Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kasai

Kenichi Kasai 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: 11970771
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20240002167
    Abstract: A capsule direction restricting mechanism includes a supply path 10, a restricting device 20, and a discharge path 30. The restricting device 20 includes: a pressing member 40 that presses a capsule 90 at a predetermined position P in a width direction, and moves the capsule 90 toward the discharge path 30; and a slit-like posture changing portion 50 that is disposed between the predetermined position P and the discharge path 30, and changes the posture of the capsule 90. The posture changing portion 50 causes the cap 92 to slide and generate a frictional force when the capsule 90 passes through the posture changing portion 50, and thus causes the body 91 to precede the cap 92. The pressing member 40 includes: a protruding portion 41 that presses an axially central portion of the capsule 90; and cap pressing portions 42 and 43 that are provided on both sides of the protruding portion 41, and presses the cap 92 of the capsule 90 whose posture has been changed by the posture changing portion 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Kenichi KASAI
  • Publication number: 20230048257
    Abstract: A viscous liquid supply apparatus includes a storage tank (10) that stores viscous liquid, and a pump (14) that supplies the viscous liquid stored in the storage tank to a use point, wherein the viscous liquid supply apparatus is configured with a viscometer (20) that measures a viscosity of the viscous liquid stored in the storage tank, and a replenishment device (30) that supplies replenishment liquid to the storage tank based on the viscosity measured with the viscometer. The viscometer (20) is a rotary type viscometer that has a rotor (23) in a cylindrical shape wherein the rotor is immersed in the viscous liquid and rotates therein, and the rotor is configured with a stirring blade that agitates the viscous liquid inside the storage tank (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HAZAMA, Kenichi KASAI
  • Patent number: 11078027
    Abstract: An aligning and conveying apparatus includes a rotating disk having a bottom wall, a first ring having a first circumferential wall, a second ring having a second circumferential wall. First and second conveying parts are respectively provided in upper parts of the first and second circumferential walls. In the rotating disk and the first ring, the bottom wall is positioned lower than the first conveying part to form a retaining space for retaining preparations inside the first ring. The respective rotational axes are relatively inclined such that the preparations move from the bottom wall to the first conveying part at a first delivery position. In the first and second rings, the first conveying part is positioned lower than the second conveying part, and the respective rotational axes are relatively inclined such that the preparations move from the first conveying part to the second conveying part at a second delivery position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kasai, Kenji Fujita
  • Publication number: 20210039894
    Abstract: Provided is an aligning and conveying apparatus 1 comprising a rotating disk 10 having a disk-shaped bottom wall 11 and supported so as to be rotatable, a first ring 20 having a first circumferential wall 21 surrounding the bottom wall 11 and supported so as to be rotatable, and a second ring 30 having a second circumferential wall 31 surrounding the first circumferential wall 21 and supported so as to be rotatable, wherein a first conveying part 91 and a second conveying part 92 are respectively provided in upper parts of the first circumferential wall 21 and the second circumferential wall 31, in the rotating disk 10 and the first ring 20, the bottom wall 11 is positioned lower than the first conveying part 91 so as to form a retaining space S for retaining preparations P inside the first ring 10, and the respective rotational axes are relatively inclined such that the preparations P move from the bottom wall 11 to the first conveying part 91 at a first delivery position P1, and in the first ring 20 and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi KASAI, Kenji FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20150276517
    Abstract: A load cell including sensor chip (1) on which plural resistive elements rectangular in a plan view are formed, and a member (2) is provided on a front surface side of a semiconductor substrate made of silicon single crystal. The member (2) includes a load portion (3), a fixed pedestal portion (4), and a strain generation portion (5) that is spaced apart from the load portion (3) and the fixed pedestal portion (4), and arranged between the load portion (3) and the fixed pedestal portion (4). The sensor chip (1) is attached onto a front side surface (2a) of the strain generation portion (5) of the member (2) so that a <100> direction of the silicon single crystal in the semiconductor substrate is parallel to a load direction, and a longitudinal direction of the plural resistive elements has an angle of 45° with respect to a load direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kisho Ashida, Hiroyuki Ohta, Hiromi Shimazu, Kenichi Kasai
  • Patent number: 8424092
    Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one rechargeable battery configured to output power; a remaining battery capacity detection unit configured to detect a remaining battery capacity of the at least one rechargeable battery; and a cryptographic unit configured to output a response word in response to an external request word by encrypting the external request word based on a cryptographic algorithm with a common code key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Ikeuchi, Itsuki Nakano, Kenichi Kasai, Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8339107
    Abstract: A portable device is disclosed that includes a charge control circuit configured to control charging of a secondary battery included in a battery pack, the secondary battery being configured to supply power to the portable device; a temperature detection terminal at which the temperature of the secondary battery is detected from a temperature detection part of the battery pack; positive and negative power terminals to be connected to the battery pack; a control circuit configured to control the operation of the portable device; and an interface circuit connected between the temperature detection terminal and each of an input terminal of the charge control circuit and an input terminal of the control circuit, in which a signal detected at the temperature detection terminal is fed to each of the charge control circuit and the control circuit through the interface circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Ikeuchi, Itsuki Nakano, Kenichi Kasai, Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8298836
    Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated polynucleotide encoding a modified Fab' antibody, which includes an Fd chain and an L chain with the Fd chain including a CH1 region and the L chain including a CL region, wherein the modified Fab' antibody further includes a cysteine for binding to a fluorescent dye, and the polynucleotide includes an Fd chain coding region and an L chain coding region linked therebetween in a manner that will allow expression of the modified Fab' antibody. Also disclosed are an expression vector containin the isolated polynucleotide, an isolated transformed host cell containing the expression vector, and a cell culture including the transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventors: Sunao Hisada, Yukiko Ito, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kiyohito Shimura, Kenichi Kasai
  • Patent number: 8228493
    Abstract: A test object carrying device for use in an appearance inspection device for checking the appearance of the test objects, which includes a back/front reversal unit for turning over the test objects being conveyed by the forward conveying means and supplying them to the returning unit; the back/front reversal means is provided with a first drum for rotating and conveying the test objects unit while holding the test objects on the peripheral surface thereof, and a second drum for rotating and conveying the test objects being conveyed by the first drum while holding the test objects on the peripheral surface thereof; wherein at least one of the first drum and the second drum is structured so that the test objects are transferred in parallel to the forward conveying unit and returning unit by rotating and conveying the test objects while holding them on the peripheral surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Qualicaps Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Junsuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Patent number: 8154593
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device, which inspects an appearance of test objects, includes a first and second conveying means 21 and 22a conveying the test objects, a back/front reversal means 23 turning over the front and back surfaces of the test objects being conveyed by the first conveying means 21 and supplying the test objects to the second conveying means 22a, and a plurality of image-pickup means 30b and 30c capturing images of each test object from upper oblique directions while the test objects are conveyed by the first and second conveying means 21 and 22a. The appearance inspection device also includes a defect detection means detecting the presence of defects in the test objects based on image data captured by the image-pickup means 30b and 30c. This appearance inspection device makes it possible to reliably and readily inspect an entire appearance of the test objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Qualicaps Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Junsuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Patent number: 8140129
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile phone terminal with a battery pack containing a retraceable battery as power supply, and transmitting and receiving radio-signals to and from a mobile phone system base transceiver station. The mobile phone terminal includes a data communication terminal communicating data with the battery pack, an intermittent receiving processor periodically carrying out intermittent receiving processing via the base transceiver station when the mobile phone terminal is in a standby operation, and a battery status determining unit transmitting, while the intermittent receiving processor is carrying out intermittent receiving processing, an activating signal to the battery pack via the data communication terminal and reading battery status data from the activated battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki, Akira Ikeuchi, Yoshihide Majima, Hirotsugu Iijima, Kenichi Kasai, Takatoshi Itagaki
  • Patent number: 8123024
    Abstract: A vibrating feeder provided with a feeder ball 14a having a circular bottom wall and a conveyance path formed along the periphery of the bottom wall 141a; a feeder body 16a supporting the feeder ball 14a so as to apply torsional vibration and conveying substance supplied on the bottom wall 141a along the conveyance path; and a main body supporting member for supporting the feeder body; the conveyance path comprising an ascending rail and descending rail disposed in the downstream of the ascending rail in the conveyance direction; the main body 18a supporting member supporting the feeder body 16a on a horizontal floor so that a torsion axis C, which becomes the center of the torsional vibration, is inclined relative to the vertical direction; the ascending rail and descending rail conveying the conveyed objects upwardly or downwardly relative to the horizontal direction while the feeder body being supported by the horizontal floor via the main body supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Qualicaps Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Junsuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20120030480
    Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one rechargeable battery configured to output power; a remaining battery capacity detection unit configured to detect a remaining battery capacity of the at least one rechargeable battery; and a cryptographic unit configured to output a response word in response to an external request word by encrypting the external request word based on a cryptographic algorithm with a common code key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Akira IKEUCHI, Itsuki Nakano, Kenichi Kasai, Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8036717
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal incorporating a battery pack utilized as power supply. The mobile terminal includes a positive terminal connected to a battery pack positive electrode, a negative terminal connected to a battery pack negative electrode, a data communication terminal communicating with a circuit in the battery pack, a charge control unit controlling charging of the battery pack via the positive terminal, and a reference voltage output unit outputting reference voltage. The terminal further includes a dividing resistor and a thermistor connected in series between the reference voltage output unit and the negative terminal, a temperature detector detecting temperature, and stopping charging of the battery pack based on the detected temperature, and a switching device controlling the voltage at the predetermined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki, Akira Ikeuchi, Yoshihide Majima, Hirotsugu Iijima, Kenichi Kasai, Takatoshi Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20100214560
    Abstract: A test object carrying device for use in an appearance inspection device for checking the appearance of the test objects, which includes a back/front reversal means 23 for turning over the test objects being conveyed by the forward conveying means 21 and supplying them to the returning means 22a; the back/front reversal means is provided with a first drum 231a for rotating and conveying the test objects being conveyed by the forward conveying means 21 while holding the test objects on the peripheral surface thereof, and a second drum 232 for rotating and conveying the test objects being conveyed by the first drum 231a while holding the test objects on the peripheral surface thereof; wherein at least one of the first drum 231a and the second drum 232 is structured so that the test objects are transferred in parallel to the forward conveying means 21 and returning means 22a by rotating and conveying the test objects while holding them on the peripheral surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Junsuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20100188501
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device for inspecting the appearance of test objects, comprising: a first and second conveying means 21 and 22a for conveying the test objects; a back/front reversal means 23 for turning over the front and back surfaces of the test objects being conveyed by the first conveying means 21 and supplying the test objects to the second conveying means 22a; a plurality of image-pickup means 30b and 30c for capturing images of each test object from upper oblique directions while the test objects are conveyed by the first and second conveying means 21 and 22a; and a defect detection means for detecting the presence of defects in the test objects based on image data captured by the image-pickup means 30b and 30c. This appearance inspection device makes it possible to reliably and readily inspect the entire appearance of the test objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Junsuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20100175968
    Abstract: A vibrating feeder provided with a feeder ball 14a having a circular bottom wall and a conveyance path formed along the periphery of the bottom wall 141a; a feeder body 16a supporting the feeder ball 14a so as to apply torsional vibration and conveying substance supplied on the bottom wall 141a along the conveyance path; and a main body supporting member for supporting the feeder body; the conveyance path comprising an ascending rail and descending rail disposed in the downstream of the ascending rail in the conveyance direction; the main body 18a supporting member supporting the feeder body 16a on a horizontal floor so that a torsion axis C, which becomes the center of the torsional vibration, is inclined relative to the vertical direction; the ascending rail and descending rail conveying the conveyed objects upwardly or downwardly relative to the horizontal direction while the feeder body being supported by the horizontal floor via the main body supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Motohiro Yagyu, Kenichi Kasai, Ken Sato, Jusuke Yasui, Akira Nagao, Tetsuhisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20090155674
    Abstract: In a battery pack including a battery unit containing a plurality of secondary batteries, an occurrence of an internal short-circuit in the battery unit is detected based on a difference between a first voltage of the battery unit detected at a time a current flowing in the battery unit is below a predetermined current value and a second voltage of the battery unit detected at a time after a predetermined period has elapsed while the current flowing in the battery unit is below the predetermined current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Akira Ikeuchi, Yoshihide Majima, Itsuki Nakano, Kenichi Kasai
  • Publication number: 20090158053
    Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one rechargeable battery configured to output power; a remaining battery capacity detection unit configured to detect a remaining battery capacity of the at least one rechargeable battery; and a cryptographic unit configured to output a response word in response to an external request word by encrypting the external request word based on a cryptographic algorithm with a common code key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Akira Ikeuchi, Itsuki Nakano, Kenichi Kasai, Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki