Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Kato

Kazuhiko 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).

  • Publication number: 20110291377
    Abstract: A stabilizer bushing is provided which effectively reduces a torsional friction between a bushing body and a stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bushing includes a bushing body 16 made of a tubular elastic body, a sliding member 42 fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the tubular elastic body, and two partition members 26, 26 embedded in and bonded to a radially middle area of the bushing body 16. The partition members 26, 26 divide the bushing body 16 into an inner rubber portion 38 that is thin enough not to be elastically-deformed by a load applied thereto and an outer rubber portion 40 that is thicker than the inner rubber portion 38. Further, each of the partition members 26, 26 includes through holes 36a, 36b, 36c that are located so as to divide the partition member into a plurality of sections both in the axial and circumferential directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KATO, Hiroaki NAGAI, Hideo YANAGINO, Katsuzo OKADA, Kouichi KOBAYASHI, Yuji HOMMA, Shinji HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20110275827
    Abstract: A mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: [wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom and the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(?W)R6 (wherein W represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and R6 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and the like) and the like, R3 represents —C(?Z)R19 (wherein Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and R19 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and the like) and the like, R4 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and the like, and R5 represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl and the like] and the like are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KATO, Yushi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110255890
    Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus and method capable of reducing a measurement error in a measurement result of the surface potential of an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of an image bearing member. The measurement error occurs under the influence of an electric field generated from a pre-exposed area. Consequently, miniaturization of an image forming apparatus and consistent print quality can be achieved. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming control section for determining an error correction value corresponding to the charge state of a latent image on the basis of relationships between charge states of the latent image and error correction values which have been prepared in advance, computing an error corrected potential measurement value using the error correction value and a potential measurement value, and controlling the image forming apparatus on the basis of the error corrected potential measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8033823
    Abstract: The present invention is a heat processing apparatus comprising: a processing vessel that receives a plurality of objects to be processed in a tier-like manner to subject the objects to be processed to a predetermined heating process; a tubular heater disposed to surround the processing vessel, the tubular heater being capable of heating the objects to be processed; an exhaust heat system for discharging an atmosphere in a space between the heater and the processing vessel; and a cooling unit that blows out a cooling fluid into the space to cool the processing vessel. The heater has a tubular heat insulating member, and a heating resistor arranged on an inner circumference of the heat insulating member. The cooling unit has a plurality of blowing nozzles embedded in the heat insulating member. Each of the blowing nozzles is formed in such a manner that an inlet orifice of the blowing nozzle and an outlet orifice thereof are not linearly aligned to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Ken Nakao, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20110225505
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for accessing a document management application through a network, wherein one or more key terms and focus terms (selected from user-specific focus parameters) for selected search parameters are transmitted to the document management application for limiting a search to be performed by a search function of the document management application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shun TANAKA, Kazuhiko KATO
  • Publication number: 20110225501
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for providing document management services to a terminal, wherein a document notification is provided to one or more notification destinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shun Tanaka, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20110225493
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for accessing a document management application through a network, wherein for each application user, application functionalities in the application user interface are customized for that application user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shun TANAKA, Kazuhiko KATO
  • Publication number: 20110223119
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition capable of exerting an excellent whitening effect and imparting gloss to teeth. A method for removing a solid product formed on surfaces of teeth, the method containing applying an oral composition to teeth, wherein the oral composition contains 0.05 to 18% by weight of phytic acid or a salt thereof, and contains no polyvalent cation or contains a polyvalent cation in an amount of less than 0.1 fold mol relative to phytic acid, and wherein the oral composition, as diluted with water to 30% by weight, has a pH of 5.5 to 6.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Tsutomu Isobe, Yoshiyuki Eshita, Kazuhiko Kato, Masanobu Wakasa, Kenji Manago, Kuniyuki Nakanishi, Noriyuki Tanji
  • Publication number: 20110225627
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for accessing a document management application through a network, wherein search results provided to an application user, via a user interface, do not include documents or document data that are not within the extent of the data accessible by the specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shun TANAKA, Kazuhiko KATO
  • Publication number: 20110225504
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for accessing a document management application through a network, wherein a user interface that is customized for the specific user is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shun TANAKA, Kazuhiko KATO
  • Patent number: 7990159
    Abstract: A potential measurement apparatus for measuring a surface potential of an object of measurement detects a change in electric charge induced at a detection electrode due to electrostatic induction by changing a distance between the detection electrode and the object of measurement in accordance with a predetermined period, using a neutral distance as reference, as a signal representing a change in electric current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Atsushi Kandori, Futoshi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20110174107
    Abstract: A manual valve is formed with a drain input port that closes if a shift is made to the D position, and opens for draining if a shift is made to the N position. A switching valve communicates an output port of a pressure regulating valve portion and an oil passage of a clutch and closes a drain port during engine operation when a line pressure is applied, and cuts off communication between the output port of the pressure regulating valve portion and the oil passage of the clutch and communicates the oil passage with the drain port during an engine automatic stop when the line pressure is not applied. The drain input port and the drain port are connected by a drain oil passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kato, Kenichi Tsuchida, Kazunori Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7968149
