Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Hanada
Tsuyoshi Hanada 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: 20240044062Abstract: A chain-off thread cutter for cutting a chain-off thread formed by a sewing machine. The chain-off thread cutter including: a fixed blade; a movable blade that moves toward and away from the fixed blade; a driving unit that drives the movable blade to move the movable blade; a foreign matter detector that detects foreign matter present in a track of the movable blade; and a control unit that stops the driving unit when the foreign matter is detected by the foreign matter detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: JUKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji FUKUMORI, Tsuyoshi HANADA, Kazuhiro MITANI, Atsushi SHIRAISHI
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Patent number: 11254824Abstract: To provide a solvent composition in which various organic substances are soluble, and which has no adverse effect on global environment. A solvent composition comprising 1-chloro-2,3,3,4,4,5,5-heptafluoro-1-pentene, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a method for producing a substrate with a coating film, and a heat transfer fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Toshio Miki, Tsuyoshi Hanada, Mari Ichinokawa, Atsushi Fujimori, Hidekazu Okamoto
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Publication number: 20200190341Abstract: To provide a solvent composition in which various organic substances are soluble, and which has no adverse effect on global environment. A solvent composition comprising 1-chloro-2,3,3,4,4,5,5-heptafluoro-1-pentene, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a method for producing a substrate with a coating film, and a heat transfer fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Toshio MIKI, Tsuyoshi HANADA, Mari ICHINOKAWA, Atsushi FUJIMORI, Hidekazu OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10669502Abstract: There are provided a solvent composition containing tDCE, which does not exert an adverse effect on the global environment, has high solubility and incombustibility, and can maintain initial incombustibility even in use accompanied by a phase change, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a coating film-forming composition including the solvent composition, and a method of forming a homogeneous coating film using the coating film-forming composition. A solvent composition includes: tDCE; a first HFE having a boiling point of 40 to 65° C.; and a second HFE having a boiling point of 70 to 120° C., in which a ratio of tDCE is 65 to 80 mass %, a ratio of the first HFE is 5 to 25 mass %, and a ratio of the second HFE is 5 to 25 mass % with respect to a total amount of tDCE, the first HFE, and the second HFE.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Daisuke Ikeda, Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Toshio Miki, Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Patent number: 10662134Abstract: There are provided a solvent composition containing tDCE, which does not exert an adverse effect on the global environment, has high solubility and incombustibility, and can maintain initial incombustibility even in use accompanied by a phase change, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a coating film-forming composition including the solvent composition, and a method of forming a homogeneous coating film using the coating film-forming composition. A solvent composition includes: tDCE; at least one HFE (A) selected from HFE-347pc-f, HFE-365mf-c, and HFE-467sc-f; and at least one HFC (X) selected from cHFC-447, and HFC-76-13sf, in which a ratio of tDCE with respect to a total amount of tDCE, HFE (A), and HFC (X) is 65 to 80 mass %, a ratio of HFE (A) with respect to the total amount is 5 to 25 mass %, and a ratio of HFC (X) with respect to the total amount is 5 to 25 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Daisuke Ikeda, Toshio Miki, Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Patent number: 10626536Abstract: A foot-operated controller of a sewing machine including a first pedal that input a number of revolution of a sewing machine motor by stepping of a user, a second pedal pressed by the user, a main body that supports the first pedal, and a support unit that supports the second pedal, in which the support unit is selectively attachable in disposition where the second pedal is on the left side of the first pedal and disposition where the second pedal is on the right side of the first pedal. In both cases where the second pedal is on the left side of the first pedal and the right side of the first pedal, across an interval between the main body and the support unit, it is possible to detect the pressing to the second pedal with respect to the second element.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: JUKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Publication number: 20190062973Abstract: A foot-operated controller of a sewing machine including a first pedal that input a number of revolution of a sewing machine motor by stepping of a user, a second pedal pressed by the user, a main body that supports the first pedal, and a support unit that supports the second pedal, in which the support unit is selectively attachable in disposition where the second pedal is on the left side of the first pedal and disposition where the second pedal is on the right side of the first pedal. In both cases where the second pedal is on the left side of the first pedal and the right side of the first pedal, across an interval between the main body and the support unit, it is possible to detect the pressing to the second pedal with respect to the second element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: JUKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi HANADA
