Patents by Inventor Isao Fukuda
Isao Fukuda 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: 11458847Abstract: An article transferring device that transfers articles includes: a traveling rail; primary-side stators; a power source; a first transporting carriage and a second transporting carriage each of which includes a secondary-side movable element and transports an article by the secondary-side movable element receiving a magnetic action from the primary-side stators. Each of the first transporting carriage and the second transporting carriage is caused to travel so as to be stopped or change a traveling speed individually by a ground primary-side linear motor system including the primary-side stators and the secondary-side movable element, and further includes a transferring unit that transfers the article in an intersecting direction intersecting with the predetermined path by receiving force from the power source.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Fukuda, Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Kenji Kadoguchi, Masataka Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190375302Abstract: An article transferring device that transfers articles includes: a traveling rail; primary-side stators; a power source; a first transporting carriage and a second transporting carriage each of which includes a secondary-side movable element and transports an article by the secondary-side movable element receiving a magnetic action from the primary-side stators. Each of the first transporting carriage and the second transporting carriage is caused to travel so as to be stopped or change a traveling speed individually by a ground primary-side linear motor system including the primary-side stators and the secondary-side movable element, and further includes a transferring unit that transfers the article in an intersecting direction intersecting with the predetermined path by receiving force from the power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Isao Fukuda, Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Kenji Kadoguchi, Masataka Hayashi
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Patent number: 10059976Abstract: Provided is a microorganism detection method which is highly versatile and applicable to both the test for the detection of specified microorganisms and the microbial enumeration test under the same test conditions for Kampo extract preparations and crude drugs containing a variety of antimicrobial substances, is able to effectively reduce the influence of antimicrobial substances in a test sample, and may detect target microorganisms with high precision. This method is a microorganism detection method in a test sample having antimicrobial activity, including a step of preparing a sample liquid containing a test sample having antimicrobial activity and a step of culturing a target microorganism in a culture medium, the method including allowing a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based synthetic adsorbent to act on the sample liquid and/or the culture medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TSUMURA & Co.Inventors: Hiroaki Yamamoto, Isao Fukuda
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Patent number: 9258850Abstract: A heating chamber is divided into a plurality of spaces by barrier sections including a conductive material. Phase shifters having different lengths with respect to a direction and including a dielectric body having permittivity higher than air are inserted in positions of a terminal section, in the spaces except for at least one space, to differentiate positions of bottoms of standing microwaves formed in the respective spaces from each other with respect to the direction. In addition, impedance adjusters having different lengths with respect to the direction and including a dielectric body having permittivity higher than air are inserted in positions on an upstream side of a region passed by the object to be heated, in the spaces except for at least one space, to reduce differences in impedance of the spaces from an entrance of the heating chamber to the terminal section including the phase shifters.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignees: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., THE DOSHISHAInventors: Shinzo Yoshikado, Yoshihiro Shojo, Isao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20160002697Abstract: Provided is a microorganism detection method which is highly versatile and applicable to both the test for the detection of specified microorganisms and the microbial enumeration test under the same test conditions for Kampo extract preparations and crude drugs containing a variety of antimicrobial substances, is able to effectively reduce the influence of antimicrobial substances in a test sample, and may detect target microorganisms with high precision. This method is a microorganism detection method in a test sample having antimicrobial activity, including a step of preparing a sample liquid containing a test sample having antimicrobial activity and a step of culturing a target microorganism in a culture medium, the method including allowing a (meth) acrylic acid ester-based synthetic adsorbent to act on the sample liquid and/or the culture medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: TSUMURA & Co.Inventors: Hiroaki YAMAMOTO, Isao FUKUDA
