Patents by Inventor Seiji Sasaki

Seiji Sasaki 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: 10545102
    Abstract: A coordinate alignment tool includes a base having at least two ground faces to hold an attitude suitable for measurement by a coordinate measuring device and an attitude suitable for measurement by a measuring X-ray CT apparatus, and a fixer to fixate a measured object to the base; and at least three master balls arranged on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Takahashi, Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180120242
    Abstract: A coordinate alignment tool includes a base having at least two ground faces to hold an attitude suitable for measurement by a coordinate measuring device and an attitude suitable for measurement by a measuring X-ray CT apparatus, and a fixer to fixate a measured object to the base; and at least three master balls arranged on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito TAKAHASHI, Seiji SASAKI
  • Patent number: 9509070
    Abstract: There is provided a connector terminal to be inserted into and housed in a connector housing, the connector housing including a first space having an opening through which the connector terminal is inserted thereinto, and a second space into which a circuit board is fit, the second space being situated adjacent to the first space, the connector terminal including a hollow terminal body, and a resilient piece to be housed in the terminal body, the resilient piece including a contact portion resiliently protruding into the second space from the first space, the terminal body including a stopper restricting movement of the resilient piece in a direction opposite to a direction in which the connector terminal is inserted into the first space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Takehiko Osuga, Masaya Muta, Seiji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9337568
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a first housing formed with a recess, and a sealing unit to be sandwiched between the first housing and a second housing fit into the recess, to thereby keep waterproofness between the first and second housings, the sealing unit including a locking ring for engaging the sealing unit to the recess at a predetermined position, a holder for preventing a terminal having been inserted into the first housing from being released out of the first housing, and a waterproof seal sandwiched between an outer surface of the locking ring and an inner surface of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Seiji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9325093
    Abstract: There is provided a connector terminal to be inserted into a connector housing, the connector housing including a first space having an opening through which the connector terminal is inserted thereinto, and a second space being situated adjacent to the first space, the connector terminal including a terminal body and a resilient piece to be housed in the terminal body, the resilient piece defining a loop between ends thereof such that a gap is formed between the ends, the resilient piece being fixed at one of the ends thereof to the terminal body, the resilient piece including a contact portion resiliently protruding into the second space from the first space, the connector housing including a projection, the contact portion being caused to protrude into the second space from the first space when the other end of the resilient piece slides on the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Takehiko Osuga, Masaya Muta, Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20160036157
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a first housing formed with a recess, and a sealing unit to be sandwiched between the first housing and a second housing fit into the recess, to thereby keep waterproofness between the first and second housings, the sealing unit including a locking ring for engaging the sealing unit to the recess at a predetermined position, a holder for preventing a terminal having been inserted into the first housing from being released out of the first housing, and a waterproof seal sandwiched between an outer surface of the locking ring and an inner surface of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150380852
    Abstract: There is provided a connector terminal to be inserted into and housed in a connector housing, the connector housing including a first space having an opening through which the connector terminal is inserted thereinto, and a second space into which a circuit board is fit, the second space being situated adjacent to the first space, the connector terminal including a hollow terminal body, and a resilient piece to be housed in the terminal body, the resilient piece including a contact portion resiliently protruding into the second space from the first space, the terminal body including a stopper restricting movement of the resilient piece in a direction opposite to a direction in which the connector terminal is inserted into the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Takehiko Osuga, Masaya Muta, Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150380873
    Abstract: There is provided a connector terminal to be inserted into a connector housing, the connector housing including a first space having an opening through which the connector terminal is inserted thereinto, and a second space being situated adjacent to the first space, the connector terminal including a terminal body and a resilient piece to be housed in the terminal body, the resilient piece defining a loop between ends thereof such that a gap is formed between the ends, the resilient piece being fixed at one of the ends thereof to the terminal body, the resilient piece including a contact portion resiliently protruding into the second space from the first space, the connector housing including a projection, the contact portion being caused to protrude into the second space from the first space when the other end of the resilient piece slides on the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Takayoshi ENDO, Takehiko OSUGA, Masaya MUTA, Seiji SASAKI
  • Patent number: 7993421
    Abstract: An air cleaner including a front housing, a rear housing, and a filter. The filter includes a plurality of parallel folds and partitions a pre-filtering chamber and a post-filtering chamber. The air cleaner circulates air, which enters the pre-filtering chamber through an inlet port, to the post-filtering chamber to filter the air. The pre-filtering chamber includes a diffusion zone located outward from an end of the filter in a folding direction of the filter. The inlet port extends in a direction orthogonal to the folding direction of the filter along a plane parallel to the filtering surface of the filter and opens in the diffusion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7849795
    Abstract: The present invention aims at full-automatic adjustment apparatus for gripper-base height in regularly engaging condition without clutch means. Apparatus according to the invention comprises operation shaft 28 which is co-centered with cylinder axis 16 and is movable in the axial direction of cylinder; the shaft being equipped with rack portion 32 at optional position in the axial direction of cylinder and rotation engagement portion 36 at the extruded end from cylinder axis; adjustment shaft 54 which is rotary provided at the optional position in the axial direction of cylinder to the radial direction and is rotated upon receiving the force from the rack portion 32; the shaft 54 being connected by way of rotation displacement means 58 to gripper-base 22 which is adjustably provided in the radial direction; and drive means 44 which is connected to said rotation engagement portion 36 and moves said operation shaft 28 in the axial direction of cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Shinohara Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20100199616
    Abstract: An air cleaner including a front housing, a rear housing, and a filter. The filter includes a plurality of parallel folds and partitions a pre-filtering chamber and a post-filtering chamber. The air cleaner circulates air, which enters the pre-filtering chamber through an inlet port, to the post-filtering chamber to filter the air. The pre-filtering chamber includes a diffusion zone located outward from an end of the filter in a folding direction of the filter. The inlet port extends in a direction orthogonal to the folding direction of the filter along a plane parallel to the filtering surface of the filter and opens in the diffusion zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7451748
    Abstract: An EGR cooler system according to the invention includes an EGR cooler cooling device that is provided in a coolant path which is separate from the path provided with an engine cooling system which cools coolant. The EGR cooler cooling devices cools the coolant to be supplied to a water-cooled EGR cooler. The EGR cooler system also includes a water pump that circulates the coolant within the coolant path; a bypass passage through which the coolant may bypass the EGR cooler cooling device or the water-cooled EGR cooler; and a flow control valve that regulates the amount of coolant flowing into the bypass based on the temperature of the coolant flowing through the coolant path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Nigoro, Tatsuhisa Yokoi, Akiyuki Iemura, Tetsuo Ide, Seiji Sasaki, Ryouhei Kusunoki, Toshio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20080148976
    Abstract: The present invention aims at full-automatic adjustment apparatus for gripper-base height in regularly engaging condition without clutch means. Apparatus according to the invention comprises operation shaft 28 which is co-centered with cylinder axis 16 and is movable in the axial direction of cylinder; the shaft being equipped with rack portion 32 at optional position in the axial direction of cylinder and rotation engagement portion 36 at the extruded end from cylinder axis; adjustment shaft 54 which is rotary provided at the optional position in the axial direction of cylinder to the radial direction and is rotated upon receiving the force from the rack portion 32; the shaft 54 being connected by way of rotation displacement means 58 to gripper-base 22 which is adjustably provided in the radial direction; and drive means 44 which is connected to said rotation engagement portion 36 and moves said operation shaft 28 in the axial direction of cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080121127
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a gripper-base mechanism which is suitable for automatic and fine adjustment of gripper-base height, superior in durability and easy for manufacturing. In the gripper-base mechanism according to the invention, rotation displacement means 28 by screw mechanism is disposed between an adjustment shaft 24 which is provided in the radial direction within a sheet transfer cylinder 10 and a gripper-base bar 12 whose height can be adjusted in the radial direction of sheet transfer cylinder 10. A screw-base 32 which composes the rotation displacement means 28 has two male screw portions 38, 40 with oppositely directed thread and is key-jointed with one end of the adjustment shaft 24. Additionally, a tool receiving portion 46 is formed between two male screw portions 38, 40 and the gripper-base bar 12 is always spring-loaded by a spring member 50 in the direction of the adjustment shaft 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070126177
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing fully automated de-coupling device with smooth switching operation and durability. Basing upon mounting ring 16, regulating gear 20 is disposed in parallel with fixed gear 18 to shaft 10 of reversing cylinder. Pressure lever 32 tightens the regulating gear 20 to the reversing cylinder by lever principle. One end of the pressure lever 32 is urged by plate spring 28 at the center of the shaft 10 and, by temporally breaking off thrust of plate spring 28, the regulating gear 20 is released. Shifting member 34 for temporally breaking off thrust against the plate spring 28 has a pair of screw bolt 36 and nut 44 and is co-axially positioned with the shaft 10. One end of screw bolt 36 is regularly engaged with power source 48 and the other end can be pressed onto the pressure lever 32 in opposition to plate spring 28. The screw nut 44 is pivotally attached via radial bearing 54 to flange member 22 which is fixed to the end of the shaft 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Seiji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070028902
    Abstract: An EGR cooler system according to the invention includes an EGR cooler cooling device the is provided in a coolant path which is separate from the path provided with an engine cooling system which cools coolant. The EGR cooler cooling devices cools the coolant to be supplied to a water-cooled EGR cooler. The EGR cooler system also includes a water pump that circulates the coolant within the coolant path; a bypass passage through which the coolant may bypass the EGR cooler cooling device or the water-coolant EGR cooler; and a flow control valve that regulates the amount of coolant flowing into the bypass passage based on the temperature of the coolant flowing through the coolant path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Nigoro, Tatsuhisa Yokoi, Akiyuki Iemura, Tetsuo Ide, Seiji Sasaki, Ryouhei Kusunoki, Toshio Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6083368
    Abstract: An external conductive protection tube has in a front half wall thereof a front opening formed therein with a front open area large enough to leave molten metal running in due course to inflow therethrough inside the protection tube and advance as it moves, substantially passing by a dipped length of a solid electrolyte tube installed in the protection tube, spreading between the tubes, and in a rear half wall thereof a rear opening formed therein with a rear open area large enough to leave the inflowing molten metal advancing as it moves to pass therethrough, flowing outside the protection tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kawaso Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Abe, Seiji Sasaki, Hajime Yamashita, Hisao Ikawa, Yukio Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 5151063
    Abstract: An air conditioning system comprises an air conditioning unit, a blower for blowing conditioned air, a polygonal branch chamber of prescribed volume, a main duct with damper for delivering conditioned air from the blower to the polygonal branch chamber and branch ducts with dampers for delivering the conditioned air from the polygonal branch chamber to a plurality of discrete spaces. The polygonal branch chamber ensures quiet operation. An electrical circuit board is mounted on the bottom of the polygonal branch chamber and all wiring required for control of the dampers and other components of the system are connected with this board to enable maintenance work to be conducted at a signal location. A circular inspection hole with removable cover is formed in the bottom of the polygonal branch chamber to provide easy access to its interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Zexel Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Tanaka, Seiji Sasaki, Zen-ichi Kakubari, Osamu Kojima