Patents by Inventor Tohru Kaneko
Tohru Kaneko 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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Patent number: 11970662Abstract: An electrochromic element including: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode with a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrochromic layer disposed on or above the first electrode, including conductor or semiconductor nano-structures and an electrochromic compound; and an electrolyte layer including an electrolyte, disposed between the first electrochromic layer and the second electrode, wherein the electrochromic compound is a compound represented by General Formula 1, and an anion of the electrolyte is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of a dication of General Formula 1 by 3.1 V or greater, where X? is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of the dication of General Formula 1 by 3.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Fuminari Kaneko, Daisuke Goto, Masato Shinoda, Ryo Kawamura, Naru Tanaka, Tohru Yashiro, Mamiko Inoue, Naoki Ura
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Patent number: 11482945Abstract: A rectifying circuit includes: a voltage-current converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a current; a first transistor and a second transistor that are connected in series and that are connected to a first node into which the current converted by the voltage-current converting circuit flows; a third transistor and a fourth transistor that are connected in series, and that respectively mirror a current flowing through the first transistor and a current flowing through the second transistor; and a first diode that is connected between a second node connected to the third transistor and the fourth transistor, and an output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices CorporationInventor: Tohru Kaneko
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Publication number: 20210104952Abstract: A rectifying circuit includes: a voltage-current converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a current; a first transistor and a second transistor that are connected in series and that are connected to a first node into which the current converted by the voltage-current converting circuit flows; a third transistor and a fourth transistor that are connected in series, and that respectively mirror a current flowing through the first transistor and a current flowing through the second transistor; and a first diode that is connected between a second node connected to the third transistor and the fourth transistor, and an output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventor: Tohru KANEKO
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Patent number: 7881988Abstract: A system with an intelligent shelf (100) has product display shelves (110 to 130) displaying products having RFID tags R. The system includes antennas (112a to 112c) each having unique antenna numbers and detecting a tag serial number from an RFID tag on a product, human body sensors S disposed on each end of the product display shelf 120, a tag-product ID registration table storing the tag serial numbers of the RFID tags and the product IDs of the products and a control computer (200) detecting that a particular product is picked up from and/or returned to a particular product display shelf by combining the input tag serial number and the antenna number of the antenna detecting the tag serial number and analyzing which direction the detected human body has moved based on the difference of the detection times of the human body sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignees: Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd., Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., Tana-X-Inc.Inventors: Yoshinori Otani, Kiyoshi Kanai, Tohru Kaneko, Katsumasa Kishida, Hirofumi Tsutsumimoto
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Publication number: 20090153328Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide system and program for obtaining customers' purchase behavior information for products. [MEANS FOR ACHIEVING OBJECT] A system comprising an intelligent shelf (100) having product display shelves (110 to 130) on which the products A to C applied with RFID tags R are displayed, a plurality of antennas (112a to 112c) each having unique antenna numbers and detecting a tag serial number from an RFID tag on a product, a pair of human body sensors S disposed on each end of the product display shelf 120, a tag-product ID registration table storing the tag serial numbers of the RFID tags and the product IDs of the products uniquely given to each kind of product and a control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Yoshinori Otani, Kiyoshi Kanai, Tohru Kaneko, Katsumasa Kishida, Hirofumi Tsutsumimoto
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Patent number: 6238506Abstract: To provide a steering wheel which is lightweight, and which has adequate strength and shock resistance, a carbon fiber prepreg 13 is wound on a mandrel 11 or a lightweight foam core 40 so as to obtain a preformer 14. By heating this preformer 14 in a mold 18, a steering wheel is obtained wherein the rim is formed from a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin joined to a metal skeleton 23.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignees: Toho Rayon Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-SeisakushoInventors: Kazuyuki Satoh, Masanobu Wakita, Tohru Kaneko, Naoki Oe, Tsutomu Muraoka, Keizoh Suzuki
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Patent number: 5899118Abstract: To provide a steering wheel which is lightweight, and which has adequate strength and shock resistance, a carbon fiber prepreg 13 is wound on a mandrel 11 or a lightweight foam core 40 so as to obtain a preformer 14. By heating this preformer 14 in a mold 18, a steering wheel is obtained wherein the rim is formed from a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin joined to a metal skeleton 23.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignees: Toho Rayon Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-SeisakushoInventors: Kazuyuki Satoh, Masanobu Wakita, Tohru Kaneko, Naoki Oe, Tsutomu Muraoka, Keizoh Suzuki
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Patent number: 5332396Abstract: In a connector whose exposed terminals are connected to a mating connector having a terminal portion of a flexible printed circuit, the invention provides a terminal cover structure which prevents terminals from being exposed when the connector is disconnected. The terminal cover structure has a slidable protective cover that protects the exposed terminals of the connector. With the protective cover retracted, the exposed terminals are brought into contact with the exposed terminal portion of the mating connector. Either of the protective cover or the mating connector is provided with an engagement portion which consists of resilient clamping pieces to draw out the protective cover. The other is provided with a second engagement portion that engages with the first engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1993Date of Patent: July 26, 1994Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tohru Kaneko, Isao Kameyama
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Patent number: 5308265Abstract: Disclosure is a connector terminal holding mechanism which assures that a terminal received in a connector housing can reliably be held in the latter. The connector terminal holding mechanism for reliably holding a terminal including an upright standing engagement portion and an engagement shoulder located forward of the upright standing engagement portion in a connector housing with a rear holder including an engagement portion adapted to be engaged with the upright standing engagement portion is constructed in the improved state in such a manner that a plurality of guide rails each including a raised portion having a height in excess of that of the upright standing engagement portion are formed in the connector housing, and the rear holder merges into an engagement projection including a plurality of slidable portions adapted to be slidably engaged with the guide rails and a plurality of engagement portions adapted to be engaged with a shoulder portion of a box-shaped portion on the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1993Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tohru Kaneko