Patents by Inventor Susumu Sato

Susumu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240120711
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a laser device that has a concave mirror structure and exhibits excellent optical characteristics, a laser device array, and a method of producing the laser device. [Solving Means] A laser device according to the present technology includes: a first light-reflecting layer; a second light-reflecting layer; and a stacked body. The stacked body includes an active layer, a lens being provided on a first surface on a side of the first light-reflecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro HAYASHI, Tatsushi HAMAGUCHI, Susumu SATO, Rintaro KODA
  • Patent number: 11940703
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a high aperture ratio is provided. The display device includes a transistor, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer in a pixel. The first insulating layer is positioned over a channel formation region of the transistor. The first conductive layer is positioned over the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is positioned over the transistor, the first insulating layer, and the first conductive layer. The pixel electrode is positioned over the second insulating layer, the third insulating layer is positioned over the pixel electrode, the common electrode is positioned over the third insulating layer, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned over the common electrode. The common electrode includes a region overlapping with the first conductive layer with the pixel electrode positioned therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Kei Takahashi, Koji Kusunoki, Masataka Nakada, Ami Sato
  • Patent number: 11929529
    Abstract: The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first injection device associated with a supply of a fuel to the fuel cell, and a second injection device provided on an upstream side of the first injection device in a fuel flow passage from a fuel storage unit to the first injection device. The first and second injection devices switch a flow passage extending downstream from the fuel flow passage, between a first flow passage via the first injection device and second flow passage via the second injection device. The second injection device operates at a lower frequency than the first injection device during an operation of the fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Maeshima, Akinobu Moriyama, Tatsuya Yaguchi, Masashi Sato, Tadaki Mano, Hiroyuki Wada
  • Publication number: 20230331439
    Abstract: To prevent a reduction in a bending strength and a buckling strength of a container bag for fluid in which a spout is mounted on an upper end of a trunk section formed of a sheet material. Cells 9 are formed between two films of the sheet material 2 by bonding the films together along bonding lines 8, and inflated with fluid. The cells 9 positioned within a width of the spout in a width direction of the trunk section 5 extends downwardly from a site at which the spout 6 is clamped by the layers of the sheet material 2. A lower end of the spout 6 is situated lower than upper ends of the cells 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Hidetomo KOHARA, Tsuyoshi KAWABATA, Susumu SATO, Yuka TOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230208106
    Abstract: A light emitting element according to the present disclosure includes a first light reflecting layer 41, a laminated structure 20, and a second light reflecting layer 42 laminated to each other. The laminated structure 20 includes a first compound semiconductor layer 21, a light emitting layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 laminated to each other from a side of the first light reflecting layer. Light from the laminated structure 20 is emitted to an outside via the first light reflecting layer 41 or the second light reflecting layer 42. The first light reflecting layer 41 has a structure in which at least two types of thin films 41A and 41B are alternately laminated to each other in plural numbers. A film thickness modulating layer 80 is provided between the laminated structure 20 and the first light reflecting layer 41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsushi HAMAGUCHI, Jugo MITOMO, Hiroshi NAKAJIMA, Masamichi ITO, Susumu SATO
  • Patent number: 11611196
    Abstract: A light emitting element according to the present disclosure includes a first light reflecting layer 41, a laminated structure 20, and a second light reflecting layer 42 laminated to each other. The laminated structure 20 includes a first compound semiconductor layer 21, a light emitting layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 laminated to each other from a side of the first light reflecting layer. Light from the laminated structure 20 is emitted to an outside via the first light reflecting layer 41 or the second light reflecting layer 42. The first light reflecting layer 41 has a structure in which at least two types of thin films 41A and 41B are alternately laminated to each other in plural numbers. A film thickness modulating layer 80 is provided between the laminated structure 20 and the first light reflecting layer 41.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Susumu Sato
  • Patent number: 11594859
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a laminated structure 20 obtained by laminating a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22; a first light reflecting layer 41 disposed on a first surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; a second light reflecting layer 42 disposed on a second surface side of the second compound semiconductor layer 22; and light convergence/divergence changing means 50. The first light reflecting layer 41 is formed on a concave mirror portion 43. The second light reflecting layer 42 has a flat shape. When light generated in the active layer 23 is emitted to the outside, a light convergence/divergence state before the light is incident on the light convergence/divergence changing means 50 is different from a light convergence/divergence state after the light passes through the light convergence/divergence changing means 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jugo Mitomo, Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Susumu Sato
  • Publication number: 20230055932
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a laminated structure body 20 which is formed from a GaN-based compound semiconductor and in which a first compound semiconductor layer 21 including a first surface 21a and a second surface 21b that is opposed to the first surface 21a, an active layer 23 that faces the second surface 21b of the first compound semiconductor layer 21, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 including a first surface 22a that faces the active layer 23 and a second surface 22b that is opposed to the first surface 22a are laminated; a first light reflection layer 41 that is provided on the first surface 21a side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; and a second light reflection layer 42 that is provided on the second surface 22b side of the second compound semiconductor layer 22. The first light reflection layer 41 includes a concave mirror portion 43, and the second light reflection layer 42 has a flat shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Susumu SATO, Tatsushi HAMAGUCHI, Shoichiro IZUMI, Noriyuki FUTAGAWA, Masamichi ITO, Jugo MITOMO, Hiroshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230035772
    Abstract: A foam dispensing container includes: a cap mounted on an opening of a container containing a foamable liquid content; a nozzle having an outlet fitted onto the cap while being allowed to reciprocate; an air pump and a liquid pump reciprocated together with the nozzle; an air cylinder joined to the air pump liquid and pushing air toward the outlet in response to reciprocation of the air pump; a liquid cylinder joined to the liquid pump liquid tightly and pushing a liquid toward the outlet in response to reciprocation of the liquid pump; and a refining member arranged in the cap to form the foam by mixing the air pushed out of the air cylinder with the liquid pushed out of the liquid cylinder, and to refine the foam. A density of the foam dispensed from the discharging outlet falls within a range of 0.03 g/cm3 to 0.06 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Eiji TANAKA, Susumu SATO, Osamu YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11492186
    Abstract: To provide a container bag 34 that can be manufactured easily by folding a sheet material 1 precisely along a folding line 11B. The sheet material 1 is prepared by bonding two films 2 and 3 together in a predetermined pattern, and the sheet material 1 comprises a plurality of cells 16 formed between the two films 2 and 3 while being joined to one another to be filled with fluid. A trunk portion 17 to be filled with a content is formed by bonding overlapping layers of a peripheral edge 9A of the folded sheet material 1. A bottom portion 13 of the container bag 34 is folded inwardly toward the trunk portion 17 along the folding line 11B. A non-bonded section 14 in which the two films 2 and 3 are not bonded together is maintained linearly within the folding line 11B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Hidetomo Kohara, Tsuyoshi Kawabata, Susumu Sato, Haruka Yajima
  • Patent number: 11489314
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a laminated structure body 20 which is formed from a GaN-based compound semiconductor and in which a first compound semiconductor layer 21 including a first surface 21a and a second surface 21b that is opposed to the first surface 21a, an active layer 23 that faces the second surface 21b of the first compound semiconductor layer 21, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 including a first surface 22a that faces the active layer 23 and a second surface 22b that is opposed to the first surface 22a are laminated; a first light reflection layer 41 that is provided on the first surface 21a side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; and a second light reflection layer 42 that is provided on the second surface 22b side of the second compound semiconductor layer 22. The first light reflection layer 41 includes a concave mirror portion 43, and the second light reflection layer 42 has a flat shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Sato, Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Shoichiro Izumi, Noriyuki Futagawa, Masamichi Ito, Jugo Mitomo, Hiroshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11411372
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes, at least: (A) forming a stacked structure 20 which includes a GaN-based compound semiconductor and in which a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 are stacked, and forming a concave mirror section 43 on a first surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; then (B) forming a photosensitive material layer 35 over the second compound semiconductor layer 22; and thereafter (C) exposing the photosensitive material layer 35 to light from the concave mirror section side through the stacked structure 20, to obtain a treatment mask layer including the photosensitive material layer 35, and then processing the second compound semiconductor layer 22 by use of the treatment mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Susumu Sato, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Hidekazu Kawanishi
  • Patent number: 11404849
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a laminated structure formed by laminating a first light reflecting layer 41, a light emitting structure 20, and a second light reflecting layer 42. The light emitting structure 20 is formed by laminating, from the first light reflecting layer side, a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22. In the laminated structure 20, at least two light absorbing material layers 51 are formed in parallel to a virtual plane occupied by the active layer 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Shoichiro Izumi, Susumu Sato, Noriyuki Futagawa
  • Patent number: 11374384
    Abstract: A light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a laminate. The laminate includes an active layer, and a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer sandwiching the active layer. This light-emitting device further includes a current constriction layer having an opening and a vertical resonator including a first reflecting mirror having a concave-curved shape on the first semiconductor layer side and a second reflecting mirror on the second semiconductor side. The first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror sandwich the laminate and the opening. This light-emitting device further includes an optically transparent substrate between the first reflecting mirror and the laminate. The optically transparent substrate has a first convex portion having a convex-curved shape and one or more second convex portions on a surface on the side opposite to the laminate. The first convex portion is in contact with the first reflecting mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Sato, Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Hidekazu Kawanishi
  • Patent number: 11309686
    Abstract: A surface emitting laser includes: a semiconductor layer containing a nitride semiconductor, and including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer that are stacked in this order, in which the semiconductor layer includes a light emitting region; and a first light reflecting layer and a second light reflecting layer that are opposed to each other with the semiconductor layer being disposed therebetween. The first semiconductor layer has a high dislocation portion disposed outside the light emitting region. The high dislocation portion has an average dislocation density higher than an average dislocation density of the light emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Susumu Sato, Masamichi Ito, Hidekazu Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20210359286
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state battery in which single cell bodies as a solid-state thin film battery are more suitably stacked. In the solid-state battery technology, an adhesive layer is provided between a plurality of stacked single cell bodies and the adhesive layer is configured to cover each cell element portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MATSUKI, Hiroaki INOUE, Daisuke HINO, Susumu SATO
  • Publication number: 20210309429
    Abstract: To provide a container bag 34 that can be manufactured easily by folding a sheet material 1 precisely along a folding line 11B. The sheet material 1 is prepared by bonding two films 2 and 3 together in a predetermined pattern, and the sheet material 1 comprises a plurality of cells 16 formed between the two films 2 and 3 while being joined to one another to be filled with fluid. A trunk portion 17 to be filled with a content is formed by bonding overlapping layers of a peripheral edge 9A of the folded sheet material 1. A bottom portion 13 of the container bag 34 is folded inwardly toward the trunk portion 17 along the folding line 11B. A non-bonded section 14 in which the two films 2 and 3 are not bonded together is maintained linearly within the folding line 11B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Hidetomo KOHARA, Tsuyoshi KAWABATA, Susumu SATO, Haruka YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 11031752
    Abstract: A surface-emitting laser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a current constriction region having an opening and formed by impurities injected into a laminate from side of a second semiconductor layer; and a first DBR layer on side of a first semiconductor layer and a second DBR layer on the side of the second semiconductor layer having the laminate interposed therebetween at a position facing the opening. At the opening, an opening diameter close to the first DBR layer is larger than an opening diameter close to the second DBR layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Susumu Sato, Noriyuki Futagawa
  • Publication number: 20210151955
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes, at least: (A) forming a stacked structure 20 which includes a GaN-based compound semiconductor and in which a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 are stacked, and forming a concave mirror section 43 on a first surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; then (B) forming a photosensitive material layer 35 over the second compound semiconductor layer 22; and thereafter (C) exposing the photosensitive material layer 35 to light from the concave mirror section side through the stacked structure 20, to obtain a treatment mask layer including the photosensitive material layer 35, and then processing the second compound semiconductor layer 22 by use of the treatment mask layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsushi HAMAGUCHI, Jugo MITOMO, Susumu SATO, Hiroshi NAKAJIMA, Masamichi ITO, Hidekazu KAWANISHI
  • Patent number: 11011888
    Abstract: A light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a laminate. The laminate includes an active layer, a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer sandwich the active layer in between. The light-emitting device further includes a current confining layer, a concave-shaped first reflecting mirror provided on side of the first semiconductor layer, and a second reflecting mirror provided on side of the second semiconductor layer. The current confining layer has an opening. The first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror sandwich the laminate and the opening in between. The light-emitting device further includes a first reflecting layer and a phosphor layer. The first reflecting layer is disposed at a position opposed to the first reflecting mirror with a predetermined gap in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jugo Mitomo, Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Susumu Sato, Hidekazu Kawanishi