Patents by Inventor Hiromi Kinoshita

Hiromi Kinoshita 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: 11236432
    Abstract: A laminate including a metal substrate having a chemically etched surface and a fluoroelastomer layer laminated in contact with the chemically etched surface or laminated in contact with a surface of a fluororesin layer laminated in contact with the chemically etched surface, and a gate seal including the laminate, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: VALQUA, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Noguchi, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11220089
    Abstract: Provided are a laminate including a metal substrate having a surface with an anodic oxide coating formed thereon, a fluororesin layer laminated in contact with the anodic oxide coating and a fluoroelastomer layer laminated in contact with a surface of the fluororesin layer facing away from the metal substrate, and a gate seal including the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: VALQUA, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yoshida, Masayuki Noguchi, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20200024765
    Abstract: A laminate including a metal substrate having a chemically etched surface and a fluoroelastomer layer laminated in contact with the chemically etched surface or laminated in contact with a surface of a fluororesin layer laminated in contact with the chemically etched surface, and a gate valve including the laminate, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: VALQUA, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Noguchi, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20200009834
    Abstract: Provided are a laminate including a metal substrate having a surface with an anodic oxide coating formed thereon, a fluororesin layer laminated in contact with the anodic oxide coating and a fluoroelastomer layer laminated in contact with a surface of the fluororesin layer facing away from the metal substrate, and a gate seal including the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: VALQUA, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yoshida, Masayuki Noguchi, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10070633
    Abstract: The invention has a curved board. The curved board is formed into a shape that curves in a curving direction corresponding to an expanding direction of a net opening in a towing state, from a front-side end section that is a front side in a towing direction in the towing state towards a rear-side end section that is a rear side in the towing direction in the towing state. At least one of a projecting structure having a projecting surface, a top board, and a bottom board is formed in the curved board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, NICHIMO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Fuxiang Hu, Tadashi Tokai, Hiromi Kinoshita, Taisei Kumazawa
  • Publication number: 20150075056
    Abstract: The invention has a curved board. The curved board is formed into a shape that curves in a curving direction corresponding to an expanding direction of a net opening in a towing state, from a front-side end section that is a front side in a towing direction in the towing state towards a rear-side end section that is a rear side in the towing direction in the towing state. At least one of a projecting structure having a projecting surface, a top board, and a bottom board is formed in the curved board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Nichimo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuxiang HU, Tadashi TOKAI, Hiromi KINOSHITA, Taisei KUMAZAWA
  • Patent number: 8943736
    Abstract: The invention has a curved board. The curved board is formed into a shape that curves in a curving direction corresponding to an expanding direction of a net opening in a towing state, from a front-side end section that is a front side in a towing direction in the towing state towards a rear-side end section that is a rear side in the towing direction in the towing state. At least one of a projecting structure having a projecting surface, a top board, and a bottom board is formed in the curved board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Nichimo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuxiang Hu, Tadashi Tokai, Hiromi Kinoshita, Taisei Kumazawa
  • Publication number: 20110308134
    Abstract: The invention has a curved board. The curved board is formed into a shape that curves in a curving direction corresponding to an expanding direction of a net opening in a towing state, from a front-side end section that is a front side in a towing direction in the towing state towards a rear-side end section that is a rear side in the towing direction in the towing state. At least one of a projecting structure having a projecting surface, a top board, and a bottom board is formed in the curved board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Tokyo Universtiy of Marine Science and Technology
    Inventors: Fuxing Hu, Tadashi Tokai, Hiromi Kinoshita, Taisei Kumazawa
  • Patent number: 6715205
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a wire component on a substrate has a feed device for feeding a wire a predetermined length intermittently, and an insert device for cutting the wire fed out by the feed device, bending the cut wire to form a wire component, rotating and positioning the wire component, and then inserting the wire component in a hole defined in the substrate. In particular, irrespective of a position of the insert device, the feed device feeds out the wire in a direction where no interference would occur between the feed device and the insert device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Watanabe, Dai Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Koyama, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20030149371
    Abstract: In an exercise machine, when a measurement starts, an electrocardiographic signal is detected by an electrocardiographic sensor 1 (ST33), a load drive is started (ST4), and heartbeat rate intervals of the electrocardiographic signal are sequentially obtained. A fluctuation of heartbeat rate intervals PI(n) % is obtained from a calculation formula in which the RR interval RR(n+1) of the current heartbeat is subtracted from the RR interval RR(n) of the previous heartbeat, which is then divided by RR(n) and multiplied by 100% (ST5). Entropy is calculated from 128 pieces of such PI (ST6). From the change of the entropy under the gradually increasing load (ST8), a minimum point of the entropy is obtained, which point is designated as an anaerobic threshold point (ST7). The load of the exercise machine is controlled employing this anaerobic threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiga, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Hiromi Kinoshita, Manabu Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 6512948
    Abstract: In an exercise machine, when a measurement starts, an electrocardiographic signal is detected by an electrocardiographic sensor 1 (ST33), a load drive is started (ST4), and heartbeat rate intervals of the electrocardiographic signal are sequentially obtained. A fluctuation of heartbeat rate intervals PI(n)% is obtained from a calculation formula in which the RR interval RR(n+1) of the current heartbeat is subtracted from the RR interval RR(n) of the previous heartbeat, which is then divided by RR(n) and multiplied by 100% (ST5). Entropy is calculated from 128 pieces of such PI (ST6). From the change of the entropy under the gradually increasing load (ST8), a minimum point of the entropy is obtained, which point is designated as an anaerobic threshold point (ST7). The load of the exercise machine is controlled employing this anaerobic threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiga, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Hiromi Kinoshita, Manabu Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 6477766
    Abstract: An axial type electronic component inserting apparatus is provided for inserting into holes of a board a pair of lead wires of each of axial type electronic components connected by a tape at regular intervals. A first kind of the components have a larger tape interval and a second kind of the components have a smaller tape interval. The apparatus includes a pair of centering chucks having recesses for contacting both sides of the body of the component, and being movable in a symmetrical manner with respect to the center to adjust the body of the component from both sides of the main body while the recesses come in contact with both sides of the body of the component, thus resulting in centering of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita, Dai Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6412166
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided with a component feeding member for feeding electronic components having lead wires in a tape-bonded state, an insertion head for separating the electronic components fed from the feeding member from the tapes and inserting to holes of a board, and a fixing head facing the insertion head via the board for cutting and folding the lead wires of the inserted electronic component in the board thereby fixing the electronic component to the board. AC servo motors operating independently of each other are individually set in the insertion head and the fixing head, which are controlled by a device so as to be synchronous with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Inaba, Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20020046463
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a wire component on a substrate has a feed device for feeding a wire a predetermined length intermittently, and an insert device for cutting the wire fed out by the feed device, bending the cut wire to form a wire component, rotating and positioning the wire component, and then inserting the wire component in a hole defined in the substrate. In particular, irrespective of a position of the insert device, the feed device feeds out the wire in a direction where no interference would occur between the feed device and the insert device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Hideaki Watanabe, Dai Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Koyama, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20010003864
    Abstract: An axial type electronic component inserting apparatus is provided for inserting into holes of a board a pair of lead wires of each of axial type electronic components connected by a tape at regular intervals. A first kind of the components have a larger tape interval and a second kind of the components have a smaller tape interval. The apparatus includes a pair of centering chucks having recesses for contacting both sides of the body of the component, and being movable in a symmetrical manner with respect to the center to adjust the body of the component from both sides of the main body while the recesses come in contact with both sides of the body of the component, thus resulting in centering of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita, Dai Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6205655
    Abstract: In a method of inserting, into a board, axial-type electronic components, wherein each of the electronic components has a pair of lead wires extending from a main body and belongs to an assembly of electronic components connected by a tape as arranged at regular intervals, the components are grasped with a plurality of chucks which are intermittently moved to a component supplying position and a component transferring position, respectively. Each of these chucks comprises grasping pieces having first and second grasping grooves, the first grasping grooves having inner surfaces for grasping end portions of each of a first kind of the components whose taped portions are of a first tape interval, the second grasping grooves having inner surfaces for grasping end portions of each of a second kind of the components whose taped portions are of a second tape interval smaller than the first tape interval, the second grasping grooves being slightly deeper than the first grasping grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita, Dai Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6115908
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided with a component feeding member for feeding electronic components having lead wires in a tape-bonded state, an insertion head for separating the electronic components fed from the feeding member from the tapes and inserting to holes of a board, and a fixing head facing the insertion head via the board for cutting and folding the lead wires of the inserted electronic component in the board thereby fixing the electronic component to the board. AC servo motors operating independently of each other are individually set in the insertion head and the fixing head, which are controlled by a device so as to be synchronous with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Inaba, Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 5864945
    Abstract: An inserting apparatus inserts, into specified holes of a board, an axial type electronic component having a pair of lead wires extending from a main body and belonging to an assembly of electronic components which are connected by a tape and arranged at regular intervals. The apparatus includes chucks constructed so that the chucks can move forward and backward while grasping end portions of the axial type electronic component. A component carrying device is provided with the chucks and arranged at regular intervals in a circular form, each operating intermittently so that each chuck stops at least in a component supplying position and a component transferring position. A component supplying device is provided with a cutter for cutting the tape connecting the assembly of axial type electronic components, and operates to supply each axial type electronic component to each chuck located in the component supplying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electic Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 5832597
    Abstract: Insertion guides are mounted to slide blocks supported by a guide to be close to or away from each other. The slide blocks are meshed with nut parts of a ball screw threaded in both directions. When the ball screw is rotated via a driving pulley, a belt, and a driven pulley by a rotating/driving device set in an insertion head, the slide blocks and insertion guides mounted to the slide blocks are moved, so that an insertion pitch is changed. When the insertion head is rotated by a rotating/driving device via a driving pulley, a belt, and a driven pulley, an insertion direction is changed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Yokoyama, Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: RE40283
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided with a component feeding member for feeding electronic components having lead wires in a tape-bonded state, an insertion head for separating the electronic components fed from the feeding member from the tapes and inserting to holes of a board, and a fixing head facing the insertion head via the board for cutting and folding the lead wires of the inserted electronic component in the board thereby fixing the electronic component to the board. AC servo motors operating independently of each other are individually set in the insertion head and the fixing head, which are controlled by a device so as to be synchronous with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Inaba, Kiyoshi Imai, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kinoshita