Patents by Inventor Masanori Suzuki

Masanori Suzuki 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: 11396259
    Abstract: A light guide body is held in a more compact holder. In a lighting device (10A) including a light emitter (20), an optical fiber (30), and a holder (40) configured to hold the optical fiber (30) with the optical fiber (30) facing the light emitter (20), the holder (40) includes two sandwiching portions (44, 45) configured to engage with each other in a state in which a holding target portion (31) of the optical fiber (30) held by the holder (40) is sandwiched in a first direction crossing an extending direction of the holding target portion (31). Two sandwiching portions (44, 45) engage with each other at positions adjacent to the holding target portion (31) in a second direction crossing both of the extending direction and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210379402
    Abstract: A particle beam therapy apparatus has a position and posture setter that moves a movable body, that is at least one of the irradiation nozzle and the treatment table. A movement path of the movable body is determined when adapting the positional posture of the movable body from one condition among a plurality of prescribed conditions to another condition. An evaluation value is obtained for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each of a plurality of prescribed conditions. This evaluation value is for a case of moving the movable body according to the movement path. A setting order is determined for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each prescribed condition based on the evaluation value; and the positional posture of the movable body is adapted to each of the plurality of prescribed conditions by moving the movable body according to the determined movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Masanori SUZUKI, Takuto YAGIHASHI, Takeshi FUJITA, Isao FURUSE, Yuko OKADA
  • Publication number: 20210291729
    Abstract: An attachment structure for installing a lighting device on an attachment target, includes a hole formed in a bottom surface of the attachment structure for letting light from the lighting device pass through the hole, and a plurality of ribs formed around the hole. The plurality of ribs are substantially flush with each other in a lighting device placement area configured to receive a bottom surface of the lighting device, so that the lighting device is positioned with respect to the bottom surface of the attachment structure in a height direction of the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masanori SUZUKI, Yuichiro HOSHI, Noriyuki YAMATO
  • Patent number: 11087915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic component that includes: a base having a main surface; a passive element part formed on the main surface of the base; a magnetic resin layer formed on the main surface of the base so as to embed the passive element part therein, the magnetic resin layer having a surface extending substantially parallel to the main surface of the base; an insulating coat layer formed on a first area of the surface of the magnetic resin layer, the insulating coat layer having higher smoothness than the surface of the magnetic resin layer; and a terminal electrode formed on a second area of the surface of the magnetic resin layer and electrically connected to the passive element part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kenichi Hirenzaki, Makoto Endo, Masanori Suzuki, Tomonaga Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11059419
    Abstract: An attachment structure for installing a lighting device on an attachment target, includes a hole formed in a bottom surface of the attachment structure for letting light from the lighting device pass through the hole, and a plurality of ribs formed around the hole. The plurality of ribs are substantially flush with each other in a lighting device placement area configured to receive a bottom surface of the lighting device, so that the lighting device is positioned with respect to the bottom surface of the attachment structure in a height direction of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Suzuki, Yuichiro Hoshi, Noriyuki Yamato
  • Patent number: 11056268
    Abstract: A coil component includes a plurality of conductor layers constituted of a first conductor layer to a fourth conductor layer that includes a function layer and a coil layer wound around an axis center; and a covering portion that is formed of an insulative resin, integrally covers the plurality of conductor layers, and is interposed between conductor layers adjacent to each other. The coil layer and the function layer of the plurality of conductor layers have substantially the same shape in a plan view. The fourth conductor layer has a connection conductor layer connecting the coil layer and the function layer to each other. A conductor layer having no connection conductor layer among the plurality of conductor layers has a protrusion portion corresponding to the connection conductor layer at a position overlapping the connection conductor layer in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Suzuki, Kouji Kawamura, Naoaki Fujii, Manabu Yamatani, Tomonaga Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210197716
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Masanori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210169307
    Abstract: An operation switch includes an elastic operation member, a pressing member, and a switch main body. The elastic operation member is formed of an elastic member, and includes a dome portion on one end side and a circumferential plane portion on the other end side. The dome portion is formed in a dome shape in a natural state, elastically deformed to a balanced state with a predetermined tension different from the natural state, and held as a dome shape. The pressing member moves by deforming the dome portion, and presses an electric switch. The switch main body includes a recess for switch in which an electric switch is disposed, a housing hole in which the pressing member is housed, and a central protrusion around which an inner plane of the circumferential plane portion of the elastic operation member is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210146830
    Abstract: A light guide body is held in a more compact holder. In a lighting device (10A) including a light emitter (20), an optical fiber (30), and a holder (40) configured to hold the optical fiber (30) with the optical fiber (30) facing the light emitter (20), the holder (40) includes two sandwiching portions (44, 45) configured to engage with each other in a state in which a holding target portion (31) of the optical fiber (30) held by the holder (40) is sandwiched in a first direction crossing an extending direction of the holding target portion (31). Two sandwiching portions (44, 45) engage with each other at positions adjacent to the holding target portion (31) in a second direction crossing both of the extending direction and the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Masanori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10998126
