Patents by Inventor Hajime Kitamura
Hajime Kitamura 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: 11913910Abstract: A measuring device for measuring an inspection target on the basis of vibration generated when the inspection target has been irradiated with laser light includes a condensing position deriving portion configured to derive an amount of adjustment of a distance between condensing lenses of a laser condensing unit configured to condense the laser light on the basis of a distance between a laser device configured to radiate the laser light and an irradiation location of the laser light and a communicating portion configured to transmit control information including information representing the amount of adjustment to the laser condensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and TechnologyInventors: Katsuhiro Mikami, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Shuji Kondo, Hajime Okada, Tetsuya Kawachi, Yoshinori Shimada, Shinri Kurahashi, Masaharu Nishikino, Noboru Hasegawa
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Patent number: 7551748Abstract: The receiver unit includes a receiver body, a housing containing this receiver body, a cord connected to the receiver body, and a cord protector for protecting the cord. The cord protector is a plate-like member having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes an engaging portion and a semicircular portion. The cord protector is formed of soft material such as urethane rubber having Shore hardness of about A90, and its wall thickness is set to be 0.3 to 0.6 mm (0.5 mm, for example).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shotaro Kamo, Eiji Matsuyama, Hajime Kitamura, Isao Fushimi, Masayoshi Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7447327Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer, a pair of coil terminals elongating from a voice coil are electrically connected to a pair of terminal members attached to a frame via a flexible printed circuit board, respectively. According to the configuration, even in a case where an electroacoustic transducer is used at a high sound pressure, breakage of the coil terminals hardly occurs. In the flexible printed circuit board, the width of an intermediate portion is set to be smaller than the widths of an end portion on the side of the coil terminals and an end portion on the side of the terminal members. Therefore, the flexibility of the intermediate portion can be enhanced, whereby transmission of characteristic vibration of the flexible printed circuit board to a diaphragm, and stress concentration in the vicinity of the end portions are effectively suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kitamura, Yoshio Imahori, Isao Fushimi
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Publication number: 20050254680Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer, a pair of coil terminals elongating from a voice coil are electrically connected to a pair of terminal members attached to a frame via a flexible printed circuit board, respectively. According to the configuration, even in a case where an electroacoustic transducer is used at a high sound pressure, breakage of the coil terminals hardly occurs. In the flexible printed circuit board, the width of an intermediate portion is set to be smaller than the widths of an end portion on the side of the coil terminals and an end portion on the side of the terminal members. Therefore, the flexibility of the intermediate portion can be enhanced, whereby transmission of characteristic vibration of the flexible printed circuit board to a diaphragm, and stress concentration in the vicinity of the end portions are effectively suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2005Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Hajime Kitamura, Yoshio Imahori, Isao Fushimi
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Publication number: 20050226453Abstract: The receiver unit includes a receiver body, a housing containing this receiver body, a cord connected to the receiver body, and a cord protector for protecting the cord. The cord protector is a plate-like member having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes an engaging portion and a semicircular portion. The cord protector is formed of soft material such as urethane rubber having Shore hardness of about A90, and its wall thickness is set to be 0.3 to 0.6 mm (0.5 mm, for example).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Shotaro Kamo, Eiji Matsuyama, Hajime Kitamura, Isao Fushimi, Masayoshi Sugiyama
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Patent number: 6811925Abstract: A positive active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which has a higher capacity and improved thermal stability in a charged state and is less expensive compared to the current active material of LiCoO2 is provided by a lithium compound oxide having the formula: LiaNibCocMndMeO2 (1) where M stands for one or two of W and Mo, 0.90≦a≦1.15, 0<b<0.99, 0<c≦0.5, 0<d≦0.5, 0<c+d≦0.9, 0.01≦e≦0.1, and b+c+d+e=1, the lithium compound oxide giving an X-ray diffraction pattern including a diffraction peak or peaks assigned to a compound oxide of Li and W and/or a compound oxide of Li and Mo, in addition to main diffraction peaks assigned to a hexagonal crystal structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignees: Chuo Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Yamato, Koji Hayashi, Hajime Kitamura, Takahiro Miyashita, Yoshinori Naruoka, Junichi Toriyama, Masanao Terasaki
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Patent number: 6763120Abstract: A low cost dynamic speaker (10) prevents damage of the diaphragm (16) when the speaker (10) is mounted on a printed circuit board (2). An insulating ring (22) is attached to the front surface of the diaphragm (16) at the periphery. The insulating ring (22) has a pair of terminal pins (24) supported thereon for continuity of the lead wire (18a) with the conductor (4) of the printed circuit board (2). The conducting portion (24b) of each of the terminal pins (24) is protruded forward beyond the annular flat surface (22a) of the insulating ring (22).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Yoshio Imahori
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Patent number: 6699026Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprises a cell assembly that has a tiered frame. The tiered frame is provided with lower unit storage sections and upper unit storage sections. The lower unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. The upper unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. Material supply pipes, temperature control piping, etc. of the injection molding machine units are arranged in a layout space on the side of a back portion of the cell assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhiko Maru, Jun Koike, Katsumi Watanabe, Fumiyuki Katoh, Makoto Nishizawa, Hajime Kitamura
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Patent number: 6675930Abstract: A speaker holder includes a speaker engagement portion (52) abutting the bottomed cylindrical portion (26A) of the frame (26) of the speaker (10) and a plurality of engagement legs (54) extending from the speaker engagement portion (52). The speaker (10) is disposed tightly between the speaker engagement portion (52) and the printed circuit board (2) and fixed thereto via the engagement legs (54).Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Yoshio Imahori
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Publication number: 20030198701Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprises a cell assembly that has a tiered frame. The tiered frame is provided with lower unit storage sections and upper unit storage sections. The lower unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. The upper unit storage sections are provided with holders, individually, and injection molding machine units are mounted on the holders, individually. Material supply pipes, temperature control piping, etc. of the injection molding machine units are arranged in a layout space on the side of a back portion of the cell assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuhiko Maru, Jun Koike, Katsumi Watanabe, Fumiyuki Katoh, Makoto Nishizawa, Hajime Kitamura
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Publication number: 20030185091Abstract: An electric injection molding machine comprises a barrel which holds a screw therein, a voice coil type linear motor which moves the screw in the axial direction thereof. The linear motor has a coil, a yoke extending along the coil, and a magnet movable relatively to the coil in the axial direction thereof. The injection molding machine comprises a coolant passage in the yoke and a cooling device for cooling the coil. Temperature related to the coil or a coolant is detected, and the coolant is control in accordance with the detected temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Applicant: TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Koike, Hiroyuki Onuma, Katsuhito Ogura, Harumichi Tokuyama, Katsuyoshi Kido, Hajime Kitamura
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Patent number: 6621912Abstract: Fixing of a voice coil (16) to a diaphragm (12) is performed by caulk-fixing a coil supporting member (26) to the diaphragm (12) and by fit-supporting the voice coil (16) by the coil supporting member (26). Hereby, the voice coil 16 is physically fixed to the diaphragm (12) and its fixing strength is heightened. The caulk-fixing is performed by subjecting a caulking projection of the coil supporting member (26) to a plastic deformation thereby to provide a caulk-fixed portion (26b), whereby deformation injurious to the acoustic property does not occur in the diaphragm (12). Further, the fit-supporting is performed by interposing a flange portion (16a1) formed at an upper end portion (16a) of the voice coil (16) between an engaging portion (26a) of the coil supporting member (26) and a central flat portion (12b) of the diaphragm (12) and holding it by them from upper and lower sides.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Naohiro Fujinami, Yoshio Imahori, Hitoshi Yamashima
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Publication number: 20030129495Abstract: A positive active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which has a higher capacity and improved thermal stability in a charged state and is less expensive compared to the current active material of LiCoO2 is provided by a lithium compound oxide having the formula:Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Koji Yamato, Koji Hayashi, Hajime Kitamura, Takahiro Miyashita, Yoshinori Naruoka, Junichi Toriyama, Masanao Terasaki
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Patent number: 6513623Abstract: A frame (14) supporting a diaphragm (12) by its outer periphery is constructed by a connecting ring (30) and a base (28) which comprises a bottomed cylinder portion (28A) and a mounting portion (28B) which extends radially outward from the bottomed cylinder portion (28A) which is a part of the magnetic circuit unit (18). The connection is achieved by the caulking of the ring (30) and the mounting portion (28B) with the diaphragm (12) clamped therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Naohiro Fujinami, Yoshio Imahori, Hitoshi Yamashima
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Patent number: 6484844Abstract: By forming a flange portion (16a1) protruding inward in the radial direction at an upper end portion (16a) of a voice coil (16), a coiling sectional shape of the voice coil (16) is set to a L-shape. And, the upper end portion (16a) of this voice coil (16), is bonded and fixed to a central flat portion (12b) of a diaphragm (12). Hereby, by only increasing slightly the weight of the usual voice coil having an I-shaped coiling section, the large bonding area can be obtained between the voice coil (16) and the diaphragm (12), so that separation of the voice coil (16) can be prevented. Further, since other portions of the voice coil (16) than the upper end portion (16a) thereof have the usual coil thickness, it is not necessary to expand the width of a cylindrical magnetic gap G in a magnetic circuit unit (18), whereby it is prevented that electroacoustic conversion efficiency of a speaker (10) lowers.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Naohiro Fujinami, Masami Kushida, Hisashi Kubota
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Patent number: 6476711Abstract: Upon receipt of a direction indication control signal s11, a sounding-body driving circuit 12 generates a driving signal s16 for generating a flashing operation sound which is an artificial striking sound similar to a striking sound of a mechanical relay. The driving signal s16 is output to a speaker 16 via an amplifier 14, and the flashing operation sound is outputted from the speaker 16, thereby obtaining the flashing operation sound which does not sound unusual to the driver. The sounding-body driving circuit 12 enables a plurality of rectangular wave signals having the same amplitude and different frequencies to be synthesized in sequence of time by first and second synthetic signal generating circuits 20A and 20B to thus generate first and second synthetic signals s14 and s15 as artificial striking sounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Star Micronics Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kitamura, Naohiro Fujinami, Katsuyoshi Omori
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Publication number: 20020150271Abstract: A low cost dynamic speaker 10 which effectively prevents damage of the diaphragm 16 when the speaker 10 is mounted on the printed circuit board 2. The insulating ring 22 is attached to the front surface of the diaphragm 16 at the periphery. The insulating ring 22 has a pair of terminal pins 24 supported thereon for continuity of the lead wire 18a with the conductor 4 of the printed circuit board 2. The conducting portion 24b of each of the terminal pins 24 is protruded forward beyond the annular flat surface 22a of the insulating ring 22. Compared with the conventional terminal pin having the shape of a letter of “J” for continuity with the conductor 4 of the printed circuit board 2, the terminal pin 24 of the present invention is simply formed to be straight and short, thus contributing to reduction in cost of the speaker 10. Further, when the speaker 10 is mounted on the printed circuit board 2, the front side of the speaker 10 faces the printed circuit board 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2002Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura, Yoshio Imahori
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Publication number: 20020145510Abstract: Upon receipt of a direction indication control signal s11, a sounding-body driving circuit 12 generates a driving signal s16 for generating a flashing operation sound which is an artificial striking sound similar to a striking sound of a mechanical relay and outputs the driving signal s16 to a speaker 16 via an amplifier 14, and the flashing operation sound is outputted from the speaker 16, thereby obtaining the flashing operation sound which does not sound unusual to the driver. The sounding-body driving circuit 12 has a construction such that a plurality of rectangular wave signals having the same amplitude and different frequencies are synthesized in sequence of time by first and second synthetic signal generating circuits 20A and 20B to thus generate first and second synthetic signals s14 and s15 as artificial striking sounds, and the signals s14 and s15 are alternately outputted as driving signals s16 from a synthetic signal output circuit 22 at intervals of a predetermined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 1999Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: HAJIME KITAMURA, NAOHIRO FUJINAMI, KATSUYOSHI OMORI
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Patent number: D466888Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura
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Patent number: D547305Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Hajime Kitamura