Patents by Inventor Koichi Sano
Koichi Sano 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: 20240082925Abstract: In one aspect, a machine tool having a frame assembly, a first head having a first rotatable workpiece holder, and a second head having a second rotatable workpiece holder. The frame assembly includes a first door movable in a first direction between a first closed position and a first open position and a second door movable in a second direction transverse to the first direction between a second closed position and a second open position. The frame assembly has an access opening sized to permit access to the first and second heads with the first door in the first open position and the second door in the second closed position. The frame assembly has a larger access opening to increase ease of user accessibility to the first and second heads with the first door in the first open position and the second door in the second open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Seiichi Hattori, Koichi Eboshi, Katsuki Sano
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Patent number: 10991606Abstract: A purge stocker has a plurality of shelf zones each including a plurality of purge shelves each configured to purge inside of a storage container placed thereon with purge gas. The purge stocker includes: a flow-rate adjusting unit configured to adjust the flow rate of purge gas supplied to the purge shelves for each shelf zone; a conveying device configured to convey the storage container; and a control unit configured to control conveyance of the storage container by the conveying device. When the number of scattered empty shelves is equal to or larger than a predetermined shelf count that is the number of the purge shelves included in each shelf zone, the control unit performs shelf-changing control of causing the conveying device to transfer the storage container such that an empty shelf zone in which all of the purge shelves included therein are empty is newly formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Koichi Sano, Mitsuya Tokumoto
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Publication number: 20190326133Abstract: A purge stocker has a plurality of shelf zones each including a plurality of purge shelves each configured to purge inside of a storage container placed thereon with purge gas. The purge stocker includes: a flow-rate adjusting unit configured to adjust the flow rate of purge gas supplied to the purge shelves for each shelf zone; a conveying device configured to convey the storage container; and a control unit configured to control conveyance of the storage container by the conveying device. When the number of scattered empty shelves is equal to or larger than a predetermined shelf count that is the number of the purge shelves included in each shelf zone, the control unit performs shelf-changing control of causing the conveying device to transfer the storage container such that an empty shelf zone in which all of the purge shelves included therein are empty is newly formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Koichi Sano, Mitsuya Tokumoto
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Patent number: 10022645Abstract: [Problem] To provide an educational toy which allows an observed action to be experienced artificially. [Solution] A toy system (900) is used by bringing a magnifying-glass type hand-held instrument (930) into contact with a page (912) of a main body portion (910) having a picture portion (914). The magnifying-glass type hand-held instrument (930) captures an image of the picture portion (914), and determines the location, within the image in said picture portion, that has been captured. From pre-stored image data of a picture image that is the same as the picture portion (914), image data for a part (a partial image) corresponding to the location being captured are then read out and are displayed on a touch panel (942). If the location being captured fulfills certain location conditions, one image element from image elements W41 to W49 is also selected as a special image and is displayed superimposed on the partial image.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., Monokoto. Inc.Inventors: Kenichiro Kishi, Yasuhito Yanagi, Koichi Sano
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Patent number: 9586297Abstract: A vehicle body component mounting system is provided with, along a conveyance path for a vehicle body, an upstream component mounting work area using a cell production system, a central component mounting work area in which the vehicle body is conveyed by an overhead conveyor, and a downstream component mounting work area using the cell production system in this order. Components other than principal components are mounted to the vehicle body using the cell production system. The cell production system is adaptable by increasing the number of component boxes, and thus an increase in the length of the line is prevented. The increase in the length of the line is prevented by using a line production system as a base and also using the cell production system as a part thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro Kozasa, Katsuyoshi Tsutsumida, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Tomonori Iwasaki, Katsutoshi Ebana, Gentoku Fujii, Yoshiki Asano, Yoshio Nagasawa, Kenji Tatsuda, Hitoshi Suzukawa, Koichi Sano, Mamoru Miyamura, Kunihiko Oba, Yuji Kawamura, Tadao Kurosawa, Yohei Yamada
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Publication number: 20170007941Abstract: [Problem] To provide an educational toy which allows an observed action to be experienced artificially. [Solution] A toy system (900) is used by bringing a magnifying-glass type hand-held instrument (930) into contact with a page (912) of a main body portion (910) having a picture portion (914). The magnifying-glass type hand-held instrument (930) captures an image of the picture portion (914), and determines the location, within the image in said picture portion, that has been captured. From pre-stored image data of a picture image that is the same as the picture portion (914), image data for a part (a partial image) corresponding to the location being captured are then read out and are displayed on a touch panel (942). If the location being captured fulfills certain location conditions, one image element from image elements W41 to W49 is also selected as a special image and is displayed superimposed on the partial image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Kenichiro Kishi, Yasuhito Yanagi, Koichi Sano
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Patent number: 9382372Abstract: Disclosed are a polyol with a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 4 or more, obtained by reacting a compound comprising an alkylene oxide compound (II) having a hydroxyl group in a base polyol (I) with a molecular weight of 2000 or more; and a polyol composition for a flexible polyurethane foam, comprising a polyol compound and a crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker comprises a polyol (a) with a hydroxyl value of 50 to 1100 mgKOH/g and with a primary hydroxylate ratio of 25% or more and 60% or less, which is obtained by an addition of a compound comprising alkylene oxide compound (ii) having a hydroxyl group to active hydrogen compound (i).Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS & SKC POLYURETHANES INC.Inventors: Mikio Matsufuji, Tamotsu Kunihiro, Atsushi Miyata, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Koichi Sano, Toru Hiraide
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Patent number: 9227786Abstract: A part mounting facility is provided with substantially U-shaped conveyance paths having return bends, and the substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are formed by providing conveyance paths, which are in part mounting work regions, with the return bends. The substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are connected to each other, and the upstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path among the connected substantially U-shaped conveyance paths is connected to the downstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path to enable a workpiece conveyance dolly to circulate along the conveyance paths.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro Kozasa, Katsuyoshi Tsutsumida, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Daisuke Hashimoto, Tomohiro Sugimoto, Koichi Sano
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Patent number: 9090747Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
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Publication number: 20150128397Abstract: A vehicle body component mounting system is provided with, along a conveyance path for a vehicle body, an upstream component mounting work area using a cell production system, a central component mounting work area in which the vehicle body is conveyed by an overhead conveyor, and a downstream component mounting work area using the cell production system in this order. Components other than principal components are mounted to the vehicle body using the cell production system. The cell production system is adaptable by increasing the number of component boxes, and thus an increase in the length of the line is prevented. The increase in the length of the line is prevented by using a line production system as a base and also using the cell production system as a part thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Nobuhiro Kozasa, Katsuyoshi Tsutsumida, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Tomonori Iwasaki, Katsutoshi Ebana, Gentoku Fujii, Yoshiki Asano, Yoshio Nagasawa, Kenji Tatsuda, Hitoshi Suzukawa, Koichi Sano, Mamoru Miyamura, Kunihiko Oba, Yuji Kawamura, Tadao Kurosawa, Yohei Yamada
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Publication number: 20150080488Abstract: Disclosed are a polyol with a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 4 or more, obtained by reacting a compound comprising an alkylene oxide compound (II) having a hydroxyl group in a base polyol (I) with a molecular weight of 2000 or more; and a polyol composition for a flexible polyurethane foam, comprising a polyol compound and a crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker comprises a polyol (a) with a hydroxyl value of 50 to 1100 mgKOH/g and with a primary hydroxylate ratio of 25% or more and 60% or less, which is obtained by an addition of a compound comprising alkylene oxide compound (ii) having a hydroxyl group to active hydrogen compound (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Mikio Matsufuji, Tamotsu Kunihiro, Atsushi Miyata, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Koichi Sano, Toru Hiraide
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Publication number: 20140353116Abstract: A part mounting facility is provided with substantially U-shaped conveyance paths having return bends, and the substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are formed by providing conveyance paths, which are in part mounting work regions, with the return bends. The substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are connected to each other, and the upstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path among the connected substantially U-shaped conveyance paths is connected to the downstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path to enable a workpiece conveyance dolly to circulate along the conveyance paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro Kozasa, Katsuyoshi Tsutsumida, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Daisuke Hashimoto, Tomohiro Sugimoto, Koichi Sano
