Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Yamada

Tsutomu Yamada 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).

  • Patent number: 11955638
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped member is provided and includes a porous carbon material including a material obtained from carbonization of a raw material including rice husk, the raw material having a silicon content of at least 5 wt %, the raw material is heat treated before carbonization, and the raw material is treated by an alkali treatment after carbonization to reduce the silicon content, the porous carbon material having a specific surface area of at least 10 m2/g as measured by the nitrogen BET method, a pore volume of at least 0.1 cm3/g as measured by the BJH method and MP method, and an R value of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Tabata, Shinichiro Yamada, Masayoshi Kanno, Tsutomu Noguchi, Takeshi Horie
  • Publication number: 20240012331
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a patterned base member includes forming a resist layer including a positive resist on a base member, exposing a portion of the resist layer to an electron beam to form an exposed portion and an unexposed portion in the resist layer, developing the resist layer to remove the exposed portion and leave the unexposed portion to provide a patterned resist layer, irradiating an entirety of the patterned resist layer with an electron beam, and etching the base member using the patterned resist layer as an etching mask or using a patterned mask layer, to which a pattern of the patterned resist layer is transferred, as an etching mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Tsutomu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11844436
    Abstract: A cover-material fixing clip includes: a chuck having a base portion, a first holding piece and a second holding piece; a hook configured to be engaged with a wire to be located in a groove of a cushion material; and an engagement opening defined between the chuck and a leading end of the hook. The base portion, the first holding piece and the second holding piece define a retention groove for holding the held body attached to the cover material. The engagement opening has an opening dimension in a range from 50% to 80% of a width of the retention groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Madoka Nanbu, Wanli Zhang, Kenji Dono, Seiichiro Yonezawa, Genta Matsumura, Tetsuya Yoshino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20230367884
    Abstract: A method of generating an attack scenario by evaluating an attack strategy and a technique based on a characteristic of an attacker, a target system, and the like, and combining an attack strategy and a technique based on the evaluation. In a method of generating a cyber attack scenario including a combination of attack strategy/technique information configured by a plurality of attack strategies and attack techniques for realizing a threat to a target system, an attack strategy/technique evaluation unit 106 calculates an evaluation point for attack strategy/technique information, and an attack strategy/technique combination determination unit 107 generates a cyber attack scenario by combining the attack strategy/technique evaluation unit 106 based on the evaluation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi OGURA, Junya FUJITA, Tsutomu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230349749
    Abstract: A weighing sales system includes: a plurality of weighing devices that weigh articles; and an information terminal. Each of the weighing devices includes: a weighing device processor that: detects a weight of the articles, and transmits the detected weight and identification information of each of the weighing devices, and the information terminal includes: a terminal processor that: receives the detected weight and the identification information, and acquires article information from a predetermined storage based on the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuusaku Yokono, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20230318451
    Abstract: A power supply control circuit includes a voltage control unit configured to operate in a voltage control mode, a current control unit configured to operate in a current control mode, a selection unit connected to output sides of the voltage control unit and the current control unit and configured to output the control value in either one of the voltage control mode and the current control mode, an auxiliary current control unit configured to operate in an auxiliary current control mode, and a compound unit connected to output sides of the selection unit and the auxiliary current control unit and configured to output, to the power unit, the control value in a control mode output by the selection unit when the power supply is turned on, and output, to the power unit, the control value in the auxiliary current control mode when the power supply is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220242287
    Abstract: A clip for securing a cover to a base includes a chuck defining a suspender retention cavity, the suspender retention cavity sized and configured to receive a suspender attached to the cover; a first leg extending from the chuck and including a first barb, the first barb extending outwardly with respect to a centerline axis of the clip; and a second leg extending from the chuck and including a second barb, the second barb extending outwardly with respect to the centerline axis of the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Mariano Cuerda, Tsutomu Yamada, Tetsuya Yoshino, Thanh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11267369
    Abstract: A motion guiding device includes: a lower rail having a guiding groove; an upper rail movably disposed in the guiding groove; a first side cover and a second side cover that are fixed to the lower rail; and a slide fastener held by the first side cover and the second side cover. Each of the first side cover and the second side cover includes: a cover body piece engaged with a fastener tape of the slide fastener such that the fastener tape is movable to open and close the slide fastener; and a fixing piece extending from a surface of the cover body piece. The cover body piece includes a support projection projecting from the surface of the cover body piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yamada, Tomonari Yoshida, Yoshitomo Iyoda
  • Patent number: 11207587
    Abstract: An upper through hole is formed in a support base, a lower end of the upper through hole being opened in an upper-side sliding contact surface of the support base, the upper through hole being configured to receive insertion of an upper portion of a pivot shaft; a lower through hole is formed in a rockable section, the lower through hole and the upper through hole being provided on the same axis, an upper end of the lower through hole being opened in contact with the upper-side sliding contact surface, the lower through hole being configured to receive insertion of a lower portion of the pivot shaft; an enlarged diameter hole section is provided in the lower through hole, the enlarged diameter hole section being configured to accommodate a needle bearing having a cylindrical shape, the needle bearing being fit to an outer side of at least a lower shaft portion of the pivot shaft; and the needle bearing having the cylindrical shape bears the lower shaft portion of the pivot shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SURPATH TRADING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210308554
