Patents by Inventor Masahiro Satou
Masahiro 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: 11972391Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further improve convenience of customers and the like accompanying purchase of merchandise. An autonomous traveling unit is provided with: a driving portion including an autonomous traveling ability, the driving portion being configured to be movable together with a storing portion configured to store merchandise; and a controlling portion configured to execute: acquiring settlement completion information about the merchandise stored in the storing portion, the merchandise being merchandise in a store; and controlling the driving portion to cause the merchandise storing portion to move to a first point outside the store after acquiring the settlement completion information.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Matsunami, Atsuko Yamanaka, Kunihiro Tsunekawa, Sokfan Yee, Masahiro Tanaka, Shuichiro Takahashi, Satoshi Nonoyama, Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Hikaru Satou
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Publication number: 20240133011Abstract: This continuous cast wire rod contains Cu: 62.0 mass % or greater and 70.0 mass % or less, Sn: 0.3 mass % or greater and 0.9 mass % or less, Zr: 0.0050 mass % or greater and 0.1000 mass % or less, and P: 0.0050 mass % or greater and 0.1000 mass % or less, with a balance being Zn and impurities, and a mass ratio Zr/P of Zr to P is 0.3 or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Kataoka, Keiichiro Oishi, Shinobu Satou, Kanta Dairaku
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Patent number: 11685695Abstract: An aluminum nitride-based sintered compact includes: aluminum nitride crystal particles containing Mg; composite oxide containing a rare earth element and Al, the composite oxide having a garnet crystal structure; and composite oxynitride containing Mg and Al. Particles of the composite oxide and particles of the composite oxynitride are interspersed between the aluminum nitride crystal particles. The composite oxide may include Y. A content of Mg in the aluminum nitride crystal particles may fall in a range of 0.1 mol % or more and 1.0 mol % or less, based on a total of all metal elements contained in the aluminum nitride crystal particles taken as 100 mol %. A semiconductor holding device includes the aluminum nitride-based sintered compact; and an electrostatic adsorptive electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yucong Wang, Masahiro Satou, Kazuhiro Kuchimachi
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Publication number: 20220145883Abstract: A vane pump includes a casing, a rotor, vanes, a motor, and a fixed member. The casing defines a pump chamber therein. The rotor is disposed in the casing and configured to eccentrically rotate relative to the casing. The vanes are configured to rotate together with the rotor to slidably move on an inner surface of the casing. The motor is configured to rotate the rotor. Both the motor and the casing are fixed to the fixed member. The casing has an outer side wall surface and a flange. The flange protrudes outward from the outer side wall surface at an intermediate position between both ends of the pump chamber in a rotational axis direction of the rotor. The flange is fixed to the fixed member at a plurality of positions. The fixed member has a linear expansion coefficient that is different from that of the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Keiichirou ISHIHARA, Tomohiro ITOH, Yasuo KATO, Masahiro SATOU
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Publication number: 20200207666Abstract: An aluminum nitride-based sintered compact includes: aluminum nitride crystal particles containing Mg; composite oxide containing a rare earth element and Al, the composite oxide having a garnet crystal structure; and composite oxynitride containing Mg and Al. Particles of the composite oxide and particles of the composite oxynitride are interspersed between the aluminum nitride crystal particles. The composite oxide may include Y. A content of Mg in the aluminum nitride crystal particles may fall in a range of 0.1 mol % or more and 1.0 mol % or less, based on a total of all metal elements contained in the aluminum nitride crystal particles taken as 100 mol %. A semiconductor holding device includes the aluminum nitride-based sintered compact; and an electrostatic adsorptive electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Yucong WANG, Masahiro SATOU, Kazuhiro KUCHIMACHI
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Patent number: 8196722Abstract: A damper includes a cylinder tube having a first end connected to one portion of a member of an object for damping, and a fixing rod guide arranged to close a second end of the cylinder tube; a movable rod guide fitted on the first end of the cylinder tube; a main piston rod extending from the piston side, the piston fitted in the cylinder tube and passing through the fixing rod guide; a sub-piston rod extending on the piston side and passing through the movable rod guide; and a spring normally biasing the movable rod guide toward the piston. A damping force generation oil passage is arranged to connect first and second oil chambers in a cylinder tube defined by the piston. The number of parts of a through-rod type damper is reduced to simplify a construction thereof and to make the damper compact.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Satou, Seiji Sawai, Yutaka Yamazaki, Katsuhiro Kondou
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Patent number: 8162334Abstract: A reinforcement device for a vehicle is formed in a slender shape and comprises a medial region with a hydraulic damper. The damper generates a damping force against deformation in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction is defined as a lateral direction of the associated vehicle body. The reinforcement device is removably mounted at both ends to a frame of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiro Kondou, Masahiro Satou
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Patent number: 8037982Abstract: A shock absorber has a spring positioned within a chamber. The spring provides a spring force on a piston that offsets a hydraulic force such that the forces on the piston are generally balanced when a vehicle is at rest.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Satou, Katsuhiro Kondou, Seiji Sawai
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Publication number: 20110133520Abstract: A reinforcement device for a vehicle is formed in a slender shape and comprises a medial region with a hydraulic damper. The damper generates a damping force against deformation in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction is defined as a lateral direction of the associated vehicle body. The reinforcement device is removably mounted at both ends to a frame of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhiro KONDOU, Masahiro SATOU
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Patent number: 7845661Abstract: A reinforcement device for a vehicle is formed in a slender shape and comprises a medial region with a hydraulic damper. The damper generates a damping force against deformation in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction is defined as a lateral direction of the associated vehicle body. The reinforcement device is removably mounted at both ends to a frame of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiro Kondou, Masahiro Satou
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Patent number: 7735909Abstract: A body reinforcement device comprises a rigid reinforcement member that connects two vehicle body portions to be reinforced. The body reinforcement device also comprises a damping force member that spans the space between the two vehicle body portions. The rigid reinforcement member and the damping force member preferably extend generally parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Satou, Katsuhiro Kondou
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Publication number: 20090283373Abstract: A damper includes a cylinder tube having a first end connected to one portion of a member of an object for damping, and a fixing rod guide arranged to close a second end of the cylinder tube; a movable rod guide fitted on the first end of the cylinder tube; a main piston rod extending from the piston side, the piston fitted in the cylinder tube and passing through the fixing rod guide; a sub-piston rod extending on the piston side and passing through the movable rod guide; and a spring normally biasing the movable rod guide toward the piston. A damping force generation oil passage is arranged to connect first and second oil chambers in a cylinder tube defined by the piston. The number of parts of a through-rod type damper is reduced to simplify a construction thereof and to make the damper compact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Satou, Seiji Sawai, Yutaka Yamazaki, Katsuhiro Kondou
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Publication number: 20070290525Abstract: A body reinforcement device comprises a rigid reinforcement member that connects two vehicle body portions to be reinforced. The body reinforcement device also comprises a damping force member that spans the space between the two vehicle body portions. The rigid reinforcement member and the damping force member preferably extend generally parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2005Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Masahiro Satou, Katsuhiro Kondou
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Publication number: 20060125225Abstract: A reinforcement device for a vehicle is formed in a slender shape and comprises a medial region with a hydraulic damper. The damper generates a damping force against deformation in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction is defined as a lateral direction of the associated vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Katsuhiro Kondou, Masahiro Satou
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Publication number: 20060006030Abstract: A shock absorber has a spring positioned within a chamber. The spring provides a spring force on a piston that offsets a hydraulic force such that the forces on the piston are generally balanced when a vehicle is at rest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2005Publication date: January 12, 2006Inventors: Masahiro Satou, Katsuhiro Kondou, Seiji Sawai
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Patent number: 6954995Abstract: A washer-dryer has a tub, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, and warm air feeding means for feeding warm air to dry laundry put in the drum. The washer-dryer further has an ion generating device that generates ions for sterilizing the laundry. The ion generating device feeds the ions to the drum and the tub. This makes it possible to realize a washer-dryer that can kill germs attached to clothes or floating in circulated air and thereby keep clothes clean.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Susumu Kitamura, Masahiro Satou
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Publication number: 20040216326Abstract: A washer-dryer has a tub, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, and warm air feeding means for feeding warm air to dry laundry put in the drum. The washer-dryer further has an ion generating device that generates ions for sterilizing the laundry. The ion generating device feeds the ions to the drum and the tub. This makes it possible to realize a washer-dryer that can kill germs attached to clothes or floating in circulated air and thereby keep clothes clean.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Susumu Kitamura, Masahiro Satou
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Patent number: 6488007Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine detects a demand variable showing a demand from a driver, and controls an intake air volume to the internal combustion engine according to the detected demand variable. When trouble is detected in a system controlling the intake air volume, the controller switches a driving control of a vehicle to a emergency driving mode. In the emergency driving mode, the controller keeps the intake air volume to the internal combustion engine constant. The controller calculates a emergency driving control variable according to the detected demand variable, and controls the driving of the vehicle according to the calculated emergency driving control variable. The emergency driving control variable is a control variable different from the intake air volume. Thus, in the emergency driving mode, the driving of the vehicle can be controlled by the control variable different from the intake air volume, and a better drivability is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2001Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Satou, Ken Ogawa
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Publication number: 20020020391Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine detects a demand variable showing a demand from a driver, and controls an intake air volume to the internal combustion engine according to the detected demand variable. When trouble is detected in a system controlling the intake air volume, the controller switches a driving control of a vehicle to a emergency driving mode. In the emergency driving mode, the controller keeps the intake air volume to the internal combustion engine constant. The controller calculates a emergency driving control variable according to the detected demand variable, and controls the driving of the vehicle according to the calculated emergency driving control variable. The emergency driving control variable is a control variable different from the intake air volume. Thus, in the emergency driving mode, the driving of the vehicle can be controlled by the control variable different from the intake air volume, and a better drivability is ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventors: Masahiro Satou, Ken Ogawa
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Patent number: 6276499Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber having an improved shim arrangement for controlling the damping curve of the shock absorber. This shim element is configured so that it does not extend beyond the peripheral edges of the apertures which it controls and which diameter can be selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1997Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiro Satou