Patents by Inventor Keiichi Sato
Keiichi 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: 11083483Abstract: A tissue excision instrument that includes a sheath having a lumen, a manipulation member movably disposed inside the lumen, a snare wire coupled to a distal end of the manipulation member, and a holder provided at a distal portion of the sheath and configured to have a through-hole. The snare wire includes a first wire portion that has a first proximal portion including one end and a first distal portion, a second wire portion that has a second proximal portion including the other end and a second distal portion, extends through a through-hole between the second proximal portion and the second distal portion, and extends across the first wire portion, and a curved portion that extends to be curved between the first distal portion and the second distal portion and has at least a part disposed on a distal side relative to the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keiichi Sato
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Publication number: 20210238727Abstract: A composite tungsten oxide film includes a composition represented by a general formula MxWyOz (wherein, an element M is one or more elements selected from alkaline metal, alkaline earth metal, Fe, In, Tl, and Sn, an element W is tungsten, and an element O is oxygen) as main components, wherein 0.001?x/y?1, 2.2?z/y?3.0, organic components are not contained substantially, a sheet resistance is 105 ohms per square or more, a transmittance in a wavelength of 550 nm is 50% or more, a transmittance in a wavelength of 1400 nm is 30% or less, and also, an absorptance in a wavelength of 1400 nm is 35% or more, and an absorptance in a wavelength of 800 nm with respect to an absorptance in a wavelength of 1400 nm is 80% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi SATO, Isao ANDO
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Publication number: 20210197899Abstract: To improve the collision performance of a panel member of an automobile. A panel member 1 includes a plurality of circular recessed parts 10 linearly arranged, wherein: when it is assumed that a portion where three recessed parts 10 are linearly aligned is called a recessed part group G, there are at least a first recessed part group G1 and a second recessed part group G2 arranged in parallel with the first recessed part group G1; and an angle formed between a first straight line L1 linking a center of the recessed part 10 in the first recessed part group G1 and a center of the recessed part 10 in the second recessed part group G2 located at a position closest to the recessed part 10, and, a second straight line L2 linking centers of the recessed parts 10 in the first recessed part group G1 is 80 degrees or more and 100 degrees or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi HIROSE, Keiichi SATO, Yoshimichi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20210147973Abstract: A composite tungsten oxide film having high film smoothness, with a function to shield infrared light by reflecting infrared light by a thermal insulation, while maintaining transparency in a visible light region, and a method for manufacturing the composite tungsten oxide film, and a film-deposited base material or an article using these functions. A composite tungsten oxide film including a composition with a general formula MxWyOz as main components, wherein 0.001?x/y?1, 2.2?z/y?3.0, organic components are not contained substantially, a transmittance in a wavelength of 550 nm is 50% or more, a transmittance in a wavelength of 1400 nm is 30% or less, and also, a reflectance in a wavelength of 1400 nm is 35% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi SATO, Isao ANDO
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Patent number: 10834907Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide oysters which are highly safe and not contaminated with microorganisms including viruses and bacteria, the oysters moreover being fresh and having high nutritional value, and being available throughout the year in the same state as oysters from the in-season period. Provided is a method for cultivating oysters on land, the method including growing oyster larvae into adult shellfish in seawater containing deep-sea water in a water tank through feeding microalgae cultured in seawater containing deep-sea water to the oyster larvae.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: GENERAL OYSTER, INC.Inventors: Kyoko Washiashi, Keiichi Sato
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Publication number: 20200299825Abstract: A cesium tungsten oxide film has high heat ray shielding performance and a radio wave transmissivity, and a method for manufacturing a cesium tungsten oxide film capable of manufacturing such film by a dry method. A cesium tungsten oxide film including cesium, tungsten and oxygen as main components, wherein, an atomic ratio of the cesium and the tungsten is Cs/W, which is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less, and the cesium tungsten oxide film is having a hexagonal crystal structure. A method for manufacturing a cesium tungsten oxide film including cesium, tungsten and oxygen as main components, including: a film deposition process using a cesium tungsten oxide target; and a heat treatment process for heat-treating the film at a temperature of 400° C. or more and less than 1000° C., wherein either the film deposition process or the heat treatment process is performed in an atmosphere containing oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi SATO, Isao ANDO
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Patent number: 10775639Abstract: A lens driving device including: a fixing part disposed in such a manner that the fixing part is separated from the movable part in the direction of the optical axis; and suspension wires that extend along the direction of the optical axis and support the movable part with respect to the fixing part in such a manner that the movable part is displaceable in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis, a first end of each suspension wire being fixed to the fixing part, a second end of each suspension wire being fixed to the movable part, in which the fixing part includes a base member and a wire connecting member, the wire connecting member including a main body part and a wire connecting part exposed from the base member, the first end of each suspension wire being fixed to the wire connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro Takimoto, Keiichi Sato, Ichiro Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200241314Abstract: A lens drive device comprises: a fixing part disposed away from the movable part; a cover for covering the movable part in the direction of an optical axis; and suspension wires for supporting the movable part relative to the fixing part, one ends of the suspension wires being secured to the fixing part and the other ends being secured to the movable part. The movable part is configured so as to be provided with: a damper material disposed so as to come in contact with the suspension wires; a stopper protrusion provided near a portion of the light-receiving-side surface where the other ends of the suspension wires are secured, the tip end of the stopper protrusion facing the inner surface of the cover in the direction of the optical axis; and a flow-stopper part stopping a flow of the damper flowing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro TAKIMOTO, Keiichi SATO, Ichiro HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20200046400Abstract: A tissue excision instrument that includes a sheath having a lumen, a manipulation member movably disposed inside the lumen, a snare wire coupled to a distal end of the manipulation member, and a holder provided at a distal portion of the sheath and configured to have a through-hole. The snare wire includes a first wire portion that has a first proximal portion including one end and a first distal portion, a second wire portion that has a second proximal portion including the other end and a second distal portion, extends through a through-hole between the second proximal portion and the second distal portion, and extends across the first wire portion, and a curved portion that extends to be curved between the first distal portion and the second distal portion and has at least a part disposed on a distal side relative to the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keiichi SATO
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Patent number: 10527817Abstract: The lens drive device is provided with an autofocus drive unit and a shake correcting drive unit. A second support for supporting a shake correction moving part in a state separated from a shake correction fixed part has a power supply line for supplying power to an autofocus coil from the shake correction fixed part. An autofocus moving part has power supply line connection parts for electrically connecting the autofocus coil and the power supply line at two positions opposite each other in a first direction orthogonal to the optical axis. First supports for supporting the autofocus moving part in a state separated from an autofocus fixed part are disposed at two positions opposite each other in a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the autofocus moving part, and have a self-holding mechanism for holding the position of the autofocus moving part in the optical axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO, LTD.Inventors: Ryo Fuse, Keiichi Sato
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Patent number: 10478365Abstract: A physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the upright support member, a handle slidably engaged with the lateral member, an elevation actuator coupled to the upright support member and the lateral member, and a lateral actuator coupled to the lateral member and the handle. The elevation actuator translates the lateral member and the lateral actuator translates the handle to transition a user between a standing position and a non-standing position.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., Illinois Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yasuhiro Ota, Masaru Ryumae, Keiichi Sato, Shin Sano
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Publication number: 20190339542Abstract: This lens driving device comprises an autofocus (AF) driving unit and a shake correction driving unit, wherein a shake correction support member has a pair of power supply suspension wires and a pair of signal suspension wires. While an AF movable unit includes a position detecting magnet, an AF fixation unit includes an AF power source line, a signal line, a coil power source line, and an AF control unit. The AF control unit includes a hole element, and a coil control unit which controls current passing through an AF coil part, and an AF circuit board on which the hole element and the coil control unit are mounted. As a result of contact between a lens holder and a base which has rigidity higher than that of a coil substrate, movement of the AF movable unit toward a formed image in the optical axis is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki MURAKAMI, Keiichi SATO
