Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa Kato

Yoshimasa Kato 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).

  • Publication number: 20240080001
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to one embodiment, includes: a signal generator generating a first signal and a second signal; a first characteristic circuitry acquiring first and second distorted signals by giving first and second distortion characteristic to the first and second signals; a first time-characteristic circuitry acquiring a third distorted signal by giving a first time-characteristic to the first distorted signal and acquiring a fourth distorted signal by giving a second time-characteristic to the second distorted signal; a second characteristic circuitry acquiring a fifth distorted signal by giving a second distortion characteristic to the third distorted signal, and acquiring a sixth distorted signal by giving the second distortion characteristic to the fourth distorted signal; and a processing circuitry estimating at least one of the first distortion characteristic and the second distortion characteristic based on the first signal, the second signal, the fifth distorted signal, and the six
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KIMOTO, Yoshimasa EGASHIRA, Keiichi YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20230197387
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a contact unit, an electromagnet, an armature unit, and a base. The contact unit includes a fixed contact and a movable spring including a movable contact. The armature unit is movable in accordance with excitation of the electromagnet to allow the movable contact to move between a closed position in contact with the fixed contact and an open position away from the fixed contact. The base holds the contact unit and the electromagnet on a certain surface side. The movable contact is placed between the base and the fixed contact in an arrangement direction in which the base and the electromagnet are arranged. The armature unit includes a press part which causes movement of the movable contact by applying a pressing force to a certain surface facing the fixed contact, of the movable spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KATO, Yoshihide ASADA, Machiko NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11615931
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a contact unit, an electromagnet, an armature unit, and a base. The contact unit includes a fixed contact and a movable spring including a movable contact. The armature unit is movable in accordance with excitation of the electromagnet to allow the movable contact to move between a closed position in contact with the fixed contact and an open position away from the fixed contact. The base holds the contact unit and the electromagnet on a certain surface side. The movable contact is placed between the base and the fixed contact in an arrangement direction in which the base and the electromagnet are arranged. The armature unit includes a press part which causes movement of the movable contact by applying a pressing force to a certain surface facing the fixed contact, of the movable spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kato, Yoshihide Asada, Machiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210166904
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a contact unit, an electromagnet, an armature unit, and a base. The contact unit includes a fixed contact and a movable spring including a movable contact. The armature unit is movable in accordance with excitation of the electromagnet to allow the movable contact to move between a closed position in contact with the fixed contact and an open position away from the fixed contact. The base holds the contact unit and the electromagnet on a certain surface side. The movable contact is placed between the base and the fixed contact in an arrangement direction in which the base and the electromagnet are arranged. The armature unit includes a press part which causes movement of the movable contact by applying a pressing force to a certain surface facing the fixed contact, of the movable spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KATO, Yoshihide ASADA, Machiko NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10811204
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes an armature, and a movable body configured to move in association with a swing of the armature. The armature includes a support portion opposed to a leg portion of an iron core, a magnetic pole opposed to another leg portion of the iron core, and an arm portion extending to connect the support portion and the magnetic pole. A movable body is attached to the arm portion and provided with a pressure projection for moving movable contacts. The pressure projection is located on a segment connecting the center of gravity of the support portion and the center of gravity of the magnetic pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakahata, Yoshimasa Kato, Machiko Nishiyama, Hironori Hounoki, Izumi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20180247782
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes an armature, and a movable body configured to move in association with a swing of the armature. The armature includes a support portion opposed to a leg portion of an iron core, a magnetic pole opposed to another leg portion of the iron core, and an arm portion extending to connect the support portion and the magnetic pole. A movable body is attached to the arm portion and provided with a pressure projection for moving movable contacts. The pressure projection is located on a segment connecting the center of gravity of the support portion and the center of gravity of the magnetic pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi NAKAHATA, Yoshimasa KATO, Machiko NISHIYAMA, Hironori HOUNOKI, Izumi FUJITA
  • Patent number: 9093239
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay (1) is formed by assembling a drive part (30), mobile body (50) that moves when the drive part (30) is driven, and a plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) that switch the contact and separation of contacts (61d, 62d, 71d, 72d) by the movement of the mobile body (50) in a body (40). Furthermore, the plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) has respective movable contact parts (61, 71) and fixed contact parts (62, 72). The electromagnetic relay (1) has at least one contact mechanism (60) provided with contacts (61d, 62d) connected respectively to the movable contact part (61) and fixed contact part (62) and also has at least one contact mechanism (70) in which either or both of the movable contact part (71) and fixed contact part (72) is provided with a plurality of contacts (71d, 72d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Patent number: 8680957
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay (1) is formed by assembling a drive part (30), mobile body (50) that moves when the drive part (30) is driven, and a plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) that switch the contact and separation of contacts (61d, 62d, 71d, 72d) by the movement of the mobile body (50) in a body (40). Furthermore, a partition wall (21) is provided inside a case (20), which is fitted over the body (40), and a latching part (42) is provided in a location on the body (40) corresponding to the partition wall (21). In the state where the case (20) is fitted over the body (40), the front end of the partition wall (21) is latched to the latching part (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Publication number: 20130222086
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay (1) is formed by assembling a drive part (30), mobile body (50) that moves when the drive part (30) is driven, and a plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) that switch the contact and separation of contacts (61d, 62d, 71d, 72d) by the movement of the mobile body (50) in a body (40). Furthermore, a partition wall (21) is provided inside a case (20), which is fitted over the body (40), and a latching part (42) is provided in a location on the body (40) corresponding to the partition wall (21). In the state where the case (20) is fitted over the body (40), the front end of the partition wall (21) is latched to the latching part (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Publication number: 20130222084
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay (1) is formed by assembling a drive part (30), mobile body (50) that moves when the drive part (30) is driven, and a plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) that switch the contact and separation of contacts (61d, 62d, 71d, 72d) by the movement of the mobile body (50) in a body (40). Furthermore, the plurality of contact mechanisms (60, 70) has respective movable contact parts (61, 71) and fixed contact parts (62, 72). The electromagnetic relay (1) has at least one contact mechanism (60) provided with contacts (61d, 62d) connected respectively to the movable contact part (61) and fixed contact part (62) and also has at least one contact mechanism (70) in which either or both of the movable contact part (71) and fixed contact part (72) is provided with a plurality of contacts (71d, 72d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Patent number: 8274344
    Abstract: An electromagnet for use in a relay having a coil bobbin with flange portions at both ends of a coil winding portion where a coil is wound and an iron core with a flange-like head portion at one end of a body portion, the coil bobbin being so fitted onto the iron core that the flange-like head portion and the other end of the body portion of the iron core respectively project out of each of openings formed at the flange portions of the coil bobbin. The iron core has at the other end an engageable portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed on a grasping part of a coil winding chuck device. The electromagnet further has between the coil bobbin and the iron core a means for preventing misregistration of the coil bobbin fitted onto the iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Publication number: 20110032061
    Abstract: An electromagnet for use in a relay having a coil bobbin with flange portions at both ends of a coil winding portion where a coil is wound and an iron core with a flange-like head portion at one end of a body portion, the coil bobbin being so fitted onto the iron core that the flange-like head portion and the other end of the body portion of the iron core respectively project out of each of openings formed at the flange portions of the coil bobbin. The iron core has at the other end an engageable portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed on a grasping part of a coil winding chuck device. The electromagnet further has between the coil bobbin and the iron core a means for preventing misregistration of the coil bobbin fitted onto the iron core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Patent number: 7281774
    Abstract: As an arrangement to reduce an operational force to draw the drawer 3 forward from the drawer storage position 2, wherein at least a rear end side of a drawer 3 is supported in a drawer storage portion 2 in a manner movable along back and forth and a front end 3b side thereof is supported in a manner movable along back and forth by a floor F at least through a rolling supporting body, the rolling supporting body adopts a free motion rotating body 12 whose upper end 12b makes an abutting contact with a downward facing surface 3a of the drawer 3 and whose bottom end 12a contacts the floor F and the free motion rotating body 12 supports the front end 3b side of the drawer 3 with making a rolling movement at a half traveling speed of the drawer 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Zenda, Yoshimasa Kato, Hiromi Iwamuro, Shinya Noguchi
  • Patent number: D609943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yojiro Kinoshita, Yoshimasa Kato, Hiromi Iwamuro, Hisashi Ejima, Takuya Kitamura
  • Patent number: D610838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kato, Takuya Kitamura, Yojiro Kinoshita, Hiromi Iwamuro, Hisashi Ejima
  • Patent number: D610839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yojiro Kinoshita, Yoshimasa Kato, Hiromi Iwamuro, Hisashi Ejima, Takuya Kitamura
  • Patent number: D610840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kato, Takuya Kitamura, Yojiro Kinoshita, Hiromi Iwamuro, Hisashi Ejima
  • Patent number: D610841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kato, Takuya Kitamura, Yojiro Kinoshita, Hiromi Iwamuro, Hisashi Ejima
  • Patent number: D659427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwenael Nicolas, Toshihiro Kawasaki, Yoshimasa Kato
  • Patent number: D659428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwenael Nicolas, Toshihiro Kawasaki, Yoshimasa Kato