Patents by Inventor Satoshi Ohara
Satoshi Ohara 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: 8783969Abstract: An illumination device includes an optical fiber holder configured to hold an optical fiber, a phosphor holder configured to hold a phosphor and faces the optical fiber holder, and a bonding material configured to intervene between the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder to bond them. The illumination device includes adjustment guide members configured to intervene between the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder, relatively positionally adjust the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder so as to arrange an optical axis of the optical fiber and an optical axis of the phosphor on one line, and configured to prevent the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder from tilting when the bonding material is cured.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Toru Kuboi, Satoshi Ohara
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Publication number: 20140072262Abstract: An optical device includes, for example, an optical fiber that guides light, a first holding member that holds the optical fiber, an optical element that functions by the light guided by the optical fiber being irradiated, and a second holding member that holds the optical element. The optical device further includes an optically coupled member elastically deformed by one end portion of the first holding member and one end portion of the second holding member being inserted to optically couple the optical fiber and the optical element by being elastically deformed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi OHARA
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Patent number: 8647845Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing sugar and simultaneously efficiently producing ethanol. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism having no sucrose-degrading enzyme and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism in the presence of a sucrose-degrading enzyme inhibitor and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignees: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationInventors: Satoshi Ohara, Yoshifumi Terajima, Akira Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20140008632Abstract: A white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element includes at least four kinds of light-emitting dopants with different emission peak wavelengths which are present between a cathode and an anode. The four kinds of light-emitting dopants include a light-emitting dopant “A”, a light-emitting dopant “B”, a light-emitting dopant “C”, and a light-emitting dopant “D” having their own peak wavelengths which are longer in this order. The white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element has an emission spectrum which satisfies relations of: (first average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/first front luminance)>(second average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/second front luminance); and (third average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/third front luminance)>(fourth average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/fourth front luminance).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshikazu Kuzuoka, Hiroya Tsuji, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Satoshi Ohara, Kazuyuki Yamae
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Publication number: 20140008629Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element in accordance with the present invention includes: a transparent electrode; a blue light-emitting layer containing a blue light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength 460 nm or less; a first green light-emitting layer containing a first green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; a red light-emitting layer containing a red light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength of 610 run or more; a second green light-emitting layer containing a second green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; and a reflecting electrode. The maximum emission wavelength of the first green light-emitting material is located on a short wavelength side of the spectrum. The maximum emission wavelength of the second green light-emitting material is located on a long wavelength side of the spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya Tsuji, Satoshi Ohara, Nobuhiro Ide
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Patent number: 8460725Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing sugar and simultaneously efficiently producing ethanol. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism having no sucrose-degrading enzyme and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism in the presence of a sucrose-degrading enzyme inhibitor and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignees: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationInventors: Satoshi Ohara, Akira Sugimoto, Yoshifumi Terajima
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Publication number: 20120018082Abstract: An illumination device includes an optical fiber holder configured to hold an optical fiber, a phosphor holder configured to hold a phosphor and faces the optical fiber holder, and a bonding material configured to intervene between the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder to bond them. The illumination device includes adjustment guide members configured to intervene between the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder, relatively positionally adjust the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder so as to arrange an optical axis of the optical fiber and an optical axis of the phosphor on one line, and configured to prevent the optical fiber holder and the phosphor holder from tilting when the bonding material is cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toru KUBOI, Satoshi OHARA
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Publication number: 20110243510Abstract: An optical device includes a light guide member, a holding member to hold the light guide member, an optical element to function according to light applied from the light guide member, a holder to hold the optical element, and an adhesive to join the holding member to the holder. The holding member and the holder are engaged with each other so that the optical element is placed on an optical axis of the light guide member. At least one of the holding member and the holder has a joint structure extending along the light guide member. The joint structure forms a gap to allow the adhesive to be easily injected between the holding member and the holder. The holding member and the holder are joined to each other with the adhesive injected into the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi OHARA
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Publication number: 20110200710Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing sugar and simultaneously efficiently producing ethanol. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism having no sucrose-degrading enzyme and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution. A method for producing sugar characterized by comprising a pretreatment step in which a plant-origin sugar solution is fermented by a microorganism in the presence of a sucrose-degrading enzyme inhibitor and a step for producing sugar from the fermented sugar solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: Asahi Breweries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Ohara, Akira Sugimoto, Yoshifumi Terajima
