Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kakita
Hiroshi Kakita 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: 11440579Abstract: A steering column device has an inner column; an outer column combined with the inner column and having a slit extending in the axial direction, the inner column and the outer column configuring a telescopic steering column; a release bracket arranged inside the slit of the outer column and supported by and fixed to the inner column; a support bracket joined to the release bracket so as to be able to detach due to an impact load that is applied to the inner column during a secondary collision; and a telescopic friction plate having a function to increase a holding force for holding the steering column with respect to a vehicle-body-side bracket and supported by the support bracket.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kakita, Kazuki Hara
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Patent number: 11298107Abstract: A plurality of transmission and reception circuits are connected to a plurality of vibration elements. The transmission and reception circuit includes a basic delay circuit and a fine delay circuit. The basic delay circuit delays a transmission signal and a reception signal for sub beamforming. The fine delay circuit is configured to be capable of performing delay finer than that of the basic delay circuit. A quantized delay error is compensated for by the fine delay circuit at the time of transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Healthcare CorporationInventors: Shinta Takano, Kazuhiro Amino, Hiroshi Kakita
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Publication number: 20220001914Abstract: A steering column device has an inner column; an outer column combined with the inner column and having a slit extending in the axial direction, the inner column and the outer column configuring a telescopic steering column; a release bracket arranged inside the slit of the outer column and supported by and fixed to the inner column; a support bracket joined to the release bracket so as to be able to detach due to an impact load that is applied to the inner column during a secondary collision; and a telescopic friction plate having a function to increase a holding force for holding the steering column with respect to a vehicle-body-side bracket and supported by the support bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KAKITA, Kazuki HARA
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Publication number: 20200022677Abstract: A plurality of transmission and reception circuits are connected to a plurality of vibration elements. The transmission and reception circuit includes a basic delay circuit and a fine delay circuit. The basic delay circuit delays a transmission signal and a reception signal for sub beamforming. The fine delay circuit is configured to be capable of performing delay finer than that of the basic delay circuit. A quantized delay error is compensated for by the fine delay circuit at the time of transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Shinta TAKANO, Kazuhiro AMINO, Hiroshi KAKITA
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Patent number: 10035479Abstract: A steering apparatus (2, 202) of the invention of the present application is disclosed, which includes an electrifying plate (40, 240) secured to an inner column (11, 211) and received within a guide groove (25, 225) of an outer column (10, 210). The electrifying plate contacts an electrifying cover (15, 215) of the outer column, and configures part of an electrifying path leading to the outer column from the inner column. The invention of the present application enables a new electrifying path to be ensured, which extends from a steering wheel (101) to a car body (100).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Daiki Orihara, Hiroshi Kakita, Osamu Kurihara, Daisuke Terasawa
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Publication number: 20180001845Abstract: A steering apparatus (2, 202) of the invention of the present application is disclosed, which includes an electrifying plate (40, 240) secured to an inner column (11, 211) and received within a guide groove (25, 225) of an outer column (10, 210). The electrifying plate contacts an electrifying cover (15, 215) of the outer column, and configures part of an electrifying path leading to the outer column from the inner column. The invention of the present application enables a new electrifying path to be ensured, which extends from a steering wheel (101) to a car body (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Daiki ORIHARA, Hiroshi KAKITA, Osamu KURIHARA, Daisuke TERASAWA
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Patent number: 9858181Abstract: A memory module having different types of memory mounted together on a double-sided substrate has a first edge and opposite second edge and includes a plurality of memory controllers, a plurality of flash memories, and a plurality of second memories having a higher signal transmission rate than the flash memories. A socket terminal for connecting the double-sided substrate to a motherboard is formed on the front surface and the back surface of the double-sided substrate on the first edge side; the memory controllers are disposed on the second edge side; the second memories are disposed on the second edge side at positions opposite the positions at which the memory controllers are disposed; and the flash memories are disposed on at least the back surface thereof at positions that are closer to the first edge than are the positions at which the memory controllers and the second memories are disposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Uematsu, Satoshi Muraoka, Hiroshi Kakita, Akio Idei, Yusuke Fukumura, Satoru Watanabe, Takayuki Ono, Taishi Sumikura, Yuichi Fukuda, Takashi Miyagawa, Michinori Naito, Hideki Osaka, Masabumi Shibata, Hitoshi Ueno, Kazunori Nakajima, Yoshihiro Kondo
