Patents by Inventor Akihiro Iwanaga

Akihiro Iwanaga 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).

  • Patent number: 10056281
    Abstract: A transport apparatus transports a container that includes a flow hole forming portion in which a flow hole through which gas can flow between the outside and the inside of the container is formed. A connecting portion that has a flow path through which gas can flow and a filling gas supply source that allows a filling gas to flow through the flow path are provided in the transport apparatus. The connecting portion is configured to be switchable between a non-connected state in which the connecting portion is retracted to the outside of a moving region of the container that moves along a transport path and a connected state in which the connecting portion enters the inside of the moving region and is connected to the flow hole forming portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogawa, Akihiro Iwanaga, Ayato Takada
  • Publication number: 20170140965
    Abstract: A transport apparatus transports a container that includes a flow hole forming portion in which a flow hole through which gas can flow between the outside and the inside of the container is formed. A connecting portion that has a flow path through which gas can flow and a filling gas supply source that allows a filling gas to flow through the flow path are provided in the transport apparatus. The connecting portion is configured to be switchable between a non-connected state in which the connecting portion is retracted to the outside of a moving region of the container that moves along a transport path and a connected state in which the connecting portion enters the inside of the moving region and is connected to the flow hole forming portion of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogawa, Akihiro Iwanaga, Ayato Takada
  • Publication number: 20130046545
    Abstract: A digital broadcast reception device, provided with a first audio decoder for expanding and outputting a compressed digital audio signal included in the transport stream of a received digital broadcast; an encoder for encoding at least the digital audio signal outputted by the first audio decoder; and a second audio decoder for decoding the compressed digital audio signal outputted by the encoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Akihiro IWANAGA
  • Patent number: 7978961
    Abstract: Disclosed a disk reproducing apparatus including: a reproduction control unit; a repeat section setting unit; a repeat reproduction control unit; a special reproduction control unit; and an on-screen display unit, wherein the repeat section setting unit sets time information at the repeat starting point and the repeat ending point, and stores image data at the repeat starting point and/or the repeat ending point; the special reproduction control unit performs special reproduction by skipping I pictures included in the image data at a predetermined time interval; and when the special reproduction reaches the end point of the repeat section, the special reproduction control unit makes the on-screen display unit display the image based on the image data at the repeat starting point or the repeat ending point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20080050090
    Abstract: Disclosed a disk reproducing apparatus including: a reproduction control unit; a repeat section setting unit; a repeat reproduction control unit; a special reproduction control unit; and an on-screen display unit, wherein the repeat section setting unit sets time information at the repeat starting point and the repeat ending point, and stores image data at the repeat starting point and/or the repeat ending point; the special reproduction control unit performs special reproduction by skipping I pictures included in the image data at a predetermined time interval; and when the special reproduction reaches the end point of the repeat section, the special reproduction control unit makes the on-screen display unit display the image based on the image data at the repeat starting point or the repeat ending point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20070031119
    Abstract: A playback apparatus includes a scene change position detecting unit that detects a scene change position closest in a playback direction to a playback position at the time that a scene skip request was input during playback of a program recorded on a recording medium, and a scene skipping unit that skips the playback position to the scene change position detected by the scene change position detecting unit. The scene change position detecting unit detects the scene change position based on the change in bit rate of video in the recorded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 5967224
    Abstract: A heater duct is disposed between an air blower unit and an air heater unit. A plate is disposed in the heater duct near an outlet joint of the heater duct. The plate has a closure member and a plurality of through holes defined therein on opposite sides of the closure member. Air delivered under pressure from the air blower unit is divided by the closure member into air flows that pass through the through holes and are combined and mixed with each other, supplying air to the air heater unit with a desired air speed distribution. The plate, which is of a relatively simple structure, is capable of easily and reliably achieving the same air speed distribution when an evaporator is not installed as the air speed distribution when the evaporator is installed, providing an effectively increased vehicle heating capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Iwanaga, Kazuyuki Fujioka, Yoshihiro Nasu, Hatsuya Higashi