Patents by Inventor Makoto Kawabata
Makoto Kawabata 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: 8731229Abstract: A speaker unit performing sound output in proportion to electric current by current driving includes: a frame having an opening; a magnet arranged inside the frame and formed in an annular shape; a yoke including a shaft-shaped insertion arrangement portion which is inserted into a center of the magnet; a coil bobbin formed in a cylindrical shape; a coil wound around an outer peripheral surface of the coil bobbin; a damper having elasticity and connected between the frame and the coil bobbin; a cone connected to the coil bobbin at an inner peripheral portion and fixed to an opening edge of the opening of the frame at an outer peripheral portion, which vibrates with movement of the coil bobbin; and a sound absorbing material arranged inside the coil bobbin.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kouji Miyata, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130143066Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet for a can exhibiting excellent corrosion resistance, adhesive properties, and weldability, including a steel sheet, an Ni—Cu alloy plating layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet; and a chromate film layer formed on a surface of the Ni—Cu alloy plating layer, in which the Ni—Cu alloy plating layer has Ni attached thereto in an amount of from 0.30 g/m2 to 3.0 g/m2, and Cu contained therein in an amount of from 0.5 mass % to 20 mass %; and the chromate film layer has Cr attached thereto in an amount of from 1.0 mg/m2 to 40 mg/m2 in equivalent units of Cr.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Hirano, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130089751Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet for a container including a cold-rolled steel sheet and a composite film formed on the cold-rolled steel sheet through an electrolysis process in a solution containing: at least one metal ion of an Sn ion, an Fe ion, and an Ni ion; Zr ion; a nitric acid ion: and an ammonium ion, in which the composite film contains at least one element of: Zr of 0.1 to 100 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Zr; Sn of 0.3 to 20 g/m2 in equivalent units of metal Sn; Fe of 5 to 2000 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Fe; and Ni of 5 to 2000 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Ni.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Hirano, Akira Tachiki, Hirokazu Yokoya, Morio Yanagihara, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130064393Abstract: A sound reproducing device includes: a wireless communication unit receiving an audio signal and outputting the audio signal by wireless communication; an audio reproducing unit including speakers reproducing the audio signal; and a control unit controlling on/off of a first power supply with respect to the audio reproducing unit, wherein the control unit turns on the first power supply when receiving a connection notification from the wireless communication unit in a standby state in which a second power supply with respect to the wireless communication unit and the control unit is on and allows the audio reproducing unit to reproduce the audio signal from the wireless communication unit, and the control unit turns off the first power supply when receiving a cutoff notification from the wireless communication unit and allows the reproduction of the audio signal from the wireless communication unit to be stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Yamazaki, Makoto Kawabata, Shinya Haraguchi
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Patent number: 8387932Abstract: Disclosed herein is a suction cup, including: a suction cup body formed from gel and having at least one flat or convex face serving as a suction face; a shape retaining member provided on the suction cup body and having elasticity for restoring, when the suction cup body is deformed, the suction cup body so as to restore an original shape; and a center stem connected to the suction cup body and projecting from a portion of the suction cup body positioned remotely from a location of the suction cup body at which the suction face is provided in a direction intersecting with the center of the suction face.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Takahashi, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130011694Abstract: According to the present invention, a steel sheet for a container excellent in corrosion resistance, adhesion, and weldability is provided, which includes a steel sheet; a Ni plating layer which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet in an amount of plating deposition containing a Ni amount of 0.3 to 3 g/m2 and contains Co in the range of 0.1 to 100 ppm; and a chromate coating layer which is formed on a surface of the Ni plating layer in an amount of coating deposition containing a converted Cr amount of 1 to 40 mg/m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Makoto Kawabata
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Patent number: 8196790Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru Iida, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
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Publication number: 20120087536Abstract: A speaker unit performing sound output in proportion to electric current by current driving includes: a frame having an opening; a magnet arranged inside the frame and formed in an annular shape; a yoke including a shaft-shaped insertion arrangement portion which is inserted into a center of the magnet; a coil bobbin formed in a cylindrical shape; a coil wound around an outer peripheral surface of the coil bobbin; a damper having elasticity and connected between the frame and the coil bobbin; and a cone connected to the coil bobbin at an inner peripheral portion and fixed to an opening edge of the opening of the frame at an outer peripheral portion, which vibrates with movement of the coil bobbin, wherein a communicating hole communicating the inside to the outside is formed at the frame, and a portion of the communicating hole is blocked by an attachment member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Miyata, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20120087517Abstract: A speaker unit performing sound output in proportion to electric current by current driving includes: a frame having an opening; a magnet arranged inside the frame and formed in an annular shape; a yoke including a shaft-shaped insertion arrangement portion which is inserted into a center of the magnet; a coil bobbin formed in a cylindrical shape; a coil wound around an outer peripheral surface of the coil bobbin; a damper having elasticity and connected between the frame and the coil bobbin; a cone connected to the coil bobbin at an inner peripheral portion and fixed to an opening edge of the opening of the frame at an outer peripheral portion, which vibrates with movement of the coil bobbin; and a sound absorbing material arranged inside the coil bobbin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Miyata, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20110311339Abstract: Reduction in cooling rate of a substrate having a lower temperature is suppressed because the substrate having a lower temperature is not affected by radiant heat of a substrate having a higher temperature while cooling a plurality of substrates in a cooling chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Takeshi YASUI, Yukitomo HIROCHI, Satoshi TAKANO, Ritsuo HORII, Makoto KAWABATA
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Patent number: 7913962Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Takahashi, Makoto Kawabata
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Patent number: 7850891Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru Ilda, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
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Patent number: 7841568Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Takahashi, Makoto Kawabata
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Patent number: 7837163Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Takahashi, Makoto Kawabata
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Patent number: 7775490Abstract: A suction cup, includes: a suction cup body made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity; and a gel layer bonded to the suction cup body and having a surface serving as a suction face; the suction cup body being made of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, the gel layer being made of two-pack thermosetting polyurethane gel, the suction cup body and the gel layer being bonded to each other by bonding of an isocyanate group which the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer has and a hydroxyl group which the two-pack thermosetting polyurethane gel has.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Makoto Kawabata
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Patent number: 7690609Abstract: A suction cup having an adsorption surface is provided wherein the suction cup has a disk-like main suction cup unit composed of an elastically-deformable material and has an attachment surface. The attachment surface has a gel layer composed of a gel, bonded thereto so as to cover the attachment surface. The adsorption surface is formed by the surface of the gel layer, and the gel layer are composed of a center portion composing the center of the adsorption surface, and a circumferential portion composing the outer circumference of the adsorption surface. The outer circumferential portion has the thickness larger than the thickness of the center portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takayuki Akai, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20100044539Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru IIDA, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
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Publication number: 20090194651Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Takahashi, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20090184220Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi TAKAHASHI, Makoto Kawabata
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Publication number: 20080230662Abstract: Disclosed herein is a suction cup, including: a suction cup body formed from gel and having at least one flat or convex face serving as a suction face; a shape retaining member provided on the suction cup body and having elasticity for restoring, when the suction cup body is deformed, the suction cup body so as to restore an original shape; and a center stem connected to the suction cup body and projecting from a portion of the suction cup body positioned remotely from a location of the suction cup body at which the suction face is provided in a direction intersecting with the center of the suction face.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi TAKAHASHI, Makoto Kawabata