Patents by Inventor Tetsuya KAWASE

Tetsuya KAWASE 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: 20220148703
    Abstract: The present invention makes a more appropriate suggestion concerning a meal of a user. A food providing system is provided with: an information acquisition unit for acquiring user information relating to a user as a food providing subject; a recipe suggestion unit for suggesting a plurality of recipes of dishes to the user on the basis of the user information; a recipe selection result acquisition unit for acquiring a result of a selection by the user for the plurality of recipes suggested by the recipe suggestion unit; and a providing means selection result acquisition unit for acquiring a result of a selection by the user concerning providing means of food provided on the basis of the recipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kiyonori INABA, Masaru ODA, Kazuhisa OTSUKA, Noritaka ANDO, Yoichi YOSHIDA, Tetsuya KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20210012880
    Abstract: Provided is a food product information providing system that creates indices for health risks based on genetic information such as the results of genetic testing, biological information such as the results of a medical checkup, and lifestyle information such as the results of a lifestyle questionnaire from a user, and then selects one or more functional materials according to each risk index and provides the user with a food product or recipe that includes the selected functional material(s) and matches the preference of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Noritaka ANDO, Takanori SAKURAGI, Futoshi NAKAMURA, Tetsuya KAWASE
  • Patent number: 10870201
    Abstract: A SCARA robot includes a first arm configured to be moved in a direction different from a gravity direction; a first motor configured to drive the first arm; a first speed reducer, an input shaft of which is connected to the first motor and an output shaft of which is connected to the first arm; and a first output-side angle sensor configured to detect an operating position on an output side of the first speed reducer, wherein the first motor is controlled on the basis of an output of the first output-side angle sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Motoyoshi, Ryosuke Imai, Tetsuya Kawase, Toshinori Hiraide
  • Patent number: 10384355
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, and a reducer having a sliding part and decelerating driving of the arm, wherein a lubricating oil can be supplied to the sliding part from an opposite side to the arm with respect to the sliding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Sekine, Tetsuya Kawase
  • Publication number: 20190126469
    Abstract: A SCARA robot includes a first arm configured to be moved in a direction different from a gravity direction; a first motor configured to drive the first arm; a first speed reducer, an input shaft of which is connected to the first motor and an output shaft of which is connected to the first arm; and a first output-side angle sensor configured to detect an operating position on an output side of the first speed reducer, wherein the first motor is controlled on the basis of an output of the first output-side angle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Ryosuke IMAI, Tetsuya KAWASE, Toshinori HIRAIDE
  • Patent number: 10209152
    Abstract: A force sensor unit includes a force sensor, a casing housing the force sensor within a space surrounded by one end portion, another end portion, and a side portion, an attachment member having a first attachment portion that can be attached to a robot arm of a robot and a second attachment portion detachably attached to the one end portion of the casing in a position different from that of the first attachment portion, and a wiring cable connected to the force sensor and routed from inside the casing to outside of the casing, wherein a positioning portion for positioning with respect to the robot arm is provided in the first attachment portion, and a part of the wiring cable is provided along a circumferential direction of the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Matsuzawa, Tetsuya Kawase, Yoshiteru Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20180161991
    Abstract: A robot includes two members that relatively rotate around a rotary shaft. The position of the rotary shaft for at least one of the two members is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo Hoshino, Christoph Meyerhoff, Tetsuya Kawase, Yuta Sato
  • Publication number: 20170363490
    Abstract: A force sensor unit includes a force sensor, a casing housing the force sensor within a space surrounded by one end portion, another end portion, and a side portion, an attachment member having a first attachment portion that can be attached to a robot arm of a robot and a second attachment portion detachably attached to the one end portion of the casing in a position different from that of the first attachment portion, and a wiring cable connected to the force sensor and routed from inside the casing to outside of the casing, wherein a positioning portion for positioning with respect to the robot arm is provided in the first attachment portion, and a part of the wiring cable is provided along a circumferential direction of the side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Akira MATSUZAWA, Tetsuya KAWASE, Yoshiteru NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9751218
    Abstract: A robot according to an aspect of the invention includes an enclosure having an opening formed therein, a lid section that is provided on the enclosure in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of the opening, an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached, and a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawase, Shingo Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9701028
    Abstract: A robot according to an aspect of the invention includes an enclosure having an opening formed therein, a lid section that is provided on the enclosure in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of the opening, an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached, and a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawase, Shingo Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20170028568
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, and a reducer having a sliding part and decelerating driving of the arm, wherein a lubricating oil can be supplied to the sliding part from an opposite side to the arm with respect to the sliding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kotaro SEKINE, Tetsuya KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20160089797
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, a connecting member provided in an interior of the base and an interior of the arm, a first fixing member that fixes the connecting member in the interior of the arm and guides the connecting member in the interior of the arm, and an inertial sensor, wherein the inertial sensor is not in contact with the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWASE, Jun SAKURADA
  • Publication number: 20150114161
    Abstract: A robot according to an aspect of the invention includes an enclosure having an opening formed therein, a lid section that is provided on the enclosure in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of the opening, an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached, and a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAWASE, Shingo HOSHINO