Patents by Inventor Satoshi Tsuda

Satoshi Tsuda 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: 11834791
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper barrier base material includes a step of applying a water vapor barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least a water vapor barrier resin and a pigment onto a paper base material by a curtain coating method to form a water vapor barrier layer, and a step of applying a gas barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least one polymer selected from water-soluble polymers and water-dispersible polymers onto the water vapor barrier layer by a curtain coating method without a drying step interposed between the two steps to form a gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer coating liquid has a B-type viscosity equal to or higher than a B-type viscosity of the water vapor barrier layer coating liquid. The method is intended to suppress the occurrence of coating unevenness in wet-on-wet coating by a curtain coating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., JUJO THERMAL OY
    Inventors: Kenta Watanabe, Yuri Oishi, Satoshi Tsuda, Masashi Okamoto, Hiroshi Koyamoto
  • Patent number: 11760589
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a stacking member, a feeding unit, and a detachable separation unit. The feeding unit feeds sheets stacked from the stacking member. The separation unit separates the fed sheets one by one. The separation unit includes a rotating member to abut and separate from the feeding unit and to rotate, a biasing member to bias the rotating member toward the feeding unit, and an engaged member to be engaged with an engagement member included in the sheet feeding device. The engagement member can move to a first position where the engagement member is engaged with the engaged member, and a second position away from the engaged member. Where the engagement member moves from the first to the second position when the separation unit is attached to the sheet feeding device, the separation unit moves in a detachment direction using the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11738652
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a storage battery; a vehicle-side charging/discharging device connected to a facility-side charging/discharging device composing a power system provided in a facility, the vehicle-side charging/discharging device being configured to transfer power to/from the facility-side charging/discharging device; and a vehicle-side controller configured to control the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, wherein the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device are coupled to execute charge/discharge control between the power system and the storage battery, the vehicle-side controller is configured to determine, based on information about power transferred between the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, presence or absence of an intervention of a facility-side control device, which controls power in the power system, in the charge/discharge control, and the charge/discharge control is executed bas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20230166928
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a roller unit having first and second engagement units, a first engaged unit, and a pressing arm having a second engaged unit. By being rotated about the first engagement unit from a first position where the first engagement unit and the first engaged unit are engaged with each other, and the second engagement unit and the second engaged unit are not engaged with each other, the roller unit is movable to a second position at which the first engagement unit and the first engaged unit are engaged with each other, and the second engagement unit and the second engaged unit are engaged with each other. By the second engagement unit pressing the second engaged unit to move the roller unit from the first position to the second position, the second engaged unit moves to a position retracted from a second engagement unit movement locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: SATOSHI TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230032618
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a driving transmission member, a feeding unit, and a switching member. The feeding unit is detachable from the sheet feeding device and includes a driven transmission member that receives a driving force from the driving transmission member, a feeding member, and a holding member that holds the driven transmission member and the feeding member. The switching member abuts the holding member and moves the feeding member between a second position and a first position lowered from the second position. When the driving force is transmitted to the driven transmission member, the feeding unit is positioned to the sheet feeding device by receiving a positioning force in an attachment direction of the feeding unit. When the driving force is not transmitted to the driven transmission member, the feeding unit is regulated by the switching member in movement in a direction opposite to the attachment direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masato Suzuki, Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11440756
    Abstract: A conveyance rotating body is rotatably supported by a support member. A second rotational axis at a rotation center of a driven transmission member is disposed at a position different from a position of a first rotational axis. When a feeding unit is attached to a sheet feeding apparatus, a drive transmission member and the driven transmission member engage with each other. When a driving force is transmitted from the drive transmission member to the driven transmission member, the feeding unit receives a force in an attachment direction of the feeding unit and is positioned with respect to the sheet feeding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20220258994
    Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus may comprise a first conveying roller configured to convey a sheet and a second conveying roller disposed on a downstream side of the first conveying roller in a conveyance direction of the sheet. In a case where the second conveying roller rotates at a first speed by a driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller, the first conveying roller rotates by being driven with respect to the second conveying roller. In a case where the second conveying roller rotates at a second speed faster than the first speed by the driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller, the first conveying roller rotates at the second speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsuda, Takashi Yano
  • Publication number: 20220213652
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper barrier base material includes a step of applying a water vapor barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least a water vapor barrier resin and a pigment onto a paper base material by a curtain coating method to form a water vapor barrier layer. The water vapor barrier layer coating liquid has a spinnability of 0.07 seconds or more and 0.4 seconds or less at a solid content concentration of 32% by weight and a temperature of 25° C. The method is intended to achieve good stability of a coating liquid and good continuous operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yuri OISHI, Kenta WATANABE, Satoshi TSUDA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Hiroshi KOYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220154403
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper barrier base material includes a step of applying a water vapor barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least a water vapor barrier resin and a pigment onto a paper base material by a curtain coating method to form a water vapor barrier layer, and a step of applying a gas barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least one polymer selected from water-soluble polymers and water-dispersible polymers onto the water vapor barrier layer by a curtain coating method without a drying step interposed between the two steps to form a gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer coating liquid has a B-type viscosity equal to or higher than a B-type viscosity of the water vapor barrier layer coating liquid. The method is intended to suppress the occurrence of coating unevenness in wet-on-wet coating by a curtain coating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Yuri OISHI, Satoshi TSUDA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Hiroshi KOYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11254233
