Patents by Inventor Hajime Katou

Hajime Katou 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).

  • Patent number: 10953670
    Abstract: When the length of a label created by cutting a print medium with print data printed thereon is insufficient, a printing device is prevented from omitting cutting processing. A printing device 1 includes a printing unit 106 which prints out print data on a tape 42 as a print medium, a cutting unit 107 which cuts the tape 42 with the print data printed thereon, a determination unit 108 which determines whether the length of a label to be cut by the cutting unit 107 is e more than a threshold value, and a control unit 101 which, when the determination unit 108 determines that the length is less than or equal to the threshold value, adjusts the length of the label so that the length of the tape 42 will be a length more than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hajime Katou
  • Publication number: 20190291479
    Abstract: When the length of a label created by cutting a print medium with print data printed thereon is insufficient, a printing device is prevented from omitting cutting processing. A printing device 1 includes a printing unit 106 which prints out print data on a tape 42 as a print medium, a cutting unit 107 which cuts the tape 42 with the print data printed thereon, a determination unit 108 which determines whether the length of a label to be cut by the cutting unit 107 is e more than a threshold value, and a control unit 101 which, when the determination unit 108 determines that the length is less than or equal to the threshold value, adjusts the length of the label so that the length of the tape 42 will be a length more than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hajime KATOU
  • Patent number: 9291634
    Abstract: Chemical analysis apparatus for inserting a sample serving as an analyzable substance and a reagent into a reaction container and agitating by irradiating sound waves to the reaction container, the chemical analysis apparatus including: a piezoelectric element generating sound waves; and a driver for driving the piezoelectric element, and including: a wave form producing device for producing an oscillation waveform having a fundamental frequency of the sound waves to be irradiated; an auxiliary waveform producing device for producing an oscillation wave form having a frequency lower than that of the oscillation waveform; a multiplying circuit creating a multiplied waveform between the waveform and the wave form; and, a power amplifier for power-amplifying the multiplied waveform, wherein it is intermittently irradiated with the sound wave in the reaction container, and further, the wave form producing device has a function capable of frequency-modulation with a prescribed frequency width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Ryo Miyake, Hiroyasu Uchida, Katsuhiro Kambara, Takenori Okusa, Shigenori Watari, Yoichiro Suzuki, Tomonori Mimura, Miki Taki, Akira Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20140147348
    Abstract: Chemical analysis apparatus for inserting a sample serving as an analyzable substance and a reagent into a reaction container and agitating by irradiating sound waves to the reaction container, the chemical analysis apparatus including: a piezoelectric element generating sound waves; and a driver for driving the piezoelectric element, and including: a wave form producing device for producing an oscillation waveform having a fundamental frequency of the sound waves to be irradiated; an auxiliary waveform producing device for producing an oscillation wave form having a frequency lower than that of the oscillation waveform; a multiplying circuit creating a multiplied waveform between the waveform and the wave form; and, a power amplifier for power-amplifying the multiplied waveform, wherein it is intermittently irradiated with the sound wave in the reaction container, and further, the wave form producing device has a function capable of frequency-modulation with a prescribed frequency width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime KATOU, Ryo MIYAKE, Hiroyasu UCHIDA, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Takenori OKUSA, Shigenori WATARI, Yoichiro SUZUKI, Tomonori MIMURA, Miki TAKI, Akira INAGAKI
  • Patent number: 8658102
    Abstract: A chemical analysis apparatus comprising reaction containers containing therein a substance to be analyzed; an agitating mechanism spaced from the substance to be analyzed and agitating said substance to be analyzed with a liquid in said reaction container; and, a measuring portion for measuring physical properties of the substance to be analyzed, said agitating mechanism having a sound supply portion supplying sound waves to the substance to be analyzed, wherein said sound supply portion comprises a mechanism changing, in time, intensity of ultrasonic waves to be irradiated so as to apply pulsation to a swirl flow in the reaction container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Ryo Miyake, Hiroyasu Uchida, Katsuhiro Kambara, Takenori Okusa, Shigenori Watari, Yoichiro Suzuki, Tomonori Mimura, Miki Taki, Akira Inagaki
  • Patent number: 8336834
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical wire fixing member that can be assembled in a simple manner with the reduced number of parts, and is capable of obtaining a sufficient lap amount, which can further reduce the number of parts. In an electrical wire fixing band 1 that secures an electrical wire 20, the first flange 3 is provided at a tip of the one end 2a of the body 2 in a shape of a ring, with both ends overlapping with each other along the circumference of the body. A second flange 4 is provided at the other end 2b. A protruding piece 5 is provided in a direction where the other end 2b becomes more distant from the one end 2a. A locking piece 6 is provided closer to the one end than the tip of the other end 2b is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Hajime Katou, Takashi Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 8153070
    Abstract: A microreactor capable of reducing a pressure drop in an entire system includes a mixer 103 having a mixing channel for mixing two kinds of raw materials 101 and 102, and a reactor 109 having a reaction channel connected to the downstream side of the mixing channel to receive the mixture flowing out from the mixing channel and cause chemical reactions of the mixture inside the reaction channel. The reactor 109 a first reactor unit 107 having a large surface-to-volume (S-V) ratio of the reaction channel at an upstream side, and a second reactor unit 108 having a small S-V ratio of the reaction channel at a downstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukako Asano, Tetsuro Miyamoto, Hajime Katou, Shigenori Togashi
  • Publication number: 20110221076
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a power semiconductor element that is a semiconductor element; bonding parts provided for bonding of an upper surface and a lower surface of the semiconductor element; and metal plates bonded to the power semiconductor element from above and below through the bonding parts, wherein the bonding part includes a mesh metal body disposed between the semiconductor element and the metal plate, and a bonding member in which the mesh metal body is embedded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi TAKAYAMA, Yukio Yasuda, Hajime Katou, Kazuaki Hiyama, Taishi Sasaki, Mikio Ishihara
  • Patent number: 7955557
    Abstract: Multiple piezoelectric elements 35 are arranged in a row along the top of liquid level in the reaction vessel 11. An ultrasonic reflecting material 38 is installed on the bottom of the portion of the heat insulating bath 12 where heat insulating medium 13 is stored. A lateral ultrasonic wave 9b is generated on the lower side is generated by actuation of the piezoelectric element 35. Wave 9b is reflected by the ultrasonic reflecting material 38. As a lower ultrasonic wave 8 advances along the wall surface of the reaction vessel, it collides with the specimen liquid level, thereby causing a portion of the liquid level closer to the piezoelectric element 35 to be raised. When the lateral ultrasonic wave 9a is applied to this portion, it reaches the inclined portion of the raised liquid level of the specimen. Swirling flow by agitation 36 is produced by the acoustic radiation pressure of the ultrasonic wave. The specimen and reagent are mixed and agitated by this swirling flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Watari, Hajime Katou, Katsuhiro Kambara, Hiroyasu Uchida, Takeshi Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20110108680
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical wire fixing member that can be assembled in a simple manner with the reduced number of parts, and is capable of obtaining a sufficient lap amount, which can further reduce the number of parts. In an electrical wire fixing band 1 that secures an electrical wire 20, the first flange 3 is provided at a tip of the one end 2a of the body 2 in a shape of a ring, with both ends overlapping with each other along the circumference of the body. A second flange 4 is provided at the other end 2b. A protruding piece 5 is provided in a direction where the other end 2b becomes more distant from the one end 2a. A locking piece 6 is provided closer to the one end than the tip of the other end 2b is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Hajime Katou, Takashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20100233027
    Abstract: A chemical analysis apparatus comprising reaction containers containing therein a substance to be analyzed; an agitating mechanism spaced from the substance to be analyzed and agitating said substance to be analyzed with a liquid in said reaction container; and, a measuring portion for measuring physical properties of the substance to be analyzed, said agitating mechanism having a sound supply portion supplying sound waves to the substance to be analyzed, wherein said sound supply portion comprises a mechanism changing, in time, intensity of ultrasonic waves to be irradiated so as to apply pulsation to a swirl flow in the reaction container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Hajime KATOU, Ryo Miyake, Hiroyasu Uchida, Katsuhiro Kambara, Takenori Okusa, Shigenori Watari, Yoichiro Suzuki, Tomonori Mimura, Miki Taki, Akira Inagaki
  • Patent number: 7748727
