Patents by Inventor Atsushi Sakai

Atsushi Sakai 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: 10768634
    Abstract: A control system includes: a position detector detecting a position of a work machine; a non-contact sensor detecting, in non-contact manner, an object beside a travel route; a map data generator generating management map data based on detection data obtained by the position detector and detection data obtained by the non-contact sensor; a first storage storing divided map data pieces; a second storage different from the first storage; an update unit determining specific map data from among the plurality of divided map data pieces stored in the first storage based on detection data of the position detector, and cause the second storage to read the specific map data; and a position calculator calculating a position of a work machine by matching the specific map data read into the second storage with the detection data obtained by the non-contact sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200128677
    Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic circuit board including a ceramic substrate and a metal circuit formed on the ceramic substrate. The disclosed method includes a step of forming the first metal layer in contact with the ceramic substrate by spraying a first metal powder containing at least either of aluminum particles or aluminum alloy particles together with an inert gas onto a surface of a ceramic substrate from a nozzle, in which the first metal powder is heated to from 10° C. to 270° C. and then ejected from the nozzle 10 and a gauge pressure of the inert gas at an inlet of the nozzle 10 is from 1.5 to 5.0 MPa, a step of subjecting the first metal layer to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi SAKAI, Yoshitaka TANIGUCHI, Suzuya YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200120809
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an aluminum circuit board including a step of spraying a heated metal powder containing aluminum particles and/or aluminum alloy particles to a ceramic base material, and of forming a metal layer on a surface of the ceramic base material. A temperature of at least a part of the metal powder is higher than or equal to a softening temperature of the metal powder and lower than or equal to a melting point of the metal powder at a time point of reaching the surface of the ceramic base material. A velocity of at least a part of the metal powder is greater than or equal to 450 m/s and less than or equal to 1000 m/s at the time point of reaching the surface of the ceramic base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiji KURODA, Hiroshi ARAKI, Akira HASEGAWA, Makoto WATANABE, Atsushi SAKAI, Yoshitaka TANIGUCHI, Suzuya YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10577483
    Abstract: Provided is a clarifying agent composition which is capable of yielding a molded article having excellent transparency whose initial coloration is suppressed. The clarifying agent composition is characterized by comprising 1.0 to 10 parts by mass of a colorant with respect to 100 parts by mass of a clarifying agent represented by the following Formula (1): (wherein, R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; n represents 1 or 2; and M represents an alkali metal when n is 1, or Al(OH) when n is 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Maeda, Atsushi Sakai, Naoko Tanji, Naoshi Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 10520320
    Abstract: A management system 1 for a work machine includes: a plurality of dump trucks 2 each creating a map information piece DTI of a sectioned region DT around the own vehicle; and a management device 10 that manages map information pieces DTI of a plurality of sectioned regions DT created by the plurality of dump trucks 2 and transmits, to each of the dump trucks 2, a map information piece DTI of a sectioned region DT where each of the dump trucks 2 exists and a map information piece DTI of a sectioned region DT adjacent to the sectioned region DT where each of the dump trucks 2 exists on the basis of information related to a position of each of the dump trucks 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Masanori Tojima, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20190364667
    Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic circuit board including a ceramic substrate and a metal layer formed on the ceramic substrate, includes a step of forming the metal layer on the ceramic substrate by spraying a metal powder after accelerating the metal powder to a velocity of from 250 to 1050 m/s as well as heating the metal powder to from 10° C. to 270° C. and a step of subjecting the ceramic substrate and the metal layer to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SAKAKI, Atsushi SAKAI, Suzuya YAMADA, Yoshitaka TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10461871
    Abstract: A management apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to broadcast an activation request to a plurality of information processing devices having a reception period during which the activation request is received. The reception period occurs in a predetermined cycle. The processor is configured to receive a confirmation response from first information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices. The first information processing devices receive the activation request. The processor is configured to issue an activation instruction to a predetermined number of second information processing devices among the first information processing devices. The activation instruction instructs to activate the second information processing devices. The processor is configured to issue, to the first information processing devices other than the second information processing devices, an activation prohibition instruction to prohibit activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20190278632
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first memory and a processor coupled to the first memory. The processor determines whether an additional storage amount requested by a virtual machine exceeds an allocatable storage amount for the virtual machine within a storage capacity of the first memory. The processor determines, in a case where it is determined that the additional storage amount exceeds the allocatable storage amount, whether it is possible to allocate a required storage amount from a second memory in another information processing apparatus. The required storage amount is equivalent to a shortage in storage amount in the first memory to fully allocate the additional storage amount. The processor requests the another information processing apparatus to allocate the required storage amount in a case where it is determined that it is possible to allocate the required storage amount from the second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20190250270
    Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus includes a light source to emit light beams, an optical scanner to scan the light beams output from the light source over a predetermined range, a light receiver to receive reflected light obtained as a result of the light beams being reflected by a target object, and to output detection signals, and a control circuit to measure a distance to the target object based on the detection signals. The light source including a plurality of light-emitting device groups that are arranged in a scan direction of a scan performed by the optical scanner, and the control circuit being to make the plurality of light-emitting device groups emit light at respective different timings in a single scan, and to measure the distance to the target object based on a sum of the detection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Shuichi SUZUKI, Nobunari Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Tadashi Nakamura, Naoto Jikutani, Kazuma Izumiya, Atsushi Sakai, Masayuki Yanagihashi, Yasufumi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190237577
    Abstract: A drift layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate which is an SiC substrate. The drift layer includes first to third n-type semiconductor layers and a p-type impurity region. Herein, an impurity concentration of the second n-type semiconductor layer is higher than an impurity concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer and an impurity concentration of the third n-type semiconductor layer. Also, in plan view, the second semiconductor layer located between the p-type impurity regions adjacent to each other overlaps with at least a part of a gate electrode formed in a trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OKAMOTO, Nobuo MACHIDA, Koichi ARAI, Kenichi HISADA, Yasunori YAMASHITA, Satoshi EGUCHI, Hironobu MIYAMOTO, Atsushi SAKAI, Katsumi EIKYU
  • Publication number: 20190198663
    Abstract: To improve characteristics of a semiconductor device. A first p-type semiconductor region having an impurity of a conductivity type opposite from that of a drift layer is arranged in the drift layer below a trench, and a second p-type semiconductor region is further arranged that is spaced at a distance from a region where the trench is formed as seen from above and that has the impurity of the conductivity type opposite from that of the drift layer. The second p-type semiconductor region is configured by a plurality of regions arranged at a space in a Y direction (depth direction in the drawings). Thus, it is possible to reduce the specific on-resistance while maintaining the breakdown voltage of the gate insulating film by providing the first and second p-type semiconductor regions and further by arranging the second p-type semiconductor region spaced by the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi SAKAI, Katsumi EIKYU, Satoshi EGUCHI, Nobuo MACHIDA, Koichi ARAI, Yasuhiro OKAMOTO, Kenichi HISADA, Yasunori YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10282145
    Abstract: While a specific application is running, a printer driver enables printing other data that is not data from the specific application. A dedicated driver (printer driver) that runs on a POS terminal occupies a communication port when receipt data is supplied from a POS application. The dedicated driver also sends print data generated based on the receipt data through the communication port to a POS printer. After continuing for a previously set time, the dedicated driver releases the communication port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Masatoshi Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 10249708
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a p+ back gate region (PBG) is arranged in a main surface (S1) between first and second portions (P1, P2) of an n+ source region (SR), and arranged on a side closer to an n+ drain region (DR) with respect to the n+ source region (SR). Thereby, a semiconductor device having a high on-state breakdown voltage can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Yoshida, Tetsuya Nitta, Atsushi Sakai
  • Patent number: 10248454
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first server, a second server and an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus including a processor configured to manage a process of causing OS running on the first server to run on the second server, and the first server including a driver configured acquire an address of the physical memory area allocated for running Booting OS to boot the OS and a controller configured to notify the processor of the address of the physical memory area, wherein the processor causes the Booting OS to run at the address of the physical memory area of the first server or the second server, and causes the OS to run on the second server by transferring the OS to the second server from the first server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20190072399
    Abstract: A work machine management system includes: a position detector detecting a position of a work machine traveling on a travel route; a non-contact sensor detecting an object in a vicinity of the travel route in a non-contact manner; map data to accumulate information on existence and a position of the object in the travel route based on detection data obtained by the position detector and detection data obtained by the non-contact sensor; a travel route generator generating the travel route where the work machine travels; and an identifying unit to identify an area or a travel route having low perfection of map data of a travel route where the work machine travels. The travel route generator generates a travel route so as to cause the work machine not to pass the area or the travel route having the low perfection of the map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Masanori Minagawa, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20190072403
    Abstract: A work machine management system includes: a position detecting device to detect a position of a work machine traveling on a travel route; a non-contact sensor to detect an object in a vicinity of the travel route in a non-contact manner; map data to accumulate information on existence and a position of the object in the travel route on the basis of detection data obtained by the position detecting device and detection data obtained by the non-contact sensor; a travel route generation unit to generate the travel route where the work machine travels; and an identifying unit to identify perfection of the map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Masanori Minagawa, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20190067470
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which can secure a high breakdown voltage and to which a simplified manufacturing process is applicable and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. An n+ buried region has a floating potential. An n-type body region is located on a first surface side of the n+ buried region. A p+ source region is located in the first surface and forms a p-n junction with the n-type body region. A p+ drain region is located in the first surface spacedly from the p+ source region. A p-type impurity region PIR is located between the n+ buried region and the n-type body region and isolates the n+ buried region and the n-type body region from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJII, Atsushi SAKAI, Takahiro MORI
  • Publication number: 20190025057
    Abstract: A work machine management system includes: a position detecting device that detects a position of a work machine traveling in a workplace; a non-contact sensor that detects an object existing in the workplace in a non-contact manner; map data that accumulates information on existence and a position of the object existing in the workplace on the basis of detection data obtained by the position detecting device and detection data obtained by the non-contact sensor; a travel route generation unit that generates a travel route where the work machine travels; and an identifying unit that identifies perfection of map data. The travel route generation unit generates the travel route where the work machine travels on the basis of the perfection of the map data identified by the identifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Masanori Minagawa, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20180365078
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to monitor each of loads of processor cores performing processes for which a parallel operation is inhibited. The processor cores are included in the information processing apparatus. The processor is configured to identify a first process that is being performed by a first processor core having a load that equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value of a first load from among the processor cores based on a correspondence relationship between the processes and the first processor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10146228
    Abstract: A work vehicle control system controls a work vehicle having a braking device. The work vehicle control system includes a location information generating unit that obtains and outputs a location of the work vehicle, and a control unit that controls the braking device based on location information of the work vehicle obtained from the location information generating unit. The control unit determines braking force that controls the braking device based on first accuracy that is accuracy of the location information of the work vehicle obtained from the location information generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Tatsuya Shiga, Ryuuen Kou