Patents by Inventor Hiroki Takano
Hiroki Takano 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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Publication number: 20210260798Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including a fixed die including a gate via which a molding material flows in, a movable die that forms along with the fixed die a cavity and separates from the fixed die at a point of time of mold opening, an open-gate hot runner that includes a nozzle including a channel that guides the molding material to the gate and a heater that heats the channel, the hot runner being attachable to and detachable from the fixed die, and a cap member that is disposed between the fixed die and the hot runner and has a melting point higher than a melting point of the molding material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Riona HAYASHI, Kenta ANEGAWA, Kakeru SASAGAWA, Hiroki TAKANO
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Publication number: 20210086425Abstract: An injection molding system includes: an injection molding machine configured to operate in accordance with a command generated using a first language, and inject a molten material into a mold to mold a molded object; a robot configured to operate in accordance with a command generated using a second language, and convey the molded object; and a control device configured to control the injection molding machine and the robot. When determining that an error occurs in at least one of the injection molding machine and the robot, the control device transmits, to the injection molding machine, a command generated using the first language and for causing the injection molding machine to execute a return operation, and transmits, to the robot, a command interpretable by the second language and for causing the robot to execute a return operation, so as to cause the injection molding machine and the robot to execute the return operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Hiroki TAKANO, Kakeru SASAGAWA, Kei YOKOTA, Kenta ANEGAWA, Seiichiro YAMASHITA, Riona HAYASHI, Yuji SHINBARU
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Publication number: 20210086426Abstract: An injection molding system includes: an injection molding machine; an inspection device including a first placement unit, a second placement unit, an inspection unit, and a moving unit configured to change a relative position between the first placement unit and the inspection unit and a relative position between the second placement unit and the inspection unit; a third placement unit; a robot configured to convey the molded object; and a control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kakeru Sasagawa, Kei Yokota, Kenta Anegawa, Seiichiro Yamashita, Yuji Shinbaru, Kazunobu Maruyama, Daichi Miyashita, Hiroki Takano, Riona Hayashi
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Patent number: 10919918Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a tetracarboxylic dianhydride which can lead to a polyimide usable as a base resin of a photosensitive resin composition capable of forming a fine pattern and obtaining high resolution without impairing excellent characteristics such as mechanical strength and adhesiveness; a polyimide resin obtained by using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride; and a method for producing the polyimide resin. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride is shown by the following general formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Urano, Hiroki Takano, Masashi Iio, Katsuya Takemura, Kazuya Honda
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Patent number: 10852687Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an apparatus main body; a plurality of units arranged adjacent to each other in the apparatus main body, and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body in the same insertion and removal direction; and a switching member 36 configured to be capable of taking any one of a first position in which attachment and detachment of one unit 4 of adjacent units among the plurality of units to and from the apparatus main body is allowed and attachment and detachment of another unit 5 of the adjacent units is restricted, and a second position in which the attachment and detachment of the one unit 4 is restricted and the attachment and detachment of the other unit 5 is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shoichi Zensai, Tomofumi Kawamura, Hiroki Takano
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Publication number: 20200231394Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet feeding apparatus configured to be attached to an image forming apparatus. The sheet feeding apparatus includes a frame body and a locking member provided on an upper part of the frame body, the locking member being configured to be movable between a locking position where the frame body is locked to the image forming apparatus and a releasing position where the locking of the frame body is released, wherein in attaching the heating unit to an attaching position of the frame body, the locking member is configured to restrict a movement of the heating unit to the attaching position by interfering with the heating unit when the locking member is located at the releasing position and to allow a movement of the heating unit to the attaching position when the locking member is located at the locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Makoto Adaniya, Hiroki Takano
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Publication number: 20200012229Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an apparatus main body; a plurality of units arranged adjacent to each other in the apparatus main body, and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body in the same insertion and removal direction; and a switching member 36 configured to be capable of taking any one of a first position in which attachment and detachment of one unit 4 of adjacent units among the plurality of units to and from the apparatus main body is allowed and attachment and detachment of another unit 5 of the adjacent units is restricted, and a second position in which the attachment and detachment of the one unit 4 is restricted and the attachment and detachment of the other unit 5 is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Shoichi Zensai, Tomofumi Kawamura, Hiroki Takano
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Patent number: 10496034Abstract: An apparatus includes an opening/closing member that opens/closes space which is provided in an apparatus body and in which a first unit and a second unit are accommodated; a first guide portion that guides the first unit in the space; a second guide portion that guides the second unit in the space; and a slope member that is capable of guiding the first unit to the first guide portion provided at a position higher than a position of the second guide portion in a height direction orthogonal to an inserting/extracting direction of the space when the opening/closing member is put in an open position, the slope member being coupled between the apparatus body and the opening/closing member so as to be positioned in the space when the opening/closing member is put in a closed position to close the space.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Takano, Tomofumi Kawamura, Shoichi Zensai
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Patent number: 10459396Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an apparatus main body; a plurality of units arranged adjacent to each other in the apparatus main body, and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body in the same insertion and removal direction; and a switching member 36 configured to be capable of taking any one of a first position in which attachment and detachment of one unit 4 of adjacent units among the plurality of units to and from the apparatus main body is allowed and attachment and detachment of another unit 5 of the adjacent units is restricted, and a second position in which the attachment and detachment of the one unit 4 is restricted and the attachment and detachment of the other unit 5 is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shoichi Zensai, Tomofumi Kawamura, Hiroki Takano
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Publication number: 20190169211Abstract: The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances herein. An object of the present invention is to provide: a tetracarboxylic dianhydride which can lead to a polyimide usable as a base resin of a photosensitive resin composition capable of forming a fine pattern and obtaining high resolution without impairing excellent characteristics such as mechanical strength and adhesiveness; a polyimide resin obtained by using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride; and a method for producing the polyimide resin. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride is shown by the following general formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki URANO, Hiroki TAKANO, Masashi IIO, Katsuya TAKEMURA, Kazuya HONDA
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Publication number: 20180120763Abstract: An apparatus includes an opening/closing member that opens/closes space which is provided in an apparatus body and in which a first unit and a second unit are accommodated; a first guide portion that guides the first unit in the space; a second guide portion that guides the second unit in the space; and a slope member that is capable of guiding the first unit to the first guide portion provided at a position higher than a position of the second guide portion in a height direction orthogonal to an inserting/extracting direction of the space when the opening/closing member is put in an open position, the slope member being coupled between the apparatus body and the opening/closing member so as to be positioned in the space when the opening/closing member is put in a closed position to close the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Hiroki Takano, Tomofumi Kawamura, Shoichi Zensai
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Publication number: 20180120758Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an apparatus main body; a plurality of units arranged adjacent to each other in the apparatus main body, and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body in the same insertion and removal direction; and a switching member 36 configured to be capable of taking any one of a first position in which attachment and detachment of one unit 4 of adjacent units among the plurality of units to and from the apparatus main body is allowed and attachment and detachment of another unit 5 of the adjacent units is restricted, and a second position in which the attachment and detachment of the one unit 4 is restricted and the attachment and detachment of the other unit 5 is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Shoichi Zensai, Tomofumi Kawamura, Hiroki Takano
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Patent number: 9501002Abstract: An endless belt exchangeably usable with an image forming apparatus, the endless belt including a first lubrication layer applied on an inner surface of the endless belt, the first lubrication layer including lubrication particles and lubricant oil; a second lubrication layer provided on the first lubrication layer and including lubrication particles and lubricant oil; wherein a lubricant oil content of the first lubrication layer is larger than a lubricant oil content of the second lubrication layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Takano, Takatoshi Chiba
