Patents by Inventor Eiji Tanaka
Eiji Tanaka 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: 20230259058Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater disposed inside the film and including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A width of the second portion is wider than the heater element in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kiyotaka MURAKAMI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yohei DOI, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Eiji SHINOHARA
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Publication number: 20230232589Abstract: An electronic control device includes a housing including a first region in which heat dissipation fins are formed on one side and an electronic component generating the largest amount of heat is in thermal contact with the other side, and a second region in which an electronic component is in thermal contact with the one side and the other side.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Ryujo SUGAHARA, Eiji ICHIKAWA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO, Daisuke TANAKA, Hidetatsu YAMAMOTO, Michihito WATARAI, Minami TERANISHI
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Publication number: 20230209738Abstract: An electronic control device includes: a first board on which a bus bridge and an external communication connector are mounted; a second board on which an accelerator SoC is mounted, the second board being electrically connected to the first board; and a B-to-B connector capable of performing signal transmission between the bus bridge and the accelerator SoC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Ryujo SUGAHARA, Hidetatsu YAMAMOTO, Daisuke TANAKA, Eiji ICHIKAWA, Michihito WATARAI, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 11669033Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor having first and second surfaces and including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A thickness of the first portion of the heat conductor from the first surface to the second surface is greater than a thickness of the second portion from the first surface to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kiyotaka Murakami, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yohei Doi, Yuki Kawashima, Eiji Shinohara
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Publication number: 20230035772Abstract: A foam dispensing container includes: a cap mounted on an opening of a container containing a foamable liquid content; a nozzle having an outlet fitted onto the cap while being allowed to reciprocate; an air pump and a liquid pump reciprocated together with the nozzle; an air cylinder joined to the air pump liquid and pushing air toward the outlet in response to reciprocation of the air pump; a liquid cylinder joined to the liquid pump liquid tightly and pushing a liquid toward the outlet in response to reciprocation of the liquid pump; and a refining member arranged in the cap to form the foam by mixing the air pushed out of the air cylinder with the liquid pushed out of the liquid cylinder, and to refine the foam. A density of the foam dispensed from the discharging outlet falls within a range of 0.03 g/cm3 to 0.06 g/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Daiwa Can CompanyInventors: Eiji TANAKA, Susumu SATO, Osamu YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20220273835Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method and a device for sanitizing hands quickly and easily in view of the current state of hand hygiene. [Solution] A sanitization method which is characterized by involving both irradiation of ultraviolet light of a wavelength of between 190 to 230 nm and a treatment using an alcoholic sanitizer; a sanitization method which is characterized in that the alcoholic sanitizer comprises water and an alcoholic agent selected from any one of ethanol, propanol, or a mixture thereof, and the amount of alcoholic agent is greater than the amount of water; and a sanitization device which includes a sanitizer supply unit for depositing the alcoholic sanitizer on an object to be sanitized and an ultraviolet irradiation unit that irradiates the object to be sanitized with ultraviolet light of a wavelength of between 190 to 230 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicants: M&C Design Co., Ltd., UNIVERSITY OF FUKUIInventors: Hiromichi Iwasaki, Eiji Tanaka, Yukio Hida, Nobuo Bessho
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Publication number: 20220263186Abstract: A cushioning sheet includes: main support parts extending in a reference direction and arranged with at least a part of a wide surface in contact with a first member and a narrow surface facing the wide surface back-to-back in contact with a second member; and a band-shaped connection part connecting the adjacent main support parts and arranged in contact with the first member and at a distance from the second member. A main recess extending in the reference direction and opening toward the first member is formed in a central part of the wide surface of the main support part in a width direction. A sub-recess extending in the reference direction, opening toward at least one of the first member and the second member, and having an opening width smaller than the main recess is formed in a boundary portion between the main support parts and the connection part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company LimitedInventors: Keiji MAKINO, Eiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220212476Abstract: An inkjet printer has a nozzle surface on a head and having nozzle rows each having nozzles, manifolds suppling ink to the nozzles in each nozzle row, supply flow paths connected to the manifold and suppling the ink, circulation flow paths connected to the manifold and circulating the ink from the manifold to which the ink is supplied through the supply flow path, a cap to be in contact with the nozzle surface on an outside of the nozzles respectively in two nozzle rows, and a controller executing circulation processing where circulation of the ink through one supply flow path, one manifold and one circulation flow path is performed, and circulation of the ink through another supply flow path, another manifold and another circulation flow path is not performed, in a state where the ink or a cleaning liquid supplied in the cap is contacted with the nozzle surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Katsunori NISHIDA, Naoki MIZUNO, Shunsuke OKAI, Eiji TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210268544Abstract: A transducer device having a configuration capable of expanding the utilization is provided. A transducer device includes a transducer element, elastic bodies sandwiching the transducer element from two sides and having an elastic modulus smaller than that of the transducer element in a sandwiching direction, a case including an accommodating part for accommodating a transducer unit and having an opening, and an elastic plate member including a support part supported by the case, a facing surface part positioned at the opening of the case and facing the transducer unit, and an elastic deformation part connecting the support part and the facing surface part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company LimitedInventors: Takanori MURASE, Katsuhiko NAKANO, Eiji TANAKA
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Patent number: 10220871Abstract: There is provided a steering device having a configuration in which a movable bracket can move relatively to a fixed bracket along with a steering member toward the downstream side in a movement direction, at the time of the second collision. A sliding member that is assembled to the movable bracket includes a main body section and a bent section. The main body section is provided, in the movement direction, over an entire length of a top surface of the movable bracket, which faces the fixed bracket, is inserted between the top surface and the fixed bracket, and rubs against the fixed bracket at the time of the second collision. The bent portion is latched to the movable bracket from the downstream side in the movement direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji Tanaka
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Patent number: 10202140Abstract: A pin assembly includes: a resin pin; and a collar fitted to a round shaft portion of the resin pin and having higher hardness than the resin pin. The round shaft portion is sheared to cancel connection between a first plate and a second plate upon secondary collision of a vehicle. The collar includes an end face received by a reception surface of the second plate, and shears the round shaft portion in a shear plane along the end face upon the secondary collision. The round shaft portion includes a hollow hole. An inner circumference of the hollow hole includes a straight portion which has a generating line parallel to an axial direction of the round shaft portion and which is traversed by a plane including the end face of the collar.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAIWA PLASTICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eiji Tanaka, Susumu Imagaki, Hiroyuki Yao, Kenji Imamura, Kentaro Okuno, Eiji Hayashi
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Patent number: 10198223Abstract: There is provided a print management apparatus including a display that displays a setting screen relating to a print apparatus to be managed including a first display field capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of medium print information including setting information necessary for printing corresponding to print media for each of print media and a second display field capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of medium print information selected from the plurality of pieces of medium print information displayed in the first display field, a first memory that stores the medium print information for each of print media displayed in the first display field, a second memory that stores the selected medium print information displayed in the second display field in association with the print apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masahiko Hirasawa, Eiji Tanaka, Yoshiki Katsuma, Tetsuyuki Minamihara
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Publication number: 20180173469Abstract: There is provided a print management apparatus including a display that displays a setting screen relating to a print apparatus to be managed including a first display field capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of medium print information including setting information necessary for printing corresponding to print media for each of print media and a second display field capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of medium print information selected from the plurality of pieces of medium print information displayed in the first display field, a first memory that stores the medium print information for each of print media displayed in the first display field, a second memory that stores the selected medium print information displayed in the second display field in association with the print apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Masahiko HIRASAWA, Eiji TANAKA, Yoshiki KATSUMA, Tetsuyuki MINAMIHARA
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Patent number: 9859185Abstract: A semiconductor packaging structure includes a copper heat-sink with a shim projection which provides a stress release structure. The heat-sink with the shim projection may be used in conjunction with a pedestal in order to further reduce the thermal stress produced from the mismatch of thermal properties between the copper heat-sink metal and the ceramic frame. The copper heat-sink with a shim projection may also be part of the semiconductor package along with a lead frame, the ceramic frame, a semiconductor device, a capacitor, a wire bond and a ceramic lid or an encapsulation. The copper heat-sink, the ceramic frame and the lead frame are all chosen to be cost effective, and chosen such that the packaging process for the semiconductor device is able to achieve a smaller size while maintaining high reliability, low cost, and suitability for volume manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Kyocera International, Inc.Inventors: Satoru Tomie, Mark Eblen, Eiji Watanabe, Eiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20170221790Abstract: A semiconductor packaging structure includes a copper heat-sink with a shim projection which provides a stress release structure. The heat-sink with the shim projection may be used in conjunction with a pedestal in order to further reduce the thermal stress produced from the mismatch of thermal properties between the copper heat-sink metal and the ceramic frame. The copper heat-sink with a shim projection may also be part of the semiconductor package along with a lead frame, the ceramic frame, a semiconductor device, a capacitor, a wire bond and a ceramic lid or an encapsulation. The copper heat-sink, the ceramic frame and the lead frame are all chosen to be cost effective, and chosen such that the packaging process for the semiconductor device is able to achieve a smaller size while maintaining high reliability, low cost, and suitability for volume manufacturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Satoru TOMIE, Mark EBLEN, Eiji WATANABE, Eiji TANAKA
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Patent number: 9694842Abstract: A first plate of a stationary bracket has long holes which extend parallel to a column movement direction, and through which large-diameter portions of suspension bolts are passed. The inner circumferences of the long holes include: recessed curved surface portions of end portions in a direction opposite to the column movement direction; first inner edge portions which are on the side of a middle position between the long holes; and second inner edge portions. In a secondary collision, when the one suspension bolt slides over the first inner edge portion of the long hole, for example, a gap is formed between the other suspension bolt and the second inner edge portion of the long hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Tanaka, Susumu Imagaki, Atsushi Tano, Hiroshi Kawakami, Kenji Imamura
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Patent number: 9656684Abstract: Elongated holes are formed in a first plate of a fixed bracket so as to extend parallel to a column moving direction. An elongated hole inserted portion of a suspending bolt of a suspending mechanism is disposed in an initial assembling position in one of the elongated holes. An inner circumference of the elongated hole includes a pair of flat surface portions which are parallel to the column moving direction, an arc-shaped surface portion and tapered surface portions which connect a pair of end portions of the arc-shaped surface portion to the corresponding flat surface portion. Tapered angles which the tapered surfaces form relative to the column moving direction are equal to or greater than a friction angle.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Tanaka, Fumio Kishida, Susumu Imagaki, Hiroshi Kawakami
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Patent number: 9604664Abstract: Column moving direction is referred to as first direction, opposite direction to the first direction is referred to as second direction, and direction which is orthogonal to the first direction is referred to as third direction. First suspending bolt is in contact with cylindrical surface which is formed by end portion of first elongated slot in second direction to thereby be positioned in relation to the second direction and the third direction. Second suspending bolt is positioned only in relation to the second direction by inner surface of end portion of second elongated slot in the second direction. Positions of portions of the end portions of the elongated slots which are situated farthest in the second direction are made equal to each other with respect to the second direction, and both the suspending bolts are aligned in position with respect to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yao, Shigeru Hoshino
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Patent number: 9511792Abstract: A resin pin which is passed through a first resin-pin passing hole of a first plate, and a second resin-pin passing hole of a second plate to couple the second plate to a predetermined position of the first plate is sheared in a secondary collision, and causes the second plate to release from the predetermined position in a column movement direction. A slide plate which extends along the upper surface of the first plate has a resin-pin visual check hole. A highly hard collar is received by the second plate, placed in the first resin-pin passing hole, and fitted to a shaft portion of the resin pin. In the resin pin, axial elastic projections which apply a pressing and urging force to the slide plate are disposed at positions avoiding a range where, in a secondary collision, the resin-pin visual check hole is passed in the column movement direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Tanaka, Susumu Magaki, Shigeru Hoshino, Shunsuke Nunomura
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Publication number: 20160332657Abstract: A pin assembly includes: a resin pin; and a collar fitted to a round shaft portion of the resin pin and having higher hardness than the resin pin. The round shaft portion is sheared to cancel connection between a first plate and a second plate upon secondary collision of a vehicle. The collar includes an end face received by a reception surface of the second plate, and shears the round shaft portion in a shear plane along the end face upon the secondary collision. The round shaft portion includes a hollow hole. An inner circumference of the hollow hole includes a straight portion which has a generating line parallel to an axial direction of the round shaft portion and which is traversed by a plane including the end face of the collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAIWA PLASTICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eiji TANAKA, Susumu IMAGAKI, Hiroyuki YAO, Kenji IMAMURA, Kentaro OKUNO, Eiji HAYASHI