Patents by Inventor Masato Saito

Masato Saito 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: 11959000
    Abstract: Provided are a photon up-conversion film, which is capable, of high-efficiency up-conversion even in air and even when low-intensity light is used, and a simple method of producing the film. The photon up-conversion film according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a matrix including a resin; and a pore portion, wherein the photon up-conversion film includes at least a sensitizing component capable of absorbing light in a first wavelength region ?1, and a light-emitting component capable of radiating light in a second wavelength region ?2 including wavelengths shorter than those of the first wavelength region ?1, and wherein the sensitizing component and the light-emitting component are present at an interface between the matrix and the pore portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE, NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Tomohiro Mori, Akane Saito, Tsuyoshi Masuda, Hitoshi Saomoto, Mami Kawaguchi, Minoru Miyatake, Shoichi Matsuda, Masato Katsuda
  • Patent number: 11962729
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a mounting surface provided on a main body and on which paper is placed; a person detection section provided in the main body; a processor configured to control return from a sleep state of the main body, based on the detection of a person by the person detection section, and perform control such that in a case where there is no paper on the mounting surface when transition to the sleep state, a nearby person approaching the main body is included in a detection target of the person detection section, and a passerby passing near the main body is not included in the detection target, in the sleep state, and in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface when the transition, the nearby person and the passerby are included in the detection target, in the sleep state; and a notification section that notifies of paper remaining in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface after the return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Masato Saito, Yasuhiro Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20240107876
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device including a cathode, an anode, an emitting layer arranged between the cathode and the anode, and an electron-transporting region arranged between the emitting layer and the cathode, wherein the electron-transporting region includes one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (4) and a rare earth element, and the electron-transporting region substantially does not include an alkali metal, a compound containing an alkali metal, a metal belonging to Group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and a compound having a metal belonging to Group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masatoshi SAITO, Kei YOSHIDA, Masato MITANI, Sayaka MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20240057818
    Abstract: A coffee bean grinding machine with which a taste of coffee can be enjoyed. A coffee bean grinding machine including: a grinder configured to grind coffee beans; and a control device configured to control the grinder, in which the control device is configured to control the grinder according to a set particle size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Tomohiro TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20240032732
    Abstract: A coffee bean grinding machine with which a taste of coffee can be enjoyed. A coffee bean grinding machine including: a grinder configured to grind coffee beans; and a control device configured to control the grinder, in which the grinder has a plurality of types of particle sizes that can be set for producing ground coffee beans, and the control device controls the production of the ground coffee beans while changing the set particle size of the grinder according to the plurality of set particle sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Taisuke TORIZU
  • Patent number: 11864685
    Abstract: A coffee machine provided with a second grinder for grinding coffee beans, and provides a coffee machine that is controlled in consideration of a state for grinding coffee beans in the grinder. A coffee machine including a second grinder for grinding coffee beans, in which an input amount of coffee beans to be put into the second grinder is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo Harada, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20230320567
    Abstract: An adapter device connects a body to be attached and an attachment body including a case main body, which accommodates an electronic device including a display, and an article accommodation portion which has an opening and is provided outside the case main body, and includes: an insertion portion capable of being inserted into the article accommodation portion from the opening of the attachment body; and a fixing portion capable of being fixed to the body to be attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki HARASAWA, Ayana FURUTA, Masato SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230314789
    Abstract: An accommodation case for an electronic device, includes: a case main body capable of accommodating an electronic device including a display; and an opening and closing member supported on the case main body so as to be openable and closable, and an article accommodation portion that is capable of accommodating at least a part of an article and that has an opening is formed between the opening and closing member and an outer surface of the case main body in a state in which the opening and closing member is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ayana FURUTA, Yutaka SENDA, Masato SAITO, Yuki HARASAWA
  • Patent number: 11758667
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (1) includes a connector (2), the connector includes a connector main body (21) and a plurality of terminals (23), the connector main body includes an attachment surface (24) and a seal arrangement portion (210) on a surface (25), the seal arrangement portion includes a first seal arrangement portion (211) formed in an arrangement direction of the terminals, and a second seal arrangement portion (212) that is continuous with both end portions (213) of the first seal arrangement portion and is inclined toward the electronic control board side as it goes toward the other end side facing one end side of an electronic control board (6), the first seal arrangement portion includes a plurality of predetermined portions (2112) formed so as to be directed toward the electronic control board side from a center side of the first seal arrangement portion toward both end sides of the first seal arrangement portion at both end portions of the first seal arrangement portion, the cover (3) include
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Saito, Michihito Watarai
  • Patent number: 11722614
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an output unit, a light source, and a processor. The image forming unit creates a printed material by forming an image on paper. The output unit outputs the printed material to an output tray. The light source is provided such that lit light is viewable from outside the image forming apparatus. The processor is configured to receive a print job for creating the printed material by the image forming unit, and perform control such that the light source is lit in a first lighting pattern in a case where a printed material of a print job for a single user has been output to the output tray and the light source is lit in a second lighting pattern in a case where printed materials of print jobs for multiple users have been output to the output tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Masato Saito, Yasuhiro Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20230240468
    Abstract: A coffee machine provided with a second grinder for grinding coffee beans, and provides a coffee machine that is controlled in consideration of a state for grinding coffee beans in the grinder. A coffee machine including a second grinder for grinding coffee beans, in which an input amount of coffee beans to be put into the second grinder is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo HARADA, Masato SAITO
  • Patent number: 11656821
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an output unit, a light source, and a processor. The image forming unit creates a printed material by forming an image on paper. The output unit outputs the printed material to an output tray. The light source is provided such that lit light is viewable from outside the image forming apparatus. The processor is configured to receive specification of a period during which the light source is not to be lit, receive an instruction to create the printed material, and perform control such that in a case where the printed material is output in accordance with the instruction at a time outside the period, the light source is lit, whereas in a case where the printed material is output during the period, the light source is not lit during the period and then starts to be lit when the period ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Masato Saito, Yasuhiro Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20230156948
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic control unit that curbs overflow of a sealant at a three-way junction of the sealant in the vicinity of a connector. The electronic control unit includes a first seal part 51 that seals between a base member 40 and a cover member 30, a second seal part 52 that seals between the base member 40 and a connector housing 20, and a third seal part 53 that is connected to the first seal part 51 and the second seal part 52 and seals between the cover member 30 and the connector housing 20. In a part (three-way junction) where the first seal part 51, the second seal part 52, and the third seal part 53 intersect, a space part 41JA1 that is connected to the recessed part 41 and recessed further from a surface forming the recessed part 41 is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Michihito WATARAI
  • Patent number: 11650823
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a reset process for resetting a watchdog timer, execute a recovery process of the information processing apparatus, in a case where the watchdog timer is not able to be reset within a time limit, and sets the time limit to a longer time, in a case where an apparatus load which is at least one of a current processing load per unit time of the information processing apparatus or a processing amount of a processing request which is input to the information processing apparatus is large, as compared to a case where the apparatus load is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato Saito, Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Yasuhiro Nakatani
  • Patent number: 11599050
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit group including a specific unit having a specific component that performs an operation necessary for notification of paper remaining on a mounting surface; and a processor configured to control supply of power to the unit group at a return from a sleep state based on a return event, in which the processor is configured to in a case where there is no paper on the mounting surface at a transition to the sleep state, perform first control to supply power to a specified power supply destination corresponding to the return event at the return from the sleep state, and in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface at the transition to the sleep state, perform second control to supply power to the specific unit at the return from the sleep state even in a case where the specific unit is not included in the specified power supply destination of the unit group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Masato Saito, Yasuhiro Nakatani
  • Patent number: 11542185
    Abstract: A specific resistance value adjustment apparatus includes: a hollow fiber membrane module; a module passing pipe which passes through the hollow fiber membrane module; a bypassing pipe which bypasses the hollow fiber membrane module; a liquid discharge pipe which communicates with the module passing pipe and the bypassing pipe through a joint portion; a first flow rate detection unit which detects a first flow rate of a liquid flowing to at least one of a liquid supply pipe and the liquid discharge pipe; a control valve which opens and closes the module passing pipe; and a control unit which sets an opening degree of the control valve in response to the first flow rate detected by the first flow rate detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Saito, Kazumi Oi, Naoki Hada
  • Publication number: 20220408572
    Abstract: An electronic device maintains a pressure adjustment function of a breathable filter. The electronic device includes a connector that includes a connector housing that closes an opening portion of a housing accommodating a circuit board and holds a connection terminal enabling electric connection of the circuit board to an external connector and a communication hole that penetrates the connector housing and allows an internal space and an external space of the housing to communicate with each other, and a filter attached to the connector housing to cover a first opening that opens in the communication hole on an internal space side of the housing. The connector housing has a shielding wall surrounding the periphery of the second opening of the communication hole that opens to the external space side of the housing and protrudes toward the external space side of the housing from the second opening of the communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Michihito WATARAI
  • Publication number: 20220225516
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (1) includes a connector (2), the connector includes a connector main body (21) and a plurality of terminals (23), the connector main body includes an attachment surface (24) and a seal arrangement portion (210) on a surface (25), the seal arrangement portion includes a first seal arrangement portion (211) formed in an arrangement direction of the terminals, and a second seal arrangement portion (212) that is continuous with both end portions (213) of the first seal arrangement portion and is inclined toward the electronic control board side as it goes toward the other end side facing one end side of an electronic control board (6), the first seal arrangement portion includes a plurality of predetermined portions (2112) formed so as to be directed toward the electronic control board side from a center side of the first seal arrangement portion toward both end sides of the first seal arrangement portion at both end portions of the first seal arrangement portion, the cover (3) include
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Michihito WATARAI
  • Patent number: 11269438
    Abstract: An electronic device which can simplify operation when displaying an active window or an inactive window is provided. The active window or the inactive window is displayed on a display section arranged in a position different from an operation input section based on a comparison of a pressing force to the operation input section and a reference value. Therefore, the active or inactive window can be displayed by one action, and thereby operation can be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Abe, Masato Saito, Masakazu Takahashi, Kohei Toyoda
  • Patent number: D990239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
    Inventor: Masato Saito