Patents by Inventor Masashi Katoh

Masashi Katoh 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).

  • Patent number: 12001236
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle main body, a work implement attached to the vehicle main body, an operating lever configured to operate the work implement, an imparting section configured to impart force to the operating lever, an acceleration detection section configured to detect acceleration of the vehicle main body, and a control section configured to control the imparting section to automatically adjust a magnitude of the force imparted to the operating lever based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Katoh, Yuuki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20240118485
    Abstract: A plastic wavelength shifting fiber includes a core containing a fluorescent agent having a peak of a fluorescence spectrum in a wavelength range of 430 to 550 nm, and a cladding covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and having a refractive index lower than that of the core. The number of carbonyl bonds in the fluorescent agent is one or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi AKARI, Yuichi KATOH, Ryuichi IWAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220333342
    Abstract: In the hydraulic excavator, the control unit outputs the drive signals, which gives the motion corresponding to the motion of the hydraulic cylinder, the revolving motor of the revolving unit and the traveling device to the work implement operating lever, the right work implement operating lever and the traveling lever, to the drive section. The control section outputs the control signals based on the motion of the left work implement operating lever the right work implement operating lever or the traveling lever operated by the operator when the motion of the left work implement operating lever, the right work implement operating lever or the traveling lever operated by the operator is different from the motion corresponding to the motion of the hydraulic cylinder, the revolving motor of the revolving unit and the traveling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi KATOH, Yuuki KOBAYASHI, Keisuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20220316179
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes an operating lever configured to operate a work implement, an actuator configured to move the operating lever, and a control section configured to control the actuator to move the operating lever to a retreat position outside an operation range of the operating lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi KATOH, Yuuki KOBAYASHI, Keisuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20220300025
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle main body, a work implement attached to the vehicle main body, an operating lever configured to operate the work implement, an imparting section configured to impart force to the operating lever, an acceleration detection section configured to detect acceleration of the vehicle main body, and a control section configured to control the imparting section to automatically adjust a magnitude of the force imparted to the operating lever based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi KATOH, Yuuki KOBAYASHI, Keisuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20190185063
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a cab, a body frame and a restrictor. The body flame includes a base component, and a support frame provided on an upper side of the base component. The support frame supports the cab. The restrictor is provided to a floor frame of the cab. The restrictor is disposed between the base component and the floor frame. The restrictor includes a retaining member disposed on a lower side of the support frame, and an impact absorber disposed on a cab side of the retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto SASAKI, Masashi KATOH, Takahiro NOGUCHI, Kazuaki ADACHI, Yoshiaki NAKAZAWA, Nobutaka SHIMIZU, Masahiro NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20030214447
    Abstract: An antenna system comprises an antenna mounted on a vehicle, an amplifier for amplifying a radio signal received by the antenna, a light emitting part that converts the amplified radio signal into an optical signal and that outputs the optical signal, a fiber-optic cable that is installed in the vehicle and that is used for transmitting the optical signal, and a light receiving part that receives the optical signal transmitted through the fiber-optic cable, converts the optical signal to an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sasagawa, Makoto Sato, Masashi Katoh
  • Patent number: 6588937
    Abstract: When a plug is to be fitted to a first connector from one side and a plug is to be fitted to a second connector from the other side of an optical coupling device, the first connector and the second connector shift in an X direction to ease stresses working on an internal optical fiber. Therefore, stresses working on the optical fiber can be eased without having to extend a length of the internal fiber, and accordingly it is made possible to reduce an overall size of the optical coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seisaku Imai, Mikio Oka, Masashi Katoh
  • Publication number: 20020150345
    Abstract: When a plug is to be fitted to a first connector from one side and a plug is to be fitted to a second connector from the other side of an optical coupling device, the first connector and the second connector shift in an X direction to ease stresses working on an internal optical fiber. Therefore, stresses working on the optical fiber can be eased without having to extend a length of the internal fiber, and accordingly it is made possible to reduce an overall size of the optical coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seisaku Imai, Mikio Oka, Masashi Katoh
  • Patent number: 6149482
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plasma display unit substrates having bulkheads by applying a mixture of ceramic powder or glass powder and a binder to a back face plate made of ceramics or glass. Bulkheads are formed on the back face plate by rolling a roll, having a plurality of grooves on its surface, over the mixture-applied surface of the back face plate while applying pressure to the surface with the roll. Alternatively, the grooves on the surface of the roll may be pre-filled with the moisture and rolled over the surface of a back face plate, thereby forming bulkheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporatin
    Inventors: Kiyohiro Sakasegawa, Makoto Yoshida, Masashi Katoh, Kenichi Yoneyama, Yasuhiko Nishioka
  • Patent number: 5012355
    Abstract: A rotary head type magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having two playback heads A' and B' for verifying the recorded condition after recording on a magnetic tape by two recording/reproducing heads A and B (read-after-write) by which any recording error is found immediately. Two playback heads A' and B' are mounted, respectively, at positions separated by 90.degree. around a rotational center axis relative to the recording/reproducing heads A and B along the head rotating direction. Heads A' and B' are mounted also deviating by a particular dimension relative to the recording/reproducing heads A and B, along a direction perpendicular to the head scanning direction. Since read-after-write is performed immediately after recording, any recording error is found almost simultaneously with recording, by performing read-after-write as in normal reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Taga, Masashi Katoh
  • Patent number: 4745442
    Abstract: An instant photographic apparatus uses a photosensitive member in the form of a roll, of a length to receive a plurality of exposures, and an image-receiving member in the form of either a roll or a sheet. The photosensitive member is cut off to the length of a single frame of film after the exposure of its leading end. Before or after cutting off the member or members, the exposed leading end of the photosensitive member and the image-receiving member are superposed. Between the superposed members a processing liquid is distributed and spread in a uniform layer for diffusion transfer processing. During the processing, negative and positive images are produced simultaneously on the photosensitive and image-receiving members, respectively, according to the latent image previously created on the photosensitive member by exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Oshikoshi, Masashi Katoh, Hisashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 4735886
    Abstract: An image-receiving member of sheet material has a portion on which a positive image is adapted to be formed. A pod of processing liquid is secured to the sheet material outside of the image-forming portion. Each pod is preferably divided into two processing fluid containing portions, such that an advancing roller can contact the flat portion devoid of processing liquid in order to advance the image-receiving sheet without rupturing the pod. The mask defining the area on which a positive image is formed, can be either a continuous sheet having openings at regular intervals, or it can be formed by connector sheets alternately coupled to image-receiving sheets in combination with longitudinal masking strips affixed directly to the image-receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Oshikoshi, Masashi Katoh, Hisashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 4677046
    Abstract: An instant photographic method uses a photosensitive member in the form of a roll, of a length to receive a plurality of exposures, and an image-receiving member in the form of either a roll or a sheet. The photosensitive member is cut off to the length of a single frame of film after the exposure of its leading end. Before or after cutting off the member or members, the exposed leading end of the photosensitive member and the image-receiving member are superposed. Between the superposed members a processing liquid is distributed and spread in a uniform layer for diffusion transfer processing. During the processing, negative and positive images are produced simultaneously on the photosensitive and image-receiving members, respectively, according to the latent image previously created on the photosensitive member by exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Oshikoshi, Masashi Katoh, Hisashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 4647168
    Abstract: A photographic apparatus for use with the peel-apart type self-developing film units contained in a cassette is provided for allowing a user to take a photograph of himself and obtain the print then and there. The apparatus includes a camera back which is moved forward for urging the cassette in order to locate photosensitive sheets of film units in the cassette in position for exposure and retracted from the cassette after, say, ten exposures. The camera back is kept retracted for a time sufficient to allow automatic supplying of a fresh film pack which is the foremost one of a plurality of film packs contained in a rack. The apparatus also includes a film unit withdrawing apparatus for automatically withdrawing an exposed film unit for providing the print to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Takahashi, Masashi Katoh, Hisashi Kikuchi