Patents by Inventor Masako Tanaka

Masako Tanaka 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: 11985275
    Abstract: A digital camera with a printer includes an imaging unit, a print unit that prints an image on a medium and discharges the printed medium, a display unit, a first operation member that is rotated from a first position in a first direction around a rotation axis against biasing force, and is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the biasing force to be returned to the first position in a case in which the first operation member is released, and a processor. The processor performs specific control in accordance with operation of the first operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masako Yoshida, Masayuki Sakai, Akimasa Kaya, Shinichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11485635
    Abstract: A hydrogen generator having a reforming catalyst that causes hydrocarbon gas and steam to carry out a reforming reaction and reform into a hydrogen rich reformed gas, a reformer that is filled with said reforming catalyst and in which said reforming reaction is carried out, and a combustion chamber for combusting a fuel gas and obtaining reaction heat that is applied to said reforming reaction. At least the reforming region carrying out the reforming reaction is disposed inside the combustion chamber. A steam generator that introduces steam into the reformer is provided outside the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Air Water Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kawamoto, Masako Tanaka, Yoshiro Nitta, Shinya Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20210403710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin pellet capable of obtaining a molded body which is excellent in metallic coloring properties, surface smoothness property, and flow mark suppressing properties, and has a sufficient metallic appearance. The present invention relates a metallic-tone thermoplastic resin pellet comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A), 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of metallic particles (B), and 0 to 10 parts by mass of plate-like, fibrous and/or granular filler (C), wherein the pellet has a cylindrical shape having a circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the pellet has a length of 0.5 to 2.8 mm and a cross-sectional major diameter of 0.5 to 2.8 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinari NEGI, Yoshihito KISARA, Masako TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200283294
    Abstract: A hydrogen generator having a reforming catalyst that causes hydrocarbon gas and steam to carry out a reforming reaction and reform into a hydrogen rich reformed gas, a reformer that is filled with said reforming catalyst and in which said reforming reaction is carried out, and a combustion chamber for combusting a fuel gas and obtaining reaction heat that is applied to said reforming reaction. At least the reforming region carrying out the reforming reaction is disposed inside the combustion chamber. A steam generator that introduces steam into the reformer is provided outside the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya KAWAMOTO, Masako TANAKA, Yoshiro NITTA, Shinya KAWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200275069
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus acquires marker information representing the characteristics of a marker and generates association information that associates a display target image with the marker information. A projector detects the position and characteristics of the marker disposed on a screen, identifies an image associated with the marker based on the marker information corresponding to the characteristics of the detected marker and the association information, determines the position where the image is displayed based on the position of the detected marker, and displays the identified image in the determined display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masako TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9368796
    Abstract: A graphite material having pores which, when 200 rectangular regions of 6 ?m×8 ?m are randomly selected in a surface image of the graphite material observed by a scanning electron microscope, in the surface of the graphite material appearing in the regions, a pore appearing on the surface and having an aperture in a shape having a diameter of 15 nm to 200 nm, a circularity degree of 0.75 to 1.0 and a major axis/minor axis ratio of 1.0 to 1.5 is visible in two regions or more. Also disclosed is a carbon material for battery electrodes, a paste for electrodes, an electrode and a lithium ion secondary battery including the graphite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SHOW A DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Wakizaka, Yuuichi Kamijou, Masataka Takeuchi, Takayuki Fukai, Chiaki Sotowa, Akinori Sudoh, Masako Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9337801
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge thereof, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge thereof. When a maximum size of the second thick section in the vibration direction is Lmax and a minimum size thereof is Lmin, an average size expressed by (Lmax+Lmin)/2 is 100 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kikushima, Masako Tanaka, Naohisa Obata, Yukihiro Unno
  • Patent number: 9143113
    Abstract: A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge. A first inclined outer edge section that is inclined with respect to both of an X axis direction and a Z? axis direction is provided in a corner section of the piezoelectric substrate where the second thick section and the third thick section are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masako Tanaka, Naohisa Obata, Masayuki Kikushima
  • Publication number: 20150222243
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along another first outer edge. An inclined outer edge section that intersects with each of an X axis and a Z? axis is provided in a tip section of the piezoelectric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Masayuki KIKUSHIMA, Masako TANAKA, Naohisa OBATA, Yukihiro UNNO
  • Patent number: 9070863
    Abstract: A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate that includes a vibration portion, and a thick portion which is integrally formed with an outer edge excluding a partial outer edge in an outer edge of the vibration portion and which is thicker than the vibration portion, and a pair of excitation electrodes that are respectively provided on a first main surface and a second main surface of a vibration region which are in front and rear relationships. In addition, the piezoelectric substrate includes first and second beam portions that are provided along a fourth side of the vibration portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Kikushima, Masako Tanaka, Naohisa Obata, Yukihiro Unno
