Patents by Inventor Kazushige Nakamura
Kazushige 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).
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Patent number: 11966008Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film having a liquid crystal layer having excellent durability, and a liquid crystal film. The optical film of the present invention has an organic base material and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the organic base material, the liquid crystal layer contains a photo-alignment compound, and in the liquid crystal layer, the photo-alignment compound is unevenly distributed on a side of the organic base material.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazushige Nakagawa, Hideyuki Nishikawa, Masato Nakao, Shunya Katoh, Hiroyuki Hagio, Yutaka Nozoe, Kunihiro Kasezawa, Yuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 11934639Abstract: There is provided an adaptive interface providing apparatus which has a manipulation unit for receiving a request from a user and provides an interface to be displayed on the manipulation unit that comprises a proficiency index calculating unit configured to calculate a proficiency index of the user based on a manipulation log of the user; and an interface providing unit configured to generate an interface suitable for the user based on a manipulation log of each user and the proficiency index and to display the interface on the manipulation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko Oomori, Yuuki Shiroma, Kazushige Nakamura
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Publication number: 20210034208Abstract: There is provided an adaptive interface providing apparatus which has a manipulation unit for receiving a request from a user and provides an interface to be displayed on the manipulation unit that comprises a proficiency index calculating unit configured to calculate a proficiency index of the user based on a manipulation log of the user; and an interface providing unit configured to generate an interface suitable for the user based on a manipulation log of each user and the proficiency index and to display the interface on the manipulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko OOMORI, Yuuki SHIROMA, Kazushige NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9131814Abstract: The impeller of an electric blower includes a front shroud, a rear shroud, sheet-metal blades, a hub part, and an inducer having a plurality of blade parts. The inducer is configured to be divided into two parts: a first inducer composed of a first hub part and first blade parts; and a second inducer composed of a second hub part and second blade parts. The first inducer is disposed such that outer-peripheral blade-tips of the first blade parts are disposed in the proximity of the front shroud, and that the upper surface of the first hub part is proximally covered by the lower surface of a fastener.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kayama, Kazuhisa Morishita, Teppei Hidekuma, Tsuyoshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20120294739Abstract: An impeller of the present invention includes a front surface shroud including an air intake port; a back surface shroud provided facing the front surface shroud; a first inducer provided between the front surface shroud and the back surface shroud and including a plurality of first blade sections provided around a first hub portion; a second inducer including a plurality of second blade sections connected to the first blade section of the first inducer and provided around a second hub portion; and a plurality of blades connected to the second blade section of the second inducer. A multi-blade structure of the inducer thus can be realized, and an impeller of high performance and low noise can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimura, Teppei Hidekuma, Kazuhisa Morishita, Tsuyoshi Tokuda, Kazushige Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kayama
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Publication number: 20120219437Abstract: The impeller of an electric blower includes a front shroud, a rear shroud, sheet-metal blades, a hub part, and an inducer having a plurality of blade parts. The inducer is configured to be divided into two parts: a first inducer composed of a first hub part and first blade parts; and a second inducer composed of a second hub part and second blade parts. The first inducer is disposed such that outer-peripheral blade-tips of the first blade parts are disposed in the proximity of the front shroud, and that the upper surface of the first hub part is proximally covered by the lower surface of a fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kayama, Kazuhisa Morishita, Teppei Hidekuma, Tsuyoshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8180207Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a substantially pillar sheathed heater, a substantially cylindrical case, and a spiral spring. The sheathed heater is accommodated in the case. The spring is provided so as to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. Thus, a spiral flow path is formed among an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, an inner peripheral surface of the case, and the spring. The spring functions as a flow velocity conversion mechanism, a turbulent flow generation mechanism, a flow direction conversion mechanism, and an impurity removal mechanism. A water inlet and a water outlet are respectively arranged at positions eccentric from a central axis of the case on a side surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigeru Shirai, Yasuhiro Umekage, Kazushige Nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Keiko Yasui
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Publication number: 20110277267Abstract: Air guide (10) that rectifies air blown out from an impeller includes a plurality of guide vanes (80) having a circular arc shape. In a cross-sectional shape of each one of flow passages (81) of air guide (10), length B of a straight-line portion in a shaft direction of an inner wall-surface formed by one of guide vanes (80) on an outer peripheral side is small compared with length A of a straight-line portion in a shaft direction of an inner wall-surface formed by one of guide vanes (80) on an inner peripheral side. This provides a uniformed flow velocity distribution inside flow passages (81), resulting in a reduced loss caused by differences in flow velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Kazuhisa Morishita, Teppei Hidekuma, Hiroyuki Kayama, Tsuyoshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 7920779Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a substantially pillar sheathed heater, a substantially cylindrical case, and a spiral spring. The sheathed heater is accommodated in the case. The spring is provided so as to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. Thus, a spiral flow path is formed among an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, an inner peripheral surface of the case, and the spring. The spring functions as a flow velocity conversion mechanism, a turbulent flow generation mechanism, a flow direction conversion mechanism, and an impurity removal mechanism. A water inlet and a water outlet are respectively arranged at positions eccentric from a central axis of the case on a side surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigeru Shirai, Yasuhiro Umekage, Kazushige Nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Keiko Yasui, Koji Oka
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Publication number: 20110036544Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a substantially pillar sheathed heater, a substantially cylindrical case, and a spiral spring. The sheathed heater is accommodated in the case. The spring is provided so as to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. Thus, a spiral flow path is formed among an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, an inner peripheral surface of the case, and the spring. The spring functions as a flow velocity conversion mechanism, a turbulent flow generation mechanism, a flow direction conversion mechanism, and an impurity removal mechanism. A water inlet and a water outlet are respectively arranged at positions eccentric from a central axis of the case on a side surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru SHIRAI, Yasuhiro UMEKAGE, Kazushige NAKAMURA, Mitsuyuki FURUBAYASHI, Keiko YASUI
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Patent number: 7834294Abstract: Linear-type sheathed heaters are arranged substantially in parallel with each other in a case body. Regions near the ends of the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heaters are held by elastic holding members so as to move in the axial direction. A cylindrical space is formed between the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heater and the case body. A space is provided that communicates the cylindrical spaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2004Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigeru Shirai, Tomohide Matsumoto, Kazushige Nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Takemi Oketa
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Patent number: 7737384Abstract: Linear-type sheathed heaters are arranged substantially in parallel with each other in a case body. Regions near the ends of the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heaters are held by elastic holding members so as to move in the axial direction. A cylindrical space is formed between the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heater and the case body. A space is provided that communicates the cylindrical spaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2004Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigeru Shirai, Tomohide Matsumoto, Kazushige Nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Takemi Oketa
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Patent number: 7732113Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer formed on the support, an intermediate layer formed on the conductive layer, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, the conductive layer has been formed by using a conductive layer coating fluid which contains TiO2 particles coated with oxygen deficient SnO2 having an average particle diameter of from 0.20 ?m or more to 0.60 ?m or less, and has a volume resistivity of from more than 8.0×108 ?cm to 1.0×1011 ?cm or less. The electrophotographic photosensitive member can keep charging lines from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hidetoshi Hirano, Hirotoshi Uesugi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Shinji Takagi, Yukihiro Abe, Junpei Kuno, Daisuke Miura
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Publication number: 20090136256Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer formed on the support, an intermediate layer formed on the conductive layer, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, the conductive layer has been formed by using a conductive layer coating fluid which contains TiO2 particles coated with oxygen deficient SnO2 having an average particle diameter of from 0.20 ?m or more to 0.60 ?m or less, and has a volume resistivity of from more than 8.0×108 ?cm to 1.0×1011 ?cm or less. The electrophotographic photosensitive member can keep charging lines from occurring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hidetoshi Hirano, Hirotoshi Uesugi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Shinji Takagi, Yukihiro Abe, Junpei Kuno, Daisuke Miura
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Patent number: 7372002Abstract: A washing water inlet for receiving washing water is provided on an upper surface at one end of a case main body in a fluid heating device, and a washing water outlet for feeding heated washing water to a pump is provided on an upper surface at the other end of the case main body. A linear sheathed heater is arranged so as to penetrate the case main body. A spring is spirally wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. An outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, the spring, and an inner peripheral surface of the case main body form a flow path. The flow path is formed in a spiral shape with the length of the case main body used as its axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Shigeru Shirai, Yasuhiro Umekage, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Koji Oka
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Publication number: 20070143914Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a substantially pillar sheathed heater, a substantially cylindrical case, and a spiral spring. The sheathed heater is accommodated in the case. The spring is provided so as to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. Thus, a spiral flow path is formed among an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, an inner peripheral surface of the case, and the spring. The spring functions as a flow velocity conversion mechanism, a turbulent flow generation mechanism, a flow direction conversion mechanism, and an impurity removal mechanism. A water inlet and a water outlet are respectively arranged at positions eccentric from a central axis of the case on a side surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeru Shirai, Yasuhiro Umekage, Kazushige Nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Keiko Yasui, Koji Oka
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Patent number: 7191473Abstract: When a user sets water power using a water power adjustment switch in a remote control device, a controller controls the period of pressure fluctuations, the width of pressure fluctuations, and the central pressure of the discharge pressure of a pump on the basis of a signal transmitted by radio from the remote control device. When the user sets the divergent angle of washing water using a washing area adjustment switch in the remote control device, the controller controls the divergent angle of the washing water sprayed from a posterior nozzle on the basis of the signal transmitted by radio from the remote control device. Consequently, the washing water supplied to a side surface of a cylindrical swirl chamber from a first flow path in the posterior nozzle is sprayed from a spray hole as dispersed spiral flow, and the washing water supplied to a lower part of the cylindrical swirl chamber from a second flow path in the posterior nozzle is sprayed from the spray hole as linear flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohide Matsumoto, Hideki Ohno, Kazushige Nakamura, Shigeru Shirai, Hiroaki Fujii, Shinichi Maruyama, Muneo Tao
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Patent number: 7160659Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus adopts a contact development system as a development system, which hardly causes toner fusion, and which hardly causes fogging in an output image; and a process cartridge is detachably attached to a main body of the electrophotographic apparatus. Specifically, provided are: an electrophotographic apparatus equipped with an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a surface layer containing a diorganopolysiloxane having a specific repeating structural unit; and a process cartridge that is detachably attached to a main body of the electrophotographic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotoshi Uesugi, Akira Yoshida, Kazushige Nakamura, Masataka Kawahara
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Publication number: 20060289455Abstract: A washing water inlet for receiving washing water is provided on an upper surface at one end of a case main body in a fluid heating device, and a washing water outlet for feeding heated washing water to a pump is provided on an upper surface at the other end of the case main body. A linear sheathed heater is arranged so as to penetrate the case main body. A spring is spirally wound around an outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater. An outer peripheral surface of the sheathed heater, the spring, and an inner peripheral surface of the case main body form a flow path. The flow path is formed in a spiral shape with the length of the case main body used as its axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Shigeru Shirai, Yasuhiro Umekage, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Koji Oka
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Publication number: 20060151458Abstract: Linear-type sheathed heaters are arranged substantially in parallel with each other in a case body. Regions near the ends of the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heaters are held by elastic holding members so as to move in the axial direction. A cylindrical space is formed between the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heater and the case body. A space is provided that communicates the cylindrical spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Shigeru Shirai, Tomohide Matsumoto, Kazushige nakamura, Mitsuyuki Furubayashi, Takemi Oketa