Patents by Inventor Ichiro Kitayama
Ichiro Kitayama 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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Patent number: 6432872Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for use in adsorption treatment which is easy to handle; a method for easily preparing the composition in the form of grains without inhibiting its adsorption ability; products such as an adsorption treatment device and a filter for air-cleaning formed with the composition; and a method of adsorption treatment. The composition for use in adsorption treatment of the present invention includes an adsorbing substance which is reactive with components to be adsorbed in the presence of moisture, a water-absorbing substance, and a binder, wherein the binder is 1.3 to 8 weight percent with respect to the water-absorbing substance.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tsushio, Tuyoshi Nishijima, Taeko Shimizu, Ichiro Kitayama, Osamu Takayama, Hirosuke Sumida
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Patent number: 5443524Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above knee prosthesis which enables an external data setting to set the mechanism of the teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above knee prosthesis for conditions that enable the mechanism to operate for motions according to a walking speed. The teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above knee prosthesis includes a structural body having a thigh frame and a leg frame pivotally joined to the thigh frame for swing motion relative to the thigh frame, an air cylinder having a cylinder body, a piston axially slidably fitted in the cylinder body and provided with a valve, and a piston rod having one end fixed to the piston and the other end pivotally joined to the thigh frame, and a stepping motor for adjusting the opening of the valve of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1993Date of Patent: August 22, 1995Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Hyogo Prefectual Social Welfare CorporationInventors: Seishi Sawamura, Sakuya Nakajima, Kunio Amemori, Hidehisa Oku, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Kitayama, Mikio Yuki, Shiro Horiguchi, Yoshihisa Araki, Shigeru Yuki, Toshihiro Hamada
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Patent number: 5344446Abstract: A teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above-knee prosthesis comprises a thigh frame, a leg frame, an air cylinder interconnecting the thigh and leg frames and provided with adjusting means for adjusting the degree of opening the valve of the air cylinder to a plurality of degrees respectively for a plurality of walking speeds selected during trial walking, a mode selecting switch having positions respectively for setting degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder in a teaching mode and for a playback mode in which one of the degrees of opening is selected according to an actual walking speed, an opening detector for detecting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, an opening storage device for storing a plurality of set degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, a phase detector for detecting swing phases and stance phases, walking speed detector for detecting an actual walking speed, and control unit for adjusting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinderType: GrantFiled: April 13, 1992Date of Patent: September 6, 1994Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Hyogo-ken ShakaifukushijigyodanInventors: Seishi Sawamura, Sakuya Nakajima, Kunio Amemori, Hidehisa Oku, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Kitayama, Hiromu Matsuda, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Masaru Takeda, Toshio Nakane, Shiro Horiguchi, Shigeru Yuki
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Patent number: 5133773Abstract: A teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above-knee prosthesis comprises a thigh frame, a leg frame, an air cylinder interconnecting the thigh and leg frames and provided with adjusting means for adjusting the degree of opening the valve of the air cylinder to a plurality of degrees respectively for a plurality of walking speeds selected during trial walking, a mode selecting switch having positions respectively for setting degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder in a teaching mode and for a playback mode in which one of the degrees of opening is selected according to an actual walking speed, an opening detector for detecting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, an opening storage device for storing a plurality of set degreess of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, a phase detector for detecing swing phases and stance phases, walking speed detector for detecting an actual walking speed, and control unit for adjusting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinderType: GrantFiled: July 15, 1991Date of Patent: July 28, 1992Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Seishi Sawamura, Sakuya Nakajima, Kunio Amemori, Hidehisa Oku, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Kitayama, Hiromu Matsuda, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Masaru Takeda, Toshio Nakane, Shiro Horiguchi, Shigeru Yuki
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Patent number: 5133774Abstract: A teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above-knee prosthesis comprises a thigh frame, a leg frame an air cylinder interconnecting the thigh and leg frames and provided with adjusting means for adjusting the degree of opening the valve of the air cylinder to a plurality of degrees respectively for a plurality of walking speeds selected during trial walking, a gait selecting switch having positions respectively for setting degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder in a teaching mode and for playback mode in which one of the degrees of opening is selected according to an actual walking speed, an opening detector for detecting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, an opening storage device for storing a plurality of set degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder, a phase detector for detecting swing phases and stance phases, walking speed detector for detecting an acutal walking speed, and control unit for adjusting the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinder inType: GrantFiled: June 3, 1991Date of Patent: July 28, 1992Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Seishi Sawamura, Sakuya Nakajima, Kunio Amemori, Hidehisa Oku, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Kitayama, Hiromu Matsuda, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Masaru Takeda, Toshio Nakane, Shiro Horiguchi, Shigeru Yuki
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Patent number: 5122197Abstract: A cast-iron product has a composition of 4.3-4.9 wt. % Carbon Equivalent (CE), 0.25-0.5 wt. % Chromium (Cr), 0.05-0.12 wt. % Tin (Sn), 0.4-1.2 wt. % Manganese (Mn), 0-0.1 wt. % Phosphorus (P), and 0-0.15 wt. % Sulfur (S), with the balance being Iron (Fe). A brake assembly comprises a sliding element made of such a cast iron, and the sliding element is adapted to slideably contact with a friction element or elements made of non-asbestos material and constitute the assembly. Further, a method of producing a cast iron product comprises the steps of casting a cast iron having a composition of 4.3-4.9 wt. % Carbon Equivalent (CE), 0.25-0.5 wt. % Chromium (Cr), 0.05-0.12 wt. % Tin (Sn), 0.4-1.2 wt. % Manganese (Mn), 0-0.1 wt. % Phosphorus (P), and 0-0.15 wt. % Sulfur (S), with the balance being Iron (Fe), releasing a mold at a temperature not less than A.sub.1 allotropic transformation temperature, and cooling the cast iron at a relatively high cooling rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1990Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Asai, Ichiro Kitayama, Kouji Mineshita, Ken Okazaki, Akira Ohtsuka, Yuichi Nishiyama, Yasuo Uosaki
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Patent number: 5062856Abstract: A teaching playback swing-phase-controlled above-knee prosthesis has a thigh frame, a leg frame, an air cylinder interconnecting the thigh and leg frames and provided with adjusting means for adjusting the degree of opening the valve of the air cylinder to a plurality of degrees respectively for a plurality of walking speeds selected during trial walking. A mode selecting switch has positions respectively for setting degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder in a teaching mode and for a playback mode in which one of the degrees of opening is selected according to an actual walking speed. An opening detector detects the degree of opening of the valve of the air cylinder. An opening storage device for stores a plurality of set degrees of opening of the valve of the air cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1989Date of Patent: November 5, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko SHOInventors: Seishi Sawamura, Sakuya Nakajima, Kunio Amemori, Hidehisa Oku, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Kitayama, Hiromu Matsuda, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Masaru Takeda, Toshio Nakane, Shiro Horiguchi, Shigeru Yuki