Patents by Inventor Katsunori Tanaka
Katsunori Tanaka 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: 11891045Abstract: A power transmission device of the present invention is a power transmission device for a vehicle, including: a generator configured to be driven by power of an internal combustion engine; a travel motor configured to be driven by electric power generated by the generator and to drive a drive wheels; and the drive wheels configured to be driven by the power of the internal combustion engine or power of the travel motor. The power transmission device includes: a first power transmission path configured to transmit power between the travel motor and the drive wheels; and a first clutch mechanism configured to allow or interrupt power transmission through the first power transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Miura, Masato Koga, Takayuki Kagaya, Yuuki Nakajima, Katsunori Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240027817Abstract: A light modulation device having a pixel arrangement region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate via a liquid crystal layer, and a cooling member disposed on the opposite side of the first substrate with respect to the second substrate and thermally connected to the second substrate. The cooling member includes a hollow space in which working fluid is encapsulated and changes the working fluid in a liquid phase to the working fluid in a gas phase to cool the liquid crystal layer via the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Takanori FUKUYAMA, Katsunori TANAKA, Minoru MORIWAKI, Suguru UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11875968Abstract: Provided is a high frequency power source allowing the user to arbitrarily set a temporal change pattern for the value of high frequency power to be outputted. A high frequency power source 10A according to the present invention includes an output portion 20 configured to output high frequency power to a load 40 via an impedance matching circuit 30, a data storage portion 13A configured to store command data created by a user, and a control portion 12A configured to control the output portion 20 and the impedance matching circuit 30 on the basis of the command data stored in the data storage portion 13A.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Adtec Plasma Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Takahara, Takamichi Kishira, Katsunori Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240002398Abstract: A complex in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention contains: an acrolein-reactive site having a chemical structure represented by Formula (1); and a leaving site having another chemical structure. The leaving site is binding to the acrolein-reactive site via a linker that is cleavable by a reaction between the acrolein-reactive site and acrolein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Katsunori TANAKA, Rachmat Pradipta Ambara
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Patent number: 11829019Abstract: A light modulation device having a pixel arrangement region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate via a liquid crystal layer, and a cooling member disposed on the opposite side of the first substrate with respect to the second substrate and thermally connected to the second substrate. The cooling member includes a hollow space in which working fluid is encapsulated and changes the working fluid in a liquid phase to the working fluid in a gas phase to cool the liquid crystal layer via the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Takanori Fukuyama, Katsunori Tanaka, Minoru Moriwaki, Suguru Uchiyama
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Patent number: 11768429Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a light source apparatus, a first reflective optical element that reflects the light outputted by the light source apparatus, a second reflective optical element that reflects the light reflected off the first reflective optical element, and a projection optical apparatus that enters the light from the second reflective optical element. The projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path, a deflection member that deflects the direction of the light traveling along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light that exits out of the deflection member travels. The extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus does not coincide with the extension of the optical axis of the entrance optical path and intersects with the extension containing the optical axis of the passage optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Otsuki, Makoto Zakoji, Katsunori Tanaka
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Patent number: 11762273Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes a first reflective optical element that reflects at least part of the light outputted from a light source apparatus and a second reflective optical element disposed in the optical path of the light reflected off the first reflective optical element. A projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path located in the light exiting optical axis of the image generation apparatus, a deflection member that deflects light having traveled along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light deflected by the deflection member travels. The light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus is parallel to the light incident optical axis of the projection optical apparatus, and the extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus intersects with the passage optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Otsuki, Makoto Zakoji, Katsunori Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220369637Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II): wherein, A represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X1 represents a halogeno group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group and so on; m represents the number of X1 and is any integer of 0 to 5; any two of X1 may be bound together to form a bivalent hydrocarbon group; Y represents a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkenylene group; Q1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted 6- to 10-membered heteroarylene group; Q2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group; Zq? represents a counter ion; and q represents a valence of the counter ion and is 1 or 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao IWASA, Katsunori TANAKA, Atsuko NABETA, Riho TAGUCHI, Kotaro SHIBAYAMA, Hiroto SUZUKI, Rie SAKAMOTO, Miho TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi HOYA
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Publication number: 20220308385Abstract: A light modulation device having a pixel arrangement region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate via a liquid crystal layer, and a cooling member disposed on the opposite side of the first substrate with respect to the second substrate and thermally connected to the second substrate. The cooling member includes a hollow space in which working fluid is encapsulated and changes the working fluid in a liquid phase to the working fluid in a gas phase to cool the liquid crystal layer via the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Norikazu KADOTANI, Takanori FUKUYAMA, Katsunori TANAKA, Minoru MORIWAKI, Suguru UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11454297Abstract: A torsional vibration damper that damps torsional vibration effectively in a low-speed range. In the torsional vibration damper, a spring holder is formed by apertures of an input element and an output element, and an elastic member is held in the spring holder. A first moveable range of a planetary element extending from an initial position in a drive direction is wider than a second movable range of the planetary element extending from the initial position in a counter direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., AISIN FUKUI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomo Iwagaki, Hideyuki Nishida, Masayuki Ishibashi, Yoichi Oi, Yu Mizukami, Takuya Yoshikawa, Katsunori Tanaka, Tomoyuki Hiramoto
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Patent number: 11445726Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II): wherein, A represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X1 represents a halogeno group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group and so on; m represents the number of X1 and is any integer of 0 to 5; any two of X1 may be bound together to form a bivalent hydrocarbon group; Y represents a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkenylene group; Q1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted 6- to 10-membered heteroarylene group; Q2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group; Zq? represents a counter ion; and q represents a valence of the counter ion and is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Iwasa, Katsunori Tanaka, Atsuko Nabeta, Riho Taguchi, Kotaro Shibayama, Hiroto Suzuki, Rie Sakamoto, Miho Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Hoya
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Publication number: 20220293393Abstract: Provided is a high frequency power source allowing the user to arbitrarily set a temporal change pattern for the value of high frequency power to be outputted. A high frequency power source 10A according to the present invention includes an output portion 20 configured to output high frequency power to a load 40 via an impedance matching circuit 30, a data storage portion 13A configured to store command data created by a user, and a control portion 12A configured to control the output portion 20 and the impedance matching circuit 30 on the basis of the command data stored in the data storage portion 13A.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Toshihiro Takahara, Takamichi Kishira, Katsunori Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220242822Abstract: Provided are compounds represented by, for example, formula (1) (wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a heteroaryl group, not all of R1, R2, R3 and R4 being hydrogen atoms), a luminescent material including at least one compound selected from among the compounds, and a luminescent element including the luminescent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuma YASUDA, Minlang YANG, In Seob PARK, Katsunori TANAKA, Yasuhiro MIYASHITA, Yasuhiko ASHIKARI
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Publication number: 20220241765Abstract: [Problem] To provide a novel artificial protein catalyst that enables the protection of a catalyst from substances in vivo and has potential usefulness in therapeutic in vivo synthetic chemistry. [Solution] Provided is a complex of a protein and a catalyst selected from a metal catalyst or organic catalyst. In the complex according to the present invention, the protein is a protein having a hydrophobic pocket in the three-dimensional structure thereof, and the catalyst is housed in the hydrophobic pocket so that the catalyst is not or substantially not exposed to a hydrophilic environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Katsunori Tanaka, Kenward Vong, Taiji Shimoda
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Patent number: 11401995Abstract: A torsional vibration damper that a torsional vibration damper having a planetary gear unit, and a manufacturing method of the torsional vibration damper for limiting damages on gears of the planetary gear unit due to dimension errors. In the planetary gear unit, at least one of a sun gear, a ring gear, and a set of planetary gears is/are formed by a press forming method. The gear formed by the press forming method is engaged with the remaining gears in such a manner that a thinner portion of each tooth is individually engaged with a thicker portion of the adjacent teeth of the remaining gears.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., AISIN FUKUI CorporationInventors: Masayuki Ishibashi, Hideyuki Nishida, Yoichi Oi, Takuya Yoshikawa, Katsunori Tanaka, Tomoyuki Hiramoto
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Publication number: 20220121092Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a projection optical apparatus having an entrance optical path that image light enters and a passage optical path that is a deflected extension of the entrance optical path, an image generation apparatus that causes the image light to enter the entrance optical path, a light source apparatus that supplies the image generation apparatus with illumination light, and a first apparatus disposed on the opposite side of the projection optical apparatus from the light source apparatus, and the first apparatus is at least one of a controller and a power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220118966Abstract: A drive system of an electric vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a generating motor provided so as to be able to generate electricity by receiving motive force from the internal combustion engine; and a travel motor provided so as to be able to be driven by electric power generated by the generating motor, and the drive system is configured so as to be able to switch a series hybrid mode and an engine direct connected mode, the series hybrid mode being a mode in which, while the internal combustion engine and the drive wheel are linked via a first clutch so as to be unlinkable/linkable, the travel motor and the drive wheel are linked via a second clutch different from the first clutch so as to be unlinkable/linkable, and the travel motor is used as a drive power source such that the electric vehicle travels by transmitting motive force from the travel motor to the drive wheel, the engine direct connected mode being a mode in which at least one of the internal combustion engine and the generatorType: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Kagaya, Masato Koga, Yuuki Nakajima, Katsunori Tanaka, Tetsuya Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20220121096Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a light source apparatus, a first reflective optical element that reflects the light outputted by the light source apparatus, a second reflective optical element that reflects the light reflected off the first reflective optical element, and a projection optical apparatus that enters the light from the second reflective optical element. The projection optical apparatus has an entrance optical path, a deflection member that deflects the direction of the light traveling along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light that exits out of the deflection member travels. The extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus does not coincide with the extension of the optical axis of the entrance optical path and intersects with the extension containing the optical axis of the passage optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220121099Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes a first reflective optical element that reflects at least part of the light outputted from a light source apparatus and a second reflective optical element disposed in the optical path of the light reflected off the first reflective optical element. A projection. optical apparatus has an entrance optical path located in the light exiting optical axis of the image generation apparatus, a deflection member that deflects light having traveled along the entrance optical path, and a passage optical path along which the light deflected by the deflection member travels. The light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus is parallel to the light incident optical axis of the projection optical apparatus, and the extension of the light exiting optical axis of the light source apparatus intersects with the passage optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki OTSUKI, Makoto ZAKOJI, Katsunori TANAKA
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Patent number: 11304350Abstract: In a component mounter provided with a holding tool configured to hold leaded component, a moving device configured to move the holding tool, and an imaging device configured to image a leaded component held by the holding tool, the lengths of the pair of leads of leaded component are different. With respect to this, operation of the moving devices is controlled based on imaging data of the leaded component captured by the imaging device, and the tip section of long lead of the pair of leads of the leaded component held by the holding tool is inserted in a through-hole. Next, leaded component is moved such that short lead is positioned above a through-hole, and the short lead is inserted into the through-hole. That is, the pair of leads are inserted into the through-holes in order of proximity of the tips to circuit board, closer leads being inserted earlier.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventor: Katsunori Tanaka