Patents by Inventor Akira Sato

Akira Sato 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: 11670814
    Abstract: An electricity storage block includes: an element stacked body in which a plurality of square electricity storage elements is stacked and arranged such that wide surfaces of the adjacent square electricity storage elements are opposed to each other; and a pressing device that presses the element stacked body toward the thermally-conductive sheet arranged on the heat transfer plate. The element stacked body includes holders having wide surface abutment parts in abutment with one of the wide surfaces in a pair in at least the predetermined square electricity storage element. The outer surfaces of the bottom plates of the square electricity storage elements are set as heat transfer surfaces thermally connected to the heat transfer plate via the thermally-conductive sheet. The heat-transfer surfaces protrude toward the heat transfer plate more than the end surfaces of the wide surface abutment parts at the heat transfer plate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Osamu Kubota, Akira Sato, Kazunori Ojima, Sadayuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230118399
    Abstract: A drug solution injection needle includes: a distal end member being a sharp member and made of metal; a connecting tube having electrical insulating properties connected to a base end side of the distal end member; a metal tube connected to a base end side of the connecting tube; and an insulating layer covering an outer circumferential surface of a base end portion of the metal tube. The connecting tube and/or the distal end member includes at least one hole communicating with a cavity of the drug solution injection needle and open to an outer surface of the connecting tube or the distal end member, and an electrode configured to measure electric potential is formed by a distal end portion of the metal tube not covered by the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoharu KOISO, Aki HOSHIDA, Masaki YOSHINUMA, Kenji MORI, Takeshi MACHINO, Akira SATO, Nobuyuki MURAKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20230106241
    Abstract: A control apparatus provided in a lens apparatus controls a plurality of optical systems each including an aperture diaphragm which is variable in aperture diameter. A lens control unit sets driving amount information regarding the respective driving amounts of the aperture diaphragms, and sets driving speed of each of the aperture diaphragms based on the driving amount information. The lens control unit determines the driving speeds of the respective aperture diaphragms such that driving times of the aperture diaphragms of the plurality of optical systems match each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20230093442
    Abstract: A flexible flywheel includes: a shaft fastening portion fixed to an end portion of an engine crankshaft; an annular inertia ring provided around the shaft fastening portion; a plurality of elastic spoke portions that extend in the radial direction between the shaft fastening portion and the inertia ring and connect the shaft fastening portion and the inertia ring to each other, and that absorb vibration acting on the crankshaft by undergoing deflection; and weight portions provided between adjacent elastic spoke portions, side edge-side boundary ends, to which boundaries with the weight portions are connected, are provided on both sides edges of the elastic spoke portion, respectively, when the elastic spoke portions are vibrated, stress concentrates on the side edge-side boundary ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi OTA, Akira SATO
  • Publication number: 20230059585
    Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of improving a rider's perceptibility of a warning. A controller (51) for a rider-assistance system (50) mounted to a straddle-type vehicle (100) includes: a determination section that determines necessity of the warning given to the rider; a haptic motion performing section that performs haptic motion at least once to reduce or increase acceleration/deceleration of the straddle-type vehicle (100) only for a moment; and an acquisition section that acquires travel state information of the straddle-type vehicle (100). The haptic motion performing section changes a priority of each wheel (3, 4) at the time of changing a braking force to reduce or increase the acceleration/deceleration only for the moment in the haptic motion according to the travel state information acquired by the acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Akira Sato
  • Patent number: 11554925
    Abstract: To provide a method for quantitatively and stably feeding fine powder and a system for carrying out the method. The present invention is characterized in that a gas transfer type fine powder quantitative feeding method for quantitatively transferring and feeding fine powder filled in a gas transfer type fine powder quantitative feeder to a fine powder using device by a carrier gas, wherein when a mixed fluid of the fine powder and the carrier gas is transferred from the gas transfer type fine powder quantitative feeder to the fine powder using device, a water content in the carrier gas is adjusted to suppress an amount of static electricity that is generated in the mixed fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Kinboshi Inc.
