Patents by Inventor Wataru Makino

Wataru Makino 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: 12233868
    Abstract: The objective is to improve driving feeling at a time of acceleration operation or deceleration operation, by recognizing driver's intention of acceleration or deceleration during straight-ahead running. A driving-assistance control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a straight-running determination unit that determines whether or not a vehicle is running straight, a head-position detection unit that detects a head position of a driver, a driving-posture determination unit that determines the posture of the driver, based on the head position detected by the head-position detection unit, and a driving-assistance control unit that performs acceleration preparation control for raising a reaction speed for acceleration operation or deceleration preparation control for raising a reaction speed for deceleration operation in accordance with an output of the driving-posture determination unit, when the straight-running determination unit determines that a vehicle is running straight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Fujimoto, Nobuyoshi Tomomatsu, Takuma Kusagaki, Taiga Tanaka, Tatsuji Irie, Wataru Tsujita, Kenzo Makino
  • Publication number: 20250027857
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a temperature control device that prevents occurrence of dew condensation on an upper surface of a cover portion. For this purpose, the invention provides a temperature control device including: a thermally conductive portion; a cooling part configured to cool the thermally conductive portion; and a cover portion having an opening through which a container is inserted and removed while covering an upper side of the thermally conductive portion, in which an air layer is formed between the thermally conductive portion and the cover portion. When such a temperature control device is used for a genetic testing device, the dew condensation is unlikely to occur on an upper surface of the cover portion of the temperature control device, and contamination of a sample due to splashing of dew condensation water is prevented. Therefore, it is possible to maintain high testing accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru SATO, Koma SATO, Yoko MAKINO, Nobuyuki ISOSHIMA, Masashi SHIBAHARA
  • Patent number: 11955188
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device of an embodiment includes a memory block, a resistance measurement circuit, and a control circuit. The memory block includes first to third control signal lines connected to gates of a first select gate transistor, a plurality of memory cell transistors, and a second select gate transistor. The resistance measurement circuit measures resistance of at least one control signal line among the first to third control signal lines. The control circuit performs erase, program, and read of data at the plurality of memory cell transistors included in the memory block. The control circuit determines, based on a measurement result of the resistance measurement by the resistance measurement circuit, whether to set a fail status to a result of erase verify that verifies the erase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Igarashi, Wataru Makino
  • Publication number: 20230385770
    Abstract: Provided is a project management apparatus including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an on-site image obtained by photographing a construction site in which an installation object is to be constructed; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire engineering model data on each of a plurality of components forming the installation object; a display control unit configured to display, on a display apparatus, a composite image obtained by superimposing the engineering model data on the on-site image; and a reception unit configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein the display control unit is configured to display, based on the operation performed on the composite image by the user, a display screen for causing the user to input information relating to progress of a work unit containing a work of a component corresponding to the engineering model data selected by the user, on the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: JGC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisayasu KAJI, Tomoaki ATSUMI, Taiga TAKASU, Aran SESHITA, Wataru MAKINO, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Shinji ISHIDA, Kuniharu NISHIHARA, Midori SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230075487
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device of an embodiment includes a memory block, a resistance measurement circuit, and a control circuit. The memory block includes first to third control signal lines connected to gates of a first select gate transistor, a plurality of memory cell transistors, and a second select gate transistor. The resistance measurement circuit measures resistance of at least one control signal line among the first to third control signal lines. The control circuit performs erase, program, and read of data at the plurality of memory cell transistors included in the memory block. The control circuit determines, based on a measurement result of the resistance measurement by the resistance measurement circuit, whether to set a fail status to a result of erase verify that verifies the erase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki IGARASHI, Wataru MAKINO
  • Patent number: 9813683
    Abstract: There is provided a light source control apparatus including an image change determination unit that determines presence or absence of at least one of a change of an image signal and the image signal, and a light source controller that reduces luminous output of a light source at a predetermined decreasing rate when the image change determination unit determines at least one of no change of the image signal and absence of the image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyohiro Oka, Wataru Makino
  • Publication number: 20130063500
    Abstract: There is provided a light source control apparatus including an image change determination unit that determines presence or absence of at least one of a change of an image signal and the image signal, and a light source controller that reduces luminous output of a light source at a predetermined decreasing rate when the image change determination unit determines at least one of no change of the image signal and absence of the image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohiro OKA, Wataru MAKINO
  • Patent number: 8247759
    Abstract: A projector apparatus includes: a case; a light source which is provided in the case and emits light by supply of power; an opening provided in the case; an image projection unit that generates image projection light from light of the light source and emits the image projection light through the opening in order to project an image onto a screen; a shutter which is moved to a block position at which the opening provided in the case is blocked or to an open position at which the opening is opened; and a light leakage section which provides notification that the power is being supplied to the light source by allowing some light beams of the light source or some light beams of the image projection unit to leak to the outside of the case in a state where the shutter is located at the block position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru Makino
  • Publication number: 20100188643
    Abstract: A projector apparatus includes: a case; a light source which is provided in the case and emits light by supply of power; an opening provided in the case; an image projection unit that generates image projection light from light of the light source and emits the image projection light through the opening in order to project an image onto a screen; a shutter which is moved to a block position at which the opening provided in the case is blocked or to an open position at which the opening is opened; and a light leakage section which provides notification that the power is being supplied to the light source by allowing some light beams of the light source or some light beams of the image projection unit to leak to the outside of the case in a state where the shutter is located at the block position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru MAKINO