Patents by Inventor Masumi Sato

Masumi Sato 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).

  • Patent number: 11963411
    Abstract: A display includes a plurality of first wirings which are provided on a first layer and each of which is arranged parallel to a first direction in a first area, and which are arranged on a second layer in a second area; a second wiring which is provided in the first layer in the first area and which is provided on a layer in the second area; and a third wiring which is provided on the first layer and arranged between the first wirings in the first area and which is arranged to intersect with first wirings in the second area. The first wirings is arranged to be inclined to the same side in the first direction in the second area. The second wiring is arranged to intersect with a portion of the plurality of first wirings in a plan view, in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masumi Nishimura, Hiroshi Tabatake, Akihito Sato
  • Publication number: 20240032579
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for enhancing salty taste. The present invention provides a salty taste-enhancing agent for use in a food containing salt, which contains adenylic acid or a salt thereof acceptable for foods, and an organic acid selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid, and malic acid or a salt thereof acceptable for foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TABLEMARK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi MATSUFUJI, Masumi SATO, Fumi SUZUKI, Erina IWAMOTO, Hiroyuki SANO, Mayuka MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20230307699
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising an anode including at least an anode current collector, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the anode and the cathode; wherein a protective layer containing Mg is arranged between the anode current collector and the solid electrolyte layer; and the protective layer includes a mixture layer including a Mg-containing particle containing the Mg, and a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ximeng LI, Masumi Sato, Masashi Kodama, Keisuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20220393231
    Abstract: Provided is an all-solid-state battery with high charge-discharge efficiency, and a method for producing the all-solid-state battery. Disclosed is an all-solid-state battery, wherein a lithium metal precipitation-dissolution reaction is used as an anode reaction; wherein the all-solid-state battery comprises a cathode comprising a cathode layer, an anode comprising an anode current collector and an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; wherein the anode layer contains, as an anode active material, a single ?-phase alloy of a lithium metal and a magnesium metal; and wherein a percentage of the lithium element in the alloy is 81.80 atomic % or more and 99.97 atomic % or less when the all-solid-state battery is fully charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ximeng LI, Masumi SATO, Masafumi NOSE
  • Publication number: 20220344791
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising an anode including at least an anode current collector, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the anode and the cathode; wherein a protective layer containing a Mg-containing particle that contains at least Mg, and also containing a polymer, is arranged between the anode current collector and the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ximeng Li, Masumi Sato, Sakina Kaneko, Tomoya Matsunaga, Mitsutoshi Otaki, Satoshi Wakasugi, Hideaki Nishimura, So Yubuchi, Shohei Kawashima, Jun Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220344706
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising an anode including at least an anode current collector, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the anode and the cathode; wherein a protective layer containing a Mg-containing particle that contains at least Mg, and also containing a polymer, is arranged between the anode current collector and the solid electrolyte layer; the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte in a granular shape; and when X designates an average particle size D50 of the solid electrolyte and Y designates an average thickness of the solid electrolyte layer, X/Y is 0.0125 or more and 0.02 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ximeng Li, Masumi Sato, Sakina Kaneko, Tomoya Matsunaga, So Yubuchi, Mitsutoshi Otaki, Hideaki Nishimura, Satoshi Wakasugi, Shohei Kawashima, Jun Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220344666
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery including an anode including at least an anode current collector, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the anode and the cathode; wherein a protective layer containing a Mg-containing particle that contains at least Mg, and also contains a polymer, is arranged between the anode current collector and the solid electrolyte layer; and a contacting area rate in an interface between the solid electrolyte layer and the protective layer is 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ximeng Li, Masumi Sato, Sakina Kaneko, Tomoya Matsunaga, Mitsutoshi Otaki, Satoshi Wakasugi, Hideaki Nishimura, So Yubuchi, Shohei Kawashima, Jun Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220320480
    Abstract: To improve the capacity of an all-solid-state battery, a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery having a cathode that contains sulfur include: performing initial charge and discharge separately at least in three cycles until a capacity of the battery reaches a design capacity, wherein a charge discharge capacity in a first cycle is at most 30% of the design capacity, and charge and discharge in a second cycle and after are performed, so that a charge discharge capacity in an n-th cycle is increased at least 1.15 times as much as a charge discharge capacity in an (n-1)-th cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ximeng LI, Masumi SATO, Sakina KANEKO, Tomoya MATSUNAGA, Satoshi WAKASUGI, Hideaki NISHIMURA, Mitsutoshi OTAKI, So YUBUCHI, Shohei KAWASHIMA, Jun YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220102702
    Abstract: To provide an anode material which is resistant to deactivation even when it is exposed to an oxygen-containing gas atmosphere, and a solid-state battery using the same. An anode material for solid-state batteries that use a precipitation-dissolution reaction of lithium metal as an anode reaction, wherein the anode material is a multiphase alloy comprising a Li single phase and a Li-M alloy phase; wherein M of the Li-M alloy phase is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, In and Zn; and wherein an amount of the M in the multiphase alloy is 0.90% by mass or more and 21.00% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20200343583
    Abstract: Provided is an all-solid-state battery with high charge-discharge efficiency, and a method for producing the all-solid-state battery. Disclosed is an all-solid-state battery, wherein a lithium metal precipitation-dissolution reaction is used as an anode reaction; wherein the all-solid-state battery comprises a cathode comprising a cathode layer, an anode comprising an anode current collector and an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; wherein the anode layer contains, as an anode active material, a single ?-phase alloy of a lithium metal and a magnesium metal; and wherein a percentage of the lithium element in the alloy is 81.80 atomic % or more and 99.97 atomic % or less when the all-solid-state battery is fully charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Ximeng LI, Masumi SATO, Masafumi NOSE
  • Patent number: 10529988
