Patents by Inventor Takanori Sato

Takanori 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: 20210268603
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus 3 includes: a laser head H; a head driving mechanism that moves the laser head H above a workpiece W; and a dust collecting box 60 that moves below the workpiece W and follows the laser head H. A non-contact support unit 7 is provided at an opening 61 of the dust collecting box 60, and the non-contact support unit 7 suctions a lower surface of the workpiece W toward a suction surface 71 and supports the workpiece W without bringing the lower surface of the workpiece W and the suction surface 71 into contact with each other. An outer support roller 81 and an inner support roller 82 that are each rotatable about an axis parallel to a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a conveying direction Fy are provided at the opening 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroki TOKUICHI, Shin YOSHIDA, Takanori SATO, Yuichi HIRATA, Naruhiko OKUBO, Koki MIZUTANI
  • Patent number: 11059391
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes an upper rail, a lower rail, a lock mechanism, and a lock release mechanism. The lock mechanism restricts relative movement of the upper rail. The upper rail includes two side walls and an upper wall. The lock release mechanism includes a lever member, a push portion, and a spring member. The push portion pushes an unlock element of the lock mechanism and performs an unlocking action with the lock mechanism when the lever member is pivoted based on an operation force. The spring member applies an urging force to the lever member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the lever member is pivoted. The spring member includes an engagement end, which engages the lever member, and a spring body. At least the spring body is arranged in an inner space of the upper rail defined below the upper wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nishio, Takanori Sato, Koji Kumagai
  • Patent number: 11060160
    Abstract: A low-alloy steel has a composition including, by mass %, C: more than 0.45 and up to 0.65%; Si: 0.05 to 0.50%; Mn: 0.10 to 1.00%; P: up to 0.020%; S: up to 0.0020%; Cu: up to 0.1%; Cr: 0.40 to 1.50%; Ni: up to 0.1%; Mo: 0.50 to 2.50%; Ti: up to 0.01%; V: 0.05 to 0.25%; Nb: 0.005 to 0.20%; Al: 0.010 to 0.100%; B: up to 0.0005%; Ca: 0 to 0.003%; 0: up to 0.01%; N: up to 0.007%; and other elements. A microstructure consists of tempered martensite and retained austenite <2% in volume fraction, crystal grain size number being 9.0 or larger, number density of carbonitride-based inclusions with grain diameter of 50 ?m or larger being 10 inclusions/100 mm2 or smaller, and yield strength being 965 MPa or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Kondo, Yuji Arai, Takanori Sato
  • Patent number: 11052789
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device is capable of improving an operational feeling of an unlocking member. The vehicle seat slide device includes: a lower rail; an upper rail that is movably attached to the lower rail and supports a seat; a lock spring that is attached to the upper rail, has a lock part engaging with the lower rail to restrict movement of the upper rail, and is formed in an annular shape; and an unlocking member that is attached to the upper rail and displaces the lock spring to disengage the lock spring and the lower rail to clear the restriction on the movement of the upper rail. The unlocking member is positioned more inside than the lock spring as seen in both a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the upper rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kumagai, Takanori Sato, Yuto Kogune
  • Patent number: 11046210
    Abstract: A slide device includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock member, and a lock release member. The upper rail is coupled to the lower rail in a movable manner. The lock member is configured to restrict movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail. The lock release member is configured to release a lock by the lock member. The lock release member includes a bracket fixed to the upper rail. A cover is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aoki, Takanori Sato, Koji Kumagai
  • Patent number: 11020472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel recombinant swinepox viruses and their use in vaccine compositions. The recombinant swinepox viruses of the invention are doubly defective for IL18bp and TK genes, and comprise at least one foreign gene cloned into defective TK gene sequence. The invention is particularly suited to produce swine vaccines, particularly for vaccinating swine against PCV2 infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: CEVA SANTE ANIMALE
    Inventors: Takanori Sato, Shuji Saitoh, Yasutoshi Komiya
  • Publication number: 20200406786
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide apparatus includes: a lower rail; an upper rail movably mounted on the lower rail and configured to support a seat; an annular-shaped lock spring attached to the upper rail; and an unlocking member attached to the upper rail, wherein: the lock spring has a lock portion configured to engage the lower rail to restrict upper rail movement; the unlocking member is configured to release movement restriction of the upper rail by displacing the lock spring to release an engagement state between the lock spring and the lower rail, is disposed inside the lock spring in both longitudinal and width directions of the upper rail, and includes a rotating portion and a pressing portion; the rotating portion is made of one flat plate material, and is configured to rotate; and the pressing portion is configured to be connected to the rotating portion and press the lock spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya NISHIO, Takanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20200367857
    Abstract: A mounting member which is to be attached to a cart to which a monitor configured to display an ultrasonic image is fixed, the mounting member on which an ultrasonic measurement apparatus configured to acquire the ultrasonic image is to be mounted, the mounting member includes a fixing portion to which at least a part of a cable and connector part that are connected to a probe of the ultrasonic measurement apparatus is to be fitted and fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki TERAISHI, Takamitsu SHIMIZU, Takanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20200324670
    Abstract: A slide device includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock member, and a lock release member. The upper rail is coupled to the lower rail in a movable manner. The lock member is configured to restrict movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail. The lock release member is configured to release a lock by the lock member. The lock release member includes a bracket fixed to the upper rail. A cover is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke AOKI, Takanori SATO, Koji KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20200276919
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device is capable of improving an operational feeling of an unlocking member. The vehicle seat slide device includes: a lower rail; an upper rail that is movably attached to the lower rail and supports a seat; a lock spring that is attached to the upper rail, has a lock part engaging with the lower rail to restrict movement of the upper rail, and is formed in an annular shape; and an unlocking member that is attached to the upper rail and displaces the lock spring to disengage the lock spring and the lower rail to clear the restriction on the movement of the upper rail. The unlocking member is positioned more inside than the lock spring as seen in both a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the upper rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji KUMAGAI, Takanori SATO, Yuto KOGUNE
  • Publication number: 20200170284
    Abstract: A pressurization processing system that performs pressurization processing on a target by immersing the target in the sea or a lake, includes a housing body that is configured to house the target, a buoyancy body that is configured to float the housing body, a weight body that has a specific gravity greater than that of seawater or lake water, and a separation mechanism that separably connects the housing body and the weight body. In the system, the buoyancy body includes a housing bag having water permeability, and the housing bag houses a plurality of hollow glass spheres, and is immersed in the seawater or the lake water so that a space between the plurality of hollow glass spheres housed in the housing bag is filled with the seawater or the lake water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Takanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20200070604
    Abstract: A drawbar bracket includes a first fastening plate, a second fastening plate , and a coupling member. The coupling member couples the first fastening plate to the second fastening plate. The first fastening plate includes a first plate body, a first fastening part, and a first curved part. The first curved part couples the first plate body to the first fastening part and has a curved shape. The second fastening plate includes a second plate body, a second fastening part, and a second curved part. The second curved part couples the second plate body to the second fastening part and has a curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Takanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20200070688
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes an upper rail, a lower rail, a lock mechanism, and a lock release mechanism. The lock mechanism restricts relative movement of the upper rail. The upper rail includes two side walls and an upper wall. The lock release mechanism includes a lever member, a push portion, and a spring member. The push portion pushes an unlock element of the lock mechanism and performs an unlocking action with the lock mechanism when the lever member is pivoted based on an operation force. The spring member applies an urging force to the lever member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the lever member is pivoted. The spring member includes an engagement end, which engages the lever member, and a spring body. At least the spring body is arranged in an inner space of the upper rail defined below the upper wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya NISHIO, Takanori SATO, Koji KUMAGAI
  • Patent number: 10556521
    Abstract: A shaft housing hole has a shaft insertion hole into which the rotating shaft section of an engagement member is inserted. Also, the shaft housing hole has slits extending from the lower end of the shaft insertion hole along the side surface of the shaft insertion hole toward an upper connection wall section. The upper side wall section of an upper rail has shaft restriction sections formed by the shaft housing hole. The shaft restriction sections have front ends with which the side surfaces of the rotating shaft section are in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoaki Hoshihara, Yasuhiro Kojima, Katsuya Nozue, Takanori Sato
  • Patent number: 10545350
    Abstract: There is provided a lens element which can maintain an accuracy of the axis alignment between the lens elements and effectively suppress occurrence of ghosting and flares, and an imaging lens unit including such lens element. The fourth lens element 40 of the imaging lens unit 1 integrally comprises a lens portion 41 and an edge portion 42 surrounding the lens portion. The edge portion 42 is provided with an annular step portion 43 as an abut portion for axis alignment with a third lens element 30, and a light shielding portion 46 formed of vapor-deposited films are provided at the annular step portion 43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Terai, Shigeru Endo, Takanori Sato
  • Patent number: 10481508
    Abstract: The present invention provides an exposure apparatus which transfers a pattern of a mask onto a substrate by exposing the substrate while scanning the mask and the substrate, the apparatus including a stage configured to hold the substrate and move, a control unit configured to control movement of the stage, a first measurement unit configured to measure a position, in a height direction, of a shot region of the substrate held by the stage before the shot region reaches an exposure area where the shot region is exposed, and a second measurement unit configured to measure the position of the shot region in the height direction prior to the first measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takanori Sato
  • Publication number: 20190320922
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is configured to be connected to an electrode to measure biopotential. The measuring apparatus has an input box to which the electrode is connected. The input box has a tubular elastic member configured to hold a cap to be mounted on the electrode, and an insertion portion configured such that the elastic member is insertable into the insertion portion. The elastic member has an entrance having a first inner diameter and a contracted portion having a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Shogo SHIRASAKA, Norihide SHIMIZU, Takanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20190320932
    Abstract: A stimulation apparatus has a stimulation probe, and a main unit connected to the stimulation probe. The stimulation probe has a housing, an electrode, and a direction adjusting mechanism configured to set a direction of the electrode. The direction adjusting mechanism is configured to selectably fix the electrode in one of a plurality of directions with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Shogo SHIRASAKA, Norihide SHIMIZU, Takanori SATO
  • Patent number: D886875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junta Kuwae, Taiki Furuki, Megumi Sawai, Daisuke Yasunobe, Takanori Sato
  • Patent number: D878428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiki Furuki, Takanori Sato, Daisuke Inaba, Hitoshi Omachi, Junta Kuwae