Patents by Inventor Satoshi Ueno

Satoshi Ueno 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: 11958994
    Abstract: Provided is a decorative sheet having extremely good bleed-out suppression and long-term weather resistance maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Goto, Mayuko Komurasaki, Takashi Endoh, Toshiyuki Sakai, Masanori Ueno, Satoshi Furuta
  • Patent number: 11948754
    Abstract: A three-terminal capacitor includes a main body having a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape extending in a first direction and including first and second inner electrodes alternately laminated together with dielectric layers interposed therebetween, a pair of first outer electrodes on two end surfaces of the main body in the first direction and electrically connected to the first inner electrodes, and a second outer electrode electrically connected to the second inner electrodes. The main body includes a projecting portion projecting in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction at a position between the pair of first outer electrodes. The second outer electrode is provided on one surface of the projecting portion viewable when viewed in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Ito, Koichi Ikeda, Ken Takakura, Satoshi Yoshida, Syuichi Nabekura, Takahiro Hirao, Masanori Nakamura, Kyosuke Uno, Haruhiko Ueno, Yohei Mukobata
  • Publication number: 20240092092
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a holder, a pre-treatment head, a smoother, and a print head. The holder reciprocally moves while holding a recording medium. The pre-treatment head discharges a pre-treatment liquid onto a surface of the recording medium held by the holder. The smoother smooths the pre-treatment liquid, which is discharged onto the surface of the recording medium, along the surface of the recording medium by a movement of the holder. The print head discharges a printing liquid onto the surface of the recording medium with the pre-treatment liquid smoothed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi UENO, Muneyuki OKEGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11927558
    Abstract: Provided is a microelectrode having a layered structure, including a layer containing a polymer compound having an aromatic ring (polymer compound layer) and a layer containing a conductive material (conductive layer), wherein a thickness of the polymer compound layer is 10 to 900 nm, a thickness of the conductive layer is 0.3 to 10 nm, and the microelectrode has a three-dimensional curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuhiko Teshima, Yuko Ueno, Yui Ogawa, Yoshiaki Kashimura, Satoshi Sasaki, Shengnan Wang, Makoto Takamura, Hiroshi Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20240039022
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power supply control system includes a plurality of fuel cell systems mounted in an electric device that operates using electric power, a first controller configured to control the plurality of fuel cell systems in an integrated way, and a second controller configured to control the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs among the plurality of fuel cell systems. The second controller acquires a state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs and notifies the first controller of the state of the fuel cell system. The first controller controls power generation of each of the plurality of fuel cell systems on the basis of the state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs acquired by the second controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Takanori Mori, Kenji Taruya, Daishi Igarashi, Shuhei Sato, Satoshi Ueno, Kenichi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11690990
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microprojection unit (10) according to the invention involves: a microprojection tool forming step of forming a microprojection tool (1) by bringing a projecting mold part (11) into contact from one surface (2D) side of a base sheet (2A) including a thermoplastic resin, and thus forming a protrusion (3) that protrudes from another surface (2U) side, and withdrawing the projecting mold part (11) from the interior of the protrusion (3); a joining step of joining the one surface (2D) side of the base sheet (2A), in which the microprojection tool (1) has been formed, and a tip end of a base component (4); and a cutting step of cutting the base sheet (2A), to which the base component (4) has been joined, along a contour (4L) of the base component (4) at a position more inward than the base component's contour (4L) in a planar view of the base sheet (2A) as viewed from the microprojection tool (1) side, to manufacture a microprojection unit (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Niitsu, Satoshi Ueno
  • Patent number: 11633958
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a body and a carriage disposed inside the body. A head is mounted on the carriage. The head discharges ink onto a recording medium and generates ink mist. An ink mist collector includes a fan that generates an air current that circulates in an air flow direction inside the body. A filter collects the ink mist generated by the head. At least one duct adjusts the air flow direction. An encoder is mounted on the carriage. The encoder is disposed downstream from the fan and disposed upstream from the head in the air flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuguyori Kemma, Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Satoshi Ueno, Yuzo Obata, Kazuyoshi Kondo
  • Patent number: 11618432
