Patents by Inventor Seiya Sato

Seiya Sato 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).

  • Patent number: 7426283
    Abstract: An outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit of a speaker device includes an annular main unit and at least one piece of annular sub-unit stacked atop a free end of the main unit. A heat-dissipating member composed of a material having a good thermal conductivity encompasses the outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit including the sub-unit and is thermally bonded with the outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Kaiya, Seiya Sato
  • Patent number: 7290639
    Abstract: A method is for manufacturing a speaker-use center cap provided with a first cap member layer of synthetic resin and a second cap member layer layered in intimate contact with the first cap member layer and made of a material different from that of the first cap member layer. The method includes: a pre-molding step of attaching a non-molded sheet-like material which is a raw material of the second cap member layer to a mating surface of one of die parts of an injection molding die and thereafter closing the injection molding die to apply a predetermined cap shape to the sheet-like material; and an injection molding step of injecting the synthetic resin material into the injection molding die closed by the pre-molding step to form the first cap member layer to be intimate contact with the second cap member layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7237877
    Abstract: A small droplet discharging device is provided capable of producing high-density arrays. The droplet discharging device comprises a first substrate comprising a plurality of reservoir chambers for holding a liquid, a second substrate comprising a plurality of discharge units comprising supply openings for receiving a supply of a liquid stored in the reservoir chambers, pressurizing chambers for applying a pressure to the liquid supplied from the supply openings, and discharge openings for discharging the liquid pressurized in the pressurizing chambers to the outside, and a third substrate sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising channels for connecting the plurality of reservoir chambers with the plurality of supply openings corresponding thereto, wherein the plurality of supply openings provided in the second substrate are arranged such that relative positions thereof have a zigzag disposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Ryuichi Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20070145637
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve a speaker edge member manufacturing process in which a substrate is introduced into an edge member molding material by virtue of insertion molding, to prevent a trouble such as a crack on a parting line or the like, thus shortening a manufacturing time and thus reducing a manufacturing cost. An edge member molding die has at least a male die and a female die, as well as an annular cavity formed corresponding to the speaker edge member within the die when the die is closed, while a dividing line is formed by virtue of the dividing surfaces of the male die and the female die, along a circumferential direction in a generally central portion of the annular cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Kyoichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20070132820
    Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge case including a case body having an opening at its one side and a lid member covering the opening of the case body; and a liquid accommodating part that is provided in an internal space defined within the cartridge case, at least a part of the liquid accommodating part being made of flexible material, wherein an air communicating path having one end communicating with an air introduction hole through which air is introduced and the other end communicating with the internal space is formed to surround the internal space in the cartridge case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20070071275
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a diaphragm and an edge having an inner periphery end portion thereof connected with an outer periphery of the diaphragm, in which an outer end portion of the edge is attached to a speaker frame. The diaphragm has a bent portion in the vicinity of a border at the inner periphery side of a connecting portion connecting the diaphragm with the edge. A reinforcing portion is formed on the bent portion in order to reinforce the bent portion. It is, therefore, possible to disperse or reduce various forces applied to the bent portion, and to prevent strength deterioration or damage of the diaphragm even when sound signals having large amplitude are applied to the loudspeaker. As a result, it is also possible to prevent deterioration of acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Kyoichi Matsuda, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060262956
    Abstract: A thread winding part or a reinforcing wire winding part is formed by winding a heat resistant fiber thread or a reinforcing wire around the voice coil bobbin in contact with both coil ends of the wire winding part or a coil end of the same on a magnetic-circuit side. A bent part bent outward is formed on the lower end of the voice coil bobbin on the magnetic circuit side. This prevents the wire winding part from shifting from its mounting position and from coming off to the lower side. In the resulting voice coil, the wire winding part hardly comes off the voice coil bobbin even if the wire binding of the wire winding part is loosened by Joule heat, speaker vibrations, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishigaki, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060214999
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus for accurately supplying a plurality of nozzle rows with liquid having an adjustable hydrodynamic flow pressure to eject the liquid. Black ink, cyan ink, magenta ink, and yellow ink are supplied to first to fourth valve units through first to fourth branch passages. Each ink is then supplied to nozzle rows of a recording head after the hydrodynamic flow pressure of the ink is adjusted. The hydrodynamic flow pressure of the ink supplied to each nozzle row is prevented from fluctuating. The liquid ejection apparatus accurately ejects ink from each nozzle row and improves the reliability of performing recording on a recording sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventor: Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060177820
    Abstract: This invention relates to an SRSV detection kit comprising all antibodies against SRSV-related virus constituting peptides selected from the following peptide groups (a) to (k), respectively: (a) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and the like, (b) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, and the like, (c) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3, and the like, (d) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4, and the like, (e) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5, and the like, (f) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6, and the like, (g) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7, and the like, (h) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, and the like, (i) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 9, and the like, (j) a peptide having an amino acid sequence repre
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicants: JP AS REP BY DIR-GEN NATL INST OF INF DIS, DENKA SEIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naokazu Takeda, Katsuro Natori, Tatsuo Miyamura, Kunio Kamata, Toshinori Sato, Seiya Sato
  • Patent number: 7067638
