Patents by Inventor Toru Suzuki

Toru Suzuki 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: 20150074364
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Publication number: 20150064503
    Abstract: A battery containing body having a flat shape that can be inserted to and removed from a power storage device, wherein a handle is provided at an end portion on a front side in a direction of insertion, and at least at a lower end portion from among the lower end portion and an upper end portion when the battery containing body is inserted upright, a recess portion for supporting the lower end portion is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawaguchi, Akira Iida, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150044512
    Abstract: A power storage device including a battery containing body and a chassis for housing the body, further including a first guide rail for receiving a first end portion on a lower side of the body and a second guide rail for receiving a second end portion on an upper side of the body, when inserting and removing the flat battery containing body upright, wherein the first guide rail includes a pair of a higher side plate and a lower side plate which are different in height from each other and extend in an insertion direction, and a receiving portion including a stopper at an end portion of the rail; at a vicinity of a corner portion on a back side in the insertion direction of the first end portion of the battery containing body, a first protrusion portion is provided such that, when removing the battery containing body, the first protrusion portion engages with the stopper, thereby preventing the battery containing body from dropping; and at a vicinity of a corner portion on the back side in the insertion dir
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Energy Devices, Ltd., NEC Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawaguchi, Akira Iida, Toru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8951657
    Abstract: In order to solve at least one of the drawbacks that result from a state in which a plurality of secondary batteries are integrated, a battery apparatus having a plurality of flat secondary batteries 70 includes housing 1 with opening 30, and lid 31 capable of opening and closing opening 30 of housing 1, wherein the plurality of secondary batteries 70 are disposed in a vertical orientation in parallel with each other in housing 1 and are capable of being singly inserted into and taken out of housing 1 through opening 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youjirou Nomura, Kuniatsu Hachiya, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150030889
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a battery containing body, an electronic device unit, and a chassis for housing them, wherein at a side surface portion of the chassis, an opening for inserting and removing the battery containing body and the electronic device unit is provided; an openable and closable pivoting member is provided inside the opening, the pivoting member, when closed, preventing removal of the battery containing body, and when opened, preventing insertion of the electronic device unit as removed; and the electronic device unit is housed and disposed adjacent to the battery containing body, and includes an opening prevention guide capable of engaging with the pivoting member and thereby preventing the pivoting member from being opened when the electronic device unit is housed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD., NEC ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawaguchi, Akira Iida, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150020547
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a heart correction net includes: a first step of taking cross-sectional images of a heart in a layer direction, in which an apex and a base of the heart are connected; a second step of extracting outlines of the heart from the cross-sectional images; a third step of defining dividing points with respect to a three-dimensional shape reconstructed based on the outlines, the dividing points being defined on the outlines in a circumferential direction of the heart; a fourth step of dividing a contour of the heart in three-dimensions into divided regions based on the plurality of the dividing points, and creating development data, in which the each of the divided regions is developed on a two-dimensional plane; a fifth step of creating paper-pattern data based on the development data; and a sixth step of knitting the heart correction net based on the paper-pattern data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Toshiaki Akita, Masashi Yamabe, Masahiro Seto, Toru Suzuki, Naoyuki Takesue
  • Patent number: 8904133
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Hidenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Nashimoto, Shigeo Homma, Toru Suzuki, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hideo Saito, Azusa Jin, Hiroshi Nasu, Keishi Tamura, Shoji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20140351538
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Patent number: 8882148
    Abstract: A steering system includes a steering column which supports rotatably a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is connected and a pair of support mechanisms which support the steering column so as to tilt relative to a vehicle body. Each of the support mechanisms includes a support bracket having a column-side fastened portion and a body-side fastened portion, a fulcrum bolt, and a bush. A fastening hole through which a fastening bolt is inserted to fasten the support bracket to a fixed member is formed in the body-side fastened portion. Each of the support mechanisms includes an elastic member which can be compressed in an axial direction of the fulcrum bolt, and the support bracket is configured to oscillate relative to the steering column by the elastic member being compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: JTEKT Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihide Ohara, Tatsuhiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawakami, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140307244
    Abstract: An upper limit and a lower limit are preliminarily set for a spectral line width common to a plurality of narrow-band laser devices. When delivered or subjected to maintenance, the narrow-band laser device is caused to laser oscillate to detect its spectral line width before it is used as a light source for semiconductor exposure. A spectral line width adjustment unit provided in the narrow-band laser device is adjusted so that the spectral line width assumes a value between the upper limit and the lower limit. The present invention is able to suppress the variation in spectral line width such as E95 bandwidth caused by machine differences during the manufacture of the laser device, or by replacement or maintenance of the laser device, whereby the quality of integrated circuit patterns formed by the semiconductor exposure tool can be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicants: USHIO DENKI, KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu WAKABAYASHI, Takahito KUMAZAKI, Toru SUZUKI, Masashi SHINBORI, Masaya YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20140291173
    Abstract: A cover member to be attached to an electronic device formed into a rectangular parallelepiped-like shape, and including a display section in at least one surface of the rectangular parallelepiped comprises a flat plate-like main cover configured to cover the surface of the electronic device, the surface including the display section formed therein, holding parts provided on both side surfaces of the main cover, and configured to hold the electronic device between the holding parts and the main cover; and an upper cover, and a lower cover provided on both end faces of the main cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kokubo, Toru SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140248793
    Abstract: A waterproof structure for a connector includes a housing, a shield wire, a shield terminal, a first packing, and a second packing. The housing has a tubular housing part. The shield wire passes through the inside of the tubular housing part and extends from the housing. The shield terminal has a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section and the second section get into the tubular housing part such that the shield wire passes through the inside of the shield terminal, the first section joints with a braided shield wire of the shield wire, and the third section protrudes from the tubular housing part. The first packing seals a gap between the second section of the shield terminal and the tubular housing part. The second packing seals a gap between the shield wire and the third section of the shield terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi NAKAMURA, Yuji ARITA, Toru SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8804780
    Abstract: An upper limit and a lower limit are preliminarily set for a spectral line width common to a plurality of narrow-band laser devices. When delivered or subjected to maintenance, the narrow-band laser device is caused to laser oscillate to detect its spectral line width before it is used as a light source for semiconductor exposure. A spectral line width adjustment unit provided in the narrow-band laser device is adjusted so that the spectral line width assumes a value between the upper limit and the lower limit. The present invention is able to suppress the variation in spectral line width such as E95 bandwidth caused by machine differences during the manufacture of the laser device, or by replacement or maintenance of the laser device, whereby the quality of integrated circuit patterns formed by the semiconductor exposure tool can be stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., Ushio Denki
    Inventors: Osamu Wakabayashi, Takahito Kumazaki, Toru Suzuki, Masashi Shinbori, Masaya Yoshino
  • Patent number: 8788771
    Abstract: Provided is a remote copy system capable of guaranteeing the time ordering of data to be handled by a remote site even when the tasks at the remote site are operated across a plurality of storages or a plurality of volume groups. A consistency group consisting of a secondary journal volume and a replica is associated with a journal group consisting of a primary data volume, a primary journal volume, a secondary journal volume, and a secondary data volume. Upon backing up a secondary data volume and forming a replica, the host system issues a backup time reservation command to a storage apparatus, and the storage apparatus creates a replica by comparing the time stamp added to the journal data and the backup reservation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamitsu Takahashi, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140162114
    Abstract: To provide a battery module that easily can be made thinner and maintain reliability, a battery module of the present invention includes: a flat-plate base that includes a front surface and a back surface as two main surfaces; peripheral partition wall sections (211) that are erected in a peripheral section of the front or back surface from the base, and are formed on both the front and back surfaces; and at least one unit battery that is housed in a region formed by the base and the peripheral partition wall section (211).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140154556
    Abstract: To provide a large-capacity battery module that easily can ensure a high level of flame retardancy, a battery module of the present invention includes: an assembled battery in which a plurality of sheet-like unit batteries are stacked; a flat-plate base that includes a front surface and a back surface as two main surfaces; and a peripheral partition wall section (211) that is erected and provided in a peripheral section of the front or back surface from the base, and is formed on both the front and back surfaces, wherein, in a region formed by the base and the peripheral partition wall section (211), at least the one assembled battery is housed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8733794
    Abstract: A seat belt system includes a storage case including a main body having a box shape and a storage portion, the main body having an opening formed thereon through which first and second tongues are inserted, the first tongue being attached to an end of a belt and to be connected to a first buckle on a seat side, the second tongue being movably attached to the belt and to be connected to a second buckle on the seat side, and a storage portion formed in a shape tapered in an insertion direction of the first and second tongues, protruding from the main body and including first and second inclined surfaces that are formed on both sides of a surface opposite a surface having the opening formed thereon and are inclined to guide insertion of the first and second tongues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Toru Suzuki, Yuki Ando, Takaya Tsukigase
  • Publication number: 20140141309
    Abstract: To provide a battery module that can easily ensure a high level of flame retardancy, a battery module of the present invention includes: a flat-plate base that includes a front surface and a back surface as two main surfaces; a compartmentalization partition wall section (212) that is erected and formed on the front or back surface from the base; and a plurality of unit batteries that are mounted on the base, wherein the compartmentalization partition wall section (212) is provided between the unit battery and the adjacent unit battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140141321
    Abstract: To provide a battery module that easily can maintain excellent battery characteristics such as repeated charge-and-discharge performance, the present invention is a battery module that houses a laminate-type unit battery (100), including: a battery housing body (200) that includes a flat-plate base, with a unit battery (100) mounted on a front and a back surface of the base which are two main surfaces; a first cover body (310) that is mounted on the battery housing body of the front surface; and a second cover body (320) that is mounted on the battery housing body of the back surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140111635
    Abstract: In an extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus, a target detection section may include a light source, a transfer optical system, an image sensor configured to output image data of an image that has been formed by irradiating a target outputted from a target supply device with light outputted from the light source on a light-receiving unit of the image sensor by the transfer optical system, and a processing unit, connected to the image sensor, configured to receive the image data, obtain a first optical intensity distribution along a first line that intersects with a trajectory of the target and a second optical intensity distribution along a second line that intersects with the trajectory, calculate a center of gravity position in the first optical intensity distribution and a center of gravity position in the second optical intensity distribution, and calculate an actual path of the target based on the calculated positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: GIGAPHOTON INC.
    Inventors: Toru SUZUKI, Hiroshi TANAKA, Hideyuki HAYASHI, Osamu WAKABAYASHI