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).

  • Publication number: 20080230661
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20080197250
    Abstract: An article attaching tool includes a pair of suction cup devices each having a suction cup and a case connected to the suction cup for being attached to an attaching object face through the suction cup in a state wherein the suction cup sucks the attaching object face. The article attaching tool further includes a connection section for connecting the cases of the suction cup devices in such a manner as to allow change of the posture of the cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kaneda, Makoto Kawabata, Naotaka Kishi
  • Publication number: 20080048084
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi TAKAHASHI, Makoto Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20080048083
    Abstract: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body formed from an elastic material and having a surface on one side in the thickness direction thereof as a concave suction surface; and a spring element provided as a part of the suction cup body, having a concave shape along the suction surface, and capable of elastic deformation such as to energize 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi TAKAHASHI, Makoto Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20070246621
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki AKAI, Makoto Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20070102847
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Ilda, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
  • Patent number: 7002839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic ring unit and a magnetic memory device; an object of the invention is to control the direction of rotation of the magnetic flux freely and with high reproducibility in a simple structure without using a thermal process such as pinning; and a magnetic ring unit is formed of a magnetic ring in eccentric ring form where the center of the inner diameter is located at a decentered position relative to the center of the outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Keio University
    Inventors: Makoto Kawabata, Kazuya Harii, Eiji Saitoh, Hideki Miyajima
  • Publication number: 20040213039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic ring unit and a magnetic memory device; an object of the invention is to control the direction of rotation of the magnetic flux freely and with high reproducibility in a simple structure without using a thermal process such as pinning; and a magnetic ring unit is formed of a magnetic ring in eccentric ring form where the center of the inner diameter is located at a decentered position relative to the center of the outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto Kawabata, Kazuya Harii, Eiji Saitoh, Hideki Miyajima