Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Iwata
Hitoshi Iwata 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: 20260177061Abstract: A rotating device comprising: an axial member; a tubular rotating body rotatable in relation to the axial member; a tubular housing surrounding the rotating body; a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the axial member; a stator inside the rotating body; and one or a plurality of rotor blades provided to the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2026Publication date: June 25, 2026Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Publication number: 20250373120Abstract: Provided is a rotating device having excellent performance of cooling a heat generation source. Included are a shaft member, a rotating body having a tubular shape and rotatable about the shaft member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the shaft member, and a coupling member disposed between the bearing and the rotating body in a radial direction. The coupling member includes a ventilation channel communicating with an inside and an outside of the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Naoki OHSAWA, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Shoma YAMANISHI, Yuta AMAGI, Yuya SENDA
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Patent number: 12463516Abstract: A rotating body is shorter in radial direction than in axial direction. The inner circumferential surfaces of a first bearing and a second bearing are fixed at an outer circumferential surface of the shaft member. In the axial direction, the outer diameter of the shaft member is substantially the same from a part, of the shaft member, opposing the first bearing to a part, of the shaft member, opposing the second bearing, and the inner and outer diameters of the rotating body are substantially the same from an end part, of the rotating body, on the first bearing side to an end part, of the rotating body, on the second bearing side. In the axial direction, one of stators is disposed at a central part (C1) of the shaft member, one of magnets is disposed at a central part (C2) of the rotating body.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Tsuyoshi Kano, Naoki Ohsawa, Shoma Yamanishi, Toshiyuki Nishikata, Seiji Mitamura, Michihiro Shimizu, Yuta Amagi
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Publication number: 20250337305Abstract: A rotating body is shorter in radial direction than in axial direction. The inner circumferential surfaces of a first bearing and a second bearing are fixed at an outer circumferential surface of the shaft member. In the axial direction, the outer diameter of the shaft member is substantially the same from a part, of the shaft member, opposing the first bearing to a part, of the shaft member, opposing the second bearing, and the inner and outer diameters of the rotating body are substantially the same from an end part, of the rotating body, on the first bearing side to an end part, of the rotating body, on the second bearing side. In the axial direction, one of stators is disposed at a central part (C1) of the shaft member, one of magnets is disposed at a central part (C2) of the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2025Publication date: October 30, 2025Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Seiji MITAMURA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Publication number: 20250300518Abstract: To provide a motor capable of meeting a demand for size reduction. The motor includes an axial member, a tubular rotating body rotatable in relation to the axial member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the axial member, and a stator inside the rotating body. The rotating body preferably includes a tubular member formed of a single member, and a magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2025Publication date: September 25, 2025Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Seiji MITAMURA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Patent number: 12407222Abstract: Provided is a rotating device having excellent performance of cooling a heat generation source. Included are a shaft member, a rotating body having a tubular shape and rotatable about the shaft member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the shaft member, and a coupling member disposed between the bearing and the rotating body in a radial direction (cd). The coupling member includes a ventilation channel communicating with an inside and an outside of the rotating body.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 2, 2025Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Michihiro Shimizu, Naoki Ohsawa, Toshiyuki Nishikata, Tsuyoshi Kano, Shoma Yamanishi, Yuta Amagi, Yuya Senda
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Patent number: 12341399Abstract: To provide a motor capable of meeting a demand for size reduction. The motor includes an axial member, a tubular rotating body rotatable in relation to the axial member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the axial member, and a stator inside the rotating body. The rotating body preferably includes a tubular member formed of a single member, and a magnet.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Naoki Ohsawa, Shoma Yamanishi, Toshiyuki Nishikata, Seiji Mitamura, Michihiro Shimizu, Yuta Amagi
