Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Murata

Yasuhiro Murata 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: 20250208169
    Abstract: An inspection method for inspecting a substrate using an inspection device, comprises (A) moving a placing member on which a substrate is placed to a position below a probe card held by a holder; (B) imaging the substrate placed on the placing member by a first imaging unit and imaging probes of the probe card by a second imaging unit from a gap between the probe card and the placing member; (C) moving the placing member to a reference position in a horizontal direction. The method further comprises (D) lifting the placing member and imaging a target provided at the holder by a third imaging unit that moves together with the placing member; and (E) correcting a contact position calculated from imaging results obtained by the first and the second imaging units in said (B) based on an imaging result obtained by the third imaging unit in said (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Kentaro KONISHI, Tomoya ENDO, Hiroki SHIKAGAWA, Tomoki NUKANOBU, Hiroaki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20250185636
    Abstract: A breeding device (1) includes: a body frame (10) forming a breeding space (11) for organisms; a plurality of breeding units (20) housed in the breeding space (11) of the body frame (10); a plurality of perch members (22) arranged in each of the plurality of breeding units (20) with a clearance between the perch members; and a separating member (32) including a plurality of comb teeth (34) arranged in an arrangement direction (Y) of the plurality of perch members (22). The separating member (32) is used for all of the plurality of breeding units (20), and is configured such that the plurality of comb teeth (34) is inserted into a plurality of the clearances (23) between the plurality of perch members (22) by moving the separating member (32) relative to each of the plurality of breeding units (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, Tokushima University
    Inventors: Akihiro TAKAZATO, Teruhiro NAKAMURA, Shigekazu KAWAI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Nozomu MIURA, Takahito WATANABE, Taro MITO
  • Patent number: 12171202
    Abstract: A rearing apparatus for rearing an organism includes: a box-shaped rearing case; at least one perching member that is held in the rearing case and for perching the organism; and a separating member that is provided in the rearing case and that is movable along the perching member. The separating member is configured to separate the organism perched at the perching member from the perching member by the separating member moving along the perching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigekazu Kawai, Yasuhiro Murata, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahito Watanabe, Taro Mito
  • Publication number: 20240402021
    Abstract: A temperature calibration system includes: an inspection apparatus to adjust temperature of an inspection target in a placement part and inspect the inspection target; and a surface thermometer, and is configured to calibrate temperature sensors in the placement part. The inspection apparatus includes: a carriage to move the placement part in X-, Y-, and Z-axis directions; and a controller to perform a calibration process to measurement values of the temperature sensors. The surface thermometer is configured to contact a placement surface of the placement part and detect a surface temperature of the placement surface. The controller is configured to: control the carriage to contact the surface thermometer with a detection position of the placement surface of the placement part; detect the surface temperature of the detection position by the surface thermometer; and calibrate the measurement value of the temperature sensor corresponding to the detection position based on the surface temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro OTA, Shigeru KASAI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Fumiya FUJII
  • Patent number: 11946764
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes: a map information acquisition unit that acquires map data around a vehicle; and an item display unit that overlaps a virtual item on a predetermined travel road on the map data and that displays the virtual item in a display area in a vehicle cabin. The item display unit overlaps and displays the virtual item on the map data, thereby guiding a driver of the vehicle toward the travel road on which the virtual item is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Yasuhiro Murata, Takeo Moriai, Kosuke Sakakibara, Kenta Miyahara, Takashi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11941921
    Abstract: A maintenance information management device includes an information registration unit configured to register vehicle identification information and maintenance information in a memory for each vehicle, an information update unit configured to update the maintenance information after the maintenance of the vehicle by adding maintenance contents to the maintenance information registered in the memory, and an information providing unit configured to provide the maintenance information when a provision request for the maintenance information is accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Yasuhiro Murata, Takeo Moriai, Kosuke Sakakibara, Kenta Miyahara, Takashi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20240074417
    Abstract: Provided is a breeding apparatus that can facilitate disposition and collection of a spawning bed. A breeding apparatus includes a breeding area forming member that forms breeding areas for organisms and is open at least at the bottoms of the breeding areas, and a spawning bed sheet that forms the bottom surfaces of the breeding areas, has a belt shape, and is provided so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the belt shape relative to the breeding area forming member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, Tokushima University
    Inventors: Nozomu MIURA, Yasuhiro MURATA, Shigekazu KAWAI, Takahito WATANABE, Taro MITO
  • Publication number: 20240000053
    Abstract: There is provided a rearing apparatus including a hatching area that holds eggs of organisms to be reared and accommodates the organisms hatched from the eggs, and a rearing area that is defined in an area larger than the hatching area at a position different from the hatching area and in which the organisms are reared. The present disclosure provides a rearing apparatus that can implement high-density and large-scale rearing by effectively utilizing areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, Tokushima University
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MURATA, Akihiro TAKAZATO, Shigekazu KAWAI, Nozomu MIURA, Takahito WATANABE, Taro MITO
  • Publication number: 20230095722
    Abstract: There is provided a rearing apparatus for rearing an organism includes: a box-shaped rearing case; at least one perching member that is held in the rearing case and that is capable of perching the organism; and a separating member that is provided in the rearing case and that is movable along the perching member. The separating member is configured to separate the organism perched at the perching member from the perching member by the separating member moving along the perching member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, Gryllus Inc.
    Inventors: Shigekazu KAWAI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Takahito WATANABE, Taro MITO
  • Publication number: 20230054840
    Abstract: A maintenance information management device includes an information registration unit configured to register vehicle identification information and maintenance information in a memory for each vehicle, an information update unit configured to update the maintenance information after the maintenance of the vehicle by adding maintenance contents to the maintenance information registered in the memory, and an information providing unit configured to provide the maintenance information when a provision request for the maintenance information is accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230021612
    Abstract: In an information provision server as an information provision device, a processor is configured to receive vehicle information on a vehicle, generate maintenance recommendation information for prompting a user to implement maintenance of the vehicle based on the vehicle information, and provide the user with the maintenance recommendation information and value information that is usable when the maintenance is implemented based on the maintenance recommendation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230026932
    Abstract: In a center server as a control device, a processor is configured to acquire vehicle information on a vehicle, determine a driving skill of a driver from the acquired vehicle information, and notify the driver of permission information for permitting use of a function of the vehicle or application of equipment to the vehicle according to the determined driving skill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230028145
    Abstract: A center server serving as an information processing device is configured such that a processor calculates a reduction cost by which an operation cost of a vehicle of a business operator in a first predetermined period is reduced compared to an operation cost of a vehicle of the same period of a previous year, sets a rank in accordance with a reduction result of each of the members regarding the reduction cost, and determines a reward of the member based on the reduction cost in accordance with the rank of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230026138
    Abstract: In a vehicle information management system, a maintenance information determination unit determines whether maintenance of a vehicle was carried out at a predetermined maintenance shop based on maintenance history information acquired by a maintenance history information database, and when the maintenance information determination unit determines that the maintenance of the vehicle was carried out at the predetermined maintenance shop, an added value information providing unit provides added value information to appraisal information of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230025611
    Abstract: A part diagnostic device includes an acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information on a vehicle, an analysis unit that analyzes a vehicle characteristic of the vehicle from the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a determination unit that determines whether a part related to the vehicle characteristic is a genuine part based on the vehicle characteristic analyzed by the analysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230026609
    Abstract: A driving diagnostic information management apparatus includes: a diagnostic information acquisition portion configured to acquire driving diagnostic information on a driver; a storage processing portion configured to store the driving diagnostic information per driver in a storage portion; a reception portion configured to receive a provision request on the driving diagnostic information; and a providing portion configured to, upon receipt of the provision request on the driving diagnostic information, provide the driving diagnostic information on a driver corresponding to the provision request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230028990
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes: a map information acquisition unit that acquires map data around a vehicle; and an item display unit that overlaps a virtual item on a predetermined travel road on the map data and that displays the virtual item in a display area in a vehicle cabin. The item display unit overlaps and displays the virtual item on the map data, thereby guiding a driver of the vehicle toward the travel road on which the virtual item is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Yasuhiro MURATA, Takeo MORIAI, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8439852
    Abstract: A walk assistance device comprises a thigh unit configured to be arranged on a thigh of the user, a shank unit configured to be arranged on a shank of the user, a foot unit configured to be arranged on a foot of the user, a knee position joint unit configured to couple the thigh unit and the shank unit in a swingable manner, and an ankle position joint unit configured to couple the shank unit and the foot unit in a swingable manner. The shank unit comprises a first replaceable member and a second replaceable member that extend along the shank of the user, and a length of the shank unit is adjustable by replacing each of the first and second replaceable members with another one having a different length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ebihara, Kouta Oishi, Yasuhiro Murata
  • Publication number: 20120305920
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first electric conductor of a lower layer side and a second electric conductor of an upper layer side; a thick film insulating layer provided between the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor; and a contact portion formed so as to imitate an inner surface shape of a through hole with respect to the insulating layer and electrically connecting the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor, in which a tapered angle of the through hole is an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Nagasawa, Masanobu Ikeda, Yasuhiro Murata
  • Publication number: 20120016277
    Abstract: A walk assistance device comprises a thigh unit configured to be arranged on a thigh of the user, a shank unit configured to be arranged on a shank of the user, a foot unit configured to be arranged on a foot of the user, a knee position joint unit configured to couple the thigh unit and the shank unit in a swingable manner, and an ankle position joint unit configured to couple the shank unit and the foot unit in a swingable manner. The shank unit comprises a first replaceable member and a second replaceable member that extend along the shank of the user, and a length of the shank unit is adjustable by replacing each of the first and second replaceable members with another one having a different length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro EBIHARA, Kouta OISHI, Yasuhiro MURATA