Patents by Inventor Yosuke Sato

Yosuke 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: 20190323234
    Abstract: An object is to provide a gypsum-based building material with a magnetic layer, including: the gypsum-based building material; the magnetic layer covering at least a part of a surface of the gypsum-based building material, wherein the magnetic layer contains iron powder and a binder, a content per unit area of the iron powder is 0.3 kg/m2 or more and a density of the magnetic layer is 2.0 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ken WATANABE, Junetsu SHIMAZAKI, Itaru YOKOYAMA, Yosuke SATO, Takao KANEKO
  • Patent number: 10444112
    Abstract: A wavefront measurement apparatus includes a light source unit, a holding unit, a light reception optical system, a wavefront measurement unit, and a wavefront data generation unit. The light source unit is configured to apply light beams toward the subject optical system. The wavefront measurement unit is configured to measure light beams transmitted through the subject optical system. The wavefront data generation unit is configured to generate wavefront aberration data from results of the measurement by the wavefront measurement unit. A neighborhood of the opening portion and a neighborhood of the wavefront measurement unit are made to be optically conjugate with each other by the light reception optical system. The measurement of the light beams includes at least measurement of the light beams in a state in which a center of the opening portion is separated away from the measurement axis by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20190282722
    Abstract: A gas processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a gas processing unit, a flow forming unit, an AC power supply, and first and second filters. The gas processing unit includes a plurality of stacks each having a dielectric substrate, a first to a third electrode. The flow forming unit forms a flow of a target gas flowing toward the gas processing unit. The AC power supply applies an AC voltage across the first, second electrodes and the third electrode so as to generate plasma induced flows of the target gas between the dielectric substrates. The first filter is disposed at an upstream of the gas processing unit, and removes ozone. The second filter is disposed at a downstream of the gas processing unit, and removes ozone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akio UI, Masato AKITA, Yosuke SATO
  • Patent number: 10332906
    Abstract: A dry etching method includes a process of, while continuously applying bias power using an ion species to a material to be processed including a first conductive member, a first insulating film provided on the first conductive member, a second conductive member provided on the first insulating film, and a second insulating film provided on the second conductive member, dry etching the second insulating film to expose the second conductive member. A time for which the bias power is continuously applied is set to 50 microseconds or less and a duty ratio of the bias power is set to 50% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Narumiya, Hisataka Hayashi, Keisuke Kikutani, Akio Ui, Yosuke Sato
  • Patent number: 10182706
    Abstract: An insertion device includes an insertion section extended along a longitudinal axis, and an assist tool detachably attached to the insertion section. The assist tool is actuated with being attached to the insertion section, thereby causing a propulsion force for movement along the longitudinal axis to act on the insertion section. A moving member movable between a first position and a second position is provided in one of the insertion section and the assist tool. The moving member is held at the second position due to a pressure from the other of the insertion section and the assist tool, in a state that the assist tool is located at the specific position relative to the insertion section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20190006710
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte is constituted by lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON). A multiplication value obtained by multiplying a ratio of a peak intensity of nitrogen atoms having a single bond with one P atom and having a double bond with another P atom to a peak intensity of an N2 state in a Raman spectroscopy spectrum by a ratio of a content amount of N atoms to a content amount of P atoms is greater than or equal to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyuki KOJIMA, Yosuke SATO, Yuji KATSUDA, Yoshiaki NAGASAWA, Kazuyuki KAIGAWA
  • Patent number: 10169303
    Abstract: A management system displays a plurality of elements detected from an information system according to a horizontal relation view (HRV) format which is a multi-column display format, based on information of the plurality of detected elements. In the HRV format display, the plurality of columns correspond to a plurality of types, and include a key column which is a column serving as a key for aggregated display and an aggregation target column subjected to aggregated display according to the key column. The key column includes key objects which represent information on elements belonging to the corresponding type and which are arranged vertically. A lateral area of each of the key objects in the aggregation target column includes aggregation objects indicating aggregation information of elements related to an element represented by the key object, whereby the key objects and the related aggregation objects are arranged on the same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sato, Kousuke Shibata, Kazuki Ootsubo, Takaichi Ishida, Tsutomu Fujii, Tomoki Kimura
  • Patent number: 10093688
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing a compound of formula (X): where R10 and R20 are each a group selected from an alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkynyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and an aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or a lithium; and X is a polar group (i) containing a —C(?O), a —P(?O), or an —S(?O)2 group, a polar group (ii) containing a —CN or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms is substituted with a fluorine atom, or a 4- to 7-membered ring polar group (iii) containing a —C(?O)—O— or a —C(?O)—N— group, where when X is a 4- to 7-membered ring polar group (iii) containing —C(?O)—N—, at least one of R10 and R20 is lithium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kotou, Tatsuo Fujino, Kei Shimamoto, Shuichi Koso, Shoji Shikita, Yosuke Sato, Junichi Chika
  • Publication number: 20180256938
    Abstract: A rehabilitation training device includes a motion parameter value acquirer that acquires a first motion parameter value relating to a first motion of a body of a user who uses the training device, a training image generator that generates N (an integer greater than or equal to 1) training images including a training image having a motion parameter value representing motion characteristics different from the first motion parameter value with respect to the first motion, based on the first motion parameter value, and a display that displays one training image of the N training images as a first training image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki TANAKA, Yuya MARUYAMA, Takayuki KITAZAWA, Yutaka OOUCHIDA, Shinichi IZUMI, Yosuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20180145086
    Abstract: A dry etching method includes a process of, while continuously applying bias power using an ion species to a material to be processed including a first conductive member, a first insulating film provided on the first conductive member, a second conductive member provided on the first insulating film, and a second insulating film provided on the second conductive member, dry etching the second insulating film to expose the second conductive member. A time for which the bias power is continuously applied is set to 50 microseconds or less and a duty ratio of the bias power is set to 50% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori NARUMIYA, Hisataka HAYASHI, Keisuke KIKUTANI, Akio UI, Yosuke SATO
  • Patent number: 9974428
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: a cylindrical member; a ring member, in which the cylindrical member is fixed; a recess portion provided in an outer circumferential face of the cylindrical member; a first recess wall formed in a direction around an axis in the recess portion; a second recess wall formed along a direction of the axis; a projection portion provided on an inner circumferential face of the ring member, the projection portion being engaged with a recess portion; a first contact portion that comes into contact with the first recess wall in the direction of the axis; and a second contact portion that comes into contact with the second recess wall in the direction around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20180108482
    Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction and internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a porosity of 1% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Kogure, Joji Kobayashi, Yasunari Kato, Yosuke Sato, Tetsuhiko Fukuoka, Ryo Ono
  • Publication number: 20180078950
    Abstract: A dust collector in an embodiment includes: a discharge electrode having tips; a counter electrode including a plurality of conductor plates each having an end opposed to the discharge electrode and arrange side by side in a plate thickness direction; and a power supply that applies voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode. The counter electrode has a first region closer to the tips and a second region farther from the tips than is the first region, and at least one of an interval between or a distance from the tips or a shape of at least part of the ends in the first region is different from the interval, the distance, or the shape in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke SATO, Akio UI
  • Publication number: 20180073957
    Abstract: A wavefront measurement apparatus includes alight source unit, a holding unit, a light reception optical system, a wavefront measurement unit, and a wavefront data generation unit. The light source unit is configured to apply light beams toward the subject optical system. The wavefront measurement unit is configured to measure light beams transmitted through the subject optical system. The wavefront data generation unit is configured to generate wavefront aberration data from results of the measurement by the wavefront measurement unit. A neighborhood of the opening portion and a neighborhood of the wavefront measurement unit are made to be optically conjugate with each other by the light reception optical system. The measurement of the light beams includes at least measurement of the light beams in a state in which a center of the opening portion is separated away from the measurement axis by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke SATO
  • Patent number: 9892950
    Abstract: A ceramic member 30 according to the present invention includes a ceramic base 32, which contains a solid solution Mg(Al)O(N) in which Al and N components are dissolved in magnesium oxide as the main phase, and an electrode 34 disposed on a portion of the ceramic base 32 and containing at least one of nitrides, carbides, carbonitrides, and metals as an electrode component. The ceramic base 32 may have an XRD peak of a (111), (200), or (220) plane of Mg(Al)O(N) measured using a CuK? ray at 2?=36.9 to 39, 42.9 to 44.8, or 62.3 to 65.2 degrees, respectively, between a magnesium oxide cubic crystal peak and an aluminum nitride cubic crystal peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Morimichi Watanabe, Asumi Jindo, Yuji Katsuda, Yosuke Sato, Yoshinori Isoda, Atsushi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180012768
    Abstract: A plasma processing, apparatus of an embodiment includes a chamber, an introducing part, a first power source, a holder, an electrode, and a second power source. The introducing pat introduces gas into the chamber. The first power source outputs a first voltage for generating ions from the gas. The holder holds a substrate. The electrode is opposite to the ions across the substrate, and has a surface not parallel to the substrate. The second power source applies a second voltage to the electrode. The second voltage has a frequency lower than the frequency of the first voltage and Introduces die ions to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke SATO, Akio Ul, Itsuko Sakai
  • Patent number: 9856147
    Abstract: The ceramic material of the present invention contains a crystalline phase of a complex oxide containing a Group II element M and a rare earth element RE. The Group II element M is Sr, Ca, or Ba. An XRD diagram of the ceramic material shows a first new peak between peaks derived from the (040) plane and the (320) plane of MRE2O4. Such a ceramic material may be manufactured by, for example, preparing a material containing MRE2O4 or a material capable of reacting in thermal spray flame to produce MRE2O4 as a thermal spray material, and thermally spraying the thermal spray material onto a predetermined object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sato, Katsuhiro Inoue, Yuji Katsuda
  • Patent number: 9802867
    Abstract: A gypsum hardened body including a gypsum slurry that has been hardened is provided. The gypsum slurry is obtained by mixing calcined gypsum, calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, water, and foam. The specific gravity of the gypsum hardened body is greater than or equal to 0.3 and less than or equal to 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: YOSHINO GYPSUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ushio Sudo, Hiroaki Itano, Yosuke Sato, Tomoaki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20170287643
    Abstract: A method of producing a multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes: preparing a multi-layer chip including ceramic layers laminated in a first axis direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, and a side surface on which the internal electrodes are exposed; applying a ceramic paste to the side surface; and pressing the applied ceramic paste toward the side surface to planarize the applied ceramic paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Joji Kobayashi, Toshimitsu Kogure, Yasunari Kato, Hidenori Wakayanagi, Yosuke Sato
  • Patent number: 9776924
    Abstract: A mullite sintered body according to the present invention has an impurity element content of 1% by mass or less and contains sintered mullite grains having an average grain size of 8 ?m or less. When a surface of the mullite sintered body is finished by polishing, pores in the surface have an average largest pore length of 0.4 ?m or less. The surface preferably has a center line average surface roughness (Ra) of 3 nm or less. The surface preferably has a maximum peak height (Rp) of 30 nm or less. The number of pores in the surface is preferably 10 or less per unit area of 4 ?m×4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Isoda, Yosuke Sato, Yuji Katsuda