Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura 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: 20170045181
    Abstract: Provided are a pressure vessel and a method for winding a filament that allow a reinforcing layer to have an even thickness. The pressure vessel includes: a liner (2) having a hollow portion; and a reinforcing layer (4) that covers the circumference of the liner (2). The reinforcing layer (4) is formed by binding bands (11) composed of reinforced fibers around the liner (2) so as to be layered, a lap portion (21, 22) is formed with ends of the adjacent bands (11, 11) superposed one on another in each layer of the reinforcing layer (4); and at least one end of the adjacent bands (11, 11) in the lap portion (21, 22) is formed thinner than any other portion of the band (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro WATANABE, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170010294
    Abstract: A pressure sensor detects the inner pressure of a probe at the time of suction of a specimen and a memory stores therein a plurality of clogging detection parameters in accordance with pressure in the vacuum blood collection tube. The clogging detection parameter stored in the memory is selected in accordance with the pressure in the vacuum blood collection tube, and a determination of the clogging of the probe is performed based on the selected clogging detection parameter and the inner pressure at the time of suction of the specimen detected in the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshiki MURAMATSU, Takamichi MORI, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9538306
    Abstract: Provided is a surround component generation device capable of generating surround components for multichannel reproduction based on two-channel audio signals with a small amount of arithmetic operation. The surround component generation device includes: multipliers for changing amplitudes of audio input signals; subtractors for subtracting outputs of the multipliers from the input signals; coefficient updaters for updating coefficients of the multipliers; subtractors for generating surround components based on the input signals and the output signals of the multipliers; output switches for switching and outputting the output signals of the subtractors; and output switching controllers for controlling the output switches. Each of the coefficient updaters updates the coefficient of the multiplier based on the output of the subtractor, and each of the output switching controllers switches the output switch based on the coefficient updated by the coefficient updater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20160341753
    Abstract: After an analysis start instruction is input in a state where a sample is not dispensed to all of reaction containers 104 mounted on a reaction disc 105, before completing an analysis preparation washing process for washing the reaction container 104 to be used in analyzing the sample to be first analyzed, a soaking and washing process for performing soaking and washing during a predetermined period of time is controlled to be started by dispensing a soaking and washing detergent to another reaction container 104 different from the reaction container 104. In this manner, the soaking and washing can be efficiently performed on the reaction container without hindering an analysis process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SAITO, Toshihide ORIHASHI, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160334432
    Abstract: An automatic analyzer has a washing tank providing water for washing a reagent or sample probe is. The washing water from a washing nozzle spreads from a throttle portion and is divided into right and left flows after colliding with a vent plate provided in an overflow portion of the washing tank. The washing water flows between the vent plate and the inner wall of the overflow portion, and the flows join behind the vent plate. After joining, the washing water flows downward along the vent plate and the inner wall of the overflow portion and then is drained. Because a space is created between the washing water which has collided with the vent plate and the washing water joined behind the vent plate, the washing water is prevented from completely covering the overflow portion, and the airflow can be secured during the drainage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru MIYAZAKI, Takamichi MORI, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Isao YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160332512
    Abstract: A seal structure includes: a tubular protrusion communicating with an inside of a resin tank body and projecting from the tank body; a mouth member being fixed along an inner peripheral surface of the protrusion; a lid member including a second tubular portion inserted from one end into the mouth member, a flange portion covering the other end of the second tubular portion, and a third tubular portion extending toward the insertion direction of the second tubular portion; a supporting surface provided to an outer peripheral side of the protrusion or the fuel tank body; and a ring-shaped sealing member supported on the ring-shaped shoulder surface and held between an outer peripheral surface of the protrusion and an inner peripheral surface of the third tubular portion in a state where the lid member is attached to the mouth member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Kazuaki SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20160327587
    Abstract: In a case where a sample container 15 has a rubber-made lid 35, if a sample nozzle descends and comes into contact with the lid, the sample nozzle is relatively moved inside an arm as far as a lid detection distance, and a detector detects a detection plate. A fact that the sample nozzle comes into contact with the lid is stored together with position information of the sample nozzle, into an operation commanding unit. The sample nozzle further continues to descend, and a suction operation of a sample is performed at a predetermined position. In a case where the sample nozzle collides with a frame portion of the lid and external force is applied thereto, the detector detects that the detection plate is relatively moved as far as the detection distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiro YASUI, Yoshihiro SUZUKI, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Hitoshi TOKIEDA
  • Patent number: 9487077
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment structures includes a first duct, a blower, and a second duct. The first duct includes an intake port. The blower is connected to the first duct and configured to take in air through the intake port. The blower is placed forward of an electric storage apparatus in the vehicle. The second duct is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus and configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus. The second duct extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus. The electric storage apparatus is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel, and the recessed portion is located below a luggage compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori Tsuchiya, Koichi Nagamine, Toyotaka Maeda, Yusuke Katayama, Kazuhiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20160281872
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve includes a piston in a pressure regulating chamber, a valve element axially movable together with the piston, a valve chamber in which an end portion of the valve element is placed, a resinous valve seat which the valve element is brought into contact with or separated from, a coil spring urging the piston in a direction to move the valve element away from the valve seat, and a body member accommodating the valve element and the valve seat. The valve element has an axially extending hollow cylindrical shape. When moved away from the valve seat, the valve element allows communication between the valve chamber and the pressure regulating chamber. The valve seat is arranged to be axially movable. An adjusting screw is provided to move the valve seat for adjusting a contact position with the valve element from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KOBAYASHI, Hideyuki FUKUDA, Katsuyuki HATA, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160281871
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve includes a valve element placed in a valve chamber, a piston placed in a pressure regulating chamber, a valve seat that partitions between the valve chamber and the pressure regulating chamber, and a valve spring that urges the valve element toward the valve seat. The piston is placed in a position toward which the valve spring urges the valve element. The pressure regulating valve further includes a terminal block provided with the valve chamber and a body member provided with the pressure regulating chamber. The valve seat is held in close contact relation between the terminal block and the body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KOBAYASHI, Hideyuki FUKUDA, Katsuyuki HATA, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160216243
    Abstract: Provided is an oxygen detecting agent composition including a redox dye and a reducing agent, the redox dye being an inorganic substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Hiroki SAITO, Ken SUGITO
  • Patent number: 9366529
    Abstract: A texture automatic monitoring system for measuring surface texture of a road surface compacted by a road roller is measured by texture measurement equipment mounted on the road roller. The road surface texture measurement equipment comprises a height measurement instrument disposed on the compaction roller that measures height from the road surface, a moving distance detecting instrument that generates a signal corresponding to the moving distance of the road roller, a data processing unit that calculates the moving distance of the road roller based on the moving distance detecting signal, and calculates one or more road surface property values indicating the road surface texture by using the measured value of the height acquired from the height measurement instrument and the calculated moving distance, and a displaying unit which displays the calculated road surface property value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Dorokogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Masayuki Saito, Yasuaki Amemiya, Hiroki Sato, Hironari Abe, Kousuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20160153946
    Abstract: The provision of an oxygen detecting agent composition comprising polyethylene glycol, a redox dye, a reducing agent, and a basic substance, wherein a content of the polyethylene glycol is 5 to 35% by mass based on a total amount of the oxygen detecting agent composition, and the basic substance is a poorly water-soluble basic substance having a solubility in water of less than 1 g/100 g-H2O at 20° C., the oxygen detecting agent composition comprising substantially no trisodium phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Ken SUGITO
  • Publication number: 20160123532
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pressure container configured so that a seal member is excellent at maintainability and has a simple structure. The container includes a hollow plastic liner (2) provided with a projected cylindrical neck portion (2b), and to reserve gas or liquid; a mouthpiece member (3) disposed outside the neck portion (2b) in a radial direction; a reinforced layer (4) covering outsides of the plastic liner (2) and the mouthpiece member (3); an attachment member (5) capable of being inserted between the neck portion (2b) and the mouthpiece member (3), and attachable to and detachable from the mouthpiece member (3); and a first seal member (6) disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the neck portion (2b) and an inner peripheral surface of the attachment member (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kojiro Ooe
  • Publication number: 20160123538
    Abstract: A pressure container including: a liner that is formed by blow molding and has a storage portion storing liquid or gas and a filler neck in a cylindrical shape protruding from the storage portion; a mouthpiece that has an embedded portion embedded in a circumferential direction by the filler neck being folded inward in a radial direction at an end portion, and an exposed portion that is formed continuously from the embedded portion to be exposed as an inner wall of the filler neck; a mounting member that is mounted inside the exposed portion in the radial direction; and a seal member that seals a gap between the filler neck and the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20160118193
    Abstract: An electronic component comprises an element body, an external electrode, and an insulating resin coating layer. The element body has a pair of end faces opposed to each other, a pair of principal faces extending so as to connect the pair of end faces and opposed to each other, and a pair of side faces extending so as to connect the pair of principal faces and opposed to each other. The external electrode is formed so as to cover at least a partial region of the principal face and/or a partial region of the side face and has a plating layer comprised of Sn or an Sn alloy. The insulating resin coating layer covers at least the portion of the external electrode formed so as to cover the side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiko SHIRAKAWA, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Shintaro KON, Hiromitsu NOGIWA
  • Publication number: 20160069909
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent kit which is used for measuring a test substance in a biological sample and can improve measurement sensitivity of the test substance; measurement kit; and a method of measuring the test substance. Provided is a reagent kit which is used for measuring the above-described test substance in the biological sample and contains first particles which are modified by a first binding substance having specific binding properties with respect to the test substance and have a label, and a compound which has at least one amino group having a positive charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NAKAMURA, Noriyuki KASAGI, Hiroyuki CHIKU, Kentaro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160061852
    Abstract: A rinse mechanism rinses reaction cuvettes with first and second detergents. An R1 reagent pipetting mechanism 8 rinses the reaction cuvettes that have been rinsed by the rinse mechanism with a special detergent. A counting unit counts and stores in a storage unit a use frequency of each reaction cuvette for a specific reagent item. A determining unit determines whether the counted use frequency exceeds a predetermined threshold N1. A control unit controls the R1 reagent pipetting mechanism such that, in a case where the counted use frequency exceeds the predetermined threshold N1, the reaction cuvettes, which have exceeded the predetermined threshold N1, are soaked with the special detergent only for a period equal to or less than a value derived by multiplying a pipetting cycle time, which indicates a period when a sample is pipetted, by the total number of reaction cuvettes and a predetermined integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKAYAMA, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9263191
    Abstract: An electronic component comprises an element body, an external electrode, and an insulating resin coating layer. The element body has a pair of end faces opposed to each other, a pair of principal faces extending so as to connect the pair of end faces and opposed to each other, and a pair of side faces extending so as to connect the pair of principal faces and opposed to each other. The external electrode is formed so as to cover at least a partial region of the principal face and/or a partial region of the side face and has a plating layer comprised of Sn or an Sn alloy. The insulating resin coating layer covers at least the portion of the external electrode formed so as to cover the side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiko Shirakawa, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shintaro Kon, Hiromitsu Nogiwa
  • Publication number: 20160023547
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment structures includes a first duct, a blower, and a second duct. The first duct includes an intake port. The blower is connected to the first duct and configured to take in air through the intake port. The blower is placed forward of an electric storage apparatus in the vehicle. The second duct is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus and configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus. The second duct extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus. The electric storage apparatus is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel, and the recessed portion is located below a luggage compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Takenori TSUCHIYA, Koichi NAGAMINE, Toyotaka MAEDA, Yusuke KATAYAMA, Kazuhiro NAKAMURA