Patents by Inventor Hironori Ogura
Hironori Ogura 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: 20240141603Abstract: A seismic reinforcement device for a bridge includes a first member having a projecting portion and a second member having a depressed portion. The device has a horizontal force sharing function in which the projecting and the depressed portions are freely fitted to and engaged with one another to constitute a shear key and resist a horizontal force by causing the first member to be coupled to and supported by any one of the substructure and the superstructure and causing the second member to be coupled to and supported by the other of the substructure and the superstructure. In addition, the device has a level difference preventive function that suppresses dropping of the superstructure and reduces a level difference of the substructure and the superstructure by interposing a spacer having a predetermined thickness between the first and second members or between the substructure or the superstructure and the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: SHO-BOND CORPORATION, BRIDGE BEARING MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi TAKEMURA, Yuki ANDOH, Yoshisato HIRATSUKA, Hironori OGURA, Yuichi GODA
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Publication number: 20240106092Abstract: A battery pack may be configured to be attached to and detached from an electric device including a plurality of device-side terminals. The battery pack may include: an outer case; a battery cell; a circuit board; and a plurality of battery-side terminals. A first terminal of the plurality of battery-side terminals may include a clamp portion and a non-clamp portion. The clamp portion may be configured to receive a device-side terminal of the plurality of device-side terminals and clamp the device-side terminal from both sides. An inner surface of the clamp portion may be plated with a first metal. A part of a surface of the non-clamp portion may not be plated with the first metal. The first metal may be a pure metal that is a noble metal or a noble metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori OGURA, Tatsuya NAGAHAMA
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Publication number: 20230062907Abstract: A battery apparatus may include: one or more battery cells; one or more fire-extinguishing agents, which include(s) a component that provides a negative-catalyst effect with respect to combustion; and a casing, which houses the battery cell(s) and the fire-extinguishing agent(s). In the event that one or more of the battery cell(s) has (have) been subject to inappropriate handling and consequently has (have) ignited, the fire can be rapidly extinguished by the negative-catalyst effect of the fire-extinguishing agent(s). In addition, if one or more of the battery cell(s) of the battery apparatus has (have) ignited, because the fire can be rapidly extinguished, spreading of the fire to other battery cells, the casing, etc. can be inhibited.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventor: Hironori OGURA
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Publication number: 20220336895Abstract: A battery apparatus may include: one or more battery cells; a fire-extinguishing agent, which includes a component, chemical or composition that has a combustion inhibiting or suppressing effect; a flame-resistant member having a limiting oxygen index that is higher than the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere; and a casing, which is made of a polymer and houses the battery cell(s), the fire-extinguishing agent, and the flame-resistant member. The fire-extinguishing agent may be interposed between the battery cell(s) and the casing. The flame-resistant member may be interposed between the fire-extinguishing agent and the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: Hironori OGURA
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Patent number: 11331783Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Tanaka, Hironori Ogura
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Publication number: 20200215676Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Hironori OGURA
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Patent number: 10707455Abstract: A battery pack disclosed in the present description includes an outer case including a display portion and an opening portion, wherein the display portion includes one or more display windows; a battery cell housed in the outer case; a substrate housed in the outer case, wherein one or more light emitting elements corresponding to the one or more display windows are mounted on the substrate; and a light shielding wall housed in the outer case, wherein the light shielding wall is arranged to block the opening portion and the one or more light emitting elements from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: MAKITA CORPORATION, TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hironori Ogura, Akira Naito, Akinori Terui
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Patent number: 10625409Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Tanaka, Hironori Ogura
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Patent number: 10587134Abstract: A battery pack (30) is configured to couple to a power tool (10) by sliding in a sliding direction and it contains a plurality of cells (31). A pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and a battery-side signal terminal (313) can be electrically connected to a pair of tool-side, power-supply terminals (212, 214) and a tool-side signal terminal (213), respectively, which are provided on the power tool (10). The pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and the battery-side signal terminal (313) are disposed in parallel adjacently in a direction that intersects the sliding direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Kondo, Hironori Ogura, Takuya Umemura, Hideyuki Taga, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10461380Abstract: An electric tool battery is detachably attached to a battery attachment apparatus. The battery attachment apparatus has a case as an exterior portion thereof, including a lock hole establishing communication between the exterior and interior of the case to allow an external lock member to be locked. Further, the battery attachment apparatus has a cover member closing the opening of the lock hole from within the case, and a mounting portion to which the cover member is mounted and which is set on an inner surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori Ogura, Hideyuki Taga
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Publication number: 20190299386Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Hironori OGURA
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Publication number: 20190280501Abstract: A battery pack (30) is configured to couple to a power tool (10) by sliding in a sliding direction and it contains a plurality of cells (31). A pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and a battery-side signal terminal (313) can be electrically connected to a pair of tool-side, power-supply terminals (212, 214) and a tool-side signal terminal (213), respectively, which are provided on the power tool (10). The pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and the battery-side signal terminal (313) are disposed in parallel adjacently in a direction that intersects the sliding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Eiji KONDO, Hironori OGURA, Takuya UMEMURA, Hideyuki TAGA, Yoshihiro ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10391622Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Tanaka, Hironori Ogura
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Patent number: 10348110Abstract: A battery pack (30) is configured to couple to a power tool (10) by sliding in a sliding direction and it contains a plurality of cells (31). A pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and a battery-side signal terminal (313) can be electrically connected to a pair of tool-side, power-supply terminals (212, 214) and a tool-side signal terminal (213), respectively, which are provided on the power tool (10). The pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and the battery-side signal terminal (313) are disposed in parallel adjacently in a direction that intersects the sliding direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Kondo, Hironori Ogura, Takuya Umemura, Hideyuki Taga, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10230134Abstract: An information setting apparatus in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a clock information device, an information receiving device, a permission time calculating device, and an information setting device. The permission time calculating device calculates an operation permission time based on current time information stored in the clock information device and on start time information received by the information receiving device. The information setting device sets operation limitation information, including the operation permission time to at least one of a battery pack or an electrically-driven working machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaaki Fukumoto, Hitoshi Suzuki, Hironori Ogura, Miki Tomiyasu
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Publication number: 20180126537Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Hironori OGURA
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Publication number: 20180130980Abstract: A battery pack disclosed in the present description includes an outer case including a display portion and an opening portion, wherein the display portion includes one or more display windows; a battery cell housed in the outer case; a substrate housed in the outer case, wherein one or more light emitting elements corresponding to the one or more display windows are mounted on the substrate; and a light shielding wall housed in the outer case, wherein the light shielding wall is arranged to block the opening portion and the one or more light emitting elements from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicants: MAKITA CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori OGURA, Akira NAITO, Akinori TERUI
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Patent number: 9899645Abstract: A battery pack may include a drainage device provided at a bottom portion of the housing case. The drainage device may include a drain hole communicating between the inside and the outside of the housing case, so that water introduced into the housing case is discharged to the outside of the housing case. The drainage device may be disposed between two of the terminal members that are connected to electrodes of the battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekazu Hayashi, Eiji Kondo, Hironori Ogura, Hideyuki Taga, Kazutoshi Ogino
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Publication number: 20180026241Abstract: A battery pack may include a drainage device provided at a bottom portion of the housing case. The drainage device may include a drain hole communicating between the inside and the outside of the housing case, so that water introduced into the housing case is discharged to the outside of the housing case. The drainage device may be disposed between two of the terminal members that are connected to electrodes of the battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekazu HAYASHI, Eiji KONDO, Hironori OGURA, Hideyuki TAGA, Kazutoshi OGINO
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Publication number: 20170346530Abstract: An information communication apparatus in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a controller and a proximity wireless communication device. The controller performs a control process including at least transmission and/or reception of information between the information communication apparatus and at least one information holding apparatus. The at least one information holding apparatus comprises a battery pack and/or a field electric apparatus. The proximity wireless communication device communicates the information via the proximity wireless communication with an operation apparatus different from the at least one information holding apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori OGURA, Junichi MURAKAMI