Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sakai
Kenichi Sakai 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: 6932174Abstract: A capacity indicating device is configured to indicate a fully charged state when full recharging has been conducted even if the battery is degraded; hold the possible traveling distance per segment roughly constant; and make it easy to estimate the possible cruising distance. The capacity indicating device has an indication control unit that: (1) allocates a prescribed portion of the battery capacity of a vehicle to a capacity adjustment region that serves to adjust the battery capacity as it decreases due to degradation of the battery; (2) calculates the degradation degree of the battery based on the detected voltage value and current value; (3) corrects the capacity adjustment region a based on the calculated degradation degree; and (4) indicates the present battery capacity using segments that are not affected by the degradation of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norihiko Hirata, Kenichi Sakai, Yuji Nakada
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Publication number: 20050174710Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a power supply controlling method with which input power source is switched efficiently in accordance with a load of a device. A power controller 50, upon detecting a USB connection, monitors power consumption of a CPU 44 based on the operation status of the CPU 44, and controls a switch 42 in accordance with a current supplied from a USB cable 2. When the current is less than or equal to 500 mA, the switch 42 is switched to a terminal a. Before configuration, when the current is less than or equal to 100 mA, the switch 42 is switched to the terminal a, and then a regulator 43 is controlled so that the current will not exceed 100 mA. In USB suspend, the switch 42 is switched to a terminal b, and a regulator 53 stops output to a backup battery 54. The present invention can be applied to a digital still camera supporting USB.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2003Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Ichiro Masui, Katsunori Ogawa, Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6865090Abstract: An outer coating substrate for an electronic component is constructed to be calcined at a low temperature, and greatly decreases the cost thereof while greatly improving the dimensional precision of the substrate. The outer coating substrate for an electronic component includes a multi-layered substrate including a first material layer that is sintered in a liquid phase and a second material layer that is not sintered at the sintering temperature of the first material layer. The first and second material layers are laminated, and calcined at the calcining temperature of the first material layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2002Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Wajima, Tsuneo Amano, Kenichi Kotani, Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20040243861Abstract: The present invention provides a communication device which transmits/receives data to/from a host device connected thereto via a bus having a signal line and a power line. A communication controller (18) which is always supplied with power as long as a bus (3) is connected thereto and a MCU (14) are so arranged as to use different power, and only supply of power to the MCU (14) is interrupted when a connected host device (2) comes into stand-by state. In case the connected host device (2) resumes from the stand-by state, the communication controller (18) responds to communication from the host device (2) until the MCU (14) resumes control of data transmission/reception with the host device (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventor: Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6798116Abstract: A method for producing an energy trap piezoelectric resonator which operates in a thickness longitudinal vibration mode and which includes a piezoelectric member and first and second vibrating electrodes disposed on respective major surfaces of the piezoelectric member, involves the use of a piezoelectric material having an R value and an A value which are selected such that Qe=C/(R×A), where R and A are the average pore size in micrometers and the porosity in percent of the piezoelectric member, respectively. Here, Qe is a value at a frequency to be used and C is a constant that is determined by the piezoelectric material of the piezoelectric member. An energy trap, thickness longitudinal piezoelectric resonator produced by this method has a sufficiently high response to a vibration mode to be used, without any limitation on the type of piezoelectric material and size of the piezoelectric member and the frequency to be used.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., LTDInventors: Ryuhei Yoshida, Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6722746Abstract: In a resilient crawler of this invention, sufficient flexibility at the portion between the lugs is obtained and such problems as separation of rubber are prevented while improving riding comfort by reducing the difference in rigidity between the portion where the lug is formed and the portion between the lugs, and improving lateral rigidity to assure the tractive force. Therefore, a resilient crawler of the present invention comprises a crawler body formed of a resilient material in the shape of an endless belt and having a multiplicity of lugs projecting from the outer peripheral surface at intervals longitudinally along the crawler body; and a multiplicity of linear lateral reinforcing members disposed in the crawler body so as to extend laterally thereof and be arranged longitudinally therealong.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.Inventors: Teruyuki Katayama, Yasuharu Fukushima, Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6709076Abstract: An elastic crawler including a crawler body (6) made of a rubbery elastic material in a form of an endless belt, and a tension cord (10) being buried in the crawler body (6) along the circumferential direction A thereof and having opposite ends (10a), (10b) which are joined together by overlapping one upon the other so as to arrange the tension cord (10) as an endless cord having an overlapped joint portion (12). The overlapped joint portion (12) of the tension cord (10) is formed into an arcuate shape protruding on the outer circumferential side of the crawler.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20040030978Abstract: When an operation test is performed to a plurality of circuit blocks each having the same circuit configuration, common test pattern data is transmitted to the respective circuit blocks through corresponding selector circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha and Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company LimitedInventors: Kenichi Sakai, Yasushi Koseko, Yasumasa Morita
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Publication number: 20030151330Abstract: A method for producing an energy trap piezoelectric resonator which operates in a thickness longitudinal vibration mode and which includes a piezoelectric member and first and second vibrating electrodes disposed on respective major surfaces of the piezoelectric member, involves the use of a piezoelectric material having an R value and an A value which are selected such that Qe=C/(R×A), where R and A are the average pore size in micrometers and the porosity in percent of the piezoelectric member, respectively. Here, Qe is a value at a frequency to be used and C is a constant that is determined by the piezoelectric material of the piezoelectric member. An energy trap, thickness longitudinal piezoelectric resonator produced by this method has a sufficiently high response to a vibration mode to be used, without any limitation on the type of piezoelectric material and size of the piezoelectric member and the frequency to be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuhei Yoshida, Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20030111903Abstract: In a resilient crawler of this invention, sufficient flexibility at the portion between the lugs is obtained and such problems as separation of rubber are prevented while improving riding comfort by reducing the difference in rigidity between the portion where the lug is formed and the portion between the lugs, and improving lateral rigidity to assure the tractive force. Therefore, a resilient crawler of the present invention comprises a crawler body formed of a resilient material in the shape of an endless belt and having a multiplicity of lugs projecting from the outer peripheral surface at intervals longitudinally along the crawler body; and a multiplicity of linear lateral reinforcing members disposed in the crawler body so as to extend laterally thereof and be arranged longitudinally therealong.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2003Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: The Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruyuki Katayama, Yasuharu Fukushima, Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20030094321Abstract: A capacity indicating device is configured to indicate a fully charged state when full recharging has been conducted even if the battery is degraded; hold the possible traveling distance per segment roughly constant; and make it easy to estimate the possible cruising distance. The capacity indicating device has an indication control unit that: (1) allocates a prescribed portion of the battery capacity of a vehicle to a capacity adjustment region that serves to adjust the battery capacity as it decreases due to degradation of the battery; (2) calculates the degradation degree of the battery based on the detected voltage value and current value; (3) corrects the capacity adjustment region a based on the calculated degradation degree; and (4) indicates the present battery capacity using segments that are not affected by the degradation of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norihiko Hirata, Kenichi Sakai, Yuji Nakada
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Patent number: 6536852Abstract: In a resilient crawler of this invention, sufficient flexibility at the portion between the lugs is obtained and such problems as separation of rubber are prevented while improving riding comfort by reducing the difference in rigidity between the portion where the lug is formed and the portion between the lugs, and improving lateral rigidity to assure the tractive force. Therefore, a resilient crawler of the present invention comprises a crawler body formed of a resilient material in the shape of an endless belt and having a multiplicity of lugs projecting from the outer peripheral surface at intervals longitudinally along the crawler body; and a multiplicity of linear lateral reinforcing members disposed in the crawler body so as to extend laterally thereof and be arranged longitudinally therealong.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruyuki Katayama, Yasuharu Fukushima, Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6509718Abstract: A battery pack diagnostic apparatus that performs diagnosis on a plurality of cells constituting a battery pack measures the current flowing through the battery pack and starts a cell voltage measurement at the terminals of each cell when the absolute value of the measured current flowing through the battery pack has sustained a level equal to or lower than a predetermined value over a specific length of time. By detecting a faulty cell based upon the measured cell voltage value at individual cells thus obtained, a cell failure occurring while the battery pack is used in a normal state such as while the vehicle is in a running state can be detected reliably.