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【 Intellectual property research institute "Office Square" 】

■ President	Ken Yanagisawa
■ Business contents	The research and development of the new product, the new technology and consulting
■ Company history
1980. 8	Establish Mechanic office in Matsumoto-City, Nagano-Pref, Japan
1984. 7	Mechanic office becomes the company
1985. 6	Build the research institute in Toyoshinamachi, Minamiazumi-gun, Nagano-Pref, Japan
1990. 3	Establish THK-Mechanic research institute Co., Ltd.
1993. 5	Establish Sozohan Co., Ltd.
2001.11	Start consulting business of the product development, the technology development

Square Robot	Square Engine	Square Walk	Square Rotary

Intellectual tool

Patents

Publication

【 Profile of Ken Yanagisawa 】

■ Brief career history 1949. 8 　Born in Nagano-Pref, Japan 80. 8 　Establish Mechanic office in Matsumoto-City, Nagano-Pref, Japan 　Engage in research and development of the mechanism 90. 3 　Establish THK-Mechanic research institute Co., Ltd. 　Engage in the industrialization of Square robot 93. 5 　Establish Sozohan Co., Ltd. 　Engage in industrialization of an advertisement, publication, the multimedia 96. 2 　Establish Squarenet Co., Ltd. 　Engage in the industrialization of the intellectual property use system 96. 3 　The 21st invention award, winning prize 　"Two-dimensional motion mechanism" 98. 4 　The 10st excellence new technology, new product prize, winning prize 　"Square mechanism" 2000. 8 　Establish intellectual property research institute "Office Square" 　Engage in research and development and consulting of the intellectual property

■ Additional note	Developer of "Square mechanism", acquire patent rights more than 250
■ Now	Intellectual property research institute "Office Square" representative 　Sozohan Co., Ltd.　President
■ Writing	Technical commentary book "Square mechanism" Japanese edition, English edition 　Scientific philosophy book "Trip to space-time", "Pairpole", "Squarefour" 　Novel "Morning twilight"