Patents by Inventor Satoru Tsuchiya

Satoru Tsuchiya 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: 20240135310
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires mobile object information, parcel information, pickup delivery information as information regarding at least one of pickup and delivery, map information, weather information, and traffic information, a calculation control unit that calculates a delivery company burden, as a cost defrayment by a delivery company, in regard to each combination of target parcels and a mobile object by using the mobile object information, the parcel information, the pickup delivery information, the map information, the weather information and the traffic information, a determination unit that determines an optimum combination out of a plurality of combinations based on the delivery company burden calculated in regard to each combination of target parcels and a mobile object, and an output unit that outputs the optimum combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshie IMAI, Kentaro ISHIKAWA, Shunya OSAWA, Masato TSUCHIYA, Yoshiki MITSUI, Nobuaki MOTOYAMA, Satoru FURUTA, Masahiro ABUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10350778
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slitter which comprises: a plurality of slitter heads arranged along and positionally adjustably in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of a corrugated paperboard, wherein each of the plurality of slitter heads includes a circular slitter blade and a drive motor for rotating the slitter blade; a blade radius acquisition unit operable to acquire respective radii of the plurality of slitter blades; and a control unit operable, based on the radii of the plurality of slitter blades acquired by the blade radius acquisition unit, to control respective rotational speeds of the plurality of drive motors so as to allow respective blade edges of the plurality of slitter blades to have the same circumferential speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA ISOWA
    Inventors: Satoru Tsuchiya, Kunihiro Kawachi
  • Patent number: 10035279
    Abstract: A corrugated paperboard sheet processing apparatus for processing a corrugated paperboard sheet being conveyed. The apparatus includes a threaded shaft and a support assembly supported by the threaded shaft. The apparatus further includes a processing module supported by the support assembly. The processing module includes a width-direction movement motor for rotating a rotor provided in the support assembly, a processing tool for performing a given processing on the corrugated paperboard sheet, a processing tool drive device for driving the processing tool to perform the given processing, and an up-down movement motor for moving the processing tool in the up-down direction. The processing module is formed to define itself as independent and separable from the support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA ISOWA
    Inventor: Satoru Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 9944039
    Abstract: A corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) comprises a single facer (8) for preparing a single-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (6), a double facer (12) for preparing a double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (12), a slitter-scorer (17) for performing a scoring and a slitting of the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10), a cutter (20) for cutting the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10) after the scoring and slitting, and a printer (18) for printing individual identification information on the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet, in a non-contact state. The printer (18) is disposed on a conveyance line of the corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) at a position on a downstream side of the double facer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA ISOWA
    Inventors: Michio Suzuki, Yusuke Tozuka, Satoru Tsuchiya, Masufumi Sonoda
  • Patent number: 9707871
    Abstract: A headrest has a pad that is formed integrally with an outer cover by foam molding, and is also provided with: a low-resilience layer that is set in a front part of the pad and has lower resilience than the pad; a support member that is harder than the pad and supports the low-resilience layer from a backside of the low-resilience layer; and a blocking member that is located at a position to cover a contact area of the low-resilience layer and the support member from an outer circumference side while being in contact with at least one of the low-resilience layer and the support member and blocks infiltration of a foamed resin material of the pad into the contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Okamoto, Naoki Mitsuoka, Satoru Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170072578
    Abstract: A slitter apparatus comprises: a threaded shaft disposed to extend in a sheet-width direction; a rotor threadingly engaged with the threaded shaft; a frame rotatably holding the rotor and configured to be moved in the sheet-width direction by rotation of the rotor; and a processing module supported by the frame. The processing module is constructed by assembling together multiple components which comprise: a width-direction movement motor for rotating the rotor to move the processing module in the sheet-width direction; a slitter knife for slitting the corrugated paperboard sheet; a rotational drive motor for driving the slitter knife; and an up-down movement motor for moving the slitter knife in an up-down direction, wherein these components are configured to be integrally detached from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Satoru TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20160361886
    Abstract: A corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) comprises a single facer (8) for preparing a single-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (6), a double facer (12) for preparing a double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (12), a slitter-scorer (17) for performing a scoring and a slitting of the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10), a cutter (20) for cutting the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10) after the scoring and slitting, and a printer (18) for printing individual identification information on the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet, in a non-contact state. The printer (18) is disposed on a conveyance line of the corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) at a position on a downstream side of the double facer (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michio SUZUKI, Yusuke TOZUKA, Satoru TSUCHIYA, Masufumi SONODA
