Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Nishikawa

Yoshiaki Nishikawa 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: 11951931
    Abstract: A gas generator includes, a housing having a first container including a first bottom surface portion and a second container including a second bottom surface portion, the housing being formed by joining the first container and the second container, and an igniter attached to a mounting hole formed in the second bottom surface portion of the second container, the mounting hole including a passing region in the mounting hole, through which the igniter is passing, and a tip region around the passing region, the tip region being located, in a radial direction of the housing, outside an imaginary outer contour line when the igniter is projected onto the second bottom surface portion, in which paired edge portions intersect with each other to form a tip portion having a convex shape protruding outward in the radial direction of the housing on the outermost side of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Nishikawa, Masato Hirooka
  • Patent number: 11951386
    Abstract: An example information processing system includes a main unit, a first controller device and a second controller device. The main unit includes a display. The first controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the first controller device transmits first operation data representing an operation performed on the first controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the first controller device is attached to the main unit. The second controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the second controller device transmits second operation data representing an operation performed on the second controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the second controller device is attached to the main unit. The main unit displays, on the display, an execution result of an information process based on the first and the second operation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Koizumi, Yui Ehara, Munetaka Nishikawa, Kochi Kawai, Kenichi Mae
  • Publication number: 20230155422
    Abstract: An example object of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing device that is capable of generating a received power distribution around a shield or an obstacle. The information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a detection unit configured to detect presence of an obstacle by using a measurement value of received power measured by a measurement device that receives a wireless radio wave, an estimation unit configured to estimate a change in received power in a predetermined area before detecting presence of the obstacle and after detecting presence of the obstacle, and an updating unit configured to update a first received power distribution in the predetermined area being stored in a storage device, which is generated based on the measurement value before detecting presence of the obstacle, by using the change in received power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220385383
    Abstract: An example of an object of the present disclosure is to provide an interference detection apparatus, an interference detection method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that allow a user to determine a priority of interference to be dealt with in communication. The interference detection apparatus according to an example embodiment includes at least one memory configured to store an instruction, and at least one processor configured to execute the instruction. The processor is further configured to learn a signal state model by using a learning signal in a communication signal, acquire a detection target signal in the communication signal, detect interference in the detection target signal, and calculate a severity of interference in the detection target signal by using the detection target signal, a detection result of the interference, and the learned signal state model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220209875
    Abstract: A spatial data creating apparatus receives, the data for estimation being used to create spatial data that associate a location of a target area with value relating the location based on data acquired from a first group of sensors, the data for evaluation being acquired from a second group of sensors installed at a different location(s), classifies the data for evaluation based on difference between the data for evaluation and the value of the spatial data, creates subspace data that forms a part of the spatial data using data acquired from the first group of sensors selected based on the location(s) at which the data for evaluation is acquired, the location(s) being classified by the data classifying part among the data for estimation, determines whether or not the subspace data is adopted by comparing the subspace data with the data for evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220097646
    Abstract: A gas generator includes, a housing having a first container including a first bottom surface portion and a second container including a second bottom surface portion, the housing being formed by joining the first container and the second container, and an igniter attached to a. mounting hole formed in the second bottom surface portion of the second container, the mounting hole including a passing region in the mounting hole, through which the igniter is passing, and a tip region around the passing region, the tip region being located, in a radial direction of the housing, outside an imaginary outer contour line when the igniter is projected onto the second bottom surface portion, in which paired edge portions intersect with each other to form a tip portion having a convex shape protruding outward in the radial direction of the housing on the outermost side of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA, Masato HIROOKA
  • Patent number: 11290852
    Abstract: An estimation unit 32 estimates, from each of acquired first time-series data pieces, a state of a radio field intensity at a position of an apparatus 10 that corresponds to each of the first time-series data pieces. The estimation unit 32 estimates, from second time-series data, a state of the radio field intensity at a position of an apparatus 20. An estimation unit 33 estimates a state of the radio field intensity at each point in a target space by using the position of each apparatus 10 and the state of the radio field intensity thereof. An estimation unit 34 compares the state at each point with the state at the position of the apparatus 20 and thereby estimates the position of the apparatus 20. An estimation unit 35 estimates a position state of the apparatus 20 based on time-series data of the position of the apparatus 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11240133
    Abstract: A communication quality evaluation device includes: a storage unit configured to store permission relationship information indicating a relationship between a plurality of first objective indicators indicating communication quality, and use continuation possibility information indicating whether a user will continue use in the case of each of the first objective indicators; an indicator acquisition unit configured to acquire a second objective indicator at a point in time at which the communication quality evaluation device makes a determination; and a permission determination unit configured to determine, using the second objective indicator acquired by the indicator acquisition unit and with reference to the permission relationship information stored in the storage unit, whether the user will continue use on the basis of the result of the referencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210329478
    Abstract: A radio wave strength estimation device 30 includes: an acquisition unit 31 configured to, acquire first observed radio wave strength data for a signal that is received by each first observation apparatus whose positions is known; a simulated radio wave strength calculation unit 33 configured to calculate a simulated radio wave strength at each position in a target space for a simulation signal based on geospatial information on the target space; a learning unit 34 configured to learn a relation parameter indicating relation between radio wave strengths at respective first observation apparatus and that at a target position using the simulated radio wave strengths at the respective first observation apparatus and those at the target position; and a target radio wave strength calculation unit 35 configured to calculate a radio wave strength at the target position from the plurality of first observed radio wave strengths using the learned relation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210195377