    Abstract: A suspension structure is provided having a shock absorber for dampening the vibration from a wheel and a stabilizer for suppressing the up and down strokes in opposite phases generated from opposing wheels on a vehicle. The end portion of the stabilizer is connected to the lower end portion of the shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Murayama, Takahiro Watanabe, Yoshihiro Konno, Hajime Katou, Hiroyuki Yuasa
  • Patent number: 7722815
    Abstract: Provided is a chemical analysis apparatus comprising a mechanism which can efficiently agitate a substance to be agitated so that a sample and a reagent are agitated and mixed together in a shorter time with a saved consumption power, incorporating a plurality of sound sources or reflecting plates, and a reaction container is located between one of the sound sources and another of the sound sources or one of the reflecting plates, whereby sound waves can be irradiated toward the reaction container in several directions in order to efficiently fluidize a solution in the reaction container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Ryo Miyake, Hiroyasu Uchida, Katsuhiro Kambara, Takenori Okusa, Shigenori Watari, Yoichiro Suzuki, Tomonori Mimura, Miki Taki, Akira Inagaki
  • Patent number: 7670558
    Abstract: A chemical analysis apparatus in which a sample to be analyzed and a reagent are placed into a reaction container, and sound waves are irradiated to said reaction container so as to agitate them, wherein said chemical analysis apparatus comprises a piezoelectric element producing said sound waves, and drivers for driving said piezoelectric element, said sound waves being intermittently irradiated into said reaction container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Ryo Miyake, Hiroyasu Uchida, Katsuhiro Kambara, Takenori Okusa, Shigenori Watari, Yoichiro Suzuki, Tomonori Mimura, Miki Taki, Akira Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20090269251
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a microreactor capable of reducing a pressure drop in an entire system. The microreactor includes a mixer 103 having a mixing channel for mixing two kinds of raw materials 101 and 102, and a reactor 109 having a reaction channel connected to the downstream side of the mixing channel to receive the mixture flowing out from the mixing channel and cause chemical reactions of the mixture inside the reaction channel. The reactor 109 a first reactor unit 107 having a large surface-to-volume (S-V) ratio of the reaction channel at an upstream side, and a second reactor unit 108 having a small S-V ratio of the reaction channel at a downstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Yukako Asano, Tetsuro Miyamoto, Hajime Katou, Shigenori Togashi
  • Patent number: 7516351
    Abstract: There is provided a group of testing apparatuses that realizes high-level testing and high quality medical treatment by conducting tests using apparatuses and facilities that are located in a distributed condition. A distributed testing apparatus is configured to be connectable to a network system to which a host testing apparatus is connected, wherein the distributed testing apparatus has a testing part that assays genetic information of a specimen, a transmission part that transmits test results information of the testing part and a specimen ID corresponding to the specimen to the host testing apparatus through the network, a receiver part that receives through the network assessment information from the host testing apparatus that corresponds to the transmitted test results information, and an output part that outputs the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Inami, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Hajime Katou, Ryo Miyake
  • Patent number: 7466337
    Abstract: A construction machine comprises a lower traveling body and an upper revolving body rotatably attached to the lower traveling body via a revolving mechanism 2, wherein a rear surveillance camera is arranged on a back surface side of the upper revolving body between a counter weight of the upper revolving body and a swing circle of the revolving mechanism, and right and left crawler end portions of the lower traveling body 1 can be simultaneously visually checked by means of the rear surveillance camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Hajime Katou, Seiya Haga, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7458448
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber in which the flow of hydraulic fluid induced in each of extension and compression hydraulic fluid passages, by sliding movement of a piston, is controlled by a main disk valve to generate damping force. The valve opening pressure of the main disk valve is adjusted by the pressure in a back-pressure chamber. In a low piston speed region, the main disk valve closes a back-pressure chamber inlet passage. Therefore, the pressure in the backpressure chamber will not rise, and sufficiently small damping force is obtained. When the main disk valve opens, the backpressure chamber inlet passage opens simultaneously. Consequently, the pressure in the backpressure chamber rises, and the damping force increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Hikaru Nakajima, Takao Nakadate
  • Patent number: D602433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Takahide Iida
  • Patent number: D603337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Katou, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Takahide Iida