Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kato

Kazuhiro 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: 20240150505
    Abstract: A method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene powder, which includes subjecting tetrafluoroethylene to suspension polymerization in an aqueous medium to prepare a suspension-polymerized particle of non melt-processible polytetrafluoroethylene, drying the suspension-polymerized particle to prepare a dry particle, subjecting the dry particle to fluorine radical treatment to prepare a fluorine radical-treated particle, and crushing the fluorine radical-treated particle to produce a polytetrafluoroethylene powder. Also disclosed is a polytetrafluoroethylene formed article obtained by forming the polytetrafluoroethylene powder, as well as a polytetrafluoroethylene compression-molded article obtained by compression molding the polytetrafluoroethylene powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro TAIRA, Kazuhiro Mishima, Takayuki Tanaka, Takeki Kusunoki, Masayoshi Miyamoto, Tomoki Minamiyama, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kenji Ichikawa, Takuya Yamabe, Hirotoshi Yoshida, Taketo Kato, Taku Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20240128733
    Abstract: An attachment structure of a flat wire harness includes: an attachment target member; a flat wire harness; and an attachment part. In the flat wire harness, a through hole is formed in a part of a base material where a plurality of electrical wires are not disposed. The attachment part includes a rod-like part passing through the through hole, a fixing part provided to a first end portion of the rod-like part to fix the rod-like part to the attachment target member, and a retaining part provided to a second end portion of the rod-like part to prevent the rod-like part from coming out of the through hole. An outer size of the retaining part is larger than a dimension of the through hole, and the dimension of the through hole is equal to or larger than a thickness of the rod-like part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsumi SATO, Kazuhiro NISHIMURA, Hirozumi OKANIWA, Tomohiko TATEISHI, Tatsuya AIDA, Mitsuhiro KATO, Akinori ISHIKAWA, Kazuhiro KUSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240125264
    Abstract: The control device of an exhaust sensor includes a processor. The processor is configured to control supply of power to the heater. The processor is configured to start the supply of power to the heater at a predetermined timing before a starter for cranking the internal combustion engine is turned on and increase power supplied to the heater when the starter is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro WAKAO, Mie KATO, Daisuke KAWAI
  • Patent number: 11958432
    Abstract: An igniter holding structure includes, an igniter provided with an ignition portion and a conductive pin, a first resin portion provided between the igniter and an attachment portion and holds the igniter such that the ignition portion and a distal end of the conductive pin are located opposite each other, and a second resin portion provided in a circumferential wall portion of the attachment portion and forming a connector insertion portion on an inner side of the circumferential wall portion, the connector insertion portion being a space into which a connector connected to the conductive pin can be inserted and the second resin portion being provided separated from the first resin portion on the inner side of the circumferential wall portion in a manner that an exposed surface, which is made of metal and exposed to the connector insertion portion, is formed in the circumferential wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio Hirano, Atsushi Mitsunabe, Kazuhiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20240117077
    Abstract: A composition containing polytetrafluoroethylene and substantially free from a compound represented by Formula (3): (H—(CF2)8—SO3)qM2 wherein M2 is H, a metal atom, NR54 (where R5s may be the same as or different from each other and are each H or an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms), an imidazolium optionally having a substituent, a pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or a phosphonium optionally having a substituent, and q is 1 or 2. Also disclosed is a molded boy including the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro TAIRA, Kazuhiro MISHIMA, Chiaki OKUI, Tadao HAYASHI, Hirotoshi YOSHIDA, Yuuji TANAKA, Masayoshi MIYAMOTO, Taku YAMANAKA, Taketo KATO
  • Publication number: 20240092285
    Abstract: A protector includes a case main body and a cover member. The cover member includes the cover main body part, the first cover part, and the second cover part. The first cover part and the second cover part are at the positions overlapping with each other in the longitudinal direction when viewed from the lateral direction of the cover main body part, and form an insertion space for passing a third extension part of a wiring material WH through in the lateral direction when viewed from the orthogonal direction of the cover main body part. The first cover part includes a movable part that is movable in the orthogonal direction with respect to the cover main body part when viewed from the lateral direction of the cover main body part, and a hinge part that rotatably connects the cover main body part and the movable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shinji Kato, Kazuhiro Tsutida, Suginobu Iguchi, Takumasa Suzuki, Rikuya Saitou, Tomohiro Shibata
  • Patent number: 11929332
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a first face and a second face on an opposite side to the first face, and including semiconductor elements arranged on the first face. Columnar electrodes are arranged above the first face, and electrically connected to any of the semiconductor elements. A first member is located around the columnar electrodes above the first face. An insulant covers the columnar electrodes and the first member. The first member is harder than the columnar electrodes and the insulant. The first member and the columnar electrodes are exposed from a surface of the insulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Soichi Homma, Tatsuo Migita, Masayuki Miura, Takeori Maeda, Kazuhiro Kato, Susumu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230083522
