaki, Taku Sasaki, Hirotaka Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20230302937Abstract: An ability of a power transmission device to transfer electric charge in a power-transmission area at a particular point in time is identified. The ability comprises a threshold number of vehicles to which the power-transmission device can transfer electric charge with at least a threshold efficiency. A predicted number of electric vehicles that are likely to be requesting electric charge within the power-transmission area at the particular point in time is calculated. The number of electric vehicles that are likely to be requesting electric charge within the power-transmission area at the particular point in time is adjusted based on a determination that the predicted number of vehicles is not bound by the threshold number of vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Kenichi Takasaki, Sanehiro Furuichi, Daisuke Maruyama, Tooru Tabara, Yuhko Kanoh Hasegawa, Taku Sasaki, Shoichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230308983Abstract: A method can include obtaining device data for a set of edge devices. The method can further include obtaining a predicted travel path of a focal entity. The method can further include determining, for a first edge device of the set of edge devices and based on the device data, a first proximity of the first edge device to the predicted travel path. The method can further include selecting the first edge device based, at least in part, on the first proximity. The method can further include transmitting, in response to the selecting the first edge device, a workload to the first edge device. The method can further include receiving, in response to the transmitting the workload, first captured data obtained by the first edge device. The method can further include transmitting the first captured data to an electronic user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Akira Saito, Mitsuru Chinen, Takeshi Watanabe, Taku Sasaki, Takuya Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11702343Abstract: The diamond particle according to the present invention has an ionic conductivity Di represented by the following expression of 0.8 mS/m or lower: Di=Ds?Dw wherein Ds represents an ionic conductivity of an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving-out in a pressure cooker test carried out according to IEC68-2-66; and Dw represents an ionic conductivity of distilled water.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masataka Sugimoto, Taku Sasaki, Abison Scaria, Hidehito Nishizawa
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Publication number: 20230186362Abstract: In an approach for generating the most optimal support execution method, a processor receives a shopping support request from a user requesting at least one product be purchased and delivered to the user while the user travels along a scheduled travel route via a public or private transportation method. A processor identifies a plurality of delivery places and a plurality of delivery times. A processor determines at least one shopper candidate who can purchase and deliver the at least one product. A processor presents, to the at least one shopper candidate, a list comprised of optimal support execution methods. Responsive to receiving an acceptance of the shopping support request, a processor sends a support task to at least one shopper. A processor enables the at least one shopper to execute the shopping support request. A processor dynamically updates one or more details of the support task.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Asuka Unno, Akira Saito, Kenichi Takasaki, Yohkichi Sasatani, Hirotaka Matsumoto, TOORU TABARA, Taku Sasaki, Sanehiro Furuichi
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Publication number: 20230145319Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the present invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising a photo-cured acrylic resin, a metal having a lower potential than that of iron, and an electroconductive material, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a total light transmittance X, per micrometer of the thickness, of 99.85% or less, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a total light transmittance Y of 6% or more. The present invention can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a great adhesive force on both the front side and the back side and having good sacrificial corrosion resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shouji KAJI, Takaaki SAKON, Taku SASAKI
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Publication number: 20230091346Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for configuring and controlling an automated vehicle to perform user specified operations. User vehicle control programs are loaded in an unmanned vehicle to control the unmanned vehicle to perform a user specified operation. The loading the user vehicle control programs replaces base vehicle control programs in the unmanned vehicle. There is communication with the unmanned vehicle to execute the user vehicle control programs to control the unmanned vehicle to perform the user specified operation. The base vehicle control programs are loaded into the unmanned vehicle to replace the user vehicle control programs to return control of the unmanned vehicle to a vehicle provider after performing the user specified operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Sanehiro FURUICHI, Akira SAITO, Yohkichi SASATANI, Kenichi TAKASAKI, Taku SASAKI, Hirotaka MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20230066238Abstract: Provided are a motor drive device that reduces the likelihood of mounting error during manufacture, and a method for manufacturing the same. The motor drive device is provided with: a substrate; a first mounting region for mounting first circuit component; a second mounting region for mounting a second circuit component; a first pair of connection points for connecting