Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Sato

Hitoshi 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).

  • Soybean embryo fat/oil and process for producing soybean material with high embryo concentration
    Patent number: 7037548
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to extract oil from the soybean material containing soybean germ as a main component, and to utilize it. The present invention relates to a method for producing a soybean material, comprising crudely crushing selected soybeans into a size of less than ½, and separating and concentrating a soybean germ fraction by means of sieving, sorting with air, separation based on the grain shape and the like, to the soybean germ fraction produced by said method, to oil prepared from the soybean material containing soybean germ as a main component, to oil containing 0.8% by weight or more of sterols' content, and to foods containing said oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi Ozawa, Akihiro Nakatani, Hitoshi Sato, Osamu Mori, Yukio Akiyama, Yasushi Morinaga, Yuji Nakata
  • Reactor unit
    Patent number: 7038568
    Abstract: A reactor unit comprises a basket body, a plurality of reactor bodies, a lid body, and a mold resin. The basket body has one open face and is made of a metal. The reactor bodies are accommodated in the basket body. The lid body is made of a metal and closes an open end of the basket body. Outlet holes are formed in the lid body. The mold resin is a curable resin. The basket body is filled with the mold resin, with a coil of each of the reactor bodies having been drawn out from a corresponding one of the outlet holes of the lid body. In this reactor unit, at least one partition, which is located between the reactor bodies and whose leading end extends from an inner face of at least one of the basket body and the lid body and abuts on an inner face of the other, is formed protrusively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Masaaki Kaneko, Hitoshi Sato
  • Electric vehicle and performance setting method
    Patent number: 7028792
    Abstract: A maximum output of a fuel cell and a capacitance of a capacitor are set so as to be near a point at which a lower limit (a solid line “A” in FIG. 2) of a range in which a first condition is satisfied intersects a lower limit (a dashed line “B” in FIG. 2) of a range in which a second condition is satisfied. In the first condition, full acceleration at start time for obtaining a predetermined high vehicle speed by starting a vehicle at the maximum acceleration required of the vehicle can be repeatedly performed. In the second condition, full acceleration at a medium vehicle speed for increasing a vehicle speed from a medium vehicle speed by approximately 30 km/h at the maximum acceleration required of the vehicle can be repeatedly performed. Then, the fuel cell and the capacitor of this performance are mounted on the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hitoshi Sato
  • Hinge mechanism
    Publication number: 20060064850
    Abstract: To provide a hinge which achieve durability, good feeling, size and weight reduction, for portable phones or laptop computers which require to be smaller and lighter. A hinge mechanism that generates a stress at the start and end points of arbitrary opening and closing range can be constructed by causing one cam set of two cam sets in which a rotating cam 4 and a fixed cam 5 engage only one time in 360° to generate a stress at the start point of the rotating range or opening and closing range of the hinge mechanism, and causing the other cam set to generate a stress at the end point of the rotating or opening and closing range. The hinge mechanism of the present invention achieves durability, good feeling, and size and weight reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, Yasuhiro Mitsui, Minoru Ohiraki, Sakae Higano
  • Two-shaft hinge with rotation limiting mechanism
    Publication number: 20060059661
    Abstract: In a portable telephone, laptop personal computer or remote control in which reduced size, reduced weight and new functionality are required, to provide a two-shaft hinge component equipped with a rotation limiting mechanism in which a construction is adopted that makes possible a rotation limiting mechanism with increased durability, reduced size and lighter weight. A torque unit is constituted by a fixed cam and a rotary cam being in coaxial abutment with a rotary shaft 2 and an opening/closing shaft 3, in a hinge of two-shaft construction in which a rotary shaft 2 passes through an opening/closing shaft 3, sliding frictional torque and a click action being generated during rotation and opening/closing operation by an abutting cam surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sakae Higano, Hitoshi Sato, Minoru Ohiraki
  • Drive controller and control method
    Patent number: 7002548
    Abstract: A drive controller for controlling to change the orientation of a display surface of a display in accordance with the seating position of occupants aboard a vehicle. A display unit is rotatably mounted on a vehicle. A controller automatically rotates the display unit to a first position where the display surface is oriented toward a driver seat, when an occupant is seated solely in the driver seat. The controller rotates the display unit to a third position where the display surface is oriented toward a front passenger seat, when an occupant is seated solely in the front passenger seat. The controller rotates the display unit to a second position where the display surface is oriented toward the middle point between the driver seat and the front passenger seat, on detecting both of the occupants are seated respectively in the driver seat and the front passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takamasa Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Sato, Yukari Mizumura, Rie Yamashita, Hidetsugu Kubota, Toshiyuki Murata
  • Display controller, display control method, drive controller and drive control method
    Patent number: 6995755
    Abstract: A display controller for controlling display on a display surface of a display unit mounted on a vehicle. The display unit is rotatably mounted on the vehicle. A CPU of a controller recognizing that the vehicle is traveling, that a display surface of a display unit is oriented toward the driver's seat, and that a moving picture is displayed on the display surface, inhibits display of the moving picture on the display unit. The CPU of the controller, recognizing that the vehicle is traveling, that the display surface of the display unit is oriented toward the driver's seat, and that a moving picture is displayed on the display surface rotates the display unit to a position where an occupant of the driver's seat cannot watch the moving picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takamasa Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Sato, Yukari Mizumura, Rie Yamashita, Hidetsugu Kubota, Toshiyuki Murata
  • Control method for an exhaust gas purification system and an exhaust gas purification system
    Publication number: 20060000201
    Abstract: When an engine cooling water temperature (Tw) detected by a cooling water temperature detection means (37C) exceeds a predetermined judgment water temperatures (Tw1 and Tw2) during the forced regeneration control of a filter using exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C), the actuation of the exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C) is interrupted. Thereby, in the case of the exhaust gas purification system having a DPF apparatus (13), it is possible to prevent a water temperature meter in a driver seat from abnormally rising during the forced regeneration of a DPF (13b) and to prevent a driver from taking the abnormal rise of the water temperature meter for an engine trouble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Akira Iizuka, Naomi Uchida, Hitoshi Sato, Tatsuo Mashiko, Minoru Tsuchida
  • Stage device, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
    Publication number: 20050254036
    Abstract: A stage device includes a movable stage, a base which supports the stage, and a mass body which moves to cancel a reaction force acting on the base as the stage moves. The base has a plurality of surfaces, and the stage and mass body are supported by different ones of the surfaces of the base. In addition, when the mass body is arranged in the base, the stage device can be more downsized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Sasaki, Yoshikazu Miyajima, Hitoshi Sato, Katsumi Asada, Hideo Tanaka
  • Control method for an exhaust gas purification system and an exhaust gas purification system
    Publication number: 20050223701
    Abstract: When a forced regeneration is restarted after interrupting the forced regeneration, and in at least any one of cases where the collecting quantity area (Rpj) detected by the collecting quantity area detection means (32C) is in another collecting quantity area having a collecting quantity larger than that of the collecting quantity area (Rpi) immediately after interruption, or where the travel distance area (Rmj) detected by the travel distance area detection means (33C) is in another travel distance area, having a travel distance larger than that of the travel distance area (Rmi) immediately after interruption, the forced regeneration is performed from the start, and in other case, the forced regeneration is performed for the remained period of time of the previous forced regeneration, continuing to the previous forced regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, Nobuyuki Hiraki, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Control method for an exhaust gas purification system and an exhaust gas purification system
    Publication number: 20050217251
    Abstract: An exhaust gas control system (1) comprised with a continuous regeneration-type DPF (13), an exhaust throttle valve (16) and a DPF control means (30C), wherein the regeneration control is suspended, the multi injection control is performed, and the exhaust throttle valve is closed, when detecting a stop condition of the vehicle during the regeneration control of the continuous regeneration-type diesel particulate filter device (13) by the regeneration means. Thereby, concerning the regeneration of the continuous regeneration-type DPF device (13), the DPF can be regenerated securely by burning PM efficiently even in a traveling pattern of frequent waiting for the traffic lights to change in urban areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, Nobuyuki Hiraki, Takehito Imai
  • Control method for an exhaust gas purification system and an exhaust gas purification system
    Publication number: 20050217252
    Abstract: A method and system providing a vehicle condition detection means (38C) for detecting the stopped and traveling state of a vehicle, and when the vehicle condition detection means (38C) detects that the vehicle has stopped during operation of an exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C), closing an exhaust gas throttling valve (16) in addition to continuing the operation of the exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C), and subsequently, when the vehicle's traveling state is detected, opening the exhaust gas throttling valve (16) and continuing the operation of the exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, Tatsuo Mashiko, Takao Onodera, Atsushi Matsunuma, Takashi Haseyama, Wei Wu, Takuro Iwashita, Shigeru Ikeda
  • Stage apparatus and exprosure apparatus
    Publication number: 20050219501
    Abstract: A moving element to be propelled across a stator includes a coil unit, including coils, for generating a force to propel the moving unit, and a cooling unit for cooling the coil unit. A thermal conductive member, arranged between the cooling unit and the coil unit, transmits heat away from the coil unit. In addition, a housing unit houses the coil unit, the cooling unit and the thermal conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, Yoshikazu Miyajima, Yasuhito Sasaki
  • Single-shaft hinge device comprising a plurality of torque-generating sections
    Patent number: 6948217
    Abstract: A single-shaft hinge component is provided that can be made durable, of small size and light weight. The single-shaft hinge device is made up of a plurality of torque-generating sections wherein, a single-shaft hinge is formed of a single shaft 1, rotary cams 3 fitted onto this shaft 1 that are capable of rotation about the shaft 1 and axially moving on the shaft, fixed cams 4 fitted on the shaft 1 that are capable of axially moving on the shaft but incapable of relative rotation with respect to the shaft, and elastic members 5 arranged coaxially with the shaft 1 and that cause abutment of side faces of the rotary cam 3 and the fixed cam 4 against each other, the rotary cams 3 and fixed cams 4 being arranged coaxially with the single shaft 1 so that abutment of the rotary cam 3 and fixed cam 4 is achieved at their side faces at two or more locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Higano, Hitoshi Sato, Hiroaki Kato
  • Diffuser for a turbo pump
    Patent number: 6923621
    Abstract: To suppress degradation of the pump efficiency while preventing the diffuser from stalling on a turbo pump Opening 48 is provided at a specified position in the cord length direction of vane 42 of diffuser 44. Opening 48 communicates with the adjacent diffuser flow passage to form a flow circulating to the entrance of the diffuser via this opening 48 when the flow rate drops, thus to prevent stalling by increasing the apparent flow rate. The size of opening 48 is also adjusted in correspondence with the operating condition of said pump. The size of opening 48 should be adjusted to be small enough not to case stalling at the lowest flow rate expected by test operating the pump. The efficiency degradation due to the provision of the opening can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Sato
  • Method and system for estimating visceral fat area
    Patent number: 6920352
    Abstract: A visceral fat area estimating system of the present invention comprises first input unit for inputting a height of an subject, second input unit for inputting a body weight of the subject, third input unit for inputting a fat mass of the subject, fourth input unit for inputting age of the subject, computation unit for computing a visceral fat area based on data from the first, second, third and fourth input unit, and display unit for displaying the visceral fat area computed by the computation unit. Therefore, the system can estimate a visceral fat area securely without concern for exposure of an subject to X-rays, at low costs, and with proper accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Miyuki Shimomura, Miyuki Kodama, Hitoshi Sato
  • Body type determining apparatus
    Publication number: 20050080352
    Abstract: The body type determining apparatus comprises: an input unit, an impedance measuring unit, a calculation unit, a standard setting unit, and a body type determining unit, wherein the input unit inputs personal physical data; the impedance measuring unit measures a bioelectrical impedance; the calculation unit calculates a body mass index and a body composition index based on the personal physical data and the bioelectrical impedance; the standard setting unit sets a normal value obtained from a regression formula based on measured data of the body mass index and the body composition index, as a body type determination standard, and the body type determining unit determines a body type based on the body type determining standard; thereby making it possible to determine a body type in numeric values with good accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventor: Hitoshi Sato
  • Control method of exhaust gas purifying system
    Publication number: 20050014978
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas purifying system wherein an NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (30) including a catalytic metal and an NOx occluding substance is installed in an exhaust passage (3) of an engine (10), a restore processing against the sulfur poisoning of the NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (30) is executed, by performing a lax rich control for controlling the air/fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to the theoretical air/fuel ratio or slightly lower than the theoretical air/fuel ratio, when the NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst (30) is heated equal or superior to the sulfur purge temperature. NOx is purified up effectively, by excluding effects of the sulfur poisoning, suppressing the deterioration of fuel-efficiency, by the control method for exhaust gas purifying system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Daji Nagaoka, Masashi Gabe, Hitoshi Sato
  • Method and device for image processing
    Patent number: 6837563
    Abstract: A method and device for image processing free from full loss of an entire vector in a halftone image relatively low in density. An N*N mask matrix is generated for a given density, based on an N*N dither matrix used in an area gradation method which represents a halftone image with binary (bi-level) image data from multi-level image data. In a case of N*N mask matrix relatively low in density, rearrangements on a column and row basis are performed (N*N?1) times to generate (N*N?1) number of N*N mask matrices which are then combined with the original N*N mask matrix to form an (N*N)*(N*N) mask matrix. Thus, for a halftone image relatively low in density, a binary halftone image is generated via the (N*N)*(N*N) mask matrix from multi-level image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Sato
  • Hammer keyboard system and chassis
    Publication number: 20040261598
    Abstract: A hammer with simplified structure and reduced costs that maintains its capability as a mass body to impart a touch weight. The hammer is configured such that it is possible to fix the two mass plates to the metal base plate by means of a single rivet. Therefore, the number of places in which the rivet holes are drilled and disposed in both mass plates and the metal base plate are kept to a minimum, and it is possible to limit the lightening of the weight of both mass plates and the metal base plate by that amount. As a result, since it is possible to configure the base plates and the metal base plate with smaller dimensions while maintaining the required weight, the capability as a mass body to impart a touch weight can be maintained while preventing the enlarging of the hammer overall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Uno, Hitoshi Sato