Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Sato

Kimihiro 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: 11768120
    Abstract: An improved diaphragm vacuum gauge including a sensor chip that includes a first electrode provided on a base and a second electrode provided on a diaphragm so as to face the first electrode, the diaphragm and the base being disposed with a gap therebetween, and in which a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes in accordance with displacement of the diaphragm caused by pressure of a measurement target medium. The diaphragm vacuum gauge further includes an operational amplifier that converts a current output from the first electrode to a voltage and amplifies the voltage, and a coaxial cable that connects the first electrode and the operational amplifier with each other. Further, the first electrode is connected to a virtual ground of the operational amplifier by a core wire of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Yoshikawa, Keisuke Obara, Jun Ichihara, Kimihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11740151
    Abstract: An improved diaphragm vacuum gauge includes a pressure receiving unit having an electrical property that changes in accordance with displacement of a diaphragm caused by pressure of a measurement target medium; a heater that heats the pressure receiving unit; a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the pressure receiving unit; a pressure measurement unit that converts a change in the electrical property of the pressure receiving unit to a pressure measurement value; a storage unit that stores a plurality of heating temperature settings; a heating temperature setting unit that selects one heating temperature setting from among the plurality of heating temperature settings in accordance with a digital input signal that is externally input; and a controller that controls power supply to the heater based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and the heating temperature setting selected by the heating temperature setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Yoshikawa, Keisuke Obara, Jun Ichihara, Kimihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220364942
    Abstract: A diaphragm vacuum gauge includes: a sensor chip that includes a first electrode provided on a base and a second electrode provided on a diaphragm so as to face the first electrode, the diaphragm and the base being disposed with a gap therebetween, and in which a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes in accordance with displacement of the diaphragm caused by pressure of a measurement target medium; an operational amplifier that converts a current output from the first electrode to a voltage and amplifies the voltage; and a coaxial cable that connects the first electrode and the operational amplifier with each other. The first electrode is connected to a virtual ground of the operational amplifier by a core wire of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide YOSHIKAWA, Keisuke OBARA, Jun ICHIHARA, Kimihiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20220357227
    Abstract: A diaphragm vacuum gauge includes: a pressure receiving unit having an electrical property that changes in accordance with displacement of a diaphragm caused by pressure of a measurement target medium; a heater that heats the pressure receiving unit; a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the pressure receiving unit; a pressure measurement unit that converts a change in the electrical property of the pressure receiving unit to a pressure measurement value; a storage unit that stores a plurality of heating temperature settings; a heating temperature setting unit that selects one heating temperature setting from among the plurality of heating temperature settings in accordance with a digital input signal that is externally input; and a control unit that controls power supply to the heater on the basis of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and the heating temperature setting selected by the heating temperature setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide YOSHIKAWA, Keisuke OBARA, Jun ICHIHARA, Kimihiro SATO
  • Patent number: 10177560
    Abstract: A battery monitoring device is configured to include a monitoring unit that monitors a state of a battery, an interrupter that interrupts a power supply to a load, and another interrupter that interrupts a power supply to the interrupter, wherein the monitoring unit controls an operation of the interrupter such that a power supply to the load is interrupted, and controls an operation of the other interrupter such that a power supply to the interrupter is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kato, Kimihiro Sato, Takuya Yamamoto, Ryusuke Hase, Takahiro Tsuzuku
  • Patent number: 9908429
    Abstract: A battery control unit system is provided that detects a state of a battery used for driving a vehicle and monitors the state of the battery on the basis of detected information so as to control a circuit device surrounding the battery according to a result of the monitoring. The battery control unit system may include an internal power source that is connected directly in parallel with the battery and that supplies power to the battery control unit system, and a microcontroller that operates using the internal power source and detects, by a software process, an on/off-state of a battery pack switch that is provided in a battery pack including the battery and the battery control unit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kimihiro Sato, Satoshi Yamamoto, Takahiro Tsuzuku, Ryusuke Hase
  • Publication number: 20170125999
    Abstract: A battery monitoring device is configured to include a monitoring unit that monitors a state of a battery, an interrupter that interrupts a power supply to a load, and another interrupter that interrupts a power supply to the interrupter, wherein the monitoring unit controls an operation of the interrupter such that a power supply to the load is interrupted, and controls an operation of the other interrupter such that a power supply to the interrupter is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki KATO, Kimihiro SATO, Takuya YAMAMOTO, Ryusuke HASE, Takahiro TSUZUKU
  • Publication number: 20160207415
    Abstract: A battery control unit system is provided that detects a state of a battery used for driving a vehicle and monitors the state of the battery on the basis of detected information so as to control a circuit device surrounding the battery according to a result of the monitoring. The battery control unit system may include an internal power source that is connected directly in parallel with the battery and that supplies power to the battery control unit system, and a microcontroller that operates using the internal power source and detects, by a software process, an on/off-state of a battery pack switch that is provided in a battery pack including the battery and the battery control unit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kimihiro SATO, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Ryusuke HASE
  • Patent number: 8992998
    Abstract: A method of treating inflammation in a subject by administering a composition including hydrogen, releasing hydrogen in the subject, suppressing mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation and upregulating expression of MKP-1, and down-regulating inflammatory responses of monocyte lineage cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihisa Kawai, Mikihito Kajiya, Kimihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20130266540
    Abstract: A method of treating and protecting a subject from endotoxin shock by administering a composition including hydrogen, releasing hydrogen in the subject, and down-regulating production of TNF-? and IL-6. A method of treating inflammation in a subject. A method of suppressing hydroxyl radical in a subject. A method of treating inflammation in a subject. A method of reducing the basal level of phosphorylation of MAPKs in non-stimulated monocyte lineage cells in a subject. Methods of performing drug screen tests for compounds that can treat the above conditions. A diagnostic method for diagnosing patients with diseases caused by the MAPK pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Toshihisa Kawai, Mikihito Kajiya, Kimihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 8282802
    Abstract: Provided with a work electrodeposition coating method for immersing a work in a paint in an electrodeposition tank provided with a first positive electrode for supplying a low voltage and a second positive electrode for supplying a high voltage to carry out electrodeposition coating of a work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Kato, Masakazu Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20100200414
    Abstract: Provided with a work electrodeposition coating method for immersing a work in a paint in an electrodeposition tank provided with a first positive electrode for supplying a low voltage and a second positive electrode for supplying a high voltage to carry out electrodeposition coating of a work surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kimihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Kato, Masakazu Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20070261950
    Abstract: A drink for promoting health benefits to the user, the drink including hypochlorite free ionized water. Hypochlorite free ionized water and a method of forming hypochlorite free water by dissolving a non-hypochlorite generating salt in water and electrolyzing the water containing the dissolved salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kimihiro Sato, Toshihisa Kawai