Patents by Inventor Satoru Noguchi

Satoru Noguchi 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: 11745800
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: right and left vehicle body side frames; a vehicle body cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle body side frames; a load transmission member connecting a portion of each vehicle body side frame that extends longitudinally frontward from a bent portion of the vehicle body side frame and a portion that is located laterally centrally relative to the laterally outer end portions of the vehicle body cross-member; right and left longitudinal members extending along the vehicle body side frames; and a front cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the longitudinal members. The front cross-member has a first attachment portion attached to each longitudinal member, an extension portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion attached to the load transmission member at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Noguchi, Ukyo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11685998
    Abstract: Examples of a substrate processing apparatus includes a device for subjecting a substrate to processing, and a controller for modifying a control parameter predetermined to control the device with a first modification value and a second modification value that vary over time, thereby calculating a modified parameter, and controlling the device based on the modified parameter, wherein the first modification value has a shorter term for modifying the control parameter than the second modification value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Takashi Wada, Satoru Noguchi, Wataru Adachi, Daisuke Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11667332
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: a pair of right and left vehicle body side frames disposed at side portions of a vehicle body; a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending along the pair of right and left vehicle body side frames at positions centrally spaced apart in a vehicle width direction for a predetermined distance from the vehicle body side frames; and a rear cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between longitudinally rear portions of the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The rear cross-member has a first attachment portion, an extension portion, and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is attached to the longitudinal member, the extension portion extends from the first attachment portion in a laterally outward and upward direction, and the second attachment portion is attached to the vehicle body side frame at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Noguchi, Ukyo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220048571
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: right and left vehicle body side frames; a vehicle body cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle body side frames; a load transmission member connecting a portion of each vehicle body side frame that extends longitudinally frontward from a bent portion of the vehicle body side frame and a portion that is located laterally centrally relative to the laterally outer end portions of the vehicle body cross-member; right and left longitudinal members extending along the vehicle body side frames; and a front cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the longitudinal members. The front cross-member has a first attachment portion attached to each longitudinal member, an extension portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion attached to the load transmission member at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru NOGUCHI, Ukyo WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220032758
    Abstract: In a vehicle body structure configured to place a battery in a lower part of a cabin, the loading of a frontal crash and a rear end crash that may be applied to the battery is minimized. The vehicle body structure (1), comprises a pair of side sills (3) extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle (2), a pair of front side frames (4) extending in the fore and aft direction along either side of a front part of the vehicle, and connected to front ends of the side sills at rear ends thereof, respectively, a pair of rear side frames (71) extending in the fore and aft direction along either side of a rear part of the vehicle, and connected to rear ends of the side sills at front ends thereof, respectively, a front subframe (6) attached to the front side frames, a rear subframe (72) attached to the rear side frames, and a battery (140) positioned in a region surrounded by the side sills, the front subframe and the rear subframe in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kanji KANEKO, Kazuhiro SAKAI, Takehiko KOSHIISHI, Satoru NOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11220292
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes: a rear sideframe disposed on either side in a rear of a vehicle body; and a rear subframe disposed under the rear sideframe, wherein a rear end of the rear subframe is disposed at the same position in the longitudinal direction as, or at a position posterior to, a rear end of the rear sideframe. The vehicle rear structure has better performance in transmitting an impact load at a rear impact with a vehicle than ever, to further improve performance in absorbing impact energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ukyo Watanabe, Takashi Yamada, Satoru Noguchi, Takehiko Koshiishi
  • Publication number: 20220001925
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: a pair of right and left vehicle body side frames disposed at side portions of a vehicle body; a vehicle body cross-member extending in a vehicle width direction between the vehicle body side frames; and a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending along the vehicle body side frames. Each longitudinal member includes: a first bent portion disposed in a middle of the longitudinal member at which the longitudinal member extending in the longitudinal direction is bent toward outside in the vehicle width direction; a front end portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the first bent portion toward the vehicle body side frame; a first attachment portion provided in proximity to the first bent portion and attached to the vehicle body cross-member; and a second attachment portion provided on the front end portion and attached to the vehicle body side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Satoru NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220001928
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: a pair of right and left vehicle body side frames disposed at side portions of a vehicle body; a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending along the pair of right and left vehicle body side frames at positions centrally spaced apart in a vehicle width direction for a predetermined distance from the vehicle body side frames; and a rear cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between longitudinally rear portions of the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The rear cross-member has a first attachment portion, an extension portion, and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is attached to the longitudinal member, the extension portion extends from the first attachment portion in a laterally outward and upward direction, and the second attachment portion is attached to the vehicle body side frame at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru NOGUCHI, Ukyo WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11097679
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes: a pair of left and right rear side frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a rear part of a vehicle; a rear subframe attached to the rear side frames; and a pair of left and right shock-absorbing structures respectively provided at rear ends of the rear side frames and extending rearward. The rear subframe includes a pair of left and right rear subframe longitudinal members extending in the fore-and-aft direction and a rear subframe cross member extending laterally and joined to the left and right rear subframe longitudinal members. The rear subframe cross member includes a protrusion that protrudes rearward in a laterally central part thereof. A rear end of the protrusion is positioned more rearward than the rear ends of the rear side frames and more forward than rear ends of the shock-absorbing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Tadashi Hirakawa, Takashi Yamada, Satoru Noguchi, Seiichi Kato, Kanji Kaneko
  • Patent number: 10836433
    Abstract: A rear subframe structure including a rear subframe disposed on a rear side of a vehicle is provided. The rear subframe includes: a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a front cross member extending in a vehicle width direction between the pair of right and left longitudinal members, and a rear cross member extending in the vehicle width direction between the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The front cross member and the rear cross member are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a predetermined distance. Each of the pair of right and left longitudinal members has a protruding portion between the front cross member and the rear cross member; the protruding portion protrudes in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Noguchi
  • Patent number: 10748094
    Abstract: A reminder notification system includes a first terminal and a second terminal which include a reminder notification unit configured to provide a reminder of a predetermined task. The first terminal includes a task registration setting unit configured to register and set the predetermined task as a target task. The first terminal and the second terminal each include a task information share unit configured to share the target task that is registered and set in the task registration setting unit between the first terminal and the second terminal. At least one of the first terminal and the second terminal includes a notification terminal setting unit configured to set any of the first terminal and the second terminal as a notification terminal configured to provide the reminder on the basis of content of the target task when executable conditions of the target task are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Funakoshi, Satoru Noguchi, Shigeo Nishida, Takaya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200172167
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes: a rear sideframe disposed on either side in a rear of a vehicle body; and a rear subframe disposed under the rear sideframe, wherein a rear end of the rear subframe is disposed at the same position in the longitudinal direction as, or at a position posterior to, a rear end of the rear sideframe. The vehicle rear structure has better performance in transmitting an impact load at a rear impact with a vehicle than ever, to further improve performance in absorbing impact energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ukyo WATANABE, Takashi YAMADA, Satoru NOGUCHI, Takehiko KOSHIISHI
  • Publication number: 20200102011
    Abstract: A rear subframe structure including a rear subframe disposed on a rear side of a vehicle is provided. The rear subframe includes: a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a front cross member extending in a vehicle width direction between the pair of right and left longitudinal members, and a rear cross member extending in the vehicle width direction between the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The front cross member and the rear cross member are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a predetermined distance. Each of the pair of right and left longitudinal members has a protruding portion between the front cross member and the rear cross member; the protruding portion protrudes in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Satoru NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200101914
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes: a pair of left and right rear side frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a rear part of a vehicle; a rear subframe attached to the rear side frames; and a pair of left and right shock-absorbing structures respectively provided at rear ends of the rear side frames and extending rearward. The rear subframe includes a pair of left and right rear subframe longitudinal members extending in the fore-and-aft direction and a rear subframe cross member extending laterally and joined to the left and right rear subframe longitudinal members. The rear subframe cross member includes a protrusion that protrudes rearward in a laterally central part thereof. A rear end of the protrusion is positioned more rearward than the rear ends of the rear side frames and more forward than rear ends of the shock-absorbing structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SAKAI, Tadashi HIRAKAWA, Takashi YAMADA, Satoru NOGUCHI, Seiichi KATO, Kanji KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20190390345
    Abstract: Examples of a substrate processing apparatus includes a device for subjecting a substrate to processing, and a controller for modifying a control parameter predetermined to control the device with a first modification value and a second modification value that vary over time, thereby calculating a modified parameter, and controlling the device based on the modified parameter, wherein the first modification value has a shorter term for modifying the control parameter than the second modification value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Takashi WADA, Satoru NOGUCHI, Wataru ADACHI, Daisuke MURAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9916056
    Abstract: A touch detection device includes: drive electrodes that extend in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; detection electrodes that extend in the second direction and are arranged in the first direction to form capacitance at intersections with the drive electrodes; a driving and scanning unit that sequentially and time-divisionally selects a predetermined number of drive target electrodes to which drive signals are applied from the drive electrodes, and performs driving and scanning at a pitch smaller than a total width of a drive range including the drive target electrodes; and a coordinate correction unit that uses correction information based on a relationship between an input position at which an external object is in proximity to or in contact with a touch detection surface and a detection position detected by the detection electrodes to correct the detection position in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Teranishi, Koji Noguchi, Satoru Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20170091696
    Abstract: A reminder notification system includes a first terminal and a second terminal which include a reminder notification unit configured to provide a reminder of a predetermined task. The first terminal includes a task registration setting unit configured to register and set the predetermined task as a target task. The first terminal and the second terminal each include a task information share unit configured to share the target task that is registered and set in the task registration setting unit between the first terminal and the second terminal. At least one of the first terminal and the second terminal includes a notification terminal setting unit configured to set any of the first terminal and the second terminal as a notification terminal configured to provide the reminder on the basis of content of the target task when executable conditions of the target task are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kotaro Funakoshi, Satoru Noguchi, Shigeo Nishida, Takaya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160313829
    Abstract: A touch detection device includes: drive electrodes that extend in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; detection electrodes that extend in the second direction and are arranged in the first direction to form capacitance at intersections with the drive electrodes; a driving and scanning unit that sequentially and time-divisionally selects a predetermined number of drive target electrodes to which drive signals are applied from the drive electrodes, and performs driving and scanning at a pitch smaller than a total width of a drive range including the drive target electrodes; and a coordinate correction unit that uses correction information based on a relationship between an input position at which an external object is in proximity to or in contact with a touch detection surface and a detection position detected by the detection electrodes to correct the detection position in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Koji NOGUCHI, Satoru NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120264928
    Abstract: Disclosed are a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent for diseases associated with the decrease in the function of GNE protein, a food composition, and a food additive. The therapeutic pharmaceutical agent is characterized by comprising a compound capable of increasing the quantity of N-acetylneuraminic acid in cells. Examples of the compound to be contained in the therapeutic pharmaceutical agent include N-acetylneuraminic acid, an intermediate produced downstream from N-acetylmannosamine in an N-acetylneuraminic acid biosynthesis pathway, an N-acetylneuraminic acid derivative, an N-acetylmannosamine derivative, an N-acetylneuraminic acid-containing compound, an N-acetylneuraminic acid derivative-containing compound, an N-acetylmannosamine-containing compound, an N-acetylmannosamine derivative-containing compound, an inhibitor of a degrading enzyme for N-acetylneuraminic acid, an inhibitor of a degrading enzyme for N-acetylmannosamine, an inhibitor of a degrading enzyme for the intermediate, and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Satoru Noguchi, May Christine Malicdan, Ichizo Nishino
  • Patent number: 7571732
    Abstract: A method of maintaining a remote plasma unit for cleaning a semiconductor-processing apparatus includes: (i) detecting if the semiconductor-processing apparatus is in an idle state; (ii) if the idle state is detected, igniting the remote plasma unit for cleaning the semiconductor-processing apparatus after a lapse of a given time period; (iii) detecting if the remote plasma unit is ignited in step (ii); and (iv) if the remote plasma unit is not ignited in step (ii), retrying ignition of the remote plasma unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
    Inventors: Masahiro Takizawa, Takashi Wada, Satoru Noguchi