Patents by Inventor Norio Sato
Norio 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).
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Publication number: 20220206233Abstract: A waveguide connection structure consists of a waveguide chip having a waveguide, and a connector having a groove dug in a thickness direction, the waveguide chip and the connector each having a concave-convex portion that fit into each other in a state of being adjacent to each other on the same plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Norio Sato, Kota Shikama
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Patent number: 11346885Abstract: According to one embodiment, a winding interlayer short-circuit detection apparatus includes a processor configured to perform at least an interlayer short-circuit detecting process to detect, based on a difference between a measurement value of a field current in a field winding of a brushless exciter and a reference value, and based on a difference between a calculated value of an armature reaction voltage induced in the field winding of the brushless exciter and a reference value, a presence or absence of an interlayer short-circuit that may occur in any of the field winding of the brushless exciter, an armature winding of the brushless exciter, and a field winding of a rotary electric machine body.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takahiro Sato, Masafumi Fujita, Norio Takahashi, Ken Nagakura, Koji Ando, Yoichi Tomoe
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Publication number: 20220160320Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray variable diaphragm, an X-ray detector, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube irradiates X-rays. The X-ray variable diaphragm limits an irradiation region of the X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays that have passed through an object. The processing circuitry controls a movement of the X-ray tube, the X-ray detector, and an aperture of the X-ray variable diaphragm such that, when the irradiation region on the X-ray detector moves within an imaging range, a movement velocity of the irradiation region relative to the imaging range is maintained constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Norio SOUTSUKA, Takahiro INAGAKI, Motohiro SATO, Tomio MAEHAMA, Hiroshi NAKAYAMA, Takumi KUDO, Yusuke OKUMURA
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Patent number: 10947006Abstract: A packaging box includes a shelf portion which partitions an interior of the packaging box into an upper space and a lower space, an inner flap which is located above the shelf portion as an inner lid and which is bendable to a closed position where the inner flap faces the shelf portion while extending parallel thereto, and a hold-down piece which is disposed at a position facing the inner flap at the closed position in the shelf portion and which has a first bent portion bendable to protrude outward in a middle portion of the hold-down piece, the hold-down piece formed by cutting and raising the shelf portion to be capable of standing in a tilted state where a distal end side thereof extends toward a first side portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Yakabe, Hideki Samata, Noriyuki Hara, Makiko Katsuyama, Akemi Ichiyanagi, Kazuhiro Kuramoto, Norio Sato, Shinichi Sakano
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Patent number: 10636620Abstract: By switching between a plurality of image transfer units based on a state of a stage and using the switched image transfer unit, traceability of stage movement and tolerance to communication failure can be improved. A first image transfer protocol is a protocol of which reliability is higher than reliability of a second image transfer protocol, and a switch unit may select a first image transfer unit in a case where it is determined that a state of a stage is a state in which the stage is stopping. A second image transfer unit is a protocol of which a transfer speed is higher than a transfer speed of the first image transfer protocol, and the switch unit may select the second image transfer unit in a case where it is determined that the state of the stage is a state in which the stage is moving.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Akira Karakama, Norio Sato
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Publication number: 20190185199Abstract: A packaging box includes a shelf portion which partitions an interior of the packaging box into an upper space and a lower space, an inner flap which is located above the shelf portion as an inner lid and which is bendable to a closed position where the inner flap faces the shelf portion while extending parallel thereto, and a hold-down piece which is disposed at a position facing the inner flap at the closed position in the shelf portion and which has a first bent portion bendable to protrude outward in a middle portion of the hold-down piece, the hold-down piece formed by cutting and raising the shelf portion to be capable of standing in a tilted state where a distal end side thereof extends toward a first side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Toshiyuki YAKABE, Hideki SAMATA, Noriyuki HARA, Makiko KATSUYAMA, Akemi ICHIYANAGI, Kazuhiro KURAMOTO, Norio SATO, Shinichi SAKANO
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Publication number: 20180151328Abstract: By switching between a plurality of image transfer units based on a state of a stage and using the switched image transfer unit, traceability of stage movement and tolerance to communication failure can be improved. A first image transfer protocol is a protocol of which reliability is higher than reliability of a second image transfer protocol, and a switch unit may select a first image transfer unit in a case where it is determined that a state of a stage is a state in which the stage is stopping. A second image transfer unit is a protocol of which a transfer speed is higher than a transfer speed of the first image transfer protocol, and the switch unit may select the second image transfer unit in a case where it is determined that the state of the stage is a state in which the stage is moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Akira KARAKAMA, Norio SATO
