Patents by Inventor Katsutoshi Okada

Katsutoshi Okada 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).

  • Patent number: 12091734
    Abstract: A steel wire is formed of a steel containing: not less than 0.6 mass % and not more than 0.7 mass % carbon, not less than 1.2 mass % and not more than 2.1 mass % silicon, not less than 0.2 mass % and not more than 0.6 mass % manganese, not less than 1.4 mass % and not more than 2 mass % chromium, and not less than 0.15 mass % and not more than 0.3 mass % vanadium, with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. The steel includes a matrix made up of tempered martensite, and a non-metallic inclusion present in the matrix. When ?area of the non-metallic inclusion is represented as H1 and ?area of a region including both the non-metallic inclusion and a decreased-hardness portion is represented as H2, a ratio of H2 to H1, or, H2/H1 is at least 1 and less than 1.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakajima, Fuminori Okada, Kazuaki Sugimura, Hiromu Izumida, Katsutoshi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11404194
    Abstract: A transformer includes a transformer body, a tank, a conservator, a plurality of support fittings, and at least one mounting seat. Transformer body includes an iron core and a winding. Tank includes an upper tank, a middle tank, and a lower tank that are bonded together to form an internal space accommodating transformer body. Conservator is arranged at a position above tank. The plurality of support fittings are arranged side by side at intervals to support conservator. At least one mounting seat is bonded to both a peripheral wall of upper tank and a peripheral wall of middle tank, and fixed to tank, and the plurality of support fittings are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Imazu, Keita Tonoike, Katsutoshi Okada, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Yoshinobu Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20200294700
    Abstract: A transformer includes a transformer body, a tank, a conservator, a plurality of support fittings, and at least one mounting seat. Transformer body includes an iron core and a winding. Tank includes an upper tank, a middle tank, and a lower tank that are bonded together to form an internal space accommodating transformer body. Conservator is arranged at a position above tank. The plurality of support fittings are arranged side by side at intervals to support conservator. At least one mounting seat is bonded to both a peripheral wall of upper tank and a peripheral wall of middle tank, and fixed to tank, and the plurality of support fittings are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki IMAZU, Keita TONOIKE, Katsutoshi OKADA, Hiroshi KINOSHITA, Yoshinobu KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180268228
    Abstract: An obstacle detection device includes a detector, a generator, and an estimator. The detector detects a person region where a shape of a person is present, from a captured image. The generator generates an optical flow based on a non-detection image from which the person region is not detected and a detection image from which the person region is detected before the time of the non-detection image in a case where the person region is not detected by the detector. The estimator estimates the person region in the non-detection image based on the optical flow generated by the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Katsutoshi OKADA, Yuusuke NOMURA, Tomohiko IZUTSU
  • Patent number: 9019377
    Abstract: A drive recorder and a drive recorder system that can check the content of the image captured by an image capturing unit that outputs a video signal at a frequency not affected by LED traffic light flashing. The drive recorder includes an image converting unit for converting a received video signal into image information, and for outputting the image information in the form of a video signal, a storage unit for storing the converted image information, and a control unit for performing control so that the video signal is converted into the image information by using a first frequency not affected by LED traffic light flashing, and so that the image information stored in the storage unit is output in the form of a video signal by using a second frequency corresponding to a standard video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Munenori Maeda, Fujio Tonokawa, Katsutoshi Okada, Takashi Sasa
  • Patent number: 8827227
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric display device turning base capable of stabilizing and turning a direction of a thin-screen display device. This display device turning base is provided with a first base portion; a mounting and fixing portion; a pair of arc guide rails installed in the mounting and fixing portion in such a manner that a center point of an arc thereof is arranged on a horizontal line passing through a gravity center of the thin-screen display device mounted and fixed to the mounting and fixing portion and extending in a left and right direction; a support roller for supporting the arc guide rails turnably around the horizontal line in a state that the center point of the arc guide rails is arranged on the horizontal line, the support roller being rotatably installed in the first base portion in a standing manner; and an electric drive mechanism for turning the arc guide rails around the horizontal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nagaoka, Katsutoshi Okada, Naoki Asakura, Norio Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8471680
    Abstract: The invention provides an automatically rotatable turntable for a display unit and includes: a mounting section mounted with the display unit; an electric rotating mechanism that rotates the mounting section; a reception section in the display unit which receives a wireless signal from a remote control unit; and a control section that controls the electric rotating mechanism based upon the received wireless signal. Upon receipt of the wireless signal, the control section detects a reception strength of the reception section while cyclically rotating the mounting section around a predetermined rotational position, to initially detect a rotational position at which the reception strength is maximum. Thereafter, as a main operation, the control section detects the reception strength while rotating the mounting section in a direction extending from the predetermined rotational position to the initially-detected rotational position, to detect a rotational position at which the reception strength is maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nagasawa, Katsutoshi Okada, Yoshiki Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 8052101
    Abstract: The invention provides a rotating table for a display device which can rotate around the horizontal shaft by a manual operation in addition to a small motor drive. A rotating table for a display device includes a rotating member arranged so as to be rotatable around a horizontal shaft, and in which the display device is arranged, a balancing device balancing with a gravity moment around the horizontal shaft in the display device, and a first motor-driven rotating mechanism rotating the rotating member around the horizontal shaft, and the first motor-driven rotating mechanism includes gear trains converting a rotation of an electric motor into a rotation of the rotating member, and a rotation allowing device allowing a rotation of the gear trains only in a case of a rotation having a torque not less than a predetermined torque with respect to the rotation from the rotating member side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Asakura, Katsutoshi Okada, Yoshiki Nagaoka, Norio Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20090278933
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drive recorder and a drive recorder system that can check the content of the image captured by an image capturing unit that outputs a video signal at a frequency not affected by LED traffic light flashing. More specifically, the invention provides a drive recorder includes an image converting unit for converting a received video signal into image information, and for outputting the image information in the form of a video signal, a storage unit for storing the converted image information, and a control unit for performing control so that the video signal is converted into the image information by using a first frequency not affected by LED traffic light flashing, and so that the image information stored in the storage unit is output in the form of a video signal by using a second frequency corresponding to a standard video signal; the invention also provides a drive recorder system comprising such a drive recorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Munenori Maeda, Fujio Tonokawa, Katsutoshi Okada, Takashi Sasa
  • Publication number: 20090272870
    Abstract: The invention provides a rotating table for a display device which can rotate around the horizontal shaft by a manual operation in addition to a small motor drive. A rotating table for a display device includes a rotating member arranged so as to be rotatable around a horizontal shaft, and in which the display device is arranged, a balancing device balancing with a gravity moment around the horizontal shaft in the display device, and a first motor-driven rotating mechanism rotating the rotating member around the horizontal shaft, and the first motor-driven rotating mechanism includes gear trains converting a rotation of an electric motor into a rotation of the rotating member, and a rotation allowing device allowing a rotation of the gear trains only in a case of a rotation having a torque not less than a predetermined torque with respect to the rotation from the rotating member side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Naoki ASAKURA, Katsutoshi Okada, Yoshiki Nagaoka, Norio Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20090261223
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric display device turning base capable of stabilizing and turning a direction of a thin-screen display device. This display device turning base is provided with a first base portion; a mounting and fixing portion; a pair of arc guide rails installed in the mounting and fixing portion in such a manner that a center point of an arc thereof is arranged on a horizontal line passing through a gravity center of the thin-screen display device mounted and fixed to the mounting and fixing portion and extending in a left and right direction; a support roller for supporting the arc guide rails turnably around the horizontal line in a state that the center point of the arc guide rails is arranged on the horizontal line, the support roller being rotatably installed in the first base portion in a standing manner; and an electric drive mechanism for turning the arc guide rails around the horizontal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshiki NAGAOKA, Katsutoshi OKADA, Naoki ASAKURA, Norio YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20090261985
    Abstract: There is provided a turntable for a display unit which is automatically rotatable in a direction to its operator, the turntable including: a mounting section that is mounted with the display unit, an electric rotating mechanism that rotates the mounting section; a reception section that is installed in the display unit and receives a wireless signal from a remote control unit; and a control section that controls the electric rotating mechanism based upon the wireless signal received in the reception section, wherein, upon receipt of a wireless signal from the remote control unit in the reception section, as an initial operation, the control section detects a reception strength of the reception section while cyclically rotating the mounting section around a predetermined rotational position through the electric rotating mechanism, to detect a rotational position at which the reception strength is maximum among the detected results, and as a main operation, the control section detects the reception strength of
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Masato NAGASAWA, Katsutoshi Okada, Yoshiki Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20080088482
    Abstract: A vehicle information recording apparatus which is capable of recording information to be recorded on a recording medium without fail even in a case where electric power is supplied in a limited quantity is provided. Under the circumstances where a signal indicative of a command to record the information of images taken by a camera is issued and a main power source's power detection portion detects the absence of electric power supply from a vehicle power source, a CPU performs a second recording operation which differs from a first recording operation in a manner that a predetermined part of the image information stored in a second SD-RAM on a frame-by-frame basis can be recorded on a CF card by exploiting the electric power supply from a backup power source section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Okada, Mariko Yago