Patents by Inventor Naoto Ito

Naoto 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).

  • Patent number: 11969924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B); the content of the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); and the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) has an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less and an average fiber length of 300 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Sugai, Yuki Ito, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11961971
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Genki Nogami, Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Ito, Aki Katori, Keita Noguchi, Naoto Yamashita, Takashi Mukai, Masahiro Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20240117219
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition that can reduce increase in temperature of a polishing pad during polishing. The polishing composition provided by the present invention contains water, oxidant A selected from compounds other than peroxide, a first metal salt selected from alkaline-earth metal salts, and a second metal salt selected from salts each of which has a cation of a metal belonging to groups 3 to 16 in the periodic table, and an anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuaki ITO, Hiroyuki ODA, Yuichiro NAKAGAI, Shogaku IDE, Naoto NOGUCHI, Shinichiro TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240097219
    Abstract: A battery system comprises a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules includes an assembled battery configured to include a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a monitoring unit configured to monitor the assembled battery, and an external member configured to be electrically connected to the monitoring unit, and the monitoring unit of each of the battery modules has a generation unit configured to generate, based on an electric signal input from the external member, an identification information item on the corresponding one of the battery modules, the identification information items of the respective battery modules being different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto YAMASHITA, Masahiko Ito, Masakazu Kouda, Hisanaga Onishi
  • Publication number: 20240083314
    Abstract: A seat heater is installed between a seat pad that is a member supporting a load from a seated person sitting on a seat and has a plurality of ventilation holes through which the air generated by a blower flows is formed on a surface on a side of the seated person and a covering that covers a surface of the seat pad and has breathability. The seat heater includes a thin plate-like base material having voids through which air passes, and a heating wire fixed to the base material. A plurality of slits separate from the voids are formed in the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hironobu MURAKAMI, Shuji Ito, Naoto Goto
  • Publication number: 20230298621
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over an energy assisted magnetic media comprising a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data sectors. A write operation to a first data sector is executed by applying a first current to a write coil of the head while the head is over a second data sector preceding the first data sector, wherein the first current comprises a first amplitude. A second current is applied to the write coil while the head is over the first data sector, wherein the second current comprises a second amplitude lower than the first amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey M. POSS, Naoto ITO, Phillip S. HARALSON
  • Patent number: 11694712
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over an energy assisted magnetic media comprising a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data sectors. A write operation to a first data sector is executed by applying a first current to a write coil of the head while the head is over a second data sector preceding the first data sector, wherein the first current comprises a first amplitude. A second current is applied to the write coil while the head is over the first data sector, wherein the second current comprises a second amplitude lower than the first amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey M. Poss, Naoto Ito, Phillip S. Haralson
  • Publication number: 20230148637
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide raw Chinese noodles in which a storage odor generated in long-term storage at ordinary temperature or in refrigeration is suppressed. This object is achieved by raw Chinese noodles containing sodium tartrate and sodium citrate. The raw Chinese noodles can be produced by adding kneading water having sodium tartrate and sodium citrate and kansui dissolved therein to a main raw material powder, followed by kneading with a mixer to produce a noodle dough, and then subjecting the noodle dough to noodle making. A weight ratio between the sodium tartrate and the sodium citrate contained in the raw Chinese noodles is preferably 1:3 to 3:1, and a content thereof is preferably 2 to 30 g per kg of the main raw material powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Naoto ITO, Yuji ISHII
  • Publication number: 20220343943
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over an energy assisted magnetic media comprising a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data sectors. A write operation to a first data sector is executed by applying a first current to a write coil of the head while the head is over a second data sector preceding the first data sector, wherein the first current comprises a first amplitude. A second current is applied to the write coil while the head is over the first data sector, wherein the second current comprises a second amplitude lower than the first amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: JOEY M. POSS, NAOTO ITO, PHILLIP S. HARALSON
  • Publication number: 20220330586
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing raw Chinese noodles whose discoloration and texture deterioration in the long-term storage have been suppressed. The problem is solved by raw Chinese noodles in which a main raw material powder contains calcium monohydrogen phosphate hydrate, The raw Chinese noodles can be produced by adding kneading water containing kansui dissolved therein to a powder obtained by adding calcium monohydrogen phosphate hydrate to a main raw material powder and subjecting them to powder mixing, kneading the resulting mixture with a mixer to prepare noodle dough, and then carrying out noodle making. The content of the calcium monohydrogen phosphate hydrate or the amount thereof added is preferably 0.15 to 2.5% by weight based on the main raw material powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Naoto Ito
  • Patent number: 11464885
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization module includes an inner cylinder forming a processing flow path extending in a longitudinal direction, a first chamber communicating with the processing flow path via an opening on one end side of the inner cylinder, an inflow portion allowing an object to flow in the first chamber, an outflow portion allowing the object having passed through the processing flow path to flow out from an other end side of the inner cylinder, and a light emitting element facing an opening on the other end side of the processing flow path and irradiating the object passing through the processing flow path with ultraviolet light along the longitudinal direction. The first chamber has an inner volume equal to or more than ? of the cube of an equivalent inner diameter of the processing flow path and equal to or less than 3 times of inner volume of the processing flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Kodama, Sumire Jinno, Ryosuke Baba, Naoto Yabuki, Naoto Ito, Hiroyuki Kishi, Sho Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220280666
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation device includes an inner cylinder forming a treatment flow path, an inflow portion allowing the object to flow into the treatment flow path, an outer cylinder accommodating the inner cylinder, a light emitting element irradiating the object passing through the treatment flow path with ultraviolet light, an O-ring dividing a space provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder and an inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder into a first chamber through which the object before ultraviolet irradiation passes and a third chamber through which the object after the ultraviolet irradiation passes, and a second chamber communicating with the first chamber through communication holes. The second chamber communicates with the treatment flow path through a plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KODAMA, Sho SUGIYAMA, Hiroyuki KISHI, Naoto ITO, Sumire JINNO, Ryosuke BABA, Suguru ANDO, Hiroshi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11404079
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a magnetic media. A write operation is executed to a first data sector by writing to at least part of a defective data sector preceding the first data sector in order to achieve a target fly height of the head prior to writing to the first data sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joey M. Poss, Naoto Ito, Phillip S. Haralson
  • Patent number: 11049518
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising servo data for defining a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data segments. First data is written to data segments of a first data track, and second data is written to data segments of a second data track. After writing the second data, the first data is read at multiple off-track offsets of the first data track to measure an average off-track read capability (OTRC) of the first data track. A cross-track profile is generated for a first data segment of the first data track, and at least part of the cross-track profile is correlated with the measured average OTRC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ide, Takehiko Hamaguchi, Masaomi Ikeda, Naoto Ito
  • Patent number: 11031211
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device capable of easily discriminating the energy of secondary charged particles is realized. The charged particle beam device includes a charged particle source, a sample stage on which a sample is placed, an objective lens that irradiates the sample with a charged particle beam from the charged particle source, a deflector that deflects secondary charged particles released by irradiating the sample with the charged particle beam, a detector that detects the secondary charged particles deflected by the deflector, a sample voltage control unit that applies a positive voltage to the sample or the sample stage, and a deflection intensity control unit that controls the intensity with which the deflector deflects the secondary charged particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Ito, Yu Yamazawa
  • Publication number: 20200411050
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising servo data for defining a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data segments. First data is written to data segments of a first data track, and second data is written to data segments of a second data track. After writing the second data, the first data is read at multiple off-track offsets of the first data track to measure an average off-track read capability (OTRC) of the first data track. A cross-track profile is generated for a first data segment of the first data track, and at least part of the cross-track profile is correlated with the measured average OTRC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ide, Takehiko Hamaguchi, Masaomi Ikeda, Naoto Ito
  • Patent number: 10730764
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization module includes an inner cylinder forming a processing flow path, a case portion in which the inner cylinder is accommodated, a member provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder and an inner circumferential surface the case portion, a first chamber located in a region on a side of one end portion of the inner cylinder with respect to the member, in a gap between the inner cylinder and the case portion, a second chamber located in a region on a side of the other end portion of the inner cylinder with respect to the member, and a light emitting element provided in at least one of the one end portion and the other end portion of the inner cylinder, and configured to emit ultraviolet light to the object passing through the processing flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Sugiyama, Atsushi Kodama, Naoto Yabuki, Hiroyuki Kishi, Naoto Ito, Sumire Jinno
  • Patent number: 10699745
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising servo data for defining a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data segments. First data is written to a first data segment of a first data track, and second data is written to a second data segment of a second data track. After writing the second data, a quality metric is measured for at least two off-track offsets of the first data segment. A track pitch is estimated between the first data segment and the second data segment based on the quality metrics, and a track trajectory is generated for the second data segment based on the estimated track pitch. Third data is written to the second data segment based on the track trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ide, Takehiko Hamaguchi, Masaomi Ikeda, Naoto Ito
  • Publication number: 20200185190
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device capable of easily discriminating the energy of secondary charged particles is realized. The charged particle beam device includes a charged particle source, a sample stage on which a sample is placed, an objective lens that irradiates the sample with a charged particle beam from the charged particle source, a deflector that deflects secondary charged particles released by irradiating the sample with the charged particle beam, a detector that detects the secondary charged particles deflected by the deflector, a sample voltage control unit that applies a positive voltage to the sample or the sample stage, and a deflection intensity control unit that controls the intensity with which the deflector deflects the secondary charged particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Naoto ITO, Yu YAMAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10488610
    Abstract: An optical fiber unit includes: an optical fiber bundle formed by bundling a plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of bundling members. One bundling member of the plurality of bundling members is wound on an outer circumference of the optical fiber bundle in a length direction of the optical fiber bundle, while reversing a winding direction alternately, and is joined to another bundling member at a section where the winding direction is reversed. A ratio of a width of a cross-section of the bundling member to a thickness of the cross-section of the bundling member is smaller than 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Ito, Ken Osato, Masayoshi Yamanaka