Patents by Inventor Takeru Sato

Takeru Sato 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).

  • Publication number: 20240174201
    Abstract: A vehicle cleaning system includes: a vehicle; and a cleaning robot that cleans the vehicle. Further, the vehicle and the cleaning robot mutually perform communication of information necessary for cleaning, and perform cleaning at appropriate timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji HOSHI, Teruaki HAIBARA, Masaaki SATO, Takeru SHIRASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240140310
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a camera configured to capture surroundings around the vehicle; a receiver; a display device; and a controller configured to display an image that the camera is currently capturing on the display device with reception of a signal transmitted from a vehicle washer by the receiver as a trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki SATO, Takeru SHIRASAWA, Teruaki HAIBARA, Kenji HOSHI
  • Publication number: 20240144699
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an object sensor configured to detect an object around the vehicle; a warning device configured to alert a driver when an object is detected by the object sensor at a position at which a distance from the vehicle is less than or equal to a threshold; a receiver; and a controller configured to reduce the threshold when the receiver receives a signal transmitted from a vehicle washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki SATO, Takeru SHIRASAWA, Teruaki HAIBARA, Kenji HOSHI
  • Publication number: 20190334842
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology which, by means of live streaming that freely switches between conversations with any fan, fosters the anticipation in viewers that they could be selected at any time and thus encourages more viewers to participate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Takeru SATO
  • Patent number: 8034975
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a highly pure ammonium succinate solution including the steps of (A) producing calcium succinate trihydrate by crystallization fermentation of a microorganism; (B) converting calcium succinate trihydrate to calcium succinate monohydrate by transition crystallization; (C) separating the calcium succinate monohydrate crystals; (D) substituting the calcium salt in the calcium succinate monohydrate with ammonium salt resulting in an ammonium succinate solution; and (E) removing the solid calcium carbonate from the ammonium succinate solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyohiko Nishi, Hiroshi Kaneko, Hirofumi Tasaki, Masaki Koga, Tetsuo Tanegawa, Seisaku Furuya, Kenji Fujiwara, Takeru Sato
  • Publication number: 20100094051
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a highly pure ammonium succinate solution including the steps of (A) producing calcium succinate trihydrate by crystallization fermentation of a microorganism; (B) converting calcium succinate trihydrate to calcium succinate monohydrate by transition crystallization; (C) separating the calcium succinate monohydrate crystals; (D) substituting the calcium salt in the calcium succinate monohydrate with ammonium salt resulting in an ammonium succinate solution; and (E) removing the solid calcium carbonate from the ammonium succinate solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Kiyohiko Nishi, Hiroshi Kaneko, Hirofumi Tasaki, Masaki Koga, Tetsuo Tanegawa, Seisaku Furuya, Kenji Fujiwara, Takeru Sato
  • Patent number: 5885005
    Abstract: A bearing device where a sliding bearing rotatably supporting a shaft is molded with an inexpensive sintered material, three asymmetrical circular arc-shaped radial bearings are formed in the inner peripheral surface of the shaft, taper land-shaped thrust bearings are formed in the opposite end surfaces of the radial bearing surface, T-shaped bubble removing means which is constituted by axial and radial flow passages formed in the shaft opposed to the radial bearing is provided, and magnetic fluid is used as a lubricant. A magnetic disk unit using the bearing device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Japan Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Nakano, Takashi Kono, Kenji Tomida, Tomoaki Inoue, Hiroshi Nishida, Yuji Nishimura, Takeru Sato, Sachio Hatori
  • Patent number: 5616786
    Abstract: A method of obtaining optically active anhydrous phenylalanine crystals from an aqueous solution containing optically active phenylalanine, which involves crystallizing and precipitating optically active phenylalanine from an optically active phenylalanine super-saturated solution at a temperature, T, wherein the super-saturated solution is required to have an osmotic pressure .pi. (mOsm/kg.H.sub.2 O) which is related to said temperature T in accordance with the following formula (I):.pi..gtoreq.10,500-450T+4.4T.sup.2 (I),wherein the method provides anhydrous crystals having excellent handleability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takeru Sato, Chiaki Sano
  • Patent number: 4666838
    Abstract: A process for producing L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine alkyl or aryl esters wherein L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine which is esterified with an alkyl group having at least two carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, are contacted in an aqueous medium with particular microorganisms or enzyme fractions from these microorganisms and the condensed product crystallizes out due to insolubility in the aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenzo Yokozeki, Eiji Majima, Yoshiteru Hirose, Takeru Sato, Toshihide Yukawa