Patents by Inventor Shoichi Sato

Shoichi 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: 6434604
    Abstract: When a chat client receives a message including a nickname 201 of a sender, a statement 202, a user ID 203, and a balloon form number 204, retrieves a color table 301 based on the user ID and retrieves a form table 302 based on the balloon form number. The chat client displays the nickname and the statement in the balloon form with the retrieved color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Network Community Creation, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Harada, Hiroki Moriya, Shoichi Sato
  • Patent number: 6094818
    Abstract: A process for producing a vibration isolator includes the steps of preparing an axial member, an outside member, the outside member including a cylinder-shaped portion and a bracket having a hollow, and a cylinder-shaped rubber elastic member, and drawing the cylinder-shaped portion by inserting a stationary mold, with which a drawing apparatus is provided, into the hollow of the outside member so that an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder-shaped portion contacts with the stationary mold, by disposing the rubber elastic member and the axial member inside the cylinder-shaped portion, and by pressing the cylinder-shaped portion onto the stationary mold and simultaneously diametrically reducing the cylinder-shaped portion to plastically deform the same. The production process can obviate the conventional pressed-in construction in which metallic members contact with each other, can make the manufacture of the vibration isolator easy, and can reduce the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Ogawa, Rentaro Kato, Naoki Nishikawa, Masatoshi Enomoto, Shoichi Sato
  • Patent number: 5956970
    Abstract: Hydrogen gas from an generator (1) is occluded in a hydrogen recovery container (20), thereafter, in the initial stage during which hydrogen gas is released from the hydrogen recovery container (20), initially purged hydrogen gas containing much amount of impure gas is introduced from the hydrogen recovery container (20) to a gas tank (2) and saved therein, then, hydrogen gas having high purity released from a hydrogen absorbing alloy in the hydrogen recovery container (20) is refluxed to the generator (1), and this process comprising absorbing and releasing of hydrogen gas in the hydrogen recovery container (20) and saving in the gas tank (2) is repeated once or several times, successively, the hydrogen gas containing much amount of impure gas saved in the gas tank (2) is introduced in the hydrogen recovery container (20) and occluded therein, thereafter, in the initial stage during which hydrogen gas is released from the hydrogen recovery container (20), the hydrogen gas containing much amount of impure gas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignees: The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc., The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Sato, Yusaku Nishimura, Harunobu Takeda, Yukio Sato, Shoichi Sato, Yuichi Wakisaka
  • Patent number: 5862976
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a brazeable aluminum alloy cast material which can be manufactured brazeable products without lowering the productivity and the method of brazing a cast material.The cast material is composed of: 0.5-4.5% by weight of Mn; 0.5-3% by weight of Si; 0.5-1% by weight of Fe; and the balance composed of aluminum and impurities. In the method of brazing the cast material, a brazing agent and/or flux are used, the brazing agent is composed of: 25-65% by weight of Zn; 2-7% by weight of Si; and the balance composed of aluminum and 0.1% or less of Fe as one of impurities. The flux is a mixture of: 0.5-5% by weight of LiF; 1-10% by weight of ZnCl.sub.2 ; 1-5% by weight of K.sub..alpha. AlF.sub..alpha.+3 (.alpha. is an integer not less than 1.); and the balance composed of BaCl.sub.2 -KCl-NaCl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Yamamoto, Shigeru Sato, Kohei Itoi, Ryotatsu Otsuka, Shoichi Sato, Koji Ashida
  • Patent number: 5697045
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing agent containing a flux is made by compacting a powder mixture of a matrix powder and a flux powder at a first temperature so as to form a rigid piece, and then conducting a secondary forming of the rigid piece into a desired shape at a second temperature. The first temperature is lower than 480.degree. C., preferably lower than 400.degree. C., and more preferably room temperature, so that the compacting may be conducted in the air. The second temperature is 300.degree.-575.degree. C. for the secondary forming, which also may preferably be conducted in an non-oxidizing atmosphere, so that the brazing agent can be of an improved capability of brazing aluminum articles and be produced inexpensively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Osame, Shoichi Sato
  • Patent number: 5612424
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin composition, which comprises:an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule,a polymerizable unsaturated group-containing epoxy compound of the following general formula [I], ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sup.2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 0 to 20,a liquid carboxylic acid anhydride containing a monofunctional carboxylic acid anhydride and/or a polyfunctional carboxylic acid anhydride obtained by reacting a lower aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with a trimellitic acid or a derivative thereof,a curing promoter,a radical polymerization initiator, anda fiber,the glass transition temperature (Tg, .degree.C.) and breaking strain (E, %) of a cured product of said composition satisfying the following formulae:Tg.gtoreq.-17E+240E.gtoreq.4, andTg.gtoreq.125.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Tohru Imanara, Takao Uematsu
