Patents by Inventor Akira Kume
Akira Kume 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).
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Publication number: 20230317958Abstract: Provided is a graphene dispersion in which graphene and a polymer are dispersed or dissolved in a solvent. The weight-average molecular weight of the polymer is from 10000 to 800000. A viscosity of the graphene dispersion measured using a B-type viscometer at a measurement temperature of 25° C. and a rotational speed of 50 rpm is from 500 to 10000 (mPa·s). A value obtained by dividing the viscosity of the graphene dispersion measured using the B-type viscometer at a measurement temperature of 25° C. and a rotational speed of 5 rpm by the viscosity of the graphene dispersion measured using the B-type viscometer at a measurement temperature of 25° C. and a rotational speed of 50 rpm is from 1.2 to 5.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Akira KUME
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Publication number: 20110204746Abstract: Disclosed are a driving module and an electronic apparatus including the same, which are capable of performing satisfactory driving even under high-temperature environment and of being miniaturized. The driving module (1) includes: a lens frame (4) provided with a guide protrusion (4D); and a support including a module lower plate (8) for positioning the lens frame (4) at a reference position, and a module frame (5) for housing the lens frame (4) movably.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.Inventor: Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20110107758Abstract: A drive module of the invention includes a tubular or columnar body to be driven, a tubular supporting body for receiving therein the body to be driven, a plate spring member for elastically holding the body to be driven so as to be movable in a specific direction with respect to the supporting body, and a driving device for driving the body to be driven in the specific direction against a restoring force of the plate spring member. The driving device includes a shape memory alloy wire engaged with the body to be driven and contracted by heat, which is generated when an electric current is applied thereto, to drive the body to be driven against the restoring force of the plate spring member, and a holding terminal having a wire holding portion for holding an end of the shape memory alloy wire. The holding terminal has a fitting portion positioned by being fitted to the supporting body, and a regulating portion serving as a detent of the supporting body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.Inventors: Susumu Kotanagi, Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20110030368Abstract: Disclosed are a driving module that can reduce fears of breakage and failures due to impact force caused by dropping or the like and can be miniaturized, and an electronic apparatus provided with the driving module. The driving module includes: a lens frame (4); a module frame (5) housing the lens frame (4) in an inside thereof; an upper plate spring (6); and an SMA wire (10) for driving the lens frame (4) along a predetermined direction against a biasing force of the upper plate spring (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventor: Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20110000207Abstract: In a driving module and an electronic apparatus provided with the driving module, assembly is simplified and a driving operation can be stabilized. For this purpose, a driving module 1 includes a lens frame 4, a module frame 5, an upper plate spring 6 and a lower plate spring 7 that are stacked and placed on the module frame 5 and the lens frame 4 and provide a biasing force in a predetermined direction to the lens frame 4, an SMA wire 10 that is held by wire holding members 15A, 15B driving the lens frame 4 against the biasing force of the upper plate spring 6 and the lower plate spring 7, a module lower plate 8 stacked and placed on the module frame 5, and a feeding member 9 which is electrically connected to the wire holding members 15A, 15B, has electrodes 9a, 9b with heat capacities equal to each other, and is stacked and placed on the module lower plate 8 while a lower-side fixing pin 14B inserted in the module lower plate 8 is inserted in the feeding member 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventor: Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20050207026Abstract: Provided is an optical module that is thin, allows freedom of design in configuration, and assures the accuracy of movement of an optical part while suppressing power loss. A stepping motor 26 and a lens barrel 27 that is moved by moving means 28 are positioned offset from each other along a base plate 23, and the optical axis of the lens barrel 27 and the axis of a rotor 37 provided in the stepping motor 26 are arranged in parallel with each other on one surface of the base plate 23. Further, a reduction gear train 29, which operatively couples the rotor 37 and the moving means 28 together, is arranged on the one surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Takayuki Satodate, Haruhiko Hasegawa, Makoto Suzuki, Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20040106362Abstract: A jig plate is opposed to a polishing plate, for polishing the face of a ferrule cylindrical member in contact with the polishing plate at a predetermined angle into a convex curve inclined relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis. The jig plate includes a holding part for detachably holding an optical connector plug to a jig plate body having a mounting part to an end face polishing machine. The holding part holds the optical connector plug while correcting the target direction of the inclination of the polished convex curve of the ferrule cylindrical member held by the optical connector plug to turn in the direction opposite to the rotating direction of the polishing plate with respect to a plane including the center of the jig plate body and the axis of an optical fiber. Thus the direction of inclination coincides with the reference direction of the optical connector plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Inventors: Akira Kume, Kouji Minami
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Patent number: 6003492Abstract: A throttle control apparatus which is adapted to be disposed near the accelerator pedal of a vehicle includes an electric motor, and an operational member which is operatively connected to the output shaft of the electric motor for abutting against the accelerator pedal in order to swing the accelerator pedal during operation of the motor. The motor is positioned within a housing and is operatively connected to the operational member by way of interengaging gears located in the housing and a rotation shaft extending through the housing. To facilitate the mounting of the housing on the vehicle dashboard, a two-piece bracket can be employed.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahito Muto, Mamoru Nakamura, Akira Kume
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Patent number: 5929140Abstract: A non-aqueous dispersion type coating resin composition which is excellent in pigment dispersibility and adhesive properties to various base material surfaces, can be made to have a high solid content, can be applied thick, and can form coat having good physical properties such as water resistance, alkali resistance and weatherability, and comprises(A) an organic solvent comprising an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent as a main component,(B) an acrylic polymer which contains therein 0.2 to 30 weight % of a repeating unit represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group,m is an integer of 3 to 11, andn is a number of 1 to 10,and is soluble in the above organic solvent (A), and(C) polymer fine particles substantially insoluble in the above organic solvent (A).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Fujii, Hiroaki Obata, Shunichi Yakita, Akira Kume, Hiroshi Serizawa, Takeshi Komatu
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Patent number: 5424355Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising fine polymer particles dispersed in an aqueous medium and an inorganic filler, wherein said fine polymer particles comprise synthetic rubber emulsion polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of 0.degree. C. or less and emulsion polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of 20.degree. C. or more, and further, according to circumstances, urethane emulsion polymer particles. This composition has various properties as a chipping-resistant coating agent in good balance and is particularly useful for coating of the outdoor sheet metal working members of wheeled vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1994Date of Patent: June 13, 1995Assignee: Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masami Uemae, Takeshi Komatsu, Yoshihiro Maeyama, Takashi Yamakoshi, Akira Kume