Patents by Inventor Masato Taniguchi
Masato Taniguchi 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).
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Patent number: 11977007Abstract: Siloxane compounds are removed from the atmospheres by silica supporting an organic sulfonic acid compound. The silica with the organic sulfonic acid compound has a specific surface area down to 500 m2/g and up to 750 m2/g and a pore volume down to 0.8 m3/g and up to 1.2 m3/g, both measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method and has a pore diameter down to 4 nm and up to 8 nm, at the peak of differential pore volume measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method. The durability of gas sensing element against siloxanes is improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: FIGARO ENGINEERING INC., NEW COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKAInventors: Masato Takeuchi, Junpei Furuno, Kenta Fukui, Kenichi Yoshioka, Tatsuya Tanihira, Masakazu Sai, Takafumi Taniguchi, Hirokazu Mitsuhashi
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Patent number: 11940432Abstract: A gas detector comprises a gas detection unit and a filter introducing surrounding atmosphere to the gas detection unit. The filter comprises a gas-permeable organic polymer membrane having an acidic group or a basic group.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: FIGARO ENGINEERING INC., NEW COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKAInventors: Masato Takeuchi, Junpei Furuno, Kenta Fukui, Kuniyuki Izawa, Masakazu Sai, Hirokazu Mitsuhashi, Takafumi Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20240090054Abstract: A terminal includes a communication unit configured to perform communication to which dual connectivity is applied with a base station, a receiving unit configured to receive signaling indicating whether terminal-triggered secondary cell group activation or deactivation is enabled from the base station, a transmitting unit configured to transmit a response to the signaling to the base station, and a control unit configured to perform the secondary cell group activation or deactivation based on the signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kouhei Harada, Akihito Hanaki, Masato Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11889366Abstract: A network node includes: a control unit configured to configure an information element in a field included in a message between network nodes in a case where the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes, the message being used for performing communication configuration related to a user apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the message between the network nodes including the field in which the information element is configured, wherein the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tianyang Min, Masato Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20230247581Abstract: A radio base station includes: a transmission unit that transmits a measurement report according to a protocol based on a location service to a positioning server; and a control unit that includes, in the measurement report, a measurement result of a cell belonging to a different radio access technology, together with identification information uniquely specifying the cell belonging to the different radio access technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Masato Taniguchi, Tianyang Min, Rina Suzuki, Kazuaki Takeda
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Publication number: 20230247591Abstract: A base station, that is a first base station performing dual connectivity together with a second base station, includes: a control unit configured to determine a candidate list of band combinations used for the dual connectivity, the candidate list being determined based on a capability related to the first base station; a transmission unit configured to transmit the candidate list to the second base station; and a reception unit configured to receive, from the second base station, information indicating a preferable band combination selected from the candidate list by the second base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Yuuya Hoshizaki, Junpei Yamamoto, Shinichirou Kitazawa, Masato Taniguchi, Tarou Yamada
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Publication number: 20230083718Abstract: A stirring apparatus for foods includes an endless conveyer, a plurality of cups, and a rotation mechanism. The endless conveyer has a conveying surface circulating in an endless manner and is arranged to be inclined. The cups are attached to the endless conveyer to be perpendicular to the conveying surface. The rotation mechanism rotates the cups. The rotation mechanism includes a rotation shaft, a driven magnet, a driving magnet, and a rotation driving device. One end of the rotation shaft is fixed to a bottom plate of the cup. The driven magnet is provided at the other end of the rotation shaft. The driving magnet faces the driven magnet at a predetermined interval. The rotation driving device rotates the driving magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi IWAO, Masato TANIGUCHI, Maiko DODA
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Publication number: 20220258106Abstract: A stirring apparatus includes a bed, a column, a revolution shaft, a revolution driving device, a support member, and a stirring unit. The revolution shaft is supported by the column and extends in a horizontal direction. The revolution driving device rotates the revolution shaft about a first center line being an axis of the revolution shaft. The support member is fixed to the revolution shaft. The stirring unit includes cups and a self-rotation mechanism. The cups are disposed on a circumference centered on the first center line via the support member. The self-rotation mechanism rotates the cups about a second center line passing through a center of the cups. The cups is provided in an inclined manner so that a perpendicular from the center of a bottom plate to the first center line is shorter than a perpendicular from the center of an opening to the first center line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi IWAO, Masato TANIGUCHI, Maiko DODA
