Patents by Inventor Makoto Satou

Makoto Satou 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: 20150014842
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device in which connection portions of a semiconductor chip are electrically connected to connection portions of a wiring circuit substrate or a semiconductor device in which connection portions of a plurality of semiconductor chips are electrically connected to each other, the method comprising a step of encapsulating at least part of the connection portions with an adhesive for a semiconductor containing a compound having a group represented by the following formula (1-1) or (1-2): wherein R1 represents an electron-donating group; and a plurality of R1 may be identical or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Kazutaka Honda, Akira Nagai, Makoto Satou
  • Patent number: 8885274
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for implementing enhanced surface analysis test (SAT) function for microwave assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) hard disk drives (HDDs) using embedded contact sensor (ECS) and spin-torque oscillator (STO) signals. A preamplifier circuit receives the embedded contact sensor (ECS) and spin-torque oscillator (STO) signals and compares the received ECS and STO signals to identify magnetic disk media defects including bumps or thermal-asperity (TA) defects and pits or hole defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Masaru Furukawa, Junguo Xu, Jianhua Li, Makoto Satou, Kenichiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8797693
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) for microwave assisted magnetic recording (MAMR). A control circuit adjusts a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element. The control circuit maintains a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between the disk and the STO element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Masaru Furukawa, Junguo Xu, Makoto Satou, Kenji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090243999
    Abstract: A Hard Disk Drive HDD stores a program for causing a CPU to execute driver seat processing as processing corresponding to presence coordinates (x(k), y(k)) of an object when the presence direction of the object determined on the basis of detection values of the proximity sensors is the direction to the driver seat and passenger seat processing as processing corresponding to the presence coordinates (x(k), y(k)) of the object when the presence direction of the object is the direction to the passenger seat. The HDD also stores driver seat operation item data, passenger seat operation item data, a driver seat operation table, a passenger seat operation table, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Satou
  • Patent number: 7301974
    Abstract: An optical signal emitted from a semiconductor laser is converged by a lens and then received by a single uniaxial birefringent crystal having a C axis that is inclined at an angle other than 90 degrees against a laser optical axis to output an optical signal having a polarized wave component of constant intensity corresponding to the wavelength of the optical signal regardless of temperature changes. The optical signal has an ordinary ray vibrating in a direction perpendicular to a plane including both the C axis and the laser optical axis, and an extraordinary ray vibrating in a direction perpendicular to both the ordinary ray and the laser optical axis. A first main photo detector detects the intensity of a p-polarized component of the optical signal that has passed through a polarizer and a second photo detector directly receives the optical signal converged by the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Imaki, Yoshihito Hirano, Makoto Satou, Kenji Masuda, Akihiro Adachi, Shinichi Takagi, Yasunori Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7239654
    Abstract: On a plate of birefringent crystal made of an LiNbO3 crystal or an LiTaO3 crystal, a conductive substance is adhered to the whole periphery of side surfaces of the plate that intersect an incident surface of a laser beam, thereby to form a wave plate. A polarizer is provided at the latter stage of the wave plate. A wavelength is monitored based on an output from the polarizer. With this arrangement, based on the use of the LiNbO3 crystal or the LiTaO3 crystal that can be manufactured by a large quantity at low cost, it is possible to obtain polarization characteristics and wavelength discrimination characteristics that are stable against environmental changes such as temperature and external stress, by suppressing the pyroelectric effect and the piezoelectric effect of these materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Imaki, Syuhei Yamamoto, Youhei Mikami, Yoshihito Hirano, Makoto Satou, Kenji Masuda, Yasunori Nishimura, Yuji Masuyama
  • Patent number: 7160569
    Abstract: Provided is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified composition, containing an oil or fat having a diglyceride content of 30 wt. % or greater an egg yolk, and a water soluble soybean polysaccharide. The acidic oil-in-water type emulsified composition of the present invention is excellent in taste and appearance stability, has resistance against pressure-induced shear stress which occurs upon preparation or use, shows less changes in physical properties, for example, viscosity reduction can be suppressed, and is free from appearance change such as oil/water separation. Thus, it has a stable quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Kudou, Yoshinobu Nakajima, Makoto Satou, Masakatsu Sugiura, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Miyatani
  • Patent number: 6872289
    Abstract: A thin film is fabricated while causing ions in a plasma P to be incident by effecting biasing relative to the space potential of the plasma P by imparting a set potential to the surface of a substrate 9. A bias system 6 causes the substrate surface potential Vs to vary in pulse form by imposing an electrode imposed voltage Ve in pulse form on a bias electrode 23 which is in a dielectric block 22. The pulse frequency is lower than the oscillation frequency of ions in the plasma P, and the pulse period T, pulse width t and pulse height h are controlled by a control section 62 in a manner such that the incidence of ions is optimized. The imposed pulses are controlled in a manner such that the substrate surface potential Vs recovers to a floating potential Vf at the end of a pulse period T, and that the ion incidence energy temporarily crosses a thin film sputtering threshold value in a pulse period T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Mizuno, Makoto Satou, Manabu Tagami, Hideki Satou
  • Publication number: 20040165623
    Abstract: An optical signal emitted from a semiconductor laser (1) is converged by a lens (2) and is then received by a single uniaxial birefringent crystal (3). The uniaxial birefringent crystal (3) has a C axis that is inclined at an angle other than 90 degrees against a laser optical axis that is the direction in-which the optical signal is traveling so as to output an optical signal having a polarized wave component of constant intensity corresponding to the wavelength of the optical signal regardless of temperature changes thereof. The optical signal passing through the uniaxial birefringent crystal (3) has an ordinary ray vibrating in a direction perpendicular to a plane including both the C axis and the laser optical axis, and an extraordinary ray vibrating in a direction perpendicular to both the ordinary ray and the laser optical axis. A polarizer (4) receives this optical signal and allows a p-polarized component of the optical signal to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Masao Imaki, Yoshihito Hirano, Makoto Satou, Kenji Masuda, Akihiro Adachi, Shinichi Takagi, Yasunori Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20040094698
    Abstract: On a plate of birefringent crystal made of an LiNbO3 crystal or an LiTaO3 crystal, a conductive substance is adhered to the whole periphery of side surfaces of the plate that intersect an incident surface of a laser beam, thereby to form a wave plate. A polarizer is provided at the latter stage of the wave plate. A wavelength is monitored based on an output from the polarizer. With this arrangement, based on the use of the LiNbO3 crystal or the LiTaO3 crystal that can be manufactured by a large quantity at low cost, it is possible to obtain polarization characteristics and wavelength discrimination characteristics that are stable against environmental changes such as temperature and external stress, by suppressing the pyroelectric effect and the piezoelectric effect of these materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Masao Imaki, Syuhei Yamamoto, Youhei Mikami, Yoshihito Hirano, Makoto Satou, Kenji Masuda, Yasunori Nishimura, Yuji Masuyama
  • Publication number: 20040037940
    Abstract: Provided is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified composition, containing an oil or fat having a diglyceride content of 30 wt. % or greateran egg yolk, and a water soluble soybean polysaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Kudou, Yoshinobu Nakajima, Makoto Satou, Masakatsu Sugiura, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Miyatani
  • Patent number: 6567437
    Abstract: A wavelength monitoring device comprising: a polarization state changing means having a first birefringent crystal, which inputs a polarized laser light and changes the polarization state of the input laser light after it is transmitted through the first birefringent crystal, in accordance with the wavelength of the input laser light, a polarized light selecting and receiving means, which inputs the laser light transmitted through the polarization state changing means and selectively receives a predetermined linearly polarized component, and a wavelength detection means for monitoring the wavelength of the laser light input to the first birefringent crystal by use of an optical signal output from the polarized light selecting and receiving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Imaki, Yoshihito Hirano, Makoto Satou, Kenji Masuda, Takeshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20020087008
