Patents by Inventor Toru Sakaguchi
Toru Sakaguchi 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: 20240141081Abstract: A fluororesin including a residue unit of formula (1) and having a haze value equal to 2% or less of a heat-press molded product (thickness 1 mm) with a small haze value of a melt-molded product and a method for producing the same, Rf1, Rf2, Rf3 and Rf4 each independently represent one of the groups consisting of a fluorine atom, a linear perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a branched perfluoroalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, and a cyclic perfluoroalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, the perfluoroalkyl group may have an ethereal oxygen atom, Rf1, Rf2, Rf3 and Rf4 may be linked to each other to form a ring having 4 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms, and the ring may include an ethereal oxygen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Kota SAKAGUCHI, Tomoya SHIMONO, Tomonari NAGAI, Kazunari IWANAGA, Shohei YUMINO, Masao TANABIKI, Toru DOI
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Publication number: 20240076426Abstract: The present invention relates to resin particles including a residue unit represented by the following general formula (1) and having a volume average particle diameter equal to or more than 5 ?m and equal to or less than 2008 ?m, and a method for producing thereof. Fruthermore the present invention relates to a fluororesin comprising a residue unit represented by a general formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight Mw in a range of 5×104 to 3×105, and a yellow index of a heat-melted molded product (thickness 3 mm) after 24 h at 280° C. of equal to or less than 6, and a method for producing thereof. In the formula (1), Rf1, Rf2, Rf3, and Rf4 are each independently one of the groups consisting of a fluorine atom, a linear perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a branched perfluoroalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, or a cyclic perfluoroalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms. The perfluoroalkyl group may have an ethereal oxygen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei YUMINO, Tomoya SHIMONO, Kota SAKAGUCHI, Tomonari NAGAI, Kazunari IWANAGA, Masao TANABIKI, Toru DOI
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Publication number: 20230053390Abstract: A method performed by an information processing apparatus including a first display unit, and a terminal including a second display unit includes performing display control of screens to be displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit, wherein a first display control and a second display control are switchable in the display control, the first display control controlling a predetermined screen including secure information to be displayed on the first display unit and not to be displayed on the second display unit, and the second display control controlling the predetermined screen including the secure information to be displayed on the second display unit and not to be displayed on the first display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventor: Toru Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 11352053Abstract: A turning control device includes: a target steering angle calculation unit configured to calculate a target steering angle of a turning mechanism, based on a second steering angle of a steering mechanism; a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle, the third steering angle being either a first steering angle of the turning mechanism or the second steering angle, is in a range from a maximum steering angle that the third steering angle can take to a first threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the first threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; and a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle with the steering angle correction value.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Kitazume, Shoya Maruyama
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Patent number: 11260902Abstract: A turning control device includes: a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle that is either a first steering angle of a turning mechanism or a second steering angle of a steering mechanism, is in an angular range from a maximum angle to a threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; a steering angle correction value limiting unit configured to limit the steering angle correction value according to at least a steering state, the third steering angle, and angular velocity thereof; a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle of the turning mechanism with a limited steering angle correction value.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Kitazume, Shoya Maruyama
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Patent number: 11252289Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an image processing apparatus in which a plurality of applications operates, the image processing apparatus comprises: a selection unit that selects, from the plurality of applications, one or more applications used for performing setting of a function; a setting unit that sets whether a setup screen for the one or more applications selected by the selection unit is displayed in a first mode or a second mode; and a display unit that displays the setup screen for the one or more applications in the first mode or the second mode based on information set by the setting unit, wherein one or more functions available in a setup screen displayed in the second mode are fewer than functions available in a setup screen displayed in the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toru Sakaguchi
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Publication number: 20220041210Abstract: A turning control device includes: a target steering angle calculation unit configured to calculate a target steering angle of a turning mechanism, based on a second steering angle of a steering mechanism; a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle, the third steering angle being either a first steering angle of the turning mechanism or the second steering angle, is in a range from a maximum steering angle that the third steering angle can take to a first threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the first threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; and a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle with the steering angle correction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru SAKAGUCHI, Tetsuya KITAZUME, Shoya MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20210387669Abstract: A turning control device includes: a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle that is either a first steering angle of a turning mechanism or a second steering angle of a steering mechanism, is in an angular range from a maximum angle to a threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; a steering angle correction value limiting unit configured to limit the steering angle correction value according to at least a steering state, the third steering angle, and angular velocity thereof; a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle of the turning mechanism with a limited steering angle correction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru SAKAGUCHI, Tetsuya KITAZUME, Shoya MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20210112169Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an image processing apparatus in which a plurality of applications operates, the image processing apparatus comprises: a selection unit that selects, from the plurality of applications, one or more applications used for performing setting of a function; a setting unit that sets whether a setup screen for the one or more applications selected by the selection unit is displayed in a first mode or a second mode; and a display unit that displays the setup screen for the one or more applications in the first mode or the second mode based on information set by the setting unit, wherein one or more functions available in a setup screen displayed in the second mode are fewer than functions available in a setup screen displayed in the first mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Toru SAKAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10946891Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus that suppresses occurrence of an abnormal noise at end hitting without providing uncomfortable feeling of steering for a driver, attenuates impact force, and enables suppression of the abnormal noise without making a turning radius worse. The apparatus includes a viscoelastic model following control section that sets a viscoelastic model as a reference model within a predetermined range in front of a rack end, and outputs a control output to correct a current command value; and a rack end approach judging section that performs judgment of being in the predetermined range in front of the rack end based on steering position information; adjusts the control output based on at least the steering position information, a steering velocity and a steering state, and corrects the current command value by the adjusted control output.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Shoya Maruyama
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Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium to present a setting content
Patent number: 10891092Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, in a case where a mode for executing, by pressing a second software key, a function based on a setting content of the second software key without displaying a first screen with which a setting content of an application is changeable is set and a setting content identical to the setting content displayed on the pressed second software key is displayed on a third software key, a second screen that enables a user to check the setting content corresponding to the second software key is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toru Sakaguchi -
Publication number: 20200385052Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus that suppresses occurrence of an abnormal noise at end hitting without providing uncomfortable feeling of steering for a driver, attenuates impact force, and enables suppression of the abnormal noise without making a turning radius worse. The apparatus includes a viscoelastic model following control section that sets a viscoelastic model as a reference model within a predetermined range in front of a rack end, and outputs a control output to correct a current command value; and a rack end approach judging section that performs judgment of being in the predetermined range in front of the rack end based on steering position information; adjusts the control output based on at least the steering position information, a steering velocity and a steering state, and corrects the current command value by the adjusted control output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Toru SAKAGUCHI, Shoya MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20200346687Abstract: A control unit for an electric power steering apparatus that constitutes a model following control that an output of a controlled object follows-up to an output of a reference model, eliminates or reduces the occurrences of a noisy sound and a shock force at an end hitting without giving any uncomfortable steering feeling, takes a safety countermeasure against the model following control and suppresses the variation of the control output in a case that the safety countermeasure is excessively operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Toru SAKAGUCHI, Tetsuya KITAZUME
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Publication number: 20190384552Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, in a case where a mode for executing, by pressing a second software key, a function based on a setting content of the second software key without displaying a first screen with which a setting content of an application is changeable is set and a setting content identical to the setting content displayed on the pressed second software key is displayed on a third software key, a second screen that enables a user to check the setting content corresponding to the second software key is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Toru Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 10386768Abstract: A printer controller determines whether a cartridge refilled with a recording material is mounted on an image forming apparatus. If it is determined that the cartridge refilled with the recording material is mounted on the image forming apparatus, control for shifting a printer engine to a predetermined state is performed, raw data is acquired from the printer engine that has been shifted to the predetermined state, and a user is notified of the degree of wear of the cartridge based on the acquired raw data. On the other hand, if the printer controller determines that the cartridge refilled with the recording material is not mounted on the image forming apparatus, the printer controller acquires a predicted value from the printer engine, and notifies the user of the degree of wear of the cartridge based on the predicted value.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toru Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 10362190Abstract: An information processing apparatus that enables a user to install a desired module with ease. A plurality of modules are installed into a PC as an information processing apparatus for performing print processing in an MFP as an image processing apparatus. A usage form of the PC is set. Required ones of the plurality of modules are displayed based on the set usage form, and are installed into the PC.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Okazawa, Chie Ito, Hiroshi Oya, Naoki Morita, Toru Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 10241731Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a printer driver and a device service associated with the printer driver as an output port of a print job generated by the printer driver. The printer driver receives data in accordance with a print instruction from an application operating on the information processing apparatus, generates a print job based on the received data, and outputs the print job to the output port. The print job is sent to the device service by an operating system using internal loopback. The device service connects to a print apparatus via a port that is different from the output port of the information processing apparatus, receives the print job from the printer driver, transmits a first control command for obtaining status information to the print apparatus, obtains the status information of the apparatus, and accepts print data received through a receiving port.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Canon Kasbushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Oya, Naoki Morita, Takashi Okazawa, Toru Sakaguchi, Chie Ito
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Patent number: 10214232Abstract: A safe electric power steering apparatus with a good steering feeling is provided that includes a function for getting out from restraint of a lateral flow or a one-sided flow, and enables acquisition of a better effect that a driver's load is reduced in the lateral flow or the one-sided flow. The safe electric power steering apparatus corrects a current command value by a motor current correction value based on a motor correction signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Shoya Maruyama
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Publication number: 20190031229Abstract: A control unit of an electric power steering apparatus that configures a control system on the basis of a physical model of a rack (steering rack) mechanism, configures a model following control where an output of a controlled object follows an output of a reference model, makes a driver feel an appropriate reaction force, and suppresses uncomfortable feeling to the driver by pulling-tendency, is provided. The control unit of the electric power steering apparatus that assists and controls a steering system by driving a motor based on a current command value, includes a configuration of a model following control setting a viscoelastic model for a rack displacement as a reference model, performs a feedback control which inputs a shaft force corresponding to a road surface reaction force, and generates a virtual reaction force, by the configuration of the model following control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru SAKAGUCHI, Toshikazu ONOE
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Patent number: 10173719Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus that calculates a first current command value based on at least a steering torque and performs an assist-control of a steering system by driving a motor based on the first current command value, including: a configuration of a model following control including a viscoelastic model as a reference model within a predetermined angle at front of a rack end, wherein an offset is given to input or output of the viscoelastic model for preventing an overheat, resulting in suppressing a rack end hitting.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Toshikazu Onoe