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).

  • Patent number: 11380353
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Shigeki Tanemura, Kazuki Sato, Yoji Nomura, Hironori Araki, Tetsuhito Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20220153260
    Abstract: A controller detects partitioning lines OL and BL of a road and a road edge E based on an image taken by a camera, generates a pair of left and right virtual lines ILL and ILR that extend from the side to the front of a vehicle along the partitioning lines OL and BL, controls the steering so the vehicle travels between the left and right virtual lines ILL and ILR, moves the left virtual line ILL to a position in proximity to the road edge E and fixes the left virtual line ILL to this position, and then, moves the right virtual line ILR to a position separated from the left virtual line ILL by the width of the vehicle and fixes the right virtual line ILR to this position, and controls brakes to stop the vehicle after fixing the left and right virtual lines ILL and ILR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi HAMADA, Yuma NISHIJO, Kouichi KOJIMA, Yoshiyuki YAMASHITA, Yuta TSUJI, Hiroshi OHMURA, Takashi GOTO, Shoji HARADA, Kenta TADA, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20220148142
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform image composition of a plurality of images with different focus positions, calculate contrast-related values based on the plurality of images, generate a composition map based on the contrast-related values, divide a region based on subjects with respect to the plurality of images, and correct a gradation for the each region that has been divided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20220118360
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute: displaying a target object on each of mutually spaced positions on the touchscreen; moving a specific object from a prescribed start position to target objects that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of target objects, the specific object simultaneously arriving at the adjacent target objects; detecting a prescribed operation input to the touchscreen in connection with the moving specific object; determining whether or not the prescribed operation is input within a validity determination area including at least the adjacent target objects and an area therebetween; and determining whether or not the prescribed operation is input at a prescribed timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: CYGAMES, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuki Sato, Aya Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11289117
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a medium facing surface, a main pole, a trailing shield, and a spin torque oscillator. A bottom surface of the trailing shield includes a first portion that includes an end located in the medium facing surface and is in contact with the spin torque oscillator at least in part. An element height that is a dimension of the spin torque oscillator in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing surface and a writer height that is a dimension of the first portion in the direction perpendicular to the medium facing surface are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Kazuki Sato, Shigeki Tanemura, Hironori Araki, Yoji Nomura, Tetsuya Roppongi, Tetsuhito Shinohara, Ying Liu, Min Li, Alain Truong, Yuhui Tang, Wenyu Chen
  • Patent number: 11262977
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a message storage section configured to store input messages, an attribute information applying section configured to apply attribute information to the messages, and a display control section configured to control displaying of a first display screen having a first display region for displaying the messages in chronological order and a second display region for displaying a message extracted from the messages based on the attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiko Hirukawa, Satoshi Terada, Tomonobu Tomaru, Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11211082
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a medium facing surface, a main pole, a trailing shield, a spin torque oscillator, and a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is interposed between a portion of the main pole and a portion of the spin torque oscillator. The first insulating layer has a first end closest to the medium facing surface. The spin torque oscillator has a rear end farthest from the medium facing surface. The first end of the first insulating layer is located closer to the medium facing surface than the rear end of the spin torque oscillator is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Tetsuhito Shinohara, Shigeki Tanemura, Kazuki Sato, Yoji Nomura, Hironori Araki, Tetsuya Roppongi
  • Publication number: 20210339735
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Shohei YAMADA, Daisuke UMETSU, Fuminori KATO, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210316717
    Abstract: 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; a deceleration torque setting step of setting deceleration torque, based on an increase 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 deceleration torque is generated; and a deceleration torque changing step of changing the deceleration 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 increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Shohei YAMADA, Daisuke UMETSU, Fuminori KATO, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210306253
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Mahoko TAMURA, Yoshinao KURIHARA, Kazuki OODO, Kento IKEDA, Hiroshi SAKODA, Takanori MIZUGUCHI, Yasuhiro HATAYA, Kazuki SATO, Kaname NISHIZUKA, Tomohiro KIMURA, Masashi SAKURADA, Kyoto ONOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11134165
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that executes jobs in parallel using a small number of resources. A controller includes an image processor that applies an image process to image data. A scanner controller includes storage for storing image data generated by scanning a document with a scanner and transfers the image data stored to the controller through a data bus. A processor executes instructions to set a frequency of an image transfer clock to a first frequency when a first job including a process that transfers image data generated by scanning documents to the controller is executed alone, and set the frequency of the image transfer clock to a second frequency lower than the first frequency when the first job is executed in parallel to a second job including an image process. The frequency of the image transfer clock is maintained at the second frequency until finishing the first job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11115552
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral capable of preventing discontinuation of a simultaneous double-sided reading process, caused by congestion of an image bus. An image transfer clock is controlled for transferring image data of a document sheet from a reading unit for reading both sides of the document sheet, to an image processing unit for performing image processing on data acquired via an image bus. When transfer of image data of one side of the document sheet is singly executed, a frequency of the image transfer clock is set to a predetermined frequency, and when transfer of image data of the other side of the document sheet, which is executed in succession to the transfer of image data of the one side, is to be executed in parallel with the image processing, the frequency is switched from the predetermined frequency to a lower frequency than the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11000800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas separation membrane including: a supporting membrane; and a separation functional layer which is provided on the supporting membrane and includes a crosslinked polyamide obtained by polycondensation of a polyfunctional amine and a polyfunctional acid halide, in which, in the crosslinked polyamide, the number A of terminal amino groups, the number B of terminal carboxy groups, and the number C of amide groups satisfy (A+B)/C?0.66.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuki Sato, Masakazu Koiwa, Takao Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210084190
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that executes jobs in parallel using a small number of resources. A controller includes an image processor that applies an image process to image data. A scanner controller includes storage for storing image data generated by scanning a document with a scanner and transfers the image data stored to the controller through a data bus. A processor executes instructions to set a frequency of an image transfer clock to a first frequency when a first job including a process that transfers image data generated by scanning documents to the controller is executed alone, and set the frequency of the image transfer clock to a second frequency lower than the first frequency when the first job is executed in parallel to a second job including an image process. The frequency of the image transfer clock is maintained at the second frequency until finishing the first job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210067652
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral capable of preventing discontinuation of a simultaneous double-sided reading process, caused by congestion of an image bus. An image transfer clock is controlled for transferring image data of a document sheet from a reading unit for reading both sides of the document sheet, to an image processing unit for performing image processing on data acquired via an image bus. When transfer of image data of one side of the document sheet is singly executed, a frequency of the image transfer clock is set to a predetermined frequency, and when transfer of image data of the other side of the document sheet, which is executed in succession to the transfer of image data of the one side, is to be executed in parallel with the image processing, the frequency is switched from the predetermined frequency to a lower frequency than the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 10914380
    Abstract: A piston includes a piston body and a piston ring fitted into a ring groove. The piston ring has a top surface that includes: a convex portion formed between an inner edge position and a central position at which a radial direction thickness is ½, with the piston ring in a free state, and a planar portion or an inclined peripheral portion continuous with the convex portion on a radially outer side of the convex portion. In a predetermined status of the piston body and the piston ring, an angle between the top surface of the ring groove and the planar portion or the inclined peripheral portion is at least 18 arcminutes in a cross-section that is parallel to a central axis of the piston body and includes the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKEN, HONDA FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fushimi, Yoshitaka Watanabe, Kazuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20210036965
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: KAZUKI SATO, KATSUYOSHI KONDOH, TAKAYOSHI OHKOHCHI
  • Publication number: 20210034716
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: KAZUKI SATO, TAKAYOSHI OHKOHCHI, MAKOTO OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20210009108
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Patent number: 10872624
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a coil, a main pole, a write shield, a lower return path section, and an accommodation section. The accommodation section accommodates at least part of the return path section. A first portion of the accommodation section has a first inclined surface. A second portion of the accommodation section has a second inclined surface. A coil element of the coil has a third inclined surface opposed to the first inclined surface, and a fourth inclined surface opposed to the second inclined surface. The lower return path section includes a first inclined portion extending along the first inclined surface, and a second inclined portion extending along the second inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Kazuki Sato, Shigeki Tanemura, Hironori Araki, Yukinori Ikegawa