Patents by Inventor Satoru Inoue

Satoru Inoue 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: 20180312670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which provides a balanced improvement of physical properties including fuel economy, tensile strength, and abrasion resistance while achieving good processability. Also provided is a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The rubber composition for tires contains: an isoprene-based rubber; and a polybutadiene rubber mixture consisting of a high molecular weight polybutadiene rubber having a cis content of 95% by mass or more and a peak top molecular weight Mp of 550,000 or more and a low molecular weight polybutadiene rubber having a cis content of 95% by mass or more and a peak top molecular weight Mp of 500,000 or less. The rubber component in the rubber composition includes, based on 100% by mass thereof, 60 to 90% by mass of the isoprene-based rubber and 10 to 40% by mass of the polybutadiene rubber mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Norihiro MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180292582
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Satoru INOUE, Kousuke YAMAKI
  • Patent number: 10086845
    Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit that obtains automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller that displays images on a first display area and a second display area of a display based on the automatic driving information. The display controller displays an image corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode on the first display area and an image corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode on the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Miyahara, Mitsuo Shimotani, Satoru Inoue, Yoshio Sato, Yuki Sakai, Yuji Karita, Yohei Akashi
  • Publication number: 20180244286
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique which enables a driver to intuitively select and determine a target object to which a vehicle is to travel. A driving assistance apparatus includes a candidate selection unit which selects a target object candidate when the candidate selection unit determines that a visual line position of a driver is included in any setting range of a plurality of target object candidates and a target object determination unit which determines the target object candidate selected by the candidate selection unit as a target object when a determination button which can be operated by the driver is operated after the candidate selection unit selects the target object candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki SAKAI, Yuji KARITA, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Satoru INOUE, Yoshio SATO, Tadashi MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20180222491
    Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit that obtains automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller that displays images on a first display area and a second display area of a display based on the automatic driving information. The display controller displays an image corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode on the first display area and an image corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode on the second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi MIYAHARA, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Satoru INOUE, Yoshio SATO, Yuki SAKAI, Yuji KARITA, Yohei AKASHI
  • Publication number: 20180222382
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor (10) includes a transmission and reception unit (11) for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave, a holder (12) and an attachment (13) for fixing the transmission and reception unit (11) to the bumper (1) of a vehicle, and light source units (14a, 14b) mounted in a back side of the bumper (1). The holder (12) is shaped so as to be exposed on a surface of the bumper (1), and guides light beams emitted by the light source units (14a, 14b) to the surface of the bumper (1), to project the light beams from a light projecting surface (12a) to the outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Takashi OHSAWA, Masato KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180215396
    Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit obtaining automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller causing a display to display an image based on the automatic driving information. The display controller causes the display to display: an image of a manual driving device corresponding to the actuator; a manual-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a person; and an automatic-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi MIYAHARA, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Satoru INOUE, Yoshio SATO, Yuki SAKAI, Yuji KARITA, Junichi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10018754
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Suzushi Nishimura, Satoru Inoue, Kousuke Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20180185793
    Abstract: A separation membrane for blood processing, wherein the separation membrane for blood processing includes: a separation membrane containing polysulfone-based polymer and polyvinylpyrrolidone; and a coating film provided on at least a part of the surface of the separation membrane and containing a polymer material having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 is a methyl group or an ethyl group; n is 2 to 6 and m is 1 to 3; P denotes the number of repetition; and a plurality of each of R1, R2, n, and m present in one molecule may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YAMAGATA UNIVERSIT Y
    Inventors: Naoki MORITA, Shuji TERAJIMA, Suguru MIURA, Satoru INOUE, Masaru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180180731
    Abstract: A parking mode determining system includes a distance measurer to measure a distance to an obstacle on the side of a host vehicle; a host-vehicle position measurer to measure a position of the host vehicle; a reflected position calculator to calculate a reflected position of the transmission wave; a grouping unit to group a plurality of the reflected positions for each obstacle; an angle calculator to obtain an approximate line for each of two or more of the reflected positions adjacent to each other, and calculate an angle of inclination of the approximate line or an angle of inclination of a normal line of the approximate line; and a parking mode determiner to determine whether a parking mode is parallel parking, perpendicular parking, or angle parking on the basis of a distribution of a plurality of the angles of inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Ryotaro SUZUKI, Wataru TSUJITA, Yoshitsugu SAWA
  • Publication number: 20180126614
    Abstract: A cassette type mold apparatus includes a sub-runner formed on a parting surface of a fixed side matrix or a movable side matrix, a gate provided in a fixed side cassette mold or a movable side cassette mold and configured to inject a molten resin into a cavity space from the sub-runner, and a hot runner provided on the fixed side matrix so that a tip end thereof is aligned with the sub-runner to be perpendicular to the sub-runner and is in parallel with a mold opening and closing direction. In the cassette type mold apparatus, the movable side cassette mold can be stacked on the fixed side cassette mold in a state in which a cavity and a core are aligned and can be integrally loaded in a direction of a side surface of the entire mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: SODICK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Shuji AIBA, Shigeru TAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20170351009
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Satoru INOUE, Kousuke YAMAKI
  • Patent number: 9837625
    Abstract: The organic electroluminescent element prevents degradation of phosphorescent luminescent organic metal complexes in a light emitting layer, has a long life, and has superior color stability during continuously drive. The organic electroluminescent element has a blue light emitting layer with a phosphorescent light emitting organometallic complex (A) with a local maximum phosphorescent light emission wavelength on the short wave side of 480 nm or less, a phosphorescent light emitting organometallic complex (B), and a host compound. The content of complex (A) is greater than the content of the complex (B). The complex (A) and the host are such that a single layer made from complex (A) and the host compound, the value for the ratio ((D)/(C)) of the percent of remaining luminescence (C) which UV irradiation with a wavelength of 365 nm and the percent of remaining luminescence (D) with UV irradiation by a HgXe light source is 0.75-0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Hiroshi Kita
  • Publication number: 20170216504
    Abstract: Provided is a biological fluid-treating filter for treating a biological fluid containing erythrocytes, which has a matrix and a polymer retained by the matrix, the polymer having a zwitterion-containing functional group and a basic nitrogen-containing functional group. By using the filter in which the polymer has the zwitterion-containing functional group and the basic nitrogen-containing functional group, it is possible to treat the biological fluid containing erythrocytes without adversely affecting the erythrocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MIYAMOTO, Satoru INOUE
  • Publication number: 20170173231
    Abstract: Provided is an adsorbent for removing histones from a liquid derived from a living-organism, including a water-insoluble carrier and a biocompatible polymer. The carrier has activated carbon, a polyester, a polysulfone, or a cationic functional group. Also provided is a device for purifying a liquid derived from a living-organism to remove histones from a liquid derived from a living-organism, which has a housing equipped with an inlet and an outlet for the liquid derived from the living-organism and the above-described adsorbent housed in the housing. The liquid derived from the living-organism is moved through the housing of device for purifying the liquid derived from the living-organism to remove histones from the liquid derived from the living-organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro KIRIYAMA, Satoru INOUE, Yoshihiro HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170139896
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage section and a control section. The storage section stores a plurality of templates having different predetermined designs with template attribute information, the plurality of templates each being applied to a display of a content including at least one of a document and an image with the content being laid out on the template. The control section performs a matching processing of component information, as a search key, of the content with the template attribute information, and selects, as a template corresponding to the content to be applied to the display of the content, a template whose template attribute information has a higher match rate than others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tsunayuki OHWA, Satoru Inoue, Nariaki Satoh, Shinji Yuhara, Daiki Ito, Takayuki Usami
  • Patent number: 9600498
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage section and a control section. The storage section stores a plurality of templates having different predetermined designs with template attribute information, the plurality of templates each being applied to a display of a content including at least one of a document and an image with the content being laid out on the template. The control section performs a matching processing of component information, as a search key, of the content with the template attribute information, and selects, as a template corresponding to the content to be applied to the display of the content, a template whose template attribute information has a higher match rate than others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Tsunayuki Ohwa, Satoru Inoue, Nariaki Satoh, Shinji Yuhara, Daiki Ito, Takayuki Usami
  • Publication number: 20160299222
    Abstract: A radar device including an ADC that performs slide sampling on frequency difference signals outputted from a mixer, and classifies sampling data about the frequency difference signals according to range bins based on a distance resolution corresponding to a pulse width set by a controller, and a speed discrimination unit that separates the sampling data about each range bin after being classified by the ADC according to relative speeds of objects. A distance and speed measurement unit calculates the distance to and the relative speed of an object which has reflected a transmission pulse by using the sampling data after being separated according to relative speeds by the speed discrimination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Yoshitsugu Sawa, Kenji Inomata, Satoru Inoue
  • Patent number: 9437833
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode. The light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting organic metal complex and at least one host compound. The difference in relative dielectric constant between the host compound and the phosphorescent light-emitting organic metal complex is 0 to ?0.5, and the difference in dipole moment between the host compound and the phosphorescent light-emitting organic metal complex is 0 to ?5.5 debye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Hiroto Ito
  • Publication number: 20160108213
    Abstract: Provided are pneumatic tires having good processability and achieving a balanced improvement in wet-grip performance, fuel economy, abrasion resistance, flex fatigue resistance, and durability. The invention relates to a pneumatic tire including at least one selected from the group consisting of a tread, a sidewall, and a tire internal component, the at least one being formed from a rubber composition containing carbon black, silica, and an emulsion-polymerized rubber that has an acetone extractable content of at most 2.5% by mass when determined by an acetone extraction method; or a pneumatic tire including at least one selected from the group consisting of a tread, a sidewall, and a tire internal component, the at least one being formed from a rubber composition containing carbon black, silica, and an emulsion-polymerized rubber that has a soap content of at most 2.5% by mass and an organic acid content of at most 2.5% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Koji FUJISAWA, Kenichi MORIMOTO