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).
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Patent number: 11768120Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhide Yoshikawa, Keisuke Obara, Jun Ichihara, Kimihiro Sato
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Patent number: 11740151Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhide Yoshikawa, Keisuke Obara, Jun Ichihara, Kimihiro Sato
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Publication number: 20220364942Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhide YOSHIKAWA, Keisuke OBARA, Jun ICHIHARA, Kimihiro SATO
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Publication number: 20220357227Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhide YOSHIKAWA, Keisuke OBARA, Jun ICHIHARA, Kimihiro SATO
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Patent number: 10177560Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kato, Kimihiro Sato, Takuya Yamamoto, Ryusuke Hase, Takahiro Tsuzuku
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Patent number: 9908429Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Kimihiro Sato, Satoshi Yamamoto, Takahiro Tsuzuku, Ryusuke Hase
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Publication number: 20170125999Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki KATO, Kimihiro SATO, Takuya YAMAMOTO, Ryusuke HASE, Takahiro TSUZUKU
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Publication number: 20160207415Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Kimihiro SATO, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Ryusuke HASE
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Patent number: 8992998Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Inventors: Toshihisa Kawai, Mikihito Kajiya, Kimihiro Sato
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Publication number: 20130266540Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Toshihisa Kawai, Mikihito Kajiya, Kimihiro Sato
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Patent number: 8282802Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kimihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Kato, Masakazu Nakayama
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Publication number: 20100200414Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kimihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Kato, Masakazu Nakayama
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Publication number: 20070261950Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Kimihiro Sato, Toshihisa Kawai