Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Amemiya
Tomohiro Amemiya 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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Publication number: 20230050407Abstract: For efficient presentation of pseudo force sense, a pseudo force sense generation apparatus includes: a base mechanism; and a contact mechanism that performs periodical asymmetric motion relative to the base mechanism and gives force based on the asymmetric motion to skin or mucous membrane with which the contact mechanism is in direct or indirect contact. A mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a mass of the base mechanism, or the mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a sum of the mass of the base mechanism and a mass of a mechanism that is attached to the base mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki GOMI, Sho ITO, Shinya TAKAMUKU, Tomohiro AMEMIYA
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Patent number: 11531462Abstract: For efficient presentation of pseudo force sense, a pseudo force sense generation apparatus includes: a base mechanism; and a contact mechanism that performs periodical asymmetric motion relative to the base mechanism and gives force based on the asymmetric motion to skin or mucous membrane with which the contact mechanism is in direct or indirect contact. A mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a mass of the base mechanism, or the mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a sum of the mass of the base mechanism and a mass of a mechanism that is attached to the base mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Gomi, Sho Ito, Shinya Takamuku, Tomohiro Amemiya
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Patent number: 11100772Abstract: The present invention provides a pseudo-force sense to the user without requiring the user holding onto an apparatus. The pseudo-force sense generation apparatus includes: a first contact member and a second contact member that are disposed along an outer peripheral surface of a mounting region, which is a three-dimensional region occupied by a body of the user; a joining member that joins the first contact member to the second contact member; and a vibration element that performs cyclic first asymmetric vibration along a line passing through a virtual point in the mounting region and the first contact member, and transfers a force in a direction along the line based on the first asymmetric vibration to the first contact member. The virtual point is disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member, and the is also transferred to the second contact member via the joining member.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Amemiya, Hiroaki Gomi
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Publication number: 20210043051Abstract: The present invention provides a pseudo-force sense to the user without requiring the user holding onto an apparatus. The pseudo-force sense generation apparatus includes: a first contact member and a second contact member that are disposed along an outer peripheral surface of a mounting region, which is a three-dimensional region occupied by a body of the user; a joining member that joins the first contact member to the second contact member; and a vibration element that performs cyclic first asymmetric vibration along a line passing through a virtual point in the mounting region and the first contact member, and transfers a force in a direction along the line based on the first asymmetric vibration to the first contact member. The virtual point is disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member, and the is also transferred to the second contact member via the joining member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro AMEMIYA, Hiroaki GOMI
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Publication number: 20190087063Abstract: For efficient presentation of pseudo force sense, a pseudo force sense generation apparatus includes: a base mechanism; and a contact mechanism that performs periodical asymmetric motion relative to the base mechanism and gives force based on the asymmetric motion to skin or mucous membrane with which the contact mechanism is in direct or indirect contact. A mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a mass of the base mechanism, or the mass of the contact mechanism is smaller than a sum of the mass of the base mechanism and a mass of a mechanism that is attached to the base mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki GOMI, Sho ITO, Shinya TAKAMUKU, Tomohiro AMEMIYA
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Patent number: 7956498Abstract: An acceleration generator 20 includes: a moving member (21, 25) that performs a periodic translational motion along a particular straight line; a first operating part (24) that applies a first force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line; and a second operating part (27) that applies a second force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line. The moving member performs a translational motion in which the acceleration thereof in the positive direction and the acceleration thereof in the negative direction are asymmetric in one period.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Amemiya, Hideyuki Andou, Tarou Maeda
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Publication number: 20110074227Abstract: An acceleration generator 20 includes: a moving member (21, 25) that performs a periodic translational motion along a particular straight line; a first operating part (24) that applies a first force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line; and a second operating part (27) that applies a second force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line. The moving member performs a translational motion in which the acceleration thereof in the positive direction and the acceleration thereof in the negative direction are asymmetric in one period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Tomohiro Amemiya, Hideyuki Andou, Tarou Maeda
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Patent number: 7868489Abstract: An acceleration generator 20 includes: a moving member (21, 25) that performs a periodic translational motion along a particular straight line; a first operating part (24) that applies a first force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line; and a second operating part (27) that applies a second force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line. The moving member performs a translational motion in which the acceleration thereof in the positive direction and the acceleration thereof in the negative direction are asymmetric in one period.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Amemiya, Hideyuki Andou, Tarou Maeda
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Publication number: 20100033030Abstract: An acceleration generator 20 includes: a moving member (21, 25) that performs a periodic translational motion along a particular straight line; a first operating part (24) that applies a first force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line; and a second operating part (27) that applies a second force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line. The moving member performs a translational motion in which the acceleration thereof in the positive direction and the acceleration thereof in the negative direction are asymmetric in one period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Tomohiro Amemiya, Hideyuki Andou, Tarou Maeda