Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kimura

Takeshi Kimura 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: 10193254
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a housing and a lock spring arranged at an end portion of the housing. The lock spring includes a pair of arms extending parallel to a planar side of the housing. The second connector includes a catch to engage the lock spring by flexing the pair of arms away each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Katano, Hiroshi Shirai, Takeshi Kimura, Akira Kubo
  • Patent number: 10173263
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a shaping part, a powder feeding part that feeds the powder material to the shaping part, a powder storage part that stores the powder material, and a pipe through which the powder material is transferred from the powder storage part to the powder feeding part. The powder storage part is arranged on a lower side of the powder feeding part in the vertical direction. The pipe is provided with a bent part in a transfer section in which the powder material is transferred from a lower side to an upper side in the vertical direction. The bent part stops the falling of the powder material that is present in the transfer section in the middle of the transfer section when the suction is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Harajiri, Yoshiyuki Mitsuya, Takeshi Kimura, Michiyoshi Keta, Seiji Niwa, Katsuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20180304703
    Abstract: The present tire management method includes detecting a temperature at predetermined intervals inside a tire air chamber, converting the temperature detected at predetermined intervals inside the tire air chamber into a first multiplication value of load times speed or a second multiplication value of the square of load times speed, and calculating an accumulation value by accumulating the first or second multiplication value for a predetermined period. The present tire management apparatus includes a temperature detector that detects a temperature at predetermined intervals inside a tire air chamber, a converter that converts the temperature detected by the temperature detector at predetermined intervals inside the tire air chamber into a first multiplication value of load times speed or a second multiplication value of the square of load times speed, and an accumulator that calculates an accumulation value by accumulating the first or second multiplication value for a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10020821
    Abstract: A transmission device and reception device for digital data that have excellent resistance to noise are provided. An encoder (11-1) of this disclosure, included in a transmission device (1) of this disclosure, applies LDPC encoding to digital data using a unique check matrix for each code rate by using a check matrix in which, taking a check matrix initial value table established in advance for each code rate at a code length of 44880 bits as initial values, 1 entries of a partial matrix corresponding to an information length appropriate for a code rate of 93/120 are allocated in the column direction over a cycle of 374 columns. A demodulator (23) of this disclosure, included in a reception device (2) of this disclosure, decodes digital data encoded by the encoder (11-1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Youichi Suzuki, Akinori Hashimoto, Shoji Tanaka, Kenichi Tsuchida, Takeshi Kimura, Yoshifumi Matsusaki
  • Publication number: 20180162177
    Abstract: A load derivation method includes: a distance measurement step of measuring, by a displacement meter attached to a rim, a distance from the displacement meter to an inner surface of a tire; an internal pressure measurement step of measuring an internal pressure of the tire, by a sensor attached in a chamber of the tire; and a load derivation step of deriving, by a derivation section, a load on the tire during running, based on the measured distance and the measured internal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9894758
    Abstract: A three-dimensional laminated wiring substrate is provided and includes a plurality of wiring substrates disposed on top of each other. Each of the plurality of wiring substrates includes an insulating film and a conductor pattern. The insulating film is disposed along a surface to provide a three-dimensional surface. The conductor pattern is disposed on and extending along the three-dimensional surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170302296
    Abstract: A transmission device and reception device for digital data that have excellent resistance to noise are provided. An encoder (11-1) of this disclosure, included in a transmission device (1) of this disclosure, applies LDPC encoding to digital data using a unique check matrix for each code rate by using a check matrix in which, taking a check matrix initial value table established in advance for each code rate at a code length of 44880 bits as initial values, 1 entries of a partial matrix corresponding to an information length appropriate for a code rate of 93/120 are allocated in the column direction over a cycle of 374 columns. A demodulator (23) of this disclosure, included in a reception device (2) of this disclosure, decodes digital data encoded by the encoder (11-1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Youichi SUZUKI, Akinori HASHIMOTO, Shoji TANAKA, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Takeshi KIMURA, Yoshifumi MATSUSAKI
  • Patent number: 9753468
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a circuit to receive an analog input signal responsive to an analog oscillating signal and to generate an analog output signal, AD converters to perform AD-conversion with respect to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal, and the analog output signal to generate a digital oscillating signal, a digital input signal, and a digital output signal, at least one first adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital oscillating signal through the Hilbert transform, a second adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital input signal through the Hilbert transform, a third adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital output signal through the Hilbert transform, a first mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the second adjustor, and a second mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the third adjustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170163376
    Abstract: A modulator, demodulator, transmission device, and reception device for digital data that have excellent resistance to noise are provided. A modulator according to one aspect of this disclosure includes a modulation mapper (15) that performs 16APSK mapping at a radius ratio of 2.87 when the LDPC code rate is 93/120. A modulator according to another aspect of this disclosure includes a modulation mapper (15) that performs 32APSK mapping at a second inner circle to first inner circle radius ratio of 2.87 and an outer circle to first inner circle radius ratio of 5.33 when the LDPC code rate is 93/120. The modulator is included in a transmission device (1) according to this disclosure. A demodulator according to this disclosure includes a quadrature detector (21) that performs demodulation corresponding to the modulator. The demodulator is included in a reception device (2) according to this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Youichi SUZUKI, Akinori HASHIMOTO, Shoji TANAKA, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Takeshi KIMURA, Yoshifumi MATSUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20170007960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fillers for flue-gas treatment comprising by preparing two kinds of large and small fillers with different diameters of cylinder bodies each of which comprising by plurally providing circular windows having hole diameter from one third to two thirds of diameter of a thin-walled cylinder body on a cylinder wall of the thin-walled cylinder body that the diameter and the length thereof are approximately equal in a circumferential direction of the thin-walled cylinder body, wherein the smaller filler (hereinafter, saying “the small filler”) is installed in an inner diameter side of the larger filler (hereinafter, saying “the large filler”) and the small filler is supported loosely in a suspended state to the cylinder body o the large filler by a suspending retainer, so that the small filler is constituted movably along an inner surface of the cylinder body of the large filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi KIMURA, Noriko KIMURA, Junko SATO, Shigeru KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160297005
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a shaping part, a powder feeding part that feeds the powder material to the shaping part, a powder storage part that stores the powder material, and a pipe through which the powder material is transferred from the powder storage part to the powder feeding part. The powder storage part is arranged on a lower side of the powder feeding part in the vertical direction. The pipe is provided with a bent part in a transfer section in which the powder material is transferred from a lower side to an upper side in the vertical direction. The bent part stops the falling of the powder material that is present in the transfer section in the middle of the transfer section when the suction is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji HARAJIRI, Yoshiyuki MITSUYA, Takeshi KIMURA, Michiyoshi KETA, Seiji NIWA, Katsuhiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20160294507
    Abstract: A modulator, demodulator, transmission device, and reception device for digital data that have excellent resistance to noise are provided. A modulator according to one aspect of this disclosure includes a modulation mapper (15) that performs 16APSK mapping at a radius ratio of 2.87 when the LDPC code rate is 93/120. A modulator according to another aspect of this disclosure includes a modulation mapper (15) that performs 32APSK mapping at a second inner circle to first inner circle radius ratio of 2.87 and an outer circle to first inner circle radius ratio of 5.33 when the LDPC code rate is 93/120. The modulator is included in a transmission device (1) according to this disclosure. A demodulator according to this disclosure includes a quadrature detector (21) that performs demodulation corresponding to the modulator. The demodulator is included in a reception device (2) according to this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Youichi SUZUKI, Akinori HASHIMOTO, Shoji TANAKA, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Takeshi KIMURA, Yoshifumi MATSUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20160294417
    Abstract: A transmission device and reception device for digital data that have excellent resistance to noise are provided. An encoder (11-1) of this disclosure, included in a transmission device (1) of this disclosure, applies LDPC encoding to digital data using a unique check matrix for each code rate by using a check matrix in which, taking a check matrix initial value table established in advance for each code rate at a code length of 44880 bits as initial values, 1 entries of a partial matrix corresponding to an information length appropriate for a code rate of 93/120 are allocated in the column direction over a cycle of 374 columns. A demodulator (23) of this disclosure, included in a reception device (2) of this disclosure, decodes digital data encoded by the encoder (11-1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Youichi SUZUKI, Akinori HASHIMOTO, Shoji TANAKA, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Takeshi KIMURA, Yoshifumi MATSUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20160216720
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a circuit to receive an analog input signal responsive to an analog oscillating signal and to generate an analog output signal, AD converters to perform AD-conversion with respect to the analog oscillating signal, the analog input signal, and the analog output signal to generate a digital oscillating signal, a digital input signal, and a digital output signal, at least one first adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital oscillating signal through the Hilbert transform, a second adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital input signal through the Hilbert transform, a third adjustor to adjust a phase of the digital output signal through the Hilbert transform, a first mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the second adjustor, and a second mixer circuit to multiply the output of the first adjustor and the output of the third adjustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Takeshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9255304
    Abstract: A cooling system that cools hot rolled long steel bar, provided with a plurality of chambers that are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the rolled steel bar. Each of the plurality of chambers is provided with a blow outlet that, facing from the chamber to the rolled steel bar, blows out compressed air for cooling that is introduced to the chamber from a gas inlet that is connected to the chamber; a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes that is provided at this blow outlet so as to face the rolled steel bar; a cooling water supply nozzle that supplies cooling water into the chamber; and a rectifying plate that is provided between the gas inlet and the cooling water supply nozzle, and that prevents the compressed gas for cooling that is introduced from the gas inlet from directly striking the nozzle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Sugiyama, Tatsuya Yamanokuchi, Takeshi Kimura, Mitsugu Kajiwara, Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 9160334
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a transistor circuit including a power supply terminal and a back gate terminal; a variable resistance connected between a first voltage terminal and the power supply terminal; and a control circuit controlling the variable resistance based on a digital signal in which a difference voltage is converted when an absolute value of the difference voltage between a voltage of the first voltage terminal and a voltage of the back gate terminal is lower than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kimura, Takeshi Moro
  • Publication number: 20150270631
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a housing and a lock spring arranged at an end portion of the housing. The lock spring includes a pair of arms extending parallel to a planar side of the housing. The second connector includes a catch to engage the lock spring by flexing the pair of arms away each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Katano, Hiroshi Shirai, Takeshi Kimura, Akira Kubo
  • Patent number: 9139107
    Abstract: A steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus is provided for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is capable of running with a road wheel driven by a driving force from a power source. The steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus includes a steering operation detecting means and a driving force reducing means. The steering operation detecting means detects a steering operation of steering a steerable wheel of the vehicle. The driving force reducing means temporarily reduces the driving force to the road wheel a set time period after the steering operation is detected by the steering operation detecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Takeshi Kimura, Yosuke Kobayashi, Yuuki Shiozawa, Toshiyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9065179
    Abstract: An electrical conductive member is provided with a base layer and a conductor. The base layer includes a first portion, a second portion extending at an angle relative to the first portion, and a curved portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The conductor is arranged on a portion of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20150151689
    Abstract: A display controller has an output arbitration function for distributively outputting a plurality of different interrupt screens compliant with display requests from a plurality of parallelly-running applications to a plurality of display units mounted in a vehicle. In such an instance, the display controller acquires output destination priorities of the display units to which the interrupt screens are output and screen priorities defined for the interrupt screens. In accordance with the screen priorities of the individual interrupt screens compliant with the display requests and in accordance with the associated output destination priorities, the display controller selects appropriate display units and outputs the individual interrupt screens to the selected display units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Kimura, Masakazu Itou