Patents by Inventor Takumi Kobayashi

Takumi Kobayashi 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: 20240100098
    Abstract: A non-human animal or a part of the same in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost in adipose tissues or the expression level of Mipep gene in adipose tissues is lowered compared to a wild type; and mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost or the expression level of Mipep gene is lowered compared to a wild type. A therapeutic or prophylactic drug that includes the mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes or a culture supernatant thereof; and a method for preparing a mitokine mixture using the non-human cells, mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HIGAMI, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Takumi NARITA, Kanari TAKI, Yuto HIRAO
  • Publication number: 20240080330
    Abstract: A security monitoring apparatus (100) includes a content category deducing unit (122), a category comparing unit (123), and an information assignment unit (130). The content category deducing unit (122) deduces a first deduced category that is a result of deducing a category of content that a target device that a monitoring target system (200) includes has, using a content category deducing model that is a learning model that deduces using content data that indicates content, a category of content indicated in the content data, and data that indicates content that the target device has. The category comparing unit (123) verifies whether or not the first deduced category and a category for comparison match. The information assignment unit (130) generates assignment information that is in accordance with whether or not the first deduced category and the category for comparison match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Aiko IWASAKI, Takumi YAMAMOTO, Hajime KOBAYASHI, Kiyoto KAWAUCHI
  • Patent number: 11821104
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a single crystal according to a Czochralski method, including: a main chamber housing crucibles for a raw-material melt and heater for heating the raw-material melt; a pulling chamber at an upper portion of the main chamber and a single crystal pulled from the raw-material melt; a cooling cylinder extending from a ceiling portion of the main chamber toward a surface of the raw-material melt to surround the single crystal; an auxiliary cooling cylinder inside the cooling cylinder; and a diameter-enlargement member to fit into the auxiliary cooling cylinder. The auxiliary cooling cylinder has a slit penetrating in an axial direction to come into close contact with the cooling cylinder by pushing the diameter-enlargement member into the auxiliary cooling cylinder to enlarge the diameter of the auxiliary cooling cylinder. This enables efficient cooling of a growing single crystal and increases the growth rate of the single crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Kobayashi, Kazuya Yanase, Atsushi Okai, Susumu Sonokawa, Atsushi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11795568
    Abstract: A production apparatus for a metal oxide single crystal according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a furnace having an interior heated to a temperature of 1,500° C. or more in an oxidative atmosphere, a heater heating the interior of the furnace, an inlet pipe being disposed in a lower part of the furnace and connecting an interior and an exterior of the furnace, an exhaust pipe being disposed in an upper part of the furnace and connecting an interior and an exterior of the furnace, a duct being disposed above the furnace, and an exhaust fan and a harmful substance elimination device being disposed in the middle of the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: FUJIKOSHI MACHINERY CORP., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshikawa, Toshinori Taishi, Takumi Kobayashi, Yoshio Otsuka, Etsuko Ohba
  • Publication number: 20230256974
    Abstract: A storage system for storing action information of an assistance system that assists a driver of a vehicle includes a storage device, a first acquisition unit acquiring action information from the assistance system, a second acquisition unit acquiring information related to a driving operation of the vehicle by the driver, a determination unit determining whether the driving operation is a first operation that suppresses assistance by the assistance system based on the action information and the information related to the driving operation, and a storage unit storing the action information and external information related to an ambient environment of the vehicle in association with each other in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi KOBAYASHI, Yutaka TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20230235478
    Abstract: A production apparatus for a metal oxide single crystal according to the present invention includes a crucible for housing a crystal raw material and a seed crystal, which has a first end and a second end, and in which the crystal raw material is disposed on a first end side, and the seed crystal is disposed on a second end side, a heater that heats the crucible, and a cooling rod, which has a third end and a fourth end, and in which the third end is provided in contact with or in proximity to the second end of the crucible so as to cool the second end by depriving the second end of heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHIKAWA, Toshinori TAISHI, Takumi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11674239
    Abstract: A gallium oxide crystal manufacturing device includes a crucible to hold a gallium oxide source material therein, a crucible support that supports the crucible from below, a crucible support shaft that is connected to the crucible support from below and vertically movably supports the crucible and the crucible support, a tubular furnace core tube that surrounds the crucible, the crucible support and the crucible support shaft, a tubular furnace inner tube that surrounds the furnace core tube, and a resistive heating element including a heat-generating portion placed in a space between the furnace core tube and the furnace inner tube. Melting points of the furnace core tube and the furnace inner tube are not less than 1900° C. A thermal conductivity of a portion of the furnace core tube located directly next to the crucible in a radial direction thereof is higher than a thermal conductivity of the furnace inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: Fujikoshi Machinery Corp., Shinshu University, Novel Crystal Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshikawa, Takumi Kobayashi, Yoshio Otsuka, Toshinori Taishi
  • Patent number: 11674238
    Abstract: A crucible for growing a metal oxide single crystal is provided that can facilitate the balance between the thickness and the strength (hardness) of the constant diameter portion of the crucible and is capable of performing growth of a crystal having a large diameter. The crucible according to the present invention is a crucible for growing a metal oxide single crystal, including a reinforcing belt material provided on an outer periphery of a constant diameter portion of the crucible. It is possible that the crucible has an upper portion having a thickness that is smaller than a thickness of a lower portion of the crucible, and the upper portion of the crucible is the constant diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIKOSHI MACHINERY CORP.
