Patents by Inventor Akihiko Sato

Akihiko 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).

  • Patent number: 8919756
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a processing unit, a substrate loading unit, a substrate unloading unit, and a carrying unit. A carrying device has a constitution in which a suction portion suctioning and holding a substrate is rotatable about an arm portion provided in a base portion and the substrate is rotated in the state where the substrate is held by a holding portion. A coating device has a constitution in which a liquid material is ejected from a nozzle to both surfaces of the substrate rotating in an upright state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20140242284
    Abstract: A coating apparatus including a coating nozzle configured to apply a coating liquid to a substrate, and a gas supply part configured to supply a temperature control gas which controls an ejection direction of the coating liquid to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato, Kenji Maruyama, Hiroshi Hosoda, Masaki Chiba
  • Patent number: 8807072
    Abstract: Provided is a coating device including: a rotating part which rotatably holds a substrate while the substrate is upright; a cup portion disposed to surround an outer periphery of the substrate held by the rotating part and having an opening which exposes a first surface and a second surface of the substrate; a coating part which includes a nozzle ejecting a liquid material to the first surface and to the second surface of the substrate through the opening; and a cover portion which is provided on the first surface and the second surface sides of the substrate and by which the opening is opened and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Shimai, Tsutomu Sahoda, Akihiko Sato, Kenji Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20140175206
    Abstract: A spinning reel spool according to a first aspect of the present invention is a spinning reel spool that delivers fishing line forward. The spinning reel spool comprises a spool body and a ring member. This spool body has a body portion and a protruding portion. The protruding portion is integrally formed on a front side of the body portion. The protruding portion is annularly arranged and protrudes from the body portion in an axial direction of the spool body. The ring member is disposed on an outer circumferential portion of the protruding portion of the spool body. The ring member is held between the body portion and a plastically deformed part of the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Hirokazu HIRAOKA, Takuji TAKAMATSU, Keigo KITAJIMA, Kouji OCHIAI, Akihiko SATO
  • Publication number: 20140078372
    Abstract: An image display device capable of providing satisfactory user's visibility of an image including object images when the image and display bodies specifying particular regions of the object images are screen displayed. In a case where a horizontal direction distance between face detection frames for object images adjacent on a screen is equal to or less than a first threshold value and a vertical direction distance between face detection frames exceeds a second threshold value, a system controller of the image display device determines which one of the face detection frames is located on an upper side of the screen. A human body detection frame for the object image corresponding to the face detection frame determined as being located on an upper side on the screen is made non-display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamashita, Akihiko Sato, Kazuyoshi Kiyosawa
  • Patent number: 8667924
    Abstract: A coating device including a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of the substrate while rotating a substrate in an upright state, and a nozzle managing mechanism which manages the state of the nozzles, in which the nozzle managing mechanism includes a soaking portion which dips the front end of the nozzle in a soak solution, and a discharging portion which discharges at least the soak solution, and a nozzle managing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20140035224
    Abstract: A sheet guiding device includes: gripper bars provided to delivery chains and each having a holding portion configured to hold an end portion of a paper sheet, the gripper bars configured to transport the paper sheet along a paper sheet transporting route spaced away from a travelling route of the delivery chains; a delivery cylinder having a guide surface and configured to guide the transported paper sheet, the guide surface extending along an arc-shaped transporting route portion in the paper sheet transporting route which is located outside an arc-shaped travelling route portion in the travelling route of the delivery chains and which is formed by the holding portion travelling along the arc-shaped travelling route portion; a linear travelling route portion formed downstream of the arc-shaped travelling route portion in a travelling direction of the delivery chains; and a suction guide for guiding the paper sheet to an inner side than the linear travelling route portion, the paper sheet located in a region
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KOMORI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko SATO, Yoichiro ABE
  • Patent number: 8638514
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information recording device includes: a magnetic recording medium having tracks; and a recording controller configured to control recording of information on a track provided between a first track group and a second track group adjacent to the first track group, the first track group and the second track group being included in a plurality of track groups, each of which includes a plurality of adjacent tracks partially overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Tatsuya Haga
  • Publication number: 20140023231
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a detecting unit, which detects a specific region of a human body from image data; a color selecting unit, which selects color information relative to the detected specific region; a correction amount acquisition unit, which acquires a correction amount corresponding to the selected color information; and a color conversion unit, which performs color conversion on the specific region based on the selected color information and the acquired correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Iwamoto, Akihiko Sato, Yoshinobu Sato, Kazuyoshi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20140017407
    Abstract: A coating device including a substrate carrying unit which rotatably holds a substrate while the substrate is upright and is able to dispose the held substrate at a first position and a second position; an application unit which includes a liquid material nozzle ejecting a liquid material to each of first and second surfaces of the substrate disposed at the first position; and a removal unit which includes an accommodation mechanism accommodating a part of the peripheral edge portion of the substrate disposed at the second position and a cleaning liquid ejection mechanism ejecting a cleaning liquid to the peripheral edge portion and removes the liquid material of the peripheral edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato, Tsutomu Sahoda, Kenji Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8617655
    Abstract: A coating device includes a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of a substrate while rotating the substrate; and an adjusting mechanism which adjusts the coating state of the liquid material at the outer periphery of the substrate; wherein the adjusting mechanism includes a dip portion which dips the outer periphery of the substrate in a solution while rotating the substrate and dissolves; and a suction portion which suctions the vicinity of the outer periphery of the substrate after dipping in the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 8567342
    Abstract: A coating device includes a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of a substrate while rotating the substrate; and an adjusting mechanism which adjusts the coating state of the liquid material at the outer periphery of the substrate; wherein the adjusting mechanism includes a dip portion which dips the outer periphery of the substrate in a solution while rotating the substrate and dissolves and removes a thin film formed on the outer periphery of the substrate; and a suction portion which suctions the vicinity of the outer periphery of the substrate after dipping in the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 8387556
    Abstract: A coating device includes a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of the substrate while rotating a substrate in an upright state at a predetermined coating position, a carrying mechanism which carries the substrate between a substrate loading position, the coating position, and a substrate unloading position, and a dummy substrate holding mechanism which holds a dummy substrate at a holding position which is a position different from the substrate loading position, the coating position, and the substrate unloading position, and at which the carrying mechanism is allowed to connect with the dummy substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sahoda, Futoshi Shimai, Akihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20120212847
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information recording device includes: a magnetic recording medium having tracks; and a recording controller configured to control recording of information on a track provided between a first track group and a second track group adjacent to the first track group, the first track group and the second track group being included in a plurality of track groups, each of which includes a plurality of adjacent tracks partially overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko Sato, Tatsuya HAGA
  • Publication number: 20120079983
    Abstract: Provided is a coating device including: a rotating part which rotatably holds a substrate while the substrate is upright; a cup portion disposed to surround an outer periphery of the substrate held by the rotating part and having an opening which exposes a first surface and a second surface of the substrate; a coating part which includes a nozzle ejecting a liquid material to the first surface and to the second surface of the substrate through the opening; and a cover portion which is provided on the first surface and the second surface sides of the substrate and by which the opening is opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Shimai, Tsutomu Sahoda, Akihiko Sato, Kenji Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8138537
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device comprising a capacitive element, an area of the capacitive element is reduced without impairing performance, and further, without addition of an extra step in a manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20110290178
    Abstract: Provided is a coating device including: a substrate carrying unit which rotatably holds a substrate while the substrate is upright and is able to dispose the held substrate at a first position and a second position; an application unit which includes a liquid material nozzle ejecting a liquid material to each of first and second surfaces of the substrate disposed at the first position; and a removal unit which includes an accommodation mechanism accommodating a part of the peripheral edge portion of the substrate disposed at the second position and a cleaning liquid ejection mechanism ejecting a cleaning liquid to the peripheral edge portion and removes the liquid material of the peripheral edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Futoshi SHIMAI, Akihiko SATO, Tsutomu SAHODA, Kenji MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 7968924
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device comprising a capacitive element, an area of the capacitive element is reduced without impairing performance, and further, without addition of an extra step in a manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20110008534
    Abstract: A coating device including a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of the substrate while rotating a substrate in an upright state, and a nozzle managing mechanism which manages the state of the nozzles, in which the nozzle managing mechanism includes a soaking portion which dips the front end of the nozzle in a soak solution, and a discharging portion which discharges at least the soak solution, and a nozzle managing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu SAHODA, Futoshi SHIMAI, Akihiko SATO
  • Publication number: 20110000428
    Abstract: A coating device includes a coating mechanism which includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid material onto front and rear surfaces of the substrate while rotating a substrate in an upright state at a predetermined coating position, a carrying mechanism which carries the substrate between a substrate loading position, the coating position, and a substrate unloading position, and a dummy substrate holding mechanism which holds a dummy substrate at a holding position which is a position different from the substrate loading position, the coating position, and the substrate unloading position, and at which the carrying mechanism is allowed to connect with the dummy substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu SAHODA, Futoshi SHIMAI, Akihiko SATO