Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Maekawa
Tomohiro Maekawa 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: 6723772Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate resin or styrene resin, about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight of a light diffusing agent, about 0.0005 to about 0.1 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(1-arylalkylidene) malonates and oxalanilides, and about 0.0001 to about 0.01 parts by weight of a phosphor. This resin composition is used as a material of a light diffusing member showing excellent light diffusible transmittance, having excellent durability and manifesting suppressed yellowing of transmitted light. Further, a laminated plate obtained using this resin composition is suitably used as a lighting cover, light diffusing plate for liquid crystal displays, illumination sign board or the like for which light transmittance and light diffusing property are required and durability is desired.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 6722168Abstract: A steering locking device has an annular clearance provided between a steering shaft and a collar surrounding the steering shaft. A spacer is press-fitted in the annular clearance, to form a circular arc shape surrounding the steering shaft. The spacer is wound around the steering shaft from the outside of the collar through the opening of the collar. When a locking member supported on a locking device main body is at a locked position, the collar is prevented from being rotated. When a torque applied to the steering shaft is not more than a predetermined torque, the spacer prevents the relative rotation between the steering shaft and the collar.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Etsurou Kitami, Tomohiro Maekawa, Terukazu Nakajima, Takaya Akiyama
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Patent number: 6713004Abstract: A process for producing an article of resin made from at least about 50% by weight of methyl methacrylate is provided, which comprises a step of melt-processing the resin with an extruder, wherein an oxygen concentration of a gaseous phase in a resin feed zone of the extruder falls within a range of from about 0.7% by volume to about 10% by volume. The article is excellent in curbing the coloring in melt processing.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Kenji Manabe
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Patent number: 6705422Abstract: In an electric power steering device equipped with an anti-theft function, a steering shaft is surrounded by a coil inside a sensor housing of a torque sensor. A receiving portion is provided on the outer circumference of an upper shaft which is provided as a separate entity to input and output shafts that are capable of mutual elastic relative rotation. This coil is disposed between the receiving portion and an auxiliary steering power transmitting driven gear which is provided on the outer circumference of the steering shaft. The outer diameters of the receiving portion and the driven gear are larger than the inner diameter of the coil. A lock member is received by the receiving portion, whereby the rotation of the steering shaft is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20030228481Abstract: A laminated resin plate is provided, the plate comprising a first layer of resin (A) comprising about 30-90% by weight of a methyl methacrylate unit and about 10-70% by weight of a styrene-type monomer unit; and a second layer, placed on at least one side of surfaces of the first layer, of resin (B) comprising about 50% by weight or more of a methyl methacrylate unit, wherein the second layer contains about 0.03-3 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber based on 100 parts by weight of resin (B). The laminated resin plate resists being deformed by water absorption and has an excellent light resistance. The laminated resin plate can be suitably used as a light-diffusing plate and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20030132997Abstract: A printer includes a transporting block, a printing block, a positioning block, and an intermediate picking-up device. The positioning block is disposed between the transporting block and the printing block, and positions printing sheets transported by the transporting block at a predetermined location one at a time, so that they are positioned one at a time at a printing location of the printing block where printing is performed on the printing sheets. The intermediate picking-up means picks up the printing sheets positioned at the predetermined location in the positioning block one at a time in order to transport the printing sheets to the printing block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Teruyasu Hanagami, Shogo Fujito, Atsushi Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20030088001Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate resin or styrene resin, about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight of a light diffusing agent, about 0.0005 to about 0.1 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(1-arylalkylidene) malonates and oxalanilides, and about 0.0001 to about 0.01 parts by weight of a phosphor. This resin composition is used as a material of a light diffusing member showing excellent light diffusible transmittance, having excellent durability and manifesting suppressed yellowing of transmitted light. Further, a laminated plate obtained using this resin composition is suitably used as a lighting cover, light diffusing plate for liquid crystal displays, illumination sign board or the like for which light transmittance and light diffusing property are required and durability is desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20030070866Abstract: There is provided a worm speed change apparatus comprising a worm shaft and a worm wheel meshed therewith. Rolling elements are rotatably disposed between a raceway groove formed directly in at least one of end portions of the worm shaft, and a bearing outer ring held by a housing. The worm shaft is directly supported by the rolling elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Etsurou Kitami, Tomohiro Maekawa, Terukazu Nakajima
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Publication number: 20030042065Abstract: In an electric power steering device equipped with an anti-theft function, a steering shaft is surrounded by a coil inside a sensor housing of a torque sensor. A receiving portion is provided on the outer circumference of an upper shaft which is provided as a separate entity to input and output shafts that are capable of mutual elastic relative rotation. This coil is disposed between the receiving portion and an auxiliary steering power transmitting driven gear which is provided on the outer circumference of the steering shaft. The outer diameters of the receiving portion and the driven gear are larger than the inner diameter of the coil. A lock member is received by the receiving portion, whereby the rotation of the steering shaft is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20030041635Abstract: A steering locking device has an annular clearance provided between a steering shaft and a collar surrounding the steering shaft. A spacer is press-fitted in the annular clearance, to form a circular arc shape surrounding the steering shaft. The spacer is wound around the steering shaft from the outside of the collar through the opening of the collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Etsurou Kitami, Tomohiro Maekawa, Terukazu Nakajima, Takaya Akiyama
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Patent number: 6431601Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus comprises a housing (22b) for housing rotatably a steering shaft (18) interlocked with a steering wheel (not shown), an electric motor (8a) which has a through hole (50) through which a screw member (53) is to be inserted and is attached to the housing (22b) the screw member (53) through the through hole (50) and a gear mechanism (57), (56), connected to the electric motor (8a) through a joint (55), for transmitting a torque of the electric motor (8a) to the steering shaft (18). The joint (55) is formed by a synthetic resin so as to detach the electric motor (8a) from the housing (22b) an impact force in an axial direction of the steering shaft (18). Even when a portion of a vehicle body and a mounting bracket, etc. belonging to the vehicle body are caught on the electric motor during the primary collision or secondary collision, it is possible to sufficiently absorb the impact force of the secondary collision.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 6433044Abstract: The present invention provides a methyl methacrylate resin composition exhibiting superior durability without impairing the transparency inherent to a methyl methacrylate resin, which comprises a methyl methacrylate resin and a 2-(1-arylalkylidene)malonic acid ester in an amount of 0.0005 to 0.1 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the methyl methacrylate resin.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Kenji Manabe
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Publication number: 20020032285Abstract: The present invention provides a methyl methacrylate resin composition exhibiting superior durability without impairing the transparency inherent to a methyl methacrylate resin, which comprises a methyl methacrylate resin and a 2-(1-arylalkylidene) malonic acid ester in an amount of 0.0005 to 0.1 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the methyl methacrylate resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Kenji Manabe
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Publication number: 20010045682Abstract: A process for producing an article of resin made from at least about 50% by weight of methyl methacrylate is provided, which comprises a step of melt-processing the resin with an extruder, wherein an oxygen concentration of a gaseous phase in a resin feed zone of the extruder falls within a range of from about 0.7% by volume to about 10% by volume. The article is excellent in curbing the coloring in melt processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Kenji Manabe
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Publication number: 20010006130Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus comprises a housing 22b for housing rotatably a steering shaft 18 interlocked with a steering wheel (not shown), an electric motor 8a which has a through hole 50 through which a screw member 53 is to be inserted and is attached to the housing 22b by the screw member 53 through the through hole 50, and a gear mechanism 57, 57a, connected to the electric motor 8a through a joint 55, for transmitting a torque of the electric motor 8a to the steering shaft 18. The joint 55 is formed by a synthetic resin so as to detach the electric motor 8a from the housing 22b by an impact force in an axial direction of the steering shaft 18. Even when a portion of a vehicle body and a mounting bracket, etc. belonging to the vehicle body are caught on the electric motor during the primary collision or secondary collision, it is possible to sufficiently absorb the impact force of the secondary collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: July 5, 2001Inventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 6118477Abstract: In a picture reading apparatus, in the pre-scan, an approach is employed to control a CCD line sensor 5 and a film carrying roller 103 so that plural pictures recorded on an optical film 1 are read at a predetermined sampling rate in order from the latest frame to generate frame position data indicating position of left and right ends of frame, etc. Further, in the main scan, an approach is employed such that, in controlling the CCD line sensor 5 and a film carrier 100 so that plural pictures recorded on the optical film are read at a sampling rate higher than the predetermined sampling rate in order from the oldest frame, the reading start and end timings of the CCD line sensor 5 are controlled on the basis of frame position data obtained by the pre-scan. As a result, in this picture reading apparatus, it is possible to precisely obtain picture data of picture of frame in the state where no positional shift takes place.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1999Date of Patent: September 12, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahide Maruyama, Mitsuyoshi Shindo, Kiyosuke Suzuki, Tomohiro Maekawa, Hideki Wanami
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Patent number: 6042945Abstract: The present invention provides a light diffusing laminated resin sheet produced by laminating a resin layer (B) on at least one surface of a resin layer (A), the resin layer (A) being made by dispersing uniformly 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a light diffusing agent having a weight-average particle size from 1 to 10 .mu.m into 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate resin or styrene resin and 0 to 30 parts by weight of a rubber-like polymer, and the resin layer (B) being made by dispersing uniformly 3 to 70 parts by weight of a rubber-like polymer into 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate resin or styrene resin and essentially containing no inorganic particle dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company LimitedInventor: Tomohiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 5949479Abstract: In a picture reading apparatus according to this invention, in the pre-scan, an approach is employed to control a CCD line sensor 5 and a film carrying roller 103 so that plural pictures recorded on an optical film 1 are read at a predetermined sampling rate in order from the latest frame to generate frame position data indicating position of left and right ends of frame, etc. Further, in the main scan, an approach is employed such that, in controlling the CCD line sensor 5 and a film carrier 100 so that plural pictures recorded on the optical film are read at a sampling rate higher than the predetermined sampling rate in order from the oldest frame, the reading start and end timings of the CCD line sensor 5 are controlled on the basis of frame position data obtained by the pre-scan. As a result, in this picture reading apparatus, it is possible to precisely obtain picture data of picture of frame in the state where no positional shift takes place.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1996Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahide Maruyama, Mitsuyoshi Shindo, Kiyosuke Suzuki, Tomohiro Maekawa, Hideki Wanami
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Patent number: 5838324Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a keyboard including a single, mode designation key, a display having display areas for displaying groups of operation modes of similar nature, a memory for storing input information and a designated operation mode, a non-volatile memory for saving mode information, and a controller for controlling the operation sequence of the apparatus. A desired operation mode can be designated with simple key input operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Kaoru Kumagai
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Patent number: 5544965Abstract: A color video printer can identify the length of a print sheet inserted therein for ejecting any print sheets other than a standard print sheet. The printer has a sheet feed sensor and another sensor disposed downstream of the sheet feed sensor with respect to the direction in which a print sheet is fed in the printer. After the leading end of an inserted print sheet is detected by the sheet feed sensor, the print sheet is fed until the leading end thereof is detected by the other downstream sensor. At this time, the length of the print sheet which is fed is equal to the distance, typically of 128 mm, between the sensors. The true length of the print sheet is calculated by adding, to 128 mm, the length of the print sheet which is further fed until the trailing end of the print sheet is detected by the sheet feed sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Kamoda, Tomohiro Maekawa, Yasuji Yui, Shin Iima, Takashi Bunya