Patents by Inventor Satoko Kai

Satoko Kai 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: 20220283112
    Abstract: There is provided a peracetic acid concentration meter that inhibits contamination of a working electrode surface by organic material, and makes it possible to measure a peracetic acid concentration more accurately than is possible conventionally. The present invention is a diaphragm-type peracetic acid concentration meter that measures a peracetic acid concentration in a test solution and is characterized in being provided with a diaphragm that is permeable to peracetic acid, an internal solution in which peracetic acid that has permeated through the diaphragm is dissolved, a working electrode and a counter electrode that are immersed in the internal solution, and a permeation-inhibiting layer that is laminated onto a surface of the diaphragm on a side thereof that is in contact with the test solution, and that inhibits permeation of organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KAWAGUCHI, Satoko KAI
  • Patent number: 11309200
    Abstract: A back side substrate support portion 6 includes a lower side inclined face 622 on which an end of a back face of a substrate W slides, and a substrate support portion 632 that is located above the lower side inclined face 622 and can support an edge portion of the substrate W. When a container main body opening portion 21 is closed by a lid body 3, the edge portion of the substrate W slides on the lower side inclined face 622 and reaches the substrate support portion 632. At least a portion of the lower side inclined face 622 is configured from a second member that is different from a first member that configures the substrate support portion 632, and the second member has a lower maximum static friction coefficient and lower wear resistance than the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoko Kai
  • Publication number: 20200043755
    Abstract: A back side substrate support portion 6 includes a lower side inclined face 622 on which an end of a back face of a substrate W slides, and a substrate support portion 632 that is located above the lower side inclined face 622 and can support an edge portion of the substrate W. When a container main body opening portion 21 is closed by a lid body 3, the edge portion of the substrate W slides on the lower side inclined face 622 and reaches the substrate support portion 632. At least a portion of the lower side inclined face 622 is configured from a second member that is different from a first member that configures the substrate support portion 632, and the second member has a lower maximum static friction coefficient and lower wear resistance than the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Satoko KAI
  • Patent number: 10502703
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a membrane covered type peracetic acid concentration meter that can prevent various common problems, including problems that occur in the event of an internal solution leak into a sample solution. The membrane covered type peracetic acid concentration meter adapted to measure the concentration of peracetic acid in the sample solution includes: a membrane that allows peracetic acid to permeate; and the internal solution that dissolves peracetic acid having permeated the membrane. In addition, as the internal solution, a buffer solution having a buffering action on hydrogen ion concentration is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Satoko Kai
  • Patent number: 10499800
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a concentration sensor including a concave section in which a sensing section is housed and a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave section, a medicinal solution tank, to an inside of which at least the permeable membrane is exposed and on the inside of which a disinfection solution is stored, and a heating section configured to heat at least the permeable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Onishi, Hiromasa Akahori, Yumiko Awau, Akihisa Ogawa, Shintaro Suzuki, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Satoko Kai
  • Patent number: 10499801
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a concentration sensor including a concave section in which a sensing section is housed and a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave section, a pressure resistant container in which the concentration sensor is housed, a medicinal-solution lead-in section configured to introduce a medicinal solution into the pressure resistant container, and a pressure adjusting section configured to adjust pressure such that an internal pressure of the concave section is low compared with an internal pressure of the pressure resistant container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Onishi, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Satoko Kai
  • Publication number: 20180064325
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a concentration sensor including a concave section in which a sensing section is housed and a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave section, a pressure resistant container in which the concentration sensor is housed, a medicinal-solution lead-in section configured to introduce a medicinal solution into the pressure resistant container, and a pressure adjusting section configured to adjust pressure such that an internal pressure of the concave section is low compared with an internal pressure of the pressure resistant container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto ONISHI, Yoshihiko KAWAGUCHI, Satoko KAI
  • Publication number: 20180064324
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a concentration sensor including a concave section in which a sensing section is housed and a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave section, a medicinal solution tank, to an inside of which at least the permeable membrane is exposed and on the inside of which a disinfection solution is stored, and a heating section configured to heat at least the permeable membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto ONISHI, Hiromasa AKAHORI, Yumiko AWAU, Akihisa OGAWA, Shintaro SUZUKI, Yoshihiko KAWAGUCHI, Satoko KAI
  • Publication number: 20150346139
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a membrane covered type peracetic acid concentration meter that can prevent various common problems, including problems that occur in the event of an internal solution leak into a sample solution. The membrane covered type peracetic acid concentration meter adapted to measure the concentration of peracetic acid in the sample solution includes: a membrane that allows peracetic acid to permeate; and the internal solution that dissolves peracetic acid having permeated the membrane. In addition, as the internal solution, a buffer solution having a buffering action on hydrogen ion concentration is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Satoko Kai