Patents by Inventor Junichi Shirakawa

Junichi Shirakawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20190287696
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component, at least one electric wire, and at least one thread. The functional exterior component is shaped into a sheet. The electric wire is disposed on one main surface of the functional exterior component. With the thread the electric wire is sewn on the functional exterior component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Tooru TANJI, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Koichiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20180162419
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi SATO, Yukitaka TAGA, Shunichi NAKAO, Kazuo ISOMURA, Makoto TAMAKI, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Koichi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20180162418
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi SATO, Yukitaka TAGA, Shunichi NAKAO, Kazuo ISOMURA, Makoto TAMAKI, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Koichi MURATA
  • Patent number: 9932050
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Shunichi Nakao, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata
  • Patent number: 9550634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a part feeder supplying a plurality of parts, the part feeder including part supply members having a part loading path enabling the plurality of parts to be loaded in a state where postures of the plurality of parts are lined up. A part passage is provided to a first end of the part loading path, the part passage enabling the plurality of parts to pass while maintaining a fixed posture for each, and in which a gas passage is provided to a second end of the part loading path, the gas passage not enabling the plurality of parts to pass and enabling in- and outflow of a gas. The present invention, accordingly, enables reduction of equipment costs of a part feeder. The present invention is particularly advantageous for a device supplying rubber stoppers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Tsuchimochi, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 9340217
    Abstract: A railcar bogie includes: a bolster located under a carbody of a railcar; an air spring including an air spring main body in which air is stored, the air spring being arranged between the carbody and the bolster; a coil spring arranged between the air spring and the bolster and configured to separate the air spring from the bolster by restoring force thereof in a state where a height of the carbody is maintained at a certain height regardless of the air spring; and a limiting member configured to limit the amount of displacement of the coil spring to limit the amount of separation between the air spring and the bolster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata, Hirokazu Haraguchi, Takayuki Sawa
  • Publication number: 20150175176
    Abstract: A railcar bogie includes: a bolster located under a carbody of a railcar; an air spring including an air spring main body in which air is stored, the air spring being arranged between the carbody and the bolster; a coil spring arranged between the air spring and the bolster and configured to separate the air spring from the bolster by restoring force thereof in a state where a height of the carbody is maintained at a certain height regardless of the air spring; and a limiting member configured to limit the amount of displacement of the coil spring to limit the amount of separation between the air spring and the bolster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata, Hirokazu Haraguchi, Takayuki Sawa
  • Publication number: 20150114252
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Shunichi Nakao, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata
  • Publication number: 20150094825
    Abstract: A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro KINOSHITA, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Tetsuji KIMURA, Shunsuke YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20140294518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a part feeder supplying a plurality of parts, the part feeder including part supply members having a part loading path enabling the plurality of parts to be loaded in a state where postures of the plurality of parts are lined up. A part passage is provided to a first end of the part loading path, the part passage enabling the plurality of parts to pass while maintaining a fixed posture for each, and in which a gas passage is provided to a second end of the part loading path, the gas passage not enabling the plurality of parts to pass and enabling in- and outflow of a gas. The present invention, accordingly, enables reduction of equipment costs of a part feeder. The present invention is particularly advantageous for a device supplying rubber stoppers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Tsuchimochi, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 8700091
    Abstract: A mobile phone (1) in accordance with the present invention includes: a transmission setting database (50); a transmission setting section (21) for registering, on the transmission setting database (50), a piece of image data to be transmitted to a data receiving device; and an image data transmitting section (12) for transmitting, to the data receiving device, the piece of image data registered on the transmission setting database (50), the image data transmitting section (12) transmitting the piece of image data to the data receiving device in response to a transmission request received from the data receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Ueda, Junichi Shirakawa, Nobuo Kusumoto, Syuji Daioku, Azusa Umemoto, Akira Tojima, Takehiko Shioda, Akihiro Tozaki, Kunihiro Minoshima, Kazunori Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8700067
    Abstract: A mobile phone (1) of the present invention includes a mobile phone storage section (8) configured to store both of (i) data including positional information and (ii) data including no positional information, a positional information extraction section (110) for identifying the data including the positional information from among the data stored in the mobile phone storage section (8) and extracting the positional information to be used as a standard for setting a predetermined area, a mobile phone determination section (111) for setting the predetermined area on a basis of the positional information extracted by the positional information extraction section (110), and a mobile phone notification section (112) notifying the user of the mobile phone when the current position of the mobile phone enters within the predetermined area set by the mobile phone determination section (111). Hence, the user can easily register the positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Shirakawa, Syuji Daioku, Nobuo Kusumoto, Akira Tojima, Akihiro Azuma, Kunihiro Minoshima, Takehiko Shioda, Akihiro Tozaki, Kazunori Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8423052
    Abstract: It is possible to present identification information of a sender in such a manner that the identification information is easily understood by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Ueda, Junichi Shirakawa, Syuji Daioku, Nobuo Kusumoto, Akira Tojima, Takehiko Shioda, Akihiro Tozaki, Kunihiro Minoshima, Kazunori Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8417790
    Abstract: There is provided a communication system, a data terminal apparatus, a server apparatus, and a menu screen updating method that succeed in enhancing the ease-of-use of a menu screen with additional functions. The service server transmits to the receiving apparatus additional menu data for permitting selection of additional functions. In the receiving apparatus, on the basis of initial menu data for permitting selection of initial functions and the additional menu data obtained as the second menu data, menu display data is produced. On the basis of the menu display data, a menu screen is created. The menu screen is outputted to the display device so that it shows up on the display section of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Shirakawa, Shinichi Kitabayashi, Akira Tojima
  • Publication number: 20130058321
    Abstract: An electronic coupon is distributed from a management server to a mobile device via the Internet, communication setting data defining a communication condition and effectiveness of this electronic coupon is transmitted to a shop apparatus. When the mobile device enters a range in which near field communication with the shop apparatus is possible, communication between the mobile device and the shop apparatus is established based on the communication condition. Further, when it is determined that the electronic coupon held by the mobile device is effective for this shop apparatus, the mobile device is notified of a presence of a shop associated with the held electronic coupon in the vicinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Hamazaki, Akira Tojima, Junichi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 8365248
    Abstract: A service providing device (400) includes: one-time PW generating processing section (435) which generates, for each operation device (300), authentication information for use in authentication processing carried out by the service providing device (400) in a case where the service providing device (400) is accessed by a display processing device (200); and an image data generating processing section (436) which (i) generates operation data including the authentication information generated and processing specifying information specifying the authentication processing, and (ii) transmits the operation data thus generated to the operation device (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichiro Morishita, Masaki Takeuchi, Tohru Sugayama, Junichi Shirakawa, Mitsunori Nojima, Yohhei Iwami, Akira Tojima
  • Publication number: 20120088523
    Abstract: A mobile phone (1) of the present invention includes a mobile phone storage section (8) configured to store both of (i) data including positional information and (ii) data including no positional information, a positional information extraction section (110) for identifying the data including the positional information from among the data stored in the mobile phone storage section (8) and extracting the positional information to be used as a standard for setting a predetermined area, a mobile phone determination section (111) for setting the predetermined area on a basis of the positional information extracted by the positional information extraction section (110), and a mobile phone notification section (112) notifying the user of the mobile phone when the current position of the mobile phone enters within the predetermined area set by the mobile phone determination section (111). Hence, the user can easily register the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Shirakawa, Syuji Daioku, Nobuo Kusumoto, Akira Tojima, Akihiro Azuma, Kunihiro Minoshima, Takehiko Shioda, Akihiro Tozaki, Kazunori Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20120015641
    Abstract: Provided are a control system, a mobile terminal device, a controlled device, a control method, and a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a control program which are capable of reducing misoperations by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Azuma, Junichi Shirakawa, Akira Tojima
  • Publication number: 20110270935
    Abstract: A communication (on-board) device 10 of the invention has: a communication unit 110 communicating with a portable device 30; an unconfirmed information obtaining unit 120 obtaining unconfirmed information from the portable device 30 which a user has not confirmed at the portable device 30 at the time of communication establishment by the communication unit 110; and an information output unit 150 displaying or outputting audibly the obtained unconfirmed information. In this case, it is preferable that unread mail information regarding one or more electronic mails unread at the time of the communication establishment and/or missed call information regarding one or more missed calls received before the communication has been established be obtained as the unconfirmed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Tozaki, Takehiko Shioda, Kazunori Hashimoto, Kunihiro Minoshima, Nobuhiro Ishizuka, Ken Murayama, Junichi Shirakawa, Shuji Daioku, Nobuo Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20110258267
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device or the like is provided by which a content of an electronic mail can be notified by a driver without disturbing safety driving. A vehicle-mounted device 10 has: a communication unit 110 which communicates with a portable device having an electronic mail function; an electronic mail obtaining unit 120 which obtains from the portable device 30 an electronic mail received by the portable device 30; a mail output length calculation unit 150 which calculates mail output length which is output length of the obtained electronic mail text; a destination setting unit 180 which sets a destination; and a text output unit 220 which displays or outputs audibly the electronic mail text based on the mail output length calculated by the mail output length calculation unit 150 and a predetermined condition corresponding to the destination set by the destination setting unit 180.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Tozaki, Takehiko Shioda, Kazunori Hashimoto, Kunihiro Minoshima, Nobuhiro Ishizuka, Ken Murayama, Junichi Shirakawa, Shuji Daioku, Nobuo Kusumoto, Akira Tojima