Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Saito
Tetsuo 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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Patent number: 11957472Abstract: A brain measurement apparatus includes: a magnetoencephalograph including optically pumped magnetometers, magnetic sensors for measuring geomagnetic field at positions of the optically pumped magnetometers, magnetic sensors for measuring a fluctuating magnetic field at the positions of the optically pumped magnetometers, nulling coils for cancelling the geomagnetic field, and an active shield coil for cancelling the fluctuating magnetic field; an MRI apparatus including nulling coils for applying a static magnetic field and a gradient magnetic field, a transmission coil, and a receive coil; and a control device that, when measuring a brain's magnetic field, controls currents supplied to the nulling coils and the active shield coil based on measured values of the magnetic sensors and, when measuring an MR image, controls the static magnetic field and the gradient magnetic field by controlling currents supplied to the nulling coils and generates an MR image from an output of the receive coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Takahiro Moriya, Takenori Oida, Akinori Saito, Motohiro Suyama, Tetsuo Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11914012Abstract: A brain measurement apparatus includes: a magnetoencephalograph including optically pumped magnetometers, magnetic sensors for measuring a static magnetic field at positions of the optically pumped magnetometers, and a nulling coil for canceling the static magnetic field; an MRI apparatus including a permanent magnet, a gradient magnetic field coil, a transmission coil, and a receive coil for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal; and a control device that, when measuring the brain's magnetic field, controls a current to be supplied to the nulling coil based on measured values of the magnetic sensors and operates so as to cancel a static magnetic field at the position of each of the optically pumped magnetometers and, when measuring an MR image, controls the gradient magnetic field by controlling a current to be supplied to the gradient magnetic field coil and generates an MR image based on an output of the receive coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Takenori Oida, Takahiro Moriya, Akinori Saito, Motohiro Suyama, Tetsuo Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8025950Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-securing apparatus has a frame having a sensor-mount region to hold an image sensor that generates heat while operating. The frame has a first adhesive-applying hole and a plurality of second adhesive-applying holes. The first adhesive-applying hole opens in the sensor-mount region and faces the center part of the image sensor. The second adhesive-applying holes are smaller than the first adhesive-applying hole, open in the sensor-mount region and are arranged around the first adhesive-applying hole. Adhesive is filled in the first adhesive-applying hole and the second adhesive-applying holes. The adhesive secures the image sensor to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Tetsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20110123189Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera includes a case provided with an opening portion and a front unit fixed to the case to cover the opening portion. The front unit includes a sensor holder having a sensor support unit which is housed in the case and to which an image sensor is fixed and a fitting portion protruding from the sensor support unit to the outside of the case, a front cover provided with a fitting hole in which the fitting portion is fitted and covering the opening portion, and a fixing unit which detachably fixes the front cover to the sensor holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventor: Tetsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20100151192Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-securing apparatus has a frame having a sensor-mount region to hold an image sensor that generates heat while operating. The frame has a first adhesive-applying hole and a plurality of second adhesive-applying holes. The first adhesive-applying hole opens in the sensor-mount region and faces the center part of the image sensor. The second adhesive-applying holes are smaller than the first adhesive-applying hole, open in the sensor-mount region and are arranged around the first adhesive-applying hole. Adhesive is filled in the first adhesive-applying hole and the second adhesive-applying holes. The adhesive secures the image sensor to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventor: Tetsuo Saito
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Patent number: 7558025Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a head suspension assembly includes an actuator unit including a plurality of suspensions to which a plurality of heads are fixed, respectively, an actuator block, and a coil-arm unit including a coil. A first protection member includes a first support unit that supports a part of the actuator unit. A second support unit supports a connector provided at a cable extending from a part of the actuator unit. A second protection member includes a fixing unit that fixes the connector to a predetermined position. The first protection member and the second protection member are formed in freely opening and closing manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Tetsuo Saito
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Patent number: 7516983Abstract: A gas generator, including a housing made of metal and including an initiator shell and a closure shell; at least one combustion chamber formed in the housing and configured to be packed with a gas generant that generates a high temperature gas by burning; at least one filter member arranged around the at least one combustion chamber; at least one igniter located in the housing and configured to ignite and burn the gas generant in the at least one combustion chamber; and a plurality of gas discharge holes formed in the housing and configured to discharge gas generated in the at least one combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki-KaishaInventors: Akihiko Suehiro, Takayoshi Dosai, Tetsuo Saito, Tameo Kawakami, Eishi Sato
