Patents by Inventor Akira Sato

Akira 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).

  • Publication number: 20190136717
    Abstract: An outer housing 12 formed of a sheet metal is provided such that its open end portion 312 surrounds an outer edge portion 26 of an inner housing 11 formed by casting. An outer protrusion 216, an annular protrusion 227, and a connecting portion 27 are provided on the outer edge portion 26 of the inner housing 11. The open end portion 312 of the outer housing 12 is joined to a protruding end 217 of the outer protrusion 216, a protruding end 228 of the annular protrusion 227, and an end edge 271 of the connecting portion 27, whereby the inner housing 11 and the outer housing 12 are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Satoru ISAJI
  • Publication number: 20190136736
    Abstract: An exhaust gas receiver 21 is provided between an expanded passage portion 132 of an upstream connection member 13 and a catalyst end surface 111. The exhaust gas receiver 21 extends along the entire circumference of a catalyst accommodation case 12. The exhaust gas receiver 21 extends from an upstream opening end portion 121 of the catalyst accommodation case 12 toward an inner part of the passage of the expanded passage portion 132 such that the exhaust gas receiver 21 separates from the expanded passage portion 132, and a space 211 is defined between the exhaust gas receiver 21 and the catalyst end surface 111. Flows of bypass exhaust gas hitting against the catalyst end surface 111 and bouncing off the catalyst end surface 111 hit against and are received by the exhaust gas receiver 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Satoru Isaji
  • Patent number: 10283266
    Abstract: A powder core includes: a powder of a crystalline magnetic material; and a powder of an amorphous magnetic material, in which a median diameter D50A of the powder of the amorphous magnetic material is 15 ?m or less, and satisfies the expression: 1?D50A/D50C?3.5 with respect to a median diameter D50C of the powder of the crystalline magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Nakabayashi, Akinori Kojima, Seiichi Abiko, Keiichiro Sato, Akira Sato, Takao Mizushima
  • Patent number: 10259178
    Abstract: Method for producing a lens array, which can prevent a weld from being formed in the peripheral part of a lens part and suppress increase of a work time of a transfer mold, and a molding mold. Since a master mold 10 of a molding mold has a plurality of linear groove parts 14e surrounding a plurality of cavity parts 12, resin hardly spreads to a corner part 14p where the adjacent linear groove parts 14e and 14e intersect each other and it is possible to prevent portions of the resin which have run over toward the adjacent groove parts 14e and 14e from spreading so as to come close to each other and being brought into contact with each other to create a weld trapping air bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Imai, Daisuke Watanabe, Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20190093203
    Abstract: Provided is a cylindrical member made of flake graphite cast iron that has practical processability as well as excellent mechanical strength and further is excellent in abrasion resistance and seizing resistance. Specifically, provided is a cylindrical member made of flake graphite cast iron, the flake graphite cast iron including a composition containing, in terms of mass %, 2.85% or more and 3.35% or less of C, 1.95% or more and 2.55% or less of Si, 0.45% or more and 0.8% or less of Mn, 0.03% or more and 0.25% or less of P, 0.15% or less of S, 0.15% or more and 0.55% or less of Cr, 0.15% or more and 0.65% or less of Mo, 0.15% or more and 0.65% or less of Ni, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Koichi HATAKEYAMA, Akira SAYAMA, Akira SATO
  • Publication number: 20190016104
    Abstract: A decorative sheet that has a transparent resin layer having good V groove bending processability (post-processability) while maintaining high scratch resistance and transparency and a method of producing the decorative sheet. A decorative sheet (1) according to the present embodiment is a decorative sheet including at least a transparent resin layer (3) containing a highly crystalline polypropylene resin as a main component. The transparent resin layer (3) contains a low crystalline polypropylene resin added thereto in the range of 0.1 part by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the highly crystalline polypropylene resin, the low crystalline polypropylene resin having a tensile modulus in the range of 25 MPa or more and 500 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Megumi KASHIWAME, Masashi HATTORI, Tatsuhiko FURUTA, Masamitsu NAGAHAMA, Akira SATO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10181451
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes: a mounting tool; a supporting mechanism; a first pressurizing mechanism having a Z axis motor as a drive source for moving the mounting tool in the vertical direction together with the supporting mechanism so as to apply a first load to the electronic component; a second pressurizing mechanism having a VCM as a drive source provided between the supporting mechanism and the mounting tool, and for moving the mounting tool in the vertical direction with respect to the supporting mechanism so as to apply a second load to the electronic component; a load cell; and a control unit configured to control driving of the first pressurizing mechanism and the second pressurizing mechanism, the control unit previously driving the second pressurizing mechanism to bring the load cell into contact with the supporting mechanism and generate precompression when the first load is applied by the first pressurizing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SHINKAWA LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Kohei Seyama