    Abstract: A regeneration apparatus for an electroless plating solution, which includes a sensor for measuring the formation rate of phosphorous acid formed in a plating tank in response to a plating treatment, a split device for taking out a plating solution in the plating tank to transfer the plating solution to a first processing tank, a sensor for measuring the concentration of the phosphorous acid contained in the plating solution taken out, an addition device for supplying calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide, an amount of which is required for producing a calcium phosphite from the phosphorous acid contained in the plating solution, to the first processing tank, a separation device for separating and removing the calcium phosphite produced in the first processing tank from the plating solution, and a return pump for transferring the plating solution from which the calcium phosphite has been separated and removed to the plating tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Murata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Takagami, Hiroshi Kawakami, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20110154487
    Abstract: A software behavior modeling device which forms a model of a behavior of software includes; an event information acquisition unit configured to acquire event information indicating a specific event which occurs during execution of the software; a stack information acquisition unit configured to acquire stack information stored in a call stack at a time of occurrence of the specific event; a score setting unit configured to set a score in accordance with a storage location in which each element included in the stack information is stored in the call stack; and a model generating unit configured to form a model of a relationship between the specific event and the element by using the score, and to generate a behavior model of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Takehiro Nakayama, Yuka Ikebe, Atsushi Takeshita, Kazuhiko Kato, Hirotake Abe, Katsuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110142690
    Abstract: A pump apparatus configured with a first pump for pumping working fluid in accordance with a reciprocation of a piston using a space between a first open/close valve for suction and a second open/close valve for discharge as a pump chamber. The pump apparatus is also configured a first flow passage for supplying the working fluid from a supply source to an operation subject via the first open/close valve, the pump chamber, and the second open/close valve in accordance with an operation of the first pump. A second flow passage supplies the working fluid pumped by a second pump, which is different from the first pump, to the pump chamber. A selector is configured to select either the first flow passage or the second flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SHIMIZU, Kazuhiko KATO, Kazunori ISHIKAWA, Noriomi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20110094410
    Abstract: A regeneration apparatus for an electroless plating solution, which includes a sensor for measuring the formation rate of phosphorous acid formed in a plating tank in response to a plating treatment, a split device for taking out a plating solution in the plating tank to transfer the plating solution to a first processing tank, a sensor for measuring the concentration of the phosphorous acid contained in the plating solution taken out, an addition device for supplying calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide, an amount of which is required for producing a calcium phosphite from the phosphorous acid contained in the plating solution, to the first processing tank, a separation device for separating and removing the calcium phosphite produced in the first processing tank from the plating solution, and a return pump for transferring the plating solution from which the calcium phosphite has been separated and removed to the plating tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: MURATA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori TAKAGAMI, Hiroshi Kawakami, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20110092745
    Abstract: The invention provides an efficient process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds by directly reacting an aromatic compound with a ketone and hydrogen in a compact reactor. The invention further provides a process for producing phenol which includes a step of producing cumene by the above alkylation process. The process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds includes feeding raw materials including an aromatic compound, a ketone and hydrogen in a gas-liquid downward concurrent flow mode to a fixed-bed reactor packed with a catalyst thereby to produce an alkylated aromatic compound, wherein the catalyst includes a solid acid component and a metal component, the catalyst is loaded in the fixed-bed reactor such that the catalyst forms a catalyst layer, and the reaction gas flow rate defined by Equation (1) below is not less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shinji Senoo, Kazuhiko Kato, Kenji Doi, Katsunari Higashi
  • Publication number: 20110088990
    Abstract: A power transmission configured with a mechanical pump that generates and deliver a fluid pressure to a clutch. An electromagnetic pump generates and delivers a fluid pressure to the clutch, and an accumulator connects the clutch and the electromagnetic pump, and accumulates fluid pressure acting there between. A switching valve selectively switches between connecting the mechanical pump side and the clutch in a fluid communicating manner and connecting the electromagnetic pump and the clutch in a fluid communicating manner. A valve drive portion that drives the switching valve so as to connect the mechanical pump side and the clutch when the mechanical pump is driving, and drives the switching valve so as to connect the electromagnetic pump and the clutch when the electromagnetic pump is driving in place of the mechanical pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Kazunori Ishikawa, Naoyuki Fukaya, Kazuhiko Kato, Kenichi Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20110087053
    Abstract: The invention provides an efficient process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds such as cumene in a compact reactor. The invention also provides a process for producing phenol which includes a step of producing cumene by the above process. The process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds of the invention includes feeding raw materials including an aromatic compound and an alcohol in a gas-liquid downward concurrent flow mode to a fixed-bed reactor packed with a solid acid catalyst thereby to produce an alkylated aromatic compound, wherein the raw materials are fed to the reactor in a stream of a gas, and the reaction gas flow rate defined by the equation below is not less than 0.05 at an entrance of a solid acid catalyst layer: ?g·ug·[?air·?water/(?g·?l)]1/2(kgm?2s?1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shinji Senoo, Kazuhiko Kato, Kenji Doi, Katsunari Higashi
  • Patent number: 7902234
    Abstract: (wherein R1 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, or the like; R6 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like; R2 represents —C(?W)R6 or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(?WA)R6A, or the like) Antitumor agents which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Chikara Murakata, Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshihisa Ohta, Ryuichiro Nakai, Yoshinori Yamashita, Takeshi Takahashi