Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Kanesaka & Takeuchi
  • Processes for producing functional okara milks and functional tofus
    Patent number: 6582739
    Abstract: According to the present invention, soybean curd lees are effectively utilized, which are discharged in large quantity in the process-to produce soybean-related food products such as soybean curd (tofu), soybean milk, etc. known as superb food products containing vegetable proteins. The soybean milk (functional soybean curd lees milk) and soybean curd (functional soybean curd) both having good taste and high functions can be produced without discharging waste product and with high economic feasibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Sawa Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsuo Sawano, Hiroshi Sawano
  • Recording medium with limited using period
    Patent number: 6579613
    Abstract: For protecting a copyright, stored digital information on a recording medium is attenuated in a certain period of time. For this purpose, the thickness of a magnetic layer and the diameter of magnetic crystal grain are changed to control the effect of the thermal oscillation on magnetization of a crystalline region to thereby provide the recording medium with digital information retained for a certain period of time, and attenuated along with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uwazumi, Teruhisa Yokosawa
  • Electronic timepiece having power generating function
    Patent number: 6580665
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece is formed of a power generating device for generating power, a control device for driving on receipt of a power supply from the power generating device, a display device for displaying a time by an operation of the control device, a detecting device for detecting a state of the power generating device, and a deciding device for deciding whether or not the power generating device generates power based on a detection signal sent from the detecting device. The control device controls such that a power generating state of the power generating device is displayed on the display device based on a decision of the deciding device. It is possible to reduce power consumption by stopping hands if required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kamiyama, Tomomi Murakami, Masao Mafune, Yoichi Nagata
  • Seat belt retractor with load absorbing mechanism
    Patent number: 6578786
    Abstract: In a seat belt retractor, as the rotation of a pawl holder of a locking member in the webbing unwinding direction is stopped by a locking mechanism in emergency, a reel receives a force on a protrusion by impact load applied to the webbing with the inertia of an occupant. As the force is increased, the protrusion is plastically deformed. By this plastic deformation, the impact on the occupant can be greatly absorbed at first. After the protrusion is sheared, the reel tends to rotate in the webbing unwinding direction by the inertia of the occupant, so that the torsion bar is further twisted. Thus, the load can be variously set to effectively absorb kinetic energy of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kajiyama
  • Optical adapter
    Patent number: 6575639
    Abstract: An optical adapter for receiving a plurality of detachable plugs (11) to which optical cables are connected. The optical adapter comprises a conductive housing (17) having a plurality of conductive cavities (22) for receiving the detachable plugs (11) and a plurality of conductive partition walls (21) provided between the plugging cavities (22). The conductive housing (17) is attached to a conductive panel (37) to electrically connect the optical adapter to the conductive panel (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michitomo Shibutani
  • Withdrawal mechanism and cup-holder unit using the same
    Patent number: 6575542
    Abstract: A withdrawal mechanism is structured such that a first guiding projection and a second guiding projection provided at a holder member are slidably inserted into a first guiding groove and a second guiding groove having an inclined portion formed on a housing. When the second guiding projection is guided at the inclined portion of the second guiding groove, the holder member is rotated around the first guiding projection by a predetermined angle. Thus, the holder member is drawn from a front opening of the housing in a state rotated by a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Naohiro Shimajiri
  • Mass spectrometer with multipole rod type ion lens
    Patent number: 6576898
    Abstract: In a mass spectrometer, electrode element plates forming a virtual rod electrode have predetermined shapes at rim portions thereof in an ion optical axis side, and the electrode element plates are held at portions away from the ion optical axis by a holder, to thereby form a virtual rod multipole ion lens unit. Also, apart from the ion lens unit, there is provided a terminal unit for applying predetermined voltages to the respective electrode element plates. In the ion lens unit, the electrode element plates to which the same potential is applied are respectively connected by immovable short lines to form the groups. One of the electrode element plates in each group is electrically connected to the terminal unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Waki
  • Instantaneous-tripping circuit breaker
    Patent number: 6577215
    Abstract: In an instantaneous-tripping circuit breaker, a heater-mounted main bimetal, a shifter of a differential shifter mechanism, and an adjustment dial of a thermal overload/open-phase tripping device are removed from a standard circuit breaker equipped with a breaking section, an opening and closing mechanism section, a thermal overload/open-phase tripping device, and an electromagnetic instantaneous tripping device in a case. Instead, a trip coil of the instantaneous tripping device is connected to a main circuit via a connection conductor of a low resistance, a test-tripping part is mounted in place of the shifter of the differential shifter mechanism, and the adjustment dial is replaced with a dummy dial. Accordingly, the standard circuit breaker is changed to an instantaneous-breaking circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Nomura, Katsunori Kuboyama, Koji Asakawa, Isamu Nagahiro, Takeshi Emura
  • Seat cushion and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6571411
    Abstract: A seat cushion is formed of a lower body and an upper body. The lower body is made of a polyurethane chip molded product containing fibrillated polyurethane chips with radial projections and a binder for binding the fibrillated polyurethane chips. The polyurethane chip molded product has 25 percent ILD hardness of 1,000 to 5,000 N and a density of 150 to 300 kg/M3. The upper body is made of soft polyurethane foam molded on the lower body. The upper body has 25 percent ILD hardness of 60 to 300 N and a density of 20 to 80 kg/M3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Kazushige Ebe
  • Airbag
    Patent number: 6572144
    Abstract: An inflatable airbag for installation in front of a passenger compartment of a vehicle for protecting an occupant during an emergency includes a rearwardly directed surface positioned to be contacted by the occupant when expanded, an end located at a side opposite to the rearwardly directed surface and having a hole for receiving an inflation gas, and laterally spaced side surfaces extending between the rearwardly directed surface and the end and being oriented substantially vertically in the passenger compartment. Inwardly extending depressions are formed in a middle portion of each side surface of the airbag as viewed in a vertical direction. The depressions are located away from the rearwardly directed surface to restrict movement of the inflation gas inside the airbag when the occupant hits the inflated airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Tadahiro Igawa
  • Terminal device of electric apparatus
    Patent number: 6572418
    Abstract: A terminal device of an electric apparatus having a terminal board of a main circuit includes a hollow member connected to the terminal board of the main circuit of the apparatus. The hollow member is formed of an elongated metal plate having a screw hole, one end with a projection, and the other end with an engaging groove. The elongated metal plate is bent such that the projection and engaging groove are directly joined together to connect the one and the other end. A terminal screw is engaged with the screw hole of the hollow member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Method for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk
    Patent number: 6572934
    Abstract: In manufacturing a magnetic recording disk, a magnetic film for a recording layer is deposited on a substrate of the magnetic recording disk in a magnetic-film deposition chamber, and the substrate is transferred from the magnetic-film deposition chamber to a lubricant-layer preparation chamber without exposing the substrate to the atmosphere. Then, a lubricant layer is prepared on the substrate in the lubricant-layer preparation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignees: Anelva Corporation, Nihon Micro Coating Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Watanabe, Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Kazunori Tani, Shinji Furukawa, Hiromi Sasaki, Osamu Watabe
  • Quadrupole mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 6573496
    Abstract: In a quadrupole mass spectrometer, a controlling portion controls a lens power source to temporarily change a voltage applied to an ion lens according to a timing for controlling a quadrupole power source, so that excessive ions do not pass through a quadrupole filter. Therefore, the excessive ions are diffused on the way to thereby prevent the excessive ions from reaching a detector. Thus, at the time of operation, a large quantity of ions, such as carrier gas molecular ions, unnecessary for the analysis is prevented from being introduced into the detector to deteriorate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Shigetoshi Harada
  • Stored gas inflator
    Patent number: 6572141
    Abstract: A stored gas inflator is formed by a pressure vessel including a gas port, a small chamber facing the gas port, and a main chamber situated adjacent to the small chamber and having a capacity larger than that of the small chamber. A high pressure gas is filled in the small chamber and the main chamber. A first partition closes the gas port, and a second partition separates the small chamber and the main chamber so that a burst pressure of the second partition is set to be lower than a stored gas pressure in the main chamber. A gas blasting initiator is mounted to the small chamber for applying burst pressure to at least one of the first and second partitions to allow the main chamber to eject the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Nanbu
  • Member with film formed by thermal spraying of thermal spray material
    Patent number: 6569546
    Abstract: A member having a coating film is formed by thermal spraying a thermal spray material. The thermal spray material includes a double oxide forming a monophasic oxide, and contains (a) at least one trivalent metal element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Co, Rh, and Sc, Y and lanthanoid in rare earth elements, and (b) at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, and lanthanoid in the rare earth elements different from those in (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Hardfacing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sato, Kiyohiro Tarumi, Yuusei Michikata, Yoshihisa Horie, Junichi Yasuoka
  • Driver circuit for switching device
    Patent number: 6570413
    Abstract: A drive circuit drives a voltage-controlled semiconductor switching device with a control terminal. The drive circuit includes a device for supplying a current to the control terminal based on an input of an ON signal, and a device for removing a current from the control terminal of the voltage-controlled semiconductor switching device based on an input of an OFF signal. The current-supplying device includes a voltage-controlled transistor having a gate electrode and a drain electrode connected to the control terminal, and a capacitor connected between the gate and drain electrodes of the voltage-controlled transistor. It is possible to reduce turn-on losses during the turn-on time of the switching device while reducing noises generated thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Kumagai, Hiroyuki Kawakami
  • Combined tube and cap
    Patent number: D474961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Shiseido Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tokio Haruta
  • Buckle
    Patent number: D475654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: NIFCO Inc.
    Inventor: Manabu Yoshiguchi
  • Digital audio recorder
    Patent number: D475692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Teac Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Takita, Yasunobu Shimizu
  • Sprocket part for bulldozer
    Patent number: D476342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Komatsu LTD
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Teiji Yamamoto, Shota Murakami