Inventor

Kenji Sato

Inventor

Tokyo, JP

Overview

1976–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 360 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y02Eprimary

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution6%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for4%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy4%

B60NSeats specially adapted for vehicles4%

G01GWeighing4%

B62DMotor vehicles2%

H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light2%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation2%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%

PatentTitleYear

10,844,843Wind turbine blade and wind turbine power generating apparatus, and method of producing or retrofitting wind turbine blade2020 10,826,097Fuel cell2020 10,800,187Image forming apparatus and drying device for image forming apparatus2020 10,770,737Gasket and fuel cell stack including gasket2020 10,724,392Seal member2020 10,715,747Sensor support system, terminal, sensor, and method for supporting sensor2020 10,677,638Vehicle seat with load sensor2020 10,666,130Electric power conversion system2020 10,658,681Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack2020 10,634,527Vehicle seat with load sensor2020 10,625,758Railroad vehicle, voltage estimating device for power supply line, and method for estimating voltage of power supply line2020 10,591,425X-ray diffraction measurement method and apparatus2020 10,525,838Power conversion system2020 10,516,345Power conversion controller for electric train2019 10,480,424Internal-combustion engine valve timing control apparatus2019 10,442,159Electromagnetic shielding material2019 10,429,813Communication system, communication device, and communication program2019 10,418,650Protection of sealing of separator for fuel cell2019 10,381,662Separator for fuel cell, fuel cell, and manufacturing method of separator2019 10,358,167Vehicle front structure2019 10,349,022Image processing apparatus, projector, image processing method, and storage medium storing image processing program2019 10,340,532Separator for fuel cell, fuel cell and method of manufacturing fuel cell2019 10,329,968Valve timing control device for internal combustion engine2019 10,270,106Terminal plate for fuel cell, and fuel cell2019 10,263,392Optical waveguide, and optical component and variable wavelength laser which use the same2019 10,229,819Plasma processing apparatus and probe apparatus2019 10,204,516Automobile and computing system2019 10,197,284Gas turbine combustor2019 10,164,268Fuel cell2018 10,126,159Vehicle seat including upper rails, load sensor, and frame2018 10,065,681Vehicle lower section structure2018 10,056,273Heating apparatus, substrate heating apparatus, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device2018 10,056,773Battery control device, control method, control system and electric vehicle2018 10,041,796Method for inspecting physical quantity sensor and method for manufacturing physical quantity sensor2018 10,013,434Geographic coordinate encoding device, method, and storage medium, geographic coordinate decoding device, method, and storage medium, and terminal unit using geographic coordinate encoding device2018 9,991,524Fuel cell separator, fuel cell current collector plate, fuel cell and fuel cell stack2018 9,957,893Combustor and gas turbine provided with same2018 9,933,261Physical quantity sensor, electronic apparatus and moving object2018 9,927,238'Physical quantity sensor, electronic apparatus, and moving object'2018 9,902,171'Image forming apparatus and drying device for image forming apparatus'2018 9,905,863'Separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method of fuel cell stack'2018 9,899,799'Optical waveguide, and optical component and variable wavelength laser which use the same'2018 9,843,055'Separator for use in fuel cell, and fuel cell'2017 9,835,479Vehicle seat with load sensor2017 9,817,350'Positional deviation correction pattern, method of forming positional deviation correction pattern, and image forming apparatus'2017 9,753,408'Image forming apparatus with controller to reduce attachment of development agent to transfer roller'2017 9,631,524'Valve timing control apparatus of internal combustion engine'2017 9,616,681'Image forming apparatus and drying device for image forming apparatus'2017 9,500,020'Window opening-closing control system and window opening-closing control apparatus'2016 9,470,314'Rubber gasket for fuel cell'2016 9,437,883'Manufacturing method of fuel cell module and manufacturing method of fuel cell'2016 9,415,806'Vehicle front portion structure'2016 9,394,739'Window opening-closing control system and window opening-closing control apparatus'2016 9,391,710'Optical signal control device and optical signal control method'2016 9,343,761'Fuel cell and fuel cell stack'2016 9,276,406'Control device for power supply circuit'2016 9,260,136'Vehicle lower portion structure'2016 9,249,977'Combustor with acoustic liner'2016 9,231,113'Flash memory with P-type floating gate'2016 9,193,269'Vehicle charger mounting structure'2015 9,178,242'Manufacturing method of fuel cell module and manufacturing method of fuel cell'2015 9,163,838'Gas turbine combustion burner'2015 9,156,384'Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and side frame having a concave part'2015 9,140,588'Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and side frame with upper-side protruding section and lower-side protruding section'2015 9,140,587'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2015 9,134,149'Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and pan frame'2015 9,134,148'Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and side frame with outside protruding section'2015 9,123,881'Electronic device and electronic apparatus'2015 9,113,574'Wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same'2015 9,091,593'Optical intensity determination unit, method of forming the same, and optical A/D converter'2015 9,073,436'Power conversion system for high-speed railway vehicles and method of controlling power conversion system for high-speed railway vehicles'2015 9,069,193'Optical waveguide device, optical interferometer, and method for producing optical waveguide device'2015 9,054,006'Radiation detector with defective pixels prevention structure'2015 9,052,534'Optical analog-to-digital converter, method of constructing the same, optical signal demodulator, and optical modulator-demodulator'2015 9,026,314'Opening/closing body control device'2015 9,017,901'Manufacturing method of cell assembly for fuel cell and manufacturing method of fuel cell'2015 9,003,800'Gas turbine combustor'2015 8,959,919'Gas turbine combustor'2015 8,950,190'Gas turbine combustor having contraction member on inner wall surface'2015 8,939,134'Apparatus for controlling internal combustion engine'2015 8,941,519'Light intensity subtractor, optical A-D converter, and method for subtracting light intensity'2015 8,922,410'Optical intensity-to-phase converter, mach-zehnder interferometer, optical A/D converter, and method of constructing optical intensity-to-phase converter'2014 8,908,881'Sound signal processing device'2014 8,905,179'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2014 8,906,762'Flash memory with P-type floating gate'2014 8,872,681'Optical intensity-to-phase converter, mach-zehnder interferometer, optical A/D converter, and method of constructing optical intensity-to-phase converter'2014 8,864,888'Oil-water separation device and refining device'2014 8,863,883'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2014 8,844,890'Passenger\'S weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2014 8,822,849'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2014 8,820,464'Coil spring holder for a seat load sensor to compensate for dimensional errors in the manufacturing process'2014 8,822,850'Vehicle seat including load sensors between wall portions'2014 8,813,895'Vehicle seat including passenger\'s weight measurement device and connecting member'2014 8,797,760'Substrate, electronic device, and electronic apparatus'2014 8,791,433'Ion implanting apparatus'2014 8,779,305'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat having improved ease of assembly'2014 8,767,781'Wavelength tunable laser device, optical module, and method of controlling wavelength tunable laser'2014 8,747,690'Quaternary ammonium salt and composition, and electrochemical device'2014 8,744,174'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium'2014 8,705,980'Optical modulation device and optical modulation method'2014 8,701,487'Angular velocity detection apparatus and electronic instrument'2014 8,677,822'Angular velocity detection circuit, angular velocity detection apparatus, and failure determination system'2014 8,679,702'Fuel cell module and manufacturing method thereof'2014 8,671,755'Angular velocity detection circuit and angular velocity detection apparatus'2014 8,667,932'Cooling structure for internal combustion engine'2014 8,661,827'Plates having cooling channels, and method for welding the plates and increasing a dimension of the cooling channels adjacent the welded section'2014 8,600,198'Semiconductor optical modulator, semiconductor optical integrated device, and method of manufacturing the same'2013 8,567,264'Vehicle seat and passenger\'S weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2013 8,567,263'Vehicle seat and passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2013 8,540,047'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor'2013 8,498,501'Semiconductor optical modulator and semiconductor mach-zehnder optical modulator'2013 8,476,171'Heat treatment method of ZnTe single crystal substrate and ZnTe single crystal substrate'2013 8,473,099'Information processing system, method of processing information, and program for processing information'2013 8,466,372'Wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same'2013 8,457,168'Semiconductor laser, module and optical transmitter'2013 8,456,741'Optical module having three or more optically transparent layers'2013 8,433,580'Information processing system, which adds information to translation and converts it to voice signal, and method of processing information