Patents by Inventor Satoshi Murakami

Satoshi Murakami 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: 11977142
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to make a range of detection of the object by the transmission signal and the reception signal, variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Homma, Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20240132736
    Abstract: An object is to obtain a white ink which is easy to redisperse and is re-dispersible by being shaken several tens of times with weak force at most, or alternatively, without being shaken. As a solution, a white ink composition is provided which contains 50.0% by mass or less of a titanium oxide pigment treated with silica, alumina, and contains an organic compound in a solid content of the white ink composition, and contains 5.0 parts by mass or more of an alkali-soluble resin whose weight-average molecular weight is 28,000 to 100,000 relative to 100 parts by mass of the titanium oxide pigment, and further contains a water-dispersible resin and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KONISHI, Yuya WATANABE, Ryuta NODA, Masaki MURAKAMI, Satoshi HIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240124735
    Abstract: An object is to obtain an ink set capable of forming images of excellent image quality even when an acidic atmosphere, arising from use of a volatile acid in a pretreatment solution, is present in the vicinity of ink nozzles, etc. As a solution, an ink set containing a pretreatment solution and an ink composition is provided, wherein: the pretreatment solution contains an organic acid having a boiling point of 120° C. or lower at 1 atmospheric pressure; and the ink composition contains a pigment and an alkali-soluble resin having an acid value of 200 mgKOH/g or higher or crosslinked substance thereof accounting for 1.8% by mass or more in the ink composition, and further contains a water-dispersible resin and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KONISHI, Ryuta NODA, Masaki MURAKAMI, Masahiro UEKI, Satoshi HIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11958101
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a forged article, capable of improving the durability of a die for forging is provided. The method, includes forging a steel material, by using a die, by spraying or applying a water-soluble polymer lubricant containing 0.01 to 0.98 mass % of a water-soluble sulfate onto a working surface of the die, the die being made of a raw material having a constituent composition of by mass %, of 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 4.0 to 6.0% of Cr, 2.0 to 4.0% of (Mo+½W), 0.5 to 2.5% of (V+Nb), 0 to 1.0% of Ni, 0 to 5.0% of Co, 0.02% or less of N, and a remnant composed of Fe and impurities, and having hardness of 55 to 60 HRC, and the die including a nitrided layer or a nitrosulfidized layer on the working surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: PROTERIAL, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAIDO CHEMICAL CO., LTD., UMETOKU CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shouji, Shuho Koseki, Kenichi Inoue, Katsuhiro Obata, Satoshi Murakami, Naoki Hayashi, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Toshifumi Miyamoto, Toru Otomo, Nobuhiro Ikeda, Kousuke Uda, Takashi Ogisu
  • Patent number: 11940523
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission wave, a reception antenna that receives a reflected wave that is the reflected transmission wave, and a control unit that detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The electronic device transmits, to an information processing apparatus, sensing information based on the transmission signal and the reception signal at a location of the electronic device along with location information of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato, Takuya Homma
  • Publication number: 20240095388
    Abstract: A device management system includes a database and a request acceptance portion which accepts a connection request from a device. The connection request is a request for causing the request acceptance portion to execute access to the database. When the connection request is accepted from the device, the request acceptance portion sets a restriction rate according to a load amount of the database and selectively executes, by a ratio corresponding to the restriction rate, processing of permitting access to the database and processing of not permitting access to the database and notifying the device of an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Takashi Murakami, Satoshi Imai, Hisakazu Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 11920076
    Abstract: A fire retardant material comprising a carbon fiber which tensile elasticity is 700 GPa or more, and a fire retardant resin such as polycarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Koichi Yonemoto, Kiyoto Murakami, Satoshi Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20240072710
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to the present disclosure has one end connected to a DC voltage source and another end connected to a load, and includes: an inverter circuit which converts DC voltage from the DC voltage source to AC voltage to be outputted to the load, and includes a leg in which an upper arm and a lower arm each having a switching element, and a resistor, are connected in series, and a smoothing capacitor connected in parallel to the leg; a current detection circuit which detects voltage across the resistor, to detect current of the resistor; and a control circuit which controls the inverter circuit. The control circuit corrects the current value detected by the current detection circuit, using an operation condition of the inverter circuit, and controls the inverter circuit using the corrected current value. Thus, error occurring in the current detection circuit can be corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi MURAKAMI, Takahiro OKANOUE
  • Publication number: 20240014714
    Abstract: An Inverter-integrated rotating electrical machine includes: a rotating electrical machine including a rotor and a stator; a housing member forming a housing chamber that houses the rotating electrical machine; a cover member that covers an opening on one end side of the housing member in an axial direction and that includes a support portion rotatably supporting the rotor; a power switching element located between the cover member and the rotating electrical machine in the axial direction; and a smoothing capacitor located between the cover member and the rotating electrical machine in the axial direction. The cover member includes a cooler that cools the power switching element and the smoothing capacitor. The power switching element and the smoothing capacitor are connected to the cover member in a thermally conductive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota SATO, Yutaka HOTTA, Yuya MIZUNO, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Keita FUKUDA, Hirosato IHARA
  • Publication number: 20230291286
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a cooling member to be used for a rotary electric machine. The manufacturing method includes a preparation step for preparing a plurality of annular collapsible cores having radial projections and recesses, a stacking step for concentrically stacking the plurality of collapsible cores along a direction of extension of a rotational axis of the rotary electric machine, a casting step for pouring a material of the cooling member into a die with the plurality of collapsible cores stacked in the die so that the material covers outer peripheral surfaces and inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of collapsible cores, and a removal step for removing the plurality of collapsible cores after the casting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, ART METAL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki IKEDA, Toshihiko OKAZAWA, Satoshi MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230208300
    Abstract: A feedback control unit includes a controller which calculates a duty ratio for switching elements on the basis of a command value and a detection value of electrical information. A continuous/discontinuous current mode distinguishment unit includes a duty ratio increase/decrease distinguishment unit which performs distinguishment between increase and decrease in the duty ratio, and an output voltage detection value increase/decrease distinguishment unit which performs distinguishment between increase and decrease in a detection value of a voltage of second terminals. If the duty ratio has decreased and the detection value of the voltage has increased, or if the duty ratio has increased and the detection value of the voltage has decreased, the continuous/discontinuous current mode distinguishment unit determines that an operation mode is a discontinuous current mode, and feeds back a result of the determination to the feedback control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TANIGUCHI, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Akinu NAKABAYASHI, Ryota KONDO
  • Patent number: 11682996
    Abstract: An inverter is provided for driving a motor. A first capacitor, and a second capacitor including capacitors connected in series, are connected in parallel to a DC power supply. A switch circuit having switching elements is connected between the inverter and the second capacitor. A control circuit is provided for controlling the inverter and the switch circuit. The control circuit performs control to switch the switch circuit so as to supply current from the second capacitor to the inverter during 3-level operation, and supply current from both of the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the inverter during 2-level operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Yoshihiro Takeshima, Yoshiaki Ishiguro, Akira Nakagawa, Ryota Kondo
  • Publication number: 20230188015
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor includes: an inserting step of inserting a shaft into a shaft insertion hole in such a manner that a distance between a vertex of the shaft insertion hole having a non-circular shape and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft is equal to a first distance and a distance between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft and a side of the shaft insertion hole is equal to a second distance that is smaller than the first distance; and a fixing step of fixing the shaft to the laminated core by hydroforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi MURAKAMI, Yutaka HARA, Mariko SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230038757
    Abstract: A power converting apparatus that converts alternating-current power from an alternating-current power supply into direct-current power and outputs the direct-current power to a direct-current load includes at least two switching circuits connected in parallel with the direct-current load; a coupling reactor that includes at least three connection terminals with two of the at least three connection terminals connected to an alternating-current terminal of one switching circuit different from two switching circuits among the at least two switching circuits; and a control unit that performs, at least once in a half period of the alternating-current power supply, a simple switching control that short-circuits the coupling reactor to the alternating-current power supply through the two switching circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi ARISAWA, Takaaki TAKAHARA, Hajime TOYODA, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Keisuke UEMURA, Takahiko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11563368
    Abstract: A period from when switching elements S1, S4 at first diagonal positions in a full-bridge inverter are turned off at the same time to when switching elements S2, S3 at second diagonal positions are turned on at the same time, is defined as T1, and a period from when the switching elements S2, S3 at the second diagonal positions are turned off at the same time to when the switching elements S1, S4 at the first diagonal positions are turned on at the same time, is defined as T2. With a total length of T1 and T2 set to be constant, the lengths of T1 and T2 are controlled to be changed every switching cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Takahara, Hiroto Mizutani, Ryota Kondo, Satoshi Murakami, Hiroyasu Iwabuki, Kei Hayase
  • Publication number: 20230019205
    Abstract: A power conversion device and a motor system according to the present disclosure comprises an inverter circuit which is connected to a motor, a switch circuit, and a control circuit. The power conversion device and the motor system are characterized in that the inverter circuit and the switch circuit are capable of two-level operation and three-level operation, and the control circuit switches between the two-level operation and the three-level operation on the basis of the motor torque command and the rotational speed command. As a result, it is possible to reduce the total loss in the power conversion device and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi MURAKAMI, Yoshihiro TAKESHIMA, Yoshiaki ISHIGURO, Akira NAKAGAWA, Ryota KONDO
  • Publication number: 20220407446
    Abstract: An inverter is provided for driving a motor. A first capacitor, and a second capacitor including capacitors connected in series, are connected in parallel to a DC power supply. A switch circuit having switching elements is connected between the inverter and the second capacitor. A control circuit is provided for controlling the inverter and the switch circuit. The control circuit performs control to switch the switch circuit so as to supply current from the second capacitor to the inverter during 3-level operation, and supply current from both of the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the inverter during 2-level operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi MURAKAMI, Yoshihiro TAKESHIMA, Yoshiaki ISHIGURO, Akira NAKAGAWA, Ryota KONDO
  • Patent number: 11493197
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a plurality of LED elements; an LED substrate that comprises a plurality of subdivided regions arrayed in a circumferential direction at least at an outwardmost locus as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface; and cooling member(s) which are provided at surface(s) on a side opposite the mounting surface of the LED substrate and at which provided at each of the plurality of subdivided regions there are inlet port(s) for flow thereinto of cooling medium for cooling LED element(s), outlet port(s) that are for discharge of cooling medium and that are disposed more toward a center of the LED substrate than inlet port(s) as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the LED substrate, and flow passage(s) which connect inlet port(s) and outlet port(s) and through interior(s) of which cooling medium flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakatani, Takafumi Mizojiri, Satoshi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11432437
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes: a main body including a substrate to which a power conversion unit and a coil are provided; and a first heat dissipation portion which holds the substrate and dissipates heat of the substrate, wherein the substrate is formed by one sheet, the coil is formed integrally with the substrate, the first heat dissipation portion is fixed to a substrate first surface of the substrate, a heat dissipation second surface of the first heat dissipation portion has a coil cooling portion opposed to and abutting on a part where the coil is formed, of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Takahara, Satoshi Murakami, Ryota Kondo, Hiroyasu Iwabuki, Hiroyuki Higashino
  • Patent number: 11422423
    Abstract: A structure for preventing deteriorations of a light-emitting device and retaining sufficient capacitor elements (condenser) required by each pixel is provided. A first passivation film, a second metal layer, a flattening film, a barrier film, and a third metal layer are stacked in this order over a transistor. A side face of a first opening provided with the flattening film is covered by the barrier film, a second opening is formed inside the first opening, and a third metal layer is connected to a semiconductor via the first opening and the second opening. A capacitor element that is formed of a lamination of a semiconductor of a transistor, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, the first passivation film, and the second metal layer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toru Takayama, Satoshi Murakami, Hajime Kimura