Patents by Inventor Seizo Kato
Seizo 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).
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Patent number: 7166269Abstract: A monometal (1) is contacted with deuterated acidic water solution (2) in which at least some of hydrogen atoms contained in acidic water solution are substituted for deuterium atoms, thereby to generate hydrogen gas. With this, a great amount of hydrogen gas can be generated in a short period of time.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Inventors: Yoshirou Tanaka, Seizo Kato
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Publication number: 20050276747Abstract: A monometal (1) is contacted with deuterated acidic water solution (2) in which at least some of hydrogen atoms contained in acidic water solution are substituted for deuterium atoms, thereby to generate hydrogen gas. With this, a great amount of hydrogen gas can be generated in a short period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Yoshirou Tanaka, Seizo Kato
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Publication number: 20050183671Abstract: An electric heater is placed so as to cover an upper opening of a crucible. Then, a plurality of angle members are disposed along the side portions of the electric heater and are pressed and fixed by clamps. The clamp includes, at its bottom, a curved portion formed by bending a plate-like spring member into a convex shape, and generates pressing force between the curved portion and corresponding claw portions at the upper edge, thereby clamping the crucible.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Masatoshi Ochiai, Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Tetsuro Endo
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Patent number: 6911094Abstract: An evaporation apparatus comprises an elongated crucible having an upper opening and storing an evaporation material, an electric heater which covers the upper opening of the elongated crucible, generates heat by causing electric current to flow therein for heating the evaporation material stored in the crucible, and has an opening through which the evaporation material which is vaporized by heating can pass through, and a fixing member for pressing and fixing the electric heater onto the elongated crucible. Further, between the fixing member and the electric heater, an angle member having surface portions respectively fitting onto an edge portion of the upper surface and an upper portion of the side surface of the elongated crucible is provided along the longitudinal direction of the elongated crucible. A pressing force from the fixing member is made to exert onto the electric heater via the angle member to bring the electric heater into close contact with the elongated crucible.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Masatoshi Ochiai, Tetsuro Endo
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Patent number: 6881271Abstract: An electric heater is placed so as to cover an upper opening of a crucible. Then, a plurality of angle members are disposed along the side portions of the electric heater and are pressed and fixed by clamps. The clamp includes, at its bottom, a curved portion formed by bending a plate-like spring member into a convex shape, and generates pressing force between the curved portion and corresponding claw portions at the upper edge, thereby clamping the crucible.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Ochiai, Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Tetsuro Endo
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Patent number: 6849832Abstract: When electric current is caused to flow in an electric heater which is disposed on an elongated crucible, an evaporation material stored within the crucible and located under the electric heater is heated and the evaporation material is vaporized and discharged through an opening of the electric heater. Because a metal coating is applied to the outer surface of the elongated crucible, external radiation of heat from the crucible is reduced, and the heat generated by the electric heater is more efficiently used to increase the temperature of the evaporation material. In this manner, efficient heating for the interior of the elongated crucible and uniform temperature within the crucible can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Endo, Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Masatoshi Ochiai
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Publication number: 20040221801Abstract: An electric heater is placed so as to cover an upper opening of a crucible. Then, a plurality of angle members are disposed along the side portions of the electric heater and are pressed and fixed by clamps. The clamp includes, at its bottom, a curved portion formed by bending a plate-like spring member into a convex shape, and generates pressing force between the curved portion and corresponding claw portions at the upper edge, thereby clamping the crucible.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Masatoshi Ochiai, Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Tetsuro Endo
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Publication number: 20040223751Abstract: The upper portion of an elongated crucible storing an evaporation material is covered with an electric heater, and electric current is caused to flow in the electric heater to heat the interior of the crucible. A connecting plate which electrically connects an end portion of the electric heater and an electrode is provided to cause electric current to flow in the electric heater. The connecting plate is formed by a plurality of metal plates having different resistance values, which facilitates adjustment of the resistance of the connecting plate to an appropriate value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Seizo Kato, Hirotoshi Iwase, Masatoshi Ochiai, Tetsuro Endo
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Publication number: 20040223750Abstract: When electric current is caused to flow in an electric heater which is disposed on an elongated crucible, an evaporation material stored within the crucible and located under the electric heater is heated and the evaporation material is vaporized and discharged through an opening of the electric heater. Because a metal coating is applied to the outer surface of the elongated crucible, external radiation of heat from the crucible is reduced, and the heat generated by the electric heater is more efficiently used to increase the temperature of the evaporation material. In this manner, efficient heating for the interior of the elongated crucible and uniform temperature within the crucible can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Tetsuro Endo, Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Masatoshi Ochiai
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Publication number: 20040221802Abstract: An evaporation apparatus comprises an elongated crucible having an upper opening and storing an evaporation material, an electric heater which covers the upper opening of the elongated crucible, generates heat by causing electric current to flow therein for heating the evaporation material stored in the crucible, and has an opening through which the evaporation material which is vaporized by heating can pass through, and a fixing member for pressing and fixing the electric heater onto the elongated crucible. Further, between the fixing member and the electric heater, an angle member having surface portions respectively fitting onto an edge portion of the upper surface and an upper portion of the side surface of the elongated crucible is provided along the longitudinal direction of the elongated crucible. A pressing force from the fixing member is made to exert onto the electric heater via the angle member to bring the electric heater into close contact with the elongated crucible.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Hirotoshi Iwase, Seizo Kato, Masatoshi Ochiai, Tetsuro Endo
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Patent number: 6514067Abstract: A rotary trowel (1) for use in the molding of ceramics (15) comprising a trowel matrix (2) and a trowel surface (3) provided on said trowel matrix (2) so as to make contact with a raw clay composition (15) and calender the raw clay composition (15), characterized in that said trowel surface (3) is formed by providing an epoxy resin composition containing an abrasion-resistant material on the inner surface of a casting mold (6).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Vantico Inc.Inventors: Yoshihiko Suzuki, Seizo Kato, Atsuo Ishikawa
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Patent number: 6009072Abstract: An optical disc player for reproducing an optical disc having a pit width of 0.2-0.35 .mu.m, a pit depth of 100-120 nm, and a track pitch of 0.7-0.85 .mu.m. The optical disc player includes a semiconductor laser having a wavelength of 590-670 .mu.m and a laser beam projector which projects the laser beam from the laser onto the optical disc with a spot of a predetermined diameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1999Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Terasaki, Shuichi Ichiura, Toshio Ito, Yasuyuki Kano, Yoshimoto Yamaguchi, Seizo Kato, Osamu Ota
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Patent number: 5914929Abstract: The present invention is provided with a cartridge holder for installation of a cartridge which houses an optical disk, and a tray which is located below said cartridge holder and in which an unhoused optical disk is placed, and which can move to-and-fro between a position in which information are recorded and/or played back and a position in which the optical disk is exchanged, a center shaft which rotates by means of a rotating drive means, and a holding mechanism including a turntable which is secured to the shaft and is provided with a magnetic body, an optical disk centering means and a support surface which supports the optical disk; and a clamper which can be brought into contact with and separated from the support surface of said turntable and which maintains in contact with the support surface of the turntable optical disks which do not have hubs.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seizo Kato, Kenji Torazawa, Kenji Nakao, Shigeki Hori
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Patent number: 5896367Abstract: A high density optical disc having a track pitch of 0.85 .mu.m, a shortest pit length of 0.49 .mu.m, a pit depth of 100 nm, and a pit width of 0.35 .mu.m is rotated at a linear velocity of 2.4-2.8 m/s such that the same is optically reproduced by a laser beam having a wavelength of 635 nm which is converged to a spot size of 0.9 .mu.m by an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.6. Accordingly, data is read from the optical disc at a transfer rate of 5.6 Mbps.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Terasaki, Shuichi Ichiura, Toshio Ito, Yasuyuki Kano, Yoshimoto Yamaguchi, Seizo Kato, Osamu Ota
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Patent number: 5838657Abstract: An optical disc having a track pitch of 0.85 .mu.m, a shortest pit length of 0.49 .mu.m, a pit depth of 100 nm, and a pit width of 0.35 .mu.m is rotate at a linear velocity of 2.4-2.8 m/s such that the same is optically reproduced by a laser beam having a wavelength of 635 nm which is converged to a spot size of 0.9 .mu.m by an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.6. Accordingly, data is read from the optical disc at a transfer rate of 5.6 Mbps.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Terasaki, Shuichi Ichiura, Toshio Ito, Yasuyuki Kano, Yoshimoto Yamaguchi, Seizo Kato, Osamu Ota
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Patent number: 5689495Abstract: An optical disc having a track pitch of 0.85 .mu.m, a shortest pit length of 0.49 .mu.m, a pit depth of 100 nm, and a pit width of 0.35 .mu.m is rotated at a linear velocity of 2.4-2.8 m/s such that the same is optically reproduced by a laser beam having a wavelength of 635 nm which is converged to a spot size of 0.9 .mu.m by an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.6, Accordingly, data is read from the optical disc at a transfer rate of 5.6 Mbps.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Terasaki, Shuichi Ichiura, Toshio Ito, Yasuyuki Kano, Yoshimoto Yamaguchi, Seizo Kato, Osamu Ota
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Patent number: 5477527Abstract: A high density optical disc having a track pitch of 0.85 .mu.m, a shortest pit length of 0.49 .mu.m, a pit depth of 100 nm, and a pit width of 0.35 .mu.m is rotated at a linear velocity of 2.4-2.8 m/s such that the same is optically reproduced by a laser beam having a wavelength of 635 nm which is converged to a spot size of 0.9 .mu.m by an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.6. Accordingly, data is read from the optical disc at a transfer rate of 5.6 Mbps.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1994Date of Patent: December 19, 1995Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Terasaki, Shuichi Ichiura, Toshio Ito, Yasuyuki Kano, Yoshimoto Yamaguchi, Seizo Kato, Osamu Ota