Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hirokawa
Satoshi Hirokawa 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: 8230816Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20110198549Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: RICHELL U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Patent number: 7954456Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20100282178Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: RICHELL U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Patent number: 7739983Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Patent number: 7568449Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20090178624Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Patent number: 7395784Abstract: A pet toilet that prevents scattering of litter material or tracking of litter material into the home is disclosed. The pet toilet comprises a toilet body having a box portion for containing sand or litter, a seat having a floor defining an opening so that dung and urine may pass from the animal to the sand. The seat is removably mounted on the upper opening of the box portion, and the seat may be lifted from a first position to a second position. Preferably, the seat structure defines a plurality of holes. These holes encourage sand to return to the box rather than to be tracked into the house. The toilet may be used without the seat for small pets such as kittens and still provides advantages to prevent the scattering of sand or litter during digging.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Richell USA, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20060107901Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20050263089Abstract: A pet toilet that prevents scattering of litter material or tracking of litter material into the home is disclosed. The pet toilet comprises a toilet body having a box portion for containing sand or litter, a seat having a floor defining an opening so that dung and urine may pass from the animal to the sand. The seat is removably mounted on the upper opening of the box portion, and the seat may be lifted from a first position to a second position. Preferably, the seat structure defines a plurality of holes. These holes encourage sand to return to the box rather than to be tracked into the house. The toilet may be used without the seat for small pets such as kittens and still provides advantages to prevent the scattering of sand or litter during digging.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Publication number: 20040008352Abstract: A high precision size measuring apparatus for measuring a degree of alignment accuracy for elements such as semiconductor elements formed on an object to be measured, such as a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus has a holding portion for fixing thereon the object to be measured, a movable bed for moving the object to be measured, for a first optical system for detecting alignment accuracy of a plurality of elements formed on the object to be measured, and a second optical system different from the first optical system, for detecting alignment of the object to be measured which serves as a reference point for alignment accuracy, having dimensions different from that of the plurality of elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Shogo Kosuge
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Patent number: 6647632Abstract: A position measuring apparatus for an alignment of an array of devices such as a thin film magnetic heads on a semiconductor wafer with a high degree of accuracy and satisfactory reproducibility, comprising, on a base, an object holding unit on which an object to be measured, an X-stage, a portal sub-base arranged across over the X-stage, a Y-stage arranged on the portal sub-base, a TV microscope (detector) capable of movement in a Z-axial direction, a ball circulation type linear guide and a motor for driving and guiding the X-stage and the Y-stage, an X-axial straight bar and a Y-axial straight bar attached to side surfaces of the object holding unit, and triangulation type laser displacement meters arranged in the vicinity of and in opposite to the X-axial bar and Y-axial bar, for detecting lateral motion errors during straight movement of the holding unit in the X- and Y-axial direction with a high degree of accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Tamotsu Tominaga, Satoshi Hirokawa
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Publication number: 20020104231Abstract: A position measuring apparatus for an alignment of an array of devices such as a thin film magnetic heads on a semiconductor wafer with a high degree of accuracy and satisfactory reproducibility, comprising, on a base, an object holding unit on which an object to be measured, an X-stage, a portal sub-base arranged across over the X-stage, a Y-stage arranged on the portal sub-base, a TV microscope (detector) capable of movement in a Z-axial direction, a ball circulation type linear guide and a motor for driving and guiding the X-stage and the Y-stage, an X-axial straight bar and a Y-axial straight bar attached to side surfaces of the object holding unit, and triangulation type laser displacement meters arranged in the vicinity of and in opposite to the X-axial bar and Y-axial bar, for detecting lateral motion errors during straight movement of the holding unit in the X- and Y-axial direction with a high degree of accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventors: Tamotsu Tominaga, Satoshi Hirokawa
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Patent number: 6111649Abstract: The apparatus for measuring the thickness of an object being measured has a first position measuring unit for measuring the position of a first surface of the object, a second position measuring unit for measuring the position of a second surface of said object opposite to said first surface, and a thickness obtaining portion for obtaining the thickness of the object on the basis of the position of the first surface determined by said first position measuring unit and the position of the second surface determined by the second position measuring unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tamotsu Tominaga, Masaru Nogami, Satoshi Hirokawa
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Patent number: D533974Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Richell USA, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Kiyoshi Miyamoto
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Patent number: D536841Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Richell USA, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Kiyoshi Miyamoto
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Patent number: D579609Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani