Patents by Inventor Takuya Sano

Takuya Sano 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: 11970637
    Abstract: Provided is a block polymer including two or more polymer block As each having a value ? of 0.20 or less and a functional group F containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of terminals of the two or more polymer block As, in which the block polymer has a value ? of 0.75 or more, when p, q, r and s are defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by Formula (1), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (2), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (3), and a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (4), in the polymer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Kikuchi, Hirofumi Senga, Tatsumoto Nakahama, Takuya Sano, Takato Fukumoto, Yuto Sakagami, Toshiyuki Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20240123998
    Abstract: The driver assistance system comprises a detector, a navigator, a stimulator, and a voice interactor. The detector detects wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver. The navigator navigates a vehicle based on map information. The stimulator continuously or intermittently applies stimulation to the driver. The voice interactor interacts with the driver by voice. The navigator searches for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving. The voice interactor executes a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and executes a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Masataka SANO, Koichiro YAMAUCHI, Takuya SAKATA
  • Patent number: 11953555
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis device includes: a data acquirer to acquire a current waveform and a driving frequency of an electric motor; a storage which stores a combination of a current value of the current waveform and the driving frequency at an identical time by the data acquirer; a data determiner to determine whether or not a current value of the current waveform and the driving frequency as a diagnosis target at an identical time by the data acquisition match the combination stored in the storage; an analyzer to perform frequency analysis for the current waveform determined to be matched by the data determiner, to extract sideband waves, and calculate a spectrum intensity of the sideband waves; and an abnormality diagnosis processor to make a diagnosis that abnormality has occurred, when the spectrum intensity of the sideband waves is equal to or greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kanemaru, Takuya Ohkubo, Sota Sano, Akira Satake, Satoru Terashima
  • Patent number: 11940057
    Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syota Kimura, Hiroki Shimada, Akira Higuchi, Takehito Mizunuma, Takuya Hamada, Ryou Sano
  • Patent number: 11919522
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a state includes a processor configured to, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determine that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarge the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle. A method for determining a state includes, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determining that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarging the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichiro Yamauchi, Shunichiroh Sawai, Takuya Sakata, Masataka Sano
  • Patent number: 11912873
    Abstract: There is provided a polymer composition using which a molded product having excellent balance between rigidity, wear resistance, viscoelastic properties, and heat resistance can be obtained. A polymer composition according to the disclosure includes (A) a conjugated diene rubber (where, a polymer corresponding to the following component (B) is excluded); and (B) a hydrogenated product of a polymer that satisfies the following (1) to (3), which is a polymer in which 80% or more of structural units derived from butadiene are hydrogenated: (1) being a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound containing butadiene and an aromatic vinyl compound, (2) including a polybutadiene block having a vinyl group content of 20% or less, and (3) including a block composed of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ENEOS Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Kikuchi, Takuya Sano, Hirofumi Senga, Yuto Sakagami, Takato Fukumoto, Toshiyuki Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20240042800
    Abstract: A polymer composition includes a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) and a filler having a Mohs hardness of 5 or more (B), where the conjugated diene-based polymer (A) contains a polymer (A1) satisfying expression (i) when a composition ratio (molar ratio) of a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2), a structural unit represented by formula (3) and a structural unit represented by formula (4) in the polymer is p, q, r and s, respectively. 0.75?(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: ENEOS Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu KIKUCHI, Hirofumi SENGA, Yuto SAKAGAMI, Takuya SANO, Takato FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11894645
    Abstract: A terminal assembly structure according to one or more embodiments includes: a terminal having a crimp portion configured to crimp and connect to a core wire of an electric wire and a fastening portion configured to be fastened by a fastening member; and a holder having a base configured to mount the terminal when fastening the terminal to the holder. The holder has a plurality of ribs extending in a fastening direction of the fastening member and arranged around the fastening portion of the terminal when the fastening portion is set and positioned onto the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Sano, Tomoki Matsukawa, Koudai Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240002643
    Abstract: A polymer composition includes a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) and a liquid polymer (B). The conjugated diene-based polymer (A) includes a polymer (A1) satisfying expression (i) when a composition ratio (molar ratio) of a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2), a structural unit represented by formula (3) and a structural unit represented by formula (4) in the polymer is p, q, r and s, respectively; a glass transition temperature of the polymer (A1) is ?40° C. or less; and the liquid polymer (B) is polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polyisobutylene, polybutene, or the like. 0.75(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: ENEOS Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi SENGA, Toshimitsu KIKUCHI, Yuto SAKAGAMI, Takuya SANO, Takato FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11863898
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device including: a pixel region that is formed on a light incidence side of a substrate and to which a plurality of pixels that include photoelectric conversion units is arranged; a peripheral circuit unit that is formed in a lower portion in the substrate depth direction of the pixel region and that includes an active element; and a light shielding member that is formed between the pixel region and the peripheral circuit unit and that shields the incidence of light, emitted from an active element, to the photoelectric conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Kudoh, Takuya Sano
  • Publication number: 20230420479
