Patents by Inventor Satoru Okada

Satoru Okada 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: 20150054514
    Abstract: There are provided a plug built-in type optical measurement probe capable of obtaining a more accurate measurement value, and an optical measurement device provided with the same. A spark section and a light receiving section are held by a plug main body while being arranged next to each other in a protruding manner such that an end face of a holder is arranged at a position where discharge light from the spark section does not enter the field of view of the light receiving section. Accordingly, the light receiving section can be held in a manner protruding from the plug main body, and entering of the discharge light from the spark section can be restricted by the holder of the light receiving section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tetsuya Nagai, Isao Azumagakito, Satoru Okada
  • Publication number: 20140295965
    Abstract: An example display system for playing a video game includes a hand-holdable housing; a liquid crystal display; one or more input devices; a first boot ROM storing code that is executed if a video game program for the video game has a first specification; and a second boot ROM storing code that is executed if a video game program for the video game has a second specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Satoru OKADA, Kazuo Yoneyama, Masahiko Ota, Ryuji Umezu, Takanobu Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8821287
    Abstract: A hand-held display system for playing video games includes a housing grippable by a user's hands, a liquid crystal display viewable by the user gripping the housing, input devices operable by the user when the user grips the housing and a connector for, in use, operatively connecting to portable storage media storing video game programs for the video games. First processing circuitry processes video game programs having a first program specification and second processing circuitry processes video game programs having a second program specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Kazuo Yoneyama, Masahiko Ota, Ryuji Umezu
  • Patent number: 8241484
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a membrane treatment method and a membrane treatment apparatus for ballast water using a membrane module, which are capable of inhibiting the formation of scale on the membrane surface to reduce fouling, using a simple installation. [Means for Solving the Problem] The membrane treatment method and the membrane treatment apparatus for ballast water using a membrane module according to the invention, having a membrane treatment tank 2 and a membrane module 1 provided in the tank for continuously performing filtration while ballast water is being passed thereto as raw water; wherein a positive electrode and a negative electrode are provided in the membrane treatment tank 2 so as to come into contact with raw water in the tank, and a current passing means is provided in the tank for applying a voltage between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Saito, Gaku Taniguchi, Taishi Sato, Satoru Okada
  • Patent number: 8160771
    Abstract: A vehicular data recording apparatus includes crash detection portion (12) for detecting a crash of a vehicle, and recording process portion (14) for recording and retaining output data of various vehicle-mounted sensors (20, 30, 40, 50) mounted in the vehicle, in a non-volatile memory (70). If a crash is detected by the crash detection portion (12), a data recording/retaining process relevant to the crash is performed by the recording process portion. If a plurality of crashes different in the crash form are detected continually in a short time by the crash detection portion, the recording process portion performs the data recording/retaining process relevant to each crash in accordance with a predetermined order of priority based on the crash form of each crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Motomi Iyoda
  • Patent number: 7865093
    Abstract: A printing device includes a printing unit which prints an image on a sheet according to a print command, a judgment unit which judges whether a total adhesion amount of a print agent adhering to the sheet for the image printing exceeds a prescribed threshold value based on inputted print data, and a control unit which executes a process for reducing the total adhesion amount of the print agent when the total adhesion amount is judged to exceed the threshold value by the judgment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinari Okamoto, Satoru Okada
  • Publication number: 20100275593
    Abstract: There is provided a brake system that can generate a desired braking force in a nondefective system even if at least a secondary side system of a tandem master cylinder is defective. When the secondary side system is defective, a primary piston (assist member) is moved by a larger amount than an amount of movement of an input piston (input member). Pressure in the nondefective primary side system is increased, and this can compensate for a braking force for two wheels on the primary side, which may be reduced by the defect in the secondary side if no measure is taken, and allows a desired braking force to be generated. Further, the pressure in the primary side system is increased to apply hydraulic pressure reaction to the input piston and an input rod (input member), thereby achieving good pedal feeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Yukihiko Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100163413
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a membrane treatment method and a membrane treatment apparatus for ballast water using a membrane module, which are capable of inhibiting the formation of scale on the membrane surface to reduce fouling, using a simple installation. [Means for Solving the Problem] The membrane treatment method and the membrane treatment apparatus for ballast water using a membrane module according to the invention, having a membrane treatment tank 2 and a membrane module 1 provided in the tank for continuously performing filtration while ballast water is being passed thereto as raw water; wherein a positive electrode and a negative electrode are provided in the membrane treatment tank 2 so as to come into contact with raw water in the tank, and a current passing means is provided in the tank for applying a voltage between the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Saito, Gaku Taniguchi, Taishi Sato, Satoru Okada
  • Patent number: 7708438
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for a vehicle includes: at least one light source; and a housing including a housing main body and an outer lens. The housing includes a partition wall which partitions a housing space, formed by the outer lens and the housing main body into a housing space exposed portion and a housing space shielded portion which houses and shields the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yajima, Satoru Okada
  • Patent number: 7677776
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicle include a housing body, an outer lens provided on the housing body, a decorating wall provided between the housing body and the outer lens and a plurality of light emitting devices which are provided between the housing body and the decorating wall and disposed with intervals to each other. The decorating wall includes a plurality of light transmitting portions, each of which is disposed to face each of the plurality of light emitting devices. The light transmitting portion is disposed to set light emitted from the corresponding light emitting device within a range of a predetermined light distribution angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yajima, Satoru Okada
  • Publication number: 20090129794
    Abstract: A printing device comprises a printing unit which prints an image on a sheet according to a print command, a judgment unit which judges whether a total adhesion amount of a print agent adhering to the sheet for the image printing exceeds a prescribed threshold value or not based on inputted print data, and a control unit which executes a process for reducing the total adhesion amount of the print agent when the total adhesion amount is judged to exceed the threshold value by the judgment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshinari OKAMOTO, Satoru OKADA
  • Publication number: 20090095680
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a membrane treatment method and a membrane treatment apparatus using a membrane module, which are capable of reducing fouling using a simple installation, without increasing costs. [Means for Solving the Problem] The membrane treatment method and membrane treatment apparatus using a membrane module according to the invention, having a membrane treatment tank 2 and a membrane module 1 centrally provided in the tank 2 for continuously performing filtration while raw water is being passed thereto; wherein raw water is introduced from the outside of the membrane treatment tank 2 toward the inside thereof along a direction tangent to a perimeter of the tank, to create a swirling flow in the tank 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Saito, Gaku Taniguchi, Taishi Sato, Satoru Okada
  • Publication number: 20090073709
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for a vehicle includes: at least one light source; and a housing including a housing main body and an outer lens. The housing includes a partition wall which partitions a housing space, formed by the outer lens and the housing main body into a housing space exposed portion and a housing space shielded portion which houses and shields the at least one light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuo YAJIMA, Satoru OKADA
  • Publication number: 20090069083
    Abstract: A hand-held display system for playing video games includes a housing grippable by a user's hands, a liquid crystal display viewable by the user gripping the housing, input devices operable by the user when the user grips the housing and a connector for, in use, operatively connecting to portable storage media storing video game programs for the video games. First processing circuitry processes video game programs having a first program specification and second processing circuitry processes video game programs having a second program specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Kazuo Yoneyama, Masahiko Ota, Ryuji Umezu
  • Publication number: 20080308206
    Abstract: A wheel unit includes a wheel and a pressure adjusting device installed on the wheel to adjust the pressure in the tire. The pressure adjusting device includes a cylinder and a piston provided in the cylinder. The piston moves in the cylinder by centrifugal force generated by rotation of the wheel so that air introduced into the cylinder from the outside is injected to an internal space of the tire. The wheel includes a mounting hole, which extends in the radial direction of the wheel and opens to the internal space of the tire. The pressure adjusting device is installed in the mounting hole such that the moving direction of the piston agrees with the radial direction of the wheel and that the pressure adjusting device is not exposed to the outside from an outer surface of the wheel except in the internal space of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SATORU OKADA
  • Publication number: 20080273345
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle, includes a first reflector which forms a reflecting plane inclining to an optical axis disposed at a position opposed to a light source; a second reflector which is arranged at a light source side and reflects light reflected by the first reflector; and an outer lens which transmits light reflected by the second reflector, the first reflector being extended lengthwise, and being formed integrally with the second reflector, a slit being provided at a position of the second reflector opposed to the first reflector, and the light of the light source being emitted through the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuo Yajima, Satoru Okada
  • Patent number: 7445551
    Abstract: A hand-held display system for playing video games includes a housing grippable by a user's hands, a liquid crystal display viewable by the user gripping the housing, input devices operable by the user when the user grips the housing and a connector for, in use, operatively connecting to portable storage media storing video game programs for the video games. First processing circuitry processes video game programs having a first program specification and second processing circuitry processes video game programs having a second program specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Kazuo Yoneyama, Masahiko Ota, Ryuji Umezu, Takanobu Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20080259624
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicle include a housing body, an outer lens provided on the housing body, a decorating wall provided between the housing body and the outer lens and a plurality of light emitting devices which are provided between the housing body and the decorating wall and disposed with intervals to each other. The decorating wall includes a plurality of light transmitting portions, each of which is disposed to face each of the plurality of light emitting devices. The light transmitting portion is disposed to set light emitted from the corresponding light emitting device within a range of a predetermined light distribution angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuo YAJIMA, Satoru Okada
  • Publication number: 20080234890
    Abstract: A vehicular data recording apparatus includes crash detection means (12) for detecting a crash of a vehicle, and recording process means (14) for recording and retaining output data of various vehicle-mounted sensors (20, 30, 40, 50) mounted in the vehicle, in a non-volatile memory (70), wherein if a crash is detected by the crash detection means (12), a data recording/retaining process relevant to the crash is performed by the recording process means. If a plurality of crashes different in the crash form are detected continually in a short time by the crash detection means, the recording process means performs the data recording/retaining process relevant to each crash in accordance with a predetermined order of priority based on the crash form of each crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Okada, Motomi Iyoda
  • Patent number: 7396583
    Abstract: A transparent and conductive laminate that is substantially decreased in reactive defects, and a display filter, a heat-ray reflecting film and an electromagnetic wave-shielding film comprising the laminate are provided. The laminate includes a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive thin-film layer containing silver, and a protective layer containing a binder material and inorganic fine particles, wherein the transparent conductive thin-film layer is in contact with the protective layer. The generation of reflective defects can be outstandingly reduced. Therefore, a laminate superior in electromagnetic wave-shielding ability, heat-ray reflecting ability and visibility for a long period of time and products comprising the laminate can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshikai, Satoru Okada, Hirokazu Mizuma, Yukinori Asakawa, Tomoaki Ito, Masanari Ota