Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Aihara
Katsuyuki Aihara 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: 9863643Abstract: A heating cooker includes: a top plate on which a cooking container to be heated is placed; an outer case as a main body having an upper surface on which the top plate is placed; a heater heating the cooking container; and a light emitting device disposed in the outer case, for displaying the heating state. The top plate includes: a glass substrate having a transparent light-transmitting low-expansion crystallized glass made mainly of Li2O—AL2O3—SiO2 and having ?-quartz solid solution, having a crystal size smaller than the wavelength of visible light; a design layer having a black-based color disposed on an undersurface of the glass substrate; a diffusion region disposed partially on an undersurface of the design layer, for diffusedly emitting light from the light emitting device; and a light-blocking layer disposed on the undersurface of the design layer other than the diffusion region, for blocking light from below.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Aihara, Ryuuji Nagata, Kazuyoshi Shichi
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Patent number: 9730278Abstract: In order to provide an induction heating cooking device in which a supporting configuration of a heating coil unit is simple and can be easily assembled, and which can accurately and constantly maintain a distance between a top plate and heating coils, opposite side surfaces of a framework laid out below the top plate are configured to have first vertical parts, first horizontal parts, and second vertical parts. A heating coil supporting member that supports the heating coils is disposed to be bridged between the first horizontal parts of the opposite side surfaces of the framework, and the heating coil unit having the heating coil is configured to be securely supported by the first horizontal parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Suzuki, Tomoya Takahashi, Kenji Ogawa, Hiroshi Isago, Shumpei Ando, Masahiro Yokono, Ryuuji Nagata, Katsuyuki Aihara, Shozo Ushio
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Patent number: 9699834Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed, a plurality of heating coils disposed adjacent to one another below the top plate to generate inductive magnetic fields to heat the object to be heated, a plurality of temperature detectors operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and a controller operable to control operating states of the heating coils based on detection results of the temperature detector, wherein the plurality of temperature detectors are disposed widely below the top plate, and the number of the temperature detectors is less than the number of the heating coils.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuuji Nagata, Katsuyuki Aihara, Kazuyoshi Shichi, Takahiro Miyauchi
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Publication number: 20160258631Abstract: A heating cooker includes: a top plate on which a cooking container to be heated is placed; an outer case as a main body having an upper surface on which the top plate is placed; a heater heating the cooking container; and a light emitting device disposed in the outer case, for displaying the heating state. The top plate includes: a glass substrate having a transparent light-transmitting low-expansion crystallized glass made mainly of Li2O—AL2O3—SiO2 and having ?-quartz solid solution, having a crystal size smaller than the wavelength of visible light; a design layer having a black-based color disposed on an undersurface of the glass substrate; a diffusion region disposed partially on an undersurface of the design layer, for diffusedly emitting light from the light emitting device; and a light-blocking layer disposed on the undersurface of the design layer other than the diffusion region, for blocking light from below.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Katsuyuki AIHARA, Ryuuji NAGATA, Kazuyoshi SHICHI
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Publication number: 20150341990Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed, a plurality of heating coils disposed adjacent to one another below the top plate to generate inductive magnetic fields to heat the object to be heated, a plurality of temperature detectors operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and a controller operable to control operating states of the heating coils based on detection results of the temperature detector, wherein the plurality of temperature detectors are disposed widely below the top plate, and the number of the temperature detectors is less than the number of the heating coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Ryuuji NAGATA, Katsuyuki AIHARA, Kazuyoshi SHICHI, Takahiro MIYAUCHI
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Patent number: 9055614Abstract: An induction heating device includes a top plate arranged to have an object placed thereon, a heating coil provided under below the top plate for heating the object, a sensor provided under the top plate for detecting a temperature of the object, a judging unit for judging whether or not the object is positioned directly above the sensor, a controller operable to allow the heating coil to heat the object in response to the temperature detected by the sensor detecting, and a position indicator provided at the top plate for indicating a position of the sensor. The position indicator includes a detectable area of the sensor, and is larger than the detectable area. This induction heating device securely positions the object directly above the sensor and detects a temperature of the object accurately, hence heating the object accurately at a predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Kusaka, Katsuyuki Aihara, Toshihiro Keishima
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Publication number: 20150114953Abstract: In order to provide an induction heating cooking device in which a supporting configuration of a heating coil unit is simple and can be easily assembled, and which can accurately and constantly maintain a distance between a top plate and heating coils, opposite side surfaces of a framework laid out below the top plate are configured to have first vertical parts, first horizontal parts, and second vertical parts. A heating coil supporting member that supports the heating coils is disposed to be bridged between the first horizontal parts of the opposite side surfaces of the framework, and the heating coil unit having the heating coil is configured to be securely supported by the first horizontal parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Hidekazu Suzuki, Tomoya Takahashi, Kenji Ogawa, Hiroshi Isago, Shumpei Ando, Masahiro Yokono, Ryuuji Nagata, Katsuyuki Aihara, Shozo Ushio
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Patent number: 8301001Abstract: An optical fiber that has a small bending loss can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations. The optical fiber includes a core, a first cladding, a second cladding, and a third cladding. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding is equal to or greater than 8 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20120237174Abstract: An optical fiber that has a small bending loss can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations. The optical fiber includes a core, a first cladding, a second cladding, and a third cladding. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding is equal to or greater than 8 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8249407Abstract: An optical fiber that has a small bending loss can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. The optical fiber includes a core, a first cladding, a second cladding and a third cladding. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding is equal to or greater than 8 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20120141077Abstract: An optical fiber that has a small bending loss can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. The optical fiber includes a core, a first cladding, a second cladding and a third cladding. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding is equal to or greater than 8 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8081856Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber that has a small bending loss, can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. An optical fiber 1 includes a core 11, a first cladding 12, a second cladding 13, and a third cladding 14. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core 11 is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding 12 is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding 13 is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding 13 satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding 13 is equal to or greater than 8 ?m. The bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm and at a radius of curvature of 7.5 mm is smaller than 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8081855Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber that has a small bending loss, can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. An optical fiber 1 includes a core 11, a first cladding 12, a second cladding 13, and a third cladding 14. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core 11 is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding 12 is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding 13 is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding 13 satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding 13 is equal to or greater than 8 ?m. The bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm and at a radius of curvature of 7.5 mm is smaller than 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Fumiaki Satou, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Takashi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20110222824Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber that has a small bending loss, can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. An optical fiber 1 includes a core 11, a first cladding 12, a second cladding 13, and a third cladding 14. The relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core 11 is in the range of 0.3% to 0.38%, the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the first cladding 12 is equal to or smaller than 0%, and the relative refractive index difference ?3 of the second cladding 13 is in the range of ?1.8% to ?0.5%. The inner radius r2 and the outer radius r3 of the second cladding 13 satisfy the expression “0.4r2+10.5<r3<0.2r2+16”, and the inner radius r2 of the second cladding 13 is equal to or greater than 8 ?m. The bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm and at a radius of curvature of 7.5 mm is smaller than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIESInventors: Tetsuya NAKANISHI, Fumiaki SATOU, Katsuyuki AIHARA, Hiroshi MIYANO, Takashi SASAKI
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Patent number: 7927025Abstract: An optical fiber branch cable is provided that comprises a branch portion disposed stably with respect to a multi-core optical fiber cable of a trunk line from which branching is performed, that is excellent in handleability as a cable, and that exhibits high workability. In the optical fiber branch cable of the invention, in a middle of a multi-core optical fiber cable 2 of a trunk line, a branch portion 11 is disposed. The branch portion 11 has: a base member 16 which is attached so as to cover a tensile-strength wire 9 in a portion where a cable jacket 10 of the multi-core optical fiber cable 2 is removed away; a multi-core optical connector 30 which is connected to the tip end of a tape unit 4 drawn out from the multi-core optical fiber cable 2; an extra-length housing portion 18 which houses an extra length of the tape unit 4 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is connected; and a connector attaching portion 19 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is attachable in a plural number.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Toyokuni Electric Cable Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Katsuyuki Aihara, Keisuke Okada, Masaji Yahagi, Hiroshi Nagai, Hideaki Tajima, Kimio Ito, Toshiyuki Igarashi
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Publication number: 20100219181Abstract: An induction heating device includes a top plate arranged to have an object placed thereon, a heating coil provided under below the top plate for heating the object, a sensor provided under the top plate for detecting a temperature of the object, a judging unit for judging whether or not the object is positioned directly above the sensor, a controller operable to allow the heating coil to heat the object in response to the temperature detected by the sensor detecting, and a position indicator provided at the top plate for indicating a position of the sensor. The position indicator includes a detectable area of the sensor, and is larger than the detectable area. This induction heating device securely positions the object directly above the sensor and detects a temperature of the object accurately, hence heating the object accurately at a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LtdInventors: Takaaki Kusaka, Katsuyuki Aihara, Toshihiro Keishima
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Patent number: 7731429Abstract: An optical connector has a simple structure and a method of attaching an optical fiber cord to the connector is easy. The connector 1 includes: a plug part 2 which has a capillary 5 provided at the front and containing a built-in optical fiber 6 and which includes a mechanical splicing portion 7 capable of allowing an optical fiber 51 to be inserted from the rear so as to be fixed therein; a caulking stand 35 capable of holding a sheath by radially contracting in a state in which the optical fiber cord 50 is inserted therein; a caulking ring 45 provided outside the cylindrical portion 36 of the stand 35 so as to hold the tension member 52 between the ring 45 and the stand 35; and a coupling body 20 provided behind the plug part 2 and accommodating the stand 35 and the ring 45.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Daizo Nishioka, Yukihiro Yokomachi, Kenichi Suzuki, Takayasu Yamauchi, Katsuyuki Aihara, Keisuke Okada
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Publication number: 20100104247Abstract: An optical access network system for making a connection between a central-office optical cable and a subscriber optical cable is provided, the optical access network system being capable of facilitating the operation of laying optical cable. The optical access network system includes a connecting optical cable for forming a connection with one or a plurality of the subscriber optical cables, the connecting optical cable being obtained by assembling together a plurality of component cables having the same number of fibers as the one or plurality of subscriber optical cables. This optical access network system preferably further includes a subscriber enclosure for connecting one of the subscriber cables from among the one or plurality of subscriber optical cables and one of the component cables from among the plurality of component cables of the connecting cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imaizumi, Katsuyuki Aihara, Hiroshi Miyano, Masahiro Hamada, Akio Kishi, Yoshiaki Terasawa, Keiju Okabe, Hiroshi Miyabayashi
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Publication number: 20090304339Abstract: An optical fiber branch cable is provided that comprises a branch portion disposed stably with respect to a multi-core optical fiber cable of a trunk line from which branching is performed, that is excellent in handleability as a cable, and that exhibits high workability. In the optical fiber branch cable of the invention, in a middle of a multi-core optical fiber cable 2 of a trunk line, a branch portion 11 is disposed. The branch portion 11 has: a base member 16 which is attached so as to cover a tensile-strength wire 9 in a portion where a cable jacket 10 of the multi-core optical fiber cable 2 is removed away; a multi-core optical connector 30 which is connected to the tip end of a tape unit 4 drawn out from the multi-core optical fiber cable 2; an extra-length housing portion 18 which houses an extra length of the tape unit 4 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is connected; and a connector attaching portion 19 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is attachable in a plural number.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Katsuyuki Aihara, Keisuke Okada, Masaji Yahagi, Hiroshi Nagai, Hideaki Tajima, Kimio Ito, Toshiyuki Igarashi
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Publication number: 20090252460Abstract: An optical connector has a simple structure and a method of attaching an optical fiber cord to the connector is easy. The connector 1 includes: a plug part 2 which has a capillary 5 provided at the front and containing a built-in optical fiber 6 and which includes a mechanical splicing portion 7 capable of allowing an optical fiber 51 to be inserted from the rear so as to be fixed therein; a calking stand 35 capable of holding a sheath by radially contracting in a state in which the optical fiber cord 50 is inserted therein; a calking ring 45 provided outside the cylindrical portion 36 of the stand 35 so as to hold the tension member 52 between the ring 45 and the stand 35; and a coupling body 20 provided behind the plug part 2 and accommodating the stand 35 and the ring 45.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Daizo Nishioka, Yukihiro Yokomachi, Kenichi Suzuki, Takayasu Yamauchi, Katsuyuki Aihara, Keisuke Okada