  • Patent number: 10153582
    Abstract: A wire cover includes a hood top surface, a first hood side surface and a second hood side surface. A hood side notched groove is formed in the first hood side surface so as to be notched from a tip edge toward a base end of the first hood side surface while leaving the base end. A hood side deficient portion is formed in the second hood side surface. The hood side deficient portion is deficient extending from a tip edge to a base end of the second hood side surface. A hood top surface deficient portion is formed in the hood top surface and is partially deficient of the hood top surface positioned near the second hood side surface. The hood top surface deficient portion is adjacent to the hood side deficient portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Patent number: 10153578
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing, and a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing. The first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled. The cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Ryosuke Kamiya, Kenji Takahashi, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Publication number: 20180323536
    Abstract: A wire cover includes a hood top surface, a first hood side surface and a second hood side surface. A hood side notched groove is formed in the first hood side surface so as to be notched from a tip edge toward a base end of the first hood side surface while leaving the base end. A hood side deficient portion is formed in the second hood side surface. The hood side deficient portion is deficient extending from a tip edge to a base end of the second hood side surface. A hood top surface deficient portion is formed in the hood top surface and is partially deficient of the hood top surface positioned near the second hood side surface. The hood top surface deficient portion is adjacent to the hood side deficient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Teruo KATO, Yusuke HINODA
  • Publication number: 20180290127
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of an embodiment includes visible-light responsive photocatalytic composite microparticles containing tungsten oxide and zirconium oxide, and an aqueous dispersion medium in which the photocatalytic composite microparticles are dispersed. In the photocatalytic composite microparticles, a ratio of a mass of the zirconium oxide to a mass of the tungsten oxide is in a range of from 0.05% to 200%, and a D50 particle size in particle size distribution is in a range of from 20 nm to 10 ?m. The aqueous dispersion has pH in a range of from 1 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke FUKUSHI, Takao Kusaka, Akira Sato, Kayo Nakano, Akihisa Nitsuta, Yukiko Inui, Hiroyasu Oota
  • Publication number: 20180287289
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing, and a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing. The first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled. The cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Ryosuke KAMIYA, Kenji TAKAHASHI, Teruo KATO, Yusuke HINODA
  • Patent number: 10081850
    Abstract: A cation adsorbent of an embodiment includes tungsten oxide particles having a BET specific surface area in a range of 0.82 m2/g or more and 820 m2/g or less. The cation adsorbent is added to a solution to be treated containing cations being recovery objects, and the cation adsorbent adsorbing the cations is precipitated. The generated precipitate is separated from the solution to recover the cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Daisuke Fukushi, Takao Kusaka, Kayo Nakano, Yukiko Inui, Akito Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180264791
    Abstract: To provide a decorative sheet including a transparent resin layer having excellent post-processing resistance and high transparency. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention has a transparent resin layer (4) containing a crystalline polypropylene resin as the main component. A value of a peak intensity ratio x represented by the following expression (1) of the transparent resin layer (4) is x?0.65. Herein, I997, I938, and I973 in the following expression (1) are peak intensity values calculated from the absorption spectrum obtained by Fourier infrared spectrometry of the transparent resin layer, and I997 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 997 cm?1, I938 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 938 cm?1, and I973 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 973 cm?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi MIYAMOTO, Masashi HATTORI, Masamitsu NAGAHAMA, Akira SATO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180253164