for the same'2013 8,433,164'Optical joint'2013 8,415,636'Method for inspecting two-dimensional array X-ray detector'2013 8,375,790'Physical quantity detection apparatus, method of controlling physical quantity detection apparatus, abnormality diagnosis system, and abnormality diagnosis method'2013 RE043989'Load cell attachment structure'2013 8,373,073'Wiring board and method for manufacturing the same'2013 8,366,956'Quaternary ammonium salt and composition, and electrochemical device'2013 8,348,520'Optical connector structure'2013 8,342,038'Vehicle seat and passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2013 8,327,703'Angular velocity detection circuit and angular velocity detection apparatus'2012 8,327,704'Angular velocity detection circuit, angular velocity detection apparatus, and failure determination system'2012 8,324,556'Radiation detector'2012 8,316,982'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat with improved accessibility'2012 8,309,385'Inertial sensor, inertial sensor device and manufacturing method of the same'2012 8,299,366'Wiring board and method for manufacturing the same'2012 8,294,365'Plasma display panel'2012 8,292,346'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor'2012 8,287,689'Plasma processing apparatus and feeder rod used therein'2012 8,284,807'Wavelength-tunable laser apparatus and wavelength changing method thereof'2012 8,257,010'Bar feeder'2012 8,227,141'Fuel cell, method of manufacturing fuel cell, and unit cell assembly'2012 8,206,097'Compressor'2012 8,207,439—2012 8,202,666'Unit cell assembly, fuel cell, and method for manufacturing unit cell assembly'2012 8,193,663'Information processing apparatus with multiple power receiving units'2012 8,189,631'External resonator-type wavelength tunable laser device'2012 8,144,738'External cavity wavelength tunable laser device and optical output module'2012 8,129,606'Musical tone signal-processing apparatus'2012 8,124,864'User interface apparatus for displaying vocal or instrumental unit signals in an input musical tone signal'2012 8,091,675'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2012 8,073,646'Plasma processing apparatus, radio frequency generator and correction method therefor'2011 8,067,104'Manufacturing method of magnetic recording medium, the magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus'2011 8,051,941'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 8,037,758'Angular velocity detection apparatus'2011 8,028,786'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor'2011 8,021,176'Power supply connector'2011 8,011,715'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 8,002,071'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 7,991,024'External cavity wavelength tunable laser device and optical output module'2011 7,970,959'DMA transfer system using virtual channels'2011 7,951,782'Composition effective to prevent or treat adult disease'2011 7,944,613'Optical module having three or more optically transparent layers'2011 7,920,793'Inline repeater and optical fiber communication system'2011 7,913,578'Vehicle seat and passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 7,886,596'Inertial sensor'2011 7,883,600'RF supply system and plasma processing apparatus'2011 7,878,570'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 7,875,856'Radiation detector'2011 7,870,927'Passenger\'S weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2011 7,836,997'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure of load sensor'2010 7,834,197'Quaternary ammonium salt, electrolyte, and electrochemical device'2010 7,823,951'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor'2010 7,823,958'Vehicle deck structure'2010 7,814,793'Gyro sensor module and angular velocity detection method'2010 7,793,557'Vehicle seat and passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2010 7,779,688'Vibration gyro sensor'2010 7,752,855'Air conditioner with refrigerant quantity judging mode'2010 7,749,692'Tissue preservation method comprising contacting tissue with a solution of nanobubbles and salt'2010 7,704,803'Semiconductor device having diffusion layers as bit lines and method for manufacturing the same'2010 7,696,073'Method of co-doping group 14 (4B) elements to produce ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal'2010 7,659,131'Process for producing a flat panel radiation detector and a flat panel radiation detector'2010 7,656,911'External resonator type wavelength-variable laser'2010 7,629,625'Method for producing ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, and semiconductor device'2009 7,622,925'Parallel MR imaging method with MRI multi-turn coils having different pitch/sensitivity distributions'2009 7,614,680'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat'2009 7,600,754'Image reading apparatus'2009 7,588,962'Method of making semiconductor device'2009 7,569,272'Adhesive composition, adhesive sheet and adhesive optical component'2009 7,552,945'Steering column for motor vehicle'2009 7,554,092'X-ray detector'2009 7,520,200'Bar feeder and bar machining system'2009 7,521,282'Method for