Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Kaneko

Tetsuya Kaneko 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: 20250140289
    Abstract: A servo pattern recording head includes: a plurality of head cores that are magnetically separated from each other; and a plurality of gap patterns that are formed on a front surface of each of the plurality of head cores and that are used for recording a plurality of servo patterns in a width direction of a magnetic tape by applying a magnetic field to the magnetic tape in response to a pulse current, in which the plurality of gap patterns are formed on the front surface along a direction corresponding to the width direction, and the plurality of gap patterns deviate from each other at a predetermined interval in a direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape between the gap patterns adjacent to each other along the direction corresponding to the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANEKO, Toru NAKAO
  • Patent number: 12287038
    Abstract: A pressure reduction valve includes a body including a gas passage, a valve seat provided in the gas passage, and a valve member provided on a downstream side of the valve seat in the gas passage. The gas passage includes a primary-side passage section located on an upstream side of the valve member, and a secondary-side passage section located on a downstream side of the valve member. The primary-side passage section includes a pressure chamber, which is a space formed between the valve member and the valve seat. The valve member includes a valve member passage that connects the pressure chamber to the secondary-side passage section, and an auxiliary passage configured to assist gas that flows into the pressure chamber through a clearance between the valve member and the valve seat to flow out to the secondary-side passage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Numazaki, Tetsuya Kaneko, Akira Nakano, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Kazuo Haneda, Yuya Kihara
  • Patent number: 12272390
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes a case in which a magnetic tape is accommodated and a storage medium provided in the case. At least one of reading or writing of data is performed by a plurality of magnetic elements, which are linearly disposed, with respect to the magnetic tape pulled out from the case. A disposition direction of the plurality of magnetic elements is tilted toward an entire length direction side of the magnetic tape with respect to a width direction of the magnetic tape. The storage medium stores tilt feature information indicating a feature of tilt of the disposition direction with respect to the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Norihito Kasada, Tetsuya Kaneko, Atsushi Musha
  • Patent number: 12253566
    Abstract: A method of evaluating a power storage device includes at least [a] to [f] below. [a] A power storage device is prepared. [b] A charge level of the power storage device is adjusted to produce a first potential difference between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. [c] The positive electrode or the negative electrode is selected as a reference electrode. [d] After the charge level is adjusted, an operation to insert a conductive rod-shaped member into a stack portion along a direction of stack of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is performed while a second potential difference between the reference electrode and the rod-shaped member is measured. [e] The rod-shaped member is stopped. [f] The power storage device is evaluated based on a state of the power storage device after the rod-shaped member is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kensaku Miyazawa, Shinichi Hamasaki, Yuya Ishihara, Tetsuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12241941
    Abstract: A method of evaluating an all-solid-state battery includes preparing the all-solid-state battery. A charge level of the all-solid-state battery is adjusted to produce a first potential difference between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode or the negative electrode is selected as a reference electrode. After the charge level is adjusted, an operation to insert a conductive rod-shaped member into a stack portion along a direction of stack of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is performed while a second potential difference between the reference electrode and the rod-shaped member is measured. The rod-shaped member is stopped. The all-solid-state battery is evaluated based on a state of the all-solid-state battery after the rod-shaped member is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kensaku Miyazawa, Shinichi Hamasaki, Yuya Ishihara, Tetsuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12243564
    Abstract: A detection device includes a processing device and a storage medium. An ideal waveform signal indicating an ideal waveform of a servo pattern signal which is a result of reading a servo pattern recorded in a servo band of a magnetic tape by a servo reading element is stored in advance in the storage medium. The processing device acquires a servo band signal which is a result of reading the servo band by the servo reading element, and detects the servo pattern signal by comparing the servo band signal with the ideal waveform signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Tetsuya Kaneko, Yoichi Akano
  • Publication number: 20250014243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for displaying a result of analysis performed on a specimen containing formed components. The method includes: obtaining, from each of the formed components, measurement values of at least three parameters; displaying a screen including a three-dimensional distribution chart in which the three parameters are used as axes and the formed components are represented by dots; and hiding specific dots on the three-dimensional distribution chart or changing a display format of the specific dots, according to an operation performed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji MASUDA, Tetsuya KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240428933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a management method for an analyzer that is not communicably connected to a management device, the management method being performed by using the management device, a terminal that is communicably connected to the management device, and the analyzer, the management method comprising: preparing, by the analyzer, management information that is to be obtained by the management device and that is included in information stored in the analyzer; obtaining the prepared management information by the terminal; and transmitting the obtained management information from the terminal to the management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YOSHIDA, Tomohiro KUROIWA, Seiji TAKEMOTO, Hiroshi SAEKI, Tetsuya KANEKO
  • Patent number: 12176014
    Abstract: A first straight line region and a second straight line region of the straight line region pair are inclined in opposite directions with respect to a first imaginary straight line. The first straight line region has a steeper inclined angle with respect to the first imaginary straight line than the second straight line region. Positions of both ends of the first straight line region and positions of both ends of the second straight line region are aligned in a direction corresponding to a width direction of a magnetic tape. A plurality of gap patterns deviate from each other by a predetermined interval in a direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape, between the gap patterns adjacent to each other along the direction corresponding to the width direction of the magnetic tape. A substrate is inclined with respect to the first imaginary straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Tetsuya Kaneko, Yoichi Akano
  • Publication number: 20240379120
    Abstract: A detection device includes a processing device and a storage medium. The processing device stores a result of reading a reference servo pattern by a servo reading element in the storage medium as an ideal waveform signal, acquires a servo band signal which is a result of reading a servo pattern recorded in a servo band by the servo reading element, and detects a servo pattern signal which is a result of reading the servo pattern by the servo reading element by comparing the ideal waveform signal with the servo band signal. The reference servo pattern is recorded between a BOT section and an EOT section in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANEKO, Toru NAKAO, Yoichi AKANO
  • Publication number: 20240379126
    Abstract: A magnetic tape including a timing-based servo pattern, in which the magnetic tape is used in a magnetic tape device in which a total number of data tracks is 8705 or more in conversion of a magnetic tape having a width of ½ inches, and ?PNL of the timing-based servo pattern is 10.0% or less of a track pitch. A magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device including a magnetic tape, in which a total number of data tracks is 8705 or more in conversion of a magnetic tape having a width of ½ inches, the magnetic tape includes a timing-based servo pattern, and ?PNL of the timing-based servo pattern is 10.0% or less of a track pitch are provided. The ?PNL indicates an amount of deviation of the timing-based servo pattern from linearity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240379118
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic tape cartridge including: a case in which a magnetic tape on which a plurality of servo bands are formed is accommodated; and a storage medium provided in the case, in which the plurality of servo bands are formed at positions spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the magnetic tape along an entire length direction of the magnetic tape, and the storage medium stores pitch information capable of specifying a pitch in the width direction between the plurality of servo bands and distance information capable of specifying a distance between a plurality of servo reading elements that have read the plurality of servo bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru NAKAO, Norihito KASADA, Tetsuya KANEKO, Atsushi MUSHA
  • Publication number: 20240363143
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a pair of servo reading elements corresponding to a pair of servo bands adjacent to each other in a width direction. A processor acquires a first signal based on a first result obtained by reading a servo pattern in a first servo band by a first servo reading element included in a pair of servo reading elements, acquires a second signal based on a second result obtained by reading the servo pattern in a second servo band by a second servo reading element included in the pair of servo reading elements, and outputs a deviation amount signal corresponding to a deviation amount in time between the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru NAKAO, Tetsuya KANEKO, Yoichi AKANO
  • Publication number: 20240363142
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first servo reading element pair, a second servo reading element pair, and a plurality of magnetic elements. The first servo reading element pair consists of a first servo reading element and a second servo reading element, the second servo reading element pair consists of a third servo reading element and a fourth servo reading element, the first servo reading element and the third servo reading element are disposed on one end side of the plurality of magnetic elements and read one servo band of the pair of servo bands, and the second servo reading element and the fourth servo reading element are disposed on the other end side of the plurality of magnetic elements and read the other servo band of the pair of servo bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru NAKAO, Tetsuya KANEKO, Yoichi AKANO
  • Patent number: 12087334
    Abstract: Provided are a magnetic recording heading having a magnetic film including a write gap, in which in the write gap, a recording surface-side gap width is narrower than a back surface-side gap width, and the write gap has an opening portion formed by ion beam processing at a gap end portion on a recording surface side, a magnetic recording apparatus including the magnetic recording head, a manufacturing method of the magnetic recording head, and a manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium having a servo pattern, including forming a servo pattern on the magnetic recording medium by the magnetic recording head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kaneko, Kento Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12080322
    Abstract: A magnetic tape including a timing-based servo pattern, in which the magnetic tape is used in a magnetic tape device in which a total number of data tracks is 8705 or more in conversion of a magnetic tape having a width of ½ inches, and ?PNL of the timing-based servo pattern is 10.0% or less of a track pitch. A magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device including a magnetic tape, in which a total number of data tracks is 8705 or more in conversion of a magnetic tape having a width of ½ inches, the magnetic tape includes a timing-based servo pattern, and ?PNL of the timing-based servo pattern is 10.0% or less of a track pitch are provided. The ?PNL indicates an amount of deviation of the timing-based servo pattern from linearity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12073853
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic tape cartridge including: a case in which a magnetic tape on which a plurality of servo bands are formed is accommodated; and a storage medium provided in the case, in which the plurality of servo bands are formed at positions spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the magnetic tape along an entire length direction of the magnetic tape, and the storage medium stores pitch information capable of specifying a pitch in the width direction between the plurality of servo bands and distance information capable of specifying a distance between a plurality of servo reading elements that have read the plurality of servo bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Norihito Kasada, Tetsuya Kaneko, Atsushi Musha
  • Patent number: 12073859
    Abstract: A detection device includes a processing device and a storage medium. The processing device stores a result of reading a reference servo pattern by a servo reading element in the storage medium as an ideal waveform signal, acquires a servo band signal which is a result of reading a servo pattern recorded in a servo band by the servo reading element, and detects a servo pattern signal which is a result of reading the servo pattern by the servo reading element by comparing the ideal waveform signal with the servo band signal. The reference servo pattern is recorded between a BOT section and an EOT section in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kaneko, Toru Nakao, Yoichi Akano
  • Patent number: 12068011
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first servo reading element pair, a second servo reading element pair, and a plurality of magnetic elements. The first servo reading element pair consists of a first servo reading element and a second servo reading element, the second servo reading element pair consists of a third servo reading element and a fourth servo reading element, the first servo reading element and the third servo reading element are disposed on one end side of the plurality of magnetic elements and read one servo band of the pair of servo bands, and the second servo reading element and the fourth servo reading element are disposed on the other end side of the plurality of magnetic elements and read the other servo band of the pair of servo bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Tetsuya Kaneko, Yoichi Akano
  • Patent number: 12057148
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a pair of servo reading elements corresponding to a pair of servo bands adjacent to each other in a width direction. A processor acquires a first signal based on a first result obtained by reading a servo pattern in a first servo band by a first servo reading element included in a pair of servo reading elements, acquires a second signal based on a second result obtained by reading the servo pattern in a second servo band by a second servo reading element included in the pair of servo reading elements, and outputs a deviation amount signal corresponding to a deviation amount in time between the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakao, Tetsuya Kaneko, Yoichi Akano