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Patent number: 9494809Abstract: A high-resolution sensor of magnetic field sensor system and materials for use in such a system are described. The sensor systems measure a magnetic field using inorganic and/or organic magneto-optically active materials, e.g. polymer material and have an interferometer based on Faraday rotation. The polymer material is preferably in the form of a film. The polymer material has an optical property that is sensitive to the magnetic field, e g the Faraday rotation effect. The present invention also provides a sensor head structure comprising the above polymer material. The sensor head may be designed for use with an optical fiber or with mirrors In particular the present invention provides a fiber Sagnac interferometer to measure the rotation of polarized plane of light. The present invention provides a fiber or mirror based Sagnac interferometer with passive phase bias applied to magnetic field sensing.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVENInventors: Hitoshi Yamada, Kazuhiro Shintani, Akinobu Fujii, Norio Sato, Thierry Verbiest, Andre Persoons, Pavel Polynkin, Nasser Peyghambarian
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Patent number: 9294826Abstract: A wavelength selection switch system includes a wavelength selection switch including an input port and an output port, a nonvolatile memory in which configuration information for controlling an operation of the wavelength selection switch is stored, a high-speed memory in which reading and writing can be performed at a higher speed than in the nonvolatile memory and that stores a copy of the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and a control unit that controls an operation of the wavelength selection switch based on the configuration information read from the high-speed memory, wherein the control unit periodically reads the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory and writes a copy of the read configuration information to the high-speed memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Electronics CorporationInventors: Tomoyoshi Kataoka, Mitsunori Fukutoku, Etsu Hashimoto, Akio Sahara, Norio Sato, Yosuke Takeuchi
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Patent number: 9247324Abstract: A wavelength selection switch system includes a wavelength selection switch including an input port and an output port, a nonvolatile memory in which configuration information for controlling an operation of the wavelength selection switch is stored, a high-speed memory in which reading and writing can be performed at a higher speed than in the nonvolatile memory and that stores a copy of the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and a control unit that controls an operation of the wavelength selection switch based on the configuration information read from the high-speed memory, wherein the control unit periodically reads the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory and writes a copy of the read configuration information to the high-speed memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Electronics CorporationInventors: Tomoyoshi Kataoka, Mitsunori Fukutoku, Etsu Hashimoto, Akio Sahara, Norio Sato, Yosuke Takeuchi
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Patent number: 9151691Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting machine tool window airtightness includes an airtight state detector, having a sensor detecting the pressure in a space of the window, and a judging section for determining appropriateness of the airtight state of the space based on a pressure value from the pressure sensor and outputting a judgment result. Pressure in the window space, which initially may be pressurized or pressure-reduced, is detected intermittently by the pressure sensor, and the judging section determines appropriateness of the airtight state of the window on the basis of a variation state of the detected pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhiko Ono, Norio Sato, Kimiyuki Nishimura
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Patent number: 8957959Abstract: A charged particle microscope corrects distortion in an image caused by effects of drift in the sampling stage by measuring the correction reference image in a shorter time than the observation image, making corrections by comparing the shape of the observation image with the shape of the correction reference image, and reducing distortion in the observation images. The reference image for distortion correction is measured at the same position and magnification as when acquiring images for observation. In order to reduce effects from drift, the reference image is at this time measured within a shorter time than the essential observation image. The shape of the observation image is corrected by comparing the shapes of the reference image and observation image, and correcting the shape of the observation image to match the reference image.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Shuangqi Dong, Norio Sato, Susumu Koyama
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Publication number: 20150030327Abstract: A wavelength selection switch system includes a wavelength selection switch including an input port and an output port, a nonvolatile memory in which configuration information for controlling an operation of the wavelength selection switch is stored, a high-speed memory in which reading and writing can be performed at a higher speed than in the nonvolatile memory and that stores a copy of the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and a control unit that controls an operation of the wavelength selection switch based on the configuration information read from the high-speed memory, wherein the control unit periodically reads the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory and writes a copy of the read configuration information to the high-speed memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, NTT Electronics CorporationInventors: Tomoyoshi Kataoka, Mitsunori Fukutoku, Etsu Hashimoto, Akio Sahara, Norio Sato, Yosuke Takeuchi
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Patent number: 8922332Abstract: Electronic equipment, including a GPS dongle and a PC, compares an acquired current location position of the electronic equipment with an acquired planned installation position of a machine tool to determine whether or not the current location position is within a predetermined range from the planned installation position. Further, the electronic equipment determines, if it is determined that the current location position is within the predetermined range from the planned installation position, whether or not a predetermined condition has been satisfied. The electronic equipment also performs, if it is determined that the predetermined condition has been satisfied, information input processing on the machine tool to remove activation restriction on the machine tool. In this manner, the electronic equipment can prevent illegal removal of activation restriction on the machine tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Nakamachi, Katsuhiko Ono, Akira Kimura, Norio Sato, Kimiyuki Nishimura, Hideki Takedomi, Kingo Maeda