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Publication number: 20160179040Abstract: An endless belt exchangeably usable with an image forming apparatus, the endless belt including a first lubrication layer applied on an inner surface of the endless belt, the first lubrication layer including lubrication particles and lubricant oil; a second lubrication layer provided on the first lubrication layer and including lubrication particles and lubricant oil; wherein a lubricant oil content of the first lubrication layer is larger than a lubricant oil content of the second lubrication layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Hiroki Takano, Takatoshi Chiba
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Patent number: 7516772Abstract: A forming method wherein a billet (31, 66, 77, 87, 107, 128, 136, 144, 153, 77B, 77C) comprising a metal-based composite material (27) prepared by mixing an aluminum alloy (22) and a ceramic (15) is subjected to pressure forming to manufacture a formed article, which comprises carrying out the pressure forming by the use of different compression ratios for different portions of the formed article, wherein a compression ratio means the ratio of the height of a billet before the pressure forming to height of the billet after the pressure forming. The above forming method allows the manufacture of a formed article having different volume contents 8Vf) of the ceramic for different portions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Matsuura, Hiroto Shoji, Takaharu Echigo, Masashi Hara, Hiroki Takano, Yusuke Toyoda, Katsuhiro Shibata, Takahiro Mizukami, Hirohide Shibata
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Publication number: 20080008899Abstract: An aluminum base composite material (10) having an aluminum alloy (11) as a base material and, incorporated therein, a reinforcing material (12) composed of alumina particles of alumina fibers, wherein a spinel layer (13) is formed on the surface of the reinforcing material and an aluminum nitride layer (14) exhibiting excellent wettability is formed on the surface of said spinel layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2005Publication date: January 10, 2008Inventors: Hiroki Takano, Hiroto Shoji, Takashi Idegomori
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Publication number: 20070170016Abstract: A brake drum has its strength elevated in its disk portion. The brake drum is formed from a composition having ceramics dispersed in a matrix. The disk portion has a high ceramic content and thereby a high strength. Its cylindrical portion has a ceramic content decreasing gradually from the outer edge of the disk portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicants: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoaki Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Haruhara, Satoshi Matsuura, Hiroto Shoji, Takaharu Echigo, Masashi Hara, Hiroki Takano, Yusuke Toyoda, Takahiro Mizukami, Katsuhiro Shibata
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Patent number: 7216746Abstract: A brake drum has its strength elevated in its disk portion. The brake drum is formed from a composition having ceramics dispersed in a matrix. The disk portion has a high ceramic content and thereby a high strength. The brake drum has a disk portion and a cylindrical portion. The disk portion has a first ceramic content by volume and the cylindrical portion has a second ceramic content by volume that is less than the first ceramic content by volume as a result of the application of a higher compression ratio to the disk portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignees: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoaki Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Haruhara, Satoshi Matsuura, Hiroto Shoji, Takaharu Echigo, Masashi Hara, Hiroki Takano, Yusuke Toyoda, Takahiro Mizukami, Katsuhiro Shibata
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Publication number: 20070090154Abstract: A forming method wherein a billet (31, 66, 77, 87, 107, 128, 136, 144, 153, 77B, 77C) comprising a metal-based composite material (27) prepared by mixing an aluminum alloy (22) and a ceramic (15) is subjected to pressure forming to manufacture a formed article, which comprises carrying out the pressure forming by the use of different compression ratios for different portions of the formed article, wherein a compression ratio means the ratio of the height of a billet before the pressure forming to height of the billet after the pressure forming. The above forming method allows the manufacture of a formed article having different volume contents 8 Vf) of the ceramic for different portions thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: April 26, 2007Applicant: Honda Motor Co., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Matsuura, Hiroto Shoji, Takaharu Echigo, Masashi Hara, Hiroki Takano, Yusuke Toyoda, Katsuhiro Shibata, Takahiro Mizukami, Hirohide Shibata
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Publication number: 20050167214Abstract: A brake drum has its strength elevated in its disk portion. The brake drum is formed from a composition having ceramics dispersed in a matrix. The disk portion has a high ceramic content and thereby a high strength. Its cylindrical portion has a ceramic content decreasing gradually from the outer edge of the disk portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicants: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoaki Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Haruhara, Satoshi Matsuura, Hiroto Shoji, Takaharu Echigo, Masashi Hara, Hiroki Takano, Yusuke Toyoda, Takahiro Mizukami, Katsuhiro Shibata