Patents by Inventor Kenji Yoshimura
Kenji Yoshimura 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: 20240113485Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotator, an electrical cable, an electrical connector, and a connector coupling portion. The stator includes a first stator and a second stator. The connector coupling portion is configured to couple the electrical connector to the first stator. The connector coupling portion is configured to support the electrical connector in a cantilever manner with respect to the first stator such that a second surface becomes a free end in a state where the electrical connector is positioned in a first position and where the second stator is detached from the first stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Satoshi KITAO, Tomohiro KITAMURA, Kenji YOSHIMURA
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Patent number: 11939693Abstract: There is provided a surface-treated steel sheet (1) comprising: a tin-plated steel sheet (10) obtained by tin-plating a steel sheet (11); a phosphate compound layer (20) containing tin phosphate formed on the tin-plated steel sheet (10); and an aluminum-oxygen compound layer (30) on the phosphate compound layer (20), a main constituent of the aluminum-oxygen compound layer (30) being an aluminum-oxygen compound; wherein, when the 3d5/2 spectrum of tin in the aluminum-oxygen compound layer (30) is determined using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the ratio of the integration value of the profile derived from tin oxide to the integration value of the profile derived from tin phosphate (tin oxide/tin phosphate) is 6.9 or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro Yoshimura, Masanobu Matsubara, Marie Sasaki, Akihiro Yoshida, Kenji Yanada, Munemitsu Hirotsu
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Publication number: 20240081167Abstract: An agricultural work assistance system includes a display to display a map representing an agricultural field, and a controller configured or programmed to define or function as an area setter to set a first area and a second area located inward of the first area in the map displayed by the display, and a route creator to create, in at least one of the first area or the second area, a travel route along which an agricultural machine is to travel. The route creator is configured or programmed to set at least a portion of the travel route as an automatic steering route on which the agricultural machine is to be automatically steered and a travel speed of the agricultural machine is to be changed manually.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Takanori MORIMOTO, Takafumi MORISHITA, Kenji TAMATANI, Fumiya YOSHIMURA, Ryota KIKUCHI, Ken SAKUTA
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Patent number: 11909149Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and a connector. The rotation body is rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the fixed body. The connector includes a cover, a conductor, and a holding member. The cover includes a first wall and a space therein. The first wall extends from the rotation body in an axial direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis. The holding member is attached to the cover in the space and holds the conductor. The holding member includes, in the first wall, an exposed portion exposed to an outside of the space. The cover and the holding member include a restriction structure to restrict foreign matter from entering the space through the exposed portion. The restriction structure includes a first protrusion that protrudes in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first wall and a first recess in which the first protrusion is fitted.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Satoshi Kitao, Shingo Nambu, Kenji Yoshimura
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Patent number: 11726028Abstract: Disclosed is a container rack configured to hold a plurality of containers, the container rack configured to be installed in a rack installation portion of a specimen analysis device, the container rack comprising: a holding portion including a plurality of holding holes through which body portions of the containers pass and which hold head portions of the containers; and a leg portion configured to support the holding portion, the leg portion provided from the holding portion to below the containers held in the holding holes, wherein the leg portion is configured such that the containers in the holding holes are exposed in a bottom view, and wherein the container rack is configured such that when the container rack is installed in the rack installation portion of the specimen analysis device, movement of the containers held in the holding holes is restricted by the rack installation portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yoshimura, Masaki Shiba
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Patent number: 11444422Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body and a rotation body. The fixed body includes an internal space. The rotation body is rotatably assembled to the fixed body about a rotational axis with respect to the fixed body. The fixed body includes an inserted portion into which a fixing tool is to be inserted to restrict the fixed body and the rotation body from rotating relative to each other. The inserted portion includes an inner space isolated from the internal space of the fixed body.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Satoshi Kitao, Shingo Nambu, Kenji Yoshimura
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Patent number: 11400455Abstract: A sample measuring system to reduce waste generated in a plurality of measurement units to be discarded to a common disposal unit while suppressing interference between measurement units due to waste disposal is provided. The sample measuring system includes a first measurement unit and a second measurement unit for measuring a sample, and a common disposal unit for storing waste generated from the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit. The first measurement unit includes a first disposal port connected to the disposal unit for discharging the waste generated in the first measurement unit. The second measurement unit includes a second disposal port connected to the disposal unit for discharging the waste generated in the second measurement unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Kotake, Kenji Yoshimura, Yuji Watanabe, Masaki Shiba
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Patent number: 11196225Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and an inhibiting structure. The fixed body includes a first fixed body portion and a second fixed body portion disposed facing each other with a space being defined between the first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion. The first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion are coupled at a coupling portion. The rotation body rotatably is assembled to the fixed body. The inhibiting structure is configured to inhibit foreign matter from entering the space through the coupling portion. The coupling portion is exposed to an outer surface of the fixed body.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Kazuki Fujimoto, Satoshi Kitao, Shingo Nambu, Kenji Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20210091525Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body and a rotation body. The fixed body includes an internal space. The rotation body is rotatably assembled to the fixed body about a rotational axis with respect to the fixed body. The fixed body includes an inserted portion into which a fixing tool is to be inserted to restrict the fixed body and the rotation body from rotating relative to each other. The inserted portion includes an inner space isolated from the internal space of the fixed body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Satoshi KITAO, Shingo NAMBU, Kenji YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20210066872Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and a connector. The rotation body is rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the fixed body. The connector includes a cover, a conductor, and a holding member. The cover includes a first wall and a space therein. The first wall extends from the rotation body in an axial direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis. The holding member is attached to the cover in the space and holds the conductor. The holding member includes, in the first wall, an exposed portion exposed to an outside of the space. The cover and the holding member include a restriction structure to restrict foreign matter from entering the space through the exposed portion. The restriction structure includes a first protrusion that protrudes in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first wall and a first recess in which the first protrusion is fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Satoshi KITAO, Shingo NAMBU, Kenji YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20210006022Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and an inhibiting structure. The fixed body includes a first fixed body portion and a second fixed body portion disposed facing each other with a space being defined between the first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion. The first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion are coupled at a coupling portion. The rotation body rotatably is assembled to the fixed body. The inhibiting structure is configured to inhibit foreign matter from entering the space through the coupling portion. The coupling portion is exposed to an outer surface of the fixed body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Kazuki FUJIMOTO, Satoshi KITAO, Shingo NAMBU, Kenji YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20200271567Abstract: Disclosed is a container rack configured to hold a plurality of containers, the container rack configured to be installed in a rack installation portion of a specimen analysis device, the container rack comprising: a holding portion including a plurality of holding holes through which body portions of the containers pass and which hold head portions of the containers; and a leg portion configured to support the holding portion, the leg portion provided from the holding portion to below the containers held in the holding holes, wherein the leg portion is configured such that the containers in the holding holes are exposed in a bottom view, and wherein the container rack is configured such that when the container rack is installed in the rack installation portion of the specimen analysis device, movement of the containers held in the holding holes is restricted by the rack installation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Kenji YOSHIMURA, Masaki SHIBA
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Publication number: 20190232296Abstract: A sample measuring system to reduce waste generated in a plurality of measurement units to be discarded to a common disposal unit while suppressing interference between measurement units due to waste disposal is provided. The sample measuring system includes a first measurement unit and a second measurement unit for measuring a sample, and a common disposal unit for storing waste generated from the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit. The first measurement unit includes a first disposal port connected to the disposal unit for discharging the waste generated in the first measurement unit. The second measurement unit includes a second disposal port connected to the disposal unit for discharging the waste generated in the second measurement unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Hiroki KOTAKE, Kenji YOSHIMURA, Yuji WATANABE, Masaki SHIBA
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Patent number: 10117451Abstract: Provided is a beer-taste beverage, including: (A) proline; and (B) dehydroascorbic acid, in which: a mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), [(B)/(A)], is from 0.001 to 1,000; the beer-taste beverage has a pH of from 2 to 5; and the beer-taste beverage has a content of ethanol of less than 1 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yoshimura, Hideyuki Takatsu
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Publication number: 20180153192Abstract: Provided is a beer-taste beverage, including: (A) proline; and (B) dehydroascorbic acid, in which: a mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), [(B)/(A)], is from 0.001 to 1,000; the beer-taste beverage has a pH of from 2 to 5; and the beer-taste beverage has a content of ethanol of less than 1 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji YOSHIMURA, Hideyuki TAKATSU
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Publication number: 20160090009Abstract: A rail bond which achieves high durability and high reliability in response to vibration caused by running of trains is provided. [Solving Means] A rail bond according to the present invention includes a conductor that electrically connects rails separately adjacent to each other, terminals electrically connected to the conductor and welded on side surfaces of the rails, and end-edges at which the conductor is connected to the terminals. Each of the terminals has a welding region welded on the side surface of the rail, and, in a direction almost perpendicular to the side surface of the rail, the welding region, the terminal, the end-edge, and the conductor have a predetermined relationship with respect to at least one of positions, mutual shapes, lamination, and a lamination structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicants: SHOWA TECS CO., LTD., FUKUOKA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kenichi YOSHINAGA, Takaki EGASHIRA, Kenji YOSHIMURA, Keiichiro YAMAMOTO, Yoshihiro TAKAMIYA
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Patent number: 9291125Abstract: A control system in a gas engine includes a water injection means which injects water toward an interior of a cylinder in the gas engine; a water injection control means which controls the water injection section; and a knocking occurrence ratio measuring means which measures a measurement value of a knocking occurrence ratio in the cylinder. The water injection control means controls the water injection means to set the amount of the water injected toward the interior of the cylinder, based on a deviation between the measurement value and a target value.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shintaro Yoshihara, Youhei Nakajima, Hidekazu Iwasaki, Kenji Yoshimura, Yoshishige Sakai, Yoshirou Tokunaga
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Patent number: 9137985Abstract: Provided is an arthropod pest control composition, the composition having an superior effect on control of arthropod pests. The composition comprises 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of a neonicotinoid insecticidal compound, 10 to 50% by weight of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and acetone, and 49.5 to 89.99% by weight of liquefied carbon dioxide, wherein the weight of ethanol to that of the neonicotinoid insecticidal compound is 100 times or more.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi Okamoto, Kenji Yoshimura, Takashi Tanaka, Masato Mizutani, Shinobu Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20140205547Abstract: Provided is an arthropod pest control composition, the composition having an superior effect on control of arthropod pests. The composition comprises 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of a neonicotinoid insecticidal compound, 10 to 50% by weight of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and acetone, and 49.5 to 89.99% by weight of liquefied carbon dioxide, wherein the weight of ethanol to that of the neonicotinoid insecticidal compound is 100 times or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Kenji YOSHIMURA, Takashi TANAKA, Masato MIZUTANI, Shinobu KAWAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140102403Abstract: A control system in a gas engine includes a water injection means which injects water toward an interior of a cylinder in the gas engine; a water injection control means which controls the water injection section; and a knocking occurrence ratio measuring means which measures a measurement value of a knocking occurrence ratio in the cylinder. The water injection control means controls the water injection means to set the amount of the water injected toward the interior of the cylinder, based on a deviation between the measurement value and a target value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shintaro Yoshihara, Youhei Nakajima, Hidekazu Iwasaki, Kenji Yoshimura, Yoshishige Sakai, Yoshirou Tokunaga