Patents by Inventor Sara Kato

Sara Kato 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).

  • OPERATION TRAINING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190139454
    Abstract: An operation training apparatus is used in training for operations on living tissue that expands and contracts. The apparatus includes a model body, which mimics the living tissue, a driving device, which moves the model body in a manner mimicking the expansion-contraction, and a controller, which controls a manner in which the driving device is driven. The driving device includes an electroactive polymer actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Fujiwara, Masatoshi Shimada, Sara Kato, Daisuke Matsuda, Youngkwang Park