Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kubo

Yutaka Kubo 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: 12113701
    Abstract: A communication apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a communication apparatus that is able to be connected to a different communication apparatus via a network including three or more paths, the communication apparatus including a processing circuitry configured to measure a network state for each of the three or more paths, calculate an evaluation value based on a result of measuring the network state for each of the three or more paths, select at least two paths to be used for communication from among the three or more paths based on the calculated evaluation value, generate a packet for transmission through duplication of an input packet, and transmit the generated packet to the different communication apparatus through the selected paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kubo, Ayako Iwaki, Yutaka Watanabe, Kazuhisa Furusawa, Shinichi Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 12107129
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonpolar or semipolar GaN substrate having improved size and crystal quality. A self-standing GaN substrate has an angle between the normal of the principal surface and an m-axis of 0 degrees or more and 20 degrees or less, wherein: the size of the projected image in a c-axis direction when the principal surface is vertically projected on an M-plane is 10 mm or more; and when an a-axis length is measured on an intersection line between the principal surface and an A-plane, a low distortion section with a section length of 6 mm or more and with an a-axis length variation within the section of 10.0×10?5 ? or less is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Nagao, Yusuke Tsukada, Kazunori Kamada, Shuichi Kubo, Hirotaka Ikeda, Kenji Fujito, Hideo Fujisawa, Yutaka Mikawa, Tae Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20240270325
    Abstract: What is provided is an automobile body in which batteries, tires, and liquids containing water and oil are removed from a public road vehicle with superior collision safety, the public road vehicle comprising at least a steel material containing a steel sheet with a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or higher, a non-ferrous metal material, and a resin material, wherein the ratio of a mass mh (kg) of the steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or higher to a mass m (kg) of the automobile body is 9% or higher, and a mass m (kg) of the automobile body and a projected area s (m2) of the automobile body from an upper side satisfy a formula (1) and a formula (2) 6 < s < 11 ( 1 ) m < ( 2 ? 7 ? 2 . 3 ? 7 × s - 8 ? 3 ? 5 ) × 0 ? .98 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro KUBO, Shunji HIWATASHI, Yutaka MIKAZUKI, Koichi SATO, Takahiro AITOH, Kengo TAKEDA, Katsuya NAKANO, Yuri TODA, Shinichiro TABATA, Kodai MURASAWA, Daisuke MAEDA, Kazuo HIKIDA, Kazuhisa KUSUMI, Shingo FUJINAKA, Jun HAGA, Ryo TABATA, Ryoma KATO, Mitsuharu YAMAGATA, Toshiyuki NIWA, Hiromi ASAMA, Junichiro SUZUKI, Yasunori ITO
  • Patent number: 12035215
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards; a UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device during the BLE communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubo, Tadashi Fukagai, Masateru Furuta, Yuki Kono
  • Publication number: 20240006754
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a chip antenna that is disposed on a substrate; and a metal element that is disposed above or below the chip antenna in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuki KONO, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Masateru FURUTA, Yutaka KUBO
  • Publication number: 20240006750
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a pattern antenna formed on a substrate; and a metal element arranged on the same substrate as the pattern antenna, wherein the metal element is arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the metal element is vertical with respect to the substrate near an area surface in which a current flows in the pattern antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Junzou OHE
  • Publication number: 20240006751
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a chip antenna arranged on a substrate; and a metal element arranged on the same substrate as the chip antenna, wherein the metal element is arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the metal element is vertical with respect to the substrate in a direction in which a current flows in the chip antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TAIWAN INPAQ ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Taiichi YAMAGUCHI, Ta-Fu CHENG, Chih-Ming SU, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Junzou OHE
  • Publication number: 20230372969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coloring base coating material capable of forming a base coating film superior in design property (e.g., unevenness of a luster pigment), adhesion, and water resistance while satisfying environmental considerations such as shortening of drying time, and also provides a coated article obtained from the coloring base coating material. The present invention provides a coating method including: a step of applying a coloring base coating material to a molded article for an automobile part made of a plastic material to form an uncured first coating film, a step of applying a two-pack clear coating material to the uncured first coating film to form an uncured second coating film, and a step of baking and curing the uncured first coating film and the uncured second coating film to form a multilayer coating film, wherein the coloring base coating material is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobusuke JINNO, Yoshiki TAKAIRA, Naoto KOZAKURA, Yutaka KUBO, Shinichi HORII
  • Publication number: 20230314589
