Patents by Inventor Yutaka Sato

Yutaka 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: 20140048513
    Abstract: It is possible to extend an arc as far as an arc extinguishing chamber without increasing an opening distance of a movable contact, and to increase an arc voltage, thus improving the breaking performance, without changing a switching mechanism or increasing a size of the external form of a circuit breaker. A circuit breaker includes a breaking portion having a fixed contact and movable contact, and an arc extinguishing chamber disposed so as to enclose the breaking portion. An insulating arm made of an insulator is provided to be capable of advancing into and withdrawing from the space between contact points of the fixed contact and movable contact. Further, the insulating arm advances to a position between the contact points when the movable contact carries out an opening operation, and withdraws from the space between the contact points when the movable contact carries out a closing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Yutaka SATO, Akifumi SATO
  • Patent number: 8588874
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, a bias member, a first stopper and a second stopper. The second housing is slidably coupled to the first housing in a sliding range. The bias member biases the second housing from a middle position of the sliding range to one end of the sliding range. The first stopper is provided on the first housing, is connected to a ground of the first housing, and has electrical conductivity. The second stopper is provided on the second housing, has electrical conductivity, and comes into contact with the first stopper to define the one end of the sliding range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Yusuke Mizuno, Ikki Tatsukami, Manabu Sotodate, Hiroki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130288879
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boron carbide-based ceramics material which has a high density and a high specific rigidity, but additionally with excellent processability, and a production method for the boron carbide-based ceramics material. Specifically, the high-rigidity ceramics material contains boron carbide in an amount of 90 to 99.5 mass %, wherein at least silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen coexist in a grain boundary phase between crystal grains of the boron carbide. This high-rigidity ceramics material can be produced by a method comprising: preparing a boron carbide powder, and, as a sintering aid, one or more selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of silicon, an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of aluminum, and a composite oxide, a composite nitride and a composite oxynitride of aluminum and silicon, in such a manner as to contain all of Si, Al, O and N; and subjecting the boron carbide powder and the sintering aid to mixing, forming and sintering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Hiroto Unno
  • Publication number: 20130260190
    Abstract: Terminal insulating members 7A, 7B have inner side surfaces of a first support base 71A facing each other, and an engaging recesses 75 extending along a surface of a cover 6 are formed in inner surfaces of both the terminal insulating members. An outer surface along a short side of the cover in a second support base 72A is formed with an engaging recess 76 extending along a cover surface. The engaging recesses 75 and 76 of both the terminal insulating members are arranged to face each other. Further, both the terminal insulating members are also provided with engaging recesses 77 having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape on both side surfaces along a long side of the cover. The configuration can be used for positioning or fixing an accessory loaded into a secondary battery SB. As a result, a part only for loading an external part is unnecessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy ,Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sato
  • Publication number: 20130260212
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a battery casing accommodating an electricity-generating element group, and a battery cover having through-holes and sealing an opening in the battery casing. A first face at one end of each of positive and negative electrode connecting plates, which are each formed from a single plate of metal, is connected to a non-coated section of the electricity-generating element group. A second face at the other end of each of the positive and negative electrode connecting plates is a face onto which a busbar is welded, and the second face is exposed outward from one of the through-holes. Insulating base materials are interposed between THE positive and negative electrode connecting plates and an outer circumference of each through-hole, the insulating base materials and the battery cover are connected by brazing, and the insulating base materials and the positive and negative electrode connecting plates are connected by brazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuji Kohno, Takuro Tsunaki, Yutaka Sato, Mitsuru Koseki
  • Publication number: 20130240607
    Abstract: A friction stir tool excellent in productivity, high temperature strength, and wear resistance at high temperatures. The friction stir tool is formed of a Co-based alloy comprising crystal grains containing a ?? precipitate phase dispersed and precipitated therein, and a crystal grain boundary region and a precipitate phase between adjacent crystal grains, in which the precipitate phase is at least one phase selected from a ? phase, a Laves phase and a carbide phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Seunghwan PARK, Satoshi HIRANO, Shinya IMANO, Jun SATO, Hiroyuki KOKAWA, Yutaka SATO, Kiyohito ISHIDA, Toshihiro OMORI
  • Patent number: 8532799
    Abstract: An information signal reproducing apparatus is capable of forming a suitable reproducing environment and building an easy-handling reproducing system regardless of differences such as signal format or recorded media of audio data to be reproduced. A medium type of an optical disc and signal format information of audio data to be read from the optical disc and to be reproduced are detected by an RF signal processing circuit and a video/audio decoding unit so that a system control unit estimates whether the audio data to be reproduced is a music sound, a movie sound or another type of audio data in accordance with the detected information, and, in accordance with this estimation result, the system control unit and an interface control unit control an audio signal processing unit, an audio volume unit and a speaker amplifier unit so as to carry out signal processing suitable for the audio data to be reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Teramachi, Yutaka Sato, Shinichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 8440781
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of realizing low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation factor, which is suited for use as a latest current high-frequency type electronic component-related material, without deteriorating heat resistance during the curing reaction. A phenol resin, which has the respective structural units of a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P) derived from phenols, an alkoxy group-containing condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) derived from methoxynaphthalene and a divalent hydrocarbon group (X) such as methylene and also has a structure represented by -P-B-X- wherein P, B and X are structural sites of these groups in a molecular structure, is used as a curing agent for the epoxy resin, or a phenol resin as an epoxy resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ichirou Ogura, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Yutaka Sato
  • Patent number: 8427375
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that includes a housing for housing an electronic component and an antenna body, the housing having a base body formed of a plate section and a side surface section, and a cover for covering an edge of the base body, the plate section including an antenna housing section and a protruding section, whereas the side surface section including an opening for communicating to the outside of the housing, and the antenna body having a plate piece-like shape with a length to be housed in the antenna housing section, having an antenna for radio communications and a bearing section with an insertion hole which penetrates front and back surfaces of the antenna body to receive insertion of the protruding section, the antenna body being housed in the antenna housing section between the plate section and the cover, and protruding from the housing when being rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Yutaka Sato
  • Patent number: 8420749
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of realizing low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation factor, which is suited for use as a latest current high-frequency type electronic component-related material, without deteriorating heat resistance during the curing reaction. A phenol resin, which has the respective structural units of a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P) derived from phenols, an alkoxy group-containing condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) derived from methoxynaphthalene and a divalent hydrocarbon group (X) such as methylene and also has a structure represented by —P—B—X— wherein P, B and X are structural sites of these groups in a molecular structure, is used as a curing agent for the epoxy resin, or a phenol resin as an epoxy resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ichirou Ogura, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Yutaka Sato
  • Patent number: 8408444
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a friction stir tool excellent in productivity, high temperature strength, and wear resistance at high temperatures. The friction stir tool is formed of a Co-based alloy comprising crystal grains containing a ?? precipitate phase dispersed and precipitated therein, and a crystal grain boundary region and a precipitate phase between adjacent crystal grains, in which the precipitate phase is at least one phase selected from a ? phase, a Laves phase and a carbide phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Tohoku University
    Inventors: Seunghwan Park, Satoshi Hirano, Shinya Imano, Jun Sato, Hiroyuki Kokawa, Yutaka Sato, Kiyohito Ishida, Toshihiro Omori
  • Patent number: 8410984
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an antenna housing groove extending in an extension direction of one end surface of a housing; and the housing having a boss protruding in the antenna housing groove in a width direction of the antenna housing groove; and a metal plate member that is passed through the boss and is sandwiched between the housing and the antenna body to interact with the bearing member, that is locked in both locked positions of a housed position in which the antenna body is housed in the antenna housing groove and in a protruding position in which the antenna body is rotated from the housed position by a predetermined angle and protrudes from the housing so that the metal plate member holds the positions of the antenna body, and that releases the lock upon reception of a force in a rotational direction of the antenna body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Goki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130028622
    Abstract: The image heating apparatus includes an unit for spacing each of a buck-up member and a pressure roller apart from a flexible belt member which is electrified to generate heat, or heated by a source of heat at start-up, i.e. in a previous stage to heating an image, or an unit for controlling a pressure to decrease a contact area in the direction of the axis of rotation compared with the contact area for a period to heat an image. This can control, as much as possible, heat conduction from the flexible belt which is electrified to generate heat, or heated by the source of heat to the back-up member and the pressure roller at the start-up, i.e. the previous stage to heating an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Nihonyanagi, Kuniaki Kasuga, Yutaka Sato, Takashi Narahara
  • Patent number: 8337202
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a dental occlusion includes: a position sensor (30) for detecting a position and posture of a lower jaw (12) relative to an upper jaw (11) and; an arithmetic circuit (31) for computing a posture relative to a translation distance in a state of occlusal contact. The computation is derived from the position and posture of the lower jaw (12) relative to the upper jaw (11) detected by the position sensor (30). The apparatus also includes a display monitor (32) for displaying the posture relative to the translation distance computed by the arithmetic circuit (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: The University of Tokushima, Kabushikikaisha Shofu
    Inventors: Eiichi Bando, Masanori Nakano, Maki Hosoki, Motoharu Kori, Kazuo Okura, Yoshihiro Kubo, Keisuke Nishigawa, Hisahiro Takeuchi, Yutaka Sato
  • Patent number: 8333609
    Abstract: A plurality of audio signal output terminals corresponding to individual channels of an audio-signal output apparatus are respectively disposed in correspondence with actual positions of a plurality of speakers disposed in correspondence with plural channels. Those audio signal output terminals provided for plural channels of the audio signal output apparatus are arranged to enable an user to discern individual audio signal output terminals by a color. Connecting cables are also provided with specific coloration corresponding to the colors provided for individual audio signal output terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Kim Hung Tae, Takashi Seki
  • Patent number: 8280071
    Abstract: A voice output system and method provide a voice of high quality while enabling coexistence with other wireless transmission systems. Compression-encoded voice data accompanying a video displayed on a video display surface is acquired at the side opposed to the video display surface. The voice data is wirelessly transmitted. At least at the video display surface side, the wirelessly transmitted voice data transmitted is received and expanded. Then, the voice based on the acquired expanded voice data is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naokazu Miyamoto, Osamu Takahashi, Yutaka Sato
  • Publication number: 20120224310
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a display module having a flat display unit with a front surface and a touchscreen panel extending to cover the front surface by protruding from the display unit. The display unit may have a display screen and projecting pieces projecting parallel to the front surface. The display apparatus may further include a front cover part including an opening to receive the display unit, and a front surface to receive a region of the touchscreen panel protruding from the display unit, and a presser member inserted between the front surface of the front cover part and the projecting pieces in order to minimize floating or lifting of the display module from the front cover part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Tetsukazu Ogura
  • Publication number: 20120220352
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, a bias member, a first stopper and a second stopper. The second housing is slidably coupled to the first housing in a sliding range. The bias member biases the second housing from a middle position of the sliding range to one end of the sliding range. The first stopper is provided on the first housing, is connected to a ground of the first housing, and has electrical conductivity. The second stopper is provided on the second housing, has electrical conductivity, and comes into contact with the first stopper to define the one end of the sliding range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka SATO, Yusuke Mizuno, Ikki Tatsukami, Manabu Sotodate, Hiroki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120186469
    Abstract: This invention discloses an ink supply amount control apparatus for a printing press, including a sheet delivery device, printing quality control device, measuring device, and ink amount adjusting device. The sheet delivery device delivers a sheet printed by a printing press. The printing quality control device is provided on the sheet delivery device, and at least adjusts an amount of ink to be printed on the sheet by a manual operation. The measuring device is movably provided on the printing quality control device, and measures color adjustment data for each of color patches printed in the margins of the sheet. The ink amount adjusting device includes a control unit which automatically adjusts the amount of ink to be printed on the sheet, based on the comparison result between the color adjustment data measured by the measuring device, and reference values set in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Yutaka Sato
  • Publication number: 20120184881
    Abstract: A lower back assistance apparatus including: a back frame 14 mounted to the back of a user and capable of movement following a user tilting forward; shoulder straps 22 that are attached to a back mounting section and extend towards the user trunk forward side for supporting the trunk of a user from the forward side; thigh plates 18 for mounting to the front of lower limbs of the user; coupling frames 20 with one end coupled to the thigh plates 18 and the other end coupled to the back frame 14 by joint sections 16 so as to allow relative movement with respect to the back frame 14, and capable of maintaining a non-bent profile during the relative movement; and actuators 40 that in an actuated state prevent the back frame 14 from tilting in the user forward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takuya Hashimoto, Yutaka Sato, Eiji Ishiwata, Keita Suzuki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kouhei Yamamoto