Patents by Inventor Tamotsu Saito
Tamotsu Saito 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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Publication number: 20240070937Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire three-dimensional thermographic image data by imaging a subject irradiated with infrared rays. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a plurality of items of projection data by imaging the subject with tomosynthesis. The processing circuitry is configured to execute reconstruction based on the plurality of items of projection data and the three-dimensional thermographic image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SATO, Tomio MAEHAMA, Risa HAYASHI, Tamotsu INO, Katsunori KOJIMA, Yoshinori SAITO, Naoto WATANABE
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Publication number: 20240044309Abstract: Provided is an easy engine starting system including: an engine; a centrifugal clutch configured to transmit a driving force of the engine to a driven device; and a control device configured to adjust output of the engine. When the engine is to be started, the engine is accelerated at start engine output which enables the engine to reach a rotation speed higher than a clutch-in rotation speed. The control device has suppression control of suppressing, at the start engine output, the rotation speed to a rotation speed equal to or lower than the clutch-in rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Akira TANABE, Tamotsu SAITO, Ryosuke IMAI, Ryosuke KAJIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240026841Abstract: A fuel regulator includes a limit cap which is attached to a needle valve which is inserted into a regulation hole. In an inner peripheral surface of a second hole portion of the regulation hole, a restriction groove and a guide groove which extends from the restriction groove through an outer surface of a main body portion in an axial direction of the second hole portion are formed. A projecting portion which is inserted into the restriction groove is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the limit cap, and the projecting portion is capable of passing through the guide groove, and in the main body portion, a cast hole which extends from the restriction groove through the outer surface of the main body portion in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the second hole portion is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu SAITO, Tomoyoshi KUDO, Yuta ONUMA, Ryosuke IMAI
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Publication number: 20240026842Abstract: A flow control restrictor includes: a needle valve; and a limit cap which is made of metal and attached to the needle valve. In the needle valve, a first shaft portion which is made of metal and screwed into a regulation hole and a second shaft portion which is made of metal and housed inside the regulation hole are formed. On the second shaft portion, a first projection-and-recess portion is formed, and a pressed portion made of resin is provided on the first shaft portion side relative to the first projection-and-recess portion. The limit cap is fitted onto the second shaft portion. On the limit cap, a projecting portion which is inserted into a restriction groove of the regulation hole and a second projection-and-recess portion which is engaged with the first projection-and-recess portion are formed. The pressed portion is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of the limit cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu SAITO, Tomoyoshi KUDO, Yuta ONUMA, Ryosuke IMAI
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Patent number: 11719195Abstract: A limiting cap is provided to restrict rotation of a needle valve and to be easily assembled onto the needle cap. The limiting cap assembled onto the needle valve screwed into an adjustment hole of a fuel adjuster includes a main body to be arranged onto the needle valve. A rising part, which is inserted into a recess of the fuel adjuster, is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the main body. The main body includes a first engagement part on an inner side and a fixing part on an outer side. A first hubbly part formed in an inner peripheral surface of the first engagement part is engageable with a second hubbly part formed in an outer peripheral surface of the needle valve. The needle valve is fixed into the fixing part. The fixing part is formed to have a smaller inner diameter than the first engagement part.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu Saito, Tomoyoshi Kudo, Yuta Onuma, Ryosuke Imai
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Patent number: 11131272Abstract: A needle valve body (220) has a needle hollow part (230) and a slit (232) extending in an axial direction and opened forward in a tip region. The carburetor body (B) has a body hole (202) receiving the needle valve body (220) in a longitudinally displaceable manner along an axis and a step-part circumferential edge (240a) formed in the body hole (202) and forming an orifice (250) with the slit (232) of the needle valve body (220). By operating the needle valve body (220) to adjust the size of the orifice (250), an amount of fuel supplied to a fuel discharge part (Fout) can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Ikumin Ryuzaki, Takumi Nonaka, Tamotsu Saito, Tomoyoshi Kudo
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Publication number: 20210164419Abstract: A limiting cap is provided to restrict rotation of a needle valve and to be easily assembled onto the needle cap. The limiting cap assembled onto the needle valve screwed into an adjustment hole of a fuel adjuster includes a main body to be arranged onto the needle valve. A rising part, which is inserted into a recess of the fuel adjuster, is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the main body. The main body includes a first engagement part on an inner side and a fixing part on an outer side. A first hubbly part formed in an inner peripheral surface of the first engagement part is engageable with a second hubbly part formed in an outer peripheral surface of the needle valve. The needle valve is fixed into the fixing part. The fixing part is formed to have a smaller inner diameter than the first engagement part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu SAITO, Tomoyoshi KUDO, Yuta ONUMA, Ryosuke IMAI
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Publication number: 20200049106Abstract: A needle valve body (220) has a needle hollow part (230) and a slit (232) extending in an axial direction and opened forward in a tip region. The carburetor body (B) has a body hole (202) receiving the needle valve body (220) in a longitudinally displaceable manner along an axis and a step-part circumferential edge (240a) formed in the body hole (202) and forming an orifice (250) with the slit (232) of the needle valve body (220). By operating the needle valve body (220) to adjust the size of the orifice (250), an amount of fuel supplied to a fuel discharge part (Fout) can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Yamabiko CorporationInventors: Ikumin RYUZAKI, Takumi NONAKA, Tamotsu SAITO, Tomoyoshi KUDO
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Publication number: 20190390634Abstract: A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 10227953Abstract: A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: ZAMA JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Watanabe, Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 9924126Abstract: An audiovisual apparatus includes: a display section configured to display a picture; and one or a plurality of main speakers and a plurality of sub-speakers each having a sound output surface generating sound corresponding to the picture. The sound output surfaces of one or more of the plurality of sub-speakers are arranged to be inclined toward outside of the display section as compared with the sound output surfaces of the main speakers.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hiroshi Masuda, Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 9551301Abstract: A rotary-type carburetor (1) according to the present invention includes a body (4) having a bore (2) with a circular cross section, and a valve element (6) to be contained in the bore (2). The valve element (6) rotates between a closed position where the valve passage (16) is blocked from communicating with the body passages (10a, 10b), and a fully-opened position where the valve passage (16) and the body passages (10a, 10b) are aligned. When the valve element (6) is located in an idle position, an air flowing through the body passages (10a, 10b) and the valve passage (16) is prevented from being flown into the bore end part (12). When the valve element (6) is located in a fully-opened position, a portion of the air flowing from an upstream part (10a) of the body passage is bypassed into the upstream communication part (32).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu Saito, Tomoyoshi Kudo
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Publication number: 20160102635Abstract: A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 9194336Abstract: A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: ZAMA JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Watanabe, Tamotsu Saito
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Publication number: 20150326815Abstract: An audiovisual apparatus includes: a display section configured to display a picture; and one or a plurality of main speakers and a plurality of sub-speakers each having a sound output surface generating sound corresponding to the picture. The sound output surfaces of one or more of the plurality of sub-speakers are arranged to be inclined toward outside of the display section as compared with the sound output surfaces of the main speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Masuda, Tamotsu Saito
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Publication number: 20150240747Abstract: A rotary-type carburetor (1) according to the present invention includes a body (4) having a bore (2) with a circular cross section, and a valve element (6) to be contained in the bore (2). The valve element (6) rotates between a closed position where the valve passage (16) is blocked from communicating with the body passages (10a, 10b), and a fully-opened position where the valve passage (16) and the body passages (10a, 10b) are aligned. When the valve element (6) is located in an idle position, an air flowing through the body passages (10a, 10b) and the valve passage (16) is prevented from being flown into the bore end part (12). When the valve element (6) is located in a fully-opened position, a portion of the air flowing from an upstream part (10a) of the body passage is bypassed into the upstream communication part (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: TAMOTSU SAITO, TOMOYOSHI KUDO
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Patent number: 8632057Abstract: The present invention provides a diaphragm carburetor wherein heat transferred from the engine to the carburetor through the insulator is reduced to lower the temperature of the carburetor unit and reduce the occurrence of bubbles in the fuel. The carburetor of the present invention is a diaphragm carburetor in which a fuel channel that extends from a pump chamber of the carburetor to a constant-pressure fuel chamber is divided into two branches to form one branch as a main fuel channel connected to the constant-pressure fuel chamber, and the other branch as a fuel circulation channel for passing the fuel through the body side surface of the carburetor on the insulator side, or the body side surface of the insulator on the carburetor side, causing the fuel to make a circuit around the carburetor, and returning the fuel to the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Zama Japan Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 8608136Abstract: A dust seal structure for a valve stem in a rotary throttle valve The dust seal structure has a cylindrical throttle valve with a metering needle and a throttle through-hole, and a fuel nozzle disposed on the central axis of the throttle valve that is openable into the throttle through-hole with the metering needle inserted therein. The valve stem of the throttle valve, which protrudes at one end from the shaft hole formed in the cover body of a valve hole in the carburetor body, is caused to rotate in accordance with the operation of the accelerator pedal, whereby the throttle valve moves in the direction of a central axis thereof while rotating as a whole, and controls airflow and fuel-flow rate. A dust-proof member composed of a sealing ring is fitted between the valve stem and the shaft hole formed in the cover body.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Zama Japan Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tamotsu Saito
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Patent number: 8308144Abstract: The present invention provides a diaphragm carburetor wherein heat transferred from the engine to the carburetor through the insulator is reduced to lower the temperature of the carburetor unit and reduce the occurrence of bubbles in the fuel. The carburetor of the present invention is a diaphragm carburetor in which a fuel channel that extends from a pump chamber of the carburetor to a constant-pressure fuel chamber is divided into two branches to form one branch as a main fuel channel connected to the constant-pressure fuel chamber, and the other branch as a fuel circulation channel for passing the fuel through the body side surface of the carburetor on the insulator side, or the body side surface of the insulator on the carburetor side, causing the fuel to make a circuit around the carburetor, and returning the fuel to the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Zama Japan Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tamotsu Saito
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Publication number: 20120055450Abstract: A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Tamotsu Saito