Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Watabe

Hiroyuki Watabe 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: 8349523
    Abstract: To provide an electrolyte membrane having excellent dimensional stability even upon absorption of water, a high proton conductance and high power generation performance; and a process for producing the electrolyte membrane with a high productivity. An electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, which is made mainly of an ion exchange resin and reinforced with a nonwoven fabric made of fiber of a fluororesin wherein at least some of intersecting points of the fiber are fixed, and which has, as the outermost layer on one side or each side, a layer not reinforced, made of an ion exchange resin which may be the same as or different from the above ion exchange resin, wherein the fluororesin is an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer having a melting point of at most 240° C., and the above fixing is fixing by fusion of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seigo Kotera, Hiroyuki Watabe, Shigeru Aida
  • Patent number: 8147745
    Abstract: To provide a process whereby an ultrafine fiber of a fluorinated ion exchange resin can be produced easily at low cost, and a method whereby a catalyst layer having a high gas diffusion property can be produced easily at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ichiro Terada, Seigo Kotera, Katsuya Fujii, Hiroyuki Watabe, Hiroshi Uyama, Chie Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7865935
    Abstract: When an electronic apparatus is forcibly put into an inoperable state by theft, the inoperable state is canceled using a code from a dealer, without carrying the electronic apparatus into the dealer. After electric power is supplied again, a CD reproduction apparatus is used to playback a CD, and TOC information is used as a code C1. When code C1 is identical to an authorized code A21, the electronic apparatus is made operable. To cancel the inoperable state after the number of inconsistencies becomes 10 or more, a code A22 is notified to the dealer. The dealer carries out a calculation using the code A22, and a result B2 of the calculation is notified to the user. An individual code calculating means carries out the same calculation as the above-mentioned calculation and obtains calculation result B3. When calculation result B2 coincides with calculation result B3, the inoperable state is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Minoru Harada, Hiroyuki Watabe, Masaru Kamino
  • Publication number: 20100096769
    Abstract: To provide a process whereby an ultrafine fiber of a fluorinated ion exchange resin can be produced easily at low cost, and a method whereby a catalyst layer having a high gas diffusion property can be produced easily at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ichiro TERADA, Seigo Kotera, Katsuya Fujii, Hiroyuki Watabe, Hiroshi Uyama, Chie Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20090239123
    Abstract: To provide an electrolyte membrane having excellent dimensional stability even upon absorption of water, a high proton conductance and high power generation performance; and a process for producing the electrolyte membrane with a high productivity. An electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, which is made mainly of an ion exchange resin and reinforced with a nonwoven fabric made of fiber of a fluororesin wherein at least some of intersecting points of the fiber are fixed, and which has, as the outermost layer on one side or each side, a layer not reinforced, made of an ion exchange resin which may be the same as or different from the above ion exchange resin, wherein the fluororesin is an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer having a melting point of at most 240° C., and the above fixing is fixing by fusion of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seigo KOTERA, Hiroyuki WATABE, Shigeru AIDA
  • Publication number: 20070209079
    Abstract: In the event that an electronic apparatus having a security function is forcibly put into an inoperable state because electric power is shut off once by an operation equivalent to theft, the inoperable state can be canceled by using a code notified by the dealer by telephone, without carrying the electronic apparatus into its dealer. After electric power is supplied again, the vehicle-mounted compact disc (abbreviated as CD) reproduction apparatus is used to play back a CD, and its TOC information is used as a judgment identification code C1. When the code C1 is identical to the authorized identification code A21, the electronic apparatus is made operable. In order to cancel the inoperable state after the number of inconsistencies becomes 10 or more, the individual code A22 of an EEPROM 21 is indicated and notified to the dealer. The dealer carries out calculation by using the individual code A22, and a result B2 of the calculation is notified to the user. The user inputs the calculation result B2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Minoru Harada, Hiroyuki Watabe, Masaru Kamino
  • Patent number: 7093300
    Abstract: In the event that an electronic apparatus having a security function is forcibly put into an inoperable state because electric power is shut off once by an operation equivalent to theft, the inoperable state can be canceled by using a code notified by the dealer by telephone, without carrying the electronic apparatus in its dealer. After electric power is supplied again, the vehicle-mounted compact disc (abbreviated as CD) reproduction apparatus is used to play back a CD, and its TOC information is used as a judgment identification code C1. When the code C1 is identical to the authorized identification code A21, the electronic apparatus is made operable. In order to cancel the inoperable state after the number of inconsistencies becomes 10 or more, the individual code A22 of an EEPROM 21 is indicated and notified to the dealer. The dealer carries out calculation by using the individual code A22, and a result B2 of the calculation is notified to the user. The user inputs the calculation result B2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Minoru Harada, Hiroyuki Watabe, Masaru Kamino
  • Publication number: 20050258960
    Abstract: In the event that an electronic apparatus having a security function is forcibly put into an inoperable state because electric power is shut off once by an operation equivalent to theft, the inoperable state can be canceled by using a code notified by the dealer by telephone, without carrying the electronic apparatus into its dealer. After electric power is supplied again, the vehicle-mounted compact disc (abbreviated as CD) reproduction apparatus is used to play back a CD, and its TOC information is used as a judgment identification code C1. When the code C1 is identical to the authorized identification code A21, the electronic apparatus is made operable. In order to cancel the inoperable state after the number of inconsistencies becomes 10 or more, the individual code A22 of an EEPROM 21 is indicated and notified to the dealer. The dealer carries out calculation by using the individual code A22, and a result B2 of the calculation is notified to the user. The user inputs the calculation result B2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Harada, Hiroyuki Watabe, Masaru Kamino
  • Patent number: 5557716
    Abstract: A graph creation apparatus and method for creating graphs in the designated object scope of table data inhibits the creation of a meaningless graph, having too many items to be readable. An upper limit for the number of items for a column and for a line is determined for each graph type, whereby the designation of a number of items exceeding this upper limit is made invalid, and a warning is issued to the operator. Also, when the designated scope is displayed and updated on the table data in conjunction with the scope designation operation, updating for an invalid designation is inhibited. Prior to the designation operation, the effective designation scope is displayed. Alternatively, for the designation of a number of items exceeding the upper limit, data for a plurality of items are unified into one item, to bring the number of items within the upper limit to create a graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Oka, Hiroyuki Watabe