Patents by Inventor Kazuya Sato

Kazuya 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: 20230384246
    Abstract: Proposed are an X-ray inspection apparatus and a method of inspection with X-rays in which foreign objects in even a sample in which bending, sagging, or curving may occur can be inspected accurately. The X-ray inspection apparatus includes an X-ray source (2) which irradiates a sample with an X-ray, an X-ray detection unit (3) that is installed on a side opposite to the X-ray source with respect to the sample and detects the X-ray that passed through the sample, and a sample support mechanism (14) that supports the sample, wherein the sample is flexible and has a shape of a film, and the sample support mechanism has a support body (4) through which the X-ray is capable of passing and which is in close contact with and supports at least a portion of the sample, that is disposed between the X-ray source and the X-ray detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TAKAHARA, Tsuneo SATO, Satoshi MATSUBARA, Yuta SEKI, Kazuya IWATA
  • Publication number: 20230384247
    Abstract: Proposed are an X-ray inspection apparatus and a method of inspection with X-rays in which even in a sample having coated portion and uncoated portion of the cathode material, the inspection of foreign objects in the both portions can be simultaneously performed under the same conditions. The X-ray inspection apparatus includes an X-ray source (2) that irradiates the sample (S) with X-rays (X1), an X-ray detection unit (3) which is installed at a side opposite to the X-ray source with respect to the sample and detects the X-rays that passed through the sample, and a filter (4) installed between the X-ray source and the X-ray detection unit, wherein the sample has a region with a large amount of X-ray absorption and a region with a small amount of X-ray absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TAKAHARA, Tsuneo SATO, Satoshi MATSUBARA, Yuta SEKI, Kazuya IWATA
  • Patent number: 11830664
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a coil 8, and a terminal electrode 4 and a terminal electrode 5. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 is disposed over at least the end surfaces 2a and 2b and a main surface 2d. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 and at least a part of the coil 8 overlap when viewed from the facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 and the coil 8 do not overlap when viewed from the facing direction of the pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Hidekazu Sato, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuya Tobita, Yuto Shiga, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Publication number: 20230367453
    Abstract: To improve user convenience when selecting items, an information processing device includes: a display control unit for controlling display of a menu screen containing at least one of a plurality of items for respectively instructing execution of a plurality of functions; an evaluation unit for evaluating use frequency of each of the plurality of functions within a first period; an alteration proposal unit that provides a proposal to an user regarding changing the appearance of some of the items on the menu screen based on the use frequency; and an alteration execution unit for executing the change in the case an instruction to accept the proposal is received from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya NINOMIYA, Taishin KONISHI, Haruki ONO, Shingo TAKEI, Kazunori SATO, Toshiyuki TAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20230311115
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microchip for analyzing a component in a liquid sample by passing the sample through a flow path provided inside and performing a reaction in a reaction portion provided in a portion of the flow path, the method including: a step of providing a substrate including on the surface thereof a groove serving as a flow path and a reaction portion in a portion between the both ends of the groove; a step of applying an adhesive agent or a gluing agent on an area other than the groove on the grooved surface of the substrate; a step of providing a film on an area of which a reaction substance is applied; and a step of attaching the film on the substrate in a specific manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ABE, Tomoko WADA, Takao SATO, Kazuya HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230315259
    Abstract: An information displaying device comprises: an input unit that receives operations from a user; a movement state evaluating unit that evaluates a state of movement of the mobile entity; a display information generating unit that generates screen information including UI elements (user interface elements) to be displayed on a display, based on a layout selected from layouts according to the evaluated state of movement of the mobile entity; and an operation detecting unit that detects the operations on each of the UI elements, and counts frequency of the operations on each of the UI elements while the movement state evaluating unit evaluates that the mobile entity is traveling; wherein, in the screen information based on the layout selected when the mobile entity is traveling, the UI elements with higher frequencies of the operations, which are detected by the operation detecting unit, are preferentially displayed on the screen of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki ONO, Kazunori SATO, Kazuya NINOMIYA, Shingo TAKEI, Taishin KONISHI, Toshiyuki TAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11768647
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording unit, first and second holding units, and a generation unit. The recording unit records an image on a recording medium, conveyed in a second direction, by using recording elements arranged along a first direction. The generation unit generates first correction data based on an input recording job and image data and a first adjustment value indicating a conveyance position, in the first direction, of a recording medium from the first holding unit, and generates second correction data based on the recording job and the image data and a second adjustment value indicating a conveyance position, in the first direction, of a recording medium from the second holding unit. The recording unit records an image on the first holding unit recording medium based on the first correction data, and records an image on the second holding unit recording medium based on the second correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Kazuya Sato
  • Patent number: 11731236
    Abstract: A method for selecting a template assembly includes: preparing a template assembly in which a template is concentrically attached on a base ring or a base plate having a larger outer diameter than the template, the template having a back pad to hold a workpiece back surface and a retainer ring positioned on the back pad and to hold an edge portion of the workpiece; non-destructively measuring a height position distribution of the retainer ring and the back pad on the template side of the template assembly, where an outer peripheral edge surface of the base ring or the base plate serves as a reference surface; calculating a flatness of the retainer ring and an average amount of step differences between the retainer ring and the back pad from the measured height position distribution; and selecting the template assembly based on the flatness and the average amount of step differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Naoki Kamihama, Hiromasa Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230260702
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes main component grains having a perovskite structure represented by a formula AMO3. “A” includes Ba. “M” includes Ti. D50 of the main component grains is 960 nm or less. D90 of the main component grains is 1460 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya MUTO, Shinichi SASAKI, Akira SATO
  • Publication number: 20230260703
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes main component grains having a perovskite structure represented by a formula AMO3. “A” includes Ba. “M” includes Ti. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a 4A subcomponent. The 4A subcomponent includes Fe and Mn. A molar ratio of Mn to a total of Fe and Mn in terms of a metal element is 0.18 to 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi SASAKI, Kazuya MUTO, Akira SATO
  • Publication number: 20230220213
    Abstract: Compositions for manufacturing a thin film are provided. The compositions may include a compound having a structure of Chemical Formula 1: M may be strontium (Sr) or barium (Ba), X1 and X2 may each independently be oxygen (O) or a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R1 and R2 may each independently be a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted perfluoro alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R3 may be hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, L may be a substituted or unsubstituted polyether having 1 to 6 oxygen atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted polyamine having 1 to 6 nitrogen atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted polyetheramine having 1 to 6 oxygen atoms or nitrogen atoms, and n may be an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAE WOON KIM, Seung-min Ryu, Haruyoshi Sato, Kazuya Saito, Masayuki Kimura, Takahiro Yoshii, Tsubasa Shiratori, Min Jae Sung, Gyu-Hee Park, Youn Joung Cho
  • Patent number: 11680628
    Abstract: In the ball screw device, the circulation path that returns balls from the end point to the start point of the load path includes a return path, scooping paths, and connecting paths. The scooping path has an arc-shaped center line that is curved outward in the radial direction as going toward the reference imaginary flat plane including the center axis of the screw shaft and the center line of the return path in the circumferential direction. The connecting path is arranged on the reference imaginary flat plane and includes a straight path having a linear center line extending in a direction orthogonal to the center axis of the screw shaft. When the radius of curvature of the center line of the scooping path is R1, the scooping angle is ?, and the entire length of the straight path is S, R1 cos(90°??)+S is made larger than the diameter of the balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamada, Yuji Shimomura, Kanta Sato, Yasuaki Abe
  • Patent number: 11680583
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a centrifugal fan, and a bell mouth arranged on the suction side of the centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan has a rotatable hub, an annular shroud arranged so as to face the hub and having a suction port, and multiple blades provided between the hub and the shroud. An outlet of the bell mouth is arranged on the radially inner side of the suction port of the shroud. Each blade is formed such that: a leading edge has a convex shape protruding toward a suction surface relative to a line segment linking a connection of the leading edge with the hub and a connection of the leading edge with the shroud; and a vertex of the convex shape of the leading edge is positioned on a radially inner side of a wall surface of the outlet of the bell mouth when the suction side of the centrifugal fan is seen in an axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiwa Sato, Kazuya Kusano, Hitoshi Nishiguchi, Kunihiko Ikeda, Kenichi Hano
  • Patent number: 11662003
    Abstract: A ball screw device has a screw shaft; a nut; a circulation part; and balls; a housing concave groove provided on the outer circumferential surface of the nut and linearly extending in the axial direction and opening to end surfaces on both outer sides in the axial direction of the nut, a circulation part arranged inside the housing concave groove, and the circulation part being prevented from displacing toward the outer side in the radial direction and displacing in the circumferential direction with respect to the nut by engaging an engaging convex portion of a fixing portion provided in the end portion on each of both outer sides in the axial direction of the circulation part with an engaging recess portion provided in the end portion of each of both outer sides in the axial direction of the housing concave groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamada, Yuji Shimomura, Yasuaki Abe, Kanta Sato
  • Publication number: 20230121207
    Abstract: According to a hermetic electric compressor of the present invention, a discharge port 66a is placed downstream of eddying flow from the joint portion 66b, a bent portion 66c is formed between the joint portion 66b and the discharge port 66a, an imaginary plumb line 66aY of an opening surface formed on the discharge port 66a is oriented to a circumferential direction of a hermetic container 10, and fluid having a small lubrication oil content is taken out from the discharge port 66a utilizing eddying flow of mixture fluid of refrigerant and lubrication oil in a gap space between a compressing mechanism 20 and a motor section 30, thereby reducing a discharge amount from the hermetic container 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Takuji SASA, Daisuke OGI, Kazuya SATO, Tsutomu KON, Takashi HIGASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230030477
    Abstract: A vehicle control unit includes a control unit connectable to a first power supply line of a vehicle, a load connectable to the control unit, a detachable internal rechargeable battery, and a housing configured to accommodate the control unit and the internal rechargeable battery therein. The control unit is configured to selectively supply, to the load, one of first power-supply electric power supplied from the first power supply line and second power-supply electric power supplied from the internal rechargeable battery according to a situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SATO
  • Publication number: 20230028755
    Abstract: A vehicular sanitization control device includes a rechargeable internal power source, a deep ultraviolet light source, a first display light source configured to display an operating state of the deep ultraviolet light source, a second display light source configured to display a state of charge of the internal power source, and a control unit configured to control a power supplied to the deep ultraviolet light source, a charging operation of the internal power source, and displays of the first display light source and the second display light source, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya SATO
  • Publication number: 20220390844
    Abstract: Provided is a matte-like cured coating film that is provided on a substrate such as a wiring boar, in which scratches are unnoticeable. The cured coating film is a cured coating film of a curable resin composition provided on the substrate. The cured coating film satisfies Gs (20°)?5 and Gs (85°)?35 and has a ratio R represented by the formula R={Gs (85°)/Gs (60°)}/{Gs (60°)/Gs (20°)} ranging from 0.35 to 4.0, where Gs (20°), Gs (60°), and Gs (85°) are 20° gloss, 60° gloss, and 85° gloss on a surface of the cured coating film measured according to JIS Z 8741-1997, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: TAIYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki YANAGIDA, Kazuya SATO, Mariko SHIMAMIYA, Yasuaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220283763
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording unit, first and second holding units, and a generation unit. The recording unit records an image on a recording medium, conveyed in a second direction, by using recording elements arranged along a first direction. The generation unit generates first correction data based on an input recording job and image data and a first adjustment value indicating a conveyance position, in the first direction, of a recording medium from the first holding unit, and generates second correction data based on the recording job and the image data and a second adjustment value indicating a conveyance position, in the first direction, of a recording medium from the second holding unit. The recording unit records an image on the first holding unit recording medium based on the first correction data, and records an image on the second holding unit recording medium based on the second correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Kazuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20220194461
    Abstract: A clearance is created between an inner circumference of a bushing main body (2) which surrounds a rack (5) across a row of rack gear teeth (50) and an outer circumference of the rack (5), and two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) which face each other with a bushing main body axis O therebetween and a supporting surface (21C) which faces a back surface of the rack (5), each extending along an x-axis direction, are formed on the inner circumference of the bushing main body (2). The rack (5) in a neutral state is supported by the two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) so as to be displaceable along a z-axis direction, and the rack (5) in operation is stably supported by the three supporting surfaces (21A-21C) at three places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Gaku IKEYAMA, Kazuya SATO, Junya KUWAGAKI, Yoshimitsu FUMIMOTO, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Tomonori TANIGUCHI, Takuzo ITO, Mitsuhiko FUJIKAKE, Hiroki MASUDA, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI, Jun OOUCHI, Kazuhiko AKEDA