Patents by Inventor Hisashi Nishikawa

Hisashi Nishikawa 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: 6909282
    Abstract: A rotation angle detector includes a rotor, first and second detecting elements which rotate according to a rotation of the rotor, first and second detecting units for detecting rotations of the first and second detecting elements, respectively, and a control unit for detecting a rotation angle of the rotor based on a first signal when a difference between the first and second signals output from the first and second detecting units ranges within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Onishi, Toshihiro Nomura, Ichiro Tateishi, Hisashi Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Nakade
  • Patent number: 6804888
    Abstract: A rotational angle detector detects, with a detecting unit, a rotation of a rotary body rotating in cooperation with a steering wheel as a detection signal having a cyclic waveform that gradually increases or decreases in one cycle, calculates the detection signal as a rotational angle of the rotary body, and stores the detection signal. The rotational angle detector is used for detecting the rotational angle of a steering wheel of a car and allows the angle detection at a high solution in a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Nakade, Ichiro Tateishi, Masahide Onishi
  • Publication number: 20040145364
    Abstract: A rotation angle detector includes a rotor, first and second detecting elements which rotate according to a rotation of the rotor, first and second detecting units for detecting rotations of the first and second detecting elements, respectively, and a control unit for detecting a rotation angle of the rotor based on a first signal when a difference between the first and second signals output from the first and second detecting units ranges within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Masahide Onishi, Toshihiro Nomura, Ichiro Tateishi, Hisashi Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Nakade
  • Patent number: 6630823
    Abstract: In a rotation-angle detector, a first detector detects a movement of a driven body following the rotation of a change gear engaged with a rotary gear of a rotary body, and outputs the detection result as a detection signal which gradually increases or decreases. At the same time, a second detector detects a rotation of a detecting gear engaged with the change gear or directly with the rotary gear of the rotary body and outputs the detection result as a detection signal which repeats continuously. A detecting circuit detects a rotation angle of the rotary body based on these two detection signals. This structure allows the rotation-angle detector to produce a smaller detection error, and be downsized. Further, only a simple calculation in the detecting circuit is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Tateishi, Hisashi Nishikawa, Takashi Ichimura, Satoru Fukui, Yoshiyuki Nakade, Masahide Onishi
  • Publication number: 20030088989
    Abstract: A rotational angle detector detects, with a detecting unit, a rotation of a rotary body rotating in cooperation with a steering wheel as a detection signal having a cyclic waveform that gradually increases or decreases in one cycle, calculates the detection signal as a rotational angle of the rotary body, and stores the detection signal. The rotational angle detector is used for detecting the rotational angle of a steering wheel of a car and allows the angle detection at a high solution in a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Nakade, Ichiro Tateishi, Masahide Onishi
  • Publication number: 20020097044
    Abstract: In a rotation-angle detector, a first detector detects a movement of a driven body following a rotation of a change gear engaged with a rotary gear of a rotary body, and outputs the detection result as a detection signal which gradually increases or decreases. At the same time, a second detector detects a rotation of a detecting gear engaged with the change gear, and outputs the detection result as a detection signal which repeats continuously. A detecting circuit detects a rotation angle of a rotary body based on these two detection signals. This structure allows the rotation-angle detector to produce a smaller detection error, and be downsized. Further, a simple calculation in the detecting circuit is achievable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Ichiro Tateishi, Hisashi Nishikawa, Takashi Ichimura, Satoru Fukui, Yoshiyuki Nakade, Masahide Onishi
  • Patent number: 6399905
    Abstract: At the lower side of a contact piece holder moving parallel in plural directions by manipulation of an operation lever, a middle part of a cross contact piece 21 having plural contacts at different positions in the longitudinal direction of arms extended in four directions is held, and by changing over plural fixed contacts of a switch board by this contact piece, the small current and medium current can be changed over by one contact piece only, so that a lever switch small in the number of parts and easy to assemble is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Nakade
  • Patent number: 6375477
    Abstract: The invention comprises a case having an opening, electronic parts and a wiring board installed in the case, a connector plug body fixed to the case, and a lid disposed in the opening of the case. The connector plug body has terminals and base. The terminals have an upper terminal projecting in upper direction from the base, and a lower terminal projecting from lower direction of the base. The lower terminal is electrically connected to the wiring board. The lid has a connector housing. The upper terminal projects into the connector housing. The base is fixed in the case, and hence the connector plug body is fixed to the case. The case has a connector fixing part projecting from the inner bottom of the case. The connector fixing part is positioned in lower direction of the connector housing, and the base is fixed in the connector fixing part. The connector housing is integrally formed with the lid. In this configuration, the connector area is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Ichiro Tateishi, Masahide Onishi, Yoshiyuki Nakade
  • Publication number: 20010027038
    Abstract: The invention comprises a case having an opening, electronic parts and a wiring board installed in the case, a connector plug body fixed to the case, and a lid disposed in the opening of the case. The connector plug body has terminals and base. The terminals have an upper terminal projecting in upper direction from the base, and a lower terminal projecting from lower direction of the base. The lower terminal is electrically connected to the wiring board. The lid has a connector housing. The upper terminal projects into the connector housing. The base is fixed in the case, and hence the connector plug body is fixed to the case. The case has a connector fixing part projecting from the inner bottom of the case. The connector fixing part is positioned in lower direction of the connector housing, and the base is fixed in the connector fixing part. The connector housing is integrally formed with the lid. In this configuration, the connector area is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Ichiro Tateishi, Masahide Onishi, Yoshiyuki Nakade
  • Patent number: 6215509
    Abstract: A non-impact recording method is provided in which 3 to 4 or more copying sheets can be made through a non-impact system and further a small-sized printer which can be installed in portable type information terminal equipment can be formed. A non-impact recording method is also provided in which when electricity is applied between separate electrodes and a common electrode oppositely contacted with each other and arranged against both surfaces of a conductive recording medium, a recording image is formed by heat energy generated by the conductive recording media, wherein a plurality of the conductive recording media are overlapped with each other and volume resistivities of each of the overlapped conductive recording media are substantially the same to each other or decreased as they may move toward the common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Toshihiro Ichinohe, Mitsuharu Endo
  • Patent number: 6021951
    Abstract: In the present wireless card system of the present invention, when data is transmitted from an IC card to a card reader, the IC card changes the load imposed on the transmission system in accordance with the contents of the data, and the card reader detects a reflected wave, which is generated in accordance with a change in the load, and identifies the data. The reflected wave is not a wave emitted by the IC card into the atmosphere, but is an alternating current that relies on the load condition in the transmission system between the transmitter and the receiver, and that is returned from the load in the transmission system. Thus, the reflected wave is not easily affected by the noise field in the vicinity of the antenna, and more precise data transmission is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Hisashi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 5115279
    Abstract: According to the present invention an exothermic member is provided freely rotatably and formed in a ring form composed of an exothermic resistor layer of high resistivity formed on an inner peripheral surface and a conductor layer of low resistivity formed on the outer peripheral surface of the exothermic resistor layer. A medium-leading member is provided for forming a conveyance path for media with the outer peripheral surface of the exothermic member in between and a pressing electrode member is provided for supporting the exothermic member in abutting against the exothermic resistor layer in a conductive state in a position opposing to the medium-leading member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Ikuo Fujisawa, Yukihiro Ohsugi
  • Patent number: 5113198
    Abstract: An image recording method and apparatus including jetting a single carrier gas stream from a nozzle toward an oppositely disposed recording member, causing vaporous dyes formed by heating sublimable dyes to be blown out according to a picture signal into the carrier gas stream, and attaching the vaporous dyes carried on the carrier gas stream onto the recording member. The dyes enter the gas stream immediately adjacent the orifice of the nozzle. In a second embodiment, the plurality of nozzles, each carrying only one color, are vibratable to mix the colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Yasuo Matsumoto, Ayumu Makino
  • Patent number: 5032850
    Abstract: A method of vapor jet printing is described, along with several embodiments of apparatus for practicing such method. The vapor phase of a sublimable dye is mixed with a carrier gas. The resulting mixture is then jetted toward a recording medium. The carrier gas in indirectly heated by the sublimable dye to maintain the latter in its vaporous state during its travel to the recording medium. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a removable cartridge for the sublimable dye which enables color interchangeability and a limited downtime for dye recharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerry B. Andeen, Ronald Swidler, Hisashi Nishikawa, Yasuo Matsumoto, Ayumu Makino
  • Patent number: 5032873
    Abstract: An apparatus for projecting an image includes an image forming member on which a latent image corresponding to an original image is formed, a developing device for developing the latent image on the latent image forming member by use of a developing agent, a light reflecting panel mechanism provided with an optical reflecting surface and a light converging member for transmitting therethrough and converging the reflected beam of light from the reflected surface, and to which the duplicated image on the latent image forming member is transferred, a projection mechanism for illuminating the surface of the light reflecting panel mechanism on which the transferred image is formed and for projecting the transferred image formed on the surface onto a screen, and a cleaning mechanism for removing the transferred image on the surface of the light reflecting panel mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisashi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 4905024
    Abstract: An ink dot printer wherein an ink supply member having both insulation property and ink-impregnation property is positioned in contact with conductive recording electrodes disposed opposite to an opposed electrode through a recording medium, and ink is fed from the ink supply member to fore ends of the recording electrodes, so that a printing operation can be performed without soiling the recording medium. Accordingly the entire structure can be simplified and the ink fed to the fore ends of the recording electrodes is effectively kept undried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Mitsuharu Endo
  • Patent number: 4868585
    Abstract: In an ink dot printer for forming a picture with ink by generating an electric field between a recording electrode and an opposed electrode confronting each other through a recording medium and thereby sputtering the ink from the fore end of the recording electrode toward the recording medium, the present invention employs a rod-shaped recording electrode composed of a conductive material with a multiplicity of longitudinal ink passages formed therein, hence enhancing the ink fluidity in the recording electrode to enable fast printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Mitsuharu Endo, Masashi Shimosato, Yasunobu Terao
  • Patent number: 4806956
    Abstract: An ink dot printer wherein an ink supply member having a recording electrode fed with ink at the fore end is disposed opposite to an opposed electrode through a recording medium and wherein a picture is drawn with the ink splattered from the fore end of the recording electrode toward the recording medium by generating a potential difference between the opposed electrode and the recording electrode is such that the recording electrode is composed of a conductive material formed on an ink supply member by thin-film technique whereby the ink supply member has both an insulation property and an ink-impregnation property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Mitsuharu Endo
  • Patent number: 4801952
    Abstract: An ink dot printer includes a recording electrode and an operating electrode disposed in a mutually opposing relationship with a record medium interposed therebetween, and a potential difference is caused to appear between the electrodes so that ink around an end of the recording electrode is flown toward the record medium. The recording electrode is formed from a nonconductive member having an ink impregnability which is processed to provide electric conductivity on a surface thereof. Thus, an electric field is well concentrated at the end of the recording electrode, thereby assuring flying of ink from the end of the recording electrode to improve the stability of printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishikawa, Mitsuharu Endo, Masashi Shimosato
  • Patent number: 4646111
    Abstract: An ink dot printer comprising an opposite electrode, a carriage capable of reciprocating along the opposite electrode, a printing head mounted on the carriage, recording electrodes arranged within the printing head so that the tips thereof can be exposed through openings formed in a wall of the printing head opposite the opposite electrode, and a cap supported moveably on either the carriage or the printing head so as to close or open the openings of the printing head. When the ink dot printer is not in printing operation, the cap is closed to cover up the tips of the recording electrodes to prevent the drying of the tips of the recording electrode due to the evaporation of the ink so that the recording electrodes are always in good condition for stable printing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Shimosato, Yoshihiro Torisawa, Hisashi Nishikawa, Mitsuharu Endo