Patents by Inventor Naoki Ueda

Naoki Ueda 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: 20250149616
    Abstract: A battery manufacturing system manufactures a battery material by sequentially subjecting a predetermined raw material to a plurality of different processing steps and includes a plurality of processing blocks and a connecting block. The processing blocks each include a processing space which is cut off from outside air, a receiving port which receives a predetermined material into the processing space, and a sending port which sends out a product having been produced by subjecting the material received from the receiving port to predetermined processing. A connecting block includes at least an intermediate unit which cuts off a space from the sending port included in the processing block on an upstream side to the receiving port included in the processing block on a downstream side from outside air and which is flexible enough to follow a change in relative positions of the sending port and the receiving port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Satoru NAKAMURA, Kenichi FURUKI
  • Publication number: 20250070128
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery cell has a lithium metal anode, a cathode current collector, a composite cathode layer, and a separator between the composite cathode layer and the lithium metal anode. The composite cathode layer has active cathode material particles coated in a lithium halide material; and a lithium sulfide material embedding coated active cathode material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Zongtang Fang, Javier Parrondo, Naoki Ueda, Bharat Gattu
  • Publication number: 20250036766
    Abstract: A data acquisition unit (21) acquires operation data including an influence-source object being an object which has performed an operation to influence another object, an influence-destination object being an object influenced by the operation performed by the influence-source object, and an attack probability representing a probability of the operation being an attack. A relation construction unit (22) constructs relation data when the attack probability is equal to or higher than a threshold value A, by adding a relation between the influence-source object and the influence-destination object to relation data. When an attack is detected, a specification unit (23) specifies at least either of an infected range supposed to be affected by the attack, and an intrusion route of the attack, based on the relation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke YOKOYAMA, Yoshiaki KATAYAMA, Manabu MISAWA, Kazuki YONEMOCHI, Naoki UEDA, Yuya HIRAI
  • Patent number: 12203597
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a tank including a liner and a reinforcement layer having a first layer made up of a pipe fitted to an outer surface of the liner and a second layer covering the pipe includes forming the pipe by winding first fiber reinforced resin containing a first fiber and a first resin around a mandrel and thermally curing the first fiber reinforced resin under a first condition, forming the first layer by fitting the pipe to the liner, and forming the second layer by winding a second fiber reinforced resin containing a second fiber and a second resin around the liner to cover the first layer and thermally curing the second fiber reinforced resin under a second condition. The second condition defines an upper limit temperature at which a shear strength of the first resin is kept higher than a residual stress in the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20250020277
    Abstract: A pressure tank unit may include: a tank including a container space which contains compressed gas; and a plurality of protectors bonded to a surface of the tank, wherein the tank may include: a body part having a cylindrical shape; and a dome part provided at an end of the body part and having a hemispherical shape, the plurality of protectors may be arranged along a boundary between the body part and the dome part in a circumferential direction of the tank, each of the plurality of protectors may have a first portion covering the dome part and a second portion covering the body part, and an inner surface of the second portion facing the body part may include at least one bonding area bonded to the body part via a bonding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki FUJIE, Naoki UEDA, Ryosuke NIWA, Yusuke FUJII, Koji ANDO
  • Publication number: 20250004036
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region; a frame region around a periphery of the display region; a terminal portion including a first terminal and a second terminal, and a plurality of input terminals provided between the first terminal and the second terminal and connected respectively to a plurality of first signal lines extending from the display region and in a signal line formation region of the frame region; and a plurality of crack detection wiring lines provided in the frame region, the plurality of crack detection wiring lines each including a first end and a second end disposed on either side of the signal line formation region, wherein each first end of the plurality of crack detection wiring lines is electrically connected to the first terminal, and each second end of the plurality of crack detection wiring lines is electrically connected to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Masahiro MITANI, Naoki UEDA, Asahi YAMATO
  • Patent number: 12176542
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery cell includes depositing an interlayer directly onto an anode current collector; depositing a solid electrolyte onto the interlayer opposite the anode current collector; forming a cathode on the solid electrolyte opposite the interlayer, wherein the cathode contains one or more lithium-containing compounds; and applying pressure to achieve uniform contact between layers. The manufactured all-solid-state battery cell is anode-free prior to charging. The interlayer is configured such that lithium metal is deposited between the interlayer and the anode current collector during charging, the interlayer prevents contact between the lithium metal and the solid electrolyte, and the interlayer has a greater density than a density of the solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Komatsu, Shigemasa Kuwata, Balachandran Gadaguntla Radhakrishnan, Maarten Sierhuis, Naoki Ueda, Kazuyuki Sakamoto, John Lawson
  • Patent number: 12178094
    Abstract: In a display device, a first power supply voltage line includes a first trunk wiring line, a plurality of branch wiring lines, and a second power supply voltage line includes a second trunk wiring line. The first trunk wiring line includes a first portion and a second portion. A line width of the first portion is smaller than a line width of the second portion. A frame region in a frame region provided with the first portion includes a first irregular frame edge having an irregular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Yamada, Naoki Ueda, Fumiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240408823
    Abstract: A 3D printing system includes a tank, a rigid base, a transducer an electronic controller. The tank contains a liquid photopolymer resin. The tank includes an optically transparent window through which light is configured to pass. A printed substrate is produced on the rigid base from the liquid photopolymer resin as the rigid base moves with respect to the tank. The transducer is movably supported with respect to the tank. The transducer is configured to emit a vibration wave toward the optically transparent window. The electronic controller is programmed to control a position between the transducer and the printed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Nanzhu ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240399892
    Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control an automobile traveling with an electric motor as a power source includes a control unit configured to control the electric motor. When a torque of the electric motor decreases from a region on a positive side of the torque in a direction in which the torque of the electric motor accelerates the automobile to a region on a negative side of the torque in a direction in which the torque of the electric motor decelerates the automobile, the control unit controls the electric motor so that a torque rate in the region on the negative side of the torque is smaller than a torque rate in the region on the positive side of the torque, the torque rate being a change rate of the torque per unit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Hino Motors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki YAMANE, Naoki UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240369301
    Abstract: In a reaction apparatus, a kiln part includes a supply port configured to receive a raw material supplied to one end side thereof, a discharge port configured to discharge a reaction product to another end side thereof, a cylindrical par extending along and rotatable around a central axis thereof, and a baffle plate provided so as to extend from an inner wall of the cylindrical part and pass through a central area of the cylindrical part including the central axis thereof. A driving part rotates the kiln part around the central axis. A heating part heats an outer peripheral part of the kiln part. The kiln part is configured so that a received predetermined raw material is conveyed to the discharge port along the central axis while being in contact with the baffle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Satoru NAKAMURA, Kenichi FURUKI
  • Patent number: 12118947
    Abstract: The scanning line drive circuit has a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits are connected in multiple stages. A unit circuit includes: a first transistor having a first conductive terminal to which a first-level voltage is applied and a second conductive terminal connected to a first node; a second transistor having a second conductive terminal to which a second-level voltage is applied; a third transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to a first conductive terminal of the second transistor; a fourth transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to a control terminal of the third transistor, and having a second conductive terminal and a control terminal to both of which the second-level voltage is applied; and an output transistor having a control terminal connected to the first node and a second conductive terminal connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taya, Makoto Yokoyama, Naoki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20240310211
    Abstract: A UV sensor head is provided capable of increasing sensing sensitivity. A UV sensor head 1 that converts ultraviolet light into visible light and guides the converted visible light toward an optical fiber 11 includes a wavelength conversion member having an inorganic matrix and phosphor particles dispersed in the inorganic matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Minekazu TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20240287388
