Patents by Inventor Takeshi Inoue
Takeshi Inoue 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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Publication number: 20240142900Abstract: An electrophotographic belt comprising: a substrate and an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the substrate, the elastic layer comprising a cured rubber product including a cured silicone rubber product, an elastic modulus of the elastic layer at a temperature of 23° C. being 1.00 MPa or less, wherein when 1 g sample collected from the elastic layer is immersed in 50 ml of toluene at a temperature of 23° C. for 24 hours in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) K6258:2016, an extract of 3% by mass to 20% by mass with respect to the sample is extracted, and a burning time of the elastic layer in a burn test in accordance with UL94 VTM standard is 30 seconds or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: YUSUKE BABA, TAKESHI SUZUKI, MATSUTAKA MAEDA, ATSUSHI HORI, MASAHIRO TAKENAGA, HARUKI MORI, SHOTA INOUE
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Publication number: 20240145700Abstract: This positive electrode included in an electrode assembly includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture laver which is formed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector and which includes a positive electrode active material and a conductive agent. The positive electrode active material contains a lithium-containing complex oxide. The lithium-containing complex oxide has a layered rock salt structure, contains substantially no Co, and contains at least Ni and Mn. The Ni content in the lithium-containing complex oxide is not less than 70 mol % with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li. The basis weight of the positive electrode mixture layer is not less than 250 g/m2. Three or more positive electrode leads are drawn out in the electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Geshi, Katsuya Inoue, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Patent number: 11961659Abstract: Vibration of an iron core is reduced to reduce transformer noise. An iron core for a transformer comprises a plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets stacked together, wherein at least one of the plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets: (1) has a region in which closure domains are formed in a direction crossing a rolling direction and a region in which no closure domains are formed; and (2) has an area ratio R of 0.10% to 30%, the area ratio R being an area ratio, to the whole grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, of a region in which a shrinkage amount at a maximum displacement point when excited in the rolling direction at a maximum magnetic flux density of 1.7 T and a frequency of 50 Hz is at least 2×10?7 less than a shrinkage amount in the region in which no closure domains are formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Omura, Hirotaka Inoue, Seiji Okabe
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Patent number: 11961647Abstract: Vibration of an iron core is reduced to reduce transformer noise. An iron core for a transformer comprises a plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets stacked together, wherein at least one of the plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets: (1) has a region in which closure domains are formed in a direction crossing a rolling direction and a region in which no closure domains are formed; (2) has an area ratio R0 of 0.10% to 3.0%, the area ratio R0 being defined as a ratio of S0 to S; and (3) has an area ratio R1a of 50% or more, the area ratio R1a being defined as a ratio of S1a to S1.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Omura, Hirotaka Inoue, Seiji Okabe
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Patent number: 11950462Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Takeshi Yaneda
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Publication number: 20240084382Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to determine whether to include a regenerative brake in specifications of a proposed vehicle based on regenerative brake operation data acquired while a first vehicle including the regenerative brake is traveling in a predetermined area. The proposed vehicle is a vehicle proposed as a vehicle for a customer to drive in the predetermined area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Publication number: 20240072798Abstract: A capacitive button capable of improving tolerance to electrostatic discharge is provided. The capacitive button includes: a pair of sensor electrodes which are provided side by side; a floating electrode which is arranged on a front side of the pair of sensor electrodes via an insulating layer; and a ground electrode which is arranged so as to surround the floating electrode, and is grounded without being electrically connected with the pair of sensor electrodes and the floating electrode. By providing the configuration, the tolerance to the electrostatic discharge of the capacitive button can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya INOUE, Takeshi YAMAZAKI, Tae ORITA, Takeshi ONO
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Publication number: 20240045150Abstract: An optical module includes a substrate including a main surface, an optical component including a bottom surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface each extending in a direction intersecting the bottom surface and facing each other, and an adhesion portion fixing the optical component to the substrate. The optical component is mounted on the substrate such that the bottom surface faces the main surface. In this optical module, the adhesion portion includes a plurality of first adhesion portions provided along the first side surface and a plurality of second adhesion portions provided along the second side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kensaku SHIMADA, Takeshi INOUE, Taisuke NAGASAKI, Toshihisa YOKOCHI
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Publication number: 20240045166Abstract: An optical module includes an optical component, a substrate including a main surface, a mount portion provided on the main surface of the substrate, and at least one measurement reference portion provided on the main surface of the substrate at a position apart from the mount portion. The substrate mounts the optical component thereon. The mount portion is configured to mount the optical component thereon. The measurement reference portion includes a reference point that becomes a height reference when measuring a mount height of the optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kensaku SHIMADA, Takeshi INOUE, Taisuke NAGASAKI, Toshihisa YOKOCHI
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Publication number: 20230384544Abstract: An optical connector module connected to an optical component is disclosed. The optical connector includes at least one optical fiber, a connector that holds the optical fiber, the connector being configured to be connected to the optical component in a first direction, and a connecting member configured to maintain a connected state between the connector and the optical component when the connector is connected to the optical component. The connecting member is configured to rotate in contact with the connector and to be engaged with each of the connector and the optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Taisuke NAGASAKI, Takeshi INOUE, Kensaku SHIMADA, Toshihisa YOKOCHI
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Publication number: 20230384531Abstract: A coupling member for coupling an optical component to a connector in a first direction is disclosed. The coupling member includes a locking portion that extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the coupling member being configured to be locked to the optical component, an elastic portion configured to press the connector toward the optical component in the first direction, and a connecting portion that connects the locking portion to the elastic portion. The elastic portion is movable outward of the connector in a planar direction defined by the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Taisuke NAGASAKI, Takeshi INOUE, Kensaku SHIMADA, Toshihisa YOKOCHI
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Patent number: 11800802Abstract: A radiation device or the like has a structure for selectively converting thermal energy into an electromagnetic wave. The radiation device has a conductor layer, a semiconductor layer, and a plurality of conductor disks. The plurality of conductor disks are arranged on the semiconductor layer so that the same arrangement pattern is constituted in each of a plurality of unit constituent regions each having a rectangular shape with a side of 4.5 to 5.5 ?m. The arrangement pattern of individual unit components includes nine conductor disks so as to correspond to a 3×3 matrix, and the nine conductor disks include four or more kinds of conductor disks having diameters different from each other. As a result, a two-dimensional periodic structure of the arrangement pattern is formed on the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Takeshi Inoue, Hiroo Kanamori, Takafumi Ohtsuka, Junichi Takahara, Kazunari Kimino
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Publication number: 20230327541Abstract: A power converter includes multiple arms, a temperature detector, a voltage detector, a current detector, a heat generation controller, and a heat resistance estimator. Each of the multiple arms includes a target element being a semiconductor element. The heat resistance estimator determines a heat resistance of the target element based on a temperature difference between a first temperature of the target element and a second temperature of the target element, a current through the target element detected by the current detector, and a voltage across conduction terminals of the target element detected by the voltage detector. The first temperature is a temperature detected by the temperature detector in a state where the heat generation controller has not caused the target element to generate heat. The second temperature is a temperature detected by the temperature detector in a state where the heat generation controller has caused the target element to generate heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: TAKESHI INOUE, AKIMASA NIWA, JUNICHI HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20230291221Abstract: A battery excavator 1 as an electric powered working machine includes a secondary battery 201, a battery management unit 202 that manages the secondary battery 201, and a controller 300 that controls a normal charge or a diagnostic charge for the secondary battery 201. The controller 300 includes: a diagnostic charge recommendation determination unit 301 that determines whether to recommend the diagnostic charge or not based on an operation history of the secondary battery output from the battery management unit 202; and a diagnostic charge execution determination unit 302 that determines whether to execute the diagnostic charge or not based on a state of the secondary battery output from the battery management unit 202, an estimated charge period necessary for the diagnostic charge, and a site work plan including a work start time, when the diagnostic charge is determined to be recommended.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Takashi KAMIJOH, Ken TAKEUCHI, Itaru NAYA, Kenta TANIGAKI, Takeshi INOUE
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Publication number: 20230204675Abstract: A method for diagnosing a battery pack having a configuration in which a plurality of cells are connected in series uses a system for obtaining detected data including the current and temperature of the battery pack and the voltage of each cell. An electric charge capacity and a state of charge (SOC) of each cell is calculated using the current and the temperature, the voltage of each cell, an open circuit voltage (OCV)-SOC function, and an OCV-resistance table. An amount of unbalance, which is an estimated value of the SOC, and the resistance for each cell when the battery pack is fully charged is calculated; and the energy capacity of the battery pack using the electric charge capacity, the amount of unbalance, and the resistances are calculated. As a result, the energy capacity of the battery pack can be calculated accurately, even in an unbalanced state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Takeshi INOUE, Shigeki HIRASAWA, Tetsuya ISHIMARU, Kohei HONKURA, Shigeki MAKINO, Jun KAWAJI
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Patent number: 11656415Abstract: Disclosed is an optical connector cable including a plurality of optical fibers, a lens module, and an adhesive portion. Each of the plurality of optical fibers extends in a first direction. The lens module includes a placement structure configured to place the plurality of optical fibers thereon in order in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a plurality of lenses optically coupled to tip ends of the plurality of optical fibers. The adhesive portion fixes the plurality of optical fibers to the placement structure with an adhesive. The adhesive portion includes a first adhesive portion located near the tip ends of the plurality of optical fibers and a second adhesive portion located behind the first adhesive portion in the first direction. The second adhesive portion has a Young's modulus higher than that of the first adhesive portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Taisuke Nagasaki, Takeshi Inoue, Toshihisa Yokochi
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Publication number: 20230048784Abstract: According to one embodiment, a merchandise sales transaction processing system includes a registration processing device to register items being purchased in a transaction, generate settlement information for the transaction based on the registered items, and store the generated settlement information in a storage device. A plurality of settlement devices are associated with the registration processing device. Each settlement device is configured to check for settlement information in the storage device, acquire the settlement information if the settlement information is stored in the storage device and at least one of the settlement devices is available for executing settlement processing based on the settlement information. The settlement device itself executes the settlement processing if it is available or, if it is unavailable, transmits the settlement information to another one of the settlement devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventor: Takeshi INOUE
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Patent number: 11460653Abstract: An optical-electric composite cable includes a cable unit, at least one metal wire, and a sheath. The cable unit includes at least one optical fiber and a twisted pair wire twisted with the at least one optical fiber. The at least one metal wire is disposed around the cable unit. The sheath surrounds the cable unit and the at least one metal wire.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Maeda, Taisuke Nagasaki, Takeshi Inoue, Tatsuhiko Naito
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Publication number: 20220283388Abstract: Disclosed is an optical connector cable including a plurality of optical fibers, a lens module, and an adhesive portion. Each of the plurality of optical fibers extends in a first direction. The lens module includes a placement structure configured to place the plurality of optical fibers thereon in order in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a plurality of lenses optically coupled to tip ends of the plurality of optical fibers. The adhesive portion fixes the plurality of optical fibers to the placement structure with an adhesive. The adhesive portion includes a first adhesive portion located near the tip ends of the plurality of optical fibers and a second adhesive portion located behind the first adhesive portion in the first direction. The second adhesive portion has a Young's modulus higher than that of the first adhesive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Taisuke NAGASAKI, Takeshi INOUE, Toshihisa YOKOCHI
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Publication number: 20220107476Abstract: An optical connector cable includes a plurality of optical fibers, a lens module, and an adhesive. The plurality of optical fibers extend in a first direction. The lens module has a placement portion, a facing surface, and a plurality of lenses. The placement portion places end portions of the plurality of optical fibers thereon in order in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The facing surface faces distal end surfaces of the plurality of optical fibers. The plurality of lenses are optically coupled to the plurality of optical fibers through the facing surface. The adhesive fixes the plurality of optical fibers to the placement portion. The plurality of optical fibers are placed on the placement portion such that the distal end surfaces are separated from the facing surface by predetermined distances, and a part of the adhesive enters spaces between the distal end surfaces and the facing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi INOUE, Taisuke NAGASAKI