Patents by Inventor Osamu Satou
Osamu Satou 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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Patent number: 11946858Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to allow a clean airflow around a substrate to reliably move downward of the substrate in an examination device in which clean air is supplied to an inspection chamber. This examination device is provided with a rectifying plate (see FIG. 4A) which covers a part of the upper surface of a stage for mounting a substrate, and is disposed between a gas supply unit and the stage to block an airflow toward the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Satou, Toshio Masuda, Hitoshi Matsuno, Kei Shibayama, Osamu Yoshimura, Yuichirou Iijima
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Patent number: 10919079Abstract: The present invention seeks to enable a band-shaped metal wire member to be stably accommodated within a die. A die is prepared that includes a bottom die provided with a depression and a top die provided with a projection that can be arranged within the depression so as to close off a space above the depression. An inner surface of the depression includes a central die surface formed at a width-direction center of a base of the depression and a pair of curved guide die surfaces provided continuous with two sides of the central die surface and curved so as to project outward. The central die surface is formed as a flat surface or as a surface that curves more gently than the pair of curved guide die surfaces. A bonding process portion of a band-shaped metal wire member is folded in two and arranged within the depression.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Jiguo Zheng, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 10821554Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive member includes (a) a step of preparing a long conductive member provided with a cutting target in an extension direction portion, and (b) a step of firing a high energy-density beam at the cutting target while moving the high energy-density beam in a direction that intersects with the extension direction of the long conductive member, and also cutting the cutting target at, at least, a portion where the high energy-density beam moves, such that a dimension of the cutting target in a firing direction of the high energy-density beam gradually increases.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 10515739Abstract: Sufficient welding of multiple metal wires in at least a portion of a conductive member that is constituted by multiple metal wires is enabled. The conductive member includes multiple metal wires each including a metal strand and a metal covering layer formed around the metal strand, and a joined portion in which the metal wires are joined by melting of alloy portions of the metal covering layers, the alloy portions including the metal that forms the metal strands. The joined portion can be formed by joining the metal wires to each other by performing heating at a temperature higher than the melting point of the alloy portions of the metal covering layers, the alloy portions including the metal that forms the metal strands.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20190358749Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive member includes (a) a step of preparing a long conductive member provided with a cutting target in an extension direction portion, and (b) a step of firing a high energy-density beam at the cutting target while moving the high energy-density beam in a direction that intersects with the extension direction of the long conductive member, and also cutting the cutting target at, at least, a portion where the high energy-density beam moves, such that a dimension of the cutting target in a firing direction of the high energy-density beam gradually increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Patent number: 10411429Abstract: A conductive member production method is performed with use of a die that includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a protruding portion having a recession-shaped depression formed in a leading end surface, the depression including a molding surface that is inclined so as to gradually extend toward the leading end surface side while extending laterally from the depression. The second die includes a recessed portion into which the protruding portion can be inserted. The method includes a heating step of heating a weld portion formation region that is a portion, with respect to an extending direction, of a conductive member constituted by multiple metal strands, and a pressing step in which the heated weld portion formation region is sandwiched between and pressed by the protruding portion of the first die and the recessed portion of the second die.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Jiguo Zheng, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 10395793Abstract: A terminal is crimped to a portion where a plurality of metal strands are welded. A conductive member is configured by a plurality of coated metal wires provided with a plurality of metal strands and with an electrically conductive sheath covering a circumference of each of the plurality of metal strands. The conductive member includes a welded portion, in which at least a portion in an extension direction of the plurality of coated metal wires is welded, and the welded portion includes an outer layer that is formed on an outer circumference side by welding the plurality of coated metal wires together, and at least a portion of the plurality of coated metal wires on an inner side of the outer layer is capable of untwining due to crimping a terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Jiguo Zheng, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20190123503Abstract: A conductive member production method is performed with use of a die that includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a protruding portion having a recession-shaped depression formed in a leading end surface, the depression including a molding surface that is inclined so as to gradually extend toward the leading end surface side while extending laterally from the depression. The second die includes a recessed portion into which the protruding portion can be inserted. The method includes a heating step of heating a weld portion formation region that is a portion, with respect to an extending direction, of a conductive member constituted by multiple metal strands, and a pressing step in which the heated weld portion formation region is sandwiched between and pressed by the protruding portion of the first die and the recessed portion of the second die.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Jiguo ZHENG, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Patent number: 10186824Abstract: A conductive member production method is performed with use of a die that includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a protruding portion having a recession-shaped depression formed in a leading end surface, the depression including a molding surface that is inclined so as to gradually extend toward the leading end surface side while extending laterally from the depression. The second die includes a recessed portion into which the protruding portion can be inserted. The method includes a heating step of heating a weld portion formation region that is a portion, with respect to an extending direction, of a conductive member constituted by multiple metal strands, and a pressing step in which the heated weld portion formation region is sandwiched between and pressed by the protruding portion of the first die and the recessed portion of the second die.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Satou, Jiguo Zheng, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20180331485Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a technology that crimps a terminal and a conductive member configured by a plurality of metal strands together in a more stable state. A method of manufacturing a terminal-equipped conductive member is performed using a die, which includes a first die having a projection and a second die, the second die having a depression into which the projection can be inserted, and having a pair of side wall surfaces of the depression which include a first molding surface inclined along an inner surface of a pair of crimping tabs of a pre-crimping terminal, the method including a welding step of arranging in the die a welded portion formation region, which is a region on an extension direction portion of a conductive member, and welding the plurality of metal strands together; and a crimping step of crimping the welded portion and the terminal together.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Jiguo ZHENG, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Publication number: 20180322982Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable sufficient welding of multiple metal wires in at least a portion of a conductive member that is constituted by multiple metal wires. The conductive member includes multiple metal wires each including a metal strand and a metal covering layer formed around the metal strand, and a joined portion in which the metal wires are joined by melting of alloy portions of the metal covering layers, the alloy portions including the metal that forms the metal strands. The joined portion can be formed by joining the metal wires to each other by performing heating at a temperature higher than the melting point of the alloy portions of the metal covering layers, the alloy portions including the metal that forms the metal strands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Publication number: 20180318897Abstract: The present invention seeks to enable a band-shaped metal wire member to be stably accommodated within a die. A die is prepared that includes a bottom die provided with a depression and a top die provided with a projection that can be arranged within the depression so as to close off a space above the depression. An inner surface of the depression includes a central die surface formed at a width-direction center of a base of the depression and a pair of curved guide die surfaces provided continuous with two sides of the central die surface and curved so as to project outward. The central die surface is formed as a flat surface or as a surface that curves more gently than the pair of curved guide die surfaces. A bonding process portion of a band-shaped metal wire member is folded in two and arranged within the depression.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Jiguo ZHENG, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Publication number: 20180322983Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a technology that is capable of crimping a terminal adequately to a portion where a plurality of metal strands are welded. A conductive member is configured by a plurality of coated metal wires provided with a plurality of metal strands and with an electrically conductive sheath covering a circumference of each of the plurality of metal strands. The conductive member includes a welded portion, in which at least a portion in an extension direction of the plurality of coated metal wires is welded, and the welded portion includes an outer layer that is formed on an outer circumference side by welding the plurality of coated metal wires together, and at least a portion of the plurality of coated metal wires on an inner side of the outer layer is capable of untwining due to crimping a terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Jiguo ZHENG, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Publication number: 20180309257Abstract: A conductive member production method is performed with use of a die that includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a protruding portion having a recession-shaped depression formed in a leading end surface, the depression including a molding surface that is inclined so as to gradually extend toward the leading end surface side while extending laterally from the depression. The second die includes a recessed portion into which the protruding portion can be inserted. The method includes a heating step of heating a weld portion formation region that is a portion, with respect to an extending direction, of a conductive member constituted by multiple metal strands, and a pressing step in which the heated weld portion formation region is sandwiched between and pressed by the protruding portion of the first die and the recessed portion of the second die.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu SATOU, Jiguo ZHENG, Masamichi YAMAGIWA
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Patent number: 9337634Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line and a branch line branching from the trunk line. In a state where a non-woven member covers the trunk line and a base end of the branch line, the protective member is formed by hot pressing a portion of the non-woven member covering at least the trunk line. A portion of the protective member covering the base end of the branch line is formed to be more pliable than a portion covering the trunk line.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO MIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Isamu Hamamoto, Tetsuya Sonoda, Osamu Satou, Yasuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140144698Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line and a branch line branching from the trunk line. In a state where a non-woven member covers the trunk line and a base end of the branch line, the protective member is formed by hot pressing a portion of the non-woven member covering at least the trunk line. A portion of the protective member covering the base end of the branch line is formed to be more pliable than a portion covering the trunk line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Tetsuya SONODA, Osamu SATOU, Yasuki TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20130098660Abstract: An electric wire protection structure has a structure in which a branch portion of an electric wire bundle is protected. In the electric wire protection structure, a protection portion covers the branch portion of the electric wire bundle, the protection portion being formed by heating and compressing a thermoplastic material in a state of covering at least the branch portion of the electric wire bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Igarashi, Nobumasa Takihara, Yukihiro Shirafuji, Atsushi Murata, Osamu Satou, Satoshi Tanigawa, Masamichi Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20130000974Abstract: A wire harness includes a bundle of electric wires and a protector protecting the bundle of electric wires by extending in a longitudinal direction of the bundle of electric wires and surrounding a portion thereof. The protector includes a base material and a binder material having a lower melting point than the base material, the protector being joined in a joint portion thereof by cooling and solidifying the melted binder material. In a case where a first side portion and a second side portion are each provided as a portion along the longitudinal direction in an outer peripheral surface of the protector and the second side portion is disposed opposite the first side portion with the bundle of electric wires therebetween, a portion of the binder material in each of the first side portion and the second side portion is melted, cooled, and solidified such that the second side portion is harder than the first side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Igarashi, Atsushi Murata, Osamu Satou, Hiroaki Masuda, Nobumasa Takihara, Yukihiro Shirafuji, Yasushi Atsumi
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Patent number: 8074293Abstract: For adjusting a positional relationship between a specimen and a probe to measure an electric characteristic of the specimen through a contact therebetween, a base table holding a specimen table holding the specimen and a probe holder holding the probe is positioned at a first position to measure the positional relationship between the probe and the specimen at the first position, and subsequently positioned at a second position to measure the positional relationship therebetween at the second position so that the probe and the specimen are contact each other at the second position, the specimen table and the probe holder are movable with respect to each other on the base table at each of the first and second positions to adjust the positional relationship between the probe and the specimen, and a measuring accuracy at the second position is superior to a measuring accuracy at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Eiichi Hazaki, Yasuhiro Mitsui, Takashi Furukawa, Hiroshi Yanagita, Susumu Kato, Osamu Satou, Osamu Yamada, Yoshikazu Inada
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Publication number: 20090230984Abstract: For adjusting a positional relationship between a specimen and a probe to measure an electric characteristic of the specimen through a contact therebetween, a base table holding a specimen table holding the specimen and a probe holder holding the probe is positioned at a first position to measure the positional relationship between the probe and the specimen at the first position, and subsequently positioned at a second position to measure the positional relationship therebetween at the second position so that the probe and the specimen are contact each other at the second position, the specimen table and the probe holder are movable with respect to each other on the base table at each of the first and second positions to adjust the positional relationship between the probe and the specimen, and a measuring accuracy at the second position is superior to a measuring accuracy at the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichi HAZAKI, Yasuhiro Mitsui, Takashi Furukawa, Hiroshi Yanagita, Susumu Kato, Osamu Satou, Osamu Yamada, Yoshikazu Inada