Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shibata
Satoshi Shibata 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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Publication number: 20240149940Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor configured to execute a reaction force control process. The reaction force control process includes a reaction force torque calculation process of calculating a reaction force torque operation amount. The reaction force torque calculation process includes a deviation compensation calculation process of calculating a deviation-compensating component. The deviation compensation calculation process includes a process of calculating a positional deviation, a process of calculating the deviation-compensating component based on the positional deviation, and a process of switching among a plurality of calculation states for calculating the deviation-compensating component. The process of switching among the calculation states is a process of permitting switching among the calculation states on the condition that a permission condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi MATSUDA, Isao NAMIKAWA, Koji ANRAKU, Tomoyuki IIDA, Kenji SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20240150370Abstract: The present disclosure provides bicyclic pyridine derivatives. A compound represented by formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is a oxygen atom, sulfur atom, NR, or CR?R?, n is 0 or 1, R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R2d, R, R? and R? are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, or an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, or two of R2a, R2b, R2c, R2d, R, R?, and R?, together with a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 3- to 6-membered saturated carbocyclic ring or saturated heterocyclic ring, and R3a, R3b, R3c and R5a and R5b, are as defined in the description.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi ADACHI, Hidefumi YOSHINAGA, Hajime SHIBATA, Yusuke SHIODA, Riko NAGAHAMA
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Publication number: 20240144148Abstract: Provided is a technique for facilitating evaluation of a relationship between persons in work. An information processing device according to one embodiment includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an achievement value for each work representing an achievement of each work obtained when a plurality of workers is combined and allocated to the work; a calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value for each work by comparing the achievement value for each work with a reference value; a determination unit that determines quality of a relationship between the plurality of workers based on the evaluation value for each work; and a setting unit that sets, based on a result of the determination, a relationship value numerically representing the quality of the relationship between the plurality of workers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240055671Abstract: A bipolar lead-acid storage battery has both life performance to withstand long-term operation and high capacity performance. Positive electrode current collector plates include a lead alloy sheet, a mass loss per total surface area of a test piece is 100 mg/cm2 or less when measured after the test piece is placed in sulfuric acid at a concentration of 38 mass % maintained at a temperature of 60° C., and a continuous anodization performed at a constant potential of 1,350 mV on a reference electrode for 28 days. A thickness of the collector plate arranged on one surface of a substrate that covers both a side of a positive electrode and a side of a negative electrode of a cell member is between 0.10 mm and 0.50 mm, and a ratio of a volume of the current collector plate to a rated capacity of the battery is between 0.11 and 0.67.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Satoshi Shibata, Hideaki Yoshida, Ryo Tainaka, Naoki Nakakita
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Publication number: 20240021886Abstract: A bipolar storage battery includes cell members arranged with spacing in a stacked manner, each of the cell members including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and space-forming members forming a plurality of spaces individually accommodating the plurality of cell members. A value obtained by dividing the distance between a positive active material layer and a negative active material layer placed in a position facing the positive active material layer by the sum of the thickness of the positive active material layer and the thickness of the negative active material layer is 1.1 or more. The bipolar storage battery may suppress local use of active material during charging and discharging to achieve uniform use of active material in a cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Ryo Tainaka, Hideaki Yoshida, Satoshi Shibata, Naoki Nakakita
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Publication number: 20240021883Abstract: During welding for manufacturing a bipolar storage battery, it is possible to reduce heat accumulation inside an electrical conductor and heat conductivity to a periphery of a through-hole by connecting current collector plates on both surfaces of a substrate. In the battery in which a positive electrode current collector plate and a negative electrode current collector plate of cell members adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other by an electrical conductor arranged in a through-hole and a plurality of cell members are electrically connected in series, an area of at least one of a connection surface of the electrical conductor with the positive electrode current conductor plate and a connection surface of the electrical conductor with the negative electrode current collector plate is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the electrical conductor parallel to the connection surface in a middle portion in a plate thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Hideaki Yoshida, Satoshi Shibata, Ryo Tainaka, Naoki Nakakita
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Publication number: 20240021884Abstract: A bipolar storage battery includes cell members arranged with spacing in a stacked manner, each of the cell members including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and separators interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, space-forming members including a substrate that forms a plurality of spaces individually accommodating the plurality of cell members, and a frame body surrounding a side surface of the cell member. Each of the plurality of separators has a first surface and a second surface with different surface roughness, and a surface in contact with at least the positive active material layer is a surface having a smaller (finer) surface roughness than the first surface or the second surface. This configuration may suppress local use of active material during charging and discharging to achieve uniform use of active material in a cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Naoki Nakakita, Hideaki Yoshida, Satoshi Shibata, Ryo Tainaka
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Publication number: 20230335710Abstract: A bipolar electrode for a bipolar lead-acid battery includes a base plate with a conduction through hole, a positive electrode stuck to a first surface of the base plate with an adhesion layer, and a negative electrode stuck to a second surface of the base plate with an adhesion layer. The bipolar electrode includes a conductor disposed in the through hole and has a bonding portion to which the positive electrode is electrically bonded on a first surface of the conductor and has a bonding portion to which the negative electrode is electrically bonded on a second surface of the conductor. The conductor has a projecting portion surrounding the periphery of the bonding portion on both the first surface and the second surface. By preventing contamination of the bonding portion with an adhesive, the bonding reliability between a positive electrode lead layer and a negative electrode lead layer is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Yasuo Nakajima, Hiroki Tanaka, Kenichi Suyama, Akira Tanaka, Yoshinobu Taira, Kenji Hirota, Satoshi Shibata
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Publication number: 20230311076Abstract: A polymer flocculant mixing and dissolving system comprising: a mixing tank (2) in which a solid polymer flocculant is mixed with water used as a solvent; a liquid feed unit (3) for feeding an aqueous solution containing the polymer flocculant from the mixing tank; a regenerative mixer (4A,4B) used to mix and dissolve the polymer flocculant by applying pressure to the aqueous solution containing the polymer flocculant fed from the liquid feed unit while forming a vortex flow; a process channel (61) through which the aqueous solution that has passed through the regenerative mixer is fed to a downstream process; a circulation channel (62) through which the aqueous solution is returned to a position on an upstream side of the liquid feed unit; and a flow rate adjusting unit (6) for adjusting a balance between a flow rate of the aqueous solution flowing through the process channel and a flow rate of the aqueous solution flowing through the circulation channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: TOMOE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo HIRAMATSU, Satoshi SHIBATA, Keiichi HATANO, Tetsuya OGIHARA
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Publication number: 20230317921Abstract: A bipolar electrode for a bipolar lead-acid battery includes a substrate (bipolar plate) in which a through hole for conduction is formed, a positive electrode bonded to one surface of the substrate with an adhesive layer, and a negative electrode bonded to another surface of the substrate with an adhesive layer. The substrate has, on each of the one surface and the other surface, a projecting portion surrounding an outer circumference of the through hole as an entry avoidance structure. The bipolar lead-acid battery includes multiple layers of the bipolar electrodes. By preventing adhesive from entering a through hole for conduction formed in a bipolar plate, the reliability of joining between a positive-electrode lead layer and a negative-electrode lead layer is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Yasuo Nakajima, Hiroki Tanaka, Kenichi Suyama, Akira Tanaka, Yoshinobu Taira, Kenji Hirota, Satoshi Shibata
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Patent number: 11674478Abstract: An air intake amount measurement device 200 includes an intake distributor 3 distributing intake air CYL to cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14, a temperature detector 202 detecting a temperature Ti of the intake air CYL, a pressure detector 201 for detecting a pressure Pi of intake air CL, and a computing unit 100 that computes an air intake amount mfcyl of the intake air CYL on the basis of the temperature Ti transmitted from the temperature detector 202 and the pressure Pi transmitted from the pressure detector 201. The temperature detector 202 detects the temperature Ti of the intake air CYL at a region W spanning, out of an inside of the intake distributor 3, a first branch portion 31 and a second branch portion 32.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Suzuki, Yuki Yoshita, Kazuya Ishida, Satoshi Shibata, Katsunori Ikemachi, Masayasu Takami, Tomohiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20230097421Abstract: An exemplary imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging region including a plurality of pixels; a peripheral region located outside of the imaging region; and a blockade region located between the imaging region and the peripheral region. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a pixel electrode to collect a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, and a first doped region electrically connected to the pixel electrode. In the peripheral region, a circuit to drive the plurality of pixels is provided. The blockade region includes a second doped region of a first conductivity type located between the imaging region and the peripheral region and a plurality of first contact plugs connected to the second doped region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Yoshihiro SATO, Satoshi SHIBATA, Ryota SAKAIDA
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Patent number: 11545525Abstract: An exemplary imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging region including a plurality of pixels; a peripheral region located outside of the imaging region; and a blockade region located between the imaging region and the peripheral region Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a pixel electrode to collect a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, and a first doped region electrically connected to the pixel electrode. In the peripheral region, a circuit to drive the plurality of pixels is provided. The blockade region includes a second doped region of a first conductivity type located between the imaging region and the peripheral region and a plurality of first contact plugs connected to the second doped region.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTFLLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Sato, Satoshi Shibata, Ryota Sakaida
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Publication number: 20220325682Abstract: An air intake amount measurement device 200 includes an intake distributor 3 distributing intake air CYL to cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14, a temperature detector 202 detecting a temperature Ti of the intake air CYL, a pressure detector 201 for detecting a pressure Pi of intake air CL, and a computing unit 100 that computes an air intake amount mfcyl of the intake air CYL on the basis of the temperature Ti transmitted from the temperature detector 202 and the pressure Pi transmitted from the pressure detector 201. The temperature detector 202 detects the temperature Ti of the intake air CYL at a region W spanning, out of an inside of the intake distributor 3, a first branch portion 31 and a second branch portion 32.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Yu SUZUKI, Yuki YOSHITA, Kazuya ISHIDA, Satoshi SHIBATA, Katsunori IKEMACHI, Masayasu TAKAMI, Tomohiro SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11255618Abstract: In this flat extruded aluminum multi-port tube, the corrosion-resistance, at inner surfaces of a plurality of flow passages independently and parallelly extending in the tube axial direction, is effectively enhanced. In a flat extruded aluminum multi-port tube 10 formed by an extrusion by employing an aluminum tube material and an aluminum sacrificial anode material having an electrochemically lower potential than the aluminum tube material, the aluminum sacrificial anode material is exposed to form a sacrificial anode portion 18 at least in a part of an inner circumferential portion in each of the plurality of flow passages 12.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ EXTRUSION CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Nakamura, Naoki Yamashita, Seiichi Nagao, Satoshi Shibata, Kazuhisa Naitou, Takeshi Okinotani, Susumu Ichikawa, Akira Itoh
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Publication number: 20210167363Abstract: A lead acid battery is described that makes it possible to suppress an increase in internal resistance and to accurately determine the state of charge or the state of degradation by a method of measuring the internal resistance. The lead acid battery includes an electrode plate group in which a plurality of positive electrode plates having a positive active material containing lead dioxide and a plurality of negative electrode plates having a negative active material containing metallic lead are alternately stacked with separators interposed therebetween. The electrode plate group is immersed in an electrolyte. The flatness of the positive electrode plates after chemical conversion is equal to or less than 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Satoshi Shibata, Shinya Suge, Hiroya Kaido
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Publication number: 20210074768Abstract: An exemplary imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging region including a plurality of pixels; a peripheral region located outside of the imaging region; and a blockade region located between the imaging region and the peripheral region Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a pixel electrode to collect a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, and a first doped region electrically connected to the pixel electrode. In the peripheral region, a circuit to drive the plurality of pixels is provided. The blockade region includes a second doped region of a first conductivity type located between the imaging region and the peripheral region and a plurality of first contact plugs connected to the second doped region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Yoshihiro SATO, Satoshi SHIBATA, Ryota SAKAIDA
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Publication number: 20210050513Abstract: An interconnect structure according to the present disclosure includes: an interconnect layer containing a metal element as a main component and extending in a direction; a metal layer opposite to the interconnect layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the interconnect layer and the metal layer. The solid electrolyte layer encloses the interconnect layer at least in a cross-sectional view taken along a plane orthogonal to the direction. The interconnect layer and the metal layer are electrically insulated from each other by the solid electrolyte layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Asami NISHIKAWA, Satoshi SHIBATA, Yu NISHITANI, Tetsuya ASANO, Takuji TSUJITA, Yuta SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 10910467Abstract: A capacitor includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a dielectric layer which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a hafnium oxide and a zirconium oxide. A thickness of the dielectric layer is 12 nm or more. The dielectric layer has a monoclinic crystal system structure. A concentration of hydrogen in the dielectric layer is 2.5×1021 atoms/cm3 or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeyoshi Tokuhara, Satoshi Shibata
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Patent number: 10693186Abstract: A solid electrolyte includes an oxynitride that contains an alkaline-earth metal, phosphorus, oxygen, and nitrogen. A P2p spectrum obtained by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement of the oxynitride contains a peak component originating from a P—N bond.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Shibata, Yu Nishitani, Takuji Tsujita