Patents by Inventor Kouichi Minami

Kouichi Minami 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing, magnetic disks in the housing, and a printed circuit board attached to an outer surface of a bottom wall of the housing. The housing includes a base including a bottom wall and a side wall, and at least two base-side positioning portions provided on the bottom wall in a region overlapping the side wall. The printed circuit board includes at least two board-side positioning portions each engaged with the base-side positioning portion. One of the base-side positioning portion and the board-side positioning portion includes a pin extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and another includes a hole into which the pin is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi Minami, Shigeru Juman, Kouichi Toukairin, Yasuhiko Kato, Hirofumi Kuribara, Kenji Mizuochi
  • Patent number: 11205903
    Abstract: Provided is a server (10) having an attribute information receiving unit (15) which receives attribute information of an electric power output apparatus (30) having a function of outputting electric power from the electric power output apparatus (30); an output condition transmitting unit (18) which transmits an output condition determined in accordance with the attribute information to the electric power output apparatus (30); an analysis result receiving unit (16) which receives a processing result obtained by performing predetermined processing on output waveform data at the time when the electric power output apparatus (30) outputs electric power according to the output condition; and an evaluating unit (17) which calculates an electric power output performance of the electric power output apparatus (30) on the basis of the processing result and the output condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Minami, Hidekazu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20210203167
    Abstract: Provided is a server (10) having an attribute information receiving unit (15) which receives attribute information of an electric power output apparatus (30) having a function of outputting electric power from the electric power output apparatus (30); an output condition transmitting unit (18) which transmits an output condition determined in accordance with the attribute information to the electric power output apparatus (30); an analysis result receiving unit (16) which receives a processing result obtained by performing predetermined processing on output waveform data at the time when the electric power output apparatus (30) outputs electric power according to the output condition; and an evaluating unit (17) which calculates an electric power output performance of the electric power output apparatus (30) on the basis of the processing result and the output condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kouichi MINAMI, Hidekazu KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10644505
    Abstract: Provided is a server (10) including an attribute information receiving unit (15) which receives attribute information of an electric power output apparatus (30) from the electric power output apparatus (30) having a function of outputting electric power; an output condition transmitting unit (18) which transmits an output condition determined in accordance with the attribute information to the electric power output apparatus (30); a processing result receiving unit (16) which receives a processing result obtained by performing predetermined processing on output waveform data at the time when the electric power output apparatus (30) outputs electric power according to the output condition; and an evaluating unit (17) which evaluates an electric power output performance of the electric power output apparatus (30) on the basis of the processing result and the output condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Minami, Hidekazu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190067942
    Abstract: Provided is a server (10) including an attribute information receiving unit (15) which receives attribute information of an electric power output apparatus (30) from the electric power output apparatus (30) having a function of outputting electric power; an output condition transmitting unit (18) which transmits an output condition determined in accordance with the attribute information to the electric power output apparatus (30); a processing result receiving unit (16) which receives a processing result obtained by performing predetermined processing on output waveform data at the time when the electric power output apparatus (30) outputs electric power according to the output condition; and an evaluating unit (17) which evaluates an electric power output performance of the electric power output apparatus (30) on the basis of the processing result and the output condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi MINAMI, Hidekazu KIMURA
  • Patent number: 8555074
    Abstract: A data acquiring unit acquires electronic data. A tamper-resistant chip includes a storing unit that stores a confidential key specific to a device, and a collecting unit that collects device information that is internal information of the device. An attaching unit attaches collected device information to acquired electronic data. An encrypting unit encrypts the electronic data with the device information attached, using the confidential key stored in the storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: PFU Limited, Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kouichi Minami, Seigo Kotani
  • Patent number: 8412958
    Abstract: A device management system is configured with a target device including at least one unit that includes a tamper-resistant chip, a management apparatus that manages or uses the target device, and an authentication apparatus including a database for authentication, connected via a network in a communicable manner. In the target device, each unit is equipped with the tamper-resistant chip that collects device information specific to a unit, stores collected device information, and stores a confidential-key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: PFU Limited, Fijitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kouichi Minami, Seigo Kotani
  • Patent number: 8410803