    Abstract: An estimation unit 32 estimates, from each of acquired first time-series data pieces, a state of a radio field intensity at a position of an apparatus 10 that corresponds to each of the first time-series data pieces. The estimation unit 32 estimates, from second time-series data, a state of the radio field intensity at a position of an apparatus 20. An estimation unit 33 estimates a state of the radio field intensity at each point in a target space by using the position of each apparatus 10 and the state of the radio field intensity thereof. An estimation unit 34 compares the state at each point with the state at the position of the apparatus 20 and thereby estimates the position of the apparatus 20. An estimation unit 35 estimates a position state of the apparatus 20 based on time-series data of the position of the apparatus 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210092031
    Abstract: A communication quality evaluation device includes: a storage unit configured to store permission relationship information indicating a relationship between a plurality of first objective indicators indicating communication quality, and use continuation possibility information indicating whether a user will continue use in the case of each of the first objective indicators; an indicator acquisition unit configured to acquire a second objective indicator at a point in time at which the communication quality evaluation device makes a determination; and a permission determination unit configured to determine, using the second objective indicator acquired by the indicator acquisition unit and with reference to the permission relationship information stored in the storage unit, whether the user will continue use on the basis of the result of the referencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210046896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cylindrical filter for a pyrotechnic device including a gas generating agent or pressurized gas as a gas generation source. The cylindrical filter includes a first annular end surface, a second annular end surface positioned opposite to the first annular end surface in an axial direction, and a cylindrical wall surface between the first annular end surface and the second annular end surface. At least one of the first annular end surface or the second annular end surface includes a weakened portion. When the first annular end surface includes the weakened portion, the weakened portion includes a first annular wall portion that protrudes from the first annular end surface and has a thickness less than a thickness of the first annular end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato HIROOKA, Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10605295
    Abstract: [Task] To provide a sensor fixation device capable of preventing loss of mount nuts. [Solution] A mount body 130 of a sensor fixation device 100 in a mount state includes a first side wall 133a and a second side wall 133b which face with each other at the other end, which are perpendicular to a trap opening axis JT. The first side wall 133a includes a first mount nut retaining opening 133a1, and the second side wall 133b includes a second mount nut retaining opening 133b1. A mount nut 170 includes a nut spherical part 173 interposed between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, which has a diameter longer than the distance between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, and is configured to be engaged with a first side wall opening 133a1 and a second side wall opening 133b1. The mount nut 170 is retained integrally with the mount body 130, ensuring to prevent loss of only the mount nut 170 during the mount work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TLV Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10298508
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit each of a plurality of measurement packets at a predetermined transmission interval; a reception unit configured to receive the plurality of measurement packets which have passed through a predetermined network for a predetermined number of times; and an available bandwidth estimation unit configured to calculate a cumulative value of a queuing delay by using reception time information indicating temporal information about reception of the measurement packets and transmission time information indicating temporal information about transmission of the measurement packets, and estimate an available bandwidth of the network by using the calculated cumulative value of the queuing delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10171366
    Abstract: In order to enable retransmission control without imposing heavy load on a transmitter/receiver device and a network, a communication device includes: a transmission data generation unit that outputs, as transmission data, communication data for which an increase in transmission delay is to be reduced; a retransmission confirmation data generation unit that outputs, after the transmission data is output, retransmission confirmation data a predetermined number of times at a first transmission interval; and a communication interface that assigns order information indicating a transmission order, to each of the transmission data and the retransmission confirmation data, and transmits, after the transmission data is transmitted, the retransmission confirmation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180192453
    Abstract: To provide a communication system in which, when a wireless link between a reception-side device and a base station is in a state in which communication is possible, communication between a transmission-side device and the reception-side device is quickly reopened and packets can be appropriately transmitted and received. A communication system 10 is provided with a transmission-side device 20 and a relay communication device 31. The transmission-side device 20 includes a transmission unit 21 for transmitting data to a reception-side device. The communication device 31 includes a connection notification unit 33, and transmits and receives data between the transmission-side device 20 and the reception-side device. When a connection request is received from the reception-side device, the connection notification unit 33 transmits a connection notification to the transmission-side device 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170048124
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit each of a plurality of measurement packets at a predetermined transmission interval; a reception unit configured to receive the plurality of measurement packets which have passed through a predetermined network for a predetermined number of times; and an available bandwidth estimation unit configured to calculate a cumulative value of a queuing delay by using reception time information indicating temporal information about reception of the measurement packets and transmission time information indicating temporal information about transmission of the measurement packets, and estimate an available bandwidth of the network by using the calculated cumulative value of the queuing delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9565009
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a transmission unit including a narrow interval data transmission unit which transmits a predetermined plurality of sets of data at an interval narrower than a predetermined interval, upon receipt of a narrow interval data transmission instruction; and a reception unit including: a transmission data reception unit which receives data of an application of a communication partner, and issuing a notification each time the data is received; a data transmission interval reception unit which receives a time interval of data transmission from the communication partner; a data non-arrival detection unit which considers data not to be arrived, in the case where the notification has not been issued from the transmission data reception unit for a predetermined time period longer than the time interval received by the data transmission interval reception unit; and a narrow interval data transmission instruction unit which transmits a narrow interval data transmission instruction to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160377458
    Abstract: [Task] To provide a sensor fixation device capable of preventing loss of mount nuts. [Solution] A mount body 130 of a sensor fixation device 100 in a mount state includes a first side wall 133a and a second side wall 133b which face with each other at the other end, which are perpendicular to a trap opening axis JT. The first side wall 133a includes a first mount nut retaining opening 133a1, and the second side wall 133b includes a second mount nut retaining opening 133b1. A mount nut 170 includes a nut spherical part 173 interposed between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, which has a diameter longer than the distance between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, and is configured to be engaged with a first side wall opening 133a1 and a second side wall opening 133b1. The mount nut 170 is retained integrally with the mount body 130, ensuring to prevent loss of only the mount nut 170 during the mount work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: D787636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TLV CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Nishikawa