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Patent number: 7398996Abstract: A gas generator is provided with a metal housing constituted by an initiator shell and a closure shell, a combustion chamber which is formed inside the housing and into which gas generants generating a high-temperature gas through combustion are loaded, a filter member disposed around the combustion chamber, an igniter mounted into the housing and igniting and burning the gas generants inside the combustion chamber and a plurality of gas discharge openings formed on the housing and discharging the gas generated in the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuo Saito, Takayoshi Dosai, Akihiko Suehiro, Shougo Matono
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Publication number: 20080157219Abstract: In the manufacture of a semiconductor device having a high-performance and high-reliability, a silicon nitride film 17 for self alignment, which film is formed to cover the gate electrode of a MISFET, is formed at a substrate temperature of 400° C. or greater by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane and nitrogen. A silicon nitride film 44 constituting a passivation film is formed at a substrate temperature of about 350° C. by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane, ammonia and nitrogen. The hydrogen content contained in the silicon nitride film 17 is smaller than that contained in the silicon nitride film 44, making it possible to suppress hydrogen release from the silicon nitride film 17.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Tsuyoshi FUJIWARA, Masahiro Ushiyama, Katsuhiko Ichinose, Naohumi Ohashi, Tetsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20080043373Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a head suspension assembly includes an actuator unit including a plurality of suspensions to which a plurality of heads are fixed, respectively, an actuator block, and a coil-arm unit including a coil. A first protection member includes a first support unit that supports a part of the actuator unit. A second support unit supports a connector provided at a cable extending from a part of the actuator unit. A second protection member includes a fixing unit that fixes the connector to a predetermined position. The first protection member and the second protection member are formed in freely opening and closing manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventor: Tetsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20080034580Abstract: A terminal pressing unit collectively presses terminals of a plurality of suspensions constituting a head suspension assembly including the suspensions and an actuator block against terminals of the actuator block. A terminal connecting unit connects the terminals of the suspensions with the terminals of the actuator block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Tetsuo Saito, Keisuke Fukuda, Yukio Kato
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Publication number: 20070294442Abstract: A storage media for automating a control and a computer system including the storage media, which abolishes the restriction between the hardware models and the software processes, and in which a desired software process can be simply utilized in any hardware models, and a computer system including the storage media are provided. In the intelligent disk 1 having the disk 3 for storing information and the electronic circuit portion 2 for processing the information, the disk stores a plurality of information to be used in an external system, and wherein the electronic circuit portion distinguishes the information stored in the disk, which matches with the external system. Also, the disk unit or the electronic circuit further includes an emulator for matching the system program with the external system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: IntelligentDisc, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Shigetomi, Tetsuo Saito, Tsunematsu Komaki
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Publication number: 20070063494Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator capable of sufficiently loading gas generants into a combustion chamber, while the safety of the housing is secured, and also burning the gas generants inside the combustion chamber uniformly and effectively. A gas generator A is provided with a metal housing 3 having an initiator shell 1 and a closure shell 2, a combustion chamber 5 into which gas generants 4 are loaded and an igniter 7 for igniting and burning the gas generants 4, in which the initiator shell 1 and the closure shell 2 have semi-spherical end plate portions 10 and 14, H/D of a ratio of H, a length of the housing to D, an outer diameter of the cylindrical portions 9 and 13 continuously formed from the end plate portions 10 and 14 is in the range from 0.4 to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Saito, Takayoshi Dosai, Akihiko Suehiro, Kazuhisa Tamura
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Publication number: 20070063495Abstract: A fitting structure of a gas generator (1) which is provided with a metal housing (10) constituted by an initiator shell (9) and a closure shell (8), a combustion chamber (12) which is formed inside the housing (10) and into which gas generants (11) generating a high-temperature gas through combustion are loaded, a filter member (13) disposed around the combustion chamber (12), an igniter (14) mounted into the housing (10) and igniting and burning the gas generants (11) inside the combustion chamber (12), and a plurality of gas discharge openings (7) formed in the housing (10) and discharging the gas generated in the combustion chamber (12), wherein either or both of the initiator shell (9) and the closure shell (8) constituting the housing (10) are provided with semi-spherical or semi-oval end plate portions (18, 16) and cylindrical portions (17, 15) having a diameter D formed continuously from these end plate portions (18, 16), a gas generator whose H/D of a ratio of the bottom distance H between the end plType: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KAVUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Saito, Takayoshi Dosai, Akihiko Suehiro, Naoki Izaki
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Publication number: 20070039508Abstract: A gas generator (30) is provided with a metal housing (3) constituted by an initiator shell (1) and a closure shell (2), a combustion chamber (5) which is formed inside the housing (3) and into which gas generants (4) generating a high-temperature gas through combustion are loaded, a filter member (6) disposed around the combustion chamber (5), an igniter (7) mounted into the housing (3) and igniting and burning the gas generants (4) inside the combustion chamber (5) and a plurality of gas discharge openings (8a, 8b) formed on the housing (3) and discharging the gas generated in the combustion chamber (5), and in which either or both of the initiator shell (1) and the closure shell (2) constituting the housing (3) are provided with semi-spherical or semi-oval end plate portions (14, 10) and cylindrical portions (13, 9) having a diameter D formed continuously from these end plate portions (14, 10), H/D or a ratio of the bottom distance H between the end plate portion (14) of the initiator shell (1) and that (Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Saito, Takayoshi Dosai, Akihiko Suehiro, Shougo Matono
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Publication number: 20070018327Abstract: In the manufacture of a semiconductor device having a high-performance and high-reliability, a silicon nitride film 17 for self alignment, which film is formed to cover the gate electrode of a MISFET, is formed at a substrate temperature of 400° C. or greater by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane and nitrogen. A silicon nitride film 44 constituting a passivation film is formed at a substrate temperature of about 350° C. by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane, ammonia and nitrogen. The hydrogen content contained in the silicon nitride film 17 is smaller than that contained in the silicon nitride film 44, making it possible to suppress hydrogen release from the silicon nitride film 17.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Tsuyoshi Fujiwara, Masahiro Ushiyama, Katsuhiko Ichinose, Naohumi Ohashi, Tetsuo Saito
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Patent number: 7163886Abstract: In the manufacture of a semiconductor device having a high-performance and high-reliability, a silicon nitride film 17 for self alignment, which film is formed to cover the gate electrode of a MISFET, is formed at a substrate temperature of 400° C. or greater by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane and nitrogen. A silicon nitride film 44 constituting a passivation film is formed at a substrate temperature of about 350° C. by plasma CVD using a raw material gas including monosilane, ammonia and nitrogen. The hydrogen content contained in the silicon nitride film 17 is smaller than that contained in the silicon nitride film 44, making it possible to suppress hydrogen release from the silicon nitride film 17.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignees: Hitachi Tokyo Electronics Co., Ltd., Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Fujiwara, Masahiro Ushiyama, Katsuhiko Ichinose, Naohumi Ohashi, Tetsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20050225064Abstract: A gas generator comprising a housing (3) made of metal and having an initiator shell (1) and a closure shell (2), (a) combustion chamber(s) (5, 5a, 5b) formed in the housing (3) and packed with gas generant (4) that generates high temperature gas by burning, (a) filter member(s) (6, 6a, 6b) arranged around the combustion chamber(s) (5, 5a, 5b), (an) igniter device(s) (7, 7a, 7b) put in the housing (3) for igniting and burning the gas generant (4) in the combustion chamber(s) (5, 5a, 5b), and a plurality of gas discharge holes (8) formed at the housing (3), for discharging gas generated in the combustion chamber(s) (5, 5a, 5b), wherein either or both of the initiator shell (1) and the closure shell (2) forming the housing (3) has a head portion (14, 10) of a semispherical form or an oval semispherical form and a cylindrical portion (13, 9) of a diameter (D) formed continuously from the head portion (14, 10), and wherein a ratio H/D between the diameter D of the cylindrical portion (13, 9) and a distance H betwType: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2003Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki-KaishaInventors: Akihiko Suehiro, Takayoshi Dosai, Tetsuo Saito, Tameo Kawakami, Eishi Sato
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Patent number: 6938121Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a rotary storage medium having an electronic circuit that controls connection between an electronic circuit block and an external apparatus to enhance the performance of the entire system, and a system thereof. The system is an intelligent disk system including an intelligent disk having double-surface structure that stores information and is detachable from a drive unit, wherein an electronic circuit is mounted on at least one surface or between both surfaces of the intelligent disk and the electronic circuit is provided with a CPU, and wherein the system controls the intelligent disk so that contents of the disk surfaces of the intelligent disk may be transferred to or loaded in an external apparatus at the time of the intelligent disk rotating or mechanically operating (S36-S37) and the CPU may control the external apparatus when the intelligent disk is not operating.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OptromInventors: Takashi Shigetomi, Tetsuo Saito, Tsunematsu Komaki
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Publication number: 20050165662Abstract: A storage medium having electronic circuits which contains programs for automatic startup of a system by insertion or installation of the storage medium having electronic circuits, and totally achieves commercial display of various services, internet services such as contract procedure, purchase of goods and guide and retrieval, and user information management, an information management method and in an information processing system using such a storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2000Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Takashi Shigetomi, Tetsuo Saito, Eiji Yokota