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Publication number: 20140150533Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting machine tool window airtightness includes an airtight state detector, having a sensor detecting the pressure in a space of the window, and a judging section for determining appropriateness of the airtight state of the space based on a pressure value from the pressure sensor and outputting a judgment result. Pressure in the window space, which initially may be pressurized or pressure-reduced, is detected intermittently by the pressure sensor, and the judging section determines appropriateness of the airtight state of the window on the basis of a variation state of the detected pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Ono, Norio Sato, Kimiyuki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140070802Abstract: A high-resolution sensor of magnetic field sensor system and materials for use in such a system are described. The sensor systems measure a magnetic field using inorganic and/or organic magneto-optically active materials, e.g. polymer material and have an interferometer based on Faraday rotation. The polymer material is preferably in the form of a film. The polymer material has an optical property that is sensitive to the magnetic field, eg the Faraday rotation effect. The present invention also provides a sensor head structure comprising the above polymer material. The sensor head may be designed for use with an optical fiber or with mirrors In particular the present invention provides a fiber Sagnac interferometer to measure the rotation of polarized plane of light. The present invention provides a fiber or mirror based Sagnac interferometer with passive phase bias applied to magnetic field sensing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi YAMADA, Kazuhiro SHINTANI, Akinobu FUJII, Norio SATO, Thierry VERBIEST, Andre PERSOONS, Pavel POLYNKIN, Nasser PEYGHAMBARIAN
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Publication number: 20130300854Abstract: A charged particle microscope corrects distortion in an image caused by effects of drift in the sampling stage by measuring the correction reference image in a shorter time than the observation image, making corrections by comparing the shape of the observation image with the shape of the correction reference image, and reducing distortion in the observation images. The reference image for distortion correction is measured at the same position and magnification as when acquiring images for observation. In order to reduce effects from drift, the reference image is at this time measured within a shorter time than the essential observation image. The shape of the observation image is corrected by comparing the shapes of the reference image and observation image, and correcting the shape of the observation image to match the reference image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Shuangqi Dong, Norio Sato, Susumu Koyama
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Patent number: 8575927Abstract: A high-resolution sensor of magnetic field sensor system and materials for use in such a system are described. The sensor systems measure a magnetic field using inorganic and/or organic magneto-optically active materials, e.g. polymer material and have an interferometer based on Faraday rotation. The polymer material is preferably in the form of a film. The polymer material has an optical property that is sensitive to the magnetic field, e.g. the Faraday rotation effect. The present invention also provides a sensor head structure comprising the above polymer material. The sensor head may be designed for use with an optical fiber or with mirrors. In particular the present invention provides a fiber Sagnac interferometer to measure the rotation of polarized plane of light. The present invention provides a fiber or mirror based Sagnac interferometer with passive phase bias applied to magnetic field sensing. This invention has the following three major aspects each being an embodiment of the present invention: 1.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenInventors: Hitoshi Yamada, Kazuhiro Shintani, Akinobu Fujii, Norio Sato, Thierry Verbiest, Andre Persoons, Pavel Polynkin, Nasser Peyghambarian
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Patent number: 8174748Abstract: A mirror includes a substrate, a reflection layer, and a protection layer. The substrate includes a surface having an attachment area and a reflection area. The reflection layer is formed on the reflection area. The protection layer is formed on the reflection area on which the reflection layer is formed and the attachment area. Material of the protection layer is homogeneous across the reflection area and the attachment area.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Kishiro Hikari Kagaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumikata Andoh, Hiroshi Takemoto, Jun Yoshida, Masatoshi Arima, Norio Sato, Seiji Usui
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Publication number: 20120001625Abstract: A high-resolution sensor of magnetic field sensor system and materials for use in such a system are described. The sensor systems measure a magnetic field using inorganic and/or organic magneto-optically active materials, e.g. polymer material and have an interferometer based on Faraday rotation. The polymer material is preferably in the form of a film. The polymer material has an optical property that is sensitive to the magnetic field, e.g. the Faraday rotation effect. The present invention also provides a sensor head structure comprising the above polymer material. The sensor head may be designed for use with an optical fiber or with mirrors. In particular the present invention provides a fiber Sagnac interferometer to measure the rotation of polarized plane of light. The present invention provides a fiber or mirror based Sagnac interferometer with passive phase bias applied to magnetic field sensing. This invention has the following three major aspects each being an embodiment of the present invention: 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Yamada, Kazuhiro Shintani, Akinobu Fujii, Norio Sato, Thierry Verbiest, Andre Persoons, Pavel Polynkin, Nasser Peyghambarian