Patents by Inventor Takeshi Nishizawa
Takeshi Nishizawa 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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Publication number: 20240066936Abstract: A coil spring includes a wire rod including a round section portion and a flat section portion. The round section portion includes a first cross section whose cross section is round. The flat section portion includes a second cross section that is flat. The second cross section has a width greater than or equal to the diameter of the first cross section and a thickness less than the width. A polar moment of inertia of area of the second cross section is smaller than that of the first cross section. A variable section portion is formed between the round section portion and the flat section portion. The variable section portion changes its cross section from circular to flat from the round section portion towards the flat section portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi NISHIZAWA, Takeshi FURUSE, Senri MORIYAMA, Yusuke TANAKA
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Patent number: 11568040Abstract: A management apparatus includes a memory, a unification policy setting unit, and a security level setting unit. The memory stores, for each of a user belonging to a first group and a user belonging to a second group, an authentication level of a domain assigned to a corresponding one of the users. The unification policy setting unit sets a unification policy that specifies a relationship between the authentication level and a security level for a state after unification. The security level setting unit sets the security level in a case where the first group and the second group undergo the unification into a third group. The security level is set for each of the users belonging to the third group by using the authentication level and the unification policy.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Takeshi Nishizawa
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Patent number: 10975606Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, and an ascending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the ascending direction and a descending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the descending direction. The carrier plate includes an ascending-side spring housing hole, a descending-side spring housing hole and a holding hole, the ascending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the ascending-side cable and an ascending-side spring, the descending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the descending-side cable and a descending-side spring. The holding hole and the descending-side spring housing hole are aligned in a vertical direction. A portion of the holding hole overlaps the descending-side spring housing hole in a vehicle longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING INC.Inventors: Hideo Kashiwabara, Takeshi Nishizawa, Hiroki Shimizu, Yukihide Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20200074071Abstract: A management apparatus includes a memory, a unification policy setting unit, and a security level setting unit. The memory stores, for each of a user belonging to a first group and a user belonging to a second group, an authentication level of a domain assigned to a corresponding one of the users. The unification policy setting unit sets a unification policy that specifies a relationship between the authentication level and a security level for a state after unification. The security level setting unit sets the security level in a case where the first group and the second group undergo the unification into a third group. The security level is set for each of the users belonging to the third group by using the authentication level and the unification policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeshi NISHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20190257134Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, and an ascending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the ascending direction and a descending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the descending direction. The carrier plate includes an ascending-side spring housing hole, a descending-side spring housing hole and a holding hole, the ascending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the ascending-side cable and an ascending-side spring, the descending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the descending-side cable and a descending-side spring. The holding hole and the descending-side spring housing hole are aligned in a vertical direction. A portion of the holding hole overlaps the descending-side spring housing hole in a vehicle longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Hideo KASHIWABARA, Takeshi NISHIZAWA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Yukihide YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20170077475Abstract: The present invention provides a rechargeable organic electrolyte battery that can be safely used continuously even if abnormality in battery voltage control occurs during use. The rechargeable organic electrolyte battery comprises cathodes, anodes, insulating sheets comprising a resin having no oxygen-containing group electrically insulating the cathodes and anodes from each other, and an organic electrolyte containing reactive ionic species, all contained in a sealed structure, the terminals of the cathodes and anodes being externally pulled out, wherein the insulating sheets are each an assembly of nanoscale filaments and microscale filaments, or a laminate of an assembly of nanoscale filaments and an assembly of microscale filaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Atsuo OMARU, Takeshi NISHIZAWA, Hiroaki KONISHI
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Patent number: 9419307Abstract: An organic electrolyte improves the organic electrolyte storage battery of an electric vehicle in the initial storage capacity that affects the possible cruising range. The electrolyte includes a compound represented by formula (1) below and a compound represented by formula (2) below: wherein R1 to R5 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, or halogen, R6 is an alkylene group or a halogenated alkylene group and R7 is a group having a symmetrical structure about R6 as the rotational axis; R1—R2—R3??(2) wherein R2 is a vinyl group, a cyclic carbonic acid ester group, cyclic sulfite group, chain carbonic acid ester group or chain sulfite group, or —SO3—, R1 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, or a vinyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl group, and when R2 is —SO3—, R1 and R3 may bond to each other to form a ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Patent number: 9287584Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising a compound that can improve safety of a storage battery without causing the degradation in performances thereof and a Li storage battery comprising the electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least 1,1-diphenylethane the Li storage battery comprises the electrolyte. Particularly preferably provided are an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising 1,1-diphenylethane, a cyclic carbonate (e.g., ethylene carbonate), a chain carbonate (e.g., dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl or ethylmethyl carbonate) and a Li salt and a Li storage battery comprising such an electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Atsuo Omaru, Takeshi Nishizawa
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Patent number: 9074308Abstract: Disclosed is a highly safe battery separator, in particular a separator for a lithium ion secondary battery, which reduces internal resistance, achieves good ionic conductivity, prevents passing of electrode active materials, and also prevents electrical short circuit by controlling deposition of lithium metal (dendrite). Also disclosed is a means for stably producing the battery separator with high productivity. Specifically disclosed are: a battery separator which is composed of a porous polyolefin sheet that is formed from a group of polyolefin nanofilaments that have an average filament diameter of less than 1 ?m and a filament size distribution of 0.2 or less; and a means for producing the battery separator.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignees: University of Yamanashi, JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Takehiro Toyooka, Akira Matsuo, Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Publication number: 20150079482Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising a compound that can improve safety of a storage battery without causing the degradation in performances thereof and a Li storage battery comprising the electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least 1,1-diphenylethane the Li storage battery comprises the electrolyte. Particularly preferably provided are an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising 1,1-diphenylethane, a cyclic carbonate (e.g., ethylene carbonate), a chain carbonate (e.g., dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl or ethylmethyl carbonate) and a Li salt and a Li storage battery comprising such an electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Atsuo Omaru, Takeshi Nishizawa
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Publication number: 20150050550Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electrolyte comprising a compound represented by formula (1) as a compound that can be used in organic electrolyte storage batteries with a high charge voltage of 4.7 V or higher (in formula 1, R3 to R16 are each independently hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, a halogen-containing straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, halogen, a phenyl group having no substituent or having a substituent bonded thereto or a cyclohexyl group having no substituent or having a substituent bonded thereto, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms or a halogen-containing straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms and R3 to R16 may bond to those next to each other to form a ring).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Publication number: 20150004484Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electrolyte that improve the organic electrolyte storage battery of an electric vehicle in the initial storage capacity that affects the possible cruising range, which electrolyte comprises a compound represented by formula (1) below: wherein R1 to R11 are each independently hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, a halogen-containing straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, or halogen, R12 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl ene group having one to four carbon atoms or a halogen-containing straight-chain or branched alkylene group having one to four carbon atoms, R13 is a phenyl group having no substituent or having a substituent bonded thereto or a cyclohexyl group having no substituent or having a substituent bonded thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Publication number: 20140370375Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electrolyte that improve the organic electrolyte storage battery of an electric vehicle in the initial storage capacity that affects the possible cruising range, which electrolyte comprises a compound having no rotational symmetry axis of the compounds represented by formula (1) below: wherein R1 to R5 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, or halogen, R6 is an alkylene group or a halogenated alkylene group and R7 is a phenyl group having no substituent or having a substituent (a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, halogen-containing straight-chain or branched alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, or halogen) bonded thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Publication number: 20140302387Abstract: An organic electrolyte improves the organic electrolyte storage battery of an electric vehicle in the initial storage capacity that affects the possible cruising range. The electrolyte includes a compound represented by formula (1) below and a compound represented by formula (2) below: wherein R1 to R5 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, or halogen, R6 is an alkylene group or a halogenated alkylene group and R7 is a group having a symmetrical structure about R6 as the rotational axis; R1-R2-R3??(2) wherein R2 is a vinyl group, a cyclic carbonic acid ester group, cyclic sulfite group, chain carbonic acid ester group or chain sulfite group, or —SO3—, R1 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, or a vinyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl group, and when R2 is —SO3—, R1 and R3 may bond to each other to form a ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omru
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Patent number: 8415007Abstract: A layered product which is a molded object including a thermoset resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and reinforcing fibers comprising many continuous filaments, wherein the thermoset resin layer has been united with the thermoplastic resin layer at the interface between these layers, the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer each having an irregular surface shape at the interface, and a group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the other group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer, and that side of the thermoplastic resin layer which is opposite to the interface being a surface of the molded object.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Masato Honma, Souichi Ishibashi, Yoshiki Takebe, Haruo Obara, Takeshi Nishizawa, Kosuke Shiho, Seiichiro Eto, Takashi Hasegawa, Hideaki Tanisugi
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Publication number: 20130065133Abstract: Disclosed is a highly safe battery separator, in particular a separator for a lithium ion secondary battery, which reduces internal resistance, achieves good ionic conductivity, prevents passing of electrode active materials, and also prevents electrical short circuit by controlling deposition of lithium metal (dendrite). Also disclosed is a means for stably producing the battery separator with high productivity. Specifically disclosed are: a battery separator which is composed of a porous polyolefin sheet that is formed from a group of polyolefin nanofilaments that have an average filament diameter of less than 1 ?m and a filament size distribution of 0.2 or less; and a means for producing the battery separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHIInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Takehiro Toyooka, Akira Matsuo, Takeshi Nishizawa, Atsuo Omaru
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Publication number: 20120094106Abstract: A layered product which is a molded object including a thermoset resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and reinforcing fibers comprising many continuous filaments, wherein the thermoset resin layer has been united with the thermoplastic resin layer at the interface between these layers, the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer each having an irregular surface shape at the interface, and a group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the other group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer, and that side of the thermoplastic resin layer which is opposite to the interface being a surface of the molded object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Masato HONMA, Souichi ISHIBASHI, Yoshiki TAKEBE, Haruo OBARA, Takeshi NISHIZAWA, Kosuke SHIHO, Seiichio ETO, Takashi HASEGAWA, Hideaki TANISUGI
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Patent number: 8108988Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated iron core using a die, includes punching out iron core pieces from a thin steel sheet material by a first working row, each piece having a spindle hole and a plurality of slot holes of a given configuration. Electrically insulating sheet pieces are punched out from an electrically insulating thin sheet material by a second working row, each piece having a spindle hole and a plurality of slot holes with a configuration similar to, but smaller than, the slot holes of the iron core pieces. Thereafter, the iron core pieces and electrically insulating sheet pieces are stacked such that edges of the slot holes of the electrically insulating sheet pieces extend outwardly beyond edges of the slot holes of the iron core pieces.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Kuroda Precision Instruments Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Nishizawa, Hideo Horii
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Patent number: 8092897Abstract: A layered product which is a molded object comprising a thermoset resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and reinforcing fibers comprising many continuous filaments, wherein the thermoset resin layer has been united with the thermoplastic resin layer at the interface between these layers, the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer each having an irregular surface shape at the interface, and a group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the other group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer, that side of the thermoplastic resin layer which is opposite to the interface being a surface of the molded object.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2003Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: TORAY Industries, Inc.Inventors: Masato Honma, Souichi Ishibashi, Yoshiki Takebe, Haruo Obara, Takeshi Nishizawa, Kosuke Shiho, Seiichiro Eto, Takashi Hasegawa, Hideaki Tanisugi
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Publication number: 20110077798Abstract: An estimated acceleration calculating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a rolling resistance coefficient calculating unit which calculates a rolling resistance coefficient corresponding to a rough road level or a turning level of the vehicle; and an estimated acceleration calculating unit which calculates an estimated acceleration based on a motion equation, the motion equation expressing an equilibrium of wheel forces and including a term of the rolling resistance coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi NISHIZAWA, Toshihisa Kato