Patents by Inventor Takashi Sakai

Takashi Sakai 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: 20250137238
    Abstract: An attachment position determining method includes obtaining a first straight line connecting base and distal end portions a link member in a design phase, obtaining a flexure curve indicating a flexed state of the link member, obtaining a second straight line connecting the base end portion and the distal end portion on the flexure curve, obtaining a first angle formed between the first straight line and the second straight line, obtaining a second angle formed between the first straight line and a tangent line of the flexure curve, determining a position on the flexure curve as a reference position such that the second angle is equal to the first angle, and determining an attachment position of a postural detection sensor on the link member based on positional information in a lengthwise direction of the link member. The flexure curve is obtained based on the first straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Takashi SAKAI, Hayato HISA
  • Patent number: 12269353
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an exterior case that has a first case and a second case engaged with each other; a first lead wire and a second lead wire extended from the inside of the exterior case; a first grommet through which the first lead wire is penetrated; and a second grommet through which the second lead wire is penetrated, where the first grommet is inserted in a first notch formed in the first case, the second grommet is inserted in a second notch formed at a position that substantially faces the first notch in the second case, and a continuous O-ring is interposed between the first case and the second case and between the first grommet and the second grommet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakai
  • Patent number: 12207971
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that transmits an ultrasound wave and receives a reflected wave; a display that displays an ultrasound image on a screen; and a hardware processor that activates a screen saver processing of displaying an image hiding information displayed on the screen or a freeze processing of stopping transmission and reception of the ultrasound wave when conditions (A1) or (A2) is continuously satisfied for a predetermined time or more while the ultrasound image is displayed, wherein the conditions (A1) and (A2) are: (A1) a state in which, in an input captured image, a change amount of the probe and surroundings is a first threshold or less; and (A2) a state in which a volume of input voice is a second threshold or less, or a state in which a volume of a specific frequency of input sound is a third threshold or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakai, Toshio Oka
  • Patent number: 12206122
    Abstract: In a power storage module, a side surface of an electrode laminate body has a welded layer where first sealing portions adjacent in a lamination direction are welded. A sealing body has: a side surface (opening wall) provided with a through hole communicating with an internal space; and side surfaces (non-opening walls) lacking the through hole. When viewed from the lamination direction, a width of the welded layer at the opening wall is smaller than a width of the welded layer at the non-opening wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kojiro Tamaru, Takashi Sakai, Masahiro Yamada, Sho Kishine, Hiroki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20240423593
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic system includes: an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that generates image data; and an ultrasound image display terminal that is a separate unit from the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and displays an ultrasound image based on the image data. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and the ultrasound image display terminal are connected with one another via a wireless network. The ultrasound diagnostic system further includes: a transmitter that transmits the image data from the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus to the ultrasound image display terminal; and a hardware processor that outputs delay information indicating that a transmission delay of the image data is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Takashi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20240159023
    Abstract: A position estimating system includes a first posture detector disposed in a linkage mechanism, and a controller that estimates information regarding the position of a bucket with respect to a work machine based on data regarding a shape of a first work implement, data regarding a shape of a second work implement, information regarding a posture of the first work implement, and a value detected by the first posture detector. The second work implement includes an extension part having a first end portion connectable to the bucket and a second end portion connectable to an arm. The linkage mechanism includes a first linkage part connected to the extension part through a first coupling portion, a second linkage part connected to the first linkage part through a second coupling portion, and a third linkage part disposed closer to the second end portion than the first linkage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko KAMADO, Takashi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11955264
    Abstract: A coil component includes an element and a coil disposed in the element. The element includes a plurality of first magnetic layers and second magnetic layers laminated. The coil includes a plurality of coil conductive layers laminated. Each of the coil conductive layers is disposed between a corresponding one of the first magnetic layers and a corresponding one of the second magnetic layers. A pore area proportion in the second magnetic layers is smaller than a pore area proportion in the first magnetic layers. A void is present between the coil conductive layer and the corresponding one of the second magnetic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakai
  • Patent number: 11903765
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe that transmits/receives ultrasonic waves; a camera that captures a subject; an ultrasonic image generator that generates an ultrasonic image of the subject based on a reception signal acquired from the ultrasonic probe; a first hardware processor that generates a display image including a camera image acquired from the camera and an ultrasonic image acquired from the ultrasonic image generator; and a second hardware processor that decides a display style of the camera image to be arranged in the display image in accordance with an operation mode of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshio Oka, Takashi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230363737
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that transmits an ultrasound wave and receives a reflected wave; a display that displays an ultrasound image on a screen; and a hardware processor that activates a screen saver processing of displaying an image hiding information displayed on the screen or a freeze processing of stopping transmission and reception of the ultrasound wave when conditions (A1) or (A2) is continuously satisfied for a predetermined time or more while the ultrasound image is displayed, wherein the conditions (A1) and (A2) are: (A1) a state in which, in an input captured image, a change amount of the probe and surroundings is a first threshold or less; and (A2) a state in which a volume of input voice is a second threshold or less, or a state in which a volume of a specific frequency of input sound is a third threshold or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi SAKAI, Toshio Oka
  • Publication number: 20230353691
    Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus comprising pixels each including sub-pixels, the apparatus comprising signal holding units for holding signals from the sub-pixels, and a signal processing unit for acquiring and processing each of the signals from the signal holding units, wherein the signal processing unit includes a first mode of amplifying, by a predetermined amplification factor, the signals held by the signal holding units and individually outputting the signals, and a second mode of amplifying, by amplification factors at least some of which are different from the amplification factor in the first mode, the signals held by the signal holding units to add and output the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: DAIKI MAEDA, KIMIHIKO FUKAWA, TAKASHI SAKAI, YUICHI YANAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 11783981
    Abstract: A coil component is provided in which the insulation between coil conductor layers can be enhanced. The coil component includes an element body; and a coil provided in the element body and spirally wound along a first direction. The coil has a plurality of coil conductor layers stacked along the first direction. The element body has a first area between the coil conductor layers adjacent to each other along the first direction in the element body, and has a second area other than the first area. The first area has a pore area rate less than a pore area rate in at least a part of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakai
  • Patent number: 11769617
    Abstract: A laminated coil component in which the reliability can be improved by suppressing a decrease in the bonding strength between an extended conductor layer and an external electrode. The laminated coil component includes an element body; a coil placed inside the element body and including a plurality of coil conductor layers that are electrically connected; and an external electrode formed on an outer surface of the element body and electrically connected to the coil via an extended conductor layer electrically connected to the coil. The extended conductor layer has an average crystal grain size less than an average crystal grain size of each of the coil conductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakai
  • Patent number: 11763980
    Abstract: A coil component in which a crack is rarely generated around a coil conductor layer. The coil component includes an element body; and a coil provided in the element body and spirally wound along a first direction. The coil has a plurality of coil conductor layers stacked along the first direction. The element body has a vicinity area located in a vicinity of each of the coil conductor layers, and has a non-vicinity area other than the vicinity area. The vicinity area has a pore area rate less than a pore area rate in at least a part of the non-vicinity area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakai
  • Patent number: 11744556
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe that transmits/receives ultrasonic waves; a camera that captures a subject; an ultrasonic image generator that generates an ultrasonic image of the subject based on a reception signal acquired from the ultrasonic probe; a first hardware processor that generates a display image including a camera image acquired from the camera and the ultrasonic image acquired from the ultrasonic image generator, and reproducibly saves the display image in a storage; and a second hardware processor that decides a display style of the camera image to be arranged in the display image in accordance with a usage when reading the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshio Oka, Takashi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230238171
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil component which includes an element body including magnetic layers stacked in a first direction and having a surface located in the first direction or a second direction reverse to the first direction, a coil and extended wiring in the element body, and an outer electrode at least on the surface. The method includes forming an unbaked coil wiring layer zone by providing a paste-like unbaked coil wiring layer and a paste-like unbaked magnetic layer in the same layer in the direction orthogonal to the first direction on an upper surface of a sheet-like unbaked magnetic layer with respect to the first direction; and forming an unbaked extended wiring layer zone by providing a paste-like unbaked extended wiring layer and a paste-like unbaked magnetic layer in the same layer in the direction orthogonal to the first direction without providing a sheet-like unbaked magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki OISHI, Takashi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11647142
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprises a first reading unit configured to output an analog signal by reading an original, a second reading unit different from the first reading unit, a conversion unit configured to convert analog signals outputted from the first reading unit and the second reading unit to digital signals, a wire connection control unit configured to control wire connection between the first reading unit and the second reading unit, and the conversion unit, and an output control unit configured to control an output of an analog signal from the first reading unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Yanagiwara, Kimihiko Fukawa, Takashi Sakai, Norikazu Honda
  • Publication number: 20230096644
    Abstract: A coil component includes a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of coil conductor layers which are stacked in a stacking direction, and a first via conductor and a second via conductor that electrically connect the coil conductor layers. The first via conductor is smaller than the second via conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki OISHI, Takashi SAKAI, Makoto YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230045748
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an exterior case that has a first case and a second case engaged with each other; a first lead wire and a second lead wire extended from the inside of the exterior case; a first grommet through which the first lead wire is penetrated; and a second grommet through which the second lead wire is penetrated, where the first grommet is inserted in a first notch formed in the first case, the second grommet is inserted in a second notch formed at a position that substantially faces the first notch in the second case, and a continuous O-ring is interposed between the first case and the second case and between the first grommet and the second grommet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Takashi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11515596
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electricity-storage module includes: preparing a stacked body and first sealing portions; processing an extension portion of one or more first sealing portions included in an outer edge portion in a stacking direction of the stacked body so that an extension portion length of the one or more of first sealing portions becomes shorter than a length of the extension portions of the first sealing portions which are not included in the outer edge portion; and forming a second sealing portion that is provided at the periphery of the first sealing portions when viewed from the stacking direction and covers at least parts of outer surfaces of the first sealing portions located at stacking ends of the stacked body in the stacking direction by injection molding in which a resin material is caused to circulate in a mold frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Kojiro Tamaru, Takafumi Yamasaki, Takashi Sakai, Hiroki Maeda, Naoto Morisaku, Hiromi Ueda, Akihito Tsuge, Koji Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20220336142
    Abstract: A coil component includes an insulator part, a coil that is embedded in the insulator part and includes a plurality of coil conductor layers electrically connected together, and outer electrodes disposed on surfaces of the insulator part. The coil is electrically connected to the outer electrodes through extended portions. The extended portions each include a plurality of stacked land conductor layers that are electrically connected together through via conductors. Of the via conductors, adjacent via conductors in a stacking direction have centers that do not coincide when viewed in plan in the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi SAKAI