Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kotani

Yasuhiro Kotani 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: 11780137
    Abstract: A mold includes a stationary mold, a movable mold, a coupling unit that performs coupling and uncoupling of the stationary mold and the movable mold, a coupling portion movement unit that moves a coupling portion of the stationary mold and the movable mold in a mold closing direction, and a control unit that controls the coupling unit and the coupling portion movement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Iwaki, Toshihiko Iizuka, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Publication number: 20220080638
    Abstract: A mold includes a stationary mold, a movable mold, a coupling unit that performs coupling and uncoupling of the stationary mold and the movable mold, a coupling portion movement unit that moves a coupling portion of the stationary mold and the movable mold in a mold closing direction, and a control unit that controls the coupling unit and the coupling portion movement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Iwaki, Toshihiko Iizuka, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Patent number: 11252104
    Abstract: A relay apparatus relays a frame by connection type communication in which the frame is transmitted and received between communication devices, and includes: communication ports each of which is connected to one of the communication devices; a determiner that receives a reception frame from a communication port among the communication ports, the communication port being connected to a communication device as a frame transmission source among the communication devices, and performs determination of the reception frame by referring a header portion of the reception frame; a rewriter that generates a transmission frame obtained by rewriting the header portion of the reception frame in accordance with a predetermined condition; and a transmitter that transmits the transmission frame from a communication port connected to a communication device as transmission destination among the communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kaku, Taichi Itagawa, Yasuhiro Kotani, Kazuya Ohata
  • Publication number: 20200314031
    Abstract: A relay apparatus relays a frame by connection type communication in which the frame is transmitted and received between communication devices, and includes: communication ports each of which is connected to one of the communication devices; a determiner that receives a reception frame from a communication port among the communication ports, the communication port being connected to a communication device as a frame transmission source among the communication devices, and performs determination of the reception frame by referring a header portion of the reception frame; a rewriter that generates a transmission frame obtained by rewriting the header portion of the reception frame in accordance with a predetermined condition; and a transmitter that transmits the transmission frame from a communication port connected to a communication device as transmission destination among the communication ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KAKU, Taichi ITAGAWA, Yasuhiro KOTANI, Kazuya OHATA
  • Patent number: 10340686
    Abstract: An electronic device that has a circuit network therein and conducts at least one of power reception and communication with an external device through a wire harness includes a detection circuit and a resonance frequency shift circuit. The detection circuit detects a voltage variation caused by a noise that has a frequency component near a resonance frequency and superimposes on at least one of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency is determined based on a characteristic impedance of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency shift circuit shifts the resonance frequency by changing at least one of a capacitance and an inductance of the circuit network based on a level of the voltage variation detected by the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Takao Kuroda, Takuya Sugie
  • Patent number: 10280524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a set of ozone water manufacturing device which can greatly reduce an unpleasant smell of ozone gas when ozone water is used for sterilizing hands and feet, and can save power consumption of a pump which operates for preventing stagnation of a water stream in an electrolytic bath. The ozone water manufacturing device includes an electrolytic bath and a mixer which atomizes air bubbles of the ozone gas in the ozone water flowing out of the electrolytic bath. Each of the electrode assemblies in an electrode unit within the electrolytic bath is inclined at the predetermined same angle in a vertical direction. The mixer includes a mixing case bottom and a mixing case main body. A vortex flow generating plate generates a violent water stream from the water stream within the mixing case main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: WATER AGENCY INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Oyama, Masaaki Kato, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Publication number: 20180334752
    Abstract: The present invention provides a set of ozone water manufacturing device which can greatly reduce an unpleasant smell of ozone gas when ozone water is used for sterilizing hands and feet, and can save power consumption of a pump which operates for preventing stagnation of a water stream in an electrolytic bath. The ozone water manufacturing device includes an electrolytic bath and a mixer which atomizes air bubbles of the ozone gas in the ozone water flowing out of the electrolytic bath. Each of the electrode assemblies in an electrode unit within the electrolytic bath is inclined at the predetermined same angle in a vertical direction. The mixer includes a mixing case bottom and a mixing case main body. A vortex flow generating plate generates a violent water stream from the water stream within the mixing case main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi OYAMA, Masaaki KATO, Yasuhiro KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20160367584
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a protective agent for the keratoconjunctiva or a suppressive agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder having an excellent suppressive effect on a keratoconjunctival disorder. The invention relates to a protective agent for the keratoconjunctiva or a suppressive agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder containing glucosylglycerol as an active ingredient, use of glucosylglycerol for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical for protecting a keratoconjunctiva or suppressing a keratoconjunctival disorder and a method of protecting a keratoconjunctiva or suppressing a keratoconjunctival disorder comprising administering glucosylglycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kyo Aizawa, Yoshihisa Iida, Takashi Shimoida, Yasuhiro Kotani, Koushi Iwata, Kazuhisa Doi
  • Publication number: 20160172846
    Abstract: An electronic device that has a circuit network therein and conducts at least one of power reception and communication with an external device through a wire harness includes a detection circuit and a resonance frequency shift circuit. The detection circuit detects a voltage variation caused by a noise that has a frequency component near a resonance frequency and superimposes on at least one of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency is determined based on a characteristic impedance of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency shift circuit shifts the resonance frequency by changing at least one of a capacitance and an inductance of the circuit network based on a level of the voltage variation detected by the detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KOTANI, Takao KURODA, Takuya SUGIE
  • Publication number: 20140315836
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a protective agent for the keratoconjunctiva or a suppressive agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder having an excellent suppressive effect on a keratoconjunctival disorder. The invention relates to a protective agent for the keratoconjunctiva or a suppressive agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder containing glucosylglycerol as an active ingredient, use of glucosylglycerol for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical for protecting a keratoconjunctiva or suppressing a keratoconjunctival disorder and a method of protecting a keratoconjunctiva or suppressing a keratoconjunctival disorder comprising administering glucosylglycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kyo Aizawa, Yoshihisa Iida, Takashi Shimoida, Yasuhiro Kotani, Koushi Iwaia, Kazuhisa Doi
  • Patent number: 8035915
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an efficient layout of circuit elements on a circuit board. A hard disk drive (HDD) according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with a circuit board. The circuit board has an IC of HDC, MPU, and R/W channel, an IC of MDU, an SPM aperture, and a carriage bearing aperture. The IC is provided on the circuit board on the side where the center of a carriage bearing protrusion is positioned with respect to a central line AB parallel to the short sides of the surface of the housing and on the side opposite to the side where the center of the carriage bearing protrusion is positioned with respect to a central line CD parallel to the long sides of the surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Akira Morita, Hiroki Kitahori
  • Patent number: 7706097
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention improve utility of a magnetic disk drive in which a head is retracted if the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state. In one embodiment, an HDC/MPU provided in a magnetic disk drive judges whether the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state based on an output from an acceleration sensor which may detect an acceleration and performs a retraction operation of a head. After the HDC/MPU judges that a drop is occurring, the HDC/MPU detects whether the drop judgment is incorrect according to whether a shock sensor detects a shock occurrence and changes the drop judgment condition based on a detection history of detected incorrect judgments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuroki, Toru Aida, Kenichi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Patent number: 7620740
    Abstract: A file is transferred directly between a parent magnetic-disk device and a child magnetic-disk device. In one embodiment, a parent magnetic-disk device has a host-mode execution program, whereas a child magnetic-disk device is capable operating in a device mode as is the case with an ordinary magnetic-disk device. The parent magnetic-disk device has an operating-mode-setting unit including a special-purpose jumper block. An MPU employed in the parent magnetic-disk device executes the host-mode execution program to put the parent magnetic-disk device in a host mode. At an activation time, the MPU refers to the logic of the special jumper block to start an operation in the host mode. The MPU controls the parent magnetic-disk device to directly transfer a file to the child magnetic-disk device. Thus, the file can be transferred between the parent and child magnetic-disk devices without intervention by a host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Makoto Takase, Kohji Takasaki, Minoru Hashimoto, Kenji Okada, Hiroshi Oshikawa, Yasuhiro Kotani, Satoshi Yamamoto, Keishi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7584070
