Patents by Inventor Takumi Kato
Takumi Kato 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: 11976583Abstract: The present invention relates to a reservoir tank for coolant that stores the coolant for cooling an internal combustion engine. The reservoir tank includes: a tank chamber that stores the coolant; an opening, which is disposed in an upper part of the tank chamber, through which the coolant flows in and flows out, and in a circumferential wall of which a breathing hole is formed; and a first communication passage, a second communication passage, and a third communication passage that respectively communicate with the opening and the tank chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Miyo Kitamura, Shinji Shimoyama, Keijiro Koide, Masahiro Kato, Tatsuya Kurimoto, Tatsuki Tanaka, Koji Sato, Takumi Tokinoya
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Patent number: 11979482Abstract: A detection system includes: a signal output unit configured to output, to a measurement target, a measurement signal that exhibits a predetermined temporal change; a signal measurement unit configured to measure a response signal, to the measurement signal, from the measurement target; a calculation unit configured to calculate an impulse response of the measurement target, based on a measurement result of the response signal measured by the signal measurement unit; and a detection unit configured to detect abnormality regarding the measurement target, based on the impulse response calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Satoru Sakurazawa, Isao Kato, Takanori Miyoshi, Yoichi Hata, Takumi Asaina
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Patent number: 11945920Abstract: Thermosensitive fine particles of the present invention include a side chain crystal polymer which is crystallized at a temperature lower than a melting point and which exhibits fluidity at a temperature equal to or more than the melting point. The side chain crystal polymer may include, as a monomer component, a (meth)acrylate having a straight-chain alkyl group having 14 or more carbon atoms. A mean particle diameter of the fine particles may be 0.1 to 50 ?m. The thermosensitive fine particles may include no organic solvents.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NITTA CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke Marutani, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Takashi Megumi, Hikaru Ito, Takumi Kato, Koji Yamashita
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Publication number: 20240077015Abstract: The present invention relates to a reservoir tank for coolant that stores the coolant for cooling an internal combustion engine. The reservoir tank includes: a tank chamber that stores the coolant; an opening, which is disposed in an upper part of the tank chamber, through which the coolant flows in and flows out, and in a circumferential wall of which a breathing hole is formed; and a first communication passage, a second communication passage, and a third communication passage that respectively communicate with the opening and the tank chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Miyo KITAMURA, Shinji SHIMOYAMA, Keijiro KOIDE, Masahiro KATO, Tatsuya KURIMOTO, Tatsuki TANAKA, Koji SATO, Takumi TOKINOYA
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Patent number: 11915843Abstract: A multicore cable includes a plurality of covered wires having a lubricant powder provided on surfaces thereof, and an outer sheath layer covering outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires. The outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires, and the outer sheath layer, make contact with one another via the lubricant powder. A coverage of the outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires by the lubricant powder is greater than or equal to 15%.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka Kato, Jo Yagisawa, Takumi Ooshima, Takaya Kohori
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Publication number: 20230411676Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode composed of a sintered body containing lithium cobaltate, a negative electrode, and a separator composed of a sintered body containing magnesia interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The lithium secondary battery further includes an intermediate layer between the positive electrode and the separator, the intermediate layer containing an oxide containing Co and Mg.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke MIZUKAMI, Yukinobu YURA, Ken SHIMAOKA, Takumi KATO, Yuki TANAKA, Aiko TAKAMATSU, Kengo OISHI
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Patent number: 11795279Abstract: A composite material which includes a thermoplastic matrix resin and carbon fibers A including carbon fiber bundles A1 in which Li/(Ni×Di2) satisfies 6.7×101 to 3.3×103, wherein the carbon fibers A have a fiber length of 5-100 mm and have a value of LwA1/(NA1ave×DA12) of 1.0×102 to 3.3×103, the carbon fiber bundles A1 having an average bundle width WA1 less than 3.5 mm and being contained in an amount of 90 vol % or larger with respect to the carbon fibers A A production method for producing a molded object from the composite material is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Teijin LimitedInventors: Makoto Ootsubo, Takeru Ohki, Guofei Hua, Akihisa Nomura, Shuhei Suzuki, Shuhei Onoue, Takumi Kato, Takashi Toyozumi
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Publication number: 20230204802Abstract: A ceramic scintillator according to the present embodiment has a composition represented by (Lu1-xPrx) a (Al1-yGay) bO12, wherein x, y, a, and b in the composition respectively satisfy 0.005?x?0.025, 0.3?y?0.7, 2.8?a?3.1, and 4.8?b?5.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Daichi USUI, Makoto HAYASHI, Takayuki YANAGIDA, Noriaki KAWAGUCHI, Takumi KATO, Daisuke NAKAUCHI, Hiromi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20230182406Abstract: A composite material containing reinforcing fibers A and a matrix resin, the reinforcing fibers A being discontinuous fibers having a fiber length of at least 5 mm and containing reinforcing fibers A1 having a bundle width of less than 0.3 mm and a reinforcing fiber bundle A2 having a fiber width of 0.3-3.0 mm, inclusive, wherein the coefficient of variation CViA2 of VfiA2 is 35% or less in at least a minimum bundle width zone (i=1) and a maximum bundle width zone (i=n) when the reinforcing fiber bundle A2 is divided into a pre-set plurality of bundle width zones (total number of bundle width zones n?3) and the volume ratio of the reinforcing fiber bundle A2 in each bundle width zone is VfiA2. Also, a method for producing a molded article which uses the composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Shuhei SUZUKI, Hodaka YOKOMIZO, Tetsuya YONEDA, Takumi KATO, YUKI SAIONJI, Yuki SAIONJI
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Publication number: 20230074903Abstract: Thermosensitive fine particles of the present invention include a side chain crystal polymer which is crystallized at a temperature lower than a melting point and which exhibits fluidity at a temperature equal to or more than the melting point. The side chain crystal polymer may include, as a monomer component, a (meth)acrylate having a straight-chain alkyl group having 14 or more carbon atoms. A mean particle diameter of the fine particles may be 0.1 to 50 ?m. The thermosensitive fine particles may include no organic solvents.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: NITTA CorporationInventors: Kosuke MARUTANI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Takashi MEGUMI, Hikaru ITO, Takumi KATO, Koji YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20220404646Abstract: A light shielding member of the present invention includes a first polarizing plate, a second polarizing plate facing the first polarizing plate, and a thermosensitive sheet interposed between the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate, in which the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate are positioned so that their respective transmission axes are different from each other, and the thermosensitive sheet contains a side chain crystal polymer that crystallizes at a temperature lower than the melting point and exhibits fluidity at a temperature of the melting point or higher. The light shielding member may transmit light at a temperature lower than the melting point and may not transmit light at a temperature of the melting point or higher, when light travels from one of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate toward the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: NITTA CorporationInventors: Kosuke MARUTANI, Takumi KATO, Takashi MEGUMI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Koji YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 11373198Abstract: An evaluation device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an extractor configured to extract data related to a brand preset by a company or an organization from data collected from an information medium, and a calculator configured to calculate a first index value indicating a frequency of appearance of a first term indicating content expected by the company or organization in the data extracted by the extractor and a second index value indicating a frequency of appearance of a second term indicating a response of a customer in the extracted data.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Kato, Mai Takemoto, Naotada Ishibashi, Yosuke Inoue
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Publication number: 20210344347Abstract: A DLL circuit includes: a time difference amplifier circuit that includes current sources for setting a time difference amplification factor and an input time difference range, and amplifies, to a first signal and a second signal which are input, a time difference between edges which are change points of logic levels respectively included in the first and second signals, using the current sources and outputting a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal obtained; a phase comparison circuit that calculates a phase difference between the first and second amplified signals output and outputs a phase difference signal indicating the phase difference calculated; and a variable delay circuit that delays the second signal by an amount of delay depending on the phase difference indicated by the phase difference signal output from the phase comparison circuit and outputs the delayed second signal as a delayed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Takumi KATO, Kazuo MATSUKAWA, Toshiaki OZEKI
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Publication number: 20210302547Abstract: A distance-measuring imaging device includes: a timing controller that outputs one or more timing signals; a light receiver that receives reflected light that is light emitted by a light source and reflected by a subject; a phase adjustment circuit that outputs at least one signal out of a light emission control signal and an exposure control signal, based on the one or more timing signals, the light emission control signal being used for causing the light source to emit light to the subject, the exposure control signal being used for causing the light receiver to start exposure. The phase adjustment circuit includes one or more DLL circuits each of which determines, for at least one of the one or more timing signals, at least one of a phase of a rising edge or a phase of a falling edge of the at least one signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Toshiaki OZEKI, Kazuo MATSUKAWA, Takumi KATO, Mitsuhiko OTANI
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Publication number: 20210108040Abstract: A composite material includes a thermoplastic matrix resin and carbon fibers A including carbon fiber bundles A1 in which Li/(Ni×Di2) is 6.7×101 to 3.3×103, and a thermoplastic matrix resin. The carbon fibers A have a fiber length of 5-100 mm and the carbon fiber bundles A1 are contained in an amount of 80 vol % or larger but less than 100 vol % with respect to the carbon fibers A and wherein removal of the matrix resin from the composite material gives a carbon fiber mass which, when compressed to a thickness of Tf, has a repulsive force P of 0.05-1.00 MPa A method for producing the composite material including subjecting a composite composition to an impregnation treatment with a compression/impregnation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Teijin LimitedInventors: Shuhei Onoue, Takumi Kato, Takashi Toyozumi, Makoto Ootsubo, Takeru Ohki, Guofei Hua, Akihisa Nomura
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Publication number: 20210054543Abstract: The present invention provides a fixed carbon fiber bundle to which a fixing agent is adhered, wherein the fixing agent adheres to an area comprising at least 50% of at least one side of a carbon fiber bundle, the average thickness of the fixed carbon fiber bundle is 180 ?m or less, and the separated fiber tear load is 0.02 N to 1.00 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Teijin LimitedInventors: Takumi Kato, Shuhei Onoue
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Publication number: 20200369843Abstract: A composite material which includes a thermoplastic matrix resin and carbon fibers A including carbon fiber bundles A1 in which Li/(Ni×Di2) satisfies 6.7×101 to 3.3×103, wherein the carbon fibers A have a fiber length of 5-100 mm and have a value of LwA1/(NA1ave×DA12) of 1.0×102 to 3.3×103, the carbon fiber bundles A1 having an average bundle width WA1 less than 3.5 mm and being contained in an amount of 90 vol % or larger with respect to the carbon fibers A A production method for producing a molded object from the composite material-is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Teijin LimitedInventors: Makoto Ootsubo, Takeru Ohki, Guofei Hua, Akihisa Nomura, Shuhei Suzuki, Shuhei Onoue, Takumi Kato, Takashi Toyozumi
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Publication number: 20190118487Abstract: The problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a method for producing a joined body that reduces springback and can maintain high joining strength. The above problem is solved by a method for producing a joined body. The method includes heating a contact expected surface (a) of a molded body (A) containing carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin, brining the heated contact expected surface (a) into contact with a contact expected surface (b) of a molded body (B) containing a thermoplastic resin; and joining the molded body (A) and the molded body (B). Contact surfaces (c) formed by contacting the contact expected surface (a) with the contact expected surface (b) includes a three-dimensional curved surface. The contact expected surface (a) is heated by using an infrared radiation mechanism capable of selectively infrared radiating the contact expected surface (a).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Teijin LimitedInventors: Takumi Kato, Yasunori Nagakura
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Publication number: 20190002762Abstract: Provided is a dosimeter capable of reading out a dose multiple times and excellent in biological tissue equivalence, and a radiation measuring method using this dosimeter. The dosimeter includes a detecting element containing magnesium oxide and a dose measuring system thereof is a radio-photoluminescence system. The detecting element preferably comprises a single-crystal body or a sintered body of magnesium oxide, and more preferably further contains a rare-earth element such as samarium. Moreover, the radiation measuring method uses the above-described dosimeter and the dose measuring system thereof is a radio-photoluminescence system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Takayuki Yanagida, Go Okada, Kentaro Fukuda, Kentaro Matsuo, Takumi Kato
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Publication number: 20180336580Abstract: An evaluation device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a feature extractor configured to extract a first feature value of a first design which is an evaluation target, a similarity calculator configured to calculate similarity between the first design and each of a plurality of existing second designs on the basis of the first feature value extracted by the feature extractor, and a predictor configured to predict a customer's impression of the first design on the basis of similarity calculated by the similarity calculator and information indicating a customer's impression of each of the second designs previously acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventor: Takumi KATO