Patents by Inventor Masaaki Sakata

Masaaki Sakata 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: 11402007
    Abstract: A gearing includes an internal gear, a flexible external gear partially meshing with the internal gear and relatively rotating about a rotation axis to the internal gear, and a wave generator including a bearing contacting an inner circumferential surface of the external gear and a cam contacting an inner circumferential surface of the bearing and moving a mesh position between the internal gear and the external gear in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the bearing forms a circular shape without contact with the cam, the inner circumferential surface of the external gear forms a circular shape without contact with the wave generator, and d ? 1 2 - d ? 2 2 ? - 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakata
  • Patent number: 11331569
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium that make it possible to reproduce vibration of a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A play time vibration control section (44) performs control to vibrate a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A capture control section (46) performs control to capture a moving image showing executed contents of the program. An associating section (48) associates vibration information indicating a vibration of the controller with at least part of the captured moving image, the at least part of the captured moving image being associated with an image displayed on a display section in timing in which the controller is controlled to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakata
  • Patent number: 11168774
    Abstract: A robot includes a flexible gear formed by a ferrous material containing at least one or more kinds of elements of Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements in a range from 0.01 percent by mass to 0.5 percent by mass. The ferrous material contains at least one of nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel, maraging steel, and precipitation-hardened stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakata
  • Publication number: 20210222765
    Abstract: A gearing includes an internal gear, a flexible external gear partially meshing with the internal gear and relatively rotating about a rotation axis to the internal gear, and a wave generator including a bearing contacting an inner circumferential surface of the external gear and a cam contacting an inner circumferential surface of the bearing and moving a mesh position between the internal gear and the external gear in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the bearing forms a circular shape without contact with the cam, the inner circumferential surface of the external gear forms a circular shape without contact with the wave generator, and d ? 1 2 - d ? 2 2 ? - 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210054997
    Abstract: A gas meter according to the present invention includes flow rate measuring part that measures a flow rate of gas flowing through flow passage, shutoff valve that shuts off flow passage, wireless communicator that periodically performs wireless communication externally, and communication interval setting part that sets a communication interval in wireless communication. Communication interval setting part sets the communication interval according to the flow rate of gas measured by flow rate measuring part. By changing a setting of the communication interval according to the flow rate measured by flow rate measuring part, it is possible to enhance a responsiveness required according to the flow rate of gas measured by flow rate measuring part while a minimum necessary communication frequency is maintained. Accordingly, the power saving can be achieved and also convenience can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: MASAAKI SAKATA, MITSUO YOKOHATA, SHOTA TERAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200009457
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium that make it possible to reproduce vibration of a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A play time vibration control section (44) performs control to vibrate a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A capture control section (46) performs control to capture a moving image showing executed contents of the program. An associating section (48) associates vibration information indicating a vibration of the controller with at least part of the captured moving image, the at least part of the captured moving image being associated with an image displayed on a display section in timing in which the controller is controlled to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20190368594
    Abstract: A robot includes a first member, a second member, a gear device transmitting a driving force for relatively pivoting the second member, and a driving source outputting the driving force to the gear device, wherein the gear device includes an internal gear, an external gear having flexibility and partially meshing with the internal gear, and a wave generator that is in contact with an inner circumferential face of the external gear and moves a meshing position of the internal gear and the external gear along a circumferential axis, and the external gear contains nickel chromium molybdenum steel as a main material, and the internal gear contains spheroidal graphite cast iron having been subjected to quenching and tempering treatment or spheroidal graphite cast iron having been subjected to austempering treatment as a main material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Patent number: 10463955
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium that make it possible to reproduce vibration of a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A play time vibration control section (44) performs control to vibrate a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A capture control section (46) performs control to capture a moving image showing executed contents of the program. An associating section (48) associates vibration information indicating a vibration of the controller with at least part of the captured moving image, the at least part of the captured moving image being associated with an image displayed on a display section in timing in which the controller is controlled to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakata
  • Patent number: 10451174
    Abstract: A robot includes a first member, a second member provided to be capable of turning with respect to the first member, and a gear device configured to transmit a driving force from one side to the other side of the first member and the second member. The gear device includes internal teeth and external teeth provided halfway in a transmission path of the driving force and configured to mesh with each other and lubricant disposed between the internal teeth and the external teeth. An average grain size of a constituent material of the external teeth is smaller than an average grain size of a constituent material of the internal teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakata
  • Publication number: 20180149256
    Abstract: A robot includes a flexible gear formed by a ferrous material containing at least one or more kinds of elements of Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements in a range from 0.01 percent by mass to 0.5 percent by mass. The ferrous material contains at least one of nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel, maraging steel, and precipitation-hardened stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20180031108
    Abstract: A robot includes a first member, a second member provided to be capable of turning with respect to the first member, and a gear device configured to transmit a driving force from one side to the other side of the first member and the second member. The gear device includes internal teeth and external teeth provided halfway in a transmission path of the driving force and configured to mesh with each other and lubricant disposed between the internal teeth and the external teeth. An average grain size of a constituent material of the external teeth is smaller than an average grain size of a constituent material of the internal teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20170036108
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium that make it possible to reproduce vibration of a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A play time vibration control section (44) performs control to vibrate a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A capture control section (46) performs control to capture a moving image showing executed contents of the program. An associating section (48) associates vibration information indicating a vibration of the controller with at least part of the captured moving image, the at least part of the captured moving image being associated with an image displayed on a display section in timing in which the controller is controlled to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Masaaki SAKATA
  • Patent number: 8420006
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a translucent ceramic is provided. The method comprises: mixing a raw powder and an organic binder and kneading them to obtain a compound, the raw powder containing an aluminum oxide powder and a magnesium oxide powder, and the organic binder containing a first organic component and a second organic component; molding the compound in a predetermined shape by an injection molding method to obtain a green body; debinding the organic binder contained in the green body to obtain a brown body; and sintering the brown body to obtain a sintered body of the translucent ceramic. When the softening point of the first organic component is defined as “T1” (° C.) and the softening point of the second organic component is defined as “T2” (° C.), the kneading step is carried out at a temperature in the range of T2 or higher but lower than T1 after the raw powder and the organic binder are preheated at a temperature in the range of T1 to T1+100(° C.). An orthodontic member is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakata, Junichi Hayashi, Hideki Ishigami
  • Publication number: 20110314964
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound for powder metallurgy including a binder composition for powder metallurgy and a metal powder. The binder composition for powder metallurgy includes a hydrocarbon-based resin and wax, wherein the content of oxygen is 20 mass % or less. The content of the hydrocarbon-based resin in the compound for powder metallurgy is 1 to 2 times the content of the wax, by mass ratio. It is preferable that the binder composition further includes a copolymer formed through a copolymerization of a first monomer including a cyclic ether group with a second monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki ISHIGAMI, Masaaki SAKATA, Junichi HAYASHI, Hidefumi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 7993576
    Abstract: A method for producing a sintered body includes: a) molding a composition containing a powder primarily made of an inorganic material and a binder including an aliphatic carbonic acid ester based resin in a predetermined shape so as to obtain a compact; b) exposing the compact to a first atmosphere containing an alkaline gas and thus decomposing and removing the aliphatic carbonic acid ester based resin from the compact so as to obtain a degreased body; and c) sintering the degreased body so as to obtain a sintered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakata, Nobuyuki Hamakura
  • Patent number: 7927399
    Abstract: A composition for forming a green body is provided. The composition for forming the green body contains powder constituted of a metallic material and a binder containing a first resin which is decomposable by ozone and a second resin which is also decomposable by ozone but decomposed later than the first resin. The green body formed of the composition is used in producing a brown body, wherein the brown body is produced by first exposing the green body to a high ozone content atmosphere to decompose the first resin and remove the decomposed first resin and then decompose the second resin and remove the decomposed second resin, and then at least once exposing the thus obtained green body to a low ozone content atmosphere whose ozone concentration is lower than an ozone concentration of the high ozone content atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakata, Junichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7811512
    Abstract: A method for producing a sintered body is provided. The method for producing the sintered body comprising: forming a green body by molding a composition for forming a green body into a specified shape to obtain the green body, the composition comprising powder constituted of a metallic material and a binder containing a first resin which is decomposable by ozone; first debinding the green body by exposing the green body to a high ozone content atmosphere to decompose the first resin and remove the decomposed first resin form the green body to obtain a brown body; exposing the thus obtained brown body at least once to a low ozone content atmosphere whose ozone concentration is lower than an ozone concentration of the high ozone content atmosphere to obtain an intermediate brown body; and sintering the intermediate brown body which has been exposed to the low ozone content atmosphere to obtain the sintered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakata, Junichi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090224442
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a translucent ceramic is provided. The method comprises: mixing a raw powder and an organic binder and kneading them to obtain a compound, the raw powder containing an aluminum oxide powder and a magnesium oxide powder, and the organic binder containing a first organic component and a second organic component; molding the compound in a predetermined shape by an injection molding method to obtain a green body; debinding the organic binder contained in the green body to obtain a brown body; and sintering the brown body to obtain a sintered body of the translucent ceramic. When the softening point of the first organic component is defined as “T1” (° C.) and the softening point of the second organic component is defined as “T2” (° C.), the kneading step is carried out at a temperature in the range of T2 or higher but lower than T1 after the raw powder and the organic binder are preheated at a temperature in the range of T1 to T1+100(° C.). An orthodontic member is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki SAKATA, Junichi HAYASHI, Hideki ISHIGAMI
  • Publication number: 20080226489
    Abstract: A method for producing a sintered body includes: a) molding a composition containing a powder primarily made of an inorganic material and a binder including an aliphatic carbonic acid ester based resin in a predetermined shape so as to obtain a compact; b) exposing the compact to a first atmosphere containing an alkaline gas and thus decomposing and removing the aliphatic carbonic acid ester based resin from the compact so as to obtain a degreased body; and c) sintering the degreased body so as to obtain a sintered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki SAKATA, Nobuyuki HAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20080227906
    Abstract: A composition for forming a compact includes a powder mainly composed of an inorganic material, a first resin being decomposable by an action of an alkaline gas, and a binder including the first resin. The first resin is decomposed and removed from the compact formed by molding the composition for forming a compact by exposing the compact to a first atmosphere containing an alkaline gas so as to obtain a degreased body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki SAKATA, Nobuyuki HAMAKURA