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Sakai, Tomonaga Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20020195876Abstract: An elastic crawler including a crawler body (6) made of a rubbery elastic material in a form of an endless belt, and a tension cord (10) being buried in the crawler body (6) along the circumferential direction A thereof and having opposite ends (10a),(10b) which are joined together by overlapping one upon the other so as to arrange the tension cord (10) as an endless cord having an overlapped joint portion (12). The overlapped joint portion (12) of the tension cord (10) is formed into an arcuate shape protruding on the outer circumferential side of the crawler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: THE OHTSU TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6459048Abstract: A surface-mount electronic component includes a terminal electrode film that is formed by various film-forming processes on the surface of a main unit of the surface-mount electronic component. A lead-in terminal extends from an internal electrode and is arranged in the surface-mount electronic component so as to extend up to the surface of the main unit for establishing electrical connection between the internal electrode and the terminal electrode film. In the surface-mount electronic component, the lead-in terminal of the internal electrode extends to at least one of the surfaces of the main unit, except a surface-mount surface of the main unit and the surface that is opposite to the surface-mount surface. An exposed portion of the lead-in terminal is coated by at least one of the terminal electrode film and a protective film.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Sakai, Kenichi Kotani
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Publication number: 20020135274Abstract: An outer coating substrate for an electronic component is constructed to be calcined at a low temperature, and greatly decreases the cost thereof while greatly improving the dimensional precision of the substrate. The outer coating substrate for an electronic component includes a multi-layered substrate including a first material layer that is sintered in a liquid phase and a second material layer that is not sintered at the sintering temperature of the first material layer. The first and second material layers are laminated, and calcined at the calcining temperature of the first material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Wajima, Tsuneo Amano, Kenichi Kotani, Kenichi Sakai
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Patent number: 6447707Abstract: There is provided a molding method of a thermosetting resin in which the formation of a flash can be prevented. This molding method comprises pouring or injecting the thermosetting resin into a mold, and then heating and molding it, and the method further comprises the step of locally heating an unnecessary gap and its peripheries of the mold, which are not concerned with the molding of the thermosetting resin into a desired article having a required shape, whereby the resin in the gap and its peripheries are promptly set to reduce the leakage of the resin into the unnecessary gap.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1999Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Sakai, Susumu Shimada, Masaaki Kumamura, Masahiro Watabe, Kentaro Niwano
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Patent number: 6448696Abstract: An outer coating substrate for an electronic component is constructed to be calcined at a low temperature, and greatly decreases the cost thereof while greatly improving the dimensional precision of the substrate. The outer coating substrate for an electronic component includes a multi-layered substrate including a first material layer that is sintered in a liquid phase and a second material layer that is not sintered at the sintering temperature of the first material layer. The first and second material layers are laminated, and calcined at the calcining temperature of the first material layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Wajima, Tsuneo Amano, Kenichi Kotani, Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20020067074Abstract: In a resilient crawler of this invention, sufficient flexibility at the portion between the lugs is obtained and such problems as separation of rubber are prevented while improving riding comfort by reducing the difference in rigidity between the portion where the lug is formed and the portion between the lugs, and improving lateral rigidity to assure the tractive force. Therefore, a resilient crawler of the present invention comprises a crawler body formed of a resilient material in the shape of an endless belt and having a multiplicity of lugs projecting from the outer peripheral surface at intervals longitudinally along the crawler body; and a multiplicity of linear lateral reinforcing members disposed in the crawler body so as to extend laterally thereof and be arranged longitudinally therealong.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Teruyuki Katayama, Yasuharu Fukushima, Kenichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20020011822Abstract: A battery pack diagnostic apparatus that performs diagnosis on a plurality of cells constituting a battery pack measures the current flowing through the battery pack and starts a cell voltage measurement at the terminals of each cell when the absolute value of the measured current flowing through the battery pack has sustained a level equal to or lower than a predetermined value over a specific length of time. By detecting a faulty cell based upon the measured cell voltage value at individual cells thus obtained, a cell failure occurring while the battery pack is used in a normal state such as while the vehicle is in a running state can be detected reliably.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Sakai, Tomonaga Sugimoto