    Abstract: This invention relates to an SRSV detection kit comprising all antibodies against SRSV-related which makes it possible to detect most SRSV-related viruses and further to distinguish their serotypes and genogroups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignees: Japan as represented by Director-General National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naokazu Takeda, Katsuro Natori, Tatsuo Miyamura, Kunio Kamata, Toshinori Sato, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060098839
    Abstract: A voice coil device is provided, which includes a bobbin made by rounding a thin plate of a high-strength metal material into a tubular shape, a heat-resistant fiber/resin composite film attached to a surface of the bobbin such as to cover at least abutting ends of the thin plate, and a wire for the voice coil wound around on the heat-resistant fiber/resin composite film. The voice coil device with reduced weight is suitable for a high-input speaker, and has high heat resistance and high strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishigaki, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060088180
    Abstract: A speaker device includes a vibration system, having a voice coil bobbin, a diaphragm, a supporting cap and a cap, and a magnetic circuit system. The inner peripheral edge portion of the diaphragm is mounted on an area in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the outer peripheral wall of the voice coil bobbin. The projecting portion of the cap is inserted into the opening of the supporting cap, and the supporting cap is placed under the cap. Each of the projecting portions of the cap is fixed to each of the correspondent recessed portions of the diaphragm, and the claw portion of the cap is fixed to the projecting portion of the diaphragm and the third flat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Teruaki Kaiya, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060088181
    Abstract: A speaker device includes a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system. The vibration system has a voice coil bobbin, a voice coil wound therearound, a damper, an annular member, a diaphragm and one additional annular member fixed to the voice coil via an adhesive. In the vibration system, the additional annular member and the annular member are arranged on the lower side of the damper and on the upper side of the damper, respectively. A flat portion in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge portion of the damper is sandwiched between the additional annular member and the annular member. Therefore, the adhesive between the additional annular member and the voice coil and the adhesive between the additional annular member and the voice coil do not flow out to the sides of the flat portion of the damper, respectively. Thus, the damper does not peel off the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Teruaki Kaiya, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20060050921
    Abstract: An outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit of a speaker device includes an annular main unit and at least one piece of annular sub-unit stacked atop a free end of the main unit. A heat-dissipating member composed of a material having a good thermal conductivity encompasses the outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit including the sub-unit and is thermally bonded with the outer-radial magnetic-flux applying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Teruaki Kaiya, Seiya Sato
  • Publication number: 20050271240
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a speaker device equipped with a damper having an improved durability. Namely, the speaker device is equipped with a damper containing aramid fiber. An adhesive material is interposed between the damper and a frame. A perimeter edge portion of the damper is clamped between the frame and a ring-shaped member arranged along the perimeter edge portion, with screws driven down trough related material layers, thereby fixing the damper on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Hiroyuki Tomiyama
  • Publication number: 20050257998
    Abstract: A method is for manufacturing a speaker-use center cap provided with a first cap member layer of synthetic resin and a second cap member layer layered in intimate contact with the first cap member layer and made of a material different from that of the first cap member layer. The method includes: a pre-molding step of attaching a non-molded sheet-like material which is a raw material of the second cap member layer to a mating surface of one of die parts of an injection molding die and thereafter closing the injection molding die to apply a predetermined cap shape to the sheet-like material; and an injection molding step of injecting the synthetic resin material into the injection molding die closed by the pre-molding step to form the first cap member layer to be intimate contact with the second cap member layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050185818
    Abstract: The bobbin of the voice coil bobbin is wound with a wrapper and a voice coil, wherein the wrapper has heat resistance against the heat generated in the voice coil and the wrapper makes contact with the voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishigaki, Seiya Sato, Yoshihide Goto
  • Publication number: 20050179732
    Abstract: A small droplet discharging device is provided capable of producing high- density arrays. The droplet discharging device comprises a first substrate comprising a plurality of reservoir chambers for holding a liquid, a second substrate comprising a plurality of discharge units comprising supply openings for receiving a supply of a liquid stored in the reservoir chambers, pressurizing chambers for applying a pressure to the liquid supplied from the supply openings, and discharge openings for discharging the liquid pressurized in the pressurizing chambers to the outside, and a third substrate sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising channels for connecting the plurality of reservoir chambers with the plurality of supply openings corresponding thereto, wherein the plurality of supply openings provided in the second substrate are arranged such that relative positions thereof have a zigzag disposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Ryuichi Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 6361231
    Abstract: A printer positions the platen and print head in separate frames, and a stationary blade and movable blade in the separate frames, and aligns the two pair of elements independently from inaccuracy in alignment of the two separate frames to maintain the print quality of the printing mechanism and the cutting performance of the paper cutting mechanism. A support mechanism 50 has an installation frame 51 fixed to the cover 3, a support frame 52 for supporting a platen roller 12 and stationary blade 41, and a compression spring 53 attached to the installation frame 51 and support frame 52. The support frame 52 can move relative to the installation frame 51 pivotally around engaging pin 52c of the support frame 52, and slidably relative to the pivot of the cover 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Kenichiro Arai
  • Patent number: 5524992
    Abstract: A small printer is disclosed which contains a character member, such as a character ring or a character belt. The character member comprises a plurality of character bodies which are connected by coupling portions and which comprise dot-like projections which form dot characters. The small printer also has a device to rotate the character member in order to place a desired dot character body which contains the dot character to be printed between a hammer and a piece of paper. Subsequently, the hammer strikes the desired character body and the dot character is printed on the paper. Since the small printer has the above-described construction, the small printer is less expensive and smaller than conventional printers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Takeuchi, Seiya Sato