Patents by Inventor Kouji Oota

Kouji Oota 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: 20220256656
    Abstract: A film heater includes a transparent conductive film and first and second electrodes. The transparent conductive film includes a heat generating portion that generates heat when energized by the first and second electrodes. An outer edge of the heat generating portion has a short side, a long side, and first and second oblique sides. The first and second electrodes include a plurality of first and second connection portions corresponding to a plurality of first and second ports, respectively. A plurality of first and second current suppression portions is disposed to suppress flow of the current between the inside and outside of the heat generating portion through a region between the plurality of first and second ports, respectively. For each of some or all of the plurality of first ports, the current flows through the heat generating portion between the first port and at least two second ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Koutarou FUKUDA, Kouji OOTA, Syuzou ODA, Takumi OKAMOTO, Taro OGURA
  • Patent number: 9090748
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous dispersion of resin particles, in which the resin particles have uniform particle diameters and shapes and which exhibits excellent fixing properties, particularly when used as a liquid electrophotographic developer. More specifically, provided is a nonaqueous dispersion (X) in which resin particles (C) are dispersed in a nonhydrophilic organic solvent (L) that exhibits a relative permittivity of 1 to 4 at 20° C., the resin particles (C) being core-shell type resin particles each of which comprise a resin particle (B) that contains a resin (b) and fine particles (A) that contain a resin (a) and that either adhere to the surface of the resin particle (B) or form a film on the surface of the resin particle (B), wherein the solubility of (a) in (L) at 25° C. is 10 wt % or less relative to the weight of (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwata, Kouji Oota
  • Publication number: 20130034809
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous dispersion of resin particles, in which the resin particles have uniform particle diameters and shapes and which exhibits excellent fixing properties, particularly when used as a liquid electrophotographic developer. More specifically, provided is a nonaqueous dispersion (X) in which resin particles (C) are dispersed in a nonhydrophilic organic solvent (L) that exhibits a relative permittivity of 1 to 4 at 20° C., the resin particles (C) being core-shell type resin particles each of which comprise a resin particle (B) that contains a resin (b) and fine particles (A) that contain a resin (a) and that either adhere to the surface of the resin particle (B) or form a film on the surface of the resin particle (B), wherein the solubility of (a) in (L) at 25° C. is 10 wt % or less relative to the weight of (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwata, Kouji Oota
  • Patent number: 6814617
    Abstract: Terminal tools are fixed to end portions of a plurality of wires that are covered with a shield lacing, and a shield case is connected/fixed to the shield lacing. End portions of respective wires are inserted into a unit housing of the electronic unit from the outside and connected to circuits in the unit housing, and then connected portions between respective wires and a unit housing are covered with the shield case from the outside by fixing the shield case to an outer surface of the unit housing. Also, the shield case and the shield lacing are brought into the state that they can be grounded via the unit housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Hiroki Hirai, Yoshihiro Kumazawa, Higeru Sakai
  • Patent number: 6746275
    Abstract: An electric connection box 111 comprises a stationary unit 11 and a movable member 12. The stationary unit 11 is formed integrally with a box body 113. The movable member 12 is removably attached to the stationary unit 11. When the movable member 12 is detached from the stationary unit 11, the power supply from a battery to an electric load is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamakawa, Eriko Yuasa, Hiroki Hirai, Kouji Oota
  • Publication number: 20030207615
    Abstract: Terminal tools 16 are fixed to end portions of a plurality of wires 12 that are covered with a shield lacing 10, and a shield case 30 is connected/fixed to the shield lacing 10. End portions of respective wires 12 are inserted into a unit housing 40 of the electronic unit from the outside and connected to circuits in the unit housing 40, and then connected portions between respective wires 12 and a unit housing 40 are covered with the shield case 30 from the outside by fixing the shield case 30 to an outer surface of the unit housing 40. Also, the shield case 30 and the shield lacing 10 are brought into the state that they can be grounded via the unit housing 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Hiroki Hirai, Yoshihiro Kumazawa, Shigeki Sakai
  • Patent number: 6614203
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a protection apparatus attachment recess. The protection apparatus attachment recess accommodates a power supply breaker apparatus. The power supply breaker apparatus includes a fixed member and a movable member. The fixed member is attached to an box main body. The movable member is attached to the fixed member in an attachable and detachable manner. When the movable member is detached from the fixed member, the power supply breaker apparatus breaks the supply from a battery to an electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko Yuasa, Shuji Yamakawa, Hiroki Hirai, Kouji Oota
  • Patent number: 6595789
    Abstract: Terminal tools 16 are fixed to end portions of a plurality of wires 12 that are covered with a shield lacing 10, and a shield case 30 is connected/fixed to the shield lacing 10. End portions of respective wires 12 are inserted into a unit housing 40 of the electronic unit from the outside and connected to circuits in the unit housing 40, and then connected portions between respective wires 12 and a unit housing 40 are covered with the shield case 30 from the outside by fixing the shield case 30 to an outer surface of the unit housing 40. Also, the shield case 30 and the shield lacing 10 are brought into the state that they can be grounded via the unit housing 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Hiroki Hirai, Yoshihiro Kumazawa, Shigeki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20020180272
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a protection apparatus attachment recess. The protection apparatus attachment recess accommodates a power supply breaker apparatus. The power supply breaker apparatus includes a fixed member and a movable member. The fixed member is attached to an box main body. The movable member is attached to the fixed member in an attachable and detachable manner. When the movable member is detached from the fixed member, the power supply breaker apparatus breaks the supply from a battery to an electrical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko Yuasa, Shuji Yamakawa, Hiroki Hirai, Kouji Oota
  • Publication number: 20020182913
    Abstract: An electric connection box 111 comprises a stationary unit 11 and a movable member 12. The stationary unit 11 is formed integrally with a box body 113. The movable member 12 is removably attached to the stationary unit 11. When the movable member 12 is detached from the stationary unit 11, the power supply from a battery to an electric load is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Yamakawa, Eriko Yuasa, Hiroki Hirai, Kouji Oota
  • Patent number: 6471528
    Abstract: In a rotary connection device, since a film of a solid lubricant is coated on both sides or one side of the flat cable, only the film and the surface facing thereto, or the films slide with each other at the time of tightening or loosening the flat cable, and thus the sliding friction can be reduced at the time of rotational sliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Tomoyuki Sakata
  • Patent number: 6425774
    Abstract: In a rotary connection device, a rotor and a case are fitted relatively rotatably with a flat cable stored therebetween. The rotor is provided with a plurality of ribs radially on the cable facing surface thereof, with an elastic sheet provided on the lower surface side across the ribs such that the elastic sheet is elastically deformed only at the part contacting with the ribs so as to pressure the flat cable in the axial direction for preventing the backlash thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Yoshitsugu Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20020048994
    Abstract: Terminal tools 16 are fixed to end portions of a plurality of wires 12 that are covered with a shield lacing 10, and a shield case 30 is connected/fixed to the shield lacing 10. End portions of respective wires 12 are inserted into a unit housing 40 of the electronic unit from the outside and connected to circuits in the unit housing 40, and then connected portions between respective wires 12 and a unit housing 40 are covered with the shield case 30 from the outside by fixing the shield case 30 to an outer surface of the unit housing 40. Also, the shield case 30 and the shield lacing 10 are brought into the state that they can be grounded via the unit housing 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Hiroki Hirai, Yoshihiro Kumazawa, Shigeki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20010004560
    Abstract: In a rotary connection device, since a film of a solid lubricant is coated on both sides or one side of the flat cable, only the film and the surface facing thereto, or the films slide with each other at the time of tightening or loosening the flat cable, and thus the sliding friction can be reduced at the time of rotational sliding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Oota, Tomoyuki Sakata