Patents by Inventor Kei Kondo

Kei Kondo 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: 11531344
    Abstract: Provided are an autonomous running device, a running control method for the autonomous running device, and a running control program of the autonomous running device that allow the autonomous running device to reach a destination while continuing estimation of its self-position. An autonomous running device includes a first position estimation unit that estimates the position of the autonomous running device on the basis of information about surroundings of the autonomous running device, produces information about the estimated position of the autonomous running device as first positional information, and updates the first positional information, a second position estimation unit that estimates the position of the autonomous running device on the basis of rotation amounts of wheels, produces information about the estimated position of the autonomous running device as second positional information, and updates the second positional information, and a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko Mori, Kei Kondo, Masaaki Tanoue, Satoshi Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20220325148
    Abstract: An easily water-dismantlable adhesive composition containing a 2-cyanoacrylate compound represented by Formula (1): in which L1's each independently represent —CH2CH2—, —CH(R1)CH2—, or —CH2CH(R1)—, R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, p represents an integer of 3 to 6, and, among p -L1-O—'s in Formula (1), 2 to 4 -L1-O—'s are —CH2CH2—O—, and 0 to 2 -L1-O—'s are —CH(R1)CH2— and/or —CH2CH(R1)—O—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Erika ISSHIKI, Kei KONDO, Kenichi ISHIZAKI, Eiichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220298105
    Abstract: A 2-cyanoacrylate compound represented by Formula (1) and an adhesive composition containing the 2-cyanoacrylate compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), R1 represents a divalent linking group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 each independently represent an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kei KONDO, Erika ISSHIKI, Kenichi ISHIZAKI, Eiichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220017671
    Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin may be capable of obtaining an intended adhesion strength regardless of a kind of a base resin thereof even when graft modification is carried out by using an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure. Such a modified polyolefin resin may be a modified product of a polyolefin resin and satisfying (A) and (B): (A): a modifying component includes an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure; and (B): a ring-opening degree expressed by formula (1) is 40 or more. Ring-opening degree=modification degree K×ring-opening rate R??(1): wherein, in formula (1), the modification degree K is a grafting weight (% by weight) of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, and the ring-opening rate R is a ring-opening rate (%) of the cyclic structure in the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu ONO, Kei KONDO, Koji KIMURA, Takato TAKENAKA, Yuuko NAHARA, Shunji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220010048
    Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin having an intended adhesion strength to various substrates even when graft modification may be carried out by using an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure. The modified polyolefin resin may be a modified product of a polyolefin resin and satisfies conditions (A) to (C): condition (A)—a modifying component includes an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having a cyclic structure; condition (B)—a ring-opening degree expressed by formula (1) is 40 or more; and condition (C)—the polyolefin resin includes an ethylene structural unit, ring-opening degree=modification degree K×ring-opening rate R??(1) wherein, in the formula (1), the modification degree K is a grafting weight (wt. %) of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, and the ring-opening rate R is a ring-opening rate (%) of the cyclic structure in the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu ONO, Kei KONDO, Koji KIMURA, Takato TAKENAKA, Yuuko NAHARA, Shunji SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210255628
    Abstract: Provided are an autonomous running device, a running control method for the autonomous running device, and a running control program of the autonomous running device that allow the autonomous running device to reach a destination while continuing estimation of its self-position. An autonomous running device includes a first position estimation unit that estimates the position of the autonomous running device on the basis of information about surroundings of the autonomous running device, produces information about the estimated position of the autonomous running device as first positional information, and updates the first positional information, a second position estimation unit that estimates the position of the autonomous running device on the basis of rotation amounts of wheels, produces information about the estimated position of the autonomous running device as second positional information, and updates the second positional information, and a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Mayuko MORI, Kei KONDO, Masaaki TANOUE, Satoshi OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210221926
    Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin is described. The modified polyolefin resin can enhance a cleaning property upon cleaning inside of a coating machine with a cleaning solvent including water, and is excellent in a balance between heat resistance and solution stability. The modified polyolefin resin is a polyolefin resin that is modified with an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and with an amino alcohol having a primary or a secondary amino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiyasu SAKAKIBARA, Ryuji DOI, Kei KONDO, Takao YOSHIMOTO, Chiaki HIRAOKA, Shunji SEKIGUCHI, Isamu ONO, Koji KIMURA, Takato TAKENAKA, Naosuke KOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210016603
    Abstract: To be self-propelled in a simple configuration and to perform manual operation smoothly and briskly. A driving wheel includes: a base portion; a rotating shaft (first shaft) rotatably provided with respect to the base portion; a rotation member rotatably provided around the rotating shaft; a drive shaft (second shaft) provided on the rotation member orthogonally to the rotating shaft; a drive wheel provided on the rotation member and rotatable around the drive shaft; a drive unit provided on the rotation member and configured to rotationally drive the drive wheel; and a lock mechanism configured to permit rotation of the rotation member with respect to the base portion, and meanwhile, to deter the rotation of the rotation member with respect to the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko MORI, Kei KONDO, Yasunori OOISHI, Satoshi OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190299689
    Abstract: An ink ribbon supporting cassette includes: a plate; a shaft having a hole in a tip thereof; a rotating body being rotatable around the shaft; a spring biasing the rotating body in a direction separating from the plate; a column including a first bottom surface, a second bottom surface, a side surface, a through-hole penetrating between the first and second bottom surfaces, and a groove provided for the side surface; a shoulder bolt including a rod inserted in the through-hole of the column and the hole of the shaft to attach the column to the shaft, and a head; a projection provided for the rotating body, projecting toward a rotational center of the rotating body, and being configured to enter the groove of the column; and an elastic body disposed between the first bottom surface of the column and the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Kei Kondo
  • Patent number: 10184805
    Abstract: There are provided a method for detecting an abnormality of a resolver, an angle detection device, a motor, and a transportation device, by which the abnormality can be detected promptly without the necessity of any complicated operations. There is provided a circuit configured to switch between a sine wave and a direct current voltage to be supplied, as an excitation signal of a resolver (2). Then, immediately after the power is turned on, the direct current voltage is applied to the resolver (2), and the output voltages of the phases of the resolver (2) are measured when the direct current voltage is applied. In this situation, the output voltages of the phases are compared with each other. When none of them matches each other, it is determined that an abnormality (short-circuit abnormality, short-circuiting) occurs at the resolver (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventor: Kei Kondo
  • Patent number: 10086632
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus, including: a base; a thermal head including heating elements arranged in a first direction; a head holding member disposed to be slidable on the base in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction; a rolling member; a first pivoting member; a second pivoting member; a first guide rail extending in the second direction; a first sliding member held by the first guide rail to be slidable on the base in the second direction and having a contact surface which is in contact with the rolling member from a first side in the third direction; a first movement mechanism configured to pivotally move the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member; and a second movement mechanism configured to move the head holding member in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kei Kondo
  • Patent number: 10059541
    Abstract: A sheet tray, including a tray body having a bottom plate, and a sheet guide, is provided. The sheet guide includes a guide plate to align sheets at a predetermined position, a lever, a swingable device having a boss and a guide groove, and a stopper pivotably connected with a hinge. The boss guided in the guide groove moves the lever between a first position, wherein the boss is in a first section in the guide groove and the stopper is lowered to an engaged position, with an engageable part being engaged with the bottom plate; and a second position, wherein the boss is in a second section in the guide groove and the stopper is uplifted to a separated position with the engageable part being separated from the bottom plate. When the lever moves from the first position to the second position, the lever tilts by ascending and pivoting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Kondo
  • Publication number: 20170210576
    Abstract: A sheet tray, including a tray body having a bottom plate, and a sheet guide, is provided. The sheet guide includes a guide plate to align sheets at a predetermined position, a lever, a swingable device having a boss and a guide groove, and a stopper pivotably connected with a hinge. The boss guided in the guide groove moves the lever between a first position, wherein the boss is in a first section in the guide groove and the stopper is lowered to an engaged position, with an engageable part being engaged with the bottom plate; and a second position, wherein the boss is in a second section in the guide groove and the stopper is uplifted to a separated position with the engageable part being separated from the bottom plate. When the lever moves from the first position to the second position, the lever tilts by ascending and pivoting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei KONDO
  • Publication number: 20170074679
    Abstract: There are provided a method for detecting an abnormality of a resolver, an angle detection device, a motor, and a transportation device, by which the abnormality can be detected promptly without the necessity of any complicated operations. There is provided a circuit configured to switch between a sine wave and a direct current voltage to be supplied, as an excitation signal of a resolver (2). Then, immediately after the power is turned on, the direct current voltage is applied to the resolver (2), and the output voltages of the phases of the resolver (2) are measured when the direct current voltage is applied. In this situation, the output voltages of the phases are compared with each other. When none of them matches each other, it is determined that an abnormality (short-circuit abnormality, short-circuiting) occurs at the resolver (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Kei KONDO
  • Patent number: 9481394
    Abstract: There are provided an angle detection apparatus configured to correct an error included in angle information output from a multipolar angle detector, a motor having the angle detection apparatus, a torque sensor, an electric power steering apparatus, and a vehicle. A multiplication circuit (12) generates digital electrical angle information (?ed) from analog angle information output from a multipolar optical encoder (11), a first differentiator 30 differentiates the electrical angle information (?ed) to operate an electrical angular velocity (?ed), a first discontinuity correction circuit (31) carries out processing of correcting a discontinuity of an angular velocity in a temporal change for the electrical angular velocity (?ed), and a digital filter (32) carries out correction processing of reducing a high-frequency noise component for an electrical angular velocity (?edc) corrected by the first discontinuity correction circuit (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Kondo, Toshiaki Oguchi, Yusuke Imai, Tomoki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160194027
    Abstract: There are provided an angle detection apparatus configured to correct an error included in angle information output from a multipolar angle detector, a motor having the angle detection apparatus, a torque sensor, an electric power steering apparatus, and a vehicle. A multiplication circuit (12) generates digital electrical angle information (?ed) from analog angle information output from a multipolar optical encoder (11), a first differentiator 30 differentiates the electrical angle information (?ed) to operate an electrical angular velocity (?ed), a first discontinuity correction circuit (31) carries out processing of correcting a discontinuity of an angular velocity in a temporal change for the electrical angular velocity (?ed), and a digital filter (32) carries out correction processing of reducing a high-frequency noise component for an electrical angular velocity (?edc) corrected by the first discontinuity correction circuit (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kei KONDO, Toshiaki OGUCHI, Yusuke IMAI, Tomoki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160061631
    Abstract: There are provided a method for detecting an abnormality of a resolver, an angle detection device, a motor, and a transportation device, by which the abnormality can be detected promptly without the necessity of any complicated operations. There is provided a circuit configured to switch between a sine wave and a direct current voltage to be supplied, as an excitation signal of a resolver (2). Then, immediately after the power is turned on, the direct current voltage is applied to the resolver (2), and the output voltages of the phases of the resolver (2) are measured when the direct current voltage is applied. In this situation, the output voltages of the phases are compared with each other. When none of them matches each other, it is determined that an abnormality (short-circuit abnormality, short-circuiting) occurs at the resolver (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Kei KONDO
  • Patent number: 6515757
    Abstract: Facsimile apparatus stores, in a memory, a telephone number for connecting to a server of an Internet facsimile transmission service company. The facsimile apparatus transmits facsimile signals via the Internet, a registration number of a user of the service company, a facsimile number of the destination, and a protocol for connecting to the service company. Connection to a server of the service company is established by pressing a button and further processing for connection with the Internet is executed. The server of the service company converts the image information of the facsimile signals as received from the facsimile apparatus into image data of its own format appropriate for Internet transfer, selects a second server which is located close to the destination based on the destination facsimile number, and transfers the data via the Internet. The second server reconverts the image data into a format conforming to the destination facsimile, connects to the destination facsimile, and transmits the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuo, Masao Yamaguchi, Masahiro Ezato, Naoki Higashi, Kei Kondo, Shinichi Komori, Yumi Harada, Yoshifumi Hatano