Patents by Inventor Masaaki Satou
Masaaki Satou 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: 10655519Abstract: A vehicle includes a filter disposed in an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine passes, the filter being configured to collect PM that is particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas; a PM removal control device configured to start execution of PM removal control that heats the filter to remove the PM accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped; and a determination device configured to determine whether a user of the vehicle is away from the vehicle. The PM removal control device is configured to start the execution of the PM removal control only when the determination device determines that the user of the vehicle is away from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Edgar Yoshio Morales Teraoka, Katsuhiro Itou, Ryouhei Ohno, Akira Mikami, Keishi Takada, Masaaki Satou
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Publication number: 20180179933Abstract: A vehicle includes a filter disposed in an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine passes, the filter being configured to collect PM that is particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas; a PM removal control device configured to start execution of PM removal control that heats the filter to remove the PM accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped; and a determination device configured to determine whether a user of the vehicle is away from the vehicle. The PM removal control device is configured to start the execution of the PM removal control only when the determination device determines that the user of the vehicle is away from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Edgar Yoshio Morales Teraoka, Katsuhiro Itou, Ryouhei Ohno, Akira Mikami, Keishi Takada, Masaaki Satou
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Patent number: 9583296Abstract: A varistor provided with a degradation alarm function includes a first resistance element, an indicating element coupled in series with the first resistance element, a first thermal fuse coupled in parallel with a pair of the first resistance element and the indicating element, a varistor element coupled in parallel with the first thermal fuse, and a second resistance element disposed in an interconnect line between the first thermal fuse and the varistor element. A fusing temperature of the first thermal fuse is set such that the fuse is blown out at temperatures not lower than a temperature increased by heating when a current larger by a certain value than the maximum current rating of the varistor element passes through the fuse. The second resistance element is larger in resistance than the first resistance element.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaaki Satou
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Publication number: 20160027603Abstract: A varistor provided with a degradation alarm function includes a first resistance element, an indicating element coupled in series with the first resistance element, a first thermal fuse coupled in parallel with a pair of the first resistance element and the indicating element, a varistor element coupled in parallel with the first thermal fuse, and a second resistance element disposed in an interconnect line between the first thermal fuse and the varistor element. A fusing temperature of the first thermal fuse is set such that the fuse is blown out at temperatures not lower than a temperature increased by heating when a current larger by a certain value than the maximum current rating of the varistor element passes through the fuse. The second resistance element is larger in resistance than the first resistance element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: MASAAKI SATOU
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Patent number: 8877364Abstract: A battery pack including: a box main body housing a battery therein and having a box shape with an upper side opening; and a lid covering the upper side opening of the box main body. The box main body has a first seal flange formed along an outer peripheral portion of the box main body, and the lid has a second seal flange formed along an outer peripheral portion of the lid. The first and second seal flanges are in contact with each other and seal the battery pack. The first and second seal flanges are curved with a predetermined curvature.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadayoshi Hashimura, Masaaki Satou
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Publication number: 20140023861Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a plastic substrate having a thickness of more than 0 ?m and less than 2.0 ?m and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one side of the plastic substrate. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains an acrylic polymer or a rubber-based polymer in an amount of 50 wt % or more relative to a total amount of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The acrylic polymer is formed of a monomer mixture containing the specific alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in an amount of 50.0 to 99.8 wt % relative to a total amount of monomer components and a polar group-containing monomer in an amount of 0.01 to 20 wt % relative to the total amount of monomer components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masaaki SATOU, Yoshikazu SOEDA, Hiroshi WADA
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Patent number: 8560213Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation device of an engine (10) of the invention comprises a first exhaust gas recirculation passage (50) for connecting an exhaust passage (40) and an intake passage (30) to each other and introducing into the intake passage an exhaust gas discharged from a combustion chamber (21) to the exhaust passage, and a second exhaust gas recirculation passage (55) for connecting the exhaust passage upstream of a part of the exhaust passage connected to the first exhaust gas recirculation passage and the intake passage downstream of a part of the intake passage connected to the first exhaust gas recirculation passage to each other and introducing into the intake passage the exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber to the exhaust passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomomi Onishi, Tomihisa Oda, Bungo Kawaguchi, Masaaki Satou, Satoshi Kobayakawa, Takeru Shirasawa
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Patent number: 8243556Abstract: A display plate for a solar cell device provided with a solar cell on the bottom surface side includes a light transmission substrate, a light transmission reflecting plate that is disposed on the bottom surface side of the light transmission substrate, and a decorative member that is disposed on the top surface side of the display plate. The light transmission substrate is provided with a reflecting surface on the bottom surface side or on the top and bottom surface sides of the light transmission substrate. The reflecting surface of the light transmission substrate is made of a prism reflecting surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Seiichi Hiroe, Masaaki Satou, Motoyoshi Itou
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Publication number: 20120115000Abstract: A battery pack including: a box main body housing a battery therein and having a box shape with an upper side opening; and a lid covering the upper side opening of the box main body. The box main body has a first seal flange formed along an outer peripheral portion of the box main body, and the lid has a second seal flange formed along an outer peripheral portion of the lid. The first and second seal flanges are in contact with each other and seal the battery pack. The first and second seal flanges are curved with a predetermined curvature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Tadayoshi Hashimura, Masaaki Satou
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Patent number: 8157248Abstract: A carbonate spring producing system includes a gas-liquid separator which is connected on the downstream side of a carbonic acid gas dissolver which connects to a carbonic acid gas supply means and hot water supply. A liquid lead-out pipe is connected to the gas-liquid separator. Preferably an un-dissolved carbonic acid gas lead-out pipe is connected on the upstream sides of the gas-liquid separator and the carbonic acid gas dissolver. The un-dissolved carbonic acid gas lead-out pipe includes a control valve, a compressor, and a liquid level detection means. The control valve controls a flow rate of un-dissolved carbonic acid gas from the gas-liquid separator. An amount of un-dissolved carbonic acid gas in the gas-liquid separator is monitored, so that the un-dissolved carbonic acid gas in the hot water can be separated and removed by the gas-liquid separator. The separated and removed un-dissolved carbonic acid gas can be re-dissolved.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Masaaki Satou, Masanori Itakura, Hiroshi Tasaka
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Publication number: 20110221577Abstract: A commodity information display apparatus includes a shelf on which a commodity is displayed, and a display unit for displaying the commodity information about the commodity. The commodity information about the commodity related to an RFID tag detected by an antenna and a read device is acquired in advance from a store computer and stored in a storage unit. When the commodity information is displayed, the information is acquired from the storage unit, and displayed on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: SANDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuji Kuwako, Naoto Matsumoto, Masaru Tabata, Masaaki Satou, Gaku Shimamoto
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Publication number: 20110155109Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation device of an engine (10) of the invention comprises a first exhaust gas recirculation passage (50) for connecting an exhaust passage (40) and an intake passage (30) to each other and introducing into the intake passage an exhaust gas discharged from a combustion chamber (21) to the exhaust passage, and a second exhaust gas recirculation passage (55) for connecting the exhaust passage upstream of a part of the exhaust passage connected to the first exhaust gas recirculation passage and the intake passage downstream of a part of the intake passage connected to the first exhaust gas recirculation passage to each other and introducing into the intake passage the exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber to the exhaust passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomomi Onishi, Tomihisa Oda, Bungo Kawaguguchi, Masaaki Satou, Satoshi Kobayakawa, Takeru Shirasawa
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Publication number: 20110123402Abstract: A carbonate spring producing system includes a gas-liquid separator (6) which is connected on the downstream side of a carbonic acid gas dissolver (4). A carbonic acid gas supply means (10) and hot water supply means are connected to the carbonic acid gas dissolver (4). A liquid lead-out pipe (5) is connected to the gas-liquid separator. Preferably an un-dissolved carbonic acid gas lead-out pipe (23) is connected on the upstream sides of the gas-liquid separator (6) and the carbonic acid gas dissolver (4). The un-dissolved carbonic acid gas lead-out pipe (23) includes a control valve (25), a compressor (27), and a liquid level detection means (22). The control valve (25) controls a flow rate of un-dissolved carbonic acid gas from the gas-liquid separator. The liquid level detection means (22) measures a liquid level of the gas-liquid separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi SUZUKI, Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Masaaki Satou, Masanori Itakura, Hiroshi Tasaka
