Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio 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: 11955598
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6?4b+ab(Zr1?aMa)bX6 (I). M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Bi, Sc, Sm, and Sb, X denotes at least one halogen element, and the two mathematical formulae 0<a<1 and 0<b<1.5 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11169431
    Abstract: The camera side mount is brought, by relative rotation with the accessory side mount, from a first state where each accessory side bayonet claw is inserted between the camera side bayonet claws into a second state where the camera side and accessory side bayonet claws engage with each other. The leaf spring biasing the camera side contact pins in the protruding direction is disposed between the camera side mount and the camera body. When the camera being in the normal position is viewed from the direction facing the camera side mount, the leaf spring extends from both sides of the mount center line, which extends from the center of the camera side mount in the direction of gravity, toward the camera side contact pins. The camera side contact pins are arranged at positions other than a position on the mount center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Patent number: 10921691
    Abstract: The camera accessory is attachable to a camera by relatively rotating from a first state to a second state. Camera side contact pins include a first camera side contact pin making contact with an accessory side contact holding portion in the first state and second camera side contact pins not making contact with the accessory side contact holding portion in the first state. Accessory side contact surfaces include a first accessory side contact surface making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state and second accessory side contact surfaces not making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state. A pitch between the first and second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent thereto is larger than a pitch between the second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Azusa Sugawara, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10721381
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following camera. A first camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to detection of a signal change caused by coupling of a camera accessory. A second camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of power for communication with the coupled camera accessory. A third camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of a driving force to an actuator of the camera accessory. The first, second, and third camera-side contact pins are disposed in such a manner that, when a camera-side mount shifts from a first state to a second state, the third camera-side contact pin contacts first and second accessory-side contact surfaces, the second camera-side contact pin contacts the first accessory-side contact surface, and the first camera-side contact pin does not contact the second and third accessory-side contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20200142286
    Abstract: The camera side mount is brought, by relative rotation with the accessory side mount, from a first state where each accessory side bayonet claw is inserted between the camera side bayonet claws into a second state where the camera side and accessory side bayonet claws engage with each other. The leaf spring biasing the camera side contact pins in the protruding direction is disposed between the camera side mount and the camera body. When the camera being in the normal position is viewed from the direction facing the camera side mount, the leaf spring extends from both sides of the mount center line, which extends from the center of the camera side mount in the direction of gravity, toward the camera side contact pins. The camera side contact pins are arranged at positions other than a position on the mount center line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Patent number: 10600949
    Abstract: A thermoelectric converter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a group of electrodes. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The group of electrodes electrically interconnect the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a plurality of rows including a first row and a second row. The first row is adjacent to the second row. The group of electrodes includes a first electrode and a second electrode having a different shape from the first electrode. The second electrode includes a first notch and a second notch each of which is disposed on an edge of the second electrode. The first notch is disposed to separate one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements in the first row and one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements in the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Shingai, Tetsuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20200047486
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a cylindrical body having thermal conductivity, a plurality of thermoelectric converters, and a feeder cable. The plurality of thermoelectric converters are arranged along a periphery of the cylindrical body and disposed dispersedly along an axis of the cylindrical body. The feeder cable connects two or more thermoelectric converters arranged along the periphery of the cylindrical body in series among the plurality of thermoelectric converters to form each of a plurality of sets of thermoelectric converters. And the feeder cable forms a circuit for power feeding of the each of the plurality of sets of thermoelectric converters. A voltage is applied individually to each of circuits that includes the circuit so that thermoelectric converters of the each of the circuits in the plurality of thermoelectric converters are driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: TAKAFUMI SHINGAI, ETSUO KATOU, TETSUYA NISHIO, EIJI OKUZONO
  • Patent number: 10545393
    Abstract: The camera accessory is attachable to a camera by relatively rotating from a first state to a second state. Camera side contact pins include a first camera side contact pin making contact with an accessory side contact holding portion in the first state and second camera side contact pins not making contact with the accessory side contact holding portion in the first state. Accessory side contact surfaces include a first accessory side contact surface making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state and second accessory side contact surfaces not making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state. A pitch between the first and second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent thereto is larger than a pitch between the second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Azusa Sugawara, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10527912
    Abstract: The camera side mount is brought, by relative rotation with the accessory side mount, from a first state where each accessory side bayonet claw is inserted between the camera side bayonet claws into a second state where the camera side and accessory side bayonet claws engage with each other. The leaf spring biasing the camera side contact pins in the protruding direction is disposed between the camera side mount and the camera body. When the camera being in the normal position is viewed from the direction facing the camera side mount, the leaf spring extends from both sides of the mount center line, which extends from the center of the camera side mount in the direction of gravity, toward the camera side contact pins. The camera side contact pins are arranged at positions other than a position on the mount center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20190351672
    Abstract: A roller device includes a roller, an electronic device, a slip ring, a hood member, and a duct. The electronic device is disposed in an interior of the roller. The slip ring supplies electric power to the electronic device. The hood member covers a region between a rotating shaft of the slip ring and an end portion of the roller. The duct covers the slip ring, and extends in a direction away from the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsuo KATOU, Takafumi SHINGAI, Eiji OKUZONO, Tetsuya NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20190174035
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following camera. A first camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to detection of a signal change caused by coupling of a camera accessory. A second camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of power for communication with the coupled camera accessory. A third camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of a driving force to an actuator of the camera accessory. The first, second, and third camera-side contact pins are disposed in such a manner that, when a camera-side mount shifts from a first state to a second state, the third camera-side contact pin contacts first and second accessory-side contact surfaces, the second camera-side contact pin contacts the first accessory-side contact surface, and the first camera-side contact pin does not contact the second and third accessory-side contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20190131507
    Abstract: A thermoelectric converter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a group of electrodes. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The group of electrodes electrically interconnect the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a plurality of rows including a first row and a second row. The first row is adjacent to the second row. The group of electrodes includes a first electrode and a second electrode having a different shape from the first electrode. The second electrode includes a first notch and a second notch each of which is disposed on an edge of the second electrode. The first notch is disposed to separate one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements in the first row and one of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements in the second row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi SHINGAI, Tetsuya NISHIO
  • Patent number: 10244152
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following camera. A first camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to detection of a signal change caused by coupling of a camera accessory. A second camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of power for communication with the coupled camera accessory. A third camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of a driving force to an actuator of the camera accessory. The first, second, and third camera-side contact pins are disposed in such a manner that, when a camera-side mount shifts from a first state to a second state, the third camera-side contact pin contacts first and second accessory-side contact surfaces, the second camera-side contact pin contacts the first accessory-side contact surface, and the first camera-side contact pin does not contact the second and third accessory-side contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20180373128
    Abstract: The camera accessory is attachable to a camera by relatively rotating from a first state to a second state. Camera side contact pins include a first camera side contact pin making contact with an accessory side contact holding portion in the first state and second camera side contact pins not making contact with the accessory side contact holding portion in the first state. Accessory side contact surfaces include a first accessory side contact surface making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state and second accessory side contact surfaces not making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state. A pitch between the first and second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent thereto is larger than a pitch between the second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishio, Azusa Sugawara, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiko Konno, Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10134971
    Abstract: A thermoelectric converter includes a first substrate that is deformable, a second substrate that is deformable, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a group of electrodes. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The group of electrodes electrically interconnect the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a plurality of rows. The group of electrodes include a bridge electrode disposed across a first row and a second row among the plurality of rows. The first row is adjacent to the second row. The bridge electrode has a first part whose thickness is smaller than a thickness of each of remaining electrodes other than the bridge electrode among the group of electrodes and whose surface area is larger than a surface area of each of the remaining electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Shingai, Tetsuya Nishio
  • Patent number: 9854179
    Abstract: In a case where a second operation is not performed even if a predetermined amount of time elapses after a first operation has been performed, a control unit drives a motor in a second direction, whereby a cam member is driven by biasing force of a biasing member and driving force of the motor until the charge of the biasing member is disengaged, the driving of the motor by the control unit is stopped, and the control unit drives the motor in the second direction based on the second operation, whereby the cam member is driven by the driving force of the motor, the engaging portion follows through a first zone, and thereafter the control unit drives the motor in the second direction, whereby the engaging member follows through the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20170365764
    Abstract: A thermoelectric converter includes a first substrate that is deformable, a second substrate that is deformable, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and a group of electrodes. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The group of electrodes electrically interconnect the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a plurality of rows. The group of electrodes include a bridge electrode disposed across a first row and a second row among the plurality of rows. The first row is adjacent to the second row. The bridge electrode has a first part whose thickness is smaller than a thickness of each of remaining electrodes other than the bridge electrode among the group of electrodes and whose surface area is larger than a surface area of each of the remaining electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: TAKAFUMI SHINGAI, TETSUYA NISHIO
  • Patent number: 9829769
    Abstract: A control unit driving a motor in a first direction based on output of a first signal, whereby a cam member charges a biasing member, and thereafter the control unit controls driving of the motor so as to stop the cam member in the state where the biasing member is charged, and the control unit drives the motor in a second direction that is the opposite direction to the first direction, whereby the cam member is driven by biasing force of the biasing member and driving force of the motor, an engaging portion follows through a first zone, and thereafter the cam member is driven by the driving force of the motor without using the biasing force of the biasing member, and the engaging portion follows through the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Nishio
  • Publication number: 20170289415
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following camera. A first camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to detection of a signal change caused by coupling of a camera accessory. A second camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of power for communication with the coupled camera accessory. A third camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of a driving force to an actuator of the camera accessory. The first, second, and third camera-side contact pins are disposed in such a manner that, when a camera-side mount shifts from a first state to a second state, the third camera-side contact pin contacts first and second accessory-side contact surfaces, the second camera-side contact pin contacts the first accessory-side contact surface, and the first camera-side contact pin does not contact the second and third accessory-side contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Tokunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Tetsuya Nishio, Yoshihiko Konno, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Azusa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20170261240
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device for cooling an object includes a thermoelectric converter and a structure. The thermoelectric converter has a cooling surface and a heat generating surface. The cooling surface is for cooling the object. The heat generating surface is on a side opposite to the cooling surface. The structure removes heat from the heat generating surface. The structure includes a heat transfer member, a pipe through which water flows, and a heat radiation member. The heat transfer member is joined to the heat generating surface. The pipe is disposed on the heat transfer member. The heat radiation member extends inside the pipe from the heat transfer member. A kitchen unit includes a thermoelectric conversion device, a main body, and a cooling plate. The cooling plate is disposed on an upper surface of the main body, and is cooled by the thermoelectric converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: EIJI OKUZONO, TETSUYA NISHIO, TAKAFUMI SHINGAI, MASANARI ESAKI