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Publication number: 20220233013Abstract: A noodle boiling apparatus includes a noodle boiling unit, and a hot water supply mechanism supplying water, which is heated, to the noodle boiling unit. The noodle boiling unit includes a boiling tank storing the water and boiling noodles, a hot water pipe supplying the water, which is heated, to the boiling tank, and a discharge pipe discharging the water from the boiling tank to the hot water supply mechanism. The hot water supply mechanism includes a heat exchanger heating the water to a desired temperature and a circulation pump pumping the water to the heat exchanger. The hot water supply mechanism is configured to circulate the water constantly between the boiling tank and the hot water supply mechanism when the noodles are boiled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisahiko JINNO, Masato TANIGUCHI, Kazutake MURAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220141728Abstract: A network node includes a control unit that sets an information element in a field included in an inter-network node message for configuring communication with a user apparatus when the field is mandatory in the inter-network node message; and a transmitting unit that transmits, to another network node, the inter-network node message including the field in which the information element is set, wherein, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the field is mandatory in the inter-network node message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tianyang Min, Masato Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20220124578Abstract: A network node includes: a control unit configured to configure an information element in a field included in a message between network nodes in a case where the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes, the message being used for performing communication configuration related to a user apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the message between the network nodes including the field in which the information element is configured, wherein the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tianyang Min, Masato Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20200245180Abstract: 3G system does not retain UE Capability that indicates that UE (50) supports CE Mode, and an LTE system retains the UE Capability. eNB (100B) controls transition of the UE (50) from the 3G system to the LTE system. When the UE (50) transitions to the LTE system, the eNB (100B) transmits UE Capability Enquiry via which the UE Capability of the UE (50) is enquired to the UE (50), and acquires from the UE (50) the UE Capability that includes whether the UE (50) supports the CE Mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Ryusuke Matsukawa, Masato Taniguchi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Zahid Zaki
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Patent number: 10168382Abstract: Electronic test set embodiments and related methods are provided that can include a variety of safety components and/or processes which permit expandable or scalable automated testing of different types of equipment with or without installed sensitive, dangerous, vulnerable or expendable equipment. Embodiments can programmably or interface share measuring systems using expandable programmable interface systems that can scalably test a large number of components or electrical channels or bus lines. Embodiments can include multiple circuit board slot connectors adapted to receive programmable relay circuit cards that can selectively couple individual pins on ETS interface structures (e.g., cable connectors) to selected test equipment. Programmable relay circuit cards can be added to the ETS based on how many channels or bus connections are needed to interface with a system under test.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Eric Hodges, Ernest Coates, Angel Rosales-Ayala, Masato Taniguchi, Justin Cheung
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Publication number: 20170038420Abstract: Electronic test set embodiments and related methods are provided that can include a variety of safety components and/or processes which permit expandable or scalable automated testing of different types of equipment with or without installed sensitive, dangerous, vulnerable or expendable equipment. Embodiments can programmably or interface share measuring systems using expandable programmable interface systems that can scalably test a large number of components or electrical channels or bus lines. Embodiments can include multiple circuit board slot connectors adapted to receive programmable relay circuit cards that can selectively couple individual pins on ETS interface structures (e.g., cable connectors) to selected test equipment. Programmable relay circuit cards can be added to the ETS based on how many channels or bus connections are needed to interface with a system under test.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Eric Hodges, Ernest Coates, Angel Rosales-Ayala, Masato Taniguchi, Justin Cheung
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Patent number: 7852589Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a magnetic disk drive capable of achieving error recovery stably in a simple configuration in the event of thermal asperity (TA) and minimizing the error recovery time required, and a method for controlling the disk drive. According to one embodiment, if TA occurs, a cutoff frequency of a high-pass filter to which a data read signal is input is first increased and a loop gain of a low-order finite impulse response (FIR) filter connected in series to an FIR filter is also increased as high as possible. Next, a Viterbi decoder to which a signal is input from the low-order FIR filter provides feedback to the low-order FIR filter so that an input signal error becomes a minimum. Tap coefficients of the low-order FIR filter are thus optimized.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands, B.V.Inventors: Masaomi Ikeda, Takao Matsui, Masahiko Koizumi, Masato Taniguchi, Kohji Nakao, Hideaki Maeda
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Patent number: 7719785Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention help to accomplish accurate and reliable clearance control. In one embodiment of the present invention, a disk drive device adjusts the clearance between a head element portion and a disk with a heater on a slider. The clearance control according to the present embodiment incorporates the variation in heater power efficiency in the clearance variation depending on the radial position. The clearance variation in a unit of heater power varies depending on the radial position. Taking account of the variation in the heater power efficiency in the thermal fly-height control (TFC) depending on the radial position in addition to the clearance variation between the head element portion and the disk caused by variation in fly-height or attitude, accomplishes more accurate TFC.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Masato Taniguchi, Kenji Tasaka, Yasunori Kawamoto, Takuma Ito, Masaharu Kawamura
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Patent number: 7661187Abstract: The present invention relates to providing the manufacturing method for a magnetic disk drive that includes the process steps of detecting and processing in a simplified way the defective sectors causing a reading error at low operating environmental temperatures. In one example, defective sectors are detected by read/write testing at high operating environmental temperatures from, for example, 40° C. to 65° C. Reading the data written on the defective sectors makes it obvious that the gain in a high-frequency band is reduced. After test data has been written onto each sector, the filtering coefficient of an FIR element that is set for a data-reading system is changed from the optimum value. The frequency gain is thus reduced. Next, the test data is read and the sectors that have caused a reading error are registered as defectives.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Masato Taniguchi, Michio Nakajima, Kaoru Umemura
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Publication number: 20090086367Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention help to accomplish accurate and reliable clearance control. In one embodiment of the present invention, a disk drive device adjusts the clearance between a head element portion and a disk with a heater on a slider. The clearance control according to the present embodiment incorporates the variation in heater power efficiency in the clearance variation depending on the radial position. The clearance variation in a unit of heater power varies depending on the radial position. Taking account of the variation in the heater power efficiency in the thermal fly-height control (TFC) depending on the radial position in addition to the clearance variation between the head element portion and the disk caused by variation in fly-height or attitude, accomplishes more accurate TFC.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Masato Taniguchi, Kenji Tasaka, Yasunori Kawamoto, Takuma Ito, Masaharu Kawamura
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Patent number: 7481130Abstract: A vehicle steering telescopic shaft having a male shaft and a female shaft so fitted to each other as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. First torque transmitting members are disposed between the male shaft and the female shaft, and roll when the male shaft and the female shaft make relative movements in axial directions. Elastic members are disposed adjacent in a radial direction to the first torque transmitting members and restrict them when rotated and apply a pre-load to the male shaft and the female shaft through the first torque transmitting members when not rotated. Second torque transmitting members are provided between the male shaft and the female shaft, and slide when the male shaft and the female shaft make the relative movements in the axial directions, and transmit a torque when rotated.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhisa Yamada, Akihiro Shoda, Atsushi Ozawa, Masato Taniguchi
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Patent number: 7457067Abstract: Embodiments of the invention make it possible to conduct stable recording on a magnetic disk, even in case of changes in flying height due to thermal protrusion. In one embodiment, a compensatory recording current value A2 is used when a first section of user data is recorded in the required number of data sectors from the data sector of the starting address for recording the user data to the data sector of an intermediate address. A recording current value A3 smaller than the compensatory recording current value is used when a second section of user data is recorded in the data sectors existing from the data sector of the intermediate address towards the ending address.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Yumi Nagano, Michio Nakajima, Toyomi Ohsawa, Masato Taniguchi