Patents by Inventor Satoshi Suzuki

Satoshi Suzuki 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).

  • COMBINED HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20200158380
    Abstract: A combined heat exchanger includes a heat exchange unit having a plurality of plate-like members stacked together. The heat exchange unit includes a heat absorption evaporation unit and an internal heat exchange unit. The heat absorption evaporation unit includes a heat absorption refrigerant passage, and the internal heat exchange unit includes a high pressure refrigerant passage and a low pressure refrigerant passage. The combined heat exchanger has at least one of a high pressure refrigerant outlet port that allows the refrigerant flowing out of the high pressure refrigerant passage to flow out to a cooling refrigerant passage and a low pressure refrigerant inlet port that allows the refrigerant flowing out of the cooling refrigerant passage to flow into the low pressure refrigerant passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi SUZUKI, Yoshiki KATO
  • Sound output device and sound guiding device
    Patent number: 10659863
    Abstract: Provided is a sound output device worn on an ear of a listener and used, and having listening characteristics of an ambient sound in a wearing state. A sound output device 100 includes a sound generating portion 110 that generates a sound, a sound guiding portion 120 that takes in the sound generated in the sound generating portion 110 from one end 121, and a holding portion 130 that holds the sound guiding portion 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The holding portion 130 is engaged with an intertragic notch, and supports the sound guiding portion 120 such that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding portion 120 to face a depth side of an ear canal. Even in a state where the listener wears the sound output device 100, the sound output device 100 does not block an ear cavity of the listener, and the listener can listen to the ambient sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Igarashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Kohei Asada, Koji Nageno
  • SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200144085
    Abstract: An inside of a processing vessel is set to be in a vacuum atmosphere when a substrate processing is performed. A sealing member is provided with a pipe-shaped cavity formed between a low-temperature region having a relatively low temperature and a high-temperature region having a relatively high temperature when the substrate processing is performed. The sealing member is configured to seal the processing vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ESTIMATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200129084
    Abstract: Provided is a biological information estimation device including: a transmission unit 12 and a transmission antenna 13 for emitting radio waves to the heart; a receiving antenna 14 and a receiving unit 15 for receiving either the radio waves which have passed through the heart or the radio waves which have been reflected by the heart; and an estimation unit 11 for estimating the volume of blood contained in the heart and the degree of change in the volume, on the basis of the amplitude or phase of the radio waves received by the receiving unit 15 and the specific absorbed fractions for the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Satoshi SUZUKI
  • Function Execution Device and Communication Terminal
    Publication number: 20200128380
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an authentication state of a function execution device to a communication terminal is described. In some examples, the authentication state indicates whether authentication information is needed from the communication terminal before the communication terminal can request performance of one or more functions performable by the function execution device. In other examples, the communication terminal may provide to the communication terminal the authentication information irrespective of whether the function execution terminal has previously provided its authentication state to the communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • Sealed battery and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 10622594
    Abstract: A sealed battery includes an outer packaging body, a cover, and a welding portion. The outer packaging body has an internal space, and the internal space includes inert gas. The outer packaging body has an opening communicating with the internal space. The cover is configured to close the opening and to seal the internal space. The welding portion is provided on a boundary between the outer packaging body and the cover, and joins the outer packaging body to the cover. The welding portion is provided at a position higher than an uppermost part of the internal space in a state where the opening is opened in a vertically upward direction from the internal space toward an outside of the outer packaging body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junta Takasu, Satoshi Suzuki
  • Method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-B]furan-4,9-dione
    Patent number: 10611746
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione that is suited to industrial production. The invention provides a method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by reacting 3-bromo-3-buten-2-one and 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone in the presence of a solvent, then obtaining crystals of 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by adding an alcohol-based solvent and/or water to the reaction system, and treating the crystals by using a specific adsorbent in the presence of a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yagi, Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroto Tatamidani, Kazuki Hashimoto
  • Sensor element
    Patent number: 10591431
    Abstract: An electrode for a sensor element 1 that detects a specific substance in a gas to be measured, wherein the electrode is embedded in an insulating substrate having a detection face to which the specific substance adheres, the electrode being embedded in such a manner that a part of the electrode is exposed at the detection face, the electrode comprises an alloy of Pt and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Rh, Ru, Ir, Os, and Pd, and granular voids dispersed among the alloy, and the content of the metal in the alloy is 40 mass % or less, and the number of the granular voids per unit volume of the electrode for a sensor element is 3/100 ?m3 to 50/100 ?m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Noguchi, Satoshi Suzuki
  • Printer and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for printer
    Patent number: 10585632
    Abstract: A printer may accept a print instruction; start printing of a code image on a print medium; control an operation state of the printer, wherein in a case where the printing of the code image is completed after the printing of the code image has been started, the operation state of the printer is controlled to be a respondent state, and in a case where the printing of the code image is not completed due to an error occurring after the printing of the code image has been started, the operation state of the printer is controlled to be a non-respondent state; receive an authentication request from a first external device; send the authentication response to the first external device; receive connection information from the first external device; and establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the printer and a second external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • Solid-state image sensor
    Patent number: 10580810
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array that includes first pixels, each having first and second photoelectric conversion units, and second pixels, each having third and fourth photoelectric conversion units; first to fourth transfer gates via which a signal charge respectively generated in the first to fourth photoelectric conversion units is respectively transferred to first to fourth charge voltage conversion units. At least one of a gate width, a gate length and an installation position of at least one transfer gate among the first to fourth transfer gates is altered to achieve uniformity in voltage conversion efficiency at the first to fourth charge voltage conversion units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • High Al-content vibration-damping ferritic stainless steel material, and production method
    Patent number: 10570979
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel material excellent in vibration damping capability has a composition containing, by mass %, from 0.001 to 0.04% of C, from 0.1 to 2.0% of Si, from 0.1 to 1.0% of Mn, from 0.01 to 0.6% of Ni, from 10.5 to 20.0% of Cr, from 0.5 to 5.0% of Al, from 0.001 to 0.03% of N, from 0 to 0.8% of Nb, from 0 to 0.5% of Ti, from 0 to 0.3% of Cu, from 0 to 0.3% of Mo, from 0 to 0.3% of V, from 0 to 0.3% of Zr, from 0 to 0.6% of Co, from 0 to 0.1% of REM, from 0 to 0.1% of Ca, the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has ferrite single phase matrix with crystal grains of average crystal grain diameter of from 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a residual magnetic flux density of 45 mT or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hori, Kazunari Imakawa, Satoshi Suzuki
  • Medium voltage MOSFET device
    Patent number: 10553717
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a medium voltage MOSFET having a vertical drain drift region between RESURF trenches containing field plates which are electrically coupled to a source electrode of the MOSFET. A split gate with a central opening is disposed above the drain drift region between the RESURF trenches. A two-level LDD region is disposed below the central opening in the split gate. A contact metal stack makes contact with a source region at lateral sides of the triple contact structure, and with a body contact region and the field plates in the RESURF trenches at a bottom surface of the triple contact structure. A perimeter RESURF trench surrounds the MOSFET. A field plate in the perimeter RESURF trench is electrically coupled to the source electrode of the MOSFET. An integrated snubber may be formed in trenches formed concurrently with the RESURF trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Boguslaw Kocon, Hideaki Kawahara, Simon John Molloy, Satoshi Suzuki, John Manning Savidge Neilson
  • Control device, control method, and program for controlling light intensities
    Patent number: 10547792
    Abstract: There is provided a control device, a control method, and a program through which it is possible to reduce nonuniformity of brightness in an imaging region and implement a more suitable imaging environment, the control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that is captured by an imaging unit; and a control unit configured to control light intensities of auxiliary light beams emitted from auxiliary light emitting units that are associated in advance with a plurality of partial regions in an imaging region determined based on an angle of view of the imaging unit among the plurality of auxiliary light emitting units based on an analysis result of the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Nagata, Takeshi Ohashi, Satoshi Suzuki
  • Function execution device and communication terminal
    Patent number: 10542403
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an authentication state of a function execution device to a communication terminal is described. In some examples, the authentication state indicates whether authentication information is needed from the communication terminal before the communication terminal can request performance of one or more functions performable by the function execution device. In other examples, the communication terminal may provide to the communication terminal the authentication information irrespective of whether the function execution terminal has previously provided its authentication state to the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • PACKAGING FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS
    Publication number: 20200020843
    Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to systems and devices that include a piezo-electric element comprising a top-side electrode and a bottom-side electrode; a metal contact pad electrically connected to the bottom-side electrode; an electrode electrically connected to the top-side electrode; and an encasement encasing the piezo-electric element. The piezo-electric element can be prepared to include steps and metallization for use in one or more types of packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gerrit J. Vreman, Mohamed A. Abdelmoneum, Satoshi Suzuki
  • ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20200010942
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet according to the present disclosure includes 0.05 to 0.60% by mass of Si, 0.05 to 0.80% by mass of Fe, 0.05 to 0.25% by mass of Cu, 0.80 to 1.50% by mass of Mn, 0.80 to 1.50% by mass Mg, Al, and inevitable impurities. In this aluminum alloy sheet, a 45° caring ratio of a cup formed by a first drawing of the aluminum alloy sheet is 2.0% or less, and a value obtained by subtracting the 45° caring ratio from a 0-180° caring ratio of the cup formed by the first drawing of the aluminum alloy sheet is ?1.0% or more and 2.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei Kobayashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Oba
  • Nozzle plate, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 10525709
    Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a nozzle open to one surface of the nozzle plate to eject ink, and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer disposed adjacent to the one surface. The DLC layer has surface irregularities including recesses and protrusions. The protrusions adjoining one another have ends to be in contact with the ink. The ends are located at mutually different positions in a direction intersecting the one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sato, Takashi Saiba, Yasutaka Matsumoto, Satoshi Suzuki
  • FLUID SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAILURE OF FLUID SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190391000
    Abstract: A fluid sensing apparatus includes a fluid sensor configured to detect a temperature distribution on a detection surface caused by heating, and output a signal value corresponding to a flow of a fluid; a falling time counting unit configured to count a falling time of the signal value after stopping the heating; and a failure determining unit configured to perform failure determination based on the falling time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru NAGAWATARI, Satoshi SUZUKI
  • SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190378695
    Abstract: A technique capable of suppressing transmission of heat is provided. A support includes a first surface placed at a vacuum space of a processing vessel which is set to be in a vacuum atmosphere and a second surface placed at a non-vacuum space of the processing vessel. The support is provided with a groove formed, on the second surface, between a low-temperature region having a relatively low temperature and a high-temperature region having a relatively high temperature when a substrate processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Satoshi Suzuki
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190375066
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional measurement device applicable to a machining machine. A sensor head contains a body and a collet chuck. A light emitting window and a light receiving window are provided on the front end of the body. A non-contact sensor is incorporated in the body. Laser light emitted by the non-contact sensor is radiated onto a workpiece through the light emitting window. Laser light reflected from the surface of the workpiece is received by the light receiving window. A collet chuck is attached to the rear end of the body. The collet chuck has the same shape as a collet chuck provided by each tool housed in a tool magazine of a machining center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE
    Inventors: Satoshi SUZUKI, Masahiro SUZUKI, Yohichi SANO