Patents by Inventor Asami Okamoto
Asami Okamoto 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: 11772375Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a first drive signal, a second drive signal output circuit, a third drive signal output circuit that outputs a third drive signal, having a smaller voltage amplitude than voltage amplitudes of other drive signals, to drive the liquid ejecting head, and a first conductive component including a first conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the first drive signal output circuit, a second conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the second drive signal output circuit, and a third conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the third drive signal output circuit. The first conductive section is positioned between the second conductive section and the third conductive section.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventors: Yoichiro Kondo, Toru Kashimura, Asami Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220348008Abstract: There is provided a head unit including: a discharge section that includes a piezoelectric element driven by a first driving signal and discharges a liquid; a switching circuit that switches whether or not to supply the first driving signal; a first substrate that propagates the first driving signal and the discharge control signal to the switching circuit; a second substrate to which the first driving signal and the discharge control signal are supplied and which propagates the first driving signal and the discharge control signal to the first substrate; a first coupling member including a first conductive section that electrically couples the first substrate and the second substrate; and a second coupling member including a second conductive section that electrically couples the first substrate and the second substrate, in which a cross-sectional area of the first conductive section is larger than a cross-sectional area of the second conductive section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventor: Asami OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220348009Abstract: There is provided a head unit including: a discharge section that includes a piezoelectric element driven by a driving signal and discharges a liquid; a first substrate; a second substrate; and a coupling member that electrically couples the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the coupling member includes a pin header having a plurality of insertion pins including a first insertion pin and a second insertion pin, and a holding section that holds the plurality of insertion pins in a state of being insulated, and a pin socket having the same number of a plurality of insertion holes as the plurality of insertion pins, which are provided corresponding to the plurality of insertion pins, and the coupling member electrically couples the first substrate and the second substrate by inserting the plurality of insertion pins into the corresponding plurality of insertion holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventor: Asami OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220063266Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a first drive signal, a second drive signal output circuit, a third drive signal output circuit that outputs a third drive signal, having a smaller voltage amplitude than voltage amplitudes of other drive signals, to drive the liquid ejecting head, and a first conductive component including a first conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the first drive signal output circuit, a second conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the second drive signal output circuit, and a third conductive section that electrically couples the liquid ejecting head to the third drive signal output circuit. The first conductive section is positioned between the second conductive section and the third conductive section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Yoichiro KONDO, Toru KASHIMURA, Asami OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10493822Abstract: A radiant heater device includes: a heater main body having a heating portion that generates heat by being supplied with electric power to radiate radiation heat due to the heat supplied from the heating portion; an output control unit that controls an output of the heating portion; and a maximum output determination unit that determines an upper limit of the output of the heating portion depending on a heat load around the heater main body. The output control unit controls the output of the heating portion depending on the heat load not to exceed the upper limit of the output determined by the maximum output determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sagou, Takuya Kataoka, Asami Okamoto, Manabu Maeda, Koji Ota, Hiroyuki Sakane, Akira Oga, Masatoshi Nakashima, Hiroshi Takeda, Masataka Kinoshita, Hideaki Kako, Kimitake Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20190359032Abstract: A radiant heater device has an electrode embedded in a substrate part and a plurality of heating parts. The electrodes are formed by material that has low specific resistance. An area occupied by the electrode is restricted. The heating parts are formed by material having high specific resistance in order to generate heat so that radiation is produced. The electrode and the heating part are electrically connected within the substrate part. The plurality of heating parts are arranged in parallel between a pair of electrodes. The electrodes and the heating parts are formed in a film-like shape, and the thermal capacity is reduced. As a result, a temperature of the heating parts rises promptly in response to a turning on of power. In addition, the temperature of the heating parts promptly decreases when an object comes into contact therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Yasuhiro SAGOU, Takuya KATAOKA, Asami OKAMOTO, Manabu MAEDA, Koji OTA, Masayuki AOYAMA, Kouji KONDOH, Motoki SHIMIZU, Yoshihiko SHIRAISHI, Yoshitarou YAZAKI, Keita SAITOU
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Patent number: 9873309Abstract: A radiant heater air-conditioning system includes: a heater main body having a heating portion energized to generate heat so as to radiate a radiant heat into a vehicle interior; an energization setting unit that sets an energization enable state for enabling energization of the heating portion and an energization disable state for disabling the energization of the heating portion; and an air-conditioning control apparatus that controls an air-conditioning output of a heating operation in the vehicle interior. The air-conditioning control apparatus reduces the air-conditioning output when the energization enable state is set, compared with when the energization disable state is set.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sagou, Koji Ota, Asami Okamoto, Manabu Maeda, Takuya Kataoka
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Patent number: 9381789Abstract: A heater apparatus includes a main body, a detecting unit, and a control part. The main body has a power supply part to which electric power is supplied and a heating portion connected to the power supply part to generate heat by electric power supplied from the power supply part. The detecting unit detects an object around the main body. The control part controls supply amount of the electric power to the power supply part. The control part controls the supply amount of electric power to the power supply part to be reduced compared with a normal state when the detecting unit detects that the object is within a predetermined range of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Ota, Takuya Kataoka, Manabu Maeda, Asami Okamoto, Yasuhiro Sagou, Keita Saitou, Yoshihiko Shiraishi, Toshihisa Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20160068044Abstract: A radiant heater air-conditioning system includes: a heater main body having a heating portion energized to generate heat so as to radiate a radiant heat into a vehicle interior; an energization setting unit that sets an energization enable state for enabling energization of the heating portion and an energization disable state for disabling the energization of the heating portion; and an air-conditioning control apparatus that controls an air-conditioning output of a heating operation in the vehicle interior. The air-conditioning control apparatus reduces the air-conditioning output when the energization enable state is set, compared with when the energization disable state is set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiro SAGOU, Koji OTA, Asami OKAMOTO, Manabu MAEDA, Takuya KATAOKA
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Publication number: 20160059669Abstract: A radiant heater device has an electrode embedded in a substrate part and a plurality of heating parts. The electrodes are formed by material that has low specific resistance. An area occupied by the electrode is restricted. The heating parts are formed by material having high specific resistance in order to generate heat so that radiation is produced. The electrode and the heating part are electrically connected within the substrate part. The plurality of heating parts are arranged in parallel between a pair of electrodes. The electrodes and the heating parts are formed in a film-like shape, and the thermal capacity is reduced. As a result, a temperature of the heating parts rises promptly in response to a turning on of power. In addition, the temperature of the heating parts promptly decreases when an object comes into contact therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiro SAGOU, Takuya KATAOKA, Asami OKAMOTO, Manabu MAEDA, Koji OTA, Masayuki AOYAMA, Kouji KONDOH, Motoki SHIMIZU, Yoshihiko SHIRAISHI, Yoshitarou YAZAKI, Keita SAITOU
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Publication number: 20160046174Abstract: A radiant heater device includes: a heater main body having a heating portion that generates heat by being supplied with electric power to radiate radiation heat due to the heat supplied from the heating portion; an output control unit that controls an output of the heating portion; and a maximum output determination unit that determines an upper limit of the output of the heating portion depending on a heat load around the heater main body. The output control unit controls the output of the heating portion depending on the heat load not to exceed the upper limit of the output determined by the maximum output determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiro SAGOU, Takuya KATAOKA, Asami OKAMOTO, Manabu MAEDA, Koji OTA, Hiroyuki SAKANE, Akira OGA, Masatoshi NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi TAKEDA, Masataka KINOSHITA, Hideaki KAKO, Kimitake ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20160039265Abstract: A heater apparatus includes a main body, a detecting unit, and a control part. The main body has a power supply part to which electric power is supplied and a heating portion connected to the power supply part to generate heat by electric power supplied from the power supply part. The detecting unit detects an object around the main body. The control part controls supply amount of the electric power to the power supply part. The control part controls the supply amount of electric power to the power supply part to be reduced compared with a normal state when the detecting unit detects that the object is within a predetermined range of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Koji OTA, Takuya KATAOKA, Manabu MAEDA, Asami OKAMOTO, Yasuhiro SAGOU, Keita SAITOU, Yoshihiko SHIRAISHI, Toshihisa TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20120267354Abstract: A radiant heating system for vehicular use which is attached to an interior member of a passenger compartment, has a heating means for generating radiant heat, a protective member which is arranged at a passenger compartment side from the heating means and which prevents a driver from contacting the heating means, and supporting members which support the protective member, wherein the front surface of the protective member is provided with a plurality of projecting members, the supporting members are provided so as to form an air space at an opposite side of the protective member from the compartment side, the protective member flexes when the driver pushes against one of the projecting members, projecting members which adjoin the pushed member tilt to the pushed member side, and the distances between the front ends of the pushed projecting member and the adjoining projecting members become smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Asami Okamoto, Manabu Maeda, Koji Ota
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Publication number: 20120234932Abstract: A vehicular heating system comprising a passenger compartment air-conditioner and a radiative heater which heats a foot area of a passenger, said vehicular heating system detecting foot vent heat which said foot vent air flow has and controlling said passenger compartment air-conditioner and said radiative heater in accordance with that heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Asami Okamoto, Koji Ota
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Publication number: 20120061365Abstract: A radiation heating system for a vehicle includes a heating device and an exterior member. The heating device serves as a heat source and is for generating radiation heat to warm up an interior of the vehicle. The exterior member is disposed on a vehicle interior-side of the heating device. Given that: thermal transmittance of the exterior member is K? [W/(m2?K)]; thermal transmittance of a human body is K4 [W/(m2?K)]; bloodstream temperature of the human body is Tm [K]; and surface temperature of the heating device is Th [K], K? is set so as to satisfy a relationship expressed in: (2×Th×K?+Tm×K4)/(2×K?+K4)?333.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Asami Okamoto, Manabu Maeda, Koji Ota