Patents by Inventor Takanori Kato

Takanori Kato 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: 11979482
    Abstract: A detection system includes: a signal output unit configured to output, to a measurement target, a measurement signal that exhibits a predetermined temporal change; a signal measurement unit configured to measure a response signal, to the measurement signal, from the measurement target; a calculation unit configured to calculate an impulse response of the measurement target, based on a measurement result of the response signal measured by the signal measurement unit; and a detection unit configured to detect abnormality regarding the measurement target, based on the impulse response calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Sakurazawa, Isao Kato, Takanori Miyoshi, Yoichi Hata, Takumi Asaina
  • Publication number: 20240142395
    Abstract: An analyzing method using an analyzer including a wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectrometer that has an analyzing element to analyze an X-ray emitted from a specimen and detects an X-ray of energy corresponding to a position of the analyzing element. The analyzing method includes acquiring a plurality of map data by repeatedly performing a mapping analysis while changing the position of the analyzing element, the mapping analysis being an analysis to detect an X-ray of specific energy with the position of the analyzing element fixed to acquire map data while scanning the specimen with an electron beam; and generating, based on the plurality of map data, a spectrum map in which a position on the specimen and an X-ray spectrum are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki Kato, Shinya Fujita, Takanori Murano, Shigeru Honda
  • Publication number: 20240140501
    Abstract: A brake disc includes an annular disc body and fins. The fins are radially disposed on a back surface of the disc body. At least one of the fins have a bolt hole at a central portion of the fin in a radial direction of the disc body. The disc body includes an inner circumferential portion. The inner circumferential portion is positioned inward from the bolt hole in the radial direction. The inner circumferential portion decreases in thickness as the inner circumferential portion extends inward in the radial direction. The fins each include a top surface and a convex portion. The convex portion protrudes inward from an imaginary plane in the radial direction. The imaginary plane passes an end portion of the top surface and an inner circumferential edge of the back surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi NOGAMI, Takanori KATO, Kenji TAMURA, Naruo MIYABE, Seiji KANAMORI, Yuzuka KITAZAWA, Masahiro KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 11957802
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a tubular cover; a tubular portion provided inside the cover; a supply head provided at one end of the tubular portion; a discharge head provided at the other end of the tubular portion; at least one light-emitting element provided in at least one of the supply head and the discharge head and allowed to irradiate an inside of the tubular portion with ultraviolet rays; and a temperature control unit capable of controlling a temperature of a space between the cover and the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kato, Atsushi Fujioka, Naoto Sakurai, Seiya Iida, Takanori Ochi, Yukinobu Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11949310
    Abstract: A vibration actuator includes: a movable body including a core around which a coil is wound in a state in which a tip part of the core is exposed; a fixed body including one or more magnets disposed away from and facing the tip part of the core; and a shaft part rotatably supporting the movable body on a side of a base end part of the core, and generates vibration by oscillation of the tip part of the core around the shaft part with respect to the one or more magnets by cooperation among the coil, the core and the one or more magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hashimoto, Takanori Kato, Yuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11943929
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a large storage capacity per unit area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator including a first opening, a first conductor that is over the first insulator and includes a second opening, a second insulator that is over the first insulator and includes a third opening, and an oxide penetrating the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening. The oxide includes a first region at least in the first opening, a second region at least in the second opening, and a third region at least in the third opening. The resistances of the first region and the third region are lower than the resistance of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hajime Kimura, Takanori Matsuzaki, Kiyoshi Kato, Satoru Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20240071128
    Abstract: A detection device includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged in a detection area, a light source configured to emit light that is emitted to an object to be detected and is detected by the optical sensors, and a processor configured to perform processing based on outputs from the optical sensors. The processor is configured to determine, based on the outputs of the respective optical sensors obtained at a cycle of a predetermined period, an optical sensor an output of which is to be employed from among the optical sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hirofumi KATO, Makoto UCHIDA, Takanori TSUNASHIMA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Akio TAKIMOTO, Takao SOMEYA, Tomoyuki YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 11897281
    Abstract: A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. The rim includes a tread and a flange. The web connects the boss and the rim. When the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section, the web has a linear plate-thickness center line that is inclined such that the plate-thickness center line approaches the flange side as it extends outward in a radial direction. When the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section, an outer end of the plate-thickness center line is positioned between the flange and a center of the tread in an axial direction of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Kato, Yoshinari Yamamura, Shingo Abe, Jun Noguchi, Ruben De La Prida Caballero
  • Patent number: 11843297
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration actuator including: a movable body including a coil and a core around which the coil is wound; a fixing body including a magnet; and a shaft part turnably supporting the movable body with respect to the fixing body on a side of the one end part of the core. The movable body reciprocatingly and rotationally vibrates around the shaft part with respect to the fixing body by cooperation between the coil to be energized and the magnet. The magnet is disposed to face the other end part of the core in an extending direction of the core when energization is not performed. The magnet includes two magnetic poles having different polarities and arranged in a reciprocating and rotational vibration direction. A weight part is disposed in a notch on a side of the other end part of the core or in the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Gomi, Takanori Kato, Yuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230369011
    Abstract: A stage device includes: a sample installation unit in which a positioning target is installed; a scale plate used to measure displacement of the sample installation unit in a vertical direction; and a lower axis table configured to support the scale plate. A free support unit is provided between the scale plate and the lower axis table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Motohiro TAKAHASHI, Masaki MIZUOCHI, Takanori KATO, Akira NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230343622
    Abstract: Provided is a stage apparatus including: a first table that is movable on a base; a second table that is movable in a state of floating above the first table and includes a first portion and a second portion below the first portion; a first position measuring device that measures a position of the first portion of the second table; a second position measuring device that measures a position of the second portion of the second table; and a computer that controls a motor that drives the second table. The computer drives the second table based on information on the position of the first portion measured by the first position measuring device and information on the position of the second portion measured by the second position measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori KATO, Masaki MIZUOCHI, Motohiro TAKAHASHI, Hironori OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230294453
    Abstract: A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. The rim includes a tread and a flange. A center of the rim in the axial direction of the wheel is disposed closer to the flange in the axial direction than a center of the boss in the axial direction is. The web has a plate-thickness center line that has a linear shape when the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section. When an angle that the plate-thickness center line forms with the axial direction is denoted by ?, a distance in the axial direction from a side face of the rim to an outer end of the plate-thickness center line is denoted by Pw, a length of the rim in the axial direction is denoted by Wr, and Pw/Wr is denoted by L, the wheel satisfies the expression L ? 0.0223?-1.363. Where, the angle ? is 90° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori KATO, Yoshinari YAMAMURA, Shingo ABE, Jun NOGUCHI, Chihiro KOZUKA
  • Publication number: 20230215684
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a stage device that can suppress bending deformation of a mirror, and that can reduce the positioning error of a stage by reducing the measurement error of the position of the stage; and a charged particle beam device comprising this stage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Motohiro TAKAHASHI, Masaki MIZUOCHI, Shuichi NAKAGAWA, Tomotaka SHIBAZAKI, Hironori OGAWA, Takanori KATO
  • Publication number: 20230196914
    Abstract: A stop detection device includes: an acquirer that acquires multiple captured images captured in chronological order by a camera mounted on a vehicle; an image processor that performs image processing on acquired multiple captured images; and a detector that detects vehicle speed of a vehicle at a stop position based on a result of image processing. The image processor includes a stop position identification unit that detects a marking indicating a stop position from a captured image to identify a stop position, and a vehicle speed calculation unit that calculates vehicle speed by comparing captured images in chronological order. The vehicle speed calculation unit excludes a specific region from each of multiple captured images to compare captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kenki UEDA, Ryosuke TACHIBANA, Shinichiro KAWABATA, Takashi KITAGAWA, Takanori KATO, Hidetoshi NITTA, Kohei HARAYAMA, Mizuki MORI
  • Publication number: 20230137117
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device according to the present invention includes a first movement table and a second movement table disposed above the first movement table, measures a first relative position between a sample chamber and the first movement table, a second relative position between the sample chamber and the second movement table, and a third relative position between a lens barrel and a sample, and corrects a relative position between the first movement table and the second movement table according to the first relative position and the second relative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori OGAWA, Masaki MIZUOCHI, Motohiro TAKAHASHI, Takanori KATO
  • Patent number: 11578775
    Abstract: There is provided a brake lining for a railway vehicle that can reduce brake squeal in braking. A brake lining for a railway vehicle is used for a disc brake system of a railway vehicle. This brake lining includes a base plate, a sintered friction material, and a friction material supporting mechanism. The friction material supporting mechanism is disposed between the base plate and the sintered friction material and supports the sintered friction material in such a manner that the sintered friction material can move with respect to the base plate. The sintered friction material has a Young's modulus of 35.0 GPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, FINE SINTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujimoto, Manabu Kubota, Takanori Kato, Atsushi Sakaguchi, Naruo Miyabe, Takeshi Nakano, Tokitake Okahira, Isao Shimazoe
  • Patent number: 11480223
    Abstract: An aerodynamic noise reduction member 30 includes: a plate-like support portion 32 sandwiched between a plurality of fins 24 and 26 of a brake disk 20 and a rotating member 102 of a railroad vehicle; and a plurality of protruding portions 34 protruding from the support portion 32. Each of the plurality of protruding portions 34 is provided in such a manner that, in a state in which the support portion 32 is sandwiched between the plurality of fins 24 and 26 and the rotating member 102, each of the protruding portions 34 partially occludes between the fastening fin 24 and the anchoring fin 26 adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the brake disk 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Kondo, Takahiro Fujimoto, Takanori Kato, Atsushi Sakaguchi, Yuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11466737
    Abstract: A brake disc for a railway vehicle includes: a disc plate portion that has a sliding portion of a front face; a plurality of radial fins that are provided on the rear face of a disc plate portion, and that have a shape that extends in the radial direction of the disc plate portion; and a circumferential rib that is provided between each pair of adjacent radial fins, and that has a shape that extends in the circumferential direction of the disc plate portion. A flow path for air is formed between the pair of radial fins, and the flow path for air is narrowed by the circumferential rib. On the circumferential rib, a gradual slope for suppressing fluctuations in an airflow that passes between the pair of radial fins is provided from a base part to a top part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Shiraishi, Yusuke Wakabayashi, Takeshi Kurita, Takanori Kato, Takahiro Fujimoto, Hiroshi Nogami, Atsushi Sakaguchi, Yuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11417496
    Abstract: The problem addressed by the present disclosure is to provide a stage device, a charged particle beam device, and a vacuum device, with which it is possible to increase the speed and the acceleration of positioning and to suppress the leakage of a magnetic field. As a means to resolve this problem, a stage device 100 comprises a support stage 10, a floating mechanism 20, and a movement stage 30. The movement stage 30 has a propulsion-applying unit 36, and the support stage 10 has a propulsion-receiving unit 11. The stage device 100 is configured so that when the movement stage 30 moves and the propulsion-applying unit 36 contacts or approaches the propulsion-receiving unit 11, the propulsion-applying unit 36 applies propulsion in the movement direction to the propulsion-receiving unit 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Takahashi, Takanori Kato, Naruo Watanabe, Hironori Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20220212494
    Abstract: A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. The rim includes a tread and a flange. The web connects the boss and the rim. When the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section, the web has a linear plate-thickness center line that is inclined such that the plate-thickness center line approaches the flange side as it extends outward in a radial direction. When the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section, an outer end of the plate-thickness center line is positioned between the flange and a center of the tread in an axial direction of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Takanori KATO, Yoshinari YAMAMURA, Shingo ABE, Jun NOGUCHI, Ruben DE LA PRIDA CABALLERO