Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Watanabe

Yuichiro Watanabe 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: 12154326
    Abstract: Outward leg instructing unit provides a first instruction for causing drone to acquire examination data of a facility while flying in the vicinity of the facility. Position information acquiring unit acquires position information of a place of focus specified based on the examination data acquired in accordance with the first instruction. Return leg instructing unit provides, as a second instruction, an instruction for causing drone to acquire a greater amount of examination data than that acquired in accordance with the first instruction with regard to the place of focus indicated by the acquired position information, while flying so as to return on a path flown due to the first instruction. Return leg instructing unit provides as the second instruction an instruction to acquire examination data including image data of a greater number of shots, as compared with shooting performed in accordance with the first instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Syuusuke Watanabe, Tadashige Nagae, Mitsuteru Fukuyama, Masakazu Hamano, Takefumi Yamada, Takashi Hara, Yuichiro Segawa, Yasuhiro Kitamura
  • Patent number: 12122039
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device to activate communication between an autonomous operation body and a user. The information processing device includes an application control unit that controls operation of an application relating to communication between an autonomous operation body and a user and a reflection unit that causes the autonomous operation body to reflect an operation performed by the user in the application. In the information processing device, the application control unit controls operation of an avatar imitating the autonomous operation body, and the reflection unit causes the autonomous operation body to reflect a reward obtained by the avatar on the basis of the operation performed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoo Mizukami, Kei Yoshinaka, Naoki Yuasa, Izumi Kawanishi, Hiroto Watanabe, Junichirou Sakata, Tohru Kurata, Yuichiro Tou
  • Patent number: 12119017
    Abstract: Provided is a device that includes a user spoken voice extraction unit that extracts a user spoken voice from a microphone input sound. The user spoken voice extraction unit analyzes a sound source direction of an input sound, determines whether the input sound includes an external apparatus output sound on the basis of sound source directions of external apparatus output sounds recorded in a database, and removes a sound signal corresponding to a feature amount, for example, a frequency characteristic of the external apparatus output sound recorded in the database, from the input sound to extract a user spoken voice from which the external apparatus output sound has been removed upon determining that the input sound includes the external apparatus output sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Kazuya Tateishi, Yuichiro Koyama, Hiroaki Ogawa, Chie Kamada, Noriko Totsuka, Emiro Tsunoo, Yuki Takeda, Yoshinori Maeda, Kan Kuroda, Akira Fukui, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12054813
    Abstract: A method of producing a cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: forming an organic cubic boron nitride powder by attaching an organic substance onto a cubic boron nitride source material powder; preparing a powder mixture including more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of the organic cubic boron nitride powder and a remainder of a binder source material powder by mixing the organic cubic boron nitride powder and the binder source material powder, the binder source material powder including WC, Co and Al; and obtaining the cubic boron nitride sintered material by sintering the powder mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yuichiro Watanabe, Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 11959156
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride particles and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material comprises at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum, chromium, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten; cobalt; and aluminum; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first interface region sandwiched between an interface between the cubic boron nitride particles and the bonding material, and a first virtual line passing through a point 10 nm apart from the interface to the bonding material side; and when an element that is present at the highest concentration among the first metallic elements in the first interface region is defined as a first element, an atomic concentration of the first element in the first interface region is higher than an atomic concentration of the first element in the bonding material excluding the first interface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Watanabe, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Yoshiki Asakawa, Akihiko Ueda, Satoru Kukino, Hisaya Hama
  • Patent number: 11957498
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, an arm, and processing circuitry. The arm supports the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The processing circuitry identifies a three-dimensional running direction of a blood vessel of an object from a plurality of images that are obtained by using the X-ray source and the X-ray detector to image the object from at least two different angles, and controls positions of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector by using the arm in such a manner that a target position of the blood vessel is imaged from the at least two different directions determined depending on the three-dimensional running direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisato Takemoto, Manabu Tanaka, Yuichiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230309941
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires correspondence information, based on 3D medical image data of an object, that corresponds a blood vessel to information on a dominant area of the blood vessel in a region of the object. The processing circuitry acquires a plurality of X-ray images each including the blood vessel that are collected at different time phases on the object. The processing circuitry identifies, based on the plurality of X-ray images, a flow changed vessel in which blood flow has changed between the different time phases. The processing circuitry performs registration between the flow changed vessel and the 3D medical image data. The processing circuitry estimates information on the dominant area corresponding to the flow changed vessel based on registration results and the acquired correspondence information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saki HASHIMOTO, Kazuo IMAGAWA, Yoshiteru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro WATANABE, Takuya AIDA
  • Publication number: 20230295779
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride particles and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material comprises at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum, chromium, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten; cobalt; and aluminum; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first interface region sandwiched between an interface between the cubic boron nitride particles and the bonding material, and a first virtual line passing through a point 10 nm apart from the interface to the bonding material side; and when an element that is present at the highest concentration among the first metallic elements in the first interface region is defined as a first element, an atomic concentration of the first element in the first interface region is higher than an atomic concentration of the first element in the bonding material excluding the first interface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Patent number: 11752559
    Abstract: The cubic boron nitride sintered material is a cubic boron nitride sintered material comprising: cubic boron nitride particles in an amount of 70 vol % or more and less than 100 vol %, and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material includes an aluminum compound, and includes cobalt as a constituent element; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first region in which a space between adjacent cubic boron nitride particles is 0.1 nm or more and 10 nm or less; and when the first region is analyzed by using an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer equipped with a transmission electron microscope, the atom % of aluminum in the first region is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Watanabe, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Yoshiki Asakawa, Akihiko Ueda, Satoru Kukino, Hisaya Hama
  • Publication number: 20230227949
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes cubic boron nitride and a binder. The binder includes a first material and a second material. The first material is one or two or more first chemical species each including at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, and aluminum. Each of the first chemical species is a metal, an alloy, an intermetallic compound, a compound, or a solid solution. The second material is one or two or more second chemical species each including at least one second metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, and chromium. Each of the second chemical species is a solid solution derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbide, and carbonitride. In each of the second chemical species, 0.1 atom % to 10 atom % of aluminum is dissolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Akito ISHII, Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Publication number: 20230211422
    Abstract: The cubic boron nitride sintered material is a cubic boron nitride sintered material comprising: cubic boron nitride particles in an amount of 70 vol % or more and less than 100 vol %, and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material includes an aluminum compound, and includes cobalt as a constituent element; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first region in which a space between adjacent cubic boron nitride particles is 0.1 nm or more and 10 nm or less; and when the first region is analyzed by using an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer equipped with a transmission electron microscope, the atom % of aluminum in the first region is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Publication number: 20230070457
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes: processing circuitry configured to extract 3D blood vessel data of an object from 3D image data of the object, detect a tip position of a medical device moving in a blood vessel in real time from a fluoroscopic image of the object inputted during an operation, and calculate at least one of a recommended route and a recommended direction of the medical device from the 3D blood vessel data, a rough route of the medical device, and the tip position of the medical device; and a terminal device configured to display a 3D blood vessel image of the object generated from the 3D blood vessel data and to designate the rough route of the medical device on the 3D blood vessel image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiteru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro WATANABE, Kazuo IMAGAWA, Mika TAKAYA, Takuya AIDA, Saki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220356554
    Abstract: Provided is a fastening member having a base material including an aluminum alloy and an anticorrosive film with which the base material is coated. This anticorrosive film contains aluminum hydroxide oxide (AlO(OH)), and in a profile obtained from X-ray diffractometry with a Cu-K? radiation on the fastening member, a peak intensity ratio R (IB(020)/IAl(200)) is 0.003 or more and 0.1 or less, wherein IB(020) is an intensity of a diffraction peak of a (020) plane of aluminum hydroxide oxide, and IAl(200) is an intensity of a diffraction peak of a (200) plane of aluminum as a main peak. The anticorrosive film formed by the present invention is uniformly formed on the fastening member and excellent in stability and adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, YAHATA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: AI SERIZAWA, TAKAHIRO ISHIZAKI, YUICHIRO WATANABE, AYUMI ENDO
  • Patent number: 11396482
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and a remainder of a binder, wherein the binder includes WC, Co and an Al compound, and when a TEM-EDX is used to analyze an interface region including an interface at which the cubic boron nitride grains are adjacent to each other, oxygen exists on a whole or part of the interface, and a width D of a region in which the oxygen exists is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yuichiro Watanabe, Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Satoru Kukino
  • Publication number: 20220025490
    Abstract: A method of producing a cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: forming an organic cubic boron nitride powder by attaching an organic substance onto a cubic boron nitride source material powder; preparing a powder mixture including more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of the organic cubic boron nitride powder and a remainder of a binder source material powder by mixing the organic cubic boron nitride powder and the binder source material powder, the binder source material powder including WC, Co and Al; and obtaining the cubic boron nitride sintered material by sintering the powder mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Yuichiro WATANABE, Akito ISHII, Takashi HARADA, Satoru KUKINO
  • Patent number: 11208358
    Abstract: Provided is a cubic boron nitride sintered body including more than or equal to 85 volume percent and less than 100 volume percent of cubic boron nitride particles, and a remainder of a binder, wherein the binder contains WC, Co, and an Al compound, the binder contains W2Co21B6, and, when IA represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (111) plane of the cubic boron nitride particles, IB represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (100) plane of the WC, and IC represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (420) plane of the W2Co21B6, a ratio IC/IA of the IC to the IA is more than 0 and less than 0.10, and a ratio IC/IB of the IC to the IB is more than 0 and less than 0.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yuichiro Watanabe, Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 11155901
    Abstract: A method of producing a cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: forming an organic cubic boron nitride powder by attaching an organic substance onto a cubic boron nitride source material powder; preparing a powder mixture including more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of the organic cubic boron nitride powder and a remainder of a binder source material powder by mixing the organic cubic boron nitride powder and the binder source material powder, the binder source material powder including WC, Co and Al; and obtaining the cubic boron nitride sintered material by sintering the powder mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yuichiro Watanabe, Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Satoru Kukino
  • Publication number: 20210246536
    Abstract: A method of producing a cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: forming an organic cubic boron nitride powder by attaching an organic substance onto a cubic boron nitride source material powder; preparing a powder mixture including more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of the organic cubic boron nitride powder and a remainder of a binder source material powder by mixing the organic cubic boron nitride powder and the binder source material powder, the binder source material powder including WC, Co and Al; and obtaining the cubic boron nitride sintered material by sintering the powder mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Yuichiro WATANABE, Akito ISHII, Takashi HARADA, Satoru KUKINO
  • Publication number: 20210246078
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and a remainder of a binder, wherein the binder includes WC, Co and an Al compound, and when a TEM-EDX is used to analyze an interface region including an interface at which the cubic boron nitride grains are adjacent to each other, oxygen exists on a whole or part of the interface, and a width D of a region in which the oxygen exists is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Yuichiro WATANABE, Akito ISHII, Takashi HARADA, Satoru KUKINO
  • Publication number: 20210094882
    Abstract: Provided is a cubic boron nitride sintered body including more than or equal to 85 volume percent and less than 100 volume percent of cubic boron nitride particles, and a remainder of a binder, wherein the binder contains WC, Co, and an Al compound, the binder contains W2Co21B6, and, when IA represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (111) plane of the cubic boron nitride particles, IB represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (100) plane of the WC, and IC represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a (420) plane of the W2Co21B6, a ratio IC/IA of the IC to the IA is more than 0 and less than 0.10, and a ratio IC/IB of the IC to the IB is more than 0 and less than 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Yuichiro WATANABE, Akito ISHII, Takashi HARADA, Satoru KUKINO