Patents by Inventor Katsutoshi Usui

Katsutoshi Usui 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).

  • Patent number: 11961687
    Abstract: A push switch includes a case having a housing space with an upper opening, fixed contacts provided at a bottom of the housing space in the case, a movable contact member having a dome-shaped member, the movable contact member being disposed in the housing space, and having a central portion that is brought into contact with the fixed contacts by inverting the movable contact member in response to the movable contact member being pushed by an operator, and a pushing member is disposed above the movable contact member, and the pushing member is configured to push the movable contact portion directly or through other portions upon being pushed by the operator. The pushing member pushes a portion being situated outside of a central portion of the movable contact member directly or through other portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kaneko, Katsutoshi Usui, Hiroshi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20240087825
    Abstract: A pressing operation body includes an inversion spring having a dome shape; and a rubber stem configured to bend in response to pressing and press the inversion spring. The inversion spring includes a dome portion, and a plurality of leg portions that are extended outward from an outer peripheral edge of the dome portion. The rubber stem includes a base portion configured to support a lower edge of the rubber stem. The base portion includes a plurality of retaining portions configured to retain the plurality of leg portions of the inversion spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hidetaka SATO, Katsutoshi USUI, Daichi TOMITA, Hideyuki ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220230821
    Abstract: A push switch contains a case including a housing space having an upper-opening and including fixed-contacts disposed on a bottom of the housing space, a movable contact member disposed in the housing space configured to deform in response to receiving pressure applied from above, and contacting the fixed-contacts upon defoming in response to the received pressure, and a pushing member disposed on the movable contact member and configured to transmit the received pressure to the movable contact member. The movable contact member includes a pair of first-linear edges, wherein the pushing member includes a plurality of projecting-pressing portions disposed on a bottom surface of the pushing member facing the movable contact member, and wherein the plurality of pressing portions is disposed on the bottom surface at positions not overlapping a straight-line that passes through a center of the movable contact member and intersecting each of the pair of first-linear edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takuya SUZUKI, Izuru SADAMATSU, Katsutoshi USUI, Shinya MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20210335558
    Abstract: A push switch includes a case having a housing space with an upper opening, fixed contacts provided at a bottom of the housing space in the case, a movable contact member having a dome-shaped member, the movable contact member being disposed in the housing space, and having a central portion that is brought into contact with the fixed contacts by inverting the movable contact member in response to the movable contact member being pushed by an operator, and a pushing member is disposed above the movable contact member, and the pushing member is configured to push the movable contact portion directly or through other portions upon being pushed by the operator. The pushing member pushes a portion being situated outside of a central portion of the movable contact member directly or through other portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Akira KANEKO, Katsutoshi USUI, Hiroshi OHARA
  • Patent number: 7724477
    Abstract: A correcting method and load beam for reducing variations in floating height of a floating-type magnetic head device is disclosed The correcting method for the floating-type magnetic head device includes the steps of temporarily mounting the floating-type magnetic head device so as to float the head body over a disk equivalent surface; detecting a roll-angle corresponding amount at the end of the load beam in the temporarily mounted state; and correcting the floating-type magnetic head device on the basis of the roll-angle corresponding amount at the end of the load beam by bending the load beam in a direction in that a roll angle at the end approaches zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Michiharu Motonishi, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Maho Sakatsume, Katsutoshi Usui
  • Publication number: 20060215325
    Abstract: A correcting method and load beam for reducing variations in floating height of a floating-type magnetic head device is disclosed The correcting method for the floating-type magnetic head device includes the steps of temporarily mounting the floating-type magnetic head device so as to float the head body over a disk equivalent surface; detecting a roll-angle corresponding amount at the end of the load beam in the temporarily mounted state; and correcting the floating-type magnetic head device on the basis of the roll-angle corresponding amount at the end of the load beam by bending the load beam in a direction in that a roll angle at the end approaches zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Michiharu Motonishi, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Maho Sakatsume, Katsutoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 4557887
    Abstract: Silicone elastomeric films of 1 to 500 microns can be made by coating an addition-curable or dehydrocondensation-curable silicone elastomer composition on a coated paper which has a peeling resistance of no more than 50 g/cm, curing the composition, and then peeling the film from the coated paper. These thin silicone elastomeric films can be used for gas separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Katsutoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 4399247
    Abstract: Aqueous organopolysiloxane compositions are disclosed which are useful for durably treating substrates such as fibers, textiles and sheet-form materials. The aqueous organopolysiloxane compositions further contain an acid to adjust the pH of the composition to a non-basic value, an organic ester of titanic, zirconic or germanic acid and a surfactant to render the composition homogeneous. The organopolysiloxane contains monovalent hydrocarbon groups, aminohydrocarbon groups, hydroxy- or ether hydrocarbon groups and, optionally silicon-bonded hydroxyl and/or alkoxy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Katsutoshi Usui, Yoichiro Taki
  • Patent number: 4311626
    Abstract: There is disclosed a composition of matter comprising an aminofunctional-radical-containing polydiorganosiloxane and carboxylfunctional-radical-containing polydiorganosiloxane. These compositions are useful for treating fibers to impart improved properties, such as pliability, smoothness, crease resistance, compression recovery and elongation recovery to fiber materials. The improved properties remain through washing and/or dry cleaning of the treated fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Katsutoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 4228054
    Abstract: What is disclosed are organopolysiloxane latex compositions which are crosslinked by organofunctional silanes which compositions are useful for binding fiberglass fibers. Such compositions are, for example, N-(.beta.-aminoethyl)-.gamma.-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane crosslinked dimethylpolysiloxanes which have been prepared in emulsion using octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and octylbenzenesulfonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Katsutoshi Usui