    Abstract: A test apparatus according to the present invention includes a probe card recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two probe card marks formed to a probe card and assumes a probe card mark connection line connecting the positions of the probe card marks, a backing material recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two backing material marks formed to a backing material where a semiconductor chip is fixed thereto and assumes a backing material mark connection line connecting the positions of the backing material mark, a positional relationship recognition unit that recognizes a positional relationship between the probe card and the backing material according to the probe card mark connection line and the backing material mark connection line, and a correction unit that corrects the position of at least one of the probe card and the backing material according to the positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Sawa, Kouichi Minami, Masato Chiba
  • Publication number: 20110107079
    Abstract: A device management system is configured with a target device including at least one unit that includes a tamper-resistant chip, a management apparatus that manages or uses the target device, and an authentication apparatus including a database for authentication, connected via a network in a communicable manner. In the target device, each unit is equipped with the tamper-resistant chip that collects device information specific to a unit, stores collected device information, and stores a confidential-key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: PFU LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouichi MINAMI, Seigo KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20110018569
    Abstract: A test apparatus according to the present invention includes a probe card recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two probe card marks formed to a probe card and assumes a probe card mark connection line connecting the positions of the probe card marks, a backing material recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two backing material marks formed to a backing material where a semiconductor chip is fixed thereto and assumes a backing material mark connection line connecting the positions of the backing material mark, a positional relationship recognition unit that recognizes a positional relationship between the probe card and the backing material according to the probe card mark connection line and the backing material mark connection line, and a correction unit that corrects the position of at least one of the probe card and the backing material according to the positional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICS
    Inventors: Nobuhiro SAWA, Kouichi MINAMI, Masato CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20070198861
    Abstract: A data acquiring unit acquires electronic data. A tamper-resistant chip includes a storing unit that stores a confidential key specific to a device, and a collecting unit that collects device information that is internal information of the device. An attaching unit attaches collected device information to acquired electronic data. An encrypting unit encrypts the electronic data with the device information attached, using the confidential key stored in the storing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicants: PFU LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouichi MINAMI, Seigo KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20070165264
    Abstract: A device management system is configured with a target device including at least one unit that includes a tamper-resistant chip, a management apparatus that manages or uses the target device, and an authentication apparatus including a database for authentication, connected via a network in a communicable manner. In the target device, each unit is equipped with the tamper-resistant chip that collects device information specific to a unit, stores collected device information, and stores a confidential-key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: PFU LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouichi MINAMI, Seigo KOTANI
  • Patent number: 6301204
    Abstract: A jukebox apparatus including a magazine, a drive unit, a carriage for conveying a disk between the magazine and the drive unit, and a temporary storage unit movable between a transfer position in front of the drive unit and an escape position. The carriage has gripping arms, pinch rollers, and a pushing arm for transferring the disk. A control unit is provided to carry out a retry of transferring the disk by displacing the carriage when the disk is not transferred. The pushing time of the pushing arm can be changed by a retry of pushing the disk by the pushing arm. The temporary storage unit is normally monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Hiroshi Yamagishi, Kazunori Matsuda, Kouichi Minami, Isao Nagata, Yoshiyasu Tagawa, Kazuaki Umi, Hitoshi Terashima
  • Patent number: 5803449
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic sheet feeder to feed manuscript sheets onto and discharge the same from the top of the stage on the overhead projector. The automatic sheet feeder comprises a side guide plate disposed at the top of a side edge of the stage, a bottom plate forming a manuscript set window together with the side guide plate, a side plate perpendicular to the side guide plate, a plurality of side feeding rollers for forward and backward rotations supported by the above side plate, and notches formed at the above side guide plate immediately below these rollers to accept the manuscript sheet whose side edge is pressed downward by the outer circumference of the side feeding rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Plus Corporation
    Inventors: Ritsuo Koga, Kouichi Minami
  • Patent number: 5630579
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic sheet feeder to feed manuscript sheets onto and discharge the same from the top of the overhead projector. The automatic sheet feeder comprises a stage glass on which the manuscript is to be set, a common feeding rollers for forward and backward rotations to feed the horizontally or vertically positioned manuscript and a side feeding roller located at a side of the stage glass to carry the manuscript with pressing the upper face of a side edge of the manuscript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Plus Corp.
    Inventors: Kouichi Minami, Mitsuru Wakabayashi, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Hiroshi Torikai
  • Patent number: 4878873
    Abstract: A doll toy has head and trunk portions which are illuminated to project images thereon by a single interior light source. Illumination of both portions is achieved by making inner cavities of the two portions in communication with each other, so that the light source disposed in the trunk portion and head portions. Projectable images are contained on transparent frames located in both the trunk and head portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hidehiko Yamaguchi, Kouichi Minami, Nobuo Kobayashi