Patents by Inventor Akira Ito
Akira Ito 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: 11155233Abstract: A completely folded body of an airbag, includes: an outer peripheral wall including a vehicle body side wall portion, and a receiving side wall portion. An outer peripheral edge side in a state where the receiving side wall portion is superimposed on the vehicle body side wall portion and is flatly deployed is subjected to radial folding and folded. An accommodation recess portion for accommodating an upper portion on a gas supply port side of an inflator is provided on a bottom surface. A radially-folded folded portion is disposed so as to surround a circumference of an intermediate portion from a base portion near the center of the ceiling surface of the accommodation recess portion in a linear supply path, for supplying the inflation gas from the inflator, to a tip portion disposed on an inner surface side near the center of the receiving side wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihito Yanagisawa, Takanori Komatsu, Hideo Higashi, Akira Ito
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Publication number: 20210292382Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission-blocking vaccine using an immunogenic protein which is specifically expressed in the oocyst stage of malaria parasites or a peptide fragment thereof, and an oral transmission-blocking vaccine capable of immunizing various animals involved in the malaria infectious cycle with such a vaccine. The present invention relates to a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine for oral administration containing an immunogenic protein derived from malaria parasite which is specifically expressed in the oocyst stage of malaria parasites or a peptide fragment thereof, and a method of blocking the transmission of malaria using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicants: Hokusan Co. Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, School Juridical Person The Kitasato InstituteInventors: Noriko Tabayashi, Toru Gotanda, Hanae Sasaki, Noriko Itchoda, Uiko Kagaya, Takeshi Matsumura, Akira Ito, Hiromi Ikadai
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Patent number: 11114354Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: an inner insulating layer including a conductive wire; a first outermost insulating layer disposed on a first surface of the inner insulating layer; and a second outermost insulating layer disposed on a second surface of the inner insulating layer. A bending elastic modulus of each of the first outermost insulating layer and the second outermost insulating layer ranges from ¼ to ¾, inclusive, of a bending elastic modulus of the inner insulating layer. A glass transition temperature of each of the first outermost insulating layer and the second outermost insulating layer falls within ±20° C. of a glass transition temperature of the inner insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Ito, Eiichiro Saito, Kengo Yamanouti
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Publication number: 20210264046Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process including generating a data processing sequence in which a plurality of processing histories including processing contents of data are linked by chain coupling, setting a first processing history, to which access is restricted, in the data processing sequence, generating a second processing history that is associated with the first processing history, chain-coupling the second processing history to the data processing sequence, generating a third processing history that is chain-coupled to the first processing history and the second processing history, disclosing a first data chain that passes the first processing history to an owner of an access right to the first processing history, and disclosing a second data chain that passes the second processing history without passing the first processing history to a non-owner of the access right.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Toshihiro SHIMIZU, Itaru NAKAGAWA, Akira Ito
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Publication number: 20210245760Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a lane change control device that performs lane change control for making a lane change from a first lane to a second lane during autonomous driving of a vehicle. The lane change control device is configured to: determine, from start to completion of the lane change control, whether or not a driver's operation is performed as an abort request operation that requests to abort the lane change control; when the abort request operation is performed, determine whether or not an abort permission condition is satisfied; when the abort permission condition is not satisfied, continue the lane change control; and, when the abort permission condition is satisfied, abort the lane change control and make the vehicle travel in the first lane. The lane change control device changes ease of satisfaction of the abort permission condition depending on the situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Hashimoto, Hiroki Fukuda, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 11057470Abstract: A communication device that is connected to a network includes: a receiver, a storage and a processor. The receiver receives meta data that includes attribution information of data and access information of the data. The storage stores the meta data received by the receiver; and a processor. The processor extracts a keyword from the attribution information that is included in the meta data and store, in the storage, index information in which the keyword and information for identifying the meta data are associated with each other. The processor transmits, to a participating node in the network, a stop request that is a request to step a transmission of meta data when an amount of the index information stored in the storage is larger than or equal to a specified threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Akira Ito
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Patent number: 11054823Abstract: When the subject vehicle reaches the position PNO in the middle of the interflow zone, it is judged whether the conditions for automatic interflow are satisfied. When it is judged that the condition for automatic interflow are not satisfied at the position PNO, the notification for urging manual interflow by the driver is started. Otherwise, the notification for manual interflow is not started. In the case where the notification for manual interflow was not started, when the subject vehicle reaches the position PGU between the distal end of the interflow zone and the position PNO, the notification for manual interflow is started.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Hashimoto, Hiroki Fukuda, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 11031770Abstract: An electric working machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a main current-path, a driving unit including a motor and at least one first semiconductor-switching-element, a controller, a bypass current-path, a second semiconductor-switching-element, and a switch driver. The main current-path is arranged between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a battery. The driving unit is situated in the main current path. The bypass current-path is arranged in parallel with the driving unit. The second semiconductor-switching-element is situated in the bypass current-path. The switch driver causes the second semiconductor-switching-element to interrupt the bypass current-path in an event that a voltage value of a drive voltage applied to the driving unit is less than a threshold value, and causes the second semiconductor-switching-element to complete the bypass current-path in an event that the voltage value is equal to or greater than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Izutsu, Katsuhito Fujinami, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 11014563Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a lane change control device that performs lane change control for making a lane change from a first lane to a second lane during autonomous driving of a vehicle. The lane change control device is configured to: determine, from start to completion of the lane change control, whether or not a driver's operation is performed as an abort request operation that requests to abort the lane change control; when the abort request operation is performed, determine whether or not an abort permission condition is satisfied; when the abort permission condition is not satisfied, continue the lane change control; and, when the abort permission condition is satisfied, abort the lane change control and make the vehicle travel in the first lane. The lane change control device changes ease of satisfaction of the abort permission condition depending on the situation.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Hashimoto, Hiroki Fukuda, Akira Ito
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Publication number: 20210130406Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel peptide capable of treating, preventing, or ameliorating a mood disorder. The present invention provides a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and having an amino acid length of 6 to 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Kousaku OHINATA, Saho ASAKURA, Hideyuki SUZUKI, Masaru SATO, Akira ITO, Yuki HIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10983516Abstract: When generating a traveling path for divergent event, a traveling path generation portion judges an occurrence of a traffic jam on a divergent lane. The occurrence of the traffic jam on the divergent lane is judged based on whether or not a surrounding vehicle which satisfies a predetermined condition exist in a search region. If it is judged that the traffic jam is occurring on the divergent lane, a notice for handover from an automatic divergent operation to a manual divergent operation is given to a driver.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichiro Aoki, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 10981569Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a lane change control device that performs lane change control for making a lane change from a first lane to a second lane during autonomous driving of a vehicle. From start to completion of the lane change control, the lane change control device determines whether or not a driver's operation is performed as an abort request operation that requests to abort the lane change control. Specifically, the lane change control device: calculates abort necessity level indicating necessity to abort the lane change control, based on driving environment information indicating driving environment for the vehicle; sets criterion for determination such that the criterion becomes more easily satisfied as the abort necessity level increases; and when the driver's operation satisfies the criterion for determination, determines that the driver's operation is performed as the abort request operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Hashimoto, Hiroki Fukuda, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 10975189Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for producing an oxymethylene copolymer, in which deteriorate due to oxidation hardly occurs, an amount of formaldehyde generated from the product when stored for a long time under environment of high temperature and high humidity is reduced, and occurrence of mold deposit during molding is small. A process for producing an oxymethylene copolymer includes Step 1 of polymerizing polymer raw materials containing trioxane and a comonomer in the presence of a specific amount of an acid catalyst, Step 2 of adding a hydroxylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): to a product obtained in the Step 1 in an amount of 1 to 20-fold mol based on an amount of the acid catalyst and mixing these, and Step 3 of further melting and kneading a mixture of the product and the hydroxylamine compound obtained in the Step 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., THAI POLYACETAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuuta Yamamoto, Daisuke Sunaga, Akira Ito, Wandee Thuamthong, Yupin Pattamamongkolchai
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Patent number: 10975497Abstract: A light emitting device includes a laser diode that emits a blue light, and a wavelength conversion part that absorbs a part of light emitted from the laser diode and converts a wavelength thereof. The wavelength conversion part includes a YAG-based single crystal phosphor. Irradiance of light emitted from the laser diode and irradiated on the wavelength conversion part is not less than 80 W/mm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignees: Tamura Corporation, Koha Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikihiko Uwani, Akira Ito, Hiroyuki Sawano, Kentaro Tone, Hiroaki Sano, Daisuke Inomata, Kazuyuki Iizuka
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Patent number: 10971622Abstract: A transistor structure includes a substrate and a fin structure on the substrate. The fin structure includes an undoped portion, a first doped portion, and a second doped portion. The transistor structure includes an electrode on the fin structure between the first doped portion and the second doped portion, and an insulating layer on the fin structure. The transistor structure includes a first trench in the insulating layer at a first side of the fin structure and between the electrode and the second doped portion, and a second trench in the insulating layer at a second side of the fin structure and between the electrode and the second doped portion. The first trench includes a first conductive material, and the second trench includes a second conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: Qing Liu, Akira Ito
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Publication number: 20210078146Abstract: An electric work machine (1A; 1B; 1C; 1D), such as a power tool or outdoor power equipment, includes: a motor (6; 6B; 6C; 6D); an output shaft (8A; 8B; 8C; 8D) driven using power (rotational motion) output by the motor; a dial (16) configured to rotate 360° or more around a dial axis (DX); a rotation sensor (56) configured to detect rotation of the dial; and a controller (17). The controller (17) comprises a setting-instruction part (17F) and/or stored instructions configured to output, based on detection data from the rotation sensor, a setting instruction that sets a drive condition of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Yuta ARAKI, Akira ITO
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Publication number: 20210058803Abstract: A radio terminal that performs radio communication with a base station, including: a communicator configured to perform radio measurement and monitoring of a paging signal; and a controller configured to control the communicator to receive information related to first duration by Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message from the base station, and not to perform the radio measurement and the monitoring during the first duration but to perform the radio measurement and the monitoring during second duration different from the first duration, wherein the controller is further configured to control the radio measurement and the monitoring by ending the first duration for transmitting uplink data of the radio terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yoshiaki OHTA, Yoshiharu TAJIMA, Akira ITO
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Publication number: 20210039231Abstract: A driver-drill (1) includes: a controller (32), which stops rotation of a brushless motor (9) when a torque applied to a spindle (26) reaches a prescribed clutch-actuation torque; and a dial (65), which is capable of specifying, to the controller (32), the setting of the prescribed clutch-actuation torque within a prescribed high-low range of values. In the controller (32), a relationship between clutch-actuation torques and each value in the high-low range is set such that, in a first range in which the values are low, changes in the clutch-actuation torques are the same in the low-speed mode and in the high-speed mode and such that, in a second range outside of the first range, the clutch-actuation torques in the low-speed mode are higher than in the high-speed mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Yuta ARAKI, Motohiro OMURA, Akira ITO
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Patent number: 10903305Abstract: A capacitor includes a shallow trench isolation (STI) layer disposed on top of a substrate. The capacitor also includes a first dielectric layer disposed on top of the STI layer. The capacitor further includes a metallization diffusion (MD) layer disposed within both of the STI layer and the first dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: Qing Liu, Akira Ito
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Publication number: 20200393925Abstract: A sensor includes a first substrate on a back side of a display panel, a first coil extending in a first direction at a predetermined angle between 0 and 90 degrees with respect to a long-side direction of the first substrate and including a first long-side portion provided with first and second end portions, a second coil including a second long-side portion extending in a second direction, a first leader line including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the first end portion, and the second end is connected to wiring on a second substrate arranged to extend at a right angle toward the outside of the sensor from one side of the first substrate, and a second leader line including first end connected to the end portion and a second end connected to the wiring on the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Yuanhao Chen, Yoshihisa Sugiyama, Akira Ito