Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yamamoto

Satoshi Yamamoto 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).

  • Magnetic recording disk drive with position error signal (PES) blocks in the data tracks for compensation of track misregistration
    Patent number: 9412403
    Abstract: A magnetic recording hard disk drive (HDD) includes, in addition to conventional servo sectors with position error signal (PES) blocks, data position error signal (DPES) blocks that are written into the data sectors when data is written in the data sectors of the data tracks. During readback the PES blocks from the servo sectors are decoded into PES values to allow the head to follow the servo track, while the DPES blocks are decoded to obtain DPES values that are used in the servo control loop to modify the head position so the head follows the center of the data track. In a shingled magnetic recording HDD, wherein the write head is at least two shingled data tracks wide, a DPES block is written in two radially adjacent data tracks when data is written into the data sectors of the shingled data tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Abhishek Dhanda, Toshiki Hirano, Tetsuo Semba, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Base body and method of manufacturing base body
    Patent number: 9399789
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate (10A) for trapping a microorganism or cell (T), characterized by comprising a base (4) and having a space (2) into which a fluid (R) containing the microorganism or cell (T) is introduced and a microfine suction hole (1) through which the space (2) communicates with the outside of the base (4). The substrate is further characterized in that the space (2) has been formed in the base (4), and at least the portion of the base (4) which forms the microfine suction hole (1) is constituted of a single member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignees: FUJIKURA LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Osamu Nukaga, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kazuhito Tabata, Masakazu Sugiyama, Shoji Takeuchi
  • BATTERY CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160207415
    Abstract: A battery control unit system is provided that detects a state of a battery used for driving a vehicle and monitors the state of the battery on the basis of detected information so as to control a circuit device surrounding the battery according to a result of the monitoring. The battery control unit system may include an internal power source that is connected directly in parallel with the battery and that supplies power to the battery control unit system, and a microcontroller that operates using the internal power source and detects, by a software process, an on/off-state of a battery pack switch that is provided in a battery pack including the battery and the battery control unit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kimihiro SATO, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Ryusuke HASE
  • ELECTROCHROMIC APPARATUS, ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20160209721
    Abstract: An electrochromic apparatus including a first support, a first electrode, a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer, a second support, a second electrode, a second transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer is provided. The first and second supports have first and second surfaces, respectively, on each of which a plurality of grooves is formed. The grooves on the second surface are facing the grooves on the first surface. The first and second electrodes are disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the first and second supports, respectively. The first and second transparent conductive layers are in contact with the first and second surfaces, respectively. The electrochromic layer is in contact with the first transparent conductive layer. The electrolyte layer is between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Takahiko Matsumoto, Keiichiroh Yutani, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Koh Fujimura, Fuminari Kaneko, Mamiko Inoue, Sukchan Kim, Satoshi Yamamoto, Tohru Yashiro
  • Fueling portion structure of fuel tank
    Patent number: 9393864
    Abstract: A fueling portion structure of a fuel tank can reliably close a fueling port, and at which pulling-out of a fueling gun from the fueling port is easier. A center of a rotation shaft and a contact position when valve is closed, that a spring for the flapper valve contacts when a flapper valve is at a closed-valve position, are connected, and a reference segment when the valve is closed is assumed. The center of the rotation shaft and a contact position when the valve is open, at a time when the flapper valve is at open-valve position HP, are connected, and a reference segment when the valve is open is assumed. A spring shaft is provided further toward the contact position when valve is closed side than a bisector of an angle formed by the reference segment when valve is closed and the reference segment when valve is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Chiaki Kataoka, Masaki Akagi
  • HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20160176872
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Junya SHIRAI, Tsuneo ODA, Mitsunori KONO, Atsuko OCHIDA, Takashi IMADA, Hidekazu TOKUHARA, Yoshihide TOMATA, Naoki ISHII, Michiko TAWADA, Yoshiyuki FUKASE, Tomoya YUKAWA, Shoji FUKUMOTO
  • HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20160176822
