Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato 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).

  • Publication number: 20250118438
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, ability values of first subjects are calculated based on first test data. Each of the ability values is an ability value relating to a motor function of a body of a corresponding one of the first subjects. The first test data describes a test result relating to the motor function of each of the first subjects. Furthermore, a calculation formula for a score corresponding to an ability value is set based on a distribution of the ability values relative to a subject's attribute. Based on an ability value of a second subject relating to the motor function and on the calculation formula, a score corresponding to the ability value of the second subject is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Seiichi IGAYA, Hiroshi KATO
  • Patent number: 12270539
    Abstract: A decorative laminate for transmitting light includes a light-permeable substrate, a light adjusting layer, an interference pigment print layer, and a black semi-transparent print layer. The light adjusting layer has, at a surface opposite from the substrate, an uneven part formed to match a design's shape shown by the interference pigment print layer. The interference pigment print layer has first light transmitting parts, through which the light is transmitted. The black semi-transparent print layer has second light transmitting parts, at positions at a main surface of the black semi-transparent print layer where, in plan view, the second light transmitting parts at least partially overlap the first light transmitting parts. The first light transmitting parts and the second light transmitting parts are voids in a coating layer and formed at a main surface of the interference pigment print layer and at the main surface of the black semi-transparent print layer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikehara, Hiroyuki Kato, Kentaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20250098655
    Abstract: A fishing rod capable of reducing a dimension when stored, the fishing rod having a structure that is difficult to move even when the fishing rod is accommodated in a bag or the like. A fishing rod of the invention includes a cylindrical cover member that is attached to an original rod that stores a plurality of rods so that the plurality of rods do not protrude. The cover member can constitute a rear grip to be attached to and detached from the original rod, and the original rod and the cover member are provided with an adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a dimension when stored by changing an attachment position of the cover member when the cover member is attached to the original rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: GLOBERIDE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke USHINOHAMA, Yoshinori NAKAHATA, Yoshinao KATO, Hiroshi SEZAI
  • Publication number: 20250083460
    Abstract: A heating apparatus includes: a heating rotator to heat a medium; a heat source including: a glass tube disposed inside the heating rotator to generate radiant heat; and a sealing on each of both ends of the glass tube in an axial direction of the heating rotator; a heater holder to hold the heat source inside the heating rotator; a support having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the heating rotator to support the heater holder inside the heating rotator; and a gas supply disposed outside an outer end of the heating rotator in the axial direction, the gas supply to supply gas to the sealing through the support in the axial direction, wherein the heating rotator has an air hole facing the sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yusuke MORIKAWA, Hiroshi KATO
  • Publication number: 20250089356
    Abstract: A change in switching time due to temperature change is suppressed. A switching circuitry is provided with a resistance component having opposite characteristics to temperature dependence of a gate current of a power transistor which is switching-controlled by the switching circuitry, and a change in a gate current due to the temperature change is suppressed by a change in the above-described resistance component due to the temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Atsushi YAO, Mitsuo OKAMOTO, Fumiki KATO, Hiroshi SATO, Shinsuke HARADA, Hiroshi HOZOJI, Shinji SATO
  • Patent number: 12250057
    Abstract: A wireless relay station to be included in a ladder-type wireless relay network along a moving route of a moving object includes a relay control unit that includes station identification information in the wireless relay network assigned sequentially along the moving route to each of the wireless relay stations included in the wireless relay network and deployed along the moving route, configures and updates, using a first routing table that provides an address of a destination wireless relay station, a second routing table including the address, the station identification information, and an information update time, being associated with one another, of the destination wireless relay station, and provides control to share, among the wireless relay stations included in the wireless relay network, the second routing table configured and updated by each wireless relay station; and a relay communication unit that performs wireless relay communication with other wireless relay stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimoto, Yasunori Kato, Manabu Sakai, Kenichiro Kamohara, Hiroyasu Sano
  • Publication number: 20250079801
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device capable of suitably shaping light from a plurality of light emitting elements, a manufacturing method for a light emitting device, and a distance measuring device. A light emitting device of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements provided on a first surface of the substrate; and a plurality of structure bodies provided on a second surface of the substrate and through which light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements is transmitted. At least any of the structure bodies includes a first structure body through which a first portion of the light is transmitted and a second structure body having a function different from a function of the first structure body and through which a second portion of the light is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: HIROSHI KATO, ATSUSHI YAMAMOTO, HIDEAKI MOGI
  • Publication number: 20250075885
    Abstract: A lighting module includes: a substrate; a light source located on the substrate; a first lens on which light emitted from the light source is to be incident; and a first holder to which the substrate and the first lens are fixed. Light exiting the first lens is substantially parallel light that is substantially parallel to the optical axis when viewed from a first direction intersecting an optical axis of the light source. The light exiting the first lens is substantially parallel light oblique to the optical axis when viewed from a second direction intersecting the optical axis and the first direction. A first end part of the first lens in the second direction is fixed to the first holder. When viewed from a third direction in which the optical axis extends, the first holder does not protrude outward of the first lens in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Masaru KATO, Hiroshi MIYAIRI
  • Patent number: 12241904
    Abstract: A method according to one or more aspects may be for displaying measurement results of measurement items by a sample analyzer. The method may include displaying each of the measurement items selectably on a display unit, and displaying a notification concerning any of the measurement results in association with the corresponding measurement item on the display unit; and in response to selection of at least one of the measurement items, displaying the measurement result of the selected at least one of the measurement items on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SUSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Moriura, Hiroshi Kurono, Akihito Kato
  • Publication number: 20250065389
    Abstract: A burring structural member resistant to fracture even if the burring structural part is bent back is provided. In the burring structural member of the present disclosure, a thickness T of the sheet-shaped part is 2.0 mm or more, a Charpy impact value vE(0) of the sheet-shaped part at 0° C. is 50 J/cm2 or more, a BCI value calculated by BCI=vE(0)/Lc based on the Charpy impact value vE(0) (J/cm2) and a maximum length Lc (?m) of a crack at the inside bend of the bent wall part of the burring structural parts is 2.5 or more, and a curvature radius R (mm) of the inside bend of the bent wall part is larger than R1 calculated by R1=25/BCI?1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke KOBAYASHI, Ryoma KATO, Hiroshi SHUTO
  • Patent number: 12237409
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, first and second insulating members, and a first nitride member. A position of the third electrode in a first direction from the first to second electrodes is between positions of the first and second electrodes in the first direction. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The second semiconductor portion includes first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions. The first conductive member includes first and second conductive regions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first nitride member includes a first nitride region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Yosuke Kajiwara, Hiroshi Ono, Aya Shindome, Akira Mukai, Po-Chin Huang, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12230421
    Abstract: A hermetic terminal includes a metal outer ring made of a low resistance conductor having a through hole, a lead made of a low resistance conductor inserted in the through hole of the metal outer ring, and an insulating material made of high expansion glass for sealing the metal outer ring and the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SCHOTT Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Tanaka, Hiroshi Kato, Tetsushi Morikawa, Akira Okuno
  • Patent number: 12227563
    Abstract: Provided is a humanized antibody that, through IGF-I receptor, increases muscle mass but does not lower the blood glucose level. This humanized antibody: is an anti-IGF-I receptor humanized antibody, a fragment thereof, or a derivative thereof; has a specific amino acid sequence such as SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 6 serving as a CDR sequence; and specifically binds to IGF-I receptor extracellular domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Akira Tanokura, Hirotsugu Kato, Hiroshi Eguchi, Kenichiro Takagi, Satoshi Yamamura, Naoko Namiki, Daisuke Ishikawa, Hirofumi Higuchi, Tomoyo Takeo, Masayo Ohori
  • Patent number: 12226853
    Abstract: Provided is a surface treatment method of a metallic material having a protective layer formed thereon. A surface of the protective layer is scanned while irradiating the surface and the surface is scanned while moving an irradiation spot along the surface, in a state in which a side layer of the protective layer along the metallic material remains covering the metallic material, and a side layer of the protective layer opposite to the metallic material side is removed by irradiation with the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOKOH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Honmo, Yasunori Kato, Tsuyoshi Saito, Masafumi Hosokawa, Kenjiro Momi, Manabu Haraguchi, Yuji Furumaki, Hiroshi Senda
  • Patent number: 12227178
    Abstract: A vehicle control device according to an embodiment includes an imager configured to image surroundings of a host vehicle, a recognizer configured to recognize a surroundings situation of the host vehicle, a driving controller configured to control one or both of speed and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of a result of the recognition of the recognizer, and a controller configured to control the driving controller on the basis of imaging content of the imager, and the controller sets relative position information with respect to the host vehicle for an object around the host vehicle present on a two-dimensional image captured by the imager, and corrects the recognition result of the recognizer on the basis of the set relative position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Hiramatsu, Yoshimitsu Murahashi, Hiroshi Oguro, Daichi Kato, Katsuya Yashiro
  • Publication number: 20250055955
    Abstract: To prevent a delay in display of a stroke image due to a delay in processing in a computer without the provision of an overlay engine in a timing controller. A computer includes a host processor that generates a stroke image representing a stroke indicated by a series of pieces of coordinate data each representing the position of a pen on a touch surface, and generates a video signal representing the generated stroke image, a timing controller that controls the potential of each of a plurality of gate lines arranged in a display panel, based on a video signal, and an MCU that generates, in parallel with the host processor, a provisional stroke image representing the same stroke as the stroke represented by the stroke image. The above-described provisional stroke image is superimposed onto the video signal that has not yet been supplied to the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Tatsunori KATO, Yoshihiro KOTANI, Hiroyuki SAKUMA, Joo Hoon LEE, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI
  • Publication number: 20250044804
    Abstract: There are provided a distance acquisition unit (115) that detects a separation distance between a flight vehicle (V1) and a platform (51), a remaining amount acquisition unit (113) that acquires a remaining amount of a drive battery (16), a radio field intensity acquisition unit (114) that acquires a radio field intensity of a reception signal received by a communication unit (12), and a return control unit (112) that performs control to cause the flight vehicle (V1) to return to the platform (51) in at least one of a case where the remaining amount of the drive battery (16) falls below a lower limit remaining amount determined by the separation distance or a case where the radio field intensity falls below a lower limit intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Go Itami, Tsuneko Kura, Hiroshi MATSUBARA, Jun KATO
  • Patent number: 12218232
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, first and second insulating members, a compound member, and a nitride member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first semiconductor portion is between the fourth partial region and the first insulating portion. The second semiconductor portion is between the fifth partial region and the second insulating portion. The compound member includes first to third compound portions. The nitride member includes first to third nitride portions. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Hiroshi Ono, Yosuke Kajiwara, Aya Shindome, Akira Mukai, Po-Chin Huang, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12214670
    Abstract: A transmission mechanism transmits rotation transmitted from a distribution differential gear mechanism to an output member. The distribution differential gear mechanism, a first distribution output gear, and a first engagement device are disposed on a first axis. A first rotary electric machine and a first rotary electric machine drive gear are disposed on a second axis. A transmission engagement device of the transmission mechanism is disposed on a third axis. An axial direction of the first rotary electric machine includes a first axial side where the first rotary electric machine is disposed with respect to the first rotary electric machine drive gear, and a second axial side opposite to the first axial side. The distribution differential gear mechanism is disposed on the second axial side of the first distribution output gear and the first engagement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Takuyo Maeda, Kyosuke Komizo, Shohei Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20250035172
    Abstract: A disc brake device includes a rotary member, a brake disc, and an airflow-rate restriction member. The brake disc includes a disc body and a plurality of fins. The airflow-rate restriction member includes a base plate and a protruding portion. The base plate is sandwiched between the rotary member and the fins. The protruding portion is arranged inward in the radial direction of the disc body with respect to the fins. The protruding portion protrudes from the base plate toward a disc body side. The protruding portion extends in the circumferential direction of the disc body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Ayumi UENISHI, Takahiro FUJIMOTO, Hiroshi NOGAMI, Mitsuhiro OKAMOTO, Naruo MIYABE, Yuki ICHIKAWA, Takanori KATO, Ryuichi NISHIMURA, Yuiko SHIOTANI