Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kato
Tsutomu Kato 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: 20240123744Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsutomu KATO, Masato KATO, Yasuhiro IRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Teruo IMAMAKI, Akira SAGO, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Takashi HORIUCHI, Tomohiko SUGINO, Kengo NODA
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Patent number: 11945217Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Kato, Masato Kato, Yasuhiro Iriyama, Yasuhiro Shibata, Teruo Imamaki, Akira Sago, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Horiuchi, Tomohiko Sugino, Kengo Noda
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Publication number: 20230069568Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface. The manufacturing method includes forming a trench on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, arranging a material by arranging a surface-treatment material on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and the surface of the trench, applying a resist to an interior of the trench, and patterning the resist by exposing the resist using a mask to leave the resist in the interior of the trench predetermined. Surface free energy of solids of the surface-treatment material is less than surface free energy of liquids of the resist.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventor: Tsutomu KATO
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Publication number: 20220203727Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsutomu KATO, Masato KATO, Yasuhiro lRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Teruo lMAMAKI, Akira SAGO, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Takashi HORIUCHI, Tomohiko SUGINO, Kengo NODA
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Publication number: 20220205089Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of detoxifying a process gas even when the detoxification apparatus is stopped. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube; a process gas supplier; an exhauster; an exhaust gas process chamber in which the exhausted process gas is subject to a process; a first inert gas supplier; a second inert gas supplier; an exhaust pipe; and a controller controlling the first and the second inert gas supplier such that the first inert gas is supplied to the exhaust gas process chamber through the first inert gas supplier while the process gas is subject to the process in the exhaust gas process chamber and the second inert gas is supplied to the exhaust gas process chamber through the second inert gas supplier when the process in the exhaust gas process chamber is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Masanori SAKAI, Tsutomu KATO, Atsuhiko ASHITANI
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Patent number: 11254149Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Kato, Masato Kato, Yasuhiro Iriyama, Yasuhiro Shibata, Teruo Imamaki, Akira Sago, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Horiuchi, Tomohiko Sugino, Kengo Noda
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Patent number: 10919382Abstract: A rotary type extension/retraction device includes a body member, a movement member, a spring member, a protrusion and a cam groove. The cam groove has a first fitting groove configured to hold the movement member in a state protruding from a cylindrical part of the body member, a second fitting groove configured to hold the movement member in a state pulled in the cylindrical part, a first guide groove configured to guide the protrusion from the first fitting groove to the second fitting groove, and a second guide groove configured to guide the protrusion from the second fitting groove to the first fitting groove. The first fitting groove, the first guide groove, the second fitting groove and the second guide groove are arranged circumferentially along an inner periphery of the cylindrical part in this order.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.Inventors: Tsutomu Kato, Noboru Niikura
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Patent number: 10909729Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a first calculated image and a second calculated image through calculation using data obtained through an imaging in which magnetic resonance signals used for deriving a tissue quantitative value are acquired, wherein a signal value of a tissue other than a suppression-target tissue which is a target to be suppressed is low on the second calculated image as compared to the first calculated image. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a difference image between the first calculated image and second calculated image so as to generate an image on which a signal value of a tissue with a long relaxation time is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Masao Yui, Ryo Shiroishi, Tsutomu Kato
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Publication number: 20200406648Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsutomu KATO, Masato KATO, Yasuhiro lRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Teruo lMAMAKI, Akira SAGO, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Takashi HORIUCHI, Tomohiko SUGINO, Kengo NODA
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Patent number: 10766284Abstract: A tape cassette includes: a cassette casing; and a tape roll that is a roll of a tape extending in a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction. The tape includes: a subject surface exposed in a thickness direction; and a first image provided on the subject surface and indicating first information. The tape roll has: a first end portion located at an inner portion of the tape roll in a radial direction of the tape roll; and a second end portion located at an outer portion of the tape roll in the radial direction. The first information relates to an amount of a portion of the tape which is located on a first-end-portion-side of a reference position in the lengthwise direction. The reference position is located on the first-end-portion-side of the first image in the lengthwise direction on the tape at a particular distance from the first image.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Murayama, Haruki Matsumoto, Tsutomu Kato, Kohei Terada, Yukiko Takami, Harumitsu Inoue
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Patent number: 10744802Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Kato, Masato Kato, Yasuhiro Iriyama, Yasuhiro Shibata, Teruo Imamaki, Akira Sago, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Horiuchi, Tomohiko Sugino, Kengo Noda
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Patent number: 10737519Abstract: A ribbon cassette includes a case, an ink ribbon, a first spool, a second spool, a rotating member, a clutch spring, and an engaging part. The ink ribbon has one end portion wound over the first spool and another end portion connected to the second spool. The rotating member is engaged with a first inner surface of the first spool. The clutch spring includes a coil like annular part attached to the rotating member, and an extension part extending from the annular part. The engaging part is positioned on a locus of rotation of the extension part. The first spool has a protrusion provided at a second inner surface of the first spool. The case-hole is in communication with an interior of the first spool, and has a portion overlapped with an entire circular region surrounded by a path of rotation of the tip end of the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisako Tonishi, Tsutomu Kato, Susumu Murata, Akiko Kodama
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Patent number: 10717311Abstract: A medium includes a base layer and a separation layer stacked on each other. Regions are defined along a first direction. The regions include: a first region in which a portion of the medium which is in contact with the separation layer is stickable; a second region in which a portion of the medium which is in contact with the separation layer is non-stickable; and a third region in which a portion of the medium which is in contact with the separation layer is at least partly stickable. Four first vertexes of a first imaginary trapezoid shape which are located on an outer shape of the first region and four second vertexes of a second imaginary trapezoid shape which are located on an outer shape of the third region are symmetric with respect to an axis parallel with a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Harumitsu Inoue, Yukiko Takami, Tsutomu Kato, Takaaki Banno, Haruki Matsumoto, Kentaro Murayama, Yukihiko Sato
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Publication number: 20200180332Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsutomu KATO, Masato KATO, Yasuhiro lRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Teruo lMAMAKI, Akira SAGO, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Takashi HORIUCHI, Tomohiko SUGINO, Kengo NODA
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Patent number: 10625527Abstract: A tape includes a sheet and an elongated label that includes first portions and second portions. A second-side end portion of a first-side second portion is connected to a first-side end portion of one first portion, and a first-side end portion of a second-side second portion is connected to a second-side end portion of the one first portion. The one first portion has a first length in a tape widthwise direction. Each of the first-side second portion and the second-side second portion has a second length in the widthwise direction of the tape and a third length in a tape longitudinal direction. The second length is greater than the first length. The one first portion has a fourth length in the tape longitudinal direction which is greater than or equal to a specific length and less than a sum of the specific length and the third length.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukihiko Sato, Takaaki Banno, Harumitsu Inoue, Haruki Matsumoto, Yukiko Takami, Tsutomu Kato, Kentaro Murayama
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Patent number: 10618325Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Kato, Masato Kato, Yasuhiro Iriyama, Yasuhiro Shibata, Teruo Imamaki, Akira Sago, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Horiuchi, Tomohiko Sugino, Kengo Noda
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Patent number: 10569584Abstract: A tape roll is housed inside a cassette case. A first rotation body is provided on a first direction side of the tape roll and is positioned on a second direction side of a winding center of the tape roll. A first opening is provided on the second direction side of the first rotation body. An ink ribbon roll is provided on the second direction side of the first opening. A second rotation body is provided on the first direction side and the second direction side of a winding center of the ink ribbon roll. A first regulating part is provided on a fourth direction side of a predetermined path and is positioned on the fourth direction side of a first virtual line.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shimako Nakai, Khairul Fatasha Mohd, Tsutomu Kato
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Publication number: 20190184819Abstract: A rotary type extension/retraction device includes a body member, a movement member, a spring member, a protrusion and a cam groove. The cam groove has a first fitting groove configured to hold the movement member in a state protruding from a cylindrical part of the body member, a second fitting groove configured to hold the movement member in a state pulled in the cylindrical part, a first guide groove configured to guide the protrusion from the first fitting groove to the second fitting groove, and a second guide groove configured to guide the protrusion from the second fitting groove to the first fitting groove. The first fitting groove, the first guide groove, the second fitting groove and the second guide groove are arranged circumferentially along an inner periphery of the cylindrical part in this order.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Tsutomu KATO, Noboru NIlKURA
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Patent number: D865863Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Takaaki Banno, Tsutomu Kato, Haruki Matsumoto, Yukiko Takami, Harumitsu Inoue, Shimako Nakai
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Patent number: D865864Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Takaaki Banno, Tsutomu Kato, Haruki Matsumoto, Yukiko Takami, Harumitsu Inoue, Shimako Nakai