Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Shinohara

Hiroyuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240105402
    Abstract: A lead frame 10 includes first and second frames 13, 14 and a fixed contact piece 15. The fixed contact piece 15 is integrally formed with the first frame via a conductive connection part 16. The first frame and the fixed contact piece 15 and the second frame have installation parts 13a, 14a, 14b, 15b to which resistance elements are able to install. The first frame 13 and the fixed contact piece have installation parts 13b, 15a to which resistance elements are able to install. Electrical circuits of different types are formed through combinations of whether the resistance elements are installed to the respective installation parts and whether the conductive connection part 16 is cut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki FUJITA, Kenji SHINOHARA, Hiroto YONEHARA
  • Patent number: 11942284
    Abstract: A switch device may include a pressing member, an urging member, fixed contacts, at least one movable contact swingable in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the pressing member and connecting and disconnecting between the fixed contacts. The pressing member may include a slider portion extending in a direction oblique to the movement direction and slidable along the movable contact. The movable contact may be pressed by the slider portion in the pressing member sliding to swing and come in contact with and separate from at least one of the fixed contacts in response to the pressing member moving from a reference position to a pressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Kenji Shinohara, Hiroto Yonehara
  • Publication number: 20230062374
    Abstract: An accelerator position sensor unit capable of not only easily performing positioning of the accelerator position sensor unit with respect to a handlebar but also stably fixing the accelerator position sensor unit to the handlebar with a simple configuration. An accelerator position sensor unit 1 includes an accelerator position sensor main body 3 that detects a rotation angle of a throttle pipe 12 supported by a cylindrical handlebar 11 in a state of being rotatable around a central axis O11 of the handlebar 11 along an outer circumference surface 111 of the handlebar 11, and a sensor case 4 that houses the accelerator position sensor main body 3. The sensor case 4 includes an extending portion 53 extending along a direction of the central axis O11. The extending portion 53 is sandwiched between the handlebar 11 and a cover 7 that covers the accelerator position sensor unit 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20210018162
    Abstract: This luminous flux control member has: an incident surface; two reflection surfaces and two emission surfaces. The incident surface has: a first incident surface that intersects with the light axis of the light emission element; and two second incident surfaces that sandwich the first incident surface and are disposed in a Y-axis direction that the two emission surfaces face. A plurality of first projecting ridges having ridgelines that are substantially parallel to the Y-axis direction are disposed on the first incident surface. A plurality of second projecting ridges having ridgelines that are substantially parallel to the light axis are disposed on the two emission surfaces, or a plurality of third projecting ridges having ridgelines that are substantially intersecting with the first projecting ridges are disposed on at least a part of the two reflection surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Akinobu SEKI, Hiroyuki SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10765806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosing mechanism including: a body (2); and a disposable portion (3) that is removably attached to the body (2), in which the disposable portion (3) includes: a pump that sucks a medicine from a medicine vessel and discharges the medicine to a patient; a suction-side tube (33) that extends from the pump toward the medicine vessel; a discharge-side tube (34) that extends from the pump toward the patient; and a connector (331, 341) that is located at a front end of at least one of the suction-side tube (33) and the discharge-side tube (34), and the body (2) includes a sensor (24) in a position corresponding to the suction-side tube (33) or the discharge-side tube (34) attached to the body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Mizutani, Takashi Tsuji, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10520163
    Abstract: A light bundle control member of the present invention comprises: an entry plane on which light emitted from a light emitting element becomes incident; two reflecting planes which are arranged across the entry plane in positions opposing the light emitting element, and which respectively reflect some of the light entering via the entry plane in two directions that are substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the light emitting element and opposed to each other; and two output planes which are arranged opposing each other across the two reflecting planes, and which respectively cause the light reflected by the two reflecting planes to be externally output. Each of the two output planes has a plurality of first ridges arranged thereon, wherein, as viewed from the output plane side, a ridge line of the plurality of first ridges is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shinohara, Akinobu Seki
  • Patent number: 10518026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosing mechanism including: a body; and a pump unit (3) that is attached to the body, in which the pump unit (3) includes: a pump (31) in which a volume of a solution feeding part therein repeats expansion and shrinkage, thereby sucking a medicine from a medicine vessel and discharging the medicine to a patient; a suction-side pipe (333) that extends from the pump (31) toward the medicine vessel; a discharge-side pipe (343) that extends from the pump (31) toward the patient; a relief pipe (35, 35a) whose one end (351) is connected to the discharge-side pipe (343) while the other end (352) is located in a part whose pressure is lower than pressure inside the discharge-side pipe when the medicine is dosed; and a relief pipe on-off valve (36, 36a) that opens and closes the relief pipe (35, 35a), a use method of a dosing mechanism, and a pump unit for a dosing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Mizutani, Takashi Tsuji, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20190285245
    Abstract: A light bundle control member of the present invention comprises: an entry plane on which light emitted from a light emitting element becomes incident; two reflecting planes which are arranged across the entry plane in positions opposing the light emitting element, and which respectively reflect some of the light entering via the entry plane in two directions that are substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the light emitting element and opposed to each other; and two output planes which are arranged opposing each other across the two reflecting planes, and which respectively cause the light reflected by the two reflecting planes to be externally output. Each of the two output planes has a plurality of first ridges arranged thereon, wherein, as viewed from the output plane side, a ridge line of the plurality of first ridges is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SHINOHARA, Akinobu SEKI
  • Patent number: 10234099
    Abstract: A light-beam control member according to the present invention includes: an entrance face and an exit face. The exit face includes: a first exit face constituting an inner face of a second concave portion located so as to intersect the central axis; and a second exit face constituting a convex curved face located so as to surround the first exit face. The second exit face has multiple, circular ring-shaped convex portions disposed concentrically about the central axis and projecting in the direction along the central axis. The pitch of the convex portions in the direction perpendicular to the central axis in a cross section including the central axis is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20170326291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosing mechanism including: a body; and a pump unit (3) that is attached to the body, in which the pump unit (3) includes: a pump (31) in which a volume of a solution feeding part therein repeats expansion and shrinkage, thereby sucking a medicine from a medicine vessel and discharging the medicine to a patient; a suction-side pipe (333) that extends from the pump (31) toward the medicine vessel; a discharge-side pipe (343) that extends from the pump (31) toward the patient; a relief pipe (35, 35a) whose one end (351) is connected to the discharge-side pipe (343) while the other end (352) is located in a part whose pressure is lower than pressure inside the discharge-side pipe when the medicine is dosed; and a relief pipe on-off valve (36, 36a) that opens and closes the relief pipe (35, 35a), a use method of a dosing mechanism, and a pump unit for a dosing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru MIZUTANI, Takashi TSUJI, Hiroyuki SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20170312428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosing mechanism including: a body (2); and a disposable portion (3) that is removably attached to the body (2), in which the disposable portion (3) includes: a pump that sucks a medicine from a medicine vessel and discharges the medicine to a patient; a suction-side tube (33) that extends from the pump toward the medicine vessel; a discharge-side tube (34) that extends from the pump toward the patient; and a connector (331, 341) that is located at a front end of at least one of the suction-side tube (33) and the discharge-side tube (34), and the body (2) includes a sensor (24) in a position corresponding to the suction-side tube (33) or the discharge-side tube (34) attached to the body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru MIZUTANI, Takashi TSUJI, Hiroyuki SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20170254506
    Abstract: A light-beam control member according to the present invention includes: an entrance face and an exit face. The exit face includes: a first exit face constituting an inner face of a second concave portion located so as to intersect the central axis; and a second exit face constituting a convex curved face located so as to surround the first exit face. The second exit face has multiple, circular ring-shaped convex portions disposed concentrically about the central axis and projecting in the direction along the central axis. The pitch of the convex portions in the direction perpendicular to the central axis in a cross section including the central axis is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20160249634
    Abstract: Provided is a tea drink which contains at least a polyphenol, calcium and choline, and wherein the content of the polyphenol contained in 100 mL of the tea drink is 10 to 40 mg in terms of tannins, the content of caffeine contained in 100 mL of the tea drink is 2.0 mg or less and the calcium/choline ratio in the tea drink is 3 to 65. This drink is a tea drink in which a content of polyphenol is maintained within a fixed range and a content of caffeine has been reduced and after-astringency of the drink is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: KIRIN BEVERAGE KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi SHIONO, Kenichiroh YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki NAGANUMA, Hiroyuki SHINOHARA, Azusa KUDO
  • Patent number: 9347382
    Abstract: A multiple throttle device of the invention employs a constitution in which, as a sensor section that detects the opening of throttle valves, a shaft member formed to have a different axis from a throttle shaft is positioned within the width L of a throttle body, and a throttle position sensor is disposed in the shaft member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinobu Machida, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20150189898
    Abstract: With an object of providing a coffee substitute imparted with the distinctive coffee flavor and taste while also having a reduced amount of component such as caffeine, which is included as a main component of coffee but sometimes undesirable for reasons of physiological activity and health, the present invention solves the object by producing a coffee substitute by subjecting a raw material composition formed by combining an amino acid, chlorogenic acid and sugar to a roasting process. More specifically, the present invention produces a product having the taste of coffee by Maillard reaction of a sugar and amino acids in the presence of a chlorogenic acid. Since caffeine is not included in the product, foods and drinks produced using this product consequently have a coffee-like taste without including caffeine, thereby achieving foods and drinks for consumers to enjoy the coffee flavor without ingesting caffeine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: KIRIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiji Deuchi, Hideki Koizumi, Ryohhei Okumura, Noriko Kumata, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8499741
    Abstract: A throttle control device includes a throttle body having at least three air-intake passages aligned in line as being opened and closed respectively by a throttle valve, plural motors including a first motor which commonly operates the throttle valves placed at bilateral end sides among the throttle valves aligned in line and a second motor which operates a throttle valve placed at the inner side between the throttle valves at the bilateral end sides, and a transmitting portion which transmits operational force of the first motor to a first throttle shaft fixed to one throttle valve of the throttle valves at the bilateral end sides and to a second throttle shaft fixed to the other throttle valve thereof so as to rotate the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mikuni Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiko Ishikawa, Riki Murasaka, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20110290213
    Abstract: A throttle control device includes a throttle body having at least three air-intake passages aligned in line as being opened and closed respectively by a throttle valve, plural motors including a first motor which commonly operates the throttle valves placed at bilateral end sides among the throttle valves aligned in line and a second motor which operates a throttle valve placed at the inner side between the throttle valves at the bilateral end sides, and a transmitting portion which transmits operational force of the first motor to a first throttle shaft fixed to one throttle valve of the throttle valves at the bilateral end sides and to a second throttle shaft fixed to the other throttle valve thereof so as to rotate the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Mikuni Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiko Ishikawa, Riki Murasaka, Hiroyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7986894
    Abstract: A disclosed power supply device includes a voltage resonance circuit configured to include an output coil for boosting an input direct-current voltage to a predetermined voltage and outputting the boosted voltage to a load and also include a capacitor connected to the output coil; and a switching unit configured to be turned ON/OFF so as to control electric current supply to the output coil. An auxiliary resonance circuit is connected in parallel with the output coil so as to reduce switching losses without using a power control circuit for switching control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Yamashita, Hiroyuki Shinohara, Shoji Totsuka, Nobuyuki Shigeyama, Katsuaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20090067867
    Abstract: A disclosed power supply device includes a voltage resonance circuit configured to include an output coil for boosting an input direct-current voltage to a predetermined voltage and outputting the boosted voltage to a load and also include a capacitor connected to the output coil; and a switching unit configured to be turned ON/OFF so as to control electric current supply to the output coil. An auxiliary resonance circuit is connected in parallel with the output coil so as to reduce switching losses without using a power control circuit for switching control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Tomofumi Yamashita, Hiroyuki Shinohara, Shoji Totsuka, Nobuyuki Shigeyama, Katsuaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20030180175
    Abstract: To provide a corrosion-resisting and wear resisting alloy including cobalt, nickel or iron as a base used for a sliding part or a valve seat for a machine, and restraining erosion and corrosion caused by eutectic carbide constituting the alloy in an atmosphere with dissolved oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Kyowa Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kiyotoki, Yoshiteru Chiba, Shin Kumagai, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Akira Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Shinohara