Patents by Inventor Toru Aoki
Toru Aoki 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: 20210085875Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kenji MURAKAMI, Mitsuteru FUJIMOTO, Seiji KIKUCHI, Toru AOKI, Masakazu MORI, Ryosuke TANI, Shinichi KOJIMA, Yoshihiro KATAOKA, Katsumi NAKANISHI, Tsuguhiro KONDO, Takashi MORIMOTO, Akio INOKI
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Patent number: 10955696Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a display panel including a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrates, and in the electro-optical device, a normal display mode and a refresh mode serving as a specific display mode in which the display panel is set to have a predefined temperature higher than ordinary temperature and lower than an Ni point of the liquid crystal layer and is energized in display where brightness becomes homogeneous in a screen are selectable.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aoki, Ai Koike, Hiroaki Mochizuki, Noriaki Miyasaka
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Patent number: 10881801Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Murakami, Mitsuteru Fujimoto, Seiji Kikuchi, Toru Aoki, Masakazu Mori, Ryosuke Tani, Shinichi Kojima, Yoshihiro Kataoka, Katsumi Nakanishi, Tsuguhiro Kondo, Takashi Morimoto, Akio Inoki
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Patent number: 10703130Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative object, which enables manufacturing of a decorative object, on which a random concavo-convex structure is formed, such as non-glossy finish, with a uniform product appearance, while maintaining operating efficiency is described. The method for manufacturing a decorative object includes the steps of coating a concavo-convex surface having a concavo-convex structure with a coating solution including a resin component, transferring the concavo-convex structure to a transfer surface to form a resin layer having the transfer surface, and to obtain a transfer member comprising the resin layer, and decorating a surface for decoration by pressing the transfer surface of the transfer member against the surface for decoration including a thermoplastic resin while heating.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Toru Aoki, Akira Yoda, Yoko Nakamura
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Publication number: 20200027414Abstract: A liquid crystal device performing, at a predetermined frame rate, image writing of supplying a video signal to a pixel via a signal line includes, an inversion period setting unit configured to set an inversion period, in which a polarity of the video signal is inverted, to be a length that includes two or more frames for performing the image writing, and a pre-charge unit configured to perform, in a predetermined period from inversion of the polarity of the video signal until elapse of the inversion period, pre-charge, in which a pre-charge signal is supplied to the signal line, for a first frame, but not to perform the pre-charge for at least one frame among second and subsequent frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toru AOKI
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Patent number: 10506124Abstract: A plurality of image-forming optical elements are disposed such that a part of a field-of-view region of one image-forming optical element overlaps a part of a field-of-view region of an image-forming optical element disposed adjacent to the one image-forming optical element, each of the image-forming optical elements includes: a lens for collecting light scattered by a reading object; an aperture stop for cutting off some of the light collected by the lens; a phase modulating element for modulating phase of light passing through the aperture stop; and a lens for allowing the light whose phase is modulated by the phase modulating element to form an image on an image-forming surface, and the phase modulating elements are loaded such that resolution characteristics of the phase modulating elements in an arrangement direction of the image-forming optical elements are the same among the image-forming optical elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kawano, Shigeru Takushima, Yoshitaka Toyoda, Toru Aoki, Tetsuo Funakura, Taku Matsuzawa
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Patent number: 10489926Abstract: An image processing device is provided with an optical flow calculation circuit (101) for calculating a plurality of optical flows between a first image and a second image captured before the first image, a vector decomposition circuit (102) for decomposing each of the optical flows into a vanishing point direction vector and an orthogonal vector, a vibration blur amount calculation circuit (103) for calculating the aggregate values of horizontal and vertical components of the orthogonal vector and calculating the amount of vibration blur of the first image based on the aggregate values, an optical flow starting point correction circuit (104) for correcting the calculated optical flows by the amount of vibration blur, and a vanishing point calculation circuit (105) for calculating a vanishing point of the first image based on the corrected optical flows.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Suzuki, Takeo Fujita, Toru Aoki, Narihiro Matoba
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Publication number: 20190331957Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a display panel including a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrates, and in the electro-optical device, a normal display mode and a refresh mode serving as a specific display mode in which the display panel is set to have a predefined temperature higher than ordinary temperature and lower than an Ni point of the liquid crystal layer and is energized in display where brightness becomes homogeneous in a screen are selectable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru AOKI, Ai KOIKE, Hiroaki MOCHIZUKI, Noriaki MIYASAKA
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Publication number: 20190219848Abstract: A transmissive-type liquid crystal device of a normally black mode, an image processing circuit configured to output an applied voltage to be applied to a liquid crystal element, and a phase difference compensation element configured to cancel a phase difference occurring inside of the liquid crystal element. The phase difference compensation element is disposed such that, in relative transmittance-voltage characteristics representing a relationship between an applied voltage and an intensity of light emitted from the liquid crystal element, the intensity of the light emitted from the liquid crystal element is minimized with an applied voltage corresponding to a point belonging to an area Z having a large change in inclination of a tangent line disposed between areas X and Y exhibiting a small change in inclination of a tangent line touching each of points on a light intensity-voltage characteristic corresponding to each of applied voltages at every predefined voltage interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toru AOKI
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Publication number: 20190196244Abstract: An electro-optical device includes two substrates (a first substrate and a second substrate) respectively having ends overlapped with each other and coupled to an electro-optical panel. Other ends of the two substrates respectively serve as a first terminal region and a second terminal region. The second substrate includes a third extended portion extending linearly to overlap with a first extended portion of the first substrate in a thickness direction, and a fourth extended portion extending to a position different from a position of a second extended portion of the first substrate to allow the first terminal region and the second terminal region to be away from each other in a direction intersecting with an extending direction of the third extended portion and to not overlap with each other in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Jun HIRAI, Toru AOKI, Shuko YANAGISAWA, Shinta ENAMI
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Patent number: 10307883Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a finishing method for a painted surface that can reduce the number of processing steps, and that can shorten the finish polishing time and reduce the polishing area. RESOLUTION MEANS: The painted surface finishing method of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a step of removing irregularities in a painted surface using a polishing material including a polishing layer with a structural surface where a plurality of three-dimensional elements are arranged, and providing a surface suitable for finish polishing; and a step of finish polishing the surface; wherein the polishing layer contains abrasive diamond particles with an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m, and a binder containing an epoxy resin.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Yoko Nakamura, Norikazu Maeda, Toru Aoki
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Publication number: 20190132470Abstract: A plurality of image-forming optical elements are disposed such that a part of a field-of-view region of one image-forming optical element overlaps a part of a field-of-view region of an image-forming optical element disposed adjacent to the one image-forming optical element, each of the image-forming optical elements includes: a lens for collecting light scattered by a reading object; an aperture stop for cutting off some of the light collected by the lens; a phase modulating element for modulating phase of light passing through the aperture stop; and a lens for allowing the light whose phase is modulated by the phase modulating element to form an image on an image-forming surface, and the phase modulating elements are loaded such that resolution characteristics of the phase modulating elements in an arrangement direction of the image-forming optical elements are the same among the image-forming optical elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KAWANO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA, Yoshitaka TOYODA, Toru AOKI, Tetsuo FUNAKURA, Taku MATSUZAWA
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Publication number: 20180339107Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji MURAKAMI, Mitsuteru FUJIMOTO, Seiji KIKUCHI, Toru AOKI, Masakazu MORI, Ryosuke TANI, Shinichi KOJIMA, Yoshihiro KATAOKA, Katsumi NAKANISHI, Tsuguhiro KONDO, Takashi MORIMOTO, Akio INOKI
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Publication number: 20180281507Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative object, which enables manufacturing of a decorative object, on which a random concavo-convex structure is formed, such as non-glossy finish, with a uniform product appearance, while maintaining operating efficiency is described. The method for manufacturing a decorative object includes the steps of coating a concavo-convex surface having a concavo-convex structure with a coating solution including a resin component, transferring the concavo-convex structure to a transfer surface to form a resin layer having the transfer surface, and to obtain a transfer member comprising the resin layer, and decorating a surface for decoration by pressing the transfer surface of the transfer member against the surface for decoration including a thermoplastic resin while heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Toru Aoki, Akira Yoda, Yoko Nakamura
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Publication number: 20180247423Abstract: An image processing device is provided with an optical flow calculation circuit (101) for calculating a plurality of optical flows between a first image and a second image captured before the first image, a vector decomposition circuit (102) for decomposing each of the optical flows into a vanishing point direction vector and an orthogonal vector, a vibration blur amount calculation circuit (103) for calculating the aggregate values of horizontal and vertical components of the orthogonal vector and calculating the amount of vibration blur of the first image based on the aggregate values, an optical flow starting point correction circuit (104) for correcting the calculated optical flows by the amount of vibration blur, and a vanishing point calculation circuit (105) for calculating a vanishing point of the first image based on the corrected optical flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Daisuke SUZUKI, Takeo FUJITA, Toru AOKI, Narihiro MATOBA
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Publication number: 20170100818Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a finishing method for a painted surface that can reduce the number of processing steps, and that can shorten the finish polishing time and reduce the polishing area. RESOLUTION MEANS: The painted surface finishing method of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a step of removing irregularities in a painted surface using a polishing material including a polishing layer with a structural surface where a plurality of three-dimensional elements are arranged, and providing a surface suitable for finish polishing; and a step of finish polishing the surface; wherein the polishing layer contains abrasive diamond particles with an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m, and a binder containing an epoxy resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERIES COMPANYInventors: Yoko Nakamura, Norikazu Maeda, Toru Aoki
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Publication number: 20160356897Abstract: A waveform discrimination device includes: a waveform detector receiving waveforms of pulses to be measured and converting the waveforms to electrical signals; an analog amplifier expanding transient waveforms of the electrical signals along a time-domain axis; an AD converter converting the electrical signals to digital data in rise and fall times of the electrical signals; and a signal processing circuit calculating a characteristic-amount of the rise time as a point on a first coordinate axis by using the digital data, and calculating a characteristic-amount of the fall time as a point on a second coordinate axis, so as to define a set of the points on the first and second coordinate axes as a coordinate point, and plot the coordinate point on a discrimination plane, wherein, by plotted positions of the coordinate point, whether the pulses has a first waveform or a second waveform is discriminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicants: ANSeeN, INC., National University Corporation Shizuoka UniversityInventors: Toru AOKI, Akifumi KOIKE
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Patent number: 9436973Abstract: In an image processing for correcting a distorted image obtained by photography by use of a super-wide angle optical system such as a fisheye lens or an omnidirectional mirror, to obtain an image of a perspective projection method, a composite index (Rn) combining a height on the projection sphere with a distance from the optical axis is computed (301), and a distance (Rf) from an origin in the distorted image is computed (302), using the composite index (Rn). Further, two-dimensional coordinates (p, q) in the distorted image are computed (303), using the distance (Rf) from the origin, and a pixel value in an output image is determined using a pixel at a position in the distorted image specified by the two-dimensional coordinates, or a pixel or pixels neighboring the specified position. It is possible to perform the projection from the projection sphere to the image plane, that is, the computation of the coordinates on the coordinate plane, while restricting the amount of computation.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aoki, Narihiro Matoba
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Patent number: 9415480Abstract: An abrasive pad used to abrade the surfaces of glass, ceramic, and metal materials, the abrasive pad being provided with a substrate layer, and an abrasive layer provided on a first surface side of the substrate layer and including an abrasive material, and the abrasive layer having a plurality of base portions arranged mutually separated on the substrate layer, columnar or frustum shaped tip portions arranged mutually separated on the base portions, and a group of grooves containing a plurality of groove portions provided between base portions such that the substrate layer is exposed, with each of the grooves mutually intersecting.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Toru Aoki, Akira Yoda, Takayuki Tachihara
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Publication number: 20160078590Abstract: In an image processing for correcting a distorted image obtained by photography by use of a super-wide angle optical system such as a fisheye lens or an omnidirectional mirror, to obtain an image of a perspective projection method, of a composite index (Rn) combining a height on the projection sphere with a distance from the optical axis is computed (301), and a distance (Rf) from an origin in the distorted image is computed (302), using the composite index (Rn). Further, two-dimensional coordinates (p, q) in the distorted image are computed (303), using the distance (Rf) from the origin, and a pixel value in an output image is determined using a pixel at a position in the distorted image specified by the two-dimensional coordinates, or a pixel or pixels neighboring the specified position. It is possible to perform the projection from the projection sphere to the image plane, that is, the computation of the coordinates on the coordinate plane, while restricting the amount of computation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toru AOKI, Narihiro MATOBA