Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Kato

Yasuyuki 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).

  • Patent number: 11955390
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer evaluation method includes acquiring a reflection image as a bright-field image by receiving reflected light which is obtained when irradiating one surface side of a semiconductor wafer to be evaluated with light; acquiring a scattered image as a dark-field image by receiving scattered light which is obtained when irradiating the surface side of the semiconductor wafer with light; and obtaining a distance between a bright zone that is observed in the reflection image and a bright zone that is observed in the scattered image. The semiconductor wafer to be evaluated is a semiconductor wafer in which a chamfered surface is formed in a wafer outer peripheral edge section, and the method includes evaluating a shape of a boundary part between a main surface on the surface side irradiated with the light of the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated and a chamfered surface adjacent to the main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Nagasawa, Yasuyuki Hashimoto, Hirotaka Kato
  • Patent number: 11930510
    Abstract: A mobile station device that receives control information having a downlink control information format and addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier on a physical downlink control channel from a base station device. The mobile station device also transmits a random access preamble using a random access channel to the base station device based on receiving the control information which provides a random access order. The downlink control information format includes a first field for downlink resource assignment. In a first case that the downlink control information form at is used for the random access order, a fixed value is set to the first field, while in a second case in which the downlink control information format is used for downlink scheduling, a first value different from the fixed value is set to the first field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MIICS & PARTNERS JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Yamada, Yasuyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11849470
    Abstract: A communication system includes a terminal apparatus and a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus by carrier aggregation using a plurality of serving cells, where each of the plurality of serving cells has a different frequency. In addition, the terminal apparatus removes a measurement identity relevant to a serving cell of the plurality of serving cells based on that the serving cell was removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei Yamada, Katsunari Uemura, Yasuyuki Kato, Daiichiro Nakashima, Waho Oh
  • Publication number: 20230296666
    Abstract: A temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of a device under test (DUT) electrically connected to a socket, and includes: a fluid connector connected to a fluid supply source that supplies a fluid; a heat exchanger thermally connected to at least one of the DUT and a carrier holding the DUT in a state that the at least one of the DUT and the carrier is pressed against the socket; a first flow path passing through an inside of the heat exchanger; and a first swirl flow forming part that swirls a flow of the fluid to form a first swirl flow and supplies the first swirl flow to the first flow path, the first swirl swirling along an inner surface of the first flow path around a first central axis of the first flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Yamada, Aritomo Kikuchi, Yasuyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11716767
    Abstract: A mobile station apparatus detects a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature informed by a base station. In addition, the mobile station apparatus performs a random access using a randomly selected signature, in case of detecting a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei Yamada, Yasuyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11662724
    Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided to maintain an SOC level of the battery during autonomous operation of the vehicle. The control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously by controlling an engine, a motor, a steering system, a brake system etc. autonomously by a controller, and the vehicle is allowed to coast by manipulating a clutch. During autonomous operation of the vehicle, a first coasting mode in which the engine is stopped and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is higher than a threshold level, and a second coasting mode in which the engine is activated and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is lower than the threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahito Endo, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kensei Hata, Yasuyuki Kato, Yushi Seki, Katsuya Iwazaki, Hideaki Komada
  • Publication number: 20230132144
    Abstract: A mobile station device that receives control information having a downlink control information format and addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier on a physical downlink control channel from a base station device. The mobile station device also transmits a random access preamble using a random access channel to the base station device based on receiving the control information which provides a random access order. The downlink control information format includes a first field for downlink resource assignment. In a first case that the downlink control information form at is used for the random access order, a fixed value is set to the first field, while in a second case in which the downlink control information format is used for downlink scheduling, a first value different from the fixed value is set to the first field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei YAMADA, Yasuyuki KATO
  • Patent number: 11577670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a weather strip which can be easily attached to a grille of an automobile without the need of a clip. The weather strip is a weather strip which seals a gap between a grille and a hood of an automobile and includes (i) an attachment wall to be attached to the grille, (ii) a sealing wall which comes in elastic contact with the hood, and (iii) an insertion section to be inserted into a through hole. The insertion section includes a rear locking portion and a front locking portion which are locked in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Kubota, Yasuyuki Kato, Yuuji Goto
  • Patent number: 11482190
    Abstract: A configuration enables control of an image displayed on the display unit provided on the outer side of the transportation apparatus, such as a bus, resulting in increasing the degree of user attention and obtaining higher advertising effects. A display unit provided on an outer side of a transportation apparatus such as a bus; and an image control unit configured to execute control of a display image on the display unit, are included, and the image control unit executes control to change the display image on the display unit depending on a traveling state of the transportation apparatus. For example, the display image is varied depending on the states of whether the transportation apparatus is accelerating, decelerating, or constant speed traveling. Alternatively, an AR image using a real object near the transportation apparatus is generated for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arinobu Ueda, Yasuyuki Kato, Daisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20220309848
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a program, and an imaging device capable of promptly making notification of abnormality such as an accident. A signal processing device includes a recognition unit that recognizes content of a captured image imaged by an imaging unit, a text information generation unit that generates text information including data representing the recognized content of the captured image in characters, and a transmission control unit that controls transmission of the text information. The present technology may be applied to, for example, a system that makes notification of abnormality of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO HOSHINO, YASUYUKI KATO
  • Patent number: 11442447
    Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided to maintain an SOC level of the battery during autonomous operation of the vehicle. The control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously by controlling an engine, a motor, a steering system, a brake system etc. autonomously by a controller, and the vehicle is allowed to coast by manipulating a clutch. During autonomous operation of the vehicle, a first coasting mode in which the engine is stopped and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is higher than a threshold level, and a second coasting mode in which the engine is activated and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is lower than the threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahito Endo, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kensei Hata, Yasuyuki Kato, Yushi Seki, Katsuya Iwazaki, Hideaki Komada
  • Patent number: 11384059
    Abstract: A carrier for an ethylene epoxidation catalyst, the carrier comprising a porous alumina body formed of sintered particles of alumina in a substantial absence of inorganic binder species other than alumina, wherein the substantial absence of inorganic binder species corresponds to an amount of less than 0.6 wt % inorganic binder species other than alumina and comprises at least a substantial absence of silicon-containing species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Scientific Design Company, Inc., Noritake Co., Limited
    Inventors: Serguei Pak, Yasuyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11333743
    Abstract: A translucent cover (1012) defines a lamp chamber (1013) together with a housing (1011) while forming a portion of an outer face of a vehicle. A LiDAR sensor (1161) is disposed in the lamp chamber (1013) to detect external information of the vehicle. A half mirror (1162) is disposed in the lamp chamber (1013) so as to cover the LiDAR sensor (1161) from a side where the translucent cover (1162) is disposed. The translucent cover (1012) has a first transparency to visible light. The half mirror (1162) has a second transparency to the visible light that is lower than the first transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hori, Norimasa Yamamoto, Akitaka Kanamori, Akinori Matsumoto, Teruaki Yamamoto, Minami Katagiri, Yoshiaki Fushimi, Naoki Takii, Yasuyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11313705
    Abstract: A vehicle body front structure has: an object detection device disposed in a vehicle front end section of a vehicle to detect an object ahead of the vehicle; and a pair of bracket members which are spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and which support the object detection device. Each of the pair of bracket members includes: a forwardly extending portion that extends forward from a vehicle body member; and a downwardly extending portion that extends downward from the forwardly extending portion and supports the object detection device. The vehicle body front structure further has a bracket member locking member which couples the forwardly extending portions to each other in the vehicle width direction and to which an exterior member of the vehicle is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kato, Daisuke Naoi
  • Patent number: 11300609
    Abstract: An electronic component presser is included in an electronic component testing apparatus used to test a device under test (DUT). The electronic component testing apparatus includes an electronic component handler, an electronic component tester, and a first socket. The electronic component presser connects to the electronic component handler and to the electronic component tester. The electronic component presser includes: a holding plate that holds the DUT that has been carried to the holding plate by a contact arm of the electronic component handler; a transport unit that moves the DUT between the holding plate and the first socket; a pusher that presses the DUT that has been disposed on the first socket; and an antenna unit comprising a measurement antenna that faces a device antenna of the DUT disposed on the first socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kato, Natsuki Shiota
  • Publication number: 20220082613
    Abstract: An electronic component presser is included in an electronic component testing apparatus used to test a device under test (DUT). The electronic component testing apparatus includes an electronic component handler, an electronic component tester, and a first socket. The electronic component presser connects to the electronic component handler and to the electronic component tester. The electronic component presser includes: a holding plate that holds the DUT that has been carried to the holding plate by a contact arm of the electronic component handler; a transport unit that moves the DUT between the holding plate and the first socket; a pusher that presses the DUT that has been disposed on the first socket; and an antenna unit comprising a measurement antenna that faces a device antenna of the DUT disposed on the first socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kato, Natsuki Shiota
  • Publication number: 20220050456
    Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided to maintain an SOC level of the battery during autonomous operation of the vehicle. The control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously by controlling an engine, a motor, a steering system, a brake system etc. autonomously by a controller, and the vehicle is allowed to coast by manipulating a clutch. During autonomous operation of the vehicle, a first coasting mode in which the engine is stopped and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is higher than a threshold level, and a second coasting mode in which the engine is activated and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is lower than the threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahito ENDO, Yasuhiro OSHIUMI, Kensei HATA, Yasuyuki KATO, Yushi SEKI, Katsuya IWAZAKI, Hideaki KOMADA
  • Patent number: 11229084
    Abstract: A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving by the RRC entity of the UE, a PUCCH release request from a lower layer of the UE, and applying the default physical channel configuration for a scheduling request configuration for a concerned secondary cell, upon receiving the PUCCH release request from the lower layers of the UE. The PUCCH release request is notified by a Medium Access Control (MAC) entity of the UE in a case that a time alignment timer expires, the time alignment timer is associated with a secondary timing advance group (sTAG) and the concerned secondary cell belongs to the sTAG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei Yamada, Katsunari Uemura, Yasuyuki Kato, Hidekazu Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20210403015
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided in a vehicle that is capable of running in an autonomous driving mode. The vehicle system includes: a sensor configured to acquire detection data indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a generator configured to generate surrounding environment information indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle, based on the detection data; and a use frequency setting module configured to set a use frequency for the sensor, based on predetermined information related to the vehicle or surrounding environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATO, Akinori MATSUMOTO, Akitaka KANAMORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yoshiaki FUSHIMI
  • Publication number: 20210400735
    Abstract: A mobile station apparatus detects a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature informed by a base station. In addition, the mobile station apparatus performs a random access using a randomly selected signature, in case of detecting a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei YAMADA, Yasuyuki KATO