Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Sakamoto
Yoshihiro Sakamoto 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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Publication number: 20210053235Abstract: The invention relates to a joint unit that is reduced in size while being provided with a plurality of angle detection mechanisms. The joint unit includes an input-side support member that supports a rotationally driven input shaft, a decelerator that decelerates the input shaft to provide a deceleration output shaft, an output rotating body that is coupled to the deceleration output shaft, and includes a strain generating portion that generates strain due to rotation transmitted by the deceleration output shaft, and an associated rotating body that is coupled to a output-side portion of the strain generating portion of the output rotating body to rotate together with the output rotating body, and is disposed in a space between the input-side support member and an input-side portion of the strain generating portion of the output rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: TOKYO ROBOTICS INC.Inventors: Yuki MATSUO, Yoshihiro SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210047715Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel contains 0.20 mass %?C?0.60 mass %, 0.10 mass %?N?0.50 mass %, 14.00 mass %?Cr?17.00 mass %, 1.00 mass %?Mo?3.00 mass %, 0.20 mass %?V?0.40 mass %, Si?0.30 mass %, Mn?0.80 mass %, P?0.040 mass %, S?0.040 mass %, Cu?0.25 mass %, Ni?0.20 mass %, and the balance Fe with inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Mirai SAKAMOTO, Yoshihiro TANIMURA, Shigeyuki KUSANO, Noritsugu KATO, Yuki KATO
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Publication number: 20210044083Abstract: A buried semiconductor optical device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a mesa-stripe portion including a multi-quantum well layer on the semiconductor substrate; a buried layer consisting of a first portion and a second portion, the first portion covering one side of the mesa-stripe portion, the second portion covering the other side of the mesa-stripe portion, and the first portion and the second portion covering a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and an electrode configured to cause an electric current to flow through the mesa-stripe portion, the buried layer comprising, from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first sublayer, a second sublayer, and a third sublayer, the first sublayer, the second sublayer, and the third sublayer each consisting of semi-insulating InP, the first sublayer and the second sublayer forming a pair structure, the second sublayer being located above the multi-quantum well layer from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the second sublayer consistingType: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Shigenori HAYAKAWA, Hironori SAKAMOTO, Shunya YAMAUCHI, Yoshihiro NAKAI
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Publication number: 20210037620Abstract: To provide a dielectric constant estimation device which can estimate a dielectric constant of an object with high accuracy in a non-contact state even when a shape of the object is indefinite, and a microwave heating device equipped with the dielectric constant estimation device. The dielectric constant estimation device includes a transmitting antenna (4) and a receiving antenna (6) which can switch a polarized wave of an electromagnetic wave between a TE wave and a TM wave. Based on a reflected wave of the TE wave and a reflected wave of the TM wave from the object, the dielectric constant estimation device calculates a TM/TE reflection ratio, and compares the calculated TM/TE reflection ratio and dielectric constant data of theoretical values stored in a memory part (10) in advance in the form of database with each other so that a dielectric constant of the object is estimated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Yoshihiro SAKAMOTO, Fumitaka OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 10903359Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer that includes principal surfaces; a metal layer that includes principal surfaces, is disposed with the principal surface in contact with the principal surface, is thicker than the semiconductor layer, and comprises a first metal material; a metal layer that includes principal surfaces, is disposed with the principal surface in contact with the principal surface, and comprises a metal material having a Young's modulus greater than that of the first metal material; and transistors. The transistor includes a source electrode and a gate electrode on a side facing the principal surface. The transistor includes a source electrode and a gate electrode on a side facing the principal surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chie Fujioka, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yoshihiro Matsushima, Hideki Mizuhara, Masao Hamasaki, Mitsuaki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10892659Abstract: A stator unit for including a plurality of coils includes a stator core configured to have the coils wound around the stator core; and a routing member including a plurality of groove configured to have wires routed in the groove, the wires extending from the coils.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: TOP CO., LTD.Inventors: Suguru Sakamoto, Yoshiteru Kurokawa, Junya Okabe, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Yoshihiro Kodera
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Publication number: 20200395479Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer that includes principal surfaces; a metal layer that includes principal surfaces, is disposed with the principal surface in contact with the principal surface, is thicker than the semiconductor layer, and comprises a first metal material; a metal layer that includes principal surfaces, is disposed with the principal surface in contact with the principal surface, and comprises a metal material having a Young's modulus greater than that of the first metal material; and transistors. The transistor includes a source electrode and a gate electrode on a side facing the principal surface. The transistor includes a source electrode and a gate electrode on a side facing the principal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Chie FUJIOKA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Yoshihiro MATSUSHIMA, Hideki MIZUHARA, Masao HAMASAKI, Mitsuaki SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200316927Abstract: A multilayer film having a multi-layer structure unit which is a 51-layered or more multiple layer formed by alternately layering a layer (A layer) a main component of which is a polyester resin (resin A) having a dicarboxylic component and a diol component, and a layer (B layer) a main component of which is a thermoplastic resin (resin B) different from the resin A in optical properties; wherein at least one surface of the multi-layer structure unit has a refractive index of 1.68 or more and 1.80 or less, wherein the surface has a critical load of 15 mN or less at 100° C. in a scratch test, and wherein the multilayer film has at least one reflection bandwidth having a reflectance of 30% or more continuous over a wavelength width of 20 nm or more in a profile of reflectance measured on at least one surface side of the multi-layer structure unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihiro Masuda, Shigeru Aoyama, Jun Sakamoto, Hiroji Kojima
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Patent number: 10757343Abstract: When it is possible to capture a plurality of light sources as images of a plurality of separated light sources with a gain within a range for each of the ranges of mutually different gains, images captured with the maximum gains among the gains that enables the capturing as the images of the plurality of light sources, that is, images captured to be the brightest is generated as use images (a, b, and c). Then, an image d, obtained by combining only the use images (a and b) in which the plurality of light sources is successfully captured as the images of the plurality of separated light sources among the generated use images, is displayed on a display.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yoshihiro Katsuyama, Hideki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10730184Abstract: A control system (10) according to the present invention includes a robot arm (11) provided in a manner capable of moving in a given space, a motor (14) for operating the robot arm (11), a torque adjustment device (16) for operating in a manner capable of adjusting a transmitted torque that is transmitted from the motor (14) to the robot arm (11), and a control device (19) for performing operation control of the robot arm (11). The robot arm (11) is provided with a gravity-compensating mechanism (12) for cancelling an effect of gravity due to the robot arm (11), and the control device (19) commands adjustment of the transmitted torque at the torque adjustment device (16), without taking into account the effect of the gravity of the robot arm (11).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: WASEDA UNIVERSITYInventors: Alexander Schmitz, Soumya Bhavaraju, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Gonzaro Aguirre Dominguez, Ritsuki Sato, Wei Wang, Shigeki Sugano
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Patent number: 10677313Abstract: A rotary inertia mass damper of a damper device is configured to include a planetary gear that includes a driven member with outer teeth, first and second input plate member as a carrier which rotatably supports a plurality of pinion gears, and a ring gear that meshes with the plurality of pinion gears and works as the mass body. The outer teeth of the driven member are arranged to be disposed outside first and second springs in a radial direction of the damper device. The driven member, the plurality of pinion gears and the ring gear are arranged to at least partially overlap with the first and second springs as viewed in the radial direction. A motion of the ring gear in the axial direction is restricted by the plurality of pinion gears.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yoshikawa, Aki Ogawa, Akiyoshi Kato, Ryosuke Otsuka, Yoshihiro Inoue, Yoshihiro Takikawa, Hiroki Nagai, Masaki Wajima, Takao Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Itou
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Publication number: 20200172122Abstract: There is provided a vehicle control system including a driving assistance controller configured to execute driving assistance of a vehicle at a plurality of different degrees, an information output configured to output information, and an output controller configured to control the information output so that information indicating a target to be monitored or operated by an occupant required for the occupant is output on the basis of a change in a degree of driving assistance of the driving assistance controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yoshihiro Oniwa, Mineyuki Yoshida, Yuko Ouchi, Fue Kubota, Toshiyuki Kaji, Naotaka Kumakiri, Naohiro Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10625321Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a cooling apparatus for a steel material in which one portion in a longitudinal direction of an elongated steel material (10) is heated while the steel material is fed in the longitudinal direction in a state where one end portion of the steel material is gripped, and the one end portion is moved in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional direction so as to form the steel material into a predetermined shape including a bent portion and thereafter to cool a heated portion including the bent portion. The cooling apparatus includes a first cooling apparatus (22) that ejects a first cooling medium to the heated portion, and a second cooling apparatus (23) that is disposed on a downstream side from the first cooling apparatus when viewed along a feeding direction of the steel material, and that ejects a second cooling medium to the heated portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Serizawa, Akihiro Sakamoto, Masahito Tasaka, Naoaki Shimada, Ryuji Hamada, Hideki Matsuda, Norimasa Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20200082964Abstract: A composite magnetic body with high permeability and low magnetic loss in a high-frequency region of a gigahertz band; and a high-frequency electronic component using the same, the electronic component being compact and having low-insertion loss. This composite magnetic body has a high permeability and a low magnetic loss especially in a high-frequency region of a gigahertz band, and is provided with: a plurality of magnetic nanowires 361-363 aligned so as not to cross each other; and insulators 365-367 that electrically insulate the plurality of magnetic nanowires 361-363.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Yoshihiro SHINKAI, Yu YONEZAWA, Hideharu MORO, Kensuke ARA, Tohru OIKAWA, Isao KANADA, Kenji HORINO, Kyung-Ku CHOI
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Patent number: 10514114Abstract: Provided is a hose for transporting a refrigerant, including an innermost layer having a tubular shape and a rubber layer arranged on an outer periphery of the innermost layer, wherein the innermost layer is formed of a resin composition containing a polymer, which contains a polyamide resin (A) as a main component, and an aromatic secondary amine compound (B) having two secondary amino groups per molecule and having a melting point of 100° C. or more. Accordingly, the hose for transporting a refrigerant excellent in refrigerant permeation resistance, flexibility, and the like, and also excellent in performance of preventing the hydrolytic deterioration of the innermost layer of the hose can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Motoki Hirado, Koji Mizutani, Masashi Noda
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Publication number: 20190360074Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprising a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a strand of a plurality of copper alloy wires: composed of a copper alloy containing Fe in an amount of 0.2% by mass or more and 1.5% by mass or less, P in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, Mg in an amount of 0.01% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less, and one or more elements selected from C, Si and Mn in an amount of 10 ppm by mass or more and 500 ppm by mass or less in total, with the balance being Cu and impurities; and having a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kei Sakamoto, Akiko Inoue, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Yoshihiro Nakai, Kazuhiro Nanjo, Kiyotaka Utsunomiya, Taichiro Nishikawa, Minoru Nakamoto, Yusuke Oshima, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190355489Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprising a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a strand of a plurality of copper alloy wires: composed of a copper alloy containing Fe in an amount of 0.1% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less, Pin an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, and Sn in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, with the balance being Cu and impurities; and having a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the copper alloy wire having a tensile strength of 385 MPa or more and a work-hardening exponent of 0.1 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kei SAKAMOTO, Akiko INOUE, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Minoru NAKAMOTO, Yusuke OSHIMA, Yoshihiro NAKAI, Kazuhiro NANJO, Taichiro NISHIKAWA, Kiyotaka UTSUNOMIYA, Yasuyuki OOTSUKA, Kinji TAGUCHI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190341164Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprises a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a strand of a plurality of copper alloy wires: composed of a copper alloy containing Fe in an amount of 0.2% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less, P in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.4% by mass or less, and Sn in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, with the balance being Cu and impurities, and having a mass ratio of Fe/P of 4.0 or more; and having a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kei Sakamoto, Akiko Inoue, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Minoru Nakamoto, Yusuke Oshima, Yoshihiro Nakai, Kazuhiro Nanjyo, Taichiro Nishikawa, Kiyotaka Utsunomiya, Yasuyuki Ootsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190323577Abstract: A four-bar linkage vibration absorbing device includes: crank members each coupled to a driven member of a damper device via a coupling shaft and each capable of swinging about the coupling shaft when the driven member is rotated; and a mass body that is coupled to the driven member via the crank members and that swings about the rotation center RC together with the crank members when the driven member is rotated. The driven member is coupled to a turbine runner of a hydraulic transmission device so as to rotate with the turbine runner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Takikawa, Hiroki Nagai, Takao Sakamoto, Masaki Wajima
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Patent number: 10443679Abstract: A damper device that includes a first torque transmission path including a first elastic body that transmits torque between the input element and the output element; and a second torque transmission path disposed in parallel with the first torque transmission path and including first and second intermediate elements, a second elastic body that transmits the torque between the input element and the first intermediate element, a third elastic body that transmits the torque between the first intermediate element and the second intermediate element, and a fourth elastic body that transmits the torque between the second intermediate element and the output element.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Takikawa, Hiroki Nagai, Takao Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Itou