Patents by Inventor Kazuya Tanaka

Kazuya Tanaka 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: 20220344785
    Abstract: A battery apparatus may include: a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a plurality of battery tabs. Each of the battery tabs has at least one cell-connection part, which is electrically connected to the positive electrode or the negative electrode of a respective one of the plurality of battery cells, and a sheet part, which is integrally formed with the at least one cell-connection part. Each of the battery tabs may be either a first-type battery tab or a second-type battery tab. The sheet thickness of at least one portion of the first-type battery tab may be larger than the sheet thickness of at least one portion of the second-type battery tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220263178
    Abstract: A battery pack disclosed herein may be provided with: a casing having a bottom surface and a front surface; and a plurality of battery cells housed inside the casing. A finger rest recess for a user to put a finger in may be defined across the bottom surface and the front surface of the casing. An anti-slip portion configured to prevent the finger of the user from slipping from rear to front may be arranged in the finger rest recess. The plurality of the battery cells may include a first battery cell arranged frontmost among the plurality of the battery cells. When the battery pack is viewed from below, the finger rest recess and the first battery cell may overlap at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220248115
    Abstract: A display device comprises a display, a rear side member, and a plurality of speaker units. The speaker units each have a speaker main body having first and second surfaces that are attachable to the rear side member and are parallel to each other and a side surface that connects the first surface and the second surface, and at least one sound emitting portion displaced from a center of the side surface on the side surface. When the speaker main body is inverted from a first state in which the first surface is fixed to the rear side member to a second state in which the second surface is fixed to the rear side member, the at least one sound emitting portion in the first state and the at least one sound emitting portion in the second state are arranged to be symmetrical with respect to an axis of inversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11331783
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tanaka, Hironori Ogura
  • Publication number: 20220129572
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a processor configured to: receive creation of one or more attributes associated with a file, the creation having been made by a user; acquire an access level indicating a strength of a right to change an attribute of the file, the right being owned by the user; store, for the created one or more attributes, an access level corresponding to the user who has made the creation together with a received creation content; and when an access level corresponding to a user who attempts to change an attribute of the file is equal to or higher than the access level currently stored for the attribute to be changed, reflect a received change content in the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11256880
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a third acquisition unit, and an addition unit. The receiving unit receives a translation source document. The first acquisition unit acquires a first language that is a language used in the document. The second acquisition unit acquires a second language that is a translation target language. The third acquisition unit acquires, on the basis of a peculiar expression in the document, the first language, and the second language, supplementary information that explains the peculiar expression in the second language. The addition unit adds the supplementary information to a translation result of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ito, Kazuya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220029214
    Abstract: A battery pack contains a plurality of battery cells that includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell; a first thermistor disposed closest to the first battery cell among the battery cells; a second thermistor disposed closest to the second battery cell among the battery cells. A case of the battery pack holds the battery cells, the first thermistor, and the second thermistor. The first battery cell is disposed such that at least one of the other battery cells is interposed between the first battery cell and a wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the first battery cell. The second battery cell is disposed such that none of the other battery cells is interposed between the second battery cell and the wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei NAKATANI, Kazuya TANAKA, Hiroki UESUGI
  • Publication number: 20210385563
    Abstract: A display device comprises a display unit having a display surface, a light source that irradiates light onto the display unit, a rear housing attached to an opposite side of the display unit from the display surface, a rear cover that covers a part of the rear housing, and a speaker attached to the rear housing. The speaker includes a speaker main body, a first cover member to which the speaker main body is attached and having an outer surface facing the rear housing, a second cover member disposed so as to face the first cover member across the speaker main body, a retaining member disposed between the speaker main body and the first cover member and fixed to the rear housing by a fastening member, and a magnet attached to the outer surface of the first cover member and fixing the speaker main body to the rear housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Takumi HAYASHI, Terutsugu NAKANO, Kazuya TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11194185
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, an optical member, a display cell, and a guide member. The optical member is irradiated with light from the light source. The display cell is irradiated with the light passing through the optical member. The guide member has a first positioning section that positions the display cell and the optical member in a direction along a display surface of the display cell, and a second positioning section that is formed integrally with the first positioning section and positions the display cell and the optical member in a thickness direction of the display cell. The first positioning section has a first side surface that is opposite a side surface of the display cell and a second side surface that is opposite a side surface of the optical member and is provided outside of the first side surface in the direction along the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210317304
