Patents by Inventor Yousuke Sato

Yousuke 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).

  • Publication number: 20240392562
    Abstract: A wooden load-bearing wall having a structure in which a gypsum-based load-bearing board is fastened to a wooden wall base, is provided. The gypsum-based load-bearing board includes a main material formed from a board-shaped hardened gypsum; and a paper covering at least front and back surfaces of the main material. The gypsum-based load-bearing board has a surface density in a range from 6.5 kg/m2 to 8.9 kg/m2; a lateral nail resistance of 500 N or more; and a compressive strength of 6.5 N/mm2 or more. The main material contains an inorganic fiber and an organic-based strength enhancer. The gypsum-based load-bearing board has a correction value (Pu?) of an ultimate strength (Pu) of 7.7 kN or more, measured by an in-plane shear test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ushio SUDO, Katsumi NIIMI, Tomoya HASEGAWA, Takuji YAMASHITA, Kozo AKAI, Yousuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20240200330
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a gypsum-based load-bearing board for wood structural load-bearing walls which is capable of increasing the co-efficient of effective wall length without additionally using reinforcement materials or stiffening materials, and without increasing the specific gravity and/or the thickness of the gypsum-based board. The gypsum-based load-bearing board (10) for wood structural load-bearing walls includes a main member or a core member formed from a board-shaped hardened gypsum containing an inorganic fiber and an organic-based strength enhancer that exert a lateral nail resistance of 500 N or more, and a paper covering at least front and back sides of the main member or the core member to constitute the load-bearing board. The load-bearing board has a surface density of 6.5 kg/m2 to 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Ushio SUDO, Wataru NAKAMURA, Tomoya HASEGAWA, Muneyoshi NAGANO, Masahiro WADA, Katsumi TADA, Yousuke SATO, Daisuke NAITO
  • Patent number: 8494292
    Abstract: An apparatus calculates a change predicted value of a value of an interest pixel included in an interest field. The apparatus calculates a change predicted value before correcting the value of the interest pixel based on the interest field and at least one of fields which neighbors the interest field and is stored in the plurality of field memories, respectively calculates interframe difference coefficients based on any of two fields having a field interval of 2 of a plurality of fields stored in the plurality of field memories, and a field which is being input, calculates a correction value of the change predicted value based on the interframe difference coefficients calculated, and corrects the change predicted value before correction calculated by the change predicted value calculator based on the correction value calculated by the correction value calculation unit and output a change predicted value after correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yousuke Sato
  • Patent number: 8363971
    Abstract: A composition unit generates a composite image by compositing a frame image of interest and a processed image obtained by applying minimum value filtering processing to the frame image of interest. An LPF processor generates a low frequency component image by applying low-pass filtering processing to the composite image. A difference detector generates a difference image between the frame image of interest and the low frequency component image, and an adder generates a high frequency component image by adding the difference image to the frame image of interest. The composition unit executes composition processing using a minimum composite ratio a so that all pixel values which configure a region in the high frequency component image corresponding to a steep edge region in the composite image are equal to or larger than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20100310191
    Abstract: A composition unit generates a composite image by compositing a frame image of interest and a processed image obtained by applying minimum value filtering processing to the frame image of interest. An LPF processor generates a low frequency component image by applying low-pass filtering processing to the composite image. A difference detector generates a difference image between the frame image of interest and the low frequency component image, and an adder generates a high frequency component image by adding the difference image to the frame image of interest. The composition unit executes composition processing using a minimum composite ratio a so that all pixel values which configure a region in the high frequency component image corresponding to a steep edge region in the composite image are equal to or larger than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yousuke Sato
  • Patent number: 7775268
    Abstract: A vehicle cooling system comprises a vehicle unit, a heat exchanger, a cooling fan, a coolant pump, a three-way valve, and a control unit. The heat exchanger is arranged in the coolant route to selectively receive a coolant from the coolant outlet of the vehicle unit. The cooling fan is arranged to blow cooling air to the heat exchanger. The coolant pump is arranged to circulate the coolant through the coolant route. The three-way valve is arranged to switch the coolant route between a heat exchanger route that passes through the heat exchanger and a bypass route that bypasses the heat exchanger. The control unit is configured to control operation of at least one of the cooling fan, the three-way valve and the coolant pump based on a temperature of the coolant at the heat exchanger and a temperature of the coolant at the coolant outlet of the vehicle unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Yousuke Sato, Takayuki Ishikawa, Mitsuru Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20080175499
    Abstract: An apparatus calculates a change predicted value of a value of an interest pixel included in an interest field. The apparatus calculates a change predicted value before correcting the value of the interest pixel based on the interest field and at least one of fields which neighbors the interest field and is stored in the plurality of field memories, respectively calculates interframe difference coefficients based on any of two fields having a field interval of 2 of a plurality of fields stored in the plurality of field memories, and a field which is being input, calculates a correction value of the change predicted value based on the interframe difference coefficients calculated, and corrects the change predicted value before correction calculated by the change predicted value calculator based on the correction value calculated by the correction value calculation unit and output a change predicted value after correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yousuke Sato
  • Patent number: 7291383
    Abstract: A support for solid phase extraction is provided for preventing the fracture of the porous body of the support and the space between the porous body and its container, and for processing various amounts of liquids to be processed while maintaining the ease of passage of liquid in use. The support for solid phase extraction comprises a ceramic substrate with one or more holes formed therein, and an inorganic porous material, filled in the hole or holes, which is produced by sol-gel transition accompanied by phase transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakanishi, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato
  • Patent number: 7217359
    Abstract: The present invention provides a column for a liquid chromatograph having a honeycomb substrate including holes through which a sample flows and a separation phase filled in the holes. The separation phase is a porous bone structure composed of an inorganic material having open pores formed therein, and the porous bone structure is generated by a sol-gel transition process accompanied by a phase transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakanishi, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20060204764
    Abstract: The aggregation and phase separation of inorganic particles are performed in a sol containing the inorganic particles and a solvent to produce a porous body having open pores. Preferably, the inorganic particles are particles of one or more inorganic material selected from the group consisting of titania, silica, alumina, zinc oxide and zirconia. Further, the sol may have strong acidity and the pH of the sol is elevated to perform the aggregation and phase separation of the inorganic particles. Alternatively, the sol may have strong basicity and the pH of the sol is lowered to perform the aggregation and phase separation of the inorganic particles. The present invention provides a novel method of producing a porous body and sintered body having co-continuous structure, applicable to a wide variety of inorganic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicants: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Kazuyuki Hirao, Kazuki Nakanishi
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Hirao, Kazuki Nakanishi, Koji Fujita, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20060196634
    Abstract: A vehicle cooling system comprises a vehicle unit, a heat exchanger, a cooling fan, a coolant pump, a three-way valve, and a control unit. The heat exchanger is arranged in the coolant route to selectively receive a coolant from the coolant outlet of the vehicle unit. The cooling fan is arranged to blow cooling air to the heat exchanger. The coolant pump is arranged to circulate the coolant through the coolant route. The three-way valve is arranged to switch the coolant route between a heat exchanger route that passes through the heat exchanger and a bypass route that bypasses the heat exchanger. The control unit is configured to control operation of at least one of the cooling fan, the three-way valve and the coolant pump based on a temperature of the coolant at the heat exchanger and a temperature of the coolant at the coolant outlet of the vehicle unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Yousuke Sato, Takayuki Ishikawa, Mitsuru Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20050178709
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a support for solid phase extraction for preventing the fracture of the porous body of the support and the space between the porous body and its container, and for processing various amounts of liquids to be processed while maintaining the ease of passage of liquid in use. A support 1 for solid phase extraction comprises a ceramic substrate 1 with a hole or holes 3 formed therein and an inorganic porous material 4 filled in the hole 3 produced by sol-gel transition accompanied by phase transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakanishi, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20050163991
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a support for solid phase extraction for preventing the fracture of the porous body of the support and the space between the porous body and its container, and for processing various amounts of liquids to be processed while maintaining the ease of passage of liquid in use. A support 1 for solid phase extraction comprises a ceramic substrate 1 with a hole or holes 3 formed therein and an inorganic porous material 4 filled in the hole 3 produced by sol-gel transition accompanied by phase transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakanishi, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20050156835
    Abstract: A driving device for a light emitting display panel is provided, and, according to the driving device, the optimal value of a reverse bias voltage which is used in order to prevent crosstalk light emitting during a lighting scanning period of EL elements, and the optimal value of the reverse bias voltage which is applied to the EL elements during a scanning period for not-lighting can be obtained by a simple circuit structure. Driving switches Sa1 through Sam in a data driver 2 corresponding to scanning with scanning switches Skl through Skn in a scanning driver 3 selects a charging and discharging circuit including a capacitor C for connection, and the circuit is charged. In the lighting scanning period of organic EL elements E11 through Em, a difference voltage (Vf?Vm) between a forward voltage Vf of the EL element and a reverse bias voltage Vm from a reverse bias voltage source VM is applied to the EL elements not to be scanned to prevent the crosstalk light emitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20050095416
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inorganic porous body having an inorganic porous bone structure as the main body in which various kinds of particles can be uniformly loaded onto the wall surface facing the open pores. The inorganic porous composite body has an inorganic porous bone structure with open pores formed therein and particles for dispersion exposing to the wall surfaces of the bone structure facing the open pores. The bone structure is generated by sol-gel transition accompanied by phase transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicants: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Naohiro SOGA, Kazuki NAKANISHI
    Inventors: Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato, Naohiro Soga, Kazuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20050023204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a column for chromatograph having a structure for enabling the separation of a sample and for maintaining a high resolution of separation. The present invention provides a column 3 for chromatograph having a honeycomb substrate 1 having a hole 1a for flowing a sample and a separation phase 2 filled in the holes 1a. Preferably, the separation phase 2 comprises a porous bone structure composed of an inorganic material and with open pores formed therein, and the porous bone structure is generated by sol-gel transition accompanied by phase transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakanishi, Shigeru Hanzawa, Yousuke Sato