Patents by Inventor Kei Sato

Kei 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).

  • Publication number: 20240136897
    Abstract: A magnet array method that can improve assemblability of magnets is provided. A magnet array method according to an aspect of the present disclosure is for arraying a plurality of magnetized magnets using a magnet array jig and includes disposing magnetic force parts of the magnet array jig at positions facing magnets to be arrayed, and arraying the magnets. The magnetic force parts are disposed so as to impart, to the magnets to be arrayed, a magnetic force for cancelling a force acting on the magnets to be arrayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SATO, Kei OHTA
  • Publication number: 20240120788
    Abstract: A magnet arrangement method capable of easily assembling magnets is provided. A magnet arrangement method according to one aspect of the present invention is a magnet arrangement method for arranging a plurality of magnetized magnets in a Halbach array, the method comprising: a process of forming a first magnet group by combining magnets in such a way that a direction of a magnetic force that acts on the magnets is oriented in a first direction; a process of forming a second magnet group by combining magnets in such a way that the direction of a magnetic force that acts on the magnets is oriented in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and a process of assembling a plurality of the first magnet groups and a plurality of the second magnet groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SATO, Kei OHTA
  • Patent number: 11945882
    Abstract: Crystals of the compound represented by formula (1), a method for the production thereof, and a method for producing an antibody-drug conjugate using the crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Takashi Kouko, Shigeru Noguchi, Yohei Yamane, Fumikatsu Kondo, Takahiro Aoki, Tadahiro Takeda, Kohei Sakanishi, Hitoshi Sato, Tsuyoshi Ueda, Shinji Matuura, Kei Kurahashi, Yutaka Kitagawa, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240107173
    Abstract: A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi MITSUI, Kei KUSHIMOTO, Kohichi NISHIDE, Tomotoshi SATO
  • Patent number: 11940703
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a high aperture ratio is provided. The display device includes a transistor, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer in a pixel. The first insulating layer is positioned over a channel formation region of the transistor. The first conductive layer is positioned over the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is positioned over the transistor, the first insulating layer, and the first conductive layer. The pixel electrode is positioned over the second insulating layer, the third insulating layer is positioned over the pixel electrode, the common electrode is positioned over the third insulating layer, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned over the common electrode. The common electrode includes a region overlapping with the first conductive layer with the pixel electrode positioned therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Kei Takahashi, Koji Kusunoki, Masataka Nakada, Ami Sato
  • Patent number: 11942400
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus that ensures heat dissipation using a heat dissipating member with multiple fins formed by folding a metal plate, a manufacturing method for the semiconductor apparatus, and a power converter are obtained. The semiconductor device is bonded to a lead frame. The lead frame is provided on an insulating layer and a metal base plate is provided on the face opposite to the face of the insulating layer on which the semiconductor device is bonded. The semiconductor device, the lead frame, the insulating layer, and the metal base plate are sealed with a sealing member in such a way that a portion of the lead frame and a portion of the metal base plate are exposed. The exposed portion of the metal base plate exposed from the sealing member is inserted in an opening of a support frame. A heat dissipating member is bonded to both the metal base plate and the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kei Yamamoto, Kuniyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11904897
    Abstract: The safety management apparatus comprises a protective shield with automatic opening and closing, a sensor configured to obtain physical information related to an occupant boarded an autonomous traveling cart, and a controller configured to control the opening and closing of the protective shield. The protective shield is configured to be normally open and, when closed, shield an occupant space of the cart from the outside. The controller includes at least one memory including at least one program, and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory. The at least one processor executes a first process and a second process upon execution of the at least one program. The first process is to determine whether the occupant is an infant based on the physical information. The second process, which is executed when the occupant is determined to be an infant, is to close the protective shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto, Tetsuya Kanata, Yozo Iwami, Yuhei Katsumata, Daisaku Honda, Saki Narita, Hideki Fukudome, Takuya Watabe, Naoko Ichikawa, Yuta Maniwa, Yuki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11881667
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire, a terminal fitting, and a water-stopping member. The terminal fitting includes a bottom wall on which the electric wire end is placed, and a pair of core wire caulking pieces caulking and crimping a core wire exposed part in a state where a front end of the core wire exposed part protrudes, and the bottom wall includes a concave part that continues from a place facing the front end side of the core wire exposed part in the pair of core wire caulking pieces to the tip of a front end surface of the front end of the core wire exposed part, and receives the bottom wall side ranging from a place where the core wire exposed part is caulked and crimped by the end parts of the pair of core wire caulking pieces to the front end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 11862916
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire, a terminal fitting, and a water seal member, which covers an exposed part of the electric wire in the terminal fitting. The terminal fitting includes a base wall, a pair of core-wire crimping sections, and a pair of sheath crimping sections. The base wall includes a recess extending continuously from an opposite arrangement area of the pair of sheath crimping sections offset from a rear end portion toward a distal end portion to an area beyond a distal tip surface of the distal end of a sheath end portion. The recess receives a side on the base wall of the sheath end portion from a crimped portion offset from the rear end portion toward the distal end portion in the pair of sheath crimping sections to the distal tip surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 11843751
    Abstract: Processing of an electronic file using blockchain is performed in an image forming apparatus to decrease the number of apparatuses to be managed and reduce the management load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mikihiko Kamekawa, Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 11804684
    Abstract: A method including an electric wire placing step for inserting a core-wire exposing portion of a terminal end of an electric wire between inner wall surfaces of a pair of piece portions of a terminal fitting that has a core wire connector composed of a bottom portion and the piece portions projected from two opposite ends of the bottom portion; and an electric wire holding-down step for holding down, by use of a holding-down jig made of a laser-transmissive material having a higher melting point than the core-wire exposing portion and the core wire connector have, the core-wire exposing portion from one sides of free ends of the piece portions and pressing the core-wire exposing portion against an inner wall surface of the bottom portion by use of the holding-down jig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Publication number: 20230213217
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus has a roof part installed at a front of a front panel of a casing and above an opening hole and extending in a width direction of the casing, and an outlet grille fixed to the casing and covering the opening hole. The roof part has a main roof portion that extends further forward than the front panel, and a sub-roof portion that extends downward and forward from the main roof portion and has a recession formed between a bottom face of the main roof portion and the sub-roof portion. The outlet grille is located such that an upper end portion of the outlet grille is in contact with the recession. The front panel and the upper end portion of the outlet grille sandwich the roof part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kentaro YONEHARA, Kei SATO
  • Patent number: 11677167
    Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes an electric wire including a core wire and a cover covering the core wire, and a terminal to be attached to the electric wire. The terminal includes a placement portion onto which the electric wire is placed, a pair of core wire crimp pieces extending from the placement portion and configured to be crimped to the core wire, and a pair of cover crimp pieces extending from the placement portion and configured to be crimped to the cover. In a state where the pair of cover crimp pieces is crimped to the cover, the pair of cover crimp pieces includes a recessed portion positioned at an intermediate position in an electric wire extending direction in which the electric wire extends, and a pair of inclined portions continuous with both ends of the recessed portion and inclined radially outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroya Kousaka, Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 11611159
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a terminal-equipped electrical wire includes: inserting a core-wire exposed part of a core wire of an electrical wire at a terminal between inner wall surfaces of a pair of piece parts of a terminal fitting including a core-wire connection body formed of a bottom part and the piece parts protruding from both ends of the bottom part, and placing the core-wire exposed part on an inner wall surface of the bottom part; melting the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire connection body by emitting a laser beam to the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire connection body from a free end side of each piece part; and fixing the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire connection body melted by the laser beam, with the emission of the laser beam stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Publication number: 20230058771
    Abstract: A food delivery pallet is provided with a heating chamber, a heat retaining chamber, a heat retaining chamber, a cooling chamber, and an electric bulletin board. Therefore, in the food delivery pallet, when food is heated in the heating chamber, the electric bulletin board displays that the food is being heated in the food delivery pallet. This makes it possible to call attention of people nearby to the food delivery pallet, and to ensure safety of the people nearby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Tomoko ASAI, Kohki BABA, Kei SATO, Takashi HAYASHI, Manabu NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20230054049
    Abstract: A delivery vehicle is configured to be able to deliver a package in front of a front door of a dwelling unit in a complex housing including a shared door with automatic lock function that is able to be opened as unlock information is input to an unlock input unit of an entrance via wireless communication. When the delivery vehicle arrives at the complex housing including the shared door with automatic lock function, and a delivery instruction for leaving the package in front of the front door is made, an on-board unit of the delivery vehicle inputs the unlock information to the unlock input unit via the wireless communication, and notifies a terminal device of a user of input date and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Tomoko ASAI, Kohki BABA, Kei SATO, Takashi HAYASHI, Manabu NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20230055495
    Abstract: An electric actuator includes a motor, an output shaft, a detent plate, an elastic portion including a contacted portion, a first rotation sensor, a second rotation sensor, and a controller. In a case where an abnormality has occurred in the second rotation sensor, the controller executes causing the motor to rotate to cause the contacted portion to abut a first side wall portion located on one end side in the circumferential direction of a first valley portion in the detent plate, acquiring the first rotation angle when the contacted portion abuts on the first side wall portion, reversely rotating the motor to an angle, and determining that the contacted portion is stationary at the parking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takamitsu SUZUKI, Kei SATO, Masaya FURUSHOU
  • Publication number: 20230056270
    Abstract: A mobile body includes: a main body provided with a moving function; a storage battery that is disposed in the main body and that stores electric power for driving the main body; a supply unit that supplies electric power to the storage battery; a requesting unit that requests an electric power provider who is able to supply electric power to the storage battery by the supply unit for cooperation in electric power supply; and a granting unit that grants an incentive to the electric power provider that has supplied the electric power to the storage battery by the supply unit. Therefore, when the electric power is insufficient during traveling, the electric power can be supplied to the storage battery by requesting cooperation in electric power supply, and the electric power provider can receive an incentive by supplying the electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Tomoko ASAI, Kohki BABA, Kei SATO, Takashi HAYASHI, Manabu NAGAI
  • Patent number: 11588255
    Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes: an electric wire having a conductor part covered by an insulation sheath part; a crimp terminal including a conductor crimp part crimped to the conductor part, a sheath crimp part crimped to the insulation sheath part, and an intermediate part from which the conductor part is exposed, the intermediate part connecting the conductor crimp part and the sheath crimp part; and an anticorrosive material that covers the conductor part exposed from the crimp terminal. A terminal of the insulation sheath part on the conductor crimp part side is exposed toward the intermediate part side from the sheath crimp part. The crimp terminal includes a sheath cover wall part that covers an edge of the terminal of the insulation sheath part on a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Masanori Onuma
  • Publication number: 20230024529
    Abstract: A shutter unit includes a base plate on which an opening is formed, at least one blade member, a driving member configured to be rotatably supported by the base plate and to drive, in imaging, the blade member from a standby position to a traveling completion position by using a biasing force of a biasing member, a braking member configured to cause the driving member to decelerate by coming into contact with the driving member, and a charging member configured to cause the driving member to operate to the standby position after causing the driving member to operate from the traveling completion position to a set position against the biasing force of the biasing member, and cause the braking member to operate from the traveling completion position to the standby position while causing the driving member to operate from the set position to the standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Yuki Niwamae, Kazuya Karibe