Patents by Inventor Masato Ozawa

Masato Ozawa 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: 20240105422
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container; a stage arranged inside the processing container to place a substrate to be processed on the stage; a plasma excitation antenna arranged above the processing container; a coil holder for holding the plasma excitation antenna; and a radio-frequency power supply for supplying radio-frequency power to the plasma excitation antenna. The coil holder includes a plurality of beam-like members arranged radially to protrude outward from a center of the coil holder, and a clamp-like member attached to each of the plurality of beam-like members and suspended downward from each of the plurality of beam-like members. The clamp-like member has an upper end supported by each beam-like member with a screw member and is configured to move in a pendulum manner, and a gripper configured to grip and hold the plasma excitation antenna is formed in a lower end of the clamp-like member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Masato OZAWA, Chanseong AHN, Masaki TSUNODA
  • Patent number: 11935234
    Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kondo, Jun Ozawa, Hirohiko Kimura, Harumi Itoh, Masato Tanaka, Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20240071584
    Abstract: A medical information system includes a processor on a side of a medical image diagnostic device. The processor acquires supplementary information as structured information associated with image data acquired using the medical image diagnostic device, the supplementary information being new information on a subject to be imaged. The processor notifies at least one management server that manages patient information of the supplementary information via a network in response to the acquisition of the supplementary information, the patient information being information unique to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya OZAWA, Kensuke SHINODA, Junichiro ARAOKA, Tsutomu IGARASHI, Masato SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20230258533
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element detecting a concentration of a specified gas, a housing on an inner periphery side of which the sensor element is disposed, a contact terminal contacting an electrode terminal provided to the sensor element, an insulator holding the contact terminal, a base end side cover fixed to a base end side of the housing and covering the insulator, and a disc spring disposed between the cover and the insulator and pushing the insulator toward a tip end side. The insulator has a base end side projecting portion projecting toward the base end side and has an outer periphery base end face, which faces toward the base end side around the base end side projecting portion. The disc spring has a circular body portion and claw portions that project from an inner peripheral edge of the circular body portion toward the base end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Masato OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230152270
    Abstract: A gas sensor is provided with a housing provided with a locking step part formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a sensor body provided with a locked flange part locked to the locking step part from a base end side thereof and supported inside the housing; a sealing member filled into a filling part between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and an outer peripheral surface of the sensor body in a base end side of the locked flange part; and an insulation member provided between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the sensor body in a base end side of the sealing member. The filling part includes an annular groove protruding in an outer peripheral side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kouji MORITA, Masato OZAWA, Tomofumi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20220074888
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element, a housing, a contact terminal, a second insulator, a lead wire, a sealing member, an inner periphery side cover and an outer periphery side cover. The inner periphery side cover is mounted on an outer periphery at a position on a base end side in an axial direction of the housing. The outer periphery side cover is disposed on the outer periphery side of the inner periphery side cover, forms a substantially cylindrical space with the inner periphery side cover and holds the sealing member on an inner periphery side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shota HAGINO, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masato OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220065809
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element, a housing, a contact terminal, an insulator, a lead wire, a sealing member, and a base-side cover. A circular protrusion of the housing is provided with a root portion connected to a flange and a diameter reduction portion which is located on the base side of the root portion in an axial direction and whose outer periphery has a diameter reduced with respect to that of the root portion. An outer diameter of the diameter reduction portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the root portion. An end portion on the tip side of the base-side cover in the axial direction is jointed to the outer periphery of the diameter reduction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shota HAGINO, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masato OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210404985
    Abstract: In a gas sensor, a housing is formed into a cylindrical shape. A holding portion is arranged inside the housing and is formed into a cylindrical shape that has a through hole that passes through in an axial direction, when a direction in which an axis of the housing extends is the axial direction. A sensor element is formed to extend in the axial direction in a state where the sensor element passes through the through hole in the holding portion and detects a gas to be measured on one side in the axial direction. A glass seal is arranged inside the holding portion, is made of a glass material, and seals between the sensor element and the holding portion. A shock mitigating portion that mitigates shock being transferred from outside the housing through the holding portion to the glass seal is housed between the housing and the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kazutoshi KODAMA, Masato OZAWA, Shota HAGINO
  • Publication number: 20200191743
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element, spring terminals, and a spring insulator. The spring terminals are formed of bendable wire. The spring insulator includes an insertion hole in which a proximal section of the sensor element is inserted and retaining grooves, which communicate with the insertion hole. The spring terminals each include a holding section retained in the associated retaining groove and an arm section, which extends from the holding section and comes into contact with the associated one of terminal contact portions of the sensor element while flexing with respect to the holding section. When viewed in an insertion direction of the sensor element to the insertion hole, a flexing direction of the arm section of each spring terminal with respect to the holding section is inclined with respect to the outer surface of the associated terminal contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Masato OZAWA
  • Patent number: 9014218
    Abstract: A signal transmission system including a transmitting device and a receiving device, including: the transmitting device including: a first modulator that modulates a frequency of a control signal; and a first multiplexer that multiplexes the frequency-modulated control signal onto a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) signal to be transmitted to the receiving device via a single network cable; and the receiving device including: a first separator that separates the frequency-modulated control signal from the multiplexed DVI signal; and a first demodulator that demodulates the separated control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventor: Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8525928
    Abstract: A signal transmission system includes a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, the transmission apparatus including: a first portion that converts a video signal into differential signals, converts a vertical synchronization signal into a common mode signal, and transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via three pairs of signal lines; and a second portion that converts a horizontal synchronization signal into differential signals, converts a first console signal into a common mode signal, transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via a single pair of signal lines; the reception apparatus including: a third portion that restores the differential signals to the video signal, and restores the common mode signal to the vertical synchronization signal; and a fourth portion that restores the differential signals to the horizontal synchronization signal, and restores the common mode signal to the first console signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventor: Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8449742
    Abstract: The gas sensor includes a sensor element having electrode pads formed in its electrode forming surfaces at the proximal end portion thereof, an insert-holding insulator insert-holding the sensor element, a housing insert-holding the insert-holding insulator, and a terminal unit. The proximal end portion of the sensor element is held by the terminal unit which includes a pair of proximal end insulators formed with metal terminals at their inner surfaces, and a spring member pressing the proximal end insulators in a direction that they approach each other. Each of the proximal end insulators includes an insulator contact portion in contact with one of the electrode forming surfaces. The insulator contact portion is located closer to the proximal end of the sensor element than a terminal contact portion at which the metal terminal contacts a corresponding one of the electrode pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Kanao, Kaneo Buma, Masato Ozawa, Hirofumi Noda, Kouichi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20120243558
    Abstract: A signal transmission system including a transmitting device and a receiving device, including: the transmitting device including: a first modulator that modulates a frequency of a control signal; and a first multiplexer that multiplexes the frequency-modulated control signal onto a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) signal to be transmitted to the receiving device via a single network cable; and the receiving device including: a first separator that separates the frequency-modulated control signal from the multiplexed DVI signal; and a first demodulator that demodulates the separated control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Masato OZAWA
  • Patent number: 8265002
    Abstract: A repeater device that is placed between a transmission device connected to a server device and a reception device connected to a console device that controls the server device. The repeater device repeats a signal between the transmission device and the reception device, and includes an equalizer amplifier that amplifies a signal that is received from the transmission device or another repeater device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Heiichi Sugino, Fujio Seki, Masato Ozawa, Yutaka Inomoto
  • Patent number: 8200851
    Abstract: A remote console unit includes a signal processing apparatus that receives an image signal from a computer main body and also sends and receives various signals other than the image signal to and from the computer main body through a cable for general purpose. Data input and/or output can be performed remotely to and from the computer main body through the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Heiichi Sugino, Takashi Sato, Fujio Seki, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8086875
    Abstract: A starting device includes a first transform device that restores a first transfer signal, which is converted from an input signal supplied from an input device, to the input signal, and outputs the input signal to a computer, and a power connecting device that starts the computer when the input signal restored by the first transform device includes a starting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Heiichi Sugino, Fujio Seki, Masato Ozawa, Keiji Miyatsu
  • Patent number: 7940515
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body made of valve metal, a dielectric oxide layer provided on the anode body, and a conductive layer provided on the carbon layer. The carbon layer contains carbon and aromatic compound having sulfonic acid radical. This solid electrolytic capacitor has a small equivalent series resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7916456
    Abstract: A carbon layer is formed on a solid electrolyte layer of the solid electrolytic capacitor, and a conductor layer connected to a cathode terminal is further disposed thereon. The carbon layer contains carbon particles, and a first additive or a second additive. The first additive is formed from at least one of those selected from the group consisting of hydrated silica and silicate. The second additive is formed from at least one of those selected from the group consisting of a condensation product of an aromatic sulfonic acid with formaldehyde, a condensation product of an aromatic sulfonate with formaldehyde, polystyrene sulfonic acid, and polystyrene sulfonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Mori, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Kazuyo Saito, Masato Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20110043690
    Abstract: A signal transmission system includes a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, the transmission apparatus including: a first portion that converts a video signal into differential signals, converts a vertical synchronization signal into a common mode signal, and transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via three pairs of signal lines; and a second portion that converts a horizontal synchronization signal into differential signals, converts a first console signal into a common mode signal, transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via a single pair of signal lines; the reception apparatus including: a third portion that restores the differential signals to the video signal, and restores the common mode signal to the vertical synchronization signal; and a fourth portion that restores the differential signals to the horizontal synchronization signal, and restores the common mode signal to the first console signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7835139
    Abstract: Cathode electrode part 5 of flat plate-like element 1 is joined with cathode com terminal 7 with a conductive adhesive or the like. Element mounting part 6a of anode terminal 6 is provided with a pair of joint parts 6b for wrapping anode electrode part 4 from both sides. The tips of joint parts 6b and anode electrode part 4 are joined by laser welding such that the ratio (w/d) of the width (w) of each tip of joint parts 6b and the diameter (d) of the welding trace to be welded is 0.5 to 1.5, and more preferably, 0.5 to 1.25 for providing low ESR means for concentrating the quantity of heat at the time of welding on welding parts 6c without escape. Therefore, a stable welded state is obtained, so that the ESR is improved for achieving low ESR of the solid capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Ozawa, Katsuhisa Ishizaki, Kazuo Kawahito, Minoru Omori, Yoshiro Maruhashi