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Patent number: 9834245Abstract: A steering device includes: an inner column having a first hole opened therein; an outer column having a slit; an outer column bracket clamping the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate; a rod supporting the telescopic friction plate; an inner column bracket supported by the telescopic friction plate and having a second hole opened therein; a shear pin separably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other at a position across the first hole and the second hole; and a rotation stopper provided at a rear side in relation to the rod and contacting the telescopic friction plate when the telescopic friction plate rotates about the rod in the event of a secondary collision.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Daiki Orihara, Hiroshi Kakita, Osamu Kurihara, Masaya Johta
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Publication number: 20170297607Abstract: A steering device includes: an inner column having a first hole opened therein; an outer column having a slit; an outer column bracket clamping the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate; a rod supporting the telescopic friction plate; an inner column bracket supported by the telescopic friction plate and having a second hole opened therein; a shear pin separably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other at a position across the first hole and the second hole; and a rotation stopper provided at a rear side in relation to the rod and contacting the telescopic friction plate when the telescopic friction plate rotates about the rod in the event of a secondary collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Daiki ORIHARA, Hiroshi KAKITA, Osamu KURIHARA, Masaya JOHTA
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Patent number: 9707910Abstract: A steering apparatus is disclosed, which includes a steering shaft (3), an outer column (10), an inner column (11) fitted in the outer column, a guide member (31) received in a guide groove (25) formed in the outer column and fitted to the inner column (11), and an electrifying member (40) fitted to the inner column inwardly of the guide groove and getting in contact with the outer column (10).Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kakita, Daiki Orihara, Osamu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9688222Abstract: A steering apparatus has a guide member (31) being received in a guide groove (25) and attached to an inner column (11), metal fittings that have conductivity, is in contact with the inner column to attach the guide member to the inner column, and an electricity-carrying plate (40) that is composed of a metal plate material having conductivity, is fixed to the inner column in contact with the metal fittings, and elastically deforms and in contact with an inside of a pair of guide walls at a predetermined contact pressure, so that a new electricity-carrying passage from a steering wheel to a vehicle body is secured.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kakita, Daiki Orihara, Osamu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9669781Abstract: A steering apparatus (2) is disclosed, which includes: a steering shaft (3) having a conductive property and transferring a steering force; an outer column (10) having a conductive property and supporting the steering shaft (3) rotatably; an inner column (11) having a conductive property, being fitted in the outer column (10) to enable a relative movement in an axial direction supporting the steering shaft (3) rotatably together with the outer column (10); a bracket (12) having a conductive property, retaining the outer column (10) and being fixed to a vehicle body; and an electrifying lead (17) having a conductive property and configuring a part of an electrifying path leading to the vehicle body from the inner column (11).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kakita, Daiki Orihara, Osamu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9658783Abstract: In methods connecting a memory module configured from DRAM, which is high-speed memory, and a memory module configured from flash memory which is slower than DRAM but is high-capacity memory, to a CPU memory bus, in the case of sequential reading, the busy rate of the CPU memory bus increases, and performance degradation occurs easily. In the present invention, an information processing device has a CPU, a CPU memory bus, and a primary storage device. The primary storage device has a first memory module and a second memory module. The first memory module has high-speed memory. The second memory module has memory having the same memory interface as that of the high-speed memory, high-capacity memory having a different memory interface from that of the high-speed memory, and a controller that controls same. The first memory module and second memory module are caused to be accessed by the memory interface of the high-speed memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Muraoka, Yutaka Uematsu, Hideki Osaka, Yuusuke Fukumura, Satoru Watanabe, Masabumi Shibata, Hiroshi Kakita, Yuichi Fukuda, Takashi Miyagawa, Michinori Naito, Hitoshi Ueno, Akio Idei, Takayuki Ono, Taishi Sumikura
