Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Sato
Toshiaki Sato 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: 12220925Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage, a tank, a flow passage, and a valve. The carriage includes a recording head that ejects liquid contained in the tank and supplied from the flow passage. The flow passage includes (i) a fixed flow passage connected to the tank without following a movement of the carriage, (ii) a first flow passage that follows the movement of the carriage and is branched off from the fixed flow passage and connected to the recording head, and (iii) a second flow passage that follows the movement of the carriage and is branched off from the fixed flow passage and connected to the recording head. The valve is provided in one of the first and second flow passages and limits a flow of liquid from the tank to the recording head and allows liquid to flow from the recording head to the tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryohei Maruyama, Kenta Iimura, Daigo Kuronuma, Takaya Sato, Tomohito Abe, Naoaki Wada, Masakazu Nagashima, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Ryutaro Takahashi
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Publication number: 20240190229Abstract: The vehicle lower part structure includes a cross member, and a connecting member that is formed in a closed cross-sectional shape and connects the vehicle width direction outer end portion of the cross member and the rocker. A first fragile portion and a second fragile portion extending in the front-rear direction from the outermost side to the inner side in the vehicle width direction are formed on the upper wall of the connecting member, and a third fragile portion extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the lower wall of the connecting member between the first fragile portion and the second fragile portion in the front view, and a distance along the vehicle width direction between the first fragile portion and the third fragile portion is shorter than a distance along the vehicle width direction between the second fragile portion and the third fragile portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyohei KAMIJUKKOKU, Yohsuke KOMADA, Toshiaki SATO
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Publication number: 20240099033Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of sense amplifier regions, a first wiring layer including a plurality of bit lines electrically connected to a plurality of semiconductor layers, and a second wiring layer including a plurality of first wirings electrically connecting the respective plurality of sense amplifier regions to the plurality of bit lines. The semiconductor substrate includes a first region and a second region arranged in a second direction. The (n1) (n1 is an integer of 2 or more) first wirings arranged in the third direction are disposed at a position where the first region overlaps with the sense amplifier region viewed in the first direction. The (n2) (n2 is an integer of 2 or more different from n1) first wirings arranged in the third direction are disposed at a position where the second region overlaps with the other sense amplifier region viewed in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Toshiaki SATO, Masaki UNNO
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Publication number: 20230182828Abstract: A vehicle lower part structure includes a floor panel, a bracket fixed to the floor panel, and a component mounted on a lower side of the floor panel so as to be fastened by a fastener to the bracket. The floor panel has a convex portion. The bracket is provided so as to cover the convex portion from a lower side. The fastener includes a bolt and a nut. The bolt has a head located on a lower side of the bracket and a shaft extending upward from the head and inserted in a hole formed in the bracket. A distal end of the shaft is located in the internal space of the convex portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiaki Sato
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Patent number: 11656242Abstract: An angular velocity detection device includes an angular velocity sensor configured to detect angular velocity, an acquisition unit configured to acquire orientation information in a three-dimensional space on a moving object including the angular velocity sensor, a calculation unit configured to calculate estimated angular velocity based on the acquired orientation information, and a correction unit configured to correct an output of the angular velocity sensor based on the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity sensor and the estimated angular velocity calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiaki Sato
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Patent number: 11512380Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing more beautiful black coated steel sheets by uniformly blackening the coating layer. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing black coated steel sheets, which brings Zn—Al—Mg alloy coated steel sheets (1) into contact with steam in a closed container (10), wherein said closed container (10) can maintain a predefined internal pressure through variable control of the amount of steam flowing into said closed container (10) and/or the amount of steam flowing out of said closed container (10), and in said closed container (10) that can maintain said predefined pressure, said Zn—Al—Mg alloy coated steel sheets (1) have contact with the steam introduced into said closed container (10).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Yamamoto, Tadashi Nakano, Ichiro Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nakamizo, Toshiaki Sato, Yoshinobu Kurisu, Yuuki Sakuraba, Yoshitaka Yukura, Tsutomu Ohta, Shinichi Kajimoto, Noboru Suzuki, Masahiko Tsuchiyama, Yuusuke Murai
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Patent number: 11374524Abstract: In order to restrain damage of a component due to rush current, a main relay in a power source circuit is not turned on and does not conduct a power source line even when a heat source microcomputer is activated with a capacitor not sufficiently charged. This configuration avoids start of charging the capacitor without current limitation, to restrain damage of the component due to rush current.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Sato, Toshio Yabuki, Narushige Ueda
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Patent number: 11326223Abstract: The present invention enables quick cooling of steam-treated objects and thus reduces the manufacturing time of steam-treated products such as black coated steel sheets. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing steam-treated products, which involves a steam treatment step that introduces steam into a closed container (10) containing a treatment object (1) and brings the treatment object (1) into contact with the steam, and a treated object cooling step that cools the object (1) treated with steam in the steam treatment step, wherein said treated object cooling step introduces coolant gas into said closed container (10), brings said treated object (1) into contact with the coolant gas, and discharges the introduced coolant gas from said closed container (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Yamamoto, Yoshinobu Kurisu, Toshiaki Sato, Toyoharu Yasuda, Ichiro Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nakamizo, Tadashi Nakano, Hirokazu Tsuji, Takahide Hayashida, Yoshitaka Yukura, Tsutomu Ohta, Shinichi Kajimoto, Takumi Uchiyama, Noboru Suzuki, Masahiko Tsuchiyama, Yuusuke Murai
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Publication number: 20210249983Abstract: In order to restrain damage of a component due to rush current, a main relay in a power source circuit is not turned on and does not conduct a power source line even when a heat source microcomputer is activated with a capacitor not sufficiently charged. This configuration avoids start of charging the capacitor without current limitation, to restrain damage of the component due to rush current.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki SATO, Toshio YABUKI, Narushige UEDA
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Publication number: 20210088550Abstract: An angular velocity detection device includes an angular velocity sensor configured to detect angular velocity, an acquisition unit configured to acquire orientation information in a three-dimensional space on a moving object including the angular velocity sensor, a calculation unit configured to calculate estimated angular velocity based on the acquired orientation information, and a correction unit configured to correct an output of the angular velocity sensor based on the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity sensor and the estimated angular velocity calculated by the calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Toshiaki Sato
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Publication number: 20200190654Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing more beautiful black coated steel sheets by uniformly blackening the coating layer. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing black coated steel sheets, which brings Zn—Al—Mg alloy coated steel sheets (1) into contact with steam in a closed container (10), wherein said closed container (10) can maintain a predefined internal pressure through variable control of the amount of steam flowing into said closed container (10) and/or the amount of steam flowing out of said closed container (10), and in said closed container (10) that can maintain said predefined pressure, said Zn—Al—Mg alloy coated steel sheets (1) have contact with the steam introduced into said closed container (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: MASAKI YAMAMOTO, TADASHI NAKANO, ICHIRO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI NAKAMIZO, TOSHIAKI SATO, YOSHINOBU KURISU, YUUKI SAKURABA, YOSHITAKA YUKURA, TSUTOMU OHTA, SHINICHI KAJIMOTO, NOBORU SUZUKI, MASAHIKO TSUCHIYAMA, YUUSUKE MURAI
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Publication number: 20200048728Abstract: The present invention enables quick cooling of steam-treated objects and thus reduces the manufacturing time of steam-treated products such as black coated steel sheets. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing steam-treated products, which involves a steam treatment step that introduces steam into a closed container (10) containing a treatment object (1) and brings the treatment object (1) into contact with the steam, and a treated object cooling step that cools the object (1) treated with steam in the steam treatment step, wherein said treated object cooling step introduces coolant gas into said closed container (10), brings said treated object (1) into contact with the coolant gas, and discharges the introduced coolant gas from said closed container (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: MASAKI YAMAMOTO, YOSHINOBU KURISU, TOSHIAKI SATO, TOYOHARU YASUDA, ICHIRO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI NAKAMIZO, TADASHI NAKANO, HIROKAZU TSUJI, TAKAHIDE HAYASHIDA, YOSHITAKA YUKURA, TSUTOMU OHTA, SHINICHI KAJIMOTO, TAKUMI UCHIYAMA, NOBORU SUZUKI, MASAHIKO TSUCHIYAMA, YUUSUKE MURAI
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Patent number: 10485419Abstract: An optical imaging apparatus includes a splitting unit configured to split return light, obtained by applying measurement light from a light source to an object to be examined via a measurement optical path, into a plurality of beams, a light receiving unit configured to measure intensities of the beams, a changing unit configured to change a ratio of signal components of as an image to be displayed based on the measured intensities of the beams, an angle specifying unit configured to specify an angle, and a generating unit configured to generate an image by calculation using the changed ratio of the signal components. The ratio of signal components of an image to be displayed based on intensities of beams is changed in accordance with information about a specified angle to generate an image of an object such that the direction of edge enhancement on the object is changed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiaki Sato, Futoshi Hirose, Kohei Takeno, Kaishi Ohashi, Kei Suzuki, Shoichi Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10358008Abstract: A suspension coil spring includes a lower end turn portion, an upper end turn portion, and a helical effective portion formed between the end turn portions. The lower end turn portion includes a first portion which contacts a lower spring seat irrespective of a load, and a second portion which contacts the lower spring seat or is separated from the same according to the load. The wire diameter of the second portion is greater than that of the first portion and an average wire diameter of the effective portion. The upper end turn portion includes a third portion which contacts an upper spring seat, and a fourth portion. The wire diameter of the fourth portion is greater that of the third portion and the average wire diameter of the effective portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Yamamotoya, Hideto Enomoto, Ken Takahashi, Toshiaki Sato, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Yoshio Kobayashi, Taichi Inage, Tomotake Kato, Akihiko Nishikawa, Masahiro Umezawa, Michihiko Ayada, Suguru Kajigaya
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Patent number: 10039449Abstract: Provided is a slit lamp microscope capable of controlling irradiation of slit light and background illumination light interlockingly. Embodiment includes a main illumination system, background illumination system, observation system and controller. The main illumination system includes a first light source unit that outputs first light and slit forming unit that forms a slit with changeable width, and illuminates an eye with the first light having passed through the slit. The background illumination system includes a second light source unit that outputs second light, and illuminates a peripheral area of an eye area irradiated with the first light. The observation system includes an eyepiece lens, imaging device, and group of optical elements that guides reflected light of the first light and reflected light of the second light from the eye to the eyepiece lens and imaging device. The controller interlockingly controls the main illumination system and second light source unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Toshiaki Sato, Takanori Takeda, Takahiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 9929682Abstract: A motor control device is configured to drive a first motor that rotates a first rotation body and a second motor that rotates a second rotation body. The motor control device includes a power supply unit, inverters configured to convert an output from the power supply unit to an alternating current and supply the output to the first motor and the second motor, and a control unit configured to drive the second motor using rotor position sensorless control. The control unit may be configured to not start up the second motor during a predetermined operation in which a large current flowing through the first motor is being performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Sato, Tetsuya Itagaki
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Patent number: 9713946Abstract: A strut-type suspension includes a compression coil spring, a lower spring seat, an upper spring seat, and a shock absorber. The compression coil spring is disposed at a position offset to the outer side of a vehicle with respect to the shock absorber. The compression coil spring is mounted in a vehicle body in such a state that it is compressed between spring seats. The compression coil spring includes a large-diameter wire portion and a small-diameter wire portion. The large-diameter wire portion is provided in a vehicle inner-side portion of the compression coil spring. The small-diameter wire portion is provided in a vehicle outer-side portion. A wire diameter of the large-diameter wire portion is greater than a wire diameter of the small-diameter wire portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Yamamotoya, Hideto Enomoto, Ken Takahashi, Toshiaki Sato, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Yoshio Kobayashi, Taichi Inage, Tomotake Kato, Akihiko Nishikawa, Masahiro Umezawa, Michihiko Ayada, Suguru Kajigaya
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Publication number: 20170196450Abstract: An optical imaging apparatus includes a splitting unit configured to split return light, obtained by applying measurement light from a light source to an object to be examined via a measurement optical path, into a plurality of beams, a light receiving unit configured to measure intensities of the beams, a changing unit configured to change a ratio of signal components of as an image to be displayed based on the measured intensities of the beams, an angle specifying unit configured to specify an angle, and a generating unit configured to generate an image by calculation using the changed ratio of the signal components. The ratio of signal components of an image to be displayed based on intensities of beams is changed in accordance with information about a specified angle to generate an image of an object such that the direction of edge enhancement on the object is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Toshiaki Sato, Futoshi Hirose, Kohei Takeno, Kaishi Ohashi, Kei Suzuki, Shoichi Yamazaki
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Patent number: D789021Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiaki Sato
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Patent number: D815388Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiaki Sato