Patents by Inventor Mamoru Watanabe

Mamoru Watanabe 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: 6965544
    Abstract: To effectively prevent positional deviation of a battery. A hook-shaped member of a spring electrode terminal, and hook-shaped members of a spring electrode terminal are arranged in respective apices of a regular triangle to restrict movements of a battery in a direction along a cross section against the bias of a spring electrode terminal, which abuts against a negative surface of the battery. Battery abutments are arranged in respective apices of a substantially regular triangle to permit the bias of the respective spring electrode terminals to bias the battery toward the battery abutment, thus restricting positional deviation of the battery in a horizontal plane. When the battery is to be removed, a battery removal tool arranged near the hook-shaped member is inserted into a tool insertion portion to remove the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Yuichi Shino, Tamotsu Ono, Kei Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050103753
    Abstract: Provided is a light processing apparatus which can judge goodness or badness of small amount and various kind processing, and is useful for small amount and various kind processing, and can realize light processing at an appropriate position in conformity with a state of a substrate, at low cost, and can prevent production of a bad item before it happens, and enables local heating by focusing light energy, and is useful for a processing apparatus such as solder joint or heat processing of resin and a production equipment which used this. A state of an object to be processed enters into an image receiving unit, through a first light path and a second light path. This image and an image which was set up in a storage device in advance are compared, and goodness or badness judgment is carried out. There occurs a change of a point to be irradiated, in an approximately horizontal direction to the first light path, between a case that the object to be processed is in a warpage state, and a case that it is not so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Masashi Ishiguro, Tomoko Fukunaka, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Manabu Nishihara, Kenji Takahashi, Shinsuke Shimabayashi
  • Patent number: 6850467
    Abstract: To provide a jumper structure which is light-weighted and capable of reducing fabrication cost and a timepiece using the same. A jumper structure of a timepiece is constituted by integrally molding a jumping and restricting portion made of carbon nanofiber and a spring portion made of carbon nanofiber. A jumping and restricting portion of the jumper structure is thicker than the spring portion and the jumping and restricting portion includes a projected portion in a flat plate shape and in an eaves-like shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Morinobu Endo
  • Patent number: 6838160
    Abstract: A multilayer ultrathin film which comprises layers of a polymer and layers of lamina particles alternately assembled, said lamina particles are obtained by exfoliating microcrystals of a layered titanium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials
    Inventors: Takayoshi Sasaki, Yasuo Ebina, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040226979
    Abstract: An optical processing apparatus includes an emitter for emitting light, a first light path for directing the light to a position to be processed on a workpiece, and a processing head. The processing head includes an optical system provided in the first light path, for shaping the light, a second light path having a portion shared with the first light path, the second light path directing light reflected from the workpiece, and an optical receiver for receiving the reflected light from the second light path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sato, Masashi Ishiguro, Tomoko Fukunaka, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Mamoru Watanabe, Ryoji Inutsuka, Kenji Takahashi, Toshikazu Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20040226985
    Abstract: The invention presents a optical processing apparatus capable of detecting accurately the sticking status of deposits sticking to optical means in a background of same color as deposits, preventing occurrence of defective soldering due to feeding failure of wire solder, and detecting solder failure when the leading end portion of the wire solder does not reach up to the processing area. This optical processing apparatus comprises light energy output means for producing light energy, a first optical path for guiding the light energy into a work, optical means disposed in the first optical path for shaping the light energy, a second optical path sharing part of the first optical path for guiding the light from the work to photo receiving means, and driving means for changing the relative positions of at least the optical means and the work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoko Fukunaka, Masashi Ishiguro, Mamoru Watanabe, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Masahiro Sato, Ryoji Inutsuka, Kenji Takahashi, Toshikazu Yoneda
  • Patent number: 6814483
    Abstract: To provide a self-winding timepiece having a thin and small-sized movement in which a train wheel setting apparatus for setting a balance with hairspring is efficiently arranged at the movement. A self-winding timepiece includes a main plate, a time indicating wheel, a winding stem and a switching apparatus. A movement barrel complete is arranged on a top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap a main plate reference horizontal axis line between a first region and a fourth region. A balance with hairspring is arranged on the top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap the main plate reference horizontal axis line between a second region and a third region. The switching apparatus is arranged on a back side of the main plate. A train wheel setting apparatus includes a train wheel setting portion for setting the balance with hairspring by penetrating the main plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro, Katsuyoshi Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20040218473
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece capable of firmly and simultaneously zeroing an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a hammer operated by operating a reset button for controlling to operate to zero an hour chronograph wheel & pinion, a minute chronograph wheel & pinion and a second chronograph wheel & pinion. When the hammer is brought into contact with an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam, a position of the hammer is determined only by the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam. When the hammer is brought into contact with the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam, a direction of a press force exerted to the hammer is constituted to pass a rotational center of the second chronograph wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040208087
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a manufacture and an assembly of a chronograph mechanism are easy. A chronograph timepiece of the invention contains a main plate, a front train wheel and an escapement/speed control device, and possesses a base unit having at least one of a self-winding device or a hand winging device, and a chronograph unit containing a second display mechanism, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel, and an hour chronograph train wheel. The chronograph unit is disposed in a dial side than the base unit. The base unit contains a 1st transmission wheel, i.e., second wheel & pinion, and a 2nd transmission wheel, i.e., minute driving wheel & pinion, which are rotated on the basis of a rotation of a movement barrel complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040208085
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a chronograph mechanism and a calendar mechanism are constituted not to overlap and a thickness of a movement is thin. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a base unit including a main plate, a surface train wheel and an escapement/speed control apparatus and including at least one of an automatic winding apparatus and a hand winding apparatus and a chronograph unit including a second indicating mechanism, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel, an hour chronograph train wheel and a date feeding mechanism. The chronograph unit is arranged on a side of the base unit having a dial. A calendar mechanism includes a date indicator and a date feeding mechanism. The date feeding mechanism is arranged not to overlap any one of the second indicating mechanism, the second chronograph train wheel, the minute chronograph train wheel and the hour chronograph train wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Takashi Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040190381
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a number of levers constituting a coupling mechanism is small, a shape of the lever is simple and fabrication of the lever is facilitated. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a main plate, a surface train wheel, an escapement/speed control apparatus, at least one of an automatic winding apparatus and a hand winding apparatus, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel and an hour chronograph train wheel. The chronograph timepiece further includes a plurality of levers for coupling operation of the second chronograph train wheel and an hour/minute coupling lever for controlling to operate to rotate and stop the minute chronograph train wheel and the hour chronograph train wheel. The hour/minute coupling lever includes an hour clutch ring contract portion for making an hour chronograph wheel clutch ring ON/OFF and a minute clutch ring contact portion for making a minute chronograph wheel clutch ring ON/OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Tokoro, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6779916
    Abstract: To provide an electronic timepiece in which there is not a concern of bending a bearing portion of a train wheel by a reset lever and there is not a concern of impairing the bearing portion when hands are set. An electronic timepiece is provided with a reset lever. A guide portion of a bush is provided with a clearance in a diameter direction and is integrated to a bush integrating hole of the reset lever. A lower shaft portion of a transmission wheel, that is, a third wheel & pinion is rotatably integrated to a center hole of the bush. When set to a time display state, a portion of the bush is brought into contact with a bush positioning portion of a main plate and a transmission pinion, that is, a third pinion is brought in mesh with an indicator gear, that is, a center wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040131608
    Abstract: Antibodies against AILIM (also called ICOS and 8F4) were found to significantly suppress the onset of inflammatory bowel diseases (especially Crohn's disease and colitis (ulcerative colitis and such)), and exhibit a significant therapeutic effect against inflammatory bowel diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040130970
    Abstract: To provide a timepiece with calendar including a date correcting mechanism capable of feeding a date indicator in a short period of time and capable of firmly correcting the date indicator without presence of a long dead point in correcting the date indicator by a simple mechanism. A timepiece with calendar according to the invention includes a date indicator including pieces of triangular teeth, a date indicator driving wheel for rotating the date indicator and a date indicator driving finger provided integrally with the date indicator driving wheel. The date indicator driving finger includes a central portion provided integrally with the date indicator driving wheel, a spring portion in a shape of a circular arc and a date indicator feeding portion provided at a front end of the spring portion. A date indicator setting portion of a date jumper includes a first setting portion, a second setting portion and a third setting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro, Takashi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20040132206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical reaction processing method for producing and analyzing a plurality of samples, including a measuring and mixing step of producing the samples in different mixing ratios by mixing raw inorganic materials and of arranging the samples in predetermined quantities on a reaction tray, a flattening step of flattening surfaces of the samples on the reaction tray, a heat treating step of heat-treating the samples on the reaction tray all at once, an X-ray diffraction measurement step of sequentially performing the X-ray diffraction measurement on the samples on the reaction tray, and an analyzing step of analyzing measurement results obtained in the X-ray diffraction measurement step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Ikuo Yanase, Takayoshi Sasaki, Takugo Ootaki
  • Publication number: 20040130972
    Abstract: To provide a self-winding timepiece having a thin and small-sized movement in which a train wheel setting apparatus for setting a balance with hairspring is efficiently arranged at the movement. A self-winding timepiece includes a main plate, a time indicating wheel, a winding stem and a switching apparatus. A movement barrel complete is arranged on a top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap a main plate reference horizontal axis line between a first region and a fourth region. A balance with hairspring is arranged on the top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap the main plate reference horizontal axis line between a second region and a third region. The switching apparatus is arranged on a back side of the main plate. A train wheel setting apparatus includes a train wheel setting portion for setting the balance with hairspring by penetrating the main plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro, Katsuyoshi Takizawa
  • Patent number: 6755567
    Abstract: To provide a hand motion irregularity suppressed timepiece whose ability has been improved. As to a spring having a flat portion and a bent portion, the flat portion is disposed between a second chronograph wheel and a center wheel, and the bent portion is sandwiched and supported under a pressurized state by a train wheel bridge and a bottom plate. By this, the spring portion prevents a hand motion irregularity of the second chronograph wheel by the fact that the second chronograph wheel is pressure-contacted with the train wheel bridge. Further, by forming a gap between the second chronograph wheel and the center wheel, an accompanying rotation between the second center wheel and the center wheel is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Yuichi Shino, Tamotsu Ono, Kei Hirano
  • Publication number: 20040050905
    Abstract: A machining apparatus includes a light source (1) for generating light energy, an optical system (2, 3) for guiding the generated light energy to a joint position of a workpiece, a table (5a) on which the workpiece is mounted, and a heating device (5b) provided at the table for heating the workpiece. The machining apparatus, a machining method and production equipment using the machining apparatus allow the workpiece to be locally heated fast, which is applicable to soldering or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Masahiro Sato, Koji Fujii, Dokei Nagayasu, Mamoru Watanabe, Yasuhiro Goto, Hisahide Ishino, Kenshi Kotani, Hiroyuki Kuriaki, Takashi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6692698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical reaction processing apparatus for producing and analyzing a plurality of samples, including a measuring and mixing section for producing the samples in different mixing ratios by mixing raw inorganic materials and for arranging the samples in predetermined quantities on a reaction tray, a heating apparatus section for heat-treating the samples on the reaction tray all at once, an X-ray diffracting apparatus section for sequentially performing the X-ray diffraction measurement on the samples on the reaction tray, and a collating and analyzing apparatus section for analyzing measurement results obtained in the X-ray diffraction apparatus section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Ikuo Yanase, Takayoshi Sasaki, Takugo Ootaki
  • Publication number: 20040027923
    Abstract: To provide a small-sized and thin analog electronic timepiece having a mechanism capable of firmly setting a train wheel for rotating a small second hand. An analog electronic timepiece includes a main plate, bridge members time information indicating wheels rotated with a main plate center as rotation center, a small second wheel rotated with a position other than a center of a movement as rotation center, a hand setting stem, a switching apparatus and a dial. The analog electronic timepiece includes a reset lever constituted to be able to rotate by operating the switching apparatus when the hand setting stem is pulled out to a first stage and a train wheel setting lever constituted to linearly move based on rotation of the reset lever. In a state of pulling out the hand setting stem to the first stage, a train wheel setting lever can set rotation of the small second wheel or other wheel provided to rotate the small second wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ono, Mamoru Watanabe, Yuichi Shino, Kei Hirano