Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tanabe

Masahiro Tanabe 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: 20240157895
    Abstract: An attachment structure and an interior component is capable of supplying electric power to a functional component even when a vehicle is stopped. The functional component includes a first functional component attached to a fitting portion of an interior member, the fitting portion capable of supplying electric power, and a second functional component attached to the first functional component. The first functional component includes a first power receiver receiving the supply of the electric power from the fitting portion, a power storage storing the electric power, a power supply supplying the electric power to the first functional component and the second functional component, and an opening for connecting the second functional component. The second functional component includes an insertion inserted into the opening, and a second power receiver that receives the supply of the electric power from the first functional component when the insertion is inserted into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Takako MIYOSHI, Jinichi TANABE, Yuki OSHIMA, Masahiro NOMURA, Yuta OSHINO
  • Patent number: 11945230
    Abstract: An image-recording apparatus includes: a first tank defining a first storage chamber; a second tank defining a second storage chamber; a conveying mechanism for conveying sheets along a conveying path extending in a depthwise direction and a widthwise direction perpendicular to a vertical direction and the depthwise direction; and a recording head including a nozzle. Liquid in the first storage chamber is supplied through a communication port to the second storage chamber and then to the recording head through a liquid outlet port. The second storage chamber is positioned further in a first depthwise direction relative to the nozzle and further in a first widthwise direction relative to the conveying path. A volume of a prescribed space above a liquid level equal to a height of the communication port in the second storage chamber is greater than that of a liquid channel between the liquid outlet port and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayashi, Akinari Ishibe, Yuma Tanabe, Masatake Sato, Akihito Kobayashi, Hiroaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240100847
    Abstract: A printing-agent container, having a container body, an outflow port, and an identifying portion, is provided. The container body has a chamber for containing a printing agent. Through the outflow port, the printing agent flows out of the chamber. The identifying portion is provided to the container body correspondingly to a type of the printing agent contained in the chamber of the container body. The identifying portion has an inner surface defining the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE, Satoru OKI, Yuji FUKUTA
  • Publication number: 20240100846
    Abstract: A cartridge configured to be inserted in a first direction into a case having a plurality of engagement portions is provided. The cartridge has a body and a key member. The body has a chamber for storing a printing agent. The key member is located on the body at a position associated with a type of the printing agent stored in the chamber and is configured to engage with a corresponding one of the plurality of engagement portions of the case. The key member has a surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction. The surface is configured to contact the corresponding one of the plurality of engagement portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE, Satoru OKI, Yuji FUKUTA
  • Publication number: 20240096533
    Abstract: The coil component includes a coil, a first core having a first magnetic permeability, and a second core having a second magnetic permeability lower than the first magnetic permeability. The first core and the second core form a magnetic path. The coil forms two or more winding windows. The first core contacts with an entirety of one side line extending in a second direction of each of the winding windows, and protrudes from both ends of one side line of at least one of the winding windows. The second core contacts with three side lines other than the one side line of each of the winding windows. A surface resistance of the first core between two points that are 20 mm away from each other is not less than 5 ? after a high-temperature storage test. A drive frequency of the coil component is not less than 20 kHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mao KAWAMURA, Hayato TANABE, Naohisa UEHARA, Takashi SOBASHIMA, Keisuke AKAKI, Takuya ENDOU, Yuki ABE, Masahiro KONDO, Norimitsu HOSHI
  • Patent number: 9460637
    Abstract: Provided is a stethoscopy training system which is inexpensive and has a simple configuration, without using a device which measures a respiratory operation of a simulated patient. The stethoscopy training system for this objective is formed from: a simulated stethoscope (1) having a sound acquisition unit further comprising a location display means (1d), a tube, and ear pipes; a location sensing means (2) for sensing the location of the sound acquisition unit; biological sound database (3); a biological sound reproducing means (4); and a timing display means (5) for displaying a timing of a repetition of a reproduced respiratory sound. The database retains as information biological sounds which are prerecorded from actual patients in correspondence with chest locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: National University Corporation Chiba University, Kenzmedico Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Nakaguchi, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9112268
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes at least one spiral arm and a connection portion which connects an end of the spiral arm to an adjacent spiral arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Masahiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20140302473
    Abstract: Provided is a stethoscopy training system which is inexpensive and has a simple configuration, without using a device which measures a respiratory operation of a simulated patient. The stethoscopy training system for this objective is formed from: a simulated stethoscope (1) having a sound acquisition unit further comprising a location display means (1d), a tube, and ear pipes; a location sensing means (2) for sensing the location of the sound acquisition unit; biological sound database (3); a biological sound reproducing means (4); and a timing display means (5) for displaying a timing of a repetition of a reproduced respiratory sound. The database retains as information biological sounds which are prerecorded from actual patients in correspondence with chest locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: Kenzmedico Co., Ltd., National University Corporation Chiba University
    Inventors: Toshiya Nakaguchi, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20140028528
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes at least one spiral arm and a connection portion which connects an end of the spiral arm to an adjacent spiral arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Masahiro TANABE
  • Patent number: 8564500
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes an antenna element, a cavity, and a radio wave absorber. The spiral antenna is formed into a spiral shape on a dielectric substrate. The cavity is formed to have a space with the antenna element. The radio wave absorber is placed to cover a terminal end portion of the spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanabe, Hisamatsu Nakano
  • Patent number: 8434993
    Abstract: A robot apparatus according to the invention is configured to hand over a workpiece by rotating by a prescribed angle a finger including a holding means for holding the workpiece. The robot apparatus includes: a drive shaft including a first finger and a second finger spaced from each other. The first finger includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion extending from its rotation center with a prescribed angle therebetween so as to be distanced from each other. The second finger includes a third arm portion and a fourth arm portion extending from its rotation center with a prescribed angle therebetween so as to be distanced from each other. The second arm portion and the fourth arm portion are distanced from each other when the first arm portion and the third arm portion overlap in the axial direction of the drive shaft. The robot apparatus can further improve productivity without incurring size increase and high cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Shibaura-Mechatronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehito Azumano, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8237621
    Abstract: A spiral antenna includes an antenna element which is formed in a spiral pattern on a dielectric substrate, a cavity which is formed with a space provided between the antenna element, and a magnetic material which is arranged between the antenna element and the cavity. The cross-section of the spiral antenna is formed in a manner which the sum of a distance between the antenna element and the magnetic material and a thickness of the magnetic material increases from the center portion towards the outer circumference of the spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuharu Masuda, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8164005
    Abstract: A multilayer high-frequency circuit board includes a signal line, ground layers, and an interlayer circuit. A signal line where a high-frequency signal flows is formed in the signal line layer. The ground layers are laminated on both sides of the signal line layer, each of which is grounded. The interlayer circuit is provided in the signal line layer and includes a ground connecting portion connected to the ground layers and a signal line connecting portion connected to the signal line. One of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion surrounds an outer periphery of the other of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion concentrically with the one being separated from the outer periphery of the other along the signal line layer. An inner periphery of the one and the outer periphery of the other have a similar shape excluding a complete circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuusuke Yamashita, Ryota Suzuki, Masahiro Tanabe, Taihei Nakada, Tsuyoshi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20120062438
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes an antenna element formed into a spiral shape, a sheet-shaped magnetic material arranged in tight contact with a back surface of the antenna element, and a reflector arranged with an air gap to the magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Masahiro TANABE, Yasuharu Masuda
  • Publication number: 20110234471
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes an antenna element, a cavity, and a radio wave absorber. The spiral antenna is formed into a spiral shape on a dielectric substrate. The cavity is formed to have a space with the antenna element. The radio wave absorber is placed to cover a terminal end portion of the spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Masahiro TANABE, Hisamatsu Nakano
  • Patent number: 8005451
    Abstract: There is provided with a filter circuit, including: an input terminal configured to input signals; a band stop filter configured to have a center frequency of input signals from the input terminal in a stop band and configured to reflect signals in the stop band that is included in the input signals and pass signals outside the stop band; a band pass filter configured to have a pass band including the stop band, and configured to pass signals in the pass band out of the signals having passed through the band stop filter; a synthesis circuit configured to synthesize the signals reflected on the band stop filter and the signals having passed through the band pass filter to obtain synthesis signals; and an output terminal configured to output the synthesis signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kayano, Masahiro Tanabe, Mitsuyoshi Shinonaga, Noritsugu Shiokawa
  • Publication number: 20100066624
    Abstract: A spiral antenna includes an antenna element which is formed in a spiral pattern on a dielectric substrate, a cavity which is formed with a space provided between the antenna element, and a magnetic material which is arranged between the antenna element and the cavity. The cross-section of the spiral antenna is formed in a manner which the sum of a distance between the antenna element and the magnetic material and a thickness of the magnetic material increases from the center portion towards the outer circumference of the spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuharu Masuda, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20100048035
    Abstract: A robot apparatus according to the invention is configured to hand over a workpiece by rotating by a prescribed angle a finger including a holding means for holding the workpiece. The robot apparatus includes: a drive shaft including a first finger and a second finger spaced from each other. The first finger includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion extending from its rotation center with a prescribed angle therebetween so as to be distanced from each other. The second finger includes a third arm portion and a fourth arm portion extending from its rotation center with a prescribed angle therebetween so as to be distanced from each other. The second arm portion and the fourth arm portion are distanced from each other when the first arm portion and the third arm portion overlap in the axial direction of the drive shaft. The robot apparatus can further improve productivity without incurring size increase and high cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehito Azumano, Masahiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20090009507
    Abstract: A display controller according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a control pulse generating part outputting control pulse to a data line controller and a scan line controller driving a display panel, and an intermittent clock generating part generating an intermittent clock synchronized with a reference clock and setting a clock interval based on a timing setting value setting a timing at which the control pulse changes in a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20080251288
    Abstract: A multilayer high-frequency circuit board includes a signal line, ground layers, and an interlayer circuit. A signal line where a high-frequency signal flows is formed in the signal line layer. The ground layers are laminated on both sides of the signal line layer, each of which is grounded. The interlayer circuit is provided in the signal line layer and includes a ground connecting portion connected to the ground layers and a signal line connecting portion connected to the signal line. One of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion surrounds an outer periphery of the other of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion concentrically with the one being separated from the outer periphery of the other along the signal line layer. An inner periphery of the one and the outer periphery of the other have a similar shape excluding a complete circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Yuusuke YAMASHITA, Ryota Suzuki, Masahiro Tanabe, Taihei Nakada, Tsuyoshi Kumamoto