Patents by Inventor Wataru Horii

Wataru Horii 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135715
    Abstract: A storage-retrieval management device includes: an image capturer that captures, from above a refrigerator that includes a main body and a door attached to the main body, images of the refrigerator with the door in an open state; a setter that sets a boundary along contours of the main body and the door in the images; and a determiner that determines whether an object is stored into the refrigerator or whether the object is retrieved from the refrigerator, based on whether the object is moved beyond the boundary that is set, the object being captured in one or more of the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MOCHINAGA, Taku KARIYAZAKI, Wataru SUDA, Shinichi HORII
  • Patent number: 4390245
    Abstract: An optical display cell comprising a pair of substrates at least one of which is transparent, a sealing element for sealing the pair of substrates at their peripheral portions, and an adhesive for bonding portions of the pair of substrates inboard of the sealing element. By the adhesive, the distance between the pair of substrates is maintained approximately constant. Preferably, the adhesive is composed of Nylon or the like. In addition, a spacer member can be provided for maintaining the distance between the pair of substrates approximately uniform. Preferably, the spacer member is made of glass fiber. More preferably, the adhesive is attached to one of the substrates so as to indicate a specific type of symbol such as a line, a unit, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichiro Shimizu, Wataru Horii