Patents by Inventor Kazuki Sato
Kazuki Sato 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: 20240155261Abstract: An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes the plurality of normal pixels arranged in a matrix, the special pixel arranged by replacing a part of the normal pixels, the color filter corresponding to the normal pixels and arranged according to a predetermined rule, the special filter arranged corresponding to the special pixel, and the special pixel color filter arranged to surround at least a part of the periphery of the special filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji ISERI, Hodaka KIRA, Daisuke HAGIHARA, Kazuki YOSHIDA, Syo YASUNAGA, Koji YAMARYO, Takeo ONO, Kimihiko SATO
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Publication number: 20240147203Abstract: In one aspect, a reception means receives, from a roadside device, first information transmitted from a mobile body by using a first wireless communication. An identification means identifies, based on information of a terminal apparatus to be managed by an information management means, the terminal apparatus being located in the vicinity of the mobile body that has transmitted the first information. A transmission means transmits second information generated based on the first information, to the terminal apparatus identified by the identification means via a second wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Tetsuji KAWATSU, Kazuki OGATA, Yuji SATO, Tetsuya TAKAKI, Jun TAKASAWA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kei YANAGISAWA
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Patent number: 11955300Abstract: A vacuum circuit breaker serving as a switch includes a pair of electrodes that serve as a stationary electrode and a movable electrode, a handler including a movable shaft and a housing that operate as a first mover in withdrawing the movable electrode from the stationary electrode and closing the movable electrode toward the stationary electrode, a movable shaft that is connected as a second mover to the movable electrode, a coil spring that is connected as an elastic between the first mover and the second mover to press the movable electrode against the stationary electrode, and a shock absorber that attenuates as an attenuator contraction of the elastic when the movable electrode is withdrawn from the stationary electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Sato, Kazuki Sugino, Yuji Yoshitomo
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Publication number: 20240083258Abstract: A vehicle including: a battery; a voltage control unit that boosts an output voltage of the battery; a main drive unit, including a main drive motor driven by electric power with a boosted voltage, that outputs a main driving force for driving one of a front wheel and a rear wheel; a sub drive unit, including a sub drive motor driven by the electric power with the boosted voltage, that outputs a sub driving force for driving another of the front wheel and the rear wheel; and a control unit, in which the control unit increases the boosted voltage when a temperature of the sub drive unit reaches a predetermined value, compared to before the temperature of the sub drive unit reaches the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki SATO, Kenzo TANAKA
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Publication number: 20240067663Abstract: An yttrium compound, a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, and a raw material for forming an yttrium-containing film, the yttrium compound being represented by the following General formula (1):Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyunwoo KIM, Kazuki HARANO, Kiyoshi MURATA, Haruyoshi SATO, Seungmin RYU, Gyuhee PARK, Younjoung CHO, Atsushi YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20240067579Abstract: Provided is a surface treatment agent capable of imparting superior antifouling property as well as good and durable hydrophilicity to an inorganic substrate. The surface treatment agent is one comprising a pretreatment agent and a hydrophilizing treatment agent and being to be sequentially applied to an inorganic substrate, wherein the pretreatment agent comprises a silane compound having a reactive silyl group and an organic functional group and a polyfunctional monomer, and the polyfunctional monomer has one or more first reactive groups that react with the organic functional group and one or more second reactive groups that react with the hydrophilizing treatment agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: LIXIL Corporation, NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihito OKUMURA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Kazuki YOSHIOKA, Takahito NAKASE, Yusuke SATO, Yugo TAKEMOTO, Kiyoe MAEJIMA
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Publication number: 20230387806Abstract: Provided is a high-voltage control circuit capable of shortening a time required for voltage bucking with a simple configuration without requiring a complicated control algorithm. A high-voltage control circuit 1 includes: a high-voltage rectifier circuit 100 configured to convert an AC voltage into a DC high voltage; a smoothing capacitor 140 configured to smooth the DC high voltage output from the high-voltage rectifier circuit 100; a switch circuit 102 connected in parallel to the smoothing capacitor 140; a feedback circuit 103 including an error amplifier 133 configured to amplify a differential voltage Vdf between a command voltage Viv and a divided voltage Vdv following the DC high voltage, and configured to control the high-voltage rectifier circuit 100 based on an output signal of the error amplifier 133; and an amplifier 105 configured to amplify the differential voltage Vdf. The switch circuit 102 is controlled by an output signal of the amplifier 105.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Satoshi KONISHI, Hiroshi TODA, Naoya ISHIGAKI, Kazuki SATO
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Publication number: 20230350638Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller that displays a first screen on a touch screen. The screen has selectable regions including a first display area and a second display area. The first display area is in a selected state when the first screen is initially displayed. The controller outputs audio data indicating the first display area is in the selected state. The controller receives a first user operation on the touch screen displaying the first screen to change the second display area to the selected display state and then outputs audio data indicating the second display area is in the selected state. The controller receives a second user operation on the touch screen displaying the first screen with the second display area in the selected display state to change a setting value associated with the second display area, and then outputs audio data indicating the setting value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Yuko KOMAMIYA, Kazuki SATO
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Patent number: 11772633Abstract: A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle 1 in which a front wheel 2 is driven by an engine 4, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine 4, based on an operational state of the vehicle 1; an acceleration torque setting step of setting acceleration torque, based on a reduction in steering angle of a steering apparatus 5 mounted on the vehicle 1; a torque generation step of controlling the engine 4 so that torque based on the basic torque and the acceleration torque is generated; and an acceleration torque changing step of changing the acceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheel 6 and an operation direction of the steering wheel 6 when the steering angle is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUENInventors: Takatoshi Tsukano, Shohei Yamada, Daisuke Umetsu, Fuminori Kato, Osamu Sunahara, Masato Abe, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Kazuki Sato
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Publication number: 20230196942Abstract: An input apparatus includes a touch panel and a processor. The touch panel is configured to receive a first input of giving a first instruction that a dot configuring a braille character corresponds to a dotted protrusion through a first operation and a second input of giving a second instruction different from the first instruction of the first input through a second operation different from the first operation. The processor is configured to identify the braille character based on the first input and the second input received by the touch panel and searches for one or more process functions corresponding to the braille character identified by the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki SATO, Naoki SEKINE, Shogo WATADA, Yuko KIMOTO
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Patent number: 11667275Abstract: A control apparatus of a vehicle includes: a steering apparatus (6) including a steering wheel (11) operated in order to turn a vehicle (1) and a steering angle sensor (8) that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel (11), the steering apparatus (6) steering a front wheel (steered wheel) (2) of the vehicle (1) in accordance with operation of the steering wheel (11); and a controller (14) that sets a steering angle acceleration based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor (8) and controls vehicle motion when the steering wheel (11) is operated to be turned. In particular, the controller (14) suppresses a rise of lateral acceleration of the vehicle (1) based on the steering angle acceleration in order to control the vehicle motion.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUENInventors: Takatoshi Tsukano, Masato Abe, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Kazuki Sato
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Publication number: 20230131477Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of ensuring a wide dynamic range while reducing strangeness generated due to a moving body. The image processing apparatus acquires a plurality of images amplified with different gains, respectively, for each of exposure operations with different exposure amounts, determines whether or not there is a moving body having moved between images acquired for each of exposure operations with different exposure amounts, and selects images to be used for image combination out of the plurality of acquired images, based on a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventor: Kazuki Sato
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Patent number: 11582142Abstract: A communication control method which performs route control in a communication system comprising: a specific network constituting the Internet; a first network configured to accommodate a specific device connected to the specific network; a second network provided between the specific network and the first network; and a processing device configured to perform predetermined processing on the basis of a packet transmitted between the specific network and the first network, the communication control method comprising: causing a path setting device in the communication system to execute a communication route-setting process comprised of, in accordance with first routing information defining a path leading from the first network to the specific network to be branched in the second network, controlling a path so that a first path of the branched path is set as a path via the processing device, and a second path of the branched path is set as a path leading to the specific network.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: NTT Communications CorporationInventors: Mahoko Tamura, Yoshinao Kurihara, Kazuki Oodo, Kento Ikeda, Hiroshi Sakoda, Takanori Mizuguchi, Yasuhiro Hataya, Kazuki Sato, Kaname Nishizuka, Tomohiro Kimura, Masashi Sakurada, Kyoko Onojima
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Patent number: 11544355Abstract: A resource management server including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires information about a resource to be activated, acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and, when a plurality of sets of license information is acquired as the license information, allocates a license to the resource to be activated based on the plurality of sets of license information.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Sato, Takayoshi Ohkohchi, Makoto Okumura
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Publication number: 20220380763Abstract: A novel anti-tumor agent capable of delivering siRNA or shRNA specifically to pancreatic cancer cells and suppressing tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis of pancreatic cancer is provided. The present invention provides a nucleic acid delivery enhancer for delivering siRNA or shRNA into cells, which consists of a folic acid-cationic oligopeptide complex. The present invention also provides an anti-tumor agent having siRNA or shRNA capable of binding to mRNA or snoRNA expressed in pancreatic cancer cells to inhibit its expression and a folic acid-cationic oligopeptide complex. The siRNA is capable of binding to RNA selected from the group consisting of, for example, SNORA18 snoRNA, NUP85 mRNA, WASF2 mRNA, and SNORA22 snoRNA.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOCHI UNIVERSITY, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATIONInventors: Keisuke TANIUCHI, Takeshi WADA, Rintaro HARA, Kazuki SATO, Kazunori TAKAGI
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Patent number: 11514931Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole, a trailing shield, and a spin torque oscillator. A top surface of the main pole includes a first inclined portion, a second inclined portion, and a third inclined portion arranged in order of closeness to a medium facing surface. Each of the first to third inclined portions has a front end closest to the medium facing surface and a rear end farthest from the medium facing surface. Each of the first to third inclined portions is inclined relative to the medium facing surface and a direction orthogonal to the medium facing surface so that its rear end is located forward relative to its front end in a direction of travel of a recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Hironori Araki, Yoshitaka Sasaki, Tetsuhito Shinohara, Shigeki Tanemura, Kazuki Sato, Yoji Nomura, Yukinori Ikegawa, Tetsuya Roppongi
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Patent number: 11509602Abstract: This resource management server includes a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and activates resources stored by the storage, starting from a highest priority resource, based on the license information.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Sato, Katsuyoshi Kondoh, Takayoshi Ohkohchi
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Patent number: 11495251Abstract: A write shield of a magnetic head includes a pair of first side shields and a pair of second side shields. The pair of first side shields each include a first side wall and a second side wall. The pair of second side shields each include a third side wall. The third side wall of one of the pair of second side shields is continuous with the first side wall of one of the pair of first side shields. The third side wall of the other of the pair of second side shields is continuous with the first side wall of the other of the pair of first side shields.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Yukinori Ikegawa, Yoshitaka Sasaki, Kazuki Sato, Shigeki Tanemura
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Patent number: 11383208Abstract: Provided is a gas separation membrane that can be used continuously. The gas separation membrane comprises: a porous support membrane that contains an aromatic polyamide in which an aromatic ring has been replaced with a chloro group; and a separation functional layer that is disposed on the surface of the porous support membrane and contains a cross-linked polyamide obtained by polycondensation of a polyfunctional amine and a polyfunctional acid halide.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Rina Takahashi, Kazuki Sato, Masakazu Koiwa, Shuji Furuno, Takao Sasaki
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Patent number: 11380353Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole, a trailing shield, a spin torque oscillator, first and second side shields, first and second gap films, and first and second guard films. The first gap film and the first guard film are interposed between the trailing shield and the first side shield. The second gap film and the second guard film are interposed between the trailing shield and the second side shield.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Shigeki Tanemura, Kazuki Sato, Yoji Nomura, Hironori Araki, Tetsuhito Shinohara