Patents by Inventor Masatsugu SHIRAI

Masatsugu SHIRAI 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: 20240170016
    Abstract: Provided is a sputtering device for a multilayer optical recording medium capable of suppressing the occurrence of defects in a recording region. A sputtering device for a multilayer optical recording medium includes an outer mask, wherein the outer mask is configured to be capable of covering an outer periphery of a film-forming surface of an intermediate layer without coming into contact with the film-forming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: MASATSUGU SUWABE, TAKAHIRO IGARI, YOSHIO SHIRAI, TAKEHIRO SATO
  • Publication number: 20230349372
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump converts rotation of a motor into a reciprocating motion and drives a diaphragm. The diaphragm pump includes a partition configured to form a pump chamber together with a deformation portion of the diaphragm, a suction passage communicating with the pump chamber via a suction through hole extending through the partition, and a suction valve configured to open/close the suction passage. The valve body of the suction valve includes a leak structure configured to form a channel between the valve body and the seat surface of the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masatsugu SHIRAI, Kazuki ITAHARA