Patents by Inventor Jun Sato

Jun 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: 12362142
    Abstract: With respect to a plasma processing method of depositing a nitride film on a substrate by using plasma, the plasma processing method includes (a) supplying a plasma processing gas that includes a nitrogen-containing gas to a plasma processing space inside a processing container, and (b) supplying high-frequency power from a high-frequency power supply to an antenna disposed on a quartz portion exposed to the plasma processing space to generate the plasma in the plasma processing space at a time of performing (a). (b) includes supplying a pulse wave of the high-frequency power to the antenna. The pulse wave repeats on and off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Chiba, Jun Sato, Takeshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20250222655
    Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting manufacturing outcomes are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving at least one image representing a target geometry of an object to be fabricated using an additive manufacturing process. The method can include generating at least one modified image by inputting the at least one image into a machine learning algorithm. The machine learning algorithm can be trained to determine one or more modifications to the at least one image, where the one or modifications are configured to compensate for predicted deviations from the target geometry of the object when the object is fabricated via the additive manufacturing process based on the at least one image. The method can further include generating instructions for fabricating the object using the additive manufacturing process, based on the at least one modified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Xirui Peng, Yuxiang Wang, Kangning Su, Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 12350885
    Abstract: Systems for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a rotor configured to support a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon, an actuator configured to spin the rotor so as to remove the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects, and an energy source configured to apply energy to the plurality of additively manufactured objects to selectively alter a material property of a portion of each of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Srinivas Kaza, Chunhua Li, Lance Robert Pickens, Shawn Stromenger, Jun Sato, Siobhan O'Leary, Peter Webber, Brett E. Kelly, Jennifer Chavez
  • Patent number: 12343031
    Abstract: A treatment tool for an endoscope includes a transmitting part that transmits an operation of an operating part to a grip part and a bendable part of a distal end part. The transmitting part has a first transmitting member hat is moved to an operating part side based on the operation of the operating part and closes the grip part and a second transmitting member that is moved to the operating part side based on the operation of the operating part and bends the bendable part. In response to the operation of the operating part, first, the first transmitting member is moved to the operating part side, and the second transmitting member is moved to the operating part side after the start of the movement of the first transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ueda, Keiichiro Takahashi, Jun Sato
  • Publication number: 20250205018
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (e.g., devices, system, etc., including software, hardware and firmware) including convertible dental auxiliary devices and methods of making and using them. The convertible dental auxiliary devices described herein may convert between two or more different stable configurations that may be useful to engage with one or more patient-removable dental appliances and/or one or more orthodontic force accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Mitra DERAKHSHAN, John Y. MORTON, Ryan KIMURA, Jun SATO
  • Publication number: 20250195176
    Abstract: A method for forming an ornamental indicia carrier may include forming a first print laminate comprising an oriented print layer. The oriented print layer may include a core layer, a first adhesion layer and a second adhesion layer. The method may also include forming a second print laminate coupled to the first print laminate. The second print laminate may include a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The method may also include coupling an ink layer to one or more of the first adhesion layer, the second adhesion layer, or the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sriram VENKATASANTHANAM, Ramin HEYDARPOUR, John Y. MORTON, Jun SATO, Michael Christopher COLE, Mehdi MOJDEH, Prashanth VANCHY, Natalia Lysaya POWERS, Sibel NARIN, Jeremy RILEY
  • Publication number: 20250201380
    Abstract: A method for monitoring palatal expansion is provided. The method includes accessing a treatment plan for a patient comprising a series of sequential treatment stages, each treatment stage associated with a particular palatal expander in a series of palatal expanders, receiving 2D images of an oral cavity of the patient during a treatment stage of the treatment plan, determining, via processing of the 2D images, one or more observations progress indicators associated with the treatment plan, determining, based on the one or more observations progress indicators, a level of progress associated with the treatment plan, and providing a representation of progress corresponding to the determined level of progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Jeremy Riley, Jun Sato, Ryan Kimura, Christopher E. Cramer, Michael Austin Brown
  • Patent number: 12329601
    Abstract: A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. The plurality of registration elements may comprise one or more attachment supports and one or more retention supports extending from the plurality of registration elements. A dental attachment can be removably coupled to the attachment support. The plurality of registration elements and attachment supports may be located on opposing sides of one or more teeth in order to maintain placement prior to adhering the attachment to the tooth. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of registration elements comprises a tooth registration surface shaped to engage the tooth with a specific position and orientation for accurate positioning of the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Siobhan O'Leary, Peter Webber, Jun Sato, Crystal Tjhia, Jessica H. Schiltz, Jeremy Riley, Ken Wu, Kangning Su, Yuxiang Wang, Zhaonan Sun, Andrei Soldatov
  • Publication number: 20250177095
    Abstract: Multi-dimensional skeletal corrections that can provide a comprehensive and total multi-dimensional treatment solution to treat one or more complex oral and/or airway conditions may concurrently include palatal expansion and mandibular advancment. For example, these methods and apparatuses, including systems and devices, as well as software, hardware and firmware, may be used to treat complex and potentially interrelated conditions such as (but not limited to) Class II and Class III malocclusions, narrow maxillary arch, and obstructive sleep apnea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Jun SATO, Srinivas KAZA, Mitra DERAKHSHAN
  • Publication number: 20250178354
    Abstract: In a board that includes a plurality of contact portions that are arranged to contact corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the board is mounted in a printing apparatus, some contact portions are disposed in a first region, and the remaining contact portions are disposed in a second region. The some contact portions include a first contact portion, a second contact portion, a third contact portion, and a fourth contact portion. The remaining contact portions include a fifth contact portion. The some contact portions are arranged in a first pattern in the first region and the remaining contact portions are arranged in a second pattern in the second region, and the first pattern is asymmetrical to the second pattern with respect to a first virtual line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakano, Yasuhiko Kosugi, Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 12319002
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of containers configured to receive a plurality of additively manufactured object having excess material thereon. The system can include a rotor having a central shaft and a plurality of arms, each arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of each arm can be coupled to the central shaft and a second end of each arm can be coupled to a respective container of the plurality of containers. The system can also include an actuator configured to spin the rotor so as to remove the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The system can further include at least one heat source carried on the rotor to heat the excess material to decrease a viscosity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Srinivas Kaza, Chunhua Li, Lance Robert Pickens, Shawn Stromenger, Jun Sato, Siobhan O'Leary, Peter Webber, Brett E. Kelly, Jennifer Chavez
  • Patent number: 12318127
    Abstract: Provided is an endoscope treatment tool of which the usability is favorable regardless of which of a syringe and a water supply tube is used by being connected to a water injection connector. A connector body (18) is connected to an operation part body (22) such that the connector body (18) is rotatable around a rotation axis (28). The operation part body (22) includes a rotation stopper (60) that restricts rotation of the connector body (18). The connector body (18) includes an abutting surface (62) that abuts the rotation stopper (60). The connector body (18) is capable of transitioning between a rotation restricted state, in which the abutting surface (62) abuts the rotation stopper (60) such that rotation of the connector body (18) in one direction is restricted, and a rotation allowed state, in which the abutting surface (62) abutting the rotation stopper (60) is released and rotation of the connector body (18) in both directions is allowed, by rotating with respect to the operation part body (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Ishikawa, Jun Sato
  • Publication number: 20250160172
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a stacked body for a display device comprising a polyimide substrate, and a functional layer including an ultraviolet absorber, placed on one surface of the polyimide substrate, wherein a difference of a crack elongation of the stacked body for a display device measured by a predetermined method, before and after a predetermined light resistance test, is 0.6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Kenichi ONODERA, Jun SATO, Kiyohiro TAKACHI, Saori KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20250143977
    Abstract: A fit checking material composition for dental use includes a first paste and a second paste. A mixture of the first paste and the second paste 35 seconds after mixing the first paste and the second paste, has a consistency of 37 mm or greater and 43 mm or less at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Yoshiya KAMINOSONO, Jun SATO
  • Publication number: 20250144939
    Abstract: A device outputs a first low voltage to a first terminal at a first timing in a period in which a voltage input to a second terminal is a high voltage. After outputting the first low voltage, the device outputs a second high voltage to the first terminal at a second timing in a period in which the voltage input to the second terminal is a low voltage. After outputting the second high voltage, the device outputs a second low voltage to the first terminal at a third timing in a period in which the voltage input to the second terminal is a high voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi NAKANO, Yasuhiko KOSUGI, Jun SATO
  • Patent number: 12295202
    Abstract: Provided are a foldable optical film with excellent impact resistance and with capability to improve design quality, and an image display device including the same. An aspect of the present invention provides a foldable optical film 10 with a front surface 10A and a back surface 10B opposite to the front surface 10A, wherein optical film 10 includes a hard coat layer 12, a resin layer 13, and a decorative layer 14; the hard coat layer 12 is located closer to the front surface 10A than the resin layer 13 and the decorative layer 14 in the optical film 10; and the resin layer 13 has a film thickness of 10 ?m or more, and the resin layer 13 has a Martens hardness of 1 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Ogawa, Keisuke Ebisu, Yousuke Kousaka, Jun Sato, Takahito Kawakami, Atsuhiro Kobayashi, Hiroki Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20250127533
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for placing dental auxiliaries on teeth and/or removing dental auxiliaries from teeth are provided. In some embodiments, a device for removing a dental auxiliary from a tooth includes: a first elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end; a second elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, where the first and second elongate members are pivotally coupled to each other; a scraper at the distal end of the second elongate member, where the scraper is configured to apply force to the dental auxiliary to remove the dental auxiliary from the tooth; and a pair of sidewalls configured to capture debris resulting from the removal of the dental auxiliary from the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Laura Natania Nicole Marina Lee, Chang Xu, Mitra Derakhshan, Kangning Su, Jonathan Biderman, Jessica H. Schiltz, Ankit Shukla, Suemi Gonzales, Eric Yau, Crystal Tjhia, Palak Mittal, Yuxiang Wang, Jivtesh Khurana, Jun Sato, Srinivas Kaza
  • Patent number: 12275191
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can also include adjusting an environmental temperature while rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects according to a dynamic temperature profile that facilitates removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The dynamic temperature profile can include (a) a first temperature configured to decrease a viscosity of the excess material, and (b) a second temperature configured to increase a stiffness of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Srinivas Kaza, Chunhua Li, Lance Robert Pickens, Shawn Stromenger, Jun Sato, Siobhan O'Leary, Peter Webber, Brett E. Kelly, Jennifer Chavez
  • Patent number: 12263060
    Abstract: A system for correcting malocclusions may include a maxillary appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a maxilla and a first elastic coupling at gingival line of the maxillary appliance. The first elastic coupling may be configured for receiving an elastic. The system may also include mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a mandible. The system may also include a corrective appliance having a first coupling configured to be coupled to the mandibular appliance at a first location on a first side of incisors of a patient and a second coupling configured to be coupled to the mandibular appliance on a second side of the incisors, and having an arm extending from the corrective appliance towards the gingival line of the maxillary appliance and being shaped to receive the elastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mitra Derakhshan, Crystal Tjhia, Rohit Tanugula, Yaser Shanjani, Ryan Kimura, Bruce Cam, Eric Yau, Yuxiang Wang, Ken Wu, Peter Webber, Jun Sato, John Y. Morton
  • Patent number: D1069105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Tanaka, Jun Sato