Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Ando
Hitoshi Ando 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: 20240084849Abstract: A rolling guide device includes a track member, a moving member, and a plurality of rolling bodies. Rolling-body rolling surfaces that come into contact with an rolling-body outer circumferential surface of a rolling body are respectively formed in wall surfaces of a pair of wall portions included in the track member facing each other, a scraper including a pressing portion that presses the rolling-body rolling surfaces is turnably installed in the moving member, the scraper includes at least an attachment portion and a pressing portion, and is formed such that a frictional force of the pressing portion with respect to the rolling-body rolling surfaces is smaller than a frictional force of the attachment portion with respect to an attachment shaft formed in the moving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Ando, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Yuki Toba
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Patent number: 11922650Abstract: It is possible to estimate a slack level accurately in consideration of a shape of a deformed cable. A point cloud analysis device sets a plurality of regions of interest obtained by window-searching a wire model including a quadratic curve model representing a cable obtained from a point cloud consisting of three-dimensional points on an object, the region of interest being divided into a first region and a second region.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Niigaki, Masaki Waki, Masaaki Inoue, Yasuhiro Yao, Tomoya Shimizu, Hiroyuki Oshida, Kana Kurata, Shingo Ando, Atsushi Sagata
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Publication number: 20230238604Abstract: A heat dissipation structure including a plurality of heat dissipating members, and a support plate for supporting the heat dissipating members. Each of the heat dissipating members includes a plurality of cushion members each having a hollow or a solid shape, and a heat conduction sheet covering an outer surface of the cushion members. The support plate includes a plurality of grooves for supporting the heat dissipating members in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the heat dissipating members. Each of the grooves is a curved recess portion formed in a thickness direction, opened to the side of the heat dissipating member, formed to have a radius of curvature larger than a radius of curvature of the heat dissipating member, and to have a depth smaller than a circular conversion diameter of the heat dissipating member, and a battery provided with the heat dissipating structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventor: Hitoshi ANDO
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Patent number: 11495842Abstract: A heat dissipating structure for a battery is provided between a heat source and a cooling member and enables heat dissipation from the heat source by conducting heat from the heat source to the cooling member. The heat dissipating structure includes: a thermally conductive sheet containing at least one of metal, carbon, and ceramic and settable between the heat source and the cooling member; and a cushion member at least partially covered with the thermally conductive sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.Inventor: Hitoshi Ando
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Publication number: 20220320626Abstract: A multilayer sheet disposed at least between a plurality of heat sources and capable of conducting heat from the heat sources includes: a rubber sheet made of a rubber-like elastic body; heat insulating sheets laminated on both surfaces of the rubber sheet and capable of reducing heat conduction between the plurality of adjacent heat sources; and first heat conductive sheets laminated outside the heat insulating sheets in a separated manner and having more excellent heat conductivity than the rubber sheet and the heat insulating sheets, in which the heat insulating sheets have a bag shape wrapping the rubber sheet, and a cell unit including the multilayer sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventor: Hitoshi ANDO
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Publication number: 20220013830Abstract: A heat dissipation structure for a battery includes a plurality of heat dissipation members. The heat dissipation members are each provided with: a heat conductive sheet having a shape that extends while winding in a spiral shape for transferring the heat from the heat source, a cushion member which is provided on an annular rear surface of the heat conductive sheet and can be more easily deformed to conform to the outer surface shape of the heat source than the heat conductive sheet, and a penetration path penetrating in the direction in which the heat conductive sheet extends while winding. The plurality of heat dissipation members is connected to each other by connection members in a state of being aligned in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the beat conductive sheet extends while winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Tomohiko KUWABARA, Hitoshi ANDO, Takao SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11217835Abstract: Provided are a heat dissipating structure that deforms to detachably come close contact with the battery cells, is disposed between the battery cells and a cooling member in order to reduce a risk of leakage of liquid inside the battery cells, and is excellent in heat dissipating property, and a battery including the heat dissipating structure. The present invention relates to a heat dissipating structure that is provided between battery cells and a cooling member, conducts heat from the battery cells to the cooling member to promote heat dissipation from the battery cells, and includes holding members detachably holding end parts of the respective battery cells, and to a battery including the heat dissipation structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Shimizu, Hitoshi Ando
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Publication number: 20210376401Abstract: A heat dissipating structure for a battery is provided between a heat source and a cooling member and enables heat dissipation from the heat source by conducting heat from the heat source to the cooling member. The heat dissipating structure includes: a thermally conductive sheet containing at least one of metal, carbon, and ceramic and settable between the heat source and the cooling member; and a cushion member at least partially covered with the thermally conductive sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventor: Hitoshi ANDO
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Publication number: 20190341630Abstract: A separator for fuel cells includes 15-40 parts by mass of a resin and 85-60 parts by mass of conductive materials that have higher electrical conductivities than the resin, while having the forms of particles and fibers. The conductive materials mainly include graphite particles and carbon fibers so that the graphite particles are included in a larger amount than the carbon fibers in terms of mass ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Hitoshi ANDO, Tsutomu Suzuki, Masaru YONEYAMA, Akira OKADA, Akihiro KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20190190094Abstract: Provided are a heat dissipating structure that deforms to detachably come close contact with the battery cells, is disposed between the battery cells and a cooling member in order to reduce a risk of leakage of liquid inside the battery cells, and is excellent in heat dissipating property, and a battery including the heat dissipating structure. The present invention relates to a heat dissipating structure that is provided between battery cells and a cooling member, conducts heat from the battery cells to the cooling member to promote heat dissipation from the battery cells, and includes holding members detachably holding end parts of the respective battery cells, and to a battery including the heat dissipation structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Takao SHIMIZU, Hitoshi ANDO
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Patent number: 9524835Abstract: Input device in which a defect of a control disk is eliminated while making use of an advantage of the control disk and an electronic device using the input device. The input device may include: an operation panel, which may be operated by a user; a board, which may be arranged to be opposed to a surface opposite to an operation surface of the operation panel operated by the user; a conductive elastic body and a pusher, which may be fixed on the operation panel; and a sensor portion and a member to be pressed, which may be placed on the board to be opposed to the conductive elastic body and the pusher, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Ando, Noboru Nakafuji, Naoyuki Yaguchi
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Patent number: 9466467Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus includes: a plurality of units for accelerating an ion beam generated in an ion source; and a plurality of units for adjusting a scan beam and implanting ions into a wafer. A horizontal U-shaped folder type beamline having opposite long straight portions includes the plurality of units for adjusting the scan beam in a long straight portion to have substantially the same length as the ion source and the plurality of units for accelerating the ion beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuaki Kabasawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Hitoshi Ando, Kouji Inada, Tatsuya Yamada
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Publication number: 20150352242Abstract: Provided is an air purification device which can suppress production of side products when purifying air. An air purification device comprises a vent body through which air passes, a photocatalyst filter which is provided inside the vent body, an ultraviolet lamp which applies ultraviolet rays to the photocatalyst filter and an ozone lamp which is provided inside the vent body and generates ozone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Hitoshi Ando, Nobuki Kuriyano
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Patent number: 8987690Abstract: A high-energy ion implanter includes a beam generation unit that includes an ion source and a mass analyzer, a high-energy multi-stage linear acceleration unit, a high-energy beam deflection unit that changes the direction of a high-energy ion beam toward a wafer, and a beam transportation unit that transports the deflected high-energy ion beam to the wafer. The beam transportation unit includes a beam shaper, a high-energy beam scanner, a high-energy beam collimator, and a high-energy final energy filter. Further, the high-energy beam collimator is an electric field type beam collimator that collimates a scan beam while performing the acceleration and the deceleration of a high-energy beam by an electric field.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: SEN CorporationInventors: Mitsuaki Kabasawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Haruka Sasaki, Kouji Kato, Hitoshi Ando
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Publication number: 20140353517Abstract: A high-energy ion implanter includes a beam generation unit that includes an ion source and a mass analyzer, a high-energy multi-stage linear acceleration unit, a high-energy beam deflection unit that changes the direction of a high-energy ion beam toward a wafer, and a beam transportation unit that transports the deflected high-energy ion beam to the wafer. The beam transportation unit includes a beam shaper, a high-energy beam scanner, a high-energy beam collimator, and a high-energy final energy filter. Further, the high-energy beam collimator is an electric field type beam collimator that collimates a scan beam while performing the acceleration and the deceleration of a high-energy beam by an electric field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SEN CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki Kabasawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Haruka Sasaki, Kouji Kato, Hitoshi Ando
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Publication number: 20140150723Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus includes: a plurality of units for accelerating an ion beam generated in an ion source; and a plurality of units for adjusting a scan beam and implanting ions into a wafer. A horizontal U-shaped folder type beamline having opposite long straight portions includes the plurality of units for adjusting the scan beam in a long straight portion to have substantially the same length as the ion source and the plurality of units for accelerating the ion beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: SEN CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuaki Kabasawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Hitoshi Ando, Kouji Inada, Tatsuya Yamada
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Patent number: 8736562Abstract: The present application provides an input member and an electrical device that includes the input member in which a slide operation can be performed, and in which a predetermined input value for each position touched by a user can be entered. The input member includes that one or a plurality of conductive elastic bodies; an operation plate that has an operation plane and that has the conductive elastic bodies on a rear surface side of the operation plane; a base plate including a group of electrodes, the electrodes being provided at positions opposite to the conductive elastic bodies without contacting each other; and a plurality of protruding parts protruding from the conductive elastic bodies toward the base plate are aligned in a predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hitoshi Ando
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Patent number: 8665246Abstract: A pointing device includes a first ground potential electrode; a second electrode for applying a voltage; a third electrode for measuring an electrical potential; a printed circuit board on which the first through the third electrodes are provided; a location pointing driving body that is provided on the printed circuit board and that is configured with a conductive part and that contacts the first and second electrodes, and a spherical part; a slide member that is located to cover a top part of the location pointing driving body and that is configured to drive the location pointing driving body by being slidable within a plane parallel to the printed circuit board; and a pressing force restriction member that is configured to restrict pressing force from the spherical part to the printed circuit board by receiving force from the slide member in the pressing direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hitoshi Ando
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Patent number: D714166Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sieko Instruments Inc.Inventor: Hitoshi Ando
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Patent number: D1020827Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Ando, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Yuki Toba