Patents by Inventor Kenji Nakagawa

Kenji Nakagawa 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: 20240147613
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem that, when applying pressure and heat to laminate substrates, to maintain the flatness of the substrates so as not to have the load concentrated in one part, and to prevent the occurrence of resistance value abnormalities by making the electrically conductive layers between terminal parts uniform over the entire substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: FICT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Nakagawa, Norikazu Ozaki, Taiji Sakai, Kenji Takano, Kenji Iida
  • Patent number: 11955786
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box that has a novel structure capable of stably preventing water from intruding into a case while simplifying the operation for connecting the electrical junction box and an external apparatus. An electrical junction box includes a circuit structure that includes a connection terminal for connection to an external apparatus, a case that has an insertion hole and houses the circuit structure, a relay terminal that is connected to the connection terminal, and includes an external connection portion that is inserted into the insertion hole and is exposed to the outside of the case, and a sealing member that is compressed between opposing surfaces of the insertion hole and the relay terminal and seals the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Isaji, Kenji Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20230377014
    Abstract: An assistance system assisting communication between a supplier providing an article-related service requiring work for an article and a user demanding provision thereof, has: an acquisition unit acquiring three-dimensional model data of the article based on a user instruction; an article presentation unit presenting one of the user and supplier with an article screen expressing the article observed from a predetermined viewpoint, based on the three-dimensional model data; an annotation data generation unit generating annotation data for displaying an annotation screen obtained by writing annotation information on the presented article screen so as to include viewpoint information specifying the viewpoint; an annotation data acquisition unit acquiring the generated annotation data; and an annotation presentation unit presenting another of the user and supplier with the annotation screen based on the acquired annotation data from a viewpoint corresponding to the viewpoint information of the annotation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: MISUMI GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAGAWA, Tomohiro ASANO, Misa SONG, Wataru KADOBAYASHI, Shimpei YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11820169
    Abstract: The wheel holding member for a vehicle has a rod-like shape, and includes: a thread portion, which is formed on an end portion on a proximal end side, and has a male thread threadedly engageable with a hub bolt hole formed in a wheel hub; a holding portion, which protrudes toward a distal end side with respect to the thread portion, and has no thread on an outer periphery thereof; and a tool insertion hole, which is exposed from an end surface on the proximal end side, and to which a tool for rotating the wheel holding member is insertable. A bottom surface of the tool insertion hole is located on the distal end side with respect to an end of the thread portion on the distal end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakahashi, Kenji Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20230334597
    Abstract: A transaction assistance system determining a provision requirement for providing a service, to assist closing a transaction has: a service setting unit setting, in association with service information of each service used in relation to selection of the service, a service candidate group including services providable to the user; an information item setting unit setting, for each service in the service candidate group, an information item necessary for the supplier for determining the provision requirement; a service selection unit selecting the service provided in response to a user demand from the service candidate group using the service information and selection information acquired based on a user instruction; a request acquiring unit acquiring, based on a user instruction, request information for specifying a request by the user for the information item; and a determining unit determining the provision requirement based on the request information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MISUMI GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAGAWA, Tomohiro ASANO, Misa SONG, Wataru KADOBAYASHI, Shimpei YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11721082
    Abstract: Provided are a design assistance device, a design assistance system, a server, and a design assistance method that displays shapes and specification information of plural items included in an item group so that a user can easily view the items. The design assistance device includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of an item group including a plurality of items; a display data generation unit that generates two-dimensional display data including a two-dimensional display representing an appearance of the item group and specification information of at least one of the items in one observation direction in the three-dimensional data; and a display mode determination unit that determines a display mode of the specification information in the two-dimensional display based on a shape of each of the items as well as relative positions and relative orientations between the items as viewed in the one observation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Wada, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Kenji Nakagawa, Atsushi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11715307
    Abstract: A design support system for permitting a design that easily meets desired conditions regarding an entire item group is provided. An automatic estimation system acting as the design support system comprises: an item recognition section that recognizes each of the items included in the item group by individually recognizing elements making up the item; a designated condition recognition section that recognizes a designated condition from the manufacturing conditions; and a recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section that recognizes, with respect to the designated condition recognized, the element corresponding to any of the manufacturing conditions that is recommended to be examined for changes. The recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section displays a model of the item group by highlighting the element for which the manufacturing condition is recommended to be examined for changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Wada, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Kenji Nakagawa, Atsushi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11704915
    Abstract: A design support system for permitting a design that easily meets desired conditions regarding an entire item group is provided. An automatic estimation system acting as the design support system comprises: an item recognition section that recognizes each of the items included in the item group by individually recognizing elements making up the item; a designated condition recognition section that recognizes a designated condition from the manufacturing conditions; and a recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section that recognizes, with respect to the designated condition recognized, the element corresponding to any of the manufacturing conditions that is recommended to be examined for changes. The recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section displays a model of the item group by highlighting the element for which the manufacturing condition is recommended to be examined for changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Wada, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Kenji Nakagawa, Atsushi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20230155808
    Abstract: A transmission device included in one base station in a radio communication system including communication areas adjacent to each other in which the base station communicates with a plurality of wireless terminals includes: a modulation unit that generates a data symbol sequence; a synchronization signal generating unit that generates a first symbol sequence constituted by two or more continuous repetitions of reference sequence symbols being a reference, generates a second symbol sequence by performing frequency shifting on the first symbol sequence by using a phase rotation sequence so that the reference sequence symbols become orthogonal for each of the wireless terminals, and generates a synchronization signal; and a synchronization signal adding unit that generates a transmission signal by adding the synchronization signal to the data symbol sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAGAWA, Koji TOMITSUKA
  • Patent number: 11420465
    Abstract: A structure for assembling a tire wheel, a brake rotor, and a hub includes at least one positioning bolt which includes a first head portion and a first shaft portion having a first male screw portion formed thereon; and a plurality of position-fixing bolts each of which includes a second head portion and a second shaft portion having a second male screw portion formed thereon. When an elastic body attached to the first shaft portion is squeezed between the hub and the first head portion of the positioning bolt as a result of the first male screw portion being screwed into a positioning female screw hole of the hub, the elastic body deforms to have an increased outer diameter as compared with the case where the elastic body is in its free state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Nakagawa, Kazuki Nakahashi
  • Publication number: 20220209518
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box that has a novel structure capable of stably preventing water from intruding into a case while simplifying the operation for connecting the electrical junction box and an external apparatus. An electrical junction box includes a circuit structure that includes a connection terminal for connection to an external apparatus, a case that has an insertion hole and houses the circuit structure, a relay terminal that is connected to the connection terminal, and includes an external connection portion that is inserted into the insertion hole and is exposed to the outside of the case, and a sealing member that is compressed between opposing surfaces of the insertion hole and the relay terminal and seals the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke ISAJI, Kenji NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11334842
    Abstract: An automatic estimation method comprises a first step (STEP 01) of introducing a shape data on an item, a second step (STEP 02) of recognizing a shape of the item on the basis of the shape data, a third step (STEP 06) of acquiring a manufacturing condition which can be selected on the basis of the recognized shape, a fourth step (STEP 08) of displaying the manufacturing condition and corresponding price and delivery time, and a fifth step (STEP 09, STEP 10) of updating the displayed price and delivery time depending on change of the manufacturing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Misumi Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Wada, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Kenji Nakagawa, Atsushi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20220040684
    Abstract: A cation-exchange membrane including: layer (I) containing repeating units (A) each represented by formula (1) and repeating units (S) each containing a sulfonic acid-type ion-exchange group, wherein the mass proportion of repeating units (A) based on the total mass proportion of repeating units (A) and repeating units (S) being 100% by mass is 53% by mass or more and 70% by mass or less; and layer (II) containing a fluorine-containing polymer containing a carboxylic acid-type ion-exchange group and disposed on layer (I), wherein the water content of layer (I) is 26% or more and 35% or less: CF2—CF2??(1)
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAGAWA, Masatsugu MORISHITA, Hideaki KURITA
  • Publication number: 20210319630
    Abstract: Provided are a design assistance device, a design assistance system, a server, and a design assistance method that displays shapes and specification information of plural items included in an item group so that a user can easily view the items. The design assistance device includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of an item group including a plurality of items; a display data generation unit that generates two-dimensional display data including a two-dimensional display representing an appearance of the item group and specification information of at least one of the items in one observation direction in the three-dimensional data; and a display mode determination unit that determines a display mode of the specification information in the two-dimensional display based on a shape of each of the items as well as relative positions and relative orientations between the items as viewed in the one observation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki WADA, Mitsunobu YOSHIDA, Kenji NAKAGAWA, Atsushi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210268832
    Abstract: The wheel holding member for a vehicle has a rod-like shape, and includes: a thread portion, which is formed on an end portion on a proximal end side, and has a male thread threadedly engageable with a hub bolt hole formed in a wheel hub; a holding portion, which protrudes toward a distal end side with respect to the thread portion, and has no thread on an outer periphery thereof; and a tool insertion hole, which is exposed from an end surface on the proximal end side, and to which a tool for rotating the wheel holding member is insertable. A bottom surface of the tool insertion hole is located on the distal end side with respect to an end of the thread portion on the distal end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki NAKAHASHI, Kenji NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11074761
    Abstract: Provided are a design assistance device, a design assistance system, a server, and a design assistance method that can display shapes and specification information of a plurality of items included in an item group so that a user can easily view the items. The design assistance device includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of an item group including a plurality of items; a display data generation unit that generates two-dimensional display data including a two-dimensional display representing an appearance of the item group and specification information of at least one of the items in one observation direction in the three-dimensional data; and a display mode determination unit that determines a display mode of the specification information in the two-dimensional display based on a shape of each of the items as well as relative positions and relative orientations between the items as viewed in the one observation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Wada, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Kenji Nakagawa, Atsushi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11040436
    Abstract: A temporary tightening tool includes a grip part and a socket part into which a bolt head part is inserted. The socket part is formed in a shape of a hexagonal tube surrounded by six side walls, a hook part, which is a leaf spring part, is formed in each of alternate three side walls among the six side walls, and a thick torque transmission part is formed in each of three remaining side walls without the hook part. When the bolt head part is inserted in the socket part, the hook part is elastically deformed, and holds the hold bolt head part with restoring force. Torque input into the grip part is transmitted to the bolt head part from the torque transmission wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20210174060
    Abstract: A design support system for permitting a design that easily meets desired conditions regarding an entire item group is provided. An automatic estimation system acting as the design support system comprises: an item recognition section that recognizes each of the items included in the item group by individually recognizing elements making up the item; a designated condition recognition section that recognizes a designated condition from the manufacturing conditions; and a recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section that recognizes, with respect to the designated condition recognized, the element corresponding to any of the manufacturing conditions that is recommended to be examined for changes. The recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section displays a model of the item group by highlighting the element for which the manufacturing condition is recommended to be examined for changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki WADA, Mitsunobu YOSHIDA, Kenji NAKAGAWA, Atsushi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210174059
    Abstract: A design support system for permitting a design that easily meets desired conditions regarding an entire item group is provided. An automatic estimation system acting as the design support system comprises: an item recognition section that recognizes each of the items included in the item group by individually recognizing elements making up the item; a designated condition recognition section that recognizes a designated condition from the manufacturing conditions; and a recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section that recognizes, with respect to the designated condition recognized, the element corresponding to any of the manufacturing conditions that is recommended to be examined for changes. The recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section displays a model of the item group by highlighting the element for which the manufacturing condition is recommended to be examined for changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: MISUMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki WADA, Mitsunobu YOSHIDA, Kenji NAKAGAWA, Atsushi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 10975483
    Abstract: The diaphragm for alkaline water electrolysis according to the present invention comprises a porous polymer membrane, the porous polymer membrane comprising a polymer resin and hydrophilic inorganic particles. A porosity of the porous polymer membrane is 30% or more and 60% or less, average pore sizes at both surfaces of the porous polymer membrane is 0.5 ?m or more and 2.0 ?m or less, and a ratio of a mode particle size of the hydrophilic inorganic particles to the average pore size of the porous polymer membrane (mode particle size/average pore size) is 2.0 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Kenji Nakagawa, Hidefumi Takami, Norikazu Fujimoto