    Abstract: A novel process for preparing 2-chloro-5-chloromethylthiazole is provided which is suitable for industrial application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Takashi Miyazaki, Makoto Satou, Yoshihisa Inoue
  • Patent number: 6407251
    Abstract: A novel process for preparing 2-chloro-5-chloromethylthiazole is provided which is suitable for industrial application. The process for preparing 2-chloro-5-chloromethylthiazole involves allowing 2-halogenoallyl isothiocyanate to react with chlorinating agent in the presence of an aromatic hydrocarbon which may have one or more substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Miyazaki, Makoto Satou, Yoshihisa Inoue
  • Patent number: 6348238
    Abstract: A thin film is fabricated while causing ions in a plasma P to be incident by effecting biasing relative to the space potential of the plasma P by imparting a set potential to the surface of a substrate 9. A bias system 6 causes the substrate surface potential Vs to vary in pulse form by imposing an electrode imposed voltage Ve in pulse form on a bias electrode 23 which is in a dielectric block 22. The pulse frequency is lower than the oscillation frequency of ions in the plasma P, and the pulse period T, pulse width t and pulse height h are controlled by a control section 62 in a manner such that the incidence of ions is optimized. The imposed pulses are controlled in a manner such that the substrate surface potential Vs recovers to a floating potential Vf at the end of a pulse period T, and that the ion incidence energy temporarily crosses a thin film sputtering threshold value in a pulse period T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Mizuno, Makoto Satou, Manabu Tagami, Hideki Satou
  • Publication number: 20010009220
    Abstract: A thin film is fabricated while causing ions in a plasma P to be incident by effecting biasing relative to the space potential of the plasma P by imparting a set potential to the surface of a substrate 9. A bias system 6 causes the substrate surface potential Vs to vary in pulse form by imposing an electrode imposed voltage Ve in pulse form on a bias electrode 23 which is in a dielectric block 22. The pulse frequency is lower than the oscillation frequency of ions in the plasma P, and the pulse period T, pulse width t and pulse height h are controlled by a control section 62 in a manner such that the incidence of ions is optimized. The imposed pulses are controlled in a manner such that the substrate surface potential Vs recovers to a floating potential Vf at the end of a pulse period T, and that the ion incidence energy temporarily crosses a thin film sputtering threshold value in a pulse period T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventors: Shigeru Mizuno, Makoto Satou, Manabu Tagami, Hideki Satou
  • Patent number: 5405199
    Abstract: A bearing device for miniature motors comprising a stator formed by fitting an end plate to an open end of a housing formed into a bottomed hollow cylindrical shape. A rotor rotatably supported by bearings is provided on the housing and the end plate. A bearing retaining body is provided formed of a resin material into a basket shape. The bearing retaining body has such a construction that a flange and a bottom member, both formed into a ring shape, are connected by a plurality of axially extending and circumferentially disposed connecting members. A plurality of axially extending support columns are disposed in the circumferential direction on the inner edge surface of the bottom member. The bearing retaining body is fitted to a retaining part provided on the housing and/or the end plate, and a ball bearing is supported via the supporting claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuichi Mabuchi, Yoshiaki Egawa, Makoto Satou
  • Patent number: 4832364
    Abstract: A rear suspension for a vehicle including a trailing arm and a link. The trailing arm has inner and outer connections spaced from each other widthwise of a car body and is connected to the car body by a bolt extending through each of bushings disposed in the respective connections. The link has two ends, one end thereof being connected to the car body through a first ball joint having the rotary center thereof disposed on a swinging axis of the trailing arm. The other end of the link is connected to the trailing arm through a second ball joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichi Kikuchi, Yoshikane Kawai, Makoto Satou, Hakumi Ishii
  • Patent number: 4720121
    Abstract: A rear suspension for a vehicle including a trailing arm and a link. The trailing arm has inner and outer connections spaced from each other widthwise of a car body and is connected to the car body by a bolt extending through each of bushings disposed in the respective connections. The link has two ends, one end thereof being connected to the car body through a first ball joint having the rotary center thereof disposed on a swinging axis of the trailing arm. The other end of the link is connected to the trailing arm through a second ball joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichi Kikuchi, Yoshikane Kawai, Makoto Satou, Hakumi Ishii