Patents by Inventor Nobuhiko Sato

Nobuhiko 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: 11969857
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass article includes holding a carrier having a circular shape, in which a glass substrate having a circular shape is retained, with an upper surface plate and a lower surface plate; and polishing the glass substrate by rotating the carrier with respect to the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate, to obtain the glass article. The glass substrate is disposed in the carrier such that, in a top plan view, a center of the carrier is included in a region of the glass substrate, and a center of the glass substrate is shifted from the center of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Toru Momose, Osamu Sato, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Nobuhiko Takeshita
  • Patent number: 11967485
    Abstract: There is provided a plasma processing apparatus including: a chamber having a processing space in which a plasma processing is performed on a substrate and a synthetic space in which electromagnetic waves are synthesized; a dielectric window configured to partition the processing space and the synthetic space; an antenna unit including a plurality of antennas configured to radiate the electromagnetic waves to the synthetic space; an electromagnetic wave output part configured to output the electromagnetic waves to the antenna unit; and a controller configured to control the antenna unit to function as the phased array antenna, wherein the plurality of antennas are helical antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Eiki Kamata, Taro Ikeda, Mikio Sato, Nobuhiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11959147
    Abstract: A top-blowing lance nozzle is configured to freely switch an adequate expansion condition so as to control an oxygen-blowing amount and a jetting velocity independently of each other without requiring a plurality of lance nozzles or a mechanically movable part. A lance nozzle is configured to blow refining oxygen to molten iron charged in a reaction vessel while a gas is blown from a top-blowing lance to the molten iron. One or more blowing holes for blowing a working gas are on an inner wall side surface of the nozzle, at a site where the lance nozzle has a minimum cross-sectional area in a nozzle axis direction or at a neighboring site of the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yumi Murakami, Nobuhiko Oda, Yusuke Fujii, Goro Okuyama, Shota Amano, Shinji Koseki, Shingo Sato, Yukio Takahashi, Ryo Kawabata, Naoki Kikuchi, Atsuo Yuasa
  • Patent number: 11948462
    Abstract: An image generating apparatus generates an image to be displayed on a display and includes at least one memory and a control circuit. The control circuit acquires a plurality of camera images captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a vehicle, calculates a distance between one of the cameras and a target to be projected in in the camera images, detects a position of a light-transmissive object or a reflective object in the camera images, and generates an image from a point of view that is different from points of view of the plurality of camera images by using the plurality of camera images and the distance, the generated image including a predetermined image that is displayed at the position of the light-transmissive object or the reflective object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayako Maruyama, Kunio Nobori, Takeo Azuma, Satoshi Sato, Nobuhiko Wakai
  • Publication number: 20240010974
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a cell population comprising mesenchymal stem cells, comprising efficiently isolating a cell population comprising mesenchymal stem cells at high purity from an amnion. Provided is a method of producing a cell population comprising amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells, comprising (1) storing an amnion in a medium for 4 hours or longer at ?1° C. or higher and 25° C. or lower, followed by (2) isolating the amnion from the medium and treating the amnion with an enzyme; and (3) culturing a cell fraction comprising mesenchymal stem cells after the treatment with the enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiho KOBAYASHI, Nobuhiko SATO, Rio MASAYASU
  • Publication number: 20230241647
    Abstract: An article sorting facility includes: a first floor including a plurality of first travel paths; a second floor installed at a different height from the first floor in a vertical direction, and including a plurality of second travel paths; a plurality of first elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the first travel paths to starting ends of the second travel paths; a plurality of second elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the second travel paths to starting ends of the first travel paths; a plurality of receiving sections configured to receive articles from the transport vehicles; and at least one supply section configured to supply the articles to the transport vehicles. The plurality of second travel paths overlap corresponding first travel paths or corresponding receiving sections as viewed in the vertical direction, at least in a partial segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Mishina, Tadasuke Ogawa, Kouji Fujita, Kenichi Ukisu, Nobuhiko Sato, Masaya Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230077028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting device including an insulating layer, an organic light-emitting element disposed on the main surface of the insulating layer, and a color filter layer covering the organic light-emitting element and including a first color filter that passes light with a first wavelength and a second color filter that passes light with a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, wherein the concentration of an organic alkali having a nitrogen atom and a hydroxy group contained in the color filter layer is less than 108.2 ng/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mariko Furuta, Yoshihisa Kawamura, Yuto Nozaki, Yuuki Kumagae, Kotaro Abukawa, Kunihito Ide, Jun Kamatani, Satoru Shiobara, Nobuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 11383929
    Abstract: A control device executes retrieval control to, in response to a transport request in which a type and an order of each of a plurality of articles that are transported to a transport target location are specified, retrieve all the articles specified in the transport request from a target automatic warehouse, which is one automatic warehouse selected from among a plurality of automatic warehouses, to a retrieval transport device in a specified order that is specified in the transport request. The control device executes, before execution of the retrieval control, inter-warehouse movement control to, if at least one of the plurality of articles specified in the transport request is not stored in the target automatic warehouse, move the article that is not stored in the target automatic warehouse from another automatic warehouse to the target automatic warehouse by using an inter-warehouse transport device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Sato, Hirokazu Ooyama, Mamoru Okuhara, Yuya Fukuwa
  • Patent number: 11211416
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor layer having a front surface and a back surface and in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions is provided between the front surface and the back surface, a wiring structure arranged on the front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a separation portion arranged between the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and formed by a trench continuing from the back surface, a first light shielding portion arranged above the semiconductor layer on the back surface side so as to overlap the separation portion, and a second light shielding portion arranged above the semiconductor layer on the back surface side so as to face the first light shielding portion via a region located above at least one photoelectric conversion portion among the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ogawa, Nobuhiko Sato, Masaki Kurihara, Yoichi Wada
  • Patent number: 10777610
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photoelectric converter includes a first step of preparing a semiconductor substrate including a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, a second step of forming a plurality of interlayer insulating films above the semiconductor substrate, and a third step of forming a photoelectric conversion portion above the semiconductor substrate. The second step includes a step of forming a first film containing hydrogen. The third step includes a step of forming a first electrode, a step of forming a photoelectric conversion film, and a step of forming a second electrode. The method includes a step of performing heat treatment between the step of forming the first film and the step of forming the photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20200075679