    Abstract: A program update method includes a first step of acquiring a remaining capacity of electric power stored in an electric power storage device, a second step of acquiring an electric power amount required for the control device to update the control program, a third step of determining whether the remaining capacity is smaller than the electric power amount, a fourth step of charging the electric power storage device such that the remaining capacity becomes the electric power amount or larger when it is determined that the remaining capacity is smaller than the electric power amount in the third step, and a fifth step of causing the control device to update the control program when the remaining capacity becomes the electric power amount or larger in the fourth step. The first to fifth steps are performed when the vehicle is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichi Morii, Tsuyoshi Kokubo, Satoshi Ueno
  • Patent number: 11608052
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of suppressing vibration of a drive unit having an engine and a motor to be small and having high vehicle motion performance. The drive unit for travel of the vehicle includes an engine and a motor. The engine is a rotary engine and has an engine output shaft and an engine housing. The motor has a motor output shaft, a rotor, and a stator that are accommodated in a motor housing. The engine housing of the engine and the motor housing of the motor are directly joined to each other. The engine output shaft and the motor output shaft are directly joined to each other. The rotor of the motor has: a main body section that generates a rotational magnetic field with the stator; and a weight section that functions as a balance weight of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori
  • Patent number: 11586785
    Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to suitably provide three-dimensional property information. A floor-plan identifying unit that generates floor plan information on the basis of a floor plan image and a model generating unit that generates a three-dimensional model using the floor plan information are included. The floor-plan identifying unit includes: a line-segment detecting unit that detects a line segment corresponding to a wall on a floor plan, a segmentation processing unit that identifies a room region corresponding to a room on the floor plan, a character recognizing unit that recognizes a character string included in the floor plan image, a fixture detecting unit that detects a fixture sign included in the floor plan image, and an integration unit that identifies a type of room of the room region and complements a room structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LIFULL Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yota Ishida, Satoshi Ueno, Go Akiyama, Yoji Kiyota
  • Patent number: 11577599
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle, vehicle motion performance of which can be made high by downsizing a drive unit having an engine and a motor. A drive unit for vehicle travel has the engine and the motor. The motor is arranged adjacent to a rear side of the engine. In a housing of the motor, parts of oil control valves and motor cooling oil paths, through each of which motor cooling oil flows, are provided. The motor cooling oil flowing through first motor cooling oil paths exchanges heat with engine oil in a first heat exchanger. The motor cooling oil flowing through second motor cooling oil paths exchanges heat with an engine cooling coolant in a second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Kei Yonemori, Wataru Harazawa
  • Patent number: 11506108
    Abstract: In a cooling path of a motor, an oil control valve is provided between a motor cooling oil path and a first motor cooling path, a first heat exchanger is provided in the first motor cooling path, and a second heat exchanger is provided in a second motor cooling path. In a motor-drive mode, a valve control unit switches the oil control valve to the first motor cooling path side when an engine temperature is lower than a first threshold, and switches the oil control valve to the second motor cooling path side when the engine temperature is equal to or higher than the first threshold. In the first heat exchanger, motor cooling oil and engine oil exchange heat. In the second heat exchanger, the motor cooling oil and a coolant for the engine exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori
  • Patent number: 11465491
    Abstract: A drive unit has engines and a motor that are adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction. The engines are provided with an engine oil path and a coolant path for cooling. The motor is provided with a motor cooling oil path for cooling. A first heat exchanger, in which engine oil and motor cooling oil exchange heat, and a second heat exchanger, in which a coolant and the motor cooling oil exchange heat, are provided. A second size in vertical and lateral directions of the motor is smaller than a first size in the vertical and lateral directions of each of the engines. The second heat exchanger is attached to an upper portion of a side circumferential portion of the motor, and the first heat exchanger is attached to a lower portion of the side circumferential portion of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori
  • Publication number: 20220151223
    Abstract: A cell cryopreservation pretreatment operation plate includes a planar operation portion, a first recess for storing a treatment solution, a second recess for storing a treatment solution, a third recess for storing a treatment solution, and a fourth recess for storing discarded solutions. The planar operation portion includes, on a surface thereof, a first circular segment, second circular segment, and third circular segment for placing treatment solutions, an enlarged first circular segment enclosing the first circular segment, an enlarged second circular segment enclosing the second circular segment, and an enlarged third circular segment enclosing the third circular segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Kitazato Corporation
    Inventors: Futoshi INOUE, Keiichi KATO, Satoshi UENO
  • Publication number: 20220059855
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power supply control system includes a plurality of fuel cell systems mounted in an electric device that operates using electric power, a first controller configured to control the plurality of fuel cell systems in an integrated way, and a second controller configured to control the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs among the plurality of fuel cell systems. The second controller acquires a state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs and notifies the first controller of the state of the fuel cell system. The first controller controls power generation of each of the plurality of fuel cell systems on the basis of the state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs acquired by the second controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Takanori Mori, Kenji Taruya, Daishi Igarashi, Shuhei Sato, Satoshi Ueno, Kenichi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220001734
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of suppressing failure of an inverter while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost by unitizing an engine and a motor. A drive unit as a drive source for travel of the vehicle has the engine and the motor. A torque tube is connected to a rear portion of the motor. The torque tube covers a propeller shaft that is coupled to an output shaft of the drive unit. An inverter is arranged above the torque tube. The inverter is separated from the drive unit and is separated from the torque tube. A terminal of the inverter and a terminal of the motor are connected by three wire harnesses. Each of the wire harnesses has a wire length that is longer than a linear distance connecting the terminal and the terminal by the shortest distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Akihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20220001853
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of suppressing vibration of a drive unit having an engine and a motor to be small and having high vehicle motion performance. The drive unit for travel of the vehicle includes an engine and a motor. The engine is a rotary engine and has an engine output shaft and an engine housing. The motor has a motor output shaft, a rotor, and a stator that are accommodated in a motor housing. The engine housing of the engine and the motor housing of the motor are directly joined to each other. The engine output shaft and the motor output shaft are directly joined to each other. The rotor of the motor has: a main body section that generates a rotational magnetic field with the stator; and a weight section that functions as a balance weight of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori
  • Publication number: 20220003143
    Abstract: In a cooling path of a motor, an oil control valve is provided between a motor cooling oil path and a first motor cooling path, a first heat exchanger is provided in the first motor cooling path, and a second heat exchanger is provided in a second motor cooling path. In a motor-drive mode, a valve control unit switches the oil control valve to the first motor cooling path side when an engine temperature is lower than a first threshold, and switches the oil control valve to the second motor cooling path side when the engine temperature is equal to or higher than the first threshold. In the first heat exchanger, motor cooling oil and engine oil exchange heat. In the second heat exchanger, the motor cooling oil and a coolant for the engine exchange heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori
  • Publication number: 20220001740
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle, vehicle motion performance of which can be made high by downsizing a drive unit having an engine and a motor. A drive unit for vehicle travel has the engine and the motor. The motor is arranged adjacent to a rear side of the engine. In a housing of the motor, parts of oil control valves and motor cooling oil paths, through each of which motor cooling oil flows, are provided. The motor cooling oil flowing through first motor cooling oil paths exchanges heat with engine oil in a first heat exchanger. The motor cooling oil flowing through second motor cooling oil paths exchanges heat with an engine cooling coolant in a second heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Kei Yonemori, Wataru Harazawa
  • Publication number: 20220001741
    Abstract: A drive unit has engines and a motor that are adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction. The engines are provided with an engine oil path and a coolant path for cooling. The motor is provided with a motor cooling oil path for cooling. A first heat exchanger, in which engine oil and motor cooling oil exchange heat, and a second heat exchanger, in which a coolant and the motor cooling oil exchange heat, are provided. A second size in vertical and lateral directions of the motor is smaller than a first size in the vertical and lateral directions of each of the engines. The second heat exchanger is attached to an upper portion of a side circumferential portion of the motor, and the first heat exchanger is attached to a lower portion of the side circumferential portion of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Kei Yonemori