    Inventors: So Kimura, Akira Sato
  • Patent number: 11479317
    Abstract: A straddle-type electric vehicle includes two approximately rectangular parallelepiped batteries, a battery case in which the batteries are housed, battery-side terminals provided on bottom surfaces of the batteries, and case-side terminals engaged with the battery-side terminals. The two batteries are arranged next to each other in a vehicle width direction. An operation lever for connecting or separating the battery-side terminals and the case-side terminals to/from each other is provided. The operation lever is arranged in a middle in the vehicle width direction between the two batteries, and the battery-side terminals and the case-side terminals are arranged nearer outer sides in the vehicle width direction. A pair of front and rear link mechanisms for coupling the operation lever and the case-side terminals to each other is provided in front of and behind the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Sadataka Okabe
  • Publication number: 20220331713
    Abstract: A tube unit includes multiple tubes and bundling portions that bundle end portions of respective tubes at opposite ends of the tubes. At least one of the end portions of respective tubes has a tube wall portion that tubularly extends in an extension direction of the tubes and also has a protrusion protruding radially outward from the tube wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Youhei SUGANUMA, Kazuyasu KAWASHIMA, Akira SATO, Kazumi OI
  • Publication number: 20220307443
    Abstract: Provided is a spiny liner that may further improve bonding strength when being integrated with metal on the outer peripheral surface side. The spiny liner includes a plurality of projections including constricted projections on the surface. Denoting the number of constricted projections per 100 mm2 out of the projection by Pc, the average height of projections by h (mm), and the average of maximum thicknesses and the average of minimum thicknesses of any 20 projections out of the constricted projections by dw (mm) and dn (mm), respectively, the total value of (I) and (II) below is 1.55 or more. (I)=Pc×[(0.35 h?/12)×(2dw2?dw×dn?dn2)] (I)=Pc×{(dn2/4)×r×0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Takashi Sato, Kiyoyuki Kawai
  • Patent number: 11442014
    Abstract: Provided is a spectroscopic analysis apparatus including: an optical probe; and a spectroscopic analysis portion to which the optical probe is attached. The optical probe includes an optical fiber that guides illumination light coming from a light source and signal light coming from an observation target and an optical member that is disposed at least at a distal end of the optical fiber. The spectroscopic analysis portion includes an information separation portion that generates wavelength dependent characteristics by optically dispersing the signal light and that separates, from information about the signal light, information about first return light returning from the optical member and information about second return light returning from the optical fiber, a problem determining portion that determines a problem occurring at the optical probe based on the separated first return light and second return light, and a notification portion that notifies information about the determined problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Kaneko, Akira Sato, Chikashi Ota
  • Publication number: 20220266352
    Abstract: In this drill, a main cutting edge is formed on a tip-side ridge portion of a chip discharge flute (6) formed on an outer periphery of a tip portion of a drill body, a thinning edge is formed on a tip-side ridge portion of a thinning portion having a concave groove shape formed on a tip inner peripheral portion of the chip discharge flute, when viewed from a twist direction of the chip discharge flute, a radius of an the chip discharge flute inscribed circle is in a range of 0.3×D2 to 0.7×D2 with respect to a diameter D2 of a second circle; in the thinning portion, a radius (R2) of a thinning inscribed circle (C6) is in a range of 0.3×d to 0.7×d with respect to a core diameter (d) when viewed in a thinning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Tomoki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11406267
    Abstract: A cartilage-tissue analysis device includes: an illuminating fiber that emits, from a light-emission surface thereof, laser light coming from a laser light source; two light-collecting fibers that receives scattered light at respective light-receiving surfaces the distances from which to the light-emission surface differ from each other; and detector that detects Raman spectra from the scattered light received by the light-collecting fibers. The cartilage-tissue analysis device is configure to: calculate an intensity ratio between two Raman bands originating from cartilage tissue and subchondral bone tissue, respectively, from each of the two Raman spectra; and evaluate a state of the cartilage tissue by selecting, from among the two Raman spectra, a Raman spectrum the intensity ratio of which is within a prescribed range and that analyzes the selected Raman spectrum, to analyze the selected Raman spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Sato
  • Patent number: 11400994
    Abstract: A battery attachment/detachment structure for a saddle-ride type electric vehicle includes substantially rectangular parallelepiped batteries for supplying electric power to an electric motorcycle, a battery case in which the batteries are housed, a battery-side terminal provided on the bottom surface of each battery, and a case-side terminal engaged with the battery-side terminal. An operation lever for connecting or separating the battery-side terminal and the case-side terminal to/from each other by being operated in the up-and-down direction of a vehicle body, and a locking member for holding the operation lever at a position where the battery-side terminal and the case-side terminal are connected to each other are provided. The locking member regulates the movement of the operation lever towards the upper side of the vehicle body by engaging with the operation lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadataka Okabe, Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20220144367
    Abstract: A straddle-type electric vehicle includes two approximately rectangular parallelepiped batteries, a battery case in which the batteries are housed, battery-side terminals provided on bottom surfaces of the batteries, and case-side terminals engaged with the battery-side terminals. The two batteries are arranged next to each other in a vehicle width direction. An operation lever for connecting or separating the battery-side terminals and the case-side terminals to/from each other is provided. The operation lever is arranged in a middle in the vehicle width direction between the two batteries, and the battery-side terminals and the case-side terminals are arranged nearer outer sides in the vehicle width direction. A pair of front and rear link mechanisms for coupling the operation lever and the case-side terminals to each other is provided in front of and behind the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Sadataka OKABE
  • Publication number: 20220149471
    Abstract: A saddled electric-powered vehicle is configured by including approximately rectangular parallelepiped batteries, a battery case in which the batteries are housed, battery-side terminals provided on bottom surfaces of the batteries, and case-side terminals engaged with the battery-side terminals. The battery case is arranged below a seat, and pressing holders that press the batteries housed in the battery case from above are provided while making a front and rear pair for each battery. The battery case is formed in a bottomed box shape with an upper side open. Each pressing holder is provided with a rubber portion brought into contact with an upper surface of each battery. The saddled electric-powered vehicle can enhance convenience by optimizing an arrangement and a housing structure of portable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Sadataka OKABE
  • Publication number: 20220111450
    Abstract: In a rotating tool with a coolant hole, a coolant hole extending to a front side in the direction of an axis opening to a tip flank face of a drill main body that is rotated around the axis. In a cross section orthogonal to the axis, the coolant hole is provided with a first concavely curved portion located on an inner peripheral side of the drill main body and formed in a concavely curved shape recessed to the inner peripheral side, a second concavely curved portion located on an outer peripheral side of the drill main body and formed in a concavely curved shape recessed to the outer peripheral side with a larger curvature radius than the first concavely curved portion, two third concavely curved portions having a center of a curvature radius located inside the coolant hole with a smaller curvature radius than the second concavely curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20220115570
    Abstract: Provided is a silica glass member for hermetic sealing of an ultraviolet SMD LED element to be suitably used for hermetic sealing of, and as a transmission window material for, a surface mount-type package (SMD) having an ultraviolet LED mounted thereon and configured to emit ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of from 200 nm to 350 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Akira FUJINOKI, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Akira SATO, Yuya YOKOSAWA, Tatsuya MORI
  • Publication number: 20220081055
    Abstract: A battery attachment/detachment structure for a saddle-ride type electric vehicle includes substantially rectangular parallelepiped batteries for supplying electric power to an electric motorcycle, a battery case in which the batteries are housed, a battery-side terminal provided on the bottom surface of each battery, and a case-side terminal engaged with the battery-side terminal. An operation lever for connecting or separating the battery-side terminal and the case-side terminal to/from each other by being operated in the up-and-down direction of a vehicle body, and a locking member for holding the operation lever at a position where the battery-side terminal and the case-side terminal are connected to each other are provided. The locking member regulates the movement of the operation lever towards the upper side of the vehicle body by engaging with the operation lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sadataka OKABE, Akira SATO
  • Publication number: 20220045574
    Abstract: A driving device includes an electric motor, a drive gear, a deceleration mechanism, a driven gear, and a housing. At least either one of the drive gear and the driven gear is provided as a helical gear. The deceleration mechanism includes a plurality of reduction gear shafts, a plurality of bearings, and a biasing member provided for at least any one of the bearings. The biasing member axially biases an outer ring of the at least any one of the bearings that supports at least either one of end parts of the shaft portion of a corresponding one of the reduction gear shafts, the end parts including an end part on the large-diameter gear wheel side and an end part on the small-diameter gear wheel side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akitomo IWATA, Yoshinori SUZUKI, Keita NOMURA, Akira NAKASHIMA, Kuniko HAYASHI, Akira SATO, Yusei KONDA, Minh Phuong DAO, Yoshihide KAMIYA, Van Tinh NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20220033024
    Abstract: A battery attaching/detaching structure for a saddle-type vehicle including: a plurality of substantially rectangular parallelepiped batteries for supplying electric power to a power source of the saddle-type vehicle; a battery case in which the batteries are stored; battery-side terminals provided on lower surfaces of the batteries; and case-side terminals engaged with the battery-side terminals, comprises terminal holders that support the case-side terminals such that the case-side terminals are movable between a connected position where the case-side terminals are connected to the battery-side terminals and a retracted position where the case-side terminals are separated from the battery-side terminals. Between the case-side terminals and the terminal holders, springs for urging the case-side terminals in a direction of pressing the battery-side terminals are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sadataka OKABE, Akira SATO, Shunichi NAKABAYASHI