    Abstract: A conductive element includes wiring having a flat portion at a top portion and including metal particles. An average value of a ratio of a width of the flat portion to a width of the wiring is 20% or more. An average value of arithmetic average roughness of the top portion is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Takeshi Takahashi, Kazuya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10068872
    Abstract: A method, which includes: a first chip-position calculation step of taking an image of an upper surface of a reference chip and an image of a lower surface of a correction chip to calculate positions of the chips; a second chip-movement step of moving the reference chip to a position, based on a displacement amount between the chips that has been calculated based on the positions of the chips, at which a distance between the chips corresponds to a predetermined offset amount, and then placing the correction chip on the suction stage; a second chip-position calculation step of taking an image of an upper surface of the correction chip, and calculating a second position of the correction chip; and a correction amount calculation step of calculating a correction amount of the predetermined offset amount based on the position of the reference chip and the second position of the correction chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SHINKAWA LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Takahashi, Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20180244877
    Abstract: To provide a decorative sheet including a transparent resin layer having high transparency and excellent surface scratch resistance from the viewpoint of the design properties and a transparent resin sheet. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention has a transparent resin layer (4) containing a crystalline polypropylene resin as the main component, in which a value of a peak area ratio x represented by the following expression (1) of the transparent resin layer (4) is x?0.4. Herein, S040, S130, and Sam in the following expression (1) are peak areas determined from an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained by measuring the transparent resin layer with an X-ray diffractometer, S040 is the peak area from the Miller index (040) of polypropylene a crystals, S130 is the peak area from the Miller index (130) of the polypropylene a crystals, and Sam is the peak area of an amorphous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi MIYAMOTO, Masashi HATTORI, Masamitsu NAGAHAMA, Akira SATO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180244022
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative sheet excellent in post-processability and usable for flame-retardant application. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of resin layers. At least one layer of the resin layers is formed of a uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) or a biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) constituted of a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is produced by adding an inorganic pigment vesicle to a polyolefin-based resin. The inorganic pigment vesicle is produced by including an inorganic pigment in a vesicle having a monolayer outer membrane. The uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) and the biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) have a value of a dichroic ratio R of R?0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi MIYAMOTO, Masamitsu NAGAHAMA, Akira SATO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10048210
    Abstract: With a spectroscopic analysis method of the present invention, by performing principal component analysis on optical spectra measured at individual positions of a specimen, principal components of a plurality of orders that constitute the individual optical spectra are calculated; for the individual orders, principal-component images in which values thereof are principal-component scores of the individual principal components corresponding to the positions are created; distribution patterns of the principal-component scores are identified in the individual principal-component images; the morphology of the specimen is identified in a morphological image in which the specimen is captured; the principal-component images that have principal-component-score distribution patterns correlated with the morphology of the specimen are identified; and the individual optical spectra are reconstructed by using the principal components of orders corresponding to the orders of the identified principal-component images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: OLYPMUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Shinichi Takimoto
  • Publication number: 20180209907
    Abstract: An analysis method of a target biological substance for analyzing a tissue specimen with a fluorescence microscope is provided. The tissue specimen is stained with immunostaining reagents including different kinds of fluorescent nanoparticles. According to the analysis method, a luminance ratio of each of the immunostaining reagents for each of filter sets is calculated; and number of fluorescent bright points is measured in the tissue specimen for each of the filter sets for calculating number of fluorescent bright points for each of the immunostaining reagents based on the luminance ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke TOMIOKA, Hideki GODA, Akira SATO, Yuichi OZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI