Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Takami
Yasuhiro Takami 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: 11990614Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an active material including a composite oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure. The composite oxide is represented by general formula LiaTibNb2?2dMc+2dO2b+5+3c. Here, M is one selected from the group consisting of W and Mo, 0?a?b+4+3c, 0<b<2?2d, and 0<c<2?4d.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazuki Ise, Hirofumi Yasumiishi, Keigo Hoshina, Yasuhiro Harada, Norio Takami
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Patent number: 11984588Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material represented by a general formula Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1?s(Nb1?t?uTatM?u)sO2. Here, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Mo, Hf, and W, M? is at least one selected from the group consisting of K, P, Fe, Si, Na, Cu and Zn, and 1.0?x?1.3, 0?a?0.9, 0?b?1.0, 0?c?0.8, 0?d?0.5, a+b+c+d=1, 0.005?s?0.3, 0.0005?t?0.1, and 0?u?0.3 are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tetsuya Sasakawa, Yasuhiro Harada, Norio Takami
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Patent number: 11978897Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes an Nb2TiO7 phase and at least one Nb-rich phase selected from the group consisting of an Nb10Ti2O29 phase, an Nb14TiO37 phase, and an Nb24TiO64 phase. The active material includes potassium and phosphorus, and a total concentration of potassium and phosphorus in the active material is in the range of 0.01% by mass to 5.00% by mass. An average crystallite diameter is in the range of 80 nm to 150 nm. In a particle size distribution chart obtained by a laser diffraction scattering method, D10 is 0.3 ?m or greater, and D90 is 10 ?m or less. The active material satisfies a peak intensity ratio represented by the following Formula (1). 0<IB/IA?0.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasuhiro Harada, Yorikazu Yoshida, Kakuya Ueda, Norio Takami
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Patent number: 11978349Abstract: A setting unit sets the operating mode of an aerial vehicle to a first operating mode that transmits, data generated by a host aerial vehicle and data received from another aerial vehicle to a processing device, or a second operating mode that transmits data generated by a host aerial vehicle to another aerial vehicle. At this time, setting unit sets the operating modes of each of a plurality of aerial vehicles using a setting method corresponding to the attributes of an airspace in which aerial vehicle flies, from among a plurality of setting methods that set the operating mode of aerial vehicle. The attributes of an airspace include attributes determined in accordance with a degree of importance pertaining to the process of transmitting data from aerial vehicle to a server device and/or attributes determined in accordance with the extent to which processes are distributed among a plurality of aerial vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kaori Niihata, Tadao Takami, Koji Ishii, Hiroshi Kawakami, Yuichiro Segawa, Yasuhiro Kitamura
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Publication number: 20240136497Abstract: An electrode material may include an active material particle containing: a niobium-titanium composite oxide having an average composition in which a molar ratio of niobium to titanium (MNb/MTi) is greater than 2; and at least one element A selected from the group consisting of potassium, iron and phosphorus. The active material particle may contain the element A at a concentration in the range of 100 ppm to 2000 ppm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasuhiro HARADA, Kazuomi YOSHIMA, Norio TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20240105917Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an active material including a niobium titanium-containing oxide phase and a carbon coating layer. The niobium titanium-containing oxide phase contains a niobium titanium-containing oxide having a monoclinic structure and Na, and a Na content therein is 0 ppm or more and 100 ppm or less. The carbon coating layer coats at least a part of the niobium titanium-containing oxide phase, and contains 0.001% or more of carboxyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasuhiro HARADA, Taro FUKAYA, Yasunobu YAMASHITA, Kakuya UEDA, Yoshiaki MURATA, Norio TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20240097274Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group, including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The separator includes at least one metal-element containing portion containing a metal element. The at least one metal-element containing portion is provided on a surface of the separator in contact with the negative electrode. The at least one metal-element containing portion contains at least one selected from a group consisting of a metal, a metallic oxide, and a metallic fluoride. An area of the at least one metal-element containing portion is in a range of 0.3 mm2 to 3.2 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasunobu YAMASHITA, Kakuya UEDA, Mitsuhiro OKI, Yasuhiro HARADA, Norio TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20240088385Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a niobium-titanium oxide is provided. The niobium-titanium oxide satisfies Formulae (1) to (3) below in an L*a*b* color space according to Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 8722:2009: 95.0?L*?100??(1) ?1.0?a*?1.0??(2) ?1.0?b*?6.0??(3).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshiaki MURATA, Kakuya UEDA, Yasuhiro HARADA, Kazuki ISE, Norio TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20240079576Abstract: A niobium-titanium-based oxide includes niobium-titanium-based oxide particles, wherein an Si2p peak area and an Nb3d peak area, as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for the niobium-titanium-based oxide particles, satisfy a ratio A of 0.40?A?1.0, provided that the ratio A is the Si2p peak area/the Nb3d peak area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kakuya UEDA, Yoshiaki MURATA, Yasuhiro HARADA, Norio TAKAMI, Shinsuke MATSUNO
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Patent number: 8580955Abstract: The present invention provides a method for purifying cellobiose which comprises the steps of (A) preparing a cellobiose-containing sugar solution; (B) increasing the rate of cellobiose present in the sugar solution relative to the total saccharides present therein up to at least 50% by mass; and (C) crystallizing cellobiose; and a method for preparing cellobiose having a high content of the ?-anomer thereof which comprises the step of drying a cellobiose-containing sugar solution having a rate of cellobiose of at least 90% by mass relative to the total saccharides present therein while maintaining the sugar solution at a temperature ranging from 80 to 95° C. These methods of the present invention permit the economical preparation of cellobiose having considerably improved purity and recovery rate, without using any complicated process. Moreover, the present invention also permits the preparation of cellobiose highly soluble in water.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Japan Chemical Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kensaku Shimada, Takashi Ichihara, Takahiko Tsumiya, Yasuhiro Takami, Mikie Fukushima
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Publication number: 20110263843Abstract: The present invention provides a microwave radiating device which treats a radiated material by microwave irradiation; and further provides a method of producing a sugar ingredient from a plant material. The microwave radiating device of the present invention is equipped with an irradiating means which has a microwave radiating source, and containers which accept radiated material inside. Further, the container of the device has supply means which provides radiated material to the container, and discharge means which discharges radiated material from the container, and a microwave receiving section which makes microwaves that irradiate from radiating means, penetrate into the container through the medium of dielectric material. Further, there is provided at least one layer that is composed of non-dielectric material, between the atmosphere of the inner side and the outer side of the container. Yet, irradiating means and the above container are connected in a removable mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicants: Japan Chemical Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Takashi Watanabe, Naoki Shinohara, Tomohiko Mitani, Masafumi Oyadomari, Yasunori Ohashi, Pradeep Verma, Takahiko Tsumiya, Hisayuki Sego, Yasuhiro Takami
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Publication number: 20090281305Abstract: The present invention provides a method for purifying cellobiose which comprises the steps of (A) preparing a cellobiose-containing sugar solution; (B) increasing the rate of cellobiose present in the sugar solution relative to the total saccharides present therein up to at least 50% by mass; and (C) crystallizing cellobiose; and a method for preparing cellobiose having a high content of the ?-anomer thereof which comprises the step of drying a cellobiose-containing sugar solution having a rate of cellobiose of at least 90% by mass relative to the total saccharides present therein while maintaining the sugar solution at a temperature ranging from 80 to 95° C. These methods of the present invention permit the economical preparation of cellobiose having considerably improved purity and recovery rate, without using any complicated process. Moreover, the present invention also permits the preparation of cellobiose highly soluble in water.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2006Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicants: MATSUTANI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD., Japan Chemical Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kensaku Shimada, Takashi Ichihara, Takahiko Tsumiya, Yasuhiro Takami, Mikie Fukushima
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Patent number: 6133997Abstract: A system for spotting moving objects based on a plurality of artificial satellites including: a step of taking images at the same point in time by using imaging devices respectively mounted on at least two units of artificial satellites located separately from one another of which the positions can be defined at every moment in time; a step of discriminating a large number of stars at infinity and a small number of moving objects located near the earth through a synthetic processing by superimposing upon one another at least two images of spots obtained from the image taking at the respective satellites; and a step of specifying the positions of the discriminated moving objects from data of images forming positions of the moving objects on the basis of the large number of stars at infinity.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: National Space Development Agency of JapanInventors: Koji Yamawaki, Yasuhiro Takami, Yoko Nishio, Yutaka Kaneko, Takahiro Kinoshita