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Patent number: 10464471Abstract: A switching device for a vehicle headlight of a vehicle having an Adaptive LED Headlight (ALH) mode. The switching device may include a steering column lever switch supported on a steering column of the vehicle so as to be movable between an initial position and a predetermined moved position by a moving operation input, an ALH switch configured to receive a switching operation input that sets the ALH mode, and a controller configured to change the irradiation mode of the headlight according to a position of the lever switch and the switching operation input received by the ALH switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Katsuya Sueishi, Manabu Yamaoka, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Keiichi Sato, Keiichirou Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20190291633Abstract: A switching device for a vehicle headlight of a vehicle having an Adaptive LED Headlight (ALH) mode. The switching device may include a steering column lever switch supported on a steering column of the vehicle so as to be movable between an initial position and a predetermined moved position by a moving operation input, an ALH switch configured to receive a switching operation input that sets the ALH mode, and a controller configured to change the irradiation mode of the headlight according to a position of the lever switch and the switching operation input received by the ALH switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Katsuya Sueishi, Manabu Yamaoka, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Keiichi Sato, Keiichirou Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10247957Abstract: A lens drive apparatus includes a plurality of protrusions that protrude from an end of a magnet holder in a direction of an optical axis toward an inner wall surface of a cover and function as a fracture prevention supporting member. The plurality of protrusions are configured to support prevention of fracture in a plurality of suspension wires by contacting the inner wall surface of the cover when a magnet holder moves in the direction of the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi Sato, Makoto Ariji, Masayoshi Sugawara, Akihiro Moriya
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Publication number: 20190033613Abstract: A lens driving device including: a fixing part disposed in such a manner that the fixing part is separated from the movable part in the direction of the optical axis; and suspension wires that extend along the direction of the optical axis and support the movable part with respect to the fixing part in such a manner that the movable part is displaceable in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis, a first end of each suspension wire being fixed to the fixing part, a second end of each suspension wire being fixed to the movable part, in which the fixing part includes a base member and a wire connecting member, the wire connecting member including a main body part and a wire connecting part exposed from the base member, the first end of each suspension wire being fixed to the wire connecting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro TAKIMOTO, Keiichi SATO, Ichiro HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10155997Abstract: Provided is a device for producing partially reduced iron, with which partially reduced iron having a prescribed reduction ratio can be produced efficiently. The present invention is equipped with: CO sensors that detect the carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas; an O2 sensor that detects the oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas; an exhaust gas circulation device that adjusts the circulating amount of the exhaust gas supplied to a reduction furnace main body, and an air feed device that adjusts the amount of air that being fed; and a control device that controls these devices. The control devices on the basis of the carbon monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the CO sensor and the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas as detected by the O2 sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Susumu Kamikawa, Hideaki Mizuki, Keiichi Sato, Hideki Itou, Khanhson Pham
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Publication number: 20180317460Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide oysters which are highly safe and not contaminated with microorganisms including viruses and bacteria, the oysters moreover being fresh and having high nutritional value, and being available throughout the year in the same state as oysters from the in-season period. Provided is a method for cultivating oysters on land, the method including growing oyster larvae into adult shellfish in seawater containing deep-sea water in a water tank through feeding microalgae cultured in seawater containing deep-sea water to the oyster larvae.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Kyoko WASHIASHI, Keiichi SATO
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Publication number: 20180321507Abstract: A lens drive apparatus includes a plurality of protrusions that protrude from an end of a magnet holder in a direction of an optical axis toward an inner wall surface of a cover and function as a fracture prevention supporting member. The plurality of protrusions are configured to support prevention of fracture in a plurality of suspension wires by contacting the inner wall surface of the cover when a magnet holder moves in the direction of the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi SATO, Makoto ARIJI, Masayoshi SUGAWARA, Akihiro MORIYA
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Patent number: 10090137Abstract: [Object] To provide: an In—Ce—O-based sputtering target capable of suppressing nodules and abnormal discharge over a long period, even though the Ce content based on an atomic ratio of Ce/(In+Ce) is 0.16 to 0.40, at which a high-refractive-index film can be obtained; and a method for producing the In—Ce—O-based sputtering target. [Solving Means] The sputtering target is an In—Ce—O-based sputtering target which is made of an In—Ce—O-based oxide sintered body containing indium oxide as a main component and cerium, and which is used in producing a transparent conductive film having a refractive index of 2.1 or more. The target is characterized in that the Ce content based on the atomic ratio of Ce/(In+Ce) is 0.16 to 0.40, and that cerium oxide particles having a particle diameter of 5 ?m or less are dispersed in the In—Ce—O-based oxide sintered body.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiichi Sato