Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Sato

Kazuhiko 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).

  • Patent number: 11167278
    Abstract: An organometallic complex catalyst that makes it possible to obtain a higher yield of a desired product than conventional catalysts in a cross-coupling reaction. The organometallic complex catalyst has a structure represented by formula (1) and is for use in a cross-coupling reaction. In formula (1), M is the coordination center and represents a metal atom such as Pd or an ion thereof. R1, R2, and R3 may be the same or different and are a substituent such as a hydrogen atom. R4, R5, R6, and R7 may be the same or different and are a substituent such as a hydrogen atom. X represents a halogen atom. R8 represents a substituent that has a ? bond and 3-20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junchul Choi, Norihisa Fukaya, Shunya Onozawa, Kazuhiko Sato, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Tomoteru Mizusaki, Yukio Takagi
  • Patent number: 11161103
    Abstract: An organometallic complex catalyst is disclosed for use in a cross-coupling reaction. In formula (1), M is the coordination center and represents a metal atom such as Pd or an ion thereof. R1, R2, and R3 may be the same or different and are a substituent such as a hydrogen atom. R4, R5, R6, and R7 may be the same or different and are a substituent such as a hydrogen atom. X represents a halogen atom. R8 represents a substituent that has a ? bond and 3-20 carbon atoms. With regard to the electron-donating properties of R1-R7 with respect to the coordination center M of the ligand containing R1-R7 that is indicated in formula (2), R1-R7 are arranged in combination such that the TEP value obtained from infrared spectroscopy shifts toward the high frequency side compared to the TEP value of the ligand of formula (2-1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junchul Choi, Norihisa Fukaya, Shunya Onozawa, Kazuhiko Sato, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Tomoteru Mizusaki, Yukio Takagi
  • Publication number: 20210300031
    Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus adopting short pulse heating is designed to output a uniform image without unevenness. To this end, in a serial inkjet printing apparatus, a print head is subjected to a short pulse heating treatment before each print scan is carried out. In a case where a print medium is a first print medium, the print head is heated to a first target temperature before carrying out each of the print scans. In a case where the print medium is a second print medium, the print head is heated to a second target temperature lower than the first target temperature before carrying out each of the print scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawafuji, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki, Takeshi Murase, Hiroshi Taira, Tomoki Yamamuro, Sae Mogi, Masaki Nitta
  • Publication number: 20210280870
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a positive electrode active material for a magnesium battery; and a magnesium battery which has a high operating voltage with respect to magnesium and can be repeatedly charged and discharged at a high capacity retention rate, using the positive electrode active material. The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a magnesium battery, containing a compound represented by the general formula (1), a positive electrode material composition for a magnesium battery, a positive electrode for a magnesium battery, and a magnesium battery: AgpSO4??(1) [in the formula (1), p satisfies 0<p?2].
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SATO, Hironori MIZUTA, Kuniaki OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11110718
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid, a liquid supply flow path configured to supply the liquid from a liquid container containing the liquid to the liquid ejecting head, a pressurizing portion pressurizing an inside of the liquid supply flow path, and an solenoid valve which is provided in the liquid supply flow path and which opens the liquid supply flow path during energization and closes the liquid supply flow path during de-energization, in which open and closed states of the solenoid valve are forcibly switched in accordance with a pressure change by the pressurizing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ayumi Yokoo, Kazuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 11077670
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of this invention, an apparatus comprises: a detachable inktank containing ink; a subtank containing the ink supplied from the inktank; a printhead configured to discharge the ink supplied from the subtank; an ink supply path connecting the subtank to the printhead; a valve arranged on the ink supply path; a supply unit configured to supply the ink from the inktank to the subtank by repeatedly opening and closing the valve; a suction unit configured to suck the ink from the printhead; and a control unit configured to control, when the inktank is attached, the supply unit to operate for a predetermined number of times to supply the ink from the inktank to the subtank, and to subsequently control the suction unit to operate to supply the ink from the subtank to the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Danzuka, Naoaki Wada, Kazuki Narumi, Tomoki Yamamuro, Hiroshi Taira, Akiko Aichi, Noboru Kunimine, Taku Yokozawa, Kazuo Suzuki, Kazuhiko Sato, Masataka Kato, Shin Genta, Hiroto Kango
  • Patent number: 11077687
    Abstract: Images with high image quality having less time-difference unevenness are outputted in an inkjet printing apparatus that performs multi-pass printing using full-line inkjet print heads 2. For this purpose, a CPU is capable of setting a first printing method in which an image for a unit area is printed by a specified number of printing conveyance operations and a second printing method in which an image for a unit area is printed by a smaller number than the specified number of printing conveyance operations. The CPU sets conveyance conditions such that a taken time for one printing conveyance operation of the printing conveyance operations for a unit area in the second printing method is smaller than a taken time for one successive printing conveyance operation of the printing conveyance operations for a unit area in the first printing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Nishioka, Sae Mogi, Satoshi Azuma, Kazuhiko Sato, Shin Genta, Mitsutoshi Nagamura, Masataka Kato, Yoshinori Nakajima, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210221138
    Abstract: A wiping device includes a cleaning member and a control unit. The cleaning member performs wiping operation to wipe an ejection port surface of a recording head. The recording head includes the ejection port surface on which an ejection port, for ejecting ink containing particles of a coloring material, is formed. The control unit controls the cleaning member to perform the wiping operation in a state where particles are imparted to a surface of the cleaning member. The imparted particles are different in type from the coloring material particles and each imparted particle has a particle diameter greater than a diameter of each of the coloring material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shin Genta, Toshimitsu Danzuka, Masataka Kato, Kazuki Narumi, Tomoki Yamamuro, Hiroto Kango, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11028106
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of producing a tetraalkoxysilane with a high energy efficiency and with a high yield. The present invention provides a method for producing a tetraalkoxysilane, the method including: a first step of reacting an alcohol with a silicon oxide; and a second step of bringing a vaporized component of the reaction mixture obtained in the first step into contact with a molecular sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Norihisa Fukaya, Seong-Jib Choi, Jun-Chul Choi, Toshio Horikoshi, Sho Kataoka, Thuy Nguyen, Kazuhiko Sato, Minoru Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kumai
  • Publication number: 20210155002
    Abstract: An ejection apparatus includes a platen for supporting a recording medium, an absorber provided in the platen for absorbing liquid, an ejection unit for ejecting a plurality of types of ink including a first liquid containing a component to be deposited when the first liquid is ejected onto the absorber, and a second liquid different from the first liquid for suppressing deposition of the first liquid, a detection unit for detecting a state of a predetermined region of the absorber, and a control unit for controlling the detection unit to detect the state, and controlling the ejection unit to eject the second liquid to the predetermined region based on a result of the detection. When the first liquid is ejected to the predetermined region, the second liquid is ejected to the predetermined region after the ejection of the first liquid is finished, without using the result of the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoki Yamamuro, Kazuo Suzuki, Toshimitsu Danzuka, Yasunori Fujimoto, Masataka Kato, Kazuki Narumi, Hiroto Kango, Kazuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10991668
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a connection pad, and a bump. The connection pad is connected to the bump and disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the bump. The connection pad has one or more slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Koga, Shinya Suzuki, Naoki Hasegawa, Naoyuki Narita, Kiyotaka Miwa, Kazuhiko Sato, Yuichi Nakagomi
  • Patent number: 10975107
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an oligosiloxane and an oligosiloxane synthesizer, by which an oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced. An oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced by the method for producing an oligosiloxane, which includes a condensation step for generating a hydrosiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (d) by reacting an alkoxysilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (b) with a hydrosilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (c) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity, and a hydrosilylation step for generating an alkoxysiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (f) by reacting the hydrosiloxane having the structure represented by Formula (d) generated in the condensation step with a carbonyl compound represented by the following Formula (E) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Sato, Shigeru Shimada
  • Publication number: 20210060982
    Abstract: Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus that can reduce smears on a back surface of a print result medium by reducing accumulation of ink in a platen while reducing generation of mist. To achieve this, an ink receiving portion of a platen is provided away from a support surface by a predetermined distance, is formed in a mesh shape by laying multiple linear members, and is formed as a guide member that guides the ink received in the ink receiving portion to an ink guide holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shin Genta, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakajima, Masataka Kato, Mitsutoshi Nagamura, Satoshi Azuma, Shingo Nishioka, Sae Mogi
  • Publication number: 20210061824
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a silanol compound capable of efficiently producing a silanol compound. The method for producing a silanol compound includes a proton exchange step of forming a silanol compound having a structure represented by following formula (c) by reacting a silicate having a structure represented by following formula (a) with an acidic compound having an acid dissociation constant pKa of ?1 to 20 in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). (In formula (a), Qi+ represents an i-valent cation and i represents an integer of 1 to 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Masayasu IGARASHI, Kazuhiko SATO, Fujio YAGIHASHI, Tomohiro MATSUMOTO, Takeshi NOZAWA, Shigeru SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20210031547
    Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus, comprising a printing head, a carriage having the printing head, a first roller pair disposed upstream of the printing head and configured to nip and convey a printing medium, a second roller pair disposed downstream of the printing head and configured to nip and convey a printing medium, a first ink receiver disposed inside a printing region and configured to receive an ink from the printing head, and a second ink receiver disposed outside the printing region and configured to receive an ink from the printing head, wherein the printing head performs preliminary discharge on the first ink receiver in a first nip state, and performs preliminary discharge on the second ink receiver in a second nip state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Masataka Kato, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki, Toshimitsu Danzuka, Yasunori Fujimoto, Shin Genta, Kazuki Narumi, Tomoki Yamamuro, Hiroto Kango
  • Patent number: 10882346
    Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus of a line-recording-head type includes one or more recording heads using the same ink and performs recording of an image by conveying a recording medium using multiple passes through a recording region of the recording head while the recording medium is repeatedly conveyed backward and forward to speed up recording and improve image quality. A recording head is controlled to provide that an amount of ink applied to a recording medium in a case where the recording medium is conveyed at a first speed is smaller than an amount of ink applied to the recording medium in a case where the recording medium is conveyed at a second speed higher than the first speed in both of a case where the recording medium is accelerated and a case where the recording medium is decelerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taira, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki, Mitsutoshi Nagamura, Satoshi Azuma, Tomoki Yamamuro, Shingo Nishioka
  • Patent number: 10862169
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for a magnesium battery, formed by mixing a compound represented by the following general formula (I), a Lewis acid or a compound represented by the following general formula (A), and a solvent; and the like. {In the formula, m represents 0 or 2, n represents 2 in a case of m=0 and represents 0 or 1 in a case of m=2, X1 represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, and two R1's each independently represent a magnesium chloride oxy group; a magnesium bromide oxy group; an alkyl group which may have a halogeno group or the like as a substituent; an alkoxy group; an aryl group which may have an alkoxy group or the like as a substituent; an aryloxy group which may have an alkoxy group or the like as a substituent; or a group represented by the following general formula (1), and two R1's may also form the following general formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM WAKO PURE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sato, Goro Mori, Hiromi Watahiki, Kuniaki Okamoto, Nobutaka Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20200347082
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of producing a tetraalkoxysilane with a high energy efficiency and with a high yield. The present invention provides a method for producing a tetraalkoxysilane, the method including: a first step of reacting an alcohol with a silicon oxide; and a second step of bringing a vaporized component of the reaction mixture obtained in the first step into contact with a molecular sieve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Norihisa FUKAYA, Seong-Jib CHOI, Jun-Chul CHOI, Toshio HORIKOSHI, Sho KATAOKA, Thuy NGUYEN, Kazuhiko SATO, Minoru HASEGAWA, Hiroshi KUMAI
  • Publication number: 20200338893
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is to optimize the time necessary for filling and the ink consumption. One embodiment of the present disclosure is a printing apparatus having: a storage unit; a print head having an ejection port from which ink supplied from the storage unit is ejected; an ink supply path that connects the storage unit and the print head; a suction unit configured to perform suction at the ejection port; and a supply control unit configured to supply ink stored in the storage unit to the ink supply path and the print head by performing suction at the ejection port by the suction unit, and the printing apparatus has an acquisition unit configured to acquire information relating to ink discharge from the ink supply path and the supply control unit determines the number of times of suction by the suction unit based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki Narumi, Masataka Kato, Toshimitsu Danzuka, Yasunori Fujimoto, Shin Genta, Tomoki Yamamuro, Hiroto Kango, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200325707
    Abstract: A striker mounting structure is designed to mount a striker on a vehicle body and prevent a door from entering a passenger compartment. A reinforcement provided on the vehicle body is covered by an outer panel. A striker mounting surface is arranged to be spaced away from the reinforcement in a front/backward direction of the vehicle body. The reinforcement is provided with an insertion hole opening toward a direction away from the passenger compartment. The striker and a reinforcement member are fixed to opposite sides of the striker mounting surface. A connecting rod is fixed to the reinforcement member and is formed with a locking portion extending into the insertion hole in a direction toward the passenger compartment and formed with an abutment portion. A distance between an end of the abutment portion and the passenger compartment is smaller than a distance between the striker and the passenger compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu Nakamura, Hironori Tajima, Kazuhiko Sato, Mikio Nakashima, Hiroki Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Kato, Satoshi Maekawa, Hirokazu Shirouzu, Kanichi Saito