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery having a high charge-discharge potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, and the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material having a composition represented by CuxS, wherein 1?x?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Masumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20180309127
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery having a high charge-discharge potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, and the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material having a composition represented by CuxS, wherein 1?x?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Masumi Sato
  • Patent number: 8265527
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a developer case to accommodate a two-component developer including toner and carrier, a developer bearing member bearing the two-component developer to supply the developer to an image, a developer supply path formed inside the developer case to supply the developer along the developer bearing member, an agitation and conveyance member disposed in the developer supply path, a toner collecting mechanism to collect toner after development, and a collected toner conveyance path formed inside the developer case and including a collected toner conveying member. The collected toner conveyance path and the developer supply path are arranged in communication with each other in the vicinity of one end portion of the collected toner conveyance path in a direction of conveyance of collected toner so as to circulate toner unused for development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Emiko Shiraishi, Kentaroh Tomita, Takehide Mizutani, Takayuki Tamaki, Masumi Sato
  • Patent number: 8180246
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes multiple image forming units disposed adjacent to and horizontally aligned with each other to form respective single non-black color images, a first transfer member to sequentially transfer and overlay the respective single non-black color images thereon for forming a composite color image, a black image forming unit disposed separately from the multiple image forming units including a black image carrier and a black image developing unit, a second transfer member to transfer the black image from the black image forming unit onto a recording medium, a first cleaning unit to clean the surface of the black image carrier, and a second cleaning unit to clean the surface of the second transfer member. The black toner removed from the surface of the black image carrier is collected to the black image developing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kawahara, Masumi Sato, Nobuyuki Koinuma, Kazuhisa Sudo, Tokuya Ojimi, Kazuhiko Yuki, Kohsuke Yamamoto, Takehide Mizutani, Masaki Sukesako, Ryuji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7989132
    Abstract: An image sheet forming method includes supplying a first sheet including a non-transparent layer, and transferring a toner image onto a toner image carrying surface of the first sheet. The method further includes integrating a second sheet, which includes a base layer and a transparent layer, with the first sheet in a manner that the toner image is sandwiched between the toner image carrying surface of the first sheet and the transparent layer of the second sheet. The method further includes separating the base layer from the second sheet while fixing the toner image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Reki Nakamura, Megumi Ohtoshi, Masumi Sato, Shiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 7894744
    Abstract: The color image forming apparatus comprises a transfer belt device which feeds a transfer member such as a paper and a plurality of image forming units. The image forming units are disposed facing toward the transfer belt device. The transfer belt device, at least in a portion in which the image forming units have been disposed, is arranged such that it is inclined with respect to the ground. Each of the image forming unit forms a desired image and sequentially transfers the formed image on the transfer member fed by the transfer belt device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masumi Sato, Tomotoshi Nakahara, Hiroyasu Shijo, Motokazu Yasui
  • Publication number: 20100330495
    Abstract: An image sheet forming method includes supplying a first sheet including a non-transparent layer, and transferring a toner image onto a toner image carrying surface of the first sheet. The method further includes integrating a second sheet, which includes a base layer and a transparent layer, with the first sheet in a manner that the toner image is sandwiched between the toner image carrying surface of the first sheet and the transparent layer of the second sheet. The method further includes separating the base layer from the second sheet while fixing the toner image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Reki Nakamura, Megumi Ohtoshi, Masumi Sato, Shiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 7712989
    Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus performs a print operation by controlling an ink jet recording head to eject ink drops there from against front and back surfaces of a recording sheet at a print position. The apparatus includes a transporting mechanism for transporting a portion of the recording sheet to a location outside of the apparatus after a completion of the print operation on the front surface of the recording sheet and just before printing of the back surface of the recording sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motokazu Yasui, Tsumori Sato, Masanori Horike, Masato Yokoyama, Masumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20100040393
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes multiple image forming units disposed adjacent to and horizontally aligned with each other to form respective single non-black color images, a first transfer member to sequentially transfer and overlay the respective single non-black color images thereon for forming a composite color image, a black image forming unit disposed separately from the multiple image forming units including a black image carrier and a black image developing unit, a second transfer member to transfer the black image from the black image forming unit onto a recording medium, a first cleaning unit to clean the surface of the black image carrier, and a second cleaning unit to clean the surface of the second transfer member. The black toner removed from the surface of the black image carrier is collected to the black image developing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shinichi Kawahara, Masumi Sato, Nobuyuki Koinuma, Kazuhisa Sudo, Tokuya Ojimi, Kazuhiko Yuki, Kohsuke Yamamoto, Takehide Mizutani, Masaki Sukesako, Ryuji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7617047
    Abstract: A map information system is provided which includes an electronic pen which reads a dot pattern in a form where map images are shown, to output handwriting information, and a processing unit including an association module which associates the output handwriting information with one of the map images where the handwriting information is written and stores it in a storage unit, a search module which searches for the associated handwriting information and map image using information to specify the map image as a search key, a pattern assignment module which when acquiring print request information including information to specify the map images to be printed, newly assigns a dot pattern, and an output instruction module which issues an output instruction so as to cause an output unit to visually output data including the retrieved associated handwriting information and map image and the newly assigned dot pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Sakamoto, Yosuke Nitta, Masumi Sato, Keisuke Otsuka