Patents by Inventor Hideki Itou

Hideki Itou 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: 11948604
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head that accesses the magnetic disk, a motor that moves the magnetic head, a ramp, a motor driver, and a processor. When a voltage value of a power supply voltage falls below a first threshold, the motor driver starts a retract operation of retracting the magnetic head to the ramp by controlling a voltage applied to the motor. When the voltage value of the power supply voltage falls below a second threshold larger than the first threshold, the processor transmits an instruction related to applying a brake to the movement of the magnetic head to the motor driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Hironaka, Kenji Itou
  • Publication number: 20240067121
    Abstract: To provide a multilayer composite for an airbag that has both scrub resistance and flexibility, the multilayer composite for an airbag includes a base fabric, and a multilayer film including an outer layer and an adhesive layer adhered to a surface of the base fabric in which a ratio Sdr1/Sdr2 is from 0.986 to 1.1, where Sdr1 is an interface deployment area ratio of a multilayer film side surface of the multilayer composite for an airbag and Sdr2 is an interface deployment area ratio of a base fabric side surface of the multilayer composite for an airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki WATANABE, Miyuki ITOU, Takumi KABEYA
  • Patent number: 10155997
    Abstract: Provided is a device for producing partially reduced iron, with which partially reduced iron having a prescribed reduction ratio can be produced efficiently. The present invention is equipped with: CO sensors that detect the carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas; an O2 sensor that detects the oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas; an exhaust gas circulation device that adjusts the circulating amount of the exhaust gas supplied to a reduction furnace main body, and an air feed device that adjusts the amount of air that being fed; and a control device that controls these devices. The control devices on the basis of the carbon monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the CO sensor and the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the O2 sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Kamikawa, Hideaki Mizuki, Keiichi Sato, Hideki Itou, Khanhson Pham
  • Publication number: 20160304977
    Abstract: Provided is a device for producing partially reduced iron, with which partially reduced iron having a prescribed reduction ratio can be produced efficiently. The present invention is equipped with: CO sensors that detect the carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas; an O2 sensor that detects the oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas; an exhaust gas circulation device that adjusts the circulating amount of the exhaust gas supplied to a reduction furnace main body, and an air feed device that adjusts the amount of air that being fed; and a control device that controls these devices. The control devices on the basis of the carbon monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the CO sensor and the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the O2 sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu KAMIKAWA, Hideaki MIZUKI, Keiichi SATO, Hideki ITOU, Khanhson PHAM
  • Patent number: 9343986
    Abstract: In a power converter, a driver drives a switching element using a manipulated variable therefor to convert input power into output power. A first measuring unit measures a value of a first electric parameter depending on the input power. A first determiner determines, from the measured value of the first electric parameter, a first feedback controlled variable. A second measuring unit measures a value of a second electric parameter indicative of the output power, and a calculator calculates, based on the measured value of the second electric parameter and a command value for the second electric parameter, a second feedback controlled variable. A selector selects, based on the measured value of the first electric parameter, one of the first feedback controlled variable and the second feedback controlled variable. A second determiner determines the manipulated variable using the selected one of the first and second feedback controlled variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON SOKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Norihito Kimura, Hideki Itou, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9160238
    Abstract: In a power converter, a deviation calculator calculates, in each cycle, a deviation between a value of an input electrical parameter of a switch circuit and a target value selected by a selector in a previous cycle. The input electrical parameter depends on the input power to the switch circuit. A second calculator calculates, in each cycle, a value of a second feedback controlled variable such that the value of the second feedback variable approaches the value of the input electrical parameter. A controller controls, in each cycle, the selector to select one of the value of the first feedback controlled variable and the value of the second feedback controlled variable as the target value for the next cycle according to the deviation calculated by the deviation calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Itou, Norihito Kimura, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9160237
    Abstract: An electric power converter has a switching circuit section, a transformer, a rectifier, and a noise filtering element. The rectifier is connected to a secondary coil of the transformer. A closed circuit where the noise current flows is formed by the secondary coil, the rectifier, and the noise filtering element. The transformer and the noise filtering element are disposed in a position next to each other. The secondary coil and the noise filtering element are electrically connected to each other through a terminal for a coil that is a terminal of the secondary coil and a terminal for a filter that is a terminal of the noise filtering element. The terminal for the coil and the terminal for the filter are disposed in a position between the transformer and the noise filtering element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON SOKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Hideki Itou, Yuuichi Handa, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9142346
    Abstract: A transformer includes a pair of first coils and at least one second coil. The first and second coils are stacked so that the at least one second coil is interposed between the first coils in a common winding axial direction of the first and second coils. Each of the first coils is covered by insulating films and integrated with the insulating films into an integrated body, so that the first coils are electrically insulated from the at least one second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Itou, Yuji Hayashi, Masamichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140204617