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Publication number: 20110109169Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plurality of loop antennas; an impedance matching circuit common to the loop antennas; a switching circuit that switches high frequency connection between the impedance matching circuit and the loop antenna; and an antenna control circuit that controls to connect only one loop antenna among the loop antennas in a high frequency manner on the basis of a control signal from a reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Sanden CorporationInventors: Gaku Shimamoto, Yuuji Kuwako, Naoto Matsumoto, Masaru Tabata, Masaaki Satou, Tatsuki Kashihara
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Publication number: 20100117795Abstract: An information terminal wherein a simple operation can provide appropriate contents. An information terminal (1), which provides, based on externally inputted information, predetermined contents, comprises a storage part (12) that stores a plurality of contents; a communication part (22) that receives predetermined information from an external IC chip (A); a display part (21) that displays the contents stored in the storage part (12); and a control part (11) that selects, based on the received information of the IC chip (A) received by the communication part (22), a content stored in the storage part (12), and then causes the display part (21) to display the selected content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2006Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Masaaki Satou, Naoto Matsumoto, Junichi Nishio, Takahiro Ohtsuki
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Patent number: 7669837Abstract: A process for producing carbonated water having a high concentration, inexpensively and easily, involves using a static mixer having 20 to 100 elements so as to provide a value Re×N of 100,000 to 2,000,000, in with Re represents a Reynolds number, when a mixture of water and carbonic acid gas flow in the static mixer.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Tasaka, Masaaki Satou
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Patent number: 7651074Abstract: This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for producing carbonated water capable of obtaining high concentration carbonated water effectively. Carbon dioxide gas is passed through a first carbon dioxide gas dissolver composed of a membrane module to be dissolved in water and the carbonated water passing through the first carbon dioxide gas dissolver is passed through a static mixer, which is a second carbon dioxide gas dissolver. Consequently, a high concentration carbonated water can be obtained remarkably, effectively and easily with a simpler structure than conventionally.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignees: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Rayon Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Hiroshi Tasaka, Masaaki Satou, Masanori Itakura, Katsuya Sanai
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Publication number: 20090129210Abstract: A display plate for a solar cell device provided with a solar cell on the bottom surface side includes a light transmission substrate, a light transmission reflecting plate that is disposed on the bottom surface side of the light transmission substrate, and a decorative member that is disposed on the top surface side of the display plate. The light transmission substrate is provided with a reflecting surface on the bottom surface side or on the top and bottom surface sides of the light transmission substrate. The reflecting surface of the light transmission substrate is made of a prism reflecting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2005Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Seiichi Hiroe, Masaaki Satou, Motoyoshi Itou
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Publication number: 20090039534Abstract: This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for producing carbonated water capable of obtaining high concentration carbonated water effectively. Carbon dioxide gas is passed through a first carbon dioxide gas dissolver composed of a membrane module to be dissolved in water and the carbonated water passing through the first carbon dioxide gas dissolver is passed through a static mixer, which is a second carbon dioxide gas dissolver. Consequently, a high concentration carbonated water can be obtained remarkably, effectively and easily with a simpler structure than conventionally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicants: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI RAYON ENGINEERINGInventors: Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Hiroshi Tasaka, Masaaki Satou, Masanori Itakura, Katsuya Sanai
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Publication number: 20090014900Abstract: A process for producing carbonated water having a high concentration, inexpensively and easily, involves using a static mixer having 20 to 100 elements so as to provide a value Re×N of 100,000 to 2,000,000, in with Re represents a Reynolds number, when a mixture of water and carbonic acid gas flow in the static mixer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Ooyachi, Hiroki Sakakibara, Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Tasaka, Masaaki Satou