Patents by Inventor Kazuhisa To

Kazuhisa To 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).

  • Publication number: 20240253705
    Abstract: A rocker structure includes: a pair of front-side members respectively provided at each side, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle lower portion at a vehicle front side, and each front-side member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and forming a closed cross-sectional structure; a pair of rear-side members, a front end portion of each rear-side member being inserted into a respective one of the front-side members, and each rear-side member extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and forming a closed cross-sectional structure; and fasteners that mechanically fasten together respective ones of the front-side members with respective ones of the rear-side members in at least two states, the at least two states including a first state and a second state, in the first state, an insertion amount of each rear-side member into the respective one of the front-side members is larger than an insertion amount in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuhisa MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20240253709
    Abstract: A vehicle lower body structure includes: a rocker provided at an outer side, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle lower body, the rocker extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a floor panel extending in the vehicle width direction and in the vehicle front-rear direction and configuring a floor of a cabin, an end portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the floor panel being mechanically fastened by fasteners to an upper end portion of the rocker in a state in which the end portion of the floor panel overlaps with the upper end portion of the rocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuhisa MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20240256635
    Abstract: A frequency distribution data generation device includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: estimate whether or not a number of intervals that are included in frequency distribution data at a time when all numbers included in a numerical sequence are reflected, is greater than a predetermined threshold, each interval having an interval width, the frequency distribution data indicating, for each of the intervals, a number of numbers included in the interval among numbers included in the numerical sequence; change the interval width to a wider interval width when the number of the intervals is estimated to be greater than the threshold value; and generate the frequency distribution data with the changed interval width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 12049021
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a building material having excellent durability. [Solution] A building material has a convex part formed on a surface thereof, the convex part including a first lateral surface part and a second lateral surface part corresponding to the first lateral surface part. The building material is formed from a mixture containing a hydraulic material, an admixture, and a plant-based reinforcing material, and the plant-based reinforcing material at least in the convex part is distributed in the mixture with the hydraulic material and the admixture attached to the plant-based reinforcing material. A distribution of the plant-based reinforcing material in the first lateral surface part and a distribution of the plant-based reinforcing material in the second lateral surface part are substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Ikeda, Kazuhisa Yoshida, Hidenori Nishioka, Akihiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20240246826
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a practical solid polymer fuel cell having high cell performance and excellent durability. [Means for solving] The polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to the present invention includes: a membrane electrode assembly in which electrodes each including a catalyst layer are joined to both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane; and a peroxide decomposition catalyst which is fixed to the electrolyte membrane and/or the electrodes and includes a hardly soluble carbide, a boride, and/or a silicide. The peroxide decomposition catalyst preferably contains a carbide, a boride and/or a silicide of a rare earth element, a transition metal element or a typical metal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro TAKESHITA, Kazuhisa YANO, Rui IMOTO, Noriyuki KITAO, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Godai KITAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240246347
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a medium support unit including a support surface configured to support at least a printing region of a medium; a medium accommodating unit configured to accommodate a region of the medium not supported by the support surface; a head configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium supported by the support surface; a first head moving unit configured to move the head in a first direction parallel to the support surface; a second head moving unit configured to move the head in a second direction that is parallel to the support surface and intersects the first direction; a maintenance unit performs maintenance of the head; and a maintenance cover configured to cover a side of the maintenance unit in the third direction configured to face the head in the maintenance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mafumi KOBAYASHI, Haruki MIYASAKA, Kazuhisa TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 12044801
    Abstract: A distance measurement device for measuring a distance to an object that exists in a distance measurement region includes: a light source configured to emit laser light; a lens configured to converge the laser light emitted from the light source, into substantially parallel light; a tubular light blocking member disposed on an optical path of the laser light emitted from the light source and surrounding the optical path; a photodetector configured to detect reflected light, of the laser light, reflected at the distance measurement region; and a condensing lens configured to condense the reflected light passing through the outside of the light blocking member, onto the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hibino, Takashi Haruguchi, Masaomi Inoue, Kazuhisa Ide, Masahiro Shiihara, Kouichi Bairin, Kouichi Kumamaru, Hirotaka Ueno, Hideo Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 12047627
    Abstract: A coded data generation method of generating coded data of a plurality of bit rates in which an image is encoded includes the steps of: acquiring an evaluated value at distribution destinations of the generated coded data when the coded data is reproduced; and changing the bit rate of the coded data to be generated based on a distribution of the acquired evaluated value in all channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kobayashi, Ken Nakamura, Kazuhisa Yamagishi, Taichi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20240239194
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes a detection unit, a reception unit, and a control unit. The detection unit detects lane markings in the target lane in which the vehicle is traveling. The reception unit receives a display mode from a vehicle occupant. The control unit causes the display unit to display, in the received display mode, an execution image indicating whether lane keeping control in which the vehicle travels staying in the target lane, is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miki TSUJINO, Sara YAMAFUJI, Makoto SUZUKI, Takatoshi HATTORI, Keigo HORI, Kazuhisa MURAKAMI, Shinji OHBA, Tomoki YOSHIMOTO, Rikuto KUBOTA, Daisuke FUKUTOMI, Kentaro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240241078
    Abstract: An ion sensor includes an ion detection element, a reference electrode that provides a reference point of a potential, and a solution in which an ion concentration can be changed in a sensing area of the ion detection element. The sensing area of the ion detection element is disposed in the solution. A method for detecting a target substance employs an ion sensor. The target substance bound to a label having a function of changing the amount of ions detectable by the ion sensor is introduced into the solution, and a change in the amount of ions is detected using the ion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhisa NAKAGAWA, Yuhei Shimizu, Daisuke Kobayashi, Masashi Suzuki, Akira Nukazuka, Teppei Sakai, Kei Hayakawa, Kazuhiko Kano, Mana Asano
  • Publication number: 20240239195
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: recognize an object ahead of a host vehicle; and cause display of respective superimposed images, having lengths in a vehicle vertical direction, at each side of the recognized object in a vehicle width direction, at a display area so as to be superimposed on a view ahead of the host vehicle, the superimposed images being spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki TSUDA, Go MATSUNOBU, Kazuhisa ISHIMARU
  • Publication number: 20240238495
    Abstract: A liquid storage reservoir that includes a housing, an inflow port, an outflow port, and an introduction pipe connected to a downstream-side end portion of the inflow port to introduce a liquid into the housing. The inflow port is connected to the housing in a posture intersecting a vertical direction. The introduction pipe is formed to be tubular, and has a shape extending vertically downward from the downstream-side end portion of the inflow port. The housing has an opposed wall formed at a position opposed to a lower end portion of the introduction pipe, and a guide wall that guides the liquid downward from the opposed wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa ISHIHARA, Yuji KUWAHARA, Eiichi KOISO
  • Publication number: 20240243198
    Abstract: According to this present application, a reliability of a semiconductor device can be improved. The semiconductor device has a first region where a MOSFET is formed, and a second region where a temperature sensor transistor is formed. A body region is formed in a semiconductor substrate of the first region, and a base region is formed in the semiconductor substrate of the second region. A source region is formed in the body region and an emitter region is formed in the base region. A first column region is formed in the semiconductor substrate located below the body region, and a second column region is formed in the semiconductor substrate located below the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi YANAGIGAWA, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Kazuhisa MORI, Koichi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240239120