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Patent number: 7914941Abstract: An electric power generation cell 1 is constituted by arranging a fuel electrode layer 4 on one side of a solid electrolyte layer 3 and an air electrode layer 2 on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer 3. The solid electrolyte layer 3 is constituted of an oxide ion conductor mainly composed of a lanthanum gallate based oxide. The fuel electrode layer 4 is constituted of a porous sintered compact having a highly dispersed network structure in which a skeletal structure formed of a consecutive array of metal grains is surrounded by mixed conductive oxide grains. For the air electrode layer 2, a porous sintered compact mainly composed of cobaltite is used. This configuration reduces the overpotentials of the respective electrodes and the IR loss of the solid electrolyte layer 3, and accordingly can actualize a solid oxide type fuel cell excellent in electric power generation efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: The Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Toru Inagaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Tsunehisa Sasaki, Kazuhiro Miura, Takehisa Fukui, Satoshi Ohara, Kei Hosoi, Koji Hoshino, Kazunori Adachi
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Publication number: 20110006414Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor chip includes a functional area at a desired position and a board mechanically and electrically joined to the semiconductor chip board, with the board layered over the semiconductor chip. An electronic device includes at least one first joint member that joins the semiconductor chip and the board to each other and a second joint member that joins the semiconductor chip and the board to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi Ohara
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Publication number: 20100021792Abstract: An electric power generation cell 1 is constituted by arranging a fuel electrode layer 4 on one side of a solid electrolyte layer 3 and an air electrode layer 2 on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer 3. The solid electrolyte layer 3 is constituted of an oxide ion conductor mainly composed of a lanthanum gallate based oxide. The fuel electrode layer 4 is constituted of a porous sintered compact having a highly dispersed network structure in which a skeletal structure formed of a consecutive array of metal grains is surrounded by mixed conductive oxide grains. For the air electrode layer 2, a porous sintered compact mainly composed of cobaltite is used. This configuration reduces the overpotentials of the respective electrodes and the IR loss of the solid electrolyte layer 3, and accordingly can actualize a solid oxide type fuel cell excellent in electric power generation efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Toru Inagaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Tsunehisa Sasaki, Kazuhiro Miura, Takehisa Fukui, Satoshi Ohara, Kei Hosoi, Koji Hoshino, Kazunori Adachi
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Publication number: 20090190201Abstract: A micromirror device includes a first member, a second member, joining members joining the first and second members, and a spacer placed between the first and second members. The spacer includes a first surface in surface contact with the first member, a second surface parallel to the first surface and in surface contact with the second member, at least one first through hole, and second through holes, the first and second through holes extending between the first and second surfaces. The joining members include at least one first joining member accommodated in the first through hole and second joining members accommodated in the second through holes. The first through hole restrains movement of the first joining member in any direction parallel to the first and second surfaces. The second through holes allow movement of the second joining members in at least one direction parallel to the first and second surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi OHARA
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Publication number: 20080253007Abstract: A deformable mirror includes a flexible thin film. A holding member holds the flexible thin film. An operating member is configured to be actuated as the flexible thin film bends. A film-side opposite electrode is disposed on the flexible thin film. Holding-member-side bonding pads are disposed individually in positions symmetrical with respect to a center point of the flexible thin film or to a straight line which passes through the center point. A board is disposed opposite the holding member. A board-side opposite electrode is disposed on the board so as to face the film-side opposite electrode. Board-side bonding pads are disposed on the board so as to face the holding-member-side bonding pads, individually. Intermediate members are sandwiched individually between the holding-member-side bonding pads and the board-side bonding pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi OHARA
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Publication number: 20070235858Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a semiconductor device includes a package bonded to the semiconductor device via a bonding material, and a lid fixed to the package via a sealing member. A space is defined by the package, the lid and the sealing member to contain the semiconductor device, and is charged with a gas. The bonding area of the semiconductor device and the bonding material, and the bonding area of the package and the bonding material are each smaller than the total area of a lower surface of the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi Ohara
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Publication number: 20060035355Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing sugar and ethanol from sugar cane, in which almost all of energy to be consumed in the production processes of the sugar, the ethanol and the like can be supplied by the energy obtained by burning a pressed residue of sugar cane, yet without decreasing the sugar amount to be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: Satoshi Ohara, Yoshitaka Tomino, Akira Sugimoto, Kunihiro Ujihara, Yoshifumi Terajima
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Publication number: 20050064277Abstract: An electric power generation cell 1 is constituted by arranging a fuel electrode layer 4 on one side of a solid electrolyte layer 3 and an air electrode layer 2 on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer 3. The solid electrolyte layer 3 is constituted of an oxide ion conductor mainly composed of a lanthanum gallate based oxide. The fuel electrode layer 4 is constituted of a porous sintered compact having a highly dispersed network structure in which a skeletal structure formed of a consecutive array of metal grains is surrounded by mixed conductive oxide grains. For the air electrode layer 2, a porous sintered compact mainly composed of cobaltite is used. This configuration reduces the overpotentials of the respective electrodes and the IR loss of the solid electrolyte layer 3, and accordingly can actualize a solid oxide type fuel cell excellent in electric power generation efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Toru Inagaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Tsunehisa Sasaki, Kazuhiro Miura, Takehisa Fukui, Satoshi Ohara, Kei Hosoi, Koji Hoshino, Kazunori Adachi
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Patent number: 5993988Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide composite ceramic powder containing composite ceramic particulates as constituent particulates. Each of the composite ceramic particulates is constituted of a group of first particles and a group of second particles in which the first particles are localized around the second particles. A spray pyrolysis is used to localize the first particles around the second particles, thereby producing such composite ceramic particulates.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Japan Fine Ceramics CenterInventors: Satoshi Ohara, Takehisa Fukui, Kaseki Kodera