Patents by Inventor Kouichi Kawamura

Kouichi Kawamura 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: 9442289
    Abstract: An display apparatus, for a vehicle, according to one embodiment includes a substrate housing portion, an optical unit, a turning member, and a plate-like attachment plate. The substrate housing portion contains a circuit substrate for outputting an image signal of an image to be displaced. The optical unit generates an image based on the image signal outputted from the circuit substrate and projects the generated image. The combiner is provided at one end of the optical unit, and the image is projected onto the combiner. The turning member connects the optical unit to the substrate housing portion in a freely rotatable manner. The plate-like attachment plate is used to mount the substrate housing portion to a rear-view mirror such that the optical unit is freely rotatable without coming into contact with the rear-view mirror inside a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Nishima, Isao Kaneno, Yuji Tanaka, Tatsuya Sato, Motoshi Tohda, Tatsuya Mukouyama, Kouichi Kawamura, Kazutaka Aboshi, Manabu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9028076
    Abstract: In a projector, a projection unit includes a projection mechanism that projects an image and an air hole that takes in or exhausts air used to dissipate heat generated from a light source included in the projection mechanism. A housing covers the air hole when the projection unit is in a storage position in which the projection unit does not project an image and uncovers the air hole when the projection unit is in a projection position in which the projection unit projects an image. The drive mechanism moves the projection unit or a cover member. An electronic control unit controls the drive mechanism to move the projection unit to the projection position in which an image is projected when receiving a predetermined projection preparation request and move the projection unit to the storage position in which no image is projected when receiving a predetermined storage request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Nishima, Norihisa Yamamoto, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150103408
    Abstract: An display apparatus, for a vehicle, according to one embodiment includes a substrate housing portion, an optical unit, a turning member, and a plate-like attachment plate. The substrate housing portion contains a circuit substrate for outputting an image signal of an image to be displaced. The optical unit generates an image based on the image signal outputted from the circuit substrate and projects the generated image. The combiner is provided at one end of the optical unit, and the image is projected onto the combiner. The turning member connects the optical unit to the substrate housing portion in a freely rotatable manner. The plate-like attachment plate is used to mount the substrate housing portion to a rear-view mirror such that the optical unit is freely rotatable without coming into contact with the rear-view mirror inside a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ryo NISHIMA, Isao KANENO, Yuji TANAKA, Tatsuya SATO, Motoshi TOHDA, Tatsuya MUKOUYAMA, Kouichi KAWAMURA, Kazutaka ABOSHI, Manabu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20130010268
    Abstract: In a projector, a projection unit includes a projection mechanism that projects an image and an air hole that takes in or exhausts air used to dissipate heat generated from a light source included in the projection mechanism. A housing covers the air hole when the projection unit is in a storage position in which the projection unit does not project an image and uncovers the air hole when the projection unit is in a projection position in which the projection unit projects an image. The drive mechanism moves the projection unit or a cover member. An electronic control unit controls the drive mechanism to move the projection unit to the projection position in which an image is projected when receiving a predetermined projection preparation request and move the projection unit to the storage position in which no image is projected when receiving a predetermined storage request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo NISHIMA, Norihisa YAMAMOTO, Kouichi KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20090161073
    Abstract: A bundle of rays is incident in a lens array and converted into sub-bundles of rays. The sub-bundles of rays are separated by a color separator into first and second sub-bundles of rays of different colors. The first and the second sub-bundles of rays are combined by other lens arrays into a first and a second bundle of rays of uniform illuminance, respectively. The first and second bundle of rays of uniform illuminance are applied polarization beam splitting and then polarization angle conversion by polarization converters, to be converted into first and second linearly polarized beams, respectively. The second linearly polarized beams are separated by a color separator, provided on an optical path of the second linearly polarized beams, into third and fourth linearly polarized beams of different colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuru Kobayashi, Akio Hayama, Kouichi Kawamura, Ryo Nishima
  • Patent number: 6594889
    Abstract: A method of processing a leadframe involves steps of transporting a leadframe to load it into a lead processing unit including plural sets of processing presses; adjusting a press pitch of the processing presses according to a work pitch of workpieces on the leadframe by rotating a nut member that is coupled to at least one of the processing presses and engaged on a non-rotating screw shaft extending in the transport direction of the leadframe, so that the nut member moves along the screw shaft and the respective processing press coupled thereto moves with the nut member; and performing a predetermined lead processing on the leadframe using the processing presses after the step of adjusting the press pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Towa Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Bandoh, Michio Osada, Tsuyoshi Amakawa, Yoshihiko Kojima, Fumio Takashima, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6560962
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a control system 20 of a hydraulic construction machine for enhancing a responsibility and stability of a work implement movement. The control system 20 comprises a variable displacement type hydraulic pump 2, a hydraulic actuator 7 driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the pump 2, a flow control valve 5 for controlling the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator 7 in response to a travel amount of an operating lever 8, the variable bleed valve 14 disposed in the bleed-off hydraulic circuit 13 through which exhausts the hydraulic fluid supplied to the hydraulic actuator 7 and a controller 15 for controlling the flow rate through the variable bleed valve 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6474063
    Abstract: A travel motor hydraulic control system for a construction machine having a plurality of hydraulic pumps which supply individually pressurized fluid for a plurality of hydraulic travel motors and a plurality of flow control valves which control the flow rate of the pressurized fluid to be supplied to the motor during an ordinary work. A controller receives a control signal representative of a travel control lever stroke sensed by a position sensor and a control signal detected by a pressure sensor, determines if the vehicle is traveling up a slope, and transmits a command signal to a solenoid operated valve to move a pilot operated shut off valve toward a valve-closing position, thereby the travel hydraulic motors are individually supplied the pressurized fluid from the hydraulic pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20020029566
    Abstract: A travel motor hydraulic control system for a construction machine having a plurality of hydraulic pumps which supply individually pressurized fluid for a plurality of hydraulic travel motors and a plurality of flow control valves which control the flow rate of the pressurized fluid to be supplied to the motor during an ordinary work. A controller receives a control signal representative of a travel control lever stroke sensed by a position sensor and a control signal detected by a pressure sensor, determines if the vehicle is traveling up a slope, and transmits a command signal to a solenoid operated valve to move a pilot operated shut off valve toward a valve-closing position, thereby the travel hydraulic motors are individually supplied the pressurized fluid from the hydraulic pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20020014075
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a control system 20 of a hydraulic construction machine for enhancing a responsibility and stability of a work implement movement The control system 20 comprises a variable displacement type hydraulic pump 2, a hydraulic actuator 7 driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the pump 2, a flow control valve 5 for controlling the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator 7 in response to a an amount of an operating lever 8, the variable bleed valve 14 disposed in the bleed-off hydraulic circuit 13 through which exhausts the hydraulic fluid supplied to the hydraulic actuator 7 and a controller 15 for controlling the flow rate through the variable bleed valve 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20020011013
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavating mobile machine comprises a working implement at least two parts of which is operated by respective hydraulic actuators (hydraulic cylinders 2 and 3), pressure control valves 6 and 7 provided in pressurized fluid supply lines 4 and 5 to the actuators and connected to operating levers 11 and 12, respectively, pressure compensating valves 10 and 10a provided between the pressure control valve 6 and the one hydraulic actuator (the hydraulic cylinder 2) and between the pressure control valve 7 and the other actuator (the hydraulic cylinder 3), respectively, an operation mode selecting unit (a monitor 18) provided in a cab of the mobile machine, a controller 14 providing a control signal, and a variable pressure compensating value function storing unit provided in the controller 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sawada, Seiichi Fuchita, Kouichi Kawamura, Toshio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5443319
    Abstract: A printer has a thermal head and a cooperable platen roll, which are moveable relatively apart to provide a gap. The cartridge is supplied with a removable installation device which has a guide which can swing outwardly to align the ink ribbon with the gap. When the cartridge is loaded onto locator pins on the printer, the ink ribbon is guided into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuzo Sugiura, Mitsuo Uchimura, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5395733
    Abstract: An image forming layer comprising a polymer which has a component showing UV absorption at 320 nm or higher and a component containing the carboxylic acid (carboxylate) group represented by the following general formula I:--(Y).sub.1 --X--(CH.sub.2).sub.k --COOT (I)wherein X represents sulfur, oxygen, single bond, C.dbd.W or N--U where W represents oxygen or sulfur and U represents an optionally substituted aryl, alkyl group or hydrogen, Y represents an optionally substituted alkylene, arylene, aralkylene group or divalent heterocyclic ring, and T represents a hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or HN(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3) where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be identical or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, optionally substituted alkyl or aryl group and R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may join together to form a ring structure, k represents 0 or 1 and 1 is 0 or 1, provided that X represents C.dbd.W when k is 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Maemoto, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5310618
    Abstract: A light-sensitive composition comprising either an alkali-soluble resin or radical-polymerizable, unsaturated compound, and a diazonium compound represented by general formula (I) or (II):(S).sub.1 --(L.sup.1).sub.m --(D).sub.n (I)--(L.sup.2 (S)).sub.o --(L.sup.3 (D)).sub.P -- (II)wherein D is a diazonium salt group, S is a light absorbing group, L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 are connecting groups connecting S and D, provided that S and D are not conjugated by L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 ; l, m, n, o and p are integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5262276
    Abstract: A light-sensitive composition which comprises at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) as light-free radical generator:S-L-A (I)in formula (I), S represents a light absorbing moiety which absorbs light having a wave length of not less than 300 nm with an absorptivity coefficient of not less than 1000, A represents an active moiety which interacts with the light absorbing moiety S in an excited state to generate free radicals and L represents a group for coupling the moieties S and A; and a photopolymerizable composition which comprises at least one radical polymerizable compound having ethylenically unsaturated group, at least one compound represented by the foregoing general formula (I) as a light-free radical generator and optionally at least one linear organic high molecular weight polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5246298
    Abstract: There is disclosed a printer having a thermal print head and a cooperable platen roll. The platen roll is driven to advance a web of record medium and an ink ribbon into cooperation with the print head. The printer can use an ink ribbon cartridge. The printer has a compact arrangement for the record medium supply roll, the ink ribbon cartridge, the printing mechanism, the drive mechanism, the keyboard, and the cutting mechanism for cutting tags from the web. The ink ribbon cartridge has movable guides which are aligned by spindles on the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuzo Sugiura, Mitsuo Uchimura, Kouichi Kawamura, Ronald L. Fogle, Orville C. Huggins
  • Patent number: 5227473
    Abstract: A quinone diazide of formula (I) or formula (II):(S)l--(L.sup.1)m=-(Q).sub.n (I)--(L.sup.2 (-S))o-(L.sup.3 (--Q))p- (II)wherein S is a light absorbing portion having an absorption coefficient of greater than 1000 in wavelengths longer than 360 nm; Q is a quinone diazide residue; L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 are connecting groups connecting S and Q, provided, however, that L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 do not conjugate S and Q; l, m, n, o and p are integers; andwherein the emission intensity of the compound of formulas (I) and (II) is smaller than the emission intensity of the chromophoric group alone. Also disclosed is a light sensitive composition comprising an alkali soluble resin and the above quinone diazide compound. The quinone diazide compound of the present invention have spectral sensitization with respect to visible light and are useful in visible light projection plates and as visible laser sensing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Kawamura, Satoshi Takita
  • Patent number: 5202221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-sensitive composition comprising (a) a photo-crosslinkable polymer having a maleimido group at a side chain and (b) a sensitizer such as the following compounds: ##STR1## The present invention provides a light-sensitive composition having very high sensitivity; providing excellent images during only a short exposure time; and being sensitive to light of long wave length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Imai, Noriaki Watanabe, Kouichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5186553
    Abstract: There is disclosed a printer having a thermal print head and a cooperable platen roll. The platen roll is driven to advance a web of record medium and an ink ribbon into cooperation with the print head. The printer can use an ink ribbon cartridge. The printer has a compact arrangement for the record medium supply roll, the ink ribbon cartridge, the printing mechanism, the drive mechanism, the keyboard, and the cutting mechanism for cutting tags from the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuzo Sugiura, Mitsuo Uchimura, Kouichi Kawamura, Ronald L. Fogle, Orville C. Huggins
  • Patent number: 5168032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photopolymerizable composition having a high sensitivity to visible light of 400 nm or longer and comprising a photopolymerization initiator consisting of:(a) a salt of an organic boron anionic compound with an organic and cationic dye or a combination of an organic and cationic dye with a salt of an organic boron anionic compound, and(b) a compound having the general formulae (I) to (VI) as defined in the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okamoto, Kouichi Kawamura