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshikawa, Takumi Kobayashi, Yoshio Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20230135138
    Abstract: A VR training system includes: training terminals that generates simulation images for simulation training in common VR space and provides the simulation images to trainees individually associated with the training terminals; and a tracking sensor that detects motion of the trainees in real space. Each of the training terminals calculates a position and a posture of a self avatar in VR space based on a detection result of the tracking sensor, acquires position information on a position and a posture of another avatar in the VR space from another training terminal, and generates the another avatar in the VR space based on the acquired position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji KOMATSU, Yoshio MURATA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Osamu KURACHI, Hirofumi NISHIMURA, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Yuji KAWABE, Hiroki KONDO, Soma SHINKAI
  • Publication number: 20230126752
    Abstract: A VR training system includes: a training terminal that generates a simulation image for simulation training in VR space and includes an avatar of a trainee linked to action of the trainee in real space and a controller with which the trainee performs an omission action. When an omission action is performed with the controller in a series of actions in the simulation training, the training terminal omits a predetermined action of the avatar and updates the simulation image from a state before the predetermined action to a state after the predetermined action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji KOMATSU, Yoshio MURATA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Osamu KURACHI, Hirofumi NISHIMURA, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Yuji KAWABE, Hiroki KONDO, Soma SHINKAI
  • Publication number: 20230126008
    Abstract: An aircraft VR training system includes: training terminals that generates simulation images for performing simulation training in common VR space and provides the simulation images to trainees individually associated with the training terminals; and a setting terminal including setting information necessary for generating the simulation images. The setting terminal transmits the setting information to the training terminals. The training terminals set the setting information received from the setting terminal, and transmit setting completion notification of the setting information to the setting terminal. After the setting terminal receives the completion notification from all the training terminals, the setting terminal causes the training terminals to start simulation training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji KOMATSU, Yoshio MURATA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Osamu KURACHI, Hirofumi NISHIMURA, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Yuji KAWABE, Hiroki KONDO, Soma SHINKAI
  • Publication number: 20230126079
    Abstract: A simulator includes a control stick including a first rotatable control shaft and a second rotatable control shaft; a first reaction force generator including a spring that generates a reaction force to an operation of the first control shaft; a second reaction force generator including a spring that generates a reaction force to an operation of the second control shaft; a motor that displaces the spring to change a neutral position of the first control shaft; and a motor that displaces the spring to change a neutral position of the second control shaft. An output shaft of the motor is located below the first reaction force generator, and an output shaft of the motor is located above the second reaction force generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji KOMATSU, Yoshio MURATA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Osamu KURACHI, Hirofumi NISHIMURA, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Yuji KAWABE, Hiroki KONDO, Soma SHINKAI
  • Patent number: 11521766
    Abstract: A wire harness electric wire length correcting device, which corrects a design value of an electric wire length of an electric wire included in a wire harness, includes an electric wire identifying means including an identification mark, which is attached to an end portion of the electric wire, and which is to be cut off from the electric wire when the wire harness is installed on an installation target object, so as to use the identification mark to identify which electric wire an end cut off from the electric wire has been cut off from, a measuring means for measuring a length of the cut off end, and a correcting means for, for the electric wire identified by the electric wire identifying means, correcting the design value of the electric wire length of that electric wire, based on the length of the cut off end measured by the measuring means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Kawase, Raifu Yamamoto, Katsuju Aoki, Takumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11519799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a force sensor that is capable of detecting plastic deformation of a strain element. The force sensor detects components, in a plurality of directions, of a force exerted on the strain element. The force sensor includes: inspection strain gauges disposed in stress concentration areas of the strain element; and an inspection bridge circuit that includes the inspection strain gauges and that is configured to detect a component, in a specific direction, of a stress that occurs in the strain element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Mukai, Natsuki Yui, Hiroyasu Makino, Takumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220243358
    Abstract: A production apparatus for a metal oxide single crystal according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a furnace having an interior heated to a temperature of 1,500° C. or more in an oxidative atmosphere, a heater heating the interior of the furnace, an inlet pipe being disposed in a lower part of the furnace and connecting an interior and an exterior of the furnace, an exhaust pipe being disposed in an upper part of the furnace and connecting an interior and an exterior of the furnace, a duct being disposed above the furnace, and an exhaust fan and a harmful substance elimination device being disposed in the middle of the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHIKAWA, Toshinori TAISHI, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Yoshio OTSUKA, Etsuko OHBA
  • Publication number: 20220243357
    Abstract: There is provided a production apparatus for a gallium oxide crystal using the vertical Bridgman method and a production method using the production apparatus. A production apparatus for a gallium oxide crystal using a vertical Bridgman method including: a furnace body formed of a heat resistant material; a crucible shaft freely movable vertically, being extended in the furnace body, and penetrating through a bottom portion of the furnace body in the vertical direction; a crucible for housing a material of a gallium oxide crystal, being disposed on the crucible shaft; a body heater for heating the crucible, being disposed around a periphery of the crucible; and an annealing chamber for annealing the crucible, being disposed under the furnace body, and being connected to a furnace space in the furnace body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHIKAWA, Toshinori TAISHI, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Yoshio OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20220136130
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a single crystal according to a Czochralski method, including: a main chamber housing crucibles for a raw-material melt and heater for heating the raw-material melt; a pulling chamber at an upper portion of the main chamber and a single crystal pulled from the raw-material melt; a cooling cylinder extending from a ceiling portion of the main chamber toward a surface of the raw-material melt to surround the single crystal; an auxiliary cooling cylinder inside the cooling cylinder; and a diameter-enlargement member to fit into the auxiliary cooling cylinder. The auxiliary cooling cylinder has a slit penetrating in an axial direction to come into close contact with the cooling cylinder by pushing the diameter-enlargement member into the auxiliary cooling cylinder to enlarge the diameter of the auxiliary cooling cylinder. This enables efficient cooling of a growing single crystal and increases the growth rate of the single crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi KOBAYASHI, Kazuya YANASE, Atsushi OKAI, Susumu SONOKAWA, Atsushi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220112622
    Abstract: There is provided a production apparatus of a gallium oxide crystal using a resistance heater, the heater provided therein being capable of being provided at a low cost and capable of suppressing deformation and breakage due to heat. The production apparatus for a gallium oxide crystal according to one or more aspects of the present invention includes a furnace body constituted by a heat resistant material, a crucible disposed in the furnace body, and a heater disposed around the crucible, the heater being a resistance heater including a heating part and a conductive part having a larger diameter than the heating part connected to each other, the heating part being constituted by a material having heat resistance to 1,850° C., the conductive part being constituted by a material having heat resistance to 1,800° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHIKAWA, Takumi KOBAYASHI, Yoshio OTSUKA, Toshinori TAISHI
  • Patent number: 11298832
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a main mold and core setting device and a main mold and core setting method which enable core setting work, hitherto implemented by a core setting operator using subtle hand sensation, to be completely reproduced by automation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Nagasaka, Hiroyasu Makino, Takumi Kobayashi, Koji Ito
  • Patent number: 11287335
    Abstract: The present invention improves the reliability of a force sensor in terms of mechanical troubles. The force sensor includes: a primary bridge circuit that includes a first strain gauge group disposed on a first main face of a strain element and that is configured to detect a component, in a specific direction, of a force exerted on a strain element; and a secondary bridge circuit that includes a second strain gauge group disposed on a second main face of the strain element and that is configured to detect a component of a force in the same direction as the specific direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Mukai, Natsuki Yui, Hiroyasu Makino, Takumi Kobayashi