Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Sato
Yoshiyuki Sato 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: 12168471Abstract: The steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column. The upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and a reinforcement rib that extends across an outer peripheral surface of the clamp and an outer surface of one of the protrusions. The clamp includes a continuous clamp positioned near the cylindrical part and a spaced clamp spaced apart from the cylindrical part. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion that protrudes from the continuous clamp, and a spaced protrusion that protrudes from the spaced clamp. The reinforcement rib linearly extends from the spaced protrusion toward the continuous clamp.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Ikuta, Yoshiyuki Sato, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240398491Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus can communicate with a controller configured to operate a catheter robot capable of moving an inserted device within the object and comprises a display and processing circuitry. The display is configured to display at least one fluoroscopic image of an object. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a control signal indicating a content of an operation on the catheter robot from the controller, acquire a plurality of fluoroscopic images of the object by irradiating the object with X-rays, control X-ray irradiation to the object, cause the display to display the plurality of fluoroscopic images to be sequentially acquired when the X-ray irradiation is performed, generate a plurality of reproduced images based on the plurality of fluoroscopic images acquired before a stop of the X-ray irradiation and cause the display to display the plurality of reproduced images when the X-ray irradiation is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Akio TETSUKA, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Yoshiyuki SATO, Keisuke NAKAMURA, Kenji MIZUTANI, Akihito TAKAHASHI, Shingo ABE, Mitsuru SAKATA
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Publication number: 20240352382Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail
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Patent number: 12065629Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail
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Patent number: 11993303Abstract: A steering device includes a telescopic steering shaft that extends in a first direction, and a cylindrical outer steering column that rotatably supports the steering shaft. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column having one end slidably attached to the lower column and the other end on which a bearing that supports the steering shaft is provided. The upper column includes a clamp that is externally slidably fitted to the lower column and that has a slit extending in the first direction, and a cylindrical part that has a cylindrical shape and that has one end continuous with the clamp and the other end blocked by the bearing being internally fitted. The cylindrical part has an air hole that is spaced apart from the one end of the cylindrical part and that penetrates an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical part.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Ikuta, Yoshiyuki Sato, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240170398Abstract: The dielectric film IF is disposed on the semiconductor substrate SB, and the plurality of electric fuse portions FU are disposed on the dielectric film IF. The n-type first well region WL1 is disposed in the semiconductor substrate SB and on the surface of the semiconductor substrate SB. The first well region WL1 is formed by integrally connecting the well region WLa located under each of the plurality of electric fuse portions FU to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Hiromichi TAKAOKA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Yuki FUJIMOTO
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Patent number: 11970204Abstract: A steering device includes a steering column for supporting a steering shaft coupled to a steering wheel; an upper bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supports the steering column; and two lower brackets independently fixed to the vehicle body on both sides of the steering column to support the steering column in such a manner that allows the steering column to sway in a vertical direction. The lower brackets each includes a fixed portion facing the vehicle body and disposed on an outside of the steering column in a vehicle width direction, a pivot portion facing the steering column and having an attachment hole into which a pin member for coupling the steering column to the lower bracket is inserted, and a pair of rib portions each connected to the fixed portion and the pivot portion by a bent portion shaped into a bent plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomohiro Ikuta, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240074716Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes a table, an imaging unit, and processing circuitry. The table includes a table top on which a subject is placed. The imaging unit includes an X-ray tube which emits X-rays to the subject and an X-ray detector which detects the X-rays. The processing circuitry detects contact between an object and at least one of the imaging unit and the table. The processing circuitry executes control to display contact position information relating to a position in contact with the object based on a detection result.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Keisuke SUGAWARA, Saki HASHIMOTO, Masanori MATSUMOTO, Yoshiyuki SATO, Hisayuki UEHARA, Shingo ABE, Akio TETSUKA
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Patent number: 11912333Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. An upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and contact ribs. The clamp includes a continuous clamp and a spaced clamp. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion and a spaced protrusion. The contact ribs include first contact ribs disposed each of which is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the clamp, second contact ribs each of which is disposed on a side surface of the protrusion and disposed opposite to the first contact rib with respect to a long groove, and at least one third contact rib disposed on a side surface of the spaced protrusion and between the first contact rib and the long groove. The third contact rib has a protrusion amount greater than those of the first contact rib and the second contact rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Ikuta, Yoshiyuki Sato, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240032882Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry sets a plurality of ROIs in a first X-ray image. The processing circuitry calculates a statistical value for each ROI based on a plurality of values of pixels included in each ROI, thereby obtaining a plurality of statistical values. The processing circuitry acquires a threshold value for each statistical value. The processing circuitry determines a set of X-ray conditions relating to capturing of a second X-ray image subsequent to the first X-ray image based on the statistical value and the threshold value relating to each ROI.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Masanori MATSUMOTO, Saki HASHIMOTO, Keisuke SUGAWARA, Shingo ABE, Akio TETSUKA, Yusuke KANNO, Yoshiyuki SATO, Hisayuki UEHARA
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Publication number: 20230416648Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail
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Patent number: 11788032Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail
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Publication number: 20230311633Abstract: A vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a power unit in which an internal combustion engine and a compressor are modularized, and a seat. The compressor is configured to operate on rotational power generated in the internal combustion engine. The power unit is disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is disposed to place the compressor below the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka NUKADA, Hitoshi YOKOTANI, Masaru ODAJIMA, Kei FUKASAWA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20230165548Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided that processing circuitry configured to determine a first radiation timing at which a subject is irradiated with an X-ray, based on information on motion of an object in X-ray image data, the information on motion being calculated by the X-ray image data, the X-ray image data being associated with an electrocardiographic waveform of the subject, and repeatedly irradiate the subject with an X-ray at the first radiation timing per cycle of the electrocardiographic waveform of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori MATSUMOTO, Hirona OIKAWA, Shingo ABE, Akio TETSUKA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Yusuke KANNO, Hisayuki UEHARA
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Publication number: 20230143959Abstract: The steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column. The upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and a reinforcement rib that extends across an outer peripheral surface of the clamp and an outer surface of one of the protrusions. The clamp includes a continuous clamp positioned near the cylindrical part and a spaced clamp spaced apart from the cylindrical part. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion that protrudes from the continuous clamp, and a spaced protrusion that protrudes from the spaced clamp. The reinforcement rib linearly extends from the spaced protrusion toward the continuous clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230143956Abstract: A steering device includes a telescopic steering shaft that extends in a first direction, and a cylindrical outer steering column that rotatably supports the steering shaft. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column having one end slidably attached to the lower column and the other end on which a bearing that supports the steering shaft is provided. The upper column includes a clamp that is externally slidably fitted to the lower column and that has a slit extending in the first direction, and a cylindrical part that has a cylindrical shape and that has one end continuous with the clamp and the other end blocked by the bearing being internally fitted. The cylindrical part has an air hole that is spaced apart from the one end of the cylindrical part and that penetrates an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230132450Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. An upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and contact ribs. The clamp includes a continuous clamp and a spaced clamp. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion and a spaced protrusion. The contact ribs include first contact ribs disposed each of which is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the clamp, second contact ribs each of which is disposed on a side surface of the protrusion and disposed opposite to the first contact rib with respect to a long groove, and at least one third contact rib disposed on a side surface of the spaced protrusion and between the first contact rib and the long groove. The third contact rib has a protrusion amount greater than those of the first contact rib and the second contact rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230125973Abstract: A steering device includes a steering column for supporting a steering shaft coupled to a steering wheel; an upper bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supports the steering column; and two lower brackets independently fixed to the vehicle body on both sides of the steering column to support the steering column in such a manner that allows the steering column to sway in a vertical direction. The lower brackets each includes a fixed portion facing the vehicle body and disposed on an outside of the steering column in a vehicle width direction, a pivot portion facing the steering column and having an attachment hole into which a pin member for coupling the steering column to the lower bracket is inserted, and a pair of rib portions each connected to the fixed portion and the pivot portion by a bent portion shaped into a bent plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki SATO, Tomohiro IKUTA, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20220372405Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail
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Patent number: 11421186Abstract: Solid detergent compositions designed to maintain solid integrity throughout production of the pressed solid, during mechanical conveying and during ejection from molds, are disclosed. Solid detergent compositions having unexpected immediate block hardness without a curing step are provided by inclusion of a hardness additive composition comprising a synergistic ratio of polycarboxylic acid polymer chelants to aminocarboxylate chelants. Methods of making solid detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions having at least substantially similar cleaning performance to solid detergent compositions without the hardness additive composition are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Jesus Cabanas, Gerald Phan, Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomoko Nakabayashi, Masahiro Takaoka, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail