Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Ono

Yasuhiro Ono 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: 20220400766
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply; a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle; and a controller. The receptacle and the power supply are connected in parallel with the charger, and the charger is configured to supply power from the receptacle and the power supply to the controller via the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Minoru KITAHARA, Shujiro TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220385183
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply; a first DC/DC converter; a second DC/DC converter; and a circuit board. As viewed from a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board on which the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter are mounted, at least a portion of the circuit board includes: a connection portion; a first portion extending from the connection portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a second portion extending from the connection portion in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The first DC/DC converter is mounted on the first portion, and the second DC/DC converter is mounted on the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Minoru KITAHARA, Shujiro TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11515718
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a step-up system configured to function by a stepped-up voltage supplied from the power supply; a step-down system configured to function by a stepped-down voltage supplied from the power supply; and a direct-coupling system configured to function by a voltage supplied from the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11478020
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a connector to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source is connected; a power supply; a boost converter connected between the power supply and the connector; and a switch connected between the boost converter and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11452314
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply; a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle; and a controller. The receptacle and the power supply are connected in parallel with the charger, and the charger is configured to supply power from the receptacle and the power supply to the controller via the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11445762
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply; a controller; and a circuit board. The circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path is formed; and a ground layer. The power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface. The temperature sensor is mounted on the second surface, and at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11451144
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply; a first DC/DC converter; a second DC/DC converter; and a circuit board. As viewed from a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board on which the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter are mounted, at least a portion of the circuit board includes: a connection portion; a first portion extending from the connection portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a second portion extending from the connection portion in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The first DC/DC converter is mounted on the first portion, and the second DC/DC converter is mounted on the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220289229
    Abstract: A user is made immediately and continuously perceive a change of a predetermined situation. There is provided a control device that includes: a control section configured to control information presentation of a presentation section configured to present information, and in which the control section changes a mode of the information presentation of the presentation section according to a predetermined fluctuation value that can fluctuate. Furthermore, there is provided a tactile presentation system presentation system that includes: a presentation section configured to perform information presentation for a user; and a control section configured to control the information presentation of the presentation section, and in which the control section changes a mode of the information presentation of the presentation section according to a predetermined fluctuation value that can fluctuate under control of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuji MITSUI, Toshihito TAKAI, Takeshi OHNISHI, Shinobu SASAKI, Kenji IWATA, Yuka TAKAGI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yasuhiro ONO, Takao ARAYA, Keiji NOMURA, Keita NAKANE, Takakazu SENGOKU, Tomomi IMAI
  • Publication number: 20220283640
    Abstract: When a user is made perceive a plurality of sense presentations, strangeness that the user feels is reduced. There is provided a control device that includes a control section configured to control output of at least two or more sense presentations having different presentation modes, and in which the control section performs control such that an interval of output start timings of the at least two or more sense presentations is a specified interval or less that is based on simultaneous perception characteristics that are characteristics that indicate delay that can allow a user to simultaneously perceive the at least two or more sense presentations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Mayu MYOKAN, Konomu ABE, Yasuhiro ONO, Toshihito TAKAI, Takao ARAYA, Yuji MITSUI, Keiji NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20220205800
    Abstract: A user is allowed to intuitively visually recognize information that is beneficial to the user. There is provided a control device including a control unit configured to control presentation of information using a presentation unit, in which the control unit causes the presentation unit to present beneficial information that is beneficial to a user as the information. In addition, there is provided a presentation system including: a presentation unit configured to perform presentation of information to a user; and a control unit configured to control of the presentation of information using the presentation unit, in which the control unit causes the presentation unit to present beneficial information that is beneficial to the user as the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Takeshi OHNISHI, Shinobu SASAKI, Kenji IWATA, Yuka TAKAGI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuji MITSUI, Toshihito TAKAI, Takao ARAYA, Keiji NOMURA, Keita NAKANE, Takakazu SENGOKU, Tomomi IMAI
  • Publication number: 20220177019
    Abstract: A cart includes a frame, a holding portion supported by the frame and in which a product is stored, a lifting unit configured to raise and lower the holding portion, an imaging device directed towards an inside of the holding portion, and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire an image of a product captured by the imaging device, determine whether the product has been continuously imaged by the imaging device over a predetermined time period, and upon determining that the product has been imaged over the predetermined time period, control the lifting unit to lower the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiro ONO
  • Patent number: 11337460
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source; a temperature sensor configured to acquire a temperature of the power supply; a controller; and a circuit board on which a plurality of elements including the temperature sensor and the controller are mounted. The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface which is a reverse surface from the first surface or is located on a side opposite from the first surface. The plurality of elements are mounted on each of the first surface and the second surface. The second surface faces the power supply, and/or the second surface is arranged closer to the power supply than the first surface. The temperature sensor is mounted on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11327569
    Abstract: A tactile sensation presentation device includes a display unit that displays plural images on a display screen, an operating portion including an operation surface on which a touch operation is performed to select one of the plural images displayed on the display unit, a vibration presentation unit that presents tactile sensation by vibrating the operation surface according to the touch operation, and a control unit that extracts at least one candidate image, which has a probability of being selected next after a selected image selected on the operation surface, from the plural images displayed on the display screen, predicts a next selected image to be selected next from the candidate image(s) based on a trajectory, on the display screen, of a tracing operation as the touch operation performed on the operation surface, and presents tactile sensation by the vibration presentation unit when reaching the next selected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Ono
  • Publication number: 20220125120
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a first connector connected to a first load configured to function by power supplied from the power supply; a second connector configured to function by power supplied from the power supply and connected to a second load separate from the first load; a Zener diode connected between the first connector and the power supply; and a variable resistor connected between the second connector and the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Minoru KITAHARA, Shujiro TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11296261
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, an electrode, a light-emitting element, a variable light absorbing layer, and a sealing body. The electrode is formed on the substrate. The light-emitting element is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the electrode. The variable light absorbing layer is formed so as to cover the electrode on the substrate. The variable light absorbing layer contains a plurality of metal oxide particles that change a light absorption property by irradiation with an ultraviolet light. The sealing body is formed on the substrate so as to seal the light-emitting element. The sealing body has translucency to a light emitted from the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Yasuhiro Ono, Yoichi Shimoda
  • Patent number: 11289629
    Abstract: A light-emitting device having high output and high contrast with simple configuration is provided. The light-emitting device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate, a light-transmitting member disposed on the light-emitting element, and a covering body disposed on the substrate so as to surround the light-transmitting member and cover a side surface of the light-transmitting member. The covering body has a particle group including a plurality of metal oxide particles having a light scattering property and dispersed in the covering body, and the metal oxide particles existing in the vicinity of the side surface of the covering body have a portion having a bandgap smaller than that of other portions in each particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Shimoda, Yasuhiro Ono, Yusuke Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20220079244
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric power source unit for an inhaler is provided. The method includes making a sensor detect a puff action performed by a user; measuring detected-time that is a puff action period during that the detected puff action is continued; correcting the measured detected-time, by using a time correction model that is based on a characteristic parameter associated with the puff action; calculating accumulated detected-time by accumulating the corrected detected-time; and estimating a remaining quantity level of an inhaled component source, based on the accumulated detected-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Takeshi AKAO, Yasuhiro ONO, Shujiro TANAKA, Minoru KITAHARA
  • Patent number: 11246351
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a first connector connected to a first load configured to function by power supplied from the power supply; a second connector configured to function by power supplied from the power supply and connected to a second load separate from the first load; a Zener diode connected between the first connector and the power supply; and a variable resistor connected between the second connector and the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220007718
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to allow insertion of a plug including a plurality of pins and configured to receive power for charging the power supply from the inserted plug; and a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle. The receptacle includes pins connectable to only some of pins among the plurality of pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Minoru KITAHARA, Shujiro TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220007734
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply; a controller; and a circuit board. The circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path is formed; and a ground layer. The power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface. The temperature sensor is mounted on the second surface, and at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Minoru KITAHARA, Shujiro TANAKA