Patents by Inventor Tomoyoshi Sato
Tomoyoshi Sato 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: 20210217530Abstract: A system (10) that estimates a state of an individual complex system out of a multitude of target complex systems includes: storage (12) that stores matrices (13) of respective stages which include a large amount of correlation information for correlations between test results of a multitude of test items which suggest states of the multitude of target complex systems corresponding to stages in changes over time of the multitude of target complex systems; and a first estimating unit (21) configured to estimate a first state of a first complex system based on a first matrix (17) produced by converting test results for a multitude of test items at first timing of the first complex system that is an individual complex system into a matrix based on the large amount of correlation information for correlations between the test results of a multitude of test items in at least one matrix out of the matrices of the respective stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Tomoyoshi SATO, Takumi SATO
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Publication number: 20200126664Abstract: A support system (10) estimates the internal state of a target system and includes: an inference module (22) configured to output a first estimated state estimated according to at least one predetermined rule, based on first test data; an AI module (21) that includes a learning module (210) configured to learn to estimate a state of the target system based on the first test data and the first estimated state, and is configured to output a second estimated state for second test data; a verification module (23) configured to verify the accuracy of the state estimated by the inference module and the state estimated by the artificial intelligence module; and a determination module (28) that switches priority rankings between the state estimated by the inference module and the state estimated by the artificial intelligence module to output, based on a verification result of the verification module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Tomoyoshi SATO
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Publication number: 20180294814Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing unit including a plurality of elements and wiring groups that connect the plurality of elements, wherein respective elements in the plurality of elements include: a logic element; an acquisition unit that switches on and off an input side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis to latch input data; and a post unit that switches on and off an output side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis, and the data processing unit also includes a timing control unit that controls logic executed by the logic element and functions of the acquisition unit and the post unit on a cycle-by-cycle basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: AXION RESEARCH INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 10009031Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing unit including a plurality of elements and wiring groups that connect the plurality of elements, wherein respective elements in the plurality of elements include: a logic element; an acquisition unit that switches on and off an input side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis to latch input data; and a post unit that switches on and off an output side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis, and the data processing unit also includes a timing control unit that controls logic executed by the logic element and functions of the acquisition unit and the post unit on a cycle-by-cycle basis.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: AXION RESEARCH INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 9946551Abstract: A netlist converter, which generates configuration information for reconfiguring a reconfigurable logic operation unit, includes: a mapping unit that enumerates k-feasible cuts where the number of nodes after cutting is an integer k or fewer, out of all cuts for each node included in a netlist generated based on a specification to be processed in the logic operation unit; and a generating unit that generates configuration information including element reconfiguration information that reconfigures elements by selecting cuts assigned to the elements out of the enumerated k-feasible cuts and channel reconfiguration information for reconfiguring the data transfer channels to realize the netlist by connecting the reconfigured elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: AXION RESEARCH INC.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sato, Prakash Sreedhar Murthy, Takeshi Sato
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Publication number: 20170257102Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing unit including a plurality of elements and wiring groups that connect the plurality of elements, wherein respective elements in the plurality of elements include: a logic element; an acquisition unit that switches on and off an input side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis to latch input data; and a post unit that switches on and off an output side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis, and the data processing unit also includes a timing control unit that controls logic executed by the logic element and functions of the acquisition unit and the post unit on a cycle-by-cycle basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: AXION RESEARCH INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi SATO
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Patent number: 9667256Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing unit including a plurality of elements and wiring groups that connect the plurality of elements, wherein respective elements in the plurality of elements include: a logic element; an acquisition unit that switches on and off an input side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis to latch input data; and a post unit that switches on and off an output side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis, and the data processing unit also includes a timing control unit that controls logic executed by the logic element and functions of the acquisition unit and the post unit on a cycle-by-cycle basis.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Axion Research Inc.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 9536720Abstract: There is provided an analyzing apparatus including an irradiation unit irradiating a first point with a laser, a convergence unit causing an analysis target to converge at the first point, and a unit analyzing a sample gas including a substance that has been irradiated with the laser at the first point using an ion mobility sensor. One example of the convergence unit includes a unit causing the analysis target to be captured in a carrier substance in a liquid state; and a discharging unit discharging the carrier substance including the analysis target to the first point.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ATONARP INC.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sato, Akira Imai
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Publication number: 20160210156Abstract: A netlist converter, which generates configuration information for reconfiguring a reconfigurable logic operation unit, includes: a mapping unit that enumerates k-feasible cuts where the number of nodes after cutting is an integer k or fewer, out of all cuts for each node included in a netlist generated based on a specification to be processed in the logic operation unit; and a generating unit that generates configuration information including element reconfiguration information that reconfigures elements by selecting cuts assigned to the elements out of the enumerated k-feasible cuts and channel reconfiguration information for reconfiguring the data transfer channels to realize the netlist by connecting the reconfigured elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventors: Tomoyoshi SATO, Prakash Sreedhar MURTHY, Takeshi SATO
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Patent number: 9322802Abstract: An olfactory system (300) capable of detecting a threat includes: a detection unit (100) including an IMS sensor (110) that outputs IMS data (115) relating to chemical substances included in fluid at a sampling point; a local memory (41) storing a library (49) including a specifying pattern (48) generated when a specified chemical substance was detected by the IMS sensor (110); and a matching unit (42) that routinely compares and matches the IMS data (115) and the specifying pattern (48) for monitoring purposes included in the library (49).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 9285341Abstract: There is provided a monitoring apparatus that monitors abnormalities in a system including a plurality of components or products. The plurality of components or products respectively include a plurality of types of microcapsules that release, due to specific causes, a plurality of marker chemical substances respectively, the marker chemical substances having respectively different ion mobilities. The monitoring apparatus includes an ion mobility sensor that detects the plurality of marker chemical substances. By detecting the marker chemical substances, the monitoring apparatus is capable of identifying the occurrence of an abnormal state, the type of abnormal state, the occurrence location, the extent of the abnormal state, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Publication number: 20160020771Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing unit including a plurality of elements and wiring groups that connect the plurality of elements, wherein respective elements in the plurality of elements include: a logic element; an acquisition unit that switches on and off an input side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis to latch input data; and a post unit that switches on and off an output side of the logic element for any wire out of the wiring groups on a cycle-by-cycle basis, and the data processing unit also includes a timing control unit that controls logic executed by the logic element and functions of the acquisition unit and the post unit on a cycle-by-cycle basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi SATO
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Patent number: 9073223Abstract: A movable olfactory robot dog (1) includes an IMS unit (100) acquiring chemical substance-related information relating to chemical substances included in external air (19) respectively obtained from left and right nostrils (12L) and (12R), and an event monitoring unit (30) that determines the occurrence of an event and occurrence direction of the event relative to the robot dog (1) based on a change in the chemical substance-related information respectively acquired at the left and right nostrils (12L) and (12R).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 9035240Abstract: There is provided a transfer device (30) that transfers ionized substances in a first direction. The transfer device (30) includes a drift tube (50) and the drift tube (50) includes electrode plates (71) and (72) constructing an outer wall and a plurality of ring electrodes (60, 61, 62) disposed inside the tube. The ring electrodes (60) forms a first AC electric field for linear driving that causes the ionized substances to travel in the first direction that is the axial direction. The electrode plates (71) and (72) form an asymmetric second AC electric field that deflects the direction of travel of the ionized substances.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 8941059Abstract: There is provided a chip-type sampling apparatus to be attached so that a sampling side of the sampling apparatus faces the skin, the apparatus including a porous adsorption layer that faces the sampling side and has a pore diameter in a range of 0.1 to 1000 nm. One example of the adsorption layer includes at least three porous layers with different central pore diameters that are laminated from the sampling side in descending order of the central pore diameters. The sampling apparatus should preferably also include a layer that sucks air through the adsorption layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Atonarp, Inc.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Patent number: 8866075Abstract: There is provided an analysis apparatus including a unit for preparing a sample gas to be supplied to an ion mobility sensor and a control unit equipped with a function of controlling the unit that prepares the gas. The unit for preparing the gas includes a concentration adjusting mechanism that changes the concentration of the target chemical included in the sample gas, and the control unit includes a driver that acquires a measurement result of the ion mobility sensor and a flow control unit that controls the concentration adjusting mechanism in a direction where is improvement in the measurement result.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Atonarp Inc.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sato, Prakash Sreedhar Murthy
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Publication number: 20140284479Abstract: There is provided a monitoring apparatus that monitors abnormalities in a system including a plurality of components or products. The plurality of components or products respectively include a plurality of types of microcapsules that release, due to specific causes, a plurality of marker chemical substances respectively, the marker chemical substances having respectively different ion mobilities. The monitoring apparatus includes an ion mobility sensor that detects the plurality of marker chemical substances. By detecting the marker chemical substances, the monitoring apparatus is capable of identifying the occurrence of an abnormal state, the type of abnormal state, the occurrence location, the extent of the abnormal state, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato
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Publication number: 20130299694Abstract: There is provided an analyzing apparatus including an irradiation unit irradiating a first point with a laser, a convergence unit causing an analysis target to converge at the first point, and a unit analyzing a sample gas including a substance that has been irradiated with the laser at the first point using an ion mobility sensor. One example of the convergence unit includes a unit causing the analysis target to be captured in a carrier substance in a liquid state; and a discharging unit discharging the carrier substance including the analysis target to the first point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sato, Akira Imai
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Publication number: 20130297276Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including; an interface that receives a first measured data set measured by a FAIMS and first environment information indicating the measurement environment of the first measured data set; a generation unit that generates a plurality of virtual data sets by converting a plurality of existing data sets from a database using conditions controlled according to the first environment information; and an output unit that selects and outputs at least one candidate that is close to the first measured data set from a provisional group including the plurality of virtual data sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventors: Akira Imai, Tomoyoshi Sato, Prakash Sreedhar Murthy
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Publication number: 20130284916Abstract: There is provided a transfer device (30) that transfers ionized substances in a first direction. The transfer device (30) includes a drift tube (50) and the drift tube (50) includes electrode plates (71) and (72) constructing an outer wall and a plurality of ring electrodes (60, 61, 62) disposed inside the tube. The ring electrodes (60) forms a first AC electric field for linear driving that causes the ionized substances to travel in the first direction that is the axial direction. The electrode plates (71) and (72) form an asymmetric second AC electric field that deflects the direction of travel of the ionized substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: ATONARP INC.Inventor: Tomoyoshi Sato