Patents by Inventor Katsutoshi Kato
Katsutoshi Kato 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).
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Patent number: 11833893Abstract: A guide rail for a sunroof apparatus includes an inner member and an outer member. The outer member is arranged on an outer side of the inner member in a width direction in an attached state where the guide rail is attached to a vehicle. The inner member guides a drive shoe of the sunroof apparatus. The outer member includes a fixed portion fixed to the vehicle. The outer member is coupled to the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Shota Motomura, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20230009910Abstract: A guide rail for a sunroof apparatus includes an inner member and an outer member. The outer member is arranged on an outer side of the inner member in a width direction in an attached state where the guide rail is attached to a vehicle. The inner member guides a drive shoe of the sunroof apparatus. The outer member includes a fixed portion fixed to the vehicle. The outer member is coupled to the inner member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Katsutoshi KATO
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Patent number: 11498400Abstract: In a sunroof device, each support member and each driving shoe include a pressing portion and an elastic body, respectively, that, when the driving shoe moves from a first position toward a second position, come close to each other and, when the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and a third position, come into contact with each other. When the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and the third position, the pressing portion presses the elastic body in a direction perpendicular to a width direction. A length in the width direction of the elastic body is longer than the pressing portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Yuya Aoki, Shota Motomura, Katsutoshi Kato
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Patent number: 11433748Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Shota Motomura, Akinobu Muro, Katsutoshi Kato
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Patent number: 11247541Abstract: A front shoe as a sliding member includes a pair of support walls facing each other in a vehicle width direction, and a fulcrum shaft disposed in a bridging manner between both support walls. A support bracket as a support member supporting a movable panel and integrally moving while being joined to the front shoe includes a joint block having an engagement portion for the fulcrum shaft and serving as a second joint portion joined to a first joint portion on the front shoe side. Further, the joint block is arranged between both support walls while being relatively rotatable about the fulcrum shaft. On the joint block, a cushion member interposed between the joint block and the support walls while being fixed thereto is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Taiki Asano, Shota Motomura, Katsura Inoue, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20210178870Abstract: A front shoe as a sliding member includes a pair of support walls facing each other in a vehicle width direction, and a fulcrum shaft disposed in a bridging manner between both support walls. A support bracket as a support member supporting a movable panel and integrally moving while being joined to the front shoe includes a joint block having an engagement portion for the fulcrum shaft and serving as a second joint portion joined to a first joint portion on the front shoe side. Further, the joint block is arranged between both support walls while being relatively rotatable about the fulcrum shaft. On the joint block, a cushion member interposed between the joint block and the support walls while being fixed thereto is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiki ASANO, Shota MOTOMURA, Katsura INOUE, Katsutoshi KATO
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Publication number: 20210061076Abstract: In a sunroof device, each support member and each driving shoe include a pressing portion and an elastic body, respectively, that, when the driving shoe moves from a first position toward a second position, come close to each other and, when the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and a third position, come into contact with each other. When the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and the third position, the pressing portion presses the elastic body in a direction perpendicular to a width direction. A length in the width direction of the elastic body is longer than the pressing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya AOKI, Shota MOTOMURA, Katsutoshi KATO
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Publication number: 20210061075Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Akinobu MURO, Katsutoshi KATO
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Patent number: 9826661Abstract: A heat module includes a heat receiving portion, a fluid channel, a fan, a radiator including heat dissipating fins and a radiator tube fluid channel, and a pump. The pump includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder and a pump impeller. The pump further includes a casing, a pump fluid channel, a pump inlet, and a pump outlet. At least a portion of the rotor holder and at least a portion of the pump impeller are arranged to radially overlap with each other. The fluid channel includes a tube fluid channel. The tube fluid channel includes a pump inlet-side tube fluid channel, a pump outlet-side tube fluid channel, and a heat receiving portion tube fluid channel. No heat receiving portion tube fluid channel is arranged in the pump inlet-side tube fluid channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Takehito Tamaoka
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Patent number: 9744833Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel adapted to open and close an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle; a guide rail provided in each edge portion of the opening in a width direction of the vehicle such that the guide rail is positioned below the movable panel in a height direction of the vehicle; an attachment member fixed to the movable panel, including a flange extending toward an interior side in the width direction in each edge portion in the width direction, in which an attachment recessed portion is formed in the flange; and a shielding body including interposing pieces which are provided to extend in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, slidably engaged with the guide rail, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle while being spaced away from each other in the height direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kinju Uchida, Katsutoshi Kato, Yoshitaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170050500Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel adapted to open and close an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle; a guide rail provided in each edge portion of the opening in a width direction of the vehicle such that the guide rail is positioned below the movable panel in a height direction of the vehicle; an attachment member fixed to the movable panel, including a flange extending toward an interior side in the width direction in each edge portion in the width direction, in which an attachment recessed portion is formed in the flange; and a shielding body including interposing pieces which are provided to extend in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, slidably engaged with the guide rail, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle while being spaced away from each other in the height direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHISIKI KAISHAInventors: Kinju UCHIDA, Katsutoshi KATO, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20150382507Abstract: A heat module includes a heat receiving portion, a fluid channel, a fan, a radiator including heat dissipating fins and a radiator tube fluid channel, and a pump. The pump includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder and a pump impeller. The pump further includes a casing, a pump fluid channel, a pump inlet, and a pump outlet. At least a portion of the rotor holder and at least a portion of the pump impeller are arranged to radially overlap with each other. The fluid channel includes a tube fluid channel. The tube fluid channel includes a pump inlet-side tube fluid channel, a pump outlet-side tube fluid channel, and a heat receiving portion tube fluid channel. No heat receiving portion tube fluid channel is arranged in the pump inlet-side tube fluid channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Takehito Tamaoka
