Patents by Inventor Hironobu Suzuki

Hironobu Suzuki 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).

  • Patent number: 6601851
    Abstract: A card game toy includes a master card as an other self of a player and a plurality of monster cards, and is used for a card game that a battle is played by placing own and opponent cards in a proper positions of a battle field. The master card includes a character display portion to display a character, an ability-reducing indication to indicate an ability to reduce the attack power from the opponent, and a card-hand-ability indication to indicate an ability to use a card hand. The monster card includes a character display region to display a character, a position indication indicative of whether of a forward type or backward type, a physical-power indication indicative of a physical-power of the monster, and an ability indication indicative of an ability of the monster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Nintendo CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Norikatsu Furuta, Kenji Imai, Hironobu Suzuki, Makoto Katayama, Koichi Kishi, Yumiko Morisada, Hiroshi Tanigawa
  • Patent number: 6595948
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a compact peritoneal dialysis apparatus using a disposable cassette integrally formed with a diaphragm and heating portion, in which a flow path can be switched quietly and a heating ability is high. By using a disposable cassette (8) integrally formed with a diaphragm, heating portion, and flow path switching portion, a predetermined amount of dialysis fluid is heated to a predetermined temperature with the heating portion. Clamps (111-118) for opening/closing a flow path switching portion are provided in order to form flow paths through which the heated peritoneal dialysis fluid is distributed into the peritoneal cavity of a patient almost continuously and is sucked and drained from the peritoneal cavity of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Suzuki, Akira Minagawa, Hironobu Suzuki, Jun Tsubota, Kazuhiko Hirota, Yoshikazu Makiuchi
  • Publication number: 20020185164
    Abstract: The cleaning treatment apparatus of the present invention is constituted so that a cleaning liquid is continuously supplied by a liquid film forming means in a gap formed between a surface of a processed member held horizontally and rotationally driven by a holding and rotating means and a ultrasonically oscillating lower face of a ultrasonic oscillating means, to thereby form a liquid film in the gap. Hereby, the surface of the processed member is subjected to a cleaning treatment by the liquid film, which is ultrasonically oscillated by the ultrasonic oscillating means. At this stage, as the processed member is rotated by the holding and rotating means, the surface of the processed member is properly cleaned by the ultrasonically oscillating cleaning liquid not only in a region thereof opposed to the ultrasonic oscillating means during the standstill of the member but also in a region thereof opposed to the ultrasonic oscillating means during the rotation of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tetsuka, Shigeru Hirao, Syoichi Okano, Tomomi Echigo, Hironobu Suzuki, Masaya Takeuchi, Hirotoshi Inada
  • Publication number: 20020045851
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a compact peritoneal dialysis apparatus using a disposable cassette integrally formed with a diaphragm and heating portion, in which a flow path can be switched quietly and a heating ability is high. By using a disposable cassette (8) integrally formed with a diaphragm, heating portion, and flow path switching portion, a predetermined amount of dialysis fluid is heated to a predetermined temperature with the heating portion. Clamps (111-118) for opening/closing a flow path switching portion are provided in order to form flow paths through which the heated peritoneal dialysis fluid is distributed into the peritoneal cavity of a patient almost continuously and is sucked and drained from the peritoneal cavity of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Minoru Suzuki, Akira Minakawa, Hironobu Suzuki, Jun Tsubota, Kazuhiko Hirota, Yoshikazu Makiuchi
  • Patent number: 6241162
    Abstract: An ultrasonic shower cleaning apparatus includes a casing, a nozzle mounted to the downstream end of the casing, a substantially circular ultrasonic transducer operable to emit ultrasonic waves and oriented to face the upstream end of the nozzle, and an inlet port formed in the periphery of the casing to receive a cleaning liquid. The nozzle includes a right circular cylindrical outlet port through which the cleaning liquid along with the ultrasonic waves are released so as to ultrasonically clean an article. The outlet port extends axially through the nozzle and has a fixed diameter. The upstream end face of the nozzle is cone-shaped so as to be tapered in a direction toward the downstream end of the nozzle from its outer edge to the outlet port at a predetermined angle of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Kaijo Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Takahashi, Hironobu Suzuki, Norihisa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6158800
    Abstract: In a foldable device for an automobile recline seat, a back rest reclining member is provided to lock the back rest and to release the back rest to rotate forward under the function of the back rest urging member. A seat lock-up cable is connected at one end to the seat locking member and the other end to an actuator member. A back rest lock-up cable is connected at one end to the back rest reclining member and the other end to the actuator member, the actuator member including an actuator lever and an auxiliary lever. A timing mechanism is provided to sequentially actuate the actuator lever and the auxiliary lever so as to pull the back rest lock-up cable and the seat lock-up cable in turn, releasing the back rest reclining member and the seat locking member respectively to rotate the back rest forward by the back rest reclining member and rotating the seat forward around the front arm of the frame by an action of the urging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Chuo Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Tsuge, Katsuyuki Kawai, Hironobu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6005677
    Abstract: A facsimile device includes local area network communication controlling means for exchanging data between the facsimile device and the terminal of a correspondence partner through a local area network connected to an internet. An exchanging network communication controlling means is provided for exchanging image information between the facsimile device and the terminal of the correspondence partner through an exchanging network in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmitting procedure. Telephone number converting table means is provided for registering telephone numbers used to place a call by use of the exchanging network and a group of addresses for transmitting signals by use of the local area network, for the terminals of the respective correspondence partners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hironobu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5941591
    Abstract: In a foldable device for an automobile recline seat, a back rest reclining member is provided to lock the back rest and to release the back rest to rotate forward under the function of the back rest urging member. A seat lock-up cable is connected at one end to the seat locking member and the other end to an actuator member. A back rest lock-up cable is connected at one end to the back rest reclining member and the other end to the actuator member, the actuator member including an actuator lever and an auxiliary lever. A timing mechanism is provided to sequentially actuate the actuator lever and the auxiliary lever so as to pull the back rest lock-up cable and the seat lock-up cable in turn, releasing the back rest reclining member and the seat locking member respectively to rotate the back rest forward by the back rest reclining member and rotating the seat forward around the front arm of the frame by an action of the urging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Chuo Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Tsuge, Katsuyuki Kawai, Hironobu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5907632
    Abstract: An image information communication apparatus notifies a remote terminal that an optical character reading process is applicable to image data to be transmitted. The optical character reading process is applied to convert raster image data corresponding to characters into predetermined character code data. Image data obtained by raster scanning an original document is transmitted to the remote terminal through a communication network. Notification information indicating that the optical character reading process is applicable to the image data to be transmitted is sent to the remote terminal prior to the transmission of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hironobu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5801709
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data shaping apparatus defines a working region, as a region of specific size and shape within a reference three-dimensional space, with a corresponding display picture being generated. A user can move the working region, using an input device such as a mouse, to select a specific part of a work object that is represented by a set of constituent data elements within the reference space, and execute shaping of the selected part. Determination of a selected part is performed in two judgement stages, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Suzuki, Michio Miwa, Hiroyuki Hikita, Toru Kawaguchi, Noritoshi Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 5418712
    Abstract: There is disclosed an evaluating apparatus for evaluating a manipulation performance of a commodity with operating parts. Three dimensional position and orientation of a first body like an operator's fingertip is detected to virtually display the first body. Also, configuration and functions of operating parts planned to be attached to a commodity are set, and three dimensional position and orientation of a second body like a commodity model having the same external shape as that of the commodity is detected to virtually display the commodity with the operating parts. When a planned area of the second body is manipulated by the first body, a contact of the second body with the first body is detected, and an operating part Po placed at a position corresponding to the planned area is detected. Thereafter, the operating part Po of which an external shape is virtually changed by the manipulation of the first body is displayed according to the configuration and function of the operating part Po.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Miwa, Toru Kawaguchi, Takamasa Oyama, Masao Kato, Hironobu Suzuki