Patents by Inventor Tomohito Inoue

Tomohito Inoue 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).

  • Patent number: 10425731
    Abstract: An audio processing apparatus includes an audio input unit configured to input a plurality of audio signals, a reduction unit configured to reduce the amount of wind noise in the plurality of input audio signals, and a controller configured to control the reduction amount of the wind noise by the reduction unit based on a difference between an in-phase component and an antiphase component of the plurality of audio signals and control the speed of change of the reduction amount of the wind noise by the reduction unit based on a magnitude of the in-phase component of the plurality of audio signals. The audio processing apparatus reduces the adverse effects of the wind noise reduction process on the audio quality of the audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohito Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190014411
    Abstract: An audio processing apparatus includes an audio input unit configured to input a plurality of audio signals, a reduction unit configured to reduce the amount of wind noise in the plurality of input audio signals, and a controller configured to control the reduction amount of the wind noise by the reduction unit based on a difference between an in-phase component and an antiphase component of the plurality of audio signals and control the speed of change of the reduction amount of the wind noise by the reduction unit based on a magnitude of the in-phase component of the plurality of audio signals. The audio processing apparatus reduces the adverse effects of the wind noise reduction process on the audio quality of the audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Tomohito Inoue
  • Publication number: 20160251014
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus of a vehicle, includes: a first calculating unit that calculates a curve curvature radius of a road where the vehicle travels; a second calculating unit that calculates a transverse direction acceleration in a direction intersecting with a traveling direction of the vehicle; a setting unit that sets an allowable upper limit value of the transverse direction acceleration, according to the curve curvature radius; and a control unit that performs a control to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle. In a case where the transverse direction acceleration is larger than the allowable upper limit value, the control unit performs control such that the vehicle accelerates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohichi TOMIYAMA, Tomohito INOUE
  • Publication number: 20160236685
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for performing control such that a vehicle follows a preceding vehicle, includes: a calculating unit that calculates a target time for an inter-vehicle distance deviation which is obtained by subtracting a target inter-vehicle distance from a measurement value of the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle to be substantially 0; a correction unit that calculates a correction deceleration larger than a target deceleration in a case where the inter-vehicle distance deviation provides a deviation corresponding to a position of the vehicle closer to the preceding vehicle than a position where the inter-vehicle distance deviation is substantially 0; and a control unit that controls a deceleration of the vehicle at a deceleration jerk according to a magnitude of the correction deceleration such that, when the target time comes, the inter-vehicle distance deviation is substantially 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohito INOUE, Kohichi TOMIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20130253214
    Abstract: A clay dispersion, wherein an organically modified clay is dispersed in a polar organic solvent, and the clay dispersion is obtained by: dispersing a swelling clay in a liquid which includes water as a main component; adding organic onium ions to the liquid to cause ion-exchange between the organic onium ions and hydrophilic cations existing on the surface of the swelling clay to obtain an organically modified clay; removing the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation to obtain the organically modified clay which is in a condition that water exists in the clay; and adding the organically modified clay from which the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation is removed to an polar organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Tomohito Inoue, Katsumi Motegi, Hajime Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8197741
    Abstract: A method for producing a clay thin film, which is formed of clay alone or in combination with an additive and has a structure where oriented clay particles are laminated, the method including paste-making in which clay alone or in combination with an additive are dispersed in a dispersion medium formed of water, an organic solvent, or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent to prepare clay paste; coating in which a thin film is formed by coating the clay paste on a substrate; planarization in which the thin film is planarized; drying in which water, an organic solvent, or water and an organic solvent are removed from the thin film; and separation in which the thin film is separated from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Tomoegawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Tsuda, Tomohito Inoue, Katsumi Motegi, Takeo Ebina, Fujio Mizukami
  • Patent number: 7898636
    Abstract: A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignees: Tomoegawa Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tomohito Inoue, Hajime Tsuda, Katsumi Motegi, Takeo Ebina, Fujio Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20090239037
    Abstract: A method for producing a clay thin film, which is formed of clay alone or in combination with an additive and has a structure where oriented clay particles are laminated, the method including paste-making in which clay alone or in combination with an additive are dispersed in a dispersion medium formed of water, an organic solvent, or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent to prepare clay paste; coating in which a thin film is formed by coating the clay paste on a substrate; planarization in which the thin film is planarized; drying in which water, an organic solvent, or water and an organic solvent are removed from the thin film; and separation in which the thin film is separated from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hajime Tsuda, Tomohito Inoue, Katsumi Motegi, Takeo Ebina, Fujio Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20090233083
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thin film which has excellent heat resistance and water resistance together with excellent flexibility, and a thin film laminate comprising the thin film, and the present invention provides a thin film comprising a heat-resistant fluid between layers comprising heat-resistant flakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito Inoue, Katsumi Motegi, Hajime Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20090141230
    Abstract: A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Tomohito Inoue, Hajime Tsuda, Katsumi Motegi, Takeo Ebina, Fujio Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20090120326
    Abstract: A clay dispersion, wherein an organically modified clay is dispersed in a polar organic solvent, and the clay dispersion is obtained by: dispersing a swelling clay in a liquid which includes water as a main component; adding organic onium ions to the liquid to cause ion-exchange between the organic onium ions and hydrophilic cations existing on the surface of the swelling clay to obtain an organically modified clay; removing the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation to obtain the organically modified clay which is in a condition that water exists in the clay; and adding the organically modified clay from which the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation is removed to an polar organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito Inoue, Katsumi Motegi, Hajime Tsuda