Patents by Inventor Kotaro Nakamura
Kotaro Nakamura 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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Patent number: 10225943Abstract: A structure includes a sheet metal antenna as a first member, a rear-surface-side housing as a second member including a through hole, and a sealing portion which seals the through hole. The second member includes a space. The sheet metal antenna includes an intermediate portion as a pass-through portion which passes through the space and the through hole. The space includes a first region, a second region located opposite to the first region with the intermediate portion being interposed, and a third region which lies from one main surface of the intermediate portion to the other main surface thereof while it is in contact with both of the first region and the second region, and the second member includes an injection path as a groove continuing to the first region.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhito Kanemaki, Akito Iwai, Kotaro Nakamura, Shuhei Hisano
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Publication number: 20180312064Abstract: A collected-current monitoring device includes a current-value obtaining unit for obtaining current values I1 and I2; a first RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 1 of the current value I1 at a window width W; a second RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 2 of the current value I2 at the window width W; a determining unit for determining whether a combination of the RMS 1 and the RMS 2 satisfies an abnormality condition; an abnormality-signal output unit for outputting an abnormality signal when the abnormality condition is satisfied; an information-obtaining unit for obtaining railway vehicle information; and a setting unit for setting a set-parameter that includes at least one of the window width W or the abnormality condition depending on the railway vehicle information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANYInventors: Yuichi AHIKO, Kotaro NAKAMURA, Hiroki SHIMOYAMA
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Publication number: 20180257383Abstract: A liquid container unit includes a liquid container and a container holder. The liquid container has an injection port for a liquid, a liquid containing portion capable of containing the liquid that is injected from the injection port, and a supply port capable of connecting to a liquid supply member in communication to a liquid ejection head of a liquid ejecting apparatus. The container holder is capable of holding the liquid container. The container holder holds the liquid container in a state where a first portion of the liquid container including at least the injection port is displaceable in a relative manner with respect to the container holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Shun OYA
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Patent number: 10056678Abstract: An antenna structure includes a sheet metal antenna, a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface which face opposite to each other and having a through hole for inserting the sheet metal antenna from the outer surface to the inner surface, and a sealing portion which seals the through hole while relative positional relation between the sheet metal antenna and the rear-surface-side housing is fixed with the sheet metal antenna passing through the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kotaro Nakamura
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Patent number: 10040293Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid tank, a tank holder, a liquid ejection head, and an apparatus casing. The liquid tank includes a liquid injection port, a liquid containing portion containing the liquid injected from the liquid injection port, and a supply port supplying the liquid. The tank holder holds the liquid tank. The liquid ejection head ejects a liquid supplied from the supply port. The apparatus casing accommodates the liquid tank, the tank holder, and the liquid ejection head. The tank holder is pivotable relative to the apparatus casing with holding the liquid tank. The liquid injection port of the liquid tank is configured to be exposed to an exterior of the apparatus casing by pivoting the tank holder relative to the apparatus casing to inject the liquid into the liquid tank, while the liquid tank is held in the tank holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Shun Oya
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Patent number: 9994032Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid tank, a tank holder, a liquid ejection head, and an apparatus casing. The liquid tank includes a liquid injection port, a liquid containing portion containing the liquid injected from the liquid injection port, and a supply port supplying the liquid. The tank holder holds the liquid tank. The liquid ejection head ejects a liquid supplied from the supply port. The apparatus casing accommodates the liquid tank, the tank holder, and the liquid ejection head. The tank holder is pivotable relative to the apparatus casing with holding the liquid tank. The liquid injection port of the liquid tank is configured to be exposed to an exterior of the apparatus casing by pivoting the tank holder relative to the apparatus casing to inject the liquid into the liquid tank, while the liquid tank is held in the tank holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Shun Oya
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Patent number: 9989795Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a cabinet, a screen panel, a liquid crystal display panel, and a backlight unit. The screen panel is fixed to the cabinet while covering an opening of the cabinet. The liquid crystal display panel is located on a rear side of the screen panel and fixed to the screen panel. The backlight unit is bonded and fixed to the cabinet and is a backlight unit for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Norikazu Morioka, Kotaro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20180150096Abstract: A power converter capable of minimizing the amount of fluctuation in the input power value to the boost circuit when changing the number of operating circuits and the switching frequency; when reducing the number of boost chopper circuits operating and the switching frequency the controller reduces the duty cycle of the PWM signal to a circuit to be halted while said circuit scheduled for halt operates, whereafter the controller halts operation of said circuit scheduled for halt and changes the switching frequency to a frequency corresponding to the state determination value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kosuke Nomura, Kenji Kobayashi, Kotaro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9937001Abstract: A therapeutic treatment apparatus includes a first heat transfer unit, a second heat transfer unit, a first heat generating element, a second heat generating element, a temperature acquisition unit which acquires a first temperature of the first heat generating element and a second temperature of the second heat generating element, a control unit and an electric power input unit. The control unit determines a first control value and a second control value concerning the electric power input to the first and second heat generating element based on a lower one of the first temperature and the second temperature. The electric power input unit inputs an electric power to the first and second generating element based on the first and second control value.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kotaro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9918153Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a housing member with a first sound hole, a film speaker and a speaker holder with a second sound hole. The film speaker includes a piezoelectric element and a resin film configured to vibrate with the piezoelectric element. The film speaker is located in the speaker holder. The second sound hole corresponds to the first sound hole and is located between the first sound hole and the film speaker. An inner edge which defines the second sound hole extends above the film speaker. A surface of the inner edge facing the film speaker is inclined such that at least a part of the inner edge decreases in thickness toward a leading end of the inner edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hayato Mizuno, Kotaro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9910520Abstract: An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a translucent panel including a front surface and a back surface, the translucent panel including a curved portion at an end portion, the curved portion being curved toward the back surface with respect to a central portion of the translucent panel. The electronic device also includes a touch panel located on the back surface of the translucent panel and configured to be covered with the central portion and the curved portion. The distance between the curved portion and the touch panel is shorter than the distance between the central portion of the translucent panel and the touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Hayato Mizuno
