Patents by Inventor Masashi Ito
Masashi 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).
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Publication number: 20240354165Abstract: Grid computing processing is managed considering rate of amount of renewable energy-derived electric power in amount of electric power used for computation by computing device of vehicles, thereby contributing to utilization of renewable energy. Management server manages grid computing processing of causing computing devices mounted on a plurality of vehicles to process job data provided from client server. Controller of the management server acquires overall renewable energy rate information indicative of the rate of the amount of renewable energy-derived electric power in the amount of electric power consumption used for computation of the job data by all computing devices assigned to the job data, based on the amount of computations for a part of the job data to be processed by each of the computing devices and renewable energy rate information of each of the computing devices, and transmits the overall renewable energy rate information to the client server.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Seiichi ITO, Masashi OKAMURA, Takashi MAEDA, Yuji FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20240351356Abstract: A printing apparatus, comprising a printing unit, a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit at downstream side in a conveying direction of the first conveying unit, and a control unit for executing a first control such that a leading end portion of a second print medium succeeding a first print medium overlaps a trailing end portion of the first print medium and a second control such that the first and second print mediums are separated, wherein, in the second control, conveyance of the second print medium is suppressed while the printing unit is located in a region other than the to-be-printed region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Keisuke Arita, Masashi Ito, Motoyuki Taguchi, Kento Tamari, Sho Takahashi, Ryota Komatsu
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Publication number: 20240356066Abstract: An all solid battery includes a solid electrolyte layer of a phosphate-based material having a NASICON structure, a positive electrode layer that includes a Co-containing phosphate-based positive electrode active material and a Co-containing phosphate-based solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode layer that includes a negative electrode active material and a solid electrolyte not containing Co.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsunori YOKOSHIMA, Masashi SEKIGUCHI, Daigo ITO
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Publication number: 20240354167Abstract: A management device is used in a grid computing system, wherein a computational job constitutes a part of a project to be implemented by a client. The management device is configured to: store the content of the project, and a compensation rate set for the computational job of the project; acquire a computational amount of computational processing executed for the computational job by a computing device; calculate a first compensation value of a first compensation to be given to the user, according to the computational amount by the computing device; and acquire the degree of progress of the project, and when it is determined, based on the acquired degree of progress, that the project has been completed, calculate a second compensation value of a second compensation to be given to the user, according to the compensation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Seiichi ITO, Masashi OKAMURA, Takashi MAEDA
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Publication number: 20240345889Abstract: A management device used in a grid computing system is configured to execute compensation calculation processing of calculating a first compensation and a second compensation with respect to execution of a computational job by a computing device of a user, and stores evaluation values each set for a respective one of a plurality of computational jobs, wherein the compensation calculation processing includes: a first processing of calculating a first compensation value of the first compensation according to a computational amount of computational processing; and second processing of calculating and storing a second compensation value of the second compensation according to a relevant one of the evaluation values, wherein management device is configured to, in the first processing, calculate the first compensation value to have a larger value, as a cumulative value of the second compensation values which have been previously stored has a larger value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Seiichi ITO, Masashi OKAMURA, Takashi MAEDA, Yuji FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 12117804Abstract: The electric motor speed control apparatus in an embodiment comprises a rotation speed estimation unit and a control unit. The rotation speed estimation unit generates an estimated value of a rotation speed of an electric motor by using a result of FFT analysis of a speed detection signal ?FBK, which is based on a detection result from a resolver for detecting the rotation speed of the electric motor, and the speed detection signal ?FBK. The control unit implements speed control so as to reduce deviation between the estimated value of the rotation speed and a speed command value for speed control of the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: TMEIC CorporationInventors: Ufot Ufot Ekong, Takumi Ito, Masashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 12119454Abstract: An all solid battery includes a multilayer structure in which solid electrolyte layers and internal electrodes are alternately stacked, the plurality of internal electrodes including an electrode active material and a carbon material, the multilayer structure having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the plurality of internal electrodes being alternately exposed to two different faces of the multilayer structure, a first cover layer provided on an upper face of the multilayer structure in a stacking direction, and a second cover layer provided on a lower face of the multilayer structure in the stacking direction. Each thickness of the plurality of internal electrodes is equal to or more than each thickness of the plurality of solid electrolyte layers. Vickers hardness of the plurality of solid electrolyte layers and Vickers hardness of the first and second cover layers are larger than Vickers hardness of the plurality of internal electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Sekiguchi, Daigo Ito
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Publication number: 20240317733Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Shigemitsu MATSUMOTO, Yasushi HATTORI, Masashi TOYOFUKU, Shinji MORIMOTO, Masaki DAINI, Takuto KOJIMA, Tomohiro KAKU, Mitsuhiro ITO
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Patent number: 12099312Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exposure unit that reflects a laser beam emitted from a light source by a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflection surfaces to form a latent image on a photosensitive member, and a control unit that controls the image forming apparatus in a plurality of operation modes including a normal mode and a low speed mode having a slower process speed than the normal mode. The control unit controls the polygon mirror to use all of the plurality of reflection surfaces to reflect the laser beam when in the normal mode. When in the low speed mode, the control unit makes the process speed faster than 0.5 times that of the normal mode, rotates the polygon mirror faster than in the normal mode, and controls the polygon mirror to use only some of the plurality of reflection surfaces to reflect the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shingo Ito, Masashi Tanaka
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Patent number: 12094642Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Shimoyasu, Daiki Kato, Yoji Tozawa, Takashi Endo, Seiichi Nakagawa, Mitsuru Ito, Kenta Sasaki, Akihiko Oide, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuhiro Ebina
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Patent number: 12072476Abstract: An optical system (LS) includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ?dLZ<35.0, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dLZ), where ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ=(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masashi Yamashita, Tomoki Ito, Hiroshi Yabumoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Satoshi Miwa, Keisuke Tsubonoya, Ayumu Makida, Takeru Uehara
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Publication number: 20240274381Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes a housing made of an insulating material; an operation lever supported by the housing in a tiltable manner; a tilt detection sensor configured to detect a tilt of the operation lever; and an electrostatic detection circuit configured to detect an electrostatic capacitance formed between an electrostatic detection electrode and a surrounding object, wherein the housing includes a dome-shaped dome portion and an opening provided at a top of the dome portion, the operation lever is inserted through the opening, and the electrostatic detection electrode has an annular portion disposed to surround the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Masaki OTA, Tetsu NUMATA, Masatoshi ONO, Masashi ITO
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Patent number: 12061324Abstract: An optical system (LS) has an aperture stop (S), and a negative lens (L73) disposed closer to the image side than the aperture stop (S) and satisfying the following conditional expressions. ?0.010<ndN2?(2.015?0.0068×?dN2), 50.00<?dN2<65.00, 0.545<?gFN2, ?0.010<?gFN2?(0.6418?0.00168×?dN2) where ndN2 is the refractive index to the d line of the negative lens, ?dN2 is the Abbe number with respect to the d line of the negative lens, and ?gFN2 is the partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masashi Yamashita, Tomoki Ito, Tomonori Kuribayashi, Keigo Koida, Satoshi Miwa, Yoko Komatsubara, Katsuya Watanabe, Azuna Nonaka, Ayumu Makida
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Publication number: 20240241765Abstract: In prediction processing, the controller predicts a temporal change in a calculation capability available in grid computing processing of each of a plurality of arithmetic devices. In the request processing, in a case where the calculation capability of the arithmetic device predicted to be available in the grid computing processing on the basis of a result of the prediction processing is insufficient, the controller presents, to a user who owns another arithmetic device except for the arithmetic device predicted to be available in the grid computing processing among the plurality of arithmetic devices, request information for prompting provision of the calculation capability of the another arithmetic device to the grid computing processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masashi OKAMURA, Seiichi ITO, Takashi MAEDA, Tomohiko ADACHI, Masahiro YOSHIOKA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20240181787Abstract: An apparatus includes a container configured to store a liquid to be supplied to a discharge unit, a first cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where an inlet portion in the container is covered and an opening position, a second cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where the first cover portion is covered and an opening position where the first cover portion is exposed so as to be opened/closed, and a valve which opens/closes a passage communicating with an inside of the container. The valve closes the passage interworking with a movement of the first cover portion to the opening position, and opens the passage interworking with a movement of the second cover portion to the closing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Masashi Ito, Yuri Mori, Takashi Abe, Nanae Uchinuno
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Publication number: 20240158192Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a feed roller, a conveyance roller, a recording unit, a reverse path, and a control unit. The conveyance roller conveys a sheet fed by the feed roller. The recording unit performs recording on the conveyed sheet. The reverse path reverses, in the reverse path, a traveling direction of the sheet on which the recording is performed. The control unit performs control so that a leading edge of a second sheet overlaps a first sheet on which recording is being performed by the recording unit. Recording on the second sheet is to be performed by the recording unit following the recording on the first sheet. The control unit performs control to reverse the traveling direction of the first sheet and the traveling direction of the second sheet in the reverse path while maintaining an overlapping state of the first sheet and the second sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: SHO TAKAHASHI, MASASHI ITO, MOTOYUKI TAGUCHI, KEISUKE ARITA, KENTO TAMARI, RYOTA KOMATSU
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Patent number: 11932024Abstract: An apparatus includes a container configured to store a liquid to be supplied to a discharge unit, a first cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where an inlet portion in the container is covered and an opening position, a second cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where the first cover portion is covered and an opening position where the first cover portion is exposed so as to be opened/closed, and a valve which opens/closes a passage communicating with an inside of the container. The valve closes the passage interworking with a movement of the first cover portion to the opening position, and opens the passage interworking with a movement of the second cover portion to the closing position.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ito, Yuri Mori, Takashi Abe, Nanae Uchinuno
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Publication number: 20240045463Abstract: An operation device includes a lever configured to be tiltable; a substrate; a first resistor disposed on the substrate to extend in a first direction; a first actuator configured to rotate in accordance with tilting of the lever; and a first holder configured to hold a first slider and cause the first slider to slide on the first resistor by moving in the first direction via a first drive transmission part in accordance with rotation of the first actuator. The first drive transmission part includes a first protrusion integrated with the first holder and protruding in a second direction, and a first engagement portion integrated with the first actuator and including a pair of holding pieces configured to hold the first protrusion from both sides in the first direction. A first holding piece of the holding pieces is more elastic than a second holding piece of the holding pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Masashi ITO, Masatoshi ONO
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Patent number: 11882053Abstract: A communication system according an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The one or more hardware processors calculate indicators used to detect presence of abnormality caused by a situation in which a size of a message is larger than a maximum allowable size of a queue, the indicators being calculated based on gate control information including a plurality of entries each of which indicates gate states corresponding to a plurality of queues.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasin Oge, Takahiro Yamaura, Yuta Kobayashi, Masashi Ito
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Patent number: 11829181Abstract: An operation device includes a lever configured to be tiltable; a substrate; a first resistor disposed on the substrate to extend in a first direction; a first actuator configured to rotate in accordance with tilting of the lever; and a first holder configured to hold a first slider and cause the first slider to slide on the first resistor by moving in the first direction via a first drive transmission part in accordance with rotation of the first actuator. The first drive transmission part includes a first protrusion integrated with the first holder and protruding in a second direction, and a first engagement portion integrated with the first actuator and including a pair of holding pieces configured to hold the first protrusion from both sides in the first direction. A first holding piece of the holding pieces is more elastic than a second holding piece of the holding pieces.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Ito, Masatoshi Ono