Patents by Inventor Masakazu Ando
Masakazu Ando 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).
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Patent number: 7874288Abstract: An outer case 10 accommodating a gas combustion apparatus main body comprises a case main body 2 opening forward, and a front cover 3 closing a front end opening of the case main body 2. A waterproof packing material 17 is sandwiched between inner peripheral flanges 20 and 39 formed on inner peripheral edges of the front end opening of the case main body 2 and a rear end of the front cover 3. To deteriorate outward appearance and cleaning easiness of a connected portion between the front cover 3 and the case main body 2, and to stably secure waterproof of the connected portion for a long term, a protection plate covering a range extending along an upper edge of a front end opening of the case main body 2 of the packing material 17 is possessed to the front cover 3 or the case main body 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventors: Shuji Ito, Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 7876120Abstract: Provided is a test apparatus for testing a device under test, the test apparatus including: a pattern generating section that inputs a test pattern to the device under test; a judging section that receives an output signal of the device under test, and makes judgment concerning pass/fail of the device under test based on the output signal; an internal circuit that exchanges signals between the device under test and the pattern generating section or the judging section; a first transmission line that connects the internal circuit to the device under test; and a first switch that connects the first transmission line to a ground potential in not testing the device under test, and cuts off the first transmission line from the ground potential in testing of the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Awaji, Takashi Sekino, Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20100122668Abstract: A storage type water heater comprising: a stored hot water tank; a heating unit including a heat exchanger, a gas burner, and an air supply fan; a circulation pipe line; a circulating pump; a first temperature sensor for detecting an inlet side temperature T1; a second temperature sensor for detecting an outlet side temperature T2; and a controller including a control arrangement which actuates the circulating pump to circulate the stored hot water inside of the circulation pipe line when the heating unit is in a non-operated state, and determines an abnormality in one of the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor based on a temperature difference (|T1?T2|).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventor: Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20100066398Abstract: Pressing an electronic device (2) to be tested to contact terminals (132a and 132b) while bringing a heater (112) having equal or close temperature change characteristics to those of the electronic device to be tested by a test pattern, transmitting a test pattern to the electronic device to be tested in this state, and controlling a power consumption of a heater so that total power of a power consumption of the electronic device to be tested by the test pattern and a power consumption of the heater becomes a constant value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Masakazu ANDO, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Takashi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7619427Abstract: Pressing an electronic device (2) to be tested to contact terminals (132a and 132b) while bringing a heater (112) having equal or close temperature change characteristics to those of the electronic device to be tested by a test pattern, transmitting a test pattern to the electronic device to be tested in this state, and controlling a power consumption of a heater so that total power of a power consumption of the electronic device to be tested by the test pattern and a power consumption of the heater becomes a constant value.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Masakazu Ando, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Takashi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7597066Abstract: There is provided a circulation type hot water supply device in which a downstream end of a hot water delivering channel 6 connected to a heat exchanger 4 of a water heater 1 is connected to a water supply channel 5 upstream of the heat exchanger, and a circulating pump 25 that returns hot water fed from the heat exchanger to the hot water delivering channel to the heat exchanger through the water supply channel is provided in the hot water delivering channel. The device can reliably identify an abnormality when it occurs, such as adhesion of a deposit to an inner surface of a heat absorbing pipe 4b to reduce heat exchange efficiency. A diagnosis is started when a hot water delivering tap 7 is closed and a burner 3 is subjected to combustion. In the diagnosis, supply of water to the heat exchanger 4 is first stopped to shut down the burner 3.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventors: Shigeki Shimada, Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 7591434Abstract: A hot water supply system includes: a casing 1 having an opening in a front face; a front panel 2 covering the front face of the casing; and a console box 7 attached to the casing. The front panel has a window into which the console box is to be fitted. The clearance between the window and the console box is eliminated to improve the appearance of the system, and it is provided that the front panel can be attached to the casing without problems. In order to eliminate the clearance between the window 20 and the console box 7, the window 20 has a size enough for the console box 7 to be tightly fitted therein. In order that the console box 7 fitted in the window 20 can move vertically and horizontally together with the front panel 2, a support plate 8 for the console box 7 is attached to the casing 1 with a vertical and a horizontal play.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventor: Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20090223465Abstract: A hot water storage type hot water supply device is capable of heating water inside a hot water storage tank appropriately, thereby preventing energy waste. A circulating pump is operated and a burner is incinerated, when the average of detected temperatures from water temperature detectors falls below a predetermined lower limit temperature. The burner is extinguished when an accumulated heating amount from the beginning of operation of a heat source equipment becomes equal to or more than a target heating amount necessary for elevating the total amount of water in the hot water storage tank to a preset hot water delivery temperature. The circulating pump is continuously operated after extinguishing the burner, until an accumulated circulated water amount of a circulating path becomes equal to or more than a predetermined water amount set to be equal to or more than a capacity of the hot water storage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Tamotsu Yamaoka, Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20090151654Abstract: There is provided an indoor mounting water heater in which combustion exhaust gas is discharged to the outdoors via an exhaust duct, wherein a decrease in draft force caused when the number of burner groups to be burned is reduced by a capacity changeover mechanism to decrease the combustion capacity can be prevented, and the heat efficiency can be improved. An air supply chamber 81 is divided into a plurality of parts 82 and 83 corresponding to a plurality of burner groups 51 and 52. The air sent from an air supply fan 84 is supplied to only a part of the air supply chamber corresponding to a burning burner group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventor: Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20090134900Abstract: Provided is a test apparatus for testing a device under test, the test apparatus including: a pattern generating section that inputs a test pattern to the device under test; a judging section that receives an output signal of the device under test, and makes judgment concerning pass/fail of the device under test based on the output signal; an internal circuit that exchanges signals between the device under test and the pattern generating section or the judging section; a first transmission line that connects the internal circuit to the device under test; and a first switch that connects the first transmission line to a ground potential in not testing the device under test, and cuts off the first transmission line from the ground potential in testing of the device under test.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: TOSHIAKI AWAJI, TAKASHI SEKINO, MASAKAZU ANDO
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Publication number: 20080164899Abstract: Pressing an electronic device (2) to be tested to contact terminals (132a and 132b) while bringing a heater (112) having equal or close temperature change characteristics to those of the electronic device to be tested by a test pattern, transmitting a test pattern to the electronic device to be tested in this state, and controlling a power consumption of a heater so that total power of a power consumption of the electronic device to be tested by the test pattern and a power consumption of the heater becomes a constant value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2004Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Masakazu Ando, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Takashi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20070257122Abstract: There is provided a circulation type hot water supply device in which a downstream end of a hot water delivering channel 6 connected to a heat exchanger 4 of a water heater 1 is connected to a water supply channel 5 upstream of the heat exchanger, and a circulating pump 25 that returns hot water fed from the heat exchanger to the hot water delivering channel to the heat exchanger through the water supply channel is provided in the hot water delivering channel. The device can reliably identify an abnormality when it occurs, such as adhesion of a deposit to an inner surface of a heat absorbing pipe 4b to reduce heat exchange efficiency. A diagnosis is started when a hot water delivering tap 7 is closed and a burner 3 is subjected to combustion. In the diagnosis, supply of water to the heat exchanger 4 is first stopped to shut down the burner 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Shimada, Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20070119447Abstract: An outer case 10 accommodating a gas combustion apparatus main body comprises a case main body 2 opening forward, and a front cover 3 closing a front end opening of the case main body 2. A waterproof packing material 17 is sandwiched between inner peripheral flanges 20 and 39 formed on inner peripheral edges of the front end opening of the case main body 2 and a rear end of the front cover 3. To deteriorate outward appearance and cleaning easiness of a connected portion between the front cover 3 and the case main body 2, and to stably secure waterproof of the connected portion for a long term, a protection plate covering a range extending along an upper edge of a front end opening of the case main body 2 of the packing material 17 is possessed to the front cover 3 or the case main body 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Rinnai CorporationInventors: Shuji Ito, Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20070108306Abstract: A hot water supply system includes: a casing 1 having an opening in a front face; a front panel 2 covering the front face of the casing; and a console box 7 attached to the casing. The front panel has a window into which the console box is to be fitted. The clearance between the window and the console box is eliminated to improve the appearance of the system, and it is provided that the front panel can be attached to the casing without problems. In order to eliminate the clearance between the window 20 and the console box 7, the window 20 has a size enough for the console box 7 to be tightly fitted therein. In order that the console box 7 fitted in the window 20 can move vertically and horizontally together with the front panel 2, a support plate 8 for the console box 7 is attached to the casing 1 with a vertical and a horizontal play.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventor: Masakazu Ando
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Publication number: 20040149930Abstract: A cassette has a front assembly and a back assembly arranged to be opposite to the front assembly. A radiographic imaging means is put in a space between the front assembly and the back assembly. A frame member formed in a frame in outline is arranged in at least one of the front assembly and the back assembly and has a cut-out opening or a through hole. A high rigid member is arranged in an area near to the cut-out opening or the through hole of the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventor: Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 6191426Abstract: A cassette in which a radiographic image converting plate is accommodated, comprises a case having an opening; a tray on which the radiographic image converting plate is loaded; and a cap capable of being fitted with the opening, the cap connected with the tray so that the tray is moved together with the cap so as to be inserted into or drawn out from the case through the opening, the position of the cap capable of being displaced relative to the tray.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1998Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kazushi Hayakawa, Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 5699001Abstract: A driver circuit for a semiconductor test system significantly reduces power consumption and limits current flowing from a power-supply. The driver circuit provides a test signal having predetermined voltage levels to a semiconductor test under test by switching diode bridges connected with high and low reference voltages. When receiving a switching signal, transistor circuits drive the diode bridge so that a test signal having the reference voltage is supplied to an output driver through the selected diode bridge. The output driver then supplies the test signal to the semiconductor device under test. The transistor circuits drive the diode bridge by supplying bridge current to ON/OFF control the diode bridges. Each of the diode bridges has a plurality of diodes connected symmetrically and an output of the diode bridge is taken from a point shifted by one diode from a center the diode bridge.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Awaji, Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 5654655Abstract: A driver circuit for a semiconductor test system that can reduce power consumption significantly, set the power-supply voltage to low level, and can facilitate mearsurments against temperature increases. The invention is able to respond to higher amplitudes and high speeds in the semiconductor test system. The driver circuit provides an output for a semiconductor test system by switching the high and low voltage levels, and configuring a current-source device 703 to supply an output current at a period set by a switch. The invention also comprises a driver circuit that consumes less power by adapting a circuit that drastically reduces current consumption during no-load operation. To accomplish this, after receiving the positive differential-switching signal and negative differential-switching signal, the analog-voltage signal is supplied to an output-stage transistor by switching diode bridges. Output is provided by buffering and amplifying by means of forming a current mirror.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Awaji, Masakazu Ando
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Patent number: 5398092Abstract: A developing apparatus for a lithographic offset printing plate, including: a developer applying device including a pair of rod-shape members which are not rotated; and a developer supply device disposed above said developer applying means and a method adapted to the apparatus and including a step of supplying a developer to either of said rod-shape members that face the surface of said lithographic offset printing plate on which a silver halide emulsion layer has been formed by application.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1993Date of Patent: March 14, 1995Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills LimitedInventors: Yoshiyuki Tanno, Masakazu Ando, Hidemi Hanada, Masahiko Saikawa
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Patent number: D568477Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventors: Noriaki Takahashi, Masakazu Ando