Patents by Inventor Kenji Watanabe

Kenji 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: 20210156381
    Abstract: A compressor includes fixed scroll (6) and revolving scroll (7) configuring compression mechanism (2), compression chamber (9), intake chamber (11), discharge port (12), muffler (16), and heat-insulating member (24) provided between fixed scroll (6) and muffler (16). After a refrigerant gas taken into intake chamber (11) is compressed by revolving scroll (7) revolving and compression chamber (9) moving while changing a volume of compression chamber (9), the refrigerant gas is discharged from discharge port (12). The refrigerant gas discharged from discharge port (12) is discharged into muffler space (14) formed by muffler (16). Heat-insulating member (24) includes heat-insulating member discharge port (25), lead valve (13), and recess (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Akinori FUKUDA, Daisuke FUNAKOSI, Hideto OKA, Keisuke NOBA
  • Publication number: 20210134519
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a coil component includes: providing an assembly including a wound-wire part formed by winding, around a core, a conductive wire coated with a coating; and a lead part pulled out outwardly from the wound-wire; removing a portion of the coating from the conductive wire at a location outwardly extending away from the wound-wire part, wherein an entire coating over an entire circumference of the conductive wire at the portion of the coating is removed; providing a terminal electrode with a connecting part; forming a joining part at an end of the coating-removed lead conductive wire to electrically connect the terminal electrode to the lead part via the joining part by irradiating a laser from the connecting part toward the coating-removed lead conductive wire while restricting an irradiation range of the laser within a range where the coated lead conductive wire is not included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Takanori YOSHIZAWA, Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210111977
    Abstract: There are provided a slave, a work machine, and a method for storing log information, which are capable of appropriately store the log information when a communication abnormality occurs such that communication cannot be kept between a master and the slave in an industrial network. The control section performs first storage processing storing the log information into a volatile storage section when a communication abnormality occurs such that communication with the master cannot be kept, communication abnormality determination processing for determining whether the communication abnormality has occurred, and second storage processing storing the log information into a non-volatile storage section by acquiring the log information from the volatile storage section, in response to a determination made in that the communication abnormality has occurred as a result of the communication abnormality determination processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Takeshi SATO, Nobuo NAGASAKA
  • Publication number: 20210063185
    Abstract: A guide object for proposing a guide target point is displayed when there is a guide target point that is to be proposed, ahead of a vehicle in a traveling direction. In contrast, when displaying the guide object, the guide object is displayed in a form in which an occupant visually recognizes the guide object with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the vehicle fixed, when a distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is equal to or more than a threshold. Further, the guide object is displayed in a form in which the occupant visually recognizes the guide object as being superimposed with a relative position of the guide object with respect to the guide target point fixed, when the distance from the vehicle to the guide target point is less than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KAWAI, Toshinori TAKEUCHI, Kenji WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE
  • Patent number: 10930426
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component 10 is constituted by a drum core 20, a ring core 30, and a resin base 70. A metal plate is embedded in the resin base 70, terminal electrodes 50A, 50B are exposed on a mounting surface side, and connecting parts 52A, 52B internally connected with the terminal electrodes 50A, 50B are pulled out from side surfaces 74A, 74B of the resin base 70. A coating 44 is laser-stripped from lead parts 46A, 46B at both ends of the winding wire 40 wound around a winding shaft 22 of the drum core 20. An end of the conductive wire 42, from which the coating 44 is stripped, is sandwiched by the connecting parts 52A, 52B and securing parts 54A, 54B, and joined together by laser irradiation, forming joining parts 56A, 56B which are separated from the coating end 45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Yoshizawa, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210012997
    Abstract: An adjustment method for adjusting a path of an electron beam passing through an electron beam device including at least one unit having at least one lens and at least one aligner electrode, and a detector configured to detect the electron beam, the method including: a step of measuring, by a coordinate measuring machine, an assembly tolerance for each of a plurality of the units constituting the electron beam device; a step of determining a shift amount of the electron beam at a position of the at least one of the lenses; a step of determining an electrode condition for each of a plurality of the aligner electrodes included in the units in a manner such that a shift amount of the electron beam is to be the determined shift amount; and a step of setting each of the aligner electrodes to the corresponding determined electrode condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Takehide HAYASHI, Ryo TAJIMA, Tatsuya KOHAMA, Kenji WATANABE, Tsutomu KARIMATA
  • Publication number: 20210010051
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and probe for determining colibactin and a colibactin-producing bacterium. According to the present invention, there is provided a fluorescent probe for detecting myristoyl asparagine using, for example, a tissue sample and a fecal sample and detecting enzyme activity of ClbP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Yuta TSUNEMATSU, Michio SATO
  • Publication number: 20200344114
    Abstract: A multiplexing device including a multistage slave configured to process control data transmitted from a master in an industrial network, a multiprocessing device configured to multiplex the control data transmitted from a first slave of the multistage slave, the first slave being disposed at an upstream side to the master of the multistage slave, and transmit the control data so multiplexed to a second slave of the multistage slave by way of a multiplex communication line, the second slave being situated at a downstream side of the multistage slave, and a control device configured to issue a disconnection command to disconnect a communication between the first slave and the multiprocessing device in response to a disconnection of the multiplex communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu KANAI, Nobuo NAGASAKA, Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200324418
    Abstract: A multiplex device including a multiplex connecting section connected to a movable side multiplex device, the multiplex connecting section being configured to transmit a position signal outputted from a position signal output section connected to the movable side multiplex device by multiplexing communication with the movable side multiplex device; an amplifier connecting section connected to a position signal output section amplifier, the amplifier being configured to transmit the position signal to the position signal output section amplifier; a measuring device connecting section connected to a position signal measuring device; and a switching section configured to switch from a connection between the multiplex connecting section and the position signal output section amplifier, and a connection between the multiplex connecting section and the position signal measuring device in accordance with detection of a connection between the measuring device connecting section and the position signal measuring devic
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo NAGASAKA, Hidekazu KANAI, Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200303776
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion; a non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium ion; and an outer package, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing composite oxide having a layered rock salt structure and represented by the following composition formula: LiNixCoyMnzO2, provided that 0.7?x?0.9, 0.05?y?0.2, 0.05?z?0.15, and x+y+z=1 are satisfied, and the battery is formed by using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing methylene methanedisulfonate and having a content thereof of 2.0% by mass or more and 5.0% by mass or less based on a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200282832
    Abstract: Display devices and programs display a guide image on a display mounted on a vehicle so as to be visually recognized such that the guide image is superimposed on a view ahead of the vehicle. The guide image provides guidance about a travel direction of the vehicle that travels on a travel path after leaving a guide branch point. The devices and programs display the guide image in a manner such that a region overlapping a nearby object present on a near side of the travel path on which the vehicle travels is removed from the guide image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Josaku NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 10771672
    Abstract: The present invention provides a detachable-head-type camera which, when a camera head unit is exchanged, can perform correction processing with a unique value corresponding to a camera head unit after the exchange, and provides a work machine including the detachable-head-type camera. Camera head unit of detachable-head-type camera is detachably connected to image data generation section via dedicated cable. In non-volatile memory of camera head unit, unique value corresponding to the characteristics unique to at least one of imaging element or lens is stored. Unique value is used for correction processing of image data performed by at least one of image data generation section or image processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Tsuchida, Nobuo Nagasaka, Hidekazu Kanai, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200273658
    Abstract: Provided is an electron beam irradiation apparatus including: an aligner configured to perform an alignment of an electron beam by deflecting the electron beam; a deflector having a plurality of electrodes and configured to deflect the electron beam after passing through the aligner; and an adjuster configured to adjust deflection caused by the aligner, wherein the adjuster is configured to perform, on each of the plurality of electrodes, detecting an image of the electron beam by applying a test voltage to one of the plurality of electrodes and applying a reference voltage to the other electrodes, determine a position shift of the electron beam based on each position of the image of the electron beam corresponding to each electrode, and adjust deflection of the aligner so as to cancel the position shift of the electron beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Shinichi OKADA, Ryo TAJIMA, Tsutomu KARIMATA
  • Publication number: 20200269759
    Abstract: Superimposed-image display devices and programs display a guide image providing a guidance of information to a driver of a vehicle such that the guide image is superimposed on a view ahead of the vehicle and is visually recognized. The systems and programs obtain three-dimensional map information that specifies a three-dimensional shape of a road and a structure nearby the road and arrange the guide image in the three-dimensional map information, based on the three-dimensional shape of the road and the structure nearby the road. The systems and programs obtain a shape of the guide image that is visually recognized from a position of the driver in the three-dimensional map information and display the guide image having the obtained shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Yuusuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20200249044
    Abstract: Superimposed-image display devices and programs superimpose an image on a surrounding environment in front of a vehicle so that the image can be visually identified. The image includes at least one of a first guidance image that prompts a driver to change driving operation and a second guidance image that does not prompt a driver to change driving operation. The second guidance image is displayed in a display mode in which the second guidance image more harmonizes in at least one of a location, brightness, and color with the surrounding environment than the first guidance image, the surrounding environment being a superimposition target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20200248687
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor including fixed scroll (6) and revolving scroll (7) configuring compression mechanism (2), compression chamber (9) formed between fixed scroll (6) and revolving scroll (7), intake chamber (11) provided on an outer circumferential side of fixed scroll (6), discharge port (12) provided in a central part of fixed scroll (6), muffler (16) provided to cover discharge port (12) at an upper part of fixed scroll (6), and heat-insulating member (24) provided between fixed scroll (6) and muffler space (14) formed by muffler (16). After a refrigerant gas taken into intake chamber (11) is compressed by revolving scroll (7) revolving and compression chamber (9) moving while changing a volume of compression chamber (9), the refrigerant gas is discharged from discharge port (12). The refrigerant gas discharged from discharge port (12) is discharged into muffler space (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke FUNAKOSHI, Akinori FUKUDA, Hideto OKA, Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200239256
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a blocking member having a blocking surface with which a leading end of a sheet that is being conveyed comes into contact for obliquity correction. The blocking member is rotated by being pushed by the sheet against an urging force of a positioning unit that positions the blocking member to be in the standby position. The blocking member is rotatable to be in a sheet-passage-allowing orientation in which the sheet is allowed to pass. When a trailing end of the sheet that is being conveyed has passed the blocking member, the blocking member that is in the sheet-passage-allowing orientation rotates in a same direction as a sheet conveyance direction and is positioned to be in a standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Minoru Kawanishi, Motohiro Furusawa, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shigeo Murayama
  • Publication number: 20200232461
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a fixed scroll; at least one discharge port; a reed valve; a valve stop; and a ventilation hole. The at least one discharge port is disposed in the fixed scroll. The reed valve is disposed in the fixed scroll so as to block the at least one discharge port. The valve stop is disposed in the fixed scroll, and restricts the lift amount of the reed valve. The ventilation hole is disposed in the valve stop. In the present aspect, the flow of refrigerant gas is smoothed to suppress the compression loss, and the force applied to the reed valve can be suppressed. As a result, the efficiency and reliability can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hideto OKA, Daisuke FUNAKOSHI, Akinori FUKUDA, Kenji WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10662013
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a blocking member having a blocking surface with which a leading end of a sheet that is being conveyed comes into contact for obliquity correction. The blocking member is rotated by being pushed by the sheet against an urging force of a positioning unit that positions the blocking member to be in the standby position. The blocking member is rotatable to be in a sheet-passage-allowing orientation in which the sheet is allowed to pass. When a trailing end of the sheet that is being conveyed has passed the blocking member, the blocking member that is in the sheet-passage-allowing orientation rotates in a same direction as a sheet conveyance direction and is positioned to be in a standby position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Minoru Kawanishi, Motohiro Furusawa, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shigeo Murayama
  • Patent number: 10648164
    Abstract: A flush toilet comprises a bowl portion including a rim portion and a shelf portion; a water discharge path for discharging waste; a water spouting portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion of the bowl portion to form a swirl flow; and a water conduit for supplying the flush water to the water spouting portion; wherein the bowl portion includes a front region and a rear region, and the rim portion of the bowl portion is such that a curvature radius in the front region is equal to or smaller than a curvature radius of the rear region, and wherein the water spouting portion is formed on either a left or right side in the front region and spouts the flush water toward a front of the rim portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Yamasaki, Kenji Watanabe, Masaaki Inoue, Masahiro Nakamura