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Publication number: 20230361653Abstract: Provided is a rotating device having excellent performance of cooling a heat generation source. Included are a shaft member, a rotating body having a tubular shape and rotatable about the shaft member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the shaft member, and a coupling member disposed between the bearing and the rotating body in a radial direction. The coupling member includes a ventilation channel communicating with an inside and an outside of the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Naoki OHSAWA, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Shoma YAMANISHI, Yuta AMAGI, Yuya SENDA
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Publication number: 20220316487Abstract: A rotating body is shorter in radial direction than in axial direction. The inner circumferential surfaces of a first bearing and a second bearing are fixed at an outer circumferential surface of the shaft member. In the axial direction, the outer diameter of the shaft member is substantially the same from a part, of the shaft member, opposing the first bearing to a part, of the shaft member, opposing the second bearing, and the inner and outer diameters of the rotating body are substantially the same from an end part, of the rotating body, on the first bearing side to an end part, of the rotating body, on the second bearing side. In the axial direction, one of stators is disposed at a central part (C1) of the shaft member, one of magnets is disposed at a central part (C2) of the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Seiji MITAMURA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Publication number: 20220235775Abstract: A rotating device comprising: an axial member; a tubular rotating body rotatable in relation to the axial member; a tubular housing surrounding the rotating body; a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the axial member; a stator inside the rotating body; and one or a plurality of rotor blades provided to the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Tsuyoshi KANO, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Publication number: 20220200392Abstract: To provide a motor capable of meeting a demand for size reduction. The motor includes an axial member, a tubular rotating body rotatable in relation to the axial member, a bearing supporting the rotating body with respect to the axial member, and a stator inside the rotating body. The rotating body preferably includes a tubular member formed of a single member, and a magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Hitoshi IWATA, Naoki OHSAWA, Shoma YAMANISHI, Toshiyuki NISHIKATA, Seiji MITAMURA, Michihiro SHIMIZU, Yuta AMAGI
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Patent number: 6617191Abstract: An epitaxial growth layer, an oxide film, and a passivation film are formed on a silicon substrate. Except for an opening formed on a part of the passivation film, the upper surface of the passivation film is covered with a metal protective film made of tungsten (W). With the silicon substrate immersed in a high-concentration hydrofluoric aqueous solution, anodization is performed with the silicon substrate as an anode and the metal protective film as a counter electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1999Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Makoto Murate
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Patent number: 6539804Abstract: A two-axis yaw rate sensor (1) includes a vibration ring (15) and a ring support plate for supporting the vibration ring (15). The vibration ring (15) includes first to fourth vibrating drive surfaces (16a-16d) arranged in turn in a circumferential direction and narrow portions (17) located between the adjacent drive surfaces (16a-16d). The first and the third drive surfaces (16a, 16c) are opposed to one another on the axis Y passing through the center of the vibration ring (15). The second and the fourth drive surfaces (16b, 16d) are opposed to one another on the axis X passing through the center of the vibration ring (15). The axis Y is substantially perpendicular to the axis X. A PZT film (15) is formed on the drive surfaces (16a-16d) and vibrates the drive surfaces (16a-16d) in a radial direction of the vibrating ring (15).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventor: Hitoshi Iwata
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Patent number: 6399410Abstract: A method for anodizing silicon substrate includes forming an n-type silicon embedded layer (21) made of n-type silicon on a predetermined area of a first surface of the p-type single crystal silicon substrate (2). N-type silicon layers (4, 6) are formed on the upper surface of the p-type single crystal silicon substrate (2) and on the n-type silicon embedded layer (21). Silicon diffusion layers (5, 7) containing high-concentration p-type impurities are formed on predetermined areas of the n-type silicon layers (4, 6) to contact the n-type silicon embedded layer (21). An electrode layer (13) is formed on the lower surface of the p-type silicon substrate (2). The anode of a DC power source (15) is connected to the electrode layer (13), and the cathode is connected to a counter electrode (23), which is opposed to the p-type silicon substrate (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Makoto Murate
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Patent number: 6386091Abstract: A continuous processing apparatus comprises a tubular assembly that has a carrying path of a constant spatial cross sectional area throughout it and a pressure control unit in the carrying path, a retainer that is provided with throttle pieces of an area slightly smaller than the spatial cross sectional area so as to create labyrinth seal at least one of the upstream and downstream locations from the pressure control unit of the tubular assembly along its carrying path, and a retainer carrying device placed in the tubular assembly for carrying the retainer.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: House Foods CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Takaaki Shimizu, Katsuyuki Iwahata
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Patent number: 6378368Abstract: An oscillation gyro (1) including a stainless steel base member (4) which is a quadratic prism, wherein the base member (4) has through holes (10, 7) extending in the directions crossing at right angles at the upper and lower portions thereof respectively, and further includes slide plates (8, 9) constituting a parallel plate portion (2) and slide plates (10, 11) constituting a parallel plate portion (3). Preferably, a titanium film (13) is formed by sputtering on each of the outer side surfaces of the parallel plate portions (2, 3), and a thin PZT film (14) is formed on the entire outer surface of the titanium film (13). Pairs of electrode films (15, 16) of aluminum are formed on the respective thin PZT films (14) up and down. The respective electrode films (15, 16) have a thickness of several um and the same area. Pads (15b, 16b) are formed at the lower ends of the base member (4) serving as fixed ends, and are connected to extension portions (15a, 16a) extending from the electrode film (15).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Koichi Itoigawa
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Patent number: 6362079Abstract: A first p-type silicon layer (3) is formed as a buried layer in a p-type single crystal silicon substrate (2), and an n-type silicon layer (4) is formed on the upper side of the silicon substrate (2). A second p-type silicon layer (5) for forming an opening is defined in the n-type silicon layer (4), and a metal protecting film (14) is formed on the upper side of the n-type silicon layer (4). An electrode layer (18) is formed on the rear side of the silicon substrate (2) via an oxide film (17). The electrode layer (18) and the silicon substrate (2) are electrically connected to each other via a connecting opening (17a) at portions aligned with the first p-type silicon layer (3). After a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a DC power source (V) are connected to the electrode layer (18) and to a counter electrode (11) respectively, a voltage is applied between the electrode layer (18) and the counter electrode (11) to carry out anodization.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Makoto Murate
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Publication number: 20020002912Abstract: A continuous processing apparatus comprises a tubular assembly that has a carrying path of a constant spatial cross sectional area throughout it and a pressure control unit in the carrying path, a retainer that is provided with throttle pieces of an area slightly smaller than the spatial cross sectional area so as to create labyrinth seal at least one of the upstream and downstream locations from the pressure control unit of the tubular assembly along its carrying path, and a retainer carrying device placed in the tubular assembly for carrying the retainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2001Publication date: January 10, 2002Inventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Takaaki Shimizu, Katsuyuki Iwahata
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Patent number: 6281648Abstract: A device for control of driving a power window automatically holds a switch in its operated state to continuously raise or lower a door glass by continuously rotating a motor. The device stops the motor when a locking current flows through the motor upon complete closure or complete open of the door glass. The device includes a thermistor inserted in a signal line through which current flowing through the motor passes. The thermistor is disposed in the vicinity of the motor. When a locking current flows through the motor, the current also flows through the thermistor so that the thermistor is heated and shuts off the current flowing therethrough so as to stop the supply of electricity to the motor when the temperature of the thermistor exceeds a predetermined value. Also, the thermistor has a function of shutting off current flowing therethrough when receiving heat radiated from the motor due to over current.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1994Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-SeisakushoInventors: Hitoshi Iwata, Yasushi Nishibe, Kenichi Kinoshita
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Patent number: 6271663Abstract: A rotation detector that detects rotational position with high precision. The rotation detector includes a rotor having a shaft. Projections are located at predetermined intervals on the periphery of the rotor and extend in an axial direction. The rotation detector further includes magnets and magnetism detecting elements respectively detecting magnetism of the magnets. At least one of the magnets and the detecting elements are arranged between the projections and the shaft at predetermined intervals.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Kabushki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masakata Kanbe, Hitoshi Iwata, Katsuhiro Minami, Katsuya Kogiso, Takashi Suzuki, Masahiro Taniguchi