Patents by Inventor Hideki Uno
Hideki Uno 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: 20240148699Abstract: The present invention provides a oxazole compound represented by Formula (1), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is an aryl group which may have one or more substituents; R2 is an aryl group or a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic group each of which may have one or more substituents; and W is a divalent group represented by —Y1-A1- or —Y2—C(?O)— wherein Y1 is a group such as —C(?O)—, A1 is a group such as a lower alkylene group, and Y2 is a group such as a piperazinediyl group. The oxazole compound has a specific inhibitory action against phosphodiesterase 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Okada, Masaya Kato, Norifumi Sato, Tetsuyuki Uno, Hideki Kitagaki, Junpei Haruta, Hidetaka Hiyama, Tomonori Shibata
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Publication number: 20240121868Abstract: A microwave processing device of the present disclosure is provided with a heating chamber, a microwave generating unit, an amplifying unit, a power supply unit, a detecting unit, a control unit, and a storage unit. The microwave generating unit generates microwave having an optional frequency in a predetermined frequency band. The amplifying unit amplifies an output level of the microwave. The power supply unit radiates the microwave amplified by the amplifying unit into the heating chamber as incident electric power. The detecting unit detects reflected electric power, which returns to the power supply unit from the heating chamber, from among the incident electric power. The control unit controls the microwave generating unit and the amplifying unit. The storage unit stores a value of the reflected electric power, together with a frequency of the microwave and an elapsed time from the start of heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO
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Patent number: 8570146Abstract: An in-vehicle wireless system, capable of operating at least in a copy mode and a transmission mode, comprises: at least one receiving unit receiving a wireless signal transmitted from a remote control transmitter and demodulates a control code signal; and at least one transmitting unit transmitting wireless signals at a plurality of carrier frequencies; and a control unit controlling so as to obtain a control code from the control code signal and store it in the copy mode, and so as to perform transmitting the modulated wireless signals at all carrier frequencies unique to a plurality of the garage door opening-closing mechanisms or the like. The receiving unit may include a detection circuit connected to a reception antenna directly.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Uno, Shigeyoshi Toda
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Patent number: 8519725Abstract: An occupant detection system includes a detection electrode provided in a vehicle seat, a phase difference measuring unit, a direct current measuring unit, and a detecting unit that detects an occupant. The phase difference measuring unit supplies a reference signal comprising a sinusoidal wave to the detection electrode via a resistive element, detects the potential of the detection electrode as an electrode signal, and measures a phase lag time of the electrode signal relative to the reference signal. The direct current measuring unit applies a steady DC voltage to the detection electrode via a resistive element, detects the potential of the detection electrode, and measures time it takes from start of application of the DC voltage to the time when the detection electrode reaches a given potential, as a charge time. The detecting unit detects an occupant based on the phase lag time and the charge time.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Uno, Junko Shima, Yasuhiro Ishiguro
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Patent number: 8509320Abstract: A communication circuit is provided which transmits an information bit string from a transmission unit to a reception unit. The transmission unit includes a first modulation circuit that modulates a first carrier wave by a start bit to generate a first frequency signal, a second modulation circuit that modulates a second carrier wave by the information bit string to generate a second frequency signal, and a transmission circuit that transmits the first and second frequency signals from a transmitting antenna. The reception unit includes a reception circuit that receives a signal from the transmission unit, a first detector circuit that detects a signal of the first carrier wave to demodulate the start bit, a second detector circuit that detects a signal of the second carrier wave to demodulate the information bit string, and a detection circuit that is synchronized by the start bit and reads the information bit string.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Uno, Koji Yamada, Yuya Makino
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Publication number: 20110299608Abstract: A communication circuit is provided which transmits an information bit string from a transmission unit to a reception unit. The transmission unit includes a first modulation circuit that modulates a first carrier wave by a start bit to generate a first frequency signal, a second modulation circuit that modulates a second carrier wave by the information bit string to generate a second frequency signal, and a transmission circuit that transmits the first and second frequency signals from a transmitting antenna. The reception unit includes a reception circuit that receives a signal from the transmission unit, a first detector circuit that detects a signal of the first carrier wave to demodulate the start bit, a second detector circuit that detects a signal of the second carrier wave to demodulate the information bit string, and a detection circuit that is synchronized by the start bit and reads the information bit string.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki UNO, Koji YAMADA, Yuya MAKINO
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Publication number: 20110221459Abstract: An occupant detection system includes a detection electrode provided in a vehicle seat, a phase difference measuring unit, a direct current measuring unit, and a detecting unit that detects an occupant. The phase difference measuring unit supplies a reference signal comprising a sinusoidal wave to the detection electrode via a resistive element, detects the potential of the detection electrode as an electrode signal, and measures a phase lag time of the electrode signal relative to the reference signal. The direct current measuring unit applies a steady DC voltage to the detection electrode via a resistive element, detects the potential of the detection electrode, and measures time it takes from start of application of the DC voltage to the time when the detection electrode reaches a given potential, as a charge time. The detecting unit detects an occupant based on the phase lag time and the charge time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki UNO, Junko SHIMA, Yasuhiro ISHIGURO
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Publication number: 20110204905Abstract: An occupant detection system includes an electrode provided in a vehicle seat for detecting the capacitance derived from a human body, an oscillator circuit that supplies a sinusoidal signal S0 to the electrode via a resistive element, a first comparator circuit that digitizes the signal S0 using a threshold corresponding to a given phase so as to produce a phase signal D0, a second comparator circuit that detects the potential of the electrode as an electrode signal S1, and digitizes the electrode signal S1 using a threshold corresponding to a phase that is substantially the same as the given phase of the signal S0 so as to produce an electrode phase signal D1, and a control circuit that measures delay times of the electrode phase signal D1 relative to those of the phase signal D0, so as to determine the presence of a seated occupant based on the delay times.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki UNO, Yasuhiro ISHIGURO
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Publication number: 20100102833Abstract: A sitting detection system determines whether an occupant is seated in a vehicle seat or not by applying a DC voltage to a sheet-like detection electrode that is provided in the seat, and measuring the time for capacitance between the detection electrode and a ground to be charged to a predetermined level using simple implement. The use of the conductive woven cloth, which is formed with the surface member of the seat, as the detection electrode enables not to degrade the texture of the seat. The threshold time for detecting whether an occupant is seated in a seat or not may be set using a charging time which is measured when no occupant is seated in the seat as the initial value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki UNO, Fumitoshi AKAIKE, Haruki UNOU
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Publication number: 20090322475Abstract: An in-vehicle wireless system, capable of operating at least in a copy mode and a transmission mode, comprises: at least one receiving unit receiving a wireless signal transmitted from a remote control transmitter and demodulates a control code signal; and at least one transmitting unit transmitting wireless signals at a plurality of carrier frequencies; and a control unit controlling so as to obtain a control code from the control code signal and store it in the copy mode, and so as to perform transmitting the modulated wireless signals at all carrier frequencies unique to a plurality of the garage door opening-closing mechanisms or the like. The receiving unit may include a detection circuit connected to a reception antenna directly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki UNO, Shigeyoshi TODA
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Publication number: 20010030221Abstract: On a method of welding a high nitrogen containing stainless steel using, as a base metal, a high nitrogen stainless steel containing nitrogen at or above a solubility equilibrated with N2 at 1 atm when melted, a novel welding method keeping a weld metal composition from supersaturation of N in a molten state, having a sufficient corrosion resistance in an average composition of the weld metal under sea water circumstance and capable of maintaining mechanical characteristics and corrosion resistance comparable with those of a base metal is provided, wherein welding is conducted while setting a composition of a welding material and a dilution rate to be defined latter so as to satisfy the following two relations (A) and (B): 1 % ⁢ N p × D ≦ 0.028 × ( % ⁢ ⁢ Cr p × D + % ⁢ ⁢ Cr ′ × ( 1 - D ) ) + 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Makoto Ogawa, Kazuo Hiraoka, Yasuyuki Katada, Hideki Uno, Chiaki Shiga
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Patent number: 5824264Abstract: A high-temperature austenitic stainless steel having improved weldability is disclosed. The steel consists essentially, by weight, of:C: 0.05%-0.15%, Si: less than 1.0%, Mn: 2.0% or less,P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 20%-30%,Ni: 10%-15%, N: 0.10%-0.30%,B: 0.0010%-0.01%,one or two of La and Ce: 0.01%-0.10% in total,Al: 0.01%-0.20%, anda balance of Fe and incidental impurities, wherein the contents of N and Al satisfy the following inequality:% N+2.times.% Al.ltoreq.0.500%and the value for Ni balance (Ni bal.) of the steel calculated by the following formula is in the range of from -1.0% to +3.0%:Ni bal. (%)=% Ni+0.5.times.% Mn+30.times.(% C+% N)-1.1.times.(% Cr+1.5.times.% Si)+8.2.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Uno, Yoshitaka Nishiyama, Yoshiatsu Sawaragi, Nobuo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Toshiro Anraku
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Patent number: 5642626Abstract: The invention is directed to a control circuit for a vehicle air conditioning system which includes a compressor and a plurality of vents. A plurality of mode switches are provided for shifting the vents in accordance with a plurality of control modes including a defroster mode. When one of the mode switches is turned on, the rest of them are turned off. Each mode switch has a first switching section and a second switching section. A third switching section is formed by contacts which are provided at the "off" side of one of the first and second switching sections in the rest of the mode switches, and which are connected in series. With the first, second and third switching sections operated, are connected or disconnected a defroster circuit, a compressor circuit, a first indicator circuit for indicating a condition of the compressor being activated, and a second indicator circuit for indicating a defroster mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1996Date of Patent: July 1, 1997Assignee: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Uno, Yoshizo Ito, Yoshiyuki Muramatsu
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Patent number: 5527135Abstract: A conduit comprised of double-wall pipes A is laid in the ground by the pipe-jacking method. Each of double-wall pipes A comprises inner pipe 1 and outer pipe 2 and is provided with sheath pipe 4 between inner pipe 1 and outer pipe 2 and with check valve 7. Winch 11 is mounted in tunneling machine 6. Wire 12 wound on winch 11 is inserted into sheath pipe 4 and the forward end of wire 12 is sent to start vertical shaft C through sheath pipe 4, and connected with cleaning member 24, injecting member F, and supply pipe 14. Cleaning member 21, injecting member F, and supply pipe 14 are moved in sheath pipes 4 by driving winch 7. When injecting member F is opposed to check valve 7, packing means 19, 20 are inflated to be brought into contact with the inside of sheath pipe 4 by which injecting member F is fixed to sheath pipe 4.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1994Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Iseki Kaihatsu Koki, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsutoshi Hayashi, Akitaka Fujita, Shingo Nagashima, Minoru Kurashina, Makoto Kajiyama, Hideki Uno
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Patent number: 5484232Abstract: When laying a conduit comprised of double-wall pipes A, each of which comprises inner pipe 1 and outer pipe 2, the smooth propulsion of double-wall pipes is possible by injecting lubricant into a space between the outside of double-wall pipes and the ground on a scheduled line along which conduit B to be laid is divided into section, each having a given length based upon the distance over which the effect of the lubricant can be maintained. Lubricant is injected from the double-wall pipes which is to be positioned at the heads in the respective sections 1 to n of supply pipes 3 which are provided between inner pipe 1 and outer pipe 2 of double-wall pipe A. Supply pipes of double-wall pipe A which has been propelled are connected with supply pipes of a new double-wall pipe, wherein the number of supply pipes connected with each other is determined for the respective sections. Lubricant is supplied from the upstream side and from the downstream side of the propelling direction to double-wall pipes.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1994Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignees: Tokyo Gas Company Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Iseki Kaihatsu KokiInventors: Mitsutoshi Hayashi, Akitaka Fujita, Shingo Nagashina, Minoru Kurashina, Makoto Kajiyama, Hideki Uno