Patents by Inventor Satoko Kato
Satoko Kato 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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Publication number: 20240077819Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
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Publication number: 20230418197Abstract: A heater according to embodiments includes: a base portion which contains metal, extends in a first direction, and has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; an insulating layer which is provided on the first surface side of the base portion; a heating element which is provided on the insulating layer and extends in the first direction; and a protection portion which covers the heating element. A peripheral edge of the base portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction extends in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Makoto Sakai
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Publication number: 20220313356Abstract: A high-frequency treatment tool includes: a tubular sheath; a cap member fixed to a distal end of the sheath; and an electrode part provided so as to be relatively movable in a longitudinal direction of the sheath and relatively rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the sheath with respect to the cap member. The electrode part and the cap member are relatively rotated about the longitudinal axis of the sheath while pressing biological tissue stuck to the electrode part against the cap member to separate the biological tissue from the electrode part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori HIGUCHI, Chika MIYAJIMA, Satoko KATO
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Publication number: 20220229388Abstract: A heater according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a plurality of first heating elements. Each first heating element includes an inclined portion, a first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the one surface of the substrate, the inclined portion is provided between the first wiring and the second wiring and inclined with respect to the first direction. An angle between the first (second) connecting portion side and the first (second) wiring side on an inclined portion side is larger than an angle between the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side and the inclined portion side on one (the other) side of the first direction where an angle between the inclined portion side and the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side is 90° or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Shinjiro Aono, Atsushi Heike, Masahiko Tamai, Yoshitatsu Matsui, Satoko Kato
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Patent number: 10782638Abstract: A heater of an embodiment includes a substrate, a resistance heating element, and a thermistor. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface located on the side opposite to the first surface. The resistance heating element is disposed on the first surface. The thermistor is disposed on the second surface and does not contain lead.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoko Kato, Kentaro Kimura
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Patent number: 10754280Abstract: A heater including a rectangular substrate; a resistance heat-generating element that is provided on one surface of the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a thermistor that is provided on the other surface, which is a rear side of the one surface of the substrate, and measures temperature of the substrate; and a conductor that is provided on the other surface of the substrate, is extended up to an end portion of the substrate from the thermistor along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and supplies power to the thermistor. A first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, which are connected to the conductor, are provided at both ends of the thermistor. A connection direction, in which the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged on the other surface of the substrate, is different from a lateral direction of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoko Kato, Kentaro Kimura, Masahiko Tamai
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Publication number: 20200225608Abstract: A heater of an embodiment includes a substrate, a resistance heating element, and a thermistor. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface located on the side opposite to the first surface. The resistance heating element is disposed on the first surface. The thermistor is disposed on the second surface and does not contain lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoko Kato, Kentaro Kimura
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Publication number: 20190094775Abstract: A heater including a rectangular substrate; a resistance heat-generating element that is provided on one surface of the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a thermistor that is provided on the other surface, which is a rear side of the one surface of the substrate, and measures temperature of the substrate; and a conductor that is provided on the other surface of the substrate, is extended up to an end portion of the substrate from the thermistor along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and supplies power to the thermistor. A first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, which are connected to the conductor, are provided at both ends of the thermistor. A connection direction, in which the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged on the other surface of the substrate, is different from a lateral direction of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Satoko Kato, Kentaro Kimura, Masahiko Tamai
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Patent number: 9782197Abstract: A tissue grasping device includes a longitudinal axis member; an actuating member provided at a distal end portion of the longitudinal axis member; a wire member elongated to an outside of the actuating member and being curved in a loop shape; a through hole formed in a distal end surface of the actuating member and holding a first end side of the wire member such that the first end side of the wire member is capable of moving with respect to the actuating member; and a direction restriction portion provided at a side surface of the actuating member and fixing a second end portion of the wire member to the actuating member such that an elongated direction of a second end side of the wire member is coincide with a direction intersecting a side surface of the actuating member.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoko Kato, Takayasu Mikkaichi
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Patent number: 9713461Abstract: A body fluid collection device comprises a longitudinal member having a lumen formed along a longitudinal axis and configured to be inserted through the channel, a flow path in which a suction is acted by the suction section of the endoscope, which is formed to bring the lumen of the longitudinal member in communication with the channel, an accommodating section which is formed in the flow path, and accumulate the the body fluid suctioned in the lumen by the suction section of the endoscope, and a sealing member configured to seal a space between the longitudinal member and the channel closer to a distal end of the longitudinal member than the suction port so that a fluid does not flow from the distal end side to a proximal end side of the longitudinal member.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Takayasu Mikkaichi, Satoko Kato
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Patent number: 9639043Abstract: According to one embodiment, a heater includes an elongated substrate; a conductor that is provided on the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; and a plurality of resistance heating elements which are respectively disposed on the substrate along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, are electrically connected to each other in series by the conductor, and of which each resistance temperature coefficient becomes smaller as the resistance heating elements approach end regions in the longitudinal direction of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kentaro Kimura, Satoko Kato, Takanobu Ueno
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Publication number: 20170000509Abstract: A tissue grasping device includes a longitudinal axis member; an actuating member provided at a distal end portion of the longitudinal axis member; a wire member elongated to an outside of the actuating member and being curved in a loop shape; a through hole formed in a distal end surface of the actuating member and holding a first end side of the wire member such that the first end side of the wire member is capable of moving with respect to the actuating member; and a direction restriction portion provided at a side surface of the actuating member and fixing a second end portion of the wire member to the actuating member such that an elongated direction of a second end side of the wire member is coincide with a direction intersecting a side surface of the actuating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoko KATO, Takayasu MIKKAICHI
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Publication number: 20160174948Abstract: A body fluid collection device includes a long shaft member having a lumen formed along a longitudinal axis, an absorption body configured to expand from an initial state in which a body fluid is not absorbed into the absorption body as the body fluid is absorbed, and having a proximal end portion configured to be disposed in the lumen when a predetermined amount of the body fluid is absorbed into the absorption body, and an identification section configured to indicate that the absorption body has absorbed the predetermined amount of the body fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoko KATO, Hiroko SAKAMOTO, Takayasu MIKKAICHI, Yoshie AIKAWA, Tatsutoshi HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20160166239Abstract: A body fluid collection device comprises a longitudinal member having a lumen formed along a longitudinal axis and configured to be inserted through the channel, a flow path in which a suction is acted by the suction section of the endoscope, which is formed to bring the lumen of the longitudinal member in communication with the channel, an accommodating section which is formed in the flow path, and accumulate the the body fluid suctioned in the lumen by the suction section of the endoscope, and a sealing member configured to seal a space between the longitudinal member and the channel closer to a distal end of the longitudinal member than the suction port so that a fluid does not flow from the distal end side to a proximal end side of the longitudinal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Takayasu MIKKAICHI, Satoko KATO
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Patent number: 8836217Abstract: A mercury-free metal halide lamp for a vehicle according to an embodiment includes an airtight vessel 1 provided with a light-emitting part 11 with a discharge space 111 inside, a metal halide 2 and a rare gas sealed in the discharge space 111, and a pair of electrodes 32 disposed so that the tip ends of the respective electrodes 32 face each other in the discharge space 111. The electrodes 32 and the discharge space 111 do not contain thorium. When an electric power supplied to the lamp during a stable lighting period is represented by P (W), a value obtained by adding up the electric power supplied to the lamp during a period between 1 second and 40 seconds after the startup of the lamp is represented by WL (W), and the diameter of the electrodes 32 is represented by D (mm), P (W) satisfies 20?P?30 and WL/D (W/mm) satisfies 4300?WL/D?7400.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventor: Satoko Kato
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Publication number: 20140125224Abstract: A mercury-free metal halide lamp for a vehicle according to an embodiment includes an airtight vessel 1 provided with a light-emitting part 11 with a discharge space 111 inside, a metal halide 2 and a rare gas sealed in the discharge space 111, and a pair of electrodes 32 disposed so that the tip ends of the respective electrodes 32 face each other in the discharge space 111. The electrodes 32 and the discharge space 111 do not contain thorium. When an electric power supplied to the lamp during a stable lighting period is represented by P (W), a value obtained by adding up the electric power supplied to the lamp during a period between 1 second and 40 seconds after the startup of the lamp is represented by WL (W), and the diameter of the electrodes 32 is represented by D (mm), P (W) satisfies 20?P?30 and WL/D (W/mm) satisfies 4300?WL/D?7400.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Satoko Kato