producing ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, and semiconductor device'2009 7,517,720'Method for producing ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, ZnTe system compound semiconductor single crystal, and semiconductor device'2009 7,519,174'Communication terminal with casing conductors for reducing antenna gain degradation'2009 7,507,038'Optical fiber/glass tube fusion-spliced structure, optical fiber assembly including the structure, and glass tube used in the structure'2009 7,495,832'Light dispersion filter and optical module'2009 7,490,892'Vehicle deck structure'2009 7,482,069'Polycrystalline structure film having inclined lattice surfaces'2009 7,484,207'Software execution control system and software execution control program'2009 7,476,943'Semiconductor device having diffusion layers as bit lines and method for manufacturing the same'2009 7,455,343'Passenger\'s weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor'2008 7,438,320'Steering column for motor vehicle'2008 7,437,968'Steering column device'2008 7,386,018'Mode-locked laser and optical multi-carrier source using same'2008 7,384,070'Shock absorbing steering column device for vehicle'2008 7,373,846'Load cell attachment structure'2008 7,358,159'Method for manufacturing ZnTe compound semiconductor single crystal ZnTe compound semiconductor single crystal, and semiconductor device'2008 7,311,333'Vehicle shock absorption type steering column device'2007 7,303,659'System for preventing adhesion of marine organisms'2007 7,302,190'Optical communication system including replaceable electro-optic and opto-electric converters'2007 7,291,388'Adhesive optical component comprising an adhesive composition'2007 7,256,110'Crystal manufacturing method'2007 7,241,511'Rubber-based composite material and the rubber article using the same'2007 7,237,804'Vehicle tilt type steering device'2007 7,233,003'Radiation detector'2007 7,229,494'Production method for compound semiconductor single crystal'2007 7,219,926'Steering device'2007 7,214,646'Method for producing activated carbon for electrode of electric double-layer capacitor'2007 7,179,528'Adhesive composition and adhesive optical component using the composition'2007 7,179,006'Ink follower'2007 7,175,705'Process for producing compound semiconductor single crystal'2007 7,176,688'RF coil and MRI apparatus'2007 7,172,681'Process for producing rubber-based composite material'2007 7,162,984'Valve timing control system for internal combustion engine and method for assembling same'2007 7,125,046'Shock absorbing steering column device for vehicle'2006 7,112,800'Radiological image pickup apparatus'2006 7,112,778'Active-matrix substrate and electromagnetic wave detector'2006 7,112,736'Electronic musical instrument'2006 7,105,829'Radiation detector having radiation sensitive semiconductor'2006 7,083,872'Magnetic recording medium having good in-plane orientation'2006 7,069,809'Vehicle tilt type steering device'2006 7,068,493'Polarizing property electrode for electrical double layer capacitor and manufacturing method of polarizing property electrode for electrical double layer capacitor, and manufacturing method of electrode sheet for electrical double layer capacitor'2006 7,057,879'Polarizable electrode for electric double-layer capacitor, process for producing the polarizable electrode and process for producing the electric double-layer capacitor'2006 7,045,871'II-VI compound semiconductor crystal and photoelectric conversion device'2006 7,037,019'Ink-storing member for writing instrument'2006 7,038,214'Radiological image pickup apparatus'2006 7,034,312'Radiation detector'2006 6,995,375'Split-electrode radiation detector free of sensibility variations and after-outputs'2006 6,989,059'Process for producing single crystal of compound semiconductor and crystal growing apparatus'2006 6,980,415'Electrolyte for electrical double layer capacitor and electrical double layer capacitor using the electrolyte'2005 6,933,519'II-VI compound semiconductor crystal'2005 6,915,694'Double-ended tuning fork vibratory gyro-sensor'2005 6,914,768'Electrical double-layer capacitor'2005 6,902,192'Steering column for motor vehicle'2005 6,897,576'Regenerative brake'2005 6,885,005'Radiation detector'2005 6,872,616'Manufacturing method of polarizing property electrode for electrical double layer capacitor, and manufacturing method of electrode sheet for electrical double layer capacitor'2005 6,865,348'Optical transmission method, optical transmitter, optical receiver, and optical transmission system'2005 6,859,053'Probe apparatus manufacturing method thereof and substrate inspecting method using the same'2005 6,803,117'Magnetic recording medium with an exchange layer structure including a CoCrPtB ferromagnetic layer'2004 6,794,082'Alkaline battery'2004 6,791,257'Photoelectric conversion functional element and production method thereof'2004 6,785,312'Semiconductor laser and system for and method of performing digital optical communications using such semiconductor laser'2004 6,763,197'Optical transmitter and optical transmitter control method using variable duty ratio