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of testing/adjusting magnetic disk devices, in which the method allows the tests/adjustments to be conducted by solving problems due to the data sizes and characteristics of test/adjustment programs. After assembly of a magnetic disk device, setup of various parameters, magnetic disk defect registration, and other test/adjustment steps are executed. Execution of the test/adjustment programs does not require a special test apparatus since they are executed in the magnetic disk device to be tested. In addition, the test/adjustment programs are formed up of multiple phases, and each phase is sequentially executed. Adoption of this program structure keeps the tests/adjustments clear from restrictions due to the data sizes and characteristics of the test/adjustment programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Hiroaki Suzuki, Makoto Takase
  • Publication number: 20090204356
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of testing/adjusting magnetic disk devices, in which the method allows the tests/adjustments to be conducted by solving problems due to the data sizes and characteristics of test/adjustment programs. After assembly of a magnetic disk device, setup of various parameters, magnetic disk defect registration, and other test/adjustment steps are executed. Execution of the test/adjustment programs does not require a special test apparatus since they are executed in the magnetic disk device to be tested. In addition, the test/adjustment programs are formed up of multiple phases, and each phase is sequentially executed. Adoption of this program structure keeps the tests/adjustments clear from restrictions due to the data sizes and characteristics of the test/adjustment programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Hiroaki Suzuki, Makoto Takase
  • Publication number: 20090034114
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention improve utility of a magnetic disk drive in which a head is retracted if the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state. In one embodiment, an HDC/MPU provided in a magnetic disk drive judges whether the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state based on an output from an acceleration sensor which may detect an acceleration and performs a retraction operation of a head. After the HDC/MPU judges that a drop is occurring, the HDC/MPU detects whether the drop judgment is incorrect according to whether a shock sensor detects a shock occurrence and changes the drop judgment condition based on a detection history of detected incorrect judgments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technlogies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuroki, Toru Aida, Kenichi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Patent number: 7428119
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention improve utility of a magnetic disk drive in which a head is retracted if the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state. In one embodiment, an HDC/MPU provided in a magnetic disk drive judges whether the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state based on an output from an acceleration sensor which may detect an acceleration and performs a retraction operation of a head. After the HDC/MPU judges that a drop is occurring, the HDC/MPU detects whether the drop judgment is incorrect according to whether a shock sensor detects a shock occurrence and changes the drop judgment condition based on a detection history of detected incorrect judgments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuroki, Toru Aida, Kenichi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Publication number: 20070086108
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention improve utility of a magnetic disk drive in which a head is retracted if the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state. In one embodiment, an HDC/MPU provided in a magnetic disk drive judges whether the magnetic disk drive is in a dropping state based on an output from an acceleration sensor which may detect an acceleration and performs a retraction operation of a head. After the HDC/MPU judges that a drop is occurring, the HDC/MPU detects whether the drop judgment is incorrect according to whether a shock sensor detects a shock occurrence and changes the drop judgment condition based on a detection history of detected incorrect judgments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuroki, Toru Aida, Kenichi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kotani
  • Publication number: 20060139812
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an efficient layout of circuit elements on a circuit board. A hard disk drive (HDD) according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with a circuit board. The circuit board has an IC of HDC, MPU, and R/W channel, an IC of MDU, an SPM aperture, and a carriage bearing aperture. The IC is provided on the circuit board on the side where the center of a carriage bearing protrusion is positioned with respect to a central line AB parallel to the short sides of the surface of the housing and on the side opposite to the side where the center of the carriage bearing protrusion is positioned with respect to a central line CD parallel to the long sides of the surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Akira Morita, Hiroki Kitahori
  • Publication number: 20060009939
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of testing/adjusting magnetic disk devices, in which the method allows the tests/adjustments to be conducted by solving problems due to the data sizes and characteristics of test/adjustment programs. After assembly of a magnetic disk device, setup of various parameters, magnetic disk defect registration, and other test/adjustment steps are executed. Execution of the test/adjustment programs does not require a special test apparatus since they are executed in the magnetic disk device to be tested. In addition, the test/adjustment programs are formed up of multiple phases, and each phase is sequentially executed. Adoption of this program structure keeps the tests/adjustments clear from restrictions due to the data sizes and characteristics of the test/adjustment programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kotani, Hiroaki Suzuki, Makoto Takase