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Patent number: 9866969Abstract: A handheld device is disclosed. A housing member includes a first surface and a second surface. A first sound emitting hole is located in the first surface. A second sound emitting hole is located in the second surface. A film speaker comprises a piezoelectric element and a resin film that vibrates together with the piezoelectric element. A speaker holder comprises the film speaker disposed at an angle in the speaker holder such that the front of the resin film faces the first sound emitting hole and is tilted from the first surface of the housing member toward the second sound emitting hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Kouta Hibino
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Patent number: 9840084Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid; a head flow path connected to the liquid ejecting head, that supplies the liquid; an attaching member that is attachable at a position adjacent to the head flow path; and an opening/closing mechanism that opens the head flow path when the attaching member is attached at the adjacent position and closes the head flow path when the attaching member is removed from the adjacent position.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Takashi Mano
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Publication number: 20170333108Abstract: A treatment-energy applying structure includes a flexible substrate having a wiring pattern having a heat-generation region and a connection region. A heat transfer plate faces a surface of the flexible substrate, and transfers heat to a body tissue. An adhesive sheet, having heat conductivity, is disposed between the flexible substrate and the heat transfer plate to cover the entirety of the heat-generation region and the heat transfer plate. A region of the adhesive sheet protrudes from the heat transfer plate to cover a region of the connection region. A pair of lead wires connects to the connection region outside of the covered region. The adhesive sheet is longer than the heat transfer plate and shorter than the flexible substrate. A gap between an end of the heat transfer plate and the lead wires is longer than a diameter of the lead wires or a thickness of the heat transfer plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Shinji Yasunaga
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Publication number: 20170322480Abstract: A structure includes a sheet metal antenna as a first member, a rear-surface-side housing as a second member including a through hole, and a sealing portion which seals the through hole while the sealing portion fixes relative positional relation between the first and second members. The second member includes a space. The sheet metal antenna includes a second portion along a second surface and an intermediate portion which passes through the through hole and the like. The space includes a first region covered with the second portion and the like, a second region located opposite to the first region with the intermediate portion being interposed, and a third region which lies from one main surface of the intermediate portion to the other main surface thereof while it is in contact with both of the first region and the second region. The second portion includes an injection hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Yasuhito KANEMAKI, Akito IWAI, Kotaro NAKAMURA, Shuhei HISANO
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Publication number: 20170251291Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, an elastic member positioned by the housing, and an acoustic component held by the elastic member. The elastic member includes a main body portion surrounding the acoustic component and a membrane portion which is continuous to the main body portion and faces the acoustic component. The housing includes a passage which communicates the membrane portion and an external space with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Kouta IYODA
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Publication number: 20170120618Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid; a head flow path connected to the liquid ejecting head, that supplies the liquid; an attaching member that is attachable at a position adjacent to the head flow path; and an opening/closing mechanism that opens the head flow path when the attaching member is attached at the adjacent position and closes the head flow path when the attaching member is removed from the adjacent position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Takashi MANO
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Publication number: 20170013333Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a housing member with a first sound hole, a film speaker and a speaker holder with a second sound hole. The film speaker includes a piezoelectric element and a resin film configured to vibrate with the piezoelectric element. The film speaker is located in the speaker holder. The second sound hole corresponds to the first sound hole and is located between the first sound hole and the film speaker. An inner edge which defines the second sound hole extends above the film speaker. A surface of the inner edge facing the film speaker is inclined such that at least a part of the inner edge decreases in thickness toward a leading end of the inner edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Hayato MIZUNO, Kotaro NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160334897Abstract: An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a translucent panel including a front surface and a back surface, the translucent panel including a curved portion at an end portion, the curved portion being curved toward the back surface with respect to a central portion of the translucent panel. The electronic device also includes a touch panel located on the back surface of the translucent panel and configured to be covered with the central portion and the curved portion. The distance between the curved portion and the touch panel is shorter than the distance between the central portion of the translucent panel and the touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Hayato MIZUNO
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Patent number: 9489021Abstract: An insertion and extraction structure of a card-shaped component includes a slot receiving a card-shaped component in an insertable and extractable manner. The slot has a first surface slidably guiding one surface of the card-shaped component and a second surface located opposite the first surface and slidably guiding the other surface of the card-shaped component. The insertion and extraction structure of a card-shaped component further includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface projects from the first surface while being inclined in an extraction direction of the card-shaped component. The second inclined surface is located apart from the first inclined surface in the extraction direction and, with one end portion of the card-shaped component yet to be completely extracted from the slot, abuts the other end portion of the card-shaped component. The second inclined surface is steeper than the first inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kotaro Nakamura