    Abstract: Provided is a laser marking multilayer film that includes: a layer (X) at least as an outermost layer, the layer (X) being made from a resin composition (x) containing a bisphenol-based polycarbonate (A) and a polyester (B), the polyester (B) containing a predetermined compound as a diol component, the resin composition (x) containing the predetermined compound in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass %; and at least one layer (Y) made from a resin composition (y) containing the bisphenol-based polycarbonate (A) and a laser beam energy absorber (C). The multilayer film does not contaminate equipment such as a T-die and rolls in melt extrusion molding, brings about good laser marking performance. On the multilayer film, laser-marked information does not fade even in long-term use. In the multilayer film, the base material does not deteriorate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro HATTA, Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210263371
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, an optical member, a display cell, and a guide member. The optical member is irradiated with light from the light source. The display cell is irradiated with the light passing through the optical member. The guide member has a first positioning section that positions the display cell and the optical member in a direction along a display surface of the display cell, and a second positioning section that is formed integrally with the first positioning section and positions the display cell and the optical member in a thickness direction of the display cell. The first positioning section has a first side surface that is opposite a side surface of the display cell and a second side surface that is opposite a side surface of the optical member and is provided outside of the first side surface in the direction along the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210098755
    Abstract: A battery pack (2; 402; 602) includes an outer case (12; 412; 612), which comprises an upper-part case (14; 414) and a lower-part case (15; 415) fixed to the upper-part case (14; 414), and a cell case (80; 480; 780; 980), which is housed in the outer case (12; 412; 612). An engaging part (30) is provided on one of the upper-part case (14; 414) and the cell case (80; 480; 780; 980). An engaged part (110), with which the engaging part (30) engages, is provided on or in the other of the upper-part case (14; 414) and the cell case (80; 480; 780; 980).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAGAHAMA, Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210086969
    Abstract: A film for food packaging includes a resin composition comprising a vinyl chloride-based resin (A); a plasticizer (B); and an anti-fogging agent (C), wherein the composition comprises 1.5 parts by mass to 4.0 parts by mass of a diglycerin ester, 0.1 part by mass to 1.5 parts by mass of a glycerin monoester, and 0.1 part by mass to 3.0 parts by mass of an ethylene oxide adduct as the anti-fogging agent (C) relative to 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride-based resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Yasuharu AMAKASU
  • Patent number: 10952023
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a reception unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires electronic pictorial map information based on a pictorial map. The reception unit receives information of a desired position to be output onto the pictorial map. The output unit outputs the position received by the reception unit onto the pictorial map information, based on characteristic information on the pictorial map information and electronic map information in which position identification information including the position to be output onto the pictorial map is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tamura, Tomoyuki Shimizu, Kazuya Tanaka, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20210002928
    Abstract: An outside handle device for vehicle includes an operation handle configured to serve as a handhold at a time of a door opening operation, and an electric actuator configured to drive the operation handle between an accommodated position and a use position. The outside handle device for vehicle is configured to allow a locking accommodating operation having a locking operation of a door latch device fixed to a door and a non-locking accommodating operation not having a locking operation when the operation handle is moved to the accommodated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao TOYAMA, Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200377681
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepreg which exhibits high interfacial adhesion between reinforcement fibers and a matrix resin, while having excellent interlaminar fracture resistance. The fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepreg of the present invention comprises: a matrix resin comprising a polyarylketone resin and a polyetherimide resin; and a carbon fiber, wherein the polyetherimide resin in the matrix resin comprises a polyetherimide resin having a structural unit represented by Formula (1), an amount of the polyetherimide resin in the matrix resin (100% by mass) is 3% by mass to 25% by mass, and an amount of the polyarylketone resin in the matrix resin (100% by mass) is 75% by mass or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro HAYASHI, Takeshi ISHIKAWA, Kouichiro TANIGUCHI, Kazuya TANAKA, Masayasu HASUIKE
  • Patent number: 10820164
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a management unit, a receiver, and a display controller. The management unit is configured to manage association information in which a user and a group to which the user belongs are associated with each other. The receiver is configured to receive a change of the association information. The display controller configured to control group change information to be displayed to the user. The group change information indicate contents of a group change that the receiver estimates in response to receipt of the association information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200304960
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a management unit, a receiver, and a display controller. The management unit is configured to manage association information in which a user and a group to which the user belongs are associated with each other. The receiver is configured to receive a change of the association information. The display controller configured to control group change information to be displayed to the user. The group change information indicate contents of a group change that the receiver estimates in response to receipt of the association information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200215676
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Hironori OGURA
  • Patent number: 10625409
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tanaka, Hironori Ogura