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Junya SHIRAI, Tsuneo ODA, Mitsunori KONO, Atsuko OCHIDA, Takashi IMADA, Hidekazu TOKUHARA, Yoshihide TOMATA, Naoki ISHII, Michiko TAWADA, Yoshiyuki FUKASE, Tomoya YUKAWA, Shoji FUKUMOTO
  • HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20160176873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Junya SHIRAI, Tsuneo ODA, Mitsunori KONO, Atsuko OCHIDA, Takashi IMADA, Hidekazu TOKUHARA, Yoshihide TOMATA, Naoki ISHII, Michiko TAWADA, Yoshiyuki FUKASE, Tomoya YUKAWA, Shoji FUKUMOTO
  • Heterocyclic compound
    Patent number: 9365520
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Tsuneo Oda, Mitsunori Kono, Atsuko Ochida, Takashi Imada, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshihide Tomata, Naoki Ishii, Michiko Tawada, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Tomoya Yukawa, Shoji Fukumoto
  • Fluid control device and fluid mixer
    Patent number: 9358512
    Abstract: A fluid control device for mixing liquids, includes at least: a monolithic base body; and a plurality of micro holes disposed in the base body. Also, the micro holes in a flow channel group ? that configures a specific group have opening portions in a region A and a region B on surfaces being outer surfaces of the base body, the micro holes in a flow channel group ? (n) that configures the other specific group have opening portions in the region A and a region C (n) on the surfaces being outer surfaces of the base body, and in the base body, the micro holes are disposed apart from the micro holes belonging to the different flow channel group throughout entire lengths. Here, the n refers to a natural number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Wakioka, Osamu Nukaga, Tatsuya Shioiri
  • Magnetic recording disk drive with adjustable data track pitch and compensation for repeatable runout (RRO)
    Patent number: 9349400
    Abstract: A hard disk drive with adjustable data track pitch has repeatable runout (RRO) fields stored in he servo sectors for each servo sector of each servo track, and thus without the need to store the RRO fields in the data tracks. The RRO fields for each servo sector have a radial length of at least two servo tracks (i.e., equal to or greater than twice the servo track pitch). The RRO fields in each servo track are shifted radially from RRO fields in adjacent servo tracks and circumferentially spaced from RRO fields in adjacent servo tracks. The read head reads two different RRO fields from the two servo tracks closest to the data track and the servo electronics interpolates a RRO value from these two RRO values. Thus even if the data track pitch is changed, RRO values can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Abhishek Dhanda, Toshiki Hirano, Tetsuo Semba, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Method for producing organic electroluminescence element, and organic electroluminescence element
    Patent number: 9343690
    Abstract: A method for producing a luminescent organic film, the method including: coating a solution containing a ?-electron conjugated compound precursor A-(B)m and at least one kind of a luminescent dye, where the ?-electron conjugated compound precursor A-(B)m contains a leaving substituent; and applying external stimulus to the ?-electron conjugated compound precursor A-(B)m to eliminate the leaving substituent thereof, so that the ?-electron conjugated compound precursor A-(B)m is converted to a ?-electron conjugated compound A-(C)m and an eliminated compound X—Y as in the following reaction formula (I):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Nakanotani, Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Goto, Satoshi Miyagawa, Takuji Kato, Masataka Mohri
  • ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUND, ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOSITION, DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND DIMMING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20160108072
    Abstract: An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I); where X1 to X4 are each a substituent represented by the following general formula (II), an alkyl group that may contain a functional group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may contain a functional group, or a hydrogen atom, and at least two selected from X1 to X4 are the substituents represented by the general formula (II); where R1 to R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent group that may contain a substituent; B is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent group that may contain a functional group; A? is a monovalent anion; and m is any of 0 to 3, and R1 to R8, B, and m may each independently be different when a plurality of the substituents represented by the general formula (II) are present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko INOUE, Masaomi SASAKI, Tohru YASHIRO, Keiichiroh YUTANI, Yoshinori OKADA, Sukchan KIM, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Koh FUJIMURA, Yoshihisa NAIJO, Kazuaki TSUJI, Shigenobu HIRANO, Toshiya SAGISAKA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Daisuke GOTO, Keigo TAKAUJI
  • Kneading apparatus and method for producing thermoplastic resin molded product
    Patent number: 9314943
    Abstract: A kneading apparatus includes a plasticizing cylinder in which a high pressure kneading zone and a pressure reduction zone are formed adjacently in this order from an upstream side so that a molten resin obtained by plasticizing a thermoplastic resin and a pressurized fluid are kneaded with each other in the high pressure kneading zone, and gasified pressurized fluid, which is gasified by reducing a resin internal pressure, is separated in the pressure reduction zone from the molten resin kneaded with the pressurized fluid, a screw which is arranged rotatably and movably back and forth in the plasticizing cylinder; and a downstream side seal mechanism which is provided between the high pressure kneading zone and the pressure reduction zone and which makes communication and disconnection between the high pressure kneading zone and the pressure reduction zone in accordance with a rotation state of the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yusa, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Jet pump measurement pipe repair method
    Patent number: 9312036
    Abstract: In a jet pump measurement pipe repair method according to the present embodiment, a breakage part of a measurement pipe horizontally fixed to a lower part of a jet pump provided in reactor water in a reactor pressure vessel is repaired. The method has: a step of cutting and removing the measurement pipe including the breakage part; a step of retaining a connection pipe for connecting the remaining measurement pipe on the jet pump by means of a clamp; and a step of connecting ends of the remaining measurement pipe by means of the connection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuki Minato, Toshihiro Yasuda, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori, Satoshi Yamamoto, Jun Suzuki, Tadahiro Mitsuhashi
  • Resist composition and method for producing resist pattern
    Patent number: 9291893
    Abstract: A resist composition contains; a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (aa) and a structural unit represented by the formula (ab); and an acid generator, wherein Raa1 represents a hydrogen atom and a methyl group; Aaa1 represents an optionally substituted C1 to C6 alkanediyl group etc.; Raa2 represents an optionally substituted C1 to C18 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; Rab1 represents a hydrogen atom and a methyl group; Aab1 represents a single bond, an optionally substituted C1 to C6 alkanediyl group etc.; W1 represents an optionally substituted C4 to C24 alicyclic hydrocarbon group; n represents 1 or 2; Aab2 in each occurrence independently represents an optionally substituted C1 to C6 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; Rab2 in each occurrence independently represents a C1 to C12 fluorinated alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Satoshi Yamamoto, Koji Ichikawa
  • Arylamine compound
    Patent number: 9293713
    Abstract: An arylamine compound including: a partial structure shown in formula (1-1) or (1-2), wherein either X or Y is one of leaving substituents and the other is a hydrogen atom; either (X1, X2) or (Y1, Y2) is one of the leaving substituents respectively and the other is the hydrogen atom respectively; each of Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 is selected from the hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, organic substituents other than the leaving substituents, and an atomic bonding to link with an adjacent arylamine group respectively; and adjacent two substituents selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 may be linked together to form the ring which may be a part of an arylamine group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Goto, Takuji Katoh, Satoshi Yamamoto, Masataka Mohri, Satoshi Miyagawa, Hajime Nakanotani
  • Track-band squeezed-sector error correction in magnetic data storage devices
    Patent number: 9286159
    Abstract: Data storage devices using a two-level ECC scheme are described. Embodiments of the invention allow the recovery of sectors in a squeezed group of tracks in a that includes both a single track level ECC scheme and a track band ECC scheme that functions across the set of tracks in the band. The track band ECC scheme uses additional parity information calculated using input data from multiple tracks to allow correction across tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Sridhar Chatradhi, Martin Aureliano Hassner, Kirk Hwang, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • BATTERY-MONITORING SYSTEM AND IDENTIFYING-INFORMATION SETTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160054393
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of monitoring units (10) that monitor the states of batteries allocates, as identifying information for itself, identifying information corresponding to an input signal inputted from a preceding control unit (3) or monitoring unit (10); outputs, to a subsequent monitoring unit (10), a signal that differs from the input signal corresponding to the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question has allocated to itself; and, if and when identifying information corresponding to an input signal differs from the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question had allocated to itself, reallocates identifying information corresponding to said input signal as identifying information for itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Ryusuke HASE, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki KATO, Takuya YAMAMOTO
  • COMPOUND, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN
    Publication number: 20160052861
    Abstract: A compound having a group represented by the formula (Ia): wherein R1 represents a C1 to C8 fluorinated alkyl group, R2 represents a group having an optionally substituted C5 to C18 alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and * represents a binding site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro MASUYAMA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Koji ICHIKAWA