Patents by Inventor Wataru Tanaka

Wataru Tanaka 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: 12195641
    Abstract: A corrosion-resistant member including: a metal base material (10); and a corrosion-resistant coating (30) formed on the surface of the base material (10). The corrosion-resistant coating (30) is a stack of a magnesium fluoride layer (31) and an aluminum fluoride layer (32) in order from the base material (10) side. The aluminum fluoride layer (32) has a first crystalline region (32A) and a second crystalline region (32B) containing crystalline aluminum fluoride. The first crystalline region (32A) is a region in which diffraction spot arrays having regularity are observed in an electron beam diffraction image obtained by irradiation with electron beams having a beam diameter of 10 nm to 20 nm. The second crystalline region (32B) is a region in which a plurality of diffraction spots is observed but diffraction spot arrays having regularity are not observed in an electron beam diffraction image obtained by irradiation with the above-described electron beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: So Miyaishi, Masahiro Okubo, Masayuki Yoshimura, Wataru Sakane, Teppei Tanaka, Saeko Nakamura, Saori Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20240399237
    Abstract: A catcher's leg guard allowing for an improved fit feeling is provided. The catcher's leg guard is a catcher's leg guard wearable by a user. The catcher's leg guard includes a thigh protection portion and a shin protection portion. When the user wears the catcher's leg guard, the thigh protection portion is disposed at a position to cover at least a portion of a thigh part of the user. When the user wears the catcher's leg guard, the shin protection portion is disposed at a position to cover a shin part of the user. The thigh protection portion includes a protection member. The protection member is divided into a plurality of protection members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Kosuke MIYAKOSHI, Wataru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240395139
    Abstract: An information processing device for a vehicle, the information processing device including one or more processors configured to execute acquiring vehicle driving force, acquiring inertial resistance with respect to motion of the vehicle, acquiring position coordinates of a point where the vehicle is situated, acquiring gradient resistance at the point where the vehicle is situated, calculating traveling resistance by subtracting the inertial resistance and the gradient resistance from the vehicle driving force, and externally transmitting, from the vehicle, data including the positional coordinates, and the traveling resistance calculated based on the vehicle driving force at the positional coordinates, the inertial resistance, and the gradient resistance, as collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi UENO, Wataru KANDA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Hideyuki TAKAKI, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Tomoya TANAKA, Yasufumi ENAMI
  • Patent number: 12134382
    Abstract: The posture of the driver is detected from the driver head portion, and the detected value and the driver mounting determination value are used to determine that the driver is pushing the vehicle and obtain the vehicle pushing command value. Converts the vehicle pushing command value to the target vehicle pushing assistance vesicle speed, determines whether vehicle pushing assistance can be performed based on the driver's posture and the vehicle condition, and outputs the vehicle pushing assistance permission determination. Then, from the target vehicle pushing assistance vehicle speed and the vehicle pushing assistance permission determination, the control amount for the vehicle power source that assists the vehicle pushing is calculated and output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Kusagaki, Tatsuo Fujimoto, Nobuyoshi Tomomatsu, Taiga Tanaka, Tatsuji Irie, Wataru Tsujita, Kenzo Makino
  • Publication number: 20240329581
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body housing, a main body connector, a fuser having a fuser connector, a power supply board, and a main board. The fuser connector is disposed at a first end section in the main body housing with the fuser attached to the main body housing. The main board is disposed at a second end section opposed to the first end section in the main body housing. The power supply board is connected with the main board via a first connection line disposed close to and along a ceiling surface or a bottom surface in the main body housing, and is connected with the main body connector via a second connection line. The main board is connected with the fuser via the first connection line, the power supply board, the second connection line, the main body connector, and the fuser connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUJIMOTO, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Wataru YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12091395
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having an anti-inflammatory activity or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The solution of the present invention is a compound of general formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. wherein the symbols in the formula are defined below: R1: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2: a C1-C6 alkyl group; A: e.g., an oxygen atom; and R3: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Keiji Saito, Katsuyoshi Nakajima, Toru Taniguchi, Osamu Iwamoto, Satoshi Shibuya, Yasuyuki Ogawa, Kazumasa Aoki, Nobuya Kurikawa, Shinji Tanaka, Momoko Ogitani, Eriko Kioi, Kaori Ito, Natsumi Nishihama, Tsuyoshi Mikkaichi, Wataru Saitoh
  • Patent number: 12084354
    Abstract: A powder which is composed of particles that are mainly composed of calcium titanate having a perovskite crystal structure, and primary particles of which have a generally spherical shape and an average particle diameter within the range of from 20 nm to 100 nm (inclusive). This powder is produced by a method which comprises: the production of calcium titanate by subjecting a mixed liquid that contains a sugar, an alkali, a water-soluble compound containing calcium, and a compound which is obtained by deflocculating a hydrolysis product of a titanium compound with use of a monobasic acid to a high-pressure liquid-phase reaction that includes heating to a temperature of from 100° ° C. to 270° C. (inclusive),; and a subsequent calcium removal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TITAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshimasa Seki, Takayasu Tanaka, Wataru Mino, Toshiyuki Koga, Tomoko Yoshimi
  • Publication number: 20240288847
    Abstract: A control system comprises: a control quantity calculating unit for calculating, on the basis of an operation target of a controlled object, an operation evaluation index, and an operation model, a control quantity for driving the controlled object, which is a working machine; and a model updating unit for updating the operation model on the basis of a state quantity of the controlled object. The control system may additionally be provided with: a command converting unit for converting the control quantity into a command value for a drive unit of the controlled object; and a conversion updating unit for updating a conversion characteristic from the control quantity to the command value, on the basis of the command value and a response of the controlled object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shinji ISHIHARA, Wataru TANAKA, Kazuya SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240253182
    Abstract: A method for conditioning a polishing tool includes: a substrate rotation process, holding a silicon dummy substrate having a main surface in a non-mirror state in a horizontal posture and rotating the dummy substrate about a vertical axis; and a conditioning execution process, executing conditioning of the polishing tool by bringing the polishing tool into contact with the main surface of the dummy substrate that is being rotated, wherein the polishing tool has a resin body in which abrasive grains are dispersed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei HOKAKU, Katsunori TANAKA, Wataru YANO
  • Patent number: 11798410
    Abstract: In a traffic flow control system, communication is performed with a travel control device of a moving body passing through a transportation route and the traffic flow of the transportation route is controlled. The traffic control system includes an entry authority management unit and a communication unit. In a transportation route divided into virtual areas, the entry authority management unit manages entry authority for each area, managing tokens in a number that corresponds to the area, and guiding entry of the moving body to the area by attaching entry authority to a token and delivering the resulting token to the travel control device. The communication unit communicates the entry authority and tokens to the travel control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Katsuta, Junya Takahashi, Takehito Ogata, Wataru Tanaka, Mariko Mizuochi, Kentaroh Maki
  • Publication number: 20230241487
    Abstract: A baseball catcher's chest protector includes a base member, a cover member, and a cushioning member. The cover member is attached to the base member. The cushioning member is attached to the base member and is sandwiched between the base member and the cover member. The cushioning member includes a foundation and a plurality of protrusions. The plurality of protrusions protrude from the foundation. The foundation has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface faces the base member. The second surface is arranged opposite to the base member with respect to the first surface and faces the cover member. Each of the plurality of protrusions protrudes from the second surface toward the cover member and the plurality of protrusions are arranged with a space being interposed between the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kosuke MIYAKOSHI, Wataru TANAKA, Tetsuya SASAMORI, Yusuke YOSHIKAWA, Yuki TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220284809
    Abstract: In a traffic flow control system, communication is performed with a travel control device of a moving body passing through a transportation route and the traffic flow of the transportation route is controlled. The traffic control system includes an entry authority management unit and a communication unit. In a transportation route divided into virtual areas, the entry authority management unit manages entry authority for each area, managing tokens in a number that corresponds to the area, and guiding entry of the moving body to the area by attaching entry authority to a token and delivering the resulting token to the travel control device. The communication unit communicates the entry authority and tokens to the travel control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichi KATSUTA, Junya TAKAHASHI, Takehito OGATA, Wataru TANAKA, Mariko MIZUOCHI, Kentaroh MAKI
  • Patent number: 11298619
    Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Tanaka, Kenta Motokura
  • Patent number: 11292469
    Abstract: A reversing assistance device suited for a mining dump truck measures a first distance to a first object, which exists at a first height comprising a trajectory of a rear wheel of the dump truck during reversing, and a second distance to a second object, which exists at a second height comprising a trajectory of a vessel during the reversing, for computing the position of the first object. If the distance between the position of the first object and a designated loading position designated by an operator of a loading machine is equal to or smaller than a threshold, the first object is determined to be an approachable object, a smaller one of the first distance and the second distance is determined as a target stop distance, and based on the target stop distance, a target stop position is computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Tanaka, Hidefumi Ishimoto, Hideto Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11133136
    Abstract: A switch includes: a first electrode sheet including a first electrode; a second electrode sheet including a second electrode that faces the first electrode sheet; and an adhesive that includes a first opening through which the first electrode faces the second electrode sheet and that attaches the first electrode sheet to the second electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet includes: a first substrate on which the first electrode is disposed; a first spacer between the first substrate and the second electrode sheet that includes a second opening at a position corresponding to the first electrode; and a first base between the first substrate and the first spacer that overlaps at least a portion of an edge of the first opening of the adhesive. The first spacer is attached to the second electrode sheet by the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsushima, Wataru Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20210151266
    Abstract: A switch includes: a first electrode sheet including a first electrode; a second electrode sheet including a second electrode that faces the first electrode sheet; and an adhesive that includes a first opening through which the first electrode faces the second electrode sheet and that attaches the first electrode sheet to the second electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet includes: a first substrate on which the first electrode is disposed; a first spacer between the first substrate and the second electrode sheet that includes a second opening at a position corresponding to the first electrode; and a first base between the first substrate and the first spacer that overlaps at least a portion of an edge of the first opening of the adhesive. The first spacer is attached to the second electrode sheet by the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsushima, Wataru Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20210008452
    Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru TANAKA, Kenta MOTOKURA
  • Patent number: 10885786
    Abstract: A protected region is set for a manned working machine, said region including a first protected region in which new protected region setting request information is not transmitted and which includes the position of the manned working machine, and a second protected region which is set along a periphery of the first protected region and in which new protected region setting request information is transmitted. An area occupied by the vehicle body of the manned working machine on a plane projected on the ground surface is calculated on the basis of vehicle body information indicating the size of the vehicle body of the manned working machine and position information thereof. When the occupied area is present within the first protected region, new protected region setting request information is not transmitted, whereas when the occupied area is present within the second protected region, protected region setting request information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Tanaka, Masaki Kanai, Tomoyuki Hamada
  • Patent number: 10821362
    Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Tanaka, Kenta Motokura
  • Publication number: 20200273637
    Abstract: A membrane switch includes an upper electrode sheet that includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode sheet that includes a lower electrode facing the upper electrode, and an adhesive layer that joins the upper electrode sheet to the lower electrode sheet; and the upper and lower electrodes come into contact with each other due to a pressing force, which is applied to at least one of the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet, and conduct electricity. The upper electrode sheet includes: an upper base on which the upper electrode is formed; and an upper insulating layer that is provided between the upper base and the lower electrode sheet, includes a first opening at a position corresponding to the upper electrode, and is joined to the lower electrode sheet by the adhesive layer. The upper insulating layer is formed on the upper base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsushima, Yasuyuki Tachikawa, Wataru Tanaka