Patents by Inventor Kazuki Sakamoto
Kazuki Sakamoto 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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Publication number: 20200307387Abstract: A pressing member is used for pressing semiconductor modules and cooling pipes which are alternately disposed, and includes a plate and an elastic member. The plate includes a contact plate section that faces an end surface of the fixed unit in the fixed direction and contacts with the end surface of the fixed unit, and plate ribs standing in the fixed direction from an end portion of the contact plate section in a width direction of the contact plate section. The elastic member is disposed in a side of the plate opposite to a side of the plate where the fixed unit is disposed, the elastic member pressing the plate towards a fixed unit side in the fixed direction. The contact plate section has an inner plate surface including a concave surface formed at a portion apart from the plate ribs in a contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Hideaki TACHIBANA, Hiroki UMEDA
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Publication number: 20200206798Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press molded product includes forming a plurality of corner portions in a pressed portion of a pressed member, providing the pressed member between a first die and a second die, and press molding the pressed portion to decrease a height of the pressed portion. The press molding includes forming a pair of first bent portions in the pressed portion by means of the corner portions, the pair of first bent portions being bent to protrude toward the second die, forming a second bent portion in the pressed portion by means of the corner portions while holding the pair of first bent portions by a pair of holding portions, the second bent portion being bent to protrude toward the first die from a position between the pair of first bent portions, and pressing and deforming the second bent portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro HAYASHIDA, Kenichi WATANABE, Takayuki KIMURA
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Publication number: 20190358849Abstract: This method for manufacturing a high-density strand board enables high-density strand boards to be formed by using about the same press pressure as press pressures required to form strand boards with common densities, so that the high-density strand boards can be produced without using special facilities and equipment. A pretreatment process P2 is performed on strands 5 before pressing. The pretreatment process P2 is comprised of a first treatment process P2a and a subsequent second treatment process P2b. At least one of beating, high-frequency treatment, high-temperature high-pressure treatment, high-water pressure treatment, repeated deaeration and dehydration treatment, and chemical treatment is performed in the first treatment process P2a, and roll pressing or flat press pressing is performed in the second treatment process P2b. A strand board B with a density of 750 to 950 kg/m3 is formed by using a press pressure of 4 N/mm2 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Katsuhito OSHIMA, Yasushi SUGIO, Koji NAGAOKA, Kazuki SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190276967Abstract: Present application discloses control method of controlling operation mode of washing machine by communication with washing machine. Control method includes obtaining vibration information indicative of vibration of washing tub of washing machine operating in predetermined first operation mode as operation mode; extracting predetermined feature amount having correlation with strength of floor on which washing machine is placed from vibration information; estimating strength of floor from extracted feature amount; determining whether or not operation mode needs to be changed from first operation mode based on estimated strength; and when determination is made that operation mode needs to be changed from first operation mode, outputting, to washing machine, instruction to change operation mode from first operation mode to second operation mode different from first operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Yu SAKATA, Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Takayuki NISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10300519Abstract: A manufacturing method of a press-formed article includes arranging a member to be pressed between first and second dies, and relatively moving the first and second dies so as to approach each other, thereby press forming to a portion to be pressed so that a height of the portion to be pressed decreases. In the press forming step, while first bent portions in a pair each bent in a protruded shape toward the second die on the portion to be pressed are held by groove-shaped holding portions in a pair separated from each other on the second die, a second bent portion bent in a protruded shape from a position between the first bent portions toward the first die on the portion to be pressed is pressed and deformed by a pressing portion of the first die.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Hayashida, Kenichi Watanabe, Junya Naitou, Kensuke Funada, Takayuki Kimura, Jiro Iwaya
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Publication number: 20190099987Abstract: Provided is a strand board with improved strength and water resistance. Reduction in productivity is prevented and characteristics of the strand board can be varied as desired while achieving certain strength and water resistance of the strand board. A strand board B is formed by stacking and laminating five strand layers 1 each formed by a large number of strands 5. The strand board B has substantially constant density distribution in the lamination direction of the strand layers 1. Three of the five strand layers 1 of the strand board B are high-density strand layers 1a having a higher density than the other strand layers 1, and the other strand layers 1 are low-density strand layers 1b.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Katsuhito OSHIMA, Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Kazuhiro HIRATA, Koji NAGAOKA, Yasushi SUGIO
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Publication number: 20190064767Abstract: To perform state monitoring that takes account of the arrangement of management target devices. A management device includes: a collection unit that collects, from each of a plurality of management target devices disposed in a management target location, environmental information which is information indicating a state of an environment in which said management target device is placed; and a display control unit that partitions the management target location into a plurality of regions, determines a state of an environment for each of the plurality of regions based on the environmental information collected by the collection unit, and displays the state of the environment for each of the plurality of regions thus determined on a display unit to be associated with a picture showing an arrangement of the management target devices in the management target location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventor: Kazuki SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180361461Abstract: A manufacturing method of press-molded article of the present invention comprises a step of placing a member to be pressed in a press molding apparatus and a step of pressing a flat plate portion of the member to be pressed by bringing a first press portion and a second press portion closer to each other. A first opposing surface and a second opposing surface, while facing to each other, keep in contact with the flat plate portion during pressing. In the press step, a thick part is formed on the flat plate portion by allowing a part of a material of the flat plate portion to flow, in a press direction, into a thickened portion-forming section formed on the first opposing surface. The second opposing surface is moved to the press direction as the flat plate portion is pressed by the first press portion and the second press portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro Hayashida, Kenichi Watanabe, Junya Naitou, Kensuke Funada, Takayuki Kimura, Jiro Iwaya
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Patent number: 10144221Abstract: To provide a printing apparatus and a method for determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism, capable of more accurately determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism. For the purpose, a service life of a recovery unit is determined by multiplication of a number of times a blade wipes a face surface by a coefficient different depending on a quantity of liquid adhering to the face surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.Inventors: Yuta Nakanishi, Kazuki Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20180266034Abstract: A washing machine includes: a drum that rotates with a washing or drying object contained in the drum; a motor that rotationally drives the drum; a controller that controls rotation of the motor; and an electric current measurer that measures an electric current value representing an electric current flowing in the motor. The controller controls the rotation of the motor to rotate the drum less than one turn, and in accordance with the measured electric current value, detects whether a foreign object that is different from the object and whose mass is greater than an expected mass of the object is inside the drum. In a case where the controller detects the foreign object, the controller stops operation of the washing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: TERUO KAMIYAMA, MARIKO NAKASO, KAZUKI SAKAMOTO, HIROKO SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20180103250Abstract: To provide a display device, an inspection method, and an inspection program achieving detection of a degree of deterioration of each area in a touch panel. A numerical controller comprises: a detection unit that detects a touch position on a display at a given frequency; a setting unit that sets an expectation of the number of detections by the detection unit in each of the small areas resulting from division of the display in response to a speed of movement of the touch position; a determination unit that determines a degree of deterioration of each of the small areas by comparing the number of detections by the detection unit with one or more thresholds determined based on the expectation; and an output unit that outputs the degree of deterioration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventor: Kazuki SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 9908341Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a printing apparatus that can lessen a reduction in ejection performance caused by thickening, solidification, or the like of print liquid in an ejection port of a printing unit even in the case of stopping a print operation by the printing unit to perform a post-process on a print medium. The printing apparatus includes a post-processing part configured to, in a state of stopping the print operation by the printing unit, perform the post-process on a printed print medium as well as including an open/close unit configured to selectively perform a closing operation or an opening operation of the ejection port provided in the printing unit. Further, when the print medium is stopped in the post-processing part, the open/close unit is controlled so as to bring the ejection port into a close state.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Canon Finetech Nisca, Inc.Inventors: Shizuka Akahori, Kazuki Sakamoto, Noritaka Nakashima
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Patent number: 9889486Abstract: A manufacturing method of press-formed article according to the present invention includes a step of placing a flat plate member between a first die and a second die, and a step of causing a first press portion and a second press portion approach each other, thereby pressing the flat plate member. In the step of placing, the flat plate member is placed so that a first main surface and a second main surface align with a vertical direction. In the step of pressing, the flat plate member is vertically pressed by causing the first press portion and the second press portion to approach each other in the vertical direction, and a thick portion is formed on the flat plate member by causing a part of a material of the flat plate member in the vertical direction to flow into a thickened portion-forming section formed on a first opposing surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Hayashida, Kenichi Watanabe, Junya Naitou, Kensuke Funada, Takayuki Kimura, Jiro Iwaya
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Publication number: 20170313087Abstract: To provide a printing apparatus and a method for determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism, capable of more accurately determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism. For the purpose, a service life of a recovery unit is determined by multiplication of a number of times a blade wipes a face surface by a coefficient different depending on a quantity of liquid adhering to the face surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Yuta Nakanishi, Kazuki Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20170216901Abstract: A manufacturing method of a press-formed article includes arranging a member to be pressed between first and second dies, and relatively moving the first and second dies so as to approach each other, thereby press forming to a portion to be pressed so that a height of the portion to be pressed decreases. In the press forming step, while first bent portions in a pair each bent in a protruded shape toward the second die on the portion to be pressed are held by groove-shaped holding portions in a pair separated from each other on the second die, a second bent portion bent in a protruded shape from a position between the first bent portions toward the first die on the portion to be pressed is pressed and deformed by a pressing portion of the first die.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro HAYASHIDA, Kenichi WATANABE, Junya NAITOU, Kensuke FUNADA, Takayuki KIMURA, Jiro IWAYA
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Publication number: 20170136521Abstract: A manufacturing method of press-molded article of the present invention comprises a step of placing a member to be pressed in a press molding apparatus and a step of pressing a flat plate portion of the member to be pressed by bringing a first press portion and a second press portion closer to each other. A first opposing surface and a second opposing surface, while facing to each other, keep in contact with the flat plate portion during pressing. In the press step, a thick part is formed on the flat plate portion by allowing a part of a material of the flat plate portion to flow, in a press direction, into a thickened portion-forming section formed on the first opposing surface. The second opposing surface is moved to the press direction as the flat plate portion is pressed by the first press portion and the second press portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro HAYASHIDA, Kenichi WATANABE, Junya NAITOU, Kensuke FUNADA, Takayuki KIMURA, Jiro IWAYA
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Publication number: 20170136514Abstract: A manufacturing method of press-formed article according to the present invention includes a step of placing a flat plate member between a first die and a second die, and a step of causing a first press portion and a second press portion approach each other, thereby pressing the flat plate member. In the step of placing, the flat plate member is placed so that a first main surface and a second main surface align with a vertical direction. In the step of pressing, the flat plate member is vertically pressed by causing the first press portion and the second press portion to approach each other in the vertical direction, and a thick portion is formed on the flat plate member by causing a part of a material of the flat plate member in the vertical direction to flow into a thickened portion-forming section formed on a first opposing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro HAYASHIDA, Kenichi WATANABE, Junya NAITOU, Kensuke FUNADA, Takayuki KIMURA, Jiro IWAYA
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Publication number: 20170064812Abstract: A printed circuit board allows detection of whether or not a part that is mounted on the printed circuit board and that is not electrically connected to the printed circuit board for conventional use has fallen off from the printed circuit board, and is provided with a number of conductive members that make contact with a number of connection portions, respectively, provided on the above-described mounted part and that are used for determining whether or not the above-described mounted part has fallen off from the above-described printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Baba, Kazuki Sakamoto
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Patent number: D840356Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kazuki Sakamoto, Yuuichi Honda
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Patent number: D857241Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Sakamoto, Takayuki Kimura, Kenichi Watanabe, Kensuke Funada