Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Kato
Tomoaki Kato 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).
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Patent number: 11961916Abstract: A novel memory device is provided. The memory device includes a plurality of first wirings extending in a first direction, a plurality of memory element groups, and an oxide layer extending along a side surface of the first wiring. Each of the memory element groups includes a plurality of memory elements. Each of the memory elements includes a first transistor and a capacitor. A gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring. The oxide layer includes a region in contact with a semiconductor layer of the first transistor. A second transistor is provided between the adjacent memory element groups. A high power supply potential is supplied to one or both of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Onuki, Kiyoshi Kato, Tomoaki Atsumi, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11958182Abstract: A mobile body system for managing a mobile body that moves within a predetermined area includes a mobile body associated with a guest group including one or more guests, and a managing apparatus configured to manage an outer appearance of the mobile body. The managing apparatus includes an activity collector configured to collect activity information indicative of an activity of the guest within the predetermined area, and an outer appearance manager configured to change the outer appearance of the mobile body viewed by the guest based on the activity information collected by the activity collector.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mutsumi Kawashima, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Masato Noritake, Nobuhiro Nishikawa, Masato Kurima, Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Reiko Tomita, Takaaki Kato, Hiroyuki Tomita, Daisaku Kato
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Patent number: 11950836Abstract: A medical device and a treatment method, in which energy is accurately applied to a target site by suppressing a positional displacement between an expansion body and a biological tissue. The medical device includes an elongated shaft portion and an expansion body disposed in a distal portion of the shaft portion and configured to expand and contract in a radial direction. The expansion body includes a holding portion having a proximal side holding portion and a distal side holding portion configured to hold the biological tissue, and a movable portion configured to open and close the holding portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Takahashi, Yukitoshi Kato, Tomoaki Takemura
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Publication number: 20240106560Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes an optical medium that converts a first wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of first wavelengths belonging to a first wavelength band to a second wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of second wavelengths belonging to a second wavelength band, a first monitor configured to monitor power of the plurality of second wavelengths belonging to the second wavelength band, a storage unit that holds control information for adjusting a conversion characteristic of the optical medium, and a control unit configured to perform control of adjusting the conversion characteristic of the optical medium based on the control information acquired from the storage unit according to a first monitoring result by the first monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hidenobu MURANAKA, Tomoyuki KATO, Tomoaki Takeyama
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Patent number: 11931891Abstract: A robot includes a trunk portion frame (functioning as a “base portion”), a head portion frame (functioning as a “first movable portion”) supported by the trunk portion frame, a flexible outer skin provided in such a way as to come into contact with the head portion frame and cover the trunk portion frame, and a pair of arm portions (functioning as a “second movable portion”), provided in contact with the outer skin, whose relative displacement with respect to the trunk portion frame changes in accompaniment to a displacement of the outer skin that accords with an operation of the head portion frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GROOVE X, INC.Inventors: Kaname Hayashi, Daijiro Kato, Tomoaki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240088162Abstract: A novel semiconductor device formed with single-polarity circuits using OS transistors is provided. Thus, connection between different layers in a memory circuit is unnecessary. This can reduce the number of connection portions and improve the flexibility of circuit layout and the reliability of the OS transistors. In particular, many memory cells are provided; thus, the memory cells are formed with single-polarity circuits, whereby the number of connection portions can be significantly reduced. Further, by providing a driver circuit in the same layer as the cell array, many wirings for connecting the driver circuit and the cell array can be prevented from being provided between layers, and the number of connection portions can be further reduced. An interposer provided with a plurality of integrated circuits can function as one electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kiyoshi KATO, Tomoaki ATSUMI
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Patent number: 11926230Abstract: Ease of connecting to a robot in a charging station is increased. A charging station includes a base having an upper face up on which a wheel rides, and a power supply terminal to be connected to a charging terminal of a robot. The upper face of the base is such that a target position is set in a far side region, while a reference entrance line that connects an entrance side specific position and the target position is set, and the upper face of the base includes an inverted face of a three-dimensional curved form that provides an entering wheel with a gravitational component that acts toward the reference entrance line side. The power supply terminal is connected to the charging terminal in a state wherein the wheel has arrived at the target position.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: GROOVE X, INC.Inventors: Kaname Hayashi, Daijiro Kato, Tomoaki Yokoyama, Yuichi Onda, Naoshi Hatori
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Patent number: 11786558Abstract: Described herein are methods of cell therapies. Also described herein are methods of generating donor derived T cells in an organ transplant recipient, by administering bone marrow stem cells to the organ transplant recipient about 1 to about 30 days after the organ transplant recipient receives one or more organ transplants.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Ossium Health, Inc.Inventors: Erik J. Woods, Brian H. Johnstone, Dongsheng Gu, Aubrey Marie Sherry, Kelsey Gwen Musall, Megan Sykes, Tomoaki Kato, Jianing Fu
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Publication number: 20220241342Abstract: Described herein are methods of cell therapies. Also described herein are methods of generating donor derived T cells in an organ transplant recipient, by administering bone marrow stem cells to the organ transplant recipient about 1 to about 30 days after the organ transplant recipient receives one or more organ transplants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Erik J. Woods, Brian H. Johnstone, Dongsheng Gu, Aubrey Marie Sherry, Kelsey Gwen Musall, Megan Sykes, Tomoaki Kato
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Patent number: 11285933Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a control device, and the control device controls an electric motor, a first pressing mechanism and a second pressing mechanism such that a relational expression of T<T1+T2 is satisfied, where T represents a torque that is input to an input rotation member, T1 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a first multi-disc clutch and T2 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a second multi-disc clutch.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko Yamamoto, Tetsuya Yamazaki, Wataru Hirata, Shotaro Niimi, Tomoaki Kato
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Patent number: 11247690Abstract: A driving force control apparatus for controlling a driving force to be transmitted to a wheel includes a processor. The processor is configured to set, when the wheel is idled, a control amount of the driving force to be transmitted to the wheel based on a vehicle acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Yamazaki, Tomoaki Kato, Wataru Hirata, Toshihiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11084375Abstract: A drive force transmission apparatus is mountable on a four-wheel drive vehicle switchable between a four-wheel drive mode that transmits a drive force of an engine to front wheels and rear wheels, and a two-wheel drive mode that transmits the drive force to only the front wheels. The drive force transmission apparatus allows adjustment of the drive force to the rear wheels, and includes a multi-plate clutch, a piston for axially pressing the multi-plate clutch, an actuator for axially moving the piston, and a control unit for controlling the actuator. Upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition that indicates a high probability of the vehicle needing to be switched from the two-wheel drive mode to the four-wheel drive mode, the control unit causes the actuator to displace the piston by a predetermined amount with respect to an initial position of the piston toward the multi-plate clutch.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Nozu, Tsutomu Matsumoto, Tomoaki Kato, Akiyoshi Kakita, Kenta Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11059133Abstract: A bonded structure, including a Zn-based brazing filler metal and a Cu-based bonding object bonded to each other, wherein the bonded structure includes a joint including a first alloy phase, a second alloy phase and a third alloy phase between the Zn-based brazing filler metal and the Cu-based bonding object, wherein the second alloy phase is formed at an interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase, and wherein, in a cross section parallel to a bonding direction, a ratio of the second alloy phase at the interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase is less than 80%.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Yamazaki, Tomoaki Kato
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Patent number: 11011440Abstract: A semiconductor element bonding body including: a substrate, in which a concave portion is formed; and a semiconductor element placed in the concave portion to be mounted to the substrate. A portion of the substrate in which the concave portion is formed is made of Cu. The concave portion has a perimeter portion in which a level difference is formed, and the level difference has a height d of 20 ?m or more and less than 50 ?m. The concave portion has a bottom surface having a flatness degree of ?/8.7 ?m or more and ?/1.2 ?m or less when a wavelength ? of a laser is 632.8 nm. A metal film is formed on the semiconductor element, and the bottom surface of the concave portion and the metal film are bonded directly to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Yamazaki, Tomoaki Kato
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Publication number: 20210107443Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a control device, and the control device controls an electric motor, a first pressing mechanism and a second pressing mechanism such that a relational expression of T<T1+T2 is satisfied, where T represents a torque that is input to an input rotation member, T1 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a first multi-disc clutch and T2 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a second multi-disc clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko YAMAMOTO, Tetsuya YAMAZAKI, Wataru HIRATA, Shotaro NIIMI, Tomoaki KATO
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Patent number: 10931087Abstract: An ignition plug includes a tubular insulator, a metallic shell disposed around the outer circumference of the insulator, a center electrode disposed in an axial hole of the insulator, and a ground electrode connected to the forward end of the metallic shell and facing the center electrode. The metallic shell has a threaded portion to be engaged with an internal combustion engine. The relational expression Ss/(Sa+Sb)?2.6 is satisfied, where Ss is the surface area of an outer circumferential surface of the metallic shell extending from the rear end of the threaded portion to the forward end of the threaded portion, Sa is the surface area of that portion of the metallic shell which is to be exposed to combustion gas of the internal combustion engine, and Sb is the surface area of that portion of the insulator which is to be exposed to the combustion gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoaki Kato
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Publication number: 20200273762Abstract: A semiconductor element bonding body including: a substrate, in which a concave portion is formed; and a semiconductor element placed in the concave portion to be mounted to the substrate. A portion of the substrate in which the concave portion is formed is made of Cu. The concave portion has a perimeter portion in which a level difference is formed, and the level difference has a height d of 20 ?m or more and less than 50 ?m. The concave portion has a bottom surface having a flatness degree of ?/8.7 ?m or more and ?/1.2 ?m or less when a wavelength ? of a laser is 632.8 nm. A metal film is formed on the semiconductor element, and the bottom surface of the concave portion and the metal film are bonded directly to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji YAMAZAKI, Tomoaki KATO
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Publication number: 20200262010Abstract: A bonded structure, including a Zn-based brazing filler metal and a Cu-based bonding object bonded to each other, wherein the bonded structure includes a joint including a first alloy phase, a second alloy phase and a third alloy phase between the Zn-based brazing filler metal and the Cu-based bonding object, wherein the second alloy phase is formed at an interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase, and wherein, in a cross section parallel to a bonding direction, a ratio of the second alloy phase at the interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase is less than 80%.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji YAMAZAKI, Tomoaki KATO
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Publication number: 20200139978Abstract: A driving force control apparatus for controlling a driving force to be transmitted to a wheel includes a processor. The processor is configured to set, when the wheel is idled, a control amount of the driving force to be transmitted to the wheel based on a vehicle acceleration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Yamazaki, Tomoaki Kato, Wataru Hirata, Toshihiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10639989Abstract: A control device is mounted on a four-wheel-drive vehicle, and includes a detector and a vibration suppression controller. The detector detects the occurrence of a vibrating state, in which drive wheels and auxiliary drive wheels slip alternately in a four-wheel-drive state in which a drive force is transferred to the auxiliary drive wheels, or the occurrence of a preliminary state for the vibrating state. The vibration suppression controller reduces the drive force which is transferred to the auxiliary drive wheels via a drive force transfer device when the vibrating state or the preliminary state is detected by the detector. The vibration suppression controller reduces the drive force which is transferred to the auxiliary drive wheels on condition that a thermal load of the drive force transfer device is less than a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Kondo, Tomoaki Kato, Akiyoshi Kakita, Kotaro Sarai