Patents by Inventor Kenta Ito

Kenta Ito 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: 20250006227
    Abstract: A base plate includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall extends from the bottom wall to an axially upper side. The bottom wall includes a screw hole recessed from a peripheral edge of a lower end surface of the bottom wall to the axially upper side. The screw hole includes an inclined part and a column body. The inclined part is defined to have an inner diameter that decreases from a lower end toward the axially upper side. The column body extends from an upper end of the inclined part to the axially upper side and is defined with a threaded part. In a cross section including a center line that passes through a center of the column body in an axial direction, the inclined part is inclined at an inclination angle of 25° or more and 35° or less with respect to the center line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michihiro ITO, Takashi MITSUNARI, Kenta MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20250008439
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system in which at least a master unit of the master unit and a slave unit is driven by a finite power source, in which the master unit notifies the slave unit by including period information indicating a shortest sleep period, which is a shortest possible period of a sleep period, in a communication signal with the slave unit before transitioning to a sleep state in which a power saving operation is possible and communication is disabled, with respect to the sleep period of operating in the sleep state after transitioning to the sleep state, and the slave unit performs a power saving operation during the shortest period notified of by the master unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo MIYATAKE, Kenta ITO, Hiroaki KATSURAI, Yoichi FUKADA, Tomoaki YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 12172588
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members wired in a form including a main wire part and a branch wire part; and a sheet material including a main wire fixing part to which the main wire part is fixed and a branch wire fixing part to which the branch wire part is fixed, wherein the branch wire fixing part is branched from the main wire fixing part, a branch wire support part is provided in the branch wire fixing part, and the branch wire support part extends along a longitudinal direction of the branch wire part, and is formed to have higher rigidity than each of the wire-like transmission members constituting the branch wire part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Hitomi Harada, Haruka Nakano, Ryusuke Kudo, Hiroki Hirai, Hidetoshi Ishida, Housei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20240402255
    Abstract: A management device includes: a first communication unit that receives state data of an energy storage device; a second communication unit that receives identification data transmitted from a host device; an external terminal to which a switch is connected and which receives an input from the switch; a state detection unit that detects a state of the switch via the external terminal; and a processing unit that stores the identification data in a storage unit when the second communication unit receives the identification data and the state detection unit detects that the switch is in a specific state, in which the state data received by the first communication unit is transmitted to the host device or another device in association with the identification data stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hirokazu ITO, Syuichi TAKEMOTO, Kenta YOSHIMOTO, Masayuki IWASAKI, Kazuo HARUKI, Tatsuya INOUE, Tsutomu UENO, Takafumi AKAGI, Yuya YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 12159733
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet material to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed, wherein a reinforcement part intersecting with at least one of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is provided to the sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Hitomi Harada, Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryusuke Kudo, Haruka Nakano
  • Publication number: 20240387097
    Abstract: A primary-side coil includes a first unit circuit and a second unit circuit. The first unit circuit has a first external terminal that is a plate-like conductor. The second unit circuit has a second external terminal that is a plate-like conductor. An insulating spacer member is disposed between the first external terminal and the second external terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ryota CHINZAKA, Kenta Tamagawa, Hidetoshi Oyama, Daiki Ito
  • Publication number: 20240386909
    Abstract: This base plate constitutes a part of a housing of a disk drive device, and is formed from a metal plate and a die-cast part. The metal plate includes a board-shaped bottom plate portion that spreads out perpendicular to an up-down extending axis of rotation of a disk. The die-cast part covers at least a part of the bottom plate portion. Metal which constitutes the bottom plate portion is higher in rigidity than metal which constitutes the die-cast part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michihiro ITO, Kenta MIYOSHI, Ryo FURUYA, Toshihiro HIRASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240380496
    Abstract: An optical communication device includes: a control signal generation unit that generates, on the basis of a communication log, a sleep cancellation signal including information about at least one time at which communication with a terminal device performing wireless communication with a power-receiving optical communication device is expected to be successful, the communication log including information about a result of communication at a time when sleep state cancellation is performed on the power-receiving optical communication device that is driven by electrical power obtained from an optical signal for power supply; and an optical communication unit that converts the generated sleep cancellation signal into an optical signal, and transmits the optical signal to the power-receiving optical communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo MIYATAKE, Kenta ITO, Hiroaki KATSURAI, Yoichi FUKADA, Tomoaki YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240376300
    Abstract: A resin composition comprising a resin(S) comprising: a polyerytene other (A) having a ratio of peak integral value of 3.80 to 3.92 ppm relative to a peak integral value of 6.20 to 6.72 ppm being 0.05 to 5.0%, in 1H-NMR spectrum obtained by 1H-NMR spectrum measurement using deuterated chloroform as a solvent, and a thermoplastic resin (B), and an inorganic filler (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI
    Inventors: Kenta ITO, Ken SUDO, Yohei KOORI, Hiroshi YASUDA, Hideyuki UEMATSU, Masachika YAMANE, Shuichi TANOUE, Ayaka YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240379122
    Abstract: A base plate becomes a part of a housing of a disk drive device and is made of a metal die-cast member. The base plate includes a bottom wall portion and a cylindrical wall portion. The bottom wall portion extends perpendicular to a rotation axis of a disk extending in a vertical direction. The cylindrical wall portion protrudes upward from an upper surface of the bottom wall portion along the rotation axis and has a shaft through hole through which a shaft is inserted. The cylindrical wall portion has an annular stepped portion that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of a root portion. A processed surface is formed on at least a part of an outer peripheral surface of the stepped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genya ITAGAKI, Kenta MIYOSHI, Michihiro ITO, Takashi MITSUNARI, Ryo FURUYA, Seiji MARUOKA, Masahiro IMAHORI
  • Patent number: 12142396
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed, wherein an intersection region portion where the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed on the sheet to intersect with each other is provided, and the intersection region portion includes a bending position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Hidetoshi Ishida, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Daisuke Ebata
  • Patent number: 12142899
    Abstract: In a base member arrangement section, a plurality of wire-like transmission members are divided into at least a first wire-like transmission member bundle and a second wire-like transmission member bundle, and the cover member is fixed to the base member at positions on both sides of the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle and a position between the positions on the both sides to cover the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle. In a non-base member arrangement section, the plurality of wire-like transmission members include a large bundle part where the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle are bundled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakano, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Toshio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12128835
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein a route bending portion in which the wire-like transmission member is bended and disposed is provided on the sheet, and the route bending portion includes a bending position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Hidetoshi Ishida, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Daisuke Ebata
  • Patent number: 12132300
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; and a base member keeping the wire-like transmission member in a flat form, wherein the base member includes a connection end portion, the wire-like transmission member is held by the connection end portion to be directed to a tip end portion of the connection end portion along an extension direction of the connection end portion, and the tip end portion of the connection end portion includes a catch suppressing shape portion directed to a base end side of the connection end portion with an increasing distance from the wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryusuke Kudo
  • Patent number: 12100838
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including an electrode assembly that has a negative electrode and a positive electrode, where the negative electrode contains a negative electrode substrate and a negative active material, and has a negative active material layer disposed in an unpressed shape along at least one surface of the negative electrode substrate, the negative active material includes solid graphite particles as a main component, and the solid graphite particles have an aspect ratio of 1 or more and 5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Ogi, Fumiya Nakano, Ryosuke Shimokawa, Shota Ito, Masaki Masuda, Taro Yamafuku, Kei Kumabayashi, Akihiko Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20240308579
    Abstract: A steer-by-wire control device according to the present invention includes a control device that controls a first motor that operates a steering wheel of a vehicle and a second motor that controls steering operation of a wheel. Before making a transition to an automatic driving mode of the vehicle, the control device applies input torque to the steering wheel by the first motor in a forward rotation direction and a backward rotation direction of rotation directions of the first motor, acquires behavior information of the steering wheel obtained by application of the input torque, and determines whether or not to estimate a control parameter of the steering wheel based on the behavior information. The behavior information includes at least one of a value of a rotation angle of a steering wheel and a value obtained by time-differentiating a rotation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke ARITOMI, Tadaharu YOKOTA, Yasuhito NAKAKUKI, Atsushi HIRATA, Takahiro ITO, Kenta MAEDA
  • Patent number: 12094642
    Abstract: A multilayer inductor component includes an element body, an internal conductor, and an external electrode. The internal conductor is disposed in the element body. The external electrode is disposed on a surface of the element body and electrically connected to the internal conductor. The external electrode includes a sintered metal layer and a plating layer. The sintered metal layer is disposed on the surface of the element body. The plating layer covers the sintered metal layer. The sintered metal layer includes a thick portion and thin portions. The thick portion covers the surface of the element body. A plurality of glass particles is dispersed in the thick portion. The thin portions cover glass particles exposed on a surface of the thick portion among the plurality of glass particles and being in contact with the plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Shimoyasu, Daiki Kato, Yoji Tozawa, Takashi Endo, Seiichi Nakagawa, Mitsuru Ito, Kenta Sasaki, Akihiko Oide, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuhiro Ebina
  • Publication number: 20240284930
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide, for example, a coffee bean extract containing a Liberica coffee bean extract and having an improved flavor with a less musty smell, and a method of producing the coffee bean extract. The present invention relates to a coffee bean extract having an isovaleric acid content per soluble solids of less than 10 ppm, wherein the coffee beans include Liberica coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Mukai, Takaaki Yoshii, Kenta Tominaga, Nao Kamezawa, Kosuke Ito, Morio Mitsuhashi
  • Patent number: 12062468
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a flat wiring body including a plurality of wire-like transmission members, and a base member that holds the plurality of wire-like transmission members to be flat; and a pattern provided on the flat wiring body, and making a three-dimensional posture of the flat wiring body recognizable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Yasuda, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Yoshitaka Kami, Yasushi Nomura, Sofia Barillaro
  • Patent number: 12051526
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members arranged side by side are fixed, wherein the sheet includes a first sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from one side and a second sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from another side, and a planar surface region part is provided on an outer side of the second sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Hitomi Harada, Haruka Nakano, Ryusuke Kudo, Hiroki Hirai, Housei Mizuno, Hidetoshi Ishida