Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kawashima

Satoshi Kawashima 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: 20240269244
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type I in a subject in need thereof by administering a pharmaceutical composition containing a fusion protein of an anti-human transferrin receptor antibody and human ?-L-iduronidase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: JCR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto MORIMOTO, Sachiho KIDA, Sairei SOU, Satoshi KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240095013
    Abstract: A control device includes: a monitoring unit that monitors a storage amount and a temperature of a battery that supplies electric power for executing a software update process; a determination unit that determines whether or not the storage amount of the battery is equal to or greater than the first storage amount and whether or not the temperature of the battery is equal to or greater than the first temperature; and a control unit that, when the temperature of the battery at the time of starting the vehicle is less than the second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, performs control for executing the update process when the determination unit determines that the storage amount of the battery is equal to or greater than the first storage amount and the temperature of the battery is equal to or greater than the first temperature after the vehicle finishes traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11642968
    Abstract: At least one power line is connected to a battery mounted at a vehicle. Plural ECUs are each connected to the at least one power line. A processor switches one ECU at a time of the plural ECUs from a second state to a first state by sending state switching signals to the plural ECUs. A power line to which plural ECUs are connected is a target power line. On the basis of current values of the target power line measured by a current measurement section when these plural ECUs are switched to the first state one at a time, the processor determines whether or not each ECU is in an abnormal condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Okada, Satoshi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20220363135
    Abstract: At least one power line is connected to a battery mounted at a vehicle. Plural ECUs are each connected to the at least one power line. A processor switches one ECU at a time of the plural ECUs from a second state to a first state by sending state switching signals to the plural ECUs. A power line to which plural ECUs are connected is a target power line. On the basis of current values of the target power line measured by a current measurement section when these plural ECUs are switched to the first state one at a time, the processor determines whether or not each ECU is in an abnormal condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuaki OKADA, Satoshi KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11386032
    Abstract: A network system is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a plurality of sensors, a first bus used when the sensors transmit sensing data, a plurality of actuators, a second bus used when the actuators receive control data, a central electronic control unit that performs an operation based on the sensing data and generates the control data, a third bus used when the central electronic control unit receives the sensing data and transmits the control data, and a repeater. The repeater is configured to pass data flowing on the first bus to the third bus, pass data flowing on the third bus to the second bus, and block the flow of data from the third bus to the first bus and the flow of data from the second bus to the third bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20200151132
    Abstract: A network system is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a plurality of sensors, a first bus used when the sensors transmit sensing data, a plurality of actuators, a second bus used when the actuators receive control data, a central electronic control unit that performs an operation based on the sensing data and generates the control data, a third bus used when the central electronic control unit receives the sensing data and transmits the control data, and a repeater. The repeater is configured to pass data flowing on the first bus to the third bus, pass data flowing on the third bus to the second bus, and block the flow of data from the third bus to the first bus and the flow of data from the second bus to the third bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8992064
    Abstract: A planar illumination device includes a light source unit, including a substantially planar emitting surface, configured to emit light to illuminate a substantially planar object, and a frame, formed in a frame shape enclosing the light source unit, disposed on an outer circumferential side of the light source unit, configured to hold the light source unit. The frame includes a reflecting part configured to reflect the light, and an absorbing part, formed integral with at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the reflecting part, configured to absorb the light. The reflecting part and the absorbing part include joint interface therebetween that is inclined to a direction vertical to the emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Horikawa, Masahito Totsuka, Shinji Kawai, Satoshi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20130135898
    Abstract: A planar illumination device includes a light source unit, including a substantially planar emitting surface, configured to emit light to illuminate a substantially planar object, and a frame, formed in a frame shape enclosing the light source unit, disposed on an outer circumferential side of the light source unit, configured to hold the light source unit. The frame includes a reflecting part configured to reflect the light, and an absorbing part, formed integral with at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the reflecting part, configured to absorb the light. The reflecting part and the absorbing part include joint interface therebetween that is inclined to a direction vertical to the emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomotaka HORIKAWA, Masahito TOTSUKA, Shinji KAWAI, Satoshi KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8303152
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light guide plate including a plurality of protrusions disposed along a side surface thereof such that a plurality of interspaces are formed with each interspace being located between two adjacent protrusions; and a plurality of LEDs which include first row LEDs and second row LEDs disposed in two rows respectively at the interspaces and the protrusions. The distal portion of the protrusion has, at its top end surface, a width which is larger than the width of an opening area of the recess of a lamp house and also smaller than the overall width of the lamp house. The first and second row LEDs adjacent to each other are disposed such that respective lamp houses of two adjacent LEDs partly overlap with each other when viewed from the light emission direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Makoto Furuta
  • Patent number: 7891829
    Abstract: A keyboard apparatus. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of key pads, including at least twenty six key pads spatially disposed within the housing. Each of the key pads is depressible upon touch by a user. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. The apparatus has a light guide characterized by a planar optically transparent material having a surface region, a width, a length, and a backside region, and a thickness provided between the surface region and the backside region. The apparatus has a plurality of patterns disposed on the surface region and optically coupled respectively to each of the twenty six key members. In a specific embodiment, the apparatus has a light emitting diode provided within a center region of the surface region to emit electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshisada Takeda, Satoshi Kawashima, Junji Yuasa, Yohei Ishii
  • Publication number: 20100296284
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light guide plate including a plurality of protrusions disposed along a side surface thereof such that a plurality of interspaces are formed with each interspace being located between two adjacent protrusions; and a plurality of LEDs which include first row LEDs and second row LEDs disposed in two rows respectively at the interspaces and the protrusions. The distal portion of the protrusion has, at its top end surface, a width which is larger than the width of an opening area of the recess of a lamp house and also smaller than the overall width of the lamp house. The first and second row LEDs adjacent to each other are disposed such that respective lamp houses of two adjacent LEDs partly overlap with each other when viewed from the light emission direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASHIMA, Makoto FURUTA
  • Patent number: 7819573
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Hiroshi Takeshita
  • Publication number: 20090097254
    Abstract: A planar lighting device in which workability of filling process of filler for heat radiation is improved and heat generated from a point-like light source is efficiently radiated so as to achieve higher brightness is provided. In a planar lighting device according to the present invention provided with a light guide plate and a point-like light source arranged on a side end face of the light guide plate, a radiator plate made of a bottom portion and a side wall is further provided, a circuit board on which the point-like light source is mounted is fixed along the side wall, and a recess portion holding a filler for heat radiation is formed at a position corresponding to the point-like light source in the side wall. By this arrangement, determination of an appropriate application amount of the filler for heat radiation and management and storage after application are facilitated and the workability of the filing process can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Makoto Satoh, Hiroshi Johmen
  • Publication number: 20090067153
    Abstract: A keyboard apparatus. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of key pads, including at least twenty six key pads spatially disposed within the housing. Each of the key pads is depressible upon touch by a user. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. The apparatus has a light guide characterized by a planar optically transparent material having a surface region, a width, a length, and a backside region, and a thickness provided between the surface region and the backside region. The apparatus has a plurality of patterns disposed on the surface region and optically coupled respectively to each of the twenty six key members. In a specific embodiment, the apparatus has a light emitting diode provided within a center region of the surface region to emit electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: TOSHISADA TAKEDA, Satoshi Kawashima, Junji Yuasa, Yohei Ishii
  • Publication number: 20080298086
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Hiroshi Takeshita
  • Patent number: 7248308
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: at least one light source; a light conductive plate which has the at least one light source disposed at one end surface thereof, and which allows light emitted from the at least one light source and introduced therein to exit out therefrom through both major surfaces thereof toward first and second liquid crystal display elements disposed respectively over the both major surfaces of the light conductive plate, wherein the second liquid crystal display element has a smaller display screen size than the first liquid crystal display element; and a reflecting means which is disposed at the other major surface of the light conductive plate so as to cover at least areas not covered by the second liquid crystal display element, and which reflects light toward the first liquid crystal display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mizutani, Satoshi Kawashima, Kazutoshi Takayanagi, Katsuji Ishigami, Motoji Egawa
  • Patent number: 7237937
    Abstract: In a touch panel assembly, the thickness of a touch panel is successfully reduced by using a touch panel 10 provided with no reinforcement member. A housing frame 50 that supports the components of a front light unit 20 in an integral manner is provided with a touch panel positioning mechanism, and the touch panel 10 is fixed to the positioning mechanism, whereby the absence of a reinforcement member is duly compensated for, thus ensuring the strength of the touch panel 10. Deformation of the touch panel 10 that occurs when the touch panel 10 is pressed for operation can be attenuated by a transparent buffer member 5 disposed between the touch panel 10 and a light conductor plate 22. Therefore, the touch panel 10 deformed is prohibited from contacting and damaging the light conductor plate 22, thus preventing the light conductor plate 22 from deteriorating in its functional performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignees: Minebea Co., Ltd., Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Yoshitaka Chousa, Takayuki Takagi, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Takao Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7056004
    Abstract: In a spread illuminating apparatus comprising a spot-like light source, and a light conductive plate, the light conductive plate is shaped into a pentagon which has two sides thereof substantially parallel to each other. The pentagon includes, as a part thereof, a triangle having its base defined by an imaginary line connecting respective straightly opposing ends of the two parallel sides, and the spot-like light source is disposed at a side of the pentagon constituting one of two hypotenuses of the triangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Mizutani, Satoshi Kawashima, Toru Kunimochi, Katsuji Ishigami
  • Patent number: 7052153
    Abstract: A housing frame includes a recess, a flat seat portion and a frame-shaped seat portion which are positioning units for a spot-like light source, a light conductive bar and a light conductive plate, respectively. The required assembly accuracy can be reliably obtained by fitting the light source, the light conductive bar and the light conductive plate to the predetermined positioning units of the housing frame. A recess and a flat seat portion have a thickness D2 smaller than the thickness D1 of a frame forming the positioning unit for the light conductive plate, and the housing frame forms a cavity, an opening of which is directed upward, and in order to obtain the required strength a reinforcing frame is provided. By reducing the thickness of the reinforcing frame, the light conductive plate can be disposed close to a display surface of any electronic product in incorporating the spread illuminating apparatus into any the electronic product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawashima, Akihisa Nishioka
  • Patent number: D648251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Satoshi Kawashima