Patents by Inventor Wataru Sato

Wataru Sato 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).

  • Publication number: 20230098629
    Abstract: Power supply device includes battery stack in which a plurality of prismatic battery cells are stacked, end plate having a rectangular shape in plan view and having a pressing surface that covers an end surface of battery stack, and fastening member that fastens battery stack. End plate has, on a pressing surface, flat pressing regions respectively formed on end edge sides in the up-down direction, and bead region formed on the middle side in the up-down direction and bent in a shape protruding toward the back surface side of the pressing surface. Thus, strength can be improved by changing a shape in which bead region is formed in the middle while pressing regions that presses battery stack remains on end plate, which enables end plate having high strength to be provided at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: MASAKI FUKUDA, WATARU SATO, YASUAKI UEMURA, TAIJYU MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20230079515
    Abstract: A door handle apparatus to be attached to a door of a vehicle is provided. The door handle apparatus includes a case, a strain body, and an elastic mechanism. The case includes an outer case provided so as to face a vehicle exterior side and an inner case provided so as to face a vehicle interior side. The outer case and the inner case are integrated with each other. The strain body is provided in the case, has a sensor mounted on a middle portion between one end portion and an opposite end portion of the strain body, and the one end portion of the strain body is fixed to a portion on a center side of the inner case. The elastic mechanism uses an elastic force to press the opposite end portion of the strain body against a fixing portion at an end of the inner case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wataru SATO, Yuzuru KAWANA, Kazuhito OSHITA, Masaru KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230043042
    Abstract: A turbine includes: a turbine blade wheel housed in a housing unit; two turbine scroll flow paths wound radially outward with respect to the turbine blade wheel and connected at positions different from each other in a circumferential direction in an outer circumferential portion of the housing unit; and two scroll outlets each communicating one of the two turbine scroll flow paths with the housing unit, the two scroll outlets formed along the circumferential direction, at least one of the two scroll outlets having a height distribution in which a height in an axial direction is lower than a surrounding height at at least one of an upstream end or a downstream end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru SATO
  • Patent number: 11551712
    Abstract: A base for a magnetic recording medium, includes an aluminum alloy substrate, and a nickel alloy film provided on at least one principal surface of the aluminum alloy substrate. The nickel alloy film includes Mo in a range of 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %, P in a range of 11 wt % to 15 wt %, and Al in a range of 0.001 wt % to 0.1 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Wataru Sato, Hideki Tomosue, Norihisa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11551713
    Abstract: A base for a magnetic recording medium, includes an aluminum alloy substrate, and a nickel alloy film provided on at least one principal surface of the aluminum alloy substrate. The nickel alloy film includes Mo in a range of 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %, P in a range of 11 wt % to 15 wt %, and Fe in a range of 0.0001 wt % to 0.001 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Wataru Sato, Hideki Tomosue, Norihisa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11492916
    Abstract: A turbine includes: an inner diameter side exhaust flow path; an outer diameter side exhaust flow path having a flow path cross-sectional area smaller than a flow path cross-sectional area of the inner diameter side exhaust flow path; an inner diameter side bypass flow path connecting the inner diameter side exhaust flow path and a discharge flow path; and an outer diameter side bypass flow path connecting the outer diameter side exhaust flow path and the discharge flow path, the outer diameter side bypass flow path having a flow path cross-sectional area larger than a flow path cross-sectional area of the inner diameter side bypass flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Morita, Wataru Sato
  • Patent number: 11402368
    Abstract: A biological sample analyzer using a nanopore, said analyzer comprising: a first chamber that storing a solvent; a baseboard provided with a nanopore through which a biological sample passes; a second chamber which is positioned adjacently to the first chamber via the baseboard and stores the solvent; a first electrode formed in the first chamber; a second electrode formed in the second chamber; a detector detecting the biological sample which has passed through the nanopore; and a stirrer stirring the solvent in the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Michiru Fujioka, Nobuyuki Isoshima, Wataru Sato
  • Publication number: 20220154498
    Abstract: A door handle, to be attached to a door, includes an outer case, an inner case integrated with the outer case, and a pressure detector configured to detect pressure applied to the inner case. The inner case includes a recess in proximity to an end portion in a longitudinal direction, and the pressure detector detects a displacement of a first inner wall surface on a center portion side of the inner case in the recess, caused by the pressure applied to the inner case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wataru SATO, Yuzuru KAWANA, Hajime SHIKATA, Kazuhito OSHITA, Takeshi MASAKI, Takashi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11268121
    Abstract: A mutant carotenoidogenic bacterium, comprising any of genes (a)-(c) below: (a) a gene encoding a protein comprising a mutant amino acid sequence in which at least the 225th amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase of a carotenoidogenic bacterium has been substituted with other amino acid residue; (b) a gene encoding a protein comprising a mutant amino acid sequence in which at least the 305th amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of decaprenyl diphosphate synthase of a carotenoidogenic bacterium has been substituted with other amino acid residue; and (c) both of the genes (a) and (b) above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetada Nagai, Wataru Sato, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Harumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20220036921
    Abstract: A base for a magnetic recording medium, includes an aluminum alloy substrate, and a nickel alloy film provided on at least one principal surface of the aluminum alloy substrate. The nickel alloy film includes Mo in a range of 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %, P in a range of 11 wt % to 15 wt %, and Fe in a range of 0.0001 wt % to 0.001 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Wataru SATO, Hideki TOMOSUE, Norihisa WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220036920
    Abstract: A base for a magnetic recording medium, includes an aluminum alloy substrate, and a nickel alloy film provided on at least one principal surface of the aluminum alloy substrate. The nickel alloy film includes Mo in a range of 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %, P in a range of 11 wt % to 15 wt %, and Al in a range of 0.001 wt % to 0.1 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Wataru SATO, Hideki TOMOSUE, Norihisa WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220013829
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including: a first battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces face each other; a second battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces are face each other; and a case housing the first battery group and the second battery group, wherein the facing surfaces of the first battery group and the second battery group are directly or indirectly thermally connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Masanari ODA, Hirofumi Takahashi, Shigeki Makino, Wataru Sato, Hitoshi Nishimori
  • Publication number: 20220013828
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including: a first battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces face each other; a second battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces are face each other; and a case housing the first battery group and the second battery group, wherein the facing surfaces of the first battery group and the second battery group are directly or indirectly thermally connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Masanari Oda, Hirofumi Takahashi, Shigeki Makino, Wataru Sato, Hitoshi Nishimori
  • Publication number: 20210404987
    Abstract: The capillary electrophoresis apparatus according to the present invention can maintain the temperature in the longitudinal direction of each of a plurality of capillaries uniformly, such that the separation performance of the capillary electrophoresis apparatus can be stabilized, and the analysis performance can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru Sato, Motohiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11193099
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable temperature adjustment apparatus which uses a temperature adjustment element and quantitatively evaluates the temperature adjustment performance of the temperature adjustment element. The temperature adjustment apparatus is provided with: a temperature adjustment element; one or more temperature detection elements provided near the temperature adjustment element; a calculation unit for calculating the output of the temperature detection element; and a display unit for displaying at least one of a time calculated by the calculation unit as a time at which the temperature adjustment performance of the temperature adjustment is predicted to be below a desired level, the number of operations and the time of current conduction or a warning based on the result of calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Sato, Nobuyuki Isoshima, Kohshi Maeda, Daisuke Morishima
  • Publication number: 20210372318
    Abstract: A turbine includes: an inner diameter side exhaust flow path; an outer diameter side exhaust flow path having a flow path cross-sectional area smaller than a flow path cross-sectional area of the inner diameter side exhaust flow path; an inner diameter side bypass flow path connecting the inner diameter side exhaust flow path and a discharge flow path; and an outer diameter side bypass flow path connecting the outer diameter side exhaust flow path and the discharge flow path, the outer diameter side bypass flow path having a flow path cross-sectional area larger than a flow path cross-sectional area of the inner diameter side bypass flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Isao MORITA, Wataru SATO
  • Publication number: 20210364785
    Abstract: A scanning optical apparatus includes a first light source unit, a second light source unit, a rotary polygon mirror and a casing provided with a bottom surface on which said deflection unit is disposed. The second light source unit is disposed at a position away from the bottom surface more than the first light source unit with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotary polygon mirror. The casing is provided with first and second supporting surfaces for supporting the first and second light source. Both the first and second supporting surfaces are faced in a direction away from the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Wataru SATO
  • Publication number: 20210356426
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophoresis device for enhancing its analysis performance. In order to achieve the task, the electrophoresis device includes a capillary array constituted by a capillary, a capillary head for bundling an end of the capillary, an electrode holder for holding an electrode provided at the other end of the capillary and a detector provided for the capillary, a first heater for heating the capillary, and an irradiation detection unit for irradiating a light to the detector to detect a fluorescence generated from a fluorescence labelled sample in the capillary. The electrophoresis device further includes a second heater for heating the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jin MATSUMURA, Ayaka OKUNO, Ryusuke KIMURA, Takashi ANAZAWA, Michiru FUJIOKA, Wataru SATO, Taro NAKAZAWA, Motohiro YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11156228
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes a compressor and a scroll which is disposed around the impeller and in which a flow passage including a scroll flow passage is formed in a rotation direction of the impeller, in which the scroll includes a discharge portion connected to a winding end portion of the scroll flow passage—and a winding start portion connected to the discharge portion and the winding start portion on a fluid suction side in a direction along a rotation axis of the impeller is connected to the discharge portion at an obtuse angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Ueno, Wataru Sato
  • Patent number: 11150214
    Abstract: The capillary electrophoresis apparatus according to the present invention can maintain the temperature in the longitudinal direction of each of a plurality of capillaries uniformly, such that the separation performance of the capillary electrophoresis apparatus can be stabilized, and the analysis performance can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Sato, Motohiro Yamazaki