    Abstract: In a processing apparatus, a processing furnace includes a supply port configured to receive a processing target and a discharge port configured to discharge a residue. A temperature control region controls a temperature of an intermediate part between the supply port and the discharge port. A screw rotates to be able to convey the processing target supplied from the supply port toward the discharge port. A first decomposition region includes a first recovery port configured to recover a first fluid obtained by decomposing the processing target in a predetermined region in the intermediate part from the processing furnace. A second decomposition region includes a second recovery port configured to recover, from the processing furnace, a second fluid obtained by decomposing the processing target on the downstream side of the first decomposition region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Satoru NAKAMURA, Kenichi FURUKI
  • Publication number: 20240216881
    Abstract: In a reaction apparatus, a reaction furnace is cylindrical and includes a supply port for receiving a raw material to be supplied at one end and a discharge port for discharging a reaction product at another end. A temperature control region includes an apparatus for controlling a temperature of the reaction furnace. A screw extends from the one end of the reaction furnace to the other end and is configured to be able to convey the raw material toward the discharge port by rotating. A first fluid control region includes a first fluid inlet and outlet for allowing a first fluid to pass through the reaction furnace in a predetermined region in the intermediate part. A second fluid control region includes a second fluid inlet and outlet for allowing a second fluid to pass through a region different from the first fluid control region in the intermediate part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Satoru NAKAMURA, Kenichi FRURKI
  • Publication number: 20240190068
    Abstract: A recoater supplies a predetermined amount of powder and spreads the supplied powder across a powder bed. The recoater includes a main shaft, a moving mechanism, and a powder guiding part. The main shaft rotates about an axis parallel to a surface of the powder bed. The moving mechanism moves the main shaft in a moving direction perpendicular to the main shaft and parallel to the surface of the powder bed. The powder guiding part is disposed around the main shaft along a predetermined inclination angle relative to the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Seiya HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20240194883
    Abstract: A cathode composite layer for an ASSB cell comprises cathode active material, a solid electrolyte, and conductive pathways. Each conductive pathway comprises a cylindrical carbon nanostructure having a first end and a second end with an exterior wall extending between the first end and the second end, and an insulating sheath covering the cylindrical carbon nanostructure except in an uncovered portion of the cylindrical carbon nanostructure, the uncovered portion being the first end and a first portion of the exterior wall directly adjacent the first end and the second end and a second portion of the exterior wall directly adjacent the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki Ueda, Somayeh Zamani, Bharat Gattu
  • Publication number: 20240181564
    Abstract: A powder-bed laser processing apparatus includes a first scanning unit, a second scanning unit, a first drive unit, and a second drive unit. The first scanning unit applies first laser light to a powder bed while scanning the first laser light. The second scanning unit applies second laser light to the powder bed while scanning the second laser light. The first drive unit moves the first scanning unit so that the first laser light can be applied to a first irradiation area. The second drive unit moves the second scanning unit so that the second laser light can be applied to a second irradiation area and a position of the second scanning unit relative to the first scanning unit can be changed, the second irradiation area including a part of the first irradiation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Seiya HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20240157623
    Abstract: A die 6 includes a central member 6a, an injection hole formed from a surface of the central member 6a to an inside, a plurality of nozzles formed from an opposite surface of the central member 6a to the inside and connected to the injection hole, a heat source provided inside the central member 6a, and a plurality of heat insulating portions 31a provided inside the central member 6a. The plurality of heat insulating portions 31a extend from an outer peripheral side of the central member 6a toward an inner side of the central member 6a in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Tomonori HASHIMOTO, Hiroyuki KAWANO, Soichiro MATSUDA, Fumiya YAMABE
  • Publication number: 20240154182
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a power-generating element with a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector, where lithium metal is deposited during charging, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A pressurizing member pressurizes the power-generating element at a predetermined pressure in a lamination direction. A part of an outer peripheral end of the positive electrode active material is located inside an outer peripheral end of the solid electrolyte layer, and a first functional layer is provided on a part of the solid electrolyte layer facing the negative electrode current collector and at least a part of a side surface of the solid electrolyte layer. The first functional layer has electronic insulation properties and lithium ion conductivity and is more stable in reductive decomposition due to contact with lithium metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Harumi Takada, Tomohisa Matsuno, Naoki Ueda, Kazuyuki Sakamoto