Patents by Inventor Takuro Yamamoto

Takuro Yamamoto 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: 20240133379
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a compression chamber that compresses a fluid, an outer peripheral passage into which the fluid flows from a motor chamber, and a suction passage draws in the fluid from the outer peripheral passage to the compression chamber. The compression chamber is defined by a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. The outer peripheral passage is defined by a third peripheral wall of a discharge housing member and a fixed peripheral wall of the fixed scroll. The suction passage is provided in the fixed peripheral wall and includes an upstream-side outer peripheral surface located between the suction passage and an electric motor in an axial direction of a rotary shaft. A distance from an axis of the rotary shaft to the upstream-side outer peripheral surface varies in the axial direction of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shiori YAMAMOTO, Takuro YAMASHITA, Ken NAMIKI
  • Patent number: 11940769
    Abstract: A method for editing a machining program includes obtaining tool information specifying a tool mountable on a machine tool. A program editing window and at least one assistance window are displayed. The program editing window shows a program code of the machining program to control the machine tool. Each of the assistance window selectively shows the tool information and a control method. The tool is to be controlled according to the control method. In the program code, an insertion position at which a new code is to be inserted into the program code is specified. Selected information is selected from the tool information when the tool information is shown in the at least one assistance window. A command corresponding to the selected information is inserted into the program code at the insertion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Yuuki Yamamoto, Takuro Katayama, Morikuni Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230273036
    Abstract: Further improvement in usability is promoted. An information processing apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition unit (111) configured to acquire information regarding at least one candidate location; a generation unit (1122) configured to generate sound data for expressing a sense of distance from a current location of a user to the candidate location acquired by the acquisition unit (111) using a plurality of sound sources; and an output unit (113) configured to output the sound data generated by the generation unit (1122) to the plurality of sound sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: MYUNGJIN JUNG, TAKURO YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210318607
    Abstract: A reflective mask blank that is a material for a reflective mask used in EUV lithography using EUV light as the exposure light, including a substrate, a multilayer reflection film that is formed on one main surface of the substrate and reflects the exposure light, and an absorber film that is formed on the multilayer reflection film and absorbs the exposure light, the absorber film being a single layer consisting of a first layer, or a plurality of layers consisting of, from the substrate side, a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being composed of tantalum and nitrogen and containing 55 to 70 at % of tantalum and 30 to 45 at % of nitrogen, the second layer being composed of tantalum and nitrogen, and oxygen of not more than 40 at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuro KOSAKA, Shohei MIMURA, Takuro YAMAMOTO, Yukio INAZUKI
  • Patent number: 10076278
    Abstract: To provide a headband capable of correctly placing an electrode on a head of a user, a headband apparatus includes a plurality of headband portions integrally connected and configured to be positioned about a head of a user, wherein at least two headband portions are each configured to be positioned behind an ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Wada, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Natsuki Kimura, Haruhiko Soma, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto, Takashi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20180014740
    Abstract: To provide a biological signal measuring equipment that can perform the measurement in the same manner as the case of measuring a wave motion of a short period, even in the case of measuring the wave motion of a long period generated in a head portion. A biological signal measuring equipment used in the measurement of the biological signal in a head portion, has a jaw contact portion that comes into contact with a forehead; an occiput contact portion that comes into contact with the occiput; and a supporter that is interposed in a front and rear direction of the head portion and is supported by the head portion by using the jaw contact portion and the occiput contact portion as ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO HAYAKAWA, HARUHIKO SOMA, SEIJI WADA, FAN WANG, NATSUKI KIMURA, MITSUHIRO NAKAMURA, SHIKO YAMASHITA, YUSAKU NAKASHIMA, TAKURO YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9843752
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensor, comprising a plurality of circuit groups each of which can assume an operating state and a non-operating state, a storage unit configured to store an order of switching the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state, and a control unit configured to receive, from outside the sensor, a control signal, common to the plurality of circuit groups, for switching the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state, wherein after receiving the control signal, the control unit sequentially switches, according to the order stored in the storage unit, the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state at an interval of a period corresponding to an integer multiple of a cycle of a clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuro Yamamoto, Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, Shintaro Takenaka
  • Patent number: 9788745
    Abstract: A biological signal measuring equipment used in a measurement of a biological signal in a head portion, has a jaw contact portion that comes into contact with a forehead; an occiput contact portion that comes into contact with an occiput; and a supporter that is interposed in a front and rear direction of the head portion and is supported by the head portion by using the jaw contact portion and the occiput contact portion as ends. The biological signal measuring equipment performs the measurement in the same manner as the case of measuring a wave motion of a short period, even in the case of measuring the wave motion of a long period generated in a head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Haruhiko Soma, Seiji Wada, Fan Wang, Natsuki Kimura, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Shiko Yamashita, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9693705
    Abstract: A biosignal measurement device is proposed which can improve measurement accuracy without forcing an excessive burden on subjects. A biosignal measurement device used for measurement of a biosignal in a head includes a support that can support the head, and an electrode provided to the support. The electrode has a plurality of teeth each including an annular portion in which a pair of linear members having conductivity are formed in an annular shape, and a rod-like portion in which the pair of linear members are wound in opposite directions and formed in a rod-like shape. The rod-like portion in each of the plurality of teeth is directly or indirectly fixed at one end to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Haruhiko Soma, Seiji Wada, Fan Wang, Natsuki Kimura, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Shiko Yamashita, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9475051
    Abstract: A nucleic acid amplifier for carrying out a nucleic acid amplification reaction is disclosed. The amplifier includes a plurality of wells configured to carry out the nucleic acid amplification reaction. The amplifier also include a heating unit provided for every well. The amplifier further includes a light source for irradiating excitation light of a specified wavelength to all of the wells. A fluorescence detection unit is provided for every well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Segawa, Tasuku Yotoriyama, Akio Yasuda, Noriyuki Kishii, Mayumi Shiono, Takuro Yamamoto, Tomoteru Abe
  • Publication number: 20160112661
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensor, comprising a plurality of circuit groups each of which can assume an operating state and a non-operating state, a storage unit configured to store an order of switching the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state, and a control unit configured to receive, from outside the sensor, a control signal, common to the plurality of circuit groups, for switching the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state, wherein after receiving the control signal, the control unit sequentially switches, according to the order stored in the storage unit, the plurality of circuit groups from the non-operating state to the operating state at an interval of a period corresponding to an integer multiple of a cycle of a clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Takuro Yamamoto, Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, Shintaro Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20150133762
    Abstract: A biological signal measuring equipment used in a measurement of a biological signal in a head portion, has a jaw contact portion that comes into contact with a forehead; an occiput contact portion that comes into contact with an occiput; and a supporter that is interposed in a front and rear direction of the head portion and is supported by the head portion by using the jaw contact portion and the occiput contact portion as ends. The biological signal measuring equipment performs the measurement in the same manner as the case of measuring a wave motion of a short period, even in the case of measuring the wave motion of a long period generated in a head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Haruhiko Soma, Seiji Wada, Fan Wang, Natsuki Kimura, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Shiko Yamashita, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9018574
    Abstract: A driving method of an imaging apparatus comprises: horizontally transferring, by a horizontal scanning circuit, a signal based on a photoelectric conversion portion of a first pixel unit held in a signal holding capacitor to a common line; before ending of the horizontal transfer; applying, by a reset switch of a second pixel unit, a selection reset voltage to a floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit; and after the horizontal transfer, transferring, by a transfer switch of the second pixel unit, a signal of a photoelectric conversion portion of the second pixel unit to the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit and amplifying, by an amplification transistor of the second pixel unit, a signal of the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit to output the signal to an output line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichiro Iwata, Tomoyuki Noda, Takeshi Akiyama, Kazumichi Morita, Kazuhiro Sonoda, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9001246
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit, an amplifying transistor, and a control unit. The pixel unit includes a first photoelectric conversion unit generating a first charge based on incident light of a first color, a second photoelectric conversion unit generating a second charge based on incident light of the first color, and a third photoelectric conversion unit generating a third charge based on incident light of a second color. The amplifying transistor is provided in common to the first to third photoelectric conversion units, and outputs a signal based on the first, second, and third charges generated by the first, second, and third photoelectric conversion units, respectively. The control unit sets the pixel unit to a selected state or a non-selected state according to an electric potential of a control terminal of the amplifying transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichiro Iwata, Tomoyuki Noda, Takeshi Akiyama, Kazumichi Morita, Kazuhiro Sonoda, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140303459
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a PSG test apparatus suitable for home-monitoring. [Solving Means] A PSG test headgear according to the present disclosure includes an electroencephalogram electrode, an electrooculogram electrode, and an oxygen saturation sensor. The electroencephalogram electrode acquires an electroencephalogram of a user. The electrooculogram electrode acquires an electrooculogram of the user. The oxygen saturation sensor acquires an oxygen saturation of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Wada, Takuro Yamamoto, Haruhiko Soma, Yusaku Nakashima, Takashi Tomita, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Natsuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20140249385
    Abstract: To provide a headband capable of correctly placing an electrode on a head of a user, a headband apparatus includes a plurality of headband portions integrally connected and configured to be positioned about a head of a user, wherein at least two headband portions are each configured to be positioned behind an ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Seiji Wada, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Natsuki Kimura, Haruhiko Soma, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto, Takashi Tomita
  • Patent number: 8774895
    Abstract: An electroencephalographic headset includes: a supporter that includes expanding and contracting wires each having expansion and contraction properties and is to be attached to a head of a user by expansion and contraction of each of the expanding and contracting wires; and a plurality of electrodes that are provided to the supporter in defined placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Wada, Takeshi Yamazaki, Natsuki Kimura, Yoshihiro Wakita, Koji Kashima, Tomiji Tanaka, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Tatsumi Sakaguchi, Haruhiko Soma, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8754978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a pair of sensor units each of which includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a signal holding unit and a transfer unit, and outputs a signal held by the signal holding unit, comprising a control unit including a detector unit, wherein when one of the pair of sensor units operates in a first mode, the other operates in a second mode, the detector unit detects that the output has reached a predetermined value after the one starting a signal transfer, the one ends the signal transfer in response to the detection and determines the held signal, the control unit generates a control signal after that, and the other in the second mode accumulates generated charges and starts a signal transfer in accordance with the control signal, then ends the signal transfer and determines the held signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Hayashi, Takuro Yamamoto, Tatsuhiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8692677
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wake-up assisting apparatus including: an electrode which comes into contact with the parietal of the human body; a signal processing part which detects brain waves through the electrode, determines the sleep stage from the thus detected brain waves, and decides the wake-up time according to the sleep stage; and a stimulating part which gives stimuli to the human body at the wake-up time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Wada, Takuro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8623597
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bioassay method in which, by controlling the electric field formation in the reaction region where an interaction between substances, such as a hybridization, is performed, the efficiency of the interaction can be improved. Also disclosed is a bioassay apparatus in which the method can be favorably carried out. The method includes at least a step of turning on/off the electric field formation by the electric field-forming means E at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Mamine, Takuro Yamamoto