Patents by Inventor Satoshi Sakata

Satoshi Sakata 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: 9562447
    Abstract: A valve timing control device includes: a driving side rotating body rotating in synchronization with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine (E); a driven side rotating body rotating integrally with a camshaft of the internal combustion engine and capable of rotating relative to the driving side rotating body; a fluid pressure chamber formed by the driving side rotating body and the driven side rotating body; a partition portion arranged in the fluid pressure chamber and partitioned into a retard chamber and an advance chamber an intermediate lock mechanism including a concave portion a lock member; and a phase control unit controlling the supply of a fluid to the retard chamber and the discharge of the fluid from the advance chamber or the supply of the fluid to the advance chamber and the discharge of the fluid from the retard chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Masaki Kobayashi, Kazuo Ueda, Shohei Masuda
  • Patent number: 9554172
    Abstract: A rebroadcasting system for retransmitting a television broadcast, which was received from a satellite, in a segment broadcasting, such as one-segment broadcasting and three-segment broadcasting, comprises: charging a solar battery during the daytime; recording broadcasts during the retransmission halt time; retransmitting television broadcasts, which are received from the satellite, in real time by use of central (one or three) segments and the charged power during any time when the output of the solar battery is low, for example, during the night, before sunset, after sunrise, or a rainy day; reproducing the recorded broadcasts; and retransmitting the reproduced recorded programs by use of any remaining segments, for example, segments adjacent to the central segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Nobuo Hirose, Jun Abe
  • Publication number: 20160037198
    Abstract: A rebroadcasting system for retransmitting a television broadcast, which was received from a satellite, in a segment broadcasting, such as one-segment broadcasting and three-segment broadcasting, comprises: charging a solar battery during the daytime; recording broadcasts during the retransmission halt time; retransmitting television broadcasts, which are received from the satellite, in real time by use of central (one or three) segments and the charged power during any time when the output of the solar battery is low, for example, during the night, before sunset, after sunrise, or a rainy day; reproducing the recorded broadcasts; and retransmitting the reproduced recorded programs by use of any remaining segments, for example, segments adjacent to the central segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi SAKATA, Nobuo HIROSE, Jun ABE
  • Publication number: 20160024980
    Abstract: A valve timing control device includes: a driving side rotating body rotating in synchronization with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine(E); a driven side rotating body rotating integrally with a camshaft of the internal combustion engine and capable of rotating relative to the driving side rotating body; a fluid pressure chamber formed by the driving side rotating body and the driven side rotating body; a partition portion arranged in the fluid pressure chamber and partitioned into a retard chamber and an advance chamber an intermediate lock mechanism including a concave portion a lock member; and a phase control unit controlling the supply of a fluid to the retard chamber and the discharge of the fluid from the advance chamber or the supply of the fluid to the advance chamber and the discharge of the fluid from the retard chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi SAKATA, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Kazuo UEDA, Shohei MASUDA
  • Patent number: 9118382
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a relay apparatus capable of performing normal relay transmission for broadcast waves by preventing effects caused by wraparound in a relay apparatus. For broadcast waves received by a relay apparatus (2), the same broadcast data are placed in each of a defined segment (f0) and a first segment (f1) other than the defined segment, whereupon the relay apparatus removes broadcast data for the defined segment (f0) from the received broadcast waves, and transmits broadcast waves in which the broadcast data for the first segment (f1) have been exchanged with each of the defined segment (f0) and a second segment (f2) other than the defined segment and the first segment. As a result, the defined segment (f0) which imparts wraparound effects to the received broadcast waves is removed, and therefore, it is possible to perform normal relay transmission of the broadcast waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Jun Abe, Osamu Otosaka, Makoto Watanabe, Motoki Chibazaki, Kazuhiko Yoshii
  • Patent number: 8938027
    Abstract: In order to shorten the convergence time for compensating distortion generated by a high-frequency power amplifier, a distortion compensation circuit which independently generates coefficients of odd-symmetrical amplitude distortion compensation signals and coefficients of odd-symmetrical phase distortion compensation signals of respective orders of a high-frequency power amplifier includes an even-symmetrical distortion compensation signal generation circuit for generating an even-symmetrical amplitude distortion compensation signal and an even-symmetrical phase distortion compensation signal from a difference between the input signal amplitude and a signal obtained by delaying the input signal amplitude and a difference between the input signal and a signal obtained by delaying the input signal, respectively independently and independently of the odd-symmetrical distortion compensation signals, and an even-symmetrical distortion compensation signal superposition circuit for superposing the even-symmetrical
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuo Hirose, Satoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20140162548
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a relay apparatus capable of performing normal relay transmission for broadcast waves by preventing effects caused by wraparound in a relay apparatus. For broadcast waves received by a relay apparatus (2), the same broadcast data are placed in each of a defined segment (f0) and a first segment (f1) other than the defined segment, whereupon the relay apparatus removes broadcast data for the defined segment (f0) from the received broadcast waves, and transmits broadcast waves in which the broadcast data for the first segment (f1) have been exchanged with each of the defined segment (f0) and a second segment (f2) other than the defined segment and the first segment. As a result, the defined segment (f0) which imparts wraparound effects to the received broadcast waves is removed, and therefore, it is possible to perform normal relay transmission of the broadcast waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Jun Abe, Osamu Otosaka, Makoto Watanabe, Motoki Chibazaki, Kazuhiko Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20130343484
