Patents by Inventor Masashi Ito

Masashi Ito 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).

  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160056925
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry first/second demand response requests from first/second communication devices. The second circuitry creates first request content information representing contents of the first demand response request, sends it to a time-stamping authority, and acquires first time certification information containing a time stamp that the time-stamping authority issues for the first demand response request. The second circuitry stores the first time certification information in a storage device to be associates with the first demand response request; and determine, when the second demand response request is received, whether the second demand response request is retransmission of the first demand response request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yu KANEKO, Tomonori MAEGAWA, Keisuke MERA, Masashi ITO
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING UNIT AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD
    Publication number: 20160054227
    Abstract: A SERS unit 1A comprises a SERS element 2 having a substrate 21 and an optical function part 20 formed on the substrate 21, the optical function part 20 for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; a transportation board 3 supporting the SERS element 2 during transportation, the SERS element 2 being removed from the transportation board 3 upon measurement; and a holding part 4 having a pinching part 41 pinching the SERS element 2 in cooperation with the transportation board 3, and detachably holding the SERS element 2 in the transportation board 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi ITO, Katsumi SHIBAYAMA, Kazuto OFUJI, Hiroki OYAMA, Yoshihiro MARUYAMA
  • Method for making surface enhanced Raman scattering device
    Patent number: 9267894
    Abstract: A method for making a surface enhanced Raman scattering device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention comprises a first step of forming a nanoimprint layer on a main surface of a wafer including a plurality of portions each corresponding to a substrate; a second step of transferring, by using a mold having a pattern corresponding to a fine structural part, the pattern to the nanoimprint layer after the first step, and thereby forming the formed layer including the fine structural part for each portion corresponding to the substrate; a third step of forming a conductor layer on the fine structural part after the second step; and a fourth step of cutting the wafer into each portion corresponding to the substrate after the second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Takashi Kasahara, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, POSITION ADJUSTING MECHANISM, AND FASTENING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160031233
    Abstract: There is provided a drive transmission device including: a belt member, a tension applying roller, a holder, an urging member, and a fastening member, wherein the holder includes: a contacting surface that is brought into contact with the fastening member in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member; and a raised portion that has a portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member earlier than the contacting surface in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member, the raised portion being provided on a side of an end portion of the hole in the tension adjusting direction, and the portion of the raised portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member is deformed by being pressed by the fastening member, and becomes a part of the contacting surface in the case where fastening is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Hiroyuki Saito
  • PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150353307
    Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet, a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet, a printing unit configured to print on the printing sheet, a conveyance control unit configured to control conveyance of printing sheets so that a trailing edge of a preceding sheet and a leading edge of a succeeding sheet overlap each other, a determination unit configured to determine whether the leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlaps the trailing edge of the preceding sheet, and a delay unit configured to delay conveyance of the preceding sheet when the determination unit determines that the leading edge of the succeeding sheet does not overlap the trailing edge of the preceding sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Tomofumi Nishida, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Noriyuki Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Masashi Ito, Naoki Aoyama, Syunichi Kunihiro
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150233832
    Abstract: A SERS element 2 comprises a substrate 21 having a front face 21a; a fine structure part 24, formed on the front face 21a, having a plurality of pillars 27; a first conductor layer 31 formed on the front face 21a and fine structure part 24 so as to cover the front face 21a and fine structure part 24 continuously; and a second conductor layer 32 formed on the first conductor layer 31 so as to form a plurality of gaps G1, G2 for surface-enhanced Raman scattering; while the first and second conductor layers 31, 32 are constituted by the same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Maruyama, Katsumi Shibayama, Masashi Ito, Toru Hirohata, Hiroki Kamei
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150233833
    Abstract: A SERS element comprises a substrate; a fine structure part formed on a front face of the substrate and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The pillars have respective side faces provided with grooves. A plurality of gaps are formed in the conductor layer by entering the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Maruyama, Masashi Ito
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING UNIT
    Publication number: 20150233830
    Abstract: A SERS unit comprises an integrally formed handling board and a SERS element secured within a container space provided in the handling board so as to open to one side in a thickness direction of the handling board. The SERS element has a substrate arranged on an inner surface of the container space and an optical function part formed on the substrate, for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Toshimitsu Kawai, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama, Takafumi Yokino, Masaki Hirose, Anna Yoshida
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150233831
    Abstract: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering element comprises a substrate having a principal surface; a molded layer having a support part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to extend along the principal surface and a fine structure part formed on the support part; a frame part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to surround the support part and fine structure part along the principal surface; and a conductor layer formed on at least the fine structure part and constituting an optical functional part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; while the fine structure part are formed integrally with the support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Takafumi Yokino, Masaki Hirose, Toshimitsu Kawai, Kazuto Ofuji, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • Fuel, fuel cell system, fuel cell vehicle and operating method for fuel cell system
    Patent number: 9112196
    Abstract: A direct type fuel cell (1) is supplied with a fuel comprised of hydrocarbon and antioxidant, to have a maintained durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Ito
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150219561
    Abstract: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering element comprises a substrate having a principal surface; a molded layer having a support part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to extend along the principal surface and a fine structure part formed on the support part; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical functional part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; the molded layer being relatively thinner in a direction intersecting the principal surface of the substrate at a center edge part of a fine structure area formed with the fine structure part in the molded layer than at an outer edge part of the fine structure area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Masaki Hirose, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20150219562
    Abstract: A SERS element comprises a substrate having a front face; a fine structure part formed on the front face and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part has a thickness greater than the height of the pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Katsumi Shibayama, Masashi Ito, Takafumi Yokino, Masaki Hirose, Anna Yoshida, Kazuto Ofuji, Yoshihiro Maruyama, Takashi Kasahara, Toshimitsu Kawai, Toru Hirohata, Hiroki Kamei, Hiroki Oyama
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150212000
    Abstract: A SERS element comprises a substrate; a fine structure part formed on a front face of the substrate and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face of the substrate and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part and the protrusions form a plurality of gaps in the conductor layer, each of the gaps having an interstice gradually decreasing in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Maruyama, Katsumi Shibayama, Masashi Ito, Toru Hirohata, Hiroki Kamei
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150212001
    Abstract: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering element comprises a substrate having a principal surface; a molded layer having a support part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to extend along the principal surface and a fine structure part formed on the support part; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical functional part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; the molded layer being relatively thinner in a direction intersecting the principal surface of the substrate at an outer edge part of a fine structure area formed with the fine structure part in the molded layer than at a center part of the fine structure area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Masaki Hirose, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150211999
    Abstract: A SERS element comprises a substrate; a fine structure part formed on a front face of the substrate and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face of the substrate and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part and the protrusions form a plurality of gaps in the conductor layer, each of the gaps having an interstice gradually decreasing in the projecting direction of the pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Maruyama, Katsumi Shibayama, Masashi Ito, Toru Hirohata, Hiroki Kamei
  • Substrate for spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: D739954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • Substrate for spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: D740439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • Substrate for spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: D740440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • Substrate for spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: D750799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama
  • Substrate for spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: D750800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama