Patents by Inventor Masashi Sasaki

Masashi Sasaki 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: 20190291930
    Abstract: Provided is a cap (11) used for a discharge container (1) and provided on a mouth portion (32) of a container main body (10) which is deformed by a pressing force and stores contents (100). The cap (11) includes: a base portion (51) having an annular bottom wall (64) having a discharge port (64a), an annular groove (64c) provided in an outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall (64), a flow port (64d) provided in the groove (64c), and a flow groove (64e) connected to the flow port (64d); a check valve (53) having a cylindrical support portion (81) having one end disposed in the groove (64c), a plurality of elastic pieces (82) connected to the support portion (81), and a valve body (83) connected to the plurality of elastic pieces (82) and opening and closing the discharge port (64a); and a discharge nozzle (52) covering the bottom wall (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Takaaki SAKIMURA, Masashi SASAKI, Shouji UEHIRA, Satoshi ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190263320
    Abstract: A vehicle notification apparatus includes an output unit, a riding detector, a driver detector, and a controller. The output unit is configured to output a leaving notification that provides notification of leaving behind of a passenger, etc. The riding detector is configured to detect passenger vehicle entering, passenger vehicle exiting, etc. The driver detector is configured to detect vehicle traveling stop operation, vehicle traveling start operation, driver vehicle entering operation, and driver vehicle exiting operation. The controller is configured to cause output of the leaving notification on a condition that the passenger vehicle entering, etc. has been detected when the vehicle traveling stop operation, the driver vehicle exiting operation, or both are detected, and also to cause the output of the leaving notification each time the vehicle traveling stop operation, the driver vehicle exiting operation, or both are detected, until the passenger vehicle exiting, etc. is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Akihiro ONODERA, Masashi SASAKI, Ryo SAIJO, Yusuke YADOMARU
  • Patent number: 10297416
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to be able to acquire high-resolution images in a scanning electron microscope using a combination of a cold cathode (CFE) electron source and a boosting process, even at low accelerating voltage enhancing the current stability of the CFE electron source. A configuration in which a CFE electron source (101), an anode electrode (103) at positive (+) potential, and an insulator (104) for isolating the anode electrode (103) from ground potential are accommodated within a single vacuum chamber (105), and an ion pump (106) and a non-evaporable getter (NEG) pump (107) are connected to the vacuum chamber (105), is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihide Agemura, Masashi Sasaki, Daisuke Kobayashi, Shunsuke Sato
  • Cap
    Patent number: 10259624
    Abstract: An annular protruding portion (17) is provided around an inner plug (13) at a radial interval on an annular horizontal wall portion (20) of a cap body 4. Between an annular flange portion (43a) of the inner plug (13) and the annular protruding portion (17), an annular accumulating groove portion (33) is provided. Particularly in the case of a liquid content, the liquid content may be scattered from within a cylindrical guide portion (42) when a lid member (5) is placed after use. The liquid content, however, is blocked by the annular protruding portion (17) and prevented from flowing further outward, while interfering with a top surface portion (51) and a cylindrical scattering suppression portion (55) of the lid member (5). Thus, downward flow of the liquid content along the outer wall surface of the annular horizontal wall portion (20) of a main cap member (11) can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: TOKYO LIGHT INDUSTRY CO., LTD., KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Sakimura, Masashi Sasaki, Masashi Mizuochi, Hajime Sasaki, Satoshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20180111724
    Abstract: In the container, when the cap is capped on the container opening portion, an inner wall surface of a cylindrical sub-fitting wall portion of the cap and an outer wall surface of a large diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other, and an outer wall surface of a cylindrical main fitting wall portion of the cap and an inner wall surface of a small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other. In this way, pressing force that is applied to the outer wall surface of the cylindrical main fitting wall portion of the cap from the inner wall surface of the small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takaaki SAKIMURA, Masashi SASAKI, Masashi MIZUOCHI, Hajime SASAKI, Satoshi ICHIKAWA
  • CAP
    Publication number: 20180086516
    Abstract: An annular protruding portion (17) is provided around an inner plug (13) at a radial interval on an annular horizontal wall portion (20) of a cap body 4. Between an annular flange portion (43a) of the inner plug (13) and the annular protruding portion (17), an annular accumulating groove portion (33) is provided. Particularly in the case of a liquid content, the liquid content may be scattered from within a cylindrical guide portion (42) when a lid member (5) is placed after use. The liquid content, however, is blocked by the annular protruding portion (17) and prevented from flowing further outward, while interfering with a top surface portion (51) and a cylindrical scattering suppression portion (55) of the lid member (5). Thus, downward flow of the liquid content along the outer wall surface of the annular horizontal wall portion (20) of a main cap member (11) can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Takaaki SAKIMURA, Masashi SASAKI, Masashi MIZUOCHI, Hajime SASAKI, Satoshi ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180023514
    Abstract: A carburetor fuel flow control device having an elongate annular body received in a cavity with an inlet in its side-wall communicating with a fuel supply passage and an outlet downstream of the inlet and adjacent to an end of the body, and a needle valve with a metering portion adjacent one end rotatably and slidably received in the body with the metering portion at least partially lapping or blocking the inlet to change the effective flow area of the inlet in response to generally axial movement of the needle valve relative to the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Noriyu Nagata, Hidenori SASAKI, Masashi SASAKI, Daisuke SATO, Hitoshi TERAKADO
  • Publication number: 20170309437
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to be able to acquire high-resolution images in a scanning electron microscope using a combination of a cold cathode (CFE) electron source and a boosting process, even at low accelerating voltage enhancing the current stability of the CFE electron source. A configuration in which a CFE electron source (101), an anode electrode (103) at positive (+) potential, and an insulator (104) for isolating the anode electrode (103) from ground potential are accommodated within a single vacuum chamber (105), and an ion pump (106) and a non-evaporable getter (NEG) pump (107) are connected to the vacuum chamber (105), is employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Toshihide AGEMURA, Masashi SASAKI, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke SATO
  • Cap
    Patent number: 9637282
    Abstract: A cap body of a cap includes: a cylindrical inner wall section to be fitted into an inner wall surface of a container mouth section; an annular wall section that extends obliquely in an upper direction toward a radial-direction center integrally from an inner wall surface of the cylindrical inner wall section, has a lower wall surface of a truncated conical shape, and has a discharge hole in a radial-direction center portion; a check valve disposed above the annular wall section to open or close the discharge hole in such a manner that a valve section is detached from or seated on an annular valve seat around the discharge hole; and a guiding tubular body disposed above the check valve and having a discharge passage of contents from the discharge hole. Therefore, at the time of using the contents, the contents can be smoothly discharged to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO LIGHT INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Sakimura, Masashi Sasaki, Masashi Mizuochi, Hajime Sasaki, Satoshi Ichikawa
  • CAP
    Publication number: 20150353245
    Abstract: A cap body of a cap includes: a cylindrical inner wall section to be fitted into an inner wall surface of a container mouth section; an annular wall section that extends obliquely in an upper direction toward a radial-direction center integrally from an inner wall surface of the cylindrical inner wall section, has a lower wall surface of a truncated conical shape, and has a discharge hole in a radial-direction center portion; a check valve disposed above the annular wall section to open or close the discharge hole in such a manner that a valve section is detached from or seated on an annular valve seat around the discharge hole; and a guiding tubular body disposed above the check valve and having a discharge passage of contents from the discharge hole. Therefore, at the time of using the contents, the contents can be smoothly discharged to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Takaaki SAKIMURA, Masashi SASAKI, Masashi MIZUOCHI, Hajime SASAKI, Satoshi ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8974176
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor that is capable of, with a simple configuration, facilitating the insertion operation of a compressor bundle by reliably preventing tilting thereof during insertion into a chamber; and that also makes it possible to reduce a roller size without increasing the contact pressure of rollers for sliding the compressor bundle. A small tilt sensor that detects a relative angle difference ? of the compressor bundle with respect to the bundle casing is provided at at least one location in the compressor bundle to be inserted into the chamber inside the bundle casing. In addition, the weight of the compressor bundle during the insertion into the chamber is supported by rollers provided at a bottom portion near the front end of the compressor bundle by making the rollers come in contact with an inner circumferential wall surface of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Sasaki, Takeshi Yoshimi, Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Akihiko Yano, Atsushi Higashio
  • Patent number: 8399863
    Abstract: A charged particle gun includes: a charged particle source; a first extracting electrode arranged in such a manner that a distance between the charged particle source and the first extracting electrode is fixed; a second extracting electrode located on the side opposite to the charged particle source with respect to the first extracting electrode, the electrode being arranged in such a manner that a distance between the first extracting electrode and the second extracting electrode is adjustable; and an earth electrode located on the side opposite to the first extracting electrode with respect to the second extracting electrode, the electrode being arranged in such a manner that a distance between the second extracting electrode and the earth electrode is fixed; wherein the first extracting electrode is equal in potential to the second extracting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kaga, Masashi Sasaki, Junzo Azuma
  • Patent number: 8348244
    Abstract: A carburetor valve and limiter cap assembly for limiting adjustment of fuel flow in a carburetor may include a needle valve and a limiter cap. The needle valve may have a tip, a threaded portion, a head having a flange with an outer diameter greater than the rest of the head, and one or more serrations formed on the head. The limiter cap may have a sidewall, a tab extending outwardly from the sidewall, a first cavity having an inner diameter sized for an interference fit with the flange, and at least one driving feature to engage at least one serration so that rotation of the limiter cap causes rotation of the needle valve. The interference fit between the flange and the limiter cap inhibits removal of the limiter cap from the needle valve to prevent undesired adjustment of the needle valves by an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Walbro Engine Management, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kojima, Hidenori Sasaki, Masashi Sasaki, Hitoshi Terakado
  • Publication number: 20120243982
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor that is capable of, with a simple configuration, facilitating the insertion operation of a compressor bundle by reliably preventing tilting thereof during insertion into a chamber; and that also makes it possible to reduce a roller size without increasing the contact pressure of rollers for sliding the compressor bundle. A small tilt sensor that detects a relative angle difference ? of the compressor bundle with respect to the bundle casing is provided at at least one location in the compressor bundle to be inserted into the chamber inside the bundle casing. In addition, the weight of the compressor bundle during the insertion into the chamber is supported by rollers provided at a bottom portion near the front end of the compressor bundle by making the rollers come in contact with an inner circumferential wall surface of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Masashi SASAKI, Takeshi Yoshimi, Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Akihiko Yano, Atsushi Higashio
  • Patent number: 8240044
    Abstract: The unevenness of the upper surface of a top flange of a wind turbine generator tower is adjusted by arranging shim plates on the upper surface of the top flange and by adjusting the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed at individual positions. First, the roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange are measured at a plurality of measuring points in a state in which a nacelle of the wind turbine generator is not mounted on the tower, which is vertically erected. Next, the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed on the individual plurality of measuring points to adjust the unevenness of the upper surface of the top flange are determined in accordance with the measured roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Shiraishi, Masashi Sasaki, Kuniichi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120018908
    Abstract: A carburetor valve and limiter cap assembly for limiting adjustment of fuel flow in a carburetor may include a needle valve and a limiter cap. The needle valve may have a tip, a threaded portion, a head having a flange with an outer diameter greater than the rest of the head, and one or more serrations formed on the head. The limiter cap may have a sidewall, a tab extending outwardly from the sidewall, a first cavity having an inner diameter sized for an interference fit with the flange, and at least one driving feature to engage at least one serration so that rotation of the limiter cap causes rotation of the needle valve. The interference fit between the flange and the limiter cap inhibits removal of the limiter cap from the needle valve to prevent undesired adjustment of the needle valves by an end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: WALBRO ENGINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kojima, Hidenori Sasaki, Masashi Sasaki, Hitoshi Terakado
  • Publication number: 20110186745
    Abstract: A charged particle gun includes: a charged particle source 1; a first extracting electrode 131 arranged in such a manner that a distance between the charged particle source 1 and the first extracting electrode 131 is fixed; a second extracting electrode 132 located on the side opposite to the charged particle source 1 with respect to the first extracting electrode 131, the electrode 132 being arranged in such a manner that a distance between the first extracting electrode 131 and the second extracting electrode 132 is adjustable; and an earth electrode 15 located on the side opposite to the first extracting electrode 131 with respect to the second extracting electrode 132, the electrode 15 being arranged in such a manner that a distance between the second extracting electrode 132 and the earth electrode 15 is fixed; wherein the first extracting electrode 131 is equal in potential to the second extracting electrode 132.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kqaga, Masashi Sasaki, Junzo Azuma
  • Publication number: 20110150383
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a gear box for a wind turbine generator and a rotation-shaft supporting structure which are capable of suppressing the occurrence of slips in a bearing with lower costs. A gear box for a wind turbine generator which increases a speed of rotation of a wind turbine blade includes a gear to which the rotation of the wind turbine is transmitted, and the gear includes a rotation shaft which is rotatably supported by a first bearing and a second bearing. The first bearing includes a pre-load applying member adapted to partially press the first bearing from outside for increasing contact pressures between an outer ring supported by a casing of the gear box, an inner ring mounted on the rotation shaft, and rollers provided between the outer ring and the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yoshida, Masashi Sasaki, Hisao Miyake
  • Publication number: 20110138893
    Abstract: The unevenness of the upper surface of a top flange of a wind turbine generator tower is adjusted by arranging shim plates on the upper surface of the top flange and by adjusting the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed at individual positions. First, the roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange are measured at a plurality of measuring points in a state in which a nacelle of the wind turbine generator is not mounted on the tower, which is vertically erected. Next, the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed on the individual plurality of measuring points to adjust the unevenness of the upper surface of the top flange are determined in accordance with the measured roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki SHIRAISHI, Masashi SASAKI, Kuniichi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 7812310
    Abstract: Information of a specimen holder or information of a specimen mounted on the specimen holder is stored in a memory inside the specimen holder mounted to an electron microscope. The memory is accessed to transmit the information of the specimen holder to the electron microscope, thereby ensuring that the user can use the specimen holder without mistaking characteristics of the specimen holder and danger of erroneous recording of the specimen information can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Mitsugu Sato, Masashi Sasaki, Yoshifumi Taniguchi