Patents by Inventor Hajime Watanabe

Hajime Watanabe 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: 20180335126
    Abstract: A planetary roller power transmission device includes: a stationary ring; a sun shaft disposed radially inside the stationary ring so as to be concentric with an axis of the stationary ring; planetary rollers provided between the stationary ring and the sun shaft so as to be pressed against them; a carrier that rotatably supports the respective planetary rollers and rotates in conjunction with revolution of the planetary rollers; an oil-containing roller configured to be in contact with a peripheral surface of each planetary roller; and a support body having a support shaft that is formed to protrude toward one side in an axial direction of the stationary ring in a cantilevered manner and rotatably supports the oil-containing roller. An axis of the support shaft is inclined such that a distal end of the support shaft is closer to the axis of the stationary ring than a base end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180316110
    Abstract: A terminal fitting that can reduce the terminal insertion force and can suppress surface oxidation of a plating film, even if the terminal fitting is exposed to a hot and humid environment, and a connector that uses the terminal fitting. The terminal fitting includes a metal base material, and the plating film. The plating film includes a Ni foundation layer, an outermost layer exposed at the outermost surface, and a Ni3Sn4 layer formed between the Ni foundation layer and the outermost layer. The outermost layer includes a Sn parent phase, and intermetallic compound that is dispersed in the Sn parent phase, and is made of (Ni0.4Pd0.6)Sn4. The intermetallic compound protrudes from the lower side of the outermost layer to the Ni3Sn4 layer side, and is partially buried in the Ni3Sn4 layer. A connector includes the terminal fitting, and a housing that holds the terminal fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hajime WATANABE, Yoshifumi SAKA
  • Patent number: 10072124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, -Ar2-, -Ar2-S— or -Ar2-O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X? represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: DIC Corporation, National University Corporation, Iwate University
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata
  • Patent number: 10041541
    Abstract: A rolling bearing device includes a first bearing section including a first outer ring, a first inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal, and a second bearing section including a second outer ring, a second inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal. The first inner ring and the second inner ring are electrically connected to each other, and the first outer ring and the second outer ring are electrically insulated from each other. The first outer ring is provided with an input contact for an electric signal, and the second outer ring is provided with an output contact for the electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Yusuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10041581
    Abstract: A planetary roller power transmission device includes: a stationary ring; a sun shaft; planetary rollers provided between the stationary ring and the sun shaft so as to be pressed against them; a carrier that supports the planetary rollers so that the planetary rollers are rotatable and that rotates in conjunction with revolution of the planetary rollers; and a disk-shaped support plate supporting an oil-containing member that can be in contact with a peripheral surface of each planetary roller. Axial free movement of the support plate is restricted by the planetary rollers and the sun shaft or a member that is integrated with the sun shaft so as to be integrally rotatable. The support plate is structured so as to be rotatable relatively to the sun shaft in conjunction with rotation of the sun shaft due to contact with the sun shaft or the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10017604
    Abstract: Provided are a modified epoxy resin and a modified epoxy resin whose cured products exhibit good heat resistance and dielectric properties, methods for producing these, a curable resin composition, a cured product of the curable resin composition, and a printed wiring substrate. A modified phenolic resin comprises a phenolic resin structure (A), wherein at least one aromatic nucleus (a) in the phenolic resin structure (A) has, as a substituent, a structural segment (1) represented by structural formula (1) below: In the formula, Ar each independently represent a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, or a structural segment having, on an aromatic nucleus of a phenyl or naphthyl group, at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, and an aralkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Nakamura, Hajime Watanabe, Koji Hayashi, Yoshiaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20180142765
    Abstract: An axial end of an output shaft facing toward an input shaft has a first hole that is concentric with the output shaft and that axially extends to a predetermined depth. An axial end of the input shaft facing toward the output shaft has a second hole that is concentric with the input shaft and that axially extends to a predetermined depth. A connection pin is inserted in the first hole and the second hole to connect the first hole and the second hole. When the output shaft and the input shaft axially approach each other, the connection pin interposed between the output shaft and the input shaft allows the output shaft and the input shaft to avoid coming into contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9954297
    Abstract: A terminal fitting having a smaller terminal insertion force than before. The terminal fitting includes a backing material made of a metal material and a plating coating covering a surface of the backing material. The plating coating contains a Sn parent phase and Sn—Pd based particles dispersed in the Sn parent phase and includes an outermost layer having an outer surface in which the Sn parent phase and the Sn—Pd based particles are present. Further, the number of the Sn—Pd based particles present in the outer surface of the plating coating in a state where only the Sn parent phase is removed is 10 to 400 Sn—Pd based particles per 500 ?m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Yoshifumi Saka, Shigeru Sawada
  • Publication number: 20180057635
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method comprising a step of obtaining a poly(arylene sulfonium salt) comprising a terminal group including at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a hydroxy group and an amino group, and a step of dealkylating or dearylating the poly(arylene sulfonium salt) to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin, and a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising a terminal group including a functional group obtainable by the production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicants: DIC Corporation, National University Corporation, Iwate University
    Inventors: Shun ARAKI, Hajime WATANABE, Satoshi OGAWA, Toshikazu TAKATA
  • Patent number: 9862942
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of screening/selection of a membrane protein in molecular evolutionary engineering (for example, an enzyme evolutionary method). The above-described objective is achieved by providing a unilamellar liposome comprising: (a) a DNA comprising a promoter sequence, a translational initiation sequence, and a sequence encoding a membrane protein; (b) an RNA polymerase; (c) a ribonucleotide; and (d) a cell-free protein synthesis system. In one aspect of the present invention, the membrane protein is a transporter, and the unilamellar liposome further comprises (e) a factor that binds to a ligand transported by the membrane protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yomo, Tomoaki Matsuura, Haruka Soga, Hajime Watanabe, Satoshi Fujii
  • Patent number: 9859694
    Abstract: An insulating film removal method according to the present disclosure includes first, second, and third removal steps. In the first removal step, an insulating film coated on a junction surface and an opposed surface opposed to the junction surface is removed, the junction surface being a surface where a rectangular conductor is joined with another rectangular conductor. In the second removal step, a corner of the rectangular conductor is removed so that a burr is formed on the junction surface and a side surface, the side surface adjoining the junction surface and the opposed surface. In the third removal step, the insulating film coated on the side surface is removed so that a burr is formed on the junction surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Hajime Watanabe, Yasuyuki Matsushita, Yoshinori Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20170350450
    Abstract: A rolling bearing device includes a first bearing section including a first outer ring, a first inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal, and a second bearing section including a second outer ring, a second inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal. The first inner ring and the second inner ring are electrically connected to each other, and the first outer ring and the second outer ring are electrically insulated from each other. The first outer ring is provided with an input contact for an electric signal, and the second outer ring is provided with an output contact for the electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime WATANABE, Yusuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 9807222
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions and a processor that executes the instructions to communicate with an external apparatus. In a case where an operation mode of a communication apparatus is a predetermined operation mode for transferring predetermined transfer target data, communication is enabled by a first wireless communication interface. In a case where the operation mode of the communication apparatus is not the predetermined operation mode and the external apparatus has been registered in advance, communication is enabled by a second wireless communication interface. In a case where the operation mode of the communication apparatus is not the predetermined operation mode and the external apparatus has not been registered in advance, processing is enabled for registering, using the second wireless communication interface, the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9797476
    Abstract: An assembly method for a planetary roller speed changer is provided. The planetary roller speed changer includes a plurality of planetary rollers that is in rolling contact with both an input shaft and a fixed ring and an output shaft supported by a housing and rotating along with the planetary rollers. An assembly apparatus includes an adjustment apparatus that enables positions of the fixed ring and the housing to be adjusted and a measurement apparatus that measures irregularity of rotation of the output shaft. In an assembly step, the fixed ring and the housing are fixed at a position where the irregularity of rotation of the output shaft is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170302016
    Abstract: A terminal fitting having a smaller terminal insertion force than before. The terminal fitting includes a backing material made of a metal material and a plating coating covering a surface of the backing material. The plating coating contains a Sn parent phase and Sn—Pd based particles dispersed in the Sn parent phase and includes an outermost layer having an outer surface in which the Sn parent phase and the Sn—Pd based particles are present. Further, the number of the Sn—Pd based particles present in the outer surface of the plating coating in a state where only the Sn parent phase is removed is 10 to 400 Sn—Pd based particles per 500 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hajime WATANABE, Yoshifumi SAKA, Shigeru SAWADA
  • Patent number: 9784318
    Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing portion having an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage; and a lubrication unit that is provided adjacently to an annular space formed between the inner ring and the outer ring and that has a pump that feeds a lubricant into the annular space. The pump has a main body portion having an internal space in which the lubricant is retained and being open at one end of the main body portion, a metal diaphragm fixed to a fixation portion that is a part of the main body portion so as to close the opening of the main body portion, and a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm. At least the fixation portion of the main body portion is formed of metal, and the fixation portion and the diaphragm are fixed together by metal joining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Hasama, Hajime Watanabe, Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Koichi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9758890
    Abstract: PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for roughening both sides of a copper plate by forming a protrusion with a fine bump shape on the both sides of the copper plate, and then to provide a process for a deterioration of an electroplating solution for plating copper to become hard to progress therein. MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS: First of all, there is designed to be arranged electrodes (3, 3) as a similar pole for therebetween to be opposed to each other in an electroplating copper solution 2, and then to be arranged a copper plate 4 at therebetween. And then at first there becomes to be performed an anodic treatment for generating a copper fine particles on both surfaces of the copper plate 4, by performing an electrolytic process with the copper plate 4 as a positive electrode and the electrodes 3 as negative electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Sadao Ishihama, Kiyoteru Yamamoto, Takahiro Imai, Toshihiro Oyoshi
  • Patent number: 9759262
    Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes a bearing portion and a lubrication unit. The lubrication unit is provided adjacently to an annular space in an axial direction. The annular space is formed between an inner ring and an outer ring, and the lubrication unit has a tank storing lubricant that is supplied to the annular space. The tank has an outer wall on a radially outer side, and a space formed on a radially inner side of the outer wall is a storage portion for storing the lubricant. An oil supply hole that is used to refill the storage portion with the lubricant is provided passing through the outer wall. The oil supply hole is open to the radially outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Hasama, Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170218126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: reacting a sulfoxide represented by the following formula (1) with a particular aromatic compound to obtain a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a particular constitutional unit; and dealkylating or dearylating the poly(arylenesulfonium salt) to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a particular constitutional unit, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, etc.; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an arylene group optionally having a substituent; and Z represents a direct bond, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata
  • Publication number: 20170218125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, —Ar2—, —Ar2—S— or —Ar2—O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X? represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata