Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Fukuchi

Hiroaki Fukuchi 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).

  • Patent number: 11965843
    Abstract: A chemical bond evaluation method capable of directly evaluating the presence or absence of a chemical bond between silica and a silane coupling agent includes performing multidimensional solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis on a rubber composition comprising a rubber component, a silica, and a silane coupling agent; and evaluating the presence or absence of a chemical bond between silica and the silane coupling agent in the rubber composition containing a rubber component, the silica, and the silane coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Fukuchi, Takehiro Kitaura, Hiroaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 8599103
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a terminal structure that includes an upper board and a lower board, which are adjacently provided and with respect to one another with a gap interposed therebetween. A conductor is formed on a rear surface side of upper board. A hole or a notch having an attached terminal is formed in lower board while penetrating through the lower board, and the terminal is electrically connected to the conductor on the upper board. The terminal includes a spring plate and a support section supporting the spring plate. The support section includes a fixing section that is fixed to lower board and a bottom plate that is positioned at a bottom surface side of lower board on a lower end side of the hole or notch. The spring plate of the terminal is formed to be connected to bottom plate and rise from bottom plate. The spring plate is extended upward from the lower end side of the hole or notch and comes into contact with conductor of upper board at an extended top position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukuchi, Yasutaka Maekawa
  • Patent number: 8477074
    Abstract: A slide antenna board is slidably provided between a state in which slide antenna board is accommodated in a card body and a state in which slide antenna board is pulled out from the card body. The slide antenna board includes a planar type antenna. A base end side of a rod antenna is fixed to the card body and an extended side of the rod antenna is slidably and stretchably disposed in a slide direction of the slide antenna board through a slide guide in the slide antenna board. A leading end surface of rod antenna is not projected ahead of a leading end surface of slide antenna board in a state in which rod antenna is accommodated. An engagement unit engaging the slide antenna board is provided with the leading end side of rod antenna. The rod antenna engaging slide antenna board is configured to be pulled out together with slide antenna board while slide antenna board is pulled out from card body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SII Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20110187612
    Abstract: A slide antenna board is slidably provided between a state in which slide antenna board is accommodated in a card body and a state in which slide antenna board is pulled out from the card body. The slide antenna board includes a planar type antenna. A base end side of a rod antenna is fixed to the card body and an extended side of the rod antenna is slidably and stretchably disposed in a slide direction of the slide antenna board through a slide guide in the slide antenna board. A leading end surface of rod antenna is not projected ahead of a leading end surface of slide antenna board in a state in which rod antenna is accommodated. An engagement unit engaging the slide antenna board is provided with the leading end side of rod antenna. The rod antenna engaging slide antenna board is configured to be pulled out together with slide antenna board while slide antenna board is pulled out from card body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicants: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SII MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventor: Hiroaki FUKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110187626
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a terminal structure that includes an upper board and a lower board, which are adjacently provided and with respect to one another with a gap interposed therebetween. A conductor is formed on a rear surface side of upper board. A hole or a notch having an attached terminal is formed in lower board while penetrating through the lower board, and the terminal is electrically connected to the conductor on the upper board. The terminal includes a spring plate and a support section supporting the spring plate. The support section includes a fixing section that is fixed to lower board and a bottom plate that is positioned at a bottom surface side of lower board on a lower end side of the hole or notch. The spring plate of the terminal is formed to be connected to bottom plate and rise from bottom plate. The spring plate is extended upward from the lower end side of the hole or notch and comes into contact with conductor of upper board at an extended top position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicants: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SII MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUKUCHI, Yasutaka MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 7607587
    Abstract: A card device includes a card casing accommodating a circuit board. The card device is capable of being inserted into and pulled out from a card slot in an apparatus in which the card device is to be mounted. An anti-slipping member is anchored and exposed at a rear-end wall portion of a peripheral wall of the card casing for being held at least when the card device is inserted or pulled out. The rear-end wall portion is positioned at a rear end of the card device opposite to the end of the card device that is inserted into the card slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukuchi, Wataru Kakinoki
  • Publication number: 20080149740
    Abstract: A card device includes a card casing accommodating a circuit board. The card device is capable of being inserted into and pulled out from a card slot in an apparatus in which the card device is to be mounted. An anti-slipping member is anchored and exposed at a rear-end wall portion of a peripheral wall of the card casing for being held at least when the card device is inserted or pulled out. The rear-end wall portion is positioned at a rear end of the card device opposite to the end of the card device that is inserted into the card slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukuchi, Wataru Kakinoki
  • Patent number: 7375972
    Abstract: An appearance protective case and an appearance protective case assembly are provided in which damage of a colored or marked pattern due to exposure is prevented, and in which the structure of a formed member having the colored or marked pattern printed thereon is made simple so that the formed member is easily incorporated into the appearance protective case. The appearance protective case includes a sheet-like formed member formed by draw-processing a sheet-like member treated with coloring or marking and a transparent or translucent cover case, and is assembled by fitting the sheet-like formed member into the cover case such that the sheet-like formed member extends in close contact with the inner surface of the cover case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi, Katsuo Ito
  • Patent number: 6862148
    Abstract: A film molded casing includes a transparent or translucent film molded member having a printed layer provided on the inner surface thereof so as to define the place of an illumination display, and a casing inside of which a lens for guiding light of an inner light source to the appearance surface thereof is integrally formed with the casing using a light-permeable resin, in which a light transmitting area is integrally formed with the casing so as to be contiguous with the lenses, and on the inner surface of which a light-impermeable printed layer is provided. In this film molded casing, the light transmitting area is matched to the light transmitting area of the film molded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 6768644
    Abstract: A compact flash (CF) card includes, in a front portion, a space-entering portion that enters the space between a top plate and a bottom plate provided on the upper and lower sides of connecting terminal pins arranged at the front end of a CF-card storage section of a PC card adapter. The connecting terminal pins are protected by the top plate and the bottom plate. The CF card storage section of the PC card adapter has an opening in the upper surface on the card insertion side. An upper portion of the CF card that is exposed from the opening includes a tall portion having a greater height than the space-entering portion. The CF card can be loaded in a PC card adapter having a simple structure, and taller electronic components can be mounted in the tall portion, than in a CF card which is equal in height to the space-entering portion over the entire range from the front end to the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi, Masanori Tsubono
  • Publication number: 20040064990
    Abstract: A film molded casing includes a transparent or translucent film molded member having a printed layer provided on the inner surface thereof so as to define the place of an illumination display, and a casing inside of which a lens for guiding light of an inner light source to the appearance surface thereof is integrally formed with the casing using a light-permeable resin, in which a light transmitting area is integrally formed with the casing so as to be contiguous with the lenses, and on the inner surface of which a light-impermeable printed layer is provided. In this film molded casing, the light transmitting area is matched to the light transmitting area of the film molded member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20040040871
    Abstract: An appearance protective case and an appearance protective case assembly are provided in which damage of a colored or marked pattern due to exposure is prevented, and in which the structure of a formed member having the colored or marked pattern printed thereon is made simple so that the formed member is easily incorporated into the appearance protective case. The appearance protective case includes a sheet-like formed member formed by draw-processing a sheet-like member treated with coloring or marking and a transparent or translucent cover case, and is assembled by fitting the sheet-like formed member into the cover case such that the sheet-like formed member extends in close contact with the inner surface of the cover case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi, Katsuo Ito
  • Publication number: 20030176109
    Abstract: A connecting member includes a plurality of interface connectors for communication terminals having communication systems different from each other, the interface connectors being provided with a holder case so as not to mutually hinder the communication terminals from being connected to the respective interface connectors, and a jack connector provided in the holder case. In this connecting member, electrical wiring is arranged so as to allow the jack connector and each of the interface connectors for communication terminals to communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukuchi, Takashi Kuroda, Wataru Kakinoki
  • Publication number: 20020181209
    Abstract: A compact flash (CF) card includes, in a front portion, a space-entering portion that enters the space between a top plate and a bottom plate provided on the upper and lower sides of connecting terminal pins arranged at the front end of a CF-card storage section of a PC card adapter. The connecting terminal pins are protected by the top plate and the bottom plate. The CF card storage section of the PC card adapter has an opening in the upper surface on the card insertion side. An upper portion of the CF card that is exposed from the opening includes a tall portion having a greater height than the space-entering portion. The CF card can be loaded in a PC card adapter having a simple structure, and taller electronic components can be mounted in the tall portion, than in a CF card which is equal in height to the space-entering portion over the entire range from the front end to the rear end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kakinoki, Hiroaki Fukuchi, Masanori Tsubono
  • Patent number: D674336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumitoshi Suzuka, Akira Takagi, Kazuya Kato, Hiroaki Fukuchi