Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Kobayashi

Yoshinori Kobayashi 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: 20250053351
    Abstract: The print unit includes a first print unit configured to be able to print a dot in a first region of each pixel of the object, and a second print unit configured to be able to print a dot in a second region of each pixel of the object. As a result of the processing by the dot arrangement unit, in first edge pixels in a first edge portion of the object, a ratio of arranging dots in the second regions is lower than a ratio of arranging dots in the first regions, and in second edge pixels in a second edge portion different from the first edge portion of the object, a ratio of arranging dots in the first regions is lower than a ratio of arranging dots in the second regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: DAISUKE KOBAYASHI, HIROKAZU TANAKA, TSUKASA DOI, MAYUKO YAMAGATA, EIJI KOMAMIYA, YOSHINORI MIZOGUCHI, AKITOSHI YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20250025361
    Abstract: A medical support device according to an embodiment is configured to support a subject. The medical support device includes a movable part configured to operate in accordance with an operation inside the medical support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suzuna SAITO, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Rie IKEZAKI, Hiroki TONOTSUKA, Katsuo TAKAHASHI, Hayato KASAOKA, Yoshinori SHIMIZU, Seiichirou NAGAI
  • Patent number: 12062976
    Abstract: A power supply circuit of a step-down type, configured to generate an output voltage at a predetermined level from an alternating current (AC) voltage. The power supply circuit includes a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the AC voltage, a first line coupled to the rectifier circuit, a second line on a ground side, a switch coupled between the first line and the second line, and a control circuit configured to control the switch to bring a level of the output voltage to the predetermined level. The power supply circuit is free of an inductor interposed between the first line and the rectifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Masayuki Yamadaya, Hironobu Shiroyama, Toshimitsu Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20240232239
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing system including a storage unit configured to store a plurality of first question items set in advance and a second question item set in advance based on a relationship between at least one pair of first question items selected from the plurality of first question items, an input reception unit configured to receive an input from a user, a display unit, and a control unit. The control unit first displays all first question items, and when first answer data corresponding to each of two first question items is input, displays a second question item corresponding to the two pieces of input first answer data, and repeats this processing until all first answer data and second answer data is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240039395
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply circuit that includes a detection resistor. The integrated circuit includes: a first pad; a first terminal coupled to the detection resistor, the first terminal being electrically connected to the first pad in a first case, and being electrically separated from the first pad in a second case; a first temperature detection circuit having a temperature detection element, and being configured to detect a first temperature based on a voltage of the temperature detection element; a second temperature detection circuit configured to detect a second temperature of the integrated circuit, based on a first voltage corresponding to a resistance value of the detection resistor, received through the first pad in the first case; and a circuit configured to operate based on results of detection of the second and first temperature detection circuits, respectively in the first case and in the second case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240022176
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply circuit. The integrated circuit includes: a first terminal to which a first resistor, a second resistors, and a switch, of the power supply circuit are coupled; a current output circuit outputting a current to the first terminal; a switch control circuit causing the switch to be in a first state or a second state, in which a voltage according to the first resistor or the second resister are respectively applied to the first terminal; a storage circuit; a processing circuit storing an operating condition of the integrated circuit in the storage circuit, based on a first voltage at the first terminal when the switch is in the first state; and a temperature detection circuit detecting a temperature, based on a second voltage at the first terminal when the switch is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11776720
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca1?x?yRxAyFe2n?zCoz, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15?x?0.35, 0.05?y?0.40, (1?x?y)>y, 0<z?0.18, and 7.5?(2n?z)<11.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tanioku, Yushi Yoshimitsu, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230051610
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply including a power transistor, the integrated circuit being configured to switch and drive the power transistor. The integrated circuit includes: a first terminal to which a first switch is coupled; a first determination circuit configured to determine, based on a voltage level at the first terminal, whether to operate the integrated circuit in a first mode or a second mode, a power consumption in the second mode being greater than a power consumption in the first mode; a first power supply voltage generation circuit configured to stop generating a first power supply voltage when the integrated circuit operates in the first mode, and generate the first power supply voltage when the integrated circuit operates in the second mode; and a driver circuit configured to receive the first power supply voltage, to switch and drive the power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki MATSUMOTO, Masayuki YAMADAYA, Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220376614
    Abstract: A power supply circuit of a step-down type, configured to generate an output voltage at a predetermined level from an alternating current (AC) voltage. The power supply circuit includes a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the AC voltage, a first line coupled to the rectifier circuit, a second line on a ground side, a switch coupled between the first line and the second line, and a control circuit configured to control the switch to bring a level of the output voltage to the predetermined level. The power supply circuit is free of an inductor interposed between the first line and the rectifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI, Masayuki YAMADAYA, Hironobu SHIROYAMA, Toshimitsu MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11437913
    Abstract: A switching control circuit for controlling a power supply circuit having a transformer and a transistor. The switching control circuit is configured to operate based on a power supply voltage that corresponds to a voltage from an auxiliary coil of the transformer. The switching control circuit includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal that corresponds to an operation mode of the power supply circuit, the operation mode including a burst mode, a drive circuit that performs switching of the transistor based on the drive signal outputted by the drive signal output circuit, and a control circuit that outputs, to the drive signal output circuit, a control signal for operating the power supply circuit in the burst mode, when a first transition condition or a second transition condition is satisfied, the first transition condition including time as a condition, and the second transition condition not including time as a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Jian Chen
  • Patent number: 11418122
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply circuit that generates an output voltage from an input voltage and includes an inductor and a transistor, the integrated circuit configured to switch the transistor to control a current of the inductor. The integrated circuit includes a first terminal that receives a power supply voltage, a second terminal that receives a voltage corresponding to an operation state of the integrated circuit, a storage circuit, a switching circuit that switches an operation mode of the integrated circuit based on voltage levels at the first and second terminals, the operation mode including a write mode, a test mode and a normal mode, a memory control circuit that writes setting information into the storage circuit, when the integrated circuit operates in the write mode, and a setting target circuit that operates based on the setting information stored in the storage circuit, when the integrated circuit operates in the test mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YoshinorI Kobayashi, Takato Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20220246338
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca1?x?yRxAyFe2n?zCoz, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15?x?0.35, 0.05?y?0.40, (1?x?y)>y, 0<z?0.18, and 7.5?(2n?z)<11.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki TANIOKU, Yushi YOSHIMITSU, Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11404188
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15?x?0.35, 0.05?y?0.40, (1-x-y)>y, 0<z?0.18, and 7.5?(2n-z)<11.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tanioku, Yushi Yoshimitsu, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11289250
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet represented by the general formula of Ca1-xLaxFe2n-y-zCoyZnz expressing the atomic ratios of metal elements of Ca, La, Fe, Co and Zn, wherein x, y, z, and n [2n is a molar ratio represented by 2n=(Fe+Co+Zn)/(Ca+La)] meet 0.4<x<0.75, 0.15?y<0.4, 0.11?z<0.4, 0.26?(y+z)<0.65, and 3?n?6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Yamamoto, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220038013
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply circuit that generates an output voltage from an input voltage and includes an inductor and a transistor, the integrated circuit configured to switch the transistor to control a current of the inductor. The integrated circuit includes a first terminal that receives a power supply voltage, a second terminal that receives a voltage corresponding to an operation state of the integrated circuit, a storage circuit, a switching circuit that switches an operation mode of the integrated circuit based on voltage levels at the first and second terminals, the operation mode including a write mode, a test mode and a normal mode, a memory control circuit that writes setting information into the storage circuit, when the integrated circuit operates in the write mode, and a setting target circuit that operates based on the setting information stored in the storage circuit, when the integrated circuit operates in the test mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI, Takato SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20210304930
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15?x?0.35, 0.05?y?0.40, (1-x-y)>y, 0<z?0.18, and 7.5?(2n-z)<11.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tanioku, Yushi Yoshimitsu, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11064763
    Abstract: A sole of a shoe includes: a rear portion; and a forward portion connected with the rear portion, the forward portion being thinner than the rear portion, the forward portion comprising a plurality of ribs that are patterned and contoured to provide different height, rigidity and flexibility characteristics at different areas of the forward portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Mark Longbottom, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kelly Kikuta, Mason Dennison
  • Publication number: 20210111631
    Abstract: A switching control circuit for controlling a power supply circuit having a transformer and a transistor. The switching control circuit is configured to operate based on a power supply voltage that corresponds to a voltage from an auxiliary coil of the transformer. The switching control circuit includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal that corresponds to an operation mode of the power supply circuit, the operation mode including a burst mode, a drive circuit that performs switching of the transistor based on the drive signal outputted by the drive signal output circuit, and a control circuit that outputs, to the drive signal output circuit, a control signal for operating the power supply circuit in the burst mode, when a first transition condition or a second transition condition is satisfied, the first transition condition including time as a condition, and the second transition condition not including time as a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI, Jian CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200211743
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet represented by the general formula of Ca1-xLaxFe2n-y-zCoyZnz expressing the atomic ratios of metal elements of Ca, La, Fe, Co and Zn, wherein x, y, z, and n [2n is a molar ratio represented by 2n=(Fe+Co+Zn)/(Ca+La)] meet 0.4<x<0.75, 0.15?y<0.4, 0.11?z<0.4, 0.26?(y+z)<0.65, and 3?n?6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki YAMAMOTO, Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10495155
    Abstract: A torque limiter includes: a first rotary member configured to be rotated by a drive source; at least one first friction member engaged with the first rotary member; at least one second friction member arranged so as to overlap the first friction member, and configured to rotate with rotation of the first rotary member by using frictional force generated between the second friction member and the first friction member; and a second rotary member engaged with the second friction member. It is preferable that the first rotary member and the second rotary member be pivotally supported by an identical rotary shaft, and that, while either the first rotary member and the second rotary member is fixed to the rotary shaft, the other one be supported so as to be rotatable about the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Tomonori Sumi, Shigeru Iwase