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Publication number: 20140250648Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuto USAKA, Koichi SANO, Hideaki OTSUKA, Hiroyuki UTSUMI, Takashi INOH, Yoshiyuki MURATA, Tsuguyoshi SAKAI
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Patent number: 8770666Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignees: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
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Publication number: 20130131208Abstract: Disclosed are a polyol with a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 4 or more, obtained by reacting a compound comprising an alkylene oxide compound (II) having a hydroxyl group in a base polyol (I) with a molecular weight of 2000 or more; and a polyol composition for a flexible polyurethane foam, comprising a polyol compound and a crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker comprises a polyol (a) with a hydroxyl value of 50 to 1100 mgKOH/g and with a primary hydroxylate ratio of 25% or more and 60% or less, which is obtained by an addition of a compound comprising alkylene oxide compound (ii) having a hydroxyl group to active hydrogen compound (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Mikio Matsufuji, Tamotsu Kunihiro, Atsushi Miyata, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Koichi Sano, Toru Hiraide
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Patent number: 8197775Abstract: The present invention provides a detection article including at least one fluid control film layer having at least one microstructured major surface with a plurality of microchannels therein. The microchannels are configured for uninterrupted fluid flow of a fluid sample throughout the article. The film layer includes an acquisition zone for drawing the fluid sample into the plurality of microchannels at least by spontaneous fluid transport. The film layer also includes a detection zone having at least one detection element that facilitates detection of a characteristic of the fluid sample within at least one microchannel of the detection zone. The detection article may be formed from a plurality of film layers that are stacked to form a three-dimensional article.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Raymond P. Johnston, Patrick R. Fleming, Koichi Sano
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Publication number: 20110233985Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
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Patent number: 7917406Abstract: Introduction service is supported, in order to activate and facilitate community activities. A community management center 1 searches for offered-service information that matches at least partly with an application designated by a coordinator terminal 2, and selects participants specified by detected offered-service information, as introduction candidates. Then, an introduction candidate list that describes private information, desired terms, and possessed value of ticket for each of the selected introduction candidates is displayed on a coordinator terminal 2. When the coordinator terminal 2 selects a participant to be introduced to the applicant, out of the introduction candidates described in the introduction candidate list, then, the private information and the desired terms of selected participant is displayed on a participant terminal 3 of the applicant.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Kido, Koichi Haruna, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Yoshito Ohkawa, Masako Egashira, Hiromitsu Kurisu, Koichi Sano, Toshiharu Kato, Masahiro Hanada
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Patent number: 7908416Abstract: An effective bus arbitration unit is described in which it is possible to reduce, as much as possible, the waiting time until a bus master obtain bus ownership and improve the rate of operating the bus while improving the throughput of data transfer. A bus master issues a size signal (for example, signal “CDSZ”) indicative of the size of data to be read or written. A state machine 155 grants bus ownership to the bus master for the bus cycles corresponding to the size signal in order to enable the bus master to successively read or write data. Arbitration is performed once for every series of bus cycles corresponding to the size requested by the bus master. Since the size signal is issued by the bus master as a size signal indicative of the necessary and sufficient size for data transmission, the state machine 155 can set an optimal number of bus cycles.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: SSD Company LimitedInventors: Shuhei Kato, Koichi Sano, Koichi Usami
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Patent number: 7702703Abstract: To provide a determination apparatus and a determination method which are capable of determining whether a signal outputted from a testing object is good or not, a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) calculation circuit unit performs calculation on an image signal and a determination circuit unit compares a calculation result obtained by the CRC calculation circuit unit with an expected value stored in an expected value storing unit to determine whether a quality of the image signal is good or not.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Koichi Sano, Masayuki Baba