Patents by Inventor Yasushi Kawashima
Yasushi Kawashima 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: 11823839Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body having a functional layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode formed on a surface of the element body and connected to the internal electrode layer electrically. The chlorine concentration of the element body of the electronic component is 10 ppm or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke Takano, Toshihiko Kaneko, Nobuto Morigasaki, Yasushi Kawashima, Momoyo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20220246354Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body having a functional layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode formed on a surface of the element body and connected to the internal electrode layer electrically. The chlorine concentration of the element body of the electronic component is 10 ppm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke TAKANO, Toshihiko KANEKO, Nobuto MORIGASAKI, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Momoyo SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220208421Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for generating an ideal diamagnetic response are disclosed. A disclosed diamagnetic system includes a metal foil or a first substrate having at least one surface that is coated by a metallic layer (e.g., permalloy). The diamagnetic system also includes a second substrate having at least one surface that is coated by graphene. The first and second substrates are immersed in an alkane (e.g., n-heptane). The diamagnetic system produces a diamagnetic response at room temperature in an applied magnetic field when the alkane is added to surround the permalloy and graphene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Armen Gulian, Rajendra Dulal, Yasushi Kawashima, Serafim Teknowijoyo, Sara Chahid
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Patent number: 11313907Abstract: A control panel includes power supply circuits for supplying power supply voltages to loads and a connection part for connecting wiring. The control panel comprises a system current detection unit that is for detecting a sudden increase in system current that is from a power system and flows through the control panel and includes a second current transformer, and individual current detection units that are for detecting a sudden increase in the individual current of one of the power supply circuits and include first current transformers. An arc discharge detection unit identifies an arc discharge occurring within the control panel separately from a surge flowing into the system based on a system current detection signal and individual current detection signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya Marumo, Yasushi Kawashima, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Keisuke Yano
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Patent number: 10756771Abstract: A wireless switch comprising: a movable section provided to be freely displaceable; an operation unit elastically held by the movable section and, when in a non-neutral state, vibrating as a result of an action of elastic force that causes return to a neutral state and displacing the movable section in a direction corresponding to a direction of the vibration; a power generation unit generating a voltage of a polarity corresponding to a direction of displacement when the movable section has been displaced; a wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmitting a signal on the basis of power generated by the power generation unit; and a voltage supply control circuit, when the operation unit in the neutral state has been operated such that the operation unit is brought into a non-neutral state, supplying a voltage to the wireless transmission unit using power generated by the power generation unit at a time of an initial state change of the operation unit and then disabling voltage supply to the wireless transmiType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya Marumo, Yasushi Kawashima, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Keisuke Yano
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Publication number: 20200228153Abstract: A wireless switch comprising: a movable section provided to be freely displaceable; an operation unit elastically held by the movable section and, when in a non-neutral state, vibrating as a result of an action of elastic force that causes return to a neutral state and displacing the movable section in a direction corresponding to a direction of the vibration; a power generation unit generating a voltage of a polarity corresponding to a direction of displacement when the movable section has been displaced; a wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmitting a signal on the basis of power generated by the power generation unit; and a voltage supply control circuit, when the operation unit in the neutral state has been operated such that the operation unit is brought into a non-neutral state, supplying a voltage to the wireless transmission unit using power generated by the power generation unit at a time of an initial state change of the operation unit and then disabling voltage supply to the wireless transmiType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya MARUMO, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Hajime UMEKI, Junji OBATA, Keisuke YANO
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Publication number: 20200185903Abstract: A control panel includes power supply circuits for supplying power supply voltages to loads and a connection part for connecting wiring. The control panel comprises a system current detection unit that is for detecting a sudden increase in system current that is from a power system and flows through the control panel and includes a second current transformer, and individual current detection units that are for detecting a sudden increase in the individual current of one of the power supply circuits and include first current transformers. An arc discharge detection unit identifies an arc discharge occurring within the control panel separately from a surge flowing into the system based on a system current detection signal and individual current detection signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya MARUMO, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Hajime UMEKI, Junji OBATA, Keisuke YANO
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Patent number: 10547396Abstract: A state display apparatus includes a plurality of state display LEDs and a plurality of margin display LEDs, and when receiving a radio signal indicating that a state of a management object has changed, performs light on/off control of a state display LED associated with the management object, and controls a margin display LED arranged above the state display LED so that whether or not a reception strength of the received radio signal is equal to or higher than a prescribed threshold is indicated by a lighted state/a turned-off state of the margin display LED on/off.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Soji Ohmae, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Yasushi Kawashima, Hiroshi Okabe
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Patent number: 10453634Abstract: A wireless switch includes a cover member, a button member, a first plunger, a second plunger, a trigger spring, a return spring, a shaft, a housing, and a power generation module. An intermediate member constituted of the first plunger, the second plunger, the trigger spring, the return spring, and the shaft is connected between the button member and the power generation module. The intermediate member prevents a position of the shaft making contact with the power generating shaft of the power generation module from changing, and causes stress to build up in the trigger spring, until a movement distance of the button member reaches a predetermined distance. The intermediate member releases the stress built up in the trigger spring and pushes the power generation shaft with the shaft using the released stress upon the movement distance of the button member reaching the predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya Marumo, Ken Tamura, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Hiroshi Shiino, Yasushi Kawashima, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Keisuke Yano
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Patent number: 10447528Abstract: A radio communication system includes: slave devices which repetitively transmit, a plurality of times, a radio signal with a prescribed frequency that includes device identification information during a radio communication with a master device; a master device which generates communication situation information including a reception success rate and received signal strength of a radio signal during each radio communication from each slave device; and a failure factor estimation apparatus which, based on communication situation information with respect to a plurality of radio communications including a radio communication in which a communication failure of the received signal strength is lower than prescribed strength and/or the reception success rate is lower than a prescribed rate has occurred, generates and outputs failure factor presentation information indicating a failure inducer estimated to have induced the communication failure and an estimation result of a position of the failure inducer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Soji Ohmae, Ryota Yamada, Hajime Umeki, Yasushi Kawashima, Yuki Inoue
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Patent number: 10304639Abstract: A wireless switch includes a button member, a power generation module, an RF module, and a notification unit. The button member is mounted in a housing, and is configured to move. The power generation module is configured to generate power using energy produced by the movement of the button member. The RF module is connected to the power generation module, and is configured to transmit a switch signal using power generated by the power generation module. The notification unit is configured to operate using power generated by the power generation module. The RF module controls the notification unit in one or more notification states according to a strength or details of a reception state signal corresponding to the transmitted switch signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya Marumo, Ken Tamura, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Hiroshi Shiino, Yasushi Kawashima, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Keisuke Yano
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Publication number: 20180351789Abstract: A radio communication system includes: slave devices which repetitively transmit, a plurality of times, a radio signal with a prescribed frequency that includes device identification information during a radio communication with a master device; a master device which generates communication situation information including a reception success rate and received signal strength of a radio signal during each radio communication from each slave device; and a failure factor estimation apparatus which, based on communication situation information with respect to a plurality of radio communications including a radio communication in which a communication failure of the received signal strength is lower than prescribed strength and/or the reception success rate is lower than a prescribed rate has occurred, generates and outputs failure factor presentation information indicating a failure inducer estimated to have induced the communication failure and an estimation result of a position of the failure inducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Soji OHMAE, Ryota YAMADA, Hajime UMEKI, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Yuki INOUE
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Publication number: 20180309524Abstract: A state display apparatus includes a plurality of state display LEDs and a plurality of margin display LEDs, and when receiving a radio signal indicating that a state of a management object has changed, performs light on/off control of a state display LED associated with the management object, and controls a margin display LED arranged above the state display LED so that whether or not a reception strength of the received radio signal is equal to or higher than a prescribed threshold is indicated by a lighted state/a turned-off state of the margin display LED on/off.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Soji OHMAE, Hajime UMEKI, Junji OBATA, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Hiroshi OKABE
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Publication number: 20180158626Abstract: A wireless switch includes a button member, a power generation module, an RF module, and a notification unit. The button member is mounted in a housing, and is configured to move. The power generation module is configured to generate power using energy produced by the movement of the button member. The RF module is connected to the power generation module, and is configured to transmit a switch signal using power generated by the power generation module. The notification unit is configured to operate using power generated by the power generation module. The RF module controls the notification unit in one or more notification states according to a strength or details of a reception state signal corresponding to the transmitted switch signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya MARUMO, Ken TAMURA, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Hiroshi SHIINO, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Hajime UMEKI, Junji OBATA, Keisuke YANO
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Publication number: 20180158632Abstract: A wireless switch includes a cover member, a button member, a first plunger, a second plunger, a trigger spring, a return spring, a shaft, a housing, and a power generation module. An intermediate member constituted of the first plunger, the second plunger, the trigger spring, the return spring, and the shaft is connected between the button member and the power generation module. The intermediate member prevents a position of the shaft making contact with the power generating shaft of the power generation module from changing, and causes stress to build up in the trigger spring, until a movement distance of the button member reaches a predetermined distance. The intermediate member releases the stress built up in the trigger spring and pushes the power generation shaft with the shaft using the released stress upon the movement distance of the button member reaching the predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya MARUMO, Ken TAMURA, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Hiroshi SHIINO, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Hajime UMEKI, Junji OBATA, Keisuke YANO
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Publication number: 20170136627Abstract: A worker terminal that sends an operation commands to robots used in work includes: a first sensor that detects a muscle potential of a worker; a second sensor that detects a head movement of the worker; a processing unit that determines whether or not operation instructions, defined by a combination of the head movement and change in the muscle potential, have been input by the worker, on the basis of the detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor; and a communications unit that sends an operation command to the robot is a determination has been made that an operation instruction has been input by the worker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Ryuichiro TAKAICHI, Yasushi KAWASHIMA, Masayoshi ABE, Takayuki EDA
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Patent number: 9422911Abstract: A gasket for attaching a spark plug to an internal combustion engine, the gasket having an annular portion. The annular portion is annular to surround the spark plug, and has contact surfaces on both axial ends, one of the contact surfaces being to contact the spark plug, the other being to contact the internal combustion engine. The annular portion is composed of copper alloy containing aluminum oxide. The aluminum oxide content of the copper alloy is 0.3 wt % or more, and 0.7 wt % or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yasushi Kawashima
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Patent number: 8760045Abstract: A spark plug for internal-combustion engines equipped with a center electrode and a ground electrode is provided. In the spark plug, the ground electrode is fixed to a mount fitting, while the ground electrode has a convex portion. The convex portion is made of a part of base materials of the ground electrode where the part is facing the center electrode, and is projected toward the center electrode. The convex portion has a fusion solidification part made of precious metal materials and a part of the base materials melted together and solidified at least on part of an electric discharge surface facing the center electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Yasushi Kawashima, Ken Hanashi
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Publication number: 20140020646Abstract: A gasket for attaching a spark plug to an internal combustion engine, the gasket having an annular portion. The annular portion is annular to surround the spark plug, and has contact surfaces on both axial ends, one of the contact surfaces being to contact the spark plug, the other being to contact the internal combustion engine. The annular portion is composed of copper alloy containing aluminum oxide. The aluminum oxide content of the copper alloy is 0.3 wt % or more, and 0.7 wt % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventor: Yasushi KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20110130292Abstract: There is provided a room-temperature superconductor that has a very simple structure and enters a state of superconductivity at room temperature. Also, there is provided a method for making the room-temperature superconductor. Further, there is provided a protonic conductor having superconductivity at room temperature. The room-temperature superconductor comprises a substance composed of graphene and a proton donor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventor: Yasushi Kawashima