setting and alternate phase inversion for optical clock pulses'2004 6,750,654'Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus'2004 6,740,383'Magnetic recording medium possessing a ratio of Hc(perpendicular) to Hc(horizontal) that is not more than 0.22 and magnetic recording disk device'2004 6,720,375'Adhesive composition and adhesive optical component using the composition'2004 6,700,378'Magnetic resonance imaging coil structure having reduced tolerance'2004 6,699,601'Magnetic recording medium, method of producing the medium, and magnetic disk apparatus'2004 6,694,805'Cantilever for scanning probe microscopy'2004 6,660,583'Process for producing activated carbon for electrode of electric double-layer capacitor, and carbon material'2003 6,650,117'RF coil and magnetic resonance imaging system'2003 6,642,534'X-ray detection plate and X-ray detector'2003 6,635,860'Radiation detector'2003 6,613,985'Suspension insulator'2003 6,580,274'RF coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus'2003 6,563,306'Method and apparatus for detecting displacement of a magnet moved in response to variation of a physical characteristic of a fluid'2003 6,534,204'Magnetic storage medium'2003 6,528,794'Radiation detecting apparatus'2003 6,514,631'Heating furnace tube and method of manufacturing the same'2003 6,515,498'Apparatus and method for pressing prober'2003 6,510,035'Coil driving method, coil driving apparatus and MRI apparatus'2003 6,509,108'Magnetic recording medium and a magnetic disc apparatus, with a CRP or CrMoP reinforcing coat layer'2003 6,501,777'Distributed feedback semiconductor laser emitting device having asymmetrical diffraction gratings'2002 6,495,817'Radiation detecting apparatus having an electrodeless region'2002 6,491,848'Method of pretreating activated carbon for polarized electrode'2002 6,467,807'Steering device for car'2002 6,426,481'Method for manufacturing discharge nozzle of liquid jet recording head and method for manufacturing the same head'2002 6,414,837'Electrochemical capacitor'2002 6,407,374'Two-dimensional array type detecting device having a common and individual electrodes'2002 6,407,545'Apparatus and method for measuring remanence curve of a magnetic material'2002 6,348,794'RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging having three separate non-overlapping coils electrically isolated from each other'2002 6,345,002'RAS monitor circuit and field memory using the same'2002 6,334,897'Method of manufacturing compound semiconductor single crystal'2002 6,326,789'Receive coil and magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus'2001 6,325,724'Universal joint assembly for coupling together a first and a second shaft'2001 6,312,851'Sealed secondary battery assembly'2001 6,296,049'Condenser'2001 6,291,069'Activated carbon for electric double layer capacitor and method of manufacturing same'2001 6,284,565'Method of resin-encapsulating semiconductor chip and mold-releasing film used for the method'2001 6,270,879'Release member for use in producing a multi-layer printed wiring board'2001 6,237,954'Apparatus for supporting a steering column'2001 6,237,955'Shock absorbing type steering column apparatus'2001 6,207,219'Method for manufacturing thin-film solar cell'2001 6,197,446'Integrated enclosed secondary battery'2001 6,182,543'Bar loader'2001 6,175,581'Distributed feedback semiconductor laser'2001 6,129,981'Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording disk device'2000 6,122,089'Optical deflector comprising a movable member having a high rigidity and a reduced moment of inertia and a method for producing the same'2000 6,103,418'Closed secondary battery and its manufacturing method'2000 6,099,226'Bar loader'2000 6,095,238'Feed water heater'2000 6,088,374'Multi-wavelength semiconductor laser array having phase-shift structures'2000 6,078,602'Separate confinement heterostructured semiconductor laser device having high speed characteristics'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1985–2019Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1985–2013Based in Otsu, JP· patent location history

1993–2020Patents assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (24)· patent assignee history

1996–2014Based in Kawasaki, JP· patent location history

2000–2019Patents assigned to NEC CORP (30)· patent assignee history

2008–2020Patents assigned to TS TECH CO LTD (37)· patent assignee history

2009–2020Patents assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (24)· patent assignee history

2009–2020Based in Shioya-gun, JP· patent location history

2010–2018Based in Matsumoto, JP· patent location history

2011–2018Patents assigned to SATO KENJI (84)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SATO KENJIself	84	2011–2018
TS TECH CO LTD	37	2008–2020
NEC CORP	30	2000–2019
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD	24	1993–2020
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD	24	2009–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Tokyo, JP	63	1985–2019
Shioya-gun, JP	23	2009–2020
Matsumoto, JP	16	2010–2018
Kawasaki, JP	16	1996–2014
Otsu, JP	16	1985–2013