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Patent number: 7945293Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a discrimination unit which, upon receiving a connection request from a device corresponding to the identification information stored in a memory unit, reads an information of the mode of connection corresponding to the device and discriminates whether the connection request matches the information of the mode of connection, and a transmission unit which, if it is discriminated by the discrimination unit that the connection request does not match the information of the mode of connection, rejects the connection request and transmits to the device a connection request based on the information of the mode of connection corresponding to the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Toshie Nakamoto
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Patent number: 7882929Abstract: A delivery pipe includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe, and a noise emission decreasing device. The outer pipe is connected to a plurality of fuel injectors. The inner pipe is disposed in the outer pipe and has an open end through which an interior of the inner pipe communicates with atmosphere. The noise emission decreasing device acts so as to decrease a noise emitted from the inner pipe. The noise emission decreasing device includes a mesh, a porous member, a vibration suppressing member provided to the inner pipe, an elastic tube fitted into the inner pipe, or a wire harness inserted into the inner pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Maruyasu Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hotta, Tamiyuki Nakane, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20090001772Abstract: A roof weather strip includes a fitting base part and a seal part having a hollow part. The seal part has a sealing wall which is configured to be brought into pressure contact with a peripheral part of a roof panel forming a roof opening, when a movable roof closes the roof opening. The seal part also has an upper connecting region so as to connect the sealing wall to an upper part of the fitting base part. The upper connecting region is provided with a corrugated part on its inner face opposed to the hollow space, and the corrugated part has a plurality of convex parts and concave parts which are alternately formed. An arm part is integrally formed so as to extend from the fitting base part downward at an outer peripheral side, and a distal end of the arm part is connected to a lower end of the seal part. Because a plurality of the concave parts of the corrugated part exist in the upper connecting region, stress is easily dispersed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISYAInventors: Tomohiro Dosaki, Kiminori Mine, Toru Kotsuchihashi, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20080182557Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an authenticating unit which authenticates a cellular telephone includes a short-distance wireless communications unit, via the short-distance wireless communications unit, a detecting unit which detects whether or not the cellular telephone authenticated by the authenticating unit is in a predetermined range from the information processing apparatus, a first changing unit which, if it is discriminated by the detecting unit that the authenticated cellular telephone is not in the predetermined range, changes a status retained by the application from a first status to a second status, and a second changing unit which, if it is discriminated by the detecting unit that the authenticated cellular telephone is in the predetermined range, changes the status retained by the application from the second status to the first status.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: KATSUTOSHI KATO
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Publication number: 20080155132Abstract: According to one embodiment, plural devices of a model supported by a device driver installed in a personal computer are automatically associated with one wireless communication port. Accordingly, even when various devices exist within a range capable of Bluetooth communication, for example, when a user newly places a portable printer around the personal computer, the user can perform a printing job without making complicated setting such as generation/switching of the wireless communication port or installation of a new device driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Kouichi Yata, Yasuyo Jitsuishi
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Publication number: 20080081561Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a discrimination unit which, upon receiving a connection request from a device corresponding to the identification information stored in a memory unit, reads an information of the mode of connection corresponding to the device and discriminates whether the connection request matches the information of the mode of connection, and a transmission unit which, if it is discriminated by the discrimination unit that the connection request does not match the information of the mode of connection, rejects the connection request and transmits to the device a connection request based on the information of the mode of connection corresponding to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Toshie Nakamoto
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Publication number: 20080017443Abstract: A delivery pipe includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe, and a noise emission decreasing device. The outer pipe is connected to a plurality of fuel injectors. The inner pipe is disposed in the outer pipe and has an open end through which an interior of the inner pipe communicates with atmosphere. The noise emission decreasing device acts so as to decrease a noise emitted from the inner pipe. The noise emission decreasing device includes a mesh, a porous member, a vibration suppressing member provided to the inner pipe, an elastic tube fitted into the inner pipe, or a wire harness inserted into the inner pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Takashi Hotta, Tamiyuki Nakane, Katsutoshi Kato
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Patent number: 7258396Abstract: A vehicle roof device includes a guide rail provided along a side edge of an opening portion formed at a vehicle roof, a frame provided at a rear portion of the opening portion so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, and the frame comprised layers of plural plates and fixed to the guide rail in a manner where one of the plates positioned at the top of the layers is fastened to the guide rail by caulking.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Aisin Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ida, Katsutoshi Kato, Masaji Ishikawa