Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Ando

Kimihiro Ando 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: 20140350140
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber coated with a coating film formed by a treating agent, wherein the treating agent comprises a rubber latex containing at least a vinylpyridine/styrene/butadiene terpolymer, a latex of an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene terpolymer, and a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SOVOUTRI SOCIETE VOULTAINE DE TRANSFORMES INDUSTRIELS
    Inventor: Kimihiro ANDO
  • Publication number: 20140163140
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber having a first coating film formed by a first coating agent comprising a condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde, and a rubber latex, wherein the fiber has a second coating film formed by a second coating agent comprising an uncured phenol resin and a rubber, on the first coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Shuji Watanabe, Kaoru Shimamura
  • Patent number: 8428298
    Abstract: A speaker has high sound quality by reducing resonance of curved parts in a speaker damper without decreasing sound pressure and by providing high linearity characteristic. In a damper for a speaker formed by including at least two curved parts, an elastic member is provided at least on one side or on both sides of a peripheral part in a movable part of the damper or provided in the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura
  • Patent number: 7844071
    Abstract: Voice coil body of a loudspeaker is provided at the outer circumferential wall surface with a supporting section. Diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder is greater than outer diameter of the voice coil body while diameter of the inner circumference of diaphragm is greater than diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder for facilitating a gluing of the inner circumferential end of suspension holder and the inner circumferential end of diaphragm on the supporting section and to the voice coil body. By so doing, harmonic distortion of a loudspeaker can be further reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Funahashi, Seiichi Yoshida, Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura
  • Patent number: 7814741
    Abstract: A glass fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which is obtained by subjecting to plying at least two twisted yarns each obtained by subjecting to twisting a coated glass fiber strand having a coating layer formed by impregnation and solidification of a RFL treating agent, the coated glass fiber strand having the coating layer formed by impregnating the RFL treating agent to an individual glass fiber strand having from 200 to 2,000 bundled glass filaments, and solidifying the impregnated agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: OCV Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Koji Hattori, Kimihiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20090208025
    Abstract: An electromechanical converter has independent electric input sections. The output of an active noise reduction controller is inputted into an electric input section and the audio signal from an audio section is inputted into an electric input section. These are mechanically combined at a vibration section and the combined signal is radiated as a sound wave into the space. With such a structure, both the active noise reduction function and the audio reproduction function are realized without installing a large device in an existing audio reproduction apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Hayashi, Yoshio Nakamura, Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura, Shinichi Oki, Kenji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7574013
    Abstract: The speaker has a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil body and a diaphragm. The magnetic circuit is disposed inside of the frame to form a magnetic gap. The voice coil body is disposed movably in the magnetic gap. The diaphragm is coupled to the voice coil body by an inner periphery edge thereof and to the frame by an outer periphery edge thereof. The outer peripheral surface of a convex portion provided on a bottom of the frame is at least either being brought into contact with or in proximity to the magnetic circuit. The configuration can provide the speaker with excellent heat dissipation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Funahashi, Seiichi Yoshida, Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura, Yoichi Asahi
  • Publication number: 20090087657
    Abstract: To provide a glass fiber for reinforcing rubber product which is excellent in the impregnation of an RFL treating agent to a glass fiber strand, has less blister of the coating layer made of the RFL treating agent, has excellent appearance and physical performance, and has little fluctuation of quality; and a method for producing such a glass fiber. An RFL treating agent comprising, as a main components, a rubber latex and a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol with formaldehyde, is impregnated to a glass fiber strand having from 200 to 2,000 glass filaments bundled, so that it is impregnated to each glass fiber strand independently without drawing such glass fiber strands together, and then, the RFL treating agent impregnated to the glass fiber strand, is solidified to form a coating layer, to obtain a coated glass fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: OCV INTELLETUAL CAPITAL LLC.
    Inventors: Koji Hattori, Kimihiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20090028377
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a speaker having high sound quality by reducing resonance of curved parts in a speaker damper without decreasing sound pressure and by providing high linearity characteristic. In a damper for a speaker formed by including at least two curved parts, an elastic member is provided at least on one side or on both sides of a peripheral part in a movable part of the damper or provided in the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura
  • Patent number: 7316289
    Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a tone generator, a vibrator, and a case. The tone generator includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil joined to the diaphragm. The vibrator includes a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap at which the voice coil is positioned, and a suspension made of metal and having a first end joined to the magnetic circuit to suspend the magnetic circuit for allowing the magnetic circuit to vibrate. The case is joined to a periphery of the diaphragm, and includes a metal plate joined to a second end of the suspension. The metal plate is joined to the suspensions reliably, hence allowing the electro-acoustic transducer to be manufactured stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ajiki, Kimihiro Ando, Masashi Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20070177757
    Abstract: Voice coil body of a loudspeaker is provided at the outer circumferential wall surface with a supporting section. Diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder is greater than outer diameter of the voice coil body while diameter of the inner circumference of diaphragm is greater than diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder for facilitating a gluing of the inner circumferential end of suspension holder and the inner circumferential end of diaphragm on the supporting section and to the voice coil body. By so doing, harmonic distortion of a loudspeaker can be further reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Osamu Funahashi, Seiichi Yoshida, Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura
  • Publication number: 20070121995
    Abstract: The speaker has a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil body and a diaphragm. The magnetic circuit is disposed inside of the frame to form a magnetic gap. The voice coil body is disposed movably in the magnetic gap. The diaphragm is coupled to the voice coil body by an inner periphery edge thereof and to the frame by an outer periphery edge thereof. The outer peripheral surface of a convex portion provided on a bottom of the frame is at least either being brought into contact with or in proximity to the magnetic circuit. The configuration can provide the speaker with excellent heat dissipation characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Osamu Funahashi, Seiichi Yoshida, Kimihiro Ando, Kazuyoshi Umemura, Yoichi Asahi
  • Patent number: 7082668
    Abstract: A mechanical resonance frequency of a vibration section of an electro-acoustic transducer having a vibrating function is measured during an assembly process, and is compared with a predetermined mechanical resonance frequency. Based on a difference obtained by this comparison, a weight to be attached and a position for fixing a vibration section to a frame is determined. In accordance with this determination, the weight for resonance frequency adjustment is attached to the vibration section, or suspension and the frame which have been provisionally fixed are fixed again. Thus, the predetermined mechanical resonance frequency can be obtained steadily. As a result, an electro-acoustic transducer having a vibrating function with stabilized mechanical resonance frequency of the vibration section can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Kenichi Ajiki
  • Patent number: 7020302
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising an enclosure 31 provided with a second diaphragm disposed at an opening, and at least one sound generator 40 coupled acoustically with the enclosure. The sound generator is provided with a first diaphragm 27, wherein the second diaphragm has an area greater than an area of the first diaphragm. In the present invention, the shape of the enclosure, and the positioning and shape of the first and the second diaphragms can be designed at a designer's option. Thus a small-sized electronic apparatus can be obtained with a greater designing freedom, while a large-sized diaphragm prevents a decrease of generated sound pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Konishi, Kimihiro Ando
  • Patent number: 6929857
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises glass fiber coated with a coating film formed by a treating agent comprising a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde, a latex of a solid acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer and a latex of a liquid acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Asahi Fiber Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuji Watanabe, Kaoru Shimamura, Koji Hattori, Masayoshi Abe, Kimihiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20050129943
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber coated with a coating film formed by a treating agent, wherein the treating agent comprises a rubber latex containing at least a vinylpyridine/styrene/butadiene terpolymer, a latex of an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene terpolymer, and a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Asahi Fiber Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kimihiro Ando
  • Patent number: 6875509
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber coated with a coating film formed by a coating agent, wherein the coating agent comprises, as calculated as solid contents, 100 parts by mass of a rubber latex containing at least a vinylpyridine/styrene/butadiene terpolymer, from 7 to 18 parts by mass of a latex of a halogen-containing polymer, and from 2 to 10 parts by mass of a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Asahi Fiber Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kimihiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20050018869
    Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a tone generator, a vibrator, and a case. The tone generator includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil joined to the diaphragm. The vibrator includes a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap at which the voice coil is positioned, and a suspension made of metal and having a first end joined to the magnetic circuit to suspend the magnetic circuit for allowing the magnetic circuit to vibrate. The case is joined to a periphery of the diaphragm, and includes a metal plate joined to a second end of the suspension. The metal plate is joined to the suspensions reliably, hence allowing the electro-acoustic transducer to be manufactured stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Kenichi Ajiki, Kimihiro Ando, Masashi Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20050003186
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber coated with a coating film formed by a coating agent, wherein the coating agent comprises, as calculated as solid contents, 100 parts by mass of a rubber latex containing at least a vinylpyridine/styrene/butadiene terpolymer, from 7 to 18 parts by mass of a latex of a halogen-containing polymer, and from 2 to 10 parts by mass of a water-soluble condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Asahi Fiber Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kimihiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20040081331
    Abstract: A mechanical resonance frequency of vibration section 13 of an electro-acoustic transducer having vibrating function is measured during assembly process and is compared with a predetermined mechanical resonance frequency. Based on a difference obtained by the comparison, one of an weight of weight 14 to be attached and a position for fixing the vibration section to frame 16 is determined. In accordance with the determination, the weight 14 for resonance frequency adjustment is attached to vibration section 13, or suspension 12 and frame 16 which have been provisionally fixed are fixed again. Thus the predetermined mechanical resonance frequency f0 can be obtained steadily. As a result, the rectro-acoustic transducers having vibrating function with stabilized mechanical resonance frequency of the vibration section 13 can be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Kenichi Ajiki