Patents by Inventor Shoichi Kawabata

Shoichi Kawabata 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: 10583937
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises a first walkway of an inner tunnel of adjacent tunnels of an extendable and retractable tunnel section; and a second walkway of an outer tunnel of the adjacent tunnels, the second walkway including a plurality of floor members which are arranged in the front-rear direction and are coupled to each other. The plurality of floor members are supported by an endless string-shaped member that is rotatable. A respective walkway surface of each walkway is at a predetermined equal height position. When the tunnel section is retracted, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved down to an underside of the inner tunnel, and when the tunnel section is extended, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved up from the underside of the inner tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yoshimoto, Shoichi Kawabata, Makoto Masui
  • Patent number: 10513351
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises: a walkway section which is provided at an outer tunnel of adjacent tunnels, and is movable between a walkway position and a non-walkway position located under the walkway position; and a plurality of rotary members arranged along the lengthwise direction of the outer tunnel, each of the plurality of rotary members being rotatable around a vertical rotation axis between a first rotation position at which the rotary member supports an end portion of the walkway section while at the walkway position and a second rotation position at which the rotary member does not support the end portion. In a case where at least one of adjacent rotary members of the plurality of rotary members is at the second rotation position, the adjacent rotary members partially overlap with each other when viewed in the width direction of the walkway section or in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, So Hirohata, Shoichi Kawabata, Takahiro Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20190241283
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises a first walkway of an inner tunnel of adjacent tunnels of an extendable and retractable tunnel section; and a second walkway of an outer tunnel of the adjacent tunnels, the second walkway of including a plurality of floor members which are arranged in the front-rear direction and are coupled to each other. The plurality of floor members are supported by an endless string-shaped member that is rotatable. A respective walkway surface of each walkway is at a predetermined equal height position. When the tunnel section is retracted, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved down to an underside of the inner tunnel, and when the tunnel section is extended, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved up from the underside of the inner tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro Yoshimoto, Shoichi Kawabata, Makoto Masui
  • Publication number: 20190185183
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises: a walkway section which is provided at an outer tunnel of adjacent tunnels, and is movable between a walkway position and a non-walkway position located under the walkway position; and a plurality of rotary members arranged along the lengthwise direction of the outer tunnel, each of the plurality of rotary members being rotatable around a vertical rotation axis between a first rotation position at which the rotary member supports an end portion of the walkway section while at the walkway position and a second rotation position at which the rotary member does not support the end portion In a case where at least one of adjacent rotary members of the plurality of rotary members is at the second rotation position, the adjacent rotary members partially overlap with each other when viewed in the width direction of the walkway section or in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, So Hirohata, Shoichi Kawabata, Takahiro Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 6912761
    Abstract: A method of producing a piezoeIectric resonator includes the steps of forming first to third internal electrodes by printing an electrically conductive paste onto a green sheet, punching out portions of the green sheet having the first to third internal electrodes formed thereon, so that at least three types of green sheets are punched out with a location of the internal electrode serving as a reference location, in which the first sheet is punched out by shifting a punching location by a first shift amount in a first direction with respect to the reference location, the second sheet is punched out by shifting a punching location by the first shift amount in a direction opposite to the first direction, and the third sheet is punched out at the reference location, forming a layered body by stacking the punched out green sheets, and forming a unit by cutting the layered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yasugi, Yuji Fujino, Shoichi Kawabata, Mamoru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6866893
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6800189
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6707228
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the frequency of an electronic component device includes the step of etching an electrode disposed on a surface of the electronic component device by irradiating an ion beam onto the electrode. The ion beam irradiation is performed while moving at least one of the electronic component device and the ion beam in directions along the surface on which the electrode is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mizuguchi, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20030070271
    Abstract: A method of producing a multilayer piezoelectric resonator includes the steps of forming first to third internal electrodes by printing an electrically conductive paste with a certain shape onto a surface of a green sheet formed of piezoelectric ceramic, punching out portions of the green sheet having the first to third internal electrodes formed thereon, so that at least three types of green sheets including first to third green sheets, are punched out with a particular location of its corresponding internal electrode serving as a reference location, in which the first sheet is punched out by shifting a punching location by a first shift amount in a first direction with respect to the reference location, the second sheet is punched out by shifting a punching location by the first shift amount in a direction opposite to the first direction, and the third sheet is punched out at the reference position, forming a layered body by placing the punched out green sheets upon each other in a predetermined order, form
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yasugi, Yuji Fujino, Shoichi Kawabata, Mamoru Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20020189832
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6489558
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20020174997
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20020060085
    Abstract: A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic component element mounted on the upper surface of the substrate having terminal electrodes provided thereon. The end surface of the opening and the inner and outer surfaces thereof in connection to and in the vicinity of the end surface are provided with an insulating film disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6369487
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonance component includes a capacitor substrate, a piezoelectric resonator mounted on the capacitor substrate, and a cover member fixedly attached to the capacitor substrate. The capacitor substrate includes a dielectric substrate, a plurality of inner electrodes arranged in layers within the dielectric substrate, and a plurality of outer electrodes disposed on at least one of opposed side surfaces of the dielectric substrate. The plurality of inner electrodes include an inner electrode to be connected to a ground potential and a pair of split inner electrodes located at a common vertical position and spaced apart from each other with respect to a central portion of the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Eitaro Kameda, Toshiyuki Baba, Jiro Inoue, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20010030293
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the frequency of an electronic component device includes the step of etching an electrode disposed on a surface of the electronic component device by irradiating an ion beam onto the electrode. The ion beam irradiation is performed while moving at least one of the electronic component device and the ion beam in directions along the surface on which the electrode is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mizuguchi, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6097134
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator having a small spurious resonance and a large difference .DELTA.F between the resonant frequency and the antiresonant frequency has a compact size and an external electrode has a structure which prevents damage or breaking of the external electrode. The piezoelectric resonator has a substantially rectangular-parallelepiped base member which includes a plurality of laminated piezoelectric layers. A middle portion of the piezoelectric layers is polarized in opposite directions relative to each other. On main surfaces of the middle part of the piezoelectric layers, first and second groups of inner electrodes and are exposed alternately at both side surfaces of the base member. On both side surfaces of the base member, first and second external electrodes are arranged so as to alternately connect to the first and second groups of inner electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Kawabata, Toshihiko Unami, Takashi Mizuguchi, Jiro Inoue, Mamoru Ogawa, Toshiyuki Baba, Toshio Nishimura
  • Patent number: 5644107
    Abstract: In order to provide a multilayer electronic component which can reduce arrangement pitches for external electrodes, via holes filled up with conductive materials are provided in a mother laminate, which is obtained by stacking a plurality of insulating sheets with interposition of conductor films, in positions parted by cutting. The conductive materials define external electrodes of individual multilayer electronic components which are obtained by cutting the mother laminate. No specific step is required for forming the external electrodes, and characteristics of each multilayer electronic component can be efficiently measured in the state of the mother laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kubota, Norio Sakai, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 5635669
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component having reduced arrangement pitches for external electrodes is formed by providing via holes in a mother laminate with conductive materials. The mother laminate is obtained by stacking a plurality of insulating sheets with interposition of conductor films in positions that are parted by cutting. The conductive materials define external electrodes for individual multilayer electronic components which are obtained by cutting the mother laminate. A specific step for forming the external electrodes is not required, and characteristics of each multilayer electronic component can be efficiently measured while each multilayer electronic component is still part of the mother laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kubota, Norio Sakai, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 5635670
    Abstract: In order to provide a multilayer electronic component which can reduce arrangement pitches for external electrodes, via holes filled up with conductive materials are provided in a mother laminate, which is obtained by stacking a plurality of insulating sheets with interposition of conductor films, in positions parted by cutting. The conductive materials define external electrodes of individual multilayer electronic components which are obtained by cutting the mother laminate. No specific step is required for forming the external electrodes, and characteristics of each multilayer electronic component can be efficiently measured in the state of the mother laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kubota, Norio Sakai, Shoichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 5625935
    Abstract: In order to provide a multilayer electronic component which can reduce arrangement pitches for external electrodes, via holes filled up with conductive materials are provided in a mother laminate, which is obtained by stacking a plurality of insulating sheets with interposition of conductor films, in positions parted by cutting. The conductive materials define external electrodes of individual multilayer electronic components which are obtained by cutting the mother laminate. No specific step is required for forming the external electrodes, and characteristics of each multilayer electronic component can be efficiently measured in the state of the mother laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kubota, Norio Sakai, Shoichi Kawabata