Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Nagai

Tsutomu Nagai 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: 11958569
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a float assembly that can prevent the floats from flipping. The present invention provides a float assembly including a plurality of floats connected together comprising: a filled float having a hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion has a part filled with a filler, and the filled float is arranged at a position facing an assembly periphery surrounding the float assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakaguchi, Hirofumi Nagai, Yasunobu Ueda, Takaya Niimi, Ayumu Yukawa
  • Publication number: 20230268216
    Abstract: A substrate support is arranged in a processing container. The substrate support includes an electrostatic chuck provided with a first support surface for supporting a substrate, provided with a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged in the electrostatic chuck sequentially from the first support surface, and made of a dielectric material, and a base configured to support the electrostatic chuck. The second electrode is arranged at a position having a distance to the first support surface that is equal to or less than a distance to the base. A voltage for attracting the substrate is applied to the first electrode and bias power is supplied to the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIKAWA, Daiki HARIU, Takahiko SATO, Tsutomu NAGAI, Takafumi TSUDA, Keigo TOYODA
  • Patent number: 11373884
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Dai Kitagawa, Katsuyuki Koizumi, Tsutomu Nagai, Daisuke Hayashi, Satoru Teruuchi
  • Publication number: 20210081028
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display panel that is flexible; and a detector that is provided at an end edge of the display panel, and detects at least one of a bending operation, a pulling operation, or a pushing operation for the display panel. This display device further includes a controller that causes the display panel to display an image, and causes the display panel to perform any one of changing a channel of the image, turning up a sound volume, turning down the sound volume, muting, displaying a program guide, scaling up the image, scaling down the image, or displaying two screens, on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20200266081
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Dai KITAGAWA, Katsuyuki KOIZUMI, Tsutomu NAGAI, Daisuke HAYASHI, Satoru TERUUCHI
  • Patent number: 10679869
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Dai Kitagawa, Katsuyuki Koizumi, Tsutomu Nagai, Daisuke Hayashi, Satoru Teruuchi
  • Publication number: 20170140954
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Dai KITAGAWA, Katsuyuki KOIZUMI, Tsutomu NAGAI, Daisuke HAYASHI, Satoru TERUUCHI
  • Patent number: 9093487
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber and a substrate mounting table. The processing chamber defines a processing space. The substrate mounting table includes a base and an electrostatic chuck, and is disposed in the processing space. The base has a coolant path formed therein. The electrostatic chuck is provided on the upper surface of the base through an adhesive layer formed by curing a liquid adhesive, and has an electrode therein. Here, a first adhesive region is provided on the upper surface of the base, and is adhered to the electrostatic chuck through the adhesive layer. The first adhesive region has a center portion recessed compared with the end portion of the first adhesive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Patent number: 8994883
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a sight line detection unit that detects a line of sight of a user by analyzing user video information, an enhancement processing unit that detects an intersection point of the line of sight of the user detected by the sight line detection unit and a video display surface of a monitor as an attention point, which is a point on which the user focuses attention, and performs enhancement processing for the monitor by setting a higher gain amount in stages from a position of a longer distance from the attention point toward a position of a smaller distance, and a display video output control unit that outputs video via the monitor based on the gain amount set by the enhancement processing unit and display video information whose input is received by a display video information input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20140071296
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a sight line detection unit that detects a line of sight of a user by analyzing user video information, an enhancement processing unit that detects an intersection point of the line of sight of the user detected by the sight line detection unit and a video display surface of a monitor as an attention point, which is a point on which the user focuses attention, and performs enhancement processing for the monitor by setting a higher gain amount in stages from a position of a longer distance from the attention point toward a position of a smaller distance, and a display video output control unit that outputs video via the monitor based on the gain amount set by the enhancement processing unit and display video information whose input is received by a display video information input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Patent number: 8619195
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a sight line detection unit that detects a line of sight of a user by analyzing user video information, an enhancement processing unit that detects an intersection point of the line of sight of the user detected by the sight line detection unit and a video display surface of a monitor as an attention point, which is a point on which the user focuses attention, and performs enhancement processing for the monitor by setting a higher gain amount in stages from a position of a longer distance from the attention point toward a position of a smaller distance, and a display video output control unit that outputs video via the monitor based on the gain amount set by the enhancement processing unit and display video information whose input is received by a display video information input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20130342952
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber and a substrate mounting table. The processing chamber defines a processing space. The substrate mounting table includes a base and an electrostatic chuck, and is disposed in the processing space. The base has a coolant path formed therein. The electrostatic chuck is provided on the upper surface of the base through an adhesive layer formed by curing a liquid adhesive, and has an electrode therein. Here, a first adhesive region is provided on the upper surface of the base, and is adhered to the electrostatic chuck through the adhesive layer. The first adhesive region has a center portion recessed compared with the end portion of the first adhesive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Tsutomu NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20100014840
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a viewer information input unit that receives input of information about a viewer viewing reproduced program content as viewer information by watching video displayed on a monitor or listening to a voice output from a speaker, an upsurge degree acquisition unit that acquires a degree of upsurge of the viewer based on the viewer information whose input is received by the viewer information input unit, and a highlight extraction unit that extracts highlights of the program content based on the degree of upsurge acquired by the upsurge degree acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20100002072
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a sight line detection unit that detects a line of sight of a user by analyzing user video information, an enhancement processing unit that detects an intersection point of the line of sight of the user detected by the sight line detection unit and a video display surface of a monitor as an attention point, which is a point on which the user focuses attention, and performs enhancement processing for the monitor by setting a higher gain amount in stages from a position of a longer distance from the attention point toward a position of a smaller distance, and a display video output control unit that outputs video via the monitor based on the gain amount set by the enhancement processing unit and display video information whose input is received by a display video information input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagai
  • Patent number: 6964083
    Abstract: A caster for a baby carriage is composed of: a caster holder mounted to a front leg of a baby carriage; a caster column provided at the caster holder and having a flange-shaped portion at its lower end, wherein the caster bearing member is slidably and rotatably mounted relative to the caster column and supports a front wheel at one side. Tapered surfaces that are inclined toward a circumferential direction and engage each other are provided on a top surface of the flange-shaped portion of the caster column and a downwardly directed surface of the caster bearing member, respectively. A spring is provided between the caster holder and the caster bearing member to force the caster bearing member in a direction toward the flange-shaped portion of the caster column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Combi Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Nagai, Yoshiyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030019076
    Abstract: A caster for a baby carriage 25 is composed of a caster holder 30 mounted to a front leg 12 of a baby carriage 10; a caster column provided at the caster holder 30 and having a flange shape portion 32a at its lower end, and the caster bearing member 36 slidably and rotatably mounted to the caster column 32 and supporting a front wheel 35 at one side. Tapered surfaces 32b, 36c that are inclined toward the circumferential direction and engage each other, are provided on a top surface 32c of the flange shape portion 32a of the caster column 32 and a downward surface 32d of the caster bearing member 36, respectively. A spring 37 is provided between the caster holder 30 and the caster bearing member 36 to compress the caster bearing member in the direction toward the flange shape portion 32a of the caster column 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Tsutomu Nagai, Yoshiyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5684905
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fiber optical plate comprising (i) a first unit formed by a plurality of first optical fibers which are bundled together and include a core portion and a clad portion and (ii) a second unit optically coupled to the first unit and formed by a plurality of second optical fibers which are bundled together and include a core portion, a clad portion, and an optical absorber made of a material for absorbing the light leaking from the clad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Phototnics K.K.
    Inventors: Takeo Sugawara, Tsutomu Nagai
  • Patent number: 5624152
    Abstract: A sun-shading hood height adjusting device for a stroller includes holders for a sun-shading hood that can slide up and down along both sides of a seat, vertically sliding portions for allowing the holders to slide are formed on both sides of the seat, and retaining recessed grooves are formed on a part of the holders and are selectively engaged with and retained in a part of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Combi Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiro Yoshie, Tsutomu Nagai, Hiroaki Matsuda, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: D359937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Combi Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiro Yoshie, Tsutomu Nagai, Hiroaki Matsuda, Hitoshi Nakamura