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Publication number: 20180370882Abstract: There are provided a solvent composition containing tDCE, which does not exert an adverse effect on the global environment, has high solubility and incombustibility, and can maintain initial incombustibility even in use accompanied by a phase change, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a coating film-forming composition including the solvent composition, and a method of forming a homogeneous coating film using the coating film-forming composition. A solvent composition includes: tDCE; at least one HFE (A) selected from HFE-347pc-f, HFE-365mf-c, and HFE-467sc-f; and at least one HFC (X) selected from cHFC-447, and HFC-76-13sf, in which a ratio of tDCE with respect to a total amount of tDCE, HFE (A), and HFC (X) is 65 to 80 mass %, a ratio of HFE (A) with respect to the total amount is 5 to 25 mass %, and a ratio of HFC (X) with respect to the total amount is 5 to 25 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Daisuke IKEDA, Toshio MIKI, Tsuyoshi HANADA
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Publication number: 20180346841Abstract: There are provided a solvent composition containing tDCE, which does not exert an adverse effect on the global environment, has high solubility and incombustibility, and can maintain initial incombustibility even in use accompanied by a phase change, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, a coating film-forming composition including the solvent composition, and a method of forming a homogeneous coating film using the coating film-forming composition. A solvent composition includes: tDCE; a first HFE having a boiling point of 40 to 65° C.; and a second HFE having a boiling point of 70 to 120° C., in which a ratio of tDCE is 65 to 80 mass %, a ratio of the first HFE is 5 to 25 mass %, and a ratio of the second HFE is 5 to 25 mass % with respect to a total amount of tDCE, the first HFE, and the second HFE.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Daisuke IKEDA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Toshio MIKI, Tsuyoshi HANADA
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Patent number: 9963813Abstract: The presser lifting mechanism of a sewing machine includes a cloth presser, a pressing rod which holds the cloth presser by a bottom end portion thereof, a rod holder which is fixed to the pressing rod, a pressing spring a bottom end portion of which is in contact with a top end portion of the rod holder and which pushes the cloth presser downward via the rod holder, a push-up member through which the pressing rod is inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction and which is in contact with the rod holder from below and can pushed it up, a link body which is in contact with a bottom surface of the rod holder and is connected to the push-up member, and a presser motor which is linked to the link body and serves as a drive source for elevation and lowering of the cloth presser.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: JUKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daishi Kuramashi, Atsushi Shiraishi, Tsuyoshi Hanada, Kazuhiro Mitani
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Patent number: 9758910Abstract: A throat plate switching mechanism includes a first throat plate and a second throat plate. The first throat plate is formed with a first needle hole having an elongated hole shape at a stitch point. The second throat plate is formed with a second needle hole. A width of the second needle hole is narrower than a width of the first needle hole. The second throat plate is equipped in the first throat plate such that the second throat plate is switched into a use position at which the second needle hole overlaps the first needle hole, and a retreated position at which the second throat plate does not cover the first needle hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: JUKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Hanada, Naofumi Fukuba
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Publication number: 20170081795Abstract: A throat plate switching mechanism includes a first throat plate and a second throat plate. The first throat plate is formed with a first needle hole having an elongated hole shape at a stitch point. The second throat plate is formed with a second needle hole. A width of the second needle hole is narrower than a width of the first needle hole. The second throat plate is equipped in the first throat plate such that the second throat plate is switched into a use position at which the second needle hole overlaps the first needle hole, and a retreated position at which the second throat plate does not cover the first needle hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Tsuyoshi HANADA, Naofumi FUKUBA
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Publication number: 20170073865Abstract: The presser lifting mechanism of a sewing machine includes a cloth presser, a pressing rod which holds the cloth presser by a bottom end portion thereof, a rod holder which is fixed to the pressing rod, a pressing spring a bottom end portion of which is in contact with a top end portion of the rod holder and which pushes the cloth presser downward via the rod holder, a push-up member through which the pressing rod is inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction and which is in contact with the rod holder from below and can pushed it up, a link body which is in contact with a bottom surface of the rod holder and is connected to the push-up member, and a presser motor which is linked to the link body and serves as a drive source for elevation and lowering of the cloth presser.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Daishi KURAMASHI, Atsushi SHIRAISHI, Tsuyoshi HANADA, Kazuhiro MITANI
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Patent number: 8020502Abstract: The thread cutting device of a sewing machine provides a first thread catching member having a first thread catching portion for catching a thread positioned between the horizontal shuttle and the needle hole and carrying out forward and backward movements below the throat plate while the first thread catching portion catches the thread, a second thread catching member having a second thread catching portion for catching the thread laid between the needle hole and the first thread catching portion and guiding the thread caught by the first thread catching member to a fixed blade and to cut the thread by the fixed blade.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Juki CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Patent number: 8015934Abstract: A thread cutting device of a sewing machine is provided. The thread cutting device cuts a thread extending between a horizontal shuttle and a throat plate of the sewing machine. The thread cutting device includes a fixed blade, a first thread catcher, a second thread catcher, a driving assembly which moves the first and second thread catchers such that the first thread catcher catches the thread before the second thread catcher catches the thread and pulls the thread toward the fixed blade to cut the thread, and a guide member disposed between the first thread catcher and the driving assembly. The guide member guides the first thread catcher from an advanced position to a thread catching position to catch the thread, and further guides the first thread catcher from the thread catching position to a standby position to turn the first thread catcher toward the fixed blade.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Juki CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Patent number: 7926434Abstract: A thread cutting device of a sewing machine cuts a thread below a throat plate through which a needle is inserted. The thread cutting device includes a first thread catcher operable to catch the thread, a second thread catcher operable to catch the thread caught by the first thread catcher, a fixed blade operable to cut the thread caught by the second thread catcher, a driving portion which drives the first thread catcher and the second thread catcher such that the second thread catcher catches the thread caught by the first thread catcher and guides the thread toward the fixed blade, an attaching member to which the fixed blade is fixed and into which the second thread catcher is slidably inserted from above over the fixed blade, and a cover which covers the second thread catcher from above to restrict an upward movement of the second thread catcher.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Juki CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Patent number: 7662192Abstract: The present invention provides a method for cleaning and rinsing an article, with excellent cleaning and rinsing performance. The present invention provides a method for cleaning and rinsing an article, characterized by comprising a cleaning step of contacting an article having a contaminant attached, with a hydrocarbon solvent containing an aromatic hydrocarbon or a glycol ether, and a rinsing step of contacting it with a fluorinated ether, wherein the fluorinated ether is a compound represented by the formula 1: R1—O—R2??Formula 1 wherein each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a fluorinated alkyl group, wherein the number of fluorine atoms contained in each of R1 and R2 is at least one, and the total number of carbon atoms contained in R1 and R2 is from 4 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Tsuyoshi Hanada, Hidekazu Okamoto, Masaaki Tsuzaki, Maki Shigematsu
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Publication number: 20090211505Abstract: A thread cutting device of a sewing machine is provided. The thread cutting device cuts a thread extending between a horizontal shuttle and a throat plate of the sewing machine. The thread cutting device includes a fixed blade, a first thread catcher, a second thread catcher, a driving assembly which moves the first and second thread catchers such that the first thread catcher catches the thread before the second thread catcher catches the thread and pulls the thread toward the fixed blade to cut the thread, and a guide member disposed between the first thread catcher and the driving assembly. The guide member guides the first thread catcher from an advanced position to a thread catching position to catch the thread, and further guides the first thread catcher from the thread catching position to a standby position to turn the first thread catcher toward the fixed blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: JUKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi HANADA
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Patent number: 7527697Abstract: To provide a process for removing water, capable of maintaining good water removal performance for a long time continuously and constantly. A process for removing water, which comprises a dipping step of dipping an article having water attached on its surface, in a solvent composition comprising at least one member selected from a hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a hydrofluorocarbon and a hydrofluoroether, and an alcohol, as the essential components, to carry out removal of water, a specific gravity separation step of separating water from the solvent composition containing the water removed from the article, by a specific gravity separation method, and a filtration step of filtering the solvent composition having the water removed in the specific gravity separation step, through a coalescer type filter to further remove water remaining in the solvent composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masaaki Tsuzaki, Tsuyoshi Hanada
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Publication number: 20090071385Abstract: A thread cutting device of a sewing machine cuts a thread below a throat plate through which a needle is inserted. The thread cutting device includes a first thread catcher operable to catch the thread, a second thread catcher operable to catch the thread caught by the first thread catcher, a fixed blade operable to cut the thread caught by the second thread catcher, a driving portion which drives the first thread catcher and the second thread catcher such that the second thread catcher catches the thread caught by the first thread catcher and guides the thread toward the fixed blade, an attaching member to which the fixed blade is fixed and into which the second thread catcher is slidably inserted from above over the fixed blade, and a cover which covers the second thread catcher from above to restrict an upward movement of the second thread catcher.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: JUKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi HANADA