  • Patent number: 5581288
    Abstract: Ink is reserved in a cartridge case. On this cartridge case, there are fixed an ink jet head and an electric connecting member in a stacked state. The ink jet head is constructed to include: ink supply holes adapted to be supplied with the ink from the cartridge case; ink passages communicating with the ink supply holes; nozzles formed in the leading ends of the ink passages; and ink ejecting device such as piezoelectric elements disposed to correspond to the ink passages for ejecting the ink from the nozzles. These nozzles and the ink passages are substantially perpendicular. Moreover, the stacking direction, the ink supply direction from the cartridge case to the ink supply holes, and the ink ejecting direction from the nozzles are made substantially identical. The electric connecting member is made of a flexible frame or a metal lead frame. Thus, the ink jet head is assembled merely by stacking those individual components in the common direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Yukiharu Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Hayakawa, Hiroyuki Kojima, Shoichi Sato, Toshiya Tamura, Takashi Kogo, Hajime Oda
  • Patent number: 5567416
    Abstract: A slow-volatilizing composition is composed of at least one terpenoid, an antioxidant, and an oil-absorbing polymeric network material on which the terpenoid and the antioxidant are absorbed. A non-combustible organic material may be optionally adsorbed on the oil-absorbing polymeric network material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Toshi Tabuchi, Shigeo Urushida, Sakae Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5534903
    Abstract: An ink jet head includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle through the nozzle plate in its thickness direction, a base plate laminated with the nozzle plate and having an ink supplying hole through the base plate in its thickness direction, a pressure chamber connected to the nozzle and the ink supplying hole in the substantially perpendicular manner and provided with a pressure means on the bonded surface of the nozzle plate and the base plate. The nozzle and the ink supplying hole are made narrower than the pressure chamber and the connecting channel. The plural nozzles, pressure chambers, connecting channels, and ink supplying holes are provided. A common ink chamber connecting to a plurality of the ink supplying holes are provided on the opposite surface to the nozzle plate laminated with the base plate in the perpendicular manner to the nozzle plate. A projection is formed in the nozzle plate and the nozzle is provided through the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Seikosha Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayakawa, Hajime Oda, Takashi Kogo, Yukiharu Shimizu, Shoichi Sato, Toshiya Tamura, Hiroyuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 5529639
    Abstract: A novel flux is provided for use in the low-temperature brazing aluminum materials of varied compositions, the flux being composed of a KCl--NaCl--BaCl.sub.2 base and 0.5-5.0 wt. % of LiF and/or 1.0-10.0 wt. % of ZnCl.sub.2 added to the base. A method of flux brazing a low-melting aluminum material is also provided, and the method is carried out by applying such a novel flux as well as a low-melting brazing agent to the aluminum material portions to be adjoined. The brazing agent is composed of an Al--Si--Zn alloy which contains 3-12% by weight of Si and 15-70% by weight of Zn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Seiji Tasaki, Masahiro Yoshida, Takeshi Otsubo
  • Patent number: 5504296
    Abstract: In a method of hot brazing aluminum articles, the steps of: interposing an amount of a flux-containing brazing agent (12) between portions of aluminum articles (11, 11) which are to be adjoined one to another; gripping the portions with a pair of heaters (13); and then activating the heater so that heat conducted therefrom melts the brazing agent (12) to braze the aluminum articles (11), are carried out in this order. The brazing agent (12) is a compacted agent composed of a matrix powder and a flux powder, at a ratio in weight of 99.9:0.1 to 70:30, and the agent has a density corresponding to 90% or more of a theoretical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Ichiro Iwai, Yuichi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 5400951
    Abstract: In brazing a first metal piece having a tubular joint portion of predetermined length at an end thereof and a second metal piece having a bore for inserting the extremity of the joint portion thereinto by replaced brazing with the extremity of the joint portion inserted in the bore, a plurality of axial grooves having a depth of 0,3 to 1,5 mm and arranged at a spacing of 5 to 30 mm in the circumferential direction are formed in the outer peripheral surface of joint portion of the first metal piece. Each of the grooves has one end extending to the outside of the bore of the second metal piece when the joint portion is inserted in the bore. The gas or residue of flux produced during brazing escapes through the grooves, whereby voids or like defects are prevented from occurring in the fillet of the brazed joint. Since the grooves are all filled up with the brazing filler metal, the brazed joint is given a sufficient bond strength and prevented from permitting leakage there-through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Shiroyama, Takeshi Otsubo, Minobu Sukimoto, Shoichi Sato, Seiji Tazaki, Tadashi Usui
  • Patent number: 5244552
    Abstract: A process for desulfurization and denitration of waste gas by multi-stage electron beam irradiation and an apparatus used for the process are constituted so that the waste gas is passed through the electron beam irradiation zones in multiple irradiation chambers that are arranged in such a way that the center-to-center distance (m) between two neighboring electron beam generators is not shorter than distance X calculated by the formula, X=2.alpha.+tV wherein 2.alpha. means distance over which an absorbed dose extends into a waster gas, t means a residence time (sec.) of waste gas in a non-irradiation zone, and V stands for the flow velocity of waste gas, whereby t can be reduced to 0.01-0.5 seconds, so that irradiated energy can be utilized efficiently and a maximum effect can be obtained with a minimum expenditure of irradiation energy. Therefore, the waste gas can be treated rapidly and economically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Namba, Okihiro Tokunaga, Shoichi Sato, Shinji Aoki, Ryoji Suzuki, Masahiro Izutsu, Kyoichi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 5244144
    Abstract: A method is provided to braze aluminum materials to each other, the method comprising a step of producing a fluoride gas-containing atmosphere within a brazing oven. The method further comprises a step of brazing the aluminum materials, by heating said materials within said atmosphere melts. The fluoride gas-containing atmosphere is produced in the soldering oven: by introducing an inert gas and the fluoride gas through different passages; by introducing into the oven a mixture of the inert gas and the fluoride gas; or by heating a fluoride in a receptacle which is placed in the oven so as to gasify the fluoride within the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Osame, Satoko Arai, Shoichi Sato, Shuichi Murooka
  • Patent number: 5108565
    Abstract: A method of removing harmful gas from a refuse combustion exhaust gas. The refuse combustion exhaust gas, containing a harmful gas such as hydrogen chloride, is supplied to a reactor. Other steps include atomizing an alkaline material within the reactor, and applying radiation, such as an electron beam, to the refuse combustion exhaust gas, simultaneously with the atomizing of the alkaline material, thereby causing a reaction between the gas and the alkaline material, and recovering a salt produced by the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignees: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, NKK Corporation, Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Sueo Machi, Shoichi Sato, Okihiro Tokunaga, Yasushi Aoki, Shouichi Suda, Tsuneharu Miyachi, Yokichi Shibamura, Keita Kawamura, Ryoji Suzuki, Toru Agarida
  • Patent number: 4983029
    Abstract: In an eyeglass frame comprising a pair of lens fixing rims, a bridge connecting the paired rims, and a pair of temples, the bridge and/or the temples are made of Ti-Ni-V alloy having a super elasticity of a generally rectangular stress-strain hysteresis loop over a relevant temperature range of 0.degree.-20.degree. C. so as to improve eyeglass wearing comfortability. The Ti-Ni-V alloy comprises Ni and Ti with an atomic ratio Ni/Ti of 1.02-1.06 and V 0.25-2.0 at. %, and is worked into a desired shape and thereafter is heat-treated at 425.degree.-525.degree. C. for 10-60 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignees: Tokin Corporation, Nakanishi Optical Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichi Sato
  • Patent number: 4975626
    Abstract: A scanner motor controller for a laser printer or the like having a polygonal rotating mirror rotated by a scanner motor to reflect a laser beam for scanning operation. The scanner motor controller comprises a rotating speed control circuit for controlling the scanner motor for operation at a constant rotating speed on the basis of phase deviation and frequency deviation of a FG pulse signal generated by the scanner motor from a reference clock, and a rotating speed varying circuit for varying the rotating speed of the scanner motor within one turn of the polygonal rotating mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoi Yagi, Shoichi Sato, Yasuo Matsumoto, Kazunori Murakami, Tomonori Ikumi
  • Patent number: 4962981
    Abstract: An optical scanner for a laser printer or the like, capable of forming dots on scanning lines which are apparently the same in length. When the respective scanning speeds of spots of laser beams reflected respectively by a plurality of reflecting surfaces of a polygonal rotating mirror are different from each other, correction clock pulses are inserted in a print control clock signal for each scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Murakami, Yasuo Matsumoto, Tomonori Ikumi, Shoichi Sato
  • Patent number: 4894100
    Abstract: A shape memory alloy consisting, by atomic ratio, of V 0.25-2.0% and the balance of Ni and Ti, an atomic ratio of Ni and Ti being 0.96-1.06. The shape memory alloy has a good workability and a reduced temperature difference between a martensitic transition start point and an austenitic transition finish point. When the atomic ration of Ni/Ti is 0.96-1.02, the martensitic transition start point is the room temperature or higher. When the atomic ratio of Ni/Ti is 1.02-1.06, the martensitic transition start point is the room temperature or lower. The shape memory alloy has a pseudo elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamauchi, Shoichi Sato, Hideo Takaara
  • Patent number: 4888067
    Abstract: A flux for brazing is prepared from 31.5% to 56.2% of KF and 68.5% to 43.8% of at least one of .UPSILON.-AlF.sub.3 and finely divided .beta.-AlF.sub.3. The KF is dissolved in water, and the AlF.sub.3 is then placed into the resulting KF aqueous solution to react the KF with the AlF.sub.3. The reaction product is dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Yasuhiro Osame, Seiji Tazaki