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photoelectric converter includes a first step of preparing a semiconductor substrate including a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, a second step of forming a plurality of interlayer insulating films above the semiconductor substrate, and a third step of forming a photoelectric conversion portion above the semiconductor substrate. The second step includes a step of forming a first film containing hydrogen. The third step includes a step of forming a first electrode, a step of forming a photoelectric conversion film, and a step of forming a second electrode. The method includes a step of performing heat treatment between the step of forming the first film and the step of forming the photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20200010274
    Abstract: A control device executes retrieval control to, in response to a transport request in which a type and an order of each of a plurality of articles that are transported to a transport target location are specified, retrieve all the articles specified in the transport request from a target automatic warehouse, which is one automatic warehouse selected from among a plurality of automatic warehouses, to a retrieval transport device in a specified order that is specified in the transport request. The control device executes, before execution of the retrieval control, inter-warehouse movement control to, if at least one of the plurality of articles specified in the transport request is not stored in the target automatic warehouse, move the article that is not stored in the target automatic warehouse from another automatic warehouse to the target automatic warehouse by using an inter-warehouse transport device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Sato, Hirokazu Ooyama, Mamoru Okuhara, Yuya Fukuwa
  • Patent number: 10516000
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photoelectric converter includes a first step of preparing a semiconductor substrate including a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, a second step of forming a plurality of interlayer insulating films above the semiconductor substrate, and a third step of forming a photoelectric conversion portion above the semiconductor substrate. The second step includes a step of forming a first film containing hydrogen. The third step includes a step of forming a first electrode, a step of forming a photoelectric conversion film, and a step of forming a second electrode. The method includes a step of performing heat treatment between the step of forming the first film and the step of forming the photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10511751
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit having a light incident surface and including: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed further toward the light incident surface; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a member in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer and constituting a light guide together with the layer. An area of a first surface parallel to the light incident surface at a portion of the photoelectric conversion layer surrounded by the member is smaller than an area of a second surface disposed between the first surface and the second electrode at a portion of the photoelectric conversion layer surrounded by the member, and an area of orthogonal projection to the light incident surface of the first electrode is smaller than an area of orthogonal projection to the light incident surface of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuda, Sho Suzuki, Hidekazu Takahashi, Nobuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10497732
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion substrate having photoelectric conversion units and a microlens array arranged above the conversion units, a light transmissive plate, a first member arranged between the photoelectric conversion substrate and the light transmissive plate, and that bonds the photoelectric conversion substrate and the light transmissive plate, and a second member arranged between the first member and the microlens array. The second member has at least one of a refractive index lower than the microlens array or a porosity higher than the microlens array. A surface on a side of the photoelectric conversion substrate of the first member has a plurality of steps from a portion over the plurality of photoelectric conversion units to a side surface of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Kurihara, Nobuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10497733
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus has a photoelectric conversion substrate having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a microlens array arranged above the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; a light transmissive plate; a first member arranged between the photoelectric conversion substrate and the light transmissive plate; a second member arranged between the first member and the microlens array; and a third member arranged between the first member and the second member. A porosity of the first member<a porosity of the third member<a porosity of the second member is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Kurihara, Nobuhiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20190252439
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor layer having a front surface and a back surface and in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions is provided between the front surface and the back surface, a wiring structure arranged on the front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a separation portion arranged between the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and formed by a trench continuing from the back surface, a first light shielding portion arranged above the semiconductor layer on the back surface side so as to overlap the separation portion, and a second light shielding portion arranged above the semiconductor layer on the back surface side so as to face the first light shielding portion via a region located above at least one photoelectric conversion portion among the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ogawa, Nobuhiko Sato, Masaki Kurihara, Yoichi Wada
  • Patent number: 10309339
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine including: a cylinder block in which a plurality of cylinders are formed; and a cylinder head formed in conjunction with the cylinder block into one body to form a plurality of combustion chambers, wherein an upper surface of the cylinder head is divided, along a direction in which the plurality of cylinders are arranged, into first regions that are regions that overlap the combustion chambers as viewed from an axial direction of the cylinders and a second region that is a region located between two of the first regions adjacent to each other, and at least either an intake-side cam journal or an exhaust-side cam journal is disposed in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Kimura, Takao Ito, Nobuhiko Sato, Tadatoshi Miyano
  • Publication number: 20180182813
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photoelectric converter includes a first step of preparing a semiconductor substrate including a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, a second step of forming a plurality of interlayer insulating films above the semiconductor substrate, and a third step of forming a photoelectric conversion portion above the semiconductor substrate. The second step includes a step of forming a first film containing hydrogen. The third step includes a step of forming a first electrode, a step of forming a photoelectric conversion film, and a step of forming a second electrode. The method includes a step of performing heat treatment between the step of forming the first film and the step of forming the photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 9991305
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the leakage of the electric charge, which occurs at an end of a pixel electrode. An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged separately from each other; an insulating film arranged on the pixel electrode; a pixel isolating film of an insulating member arranged between the pixel electrodes; and a photoelectric conversion film arranged on the insulating film, wherein the pixel isolating film contacts the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuhito Goden, Nobuhiko Sato