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a support, multiple first chips, a first sealing portion, a second chip, multiple first terminals and a second terminal. The multiple first chips are stacked on the support. The first sealing portion seals multiple first chips and has a recessed portion including a bottom surface separated from multiple first chips on a surface opposite to the support. The second chip is disposed in the recessed portion and has a function different from a function of the first chips. The multiple first terminals correspond to multiple first chips, each of multiple first terminals extending in a stacking direction from a surface of the first chip opposite to the support and penetrating the first sealing portion. The second terminal is disposed on a surface of the second chip opposite to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki IDE, Kazuhiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20220324411
    Abstract: An igniter holding structure includes, an igniter provided with an ignition portion and a conductive pin, a first resin portion provided between the igniter and an attachment portion and holds the igniter such that the ignition portion and a distal end of the conductive pin are located opposite each other, and a second resin portion provided in a circumferential wall portion of the attachment portion and forming a connector insertion portion on an inner side of the circumferential wall portion, the connector insertion portion being a space into which a connector connected to the conductive pin can be inserted and the second resin portion being provided separated from the first resin portion on the inner side of the circumferential wall portion in a manner that an exposed surface, which is made of metal and exposed to the connector insertion portion, is formed in the circumferential wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio HIRANO, Atsushi MITSUNABE, Kazuhiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20220013477
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a first face and a second face on an opposite side to the first face, and including semiconductor elements arranged on the first face. Columnar electrodes are arranged above the first face, and electrically connected to any of the semiconductor elements. A first member is located around the columnar electrodes above the first face. An insulant covers the columnar electrodes and the first member. The first member is harder than the columnar electrodes and the insulant. The first member and the columnar electrodes are exposed from a surface of the insulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Soichi HOMMA, Tatsuo MIGITA, Masayuki MIURA, Takeori MAEDA, Kazuhiro KATO, Susumu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210107258
    Abstract: A solar radiation shielding member includes a low radiation film sheet having a first dielectric film, a first metal film, a second dielectric film, a second metal film, a third dielectric film, a third metal film and a fourth dielectric film laminated in order of mention on a transparent substrate. The first dielectric film has: a dielectric layer A arranged directly above the transparent substrate and containing silicon and nitrogen; and a dielectric layer B arranged on the dielectric layer A and containing titanium and oxygen. The dielectric layer A has an optical thickness of 12 to 86 nm. The first, second and third dielectric films have respective crystalline dielectric layers as top layers thereof. The crystalline dielectric layers each have an optical thickness of 5 to 54 nm. The first, second and third metal films are Ag films directly below which the crystalline dielectric layers are arranged, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki HORIE, Kazuhiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20210094544
    Abstract: A submergence data detection device includes a vehicle data acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle data including at least acceleration data and estimation data for acquiring a drive power value and a traveling resistance value, and a submergence data detection unit configured to detect submergence data based on the vehicle data by a detection method including comparison of a threshold value set according to a calculated value of an acceleration of the vehicle calculated from the drive power value and the traveling resistance value with an actual value of the acceleration, and adjust the detection method according to whether or not a traveling state indicated by the vehicle data corresponds to a first state, in which reliability of the calculated value of the acceleration is degraded, such that detection accuracy of the submergence data in the first state is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi YAMANE, Teruo TATSUMI, Kazuhiro KATO, Yuhei MORI, Hiroshi NOMA, Hidetsugu HIGUCHI, Hiromi TONEGAWA, Kenji TSUMURA
  • Patent number: 10925798
    Abstract: The movable apparatus includes a holding body and a movable body. The holding body includes a first opening portion and an internal space, and is constituted of one part. The movable body includes an internal body and a first movable shaft portion. The internal body is stored in the internal space of the holding body, and has such a size that the internal body is prevented from exiting the first opening portion even if the first opening portion is elastically deformed. The first movable shaft portion is capable of being moved integrally with the internal body, and is exposed to outside of the holding body from inside of the holding body through the first opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Ishibashi, Fujio Kobayashi, Tomomasa Mizuno, Kazuhiro Kato
  • Patent number: 10916354