    Abstract: A charge-discharge management system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of electric vehicles wherein each electric vehicle has a storage battery, a charge-discharge facility that charges and discharges the storage batteries of the plurality of electric vehicles, and a charge-discharge management device that controls charging and discharging actions of the charge-discharge facility. Each electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles is configured to exchange electricity of the storage battery of the electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles by another electric vehicle through the charge-discharge facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20220033204
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a stacking member, a feeding unit, and a detachable separation unit. The feeding unit feeds sheets stacked from the stacking member. The separation unit separates the fed sheets one by one. The separation unit includes a rotating member to abut and separate from the feeding unit and to rotate, a biasing member to bias the rotating member toward the feeding unit, and an engaged member to be engaged with an engagement member included in the sheet feeding device. The engagement member can move to a first position where the engagement member is engaged with the engaged member, and a second position away from the engaged member. Where the engagement member moves from the first to the second position when the separation unit is attached to the sheet feeding device, the separation unit moves in a detachment direction using the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11203496
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a feeding unit, a detection unit provided downstream of the feeding unit, a measurement unit that measures a measured time from the start of conveyance of a recording material to the detection of the recording material, and a determination unit that performs renewal determination for determining whether the feeding unit has been replaced with a new feeding unit. Thus, replacement of the feeding unit with a new feeding unit can automatically be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsuda, Yasuhiko Fuse, Takashi Kuwata, Yoshiteru Kaida, Shoichi Koyama
  • Patent number: 11174112
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a stacking member, a feeding unit, and a detachable separation unit. The feeding unit feeds sheets stacked from the stacking member. The separation unit separates the fed sheets one by one. The separation unit includes a rotating member to abut and separate from the feeding unit and to rotate, a biasing member to bias the rotating member toward the feeding unit, and an engaged member to be engaged with an engagement member included in the sheet feeding device. The engagement member can move to a first position where the engagement member is engaged with the engaged member, and a second position away from the engaged member. Where the engagement member moves from the first to the second position when the separation unit is attached to the sheet feeding device, the separation unit moves in a detachment direction using the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11167745
    Abstract: A control system of a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine loaded on a vehicle, an electric motor loaded on the vehicle, and connected to wheels via a power transmission mechanism, a battery storing power that drives the electric motor, and a control device that controls engine torque generated by the internal combustion engine, and motor torque transmitted to the wheels by the electric motor. The control device calculates an outputable power of the battery based on a temperature and a state of charge of the battery. The control device is configured to make a torque change amount of the engine torque larger when the calculated outputable power belongs to a predetermined low power region than when the outputable power belongs to a high power region with higher power than the low power region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke Sasaki, Satoshi Tsuda, Naoto Kato
  • Patent number: 11142202
    Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to reduce an exhaust gas during deceleration of the vehicle, and to protect a motor and a battery. A control mode of the engine may be selected from: a low-power mode in which the hybrid vehicle is decelerated by reducing a torque and a power of the engine at a predetermined rate while generating the brake torque by the motor; and a high-power mode in which the hybrid vehicle is decelerated by reducing the torque and the power of the engine at a rate slower than the predetermined rate of the low-power mode while generating the brake torque by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11097720
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes: an engine; an output shaft connected to a drive wheel; a first motor generator generating electric power using a drive force from the engine; a second motor generator connected to the output shaft; a planetary gear mechanism mechanically connected to the engine, the first motor generator, and the output shaft; a battery charging the electric power generated by the first motor generator; and controllers controlling the engine, the first motor generator, and the second motor generator. Further, when a requested drive force for the hybrid vehicle is greater than a maximum drive force without battery charging, which represents a drive force which can be output when an output of the second motor generator is maximized and the battery is not charged, the controllers cause the hybrid vehicle to travel while charging the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11050258
    Abstract: A battery control system includes a storage battery connected to a power network to be charged with and discharge power and a control device configured to control charging and discharging of the storage battery. The control device changes details of charging and discharging control of the storage battery when a deterioration state of the storage battery satisfies a predetermined condition at a point in time when a predetermined time has elapsed since start of use. The control device may gradually shift to control for suppressing deterioration of the storage battery as a use time of the storage battery becomes longer. In this way, it is possible to improve the economy of a consumer owning the storage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20210178917
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a storage battery; a vehicle-side charging/discharging device connected to a facility-side charging/discharging device composing a power system provided in a facility, the vehicle-side charging/discharging device being configured to transfer power to/from the facility-side charging/discharging device; and a vehicle-side controller configured to control the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, wherein the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device are coupled to execute charge/discharge control between the power system and the storage battery, the vehicle-side controller is configured to determine, based on information about power transferred between the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, presence or absence of an intervention of a facility-side control device, which controls power in the power system, in the charge/discharge control, and the charge/discharge control is executed bas
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20210094775
    Abstract: A conveyance rotating body is rotatably supported by a support member. A second rotational axis at a rotation center of a driven transmission member is disposed at a position different from a position of a first rotational axis. When a feeding unit is attached to a sheet feeding apparatus, a drive transmission member and the driven transmission member engage with each other. When a driving force is transmitted from the drive transmission member to the driven transmission member, the feeding unit receives a force in an attachment direction of the feeding unit and is positioned with respect to the sheet feeding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20210009370
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a stacking member, a feeding unit, and a detachable separation unit. The feeding unit feeds sheets stacked from the stacking member. The separation unit separates the fed sheets one by one. The separation unit includes a rotating member to abut and separate from the feeding unit and to rotate, a biasing member to bias the rotating member toward the feeding unit, and an engaged member to be engaged with an engagement member included in the sheet feeding device. The engagement member can move to a first position where the engagement member is engaged with the engaged member, and a second position away from the engaged member. Where the engagement member moves from the first to the second position when the separation unit is attached to the sheet feeding device, the separation unit moves in a detachment direction using the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsuda