Patents by Inventor Katsumi Ando

Katsumi Ando 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: 11961676
    Abstract: An electronic device 10 comprises chip capacitors 20a and 20b, an accommodation recess 62 accommodating the chip capacitors 20a and 20b, and a case 60 including a protrusion 64 partitioning the accommodation recess 62 into a first accommodation space 62a and a second accommodation space 62b along the X-axis direction. The protrusion 64 includes a first protrusion 64a and a second protrusion 64b disposed away from the first protrusion 64a along the Y-axis direction. The first protrusion 64a and the second protrusion 64b are disposed with a communication space 69 provided between the first protrusion 64a and the second protrusion 64b, so that the first accommodation space 62a and the second accommodation space 62b communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Masuda, Shinya Ito, Norihisa Ando, Kosuke Yazawa, Yoshiki Satou, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9511211
    Abstract: Provided is a medical system including a first capsule type medical device, and a second capsule type medical device. The first and second capsule type medical devices operate in cooperation with each other in a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tange, Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando
  • Patent number: 9119750
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an absorbent article having an excellent utilization efficiency of an absorber. The object is attained by an absorbent article including: a leak preventer including a bottom surface part extending in a front-rear direction, and side parts raised to an upper side at both left and right sides of the bottom surface part; an absorber containing super absorbent polymer for absorbing a body fluid placed in an internal space formed by the bottom surface part and the side parts of the leak preventer in at least one layer; and a liquid guide unit placed in a front body part of the internal space, at a position where a flow of discharged urine directly collides with the liquid guide unit, for moving, when urine is discharged, the urine from the position where the urine has collided therewith to other positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Migaku Suzuki, Katsumi Ando
  • Patent number: 9064399
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a characteristic detection unit that detects a characteristic of a battery and a characteristic of an operating device that operates using electric power obtained from the battery, a symbol setting unit that sets one symbol on which information corresponding to the detected characteristics is reflected, and a display control unit that causes the set symbol to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Kazutoshi Serita, Toru Yamamuro, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando, Makoto Morishita
  • Publication number: 20150065926
    Abstract: There is provided a capsule-type medical device including a stimulation unit configured to apply a stimulus to a predetermined site in a body cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Katsumi Ando, Yuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20150051589
    Abstract: Provided is a capsule type medical device which is able to be suspended in a body cavity. The capsule type medical device performs continuous treatment while being suspended at a predetermined site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20150045658
    Abstract: Provided is a medical system including a first capsule type medical device, and a second capsule type medical device. The first and second capsule type medical devices operate in cooperation with each other in a body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tange, Yoichiro Sako, Takatoshi Nakamura, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20150018612
    Abstract: Provided is a medical device including a plurality of storage units each configured to store a different medicine, and a medicine discharge unit configured to selectively discharge at least one of a first medicine and a second medicine, each of which is stored in the plurality of storage units, when the medical device reaches a periphery of a predetermined site of an intracorporeal site of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Tange, Yoichiro Sako, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20130271285
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a characteristic detection unit that detects a characteristic of a battery and a characteristic of an operating device that operates using electric power obtained from the battery, a symbol setting unit that sets one symbol on which information corresponding to the detected characteristics is reflected, and a display control unit that causes the set symbol to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Akira TANGE, Kazutoshi SERITA, Toru YAMAMURO, Yuki KOGA, Katsumi ANDO, Makoto MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 8035640
    Abstract: A 3-dimensional face data restoring and collating system includes a 2-dimension face image storage unit configured to store a plurality of 2-dimensional face images of persons, and a 3-dimensional face restored shape storage unit. A 3-dimensional face shape restoring unit restores a 3-dimensional face shape data from one of the plurality of 2-dimensional face images for a target one of the persons based on a 3-dimensional reference face shape data, and stores the 3-dimensional restored face shape data in the 3-dimensional face restored shape storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Aoyama, Yuji Kurita, Katsumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20090270828
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an absorbent article having an excellent utilization efficiency of an absorber. The object is attained by an absorbent article including: a leak preventer including a bottom surface part extending in a front-rear direction, and side parts raised to an upper side at both left and right sides of the bottom surface part; an absorber containing super absorbent polymer for absorbing a body fluid placed in an internal space formed by the bottom surface part and the side parts of the leak preventer in at least one layer; and a liquid guide unit placed in a front body part of the internal space, at a position where a flow of discharged urine directly collides with the liquid guide unit, for moving, when urine is discharged, the urine from the position where the urine has collided therewith to other positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Migaku Suzuki, Katsumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20070299417
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an absorbent article which does not cause discomfort to a wearer when worn, particularly after an absorber absorbs a body fluid to be swelled, and which is capable of receiving urine and feces separately. The object is attained by an absorbent article, including: a leak preventer having a sheet, and two bags provided separately on right and left of an upper side of the sheet, each of the two bags having an opening facing with each other; and an absorber having at least one layer and containing a super absorbent polymer and capable of absorbing a body fluid, provided in each of the two bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicants: Japan Absorbent Technology Insttiute, Mitsubishi Corporation
    Inventors: Migaku Suzuki, Katsumi Ando, Satomi Takematsu, Hiroko Sekiguchi, Reiko Moriya
  • Publication number: 20070229499
    Abstract: A 3-dimensional face data restoring and collating system includes a 2-dimension face image storage unit configured to store a plurality of 2-dimensional face images of persons, and a 3-dimensional face restored shape storage unit. A 3-dimensional face shape restoring unit restores a 3-dimensional face shape data from one of the plurality of 2-dimensional face images for a target one of the persons based on a 3-dimensional reference face shape data, and stores the 3-dimensional restored face shape data in the 3-dimensional face restored shape storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Aoyama, Yuji Kurita, Katsumi Ando
  • Patent number: 6709979
    Abstract: A method of implementing an electrolytic polishing process against a wiring-material film by way of preventing excessive polishing or incomplete polishing caused by presence of differential steps locally generated in the objective wiring-material film. The inventive method comprises a step of forming a wiring-material film for burying recessed portions formed on an insulating film formed on a substrate via a plating process; a step of reducing a local differential step generated on the surface of the wiring-material film by way of preserving the wiring material film on the insulating film; and a final step of removing the wiring-material film deposited on the insulating film by way of preserving such wiring-material film deposited, solely inside of the recessed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Komai, Takeshi Nogami, Hideyuki Kito, Mitsuru Taguchi, Katsumi Ando
  • Patent number: 6371900
    Abstract: A cooling drum for a twin-drum continuous casting machine is capable of ensuring an excellent drum body interior cooling effect and advantageously overcoming both the problem of wear of the cooling drum end portions that are pressure-contacted with, and slide on, the side dams and the problem of their local deformation, and that, as a result, can ensure long-term maintenance of a suitable pressure-contact sliding state between the side dams and the cooling drum so as to enable stable continuous casting over a prolonged period. The cooling drum comprises a drum body portion of a material having a thermal conductivity of 100-400 W/mK and drum end portions part or all of whose portions in pressure-contact with the side dams and/or part or all of whose inner regions are formed of a reinforcing material that is a high-hardness material having a Vickers hardness HV (250 g) of 300-600.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Kurisu, Kazuto Yamamura, Katsumi Ando, Keiji Tsunenari, Chihiro Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20020016064
    Abstract: A method of implementing an electrolytic polishing process against a wiring-material film by way of preventing excessive polishing or incomplete polishing caused by presence of differential steps locally generated in the objective wiring-material film. The inventive method comprises a step of forming a wiring-material film for burying recessed portions formed on an insulating film formed on a substrate via a plating process; a step of reducing a local differential step generated on the surface of the wiring-material film by way of preserving the wiring material film on the insulating film; and a final step of removing the wiring-material film deposited on the insulating film by way of preserving such wiring-material film deposited, solely inside of the recessed portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Naoki Komai, Takeshi Nogami, Hideyuki Kito, Mitsuru Taguchi, Katsumi Ando
  • Patent number: 5621746
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser such as a laser diode includes a semiconductor substrate and a laser diode region disposed on said semiconductor substrate and having a laser beam emission end. The semiconductor substrate has a front surface directly below said laser beam emission end, said front surface being retracted from said laser beam emission end. The front surface may be formed as an optically roughened surface as a side wall surface of a groove when the groove is defined in the semiconductor substrate by dicing. The laser diode region includes an active layer of GaAs or AlGaAs. The front surface may further be optically roughened by etching or sputtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Futatsugi, Katsumi Ando, Tadashi Yamamoto