Patents by Inventor Masato Saito

Masato Saito 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: 20190224633
    Abstract: A specific resistance value adjustment apparatus includes: a hollow fiber membrane module; a module passing pipe which passes through the hollow fiber membrane module; a bypassing pipe which bypasses the hollow fiber membrane module; a liquid discharge pipe which communicates with the module passing pipe and the bypassing pipe through a joint portion; a first flow rate detection unit which detects a first flow rate of a liquid flowing to at least one of a liquid supply pipe and the liquid discharge pipe; a control valve which opens and closes the module passing pipe; and a control unit which sets an opening degree of the control valve in response to the first flow rate detected by the first flow rate detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Masato Saito, Kazumi Oi, Naoki Hada
  • Patent number: 10295532
    Abstract: A sensor is provided with a sensor element which outputs a signal in accordance with a detected object contained in a specimen positioned on a detection part in an element surface and with a package which accommodates the sensor element inside it and has a passage including a space positioned on the element surface. A lower surface of the passage has the element surface and a lower surface of an inflow passage extending toward the space, and a gap is positioned between the lower surface of the inflow passage and the element surface. The element surface is positioned above the lower surface of the inflow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: KYOCERA CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideharu Kurioka, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito
  • Patent number: 10292281
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device that is easily assembled and with which it is possible to reduce the effects of vibration and external force applied from a connector. Electronic components are installed on a substrate. A base covers a surface of the substrate. A cover covers a surface of the substrate. A first connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector fixed to an on-board transmission. A second connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector of a harness. First vibration-suppressing parts, which are provided to the inside surface of the base facing the end surface of the first connector on the surface side, suppress the vibration of the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Saito, Yoshio Kawai, Shoho Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10197460
    Abstract: A piezoelectric sensor that includes a piezoelectric film, first and second adhesive layers, first and second plate electrodes and a glass plate. The piezoelectric film includes first and second principal surfaces. The first adhesive layer attaches the first plate electrode to the first principal surface. The second adhesive layer attaches the second plate electrode to the second principal surface. The second plate electrode is attached to the glass plate such that the second adhesive layer and the second plate electrode are interposed between the piezoelectric film and the glass plate. The glass plate is distorted by being pushed. The second adhesive layer is thicker than the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Kawamura, Hiroyuki Nakaji, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Jun Endo, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20190016203
    Abstract: The present disclosure can reduce a force required for the attachment of a sealing member to a flange of a body of an automobile, thereby facilitating the attachment, and can reduce the separation of the attached sealing member from the flange to ensure good seal. An outer foam 25 which comes into contact with an exterior face of a flange 110 facing the outside of a cabin is provided for an inner face of an outer wall 20. A flexible seal lip 21a is provided for an inner face of an inner wall 21. A bottom foam 26 bulges from an inner face of a bottom wall 22. A distance between the outer and bottom foams 25 and 26 in a width direction of the automobile is smaller than a thickness of a thinnest portion of the flange 110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Toshifumi MATSUURA, Akiyoshi KUBOTA, Toyohisa AMAGAI, Takayuki DOI, Masato SAITO
  • Patent number: 10173182
    Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification device includes: an introduction unit into which a reaction solution including a target nucleic acid is introduced; a nucleic acid amplification reaction section in which at least two temperature zones of different temperature are present, for amplifying the target nucleic acid included in the reaction solution introduced into the introduction unit; and a channel arranged to pass back and forth or in cyclic fashion through the at least two temperature zones, and having a capillary force transport mechanism for feeding the reaction solution by capillary force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Shogo Shibuya, Narimasa Iwamoto, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito, Koji Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20180341707
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave sensor capable of suitably controlling the flow of a liquid sample onto IDT electrodes. A surface acoustic wave sensor has a piezoelectric substrate, a first IDT electrode and a second IDT electrode which are located on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and are separated from each other while sandwiching a detection part on the piezoelectric substrate therebetween, and the cover which forms the space being on the first IDT electrode, second IDT electrode, and the detection part and straddling them. On the lower surface of the cover, the detection part-facing surface facing the detection part has a smaller contact angle to the liquid sample than that of a pair of electrode-facing surfaces facing the first IDT electrode and second IDT electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyasu TANAKA, Hideharu Kurioka, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito
  • Patent number: 10120486
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device detects a touch position on a display screen, and detects that the display screen has been pressed and sets a boundary line based on the touch position. The mobile terminal device divides the display screen into first and second screens separated by the boundary line and displays images corresponding to different functions of the mobile terminal device on the first and second screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kano, Hiroaki Kitada, Takafumi Inoue, Masato Saito, Kenichi Mori
  • Patent number: 10037382
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave sensor capable of suitably controlling the flow of a liquid sample onto IDT electrodes. A surface acoustic wave sensor 1 has a piezoelectric substrate, a first IDT electrode and a second IDT electrode which are located on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and are separated from each other while sandwiching a detection part (detection region) on the piezoelectric substrate there between, and the cover which forms the space being on the first IDT electrode, second IDT electrode, and detection part and straddling them. On the lower surface of the cover, the detection part-facing surface (lower surface of the film) facing the detection part has a smaller contact angle to the liquid sample than that of a pair of electrode-facing surfaces (lower surface of the cover body) facing the first IDT electrode and second IDT electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideharu Kurioka, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20180131817
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a power supply switch, a display, a light-emitting unit, and a controller. The power supply switch is used to perform a control function. The display is such that a time from switching on of the power supply switch until occurrence of a screen change is long and a user is likely to fail to correctly recognize a switching-on state. The light-emitting unit is switched on in a time until the screen change occurs. The switching on is performed in such a manner that the user is notified that the power supply switch is in a switching-on state. After the controller is activated through an operation of switching on the power supply switch, the controller switches off the light-emitting unit according to a switching-off condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi MIKI, Teiju SATO, Masato SAITO
  • Patent number: 9957630
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pattern transfer mold includes a base body, first and second stacked bodies, first and second electrodes. The base body includes a base unit including a first surface, a first protrusion provided on the first surface and having a first side surface, and a second protrusion provided on the first surface, separated from the first protrusion, and having a second side surface opposing the first side surface. The first stacked body is provided on the first side surface, and includes first conductive layers and a first insulating layer. The second stacked body is provided on the second side surface, separated from the first stacked body, and includes second conductive layers and a second insulating layer. The first electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the first conductive layers. The second electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the second conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yongfang Li, Ryoichi Inanami, Akiko Mimotogi, Takashi Sato, Masato Saito, Koichi Kokubun
  • Publication number: 20180078909
    Abstract: A resistivity adjustment device includes: a hollow fiber membrane module that is divided by a hollow fiber membrane into a liquid phase side area; a liquid supply pipe that communicates with the liquid phase side area; a liquid discharge pipe that communicates with the liquid phase side area; a gas supply pipe that communicates with the gas phase side area; a gas discharge pipe that communicates with the gas phase side area; a bypass pipe that communicates with the liquid supply pipe and the liquid discharge pipe to bypass the hollow fiber membrane module; and a first on-off valve that is connected to the gas discharge pipe and opens or closes a first passage inside the gas discharge pipe, wherein the first on-off valve opens the first passage to discharge water accumulated in the gas phase side area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kazumi Oi, Masato Saito, Naoki Hada
  • Publication number: 20180020558
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device that is easily assembled and with which it is possible to reduce the effects of vibration and external force applied from a connector. Electronic components are installed on a substrate. A base covers a surface of the substrate. A cover covers a surface of the substrate. A first connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector fixed to an on-board transmission. A second connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector of a harness. First vibration-suppressing parts, which are provided to the inside surface of the base facing the end surface of the first connector on the surface side, suppress the vibration of the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Yoshio KAWAI, Shoho ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9849436
    Abstract: A microfluidic device includes a channel through which a reaction solution flows. The channel passes through a reaction section having a plurality of temperature zones set at predetermined different temperatures. The channel includes, at least in the reaction section, a region where a cross-sectional area decreases in a feeding direction of the reaction solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20170262066
    Abstract: An operation input device having an exterior portion that includes a band portion extending in a belt shape and having flexibility and a housing; and a control unit (23) that is housed in the exterior portion and performs input processing based on a detection signal indicating detection of a predetermined operation. The operation input device is provided with a deformation detection unit that outputs a detection signal associated with a deformation of the band portion or a deformation of the housing to the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Hideki Kawamura, Nobuhito Tsubaki, Fumiya Isono, Takafumi Inoue, Takashi Kihara, Jun Endo, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20170189873
    Abstract: A thermal convection generating chip (1) includes a rotatory body (2), a thermal convection pathway (11) provided in the rotatory body (2), and a supply path (12A to 12C) that supplies a liquid to the thermal convection pathway (11). The supply path (12A to 12C) includes a liquid receiving section (121) that receives the liquid and a suction passage (122) that provides communication between the liquid receiving section (121) and the thermal convection pathway (11). The suction passage (122) has a first region (122a) extending between a midsection of the suction passage (122) and the thermal convection pathway (11), and a second region (122b) extending between the midsection and the liquid receiving section (121). The liquid in the first region (122a) is separated from the liquid in the second region (122b) through rotation of the rotatory body (2) to be supplied to the thermal convection pathway (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Yuichiro KIRIYAMA, Eiichi TAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20160325282
    Abstract: A liquid specimen sensor has a filter filtering a liquid specimen, a first channel which is located downstream relative to the filter and is formed from a capillary, a second channel which is located downstream relative to the filter and is formed from a capillary, and a sensor element which is located in the second channel and outputs a signal in accordance with an ingredient of the liquid specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hideharu KURIOKA, Hiroyasu TANAKA, Masato SAITO, Eiichi TAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20160305832
    Abstract: A piezoelectric sensor that includes a piezoelectric film, first and second adhesive layers, first and second plate electrodes and a glass plate. The piezoelectric film includes first and second principal surfaces. The first adhesive layer attaches the first plate electrode to the first principal surface. The second adhesive layer attaches the second plate electrode to the second principal surface. The second plate electrode is attached to the glass plate such that the second adhesive layer and the second plate electrode are interposed between the piezoelectric film and the glass plate. The glass plate is distorted by being pushed. The second adhesive layer is thicker than the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: HIDEKI KAWAMURA, Hiroyuki Nakaji, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Jun Endo, Masato Saito
  • Publication number: 20160231857
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device detects a touch position on a display screen, and detects that the display screen has been pressed and sets a boundary line based on the touch position. The mobile terminal device divides the display screen into first and second screens separated by the boundary line and displays images corresponding to different functions of the mobile terminal device on the first and second screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kano, Hiroaki Kitada, Takafumi Inoue, Masato Saito, Kenichi Mori
  • Publication number: 20160214112
    Abstract: A thermal convection generating device (1) that generates thermal convection of a liquid by heating or cooling the liquid and applying centrifugal force to the liquid, the thermal convection generating device including: a stage (20) to which a thermal convection generating chip (10) is attachable and detachable, the thermal convection generating chip including a disk-like substrate (11) and a thermal convection pathway (14) formed in a surface of the disk-like substrate that is perpendicular to an axis (AX) of the disk-like substrate, and being configured to rotate about the axis of the disk-like substrate to apply centrifugal force to a liquid in the thermal convection pathway; a heat controller (30) that heats or cools a portion of the thermal convection pathway; a motor (40) that drives the thermal convection generating chip to rotate about the axis; and a controller (50) that controls the heat controller and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masato SAITO, Eiichi TAMIYA