Patents by Inventor Makoto Ootaki

Makoto Ootaki 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: 10498191
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a bush includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is provided with a first hole having a first axis, and has a first outer surface having a second axis different from the first axis. The second member is provided with a second hole in which the first member is housed, and has a second inner surface that is in contact with the first outer surface and a second outer surface having a third axis different from the second axis. The third member is provided with a third hole in which the second member is housed and has a third inner surface that is in contact with the second outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayuki Masunaga, Shanying Pan, Misuzu Sakai, Toshihiko Kida, Kaori Deura, Kosuke Adachi, Makoto Ootaki
  • Publication number: 20180274801
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a high-rigidity plate includes: a first protrusion including a first top wall configured to support a vibration member and a first circumferential wall connected with an outer circumferential edge of the first top wall, the first protrusion being configured to protrude inside a housing or outside the housing; an intermediate part disposed at a position surrounding the first top wail when viewed along a first direction and connected with the first circumferential wall via a first bend; and an annular second protrusion including a second top wall disposed at a position surrounding the first top wall when viewed along the first direction and a second circumferential wall connected with the intermediate part via a second bend and connected with an inner circumferential edge of the second top wall, the second protrusion being configured to protrude inside the housing or outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Misuzu Sakai, Shanying Pan, Takayuki Masunaga, Kaori Deura, Toshihiko Kida, Kosuke Adachi, Makoto Ootaki
  • Publication number: 20180262083
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a bush includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is provided with a first hole having a first axis, and has a first outer surface having a second axis different from the first axis. The second member is provided with a second hole in which the first member is housed, and has a second inner surface that is in contact with the first outer surface and a second outer surface having a third axis different from the second axis. The third member is provided with a third hole in which the second member is housed and has a third inner surface that is in contact with the second outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayuki Masunaga, Shanying Pan, Misuzu Sakai, Toshihiko Kida, Kaori Deura, Kosuke Adachi, Makoto Ootaki
  • Publication number: 20180258532
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a shower plate includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first wall provided with a plurality of first openings and internally including a room with which the first openings communicate. The second member includes a second wall provided with a second opening and arranged in the room. The second member is arranged at a position spaced apart from the first member, and allows one of the first openings facing the second opening to be replaced with another of the first openings by changing a position of the second member with respect to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shiguma KATO, Takahiro Terada, Takayuki Masunaga, Makoto Ootaki, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Kosuke Adachi, Satoshi Tsuno