  • Publication number: 20160361830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slitter which comprises: a plurality of slitter heads arranged along and positionally adjustably in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of a corrugated paperboard, wherein each of the plurality of slitter heads includes a circular slitter blade and a drive motor for rotating the slitter blade; a blade radius acquisition unit operable to acquire respective radii of the plurality of slitter blades; and a control unit operable, based on the radii of the plurality of slitter blades acquired by the blade radius acquisition unit, to control respective rotational speeds of the plurality of drive motors so as to allow respective blade edges of the plurality of slitter blades to have the same circumferential speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru TSUCHIYA, Kunihiro KAWACHI
  • Publication number: 20160167551
    Abstract: A headrest has a pad that is formed integrally with an outer cover by foam molding, and is also provided with: a low-resilience layer that is set in a front part of the pad and has lower resilience than the pad; a support member that is harder than the pad and supports the low-resilience layer from a backside of the low-resilience layer; and a blocking member that is located at a position to cover a contact area of the low-resilience layer and the support member from an outer circumference side while being in contact with at least one of the low-resilience layer and the support member and blocks infiltration of a foamed resin material of the pad into the contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji OKAMOTO, Naoki MITSUOKA, Satoru TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 8427191
    Abstract: A power source device includes a main power source for outputting a direct current voltage with a specific value; a monitoring unit connected to the main power source for comparing the direct current voltage with a reference voltage to monitor whether a malfunction occurs in the main power source; and a monitoring display unit connected to the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit includes a comparison unit for comparing the direct current voltage with the reference voltage, and a monitoring control unit for detecting a signal of the comparison unit and for storing and displaying the direct current voltage on the monitoring display unit when the malfunction occurs in the main power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20110025368
    Abstract: A power source device includes a main power source for outputting a direct current voltage with a specific value; a monitoring unit connected to the main power source for comparing the direct current voltage with a reference voltage to monitor whether a malfunction occurs in the main power source; and a monitoring display unit connected to the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit includes a comparison unit for comparing the direct current voltage with the reference voltage, and a monitoring control unit for detecting a signal of the comparison unit and for storing and displaying the direct current voltage on the monitoring display unit when the malfunction occurs in the main power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Satoru TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20090093206
    Abstract: In an onboard air conditioning system, a light source (25) for conditioned air is provided in association with an air outlet (31), and the color of the light emitted from the light source changes in dependence on the temperature of the conditioned air. The light source may consist of a linear light source at least partly surrounding the air outlet. Thereby, the vehicle occupant can visually recognize the operating condition of the air conditioning system. The air outlet may be at least partly-surrounded by an annular duct (20) defining a central chamber (21) that has a closed bottom and an open top defining the air outlet, the annular air duct being provided with a communication hole (23) communicating an interior of the annular duct with the central chamber, and the air outlet is covered by an air permeable sheet (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Okita, Toru Nakagawa, Satoru Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 5951104
    Abstract: A seat system for a vehicle, is provided which includes a seat which has a seat cushion and a seat back and which is disposed within a vehicle passenger compartment, wherein the seat can be used for multipurposes. A pair of seat supporting frames disposed on opposite sides of the seat are connected at one end thereof to a pair of slide members capable of being moved along guide rails, so that the frames can be tilted around a first shaft extending in a widthwise direction of the vehicle and their tilted positions can be fixed. The seat cushion and the seat back are supported at the other ends of the seat supporting frames, so that they can be relatively turned around a second shaft parallel to the first shaft and their relative turned positions can be fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Tsuchiya, Nobuhiro Uekita
  • Patent number: 4810113
    Abstract: A print head driving system for driving a print head having a plurality of print wire controlling magnetic circuits and a plurality of print wires respectively operatively associated with the print wire controlling magnetic circuits regulates the flight starting timing of the print wires through the regulation of respective timings for supplying driving currents to the print wire controlling magnetic circuits to be used for a preceding printing cycle and the print wire controlling magnetic circuits to be used for a succeeding printing cycle, according to control data calculated on the basis of the number of the print wires which were used for the preceding printing cycle and the number of the print wires to be used for the succeeding printing cycle so that dots are printed at expected positions to thereby provide a clear print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Itoh, Satoru Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: D914074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Tsuchiya, Akira Kimura