Patents by Inventor Ryota Morikawa

Ryota Morikawa 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: 20240128585
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure includes: a housing including a recess; a battery disposed inside the recess; and one or a plurality of flame extinguishing plates that are disposed in an opening of the recess and each include a plurality of through-holes allowing an inside and an outside of the recess to communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuyuto NAKAMURA, Tsunekazu IKATSU, Ryota MORIKAWA, Keiichiro YOHARA
  • Publication number: 20230376079
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including an attachment surface, an electronic component detachably attached to the attachment surface, and a lever attached to the housing in a state of being rotatable about a rotation axis adjacent to the electronic component and extending along the attachment surface. The lever has a lever body facing the electronic component in a direction where the rotation axis extends and extending along a radial direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The lever body includes a recess recessed in a direction approaching the rotation axis of the lever along the radial direction. The electronic component includes a protrusion facing the recess, protruding in a direction toward the lever body, and being housed in the recess. By rotating the lever in a direction away from the attachment surface, the protrusion moves in a direction away from the rotation axis in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota MORIKAWA, Takeshi MORI
  • Publication number: 20220382130
    Abstract: A blocking mechanism of a privacy protection shutter for a camera is provided on an outer edge portion of a display of an electronic device. The privacy protection shutter includes a rotation pivot with which the privacy protection shutter is rotatable; a blocking portion that covers a lens of the camera to disable the camera to image at a block position; and an operation portion configured to cause the privacy protection shutter to rotate with the rotation pivot so as to move the blocking portion between the block position and an open position at which the lens is not covered by the blocking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi MORI, Yoshiyuki HARATO, Ryota MORIKAWA, Ryo YONEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190288143
    Abstract: The solar battery module according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with: multiple solar battery cells; a first protective member, a second protective member, a first wiring material for connecting adjacent solar cells; and a second wiring material for connecting strings, that have been obtained by connecting the multiple solar cells via the first wiring material, to each other. The first wiring material and/or the second wiring material has a conductive core material and a colored layer that covers a surface on the side of the core material that faces the first protective member. The colored layer absorbs at least 30% of visible light having a wavelength of 380-780 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Taira, Naohiro Hitachi, Atsushi Saita, Yukihiro Yoshimine, Ryota Morikawa, Kenta Ishimura, Toshie Kunii, Kenji Tanaka, Akimichi Maekawa, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Junpei Irikawa
  • Patent number: 9675896
    Abstract: A walking toy includes a body on which gravity center position adjusting members and paired legs are supported to be able to swing in a forward/backward direction, and a gearbox which has a crank mechanism for forcibly swinging the paired legs alternately forward and backward in a forcible swinging direction and which is mounted in the body. Each of the paired legs has a bottom which is configured to be in contact with a floor surface and which is formed into a curved face curved in the forcible swinging direction. The gearbox is driven by a torsion coil spring and has a lever which rotates a drive gear of a gear train for transmitting rotation of the torsion coil spring to an output shaft for rotating the crank mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MD Works Company Limited
    Inventors: Ryota Morikawa, Takayuki Takano
  • Publication number: 20150340543
    Abstract: A production method for a solar cell module, having: a first step in which a first solar cell and a second solar cell are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other; a second step in which a heat-curable resin film as an adhesive is arranged on the first solar cell and the second solar cell; a third step in which a connection member is arranged upon the adhesive, so as to straddle the first solar cell and the second solar cell; a fourth step in which pressure is applied simultaneously to the sections of the connection member that overlap the first solar cell and the second solar cell, and the connection member is temporarily fixed to the first solar cell and the second solar cell; and a fifth step in which the connection member is fixed to the first solar cell and the second solar cell by curing the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Ryota MORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150217202
    Abstract: A walking toy includes a body on which gravity center position adjusting members and paired legs are supported to be able to swing in a forward/backward direction, and a gearbox which has a crank mechanism for forcibly swinging the paired legs alternately forward and backward in a forcible swinging direction and which is mounted in the body. Each of the paired legs has a bottom which is configured to be in contact with a floor surface and which is formed into a curved face curved in the forcible swinging direction. The gearbox is driven by a torsion coil spring and has a lever which rotates a drive gear of a gear train for transmitting rotation of the torsion coil spring to an output shaft for rotating the crank mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ryota Morikawa, Takayuki Takano
  • Publication number: 20140202518
    Abstract: A solar module with improved output characteristics is provided. The solar module (1) includes a photoelectric conversion unit (23), a solar cell (20) having a first electrode (21) and a second electrode (22), and a wiring member (32a). The wiring member (32a) has resin film (51) and wiring (52) arranged on the resin film (51). The wiring member (32a) has a first portion (32a1), a second portion (32a2) and a bent portion (32a3). The first portion (32a1) is arranged so the wiring (52) faces the solar cell (20) side. The first portion (32a1) is bonded to the solar cell (20). The second portion (32a2) is arranged so the wiring (52) faces the reverse side from the solar cell (20). The bent portion (32a3) connects the first portion (32a1) and the second portion (32a2). The bent portion (32a3) is arranged on the solar cell (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Tabe, Yoshiyuki Kudo, Yosuke Ishii, Ryota Morikawa, Shuji Fukumochi
  • Publication number: 20050087395
    Abstract: A two-speed windup drive unit which can automatically switch and output two types of rotations with a spring being used as a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventor: Ryota Morikawa
  • Patent number: 6746302
    Abstract: A windup spring drive unit improving the operability of winding when incorporated in an apparatus such as a toy, and increasing a degree of freedom in design. The windup spring drive unit comprises: a spring 2 as a power source; a windup shaft 3 which manually winds up the spring 2; an output shaft 4; and a gear train 5 which transmits the power of the spring 2 to the output shaft 4, these members being accommodated in a casing 6. A crown gear 8 is included in the gear train 5, the crown gear 8 has its center of rotation axis being arranged in parallel with the windup shaft 3. The output shaft 4 and the windup shaft 3 are arranged to be orthogonal to each other, and the windup shaft 3 is provided to pierce in a thin direction t of the casing 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Seikoken Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryota Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20040002285
    Abstract: A windup spring drive unit improving the operability of winding when incorporated in an apparatus such as a toy, and increasing a degree of freedom in design. The windup spring drive unit comprises: a spring 2 as a power source; a windup shaft 3 which manually winds up the spring 2; an output shaft 4; and a gear train 5 which transmits the power of the spring 2 to the output shaft 4, these members being accommodated in a casing 6. A crown gear 8 is included in the gear train 5, the crown gear 8 has its center of rotation axis being arranged in parallel with the windup shaft 3. The output shaft 4 and the windup shaft 3 are arranged to be orthogonal to each other, and the windup shaft 3 is provided to pierce in a thin direction t of the casing 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Ryota Morikawa
  • Patent number: 5638922
    Abstract: The present invention is a pull-back, windup type spring drive unit with two output shafts capable of transmitting driving force to the front-wheels and rear-wheels. This unit is provided with: a frame; front-wheel and rear wheel output shafts; a drive gear; a spring; a windup gear mechanism; first and second running gear mechanisms connectable to the front-wheel and rear-wheel shafts; and a constant speed mechanism. When one of the output shafts is rotated for winding, switching gear of the windup gear mechanism moves to a mesh position and the rotation of the output shaft for winding is transmitted to the drive gear to wind up the spring. When the drive gear is rotated for running, switching gears of the respective running gear mechanism move to the respective mesh positions to transmit the rotation of the drive gear to each of the output shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Seikoken Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryota Morikawa
  • Patent number: 5103936
    Abstract: A thin spiral spring drive unit, in particular for a toy car, employs a crown gear in a gear train between an output shaft and a drive shaft on which a spiral spring is wound as a source of the driving force. The unit can be assembled with a small number of component parts, in a simple structure and at lower cost. Simply by changing the direction of the output shaft when it is assembled into a gear box, the direction of rotation of the output shaft may be changed. The crown gear in the drive unit is arranged at a position substantially centeral to the width of a gear box. A pinion is arranged at two positions where the crown gear intersects with the output shaft to be meshed with the crown gear by means of a positioning mechanism. The crown gear is provided on its periphery with a windup gear and with a driving pinion on the shaft thereof so that the windup gear is engaged with a gear at the time of winding while it is directly engaged with a driving gear at the time of driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Seikoken Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryota Morikawa