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light receiving element including an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a photodiode, a first transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a first charge storage portion, a second transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a second charge storage portion, and an interpixel separation portion that separates the semiconductor layers of adjacent pixels from each other, for at least part of the semiconductor layer in the depth direction. The wiring layer has at least one layer including a light blocking member. The light blocking member is disposed to overlap with the photodiode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: YOSHIKI EBIKO, KOJI NEYA, TAKUYA SANO
  • Patent number: 11818486
    Abstract: To improve accuracy of distance measurement using a Z pixel having the same size as size of a visible light pixel. In a solid-state imaging apparatus, a visible light converting block includes a plurality of visible light converting units in which light receiving faces for receiving visible light are disposed and configured to generate electric charges in accordance with a light receiving amount of the received visible light, and a visible light electric charge holding unit configured to exclusively hold the electric charges respectively generated by the plurality of visible light converting units in periods different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Sano, Toshifumi Wakano
  • Patent number: 11764246
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light receiving element including an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a photodiode, a first transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a first charge storage portion, a second transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a second charge storage portion, and an interpixel separation portion that separates the semiconductor layers of adjacent pixels from each other, for at least part of the semiconductor layer in the depth direction. The wiring layer has at least one layer including a light blocking member. The light blocking member is disposed to overlap with the photodiode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ebiko, Koji Neya, Takuya Sano
  • Patent number: 11743615
    Abstract: Exposure with sufficient optical energy is enabled while avoiding temperature rise of laser light emitting elements. Therefore, a light source device includes the plurality of laser light emitting elements and a drive unit. The drive unit drives each of the laser light emitting elements to perform a plurality of light emissions in one frame period in an image sensor that receives and captures light emitted from the plurality of laser light emitting elements and reflected by a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shota Watanabe, Takuya Sano
  • Patent number: 11632504
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving element, an imaging element, and an imaging device. A light receiving element includes an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer arranged between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first voltage application unit to which a first voltage is applied, a second voltage application unit to which a second voltage is applied, a first charge detection unit, and a second charge detection unit. The wiring layer includes at least one layer including first voltage application wiring configured to supply the first voltage, second voltage application wiring configured to supply the second voltage, and a reflection member that overlaps the first charge detection unit or the second charge detection unit, in plan view. The present technology, for example, can be applied to a light receiving element configured to measure a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Sano
  • Patent number: 11626432
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic device that are configured to suppress the occurrence of noise and white blemishes in an amplification transistor having an element separation region which is formed by ion implantation. An amplification transistor has an element separation region formed by ion implantation. A channel region insulating film which is at least a part of a gate insulating film above a channel region of the amplification transistor is thin compared to a gate insulating film of a selection transistor, and an element separation region insulating film which is at least a part of a gate insulating film above the element separation region of the amplification transistor is thick compared to the channel region insulating film. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Otake, Toshifumi Wakano, Takuya Sano, Yusuke Tanaka, Keiji Tatani, Hideo Harifuchi, Eiichi Tauchi, Hiroki Iwashita, Akira Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11538845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light receiving element including an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a photodiode, a first transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a first charge storage portion, a second transfer transistor that transfers electric charge generated in the photodiode to a second charge storage portion, and an interpixel separation portion that separates the semiconductor layers of adjacent pixels from each other, for at least part of the semiconductor layer in the depth direction. The wiring layer has at least one layer including a light blocking member. The light blocking member is disposed to overlap with the photodiode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ebiko, Koji Neya, Takuya Sano
  • Publication number: 20220399655
    Abstract: A terminal assembly structure according to one or more embodiments includes: a terminal having a crimp portion configured to crimp and connect to a core wire of an electric wire and a fastening portion configured to be fastened by a fastening member; and a holder having a base configured to mount the terminal when fastening the terminal to the holder. The holder has a plurality of ribs extending in a fastening direction of the fastening member and arranged around the fastening portion of the terminal when the fastening portion is set and positioned onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya SANO, Tomoki Matsukawa, Koudai Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220399671
    Abstract: A terminal assembly structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a crimp terminal having a crimp portion configured to crimp and connect a core wire of an electric wire and a fastening portion configured to be fastened by a fastening member; and a holder having a base portion configured to place the crimp terminal when fastening the crimp terminal to the holder. The holder has a detection rib at a position on the base portion to be oppose to the crimp portion of the crimp terminal, the detection rib being configured to interfere with the crimp portion when misassembly of front and back sides of the crimp terminal to the holder occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya SANO, Tomoki MATSUKAWA, Koudai YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220290017
    Abstract: Provided is a block polymer including two or more polymer block As each having a value ? of 0.20 or less and a functional group F containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of terminals of the two or more polymer block As, in which the block polymer has a value ? of 0.75 or more, when p, q, r and s are defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by Formula (1), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (2), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (3), and a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (4), in the polymer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimitsu KIKUCHI, Hirofumi SENGA, Tatsumoto NAKAHAMA, Takuya SANO, Takato FUKUMOTO, Yuto SAKAGAMI, Toshiyuki HAYAKAWA