Patents by Inventor Hideki Matsuo

Hideki Matsuo 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: 20230155045
    Abstract: Each of at least three solar cell strings has a first end and a second end in a first direction each including a connector. At the first end and the second end, a wire member is provided to which the connector of the first end of each of at least two solar cell strings out of the at least three solar cell strings and the connector of the second end thereof are connected. A first sheet member is provided to allow the wire member at the first end to be located in a specific positional relationship with the wire member at the second end, and a second sheet member is provided to allow the wire member at the second end to be located in a specific positional relationship with the wire member at the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo MAEDA, Hideki MATSUO
  • Patent number: 10920482
    Abstract: A glass building material according to the present disclosure includes: a first photovoltaic string of a bifacial light-receiving type which has a shape extending in one direction; a second photovoltaic string of a bifacial light-receiving type which is arranged next to the first photovoltaic string in a width direction, and which has a shape extending in the one direction; a first glass substrate which is configured to cover one surface of the first photovoltaic string and one surface of the second photovoltaic string; and a reflective film which is arranged on at least part of another surface side of the first photovoltaic string and another surface side of the second photovoltaic string, which has a transmittance higher than a reflectance in a visible light region, and which has a reflectance higher than a transmittance in a near-infrared region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Umeda, Nobusato Kobayashi, Seiichi Kinoshita, Naoki Kadota, Hideki Matsuo, Tsukasa Makino, Nobuhisa Ohta, Akihiko Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20190211617
    Abstract: A glass building material according to the present disclosure includes: a first photovoltaic string of a bifacial light-receiving type which has a shape extending in one direction; a second photovoltaic string of a bifacial light-receiving type which is arranged next to the first photovoltaic string in a width direction, and which has a shape extending in the one direction; a first glass substrate which is configured to cover one surface of the first photovoltaic string and one surface of the second photovoltaic string; and a reflective film which is arranged on at least part of another surface side of the first photovoltaic string and another surface side of the second photovoltaic string, which has a transmittance higher than a reflectance in a visible light region, and which has a reflectance higher than a transmittance in a near-infrared region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Umeda, Nobusato Kobayashi, Seiichi Kinoshita, Naoki Kadota, Hideki Matsuo, Tsukasa Makino, Nobuhisa Ohta, Akihiko Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10160118
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a guide mechanism and a moving body guided by the guide mechanism. The moving body includes a first support, a second support and a holding portion. The first support has a first engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The first support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in a first direction. The second support has a second engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The second support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in the first direction. The holding portion, supported by the first and the second supports, holds a workpiece. The first engagement portion receives a moment applied thereto by deformation of the moving body, where the moment is opposite in direction to a moment applied to the first engagement portion by a load of the workpiece held by the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: DAIHEN Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9868206
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: DAIHEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Shimada, Sayako Takarabe, Hideki Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20170113345
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Masaru SHIMADA, Sayako TAKARABE, Hideki MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20170087727
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a guide mechanism and a moving body guided by the guide mechanism. The moving body includes a first support, a second support and a holding portion. The first support has a first engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The first support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in a first direction. The second support has a second engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The second support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in the first direction. The holding portion, supported by the first and the second supports, holds a workpiece. The first engagement portion receives a moment applied thereto by deformation of the moving body, where the moment is opposite in direction to a moment applied to the first engagement portion by a load of the workpiece held by the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Hideki MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9566713
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: DAIHEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Shimada, Sayako Takarabe, Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9550296
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a guide mechanism and a moving body guided by the guide mechanism. The moving body includes a first support, a second support and a holding portion. The first support has a first engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The first support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in a first direction. The second support has a second engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The second support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in the first direction. The holding portion, supported by the first and the second supports, holds a workpiece. The first engagement portion receives a moment applied thereto by deformation of the moving body, where the moment is opposite in direction to a moment applied to the first engagement portion by a load of the workpiece held by the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: DAIHEN Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20160121485
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Masaru SHIMADA, Sayako TAKARABE, Hideki MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9259841
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DAIHEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Shimada, Sayako Takarabe, Hideki Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20150273699
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a guide mechanism and a moving body guided by the guide mechanism. The moving body includes a first support, a second support and a holding portion. The first support has a first engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The first support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in a first direction. The second support has a second engagement portion engaged with the guide mechanism. The second support, supported by the guide mechanism, is movable in the first direction. The holding portion, supported by the first and the second supports, holds a workpiece. The first engagement portion receives a moment applied thereto by deformation of the moving body, where the moment is opposite in direction to a moment applied to the first engagement portion by a load of the workpiece held by the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Hideki MATSUO
  • Patent number: 8738685
    Abstract: In a content distributed-storage system in which divided content data obtained by dividing content data of a single unit having a plurality of pieces of frame image data into a plurality of pieces is stored so as to be distributed to a plurality of node devices, unique identification information is assigned to each of the divided content data, each of the node devices can obtain the divided content data on the basis of the identification information. In the system, content catalog information having the identification information of at least one piece of the divided content data and key frame information including information indicative of an offset position of the frame image data in each of the divided content data, is stored. An instruction related to playback of the content data from the user is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Hayashi, Kentaro Ushiyama, Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8654678
    Abstract: In a node device included in an information communication system which has a plurality of node devices capable of performing communication with each other via a network, common information shared by the plurality of node devices is stored so as to be spread to the plurality of node devices. The node device includes: first storing means for storing link information used at the time of performing communication with the node devices, the link information including node information indicative of one or more specific node devices; means for storing the link information stored in the first storing means into second storing means while participating in the system; means, when withdrawing from the system, and after that, participating in the system again, for storing the link information obtained from the node device of the node information included in the link information stored in the second storing means into the first storing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8619631
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an information communication system with its communication load of the communication network as a whole reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Matsuo, Kentaro Ushiyama
  • Publication number: 20130294870
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier device that has a linkage arm mechanism, in particular, a carrier device that cools the linkage arm mechanism and can reduce the impact of radiation heat from a work that is in a high temperature state. A carrier device is a carrier device that includes a linkage arm mechanism and a pivot shaft, and the linkage arm mechanism includes lower arms and upper arms, and one ends of which are respectively connected to the lower arms, and horizontal movement members that support a work that is connected to the other ends of the upper arms, and cooling plates are respectively arranged between the upper arms, and the horizontal movement members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: DAIHEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Shimada, Sayako Takarabe, Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8514742
    Abstract: A node device in an overlay network formed by a plurality of node devices comprises: a memory unit that memorizes a plurality of routing tables where a plurality of node identification information are registered, the node identification information is indicative of identifying the node device from other node devices; and a searching unit that searches the node device as a destination of a message transmission by referring to the routing tables. The node device also comprises a transmitting unit that transmits the message to the node device searched by the searching unit. An amount of the node identification information which can be registered in the routing table to be first referred to by the searching unit is more than an amount of the node identification information which can be registered in the routing table other than the routing table to be first referred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Matsuo, Kentaro Ushiyama
  • Patent number: 8479607
    Abstract: A work transfer apparatus includes a work carrying mechanism, a driving source that drives the work carrying mechanism, a sealed box that accommodates the driving source in a hermetically sealed state, and a coolant circulation path provided in the sealed box for cooling the driving source. The sealed box includes a box body with an opening, and a partition lid for closing the opening. The partition lid includes an outer plate member and an inner plate member superposed on the outer plate member. The coolant circulation path is disposed at the interface between the outer plate member and the inner plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: DAIHEN Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Fukuma, Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8332463
    Abstract: A distributed storage system that includes: a plurality of node apparatuses connected to a plurality of different networks through a high order apparatus group or a low order apparatus group, the distributed storage system comprising: a first node apparatus that includes: a first storage unit which stores connection relationship information on the high order apparatus group and the low order apparatus group connected through the network; and a second node apparatus that includes: an acquisition unit which acquires first connection information, which indicates the high order apparatus group or the low order apparatus group that is a connection destination of the node apparatus, from the first node apparatus based on location information indicating locations of the plurality of node apparatuses; and a transmission unit which transmits the first connection information acquired by the acquisition unit to any of the plurality of node apparatuses included in the distributed storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8321586
    Abstract: In a transmitting node device, a first storing device stores address information and node identification information of a plurality of first specific node devices, a detecting device detects a change in address information of the transmitting node device, a first selecting device selects at least one node device from the first specific node devices, and a notifying device transmits an address change notification message to the node device selected by the first selecting device. In a receiving node device which receives the address change notification message, a second storing device stores address information and node identification information of a plurality of the second specific node devices, and an updating device updates the address information stored in the second storing device with the address information included in the received message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideki Matsuo