Patents by Inventor Yasunori Kawanami
Yasunori Kawanami 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).
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Publication number: 20210072752Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200405426Abstract: [Object] To provide a tactile presentation apparatus that makes it possible to reduce a noise to be transmitted to a force sensor. [Solution] A tactile presentation apparatus including: an operation unit operated by a user; a vibration unit that presents a vibration of an operation target of the operation unit; a contact unit that transmits the vibration by the vibration unit to the user; and an installation unit coupled to the operation unit, over the contact unit provided via an elastic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryuta HORIE, Kazuo HONGO, Satoko NAGAKARI, Ryo TERASAWA, Yasunori KAWANAMI
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Patent number: 10863096Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10856947Abstract: A grip force sensation feedback device including a first rotary member that has an outer peripheral surface including a part of a first virtual conical surface, the first rotary member being rotated around a first cone axis; a second rotary member that has an opposed surface which includes a part of a second virtual conical surface and which is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the first rotary member, the second rotary member being rotated around a second cone axis; a wire that has both end portions connected to the second rotary member and that has a central portion wound around the first rotary member; and a driving portion that provides a force sensation feedback to a finger of a user in contact with the second rotary member by rotating the first rotary member and thereby causing a rotation of the second rotary member.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuo Hongo, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yasunori Kawanami
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Publication number: 20200130174Abstract: To provide an expansion device and a movable body including a mechanism for quick deformation. An expansion device includes a main body and a limb portion attached to the main body, in which the limb portion includes a main link connected to the main body via a joint, an end link provided at a front end of the limb portion, at least one or more limb joints that are interposed between the main link and the end link and connect the main link and the end link, and a linear member of which both ends couple an end at the front end side of the limb portion of the end link and the main body and are retractable to one or both of the end link and the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventor: YASUNORI KAWANAMI
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Publication number: 20200101620Abstract: To provide a control device and a control method enabled to more simply execute initialization of a force sensor included in a legged walking robot. Provided is a control device including: a leg control unit that controls at least one or more legs of a legged walking robot including a plurality of legs, and stores a force sensor provided in each of the legs in a predetermined space in which the force sensor provided in each of the legs is in a non-contact state; and an initialization execution unit that performs initialization of the force sensor provided in each of the legs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO, YASUNORI KAWANAMI, MASAYA KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 10602068Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200045233Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200036901Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the, image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10536057Abstract: A motor is provided to reduce a size of a device more effectively. The motor includes a stator, a rotor that is provided to oppose the stator via a clearance, and an encoder that detects a rotation state of the rotor. A hollow space is provided at an inner peripheral side in comparison with the stator and the rotor, and at least a part of the encoder is disposed in the hollow space.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori Kawanami, Kenichiro Nagasaka, Takashi Kito
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Patent number: 10469757Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20190293156Abstract: [Object] To propose a novel and improved support apparatus in which the apparatus can be miniaturized more effectively, while also minimizing limitations on the attitude of the apparatus. [Solution] Provided is a support apparatus including: a drive motor, a link mechanism that, by transmitting motive power output from the drive motor, is extendable and contractable in response to the motive power, and a pair of rotating bodies that act as a variable speed mechanism that outputs the motive power to the link mechanism by a reduction ratio according to an attitude of the link mechanism. At least part of the link mechanism forms a trapezoidal link mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: YASUNORI KAWANAMI, KENICHIRO NAGASAKA, KAZUO HONGO
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Publication number: 20190037141Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190009409Abstract: A robot apparatus includes: a grasping section configured to grasp an object; a recognition section configured to recognize a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object; a grasp planning section configured to plan a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part; and a grasp control section configured to control grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: YASUNORI KAWANAMI, TOSHIMITSU TSUBOI, TSUTOMU SAWADA, MASAKUNI NAGANO, AKINORI KAMODA
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Publication number: 20180368931Abstract: A grip force sensation feedback device including a first rotary member that has an outer peripheral surface including a part of a first virtual conical surface, the first rotary member being rotated around a first cone axis; a second rotary member that has an opposed surface which includes a part of a second virtual conical surface and which is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the first rotary member, the second rotary member being rotated around a second cone axis; a wire that has both end portions connected to the second rotary member and that has a central portion wound around the first rotary member; and a driving portion that provides a force sensation feedback to a finger of a user in contact with the second rotary member by rotating the first rotary member and thereby causing a rotation of the second rotary member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuo HONGO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Yasunori KAWANAMI
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Publication number: 20180358870Abstract: [Object] To reduce a size of a device more effectively. [Solution] Provided is a motor including: a stator; a rotor that is provided to oppose the stator via a clearance; and an encoder that is capable of detecting a rotation state of the rotor. A hollow space is provided at an inner peripheral side in comparison with the stator and the rotor, and at least a part of the encoder is disposed in the hollow space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenichiro Nagasaka, Takashi Kito
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Patent number: 10104297Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10093020Abstract: A robot apparatus includes: a grasping section configured to grasp an object; a recognition section configured to recognize a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object; a grasp planning section configured to plan a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part; and a grasp control section configured to control grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori Kawanami, Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Tsutomu Sawada, Masakuni Nagano, Akinori Kamoda
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Publication number: 20170324907Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9749540Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto