Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Hokyo

Tomoaki Hokyo 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).

  • INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE MOLDS
    Publication number: 20230098527
    Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection nozzle that injects resin into a mold and a conveying device that conveys the injection nozzle between a first position where the injection nozzle injects resin into a first mold and a second position where the injection nozzle injects resin into a second mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shima, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM WITH ACTUATOR FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING MOLDS
    Publication number: 20230093625
    Abstract: An injection molding system and method that injects resin into a mold and conveys at least one mold, wherein the improvement to the injection molding system and method includes driving a support member that supports the mold, wherein the mold is conveyed based on a movement of the support member between a first position where the injection nozzle injects the resin into the mold and second position different from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shima, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, control methods therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 11201507
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, control methods therefor, program, and computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 10700552
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190260231
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190199141
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, control methods therefor, program, and computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 10326308
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, control methods therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 10263477
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Electric power supply apparatus, electric power receiving apparatus, method of controlling electric power supply apparatus, and method of controlling electric power receiving apparatus
    Patent number: 10014708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to control a distribution of electric power depending on electric power consumption of each of a plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses. An electric power supply apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with electric power consumption of each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine the distribution of electric power to the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit such that a greater amount of distribution of electric power is assigned to an electric power receiving apparatus having greater electric power consumption, and an electric power supply unit configured to supply electric power to each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses according to the distribution of electric power determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tomoaki Hokyo, Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, control methods therefor, program, and computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 9985477
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180097399
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160190870
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150162778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to control a distribution of electric power depending on electric power consumption of each of a plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses. An electric power supply apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with electric power consumption of each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine the distribution of electric power to the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit such that a greater amount of distribution of electric power is assigned to an electric power receiving apparatus having greater electric power consumption, and an electric power supply unit configured to supply electric power to each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses according to the distribution of electric power determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tomoaki Hokyo, Kazuhide Nagamine
  • POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150091386
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo