Patents by Inventor Masahiro Koike

Masahiro Koike 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: 10161771
    Abstract: A measurement device includes: a casing that includes a first air duct with an air inlet; a straightening grid; a first chamber; an opening plate including an opening; a second chamber; pressure sensors configured to measure a first pressure, a second pressure, and a third pressure, the first pressure being air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid, the second pressure being air pressure in the first chamber, the third pressure being air pressure in the second chamber; a specific opening configured to allow the opening plate to be replaceable; an open/close portion configured to open and close the specific opening; and a duct forming a second air duct between the measurement device and a measurement target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Koike, Tomoaki Ikeda, Takahisa Toda, Yo Muramatsu, Katsumichi Ishihara, Hikaru Urushimoto
  • Patent number: 10080076
    Abstract: A headphone device includes a container and a first electrical connector. The container includes a first loudspeaker disposed in the container, a second loudspeaker disposed in the container, and a first cross-feed loudspeaker disposed in the container. The first electrical connector is disposed on the container, and is electrically connected to the first loudspeaker, the second loudspeaker and the first cross-feed loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Karasawa, Tomoya Takahashi, Masahiro Koike, Naofumi Imai
  • Publication number: 20180257177
    Abstract: Provided are a laser processing method and a laser processing device which prevent a laser irradiation unit from colliding with an edge of a plate material when the laser irradiation unit returns to a portion just above the plate material from an outer part of the portion just above the plate material. The laser processing method for cutting a plate material by laser irradiation, the method including: a plate material end portion holding process of holding a position of an end portion of the plate material at a predetermined position when a laser irradiation unit is present outside a portion just above the plate material; and a laser irradiation unit moving process in which the laser irradiation unit moves from an outer part of the portion just above the plate material to the portion just above the plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Takanori SATO, Shin YOSHIDA, Masahiro KOIKE, Kenichi FUKAMI
  • Patent number: 10036660
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring an airflow volume of a wind-blowing apparatus includes, a housing that includes an air duct with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet being configured to take in air, the air outlet being configured to send out the taken air, an opening member installed inside the air duct, the opening member including an opening allowing the air taken from the air inlet to pass therethrough, pressure sensors configured to measure air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member in the air duct, and an orifice provided on the opening member to change a size of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumichi Ishihara, Takahisa Toda, Yo Muramatsu, Masahiro Koike, Hikaru Urushimoto
  • Publication number: 20170366893
    Abstract: A headphone device includes a container and a first electrical connector. The container includes a first loudspeaker disposed in the container, a second loudspeaker disposed in the container, and a first cross-feed loudspeaker disposed in the container. The first electrical connector is disposed on the container, and is electrically connected to the first loudspeaker, the second loudspeaker and the first cross-feed loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Takayuki Karasawa, Tomoya Takahashi, Masahiro Koike, Naofumi Imai
  • Patent number: 9686868
    Abstract: A concave part defined by a ring-shaped step is formed on the upper surface of a housing body. A first elastic member is brought into contact with a portion of an electroless nickel-plated layer, the portion being in a region inside the concave part. The first elastic member is then pressed and deformed so that the whole of an angular portion, at which the upper surface of the ring-shaped step and its side surface cross, bites into the first elastic member and that the first elastic member and the electroless nickel-plated layer on the upper surface of the ring-shaped step are separated from each other. The housing body is then immersed in a dissolving liquid that can dissolve the electroless nickel-plated layer while the first elastic member is kept deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kanno, Masahiro Koike
  • Publication number: 20170067765
    Abstract: A measurement device includes: a casing that includes a first air duct with an air inlet; a straightening grid; a first chamber; an opening plate including an opening; a second chamber; pressure sensors configured to measure a first pressure, a second pressure, and a third pressure, the first pressure being air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid, the second pressure being air pressure in the first chamber, the third pressure being air pressure in the second chamber; a specific opening configured to allow the opening plate to be replaceable; an open/close portion configured to open and close the specific opening; and a duct forming a second air duct between the measurement device and a measurement target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KOIKE, Tomoaki IKEDA, Takahisa TODA, Yo MURAMATSU, Katsumichi ISHIHARA, Hikaru URUSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9581174
    Abstract: A fan frame accommodates a fan for blowing air or cooling and has a hole into which a tapping screw is fixed. The hole has a first hole portion opened in an attachment surface onto which a supporting member fixed by the tapping screw is attached and a second hole portion extending from the first hole portion and having a predetermined inner diameter. The first hole portion of the hole is formed to have a diameter larger than that of the second hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Koike, Souma Araki, Toshiki Ogawara
  • Publication number: 20170052045
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring an airflow volume of a wind-blowing apparatus includes, a housing that includes an air duct with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet being configured to take in air, the air outlet being configured to send out the taken air, an opening member installed inside the air duct, the opening member including an opening allowing the air taken from the air inlet to pass therethrough, pressure sensors configured to measure air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member in the air duct, and an orifice provided on the opening member to change a size of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Katsumichi ISHIHARA, Takahisa TODA, Yo MURAMATSU, Masahiro KOIKE, Hikaru URUSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9543376
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer including Ge; and a metal Ge compound region provided in a surface portion of the semiconductor layer. Sn is included in an interface portion between the semiconductor layer and the metal Ge compound region. A lattice plane of the semiconductor layer matches with a lattice plane of the metal Ge compound region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masahiro Koike, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Tsutomu Tezuka
  • Publication number: 20160338208
    Abstract: A concave part defined by a ring-shaped step is formed on the upper surface of a housing body. A first elastic member is brought into contact with a portion of an electroless nickel-plated layer, the portion being in a region inside the concave part. The first elastic member is then pressed and deformed so that the whole of an angular portion, at which the upper surface of the ring-shaped step and its side surface cross, bites into the first elastic member and that the first elastic member and the electroless nickel-plated layer on the upper surface of the ring-shaped step are separated from each other. The housing body is then immersed in a dissolving liquid that can dissolve the electroless nickel-plated layer while the first elastic member is kept deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kanno, Masahiro Koike
  • Patent number: 9304113
    Abstract: A heat-resistant ultrasonic sensor forms a piezo-electric ceramics film with a thickness of 0.5 mm or smaller and a Curie point of 200° C. or higher on a flexible metal plate. A thin metal film that is an electrode is attached to a top surface of the piezo-electric ceramics film and a metal wire mesh covers the thin metal film and is attached to a top surface of the thin metal film. A core of a heat-resistant coaxial cable is connected to the metal wire mesh at a connection point. The heat-resistant coaxial cable is fixed to the thin metal plate with a metal fixing member that is a ground portion. An electric insulating cover is attached to the thin metal plate and covers the piezo-electric ceramics film, the thin metal film, the metal wire mesh, the connection point, the fixing member, and the core of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Baba, Yoshinori Musha, Masahiro Koike
  • Publication number: 20160071921
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer including Ge; and a metal Ge compound region provided in a surface portion of the semiconductor layer. Sn is included in an interface portion between the semiconductor layer and the metal Ge compound region. A lattice plane of the semiconductor layer matches with a lattice plane of the metal Ge compound region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro KOIKE, Yuuichi KAMIMUTA, Tsutomu TEZUKA
  • Patent number: 9145896
    Abstract: An axial flow fan includes a first lead wire engaging portion configured to be engaged with a plurality of lead wires such that the lead wires are pulled out therefrom into an outer space defined between a first flange and a second flange of a fan housing, a second lead wire engaging portion configured to be engaged with the plurality of lead wires such that the lead wires are pulled out toward the other side in the axial direction where the second flange is positioned, and a third lead wire engaging portion configured to be engaged with the plurality of lead wires such that the lead wires are pulled out in the axial direction toward one side where the first flange is positioned. The third lead wire engaging portion is formed in the first flange at a given distance from the first lead wire engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nakamura, Masahiro Koike, Naoya Inada
  • Patent number: 9120185
    Abstract: A workpiece support apparatus is provided with a plurality of support members. The support members support a workpiece. Each support member moves along a moving path to a machining position while the support member is held at a first holding position for supporting the workpiece or a second holding position which is spaced apart from the first holding position. At least one support member is displaced from the first holding position to the second holding position or from the second holding position to the first holding position along a machining trajectory, before the support member arrives at the machining position whenever each support member is moved to the machining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuo Kobayashi, Izuru Hori, Kenichi Fukami, Masahiro Koike, Shin Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9096192
    Abstract: The present invention provides an airbag that is capable of stabilizing a flow of a gas introduced into a lower air chamber to thereby stabilize an expansion behavior, the air bag being capable of stably constraining an occupant. Along a bulkhead configured to partition an airbag main body portion into an upper air chamber and the lower air chamber, a patch is mounted into the lower air chamber so that a rear end part is opposed to a distributing portion. The patch is expanded by means of a gas introduced into the lower air chamber in an expanded state of an inflating portion of the airbag main body portion to thereby form a cover portion along an interior face of the lower air chamber and a redundant portion configured to slacken with respect to the interior face of the lower air chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Koike
  • Patent number: 9082518
    Abstract: Vibration of a jet pump installed in a reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor is monitored. Ultrasonic waves are transmitted from an ultrasonic sensor installed on an outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel toward a throat and a diffuser of the jet pump. When the ultrasonic waves reach respective outer surfaces of the throat and diffuser, reflected waves are generated at the respective outer surfaces. The ultrasonic sensor receives those reflected waves. The ultrasonic signal process section obtains a distance in the horizontal direction between the throat and the diffuser based on a time difference of the reflected waves reflected from respective reflection surfaces of the throat and diffuser and a sound speed in reactor water in the neighborhood of the throat and diffuser. A relative vibration is obtained based on the change with time of the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hiratsuka, Atsushi Baba, Masahiro Koike, Taro Ikezumi, Minoru Ootaka
  • Patent number: 9014531
    Abstract: A transmitting section of the present invention initiates transmission of a second video continuously after completing transmission of a first video being transmitted, in a case that a reproduction position of the first video being transmitted is beyond an end point of the first video, when a video recording start time of a second video stored in a video storage section and a video recording end time of the first video being transmitted coincide within a predetermined time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Gokurakuji, Shuhei Miura, Masahiro Koike, Masayuki Uwabo, Takumi Okazaki, Chihiro Harada
  • Patent number: 8995602
    Abstract: A jet pump beam (hereinafter, referred to as a beam) is fitted into a pair of projecting portions installed to a transition piece, and after the beam is arched, a beam bolt engaged with the beam is tightened. An end of the beam bolt comes in contact with a top surface of an insert member fitted into an elbow disposed between the pair of projecting portions. An ultrasonic sensor head is fixed to the beam bolt, and ultrasonic waves are sent to the beam bolt from the ultrasonic sensor in the ultrasonic sensor head. An ultrasonic measuring apparatus obtains echo intensity of each of reflected waves generated at the end of the beam bolt and a bottom surface of the insert member, and based on the echo intensities, an echo intensity ratio R is calculated. The installed state of the beam is checked using the echo intensity ratio R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Baba, Yoshinori Musha, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Minoru Ootaka, Masahiro Koike
  • Patent number: 8946587
    Abstract: A laser machining apparatus is provided with: a workpiece support unit; a machining head; and a machining head moving unit. The workpiece support unit includes: an end support part that supports a width end of a workpiece; and an inside support part that supports an inside portion of the workpiece in a width direction. The end support part is movable in a longitudinal direction independently from the inside support part in response to a movement of the machining head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuo Kobayashi, Shin Yoshida, Izuru Hori, Masahiro Koike, Kenichi Fukami