Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Sato
Toshifumi 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: 11974295Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focused spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Yasushi Maruta, Toshifumi Sato
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Publication number: 20240087817Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element that includes an anode part and a cathode part, an exterior body that seals the capacitor element, a first external electrode that is electrically connected to the anode part, and a second external electrode that is electrically connected to the cathode part. At least one of an end face of the anode part or an end face of the cathode part is exposed from the exterior body to be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first external electrode or the second external electrode. The end face exposed from the exterior body is covered with an electroless Ni plating layer, and the electroless Ni plating layer is covered with an electroless Ag plating layer. The electroless Ag plating layer is covered with the corresponding one of the first external electrode or the second external electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: KENTA SATO, TOSHIFUMI KADOKAWA, JUNICHI KURITA, DAISUKE KUBO
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Publication number: 20240057101Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yassin Aden AWAD, Yasushi MARUTA, Toshifumi SATO
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Publication number: 20220272676Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yassin AWAD, Yasushi Maruta, Toshifumi Sato
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Patent number: 11337204Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: NEC COPRORATIONInventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Yasushi Maruta, Toshifumi Sato
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Patent number: 11300181Abstract: Provided is a chain power transmission mechanism and a silent chain each having a simple configuration, easy to manufacture, and capable of reducing noise in the entire chain power transmission mechanism. Link plates of the silent chain include an inner-flank-engagement link plate which engages with a sprocket in an inner flank engagement mode and an outer-flank-engagement link plate which engages with the sprocket in an outer flank engagement mode. The inner-flank-engagement link plate and the outer-flank-engagement link plate are arranged such that combinations of the link plates at positions where engagement with and disengagement from a plurality of the sprockets are synchronized include a combination in which at least one of the link plates is different in engagement mode from another link plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Kosuke Fujishima, Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki
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Patent number: 10959237Abstract: The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Tanno, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi, Toshifumi Sato
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Publication number: 20200305135Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yassin Aden AWAD, Yasushi MARUTA, Toshifumi SATO
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Patent number: 10716103Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Yasushi Maruta, Toshifumi Sato
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Publication number: 20190309825Abstract: Provided is a chain power transmission mechanism and a silent chain each having a simple configuration, easy to manufacture, and capable of reducing noise in the entire chain power transmission mechanism. Link plates of the silent chain include an inner-flank-engagement link plate which engages with a sprocket in an inner flank engagement mode and an outer-flank-engagement link plate which engages with the sprocket in an outer flank engagement mode. The inner-flank-engagement link plate and the outer-flank-engagement link plate are arranged such that combinations of the link plates at positions where engagement with and disengagement from a plurality of the sprockets are synchronized include a combination in which at least one of the link plates is different in engagement mode from another link plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Kosuke Fujishima, Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki
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Patent number: 10400869Abstract: A simple-structured, easy-to-produce chain drive mechanism is provided, which can reduce the overall noise level irrespective of chain length or rpm, while suppressing noise and vibration caused by tension fluctuations and maintaining durability and service life. The engagement/seating mode between a silent chain and a driving sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the silent chain and a driven sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the chain and the driving sprocket is different from that between the chain and the driven sprocket.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki, Kosuke Fujishima
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Patent number: 10039099Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system that efficiently carries out communications between a wireless control device and a wireless device. A wireless control device (20) has a wireless resource allocation unit (22) and a wireless resource instruction unit (24). The wireless resource allocation unit (22) allocates wireless resources that are used by a wireless device (30) when wirelessly communicating with a wireless terminal (2). The wireless resource instruction unit (24) sends, to the wireless device (30), instructions for causing the allocated wireless resources to be used. The wireless device (30) has a wireless signal processing unit (32) and a wireless transmission unit (34). On the basis of the instructions from the wireless control device (20), the wireless signal processing unit (32) performs processing, for performing wireless communications using the allocated wireless resources, on data to be sent to the wireless terminal (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshifumi Sato, Yasushi Maruta
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Publication number: 20180160434Abstract: The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Tanno, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi, Toshifumi Sato
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Publication number: 20180100561Abstract: Provided is a silent chain that enables adjustment of the stiffness and balance of stiffness between upper and lower sides of guide plates, and that prevents long pin failure resulting from deflection or torsional deformation while securing a sufficient area and strength for the portion contacting a side face of a sprocket. The guide plate has a lightening hole with an upper end positioned above a pitch line, and a lower end extending out beyond lines that connect intersections between inner side edges of front and rear pin fitting holes and the pitch line, and a midpoint of a lower end edge of the guide plate in a front to back direction. Outermost portions of the lightening hole in a longitudinal direction are formed within a range that does not go beyond a pair of vertical lines vertical to the pitch line passing through the intersections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Kousuke Fujishima, Takeo Sasaki, Toshifumi Sato
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Patent number: 9924524Abstract: The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Tanno, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi, Toshifumi Sato
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Patent number: 9922738Abstract: A traveling reactor power monitoring system includes a drive control unit configured to drive a motor and move a traveling probe in a guide tube by driving the motor, a torque sensor configured to measure a drive torque of the motor, and a drive torque monitoring unit that generates an alarm when the measured drive torque exceeds a predefined upper threshold, and that bypasses generating the alarm for a predefined bypass time, the predefined bypass time starting at a time of starting driving the motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masataka Yanagisawa, Toshifumi Sato, Tadashi Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20180066731Abstract: A simple-structured, easy-to-produce chain drive mechanism is provided, which can reduce the overall noise level irrespective of chain length or rpm, while suppressing noise and vibration caused by tension fluctuations and maintaining durability and service life. The engagement/seating mode between a silent chain and a driving sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the silent chain and a driven sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the chain and the driving sprocket is different from that between the chain and the driven sprocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki, Kosuke Fujishima
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Publication number: 20170156142Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system that efficiently carries out communications between a wireless control device and a wireless device. A wireless control device (20) has a wireless resource allocation unit (22) and a wireless resource instruction unit (24). The wireless resource allocation unit (22) allocates wireless resources that are used by a wireless device (30) when wirelessly communicating with a wireless terminal (2). The wireless resource instruction unit (24) sends, to the wireless device (30), instructions for causing the allocated wireless resources to be used. The wireless device (30) has a wireless signal processing unit (32) and a wireless transmission unit (34). On the basis of the instructions from the wireless control device (20), the wireless signal processing unit (32) performs processing, for performing wireless communications using the allocated wireless resources, on data to be sent to the wireless terminal (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Toshifumi SATO, Yasushi MARUTA
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Patent number: 9651113Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a silent chain which suppresses vibration and undulation while maintaining rigidity, strength, and durability and simplifying a shape of a pin hole without using a locker pin with a special shape and special material. In a silent chain 100, a guide row 101 made up of guide plates 110 and a middle plate 120 and a non-guide row made 103 made up of inner plates 130 are alternately connected in a chain longitudinal direction by a pair of locker pins 140 and 150. Pin holes 121 and 131 respectively have outer peripheral side straight portions 123 and 133 and inner peripheral side straight portions 124 and 134 which are formed parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki
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Patent number: 9618081Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a silent chain and a silent chain transmission device which stabilize chain behavior during chain travel to suppress an occurrence of tooth skipping and to reduce a string vibration sound and a meshing noise with simple configurations. In a silent chain 110, a pin hole 161 of an inner plate 160 and a pair of locker pins 170 are configured in such a size that a gap is formed between a seat surface 163 and a back surface of a short pin 172 in a state where the pair of locker pins 170 are in contact with each other on rolling surfaces 171a and 172a.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Toshifumi Sato, Takeo Sasaki, Shuji Hamaguchi