Patents by Inventor Masaaki Suhara

Masaaki Suhara 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: 7411319
    Abstract: A safety relay system includes one or more additional input units each for sending safety input from a safety component, a master unit for receiving the safety input from the additional input unit and providing safety output to operate a safety relay based on the safety input, a safety information line for transferring safety information between the units, a non-safety information line for transferring non-safety information separate from the safety input, the non-safety information being information concerning an operation state of each safety component or each unit, and a non-safety information output section for outputting the non-safety information transferred on the non-safety information line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Suhara, Tetsu Inoue
  • Publication number: 20050063114
    Abstract: A safety relay system includes one or more additional input units each for sending safety input from a safety component, a master unit for receiving the safety input from the additional input unit and providing safety output to operate a safety relay based on the safety input, a safety information line for transferring safety information between the units, a non-safety information line for transferring non-safety information separate from the safety input, the non-safety information being information concerning an operation state of each safety component or each unit, and a non-safety information output section for outputting the non-safety information transferred on the non-safety information line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Masaaki Suhara, Tetsu Inoue
  • Patent number: 6050173
    Abstract: A cam motor apparatus A is configured such that a cylinder block (2) rotating together with an output shaft (10) is internally provided with a plurality of cylinders (5, 5, . . . ) formed radially in a direction orthogonal to a rotational axis (X) of the cylinder block (2) and pistons (6) respectively housed in the cylinders are reciprocated by the action of working oil distributed thereto by a distribution valve (7) thereby rotating the output shaft. The cam motor apparatus A further includes a selector valve (9) for selectively communicating each of the cylinders with a supply passage (81) or a discharge passage (82) for working oil through the distribution valve. When the selector valve is in a low rotational speed position, working oil is supplied to and discharged from all the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Yoichiro Kotake, Toshihiro Naruse, Masaaki Suhara
  • Patent number: 5942742
    Abstract: By a user setting process, the set values of a number of scans and the LED lighting-on pulse-width are written, in advance, into a set value table stored in an EEPROM. Before a measurement starts, a CPU reads out table set values from the EEPROM, and a CCD-drive control circuit drives a CCD image sensor at the maximum operating frequency. After the measurement starts, a light-projection LED drive circuit lights on the light-projection LED array on the basis of the set value of the LED lighting-on pulse-width. The CCD-drive control circuit changes the interval of the outputting of a CCD-drive control signals CD on the basis of the set value of the number of scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Suhara
  • Patent number: 5750974
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a plurality of light emitting diodes; a printed circuit board on which the light emitting diodes are arranged in one row; and a rod-like projection lens disposed in front of the light emitting diodes along a light emitting direction, for irradiating an object with light in a strip-like manner. Each of the light emitting diodes is a chip-type light emitting diode which has a substantially parallelpiped shape and which comprises a light-emitting face and a pair of electrode faces. The light-emitting faces are in a plurality of planes which are perpendicular to one common plane, respectively. An optical information reader has the lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Sasaki, Naoki Tanai, Masaaki Suhara
  • Patent number: 5591013
    Abstract: A fluid pressure generating device is provided which is capable of reducing noise and vibration and improving durability and yet which is simple in construction and successful in assemblability. A cylinder block having a main shaft substantially at a center thereof and a plurality of cylinders on an outer peripheral portion, each of the cylinders having a piston slidably provided therein, is formed separately of a rotor. The rotor has a fitting hole positioned substantially at a center thereof, to which fitting hole the cylinder block is fitted and secured. The rotor is rotatably supported by a stationary member via the cylinder block and the main shaft. A piston actuator having an inclined surface on which shoes slidably retained by head portions of the pistons, is provided on one axial side of the cylinder block while a valve plate is provided on the other side of the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Kawafune, Masaaki Suhara, Masahito Hiraki