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to obtain a solar radiation shielding member that has a good visible light transmittance and shows no redness when viewed from the front and when obliquely viewed, without impairing the solar radiation transmittance. A solar radiation shielding member, wherein a first dielectric film, a first metal film, a second dielectric film, a second metal film, a third dielectric film, a third metal film, and a fourth dielectric film are stacked on a transparent substrate; the first dielectric film comprises at least two dielectric layers containing a layer having a refractive index of 2.4 or greater, and the first dielectric film as a whole has a refractive index in a range of 1.8-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kato, Yuki Horie
  • Publication number: 20200307607
    Abstract: A road surface condition estimation device includes a control circuit, an acquisition circuit and an estimation circuit. The control circuit is configured to control a driving device that is able to independently drive a plurality of wheels. The acquisition circuit is configured to acquire detection results of a plurality of wheel speed sensors that detects rotation speeds of the plurality of wheels respectively. The estimation circuit is configured to calculate a slip ratio for each driving wheel, based on a detection result of a first wheel speed sensor and a detection result of a second wheel sensor. The estimation circuit is configured to estimate a friction coefficient for each region on a road surface that corresponds to the driving wheel, based on the slip ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NOMA, Eiji NIWA, Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Yusuke MAEDA, Fumiharu OGAWA, Kazuhiro KATO
  • Patent number: 10789970
    Abstract: A receiving device includes: a receiver which receives a broadcast signal including an audio signal and obtains a baseband signal of a received signal; a demodulator which obtains the audio signal by demodulating the baseband signal; a middle frequency range detector which detects a signal level of a middle frequency component in a frequency range of the baseband signal; a high frequency range detector which detects a signal level of a high frequency component in the frequency range of the baseband signal; and a processing circuit which sets an effect amount of high-cut processing based on a level difference between the signal level of the middle frequency component and the signal level of the high frequency component. The receiving device further includes a high-cut filtering device which performs the high-cut processing on the audio signal in accordance with a set value of the effect amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20200194024
    Abstract: A receiving device includes: a receiver which receives a broadcast signal including an audio signal and obtains a baseband signal of a received signal; a demodulator which obtains the audio signal by demodulating the baseband signal; a middle frequency range detector which detects a signal level of a middle frequency component in a frequency range of the baseband signal; a high frequency range detector which detects a signal level of a high frequency component in the frequency range of the baseband signal; and a processing circuit which sets an effect amount of high-cut processing based on a level difference between the signal level of the middle frequency component and the signal level of the high frequency component. The receiving device further includes a high-cut filtering device which performs the high-cut processing on the audio signal in accordance with a set value of the effect amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KATO
  • Patent number: 10468870
    Abstract: An electrostatic protection circuit includes a trigger circuit that is connected between a first power line and a second power line. The trigger circuit is configured to output a trigger signal in response to a voltage fluctuation between the first and second power lines. A shunt element has a main current path between the first power line and the second power line and is controllable to be on and off using the trigger signal. A control circuit is configured to supply a control signal to turn off the shunt element when a current value of the main current path of the shunt element exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20190252086
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to obtain a solar radiation shielding member that has a good visible light transmittance and shows no redness when viewed from the front and when obliquely viewed, without impairing the solar radiation transmittance. A solar radiation shielding member, wherein a first dielectric film, a first metal film, a second dielectric film, a second metal film, a third dielectric film, a third metal film, and a fourth dielectric film are stacked on a transparent substrate; the first dielectric film comprises at least two dielectric layers containing a layer having a refractive index of 2.4 or greater, and the first dielectric film as a whole has a refractive index in a range of 1.8-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KATO, Yuki HORIE
  • Publication number: 20180342865
    Abstract: An electrostatic protection circuit includes a first power line and a second power line. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a trigger circuit connected between the first and second power lines and outputs a trigger signal in response to a fluctuation of a voltage difference between the first and second power lines. The electrostatic protection circuit further includes a shunt element that is controlled by the trigger signal, and includes a main current pathway connected between the first and second power lines. The electrostatic protection circuit further includes a control circuit that is connected between the first and second power lines and supplies a control signal for increasing the conductivity of the shunt element when the voltage difference between the first power line and the second power line exceeds a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi HARUKI, Kazuhiro KATO