Patents by Inventor Hideki Shinohara
Hideki Shinohara 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: 11927004Abstract: The present invention provides a flush water tank device (4) that supplies flush water to an upper and lower spout port of a flush toilet (2) including; a flush water tank (10); a discharge valve (12); a first on-off valve (19) that performs switching between ejection and stopping of the flush water from the upper spout port; a first on-off valve driving mechanism (16) that is moved from a stopped position to an ejection position based on an user operation; a biasing mechanism (17) that causes the first on-off valve driving mechanism to move to the stopped position; a holding mechanism (20) that holds, at the ejection position, the first on-off valve driving mechanism at the ejection position against the bias force; and a releasing mechanism (21) that releases the holding of the first on-off valve driving mechanism, using the flush water flowing out from the first on-off valve.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Hideki Tanimoto, Koki Shinohara, Kenji Hatama, Makoto Abe, Seika Tatsuoka
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Patent number: 11424488Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a rectangular secondary battery in which heat generation of a current collecting plate is suppressed. A rectangular secondary battery of the present invention which solves the above-described problem includes: a flat wound group which is obtained by winding a positive electrode and has a positive electrode metal foil-exposed portion; a battery can which stores the wound group; a battery lid which seals the battery can; a positive electrode external terminal which is provided on the battery lid; and a positive electrode current collecting plate which electrically connects the external terminal and the wound group. The positive electrode current collecting plate includes a fixed portion fixed on the battery lid, a welded portion welded on the metal foil-exposed portion of the wound group, and a joint connecting the fixed portion and the welded portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Hideki Shinohara, Akinori Tada
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Publication number: 20220196963Abstract: A lens unit and a camera module are provided which are capable of warming the lens surface and realizing a quick snow melting effect without impairing the antireflection characteristics of the antireflection film. The lens unit has lens heating means which includes: i) a transparent conductive film provided on a lens surface facing the object side of the lens located closest to the object side, the lens constituting the lens group; ii) at least a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the transparent conductive film; wherein an electric current is caused to flow to the transparent conductive film by applying a voltage between the electrodes to generate Joule heat on the lens surface. The lens unit further includes an antireflection film provided to cover the lens heating means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki SUGINOME, Akira INABA, Yusuke BABA, Hideki SHINOHARA
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Patent number: 11318683Abstract: A resin joint 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 molded by a resin material capable of transmitting laser light and an inner cylinder 22 disposed facing the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. An annular protrusion 22b that protrudes in the radial direction and extends in the circumferential direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 or the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 22. The axial end of the resin tube 10 is inserted into an annular space 30 and is deformed in the radial direction following the annular protrusion 22b, and a region deformed in the radial direction has a surface that is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. The inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 and the outer peripheral surface of the resin tube 10 are laser-welded.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company LimitedInventors: Hideki Shinohara, Takahiro Nishiyama, Ayaka Osawa
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Publication number: 20210178703Abstract: A resin joint 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 molded by a resin material capable of transmitting laser light and an inner cylinder 22 disposed facing the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. An annular protrusion 22b that protrudes in the radial direction and extends in the circumferential direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 or the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 22. The axial end of the resin tube 10 is inserted into an annular space 30 and is deformed in the radial direction following the annular protrusion 22b, and a region deformed in the radial direction has a surface that is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. The inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 and the outer peripheral surface of the resin tube 10 are laser-welded.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company LimitedInventors: Hideki SHINOHARA, Takahiro NISHIYAMA, Ayaka OSAWA
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Patent number: 10474031Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition contains (a) a polyimide which has, at a terminal of the main chain, at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group and a thiol group, (b) a monomer, (c) a thermally crosslinkable compound, (d) a photopolymerization initiator and (e) a polymerization inhibitor, wherein the polymerization inhibitor (e) is a compound obtained by adding at least one hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or aralkyloxy group to a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton of a compound having a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yuki Katsurada, Koichi Aoki, Hideki Shinohara
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Patent number: 10191235Abstract: There are provided a lens member, a method of manufacturing the lens member, a communication module, a lens array, and a light-source module, the lens member including a ready-made glass lens added with a mounting portion having a reference face as a plane for reference when the glass lens is mounted on a substrate. A lens member includes a glass ball lens to which sphericity processing has been previously performed, and a resin mounting portion disposed on the glass ball lens. The mounting portion is molded by flowing the resin in a flowable state into a die including the glass ball lens disposed therein. The mounting portion includes a reference face that abuts on a mounting face in a case where the glass ball lens is surface-mounted, provided thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shinohara, Koichi Ozaki, Mitsunobu Suzuishi
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Publication number: 20180067272Abstract: There are provided a lens member, a method of manufacturing the lens member, a communication module, a lens array, and a light-source module, the lens member including a ready-made glass lens added with a mounting portion having a reference face as a plane for reference when the glass lens is mounted on a substrate. A lens member includes a glass ball lens to which sphericity processing has been previously performed, and a resin mounting portion disposed on the glass ball lens. The mounting portion is molded by flowing the resin in a flowable state into a die including the glass ball lens disposed therein. The mounting portion includes a reference face that abuts on a mounting face in a case where the glass ball lens is surface-mounted, provided thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hideki SHINOHARA, Koichi OZAKI, Mitsunobu SUZUISHI
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Publication number: 20180052391Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition contains (a) a polyimide which has, at a terminal of the main chain, at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group and a thiol group, (b) a monomer, (c) a thermally crosslinkable compound, (d) a photopolymerization initiator and (e) a polymerization inhibitor, wherein the polymerization inhibitor (e) is a compound obtained by adding at least one hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or aralkyloxy group to a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton of a compound having a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Yuki Katsurada, Koichi Aoki, Hideki Shinohara
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Patent number: 9810865Abstract: There are provided a lens member, a method of manufacturing the lens member, a communication module, a lens array, and a light-source module, the lens member including a ready-made glass lens added with a mounting portion having a reference face as a plane for reference when the glass lens is mounted on a substrate. A lens member includes a glass ball lens to which sphericity processing has been previously performed, and a resin mounting portion 13 disposed on the glass ball lens. The mounting portion is molded by flowing the resin in a flowable state into a die including the glass ball lens disposed therein. The mounting portion includes a reference face that abuts on a mounting face in a case where the glass ball lens is surface-mounted, provided thereto.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shinohara, Koichi Ozaki, Mitsunobu Suzuishi
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Publication number: 20170294684Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a rectangular secondary battery in which heat generation of a current collecting plate is suppressed. A rectangular secondary battery of the present invention which solves the above-described problem includes: a flat wound group which is obtained by winding a positive electrode and has a positive electrode metal foil-exposed portion; a battery can which stores the wound group; a battery lid which seals the battery can; a positive electrode external terminal which is provided on the battery lid; and a positive electrode current collecting plate which electrically connects the external terminal and the wound group. The positive electrode current collecting plate includes a fixed portion fixed on the battery lid, a welded portion welded on the metal foil-exposed portion of the wound group, and a joint connecting the fixed portion and the welded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Hideki SHINOHARA, Akinori TADA
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Publication number: 20160313520Abstract: There are provided a lens member, a method of manufacturing the lens member, a communication module, a lens array, and a light-source module, the lens member including a ready-made glass lens added with a mounting portion having a reference face as a plane for reference when the glass lens is mounted on a substrate. A lens member includes a glass ball lens to which sphericity processing has been previously performed, and a resin mounting portion 13 disposed on the glass ball lens. The mounting portion is molded by flowing the resin in a flowable state into a die including the glass ball lens disposed therein. The mounting portion includes a reference face that abuts on a mounting face in a case where the glass ball lens is surface-mounted, provided thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hideki SHINOHARA, Koichi OZAKI, Mitsunobu SUZUISHI
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Publication number: 20150287970Abstract: A cell includes: a connection member that is formed by combining a first metal material and a second metal material and that includes an interface between the first metal material and the second metal material formed in a current path of charge/discharge current; and a sacrificial anticorrosion layer that is provided to the connection member and arranged to be in contact with at least one of the first metal material and the second metal material. The first metal material is a pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The second metal material is a pure copper or a copper alloy. The sacrificial anticorrosion layer is formed of a material having an ionization tendency greater than that of the first metal material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Hideki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20150236328Abstract: A secondary battery: includes a power generation element having an electrode; a battery container which stores the power generation element, an external terminal arranged on the battery container, and a current collector member including an electrode connection part connected to the electrode of the power generation element. A terminal connection part is connected to the external terminal, and a thermal connection part is formed between the electrode connection part and the terminal connection part and a temperature control member is provided for the terminal connection part to restrict the temperature rise of the current collector member. The temperature control member is formed of a composite material made by dispersing a filler having the electric insulation property in a matrix. The matrix has a transformation point in a temperature range lower than the melting point of the current collector member. The filler has higher thermal conductivity than the matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Shinohara, Yutaka Sato
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Publication number: 20140030568Abstract: The cylindrical secondary battery includes a plurality conductive leads, which are formed to be tapered from a root portion to a tip portion, and when a tolerance of a pitch of the conductive leads is ?p and a difference of width dimension between the root portion and the tip portion of the conductive leads is ?w, the pitch of the conductive leads is set to fall within a proper region where a variation range of a numerical value obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the number of layers of the conductive leads when the conductive leads are wound around a current collecting member by an average value of the standard deviations of the number of layers of the conductive leads is a predetermined value or less, and a range of the proper region is larger than the sum of ?p and ?w.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Hato, Hideki Shinohara, Takashi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20130344364Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery in which a winding type electrode group including a positive electrode having a positive electrode mix layer containing a lithium metal oxide, a negative electrode having a negative mix layer that stores and discharges lithium ions, and separators arranged on inner and outer peripheries of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is housed, and a nonaqueous electrolyte is poured, within a battery container, the positive electrode has one side edge along a longitudinal direction thereof exposed as a positive electrode mix unprocessed portion, and a positive electrode mix layer coated in the other area on both surfaces of a metal foil made of an aluminum alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Nanaumi, Takayuki Mitani, Katsunori Suzuki, Hideki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20110244285Abstract: In a secondary cell according to the present invention, one end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the lid unit; and wherein other end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the current collecting member; and the current collecting member and the lid unit are electrically connected together by a electrically conductive lead, of which one end portion that is connected to the lid unit is positioned opposite relative to a central plane of the container from the other end portion that is connected to the current collecting member, and that furthermore has one folded portion at a location partway therealong, or none.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Hideki SHINOHARA
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Publication number: 20110223472Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery cell according to the present invention includes: a generating unit; a battery cell container that contains the generating unit; and a sealing lid, disposed in an open end portion of the battery cell container, and that seals the battery cell container via an insulating gasket; wherein a sealing point of the insulating gasket is established at a region that is spaced by a predetermined distance in radially outward direction of the cylindrical battery cell from an inner peripheral edge of a folded over portion that is formed at the open end portion of the cylindrical battery cell container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Kohtaro Ikeda, Hideki Shinohara, Akira Unno
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Publication number: 20110183172Abstract: A sealed battery cell includes: a coiled electrode group comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator wound around a winding core; a cylindrical battery cell container having an open end and a bottom surface, that contains the coiled electrode group; and a sealed cover swaged in the open end of the battery cell container, which seals the open end; wherein the winding core is squeezed between the bottom surface of the battery cell container and the sealed cover, the bottom surface of the battery cell container being elastically deformed outwards in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Akira UNNO, Kenji Nakai, Hideki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20080202618Abstract: A fiber reinforced hose has a multilayer structure including an inner rubber layer, an outer rubber layer and a fiber reinforcing layer of a reinforcing yarn between the inner rubber layer and the outer rubber layer. The reinforcing yarn includes at least one raw yarn. The raw yarn is obtained by fixedly entangling short fibers with multiple monofilaments that are a bundle of paralleled monofilaments so as to intersect with the paralleled monofilaments and project from the multiple monofilaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Shinohara, Hiroyoshi Mori, Yoshiki Kodaka