Patents by Inventor Katsuya Kato

Katsuya 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).

  • 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: 20250015763
    Abstract: A Doherty amplifier according to the first disclosure includes an input terminal; an output terminal; a first main transistor provided in a first signal path connecting the input terminal and the output terminal; a second main transistor provided on the output terminal side of the first main transistor in the first signal path; a first peak transistor provided in a second signal path connecting the input terminal and the output terminal; and a second peak transistor provided on the output terminal side of the first peak transistor in the second signal path, wherein one of the first peak transistor and the second peak transistor, and the first main transistor are provided on a first semiconductor chip, and another of the first peak transistor and the second peak transistor, and the second main transistor are provided on a second semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya KATO
  • Patent number: 12081174
    Abstract: A first transistor chip (3) includes a first drain pad (5). A second transistor chip (4) includes a second drain pad (6). A transmission line (9) and a first capacitor (C1) are formed on a resin substrate (1). A first bonding wire (7) connects the first drain pad (5) and one end of the transmission line (9). A second bonding wire (10) connects the second drain pad (6) and one end of the first capacitor (C1). An output terminal (OUT) is connected to the other end of the transmission line (9) and the other end of the first capacitor (C1). A capacitance value of the first capacitor (C1) is selected so as to cause resonance with inductance of the second bonding wire (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20240282725
    Abstract: A FET chip (T1) includes a FET cell (CL1,CL2), a fundamental wave gate pad (GP1,G12) and a second harmonic gate pad (GP3) separated from each other, and gate wiring (GB1,GB2) connecting a gate electrode (G1,G2) of the FET cell (CL1,CL2) to the fundamental wave gate pad (GP1,G12) and the second harmonic gate pad (GP3). A pre-match chip (P1) includes a fundamental wave pre-match circuit (PA1,PA2) and a second harmonic trap circuit (PA3). A fundamental wave wire (W21,W22) connects the fundamental wave pre-match circuit (PA1,PA2) and the fundamental wave gate pad (GP1,G12). A second harmonic wire (W31,W32) connects the second harmonic trap circuit (PA3) and the second harmonic gate pad (GP3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu SASAKI, Katsuya KATO, Kazuya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11993578
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a harmful organism control agent containing a pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, having an excellent harmful organism controlling effect. A pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative represented by general formula [I]: (wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group or the like, R6 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group, C1-C12 haloalkyl group or the like, R7 and R8 represent a hydrogen atom, C1-C12 alkyl group or the like) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and a harmful organism control agent containing the pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kinpara, Ryo Ishikawa, Keiji Toriyabe, Katsuya Kato, Masao Nakatani, Akira Takanezawa, Takeshi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20240079341
    Abstract: An array of alignment marks can be formed in a substrate, and at least one material portion can be deposited and patterned. A photoresist material layer can be deposited and patterned to provide a kerf-region photoresist material portion. The overlay between the kerf-region photoresist material portion and a proximal alignment mark is measured employing a ultraviolet radiation that is focused at a focal plane located at or near a top surface of the kerf-region photoresist material portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Katsuya KATO
  • Patent number: 11569139
    Abstract: A method includes providing a first wafer including a respective set of first metal bonding pads and at least one first alignment diagnostic structure, providing a second wafer including a respective set of second metal bonding pads and a respective set of second alignment diagnostic structures, overlaying the first wafer and the second wafer, measuring at least one of a current, voltage or contact resistance between the first alignment diagnostic structures and the second alignment diagnostic structures to determine an overlay offset, and bonding the second wafer to the first wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ikue Yokomizo, Michiaki Sano, Kazuto Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Takashi Yamaha, Koichi Ito, Katsuya Kato, Ryo Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Sasaki, Akihiro Tobioka, Liang Li
  • Publication number: 20220285234
    Abstract: A method includes providing a first wafer including a respective set of first metal bonding pads and at least one first alignment diagnostic structure, providing a second wafer including a respective set of second metal bonding pads and a respective set of second alignment diagnostic structures, overlaying the first wafer and the second wafer, measuring at least one of a current, voltage or contact resistance between the first alignment diagnostic structures and the second alignment diagnostic structures to determine an overlay offset, and bonding the second wafer to the first wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ikue YOKOMIZO, Michiaki SANO, Kazuto WATANABE, Hajime YAMAMOTO, Takashi YAMAHA, Koichi ITO, Katsuya KATO, Ryo HIRAMATSU, Hiroshi SASAKI, Akihiro TOBIOKA, Liang LI
  • Publication number: 20220278652
    Abstract: A first transistor chip (3) includes a first drain pad (5). A second transistor chip (4) includes a second drain pad (6). A transmission line (9) and a first capacitor (C1) are formed on a resin substrate (1). A first bonding wire (7) connects the first drain pad (5) and one end of the transmission line (9). A second bonding wire (10) connects the second drain pad (6) and one end of the first capacitor (C1). An output terminal (OUT) is connected to the other end of the transmission line (9) and the other end of the first capacitor (C1). A capacitance value of the first capacitor (C1) is selected so as to cause resonance with inductance of the second bonding wire (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya KATO
  • Patent number: 11374539
    Abstract: A package (1) includes first and second input terminals (2,3) which are adjacent to each other, and first and second output terminals (4,5) which are adjacent to each other. A first input matching circuit (6), a first delay circuit (7), a second input matching circuit (8), a first amplifier (9), and a first output matching circuit (10) are sequentially connected between the first input terminal (2) and the first output terminal (4) inside the package (1). A third input matching circuit (11), a second amplifier (12), a second output matching circuit (13), a second delay circuit (14), and a third output matching circuit (15) are sequentially connected between the second input terminal (3) and the second output terminal (5) inside the package (1). First to fourth matching circuits (16-19) are respectively connected to the first input terminal (2), the second input terminal (3), the first output terminal (4) and the second output terminal (5) outside the package (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20220119498
    Abstract: To provide an immunoglobulin purification method which achieves a high immunoglobulin recovery percentage without causing loss of the antibody nature of an immunoglobulin. The immunoglobulin purification method includes an adsorption step and a desorption step. The adsorption step involves adsorption of an immunoglobulin onto porous zirconia particles in a neutral buffer. The desorption step involves desorption of the immunoglobulin adsorbed on the porous zirconia particles from the porous zirconia particles by means of a neutral desorption liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Katsuya KATO, Fukue NAGATA, Shinjiro KASAHARA, Yuki HIROBE, Jun OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11303254
    Abstract: An amplifier includes: a first transistor chip including a plurality of cells and provided beside an input matching substrate; a second transistor chip including a plurality of cells and provided beside the input matching substrate; a plurality of first bonding wires connecting the input matching substrate and the first transistor chip; and a plurality of second bonding wires connecting the input matching substrate and the second transistor chip, and variance of the mutual inductance of the first bonding wires and the second bonding wires is compensated by adjusting the self-inductance of the first bonding wires and the second bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Hatanaka, Katsuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20220089453
    Abstract: Porous zirconia particles exhibit high specificity to a protein to be immobilized thereto and are used in immobilization of the protein. The porous zirconia particles have a pore diameter D50, at which a ratio of a cumulative pore volume to a total pore volume is 50%, the pore diameter D50 being in a range of 3.20 nm or more and 6.50 nm or less; and a pore diameter D90, at which a ratio of a cumulative pore volume to a total pore volume is 90%, the pore diameter D90 being in a range of 10.50 nm or more and 100.00 nm or less. The total pore volume of the particles is greater than 0.10 cm3/g. D50, D90, and the total pore volume are determined based on a pore diameter distribution measured through a BET method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Katsuya KATO, Fukue NAGATA, Shinjiro KASAHARA, Jun OTSUKA, Yuki HIROBE
  • Patent number: 11038612
    Abstract: A terminal device acquires a parameter indispensable in canceling or suppressing an interference signal, cancels or suppresses interference with high precision, and reduces a degradation in reception performance due to the interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kozue Yokomakura, Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato, Hiromichi Tomeba
  • Patent number: 11022673
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal apparatus including: a receiver configured to detect a transmission direction of a signal used for communication with at least one base station apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a location server, base station direction information for indicating the transmission direction detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Kazuhiko Fukawa
  • Publication number: 20210143781
    Abstract: An amplifier includes: a first transistor chip including a plurality of cells and provided beside an input matching substrate; a second transistor chip including a plurality of cells and provided beside the input matching substrate; a plurality of first bonding wires connecting the input matching substrate and the first transistor chip; and a plurality of second bonding wires connecting the input matching substrate and the second transistor chip, and variance of the mutual inductance of the first bonding wires and the second bonding wires is compensated by adjusting the self-inductance of the first bonding wires and the second bonding wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei HATANAKA, Katsuya KATO
  • Publication number: 20210013840
    Abstract: A package (1) includes first and second input terminals (2,3) which are adjacent to each other, and first and second output terminals (4,5) which are adjacent to each other. A first input matching circuit (6), a first delay circuit (7), a second input matching circuit (8), a first amplifier (9), and a first output matching circuit (10) are sequentially connected between the first input terminal (2) and the first output terminal (4) inside the package (1). A third input matching circuit (11), a second amplifier (12), a second output matching circuit (13), a second delay circuit (14), and a third output matching circuit (15) are sequentially connected between the second input terminal (3) and the second output terminal (5) inside the package (1). First to fourth matching circuits (16-19) are respectively connected to the first input terminal (2), the second input terminal (3), the first output terminal (4) and the second output terminal (5) outside the package (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya KATO
  • Patent number: 10869165
    Abstract: To provide a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, a location server, and a communication apparatus that are capable of improving position estimation accuracy. A physical signal generating unit configured to generate first positioning reference signal and second positioning reference signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit the first positioning reference signal and the second positioning reference signal to a terminal apparatus are provided. The first positioning reference signal is mapped on one resource block and the second positioning reference signal is mapped on at least six resource blocks. The resource block is constituted of prescribed subcarriers in a frequency domain. A maximum v number of consecutive subframes on which the first positioning reference signal is transmitted is larger than a maximum number of consecutive subframes on which the second positioning reference signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200329213
    Abstract: Provided are an image data output device, an image data output method, an image display device, and an integrated circuit that are possible to eliminate stutter by selecting a frame rate from a plurality of frame rate candidates. The image data output device that switches a frame rate of a generated image for each frame and outputs the image to an image display device includes an image generation unit that, on a basis of image generation time required to generate the image, changes the frame rate to one of a plurality of frame rates which are predetermined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Hideo Namba
  • Publication number: 20200321324
    Abstract: A bonded assembly includes a first stack containing a first semiconductor die bonded to a second semiconductor die along a stacking direction, first external bonding pads formed within the first semiconductor die, and bonding connection wires. Each of the bonding connection wires extends over a sidewall of the first semiconductor die and protrudes into the first semiconductor die through the sidewall of the first semiconductor die to contact a respective one of the first external bonding pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Michiaki Sano, Takashi YAMAHA, Koichi ITO, Ikue YOKOMIZO, Ryo HIRAMATSU, Kazuto WATANABE, Katsuya KATO, Hajime YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi SASAKI