Patents by Inventor Koichi Sasaki

Koichi Sasaki 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: 20240136093
    Abstract: An electronic component that includes: a base body; wiring inside the base body; a glass film covering an outer surface of the base body; an underlying electrode electrically connected to the wiring and covering a part of the glass film; and a metal layer covering the underlying electrode, wherein the glass film includes an uncovered portion that is not covered with the underlying electrode and separated from an outer edge of the underlying electrode by more than 10 ?m, and a boundary portion that is not covered with the underlying electrode and not separated from the outer edge of the underlying electrode by more than 10 ?m, and a thickness of the boundary portion is larger than a thickness of the uncovered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoya OOSHIMA, Yuuta HOSHINO, Koichi YAMADA, Miki SASAKI, Mitsuru NAKANO
  • Patent number: 11959545
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a processor and memory. The memory stores relation-defining data for defining a relation between a state of a vehicle and an action variable that is a variable relating to operations of a transmission installed in the vehicle. The processor is configured to execute acquisition processing, operation processing, reward calculation processing, updating processing, counting processing, and limiting processing. The processor is configured to output the relation-defining data updated so that an expected income is increased when the transmission is operated following the relation-defining data, based on an updating map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Bunazawa, Atsushi Tabata, Koichi Okuda, Ken Imamura, Kota Fujii, Keita Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20240112835
    Abstract: An electronic component that includes: a base body having an outer surface defining a recess with an inner surface, wherein, when the recess is viewed in a direction orthogonal to the outer surface, at least a part of an outer edge of the recess is curved, and when the recess is viewed in a section orthogonal to the outer surface, at least a part of the inner surface of the recess is curved; a wiring inside the base body; and a glass film covering the outer surface of the base body and not covering the inner surface of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoya OOSHIMA, Yuuta HOSHINO, Koichi YAMADA, Miki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240102627
    Abstract: A road surface rendering device for rendering a road surface by illuminating an illumination region extending along a direction away from the road surface rendering device with light. The illumination region is divided into three regions of a left region, a central region, and a right region in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, an illuminance of the central region is largest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiko Kitazawa, Masaru Sasaki, Koichi Tanabe, Ken Watanabe, Masanori Kito
  • Publication number: 20240101923
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a zinc-free lubricating oil composition. The composition includes a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of about 1.5 to about 35 mm2/s and an anti-wear mixture having one or more ashless dispersants and an alkyl phosphonic acid having a structure given by wherein R is a C3-C20 hydrocarbyl group. The initial pH of the anti-wear mixture is between 5-9.5 as measured by ASTM D664.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Masami FUCHI, Naoya SASAKI, Takahiro NAKAGAWA, Satoshi OHTA, Naoki MASUDA, Koichi KUBO
  • Publication number: 20240096524
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a ceramic body, and an external electrode on the ceramic body, the external electrode includes a base layer continuously covering an end surface of the ceramic body and a portion of a side surface bordering the end surface, and a plating layer covering the base layer, the ceramic body includes a recess open on the side surface, an opening of the recess includes a pair of edges, one edge of the opening is located within a covered region on the side surface covered with the base layer, and the other edge of the opening is spaced away from the covered region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kojiro TOKIEDA, Hideyuki SUZUKI, Koichi YAMADA, Miki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230298153
    Abstract: A visual inspection system includes a conveyance device conveying an inspection target on a glass plate in a rotating direction of the glass plate, an outer-side-surface image capturing device capturing an image of the inspection target at an outer-side-surface image capturing position, and a judgment device judging based on the captured image whether the inspection target is defective in appearance or not. The outer-side-surface image capturing device has an illumination unit for inspection and three image capturing units arranged around the illumination unit. Each image capturing unit includes first and second mirrors receiving light reflected from an outer side surface of the inspection target at position below the illumination unit, a third mirror reflecting reflected light from the first and second mirrors upward, and an imaging camera arranged above the third mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: DAIICHI JITSUGYO VISWILL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji MATSUI, Koichi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11754251
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp is provided capable of enabling an observer to visually recognize the first and the second light-emitting areas as if they are integrated (connected) with each other when emitting light regardless of viewpoint positions. The vehicular lamp includes: a first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction with a gap; a third light-emitting area observed through the gap; a gap light-emitting unit disposed behind the gap; and a light control unit disposed between the gap and the gap light-emitting unit. The gap light-emitting unit includes a front and upper view light-emitting units disposed therebelow. The upper view light-emitting unit and the light control unit each have a lower portion extending downward. The light control unit includes an optical element controlling light from the upper view light-emitting unit by a predetermined angle upward so that the light passes through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakamoto, Koichi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20230254982
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing formed of a resin member having a predetermined light absorption property and having an opening, a circuit board accommodated in the housing and on which an electronic circuit is formed, at least one terminal including one end portion and the other end portion electrically connected to the circuit board, and a cover portion covering the opening of the housing, penetrating the at least one terminal, and formed of a resin member having a predetermined light transmitting property. The one end portion of the at least one terminal is located opposite to the other end portion with reference to the cover portion, and the cover portion is molded at a mold temperature of 100 degrees to 180 degrees. The at least one terminal and the circuit board are electrically connected by solder joining. The housing and the cover portion are connected by laser welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji DOBASHI, Koichi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230039052
    Abstract: An electronic key terminal includes a first case and a second case, an elastic member including a planar portion and a wall portion protruding from at least a part of a periphery of the planar portion in a direction from the first case toward the second case, and an electronic board housed in a space defined by the first case and the second case. The wall portion includes protruding portions protruding from opposing sides of the wall portion. The electronic board is partially disposed between the third planar portion and the protruding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi SHIMIZU, Yuichi SUEHIRO, Koichi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220411057
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle traveling with an imaging device includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of power consumed by the imaging device and the unmanned aerial vehicle during a time period in which the imaging device and the unmanned aerial vehicle travel from a current location to a target position; and a control unit configured to execute control to give a predetermined notification based on a remaining amount of power of a power supply unit configured to supply power to the imaging device and the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an amount of power consumption estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakada, Koichi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220412532
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp is provided capable of enabling an observer to visually recognize the first and the second light-emitting areas as if they are integrated (connected) with each other when emitting light regardless of viewpoint positions. The vehicular lamp includes: a first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction with a gap; a third light-emitting area observed through the gap; a gap light-emitting unit disposed behind the gap; and a light control unit disposed between the gap and the gap light-emitting unit. The gap light-emitting unit includes a front and upper view light-emitting units disposed therebelow. The upper view light-emitting unit and the light control unit each have a lower portion extending downward. The light control unit includes an optical element controlling light from the upper view light-emitting unit by a predetermined angle upward so that the light passes through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Takuya NAKAMOTO, Koichi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220298225
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to tumor-targeted drug carriers that lead to improved anti-tumor efficacy by efficient delivery of a cytotoxic agent to the tumor microenvironment. Aspects of the disclosure relate to a polypeptide comprising an albumin or IgG Fc domain polypeptide operatively linked to a collagen binding domain. Further aspects relate to a composition comprising a polypeptide, nucleic acid, or cell of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. HUBBELL, Jun ISHIHARA, Koichi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220272253
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a first sound input unit, a second sound input unit different from the first sound input unit, an image capturing unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates moving image data with sounds from moving image data generated by the image capturing unit and sound data generated by the first sound input unit, wherein, in a case where a sound corresponding to a voice instruction to control the image capturing apparatus is detected from sound data input to the second sound input unit, the control unit controls the image capturing apparatus based on the voice instruction, and wherein the second sound input unit includes a wireless communication unit configured to receive sound data from an external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Koichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11012611
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an imaging unit, an operation unit, an output unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit outputs a sound relating to a first warning using the output unit, in a case where a condition for issuing the first warning is satisfied, wherein the control unit stops outputting the sound relating to the first warning, in a case where an instruction is received by the operation unit, wherein the control unit doesn't output the sound relating to the first warning even when the condition for issuing the first warning is satisfied, in a case where the output of the sound relating to the first warning is stopped, and wherein the control unit outputs a sound relating to a second warning, when a condition for issuing the second warning is satisfied, in a case where the output of the sound relating to the first warning is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Narita, Yoshinori Hayashi, Koichi Sasaki, Dai Miyauchi, Tomotaka Uekusa, Hitoshi Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20210094995
    Abstract: The methods and compositions described herein address the need in the art by providing compositions and methods for a therapy with a cytokine that is specifically targeted to and/or retained intra- or peri-tumorally, limiting systemic exposure and reducing side-effects. Accordingly, aspects of the disclosure relate to a composition comprising an immunotherapeutic antibody operatively linked to an extracellular matrix (ECM)-affinity peptide. An ECM-affinity peptide is one that has affinity for an extracellular matrix protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. HUBBELL, Jun ISHIHARA, Ako ISHIHARA, Koichi SASAKI, Melody SWARTZ, Aslan MANSUROV
  • Publication number: 20200177795
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an imaging unit, an operation unit, an output unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit outputs a sound relating to a first warning using the output unit, in a case where a condition for issuing the first warning is satisfied, wherein the control unit stops outputting the sound relating to the first warning, in a case where an instruction is received by the operation unit, wherein the control unit doesn't output the sound relating to the first warning even when the condition for issuing the first warning is satisfied, in a case where the output of the sound relating to the first warning is stopped, and wherein the control unit outputs a sound relating to a second warning, when a condition for issuing the second warning is satisfied, in a case where the output of the sound relating to the first warning is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Yu Narita, Yoshinori Hayashi, Koichi Sasaki, Dai Miyauchi, Tomotaka Uekusa, Hitoshi Nishitani
  • Patent number: 10008709
    Abstract: A bus bar module electrically connects in series a plurality of batteries stacked against each other in a row with alternately opposite polarities. This bus bar module has the plurality of bus-bars, and a housing part. The housing part includes a plurality of housing units for housing each of the plurality of the bus-bars such that the bus bars are movable along three axes. Each of the plurality of the bus-bars connects together electrodes of the two adjacent batteries among the plurality of the batteries, while being provided with two holes for loosely inserting the electrodes. Each of the plurality of housing units has a retaining part for retaining each of the plurality of the bus-bars inside each of the plurality of the housing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Osanai, Koichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9751283
    Abstract: The resin-coated metal sheet for containers includes a resin coating layer (A) having a multilayered structure mainly composed of a polyester resin on at least one surface thereof. The resin coating layer (A) includes a resin layer (a1). The resin layer (a1) adheres to the metal sheet, contains (i) a polyester resin, (ii) a phenolic resin, (iii) a metal alkoxide compound and/or a metal chelate compound, (iv) an epoxy resin, and (v) at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamine resins, polyamidoamine resins, and polyamide resins, and is mainly composed of the polyester resin. Preferably, a polyester film (a2) is disposed on the resin layer (a1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Yamanaka, Koichi Sasaki, Yusuke Nakagawa, Junichi Kitagawa, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9736363
    Abstract: During capturing, image data obtained by applying a simplified development process to RAW image data is recorded together with a RAW image. Afterward, image data obtained by applying a high quality development process to the RAW image data is generated, and this image data replaces the image data obtained by the simplified development. Information indicating a state of progress of the high quality development process is displayed in association with an image, thereby enabling selection of the processes in consideration of the state of progress. It is possible to achieve an imaging apparatus capable of recording a RAW image without the need of a circuit for performing a high-speed development process and in such a manner that the RAW image can be easily reproduced when necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Sasaki