    Abstract: In a power converter, a deviation calculator calculates, in each cycle, a deviation between a value of an input electrical parameter of a switch circuit and a target value selected by a selector in a previous cycle. The input electrical parameter depends on the input power to the switch circuit. A second calculator calculates, in each cycle, a value of a second feedback controlled variable such that the value of the second feedback variable approaches the value of the input electrical parameter. A controller controls, in each cycle, the selector to select one of the value of the first feedback controlled variable and the value of the second feedback controlled variable as the target value for the next cycle according to the deviation calculated by the deviation calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki ITOU, Norihito KIMURA, Yuji HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140198538
    Abstract: In a power converter, a driver drives a switching element using a manipulated variable therefor to convert input power into output power. A first measuring unit measures a value of a first electric parameter depending on the input power. A first determiner determines, from the measured value of the first electric parameter, a first feedback controlled variable. A second measuring unit measures a value of a second electric parameter indicative of the output power, and a calculator calculates, based on the measured value of the second electric parameter and a command value for the second electric parameter, a second feedback controlled variable. A selector selects, based on the measured value of the first electric parameter, one of the first feedback controlled variable and the second feedback controlled variable. A second determiner determines the manipulated variable using the selected one of the first and second feedback controlled variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihito KIMURA, Hideki Itou, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8629956
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Hideki Itou, Teruaki Suzuki, Sounosuke Takahashi, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140009971
    Abstract: An electric power converter has a switching circuit section, a transformer, a rectifier, and a noise filtering element. The rectifier is connected to a secondary coil of the transformer. A closed circuit where the noise current flows is formed by the secondary coil, the rectifier, and the noise filtering element. The transformer and the noise filtering element are disposed in a position next to each other. The secondary coil and the noise filtering element are electrically connected to each other through a terminal for a coil that is a terminal of the secondary coil and a terminal for a filter that is a terminal of the noise filtering element. The terminal for the coil and the terminal for the filter are disposed in a position between the transformer and the noise filtering element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki ITOU, Yuuichi HANDA, Yuji HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8358389
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Hideki Itou, Teruaki Suzuki, Sounosuke Takahashi, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120249279
    Abstract: A transformer includes a pair of first coils and at least one second coil. The first and second coils are stacked so that the at least one second coil is interposed between the first coils in a common winding axial direction of the first and second coils. Each of the first coils is covered by insulating films and integrated with the insulating films into an integrated body, so that the first coils are electrically insulated from the at least one second coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki ITOU, Yuji Hayashi, Masamichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8264643
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Hideki Itou, Teruaki Suzuki, Sounosuke Takahashi, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120182504
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.,
    Inventors: Shinichi NISHIDA, Hideki ITOU, Teruaki SUZUKI, Sounosuke TAKAHASHI, Yoshikazu SAKAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7876387
    Abstract: A lateral electric field type LCD device makes it possible to increase the degree of freedom in designing the constituent elements thereof and to improve the aperture ratio easily compared with the related-art LCD structure. The drain bus lines are entirely covered with the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode (e.g., the common electrode). The gate bus line corresponding to each pixel region is covered with the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode except for a predetermined non-overlapped area existing in a part that does not overlap with the corresponding TFT. The predetermined non-overlapped area of the gate bus line corresponding to each pixel region is covered with the storage capacitor electrode corresponding to the adjacent pixel region. Preferably, the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode comprises openings that expose the channel regions of the TFTs, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruaki Suzuki, Hideki Itou, Sounosuke Takahashi, Shinichi Nishida, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090185090
    Abstract: A lateral electric field type LCD device makes it possible to increase the degree of freedom in designing the constituent elements thereof and to improve the aperture ratio easily compared with the related-art LCD structure. The drain bus lines are entirely covered with the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode (e.g., the common electrode). The gate bus line corresponding to each pixel region is covered with the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode except for a predetermined non-overlapped area existing in a part that does not overlap witt the corresponding TFT. The predetermined non-overlapped area of the gate bus line corresponding to each pixel region is covered with the storage capacitor electrode corresponding to the adjacent pixel region. Preferably, the at least one first liquid crystal driving electrode comprises openings that expose the channel regions of the TFTs, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruaki Suzuki, Hideki Itou, Sounosuke Takahashi, Shinichi Nishida, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090185115
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Hideki Itou, Teruaki Suzuki, Sounosuke Takahashi, Yoshikazu Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 6965190
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device including an electrode formed from an electrode material represented by the composition formula MxVy wherein M is aluminum or an aluminum-copper alloy, V is vanadium, x+y=100 and 0.10?y<0.2. The device is excellent in durability against applying electric power and diminished in internal resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Tanuma, Kouichi Yoshioka, Tatsurou Usuki, Naoki Tanaka, Hideki Itou