Patents by Inventor Osamu Sato

Osamu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250133193
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light source to emit light; an imager to generate an image with the light from the light source; a projection optical system to project the image generated by the imager to a projection surface; and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: acquire image data of the image projected onto the projection surface; classify a pattern of the image indicated by the image data into one of multiple patterns; detect whether the one of multiple patterns has been switched from the one of multiple patterns classified previously; and switch a gamma curve to be applied to the image data, to a gamma curve corresponding to the one of multiple patterns in response to a detection of switching of the one of multiple patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventor: Osamu SATO
  • Patent number: 12263555
    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: March 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Toru Momose, Osamu Sato, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Nobuhiko Takeshita
  • Publication number: 20240287277
    Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery method that is method of separating and recovering, from a mixture containing at least a resin layer 1 containing a hydrolyzable polymer A as a main component and a resin layer 2 containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer B as a main component, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the method including a decomposition and separation step of subjecting the mixture to a hydrothermal reaction treatment to hydrolyze and separate the hydrolyzable polymer A, and to separate the nonhydrolyzable polymer B while a molecular weight of thereof is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: UBE Corporation, Keiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd., TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
  • Publication number: 20240227117
    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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Toru MOMOSE, Osamu SATO, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO, Nobuhiko TAKESHITA
  • Patent number: 12028493
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a casing accommodating the image forming unit, a pair of doors which open from center, and a protrusion portion. The pair of doors which open from center include a first door, a second door, and a handle. The handle is disposed on an opposite surface of an exterior surface of the first door. The protrusion portion protrudes from an end of the second door toward the first door in a direction intersecting with the second pivot axis and extending an exterior surface of the second door when the pair of doors are closed. The handle covers a gap between the first door and the protrusion portion in a front-back direction of the image forming apparatus when the pair of doors are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Osamu Sato
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20240123654
    Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
  • Patent number: 11835911
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an openable portion, an operating unit, a cable, an accommodating portion, a cable cover, a retaining portion, and an opening. When the cable cover is viewed along a vertical direction, an edge portion of the opening and an end portion of the cable are defined, specifically, the opening defines an edge portion of an edge of the opening on a side where the openable portion is positioned with respect to a left-right direction, and the cable defines an end portion of an outer peripheral surface of the cable retained by the retaining portion with respect to the left-right direction. With respect to the left-right direction, the edge portion is positioned further on a side opposite from the side where the openable portion is positioned than the end portion is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Hiromichi Koseki
  • Patent number: 11796932
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a first door rotatable about a first rotation axis extending in a width direction within a first rotation range between a first open position and a first closed position; a second door provided below the first door and rotatable about a second rotation axis extending in a direction orthogonal to the first rotation axis within a second rotation range between a second open position and a second closed position, a part of the first rotation range making inroads into the second rotation range; and a retracting portion configured to rotate the first door to a retracted position to allow a rotation of the second door in conjunction with the second door being rotated to the second closed position from a state in which the first door is in the first open position and the second door is in the second open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiura, Shigeo Doi, Osamu Sato
  • Publication number: 20230247152
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a casing accommodating the image forming unit, a pair of doors which open from center, and a protrusion portion. The pair of doors which open from center include a first door, a second door, and a handle. The handle is disposed on an opposite surface of an exterior surface of the first door. The protrusion portion protrudes from an end of the second door toward the first door in a direction intersecting with the second pivot axis and extending an exterior surface of the second door when the pair of doors are closed. The handle covers a gap between the first door and the protrusion portion in a front-back direction of the image forming apparatus when the pair of doors are closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: OSAMU SATO
  • Patent number: 11691914
    Abstract: A glass member includes a recessed portion, wherein in cross-sectional view, an angle formed between a principal surface of the glass member and an edge face of an opening of the recessed portion is 90 degrees to 130 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo Seki, Osamu Sato
  • Publication number: 20230051824
    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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Toru MOMOSE, Osamu SATO, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO, Nobuhiko TAKESHITA
  • Publication number: 20230009872
    Abstract: A submersible vessel includes: a hull; a propulsor that propels the hull; a front sensor that sequentially detects locations of an inspection target in front of the hull; a controller that controls the propulsor such that the hull passes through above the detected locations; a movable arm attached to an arm reference point of the hull; an inspection tool at the movable arm that inspects the inspection target; and a position detector that acquires positional information including a position, attitude, or speed of the hull. Based on the information from the position detector, the controller estimates a pass-through position of the arm reference point after a predetermined time. The controller controls the movable arm such that before the time elapses, a positional relation between the arm reference point and inspection tool becomes a positional relation between the estimated pass-through position and a target point on or above each location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki OKAYA, Fumitaka TACHINAMI, Yuki KAGA, Yusuke OKIMURA, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Kaoru KOYANO, Osamu SATO
  • Publication number: 20220350270
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a first door rotatable about a first rotation axis extending in a width direction within a first rotation range between a first open position and a first closed position; a second door provided below the first door and rotatable about a second rotation axis extending in a direction orthogonal to the first rotation axis within a second rotation range between a second open position and a second closed position, a part of the first rotation range making inroads into the second rotation range; and a retracting portion configured to rotate the first door to a retracted position to allow a rotation of the second door in conjunction with the second door being rotated to the second closed position from a state in which the first door is in the first open position and the second door is in the second open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiura, Shigeo Doi, Osamu Sato
  • Publication number: 20220326650
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an openable portion, an operating unit, a cable, an accommodating portion, a cable cover, a retaining portion, and an opening. When the cable cover is viewed along a vertical direction, an edge portion of the opening and an end portion of the cable are defined, specifically, the opening defines an edge portion of an edge of the opening on a side where the openable portion is positioned with respect to a left-right direction, and the cable defines an end portion of an outer peripheral surface of the cable retained by the retaining portion with respect to the left-right direction. With respect to the left-right direction, the edge portion is positioned further on a side opposite from the side where the openable portion is positioned than the end portion is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu SATO, Hiromichi KOSEKI
  • Patent number: 11402789
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an openable portion, an operating unit, a cable, an accommodating portion, a cable cover, a retaining portion, and an opening. When the cable cover is viewed along a vertical direction, an edge portion of the opening and an end portion of the cable are defined, specifically, the opening defines an edge portion of an edge of the opening on a side where the openable portion is positioned with respect to a left-right direction, and the cable defines an end portion of an outer peripheral surface of the cable retained by the retaining portion with respect to the left-right direction. With respect to the left-right direction, the edge portion is positioned further on a side opposite from the side where the openable portion is positioned than the end portion is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Hiromichi Koseki
  • Publication number: 20220221415
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor assembly and a control method therefor. The sensor assembly according to the present disclosure may include a plurality of gate lines, at least one detection line, and a plurality of sensors respectively disposed at portions where the plurality of gate lines intersect with the at least one detection line. In this case, the plurality of sensors include an olfactory sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki TAKADA, Katsuyoshi HIRAKI, Osamu SATO, Sungmin KANG
  • Publication number: 20220033300
    Abstract: A glass member includes a recessed portion, wherein in cross-sectional view, an angle formed between a principal surface of the glass member and an edge face of an opening of the recessed portion is 90 degrees to 130 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo SEKI, Osamu SATO
  • Patent number: 11233225
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor on the substrate; a first electrode, a light emitting diode and a second electrode sequentially on the thin film transistor; a barrier layer on the second electrode, the barrier layer including at least one organic layer; and a front film on the barrier layer, wherein the at least one organic layer includes a chemically self-healing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Sato
  • Publication number: 20210302899
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an openable portion, an operating unit, a cable, an accommodating portion, a cable cover, a retaining portion, and an opening. When the cable cover is viewed along a vertical direction, an edge portion of an edge of the opening on a side where the openable portion is positioned with respect to a left-right direction is positioned on a side opposite from the side where the openable portion is positioned with respect to the left-right direction when an end portion, on the side where the openable portion is positioned, of an outer peripheral surface of the cable retained by the retaining portion with respect to the left-right direction is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Osamu SATO, Hiromichi KOSEKI