Patents by Inventor Koji Abe

Koji Abe 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).

  • Patent number: 12775197
    Abstract: A surveillance camera includes a bracket, a main case suspended and supported by the bracket, and a fixing member interposed between the bracket and the main case. The main case has a camera unit. The fixing member presses and fixes a lower end surface of the bracket and an upper end surface of the main case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2026
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Maekawa, Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 12769187
    Abstract: A surveillance camera includes a first infrared irradiation portion that irradiates first infrared light, a second infrared irradiation portion that irradiates second infrared light having a narrower irradiation angle than the first infrared light, a camera body including an imaging lens for allowing light to be incident from an irradiation region of at least one of the first and second infrared lights, and a dome cover covering the camera body. The first infrared irradiation portion includes a first light source of the first infrared light and a first pedestal on which the first light source is placed. The second infrared irradiation portion includes a second light source of the second infrared light and a second pedestal on which the second light source is placed. 10 The first light and second sources, which are provided adjacent to a side surface of the camera body, are disposed differently in an up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Nakano, Hideaki Yamada, Koji Abe, Hikaru Konishi
  • Publication number: 20260312132
    Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte for providing a lithium ion secondary battery that is superior in cycling performances (cycle life) important for automotive secondary batteries for use in electric automobiles etc. and further in corrosion resistance at high voltages in excess of 4.2 V or at high temperatures, and such a lithium ion secondary battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte is for use in a lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and characterized by containing a five-membered cyclic phosphonic acid ester compound (I) in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %. In the formula, R represents a —CH2C?CH group, a —CH(CH3)C?N group, a —C(CH3)2C?N group, or a —CH2CH2C?N group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Applicant: Air Water Performance Chemical Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Qing Zhang, Jiayu Li
  • Patent number: 12717273
    Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; a photosensitive drum; and a first storage medium. The drum frame has one end portion and another end portion spaced apart from the one end portion in a first direction. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a second direction and is positioned at the one end portion of the drum cartridge. The first storage medium includes a first electrical contact surface. The first storage medium is positioned at an outer surface of the drum frame, the outer surface being exposed in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Naoya Kamimura
  • Patent number: 12693614
    Abstract: A developing cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, a shaft, and a first cam. The developing roller is rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction. A part of a peripheral surface of the developing roller is exposed on one side in a second direction. The developing roller is positioned at one end portion of the casing in a third direction crossing both the first direction and the second direction. The shaft extends in the first direction and is movable in the first direction relative to both the casing and the developing roller. The first cam is positioned at one end portion of the shaft in the first direction and is movable in the first direction together with the shaft. The shaft and the first cam are positioned at an other end portion of the casing in the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 12669773
    Abstract: A developing cartridge attachable to a drum cartridge includes: a developing roller; a casing including a first frame supporting the developing roller and a second frame fixed to the first frame; and a separation member movable in a first direction relative to the casing. The separation member includes: a separation shaft; and a first inclined surface positioned at one end portion in the first direction of the separation member. The first frame has a load receiving surface facing the separation shaft in a second direction crossing the first direction. The load receiving surface makes contact with the separation shaft to receive a load directed in the second direction from the separation shaft when the separation member moves in the first direction and the first inclined surface makes contact with the drum cartridge in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Publication number: 20260180011
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution and a clay-type lithium ion secondary battery using same, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution having both excellent battery safety when used at a high temperature, an important feature for secondary batteries to be installed in modern vehicles such as electric vehicles, and having excellent battery characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution of the present disclosure is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution including an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous solvent containing from 80 to 100 vol % in total of at least one selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and ?-butyrolactone, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution further including a trifluoroacetic acid ester having an alcohol group with a carbon chain length of from 6 to 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Hitomi TODOKI, Hitoshi FUKUMITSU, Ryohei OGAWA, Ryo MATSUMURA, Koji ABE, Yanko Marinov TODOROV
  • Publication number: 20260171496
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in cycle properties which are important for secondary batteries to be installed in vehicles such as electric vehicles, and provides an electrolytic solution that can be used for producing such a lithium ion secondary battery. An electrolytic solution for a lithium ion secondary battery is an electrolytic solution for a lithium ion secondary battery in which an electrolyte is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, and contains cyanomethyl formate and vinylene carbonate. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and the electrolytic solution for a lithium ion secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Ryohei OGAWA, Hitoshi FUKUMITSU, Hitomi TODOKI, Ryo MATSUMURA, Koji ABE, Yanko Marinov TODOROV
  • Publication number: 20260161052
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a camera housing having an opening through which an imaging unit accommodated inside the camera housing is exposed toward a subject side, and a cover unit in which a cover glass capable of transmitting light, a heater for removing fogging on the cover glass, a base member disposed on an opposite side to the cover glass with the heater interposed therebetween, and an exterior cover for covering the subject side of the cover glass are stacked, in which the cover unit is attached to the camera housing by covering the opening with the cover glass and bringing the exterior cover into contact with a surface of the camera housing on the subject side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: i-PRO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Kento TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20260155441
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution and a lithium ion secondary battery using same, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution having both excellent battery safety when used at a high temperature, an important feature for secondary batteries to be installed in modern vehicles such as electric vehicles, and having excellent battery characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution of the present disclosure is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution including an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous solvent containing from 80 to 100 vol % in total of at least one selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and ?-butyrolactone, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution further including a trifluoroacetic acid ester having an alcohol group with a carbon chain length of from 6 to 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Hitomi TODOKI, Hitoshi FUKUMITSU, Ryohei OGAWA, Ryo MATSUMURA, Koji ABE, Yanko Marinov TODOROV
  • Patent number: 12625461
    Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge including a storage medium having an electrical contact surface is detachably attachable; a photosensitive drum; a transfer roller; and a conveying roller. The drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one end portion of the frame in a second direction. The transfer roller is rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction and in contact with the drum. The conveying roller is rotatable about a third axis extending in the first direction and separated from the transfer roller in the second direction. A first opening of the frame is positioned between the transfer roller and the conveying roller in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is exposed to an outside through the first opening in a case where the developing cartridge is attached to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Shimizu, Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 12619133
    Abstract: An attachment member for a camera is attachable to a pole or a wall surface. The attachment member includes a camera attachment portion to which the camera is attachable, a protruding portion whose one end is connected to the camera attachment portion, and a back plate connected to another end of the protruding portion. The protruding portion has a pair of side wall portions formed from the back plate toward the camera attachment portion, the pair of side wall portions have a through hole that allows at least one belt to be inserted, and the back plate has a plurality of fixing holes that allow a plurality of fixing members to be screwed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Maekawa, Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 12585222
    Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge including a storage medium having an electrical contact surface is detachably attachable; a photosensitive drum; a transfer roller; and a conveying roller. The drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one end portion of the frame in a second direction. The transfer roller is rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction and in contact with the drum. The conveying roller is rotatable about a third axis extending in the first direction and separated from the transfer roller in the second direction. A first opening of the frame is positioned between the transfer roller and the conveying roller in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is exposed to an outside through the first opening in a case where the developing cartridge is attached to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Shimizu, Koji Abe
  • Publication number: 20260068409
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: providing a first structure including a first support substrate, a release portion, and a light-transmissive portion, in this order; providing a second structure including a second support substrate, and light-emitting elements temporarily fixed to the second support substrate, each including electrodes at its lower surface, and being temporarily fixed to the second support substrate via a temporary fixing layer; transferring the light-emitting elements to the light-transmissive portion by irradiating the temporary fixing layer with laser light; forming a light-shielding portion between the light-emitting elements; bonding the electrodes to the substrate; disposing a resin portion in at least a part of an area between each of the light-emitting elements and the substrate, in which a concentration of a filler contained in the resin portion is lower than that in the light-shielding portion; and releasing the first support substrate from the first struc
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kazusa NISHIUCHI, Koji ABE
  • Patent number: 12566362
    Abstract: A surveillance camera includes a camera unit, a camera case including the camera unit therein, and a rotation seat rotatably connecting the camera case. The camera case includes a substrate holding portion formed of metal. On an inner side surface of the substrate holding portion, a first substrate on which an electronic component that processes data transmitted from the camera unit is mounted is arranged. On an outer side surface of the substrate holding portion, a heat dissipating portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Fumihiro Arase
  • Publication number: 20260028693
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode active material in an efficient manner is accomplished by recycling an exhausted active material contained in an electrode of a spent secondary battery through a simple process with reduced environmental impact such that the resulting active material can be reused. A method of manufacturing an electrode active material is a method of manufacturing an electrode active material by recycling an exhausted active material contained in an electrode of a spent secondary battery such that the resulting active material can be reused, the electrode including a current collector and an electrode mixture containing the active material and formed above the current collector, the method including: immersing the electrode in an alkali aqueous solution to peel the electrode mixture from the current collector (step 1); and neutralizing the peeled electrode mixture (step 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicants: Maxell, Ltd., YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuko Kishimi, Nobuaki Matsumoto, Koji Abe, Yanko Marinov Todorov
  • Patent number: 12528082
    Abstract: The present technology generally relates to stopped-flow microfluidic devices. Select embodiments of the present technology include microfluidic devices having a first porous element configured to receive a first fluid and a second porous element configured to receive a second fluid. The second porous element can have one or more legs overlapping with the first porous element. The device can be configured such that (a) delivery of the first fluid to the first porous element causes the first fluid to flow along the length of the first porous element without substantially wetting the one or more legs, and (b) delivery of the second fluid to the second porous element causes the second fluid to flow into the overlapping regions of the first porous element, thereby substantially stopping flow of the first fluid along at least a portion of the first porous element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Joshua Buser, Joshua Bishop, Dylan Guelig, Arielle Howell, Sujatha Kumar, Paul Yager, Koji Abe, Erin Heiniger, Samantha Byrnes, Caitlin Anderson, Peter C. Kauffman, Maxwell Wheeler
  • Patent number: 12517448
    Abstract: A drum unit includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in a first direction; a drum frame to which a developing cartridge including a developing roller is attachable; and a pressure member. The drum frame includes a guide frame positioned at one end portion in the first direction of the drum frame. The guide frame has a guide groove allowing a portion of the developing cartridge to be inserted therein. The pressure member is provided at the guide frame at a position inward relative to the guide groove in the first direction. The pressure member is pivotally movable about a pressure axis extending in the first direction. The pressure member presses the developing cartridge toward the photosensitive drum in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Patent number: D1125359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nakano, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Takuya Amaike, Koji Abe
  • Patent number: D1125365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Amaike, Koji Abe, Michio Fujioka, Go Iwasa, Tsubasa Kiriyama, Kazuki Nakano, Hiromitsu Tanaka