Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Sasaki
Yasutaka Sasaki 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: 11574653Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing including a base with a bottom wall, a drive motor including a pivot erected on the bottom wall and a hub rotatably supported around the pivot, ten or more magnetic disks attached to the hub and stacked on a flange of the hub, and spacer rings attached to the hub and each disposed between each respective adjacent pair of two magnetic disks. A number of the spacer rings is one less than the magnetic disks. At least one spacer ring has a thickness different from that of the other spacer rings, and a difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness of the spacer rings is 0.01 mm or more and 0.09 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Uehara, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Publication number: 20220399041Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing including a base with a bottom wall, a drive motor including a pivot erected on the bottom wall and a hub rotatably supported around the pivot, ten or more magnetic disks attached to the hub and stacked on a flange of the hub, and spacer rings attached to the hub and each disposed between each respective adjacent pair of two magnetic disks. A number of the spacer rings is one less than the magnetic disks. At least one spacer ring has a thickness different from that of the other spacer rings, and a difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness of the spacer rings is 0.01 mm or more and 0.09 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Manabu UEHARA, Yasutaka SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220371293Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin molded article is produced by pressing a plurality of thermoplastic base material sheets, each of which contains a plurality of reinforcing fibers, in a stacked state where the base material sheets are stacked so that the fiber directions (orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers) are alternated. Each base material sheet is provided with a cut including: a plurality of lengthwise cut lines extending parallel to the fiber direction; and a plurality of crosswise cut lines extending parallel to a direction that is perpendicular to the fiber direction. A plurality of cut interruption parts for interrupting the lengthwise cut lines in the fiber direction are formed. The cut interruption parts are arranged in a staggered manner so as to be displaced from each other in the fiber direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUKUVI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yui NAKANO, Yasutaka SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220262397Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a base, a drive motor, disk-shaped magnetic recording media, a carriage supporting a magnetic head to be movable with respect to the magnetic recording medium, and a plurality of fixing members. The base includes a bottom wall and a side wall having a first corner and a second corner. The fixing member includes a support post erected on the bottom wall, and extending parts each extending from the support post between the magnetic recording media. The fixing members include a first fixing member provided between the magnetic recording medium and the first corner, a second fixing member provided between the magnetic recording medium and the second corner, and a third fixing member provided on a side facing the first fixing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Ryusuke KIMURA, Yasutaka SASAKI
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Patent number: 11074932Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, a wiring member including a gimbal portion and provided on the support plate, and a magnetic head on the gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a first welded portion located near the proximal end portion and welded to the support plate, a second welded portion located near the distal end portion and welded to the support plate, a tongue portion between the first welded portion and the second welded portion, supported displaceably to the support plate, and on which the magnetic head is mounted, and a limiter extending from the tongue portion toward the second welded portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210225394Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, a wiring member including a gimbal portion and provided on the support plate, and a magnetic head on the gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a first welded portion located near the proximal end portion and welded to the support plate, a second welded portion located near the distal end portion and welded to the support plate, a tongue portion between the first welded portion and the second welded portion, supported displaceably to the support plate, and on which the magnetic head is mounted, and a limiter extending from the tongue portion toward the second welded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10930320Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10878842Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device comprises a plurality of rotatable magnetic disks, a first actuator assembly, and a second actuator assembly. A slit provided in each of arms of the first actuator assembly is provided to be offset in a direction spaced away from a border plane between actuator assemblies with respect to a center of the arm in its thickness direction. A connection end portion of a wiring member is partially located in the slit, such as to be offset in a direction spaced away from the border plane, and disposed on a wiring board, and joined to the wiring board.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Manabu Uehara, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10818214Abstract: Provided is a display system for a vehicle. The display system includes a display device installed to be visually recognizable from the outside of a vehicle, and a control device configured to cause the display device to display state information of the vehicle. The control device receives a signal from a sensor that senses a distance from the vehicle to an object around the vehicle, and the control device changes display of the display device based on the distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayoshi Ishizuka, Kazuhisa Inoue, Yosuke Ohashi, Tomoaki Harada, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Yoshiro Ito, Yoshinori Shibata, Takeshi Iwasaki, Yasutaka Sasaki, Honami Fujii
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Publication number: 20200312213Abstract: Provided is a display system for a vehicle. The display system includes a display device installed to be visually recognizable from the outside of a vehicle, and a control device configured to cause the display device to display state information of the vehicle. The control device receives a signal from a sensor that senses a distance from the vehicle to an object around the vehicle, and the control device changes display of the display device based on the distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Takayoshi Ishizuka, Kazuhisa Inoue, Yosuke Ohashi, Tomoaki Harada, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Yoshiro Ito, Yoshinori Shibata, Takeshi Iwasaki, Yasutaka Sasaki, Honami Fujii
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Publication number: 20200294538Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device comprises a plurality of rotatable magnetic disks, a first actuator assembly, and a second actuator assembly. A slit provided in each of arms of the first actuator assembly is provided to be offset in a direction spaced away from a border plane between actuator assemblies with respect to a center of the arm in its thickness direction. A connection end portion of a wiring member is partially located in the slit, such as to be offset in a direction spaced away from the border plane, and disposed on a wiring board, and joined to the wiring board.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Manabu Uehara, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Publication number: 20200258551Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10657993Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device comprises a plurality of rotatable magnetic disks, a first actuator assembly, and a second actuator assembly. A slit provided in each of arms of the first actuator assembly is provided to be offset in a direction spaced away from a border plane between actuator assemblies with respect to a center of the arm in its thickness direction. A connection end portion of a wiring member is partially located in the slit, such as to be offset in a direction spaced away from the border plane, and disposed on a wiring board, and joined to the wiring board.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Manabu Uehara, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10643670Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10311770Abstract: Provided is a display system for a vehicle. The display system includes a display device installed to be visually recognizable from the outside of a vehicle, and a control device configured to cause the display device to display state information of the vehicle. The control device receives a signal from a sensor that senses a distance from the vehicle to an object around the vehicle, and the control device changes display of the display device based on the distance.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayoshi Ishizuka, Kazuhisa Inoue, Yosuke Ohashi, Tomoaki Harada, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Yoshiro Ito, Yoshinori Shibata, Takeshi Iwasaki, Yasutaka Sasaki, Honami Fujii
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Publication number: 20190164577Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10295140Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp including an organic EL element that has only a non-light emitting point with a size of 120 ?m or less on a light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Ito, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10291818Abstract: A calculator performs in parallel gamma correction calculations on gray level values 1 to Z depending on each of target nozzles for each of target pixels containing gray level values other than zero of pixels in image data to be printed by a multi-drop inkjet head including nozzles and having a maximum droplet number Z per pixel, the nozzles of the multi-drop inkjet head including the target nozzles for ink ejection on the respective target pixels. A selector selects a calculation result corresponding to a gray level value of the target pixel from calculation results of the gamma correction calculations performed on the gray level values 1 to Z by the calculator, for each of the target pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventor: Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10242715Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
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Patent number: 10163457Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a lift tab of a suspension assembly, includes: forming a first mask on a first surface of a plate-shaped base material; forming a second mask smaller than the first mask by a width less than or equal to a plate thickness of the base material, on a second surface of the base material, which is on an opposite side to the first surface, to oppose the first mask; etching the base material from both surface sides through the first mask and the second mask, to cut out the base material; and subjecting the cut-out base material to a bending process to form the lift tab.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenichiro Aoki, Yasutaka Sasaki