Patents by Inventor Satoru Harada

Satoru Harada 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: 20240303763
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a passenger status comprising a data storage unit 1150; a beacon ID translation module 1111 configured to read a position ID and an attribute of a received beacon signal; a beacon signal recognition module 1112 configured to determine a moving object beacon signal strength of beacon signals received from beacons installed on a moving object and a stationary object beacon signal strength of beacon signals received from beacons installed on a stationary object, wherein the beacon signal strength is the sum of the number of beacon IDs stored in a beacon signal management table 1102; a passenger status presumption module 1113 configured to determine a passenger current status based on the moving object beacon signal strength, the stationary object beacon signal strength and/or a previous passenger status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichiro SAKIKAWA, Satoru HARADA, Yutaka SATO
  • Patent number: 12070802
    Abstract: A sintered material includes a first material and a second material, wherein the first material is partially stabilized ZrO2 in which 1 to 90 volume % of Al2O3 is dispersed in crystal grain boundaries or crystal grains, the Al2O3 is a grain having a grain size of less than or equal to 1 ?m, and the second material is at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a carbide, a nitride, and a carbonitride, and 5 to 95 volume % of the second material is included in the sintered material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 12054813
    Abstract: A method of producing a cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: forming an organic cubic boron nitride powder by attaching an organic substance onto a cubic boron nitride source material powder; preparing a powder mixture including more than or equal to 85 volume % and less than 100 volume % of the organic cubic boron nitride powder and a remainder of a binder source material powder by mixing the organic cubic boron nitride powder and the binder source material powder, the binder source material powder including WC, Co and Al; and obtaining the cubic boron nitride sintered material by sintering the powder mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yuichiro Watanabe, Akito Ishii, Takashi Harada, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 12051027
    Abstract: An information processing method causes a computer to execute acquiring a first delivery schedule generated based on a plurality of first destinations and a moving unit for providing delivery or service based on the first destinations, acquiring an attribute of the moving unit, acquiring a plurality of second destinations obtained from a revision in the first destinations after generating of the first delivery schedule, determining a fixed part regarding a destination that is not allowed to be changed on the first delivery schedule of the moving unit, in accordance with the attribute of the moving unit, and generating a second delivery schedule in accordance with the moving unit and the second destinations, without changing the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kawamoto, Hiroaki Urabe, Satoru Hayama, Naoyuki Harada, Atsuyoshi Kita
  • Publication number: 20240153330
    Abstract: A system for automatically opening a gate of a public transport station may comprise a plurality of transmitters (1201, 1301), a mobile device (1100) of a passenger reaching the plurality of gates and a plurality of gate control devices (1210, 1310) controlling the plurality of gates (1200, 1300). Each transmitter may be installed at one of a plurality of gates (1200, 1300) and may send a transmitter signal including a gate identifier identifying the respective gate. The passenger's mobile device (1100) may receive a plurality of transmitter signals from the plurality of transmitters (1201, 1301), select one of the plurality of received transmitter signals based on a signal characteristic of the received transmitter signals, read the gate identifier included in the selected transmitter signal, and transmit a validation signal including the gate identifier of the selected transmitter signal and a user identifier of the passenger's mobile device (1100) to the plurality of gate control devices (1210, 1310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Satoru HARADA, Shuichiro SAKIKAWA, Yutaka SATO
  • Publication number: 20230350340
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Noriyuki KOMATSU, Tomonori MORI, Teruhiko SASAKI, Makoto HAYASHIDA, Naoki MAEDA, Satoru HARADA
  • Patent number: 11740585
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20220382186
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Patent number: 11454924
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20220288560
    Abstract: It is provided that an electret having excellent filtering performance and a filter using the electret even in a case where polyolefin resin and magnesium element are contained. An electret comprising a polyolefin resin and a nitrogen-containing compound, wherein 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the nitrogen-containing compound is contained to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin, a proportion of a magnesium element contained in the electret is 5 to 100 ppm, and a QF value represented by the following formula is not less than 1.00 mmAq?1 when particles having particle diameters of 0.3 to 0.5 ?m are to be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kitagawa, Satoru Harada, Keiko Sakaguchi, Sadahito Goto
  • Publication number: 20210263466
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20210200146
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Patent number: 11029640
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20200174401
    Abstract: A developer supplying apparatus, including: a developing frame having a developer storage chamber and an opening; a transport member which transports a developer from an inner side toward an opening side; and a drive transmitting member which moves the transport member by a driving force, wherein the drive transmitting member includes: a rotating shaft portion; a driven shaft portion which orbits around the rotating shaft portion; and a connecting portion which connects the rotating shaft portion and the driven shaft portion, and wherein the transport member includes: a transport portion having a first end portion on the opening side and a second end portion which is coupled to the driven shaft portion on the inner side; and a contact portion configured such that one end thereof is coupled to the transport portion and another end thereof is capable to contact with the developing frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Harada, Akinobu Hirayama
  • Patent number: 10045375
    Abstract: In a multi-hop radio communication network including a base station (a radio station connected to a management server), each radio station in the network is given a data transmission opportunity in turn according to a predetermined transmission order, and transmits data via broadcast or multicast upon occurrence of transmission timing. The radio station having received the data adds data of the radio station to the received data and then forwards the packet via broadcast or multicast when it is the radio station's turn for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Serizawa, Masayuki Miyazaki, Kenichiro Yamane, Tatsuki Inuduka, Ryo Nakano, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20160338099
    Abstract: In a multi-hop radio communication network including a base station (a radio station connected to a management server), each radio station in the network is given a data transmission opportunity in turn according to a predetermined transmission order, and transmits data via broadcast or multicast upon occurrence of transmission timing. The radio station having received the data adds data of the radio station to the received data and then forwards the packet via broadcast or multicast when it is the radio station's turn for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yasutaka SERIZAWA, Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Kenichiro YAMANE, Tatsuki INUDUKA, Ryo NAKANO, Satoru HARADA
  • Patent number: 8511320
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an artificial hair fiber bundle having a color tone with a gradation appearance at a tip portion thereof. An aspect of the invention is a fiber bundle (10) for artificial hair, with one end (1) thereof being bundled and fixed. The fiber bundle includes fibers (A1, B1) of two or more kinds having color tones different from each other, the fiber bundle being obtained by a heat treatment at a predetermined temperature. The fibers of two or more kinds have heat shrinkage rates different from each other, and a tip portion of the fiber (A1) out of the fibers of two or more kinds emerges in a portion (2) corresponding to the other end of the fiber bundle (10) which is not bundled and fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada
  • Patent number: 7906209
    Abstract: An artificial hair which is composed of synthetic fibers such as acrylic fibers or vinyl chloride fibers and which is characterized in that the cross section of each fiber has a shape consisting of one major axis and at least two minor axes nearly perpendicular to the major axis and that the single-fiber fineness is 25 to 70 dtex. This artificial hair is soft to the touch and bulky (voluminous) to impart a good feel to hair accessories and exhibits excellent combing properties and braidability, thus giving hair accessories (such as wigs, hairpieces, braids, extension hair and doll hair) which have excellent feel and settability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20090266372
    Abstract: An artificial hair which is composed of synthetic fibers such as acrylic fibers or vinyl chloride fibers and which is characterized in that the cross section of each fiber has a shape consisting of one major axis and at least two minor axes nearly perpendicular to the major axis and that the single-fiber fineness is 25 to 70 dtex. This artificial hair is soft to the touch and bulky (voluminous) to impart a good feel to hair accessories and exhibits excellent combing properties and braidability, thus giving hair accessories (such as wigs, hairpieces, braids, extension hair and doll hair) which have excellent feel and settability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20090260649
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an artificial hair fiber bundle having a color tone with a gradation appearance at a tip portion thereof. An aspect of the invention is a fiber bundle (10) for artificial hair, with one end (1) thereof being bundled and fixed. The fiber bundle includes fibers (A1, B1) of two or more kinds having color tones different from each other, the fiber bundle being obtained by a heat treatment at a predetermined temperature. The fibers of two or more kinds have heat shrinkage rates different from each other, and a tip portion of the fiber (A1) out of the fibers of two or more kinds emerges in a portion (2) corresponding to the other end of the fiber bundle (10) which is not bundled and fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada