Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Saito

Tomoaki 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).

  • Patent number: 11952446
    Abstract: To provide a decorative film whereby formation of wrinkles is suppressed when attached to a three dimensional molded product in a stretched state, and a method for producing a decorative film-attached three dimensional molded product. The decorative film of the present invention is a decorative film having at least a base film and a top layer containing a fluorinated polymer, the top layer being disposed on one surface, wherein the surface reflection intensity Wa at a wavelength of from 0.1 to 0.3 mm and the surface reflection intensity Wb at a wavelength of from 0.3 to 1.0 mm, of the top layer as measured by using a wave scan apparatus in such a state that the decorative film is stretched by 1.5 times, are both at most 30.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shuhei Ochi, Tomoaki Gomi, Shun Saito
  • Publication number: 20240087911
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of providing a method for removing a transition metal oxide adhered to a transition metal film in a process for manufacturing a semiconductor element, and of providing a treatment liquid. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for treating a semiconductor of a transition metal, the method including, in a semiconductor formation process, a step of removing a transition metal oxide and a step of removing the transition metal. The present invention also provides a reducing agent-containing treatment liquid for a transition metal oxide, wherein the concentration of the reducing agent contained in the reducing agent-containing treatment liquid is 0.01 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei SAITO, Tomoaki SATO, Yuki KIKKAWA, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20240071688
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip having a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers facing each other through each of the plurality of dielectric layers, an external electrode that is provided on an end face of the multilayer chip in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the plurality of internal electrode layers face each other, and has a plurality of glass portions that are spaced from each other on a surface of the external electrode, and a plated layer that is provided on the external electrode and has discontinuous portions on the plurality of glass portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Mikio TAHARA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Masaru SAITO, Tomio INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240012551
    Abstract: A display device includes a processor, in which the processor displays an operation element that is configured to receive an instruction of a process involving a setting set by a user on a display device, and when an operation is performed on a first region, included in a range in which the operation element is displayed, the processor executes the process by an operation of the shorter time than when an operation is performed on a second region, that is included in a range in which the operation element is displayed and is different from the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Tomoaki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230405887
    Abstract: A wrinkle removal plate can maintain manufacturing accuracy while significantly reducing costs. A wrinkle removal plate for use in a press machine that molds a workpiece into a drawn product having a desired shape by press molding that uses a pair of molds comprising a first mold provided with a cavity and a second mold provided with a core, wherein the wrinkle removal plate is positioned at corner parts, which are to be drawn, of the opposing surfaces of the cavity and core, and is formed from a plurality of wrinkle removal parts that each have arms extending in two directions along the outer periphery of the corner parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Yasushi SHUTO
  • DIE
    Publication number: 20230191724
    Abstract: A die comprises a concave die, a blank holder, and a punch passing through the blank holder. The concave die has a first reference surface, a second reference surface that forms the bottom of a concave shape, and an upright surface connecting the first reference surface and the second reference surface. The blank holder has a blank holder surface that sandwiches a prepreg together with the first reference surface. The punch has a punch surface that sandwiches the prepreg together with the second reference surface, and a punch side face that sandwiches the prepreg together with the upright surface. There is a prescribed relationship between R1, which is the radius of curvature of the corner formed by the second reference surface and the upright surface, and R3, which is the radius of curvature of the corner formed by the punch surface and the punch side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Yasushi SHUTO
  • Publication number: 20230015015
    Abstract: A method manufactures a thermoplastic fiber-reinforced resin molded article by pressing one thermoplastic fiber-reinforced resin prepreg, a plurality of laminated prepregs, or a plurality of prepregs. The method includes: a step in which the temperatures of an upper die and a lower die are set to 170-270° C.; a step in which the prepreg is placed between the upper die and the lower die; a step in which a load is applied to the prepreg so as to deform the prepreg; a step in which the temperatures of the upper die and the lower die are lowered at a speed of 5 to 50° C. per minute; and a step in which, after the upper die and the lower die are sufficiently cooled, the upper die is raised and a thermoplastic fiber-reinforced resin molded article is extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Yasushi SHUTO
  • Patent number: 11529775
    Abstract: A method is provided in which a fiber-reinforced resin molded article having high dimensional accuracy is obtained by press molding a fiber-reinforced resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: THE MOT COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Saito, Yasushi Shuto
  • Publication number: 20220397437
    Abstract: Provided is a physical quantity detection device that can improve physical quantity measurement accuracy over a conventional device. A physical quantity detection device 20 includes a detector including a flow rate detection unit 205, a circuit board 207, a housing 201, and a cover 202. The detector detects a physical quantity and is mounted on the circuit board 207. The housing 201 houses the circuit board 207. The cover 202 is fixed to the housing 201 and defines an auxiliary passage 234 in which the flow rate detection unit 205 is disposed. The housing 201 and the cover 202 include a positioning portion P that includes a pin P1 extending in a thickness direction Dt of the circuit board 207 and a fitting portion P2 into which an end portion P11 of the pin P1 is fitted for positioning between the housing 201 and the cover 202.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Akira UENODAN, Nobuaki GORAI
  • Publication number: 20220266547
    Abstract: A method is provided in which a fiber-reinforced resin molded article having high dimensional accuracy is obtained by press molding a fiber-reinforced resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Yasushi SHUTO
  • Patent number: 11336783
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first controller, a selection section, and a second controller. The first controller performs control in which a second operation screen is displayed on a terminal apparatus that is connected to the image forming apparatus in a manner communication is possible, the second operation screen being generated on the basis of a first operation screen of the image forming apparatus. The selection section selects either one of a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which an operation from the first operation screen is acceptable, the second mode being a mode in which remote control from the second operation screen is acceptable. The second controller performs control in which, if the second mode is selected by the selection section, a display state of the second operation screen is prohibited from being changed in accordance with an operation occurred in the image forming apparatus other than an operation from the second operation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Saito
  • Patent number: 11303770
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first controller, a selection section, and a second controller. The first controller performs control in which a second operation screen is displayed on a terminal apparatus that is connected to the image forming apparatus in a manner communication is possible, the second operation screen being generated on the basis of a first operation screen of the image forming apparatus. The selection section selects either one of a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which an operation from the first operation screen is acceptable, the second mode being a mode in which remote control from the second operation screen is acceptable. The second controller performs control in which, if the second mode is selected by the selection section, a display state of the second operation screen is prohibited from being changed in accordance with an operation occurred in the image forming apparatus other than an operation from the second operation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Saito
  • Patent number: 11112286
    Abstract: A thermal flowmeter includes a plurality of measuring units for stabilizing air flowing in a sub-passage, and improves noise performance or a pulsation characteristic of a flow rate sensor. The thermal flowmeter includes a flange fixed to an attachment part of a main passage, a sub-passage takes in a part of measured gas flowing in the main passage, a flow rate measuring unit measures a flow rate of the measured gas in the sub-passage, a circuit component controls the flow rate measuring unit, and the flow rate measuring unit and an electronic component are mounted on a circuit substrate. The sub-passage is formed in a substrate of the circuit substrate, the sub-passage on a surface side of the circuit substrate and a second space on a rear surface side are separated by the circuit substrate, and a pressure measuring unit and the circuit component are arranged in the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Uenodan, Masashi Fukaya, Tomoaki Saito, Shinobu Tashiro, Tsubasa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11067419
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal flowmeter that can achieve both measurement accuracy and antifouling performance with a simple and space-saving passage structure. In the thermal flowmeter of the invention, a housing is disposed in a main passage through which a gas to be measured flows, and the gas to be measured is taken from the main passage into an auxiliary passage provided in a housing, and a flow rate detection unit disposed in the auxiliary passage measures a flow rate of the gas to be measured. The auxiliary passage includes an inlet opening that opens to be inclined with respect to the main flow direction of the gas to be measured flowing through the main passage, and an inclined passage that extends in a direction inclined with respect to the main flow direction of the gas to be measured flowing from the inlet opening through the main passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Saito, Masayuki Satou, Akira Takasago, Noboru Tokuyasu
  • Patent number: 10928231
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of obtaining a thermal flow meter capable of reducing a pulsation error by preventing a discharge port and a main outlet from being blocked by a vortex during a transient period and reducing a difference between flow speed distributions in normal and pulsation states. This thermal flow meter is provided with a housing disposed in a main passage; and a sub passage provided in the housing. In addition, in the housing, a first outlet and a second outlet of the sub passage are disposed in a downstream end portion of the housing, and a curved surface section is provided adjacent to the first and second outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morino, Shinobu Tashiro, Akira Uenodan, Tomoaki Saito, Masashi Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20200326217
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal flowmeter that can achieve both measurement accuracy and antifouling performance with a simple and space-saving passage structure. In the thermal flowmeter of the invention, a housing is disposed in a main passage through which a gas to be measured flows, and the gas to be measured is taken from the main passage into an auxiliary passage provided in a housing, and a flow rate detection unit disposed in the auxiliary passage measures a flow rate of the gas to be measured. The auxiliary passage includes an inlet opening that opens to be inclined with respect to the main flow direction of the gas to be measured flowing through the main passage, and an inclined passage that extends in a direction inclined with respect to the main flow direction of the gas to be measured flowing from the inlet opening through the main passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki SAITO, Masayuki SATOU, Akira TAKASAGO, Noboru TOKUYASU
  • Publication number: 20200326218
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal flowmeter enabling a measurement error while fluid is pulsating, to fall below that of a conventional one. The thermal flowmeter includes a sub-passage configured to take in part of the fluid flowing in a main passage; and a flow-amount measuring unit disposed in the sub-passage. The sub-passage has a first passage provided on a measurement face side of the flow-amount measuring unit; a second passage provided on a back face side of the flow-amount measuring unit; and a slope passage provided on a downstream side in a forward direction of the fluid in the second passage with respect to an outlet of the second passage. The slope passage has a first slope face on a first passage side with respect to the flow-amount measuring unit, the first slope face sloping from a second passage side to the first passage side with respect to the forward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Masashi FUKAYA, Shinobu TASHIRO, Akira UENODAN, Naoki SAITO, Tomoaki SAITO
  • Patent number: 10768033
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to obtain a thermal flowmeter which effectively causes water droplets to be directed to a discharge port when the water droplets adhered to a wall surface of a first passage are drawn into a third passage portion. A thermal flowmeter of the present invention includes a sub-passage that takes a measurement gas flowing through a main passage; and a flow detection unit that measures a flow rate of the measurement gas by performing heat transfer with the measurement gas flowing through a sub-passage. Further, the sub-passage includes a first passage, a second passage portion branching in the middle of the first passage portion to be directed toward the flow detection unit; and a third passage portion branching in the middle of the second passage portion to be directed toward a third outlet, and a pressure loss generation means is provided between a third inlet and the third outlet of the third passage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Saito, Shinobu Tashiro, Naoki Saito, Masashi Fukaya, Akira Uenodan
  • Patent number: 10718647
    Abstract: A thermal flowmeter includes: a sub-passage (307) that takes a part of a gas (30) to be measured flowing through a main passage; and a flow measurement unit (451) disposed inside the sub-passage (307). The sub-passage (307) includes: a first passage (351) provided on a measurement surface (451a) side of the flow measurement unit (451); a second passage (352) provided on a back surface (451b) side of the flow measurement unit (451); and an inclined passage (361) provided on an upstream side of an inlet (351a) of the first passage in a forward flow direction F of the gas (30) to be measured in the first passage (351).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Uenodan, Tomoaki Saito, Naoki Saito, Masashi Fukaya, Shinobu Tashiro
  • Patent number: 10670439
    Abstract: The objective is to provide a thermal flowmeter that prevents a backflow generated from a trailing vortex downstream of the thermal flowmeter from inhibiting a flow flowing out from a dust discharge port. An opening surface of a dust discharge port is formed in a position that is displaced at least with respect to the direction of a backflow of air resulting from a trailing vortex generated as a result of the flow of air at a lower end surface in which the dust discharge port is formed. The main flow in an intake pipe flows from an upstream side to a downstream side, it is possible to avoid the flow from the dust discharge port opposing head-on a backflow from a trailing vortex on the lower end surface side, and suppress a reduction in the dust discharging effect and a worsening of mass flow rate measurement errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Fukaya, Shinobu Tashiro, Akira Uenodan, Tomoaki Saito, Naoki Saito