Patents by Inventor Takaaki Sato

Takaaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230268127
    Abstract: An electronic component including a case including an accommodation part having an opening; a ceramic element arranged in the accommodation part; a metal terminal including an electrode connecting part connecting to the ceramic element, a mounting part exposed out of the accommodation part, and a terminal arm part connecting the electrode connecting part and the mounting part; a case cover including a closing plate part covering the opening, and a case cover lateral side portion extending in a depth direction of the accommodation part from a circumference of the closing plate part and at least partially facing against an accommodation side wall of the accommodation part; and a mold resin filling the accommodation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki SATO, Akihiro MASUDA, Shinya ITO, Norihisa ANDO, Hideki KANEKO, Ken ABURAKAWA, Kenya TAMAKI, Akitoshi YOSHII
  • Publication number: 20230215029
    Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs: acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring, from the memory, an infrared light image generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging a substantially same scene as the scene of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint as a viewpoint of imaging the infrared light image at a substantially same time as a time of imaging the infrared light image; detecting a flare region from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the flare region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the flare region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi SATO, Takeo AZUMA, Nobuhiko WAKAI, Kohsuke YOSHIOKA, Noritaka SHIMIZU, Yoshinao KAWAI, Takaaki AMADA, Yoko KAWAI, Takeshi MURAI, Hiroki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230193068
    Abstract: A primer composition including a resin emulsion, an aggregation accelerator, a surfactant, and water, the surfactant containing one or more of acetylene-based surfactants and silicone-based surfactants, and a nonionic surfactant other than the surfactant, the nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 10 or above and below 15.5 and having multiple polyoxyalkylene groups, and the proportion of the nonionic surfactant in the primer composition is 3 mass % or below. The primer composition has excellent storage stability and makes it possible to form a primer layer that has excellent transparency and that produces excellent bleeding resistance and printability when a solid image is printed by an aqueous inkjet ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yoichi SATO, Hirohito MAEDA, Kazuki MORIYASU, Eri UEDA, Takaaki SANO
  • Publication number: 20230193060
    Abstract: An object is to provide a method for storing or transporting an aqueous white ink composition for inkjet that does not cause precipitation of a pigment therein during storage for a long period or transport, and allows the pigment to be easily redispersed even if precipitation occurs. As means for solving the problems, a storing method is provided that includes placing an aqueous white ink composition for inkjet containing titanium oxide and a pigment dispersant in a tank and maintaining the entire aqueous white ink composition for inkjet in the tank at a temperature of ?5 to ?35° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yoichi SATO, Hirohito MAEDA, Kazuki MORIYASU, Eri UEDA, Takaaki SANO
  • Patent number: 11662293
    Abstract: An inspection method for a pillar-shaped honeycomb filter having a honeycomb-shaped first end face and a honeycomb-shaped second end face, including: allowing gas containing fine particles to flow into the first end face; imaging the entire second end face covered with the sheet-like light using a camera while the gas that has flowed into the first end face flows out of the second end face through the filter, and generating an image of the entire second end face covered with the sheet-like light; selecting an inspection area of the second end face and measuring information concerning a sum of luminance of all pixels in the inspection area; and determining quality of the filter based on at least the information concerning the concentration of the fine particles in the gas before the gas flows into the first end face and the information concerning the sum of luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sato, Takakazu Koyama, Yuji Watanabe, Yutaka Ishii, Takaaki Kanemitsu, Makoto Murai, Masanari Iwade, Takafumi Terahai, Ryota Kurahashi, Akinari Fukaya, Kenji Ebisutani
  • Publication number: 20230081727
    Abstract: An article management system includes an acquirer and a management unit. The acquirer is configured to acquire identification information and management information. The identification information is information read from an electronic tag by the reading device in each of a plurality of bases in a distribution channel for an article, the electronic tag being attached to the article and storing the identification information. The management information is information collected in association with the identification information in a corresponding one of the plurality of bases, the management information relating to management of the article. The management unit is configured to manage the article with reference to the identification information and the management information which are acquired by the acquirer in each of the plurality of bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi OKADA, Akifumi NAGAO, Kou INOUE, Takaaki SATO
  • Patent number: 11602881
    Abstract: A weatherstrip manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing a weatherstrip which includes a trim portion where an insert is embedded. The insert includes short connecting portions that connect strips at substantially regular intervals, and a long connecting portion having a larger length than each length of the short connecting portions. The method includes an extrusion molding step for covering the insert with a polymer material, a cut-off portion forming step for cutting off a part of a long interval portion including the long connecting portion in the long interval portion where the long connecting portion is embedded to form a cut-off portion, and a cutting step for cutting the cut-off portion in a crossing direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction to divide the weatherstrip in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Sato, Shohei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20210321642
    Abstract: Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt % of lecithin; (C) not less than 30 wt % and less than 65 wt % of a biologically active substance; (D) not less than 0.01 wt % and less than 0.8 wt % of a natural vegetable oil; and not less than 0.1 wt % and less than 6 wt % of water exhibit high protection in the rumen and are also superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Susumu SHIBAHARA, Sachiko YONEMARU, Koji HAGA, Yuki MIYAZAWA, Takaaki SATO
  • Patent number: 11083209
    Abstract: Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one selected from hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C., (B) lecithin, (C) a biologically active substance, (D) a natural vegetable oil, and water, wherein when a scattering profile is measured after maintaining at 40° C. for 15 min, and then measured by further maintaining at 40° C. for 30 min by a small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering method, a peak having the maximum peak intensity in a region where the scattering angle 2? is not more than 5° has a ratio (t/s) of 0.9-1.1 wherein s is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 15 min and t is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 45 min, and a peak having the maximum peak intensity in a region where the scattering angle 2? is 17°-23° has a ratio (y/x) of 0.7-0.9 wherein x is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 15 min and y is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Susumu Shibahara, Sachiko Yonemaru, Koji Haga, Yuki Miyazawa, Takaaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11076618
    Abstract: Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt % of lecithin; (C) not less than 30 wt % and less than 65 wt % of a biologically active substance; (D) not less than 0.01 wt % and less than 0.8 wt % of a natural vegetable oil; and not less than 0.1 wt % and less than 6 wt % of water exhibit high protection in the rumen and are also superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Susumu Shibahara, Sachiko Yonemaru, Koji Haga, Yuki Miyazawa, Takaaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20210210174
    Abstract: Provided is a technique that allows extensively collecting genome information (specimens) from general persons other than patients, and allows effective utilization of the genome information. A server device provides a genome related service and includes a storage device that stores a program to provide the service and a processor that reads the program from the storage device and executes the program. The processor executes: a process that generates information that can be exchanged for value for predetermined settlement given to a specimen provider as a compensation for providing a specimen; and a process that associates genome information obtained through an analysis of the provided specimen and identification information of the specimen provider with the generated information that can be exchanged for value and stores the associated information in a database (see FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicants: Toyo Kohan Co,, Ltd., iLAC CO., LTD.)
    Inventors: Masahiro Saito, Hiroshi Okamura, Takaaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11048194
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion contacting a recording material transported; a heat source heating the contact portion and including a heat generator extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction in which the recording material is transported, and a support portion supporting the heat generator, the heat source having a counter surface facing the contact portion, and an opposite surface; a high-thermal-conductivity portion is provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extends in the width direction such that a part of the high-thermal-conductivity portion overlaps the heat generator of the heat source, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than the support portion or the contact portion. A length of an area of overlap between the high-thermal-conductivity portion and the heat generator of the heat source in the transport direction is shorter in a width-direction central portion than in two width-direction end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Itoh, Kiyoshi Koyanagi, Takaaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20210096487
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a heat source, a support portion, at least one adhesive layer, and a heat transfer member. The support portion supports the heat source. The at least one adhesive layer fixes the heat source and the support portion to each other. The heat transfer member is disposed at a portion other than a portion between the adhesive layer and the heat source to conduct heat of a portion of the heat source to another portion of the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KOYANAGI, Takaaki SATO, Toru INOUE
  • Patent number: 10962910
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a heat source, a support portion, at least one adhesive layer, and a heat transfer member. The support portion supports the heat source. The at least one adhesive layer fixes the heat source and the support portion to each other. The heat transfer member is disposed at a portion other than a portion between the adhesive layer and the heat source to conduct heat of a portion of the heat source to another portion of the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Koyanagi, Takaaki Sato, Toru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10942479
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body, a sheet-shaped heater that is disposed inside the rotating body in such a manner as to extend in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a recording medium, which is transported along with rotation of the rotating body, and that heats the rotating body, and multiple thermal-conductive members that are arranged in such a manner as to be in contact with a surface of the sheet-shaped heater, the surface being opposite to a contact surface of the sheet-shaped heater that is in contact with the rotating body, with a gap formed between the multiple thermal-conductive members in at least one of the width direction and the transport direction and that conduct heat of the sheet-shaped heater in the width direction, the multiple thermal-conductive members being arranged such that a first thermal-conductive member and a second thermal-conductive member that are included in the multiple thermal-conductive members and that are adjacent to each other part
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Sato, Kiyoshi Koyanagi, Toru Inoue, Sou Morizaki
  • Publication number: 20210055679
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body, a sheet-shaped heater that is disposed inside the rotating body in such a manner as to extend in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a recording medium, which is transported along with rotation of the rotating body, and that heats the rotating body, and multiple thermal-conductive members that are arranged in such a manner as to be in contact with a surface of the sheet-shaped heater, the surface being opposite to a contact surface of the sheet-shaped heater that is in contact with the rotating body, with a gap formed between the multiple thermal-conductive members in at least one of the width direction and the transport direction and that conduct heat of the sheet-shaped heater in the width direction, the multiple thermal-conductive members being arranged such that a first thermal-conductive member and a second thermal-conductive member that are included in the multiple thermal-conductive members and that are adjacent to each other part
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki SATO, Kiyoshi Koyanagi, Toru Inoue, Sou Morizaki
  • Publication number: 20210008777
    Abstract: A weatherstrip manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing a weatherstrip which includes a trim portion where an insert is embedded. The insert includes short connecting portions that connect strips at substantially regular intervals, and a long connecting portion having a larger length than each length of the short connecting portions. The method includes an extrusion molding step for covering the insert with a polymer material, a cut-off portion forming step for cutting off a part of a long interval portion including the long connecting portion in the long interval portion where the long connecting portion is embedded to form a cut-off portion, and a cutting step for cutting the cut-off portion in a crossing direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction to divide the weatherstrip in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Takaaki Sato, Shohei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10794185
    Abstract: A cylinder block includes: a plurality of cylinder bores including respective openings formed on a piston insertion end surface of the cylinder block, pistons being inserted in the respective cylinder bores and being configured to reciprocate and slide in the respective cylinder bores when the cylinder block rotates; and a cooling portion, wherein the cooling portion includes a plurality of cooling holes each formed between the adjacent cylinder bores and extending from the piston insertion end surface in an axial direction of the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Komada, Yuichiro Kuroda, Akihito Mitsuhata, Takaaki Sato
  • Patent number: 10718310
    Abstract: An ignition apparatus includes a plasma device, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a control unit. The plasma device produces a plasma discharge in an air-fuel mixture before an arc discharge is produced. The first circuit causes an ignition plug to start the arc discharge. The second circuit energizes a primary coil in a direction opposite to the direction of the energization by the first circuit during the arc discharge, to maintain energization of the secondary coil in the same direction as the direction of the energization started by an operation of the first circuit, to cause continuation of the arc discharge. The control unit controls operations of the first circuit, the second circuit, and the plasma device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masaaki Kono, Daisuke Tanaka, Takaaki Sato, Akimitsu Sugiura, Mitsuhiro Tsue, Shinji Nakaya
  • Publication number: 20200096917
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a recording material transported; a heat source that heats the contact portion and has a counter surface and an opposite surface, the counter surface facing the contact portion; a high-thermal-conductivity portion provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than the contact portion; a low-thermal-conductivity portion provided between the opposite surface of the heat source and the high-thermal-conductivity portion and having a lower thermal conductivity than the high-thermal-conductivity portion; and a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the heat source and is provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and at a position shifted from the high-thermal-conductivity portion and the low-thermal-conductivity portion in the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KOYANAGI, Takaaki SATO, Kazuyoshi ITOH, Toru INOUE