Patents by Inventor Isao Kato
Isao 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).
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Publication number: 20250004448Abstract: A memory card is configured to be inserted into and removed from a connector provided in a host device, and includes: a memory that stores heat dissipator information on a heat dissipator of the memory card; and a processor that returns a response including the heat dissipator information in response to a command for inquiring heat dissipation performance transmitted from the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Yoshihisa INAGAKI, Tadashi ONO, Isao KATO
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Publication number: 20240288511Abstract: A detection apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a signal output unit configured to output a measurement signal that includes a component having a first frequency to a transmission line, a signal measurement unit configured to measure a response signal, from the transmission line, to the measurement signal output from the signal output unit and a processing unit configured to generate a difference signal that is a difference between the response signal measured by the signal measurement unit and a reference signal that is based on the measurement signal, calculate an index value that indicates a strength of a correlation between the reference signal and the difference signal, and detect an abnormality in the transmission line on the basis of the calculated index value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru SAKURAZAWA, Masato IZAWA, Isao KATO, Takumi ASAINA, Shota SHIMIZU, Kanata NISHIDA
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Patent number: 12060035Abstract: A security system includes an information transmission device, and a security device to which a target device is connectable. The information transmission device and the security device are connected to each other via a network. The information transmission device transmits, to the security device, generation information to be used for generating reference identification information. The security device generates the reference identification information by using the generation information received from the information transmission device via the network. The security device acquires identification information of the target device connected to the security device. The security device compares the acquired identification information with the generated reference identification information, and determines validity of the target device connected thereto, based on a result of comparison.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takanori Miyoshi, Isao Kato, Satoru Sakurazawa, Yoichi Hata, Takumi Asaina, Yoshikazu Isoyama
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Publication number: 20240267083Abstract: A detection apparatus is provided for a signal transmission apparatus, the signal transmission apparatus being configured to receive a reception signal via a transmission line and including an adaptive filter to be applied to the reception signal. The detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a filter coefficient of the adaptive filter, and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the transmission line, based on an amount of change over time in the filter coefficient acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masato IZAWA, Satoru SAKURAZAWA, Isao KATO, Takumi ASAINA
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Patent number: 12026007Abstract: A data transfer system includes a slave device, and a host device that is connected to the slave device via at least a power supply line, a clock line, a command line, and a data line. A CMD line is continuously driven to a low level in a period from when the supply of at least a first clock is stopped to when the second clock is supplied (period form timing t5 to timing t6).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Isao Kato
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Patent number: 11979482Abstract: A detection system includes: a signal output unit configured to output, to a measurement target, a measurement signal that exhibits a predetermined temporal change; a signal measurement unit configured to measure a response signal, to the measurement signal, from the measurement target; a calculation unit configured to calculate an impulse response of the measurement target, based on a measurement result of the response signal measured by the signal measurement unit; and a detection unit configured to detect abnormality regarding the measurement target, based on the impulse response calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Satoru Sakurazawa, Isao Kato, Takanori Miyoshi, Yoichi Hata, Takumi Asaina
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Patent number: 11880225Abstract: A slave device continuously transmits a plurality of tuning blocks to a host device at intervals defined by a clock period between a plurality of data blocks at the time of transmitting the plurality of data blocks and by a clock period defined by a data structure of the plurality of tuning blocks.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Isao Kato, Takuji Maeda
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Patent number: 11782852Abstract: When a part of a signal line of a first interface and a part of a signal line of a second interface share a signal line and there is a memory connected to both the interfaces, initialization of the second interface and initialization of the memory are executed in parallel following initialization of the first interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Isao Kato, Yoshihisa Inagaki, Shuichi Ohki
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Publication number: 20230046939Abstract: A security system includes an information transmission device, and a security device to which a target device is connectable. The information transmission device and the security device are connected to each other via a network. The information transmission device transmits, to the security device, generation information to be used for generating reference identification information. The security device generates the reference identification information by using the generation information received from the information transmission device via the network. The security device acquires identification information of the target device connected to the security device. The security device compares the acquired identification information with the generated reference identification information, and determines validity of the target device connected thereto, based on a result of comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takanori MIYOSHI, Isao KATO, Satoru SAKURAZAWA, Yoichi HATA, Takumi ASAINA, Yoshikazu ISOYAMA
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Publication number: 20230022923Abstract: A detection device includes: a switch provided to a transmission path that connects a plurality of function units to each other; a measurement unit configured to measure a signal that passes the transmission path, at a first node on a first end side of the switch and at a second node on a second end side of the switch; and a detection unit configured to compare a measurement result at the first node and a measurement result at the second node, which are obtained by the measurement unit, with a reference measurement result which is a measurement result for reference, and detect abnormality regarding the transmission path, based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Isao KATO, Takanori MIYOSHI, Satoru SAKURAZAWA, Yoichi HATA, Takumi ASAINA
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Publication number: 20230022272Abstract: A detection system includes: a signal output unit configured to output, to a measurement target, a measurement signal that exhibits a predetermined temporal change; a signal measurement unit configured to measure a response signal, to the measurement signal, from the measurement target; a calculation unit configured to calculate an impulse response of the measurement target, based on a measurement result of the response signal measured by the signal measurement unit; and a detection unit configured to detect abnormality regarding the measurement target, based on the impulse response calculated by the calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Satoru SAKURAZAWA, Isao KATO, Takanori MIYOSHI, Yoichi HATA, Takumi ASAINA
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Publication number: 20220413709Abstract: A storage system includes a nonvolatile memory, a controller that controls writing and reading of data to and from the nonvolatile memory, a first interface, and a second interface, and is connected to a host device via the first interface and the second interface. While the host device is being started, a boot loader read from the nonvolatile memory is transferred to the host device via the second interface, and the first interface is initialized in parallel. After the host device is started, write data and read data to or from the nonvolatile memory via any one or both of the first interface and the second interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Isao KATO, Takuji MAEDA, Tadashi ONO
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Publication number: 20220308893Abstract: A slave device continuously transmits a plurality of tuning blocks to a host device at intervals defined by a clock period between a plurality of data blocks at the time of transmitting the plurality of data blocks and by a clock period defined by a data structure of the plurality of tuning blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Tadashi ONO, Isao KATO, Takuji MAEDA
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Publication number: 20220253092Abstract: A data transfer system includes a slave device, and a host device that is connected to the slave device via at least a power supply line, a clock line, a command line, and a data line. A CMD line is continuously driven to a low level in a period from when the supply of at least a first clock is stopped to when the second clock is supplied (period form timing t5 to timing t6).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Tadashi ONO, Isao KATO
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Patent number: 11338431Abstract: A robot includes first and second arms to rotate and convey an object; a first rotary body to support the first arm and having a first fluid passage and at least one second fluid passage communicating with the first fluid passage; a base-end-side arm formed with an internal space and a hole part into which a part of the first rotary body is inserted; a second rotary body to support the second arm and having a third fluid passage communicating at one end thereof with the second fluid passage and communicating at the other end thereof with the internal space; a supplying device disposed in the internal space and connected to an upstream-end side of the first fluid passage, and to supply fluid to the first fluid passage; a first motor to rotate the first rotary body; and a second motor to rotate the second rotary body.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota Ono, Isao Kato
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Publication number: 20220048182Abstract: A robot includes first and second arms to rotate and convey an object; a first rotary body to support the first arm and having a first fluid passage and at least one second fluid passage communicating with the first fluid passage; a base-end-side arm formed with an internal space and a hole part into which a part of the first rotary body is inserted; a second rotary body to support the second arm and having a third fluid passage communicating at one end thereof with the second fluid passage and communicating at the other end thereof with the internal space; a supplying device disposed in the internal space and connected to an upstream-end side of the first fluid passage, and to supply fluid to the first fluid passage; a first motor to rotate the first rotary body; and a second motor to rotate the second rotary body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryota ONO, Isao KATO
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Patent number: 11065957Abstract: The drive power connecting/disconnecting device includes a second shaft disposed coaxially to a first shaft so as to transmit drive power to a wheel axle, a connection/disconnection member which moves a second rotational body along an axial direction with respect to a first rotational body, and which is capable of moving in the axial direction so as to make or break engagement between the first shaft and the second shaft, a supporting member, a shaft cover which covers at least the periphery of the second rotational body, a first pivotally supporting portion which is disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft so as to axially support one end of the second shaft; and a second pivotally supporting portion which is disposed inside the shaft cover so as to axially support the other end of the second shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taketoki Maruyama, Isao Kato, Atsushi Kajikawa, Munenori Ota
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Publication number: 20210209038Abstract: When a part of a signal line of a first interface and a part of a signal line of a second interface share a signal line and there is a memory connected to both the interfaces, initialization of the second interface and initialization of the memory are executed in parallel following initialization of the first interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Tadashi ONO, Isao KATO, Yoshihisa INAGAKI, Shuichi OHKI
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Patent number: 11055499Abstract: A card device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a first interface that connects the card device with a host device. The card device notifies, through the first interface, the host device of whether or not the card device includes a second interface different from the first interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihisa Inagaki, Tadashi Ono, Isao Kato
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Patent number: 10922248Abstract: A slave device is to be connected to a host device through at least one of a first interface and a second interface. The slave device includes a first terminal group used for the first interface, a second terminal group used for the second interface and a signal input and output part. The first terminal group and the second terminal group are provided at positions identical to terminal groups of another slave device to be connected through a third interface different from the second interface. The signal input and output part supplies a signal to a predetermined terminal in the first terminal group within a predetermined period from supply of power to the slave device, the signal notifying the host device whether the second terminal group is compliant with the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Isao Kato, Osamu Shibata