    Abstract: An upper through hole is formed in a support base, a lower end of the upper through hole being opened in an upper-side sliding contact surface of the support base, the upper through hole being configured to receive insertion of an upper portion of a pivot shaft; a lower through hole is formed in a rockable section, the lower through hole and the upper through hole being provided on the same axis, an upper end of the lower through hole being opened in contact with the upper-side sliding contact surface, the lower through hole being configured to receive insertion of a lower portion of the pivot shaft; an enlarged diameter hole section is provided in the lower through hole, the enlarged diameter hole section being configured to accommodate a needle bearing having a cylindrical shape, the needle bearing being fit to an outer side of at least a lower shaft portion of the pivot shaft; and the needle bearing having the cylindrical shape bears the lower shaft portion of the pivot shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Tsutomu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11129452
    Abstract: A slider cover includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end and the second end of the body are arranged in a direction of travel of the slider cover. The slider cover includes a first slider-receiving area at the first end. A centerline of the first slider-receiving area extends at a non-parallel angle with respect to a horizontal plane of the slider cover. The slider cover also includes a second slider-receiving area at the second end. A centerline of the second slider-receiving area extends at a non-parallel angle with respect to the horizontal plane of the slider cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yoshino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210137279
    Abstract: A cover-material fixing clip includes: a chuck having a base portion, a first holding piece and a second holding piece; a hook configured to be engaged with a wire to be located in a groove of a cushion material; and an engagement opening defined between the chuck and a leading end of the hook. The base portion, the first holding piece and the second holding piece define a retention groove for holding the held body attached to the cover material. The engagement opening has an opening dimension in a range from 50% to 80% of a width of the retention groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Madoka Nanbu, Wanli Zhang, Kenji Dono, Seiichiro Yonezawa, Genta Matsumura, Tetsuya Yoshino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210046850
    Abstract: A motion guiding device includes: a lower rail having a guiding groove; an upper rail movably disposed in the guiding groove; a first side cover and a second side cover that are fixed to the lower rail; and a slide fastener held by the first side cover and the second side cover. Each of the first side cover and the second side cover includes: a cover body piece engaged with a fastener tape of the slide fastener such that the fastener tape is movable to open and close the slide fastener; and a fixing piece extending from a surface of the cover body piece. The cover body piece includes a support projection projecting from the surface of the cover body piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu YAMADA, Tomonari YOSHIDA, Yoshitomo IYODA
  • Publication number: 20200178653
    Abstract: A slider cover includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end and the second end of the body are arranged in a direction of travel of the slider cover. The slider cover includes a first slider-receiving area at the first end. A centerline of the first slider-receiving area extends at a non-parallel angle with respect to a horizontal plane of the slider cover. The slider cover also includes a second slider-receiving area at the second end. A centerline of the second slider-receiving area extends at a non-parallel angle with respect to the horizontal plane of the slider cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yoshino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10618800
    Abstract: There is provided a skin-material fixing clip for connecting a skin material with a cushion material and provided with a locking section and a hook. The hook is provided with an extension portion extending downward from the locking section and a claw-shaped portion extending laterally from a distal end of the extension portion. The locking section is provided with a wire guide piece. A groove portion surrounded by the claw-shaped portion and the extension portion defines a wire holding space. Parts of the wire guide piece and the claw-shaped portion facing the wire insertion opening defines guide surfaces. The distal end portion of the wire guide piece and the distal end portion of the claw-shaped portion are provided to be spaced from each other along a direction parallel to an extending direction of the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Genta Matsumura, Tomonari Yoshida, Ryuichi Murasaki, Yoshitomo Iyoda, Yuka Makino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10522831
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive-electrode active material for non-aqueous secondary battery comprising a sodium transition metal composite oxide represented by Formula: NaxFe1-yMyO2, wherein 0.4?x?0.7, 0.25?y<1.0, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of manganese, cobalt and nickel, the sodium transition metal composite oxide having a crystal structure substantially composed of P63/mmc alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Yoshiwara, Tsutomu Yamada, Masahiro Murayama
  • Patent number: 10425081
    Abstract: To realize control of a system for which a high level of safety is demanded by one SRAM-type FPGA, it is to eliminate a possibility that an undesirable control signal is output to the outside of the FPGA because of influence of failure by a soft error and the like and a problem. To solve this problem, there is provided a hard macro having fixed circuitry structure, programmable logic arranged via an interval close to the hard macro and having a changeable circuitry structure, and an I/F circuit which is provided inside the programmable logic and outputs a processing result in the programmable logic to the hard macro. It is a characteristic that the I/F circuit monitors soundness of the programmable logic and stops output of the processing result to be transmitted to the hard macro on the basis of a monitoring result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruaki Sakata, Tsutomu Yamada, Teppei Hirotsu
  • Patent number: 10318376
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit or the like capable of rapidly correcting erroneous data write and making contents of the RAMs that are in the multiple modular redundancy coincident in a case where a logic circuit performs the erroneous data write to the RAMs while operating logic circuits and RAMs at a high speed. In order to solve the problem, the integrated circuit including logic circuits and RAMs for which data write and data read are performed by the logic circuits includes a multiple modular redundancy logic circuits, a plurality of RAMs respectively connected to the multiple modular redundancy logic circuits, and a RAM access correction unit which compares access signals from the multiple modular redundancy logic circuit to the RAMs to detect an erroneous data write and corrects an error of the RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yamada, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10268935
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input unit for performing editing, a temporary storage unit configured to temporarily store editing information being edited by the tape printing apparatus, and an editing-information transmitting unit configured to transmit the editing information to a portable terminal when a first operation button included in the input unit is operated in a state in which the editing information is stored in the temporary storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Yamada
  • Patent number: D940807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Tsutomu Yamada