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Patent number: 9637161Abstract: A steering device includes an inner column, an outer column, an outer column bracket, an inner column bracket, a shear pin, and a damper. A first hole is formed in the inner column. The outer column has a slit formed by notching one end. The outer column bracket tightens the outer column together with a telescopic friction plate. The inner column bracket is supported by the telescopic friction plate, and has a second hole. The shear pin detachably connects the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other at a position across the first hole and the second hole. The damper faces an internal end portion wall of the slit in an axial direction of the inner column.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Daiki Orihara, Masaya Johta, Hiroshi Kakita, Osamu Kurihara
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Publication number: 20170072877Abstract: A steering apparatus is disclosed, which includes a steering shaft (3), an outer column (10), an inner column (11) fitted in the outer column, a guide member (31) received in a guide groove (25) formed in the outer column and fitted to the inner column (11), and an electrifying member (40) fitted to the inner column inwardly of the guide groove and getting in contact with the outer column (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Hiroshi KAKITA, Daiki ORIHARA, Osamu KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20170057433Abstract: A steering apparatus has a guide member (31) being received in a guide groove (25) and attached to an inner column (11), metal fittings that have conductivity, is in contact with the inner column to attach the guide member to the inner column, and an electricity-carrying plate (40) that is composed of a metal plate material having conductivity, is fixed to the inner column in contact with the metal fittings, and elastically deforms and in contact with an inside of a pair of guide walls at a predetermined contact pressure, so that a new electricity-carrying passage from a steering wheel to a vehicle body is secured.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Hiroshi KAKITA, Daiki ORIHARA, Osamu KURIHARA
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Patent number: 9569144Abstract: When DRAMs that are high-speed memories and flash memories that are lower in speed but can be larger in capacity than the DRAM are to be mounted on a DIMM, what matters in maximizing CPU memory bus throughput is the arrangement of the mounted components. The present disclosure provides a memory module (DIMM) that includes memory controllers arranged on the module surface closer to a socket terminal and DRAMs serving as high-speed memories arranged on the back surface. Nonvolatile memories as large-capacity memories are arranged on the side farther from the socket terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Uematsu, Satoshi Muraoka, Hideki Osaka, Masabumi Shibata, Yuusuke Fukumura, Satoru Watanabe, Hiroshi Kakita, Akio Idei, Hitoshi Ueno, Takayuki Ono, Takashi Miyagawa, Michinori Naito, Taishi Sumikura, Yuichi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20160355208Abstract: A steering device includes an inner column, an outer column, an outer column bracket, an inner column bracket, a shear pin, and a damper. A first hole is formed in the inner column. The outer column has a slit formed by notching one end. The outer column bracket tightens the outer column together with a telescopic friction plate. The inner column bracket is supported by the telescopic friction plate, and has a second hole. The shear pin detachably connects the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other at a position across the first hole and the second hole. The damper faces an internal end portion wall of the slit in an axial direction of the inner column.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Daiki ORIHARA, Masaya JOHTA, Hiroshi KAKITA, Osamu KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20160280159Abstract: A steering apparatus (2) is disclosed, which includes: a steering shaft (3) having a conductive property and transferring a steering force; an outer column (10) having a conductive property and supporting the steering shaft (3) rotatably; an inner column (11) having a conductive property, being fitted in the outer column (10) to enable a relative movement in an axial direction supporting the steering shaft (3) rotatably together with the outer column (10); a bracket (12) having a conductive property, retaining the outer column (10) and being fixed to a vehicle body; and an electrifying lead (17) having a conductive property and configuring a part of an electrifying path leading to the vehicle body from the inner column (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi KAKITA, Daiki Orihara, Osamu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9434403Abstract: A steering device which contracts by an impulse load. The steering device includes a cylindrical inner column having a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a cylindrical shape into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted and having a slit at one insertion side end of the inner column, an outer column bracket fixed to a vehicle body side member to support the outer column and to tighten the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate, an inner column bracket having a second hole opened therein and supported by the telescopic friction plate, and a shear pin provided at a position straddling the first hole and the second hole and detachably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Masaya Johta, Hideki Kojima, Wataru Hagiwara, Daiki Orihara, Hiroshi Kakita, Osamu Kurihara