Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Kato

Kazuhiko 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: 7698740
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a sequential data examination method which can increase data examination accuracy compared with the prior art. The similarity is calculated between a layered network model generated from learning sequential data to be learned and a layered network model generated from testing sequential data to be tested. Based on the similarity, it is determined whether or not the testing sequential data to be tested belong to one or more categories. A network model for each layer of the layered network model is constructed by multiplying an element of the feature vector and its corresponding Eigen co-occurrence matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Mizuki Oka, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Patent number: 7690023
    Abstract: A secure software execution mechanism appropriate for software circulation is provided. At a sender site 312, an executable file 332 and a data file 334 processed by the executable file are encapsulated. The remaining two files 336 and 338 do not physically exist in a pot 320 at the sender site, and an archive file 320 is transferred to a receiver site 314. At the receiver site 314, intangible files 336 and 338 within a pot may be mapped to a file 354 in a local file system or a file 356 within another pot 350 and processed using a file 334 in a pot or the mapped file 354 or 356 by executing a program 332, in conformity with the specification of a security policy 340.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshihiro Oyama
  • Publication number: 20100028168
    Abstract: A drive unit that includes a solenoid device that includes: a solenoid section having a movable portion that abuts on a case to arrive at an initial state when de-energized; a pump section axially sliding in association with a movement of the movable portion by an electromagnetic force of the solenoid section and pumping a hydraulic fluid by reciprocation; and an elastic member biasing the pump section in a direction counter to the electromagnetic force of the solenoid section; and a control unit that controls the solenoid device so that a current applied to the solenoid section is repeatedly increased and decreased between an upper limit value and a lower limit value that is greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Kenichi Tsuchida, Akitomo Suzuki, Kazunori Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20100019779
    Abstract: A potential measurement apparatus for measuring a surface potential of an object of measurement detects a change in electric charge induced at a detection electrode due to electrostatic induction by changing a distance between the detection electrode and the object of measurement in accordance with a predetermined period, using a neutral distance as reference, as a signal representing a change in electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Atsushi Kandori, Futoshi Hirose
  • Patent number: 7639020
    Abstract: A potential sensor is provided in which the adhesion of toner particles to the potential sensor is reduced or prevented from occurring, reducing or preventing the occurrence of a situation that accurate detection cannot be performed. The potential sensor has a movable member, detecting electrodes formed on the movable member, a support which movably supports the movable member, a driving mechanism which drives the movable member, and a stationary member which supports the support. Between the movable member and the stationary member, a first gap is so formed as to make the movable member 101 movable. The first gap has a part that is not larger in width than the maximum size of toner particles when the movable member is not elastically deformed and is at a neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Atsushi Kandori, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa, Futoshi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20090301588
    Abstract: A valve section that functions as a solenoid valve device that includes a pressure adjusting section that adjusts fluid pressure supplied from a fluid pressure source; a pump section that sucks and discharges working fluid in a reservoir; and a single solenoid section that drives the pressure adjusting section and the pump section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kato, Naoyuki Fukaya, Kazunori Ishikawa, Kenichi Tsuchida, Akitomo Suzuki, Noriomi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20090200719
    Abstract: A fluid filled cylindrical vibration damping device having a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting an inner shaft member and an intermediate cylindrical member, wherein base wall portions of either of a pair of pocket portions are constituted by the main rubber elastic body to actively rise opposing positive/negative pressure fluctuations in a pair of fluid chambers at times of vibration input across the inner shaft member and the outer cylindrical member; a low-frequency orifice passage and a high-frequency orifice passage are provided; and the high-frequency orifice passage is provided in an aperture section thereof leading to at least one of the pair of fluid chambers with a moveable film adapted to limit fluid flow through the high-frequency orifice passage on the basis of displacement and/or deformation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Takashi Kume
  • Publication number: 20090187396
    Abstract: A software operation modeling device (100) includes: a stack information recording unit (120), an end information recording unit (150), a stack difference information generation unit (130) for generating information for generating stack difference information by concatenating a call stack upper node of stack information with information until the end information is detected by using the end information recorded by the end information recording unit (150), and a model generation unit (140) for generating a software operation model from the stack difference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., The University of Tsukuba
    Inventors: Akira Kinno, Takehiro Nakayama, Atsushi Takeshita, Kazuhiko Kato, Hirotake Abe, Katsuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090136888
    Abstract: The present invention is a heat processing apparatus comprising: a processing vessel that receives a plurality of objects to be processed in a tier-like manner to subject the objects to be processed to a predetermined heating process; a tubular heater disposed to surround the processing vessel, the tubular heater being capable of heating the objects to be processed; an exhaust heat system for discharging an atmosphere in a space between the heater and the processing vessel; and a cooling unit that blows-out a cooling fluid into the space to cool the processing vessel. The heater has a tubular heat insulating member, and a heating resistor arranged on an inner circumference of the heat insulating member. The cooling unit has a plurality of blowing nozzles embedded in the heat insulating member. Each of the blowing nozzles is formed in such a manner that an inlet orifice of the blowing nozzle and an outlet orifice thereof are not linearly aligned to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Ken Nakao, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20090089989
    Abstract: A collector 12 which serves as a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell; i.e., a metal lath MR, is formed by a method consisting of a first step and a second step. In the first step, while an upper blade UH is positioned at a first machining position along the width direction of a stainless steel sheet S, generally hexagonal through holes are formed in the stainless steel sheet S at two positions which are biased from each other by a machining pitch. In the second step, while the upper blade UH is positioned at a second machining position along the width direction of the stainless steel sheet S, generally hexagonal through holes are formed in the stainless steel sheet S at two positions which are biased from each other by the machining pitch. The first step and the second step are alternated repeatedly, thereby forming the metal lath MR having a uniform shape and a predetermined thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicants: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TAMAGAWA HIGH TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Patent number: 7490818
    Abstract: A spring seat of a suspension for an automotive vehicle, which is capable of preventing occurrence of noises and preventing buckling deformations thereof has a spring seat body composed of an elastic rubber body. The spring seat body is interposed and pressed between a coil spring and an opposed member. This spring seat body has a plurality of non-through holes which are formed so as to be directed toward a first surface of the spring seat body from a second surface located on the side of the opposed member, and which have openings on the side of the second surface. In addition, the spring seat body has air passages connecting the non-through holes with the surface of the spring seat body other than the second surface on the side of the opposed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20080314108
    Abstract: A pressing method by which through holes are formed using a punch in a target plate material having a first face and an opposite second face. When the target plate material is punched with the punch from the second face in such an orientation that the first face of the target plate material is in contact with an elastic base, depressed portions are formed. The depressed portions are curved toward a direction in which the through holes are punched to sink downward in the form of funnel as they approach peripheries of the through holes, and are located at peripheral portions around the through holes that are formed in the target plate material in such a manner that the peripheral portions are pushed in toward a deeper side in a thickness direction of the base against an elastic force of the base and are deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi TONAMI, Koichi SAITO, Kazuhiko KATO, Kentaro HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080284445
    Abstract: A potential measurement apparatus is provided which can suitably maintain the oscillation state of an oscillator including a detection electrode and stably measure the potential of a measurement object. The potential measurement apparatus includes a bearing part, an elastic supporting part supported by the bearing part, an oscillator movably supported by the elastic supporting part, detection electrodes installed in the oscillator, a drive mechanism driving the oscillator and a signal detection unit. The signal detection unit is connected to the detection electrodes to detect electrical signals appearing in the detected electrodes. A stress detecting element for generating an electric signal according to the stress of the elastic suspension part 142 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ogawa, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Takashi Ushijima, Atsushi Kandori, Kaoru Noguchi, Kazuhiko Kato, Futoshi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20080245250
    Abstract: In a sheet-fed rotary printing press, a gripper device includes a gripper pad, a gripper, a plurality of projections, and a non-attaching layer. The gripper pad includes a first gripping surface. The gripper includes a second gripping surface and cooperates with the gripper pad to grip a sheet. The plurality of projections are formed at least on one of the first gripping surface and the second gripping surface. The non-attaching layer is formed at least on a region among the projections. A method of manufacturing the gripper device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20080224368
    Abstract: A vibration damping bush including: an inner shaft member, an outer cylindrical resin member, an elastic body, and a metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is externally fitted onto the outer cylindrical resin member that is disposed radially outwardly of the inner shaft member with the elastic body interposed therebetween. The outer cylindrical resin member includes a reduced diameter portion positioned inside of and reduced by a retaining portion of the metal sleeve and an enlarged diameter portion positioned axially adjacent to the reduced diameter portion. A boundary portion between the reduced diameter portion and the enlarged diameter portion of the outer cylindrical resin member is engaged with an engagement corner portion circumferentially positioned on an inner circumferential surface side of an axial edge region of the retaining portion of the metal sleeve, thereby restricting an axial displacement of the outer cylindrical resin member with respect to the metal sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiko KATO
  • Patent number: 7425636
    Abstract: (wherein R1 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, or the like; R5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like; R2 represents —C(?W)R6 or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(?WA)R6A, or the like) Antitumor agents which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignees: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Murakata, Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshihisa Ohta, Ryuichiro Nakai, Yoshinori Yamashita, Takeshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20080207706
    Abstract: (wherein R1 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, or the like; R5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like; R2 represents —C(?W)R6 or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(?WA)R6A, or the like) Antitumor agents which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicants: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara MURAKATA, Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshihisa Ohta, Ryuichiro Nakai, Yoshinori Yamashita, Takeshi Takahashi, Tomohisa Nakano, Yoji Ino
  • Publication number: 20080194653
    Abstract: A therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for a solid tumor, which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, R2 represents lower alkyl, or R1 and R2 are combined together to represent alkylene, R3 represents lower alkyl, R4 represents NHSO2R6 (wherein R6 represents hydroxy or the like) or the like, and R5 represents aryl or the like] and the like are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD., FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikara Murakata, Kazuhiko Kato, Junichiro Yamamoto, Ryuichiro Nakai, Seiho Okamoto, Yoji Ino, Yushi Kitamura, Toshikazu Saitoh, Takeshi Katsuhira
  • Publication number: 20080116897
    Abstract: A potential sensor is provided in which the adhesion of toner particles to the potential sensor is reduced or prevented from occurring, reducing or preventing the occurrence of a situation that accurate detection cannot be performed. The potential sensor has a movable member, detecting electrodes formed on the movable member, a support which movably supports the movable member, a driving mechanism which drives the movable member, and a stationary member which supports the support. Between the movable member and the stationary member, a first gap is so formed as to make the movable member 101 movable. The first gap has a part that is not larger in width than the maximum size of toner particles when the movable member is not elastically deformed and is at a neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Atsushi Kandori, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa, Futoshi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20080112717
    Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus and method capable of reducing a measurement error in a measurement result of the surface potential of an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of an image bearing member. The measurement error occurs under the influence of an electric field generated from a pre-exposed area. Consequently, miniaturization of an image forming apparatus and consistent print quality can be achieved. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming control section for determining an error correction value corresponding to the charge state of a latent image on the basis of relationships between charge states of the latent image and error correction values which have been prepared in advance, computing an error corrected potential measurement value using the error correction value and a potential measurement value, and controlling the image forming apparatus on the basis of the error corrected potential measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Takashi Ushijima, Kaoru Noguchi, Kazuhiko Kato, Toshiyuki Ogawa