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes: a coil part in which a plurality of conductor layers and a plurality of interlayer insulting layers are alternately laminated, the coil part having a mounting surface substantially parallel to the lamination direction and an upper surface substantially parallel to the lamination direction and positioned on an opposite side to the mounting surface; and a direction mark comprising a conductive material that covers a part of the conductor layers exposed on the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonaga Nishikawa, Tomokazu Ito, Manabu Yamatani, Masanori Suzuki, Ikuya Kokubo, Takuya Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10981499
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210100432
    Abstract: A vent control valve for an endoscope includes a shaft body including a pin fixing portion, and a vent hole including a long hole with an opening provided in one end surface, and a long hole communication hole configured to cause an outside and an inside of the long hole to communicate with each other, a tubular member including a shaft body hole configured to house the shaft body, and a cam groove in which the cam pin is disposed, a rotational member including a tubular member hole where the tubular member is disposed, a cam pin groove where the cam pin is disposed, and a plurality of engaging holes, and a cylindrical housing member including an attaching portion fixedly provided in a casing through-hole, and a housing hole communicating with the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10937589
    Abstract: In a coil component, in an upper coil portion, a winding end portion constituting an end portion is connected to a lead-out conductor. Accordingly, the lead-out conductor can absorb heat from the winding end portion and can dissipate heat to the outside via a terminal electrode. Moreover, the lead-out conductor is formed to cover a winding adjacent portion. Accordingly, heat can also be absorbed from the winding adjacent portion and can be dissipated to the outside via the terminal electrode. That is, in the coil component described above, since the lead-out conductor absorbs heat not only from the winding end portion but also from the winding adjacent portion, improvement of heat dissipation properties is realized in the coil component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10906457
    Abstract: A light guide body is held in a more compact holder. In a lighting device (10A) including a light emitter (20), an optical fiber (30), and a holder (40) configured to hold the optical fiber (30) with the optical fiber (30) facing the light emitter (20), the holder (40) includes two sandwiching portions (44, 45) configured to engage with each other in a state in which a holding target portion (31) of the optical fiber (30) held by the holder (40) is sandwiched in a first direction crossing an extending direction of the holding target portion (31). Two sandwiching portions (44, 45) engage with each other at positions adjacent to the holding target portion (31) in a second direction crossing both of the extending direction and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210005377
    Abstract: A coil component includes: a first magnetic resin layer in a lower area; a second magnetic resin layer in an inner diameter area surrounded by a coil pattern, an outer peripheral area that surrounds the coil pattern, and an upper area; and an insulating gap layer between the first and second magnetic resin layers. A part of the insulating gap layer positioned between the first magnetic resin layer and a part of the second magnetic resin layer positioned in the inner diameter area is curved in the axial direction. A magnetic substrate need not be used. The insulating gap layer is provided, allowing the insulating gap layer to function as a magnetic gap. The insulating gap layer is curved in the axial direction, so that a contact area between the insulating gap layer and the first and second magnetic resin layers are increased to enhance adhesion therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Masanori SUZUKI, Yuuichi KAWAGUCHI, Naoaki FUJII, Tomonaga NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10767785
    Abstract: A pneumatically-actuated valve is provided in which a spring member that applies an axial force to a shaft connected to a valve body, in an axial direction of the shaft, and a valve-actuating pressure chamber that actuates the valve body by applying a force resisting the axial force to the shaft are provided inside a valve casing. The pneumatically-actuated valve includes an axial-force adjusting device that adjusts the magnitude of energy stored in the spring member, via a surface-pressure adjusting screw provided to be inserted through the valve casing, from the outside of the valve casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Taya, Hatsuo Mori, Tomoharu Oda, Masanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10761422
    Abstract: A processing liquid supplying apparatus is arranged to discharge a processing liquid from a discharge port to supply the processing liquid to a processing object, and the processing liquid supplying apparatus includes a first piping, through the interior of which the processing liquid can flow, the interior of the first piping being in communication with the discharge port, and an X-ray irradiating means irradiating X-rays onto the processing liquid present inside the first piping. The first piping has an opening in its pipe wall and the opening is closed by a window member formed using a material that can transmit the X-rays, and the X-ray irradiating means irradiates the X-rays onto the processing liquid present inside the first piping via the window member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Miyagi, Hiroyuki Araki, Masanori Suzuki, Tomokatsu Sato, Nobuo Kawase
  • Publication number: 20200130571
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masanori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10543781
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190385480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for determining a language proficiency of a user in an evaluated language. A machine learning engine may be trained using audio file variables from a plurality of audio files and human generated scores for a comprehensibility, accentedness and intelligibility for each audio file. The system may receive an audio file from a user and determine a plurality of audio file variables from the audio file. The system may apply the audio file variables to the machine learning engine to determine a comprehensibility, an accentedness and an intelligibility score for the user. The system may determine one or more projects and/or classes for the user based on the user's comprehensibility score, accentedness score and/or intelligibility score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Masanori SUZUKI