a first connecting wire member, constituting a first path for supplying electric current to the first circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the first connecting wire member overlaps the second mounting region; and a second pair of connection points for connecting second connecting wire member, constituting a second path for supplying electric current to the second circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the second connecting wire member overlaps the first mounting region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Masato WATANABE, Taku SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220399009Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product analyze conversations. The method includes capturing a conversation with a microphone. The conversation comprises a plurality of utterances. The method also includes converting the plurality of utterances into text data using speech recognition algorithms. A speaker is identified and associated for each of the plurality of utterances. The method further includes determining an intent of the conversation. In addition, the method includes, for each determined intent, classifying each of the plurality of utterances based on the associated speaker and a set of categories associated with each of the plurality of utterances. The method also includes determining whether each of the plurality of utterances includes information sensitive to the associated speaker. Finally, the method includes storing the utterance in response to an utterance within the plurality of utterances not including information sensitive to the associated speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Masakuni Okada, Taku Sasaki, Seiya Shimizu
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Patent number: 11501337Abstract: A processor may generate, based on a predicted route of a user, a timeslot for presenting information to the user. The predicted route may be associated with a route segment, and the timeslot may be associated with the route segment. The processor may match one or more proposals to the timeslot associated with the route segment. The one or more proposals may be matched, at least in part, based on proposal criteria set by a proposal criteria user associated with the proposal. The processor may predict an acceptance potentiality of the user. The processor may select a subset of the one or more proposals. The processor may provide the selected subset of the one or more proposals. The selected subset may be provided, at least in part, based on the acceptance potentiality.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reiya Takemura, Mari Abe Fukuda, Taku Sasaki, Kenichi Takasaki, Tsend Ochir Bat Ulzii, Yuhko Kanoh Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20220261201Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a display control program for causing a computer to execute a process including: identifying, from voice information of a participant of a conference or image information of the conference stored in a storage unit, a speaking partner of a remark to be recorded in minutes generated on a basis of the voice information; and displaying the remark to be recorded in the minutes and a relationship between a speaker who has made the remark and the participant other than the speaker in conjunction with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Taku Sasaki, Akihiro Takahashi, KEIICHI KOZUTA, Tetsuya Okano
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Patent number: 11411523Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a smoothing capacitor unit including at least one smoothing capacitor provided between a converter circuit and an inverter circuit in a power conversion circuit that generates motor drive power, a snubber capacitor for suppressing a surge voltage of a power device forming a part of the power conversion circuit, and a support plate on which the smoothing capacitor unit is mounted, wherein an electrode terminal of the smoothing capacitor unit and an electrode terminal of the snubber capacitor are placed in proximity to each other with the support plate being sandwiched between them, and a positive electrode terminal of the smoothing capacitor unit and a positive electrode terminal of the snubber capacitor are electrically connected to each other, and a negative electrode terminal of the smoothing capacitor unit and a negative electrode terminal of the snubber capacitor are electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Ryou Matsuda, Taku Sasaki
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Publication number: 20220222928Abstract: A learning device allocates which feature value of a sub-object is extracted by a module from a group of sub-objects constituting an object of an image to each of modules that extract feature values of the object in the image in a deep neural network that is a learning target. After that, the learning device performs first learning to perform learning of the respective modules so that the respective modules are capable of precisely picking up regions of sub-objects allocated to the modules using information indicating the regions of the sub-objects in an image for each of images and second learning to perform learning of the respective modules so that analysis precision of an image analysis is further improved using a result of the image analysis based on the feature values of the sub-objects picked up by the respective modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Taku SASAKI, Keita MIKAMI, Masashi TOYAMA, Kunihiro MORIGA
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Patent number: 11329591Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: an inverter unit; a first capacitor group, an positive electrode of the first capacitor group connected to an positive electrode on the DC input side of the inverter unit; a second capacitor group, a negative electrode of the second capacitor group connected to a negative electrode of the DC input side of the inverter unit; a first terminal portion connected to the positive electrode of the first capacitor group; a second terminal portion connected to a negative electrode of the first capacitor group; a third terminal portion connected to an positive electrode of the second capacitor group; and a fourth terminal portion connected to the negative electrode of the second capacitor group, wherein a distance between the first terminal portion and the third terminal portion is approximately equal to a distance between the second terminal portion and the fourth terminal portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryou Matsuda, Taku Sasaki
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Patent number: 11315428Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for managing mobile objects. The embodiment may manage, by a first computing system, a plurality of mobile objects moving within a geographic space. Managing the plurality of mobile objects may assisting with movement of the plurality of mobile objects. The embodiment may determine whether a first mobile object among the plurality of mobile objects is a real mobile object based on a first sensor information received from the first mobile object. The embodiment may use information received from the first mobile object in managing the plurality of mobile objects moving within the geographic space based on determining that the first mobile object is the real mobile object.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhito Akiyama, Mari Abe Fukuda, Sanehiro Furuichi, Hiroya Ogihara, Taku Sasaki, Asuka Unno, Gaku Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11274248Abstract: A lanthanoid-containing inorganic material fine particle having a function of converting a wavelength of light to a shorter wavelength, the lanthanoid-containing inorganic material fine particle including: a core particle; and a shell layer, the core particle containing a lanthanoid having a light-absorbing function and a lanthanoid having a light-emitting function, the shell layer including at least an outer shell containing a rare earth element, the total amount of the lanthanoid having a light-absorbing function and the lanthanoid having a light-emitting function in the outer shell being 2 mol % or less based on the amount of the rare earth element contained in the outer shell, the outer shell having a thickness of 2 to 20 nm, the core particle and the shell layer having no interface at a contact face to form a continuous body.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku Sasaki, Takeshi Wakiya, Kenji Oohashi
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Publication number: 20220005076Abstract: A processor may generate, based on a predicted route of a user, a timeslot for presenting information to the user. The predicted route may be associated with a route segment, and the timeslot may be associated with the route segment. The processor may match one or more proposals to the timeslot associated with the route segment. The one or more proposals may be matched, at least in part, based on proposal criteria set by a proposal criteria user associated with the proposal. The processor may predict an acceptance potentiality of the user. The processor may select a subset of the one or more proposals. The processor may provide the selected subset of the one or more proposals. The selected subset may be provided, at least in part, based on the acceptance potentiality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Reiya Takemura, Mari Abe Fukuda, Taku Sasaki, Kenichi Takasaki, Tsend Ochir Bat Ulzii, Yuhko Kanoh Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20210261737Abstract: A thermally conductive sheet 10 of the present invention comprises a polymer matrix 12 and an anisotropic filler 13, and the anisotropic filler 13 is oriented in a thickness direction. The anisotropic filler 13 is disposed in such a way as to fall down in a proportion of 1 to 45% in the vicinity of surfaces 10A, 10B of the thermally conductive sheet 10. According to the present invention, a thermally conductive sheet capable of sufficiently improving the thermal conductive properties in the thickness direction can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI POLYMATECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki KUDOH, Taku SASAKI, Kana HATTORI, Kazuyuki YAHARA, Yasunari KUSAKA
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Patent number: 11099543Abstract: An object is to provide a numerical controller and a device included in an industrial machine which manage a control program in the device included in the industrial machine and can reduce the operational burden during the updating of the control programs related to the device. A numerical controller which is connected to a motor drive device so as to be able to communicate therewith and which controls the motor drive device, includes: a program management storage unit which stores a control program that is written into the motor drive device and is executable; a program writing unit which writes the control program stored in the program management storage unit; a data acquisition portion which acquires from the motor drive device a control program that is already stored in the motor drive device; and a storage control unit which stores the acquired control program in the program management storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuo Hirayama, Taku Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210214233Abstract: The diamond particle according to the present invention has an ionic conductivity Di represented by the following expression of 0.8 mS/m or lower: Di=Ds?Dw wherein Ds represents an ionic conductivity of an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving-out in a pressure cooker test carried out according to IEC68-2-66; and Dw represents an ionic conductivity of distilled water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masataka SUGIMOTO, Taku SASAKI, Abison SCARIA, Hidehito NISHIZAWA