Patents by Inventor Kenji Okuda
Kenji Okuda 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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Publication number: 20240108186Abstract: A charging base includes: a base seat installed on a floor surface; a columnar tower part provided on the base seat; a first support provided on the tower part and capable of supporting a vertical first electric vacuum cleaner; and a second support provided on the tower part and capable of supporting a vertical second electric vacuum cleaner. An electric vacuum cleaner system includes the charging base configured as described above, the vertical first electric vacuum cleaner, and the vertical second electric vacuum cleaner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Koshiro TAKANO, Eigo SHIMIZU, Yumi KUROKAWA, Shigeyuki NAGATA, Eunjin CHOI, Isamu OKUDA, Tsutomu MATSUBARA, Takenori SEKIGUCHI, Hiroaki ITO, Kenji YANAGISAWA
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Patent number: 10524547Abstract: A molded surface fastener has engagement regions in which engaging elements are disposed in an erect manner and space regions with no engaging elements, the engagement regions and the space regions alternating in the longitudinal direction. Each space region has a pair of left and right vertical wall portions that are disposed on a substrate portion in an erect manner and a convex rib portion that protrudes from the center of the substrate portion in the width direction, and the convex rib portion is integrally connected to a main lateral wall portion disposed in the width direction of the engagement region. By implementing a simple cutting process, this molded surface fastener can be easily adapted to usages in which the fastener has to be in a curved shape bending in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenji Okuda, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Tsuyoshi Minato
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Patent number: 10258113Abstract: The molded surface fastener has a plurality of engaging regions having engaging elements and a plurality of space regions disposed between the engaging regions. Each space region has a plurality of wall pieces standing on a substrate portion and intrusion-accepted space portions which allows a foam resin material to intrude across the wall pieces in foam molding of a cushion body. By that, deformation or breakage of the engaging element in a manufacturing process can be prevented. Moreover, the molded surface fastener is firmly fixed in a state that the engaging elements are exposed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Shinichi Imai, Mineto Terada, Kenji Okuda, Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren
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Patent number: 10162909Abstract: In a three-dimensional model design assistance system in which design rules are registered in advance, it is difficult to manually input all of an enormous number of device placement rules including the distances and directions between respective devices in a design. Information relating to the relative distances and relative directions between respective devices included in performance CAD data is extracted. With respect to each of the extracted relative distances and relative directions in a plurality of cases, a correlation with a performance requirement specification value, and a placement priority are calculated and held as device placement rules. At design time, requirement specifications are inputted, accessory devices are determined, and thereafter the devices are placed according to placement priorities on CAD on the basis of the device placement rules.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Reiko Inoue, Takaharu Matsui, Kenji Okuda
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Publication number: 20180122560Abstract: A multilayer inductor includes a stack including a coil spirally wound and overlapped in a stacking direction in a magnetic body, an electrode provided on a bottom surface of the stack, a connecting conductor that passes through the stack toward the bottom surface from one end of the coil to the electrode to connect the end of the coil with the electrode, and a nonmagnetic part that surrounds the connecting conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: FDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji OKUDA, Daisuke Matsubayashi, Mikio Kitaoka, Shohei Itagaki
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Patent number: 9936773Abstract: There is provided a molded hook and loop fastener having at least one hook and loop fastener member which includes a flat plate-shaped base material and a plurality of engaging elements erected on a first surface of the base material in a center region in a width direction thereof, and configured to be integrated with a cushion body upon foaming of the cushion body. A flexible sheet-shaped resin material infiltration-blocking member is fixed to right and left side edge portions of the first surface of the base material and arranged along a longitudinal direction. Right and left support members are erected on the inside of fixation portions of the resin material infiltration-blocking member with respect to the base material, to support the resin material infiltration-blocking member. An upper end of the resin material infiltration-blocking member is configured to protrude above an upper end location of the support members.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenji Okuda, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai
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Patent number: 9781979Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. The distance is set smaller than a mounting pitch of the first engagement elements in the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener member. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Publication number: 20170150788Abstract: The molded surface fastener has a plurality of engaging regions having engaging elements and a plurality of space regions disposed between the engaging regions. Each space region has a plurality of wall pieces standing on a substrate portion and intrusion-accepted space portions which allows a foam resin material to intrude across the wall pieces in foam molding of a cushion body. By that, deformation or breakage of the engaging element in a manufacturing process can be prevented. Moreover, the molded surface fastener is firmly fixed in a state that the engaging elements are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Shinich Imai, Mineto Terada, Kenji Okuda, Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren
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Publication number: 20170119107Abstract: A molded surface fastener has engagement regions in which engaging elements are disposed in an erect manner and space regions with no engaging elements, the engagement regions and the space regions alternating in the longitudinal direction. Each space region has a pair of left and right vertical wall portions that are disposed on a substrate portion in an erect manner and a convex rib portion that protrudes from the center of the substrate portion in the width direction, and the convex rib portion is integrally connected to a main lateral wall portion disposed in the width direction of the engagement region. By implementing a simple cutting process, this molded surface fastener can be easily adapted to usages in which the fastener has to be in a curved shape bending in the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Kenji Okuda, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Tsuyoshi Minato
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Patent number: 9433262Abstract: A molding hook and loop fastener includes a plurality of surface fastener portions and a coupling member that is formed of a resilient body and connects the surface fastener portions. The coupling member includes a pair of vertical wall coupling portions which is continuously disposed along a longitudinal direction on both sides in between an engaging element area and which connects the surface fastener portions. With this configuration, when the molding hook and loop fastener is integrally molded to a cushion body, it is possible to prevent a resin material from penetrating into the engaging element area of the surface fastener portion and to stably secure a desired fastening strength at the engaging element area.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenji Okuda, Shinichi Imai, Mineto Terada, Yuji Takada
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Publication number: 20160242512Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. The distance is set smaller than a mounting pitch of the first engagement elements in the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener member. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Patent number: 9357815Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section includes a continuous lateral wall body which is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Publication number: 20160147910Abstract: In a three-dimensional model design assistance system in which design rules are registered in advance, it is difficult to manually input all of an enormous number of device placement rules including the distances and directions between respective devices in a design. Information relating to the relative distances and relative directions between respective devices included in performance CAD data is extracted. With respect to each of the extracted relative distances and relative directions in a plurality of cases, a correlation with a performance requirement specification value, and a placement priority are calculated and held as device placement rules. At design time, requirement specifications are inputted, accessory devices are determined, and thereafter the devices are placed according to placement priorities on CAD on the basis of the device placement rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Reiko INOUE, Takaharu MATSUI, Kenji OKUDA
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Publication number: 20160055965Abstract: A stationary induction electric machine which makes it possible to detect partial discharge in the stationary induction electric machine with favorable sensitivity and easily retrofit an electromagnetic wave detection sensor to the already installed stationary induction electric machine is provided. The stationary induction electric machine has in a tank a core including a plurality of core legs and a winding wound around the core legs. A polymer bushing 6 is secured on the upper face of the tank through a support fitting 18. The polymer bushing 6 is provided with an electromagnetic wave detection sensor 11, which is placed in a position where the support fitting 18 is avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Hideyuki MIYAHARA, Akira YAMAGISHI, Kenji OKUDA, Toshiaki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20150335106Abstract: There is provided a molded hook and loop fastener having at least one hook and loop fastener member which includes a flat plate-shaped base material and a plurality of engaging elements erected on a first surface of the base material in a center region in a width direction thereof, and configured to be integrated with a cushion body upon foaming of the cushion body. A flexible sheet-shaped resin material infiltration-blocking member is fixed to right and left side edge portions of the first surface of the base material and arranged along a longitudinal direction. Right and left support members are erected on the inside of fixation portions of the resin material infiltration-blocking member with respect to the base material, to support the resin material infiltration-blocking member. An upper end of the resin material infiltration-blocking member is configured to protrude above an upper end location of the support members.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenji Okuda, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai
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Publication number: 20140298628Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section includes a continuous lateral wall body which is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Publication number: 20140130311Abstract: A molding hook and loop fastener includes a plurality of surface fastener portions and a coupling member that is formed of a resilient body and connects the surface fastener portions. The coupling member includes a pair of vertical wall coupling portions which is continuously disposed along a longitudinal direction on both sides in between an engaging element area and which connects the surface fastener portions. With this configuration, when the molding hook and loop fastener is integrally molded to a cushion body, it is possible to prevent a resin material from penetrating into the engaging element area of the surface fastener portion and to stably secure a desired fastening strength at the engaging element area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenji Okuda, Shinichi Imai, Mineto Terada, Yuji Takada
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Patent number: 8512845Abstract: A molded male surface fastener includes resin invasion preventing walls, which prevent an invasion of a molding foamable resin material of a cushion body, on right and left edge portions along a longitudinal direction of a surface of a flat base member made of a thermoplastic resin, a plurality of engaging elements provided between left and right resin invasion preventing walls, and a linear sealing body that is continuously disposed in the longitudinal direction of the base member along a peripheral portion of a top portion of each resin invasion preventing wall. When an engaging element forming surface of the surface fastener is placed on a concavo-convex surface of foaming body molding cavities of a foaming mold, if the mold has the same magnetic force as that in the related art, the linear sealing body is well adhered along the concavo-convex surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda
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Patent number: 8391326Abstract: To obtain a laser light source module, a copper-based material is press-fitted into a through hole formed in a stem made of an iron-based material, thereby forming a first heat sink. A mount made of a copper-based material is fixed to the first heat sink and at least one semiconductor laser device is mounted on the mount. A second heat sink is bonded to lower surfaces of the stem and the first heat sink by a thermal conductive adhesive. An upper surface of the first heat sink is located on a same plane as that of the stem, and a lower surface of the first heat sink is located higher than that of the stem.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Motoaki Tamaya, Kenji Okuda, Chise Nanba, Akira Nakamura, Junichi Aizawa
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Publication number: 20110197404Abstract: A molded male surface fastener (1) comprises resin invasion preventing walls (4), which prevent an invasion of a molding foamable resin material of a cushion body, on right and left edge portions along a longitudinal direction of a surface of a flat base member (2) made of a thermoplastic resin, a plurality of engaging elements (3) provided between left and right resin invasion preventing walls (4), and a linear sealing body (5) that is continuously disposed in the longitudinal direction of the base member (2) along a peripheral portion of a top portion of each resin invasion preventing wall (4). When an engaging element forming surface of the surface fastener (1) is placed on a concavo-convex surface of foaming body molding cavities of a foaming mold (100), if the mold has the same magnetic force as that in the related art, the linear sealing body (5) is well adhered along the concavo-convex surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda