Patents by Inventor Kenji Saito

Kenji Saito 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: 20210013364
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a concentrator photovoltaic module including: power generating elements whereon sunlight is concentrated by condenser lenses; and a housing accomodating the power generating elements. The housing includes a resin frame body, a metal bottom plate closing a bottom-side opening of the frame body and an inner surface wherein power generating elements are disposed. The method includes: a peripheral edge of the inner surface of the bottom plate connected to a bottom end surface of the frame body, fixing the bottom plate to the frame body creating the housing; and fixing the housing to a transport jig for transporting the housing horizontally. The transport jig includes a support portion corresponding to the bottom end surface of the frame body, and supports the housing. The housing is fixed to the transport jig, with the support portion attached to a peripheral edge of an outer surface of the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KOIKE, Kenji SAITO, Ryusuke IMAI
  • Publication number: 20200407818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-strength steel sheet which satisfies a specific chemical component composition, and which is configured such that: when the metal structure thereof is observed with a scanning electron microscope, polygonal ferrite is 30 to 60% by area; when the metal structure thereof is observed with an optical microscope, MA mixed structure is 21% by area or less; when the metal structure thereof is measured by an X-ray diffraction method, retained austenite is 8% by volume or more; an area ratio of polygonal ferrite having a circle equivalent diameter of 35.0 ?m or more is 0% and an area ratio of polygonal ferrite having a circle equivalent diameter of 10.0 ?m or more and less than 35.0 ?m is 10% or less in the polygonal ferrite; and connectivity as defined by a specific relational expression is 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Muneaki IKEDA, Kenji SAITO
  • Patent number: 10879837
    Abstract: This photovoltaic module includes: a power generating element configured to receive light to generate power; and a housing which is closed, the housing having: a concentrating portion provided with a lens configured to concentrate sunlight; a bottom portion in which the power generating element is disposed; and a side wall serving as an outer frame for the bottom portion and supporting the concentrating portion. The side wall is formed from a resin and has at least one vent hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Inagaki, Youichi Nagai, Kenji Saito, Takashi Iwasaki, Rui Mikami, Tomohiro Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20200373449
    Abstract: A concentrator photovoltaic module includes: a concentrating portion configured by arranging a plurality of Fresnel lenses that concentrate sunlight; a plurality of power generating elements arranged at positions corresponding respectively to the plurality of Fresnel lenses; a plurality of ball lenses corresponding respectively to the plurality of power generating elements and guide the sunlight concentrated by the plurality of Fresnel lenses to the plurality of power generating elements; and a housing that contains the plurality of ball lenses and the plurality of power generating elements. The housing includes a resin frame body, and a metal bottom plate that is fixed to the frame body, and on the inner surface of which the plurality of ball lenses and the plurality of power generating elements are arranged. The groove portion for reducing thermal expansion of the inner surface side of the bottom plate is on the inner surface of the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Youichi NAGAI, Kenji SAITO, Kazushi IYATANI, Makoto INAGAKI, Rui MIKAMI, Yoshiya ABIKO
  • Publication number: 20200357209
    Abstract: A face authentication apparatus includes a face image acquisition unit that acquires a face image of a user who passes through a first gate provided at a first boundary between zones, a collation unit that performs face authentication on the face image on the basis of a threshold, an operating state acquisition unit that acquires an operating state of a second gate provided at a second boundary that is different from the first boundary, and a threshold change unit that changes the threshold on the basis of the operating state of the second gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketo KOCHI, Kenji SAITO
  • Patent number: 10825943
    Abstract: A concentrator photovoltaic module including: a concentrating portion formed by arranging a plurality of lens elements each configured to concentrate sunlight; and a housing configured to accommodate a plurality of power generating elements disposed at positions respectively corresponding to the lens elements, wherein the housing includes: a frame body formed from resin; and a bottom plate formed from metal, the bottom plate being mounted to the frame body and having the power generating elements mounted thereto, and the frame body includes: a frame body portion forming an outer frame; and a liner portion extending along an upper surface of the bottom plate at an inner side of the frame body portion, the liner portion having both end portions thereof formed integrally with the frame body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Saito, Youichi Nagai, Rui Mikami, Akihiko Kojima
  • Patent number: 10818810
    Abstract: A concentrator photovoltaic module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a case; a substrate disposed on a bottom surface of the case and having a plurality of stacked wiring layers; and concentrator photovoltaic elements disposed on the substrate and connected to the wiring layers. The concentrator photovoltaic elements connected to different wiring layers are connected to each other in parallel. According to the concentrator photovoltaic module according to the one embodiment of the present disclosure, output voltage can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Makoto Inagaki, Youichi Nagai, Takashi Iwasaki, Kenji Saito, Rui Mikami
  • Patent number: 10812010
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a photovoltaic module, the photovoltaic module including: a plurality of power generating elements; and a housing having a metal bottom plate on which the plurality of power generating elements are arrayed, and a resin side wall frame standing along an outer edge of the bottom plate, the mounting structure including: a support plate having a support face configured to be in contact with an outer face of the bottom plate to support the photovoltaic module; a washer to be disposed on one face which is an inner face of the bottom plate or a face, of the support plate, at a side opposite to the support face; and a rivet having a shank portion and a head, the shank portion being configured to be passed through the support plate and the bottom plate to be inserted into the washer, the head formed at one end portion of the shank portion, the rivet being configured to sandwich and fasten the support plate and the bottom plate between the washer and the head by an other end portion of the shan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Saito, Kazumasa Toya, Koji Mori, Masao Moriguchi, Hiroyuki Konaka
  • Publication number: 20200265217
    Abstract: A collation system of the present invention includes an imaging means for acquiring a captured image of a pre-passage side area with respect to a gate, a collation means for performing a collation process between a previously registered target and a target in the captured image, and a determination means for determining propriety of passage of the target with respect to the gate, on the basis of a result of the collation process. The collation means initiates the collation process on the basis of a condition, set to each area of the captured image, for the target located in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketo KOCHI, Kenji SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200202110
    Abstract: A collation system of the present invention includes imaging means for acquiring a captured image of a pre-passage side area with respect to each of gates arranged in parallel with each other, and collation means for performing a collation process on the captured image of the pre-passage side area for each of the gates, between a previously registered target and a target included in the captured image. The collation means performs the collation process on the basis of a target in the captured image corresponding to one of the gates and a target in the captured image corresponding to another one of the gates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Taketo KOCHI, Kenji SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200190619
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength sheet containing: C: 0.15% by mass to 0.35% by mass, a total of Si and Al: 0.5% by mass to 3.0% by mass, Al: 0.01% by mass or more, N: 0.01% by mass or less, Mn: 1.0% by mass to 4.0% by mass, P: 0.05% by mass or less, and S: 0.01% by mass or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel structure satisfies that: a ferrite fraction is 5% or less, the total fraction of tempered martensite and tempered bainite is 60% or more, the amount of retained austenite is 10% or more, MA has an average size of 1.0 ?m or less, retained austenite has an average size of 1.0 ?m or less, retained austenite having a size of 1.5 ?m or more accounts for 2% or more of the total amount of retained austenite, and the amount of solute nitrogen in a steel sheet is 0.002% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hirokazu NATSUMEDA, Toshio MURAKAMI, Kenji SAITO, Tadao MURATA
  • Patent number: 10680127
    Abstract: This power generation circuit unit includes a wiring substrate and a plurality of power generating elements mounted to the wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a first substrate (32E) and a second substrate (32F) to each of which the power generating element is mounted; and a coupling portion (33L) configured to couple the first substrate (32E) and the second substrate (32F) together. The first substrate (32E) can be disposed at least two positions of: a first position separated from the second substrate (32F) by a first distance; and a second position separated from the second substrate (32F) by a second distance being greater than the first distance. The coupling portion (33L) has an FPC (flexible printed circuits). In a state where the first substrate is disposed at the second position, at least a part of the coupling portion (33L) is twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Takashi Iwasaki, Youichi Nagai, Koji Mori, Kenji Saito, Rui Mikami, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 10608580
    Abstract: In a concentrator photovoltaic unit configured to guide sunlight concentrated by a primary concentrating portion to a power generating element by means of a secondary concentrating portion, the secondary concentrating portion includes: a secondary lens having a three-dimensional shape; and a cover portion being translucent and having a refractive index higher than that of air and lower than that of the secondary lens, the cover portion covering at least a surface on which the sunlight is incident in a surface of the secondary lens, in a thin film shape extending along the surface on which the sunlight is incident. By arranging a large number of the units, a concentrator photovoltaic module can be configured. By arranging a large number of the concentrator photovoltaic modules, a concentrator photovoltaic panel can be configured. By further providing a driving device for tracking the sun, a concentrator photovoltaic apparatus can be configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Takashi Iwasaki, Youichi Nagai, Yoshiya Abiko, Kenji Saito, Makoto Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20200079839
    Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a detection marker that can simply and rapidly detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is a pathogen of mycoplasma pneumonia, at a high sensitivity, a specific antibody against the marker, and also an immunological detection method and a kit containing the antibody. [Solution] Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae can be rapidly and specifically diagnosed by producing an antibody specifically reactive to P30 protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and performing an immunological assay using the P30 protein as a detection marker. The present invention enables easy and rapid detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and diagnosis of infection with the bacteria at a hospital or the like without need of specialized instruments or skilled techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Kenji SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200071787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength sheet containing: C: 0.15% by mass to 0.35% by mass, a total of Si and Al: 0.5% by mass to 3.0% by mass, Mn: 1.0% by mass to 4.0% by mass, P: 0.05% by mass or less (including 0% by mass), S: 0.01% by mass or less (including 0% by mass), and Ti: 0.01% by mass to 0.2% by mass, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel structure satisfies that: a ferrite fraction is 5% or less, a total fraction of tempered martensite and tempered bainite is 60% or more, a retained austenite fraction is 10% or more, a fresh martensite fraction is 5% or less, retained austenite has an average grain size of 0.5 ?m or less, retained austenite having a grain size of 1.0 ?m or more accounts for 2% or more of the total amount of retained austenite, and a prior austenite grain size is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hirokazu NATSUMEDA, Toshio MURAKAMI, Kenji SAITO, Tadao MURATA
  • Patent number: 10550175
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a detection marker that can simply and rapidly detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is a pathogen of mycoplasma pneumonia, at a high sensitivity, a specific antibody against the marker, and also an immunological detection method and a kit containing the antibody. Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae can be rapidly and specifically diagnosed by producing an antibody specifically reactive to P30 protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and performing an immunological assay using the P30 protein as a detection marker. The present invention enables easy and rapid detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and diagnosis of infection with the bacteria at a hospital or the like without need of specialized instruments or skilled techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TAUNS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Saito
  • Patent number: D877099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Kenji Saito, Youichi Nagai, Takashi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: D877100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Kenji Saito, Youichi Nagai, Takashi Iwasaki, Makoto Inagaki, Kazushi Iyatani
  • Patent number: D899353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Imai, Kenji Saito, Youichi Nagai
  • Patent number: D910538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Saito, Makoto Inagaki, Ryusuke Imai, Youichi Nagai, Kazumasa Toya