Patents by Inventor Hideaki Itou

Hideaki Itou 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).

  • Publication number: 20230366178
    Abstract: A work machine includes a second pilot line that introduces a hydraulic fluid from a pilot hydraulic fluid source to a pilot valve bypassing a first gate lock valve, a second gate lock valve that is disposed on the second pilot line and that is configured to be switched to an open position for allowing the supply of the hydraulic fluid to the pilot valve or a closed position for interrupting the supply of the hydraulic fluid, and a controller that controls the second gate lock valve on the basis of a second remote operation signal transmitted from a remote operation apparatus and that controls the pilot valve according to a first remote operation signal transmitted from the remote operation apparatus. In a state where the first gate lock valve is at a closed position, the second gate lock valve is allowed to be controlled by the controller when stairs are in a retracted state, and is kept at the closed position irrespective of the second remote operation signal when the stairs are in an extended state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Teppei SAITOH, Kouji FUJITA, Hideaki ITOU, Hidefumi ISHIMOTO, Ryu NARIKAWA, Tadashi NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230358014
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine that allows assisting a loading work without giving uncomfortable feeling to an operator. The control device 40 of the work machine 1 includes an allowable range calculation section 46 that calculates an allowable range indicating a range in which the front work device 2 is movable in a height direction allowed in a swing operation; an operation determining section 45 that determines whether the work machine 1 is under a convey operation; and an operation control section 4 that controls a turn operation of a boom 8 such that the position of the front work device 2 in the height direction remains within the allowable range when the work machine 1 is determined to be under the convey operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ryu NARIKAWA, Kouji FUJITA, Hideaki ITOU, Hidefumi ISHIMOTO, Teppei SAITOH, Tadashi NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11385431
    Abstract: The coated optical fiber (10) includes: an optical fiber (11) including a core (111) and a cladding (112); a first buffer layer (121) covering the optical fiber (11), and having a refractive index lower than that of the cladding (112) and a Shore D hardness of D/20.0/1 or higher; a second buffer layer (122) covering the first buffer layer (121), and having a higher Shore D hardness than the first buffer layer (121); and a jacket (13) covering the second buffer layer (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitshishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tanaka, Yoshiki Yamakawa, Hideaki Itou, Daiki Tabei
  • Publication number: 20190346649
    Abstract: The coated optical fiber (10) includes: an optical fiber (11) including a core (111) and a cladding (112); a first buffer layer (121) covering the optical fiber (11), and having a refractive index lower than that of the cladding (112) and a Shore D hardness of D/20.0/1 or higher; a second buffer layer (122) covering the first buffer layer (121), and having a higher Shore D hardness than the first buffer layer (121); and a jacket (13) covering the second buffer layer (122).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masatoshi TANAKA, Yoshiki YAMAKAWA, Hideaki ITOU, Daiki TABEI
  • Publication number: 20180330850
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide technology for making it possible to manufacture a wire harness without using an assembly jig board, and to manufacture a wire harness with improved dimensional accuracy. The wire harness is manufactured in the following manner. First, an electrical wire group that extends from each connector is provisionally tied together by winding a piece of provisional binding tape around a portion of the electrical wire group at a binding position that is distant from the connector. Next, electrical wire groups that are each tied together at a binding position are ultimately tied together by winding a piece of ultimate binding tape around the pieces of provisional binding tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki ITOU, Shigeto KATO
  • Publication number: 20170361788
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to further stabilize the fixed state of a protection member and an electrical wire in a wire module that includes a protection member having a hollow structure. The wire module includes an electrical wire portion and a protection member. The electrical wire portion includes at least one electrical wire. The protection member covers at least a portion of the electrical wire portion in the circumferential direction thereof, and is formed by a hollow plate member that includes a plurality of plate-shaped portions and interposing portions that are arranged between the plate-shaped portions and form hollow spaces between the plate-shaped portions. Also, among the plate-shaped portions of the protection member, an innermost plate-shaped portion that comes into contact with the electrical wire portion is entirely curved in a shape that conforms to the outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Hideaki Itou
  • Patent number: 9774109
    Abstract: A grounding terminal unit (A) is sandwiched between a seating surface (S) of a bolt (B) and a grounding part (E) with first connecting plates (13) of a first grounding terminal fitting (10) and second connecting plates (43) of a second grounding terminal fitting (40) placed one over the other in a plate thickness direction. The first grounding terminal fitting (10) is configured by uniting two divided fittings (20, 30) including tabs (19) connectable to first conductive paths (Wa) and the two divided fittings (20, 30) are formed with uniting locking portions (25, 33) for holding the two divided fittings (20, 30) in a united state by being locked to each other at a position different from the first connecting plates (13). The first connecting plates (13) are in the form of single plates with the two divided fittings (20, 30) united.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Oomori, Hajime Matsui, Hideaki Itou, Kenta Ito
  • Publication number: 20170090248
    Abstract: Provided is manufacturing method of a quantum dot-containing laminated body including: forming a coating film by applying a quantum dot-containing composition which contains quantum dots, a curable compound, and a thixotropic agent and has a viscosity in a case of a shear rate of 500 s?1 of 3 to 100 mPa·s and a viscosity in a case of a shear rate of 1 s?1 of equal to or greater than 300 mPa·s, onto a first base material; laminating a second base material onto the coating film; and applying external stimuli to the coating film sandwiched between the first base material and the second base material for hardening, and forming a quantum dot-containing layer. The manufacturing method realizes high productivity, obtains a quantum dot-containing layer without coating streaks, and has slight film thickness unevenness of the quantum dot-containing laminated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YONEYAMA, Hideaki ITOU, Tomonari OGAWA, Satoshi KUNIYASU
  • Publication number: 20160329644
    Abstract: A grounding terminal unit (A) is sandwiched between a seating surface (S) of a bolt (B) and a grounding part (E) with first connecting plates (13) of a first grounding terminal fitting (10) and second connecting plates (43) of a second grounding terminal fitting (40) placed one over the other in a plate thickness direction. The first grounding terminal fitting (10) is configured by uniting two divided fittings (20, 30) including tabs (19) connectable to first conductive paths (Wa) and the two divided fittings (20, 30) are formed with uniting locking portions (25, 33) for holding the two divided fittings (20, 30) in a united state by being locked to each other at a position different from the first connecting plates (13). The first connecting plates (13) are in the form of single plates with the two divided fittings (20, 30) united.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Oomori, Hajime Matsui, Hideaki Itou, Kenta Ito
  • Patent number: 8991429
    Abstract: A pilot valve assembly comprised of a pilot valve proper employing a spool to be displaced in a valve casing to bring a hydraulic pressure port and an output port into and out of communication with each other, an operation means having an operating lever with a cam member attached thereto, a pivoting shaft erected on an end plate of the pilot valve proper and connected with the manual operating lever through a universal joint, and a boot of a resilient material hermetically connected between the operation means and the end plate in such a way as to completely enshroud said universal joint, cam member and pusher, the end plate being detachably fixed to the mount member, and the boot having one end thereof connected to the operation means and having the other end hermetically gripped between the end plate and the mount member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Hideaki Itou, Sakurako Hirano, Masaki Takao
  • Patent number: 8861083
    Abstract: A birefringence pattern builder used in a method of producing a patterned birefringent product including a step of patterned light exposure of an optically anisotropic layer and a step of heating the layer after the light exposure to 50° C. or higher but not higher than 400° C., which include the optically anisotropic layer, a support, and a laminate film in this order, is provided. The birefringence pattern builder prevents nonuniformity of functional layers that may generate in the production process, is useful for a production method that hardly causes nonuniformity in the patterned birefringent product even after a rolling-up step in the industrial production process, and enables a production of a thinner product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Sawanobori, Hideaki Itou
  • Patent number: 8624135
    Abstract: A switch unit for detecting movement of a target object in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction includes a first movable body arranged to move in the first direction together with the movement of the target object in the first direction, a first substrate provided with a first detecting unit for detecting a position of the first movable body in the first direction, a second movable body arranged to move in the second direction together with the movement of the target object in the second direction, and a second substrate provided with a second detecting unit for detecting a position of the second movable body in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yukinori Fujikawa, Hideaki Itou, Takumi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20130308085
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a birefringent transfer foil, comprising a temporary support, an orientation layer, a birefringent layer (preferably a patterned optically anisotropic layer) formed from a composition comprising a liquid-crystal compound having at least one reactive group, said orientation layer being in contact with the temporary support or a releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer being in contact with the temporary support, and said orientation layer being a layer comprising a cellulose alkyl ether or a hydroxyalkyl derivative of cellulose alkyl ether. In the birefringent transfer foil of the present invention, the above orientation layer also functions as a protective layer and a detachment layer, enabling to reduce the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Reona IKEDA, Yuuya YAMAMOTO, Hideaki ITOU
  • Publication number: 20130250229
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a birefringence pattern transfer foil, comprising at least one patterned optically anisotropic layer having two or more regions of differing birefringence and at least one adhesive layer on a temporary support, characterized in that a blocking prevention means is provided to the adhesive layer and/or characterized in that the retardation of the adhesive layer is 40 nm or less is provided. The birefringence pattern transfer foil of the present invention has excellent applicability and handling, and can be used on a variety of subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki KANEIWA, Yuuya YAMAMOTO, Reona IKEDA, Hideaki ITOU
  • Publication number: 20120061225
    Abstract: A switch unit for detecting movement of a target object in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction includes a first movable body arranged to move in the first direction together with the movement of the target object in the first direction, a first substrate provided with a first detecting unit for detecting a position of the first movable body in the first direction, a second movable body arranged to move in the second direction together with the movement of the target object in the second direction, and a second substrate provided with a second detecting unit for detecting a position of the second movable body in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinori Fujikawa, Hideaki Itou, Takumi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20120028193
    Abstract: A birefringence pattern builder used in a method of producing a patterned birefringent product including a step of patterned light exposure of an optically anisotropic layer and a step of heating the layer after the light exposure to 50° C. or higher but not higher than 400° C., which include the optically anisotropic layer, a support, and a laminate film in this order, is provided. The birefringence pattern builder prevents nonuniformity of functional layers that may generate in the production process, is useful for a production method that hardly causes nonuniformity in the patterned birefringent product even after a rolling-up step in the industrial production process, and enables a production of a thinner product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Osamu SAWANOBORI, Hideaki Itou
  • Publication number: 20110284785
    Abstract: A pilot valve assembly comprised of a pilot valve proper employing a spool to be displaced in a valve casing to bring a hydraulic pressure port and an output port into and out of communication with each other, an operation means having an operating lever with a cam member attached thereto, a pivoting shaft erected on an end plate of the pilot valve proper and connected with the manual operating lever through a universal joint, and a boot of a resilient material hermetically connected between the operation means and the end plate in such a way as to completely enshroud said universal joint, cam member and pusher, the end plate being detachably fixed to the mount member, and the boot having one end thereof connected to the operation means and having the other end hermetically gripped between the end plate and the mount member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Hideaki Itou, Sakurako Hirano, Masaki Takao
  • Publication number: 20100220273
    Abstract: A substrate for liquid crystal display device comprising, between a substrate and a color filter layer, a positive uniaxial optically anisotropic layer having an optical axis in an in-plane direction of the substrate and a negative uniaxial optically anisotropic layer having an optical axis in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, which can provide a vertical alignment (VA)-mode liquid crystal display device with excellent contrast-viewing angle characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masao NAKAJIMA, Hideaki Itou
  • Patent number: 7491041
    Abstract: The invention reduces power consumption and makes a rotor with ease. As illustrated in FIG. 2, a multistage roots pump (1) in the invention includes upstream rotors (R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b) having multiple teeth, supported by a pair of revolving shafts (A1, A2); and downstream rotors (R3a, R3b-R5a, R5b) having an identical number of teeth (31) with the upstream rotors, supported by revolving shafts (A1, A2). The discharge area formed by the outer periphery of the downstream rotors (R3a, R3b-R5a, R5b) and the inner periphewy of the pump chambers (P1-P5) is smaller than that of the upstream rotors (R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kashiyama Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Imai, Hideaki Itou, Masayuki Misaizu
  • Publication number: 20070048162
    Abstract: The invention reduces power consumption and makes rotor with ease. As illustrated in FIG. 2, a multistage roots pump (1) in the invention including upstream rotors (R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b) having multiple teeth, supported by a pair of revolving shafts (A1, A2); and downstream rotors (R3a, R3b˜R5a, R5b) having identical number of teeth (31) with the upstream rotors, supported by revolving shafts (A1, A2). The discharge area formed by the outer periphery of the downstream rotors (R3a, R3b˜R5a, R5b) and the inner periphery of the pump chambers (P1˜P5) is smaller than that of the upstream rotors (R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Kashiyama Industries, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Imai, Hideaki Itou, Masayuki Misaizu