  • Patent number: 9035709
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along another first outer edge. An inclined outer edge section that intersects with each of an X axis and a Z? axis is provided in a tip section of the piezoelectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Kikushima, Masako Tanaka, Naohisa Obata, Yukihiro Unno
  • Patent number: 8920765
    Abstract: A graphite material suitable as an electrode material for non-aqueous electrolytic secondary batteries; a method for producing the same and a carbon material for battery electrodes; and a secondary battery. The graphite material includes crystallite graphite particles wherein an oxygen amount (a) (mass %) in a region from a particle surface of the graphite material to a depth of 40 nm is within a range of 0.010?(a)?0.04 as determined by a peak intensity of O1s obtained by HAX-PES measurement using a hard X-ray of 7,940 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Akinori Sudoh, Yuuichi Kamijou, Masako Tanaka, Tomohiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20140335428
    Abstract: A graphite material having pores which, when 200 rectangular regions of 6 ?m×8 ?m are randomly selected in a surface image of the graphite material observed by a scanning electron microscope, in the surface of the graphite material appearing in the regions, a pore appearing on the surface and having an aperture in a shape having a diameter of 15 nm to 200 nm, a circularity degree of 0.75 to 1.0 and a major axis/minor axis ratio of 1.0 to 1.5 is visible in two regions or more. Also disclosed is a carbon material for battery electrodes, a paste for electrodes, an electrode and a lithium ion secondary battery including the graphite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Wakizaka, Yuuichi Kamijou, Masataka Takeuchi, Takayuki Fukai, Chiaki Sotowa, Akinori Sudoh, Masako Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140292434
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along another first outer edge. An inclined outer edge section that intersects with each of an X axis and a Z? axis is provided in a tip section of the piezoelectric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki KIKUSHIMA, Masako TANAKA, Naohisa OBATA, Yukihiro UNNO
  • Publication number: 20140292436
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge thereof, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge thereof. When a maximum size of the second thick section in the vibration direction is Lmax and a minimum size thereof is Lmin, an average size expressed by (Lmax+Lmin)/2 is 100 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki KIKUSHIMA, Masako TANAKA, Naohisa OBATA, Yukihiro UNNO
  • Publication number: 20140292437
    Abstract: A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge. A first inclined outer edge section that is inclined with respect to both of an X axis direction and a Z? axis direction is provided in a corner section of the piezoelectric substrate where the second thick section and the third thick section are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masako TANAKA, Naohisa OBATA, Masayuki KIKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140253253
    Abstract: A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate that includes a vibration portion, and a thick portion which is integrally formed with an outer edge excluding a partial outer edge in an outer edge of the vibration portion and which is thicker than the vibration portion, and a pair of excitation electrodes that are respectively provided on a first main surface and a second main surface of a vibration region which are in front and rear relationships. In addition, the piezoelectric substrate includes first and second beam portions that are provided along a fourth side of the vibration portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Masayuki KIKUSHIMA, Masako TANAKA, Naohisa OBATA, Yukihiro UNNO
  • Publication number: 20140231707
    Abstract: A graphite material suitable as an electrode material for non-aqueous electrolytic secondary batteries; a method for producing the same and a carbon material for battery electrodes; and a secondary battery. The graphite material includes crystallite graphite particles wherein an oxygen amount (a) (mass %) in a region from a particle surface of the graphite material to a depth of 40 nm is within a range of 0.010?(a)?0.04 as determined by a peak intensity of O1s obtained by HAX-PES measurement using a hard X-ray of 7,940 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Akinori Sudoh, Yuuichi Kamijou, Masako Tanaka, Tomohiro Abe
  • Patent number: 8588429
    Abstract: The sound device includes an audio-information output unit, an analysis unit, an audio-division-spectrum output unit, a noise-division-spectrum output unit and a correction unit. The analysis unit receives audio information from the audio-information output unit, and then outputs sound spectrum information. The noise-division-spectrum output unit outputs sound-volume information for each critical band width of a noise, and the audio-division-spectrum output unit outputs the sound-volume information for each critical band width of the sound-spectrum information. The correction unit corrects the information from the audio-division-spectrum output unit based on the information from the noise-division-spectrum output unit. The audio-signal properties can be well corrected corresponding to the auditory-sense properties of the human, and thus the audio sound, in which an uncomfortable feeling to the auditory sense of the human has been adequately controlled, can be transmitted to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masako Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8273683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active carbon containing an alkaline earth metal compound inside the particle and having a specific surface area of 10 to 2,000 m2/g, which is suitable to be used for polarizable electrodes in an electric double layer capacitor. The active carbon of the present invention enables to increase the capacitance of an electric double layer capacitor as well as to control the expansion of electrodes. The active carbon of the present invention can be obtained by adding an alkaline earth metal compound to a material such as pitch and performing heat treatment and activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventor: Masako Tanaka