Patents by Inventor Satoshi Sato

Satoshi Sato 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: 11977142
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to make a range of detection of the object by the transmission signal and the reception signal, variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Homma, Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20240139907
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus capable of more easily determining a maintenance timing by using event data. The information processing apparatus includes a state estimation unit that estimates a state of a grindstone by using event data supplied from an event sensor that outputs, as event data, a temporal change of an electrical signal obtained by photoelectrically converting an optical signal, and outputs a result of the estimation. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing system or the like that tells a maintenance timing of a grindstone of a machine tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higashisaka, Satoshi Ihara, Masaru Ozaki, Yasuyuki Sato, Tomohiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240138660
    Abstract: A bending tube of an insertion appliance includes a first region including a first plurality of slits, a second region provided proximally relative to the first region and including a second plurality of slits, and a guiding surface on an inner circumferential surface of the bending tube, the guiding surface extending in a circumferential direction, and including a channel configured to slidably house a wire. Each slit of the first plurality of slits is at different position in the circumferential direction, and at different positions in a longitudinal direction. Each slit of the second plurality of slits is provided at different position in the circumferential direction, and at different position in the longitudinal direction. The first plurality of slits is distributed over a first angle in the circumferential direction, and the second plurality of slits is distributed over a second angle smaller than the first angle in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Satoshi HORIE, Eijiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11972907
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molding, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. The resin molding includes a laminate of multiple capacitor elements, and a sealing resin sealing the laminate. The following are satisfied: t1<t2, t3<t4, t1<t3, and t4/t3<t2/t1, where t1 is the thickness of an inner portion of the cathode lead-out layer, the inner portion not being exposed at the second end surface; t2 is the thickness of an exposed portion of the cathode lead-out layer, the exposed portion being exposed at the second end surface; t3 is the thickness of an inner portion of the valve-action metal substrate, the inner portion not being exposed at the first end surface; and t4 is the thickness of an exposed portion of the valve-action metal substrate, the exposed portion being exposed at the first end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tani, Kenichi Oshiumi, Kazutoyo Horio, Junichi Sato, Keiji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11972990
    Abstract: A unit includes a wiring board having a first face having a mounting portion on which an electronic device is mounted, a second face opposite to the first face, and end faces continuous with the first face and the second face, a resin member provided to cover the end faces and to have protrusions protruding upward from the end faces to face each other across a space above the mounting portion, and an insulating film covering the second face, wherein at least a part of an edge of the insulating film is provided away from an end of the second face on the end face side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Nozu, Yu Aoki, Hirotaka Sekiguchi, Koji Sato, Koji Tsuduki
  • Publication number: 20240123654
    Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
  • Publication number: 20240123429
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a CeO2—ZrO2-based complex oxide having a sufficiently reduced particle size and a method for producing the CeO2—ZrO2-based complex oxide, and there are provided a complex oxide containing a zirconium element, a cerium element, and optionally another rare earth metal element, wherein D50 and D90 of the complex oxide measured by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement method are 0.5 ?m or less and 1 ?m or less, respectively, and a method for producing the complex oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro SATO, Satoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240124050
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply unit includes an auxiliary power supply device and a downstream power supply line group connecting the auxiliary power supply device to motor units. The auxiliary power supply device includes: an auxiliary power supply provided on a power supply path; and a switching circuit configured to switch the connection state of the auxiliary power supply to the power supply path. The connection state of the auxiliary power supply includes a boost state in which the auxiliary power supply is connected in series with the external power supply. The downstream power supply line group includes branch first downstream drive lines and branch second downstream drive lines. Each of the upstream ends of the branch first downstream drive lines and the branch second downstream drive lines is connected to the power supply path at a position downstream of the auxiliary power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori TOTOUMI, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Hiroki NITTA, Kouhei OTA
  • Patent number: 11960237
    Abstract: A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes (i) a rotatable developing roller for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member; (ii) a first drive transmission member capable of receiving a rotational force originated by the main assembly; (iii) a second drive transmission member capable of coupling with the first drive transmission member and capable of transmitting the rotational force received by the first drive transmission member to the developing roller; and (iv) a coupling disconnection member including a force receiving portion capable of receiving the force originated by the main assembly, and an urging portion capable of urging at least one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member by the force received by the force receiving portion to separate one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member from the other, thereby disconnecting t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Sato, Masatoshi Yamashita, Satoshi Nishiya, Kazuhiko Kanno
  • Patent number: 11958385
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Ryuichiro Hirose, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Atsushi Kusano, Yoshikazu Ito, Yousuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20240118626
    Abstract: A determination method includes measuring first relative positions as a first measurement, measuring second relative positions as a second measurement, and determining presence or absence of an abnormality. The first relative positions are relative positions between members corresponding to a plurality of respective measurement positions and a conveyance unit when the conveyance unit moves to the plurality of respective measurement positions. The second relative positions are the relative positions between the members corresponding to the plurality of respective measurement positions and the conveyance unit when the conveyance unit moves to the plurality of respective measurement positions after the first measurement. Presence or absence of an abnormality in the conveyance unit and presence or absence of an abnormality in a floor at one measurement position of the plurality of respective measurement positions is determined based on measurement results of the first and second measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: SHUJI SATO, SATOSHI SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 11945474
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus configured to support a driving of a vehicle at a time of pulling out of the vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including: a control section configured to determine a movement path from a parking space to a predetermined position of a road region, and run the vehicle along the movement path on a basis of surroundings information of the vehicle when pulling out the vehicle from the parking space to the road region, wherein the control section leaves an accelerator operation for the vehicle to a user while automatically controlling a steering operation for the vehicle at least in a section in the movement path, and switches from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode in response to the steering operation that is performed by the user when the vehicle travels in the section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehito Sato, Atsushi Nojiri, Satoshi Fukumoto, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Patent number: 11948462
    Abstract: An image generating apparatus generates an image to be displayed on a display and includes at least one memory and a control circuit. The control circuit acquires a plurality of camera images captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a vehicle, calculates a distance between one of the cameras and a target to be projected in in the camera images, detects a position of a light-transmissive object or a reflective object in the camera images, and generates an image from a point of view that is different from points of view of the plurality of camera images by using the plurality of camera images and the distance, the generated image including a predetermined image that is displayed at the position of the light-transmissive object or the reflective object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayako Maruyama, Kunio Nobori, Takeo Azuma, Satoshi Sato, Nobuhiko Wakai
  • Publication number: 20240107173
    Abstract: A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi MITSUI, Kei KUSHIMOTO, Kohichi NISHIDE, Tomotoshi SATO
  • Patent number: 11940523
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission wave, a reception antenna that receives a reflected wave that is the reflected transmission wave, and a control unit that detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The electronic device transmits, to an information processing apparatus, sensing information based on the transmission signal and the reception signal at a location of the electronic device along with location information of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato, Takuya Homma
  • Publication number: 20240090746
    Abstract: Insertion equipment includes an insertion section, a distal end member provided at a distal end of the insertion section, and a tube configured to supply a fluid to the distal end member. In the distal end member, the fluid passes through a first flow channel extending in a distal end direction, passes through a second flow channel in a direction different from the distal end direction, is divided, is discharged through a first opening in a distal end surface, and part of the fluid is discharged through one or more second openings in an outer circumferential surface of the distal end member in a radial direction or a proximal end direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Nagahide SAKAI, Satoshi HORIE, Eijiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20240098190
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to form an image, transmit the image to a server that generates a processed image of the image by executing a designated image process on the image and is on an outside of a firewall, and, in a case where the image includes designation information designating the processed image to be transmitted to an instructed transmission destination via a fax line, request an alternative apparatus to fax-transmit the processed image to the transmission destination, the alternative apparatus being on an inside of the firewall together and having a fax function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato SUGII, Satoshi WATANABE, Hiroshige NONAKA, Haruhisa HOSHINO, Yusuke SATO
  • Patent number: 11932241
    Abstract: A driving assist system executes driving assist control for avoiding a collision with a target ahead of a vehicle. The driving assist control operates when the target exists within an assist area. A crossing target is the target crossing a roadway area ahead of the vehicle from a first side toward a second side. The assist area for the crossing target is divided into a plurality of divided assist areas including a first assist area located on the first side as viewed from the vehicle and a second assist area located on the second side as viewed from the vehicle. When the crossing target exists in the second assist area, the driving assist system decreases a control strength of the driving assist control as compared with a case where the crossing target exists in the first assist area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakamura, Kazuyuki Fujita, Minami Sato, Takahisa Awata
  • Patent number: 11932147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20240088495
    Abstract: An alkaline battery includes a positive electrode containing member, a negative electrode containing member, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a frame-shaped member, a separator, and a sealing member. The positive electrode is contained inside the positive electrode containing member. The negative electrode and the frame-shaped member are contained inside the negative electrode containing member. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The sealing member is disposed between the positive electrode containing member and the negative electrode containing member, and is separated from the frame-shaped member. The positive electrode containing member and the negative electrode containing member are crimped to each other with the sealing member interposed between the positive electrode containing member and the negative electrode containing member. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material and an alkaline electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Keisuke MAEGAWA, Satoshi SATO