Patents by Inventor Masashi Kobayashi

Masashi Kobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240411844
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a vehicle includes a travel control unit configured to provide a plurality of functions related to traveling of the vehicle, and a management unit configured to manage agreement information about whether a driver of the vehicle agrees to the vehicle using specific personal information acquired by a sensor of the vehicle. The number of functions executable in a case where the driver does not agree to use of the specific personal information out of the plurality of functions is smaller than the number of functions executable in a case where the driver agrees to the use of the specific personal information out of the plurality of functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Kenji OKAMURA, Hidetoshi CHIKAMORI, Kazune HASEGAWA, Tomoya TAKAYAMA, Shota HOSHAKU, Koichiro WADA, Masashi KANESAKA, Akio FUTATSUDERA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Satoshi SADAMURA, Hiroshi AKIYAMA, Nozomu HIROSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240399599
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vibratory linear actuator and a cutter capable of suppressing vibration while enabling a size reduction. A vibratory linear actuator according to the present disclosure includes an output movable body and vibration-absorbing movable body reciprocating at opposite phases. The vibratory linear actuator also includes a coupling member configured to couple the output movable body and vibration-absorbing movable body to each other. Vibration-absorbing movable body further includes absorbing-side weight configured to adjust to move the position of the center of gravity of vibration-absorbing movable body closer to the position of the center of gravity of the output movable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: YASUYUKI HIRANO, NAOHIRO MATSUMOTO, MASASHI MORIGUCHI, NOBORU KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240399495
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus and a laser processing method that can effectively prevent a processing time for one semiconductor film from increasing are provided. A laser processing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes a laser light source (2) configured to irradiate a semiconductor film (M1) with a laser beam, a film state measuring instrument (5) configured to measure a state of the semiconductor film after the semiconductor film (M1) is irradiated with the laser beam, and a laser light adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a timing at which the semiconductor film (M1) is irradiated with a next laser beam and intensity of the laser beam according to the state of the semiconductor film (M1) measured by the film state measuring instrument (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Naoyuki KOBAYASHI, Masashi MACHIDA, Hiroaki IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240405618
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a vibratory linear actuator, a fastening structure for fastening the vibratory linear actuator to a fastening portion counterpart, and a cutter enabled to achieve a size reduction of the stator element while suppressing deformation of the fastening portion counterpart is provided. A vibratory linear actuator according to the present disclosure includes stator element capable of driving a movable element. This stator element includes stator body and fastening portion connected to stator body and capable of being fastened to fastening portion counterpart provided to another component. In a side view in a state where stator element is disposed in such a way one surface of stator body faces downwards, fastening portion includes: a pair of legs protruding downwards from one surface and facing each other; and a pair of protrusions that are provided to legs, respectively, and protruding inward in a direction in which the legs face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: YASUYUKI HIRANO, NAOHIRO MATSUMOTO, MASASHI MORIGUCHI, NOBORU KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240396104
    Abstract: A power storage system includes: a power storage device mounted on a vehicle; a heat source configured to be capable of heating the power storage device with electric power; and a control device configured to control the heat source. The control device is configured to detect supply power that is supplied to the vehicle from a power-supplying facility provided outside the vehicle, determine a first target temperature by using the detected supply power, and control the heat source to cause a temperature of the power storage device to approach the first target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jumpei HOSOI, Masashi KOBAYASHI, Toru ANDO
  • Publication number: 20240379385
    Abstract: Provided is a wafer conveyance device that suppresses a temperature rise of gas in a wafer conveyance chamber. A wafer conveyance device for conveying a wafer between a FOUP (Front-Opening Unified Pod) in which the wafer is stored and a processing device for processing the wafer, the wafer conveyance device including a wafer conveyance chamber in which a conveyance robot is installed, an FFU chamber communicating with the wafer conveyance chamber, a return duct provided in a wall or a door of the wafer conveyance chamber and communicating with both the wafer conveyance chamber and the FFU room, a blowing fan that blows gas from the FFU chamber into the wafer conveyance chamber, and a heat exchanger that cools the gas circulating in an internal space including the FFU chamber, the return duct, and the wafer conveyance chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Katsutoshi KOBAYASHI, Akira NISHIOKA, Tomokazu KOBAYASHI, Masashi FUJITA, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Itsuro SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20240380133
    Abstract: A terminal is constructed to be connected to an attachment target by a bolt, and includes a first surface, a through hole, and an asperity portion. A material for the terminal is aluminum, etc. The terminal has a Vickers hardness equal to or higher than 80 HV. A ratio S1/S2 between a first area S1 and a second area S2 while the first surface and the attachment target are connected to each other by tightening of the bolt is equal to or lower than 0.8. The first area S1 is an area of a region where the first surface is in contact with the attachment target at a pressure equal to or higher than 25 MPa. The second area S2 is an area of an annular region around the bolt. The first area S1 is equal to or larger than 5 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei KOBAYASHI, Toru MAEDA, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Masashi FUJIKI, Akihiro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240376304
    Abstract: A method for producing a thermoplastic fluororesin tube, the thermoplastic fluroresin tube having tearability in a longitudinal direction, wherein a thermal expansion coefficient in the longitudinal direction upon heating in a gaseous phase at a temperature of 100° C. for 5 minutes is 0% or more, the method including the steps of: subjecting a thermoplastic fluororesin to melt extrusion molding to obtain a raw tube of the thermoplastic fluororesin tube; and expanding an inner diameter of the raw tube while heating the raw tube to a temperature of from 110-135° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kazutaka Sekiya, Hiroshi Ohshima, Daiki Kobayashi, Masashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 12139884
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes an operating lever configured to operate a work implement, an actuator configured to move the operating lever, and a control section configured to control the actuator to move the operating lever to a retreat position outside an operation range of the operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Katoh, Yuuki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 12135480
    Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi, Yoji Nagase
  • Publication number: 20240360334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition which provides a coating film having excellent hot water-resistant adhesiveness, a cured product of the curable composition, a laminate using the curable composition, and production methods thereof. The curable composition of the present invention comprises the following compound A and the following compound B. Compound A: a compound in which (TI) 2 calculated by the following expression (L) is 3.65 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masato TOMINAGA, Akira MIYACHI, Masashi SHIBATA, Takao KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240343517
    Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus, which is capable of winding a sheet tightly, includes a driving unit configured to cause a roll including a wound consecutive sheet to rotate in a first direction for feeding the sheet or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a sensor that detects a leading end portion of the sheet separated from an outer circumferential surface of the roll, and a contact body that presses the outer circumferential surface. Before the sheet is fed, in a state in which the contact body presses the outer circumferential surface, the driving unit causes the roll to continuously rotate in the second direction until a detection cycle of the leading end portion by the sensor is less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro Suzuki, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240347566
    Abstract: An optical element includes a transparent layer for covering a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of structures disposed in a plane direction of the transparent layer, on a side opposite to the plurality of pixels with at least a part of the transparent layer interposed therebetween. The plurality of structures are disposed in multiple layers to guide light of a color corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels among incident light to a corresponding pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi MIYATA, Fumihide KOBAYASHI, Toshikazu HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12115778
    Abstract: A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Midori Yasuda, Yuki Kamio, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi, Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12104228
    Abstract: The aluminum alloy in the cross-section of the surface layer region of the aluminum alloy plate contains a compound containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, chromium, zinc, zirconium, and titanium, and aluminum. The number of fields of view containing the compound having an equivalent circle diameter of 5 ?m or more out of 10 fields of view extracted from the cross-section is 3 or less. In the cross-section, the number density of the compound having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 ?m or more and less than 5.0 ?m is 0.0010 per ?m2 or less, and the area ratio of the compound having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.5 ?m or more is 0.1% or more and less than 1.0%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Kobayashi, Toru Maeda, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Masashi Fujiki, Akihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20240322719
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a field winding interlayer short-circuit monitoring device comprises: an input unit configured to obtain field winding current values and field winding voltage values at a predetermined sampling cycle; a memory configured to store field winding resistance versus current characteristic curves at an abnormal state and a normal state; and a field winding resistance calculator configured to calculate a field winding resistance value by dividing the field winding voltage value by the field winding current; an average value calculator configured to calculate an average resistance value and an average current value by averaging those obtained during a predetermined time interval; and an image data generator configured to generate image data to display a predetermined number of average value data along with the field winding resistance versus current characteristic curves at the normal state and the abnormal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi FUJITA, Yasuo KABATA, Toshio HIRANO, Yuichiro GUNJI, Masashi KOBAYASHI, Hirotada ENDO, Koji ANDO
  • Patent number: 12090570
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus and a laser processing method that can effectively prevent a processing time for one semiconductor film from increasing are provided. A laser processing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes a laser light source (2) configured to irradiate a semiconductor film (M1) with a laser beam, a film state measuring instrument (5) configured to measure a state of the semiconductor film after the semiconductor film (M1) is irradiated with the laser beam, and a laser light adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a timing at which the semiconductor film (M1) is irradiated with a next laser beam and intensity of the laser beam according to the state of the semiconductor film (M1) measured by the film state measuring instrument (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: JSW AKTINA SYSTEM CO., LTD
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kobayashi, Masashi Machida, Hiroaki Imamura
  • Publication number: 20240295196
    Abstract: When a vehicle accelerates due to an upshifting of a transmission, a recirculation valve is opened and ignition period is retarded so that the torque generated in an internal combustion engine decreases. When upshifting of the transmission of the vehicle is completed, retarding of the ignition period is ended and the recirculation valve is closed at different timings. As a result, the amount of torque recovery at the end of the upshifting of the transmission of the vehicle can be prevented from increasing more than expected, and the acceleration rate after the shift can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KOJIMA, Tetsuya FUKE, Masashi MORIKAWA, Kazuhiro OOMICHI, Kouhei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240274317
    Abstract: A flat cable is provided with cables arranged in parallel in a width direction, and sheaths of the cables adjacent to one another are fused together. The mass of the cable arranged at a center in the width direction is greater than the mass of the cable arranged at edges in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi MORIYAMA, Detian HUANG, Masanori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12057743
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, there is provided an abnormality detection system of a rotary electrical machine. The system includes a plurality of magnetic flux sensors disposed at intervals on a back of a stator core in a circumferential direction or an axial direction, and configured to detect a magnetic flux, and an abnormality detection apparatus configured to detect an abnormality of the stator core from a predetermined event that appears in a composite signal or a differential signal obtained from signals respectively output from at least two magnetic flux sensors of the plurality of magnetic flux sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Takahashi, Masafumi Fujita, Takahiro Sato, Takashi Ueda, Ken Nagakura, Masashi Kobayashi, Koji Ando