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Patent number: 9222947Abstract: Provided are a monoclonal antibody capable of specifically recognizing a specific region of sAPP ? or a fragment of said antibody and an assay method and an assay kit using the same, in order to accurately assay sAPP? contained in a biological sample.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Takahashi, Junji Onoda, Yasunobu Yoshida, Shoji Yamane, Kouhei Nishitomi, Hidekuni Yamakawa, Akira Yamauchi, Atsushi Morita, Isao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20150111231Abstract: Provided are a monoclonal antibody capable of specifically recognizing a specific region of sAPP ? or a fragment of said antibody and an assay method and an assay kit using the same, in order to accurately assay sAPP? contained in a biological sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Tatsuya Takahashi, Junji Onoda, Yasunobu Yoshida, Shoji Yamane, Kouhei Nishitomi, Hidekuni Yamakawa, Akira Yamauchi, Atsushi Morita, Isao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20150086254Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a paper with pigment, a heating unit configured to heat the pigment and the paper from one or both surfaces of the paper, a microwave generator, and a microwave applicator arranged downstream of the heating unit and configured to heat the pigment and the paper by applying microwaves generated by the microwave generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Murata Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro SHOJO, Kazuyuki Oya, Isao Fukuda
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Patent number: 8965263Abstract: A microwave heating device enhances heating efficiency by a simple configuration. A microwave is led from one end of a conductive heating chamber in direction d2. The heating chamber is provided with an opening. A pair of conveying members are provided. A member to be heated sandwiched between the conveying members is moved in direction d1, and passes through the opening in direction d1 non-parallel to microwave traveling direction d2.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignees: Murata Machinery, Ltd., The DoshishaInventors: Shinzo Yoshikado, Yoshihiro Shojo, Isao Fukuda
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Patent number: 8831500Abstract: A microwave heating device includes a microwave generating portion outputting a microwave, a conductive heating chamber into which the microwave is led and having a short-circuited terminal end in a traveling direction of the microwave, and a tuner provided between the microwave generating portion and the heating chamber. The heating chamber has an opening for passing a member to be heated therethrough. The tuner re-reflects the microwave reflected at the terminal end of the heating chamber onto the heating chamber side. The microwave output end of the microwave generating portion and the tuner are connected by a square tubular waveguide made of a conductive material. The tuner and the terminal end of the heating chamber are connected by a square tubular waveguide, which is made of a conductive material except for the opening for passing the member to be heated therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Murata Machinery, Ltd., The DoshishaInventors: Shinzo Yoshikado, Yoshihiro Shojo, Ryosuke Tahara, Isao Fukuda
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Patent number: 8056681Abstract: A mast includes two support columns each having nonuniform strength in a height direction. Both of upper and lower end portions of the mast have the highest strength, intermediate portions of the mast have the intermediate strength, and shoulder portions of the mast, between the central portion and both of the upper and the lower end portions, have the lowest strength.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Fukuda, Satoshi Kamide
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Patent number: 7644664Abstract: Guide tracks 56, 56 projecting in a vertical direction are provided in a right and left of a running track 50 and left and right guide rollers 20, 21 are provided on a track guided vehicle and guided using inner surfaces of the left and right guide tracks. Branching rollers 22, 23 each comprising elevating and lowering means are provided in the right and left of the track guided vehicle and outside the right and left guide tracks. Thus, branching and rectilinear progression of the track guided vehicle is controlled by switching between a state where the branching rollers 22, 23 are elevated or lowered to guide the track guided vehicle using outer surfaces of the guide tracks 56, 56 and a state where the branching rollers 22, 23 do not contact with the outer surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2004Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Nakao, Tamotsu Shiwaku, Yoichi Nakamura, Isao Fukuda, Ryosuke Tahara
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Patent number: 7558645Abstract: A height sensor 26 and an image recognizing section 28 are installed in a teaching unit 24; the height sensor 26 contacts a pin 30a on a load port 4 to detect the height position of the pin 30a and the image recognizing section 28 recognizes a pin 30c and thus its horizontal plane position. A platform 16 of an overhead travelling carriage 8 grips and lowers the teaching unit 24 toward the load port 4. The height sensor 26 then detects the height of the load port 4. Then, the teaching unit 24 is slightly raised. The horizontal plane position of the pin 30c is recognized and averaged over a time equal to at least the vibration period of the platform 16. As a result, the position of the load port can be accurately taught to the overhead travelling carriage 8 without preparations such as the installation of marks on the load port.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Murato Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tamotsu Shiwaku, Takashi Nakao, Isao Fukuda, Kazuro Ueshima
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Publication number: 20090057066Abstract: A mast includes two support columns each having nonuniform strength in a height direction. Both of upper and lower end portions of the mast have the highest strength, intermediate portions of the mast have the intermediate strength, and shoulder portions of the mast, between the central portion and both of the upper and the lower end portions, have the lowest strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventors: Isao Fukuda, Satoshi Kamide
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Publication number: 20060161304Abstract: A height sensor 26 and an image recognizing section 28 are installed in a teaching unit 24; the height sensor 26 contacts a pin 30a on a load port 4 to detect the height position of the pin 30a and the image recognizing section 28 recognizes a pin 30c and thus its horizontal plane position. A platform 16 of an overhead travelling carriage 8 grips and lowers the teaching unit 24 toward the load port 4. The height sensor 26 then detects the height of the load port 4. Then, the teaching unit 24 is slightly raised. The horizontal plane position of the pin 30c is recognized and averaged over a time equal to at least the vibration period of the platform 16. As a result, the position of the load port can be accurately taught to the overhead travelling carriage 8 without preparations such as the installation of marks on the load port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tamotsu Shiwaku, Takashi Nakao, Isao Fukuda, Kazuro Ueshima
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Patent number: 7044703Abstract: Improvement of the workability in an automatic guided vehicle which carries and transfers a semiconductor wafer between stations in a semiconductor manufacturing plant etc. An automatic guided vehicle 1 is moved to an objective station after storing a wafer 10 in a buffer cassette with a transfer equipment 3, the wafer 10 in a cassette 5 is transferred to a positioning device 4 by taking it up with the transfer equipment 3, an ID information of the wafer 10 is read by a OCR 43 after truing up the position and direction of the wafer 10 by the positioning device 4, the wafer 10 whose ID information is read is retained with a transfer hand 31, another wafer 10 placed on the station then is removed by the other transfer hand 31, the wafer 10 whose ID information is read is transferred to the station in the predetermined position and direction and the ID information is controlled to transmit to the station.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignees: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Isao Fukuda, Shuji Akiyama
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Publication number: 20050139114Abstract: Guide tracks 56, 56 projecting in a vertical direction are provided in a right and left of a running track 50 and left and right guide rollers 20, 21 are provided on a track guided vehicle and guided using inner surfaces of the left and right guide tracks. Branching rollers 22, 23 each comprising elevating and lowering means are provided in the right and left of the track guided vehicle and outside the right and left guide tracks. Thus, branching and rectilinear progression of the track guided vehicle is controlled by switching between a state where the branching rollers 22, 23 are elevated or lowered to guide the track guided vehicle using outer surfaces of the guide tracks 56, 56 and a state where the branching rollers 22, 23 do not contact with the outer surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Nakao, Tamotsu Shiwaku, Yoichi Nakamura, Isao Fukuda, Ryosuke Tahara
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Patent number: 6484470Abstract: The present invention enables a member to be accurately fixed to a floor. With tapped holes 5 in a member mounting section 2 accurately aligned with marks formed in a grating 20 so as to correspond to through-holes 9, a bolt 14 is screwed in an internal thread cylinder 23 (fixed in a vent hole 21 in the grating 20) through a through-hole 13 in a presser plate 12 that can have its position changed relative to the member mounting plate 2, and the presser plate 12 is used to fix the member mounting plate 2 to the grating 20.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isamu Matsui, Takashi Nakao, Isao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020154974Abstract: Improvement of the workability in an automatic guided vehicle which carries and transfers a semiconductor wafer between stations in a semiconductor manufacturing plant etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Fukuda, Shuji Akiyama
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Patent number: 5361609Abstract: An automatic winder having a steam setting apparatus in which a steam setter for steaming bobbins is disposed along winding units behind a winder body in a system connecting an automatic winder for rewinding spinning bobbins to a fine spinning frame including a multitude of spindles for producing spinning bobbins, and a drying-holding line is provided subsequently to the steam setter.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1993Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keini Hasui, Yasuhiro Inoue, Isao Fukuda