Patents by Inventor Kentaro Sugimoto

Kentaro Sugimoto 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: 11979035
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitting apparatus is provided with: a power transmitting circuit for transmitting power for a load device to a wireless power receiving apparatus; a signal transmitting circuit for transmitting a control signal for the load device to the wireless power receiving apparatus; a signal receiving circuit for obtaining an estimated received power level indicating a level of the power transmitted from the wireless power transmitting apparatus and received by the wireless power receiving apparatus; and a control circuit. The control circuit periodically allocates time slots to wireless power receiving apparatuses for wireless power transmission. When the received power level is smaller than a threshold in a first time slot allocated to one wireless power receiving apparatus, the control circuit extends a second time slot allocated to the one wireless power receiving apparatus, the second time slot preceding or following the first time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Hamana, Tetsuya Nosaka, Manh Tai Nguyen, Akito Murai, Yoshiki Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11967835
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a power supply antenna, a directivity control unit, a position information acquisition unit, and a control unit. The power supply antenna emits, to a plurality of power reception apparatuses, a radio wave that is based on a power supply signal. The directivity control unit controls directivity of the power supply antenna. The position information acquisition unit acquires position information indicating a position of a moving obstruction. The control unit determines, based on the position information, a power reception apparatus, among the plurality of power reception apparatuses, to which power is supplied while avoiding the obstruction. The control unit controls the directivity control unit to steer the radio wave toward the determined power reception apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manh Tai Nguyen, Kentaro Hamana, Akito Murai, Yoshiki Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9802227
    Abstract: A spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 250 rpm to 350 rpm (first number of revolutions), and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through a discharge head to a holding surface of a spin base while the upper end of a processing cup surrounding the spin base is placed below the holding surface. Thus, an outer upper surface of the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the holding surface. Then, the spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 350 rpm to 450 rpm (second number of revolutions) higher than the first number of revolutions, and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through the discharge head onto the holding surface. Thus, a partition plate outside the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the rotating holding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Osada, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9489832
    Abstract: An industrial-enabled mobile electronic device, such as a personal mobile phone or tablet computer, allows a user to wirelessly interact with industrial devices for a variety of purposes. The mobile electronic device can communicate with an industrial device to read and write configuration settings, read and view log data, send commands to the industrial device, and other such functions. The mobile electronic device can perform various types of analysis on images and video of the industrial device captured by the mobile electronic device, including identifying and translating a model or device number printed on the device, or translating error codes displayed by the industrial device. The mobile electronic device can also retrieve additional information about the industrial device or the device's stored data via interaction with a remote technical support service, and can be used to facilitate dialog with a remote technical support person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Suresh R. Nair, Burt Sacherski, Christopher J. Burke, Derek W. Jones, Frederic Boutaud, Martin Hardegger, Rudolf Laurenz Papenbreer, David M. O'Brien, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9378988
    Abstract: Nozzle arms for holding discharge heads are caused by a pivotal driving part to move between a processing position above a substrate and a standby position outside a processing cup surrounding a substrate. When the nozzle arms having cleaned a substrate is placed at the standby position, a cleaning solution is ejected from a shower nozzle toward the nozzle arms arranged obliquely downward of the shower nozzle. The three nozzle arms are caused to move up and down such that the nozzle arms cut across a jet of a cleaning solution discharged obliquely downward, thereby cleaning the three nozzle arms in order. Then, a nitrogen gas is ejected from a drying gas nozzle and sprayed on the nozzle arms to remove the cleaning solution attached to the nozzle arms, thereby drying the nozzle arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Osada, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9347357
    Abstract: The honeycomb catalyst body includes a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls, outflow side plugged portions, inflow side plugged portions, and catalyst layers formed on the surfaces of the partition walls on the side of the outflow cells, the cells are formed so that an open area of each outflow cell is larger than an open area of each inflow cell, a porosity of the partition walls of the honeycomb structure is from 25 to 55%, and in a cross section parallel to the extending direction of the cells, a total area of the catalyst layers formed on the surfaces of the pores in the partition walls is 5% or less of a total area of the pores in the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Sugimoto, Tatsuyuki Kuki
  • Publication number: 20160016206
    Abstract: A spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 250 rmp to 350 rpm (first number of revolutions), and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through a discharge head to a holding surface of a spin base while the upper end of a processing cup surrounding the spin base is placed below the holding surface. Thus, an outer upper surface of the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the holding surface. Then, the spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 350 rpm to 450 rpm (second number of revolutions) higher than the first number of revolutions, and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through the discharge head onto the holding surface. Thus, a partition plate outside the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the rotating holding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Naoyuki OSADA, Kentaro SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9190300
    Abstract: A spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 250 rmp to 350 rpm (first number of revolutions), and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied to a holding surface of a spin base while the upper end of a processing cup is placed below the holding surface. Thus, an outer upper surface of the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the holding surface. Then, the spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 350 rpm to 450 rpm (second number of revolutions) higher than the first number of revolutions, and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied onto the holding surface. Thus, a partition plate outside the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the rotating holding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Osada, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150287318
    Abstract: An industrial-enabled mobile electronic device, such as a personal mobile phone or tablet computer, allows a user to wirelessly interact with industrial devices for a variety of purposes. The mobile electronic device can communicate with an industrial device to read and write configuration settings, read and view log data, send commands to the industrial device, and other such functions. The mobile electronic device can perform various types of analysis on images and video of the industrial device captured by the mobile electronic device, including identifying and translating a model or device number printed on the device, or translating error codes displayed by the industrial device. The mobile electronic device can also retrieve additional information about the industrial device or the device's stored data via interaction with a remote technical support service, and can be used to facilitate dialog with a remote technical support person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh R. Nair, Burt Sacherski, Christopher J. Burke, Derek W. Jones, Frederic Boutaud, Martin Hardegger, Rudolf Laurenz Papenbreer, David M. O'Brien, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8999479
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a porous partition wall defining a plurality of cells serving as fluid passages, an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost periphery, a first cell having one end opened and the end plugged, and a second cell having the one end plugged and the other end opened. The first cells and the second cells are disposed alternately, and the area of the first cells is larger than that of the second cells in a cross section perpendicular to a center axis. The thickness of the partition wall that forms at least one cell from the outermost periphery in the outer peripheral section is 1.1 to 3.0 times the thickness of the partition wall in the center section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Yamada, Kentaro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140086805
    Abstract: The honeycomb catalyst body includes a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls, outflow side plugged portions, inflow side plugged portions, and catalyst layers formed on the surfaces of the partition walls on the side of the outflow cells, the cells are formed so that an open area of each outflow cell is larger than an open area of each inflow cell, a porosity of the partition walls of the honeycomb structure is from 25 to 55%, and in a cross section parallel to the extending direction of the cells, a total area of the catalyst layers formed on the surfaces of the pores in the partition walls is 5% or less of a total area of the pores in the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro SUGIMOTO, Tatsuyuki KUKI
  • Publication number: 20130020284
    Abstract: Nozzle arms for holding discharge heads are caused by a pivotal driving part to move between a processing position above a substrate and a standby position outside a processing cup surrounding a substrate. When the nozzle arms having cleaned a substrate is placed at the standby position, a cleaning solution is ejected from a shower nozzle toward the nozzle arms arranged obliquely downward of the shower nozzle. The three nozzle arms are caused to move up and down such that the nozzle arms cut across a jet of a cleaning solution discharged obliquely downward, thereby cleaning the three nozzle arms in order. Then, a nitrogen gas is ejected from a drying gas nozzle and sprayed on the nozzle arms to remove the cleaning solution attached to the nozzle arms, thereby drying the nozzle arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Naoyuki OSADA, Kentaro SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120273011
    Abstract: A spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 250 rmp to 350 rpm (first number of revolutions), and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied to a holding surface of a spin base while the upper end of a processing cup is placed below the holding surface. Thus, an outer upper surface of the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the holding surface. Then, the spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 350 rpm to 450 rpm (second number of revolutions) higher than the first number of revolutions, and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied onto the holding surface. Thus, a partition plate outside the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the rotating holding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Naoyuki OSADA, Kentaro SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100247852
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure 100 includes: a porous partition wall 2 defining a plurality of cells 1 serving as fluid passages; an outer peripheral wall 3 located at the outermost periphery; a first cell 1a having one end opened and the end plugged; and a second cell 1b having the one end plugged and the other end opened, wherein: the first cells 1a and the second cells 1b are disposed alternately; and the area of the first cells 1a is larger than that of the second cells 1b in a cross section perpendicular to a center axis, and wherein the thickness of the partition wall that forms at least one cell from the outermost periphery in the outer peripheral section 12 is 1.1 to 3.0 times the thickness of the partition wall in the center section 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio YAMADA, Kentaro Sugimoto