Patents by Inventor Kenta KOBAYASHI

Kenta KOBAYASHI 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: 20240140101
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharger, a liquid storage, a stirrer, a plate, and a magnetic force applicator. The liquid discharger discharges a liquid. The liquid storage stores the liquid. The stirrer is rotatable in a stirring region in the liquid storage to stir the liquid in the liquid storage. The stirrer has a magnetism. The plate is secured to the liquid storage to define the stirring region. The magnetic force applicator applies a magnetic force to the stirrer from an outside of the liquid storage to rotate the stirrer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta KOBAYASHI, Kenta TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240130373
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fungicide that causes little environmental pollution and has excellent safety, a fungicide product having a fungicide layer containing said fungicide, and a fungicidal coating containing said fungicide, the fungicide being represented by formula (1) Ln2xFe2(1-x)O3 (in formula (1), Ln is a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium and yttrium; and x is a number that is at least 0.45 and is less than 1.00).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomi KARINO, Akira TERADA, Fumihito KOBAYASHI, Kenta SUZUKI, Atsushi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11964712
    Abstract: A steering control device is provided with at least one of a first torque correction computing part and a second torque correction computing part; wherein the first torque correction computing part is equipped with a weight computing part which computes an increment of weight based on a magnitude of the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of weight to generate a weight, a clip value computing part which computes an automatic driver torque clip value according to the weight, and a clip processing part which clip processes the automatic driver torque with the automatic driver torque clip value; and the second torque correction computing part is equipped with a gain computing part which computes an increment of gain according to the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of gain to generate a gain, and a gain processing part which outputs an automatic driver torque multiplied by the gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Tominaga, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Michihiro Ogata, Masaya Endo, Hiroaki Kitano
  • Patent number: 11945229
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head configured to discharge a liquid, and a liquid container configured to contain the liquid to be supplied to the head. The liquid container includes an inlet from which the liquid is supplied to the liquid container, a first lid configured to cover and openably close the inlet, the first lid having a first fitting part fittable to a first key detachably attached to a refill bottle containing the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Takahashi, Takashi Watanabe, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11940741
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that extends in a first direction; a light emitter that includes a substrate that extends in the first direction, and multiple light-emitting devices that are disposed on the substrate and emit light to the image carrier; a positioning portion that is disposed between the substrate and the image carrier, and that fixes a position of the light emitter with respect to the image carrier in at least one direction perpendicular to a light emission direction; and an adjuster that is located to overlap the positioning portion when viewed in the first direction, and that adjusts a position of the light emitter in the light emission direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kenta Tonosu, Yosuke Kasuya, Takahiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11886006
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide having a core, an under cladding and an over cladding, in which: the polymer optical waveguide has a first section on one end side in the light propagation direction where no portion of the over cladding exists and the core and the under cladding are exposed, and a second section on the other end side in the light propagation direction where the core is covered with the under cladding and the over cladding; and a relative refractive index difference among the core, the under cladding and the over cladding, a core width and core height in an end surface at the one end side of the first section, and a core width and core height in an end surface at the other end side of the second section satisfy predetermined relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Naoya Wada, Shotaro Takenobu, Kenta Kobayashi, Seiki Ohara
  • Publication number: 20230420158
    Abstract: A cable with an abnormality precursor detection function includes: one or more target electric wires each including a corresponding one of electric wire conductors and an electric wire coating that covers an outer periphery of the electric wire conductor; one or more detection wires each including a corresponding one of detection wire conductors and a detection wire coating that covers an outer periphery of the detection wire conductor; and a sheath that covers an outer periphery of an electric wire group including the one or more target electric wires and the one or more detection wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hirokazu KOMORI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Fujio SONODA, Takahiro MURATA, Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230231326
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric wire including: a plurality of conductors that have been twisted together; and an insulation coating that covers an outer circumference of the plurality of conductors, wherein the plurality of conductors include: a plurality of outer conductors that are arranged along an outermost circumference; and at least one inner conductor that is provided on an inner side of the plurality of outer conductors, the at least one inner conductor includes one or more first strands, the one or more first strands are copper wires, each copper wire including a tin-plating layer, each of the plurality of outer conductors includes one or more second strands, and the one or more second strands are copper wires, each copper wire not including a plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Yusuke ARAKI, Yuto HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230154651
    Abstract: Disclosed is a covered wire including: a tubular member through which a coolant flows; a conductor provided on an outer circumference of the tubular member; and a covering member covering an outer circumference of the conductor, wherein the tubular member and the covering member are insulating, and the tubular member has a higher resistance to the coolant than the covering member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Takeo MARUCHI, Hiroyuki YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11644203
    Abstract: In a system where a plurality of ventilation devices (10) are provided in one room, a control device (5) is provided to control, for the ventilation devices (10) operating, the number of the ventilation devices so that the detected values of the carbon dioxide sensors (13) are lower than the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Hirai, Gakuto Sakai, Kenta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230113124
    Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to make a wiring member easy to bend in a suspension wiring module connecting a vehicle body-side device and a vehicle wheel-side device. This suspension wiring module comprises a suspension wiring member, which includes a transmission line main body and one or more covering layers covering the transmission line main body. At least one section of the suspension wiring member is a cabin-external section that is positioned outside of the cabin of the vehicle. In the cabin-external section, an arc-shaped groove is formed in an outer covering, which is the covering layer that is located furthest to the outside among the one or more covering layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11569007
    Abstract: Provided is a composite cable pair with which it is possible to reduce the difference in durability between a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. A composite cable pair includes a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of an automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the right wheel side. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of the automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the left wheel side. Wires of the respective wire bundles of the composite cable and the composite cable are twisted in twisting directions that are opposite to each other so that the twisting is tightened, without loosening, by an operation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata
  • Patent number: 11515063
    Abstract: A composite cable that enables to easily restrain falling-off of separator dust at the time of peeling off a sheath, in comparison with composite cables in the conventional art. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator that covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, a sheath that covers the outer circumference of the separator, and an inclusion that is interposed between the separator and the sheath. The separator has a base layer composed of a polymer and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the base layer on the inclusion side. In the composite cable, the adhesive layer is adhered to the inclusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11443870
    Abstract: A composite cable includes an electric wire bundle, and an outer layer sheath covering the electric wire bundle. The electric wire bundle includes a one-core first electric wire, a one-core second electric wire, a two-core twisted pair electric wire, a one-core third electric wire, and one wire-like interposed material formed in the shape of a wire using a polymer. In the electric wire bundle, in a cross sectional view the twisted pair electric wire is disposed on one side of a centerline joining the center of the first electric wire and the center of the second electric wire, and the third electric wire and the wire-like interposed material are disposed on the other side of the centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Jo Yagisawa, Masayuki Ishikawa, Takumi Ooshima
  • Patent number: 11377050
    Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11338746
    Abstract: An automobile architecture includes a composite cable, a main electronic control unit, a subsidiary electronic control unit, a motor sensor, and a wheel velocity sensor. In the architecture, the composite cable connects the main electronic control unit and the subsidiary electronic control unit, and the motor sensor and the wheel velocity sensor are connected to the subsidiary electronic control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa, Taiko Sato, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220057574
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide having a core, an under cladding and an over cladding, in which: the polymer optical waveguide has a first section on one end side in the light propagation direction where no portion of the over cladding exists and the core and the under cladding are exposed, and a second section on the other end side in the light propagation direction where the core is covered with the under cladding and the over cladding; and a relative refractive index difference among the core, the under cladding and the over cladding, a core width and core height in an end surface at the one end side of the first section, and a core width and core height in an end surface at the other end side of the second section satisfy predetermined relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Naoya WADA, Shotaro TAKENOBU, Kenta KOBAYASHI, Seiki OHARA
  • Publication number: 20220028579
    Abstract: A composite cable includes a wire bundle and an outer layer sheath that covers the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes single-core first and second electric wires, a double-core twisted pair electric wire, and first, second, and third wire-shaped fillers. In a cross-sectional view, the wire bundle includes a wire unit in which the first and second wires and the twisted pair wire are arranged in contact with one another. In an imaginary circumscribed circle circumscribing the wire unit, the first wire-shaped filler is disposed in a first space between the first wire, the second wire, and the imaginary circumscribed circle, the second wire-shaped filler is disposed in a second space between the second wire, the twisted pair wire, and the imaginary circumscribed circle, and the third wire-shaped filler is disposed in a third space between the twisted pair wire, the first wire, and the imaginary circumscribed circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Jo YAGISAWA, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Takumi OOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220020510
    Abstract: A composite cable includes an electric wire bundle, and an outer layer sheath covering the electric wire bundle. The electric wire bundle includes a one-core first electric wire, a one-core second electric wire, a two-core twisted pair electric wire, a one-core third electric wire, and one wire-like interposed material formed in the shape of a wire using a polymer. In the electric wire bundle, in a cross sectional view the twisted pair electric wire is disposed on one side of a centerline joining the center of the first electric wire and the center of the second electric wire, and the third electric wire and the wire-like interposed material are disposed on the other side of the centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Jo YAGISAWA, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Takumi OOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220013254
    Abstract: A composite cable that enables to easily restrain falling-off of separator dust at the time of peeling off a sheath, in comparison with composite cables in the conventional art. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator that covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, a sheath that covers the outer circumference of the separator, and an inclusion that is interposed between the separator and the sheath. The separator has a base layer composed of a polymer and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the base layer on the inclusion side. In the composite cable, the adhesive layer is adhered to the inclusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA, Takaya KOHORI, Masayuki ISHIKAWA