Patents by Inventor Abe

Abe 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).

  • OPTICAL SWITCH
    Publication number: 20240134127
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a simple, compact optical switch with low power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chisato FUKAI, Kunihiro TOGE, Yoshiteru ABE, Kazunori KATAYAMA
  • AERIAL VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240134397
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a recording unit, a detection unit, and a reproduction unit. The recording unit records a flight parameter during flight in a state in which no sensor abnormality is detected. The detection unit detects the sensor abnormality. The reproduction unit reproduces the flight parameter on the basis of the sensor abnormality detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: MASAKI HANDA, TAKUTO MOTOYAMA, SHINICHIRO ABE, MASAHIKO TOYOSHI, KOHEI URUSHIDO
  • FASTENING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20240133414
    Abstract: A fastening member in an embodiment consists of a bolt and a nut. A hard layer made of a metal nitride is formed on a surface of a threaded portion of the bolt or a surface of a threaded portion of the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun OINUMA, Yasutaka KAWADA, Takashi MIURA, Hidekazu MIYAJIMA, Toru ABE, Kazuki KURODA
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136614
    Abstract: A partition wall member includes a main body portion and a plurality of protrusions. The plurality of protrusions protrude from the main body portion toward at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. Each of the plurality of protrusions has a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first end portion and the second end portion face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The intermediate portion is located between the first end portion and the second end portion. A cooling medium path along the second direction is formed between the plurality of protrusions. When viewed in the second direction, a cross sectional area of the cooling medium path is decreased from the first end portion toward the intermediate portion and is increased from the intermediate portion toward the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken KURIHARA, Koshiro YONEDA, Kosyo ABE, Takahide TAKEDA
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136627
    Abstract: A cover body has: a plurality of divided cover portions arranged side by side in a Y axis direction; an elastic deformation portion extending between the divided cover portions adjacent to each other; a first connection portion provided in a first divided cover portion disposed at one end portion in the Y axis direction, the first connection portion being connected to the attachment-target member so as to be fixed in the Y axis direction; a second connection portion provided in a second divided cover portion disposed at the other end portion in the Y axis direction, the second connection portion being connected to the attachment-target member so as to be fixed in the Y axis direction; and a third connection portion disposed between the first connection portion and the second connection portion and connected to the attachment-target member so as to be slidable in the Y axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shota HIROHATA, Iwao TANAKA, Kosyo ABE, Yoshiko DAIJO
  • Battery Module
    Publication number: 20240136678
    Abstract: A terminal member is electrically connected to at least one battery cell of a plurality of battery cells, and includes a fuse portion. An arc interruption portion is located in a discharging space in which an arc generated at a time of melting and disconnection of the fuse portion extends, and is provided to extend in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction in which the fuse portion and the discharging space are arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi KUGINO, Kosyo ABE, Tomochika TERANAKA
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136636
    Abstract: A plate-shaped member includes a flat surface portion, a flange portion, and a transition portion, the flange portion being provided at an end portion of the plate-shaped member, the flange portion protruding from the flat surface portion in the first direction, the transition portion continuously transitioning from the flat surface portion to the flange portion. The flat surface portion, the transition portion, and the flange portion are provided to be arranged side by side in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TSUDA, Kosyo ABE, Tomochika TERANAKA
  • VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240132147
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a power source control device that executes a process of switching a connection state of a driving circuit to the main power source and an auxiliary power source including; a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a backup state as a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, and a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a normal state as the voltage decrease of the main power source is resolved. After a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, a turning-side control device of a steering control unit sets an output-limited state for a turning-side motor. The output-limited state is canceled upon the power source control device completing switching of the connection state so as to transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuta KAJISAWA, Yuji FUJITA, Yugo NAGASHIMA, Kazuma HASEGAWA, Takashi KOUDAI, Kaishi MONOBE, Kenichi ABE, Masaharu YAMASHITA, Shintaro TAKAYAMA, Kazuaki IIDA, Yasushi HORA, Yosuke YAMASHITA, Hiroki TOMIZAWA, Nobuyori NAKAJIMA, Hayaki TANABE, Toyohiro HAYASHI, Takeshi IWANA
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136633
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a duct; and an attachment-target member to which the duct is attached. The attachment-target member has a first wall portion and the duct has a second wall portion. The first wall portion is provided with a claw portion. The second wall portion is provided with a groove portion. The groove portion includes a first segment portion and a second segment portion, the first segment portion extending in the Y axis direction, the claw portion being disposed in the first segment portion, the first segment portion anchoring the claw portion in the Z axis direction, the second segment portion extending in a direction intersecting the Y axis direction, the second segment portion being connected to the first segment portion, the second segment portion allowing the claw portion to enter the first segment portion when attaching the duct to the attachment-target member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaro YOSHIMURA, Tomochika TERANAKA, Kosyo ABE, Takahide TAKEDA
  • BLANK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLANK, AND MEMBER
    Publication number: 20240131626
    Abstract: There is provided a blank in which two or more starting materials that overlap each other are joined with each other by laser welding, including the blank has a single layer region, in which only one of the starting materials is present, and a multi-layer region, in which two or more of the starting materials overlap each other, laser welding is continuously applied to the multi-layer region and the single layer region, and one end of a laser weld zone is located at an end portion of the single layer region of the blank, and the one end forms a concave-shaped welding end portion having a concave shape when the blank is viewed from an end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko ABE, Yasuhiro ITO
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136635
    Abstract: A first imaginary arc is defined with a first imaginary point as a center, the first imaginary arc including three points that are a center and both ends of a third portion in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction, the first imaginary point being located on a fourth portion side with respect to a first imaginary straight line that connects the both ends of the third portion in the first direction. A second imaginary arc is defined as a center, the second imaginary arc including three points that are a center and both ends of the fourth portion in the second direction, the second imaginary point being located on the third portion side with respect to a second imaginary straight line that connects the both ends of the fourth portion in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TSUDA, Kosyo ABE
  • THERMAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240133636
    Abstract: A thermal device according to the present disclosure includes a ceramic container, a fluid, and a sealing portion. The container includes an internal space, an opening portion connected to the internal space, and a communication path configured to connect the internal space and the opening portion. The fluid is located in the internal space. The sealing portion blocks the opening portion. The sealing portion includes a core portion and a flange connected to the core portion. The flange is bonded to the container around the opening portion. The core portion is located inside the opening portion. A portion of the core portion is in contact with the wall surface of the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Naoya FUJITA, Yoshinori HIRANO, Yuichi ABE, Yutaka NABESHIMA
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136623
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a stack including a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side in a first direction. A reference plane for positioning the stack in a direction orthogonal to the first direction is provided. The cover member includes a biasing portion that biases the stack in a direction away from the cover member. The biasing portion biases the stack to press the stack against the reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Shota HIROHATA, Iwao TANAKA, Kosyo ABE, Yoshiko DAIJO
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20240136028
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device. The first information processing device is configured to receive the atomic information from the second information processing device, calculate a processing result corresponding to the atomic information by inputting the atomic information into a neural network, and transmit the processing result to the second information processing device. The second information processing device is configured to transmit atomic information to the first information processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: Preferred Networks, Inc., ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKAGO, Daisuke TANIWAKI, Motoki ABE, Marc Alan ONG, So TAKAMOTO, Takao KUDO, Yusuke ASANO
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240136653
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a duct extending in a Y axis direction in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, to form a flow space; and an attachment-target member to which the duct is attached. The attachment-target member has a first wall portion and a pair of second wall portions each rising from the first wall portion in a Z axis direction. The duct is disposed between the pair of second wall portions. The duct has: a third wall portion facing the first wall portion in the Z axis direction with the flow space being interposed therebetween; and a pair of fourth wall portions extending, in the Z axis direction toward the first wall portion, from both end portions of the third wall portion in the X axis direction, the pair of fourth wall portions respectively facing the pair of second wall portions in the X axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaro YOSHIMURA, Yuzo SUZUKI, Kosyo ABE, Takahide TAKEDA
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240137309
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to make multipath technology applicable to UDP. The present disclosure is a communication system in which a plurality of communication devices are connected via a plurality of networks, wherein one of the plurality of communication devices reads application data stored in a UDP payload, and stores information on a multipath option as a part of the application data, and the other one of the plurality of communication devices reads application data stored in a UDP payload, acquires information on a multipath option from the application data, and executes communication via the plurality of networks on the basis of the acquired information on the multipath option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko IKEDA, Satoshi NARIKAWA, Takuya ABE
  • Imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 11968442
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imager configured to capture a subject image to generate image data; a controller that records an image file based on the image data on the recording medium; and an operation interface that inputs a user operation for selecting a file system from first and second file systems different from each other, the file system managing the image file in the recording medium, wherein in accordance with the user operation input in the operation interface, the controller switches a folder for storing the image file between a first folder corresponding to the first file system and a second folder corresponding to the second file system in the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Osuka, Kazuya Abe, Yuichi Suzuki, Kunio Dohno
  • Thermal flow meter
    Patent number: 11965761
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable thermal flow meter. In a thermal flow meter 20, a flow rate detection element 321 that detects an air flow rate, and a conductive coating film 400 containing a conductive substance and a resin as constituent elements are provided on at least a part of a portion provided in an auxiliary passage 135 on a surface facing a detection surface 322 of the flow rate detection element 321.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mizuki Shibata, Takayuki Yogo, Akira Uenodan, Hiroyuki Abe, Binti Haridan Fatin Farhanah
  • Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device
    Patent number: 11968889
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element exhibiting high emission efficiency in a high luminance region is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a phosphorescent compound. The first organic compound is represented by a general formula (GO). The molecular weight of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 2000. The second organic compound is a compound having an electron-transport property. In the general formula (GO), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a fluorenyl group, a spirofluorenyl group, or a biphenyl group, and Ar3 represents a substituent including a carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hamada, Hiromi Seo, Kanta Abe, Kyoko Takeda, Satoshi Seo
  • Illumination device and display unit
    Patent number: RE49939
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Abe