Patents by Inventor Yuya Yamaguchi

Yuya Yamaguchi 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: 20240239578
    Abstract: The invention provides a laminated film which includes a substrate film, and a coating layer including a polyvinyl alcohol-based copolymer and an inorganic lamellar compound on at least one surface of the substrate film. The laminated film satisfies requirements (a) to (d): (a) the substrate film is a stretched film containing a propylene-based resin; (b) an attached amount of the coating layer is 0.10-0.50 g/m2; (c) in a total reflection infrared absorption spectrum of the laminated film, a ratio (P1/P2) of a peak intensity (P1) having an absorption maximum in a domain of 1040±10 cm?1 to a peak intensity (P2) having an absorption maximum in a domain of 3300±10 cm?1 is within a range of 3.0 to 25.0; and (d) a Martens hardness of a coating layer-side surface of the laminated film measured with a test force of 0.1 mN is 248 N/mm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke IWATA, Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Mahiro NAKANO, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11989910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a moving body, a position estimation method, and a program capable of achieving high accuracy of self-position estimation. An imaging control unit sets a zoom parameter of an imaging unit having a zoom lens according to at least any one of an altitude or a moving speed of its own machine, and a self-position estimation unit estimates a self-position on the basis of an image captured by the imaging unit in which the zoom parameter is set. Technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a moving body such as a drone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Yamaguchi, Makoto Daniel Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20240051274
    Abstract: A laminated film containing a coating layer having an inorganic lamellar compound and a polyvinyl-alcohol-based copolymer on at least one face of a substrate film, wherein (a) the substrate film is a stretched film employing propylenic resin, (b) the coating layer is attached thereto in an amount that is 0.10 g/m2 to 0.50 g/m2, (c) a total reflection infrared absorption spectrum of the laminated film is such that a ratio (P1/P2) of a peak intensity (P1) at which there is maximum absorption in a 1040 cm?1±10 cm?1 domain and a peak intensity (P2) at which there is maximum absorption in a 3300 cm?1±10 cm?1 domain is within the range of 3.0 to 25.0, and (d) thermal shrinkage of the laminated film when heated to 150° C.×5 minutes is not greater than 10% in each the MD direction and the TD direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke IWATA, Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230400718
    Abstract: An optical waveguide element includes a substrate, an optical waveguide disposed inside the substrate or on the substrate, and an electrode provided along the optical waveguide, working on the optical waveguide to generate a phase change in a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide. The electrode is a traveling-wave electrode. In a modulation section where the light wave is controlled by the electrode, the electrode and the optical waveguide are configured so that the phase change generated in a first modulation section located within a predetermined distance range from a downstream side end portion along a propagation direction of a traveling wave of an electrical signal propagating through the electrode has a sign opposite to a sign of the phase change generated in a second modulation section located within a predetermined distance range from an input end of the electrical signal on an upstream side along the propagation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shingo Takano, Yu Kataoka, Satoshi Oikawa, Junichiro Ichikawa, Yuya Yamaguchi, Atsushi Kanno, Naokatsu Yamamoto, Tetsuya Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20230321954
    Abstract: The laminated film comprising a coating layer and an inorganic thin film layer on one surface of a substrate film, wherein the laminated film satisfies the following requirements (a) to (f): (a) the substrate film contains 50% by weight or more and 95% by weight or less of a polyester resin recycled from PET bottles; (b) a surface hardness of an inorganic thin film layer surface of the laminated film is 120 N/mm2 or less; (c) the coating layer contains a resin having an oxazoline group or a carbodiimide group as a constituent component; (d) a content rate of an isophthalic acid component relative to a total dicarboxylic acid component in a whole polyester resin constituting the substrate film is 0.5 mol % or more and 5.0 mol % or less; (e) both a coefficient of static friction ?s and a coefficient of dynamic friction ?d of the inorganic thin film layer surface/an opposite surface of the laminated film are within a range of 0.20 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230312200
    Abstract: The invention provides a laminated film that comprises a coating layer comprising an inorganic lamellar compound and a polyvinyl-alcohol-based copolymer on at least one face of a substrate film, wherein (a) the substrate film is a stretched film employing propylenic resin; (b) the coating layer is attached thereto in an amount that is not less than 0.10 g/m2 but not greater than 0.50 g/m2; (c) a total reflection infrared absorption spectrum of the laminated film is such that a ratio (P1/P2) of a peak intensity (P1) at which there is maximum absorption in a 1040 cm-1 ± 10 cm-1 domain and a peak intensity (P2) at which there is maximum absorption in a 3300 cm-1 ± 10 cm-1 domain is 3.0 to 25.0; and (d) arithmetic mean roughness in a 2-µm square of the coating layer at the laminated film is 2.0 nm to 8.0 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Daisuke IWATA, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230245340
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that improve detection accuracy in detecting a motion or posture of a person or an object using an inertial sensor. A posture of a measurement target is estimated based on a position and orientation of each of a plurality of measurement devices arranged at a plurality of parts of the measurement target and based on a connection relationship between the measurement devices that is set based on positions and orientations of the measurement devices, each measurement device including an inertial sensor. The present technology can be applied to a motion capture system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya YAMAGUCHI, Takaaki KATO, Jun GOMITA
  • Publication number: 20230191763
    Abstract: A laminated body obtained by laminating a sealant layer on one surface of a laminated film including an inorganic thin film layer on one surface of a substrate film and a protective layer on the inorganic thin film layer, wherein (a) the substrate film contains 10% by weight or less of a polyester resin recycled from PET bottles; (b) the protective layer of the laminated film contains a urethane resin, and surface free energy of a surface of the protective layer is 45 to 60 mN/m; (c) the laminated body has a lamination strength of 1.5 N/15 mm or more, and a lamination strength of 1.0 N/15 mm or less after being immersed in 1-methoxy-2-propanol at 40° C. for 72 hours; and (d) the laminated body has a lamination strength of 1.5 N/15 mm or more after a boiling sterilization treatment at 90° C. for 30 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220410546
    Abstract: The invention provides a laminated body which contains an environmentally friendly recycled material, has a lamination constitution composed of substantially a single resin type mainly composed of polyester and having a low environmental load, and has required performances such as gas barrier properties, sealability, toughness, and transparency required for a packaging material. The laminated body is formed by laminating a polyester substrate film containing 50% by weight or more of a polyester resin recycled from PET bottles and a heat sealable resin layer in this order, wherein the substrate film is a laminated film including an inorganic thin film layer (A) and a protective layer (a) containing a urethane resin on one surface thereof, and the heat sealable resin layer is formed of a polyester-based resin mainly composed of ethylene terephthalate, and has a piercing strength of 10 N or more and a haze of 20% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Yukihiro NUMATA, Kyoko INAGAKI, Yuya YAMAGUCHI, Shintaro ISHIMARU
  • Publication number: 20220379589
    Abstract: The present invention provides an environment-responsive laminated film including an inorganic thin film layer and a protective layer in this order on a substrate film layer using a polyester resin recycled from PET bottles. The laminated film has excellent barrier properties and adhesiveness even after a severe wet heat treatment and has less deterioration in appearance of the film even after retorting. The laminated film comprises a substrate film; an inorganic thin film layer on at least one surface of the substrate film; and a protective layer containing a urethane resin on the inorganic thin film layer, wherein (a) the substrate film contains 50% by weight or more of a polyester resin recycled from PET bottles; (b) standard deviation of a haze after retorting the laminated film at 130° C. for 30 minutes is 0.5% or less; and (c) an adhesion amount of the protective layer is 0.5 g/m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Yukihiro NUMATA, Kyoko INAGAKI, Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11443540
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of performing position estimation of a controller corresponding to a wearable device having an inside-out type. The information processing apparatus includes a user-position estimating unit that recognizes, based on a first captured image that is captured by a first image capturing unit provided to a wearable device mounted on a user, peripheral environment information of the user to execute position estimation of the user in a real space and a controller-position estimating unit that executes, based on a second captured image captured by a second image capturing unit that is provided to a controller being operated by the user, position estimation of the controller with reference to the recognized environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kato, Shunichi Homma, Yuya Yamaguchi, Masaki Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 11430204
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to provide proper exposure control of a captured image. A matching section matches a feature point extracted from a captured image against a registered feature point stored in a predetermined storage section, and extracts a corresponding feature point in the captured image that corresponds to the registered feature point. A control section sets an exposure control value in accordance with an area image that is the image of an area near the corresponding feature point in the captured image. The present technology is applicable, for example, to an exposure control device that provides exposure control of a camera mounted on a mobile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220222851
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a moving body, a position estimation method, and a program capable of achieving high accuracy of self-position estimation. An imaging control unit sets a zoom parameter of an imaging unit having a zoom lens according to at least any one of an altitude or a moving speed of its own machine, and a self-position estimation unit estimates a self-position on the basis of an image captured by the imaging unit in which the zoom parameter is set. Technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a moving body such as a drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: YUYA YAMAGUCHI, MAKOTO DANIEL TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11307669
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising a sensor configured to detect a gesture without touching an own device and a controller configured to determine a hand of a user used for operation according to a driver's seat position and determine, according to the hand of the user used for operation, a direction of the gesture based on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Iio, Yuya Yamaguchi, Ryohei Nakamura, Tsuneo Miyashita, Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma
  • Patent number: 11181399
    Abstract: The magnetic encoder includes: a core member of annular shape having a press-fitting portion which bends and extends from an edge of a track formation surface, and to which a rotary shaft is press-fitted and fixed; and two or more rows of magnetic tracks arranged adjacent to each other on a magnetic member provided on the track formation surface, each track having N poles and S poles alternately magnetized thereon. The two or more rows of magnetic tracks include a main track that has a largest number of magnetic poles and is used for calculating an angle of rotation, and a sub track used for calculating a phase difference from the main track. The main track is located on a side more distant from the press-fitting portion than the sub track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Koike, Yasuyuki Fukushima, Yuya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11099037
    Abstract: A magnetic encoder having a plurality of rows of magnetic tracks and capable of detecting an absolute angle is easily producible with higher accuracy. The magnetic encoder includes: a core member of annular shape having a bending plate portion that bends and extends from an edge of a track formation surface; and two or more rows of magnetic tracks arranged adjacent to each other on a magnetic member provided on the track formation surface, each track having N poles and S poles alternately magnetized thereon. The magnetic tracks include a main track that has a largest number of magnetic poles and is used for calculating an angle, and a sub track used for calculating a phase difference from the main track. The main track is located on a side closer to the bending plate portion than the sub track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Koike, Yasuyuki Fukushima, Yuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210042513
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of performing position estimation of a controller corresponding to a wearable device having an inside-out type. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes: a user-position estimating unit that recognizes, based on a first captured image that is captured by a first image capturing unit provided to a wearable device mounted on a user, peripheral environment information of the user to execute position estimation of the user in a real space; and a controller-position estimating unit that executes, based on a second captured image captured by a second image capturing unit that is provided to a controller being operated by the user, position estimation of the controller with reference to the recognized environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: TAKAAKI KATO, SHUNICHI HOMMA, YUYA YAMAGUCHI, MASAKI FUKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210012142
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to provide proper exposure control of a captured image. A matching section matches a feature point extracted from a captured image against a registered feature point stored in a predetermined storage section, and extracts a corresponding feature point in the captured image that corresponds to the registered feature point. A control section sets an exposure control value in accordance with an area image that is the image of an area near the corresponding feature point in the captured image. The present technology is applicable, for example, to an exposure control device that provides exposure control of a camera mounted on a mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10857978
    Abstract: An electronic key apparatus 100 used by a user of a vehicle in a smart entry system comprises a transceiver 110 configured to perform a radio communication with the vehicle, a sensor device including at least one of a GNSS receiver 161 and an acceleration sensor 162, and a controller 130 configured to control whether to set a transmission stop mode based on an output of the sensor device 160, the transmission stop mode being for causing the transceiver 110 to stop transmission of a radio signal used for unlocking the vehicle or starting a power source of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200371601
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising a sensor configured to detect a gesture without touching an own device and a controller configured to determine a hand of a user used for operation according to a driver's seat position and determine, according to the hand of the user used for operation, a direction of the gesture based on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Taro IIO, Yuya YAMAGUCHI, Ryohei NAKAMURA, Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA