Patents by Inventor Takeshi Sato

Takeshi Sato 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: 20240375421
    Abstract: A method of producing an image recorded material is a method including an image recording of sequentially applying a pretreatment liquid containing an aggregating agent, a first ink containing a first resin, and a second ink containing a second resin onto an impermeable base material to record an image, in which in the image recording, the image is recorded under a condition in which a ratio of a total applied mass of the first resin and the second resin per unit area to an applied mass of the aggregating agent per unit area in an overlapping region formed such that a region where the pretreatment liquid is applied, a region where the first ink is applied, and a region where the second ink is applied overlap each other in plan view is generated is 16.0 or greater and 30.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ayato SATO, Masaharu KAWAI, Takeshi MIYATO
  • Patent number: 12139162
    Abstract: A control device includes a controller configured to perform a notification whether automatic driving of a vehicle is able to be started, in a different mode according to at least either of a first state where the automatic driving is able to be permitted, a second state where the automatic driving is unable to be permitted due to an equipment abnormality, or a third state where the automatic driving is unable to be permitted for a temporary reason without an equipment abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Kosuke Sato, Takeshi Matsumoto, Minoru Yoshimura, Yasuomi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240368715
    Abstract: A supply heat quantity estimating method includes: estimating a change in carried-out sensible heat by in-furnace passing gas and a change in carried-in sensible heat supplied by a raw material preheated by the in-furnace passing gas, and estimating a quantity of heat supplied to the pig iron in a blast furnace in consideration of the estimated changes in the carried-out sensible heat and carried-in sensible heat. The estimating includes: estimating the carried-out sensible heat in consideration of the quantity of heat released to an outside, and estimating the change in the carried-in sensible heat in consideration of a change in a surface height of the raw material; and estimating a quantity of heat held in a deadman coke, and estimating the quantity of heat supplied to the pig iron in the blast furnace in consideration of the estimated quantity of heat held in the deadman coke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhira ICHIKAWA, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Takeshi SATO, Yuki KAWASHIRI
  • Publication number: 20240367847
    Abstract: To obtain a shape for preventing a blocking phenomenon in a stacked state. In a metal container according to the disclosure, an opening portion includes a curled portion or a flange portion that is curved outward. The inner surface of the opening portion includes an inner surface contact portion that comes into contact with an outer surface contact portion provided at the outer surface of a sidewall portion when stacking the metal containers. A holding portion formed by causing a periphery of the sidewall portion to bulge outward is provided between the outer surface contact portion and the inner surface contact portion, and a sidewall portion is provided at the outer surface of the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: TAKESHI MURASE, SHOUTA TANAKA, NOBUHIRO SASAJIMA, ERIKA SATO
  • Patent number: 12137288
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: acquire an image by image sensing processing; set a part of the image as a specific region, wherein a position of the specific region can be changed; and detect a motion of an object included in the specific region; and perform control to display an indicator based on the detected motion of the object in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the electronic device so that the indicator is superimposed and displayed at a position on the image based on the specific region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takeshi Kikkawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nakamura, Akihiko Sato, Takeshi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20240359857
    Abstract: A stackable metal cup including: a body portion having a hollow shape with an open upper portion and having a shape inclined from the upper portion toward a lower portion such that an upper end inner diameter is larger than a lower end outer diameter; and a bottom portion including a grounding portion, the grounding portion being continuous with a lower end of the body portion via a curvature portion. When a height from the grounding portion to the upper end is 100%, an upper region having a height of 70% to 100% includes at least one inflection point portion at which an inclination angle of the body portion with respect to a vertical plane changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi MURASE, Shouta TANAKA, Nobuhiro SASAJIMA, Erika SATO
  • Publication number: 20240343052
    Abstract: Provided are an image recording method that enables recording of an image having excellent lamination strength with respect to a base material for lamination, and applications thereof. The image recording method includes a step of preparing a white ink containing a white pigment and at least one base ink having a hue different from a hue of the white ink, a step of applying the base ink onto a base material to form an underlying layer, and a step of applying the white ink to a surface of the underlying layer using an ink jet recording method to form a white ink layer, in which a surface energy of the underlying layer is greater than a surface tension of the white ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro KARIYA, Masao IKOSHI, Takeshi MIYATO, Ayato SATO
  • Patent number: 12116496
    Abstract: A pretreatment liquid for an impermeable medium is a pretreatment liquid including water, a resin, and an organic acid, in which a ratio of a content of the resin to a content of the organic acid is greater than 0 and less than 4 on a mass basis, and the organic acid is a compound represented by Formula 1. In Formula 1, l represents 1 or greater, m represents 0 or 1, n represents 1 or greater, and l+m+n is 2 or greater. R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxy group, an amino group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fujii, Ayato Sato, Takeshi Miyato
  • Patent number: 12115025
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic system includes: a plurality of probes; at least one operation/display panel configured to be disposed at a same examination location as at least one of the plurality of probes; communication equipment configured to communicate with the plurality of probes and the operation/display panel; a measurement circuit configured to measure physical quantity related to the plurality of probes; processing circuitry configured to associate a specific probe of the plurality of probes with the operation/display panel based on the measured physical quantity; and an ultrasonic server configured to be disposed at a location different from the examination location, receive first data acquired by the specific probe via the communication equipment, generate second data based on the first data, and transmit the second data to the operation/display panel via the communication equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Osumi, Takatoshi Okumura, Takeshi Sato, Kentaro Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 12109950
    Abstract: An attachment device that suppresses a decrease in the detection accuracy of a sensor. This attachment device is designed to attach a sensor to one surface side of a transmission plate such that the sensor can detect a transmitted wave transmitted from the other surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Takayuki Hioki
  • Patent number: 12111168
    Abstract: A system for generating guidance information for a driver includes a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores guidance history of the driver. The processor generates a feature value based on match/mismatch of guidance types abstracted from the guidance history. The processor determines a guidance type for the driver on the basis of the feature value. The processor generates information for issuing guidance of the determined guidance type to the driver according to driver monitoring information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: LOGISTEED, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Ojiro, Shunsuke Minusa, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Kiminori Sato
  • Publication number: 20240328003
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide reduction device includes: an oxidation electrode that receives light from the outside; an oxidation bath that holds an electrolytic solution in which the oxidation electrode is immersed; an electrolyte membrane that constitutes a part of one surface of the oxidation bath excluding a surface on which the light is incident; a reduction electrode that is connected to the electrolyte membrane; a reduction unit in which the reduction electrode is disposed and to which a gas containing carbon dioxide is supplied from the outside; and a blower that generates an airflow toward the reduction electrode inside the reduction unit. The reduction electrode has a plate shape, and one surface of the reduction electrode is in contact with the electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Akihiro Kono, Yuya Uzumaki, Sayumi Sato, Takeshi Komatsu
  • Patent number: 12103405
    Abstract: A power distribution apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a power distribution mechanism configured to distribute power output from an electric motor to front and rear wheels, and a controller configured to control the power distribution mechanism. The power distribution mechanism includes a first clutch configured to fix a power distribution ratio during straight traveling to a first distribution ratio at which first power distributed to the rear wheels and second power distributed to the front wheels are nearly same, and a second clutch configured to fix the power distribution ratio during straight traveling to a second distribution ratio at which the first power is larger than the second power. The controller is configured set the second clutch to an engaged state and sets the first clutch to a half-engaged state during regenerative braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Yamazaki, Masami Oguri, Akihiro Nabeshima, Yoshiyuki Jin, Takeshi Yoneda, Fumiya Sato, Hiroshi Kusano, Keigo Yamada, Takumi Araki, Shuntaro Miura, Susumu Ito
  • Publication number: 20240317126
    Abstract: A panel frame structure includes a panel frame, an upper frame bonded along an upper end of the panel frame, a side frame bonded along a lateral end of the panel frame, and a mounting bracket for a lock device. The mounting bracket has a portion overlapped on the upper frame when viewed from a front-back direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Hidetaka YONEHARA, Takahiro NIIMURA, Junya ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 12098437
    Abstract: A method for charging raw materials into a blast furnace is as follows. The blast furnace includes a bell-less charging device that includes a plurality of main hoppers and an auxiliary hopper. The auxiliary hopper has a smaller capacity than the main hoppers. The method includes discharging ore charged in at least one of the plurality of main hoppers, and then sequentially charging the ore from a furnace center side toward a furnace wall side by using a rotating chute. After charging of the ore is started, only the ore is charged from the rotating chute at least until charging of 45 mass % of the ore is completed based on a total amount of the ore to be charged per batch; then, discharging of low-reactivity ore charged in the auxiliary hopper is started; and then, the low-reactivity ore is charged together with the ore from the rotating chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhira Ichikawa, Yasushi Ogasawara, Takeshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20240300984
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a silanol compound capable of efficiently producing a silanol compound. The method for producing a silanol compound includes a proton exchange step of forming a silanol compound having a structure represented by following formula (c) by reacting a silicate having a structure represented by following formula (a) with an acidic compound having an acid dissociation constant pKa of ?1 to 20 in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). (In formula (a), Qi+ represents an i-valent cation and i represents an integer of 1 to 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Masayasu Igarashi, Kazuhiko Sato, Fujio Yagihashi, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Nozawa, Shigeru Shimada
  • Publication number: 20240303845
    Abstract: A depth acquisition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor performs: acquiring timing information indicating a timing at which a light source irradiates a subject with infrared light; acquiring, from the memory, an infrared light image generated by imaging a scene including the subject with the infrared light according to the timing indicated by the timing information; acquiring, from the memory, a visible light image generated by imaging a substantially same scene as the scene of the infrared light image, with visible light from a substantially same viewpoint as a viewpoint of imaging the infrared light image at a substantially same time as a time of imaging the infrared light image; detecting a flare region from the infrared light image; and estimating a depth of the flare region based on the infrared light image, the visible light image, and the flare region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi SATO, Takeo AZUMA, Nobuhiko WAKAI, Kohsuke YOSHIOKA, Noritaka SHIMIZU, Yoshinao KAWAI, Takaaki AMADA, Yoko KAWAI, Takeshi MURAI, Hiroki TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 12088251
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit includes: a first temperature detector, detecting an internal temperature of the oscillator circuit; a current generator, generating a heater current so that the internal temperature matches a target temperature; a first and second heater, heating the resonator and the integrated circuit, respectively, based on the heater current; a second temperature detector, detecting a temperature of the integrated circuit; a first compensation voltage generation circuit, generating a first compensation voltage for compensating for a frequency variation due to a temperature change in the integrated circuit, based on a detection result of the second temperature detector; a second compensation voltage generation circuit, generating a second compensation voltage for compensating for a frequency variation due to a temperature change in the resonator, based on a detection result of the first temperature detector; and an oscillator, generating an oscillation signal based on the first and second compensatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Sato, Takeshi Hamada
  • Patent number: 12084436
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the description, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Ito, Takeshi Yamamoto, Keiko Kakegawa, Hideyuki Sugiyama, Tohru Miyazaki, Yasuyoshi Arikawa, Tomohiro Okawa, Jinichi Yonemori, Osamu Kubo, Akinori Toita, Takuto Kojima, Fumiaki Kikuchi, Minoru Sasaki, Misaki Homma, Yasuhiro Imaeda, Hironobu Maezaki, Shiinobu Sasaki, Ayumu Sato, Hirotaka Kamitani, Yasutomi Asano, Hironori Kokubo, Masato Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 12087340
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium that has a recording layer including an ?-iron oxide particle. An area ratio Rlow (=(Slow/Stotal)×100) of a total area Stotal of an SFD curve of the recording layer in a perpendicular direction and an area Slow of the SFD curve in which a coercivity Hc is in a range from ?500 [Oe]?Hc?500 [Oe] is equal to or less than 5.5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Ichise, Minoru Yamaga, Katsunori Maeshima, Masaru Terakawa, Takeshi Takahashi, Tomoe Sato, Takashi Kataguchi