Patents by Inventor Tomoya Kato

Tomoya 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).

  • Publication number: 20190061715
    Abstract: Provided is a brake control system that can reduce use of a mechanical braking in a railway vehicle using an automatic train control (ATC). The present disclosure is a brake control system for a railway vehicle using an ATC. The brake control system includes: a main electric motor, a main conversion device, a brake controller, and an ATC device. The main electric motor generates a braking force by converting kinetic energy of a wheel of the railway vehicle to electrical energy. The main conversion device actuates the main electric motor. The brake controller outputs a braking signal to the main conversion device. The ATC device outputs a braking command to the brake controller based on the ATC. In addition, the ATC device outputs a preliminary braking signal for energizing the main electric motor prior to output of the braking command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hirokazu KATO, Gakuji KOBAYASHI, Tomoya KATO
  • Publication number: 20190054179
    Abstract: This pharmaceutical composition contains a hvdroxamic acid derivative, or a salt thereof, and a solubilizer, said hydroxamic acid derivative being selected from among (2S)-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2- dimethylmalonamide, (2S)-2-((4((4-((1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide, and (2S)-N-hydroxy-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1-hydroxy-2-methoxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide. The pharmaceutical composition demonstrates strong antibacterial activity, has excellent solubility in water, and is useful as a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya HONDA, Yuko SUZUMURA, Tomoya KATO, Yu KOSEKI, Kohei ONO
  • Patent number: 10149911
    Abstract: This pharmaceutical composition contains a hydroxamic acid derivative, or a salt thereof, and a solubilizer, said hydroxamic acid derivative being selected from among (2S)-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide, 2S)-2-((4-((4-((1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide, and (2S)-N-hydroxy-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1-hydroxy-2-methoxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide. The pharmaceutical composition demonstrates strong antibacterial activity, has excellent solubility in water, and is useful as a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Honda, Yuko Suzumura, Tomoya Kato, Yu Koseki, Kohei Ono
  • Patent number: 10107181
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder block including multiple cylinders; a cylinder head; and a turbocharger including an inlet port connected to an exhaust outlet of the cylinder head. The inlet port includes a first wall portion located between one cylinder out of the two outermost cylinders and the central axis of the inlet port in the cylinder array direction, and a second wall portion located on the opposite side of the central axis of the inlet port from the first wall portion. The first wall portion includes a thick-walled portion that is greater in thickness than the second wall portion, and a thin-walled portion that is smaller in thickness than the thick-walled portion and is located upstream of the thick-walled portion in the direction of exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Maeda, Tatsuo Iida, Koichi Yonezawa, Tomoya Kato
  • Patent number: 10017151
    Abstract: A steering lock device includes a camshaft including a shaft portion having an axis, a lock actuation cam that radially projects from a first position of the shaft portion in an axial direction, and a projection that radially projects from a second position of the shaft portion in the axial direction; a housing rotatably accommodating the camshaft; and a lock bar moved by the lock actuation cam in a locking direction or an unlocking direction when the camshaft is rotated about the axis when a key cylinder is operated by a mechanical key. When the lock bar locks the steering shaft, the camshaft is configured so that the projection is separated from the shaft portion if a load exceeding a predetermined strength acts on the projection of the camshaft. The predetermined strength rotates the lock actuation cam to disengage the lock bar from the steering shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takumi Tamezane, Tomoya Kato
  • Publication number: 20170349140
    Abstract: A steering lock device includes a camshaft including a shaft portion having an axis, a lock actuation cam that radially projects from a first position of the shaft portion in an axial direction, and a projection that radially projects from a second position of the shaft portion in the axial direction; a housing rotatably accommodating the camshaft; and a lock bar moved by the lock actuation cam in a locking direction or an unlocking direction when the camshaft is rotated about the axis when a key cylinder is operated by a mechanical key. When the lock bar locks the steering shaft, the camshaft is configured so that the projection is separated from the shaft portion if a load exceeding a predetermined strength acts on the projection of the camshaft. The predetermined strength rotates the lock actuation cam to disengage the lock bar from the steering shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Takumi TAMEZANE, Tomoya KATO
  • Publication number: 20170290918
    Abstract: This pharmaceutical composition contains a hydroxamic acid derivative, or a salt thereof, and a solubilizer, said hydroxamic acid derivative being selected from among (2S)-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide, (2S)-2-((4-((4-((1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N-hydroxy-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide, and (2S)—N-hydroxy-2-((4-((4-((1S)-1-hydroxy-2-methoxyethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzoyl)(methyl)amino)-N?,2-dimethylmalonamide. The pharmaceutical composition demonstrates strong antibacterial activity, has excellent solubility in water, and is useful as a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: TOYAMA CHICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya HONDA, Yuko SUZUMURA, Tomoya KATO, Yu KOSEKI, Kohie ONO
  • Patent number: 9748396
    Abstract: As source and drain wiring, a base layer and a cap layer are each formed of a MoNiNb alloy film, and a low-resistance layer is formed of Cu. The resultant laminated metal film is patterned through one-time wet etching to form a drain electrode and a source electrode. Cu serving as a main wiring layer does not corrode because of being covered with a MoNiNb alloy having good corrosion resistance. Further, even when a protective insulating film including an oxide is formed by plasma CVD in an oxidizing atmosphere, Cu is not oxidized. With the wet etching, the sidewall taper angle of the laminated metal film can be controlled to 20 degrees or more and less than 70 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoya Kato
  • Patent number: 9653495
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating film on the substrate; forming an oxide semiconductor on the substrate; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate; forming a passivation film on the substrate; forming a common electrode on the substrate; forming an interlayer insulating film on the substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the substrate; forming an alignment film on the substrate; radiating UV-rays onto the oxide semiconductor; and heat-treating the oxide semiconductor irradiated with the UV-rays. The radiating UV-rays is performed after the forming an oxide semiconductor, and the heat-treating is performed after the forming a passivation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Yasukawa, Genshiro Kawachi, Tomoya Kato, Kazuo Kita
  • Publication number: 20170114712
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder block including multiple cylinders; a cylinder head; and a turbocharger including an inlet port connected to an exhaust outlet of the cylinder head. The inlet port includes a first wall portion located between one cylinder out of the two outermost cylinders and the central axis of the inlet port in the cylinder array direction, and a second wall portion located on the opposite side of the central axis of the inlet port from the first wall portion. The first wall portion includes a thick-walled portion that is greater in thickness than the second wall portion, and a thin-walled portion that is smaller in thickness than the thick-walled portion and is located upstream of the thick-walled portion in the direction of exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu MAEDA, Tatsuo IIDA, Koichi YONEZAWA, Tomoya KATO
  • Publication number: 20170084751
    Abstract: As source and drain wiring, a base layer and a cap layer are each formed of a MoNiNb alloy film, and a low-resistance layer is formed of Cu. The resultant laminated metal film is patterned through one-time wet etching to form a drain electrode and a source electrode. Cu serving as a main wiring layer does not corrode because of being covered with a MoNiNb alloy having good corrosion resistance. Further, even when a protective insulating film including an oxide is formed by plasma CVD in an oxidizing atmosphere, Cu is not oxidized. With the wet etching, the sidewall taper angle of the laminated metal film can be controlled to 20 degrees or more and less than 70 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Tomoya KATO
  • Patent number: 9543449
    Abstract: As source and drain wiring, a base layer and a cap layer are each formed of a MoNiNb alloy film, and a low-resistance layer is formed of Cu. The resultant laminated metal film is patterned through one-time wet etching to form a drain electrode and a source electrode. Cu serving as a main wiring layer does not corrode because of being covered with a MoNiNb alloy having good corrosion resistance. Further, even when a protective insulating film including an oxide is formed by plasma CVD in an oxidizing atmosphere, Cu is not oxidized. With the wet etching, the sidewall taper angle of the laminated metal film can be controlled to 20 degrees or more and less than 70 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoya Kato
  • Patent number: 9482520
    Abstract: A method for measuring flatness of a sheet includes acquiring a pattern image by projecting a light and dark pattern composed of light portions and dark portions onto a surface of the sheet, which is traveling between adjacent rolling stands, from a projection unit situated between the rolling stands, and capturing an image of the light and dark pattern with an image capture unit situated between the rolling stands, and measuring the flatness by analyzing the acquired pattern image. Arrangement parameters L0, ?, ?, hc and hp satisfy the following mathematical expression (1). 0.75 ? L 0 ? tan ? ? ? + tan ? ? ? 1 / h C - 1 / h P ? 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshito Isei, Tomoya Kato, Yasuhiro Aihara
  • Patent number: 9403984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber containing 12 wt % or more of zirconium salt in terms of zirconium oxide and 2 wt % or more of phosphorus compound in terms of phosphorus. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber, and the method includes treating a regenerated collagen fiber with a zirconium salt to incorporate the zirconium salt into the regenerated collagen fiber, and then treating the regenerated collagen fiber with a phosphorus compound to incorporate the phosphorus compound into the regenerated collagen fiber, thereby obtaining a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber containing 12 wt % or more of zirconium salt in terms of zirconium oxide and 2 wt % or more of phosphorus compound in terms of phosphorus. The present invention also relates to a fiber bundle for hair including 30 to 100 wt % of the water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber and 0 to 70 wt % of polyester-based fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Kato
  • Publication number: 20160102971
    Abstract: A method for measuring flatness of a sheet includes acquiring a pattern image by projecting a light and dark pattern composed of light portions and dark portions onto a surface of the sheet, which is traveling between adjacent rolling stands, from a projection unit situated between the rolling stands, and capturing an image of the light and dark pattern with an image capture unit situated between the rolling stands, and measuring the flatness by analyzing the acquired pattern image. Arrangement parameters L0, ?, ?, hc and hp satisfy the following mathematical expression (1). 0.75 ? L 0 ? tan ? ? ? + tan ? ? ? 1 / h C - 1 / h P ? 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshito ISEI, Tomoya KATO, Yasuhiro AIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150368469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber containing 12 wt % or more of zirconium salt in terms of zirconium oxide and 2 wt % or more of phosphorus compound in terms of phosphorus. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber, and the method includes treating a regenerated collagen fiber with a zirconium salt to incorporate the zirconium salt into the regenerated collagen fiber, and then treating the regenerated collagen fiber with a phosphorus compound to incorporate the phosphorus compound into the regenerated collagen fiber, thereby obtaining a water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber containing 12 wt % or more of zirconium salt in terms of zirconium oxide and 2 wt % or more of phosphorus compound in terms of phosphorus. The present invention also relates to a fiber bundle for hair including 30 to 100 wt % of the water-resistant regenerated collagen fiber and 0 to 70 wt % of polyester-based fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Tomoya KATO
  • Patent number: 9138790
    Abstract: A method for measuring flatness of a sheet material in which a light and dark pattern composed by a light portion and a dark portion is projected onto a surface of the sheet material running in a longitudinal direction, a pattern image is acquired by photographing the light and dark pattern by an image pickup device having an image pickup visual field larger than a width of the sheet material, and the flatness of the sheet material is measured by analyzing the acquired pattern image. A staggered pattern is used for the projecting step and for light to be specularly reflected for receipt by the image pickup device. Calculating the flatness also includes steps of setting a shape measurement line, averaging picture element concentrations, calculating a distribution of the concentrations, and calculating the flatness based on surface shape using the distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshito Isei, Tomoya Kato, Masahiro Osugi
  • Publication number: 20150221675
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating film on the substrate; forming an oxide semiconductor on the substrate; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate; forming a passivation film on the substrate; forming a common electrode on the substrate; forming an interlayer insulating film on the substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the substrate; forming an alignment film on the substrate; radiating UV-rays onto the oxide semiconductor; and heat-treating the oxide semiconductor irradiated with the UV-rays. The radiating UV-rays is performed after the forming an oxide semiconductor, and the heat-treating is performed after the forming a passivation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Hironori YASUKAWA, Genshiro KAWACHI, Tomoya KATO, Kazuo KITA
  • Publication number: 20150115264
    Abstract: As source and drain wiring, a base layer and a cap layer are each formed of a MoNiNb alloy film, and a low-resistance layer is formed of Cu. The resultant laminated metal film is patterned through one-time wet etching to form a drain electrode and a source electrode. Cu serving as a main wiring layer does not corrode because of being covered with a MoNiNb alloy having good corrosion resistance. Further, even when a protective insulating film including an oxide is formed by plasma CVD in an oxidizing atmosphere, Cu is not oxidized. With the wet etching, the sidewall taper angle of the laminated metal film can be controlled to 20 degrees or more and less than 70 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Tomoya KATO
  • Patent number: 9003846
    Abstract: Measuring sheet material flatness includes projecting a bright and dark pattern made up of bright parts and dark parts onto a sheet material surface travelling in a lengthwise direction, picking up an image of pattern with image pickup device to acquire a pattern image, with the pickup device having a field of view larger than a sheet material width. The acquired pattern image is analyzed, wherein a pattern in which a bright part is disposed at a predetermined set pitch respectively in longitudinal and lateral directions is formed by an LED light at a predetermined pitch respectively in the longitudinal and lateral directions. The pattern is projected onto the surface such that the longitudinal direction of the pattern lies along a lengthwise direction of the sheet material, and the lateral direction of the pattern lies along a width direction of the sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshito Isei, Tomoya Kato, Masahiro Osugi, Hideyuki Takahashi