    Abstract: In order to shorten the convergence time for compensating distortion generated by a high-frequency power amplifier, a distortion compensation circuit which independently generates coefficients of odd-symmetrical amplitude distortion compensation signals and coefficients of odd-symmetrical phase distortion compensation signals of respective orders of a high-frequency power amplifier includes an even-symmetrical distortion compensation signal generation circuit for generating an even-symmetrical amplitude distortion compensation signal and an even-symmetrical phase distortion compensation signal from a difference between the input signal amplitude and a signal obtained by delaying the input signal amplitude and a difference between the input signal and a signal obtained by delaying the input signal, respectively independently and independently of the odd-symmetrical distortion compensation signals, and an even-symmetrical distortion compensation signal superposition circuit for superposing the even-symmetrical
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuo Hirose, Satoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 7894764
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which includes: an image forming section to form an image on a transfer sheet conveyed to the image forming section; an edge detecting sensor which detects an edge position of the transfer sheet in a main scanning direction while the transfer sheet is conveyed to the image forming section; and a controller which controls an image writing position at the image forming section based on a result of an edge position detection by the edge detecting sensor; wherein the edge detecting sensor comprises a plurality of light sources each having a different wavelength, and the controller comprises a light source controller which controls lighting of the plural light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Yamauchi, Satoshi Sakata, Kenji Yamamoto, Akira Okamoto, Kazutoshi Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20110033217
    Abstract: There is described an image forming system, which confirms a finished state of an image at any time during the implementation of the image forming job as needed. The system includes: an image forming section to respectively form images on recording materials; a stacking section to stack the recording materials continuously ejected from the image forming section; an instruction inputting section from which an operator inputs instruction information; an ejecting section to stack a part of the recording materials in such a manner that the operator can pick up stacked recording materials by hand; a controlling section to conduct controlling operations in response to the instruction information, inputted from the instruction inputting section during an implementation of an image forming job including an operation for stacking the recording materials ejected from the image forming section, in order to eject the part of the recording materials onto the ejecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Utami Soma, Satoshi Sakata, Masanobu Kawano, Kenji Yamamoto, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hideki Nakamura, Akira Okamoto, Kazutoshi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 7877034
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, a sheet finisher and an image forming system; each of them including: a display for displaying a work item for a maintenance in the form of a guidance display; a detection section for detecting whether the work item is executed or not; an energization controller for supplying/blocking power supply to electric components to be maintained; a connection judging section for judging whether the electric components are electrically connected with the power supply or not; and a controller for controlling the display to switch displays of the work item and for controlling the energization controller, in accordance with a detection result of the detection section; wherein the controller causes the display to display an alarm and a guidance display of a corresponding work, according to a judgment of the connection judging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Nakamura, Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Sakata, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Akira Okamoto, Kenji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7865103
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming a visible image on a transfer sheet according to a job, the image forming apparatus including: a plurality of sheet feed trays adapted to load plural kinds of transfer sheets; an image forming section for forming a visible image according to image data on a transfer sheet; a conveying section for conveying a transfer sheet from each of the plurality of sheet feed trays toward the image forming section; a display section for displaying various items; a color detection section for detecting a transfer sheet color of the transfer sheet being conveyed by the conveying section; and a control section for controlling a conveyance of the transfer sheet and the image formation, wherein the control section displays a transfer sheet color designated by the job and the transfer sheet color detected by the color detection section on the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Sakata, Kenji Yamamoto, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hideki Nakamura, Akira Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7684749
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a transfer attitude correcting section for correcting a transfer attitude of the transfer sheet to receive the toner image and for conveying the corrected transfer sheet to the transfer section with a timing to match with the movement of the toner image. The transfer attitude correcting section includes a roller unit including a base board rotatable around a center of rotation and a registration roller mounted on the base board, a detecting section for detecting a position of the transfer sheet being conveyed by the registration roller; and a control section for control the roller unit based on detection data detected by the detecting section so as to correct a skew of the transfer sheet by rotating the base board and to correct a deviation of a transfer position of the transfer sheet by shifting the registration roller on the base board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Yamane, Satoshi Sakata, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Akifumi Isobe
  • Patent number: 7650108
