Patents by Inventor Katsumi Kobayashi

Katsumi Kobayashi 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: 20130328654
    Abstract: A coil device 10 comprises a first bobbin 40 provided with a first winding part 45 at an outer circumference and a second bobbin 50 provided with a second winding part 55 at an outer circumference. A plurality of partition walls 46, separating portions of the wire 22 which are adjacent to each other along the scroll axis Z of the first wire 22 are formed on the first winding part 45 along the scroll axis at predetermined intervals. A section width w1 of each section 47, which is along the scroll axis Z, separated by the partition walls 46 is determined so that only one wire 22 can pass through. A height of the partition walls 46 is determined so that one or more of the wires 22 can pass through. At least one connecting groove 46a, connecting each section which are adjacent to each other, is formed on each partition wall 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Masaaki IWAKURA, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Satoshi SINBO
  • Patent number: 8574463
    Abstract: A metal complex dye, containing a ligand LL1 having a structure represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent a specific substituent; L1 and L2 represent a group composed of at least one kind of group selected from the group consisting of an ethenylene group, an ethynylene group and an arylene group, and conjugate with R1 or R2, and the bipyridine; the ethenylene group and the arylene group may be substituted or unsubstituted; R3 and R4 represent a substituent; n1 and n2 represent an integer of 0 to 3; A1 and A2 represent an acidic group or a salt thereof; and n3 and n4 represent an integer of 0 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Tani, Tatsuya Susuki, Katsumi Kobayashi, Keizo Kimura
  • Patent number: 8451081
    Abstract: A coil assembly having a simplified bobbin structure and facilitating connection of a draw-out portion of a wire to a pin terminal. A coil assembly includes first and second pin support portions protruding in a protruding direction from a terminal base. First and second pin terminals protrude in the protruding direction from free end faces of the first and second pin support portions, respectively. The draw-out portion is electrically connected to an associated one of the pin terminals. The second pin support portion provides a protruding length from the terminal base greater than that of the first pin support portion, and the free end face of the second pin support portion is positioned downstream, in the protruding direction, of an imaginary linear draw-out portion directed linearly from the wire engaging portion to the first pin terminal, such that the second pin support portion is positioned and sized to intersect with the imaginary linear draw-out portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Ishigaki
  • Publication number: 20130049913
    Abstract: A coil device 10 comprises a bobbin 40 having a bobbin plate 42 provided with a first hollow cylinder 44 on which a primary coil 20 is wound, and a case 50 provided with a second hollow cylinder 54 wound by a secondary coil 30 at the outer circumference. On the bobbin plate 42, a primary terminal 70 connecting to the primary coil 20 and a secondary terminal 72 connecting to the secondary coil 30 are formed, and a tip end portion 55a of case 50 is extended to the end portion of the bobbin plate 42 to which the secondary terminal 72 is formed. Further, on the tip end portion 55a, plural first grooves 57a for lead are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicants: TDK Korea Corporation, TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi MAEDA, Kiho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20120317230
    Abstract: A network apparatus includes a learning table that stores transmission destination information, which is used in transmitting a frame to a node, in association with an address of a node of a transmission destination, an address inquiring unit that transmits, when detecting a frame indicating a transmission request and transmission destination information associated with an address of a transmission destination of the detected frame is not stored in the storing unit, an inquiry request for the transmission destination information to an adjacent node, the inquiry request being added with a predetermined number of hops indicating a number of nodes to which the inquiring request is transmitted, and a frame transmitting unit that transmits, based on response information to the inquiry request, the frame indicating the transmission request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro SHIRAKAWA, Daisuke HAMA, Takeshi ADACHI, Jun HASEGAWA, Takahiro KOHARAGI, Takuji FURUSAWA, Hiroaki KAWASUMI, Masaharu NOZAWA, Katsumi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20120307752
    Abstract: A gateway apparatus including: a route control packet generating unit that generates a route control packet for constructing routes between node apparatuses forming an ad hoc network and the gateway apparatus; a channel designation signal generating unit that generates channel designation signal for designating a second channel different from a first channel on which the ad hoc network transmits and receives packets; a time designation signal generating unit that generates time designation signal for designating switching time to the node apparatus for switching the channel used for transmission and reception of packets to the second channel; a radio communication unit that transmits the route control packet, the channel designation signal and the time designation signal on the first channel; and a channel switching unit that switches, when it is time to switch, the channel on which the radio communication unit transmits and receives a signal to the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi HIRATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Takahiro KOHARAGI, Takuji FURUSAWA, Hiroaki KAWASUMI, Masashi KUWAHARA, Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Masaharu NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20120305905
    Abstract: A method of producing a photoelectric conversion element, which contains an electrically conductive support, a photosensitive layer having porous semiconductor fine particles that have adsorbed a dye formed on the support, a charge transfer layer; and a counter electrode; containing the steps of: applying a dispersion liquid, in which the content of solids excluding semiconductor fine particles is 1% by mass or less based on the total amount of the dispersion liquid, on the support, to form a coating; heating the coating, to obtain porous semiconductor fine particles; and sensitizing the porous semiconductor fine particles by a dye having a structure represented by Formula (1): M(LL1)m1(LL2)m2(X)m3·CI??Formula (1) wherein M represents a metal atom, LL1, LL2, and X each are a ligand, CI represents a counter ion, m1 represents an integer of 1 to 3, m2 and m3 each represent an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Keizo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120311042
    Abstract: A distribution method is performed in a distribution system including a distribution source device for distributing data and a plurality of distribution destination devices. The distribution method includes searching, by the distribution source device, for the distribution destination devices by expanding a search range by plural stages; executing in each stage, by the distribution source device, an allowance process of allowing distribution of the data to the distribution destination devices found by searching in each stage; detecting in a predetermined range, by the distribution destination device, another distribution destination device that has acquired the data before the distribution destination device performing the detecting; and executing, by the distribution destination device, an acquiring process of acquiring the data from the other distribution destination device, according to allowance of distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Joji Maruyama, Katsunori Hayashi, Shinichi Hirata, Takahiro Koharagi, Takuji Furusawa, Hiroaki Kawasumi, Masaharu Nozawa, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120307681
    Abstract: A node apparatus for forming a wireless ad-hoc network, including: a recognition possibility determination unit that determines whether or not a gateway apparatus connecting the wireless ad-hoc network to other network can be recognized; an adjoining node detection unit that detects other node apparatus which is the source of a received packet as an adjoining node; a channel switching unit that switches, when the recognition possibility determination unit determines that the gateway apparatus cannot be recognized, the channel used for reception of packets transmitted in the wireless ad-hoc network successively to each of a plurality of channels; and a channel selection unit that selects a channel to be used for communication in the wireless ad-hoc network based on the number of adjoining nodes detected by the adjoining node detection unit in each of the plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi HIRATA, Jun HASEGAWA, Takahiro KOHARAGI, Hiroaki KAWASUMI, Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Masashi KUWAHARA, Takuji FURUSAWA, Masaharu NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20120286919
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coil component which is possible to be thinner with less leakage flux toward upward and downward directions, and to sustain a good insulation. The coil component comprises a core including two opposing parts mutually opposing, two side legs mutually connect both ends of the two opposing parts, and a middle leg placed between the two side legs and mutually connect central parts of the two opposing parts, a primary coil, which goes around outer circumference of the middle leg, and a secondary coil, which goes around outer circumference of the primary coil, wherein; a distance between outer perimeter edge of the primary coil and inner perimeter edge of the secondary coil varies along circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: TDK KOREA CORPORATION, TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MAEDA, Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Kiho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20120268326
    Abstract: In a planar inverted F antenna, a second radiation element is provided parallel to the GND surface and extending partially with respect to a first radiation element in a longitudinal direction, so as to substantially increase a width of the first radiation element in the vicinity of a power supply section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu KAI, Teruhisa NINOMIYA, Takahiro KOHARAGI, Hiroaki KAWASUMI, Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Takuji FURUSAWA, Masaharu NOZAWA, Masashi KUWAHARA
  • Patent number: 8253522
    Abstract: A coil component includes a bobbin having a core part and a flange. The flange has a first surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side. The first surface of the flange is attached to an axial end of the core part. An end of a wire is electrically connected to a metallic terminal of a terminal-mounting member disposed on the flange. The flange is formed with a notch at a position near the terminal-mounting member, and the notch extends from a peripheral edge of the flange toward the core part. A segment of the wire near the end thereof extends from the second side to the first side of the flange through the notch and further to the core part, and this segment of the wire is hooked around the wire-supporting member in the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Yutaka Hatakeyama, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Patent number: 8242871
    Abstract: The transformer includes a bobbin, a plurality of terminal electrode, a primary coil, a secondary coil, and a hook part. The bobbin includes a core portion extending in an axial direction, and terminal bases fixed at both ends of the core portion in the axial direction. The plurality of terminal electrode regions is provided on the terminal bases. Each terminal electrode region is provided with a wire connection part. The primary coil comprises a plurality of primary wires. The secondary coil comprises a plurality of secondary wires. The hook part is disposed between the core portion and one of the terminal electrode regions and configured to hook at least one of the primary wires and the secondary wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Yutaka Hatakeyama, Makoto Ono
  • Patent number: 8220005
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a command, a wireless interface unit that wirelessly exchanges data with an image forming apparatus in a direct manner, a transmission/reception control unit that controls an operation of the wireless interface unit, and a program processing unit that performs an installation process of a program. The transmission/reception control unit causes the wireless interface unit to receive a driver module from the image forming apparatus. The program processing unit performs an installation process of the driver module received by the wireless interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Akihiro Sugano, Kenichi Ohhashi, Tomohiro Sudou
  • Publication number: 20110311911
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of proving the authenticity of goods or a support comprising using a compound represented by Formula (I). wherein, in Formula (I), each of R11 to R46 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, wherein when a benzene ring is substituted with any of R11 to R46, any groups adjacent to each other among R11 to R46 may be bonded each other to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal ion, or a group containing a metal ion; and n represents 1 or 2. The infrared absorption efficiency is high and the deterioration in infrared absorption over time is ameliorated. The infrared absorption efficiency is high and the deterioration in infrared absorption over time is ameliorated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Keizo Kimura, Takuma Amemiya, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110300765
    Abstract: A downsized modular jack with high surface-mounting performance. The modular jack has a housing and a terminal holder assembled thereto. The housing has a rear wall formed with a terminal insertion through-hole extending through a thickness of the rear wall, and a latch section insertion through-hole positioned beside the terminal insertion through-hole. The latch section insertion through-hole has an engaged portion positioned within the thickness of the rear wall. The terminal holder has a connector terminal extending through the terminal insertion through-hole and a latch section engaged with the engaged portion and positioned within the thickness of the rear wall upon assembly of the terminal holder into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Hirofumi ASOH, Nobuo TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 8070530
    Abstract: A downsized modular jack with high surface-mounting performance. The modular jack has a housing and a terminal holder assembled thereto. The housing has a rear wall formed with a terminal insertion through-hole extending through a thickness of the rear wall, and a latch section insertion through-hole positioned beside the terminal insertion through-hole. The latch section insertion through-hole has an engaged portion positioned within the thickness of the rear wall. The terminal holder has a connector terminal extending through the terminal insertion through-hole and a latch section engaged with the engaged portion and positioned within the thickness of the rear wall upon assembly of the terminal holder into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Hirofumi Asoh, Nobuo Takagi
  • Patent number: D651176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Hirofumi Asou
  • Patent number: D669854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Masaaki Iwakura
  • Patent number: D682208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Masaaki Iwakura