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to obtain distance measurement information, and perform a process according to the obtained distance measurement information, the distance measurement information being information that is obtained by transmitting and receiving a distance measurement signal between at least two communication devices, and the distance measurement signal being a signal that is transmitted and received to measure a distance between the two communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yutaka KUBO, Shigenori NITTA, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230239821
    Abstract: A wireless communication device having a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Publication number: 20230198697
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a control unit configured to control ranging with a wireless signal in conformity with a regulated communication standard, wherein the control unit controls output intensity of a data transmission signal that has a payload based on reception sensitivity for a plurality of ranging signals transmitted to and received from other communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Patent number: 11659506
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism capable of matching timings at which communication is performed between devices. A communication device for performing wireless communication with another communication device, the communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a first wireless communication standard; a second wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a second wireless communication standard; and a control unit configured to control the first wireless communication unit so that the first wireless communication unit transmits, a plurality of times, a first signal, the first signal being a signal conforming to the first wireless communication standard and being a signal including setting information that is information for setting a timing at which the second wireless communication unit performs communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru Furuta, Tadashi Fukagai, Yuki Kono, Yutaka Kubo
  • Patent number: 11647474
    Abstract: To calculate the propagation times of signals transmitted and received between the devices more easily and accurately. There is provided a wireless communication device comprising a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru Furuta, Tadashi Fukagai, Yuki Kono, Yutaka Kubo
  • Publication number: 20230133362
    Abstract: A control device includes a control section configured to obtain one or more distance measurement values, and estimate a relative position of a position changeable type communication device with respect to a target space based on the one or more distance measurement values, the one or more distance measurement values being obtained when one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device perform wireless communication, and indicating a distance between each of the one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220295251
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards; a UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device during the BLE communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yutaka KUBO, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO
  • Publication number: 20220264327
    Abstract: A communication device comprising: a wireless communication section capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to and from another communication device; and a control section configured to control the wireless communication section in such a manner that the wireless communication section performs a first process and a second process, the first process including transmitting the signal while switching a frequency to be used among a plurality of frequencies, the second process including performing communication by using an optimum frequency that is a frequency selected from among the plurality of frequencies in the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Publication number: 20220167292
    Abstract: There are provided a new and improved wireless communication device, storage medium, and system that can more precisely measure a distance between devices. A wireless communication device includes: a wireless communication section configured to transmit and receive a signal that conforms to predetermined communication standards; and a processing section configured to execute a correction process of correcting an operation error during an operation, the operation error being caused by a clock shift between the wireless communication device and another wireless communication device, and the operation being based on a time at which the signal has been transmitted and received between the wireless communication device and the another wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Publication number: 20220086785
    Abstract: To calculate the propagation times of signals transmitted and received between the devices more easily and accurately. There is provided a wireless communication device comprising a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Publication number: 20210297962
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism capable of matching timings at which communication is performed between devices. A communication device for performing wireless communication with another communication device, the communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a first wireless communication standard; a second wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a second wireless communication standard; and a control unit configured to control the first wireless communication unit so that the first wireless communication unit transmits, a plurality of times, a first signal, the first signal being a signal conforming to the first wireless communication standard and being a signal including setting information that is information for setting a timing at which the second wireless communication unit performs communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
  • Patent number: D1043981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kobayashi, Yutaka Yanuma, Mitsunori Kubo, Aya Mori, Nao Tsuruta, Miho Naka, Yoshino Nagasuka