    Abstract: A recording device includes a conveyance belt that adsorbs and conveys a medium using charge, a recording unit that performs recording on the medium conveyed by the conveyance belt, a determination unit that determines whether or not the medium is jammed, and a peeling unit that peels off the medium from the conveyance belt by blowing air. When there is a medium staying on the conveyance belt at the time of occurrence of the jam, the peeling unit peels off the medium from the conveyance belt by blowing air toward an acute angled gap in a state in which the acute angled gap is formed between the conveyance belt and the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kohei UENO, Kazuhisa KAWAKAMI, Kazuyoshi OHASHI
  • Patent number: 12040138
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric ceramic layers and internal electrode layers laminated alternately in a lamination direction, and a pair of external electrodes on both end portions in the length direction of the multilayer body and respectively connected to the internal electrode layers. The pair of external electrodes each include a base region covering at least each of the first and second end surfaces, connected to the internal electrode layers, and including Cu as a main component, a cover region on the base region to cover the base region, and including Ag as a main component, and a reaction region between the base region and the cover region including Cu included in the base region and Ag included in the cover region reacting with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Uchida, Yukie Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240228210
    Abstract: A medium transport device 29, a liquid ejection device 13, and a post-process device 15 include a recording path 38; a first transport path 40 arranged downstream of the recording path 38; an inversion path 39 arranged downstream of the recording path 38; a first branch section 51; and a blower section 50 configured to transport the medium 19 to either the first transport path 40 or the inversion path 39, wherein when a medium 19 that is transported first is defined as a first medium and a medium 19 that is transported subsequently to the first medium is defined as a second medium, in a case where the blower section 50 switches a transport destination between the first medium and the second medium, the blower section 50 starts the switching operation while the first medium is passing through the first branch section 51.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikazu KOIKE, Kazuhisa KAWAKAMI, Kazuyoshi OHASHI, Kohei UENO
  • Publication number: 20240226854
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a catalyst with which it is possible to obtain a supported metal ammonia synthesis catalyst, in which there are restrictions in terms of producing method and producing facility, and particularly large restrictions for industrial-scale producing, in a more simple manner and so that the obtained catalyst has a high activity. This method for manufacturing an ammonia synthesis catalyst includes: a first step for preparing 12CaO·7Al2O3 having a specific surface area of 5 m2/g or above; a second step for supporting a ruthenium compound on the 12CaO·7Al2O3; and a third step for performing a reduction process on the 12CaO·7Al2O3 supporting the ruthenium compound, obtained in the second step. This invention is characterized in that the reduction process is performed until the average particle diameter of the ruthenium after the reduction process has increased by at least 15% in relation to the average particle diameter of the ruthenium before the reduction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Hosono, Masaaki Kitano, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Jiang Li, Shigeki Kawamura, Kazuhisa Kishida
  • Patent number: 12034894
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a first image reading unit, a second image reading unit provided on a side opposite from the first image reading unit with respect to a sheet feeding passage, a first guiding member, a second guiding member, a first unit holding the first image reading unit and the second guiding member, and a second unit holding the second image reading unit and the first guiding member. One of the first unit and the second unit is movable relative to the other unit so as to open the sheet feeding passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Watanabe, Kazuhisa Okuda, Michiaki Endo
  • Publication number: 20240208219
    Abstract: Provided is a joined substrate in which a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate are joined in this order with an adhesive agent therebetween, the joined substrate comprising: one or more grooves formed in a groove region of a surface of the first substrate not facing the second substrate; and a bulging portion formed in a back region of a surface of the second substrate not facing the first substrate, the bulging portion bulging in a thickness direction, the back region corresponding to the groove region in a plane direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: KAZUHISA OKANO, MANABU OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20240208527
    Abstract: A vehicle information output control device includes a processor. The processor acquires direction information on a direction in which a lane change is possible by activation of a lane change assist system. Based on the direction information, the processor causes a display unit in a vehicle cabin to output a direction image indicating the direction in which the lane change is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miki TSUJINO, Sara YAMAFUJI, Makoto SUZUKI, Takatoshi HATTORI, Keigo HORI, Kazuhisa MURAKAMI, Shinji OHBA, Tomoki YOSHIMOTO, Rikuto KUBOTA