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for use with a transfer sheet includes: a sheet feeding unit structured to feed the transfer sheet; a color detection sensor structured to detect color information on the transfer sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit; a recognition section structured to recognize whether the transfer sheet subjected to the detection by the color detection sensor is a non-tabbed transfer sheet having no tab, or either a tabbed transfer sheet having a tab or an unprocessed tabbed transfer sheet blank, the unprocessed tabbed transfer sheet blank being capable of being processed into a tabbed transfer sheet having a tab by post-processing, wherein a recognition result is made based on the color information detected by the color detection sensor; and a control section that controls image forming on and conveying of the fed transfer sheet, according to the recognition result by the recognition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Sakata, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Akira Okamoto, Kazutoshi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 7583282
    Abstract: When images are to be printed on two, front and lower surfaces of a sheet, in order to register the position of the image on the front surface and the position of the image on the back surface highly accurately, an image printing apparatus of this invention includes an image printing section which forms the image for the front surface of the sheet as well as an image of a reference mark on a photosensitive member at one portion in a region outside an image printing region and transfers the images onto the front surface of the sheet, a fixing unit which fixes the transferred images on the sheet, a line sensor which detects the reference mark after fixing printed on the front surface of the sheet, an arithmetic operating section which obtains a shrinkage factor of the sheet on the basis of a size of the reference mark before fixing and a size of the detected reference mark after fixing and calculates a position and magnification of the image to be printed on the back surface on the basis of the shrinkage factor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Yamauchi, Satoshi Sakata, Akira Okamoto, Kenji Yamamoto, Kazutoshi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 7574167
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having therein an image forming device that transfers an image onto a transfer sheet and a reversing device that reverses the transfer sheet, wherein the image forming device transfers an image on the front surface of the transfer sheet, then, the reversing device reverses the sheet, and the image forming device transfers an image onto the rear surface of the sheet and the image forming apparatus further has therein a correcting device that corrects the overall skew of the transfer sheet depending on an inclination of a leading side of a transfer sheet in the conveyance direction set in advance before an image is formed on the front surface, and corrects the overall skew of the transfer sheet depending on an inclination of a leading side of a transfer sheet in the conveyance direction set in advance before an image is formed on the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Okamoto, Satoshi Sakata, Kenji Yamamoto, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Kazutoshi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 7532838
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms an image on a sheet, based on image data of a job, a sheet ejection tray on which to stack sheets have been formed with an image, and a controller to control image forming, wherein the controller performs control to form an image based on a composite image of image data and a cut guide attached to the image data only on a first image forming page or a last image forming page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Kazumichi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20090052930
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming a visible image on a transfer sheet according to a job, the image forming apparatus including: a plurality of sheet feed trays adapted to load plural kinds of transfer sheets; an image forming section for forming a visible image according to image data on a transfer sheet; a conveying section for conveying a transfer sheet from each of the plurality of sheet feed trays toward the image forming section; a display section for displaying various items; a color detection section for detecting a transfer sheet color of the transfer sheet being conveyed by the conveying section; and a control section for controlling a conveyance of the transfer sheet and the image formation, wherein the control section displays a transfer sheet color designated by the job and the transfer sheet color detected by the color detection section on the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Sakata, Kenji Yamamoto, Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hideki Nakamura, Akira Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090016763
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, a sheet finisher and an image forming system; each of them including: a display for displaying a work item for a maintenance in the form of a guidance display; a detection section for detecting whether the work item is executed or not; an energization controller for supplying/blocking power supply to electric components to be maintained; a connection judging section for judging whether the electric components are electrically connected with the power supply or not; and a controller for controlling the display to switch displays of the work item and for controlling the energization controller, in accordance with a detection result of the detection section; wherein the controller causes the display to display an alarm and a guidance display of a corresponding work, according to a judgment of the connection judging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Hideki NAKAMURA, Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA, Satoshi SAKATA, Kazumichi YAMAUCHI, Akira OKAMOTO, Kenji YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 7477859
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms an image on a sheet on the basis of image data; a sheet discharge tray on which the sheet with the image that has been formed, is stacked; and a controller that controls image formation. The image forming apparatus has a one sided mode in which the image formation is carried out only on a one side of a sheet and a two sided mode in which the image formation is carried out on both sides of a sheet, and when the two sided mode is carried out, the controller controls to form an image as a composite image in which a cutting mark is attached to the image data for a first surface only or a second surface only of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakata, Kazumichi Yamauchi