Patents by Inventor Masaaki Maejima

Masaaki Maejima 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: 7780342
    Abstract: A spring device having an inside-end wheel that moves in conjunction with the inside end of a mainspring; an outside-end wheel that moves in conjunction with the outside end of the mainspring; a torque return unit that transfers part of the output torque of the mainspring from one to the other of the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel; a duration time indicating unit that operates in conjunction with both the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel and indicates the number of winds in the mainspring; and a torque transfer clutch unit that disengages torque transfer between the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel by means of the torque return unit when the mainspring unwinds and the duration time indicating unit indicates a predetermined reference number of winds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Takahashi, Nobuyuki Hirose, Masaaki Maejima, Masatoshi Moteki
  • Publication number: 20090086584
    Abstract: A spring device having an inside-end wheel that moves in conjunction with the inside end of a mainspring; an outside-end wheel that moves in conjunction with the outside end of the mainspring; a torque return unit that transfers part of the output torque of the mainspring from one to the other of the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel; a duration time indicating unit that operates in conjunction with both the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel and indicates the number of winds in the mainspring; and a torque transfer clutch unit that disengages torque transfer between the inside-end wheel and outside-end wheel by means of the torque return unit when the mainspring unwinds and the duration time indicating unit indicates a predetermined reference number of winds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu TAKAHASHI, Nobuyuki HIROSE, Masaaki MAEJIMA, Masatoshi MOTEKI
  • Patent number: 4940353
    Abstract: A holder for paper-keeping bags is disclosed, which comprises an elastic sleeve with U-shaped transverse section open at along one longitudinal side, a sliding bind base inserted into the elastic sleeve slidably in the longitudinal direction, a board bonded at one side edge adhesive portion of the sliding bind base and a plurality of paper-keeping envelopes held in layers at one side edge holder portion of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katuo Osono, Masaaki Maejima
  • Patent number: 4442419
    Abstract: A static induction apparatus including a vessel for containing a main body of the static induction apparatus, a plurality of reinforcing support members secured to side plates of the vessel and a sound reducing structure. The sound reducing structure includes a plurality of sound reducing members supported between the reinforcing support members and each including a sound insulating panel composed of high damping metal plate, a resilient plate formed of thin metal sheet material interposed between the sound insulating panel and the reinforcing members, and a weight member secured to the vicinity of the boundary between the sound insulating panel and the resilient plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Kanoi, Yasuro Hori, Masaaki Maejima