Patents by Inventor Takayuki Kato
Takayuki 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).
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Patent number: 10392475Abstract: A polyamide elastomer comprising a reaction product of components (a), (b), and (c). Component (a) has the formula HOOC—R1—(—NH—CO—R1-)n—NH2 (where each R1 independently is linear saturated hydrocarbon, n represents a real number of 0 or greater, and when the formula contains multiple repeating units each containing R1, n represents a total number of those repeating units) and the Mn of component (a)=4000-10000. Component (b) has the formula HOOC—R2—COOH (where R2 represents a direct bond or a linear saturated hydrocarbon group). Component (c) has the formula H2N—R4—(—O—R4-)m—NH2 (where each R4 independently represents a saturated hydrocarbon group containing 1 or more carbon atoms; m represents a real number of 1 or more; and when the formula contains two or more types of the repeating units each containing R4, m represents a total number of the two or more types of the repeating units each containing R4).Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Takayuki Kato
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Publication number: 20190258034Abstract: Provided is a relay lens including a plurality of relay optical systems that are arranged in a long, rigid tube along a longitudinal direction and that re-form an image, wherein each of the relay optical systems includes a pair of rod lenses that are disposed with a space therebetween in the longitudinal direction, a barrel that is disposed between the pair of rod lenses along the longitudinal direction, and a positive lens that is fixed to an inner side of the barrel and that has a positive refractive power; and a length of the barrel in the longitudinal direction is larger than a thickness of a peripheral edge of the positive lens in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takayuki KATO
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Patent number: 10388934Abstract: A battery module 1 includes an array body including a plurality of battery cells held by cell holders and arranged along a predetermined array direction, and elastic members disposed between adjacent battery cells, and a restraint member applying a restraining load to the array body in the array direction. The cell holder has a protrusion protruding in the array direction, and a compression amount of the elastic member between the battery cells is regulated by the protrusion abutting on a cell holder of an adjacent battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Taku Inoue, Takayuki Kato, Hiromi Ueda
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Patent number: 10388919Abstract: A battery pack has a sealed case. Battery modules are accommodated in the sealed case. An opening in the main body is closed by a rectangular plate-shaped lid member. The lid member has a releasing portion and a joint portion. When the internal pressure of the sealed case increases, the lid member is deformed away from an opening edge of the opening. This discharges gas from the sealed case through the releasing portion. In addition, the joint between the joint portion and the opening edge is maintained even when the internal pressure of the sealed case increases, deforming the releasing portion, and the gas inside the sealed case starts to be discharged. A protrusion of a rib is provided between the releasing portion and the joint portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hidefumi Oishi, Takayuki Kato, Fumihiko Ishiguro
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Patent number: 10376136Abstract: There is provided a camera head for endoscope which enables to achieve a favorable fluorescent image in any wavelength band when the observation is switched over from a normal white-light image observation to an observation of fluorescent images of different wavelength bands.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Kato, Makoto Tomioka, Takahiro Inoue, Kazuo Morita
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Patent number: 10319977Abstract: A fastening member includes a column member, a first screw, and a second screw. The column member has a first end and a second end in the axial direction. The first screw is provided at the first end. The second screw is provided at the second end. The column member is configured so that a jig is axially fitted thereover from the second end, and so that rotating the jig having been fitted over the column member engages the first screw with a first body to be fastened. The first screw and the second screw have different axial lengths. The column member has a protrusion which prevents the jig from being fitted from the first end over the column member up to a position at which the jig can rotate the column member.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hiromi Ueda, Takayuki Kato
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Patent number: 10319968Abstract: A battery pack has a sealed case. Battery modules are housed in the sealed case. Each battery module contains multiple battery cells. The sealed case has a main body having an opening. The opening in the main body is closed by a rectangular plate-shaped lid member. The lid member has a first releasing portion and a second releasing portion, which are opened when the internal pressure of the sealed case increases. The second releasing portion is arranged below the first releasing portion in the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Yuki Chujo, Takayuki Kato, Hiromi Ueda, Fumihiko Ishiguro
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Publication number: 20190131727Abstract: The press-fit terminal includes: a press-fit portion that is deformed in a width direction orthogonal to a press-fit direction into a through hole of a circuit board when the press-fit portion is press-fitted into the through hole; a slit that is formed in the press-fit portion and has a longitudinal direction matched with the press-fit direction into the through hole; and a contact portion, which is formed in a part on an imaginary line passing through a center of the slit in the longitudinal direction and extending in the width direction in the press-fit portion and comes into contact with an inner wall of the through hole by press-fitting the press-fit portion into the through hole. The shortest distance from the contour of the press-fit portion to the slit becomes largest in the contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuya KISHIBATA, Takayuki KATO, Takahiro YUDATE
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Publication number: 20190112451Abstract: A radiation-resistant resin additive that contains, as an effective ingredient, a bisphenol compound as indicated by General Formula (1) below, or General Formula (2) below, as well as a radiation-resistant medical polyamide resin composition comprising the foregoing bisphenol compound and an amide resin, and a radiation-resistant medical molded article fabricated using the foregoing radiation-resistant medical polyamide resin composition. (In the Formula, R1, R2, and R3 respectively may be the same or different and indicate a hydrogen atom or a saturated hydrocarbon group having not less than 1 carbon.) (In the Formula, R4, R5, and R6 respectively may be the same or different and indicate a hydrogen atom or a saturated hydrocarbon group having not less than 1 carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Takayuki KATO
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Publication number: 20190097284Abstract: A power storage device pack includes a housing and a power storage device module fixed to the housing. The power storage device module includes a plurality of power storage devices arranged in one direction, a pair of binding members configured to bind the power storage devices at both ends in the one direction, an elastic member arranged between one of the binding members and one of the power storage devices and configured to absorb expansion of the power storage devices, and a plurality of heat-transfer plates arranged so as to respectively make contact with the power storage devices. A plurality of heat-conduction members are configured to respectively conduct heat from the heat-transfer plates to the housing, and a plurality of sliding members respectively joined to first ends of the heat-conduction members and relatively slidable in the one direction, are arranged between the heat-transfer plates and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Fumihiko ISHIGURO, Takayuki KATO, Hiromi UEDA, Kazuki MAEDA
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Patent number: 10186694Abstract: A power storage module is provided with: a pair of end plates for clamping a plurality of secondary cells arranged in parallel in one direction; first and second cover members fixed to one end plate of the pair of end plates, the first and second cover members being arranged facing the top surface of an enclosure, an electrode terminal being provided on the top surface; through-holes formed in the first and second cover members, the through-holes extending in the one direction; and engaging protrusions provided to first cell holders, the engaging protrusions protruding in the direction in which the first and second cover members are arranged, and being engaged with the first and second cover members, with the engaging protrusions passed through the through-holes.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Takayuki Kato
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Patent number: 10184877Abstract: A sample feeding apparatus includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a sealing section. The first cylinder is configured to be mounted with a sample tube. The second cylinder is configured to move the first cylinder between a first position and a second position, the first position being for mounting of the sample tube, the second position being for feeding of a sample in the sample tube. The sealing section is configured to cover the sample tube, the sample tube being mounted to the first cylinder being at the second position, the first cylinder applying pressure to an inner space of the sealing section at the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Gakuji Hashimoto, Takayuki Kato
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Patent number: 10177352Abstract: A battery module has battery cells. The battery cells are arranged side by side while being separately held by battery holders. The battery cells are connected in series with bus bars. Each bus bar has a bent portion. Each battery holder includes a protruding wall that is provided between connection terminals adjacent to each other in the direction in which the battery cells are arranged. The protruding walls protrude further than the connection terminals in the direction in which the connection terminals protrude from the cases.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Takashi Sakai, Takayuki Kato, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku
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Patent number: 10135042Abstract: A battery module unit for a power supply device is designed so that the value of the adhesive strength between an end plate and an outermost tape and the value of the adhesive strength between a battery module and the outermost tape are greater than or equal to the minimum required strength for holding the battery module and around the minimum required strength. As a result, the battery module does not fall off in a normally held state and the end plate can be easily peeled off from the battery module at the time of reworking.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Naoto Morisaku, Hiromi Ueda, Takayuki Kato
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Publication number: 20180267154Abstract: A distance measuring device includes a calculating section configured to calculate, based on phase information acquired by a first device and a second device, at least one of which is movable, a distance between the first device and the second device. The first device includes a first reference signal source and a first transceiver configured to transmit two or more first carrier signals and receives two or more second carrier signals using an output of the first reference signal source. The second device includes a second reference signal source configured to operate independently from the first reference signal source and a second transceiver configured to transmit the second carrier signals and receives the first carrier signals using an output of the second reference signal source. The calculating section calculates the distance based on a phase detection result obtained by reception of the first and second carrier signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Shoji Ootaka, Yutaka Shimizu, Ichiro Seto, Yoshiharu Nito, Masaki Nishikawa, Takayuki Kato, Shigeyasu Iwata, Katsuya Nonin
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Patent number: 10062929Abstract: A vehicle body includes an accommodating portion that accommodates a battery pack. A communication hole, which connects the outside and the inside the accommodating portion, is formed in one of the side walls of the vehicle body. The battery pack includes battery cells and a sealed case that accommodates the battery cells. The sealed case includes a case main body having an opening and a lid member fixed to the case main body. The lid member has a first releasing portion and a second releasing portion. A connecting portion for connecting a charging plug to the battery pack is inserted in the communication hole. The connecting portion is connected to the battery cells via wires. The first releasing portion and the second releasing portion are arranged to face a wall of an accommodating body.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Yuki Chujo, Takayuki Kato, Hiromi Ueda, Fumihiko Ishiguro, Naoto Morisaku
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Patent number: 10056601Abstract: A battery pack includes a casing having an inner surface and a battery module accommodated in the casing. The battery module includes a battery unit and two end plates. The battery unit includes battery cells that are arranged side by side. The end plates hold the battery unit in between. At least one of the end plates has a projection that projects further toward the inner surface of the casing than the battery unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Takashi Sakai, Takayuki Kato, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku
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Patent number: 10056599Abstract: A battery terminal includes a penetrating plate disposed to penetrate annular portions from one end portions of the annular portions to the other end portions of the annular portions with slits interposed therebetween; a fastening bolt supported by a threaded hole of the penetrating plate to be rotatable about an axial direction; and a spacer as a pressing force converting member disposed to come into contact with edge portions of the annular portions from an end portion side of the penetrating plate where the threaded hole is provided, and converts an axial-direction fastening force, which is generated between the fastening bolt and the threaded hole with the rotation of the fastening bolt about the axial direction, into a long-side-direction pressing force that presses the annular portions in a direction, in which intervals of the slits of the annular portions are reduced, of a long-side direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Shiohama, Katsumi Sato, Takashi Yoshida, Hideto Yoshinaga
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Patent number: 10022039Abstract: An endoscope having an adjustable viewing direction. The endoscope including: an endoscope shaft having a longitudinal axis, a first optical unit disposed in the endoscope shaft, the first optical unit having a first prism pivotable about a pivot axis in order to deflect light, a second optical unit having at least a second prism for deflecting light, which is again deflected by the first prism, the second prism being arranged in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the endoscope shaft, wherein the first prism has a light exit surface facing the second prism, and the second prism has a light admission surface facing towards the light exit surface of the first prism, and a lifting mechanism for lifting the first prism such that upon actuating the lifting mechanism the first prism executes a lifting movement in the direction of the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Peter Schouwink, Takayuki Kato
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Patent number: 10020146Abstract: A current interruption device includes: a deforming plate configured to deform when the internal pressure of the casing rises above the predetermined level; a conducting plate which configures the current path; and a contact plate. The conducting plate includes a first contact portion configured to contact the contact plate. The contact plate includes a second contact portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The deforming plate includes a pressure receiving portion configured to receive the internal pressure of the casing and a contacting portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The second contact portion is configured to be separated from the conducting plate by deformation causing the contacting portion to move toward the contact plate. The deforming plate is insulated from the conducting plate and the contact plate. The conducting plate is disposed to be interleaved between the deforming plate and the contact plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motoaki Okuda, Satoshi Umemura, Takayuki Kato, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Atsushi Minagata, Hirokuni Akiyama, Toshio Odagiri, Takayuki Hirose, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Toshiaki Iwa