Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kato

Takeshi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230287314
    Abstract: Provided is a beer-taste beverage comprising 1000 ppb by mass or less of 4-vinylguaiacol, and having an ethyl n-butyrate content of 140 ppb by mass or more, a ratio of the content (unit: ppb by mass) of ethyl n-butyrate to the content (unit: ppb by mass) of ?-nonalactone [ethyl n-butyrate/?-nonalactone] is 23 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaho Okajima, Taichi Maruhashi, Takako Inui, Takeshi Kumagai, Yuichi Kato, Takamasa Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230266687
    Abstract: A method for producing a toner includes collecting a toner by using a toner collecting device including: a centrifugation cylinder to which an airflow containing a toner is introduced and in which the toner is centrifugally separated by a swirling flow caused by the introduced airflow; an airflow inlet through which the airflow containing the toner is introduced to the centrifugation cylinder; an airflow outlet that is located at an upper end of the centrifugation cylinder and through which the airflow from which the toner has been separated in the centrifugation cylinder is discharged; a toner collector that is located at a lower end of the centrifugation cylinder and in which the toner separated in the centrifugation cylinder is collected; and a suction unit that suctions the inside of the centrifugation cylinder through the toner collector and has a filtration filter through which the toner in the suctioned airflow is filtered out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yuya KATO, Takeshi TANABE, Takahiro YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230254620
    Abstract: Audio signal processing that satisfies both sound quality and cost is enabled. A processing unit that performs processing based on an output audio signal of a first microphone unit focusing on sound quality and an output audio signal of a second microphone unit focusing on cost is included. For example, the processing performed by the processing unit includes processing of obtaining a beamforming output and processing of obtaining a sound source separation output. Furthermore, for example, the processing performed by the processing unit may include processing of generating a first audio signal on the basis of an output audio signal of the first microphone and processing of generating a second audio signal on the basis of output audio signals of a plurality of the second microphone units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: YOHEI SAKURABA, YOSHIHIRO TAMURA, HIDEAKI WATANABE, KAZUHIRO MATSUTANI, YASUHIKO KATO, TAKESHI YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230245308
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to set a plurality of candidate regions on a medical image as candidates of a region of interest to be set on the medical image; an analysis unit configured to execute quantitative analysis concerning a composition of an object for each of the plurality of candidate regions; and an output unit configured to output a plurality of analysis results and the plurality of candidate regions in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi NODA, Sota TORII, Haruki IWAI, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Hisanori KATO
  • Publication number: 20230191798
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus including: a print head including a printing element array provided with printing elements each configured to generate thermal energy required to eject an ink, a supply flow channel provided along the printing element array and configured to supply the ink to the respective printing elements, an opening provided to the supply flow channel and configured to cause the ink to flow in, and heating units provided along the supply flow channel and configured to heat the ink inside the supply flow channel; and a heating control unit configured to carry out heating control of the heating units based on a heating pattern determined based on heating intensity distribution, the heating intensity distribution representing heating intensities corresponding to the respective heating units and representing the heating intensities corresponding to positions in a direction of the printing element array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki Nitta, Kazuo Suzuki, Masataka Kato, Takeshi Murase, Hiroshi Kawafuji, Hiroshi Taira, Sae Mogi
  • Patent number: 11674225
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus for performing film formation by supplying a processing gas to a substrate, including: a rotary table provided in a processing container; a mounting stand provided to mount the substrate and configured to be revolved by rotating the rotary table; a processing gas supply part configured to supply a processing gas to a region through which the mounting stand passes by the rotation of the rotary table; a rotation shaft rotatably provided in a portion rotating together with the rotary table and configured to support the mounting stand; a driven gear provided on the rotation shaft; a driving gear provided along an entire circumference of a revolution trajectory of the driven gear to face the revolution trajectory of the driven gear and configured to constitute a magnetic gear mechanism with the driven gear; and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMTED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Yukio Ohizumi, Manabu Honma, Takeshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11664201
    Abstract: A substrate holding mechanism for holding a substrate placed on a stage which is rotatable with respect to a turntable, includes a substrate holding member, provided at a peripheral portion of the stage, fixed to a rotating shaft disposed below a surface on which the substrate is placed, and contactable to a side surface of the substrate placed on the stage, a biasing member having a first end fixed to the substrate holding member at a position closer to a center of the stage than the rotating shaft, and a second end fixed at a position separated from the substrate holding member toward the center of the stage and below the rotating shaft, and a pressing member configured to press upwardly a portion of the substrate holding member where the first end of the biasing member is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Toshiyuki Nakatsubo, Takeshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230133405
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in a first pixel arrangement structure, and a display driver which receives input image data corresponding to a second pixel arrangement structure different from the first pixel arrangement structure. In a normal driving mode, the display driver generates first output image data for all of the plurality of sub-pixels by performing a first rending operation on the input image data, and drives all of the plurality of sub-pixels based on the first output image data. In a low power driving mode, the display driver generates second output image data for a portion of the plurality of sub-pixels by performing a second rending operation different from the first rending operation on the input image data, and drives the portion of the plurality of sub-pixels based on the second output image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: TAKESHI KATO
  • Patent number: 11594175
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device has sub-pixels of multiple colors. In one aspect, the organic light emitting display device detects sub-pixels which are positioned at the edges of the panel. Data for the sub-pixels on the edges are reduced so that colors on the edges are less observable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Yeon Yang, Geun-Young Jeong, Takeshi Kato, Myung-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20220371257
    Abstract: A molding system capable of reducing molding defects including first and second parison forming devices; first and second molds configured to be opened and closed; and a control unit. The first parison forming device comprises a first extruder, a first accumulator, and a first injection head, the first parison forming device is configured to form a first parison by injecting a first molten resin from the first injection head after the first molten resin extruded from the first extruder is accumulated in the first accumulator, the second parison forming device comprises a second extruder, a second accumulator, and a second injection head, the second parison forming device is configured to form a second parison by injecting a second molten resin from the second injection head after the second molten resin extruded from the second extruder is accumulated in the second accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki HARASAWA, Takeshi KATO, Tsutomu OUCHI, Tatsuya FUKUDA, Yosuke HAYASHI, Takafumi FUNATO, Seiji ONO
  • Patent number: 11454564
    Abstract: There is provided a gas sensor fault detection device that detects a sensor fault in a gas leak inspection device. The gas sensor fault detection device includes: a gas blowing unit that blows a gas toward a detection area of a gas sensor of the gas leak inspection device; and a position fixing unit that fixes a position of the gas blowing unit with reference to a hypothetical gas leak position of an inspection target being inspected by the gas leak inspection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA FINE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Doki, Takeshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20220276115
    Abstract: A tire inspection device includes a gas sensor disposed outside of a tire and facing an outer surface of the tire. The gas sensor detects a gas that fills the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichi DOKI, Takeshi KATO, Akane IIZUKA
  • Patent number: 11422359
    Abstract: A projector, a rotational phase control device, a program for the rotational phase control device, and a wheel rotational speed control method include: a phosphor wheel that emits a plurality of different color lights at a cycle corresponding to a rotational speed when excitation light is irradiated; a color wheel into which the lights emitted from phosphor wheel enter; and a rotational phase control device that controls a rotational speed and a phase of color wheel in accordance with a rotational speed and a phase of phosphor wheel so that a phase relationship between phosphor wheel and color wheel is not changed and so that a rotational speed ratio between phosphor wheel and color wheel is equal to a rotational speed ratio between phosphor wheel and color wheel in a steady state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kato
  • Patent number: 11423818
    Abstract: A method of determining a pixel luminance including determining a smoothing reference line between a display region and a non-display region in a display panel, determining a boundary pixel through which the smoothing reference line passes among pixels included in the display region, dividing the boundary pixel into a first pixel region directed toward the display region and a second pixel region directed toward the non-display region based on the smoothing reference line, calculating a smoothing rate corresponding to a ratio of an area of the first pixel region to a total area of the boundary pixel, and determining a dimming luminance of the boundary pixel based on the smoothing rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20220262318
    Abstract: A display device includes dots and a grayscale correction unit. Each dot among the dots includes a first pixel of a first color, a second pixel of a second color, and a third pixel of a third color. The grayscale correction unit is configured to generate corrected grayscale values for a target dot via application of weights to grayscale values of the target dot and grayscale values of neighboring dots of the target dot among the dots. The grayscale correction unit is configured to determine the weights based on the grayscale values of the target dot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Woong PARK, Takeshi KATO
  • Patent number: 11380253
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device has sub-pixels of multiple colors. In one aspect, the organic light emitting display device detects sub-pixels which are positioned at the edges of the panel. Data for the sub-pixels on the edges are reduced so that colors on the edges are less observable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Yeon Yang, Geun-Young Jeong, Takeshi Kato, Myung-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11366037
    Abstract: A tire inspection device includes a gas sensor disposed outside of a tire and facing an outer surface of the tire. The gas sensor detects a gas that fills the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA FINE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Doki, Takeshi Kato, Akane Iizuka
  • Publication number: 20220189366
    Abstract: A method of determining a pixel luminance including determining a smoothing reference line between a display region and a non-display region in a display panel, determining a boundary pixel through which the smoothing reference line passes among pixels included in the display region, dividing the boundary pixel into a first pixel region directed toward the display region and a second pixel region directed toward the non-display region based on the smoothing reference line, calculating a smoothing rate corresponding to a ratio of an area of the first pixel region to a total area of the boundary pixel, and determining a dimming luminance of the boundary pixel based on the smoothing rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: TAKESHI KATO
  • Patent number: 11358571
    Abstract: A wheeled tire includes a tire, and a wheel disposed on the tire. A space between the tire and the wheel is filled with a filler gas. The filler gas includes nitrogen gas having a concentration equal to or greater than a concentration of nitrogen gas in air, and hydrogen gas having a concentration of 0.5% or more. A concentration of oxygen gas in the filler gas is less than a concentration of oxygen gas in air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA FINE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kato, Hirotaka Takeyama, Yuichi Doki
  • Publication number: 20220171987
    Abstract: A distance recognition system for use in a marine vessel includes at least one memory, and a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit both positioned on a hull so that their imaging areas include a water surface. The second imaging unit is higher than the first imaging unit. The distance recognition system further includes at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured or programmed to acquire a first image and a second image captured by the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit, and perform a matching process between the first image and the second image to acquire distance information about any position in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Takeshi KATO