Patents by Inventor Kosuke Ando

Kosuke 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).

  • Patent number: 11961676
    Abstract: An electronic device 10 comprises chip capacitors 20a and 20b, an accommodation recess 62 accommodating the chip capacitors 20a and 20b, and a case 60 including a protrusion 64 partitioning the accommodation recess 62 into a first accommodation space 62a and a second accommodation space 62b along the X-axis direction. The protrusion 64 includes a first protrusion 64a and a second protrusion 64b disposed away from the first protrusion 64a along the Y-axis direction. The first protrusion 64a and the second protrusion 64b are disposed with a communication space 69 provided between the first protrusion 64a and the second protrusion 64b, so that the first accommodation space 62a and the second accommodation space 62b communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Masuda, Shinya Ito, Norihisa Ando, Kosuke Yazawa, Yoshiki Satou, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240102688
    Abstract: An indoor unit included in an air conditioner that includes an outdoor unit includes a power receiving circuit (PR2), a low-frequency transmission and reception circuit as a first reception circuit, a high-frequency transmission and reception circuit as a transmission and reception circuit, and an inner-controller. The low-frequency transmission and reception circuit receives a current signal transmitted from an outdoor unit by using a current loop formed by a power line included in power supply wiring. For a first communication state in which physical connection between with the outdoor unit is recognized and a second communication state in which communication for operation of the air conditioner is performed between with the outdoor unit, the inner-controller selects use of the low-frequency transmission and reception circuit and the high-frequency transmission and reception circuit in the first communication state and the second communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke YAMAMOTO, Yohei KOYAMA, Youta KATOU, Kazuaki ANDO, Taiki KOGAWA, Shin HIGASHIYAMA, Kosuke HOTTA, Shinichi ISHIZEKI, Toshiaki KUMATA
  • Publication number: 20240000324
    Abstract: A biological condition diagnosis system includes, at least: an obtainer, a receiver, a preprocessor, a processor, and a diagnoser, for biological data. The obtainer obtains the biological data by a reflective photoelectric plethysmography sensor. The preprocessor optimally preprocesses the obtained biological data. The processor extracts a feature point from the preprocessed data. The diagnoser diagnoses a biological condition using machine learning, based on the extracted biological data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shusaku KON, Ryo KAKABAYASHI, Kosuke ANDO
  • Publication number: 20230054429
    Abstract: A vehicle door operating device including: a closing latch unit holding a door in a closed position, wherein the door is supported on a vehicle body to open and close; a fully opening latch unit holding the door in a fully open position; an actuator having a motor; an emergency handle operated manually from a vehicle interior side; and an operation relay unit which operates the closing latch unit and the fully opening latch unit to be unlatched respectively when driven by the actuator, and operates the closing latch unit to be unlatched when manually operated by the emergency handle such that the closing latch unit is held in an unlatched state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kosuke ANDO, Fuyuki NAKATSUKA, Jain ANIL, Ahmed TANVEER
  • Publication number: 20220104718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reflective photoplethysmogram sensor comprising: a planar light emitting element and a planar light receiving element. The light emitting element and the light receiving element do not face each other in an up/down direction. The minimum distance h (mm) between at least a pair of the light emitting element and the light receiving element satisfies the following expression (1) (t×03.7)2?h?(t×1.3)2 ??Expression (1) where the minimum distance between the light emitting element and the light receiving element is h (mm), and a thickness of skin (epidermis+dermis) of a human body is t (mm), and the thickness is within the range 0.1 to 4 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Shusaku KON, Ryo NAKABAYASHI, Kosuke ANDO
  • Patent number: 10413873
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus for mixing powder and liquid, includes: an apparatus main body having an internal space; a cylindrical member arranged in the internal space with one end facing upward and the other end facing downward, the one end and the other end being opened; a powder dispersing portion arranged above the apparatus main body, the powder dispersing portion dispersing the powder into a space of the cylindrical member; a liquid spraying portion arranged in a vicinity of the powder dispersing portion, the liquid spraying portion spraying the liquid into a space of the cylindrical member; a collection portion arranged below the apparatus main body, the collection portion collecting a mixed powder consisting of the powder dispersed by the powder dispersing portion and the liquid sprayed by the liquid spraying portion; a filter arranged around the cylindrical member in the internal space; and a discharge port discharging air in the internal space through the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NISSHIN ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko Ema, Yusuke Igawa, Kosuke Ando
  • Publication number: 20170144117
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus for mixing powder and liquid, includes: an apparatus main body having an internal space; a cylindrical member arranged in the internal space with one end facing upward and the other end facing downward, the one end and the other end being opened; a powder dispersing portion arranged above the apparatus main body, the powder dispersing portion dispersing the powder into a space of the cylindrical member; a liquid spraying portion arranged in a vicinity of the powder dispersing portion, the liquid spraying portion spraying the liquid into a space of the cylindrical member; a collection portion arranged below the apparatus main body, the collection portion collecting a mixed powder consisting of the powder dispersed by the powder dispersing portion and the liquid sprayed by the liquid spraying portion; a filter arranged around the cylindrical member in the internal space; and a discharge port discharging air in the internal space through the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: NISSHIN ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko EMA, Yusuke IGAWA, Kosuke ANDO
  • Patent number: 9415421
    Abstract: A powder classifying device includes a plurality of powder classifiers that impart a whirling motion to powder with whirling gas streams to classify the powder into coarse powder and fine powder, a gas supply source that supplies the plurality of powder classifiers with gas for generating the whirling gas stream, a powder supplier that supplies the plurality of powder classifiers with powder having a particle size distribution, a fine powder collecting section that collects fine powder classified by each of the plurality of powder classifiers, a coarse powder recovery section that recovers coarse powder classified by each of the plurality of powder classifiers, and a controller that controls flow rates of gases supplied to the plurality of powder classifiers so that a classification point is substantially equal among the plurality of powder classifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Harutoshi Tominaga, Masaru Kyugo, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 9050630
    Abstract: A powder-classification method includes a mixing step in which a powder and a liquid additive are mixed together, a drying step in which the powder mixed in the mixing step is dried, a loading step in which the powder dried in the drying step is loaded into a fluid classifier, a heating step in which a gas is heated, a supplying step in which the gas heated in the heating step is supplied to the fluid classifier, and a classifying step in which the powder is classified in the fluid classifier based on a grain size of the powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 8960027
    Abstract: Provided is a method for classifying a powder using a classifier, wherein the method comprises: a mixing step for mixing a powder and an auxiliary agent formed from an alcohol aqueous solution containing 10 to 50 mass % of an alcohol; an introduction step for introducing the powder mixed in the mixing step to the classifier; a heating step for heating a gas; a feed step for feeding the gas heated in the heating step to the classifier; and a classifying step for classifying the powder in the classifier on the basis of grain size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nisshin Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Satoshi Akiyama, Kosuke Ando
  • Patent number: 8925398
    Abstract: A method for classifying a powder using a fluid classifier, which comprises a mixing step of mixing a powder and an assistant agent composed of an alcohol, an input step of inputting the powder mixed in the mixing step into the fluid classifier, a heating step of heating a gas, a supply step of supplying the gas heated in the heating step into the fluid classifier, and a classification step of classifying the powder according to particle diameters in the fluid classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Satoshi Akiyama, Kosuke Ando
  • Patent number: 8770499
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a powder includes a mixing step in which a powder and a liquid additive are mixed together, a drying step in which the powder mixed in the mixing step is dried, a loading step in which the powder dried in the drying step is loaded into a pulverizer, a heating step in which a high-pressure gas is heated, a supplying step in which the high-pressure gas heated in the heating step is supplied to the pulverizer, and a pulverizing step in which the powder is pulverized by the pulverizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20140027353
    Abstract: A powder-classification method includes a mixing step in which a powder and a liquid additive are mixed together, a drying step in which the powder mixed in the mixing step is dried, a loading step in which the powder dried in the drying step is loaded into a fluid classifier, a heating step in which a gas is heated, a supplying step in which the gas heated in the heating step is supplied to the fluid classifier, and a classifying step in which the powder is classified in the fluid classifier based on a grain size of the powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20140021109
    Abstract: A powder classifying device includes a plurality of powder classifiers that impart a whirling motion to powder with whirling gas streams to classify the powder into coarse powder and fine powder, a gas supply source that supplies the plurality of powder classifiers with gas for generating the whirling gas stream, a powder supplier that supplies the plurality of powder classifiers with powder having a particle size distribution, a fine powder collecting section that collects fine powder classified by each of the plurality of powder classifiers, a coarse powder recovery section that recovers coarse powder classified by each of the plurality of powder classifiers, and a controller that controls flow rates of gases supplied to the plurality of powder classifiers so that a classification point is substantially equal among the plurality of powder classifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Harutoshi Tominaga, Masaru Kyugo, Daisuke Sata
  • Publication number: 20130334345
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a powder includes a mixing step in which a powder and a liquid additive are mixed together, a drying step in which the powder mixed in the mixing step is dried, a loading step in which the powder dried in the drying step is loaded into a pulverizer, a heating step in which a high-pressure gas is heated, a supplying step in which the high-pressure gas heated in the heating step is supplied to the pulverizer, and a pulverizing step in which the powder is pulverized by the pulverizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Kosuke Ando, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20120318042
    Abstract: Provided is a method for classifying a powder using a classifier, wherein the method comprises: a mixing step for mixing a powder and an auxiliary agent formed from an alcohol aqueous solution containing 10 to 50 mass % of an alcohol; an introduction step for introducing the powder mixed in the mixing step to the classifier; a heating step for heating a gas; a feed step for feeding the gas heated in the heating step to the classifier; and a classifying step for classifying the powder in the classifier on the basis of grain size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: NISSHIN ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Satoshi Akiyama, Kosuke Ando
  • Publication number: 20110219854
    Abstract: A method for classifying a powder using a fluid classifier, which comprises a mixing step of mixing a powder and an assistant agent composed of an alcohol, an input step of inputting the powder mixed in the mixing step into the fluid classifier, a heating step of heating a gas, a supply step of supplying the gas heated in the heating step into the fluid classifier, and a classification step of classifying the powder according to particle diameters in the fluid classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Satoshi Akiyama, Kosuke Ando