Patents by Inventor Masaki Kobayashi

Masaki 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: 20240154117
    Abstract: Provided are a sodium titanium phosphate salt and, additionally, at least one of a negative electrode active material that gives a sodium secondary battery having superior power characteristics as compared to conventional aqueous sodium secondary batteries and a sodium secondary battery including such a negative electrode active material. In particular, provided is a negative electrode active material that gives an aqueous sodium secondary battery having superior power characteristics as compared to conventional aqueous sodium secondary batteries including NASICON type NaTi2(PO4)3 as a negative electrode active material. A sodium titanium phosphate salt represented by the general formula Na1+xTi2(PO4)3 (where 0?x?2) includes a surface layer containing Na5Ti(PO4)3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY, TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayuko KITAJOU, Maho YAMASHITA, Masaki OKADA, Wataru KOBAYASHI, Toshiya TAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20240133686
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus includes a plurality of differential transmitters, and a power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to each of the plurality of differential transmitters. The power supply circuit includes a common circuit unit that defines the power supply voltage supplied to the plurality of differential transmitters, and a plurality of individual circuit units provided in association with the plurality of differential transmitters and each connected to the common circuit unit. Each of the plurality of individual circuit units has an output node that outputs the power supply voltage defined by the common circuit unit to a corresponding differential transmitter of the plurality of differential transmitters, and respective output nodes of the plurality of individual circuit units are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kohichi Nakamura, Masaki Sato, Daisuke Kobayashi, Tetsuya Itano, Daisuke Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240128675
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal fitting having a terminal portion in which a plurality of tab portions extends and a contact portion, a housing having a plurality of accommodating chambers in which the tab portions are accommodated, and a plurality of terminal-attached electric wires. The terminal fitting includes a first locking portion provided on the tab portions located from one end of the tab continuous portion to an intermediate position thereof, and a second locking portion provided on the tab portions located from the intermediate position to another end thereof. The first locking portion has a relatively large holding force for holding the tab portion in the accommodation chamber compared to the second locking portion. The counterpart terminal includes a tubular box portion and an opening provided on a side wall of the box portion and having a width through which the tab portion is able to pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Masaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240128663
    Abstract: A housing unit includes a terminal fitting and a housing in which the terminal fitting is inserted into an accommodating chamber in a predetermined insertion direction and accommodated therein. The terminal fitting has a first terminal portion in which a plurality of first tab portions extend, a second terminal portion in which a plurality of second tab portions extend, a connecting portion connecting the first and second terminal portions, and a contact portion connected to a first tab coupling portion and to be connected to an external terminal, and is formed of a continuous conductor plate. The terminal fitting includes a heat sink portion extending from at least one of the connecting portion and a second tab coupling portion in a direction opposite to the insertion direction. At least a part of the heat sink portion is exposed to an outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Masaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240118152
    Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing an arithmetic apparatus, a facility management method, and a program that make it possible to acquire current tension applied to outdoor structures in a short period of time and make a bearing determination. The arithmetic apparatus according to the present invention calculates the dip degree of a cable and a distance between poles from the 3D model data of the cable according to Math. C1 and calculates the tension of each cable between the poles from the dip degree, the distance between the poles, and the weight of the cable per unit length according to Math. C2 (when no wind blows) or Math. C4 (when wind blows). Further, the arithmetic apparatus according to the present invention calculates a combined load obtained by converting the tension and the load of the accessory of the poles into an arbitrary position on the poles according to Math. C3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gen KOBAYASHI, Kazuya ANDO, Masaki WAKI, Ryoichi KANEKO, Hiroaki TANIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240118652
    Abstract: A system performs a first analysis operation in which an operation history of an image forming apparatus and input information are analyzed, an issuance operation in which, in a case where a result of an analysis of the first analysis operation satisfies notification conditions, a second analysis operation in which a confidence for the result of the analysis of the first analysis operation is obtained, a transmission operation in which, in a case where the confidence is less than a threshold, a message requesting further input of input information is transmitted, and a control operation in which the notification conditions are controlled based on the input information obtained as a response to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: KAORU TSUNODA, DAISUKE MOMIYAMA, MASAKI KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240109347
    Abstract: The recording device includes an elongated member 79 and a housing section 60. The housing section 60 houses the elongated member 79, and has a fixed end 61, a moving end, and an elongated variable section. A curved portion, which is a portion where the variable section is folded back on the way, moves following the movement of the carriage. In the height direction HD of the housing section 60, film member 76 having flexibility is disposed between the elongated member 79 and the housing section 60. A coefficient of friction between the film member 76 and the elongated member 79 is smaller than a coefficient of friction between the housing section 60 and the elongated member 79.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke SAITO, Kenichiro KANEKO, Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240100098
    Abstract: A non-human animal or a part of the same in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost in adipose tissues or the expression level of Mipep gene in adipose tissues is lowered compared to a wild type; and mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost or the expression level of Mipep gene is lowered compared to a wild type. A therapeutic or prophylactic drug that includes the mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes or a culture supernatant thereof; and a method for preparing a mitokine mixture using the non-human cells, mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HIGAMI, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Takumi NARITA, Kanari TAKI, Yuto HIRAO
  • Patent number: 11925458
    Abstract: A motion state monitoring system, a training support system, a motion state monitoring method, and a program capable of suitably managing measurement results according to an attaching direction of a sensor are provided. A motion state monitoring system according to the present disclosure monitors a motion state of a target part of a subject's body. The motion state monitoring system includes an acquisition unit, an attaching direction detection unit, and a control processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensing information of a sensor attached to the target part. The attaching direction detection unit detects an attaching direction of the sensor. The control processing unit outputs information related to the sensing information in association with the attaching direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toru Miyagawa, Issei Nakashima, Keisuke Suga, Masayuki Imaida, Manabu Yamamoto, Yohei Otaka, Masaki Katoh, Asuka Hirano, Taiki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240072605
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes a motor part and a gear part. The motor part includes: a rotating shaft, having a first gear; a rotor, having a bottom wall and a side wall, the bottom wall being fixed to the rotating shaft; magnets, fixed to the side wall and arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the rotor; a stator, provided between the rotating shaft and the magnets in a radial direction of the rotor and wound with a coil; and a motor housing, rotatably supporting the rotating shaft, and accommodating the rotor and the stator. The gear part includes: a second gear, meshed with the first gear; an output shaft, having an output part, having a base end side thereof fixed to the second gear, and parallel to the rotating shaft; and a gear housing, rotatably supporting the output shaft, and accommodating the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: TEPPEI TOKIZAKI, Motoaki Kobayashi, Satoshi Tamura, Masaki Hayata, Masakazu Saito, Yoshichika Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20240060803
    Abstract: In order to allow a fluid resistance element to be fixed to the channel while enjoying various benefits of a channel delineating member made from a ceramic, the fluid resistance element includes: a channel delineating member made from a ceramic and having one or a plurality of resistance channels; and a covering member made from a metal and covering an outer peripheral surface of the channel delineating member. The covering member has a bulged portion on an inner peripheral surface of the covering member, the bulged portion bulging toward the outer peripheral surface of the channel delineating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Masaki KOBAYASHI, Tadahiro YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20240053937
    Abstract: An image forming system includes one or more server computers, an image forming apparatus, and a client computer. The one or more server computers obtain state information indicating an operating state of the image forming apparatus, execute a first analysis on the state information, and determine countermeasure content to be applied to the image forming apparatus based on at least an analysis result of the first analysis, and determine the image forming apparatus or the client computer as a notification destination of the countermeasure content. The image forming apparatus or the client computer determined as the notification destination receives the countermeasure content; and applies the countermeasure content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: YASUHISA MATSUMOTO, MASAKI KOBAYASHI, KAORU TSUNODA, YUKI SUGIYAMA, DAISUKE MOMIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11875940
    Abstract: An object is to provide a lifting-magnet attachment magnetic pole unit, a lifting magnet, a steel material conveying method, and a steel plate manufacturing method with which only one or a desired pieces of steel materials can be held. The present invention is a lifting-magnet attachment magnetic pole unit for a lifting magnet used to lift and convey a steel material with magnetic force. The lifting-magnet attachment magnetic pole unit includes a first split magnetic pole that is in contact with an iron core of the lifting magnet and has a branched structure, and a second split magnetic pole that is in contact with a yoke of the lifting magnet and has a branched structure. The first and second split magnetic poles are alternately arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Takaki, Masaki Kobayashi, Junichi Yotsuji
  • Publication number: 20230418146
    Abstract: A spatial projection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an optical medium that diffuses a projected light. The apparatus further includes a light guide optical system that guides the projected light diffused by the optical medium and forms an image on a spatial imaging unit. The optical medium can be formed with a plate shape, a film shape, a three-dimensional shape including unevenness, in smoke-form, fluid-form, or mist-form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyasu FUKANO, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro NARIKAWA, Shunsuke HARA
  • Patent number: 11843902
    Abstract: An image forming medium changing device includes a changing unit configured to change a characteristic of an image forming medium on which projected light is focused, wherein the projected light is refocused on an aerial space image forming section by a light guide optical system. A spatial projection apparatus including the image forming medium changing device includes multiple image forming media having different characteristics, and the changing unit is configured to be driven to dispose one image forming medium selected from the multiple image forming media on an image forming effective area interposed between a light source of the projected light and the light guide optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Narikawa, Kazuyasu Fukano, Masaki Kobayashi, Shunsuke Hara
  • Patent number: 11789567
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes at least one processing unit, a light guide optical system configured to focus projected light to a spatial image forming plane to form an image thereon, and a sensor configured to shine a laser beam over a set scanning range to detect an entry depth of a target object in a direction orthogonal to the spatial image forming plane and an entry position of the target object on the spatial image forming plane, and the processing unit executes an operation associated with the entry position when the entry depth of the target object reaches a set depth. A display mode of a pointer image is displayed as superimposed on the spatial image forming plane is caused to change step by step in accordance with the entry depth of the target object in a direction orthogonal to the image forming plane which is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Hara, Tetsuro Narikawa, Kazuyasu Fukano, Masaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230323804
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine control device and a catalyst deterioration diagnostic method according to the present invention control the amount of fuel to be supplied to an internal combustion engine such that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust on the downstream side of the exhaust purification catalyst is alternately switched between rich and lean, measure the oxygen storage capability of the exhaust purification catalyst during a measurement period within a reversal period of the air-fuel ratio, and diagnose deterioration of the exhaust purification catalyst based on a measurement value of the oxygen storage capability. A time point at which the output of an exhaust sensor indicates that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust on the downstream side of the exhaust purification catalyst begins to change from a vicinity of a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to rich or lean is set as the time of end of the measurement period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi MATSUSHITA, Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230153041
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: one or more processors; and one or more memories storing one or more computer programs. The one or more computer programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the information processing apparatus to function as: a reception unit configured to receive history information, from a device, indicating an operation history of a predetermined operation in the device; an analysis unit configured to analyze a condition of the device based on the history information in a case where an execution condition is satisfied; and a setting unit configured to set the execution condition, and wherein the setting unit sets the execution condition based on an analysis result by the analysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki Kobayashi, Daisuke Momiyama
  • Patent number: 11644357
    Abstract: A flow rate diagnosis apparatus includes: a main line in which a tank having a volume is provided; a branch line that branches from the main line on an upstream side of the tank; a first open close valve provided in the branch line; a second open close valve provided in the main line; a dead volume defined from the diagnosis object as an upstream end and the first open close valve and the second open close valve as downstream ends; and a second pressure control mechanism that controls a fluid flowing through the main line such that the pressure of the fluid in the dead volume is maintained at a second setting pressure during an inflow mode during which the fluid is caused to flow into the tank by closing of the first open close valve and opening of the second open close valve after a preparation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Horinouchi, Koji Imamura, Masaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230114759
    Abstract: A cleaning device that can properly and efficiently clean a place such as a coke oven top part where an obstacle is present, can perform cleaning irrespective of whether or not a coal charging car is operating, and has a simple and compact structure and a method for cleaning an oven top of a coke oven. The cleaning device travels on a road surface and collects an accumulated substance accumulated on the road surface and includes a travelling trolley, a collector provided on a front face part of the travelling trolley that collects the accumulated substance accumulated on the road surface in front of the travelling trolley as the travelling trolley travels forward, and a sweeper provided on the travelling trolley and that sweeps the accumulated substance accumulated on the road surface beside the travelling trolley toward a position in front of the travelling trolley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota FUKUCHI, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Yuki TAKAKI, Kyohei ISHIDA