Patents by Inventor Masahiko Fukuda
Masahiko Fukuda 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: 7874567Abstract: A bicycle shifting control apparatus controls an electrical power supplied from a power supply to first and second gear shifting devices that are operated by first and second gear shift operating devices, respectively. The bicycle shifting control apparatus includes a first power supply sensor and a controller. The first power supply sensor detects a power level of the power supply. The controller receives a power level signal from the first power supply sensor. The controller performs a stopping operation of the first gear shifting device in response to the first power supply sensor detecting the power level of the power supply being below a first prescribed power level, but the controller transmits a second gear shift signal from the second gear shift operating device to the second gear shifting device to perform a second shifting operation of the second gear shifting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Tadashi Ichida, Takumi Onogi, Kazuhiro Fujii, Masahiko Fukuda, Haruyuki Takebayashi, Ryuichiro Takamoto
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Patent number: 7798929Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a movable bicycle device comprises a power supply sensor that detects an abnormal power supply characteristic, and a control unit operatively coupled to the power supply sensor. The control unit provides a first signal to command the bicycle device to move in a first manner when the power supply has a first characteristic, and the control unit provides a second signal to command the bicycle device to move in a different second manner when the power supply has a second characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventors: Ryuichiro Takamoto, Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20100218633Abstract: A bicycle shifting control apparatus controls an electrical power supplied from a power supply to first and second gear shifting devices that are operated by first and second gear shift operating devices, respectively. The bicycle shifting control apparatus includes a first power supply sensor and a controller. The first power supply sensor detects a power level of the power supply. The controller receives a power level signal from the first power supply sensor. The controller performs a stopping operation of the first gear shifting device in response to the first power supply sensor detecting the power level of the power supply being below a first prescribed power level, but the controller transmits a second gear shift signal from the second gear shift operating device to the second gear shifting device to perform a second shifting operation of the second gear shifting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2009Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Tadashi ICHIDA, Takumi ONOGI, Kazuhiro FUJII, Masahiko FUKUDA, Haruyuki TAKEBAYASHI, Ryuichiro TAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20100164364Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (1) including: a supporting substrate (10), a fluorescence medium (20) and an emitting device (30) for covering the fluorescence device (20); the emitting device (30) having two or more emitting surfaces which are not parallel to each other; wherein the light emitting apparatus (1) emits light obtained by mixing light emitted by the emitting device (30) and light emitted by the fluorescence medium (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Eida, Hitoshi Kuma, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiko Fukuda
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Patent number: 7679494Abstract: A bicycle display device is configured to accurately verify an amount of adjustment occurring when performing a fine adjustment of a transmission position of a transmission device. The bicycle display device is mounted on a bicycle, and includes a mounting part and a display element. The mounting part is attachable to a brake bracket of the bicycle. The display element is supported by the mounting part, and is configured and arranged to display a fine adjustment display screen for indicating the amount of adjustment when adjusting the transmission position of a transmission device such as a rear derailleur.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujii, Masahiko Fukuda, Ryuichiro Takamoto
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Publication number: 20090267030Abstract: A sintered body for vacuum vapor deposition, the sintered body being a sintered body of an oxide containing at least one cation element; the cation element having an electronegativity of 1.5 or more; and the sintered body having a surface roughness of 3 ?m or less and a bulk resistance of less than 1×10?1 ?·cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Shigekazu Tomai, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Masahiko Fukuda
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Patent number: 7585237Abstract: A bicycle component is configured with an axle fixing structure. In the preferred embodiment, the bicycle component is an electric derailleur. The bicycle component has a base member rotatably supported on an axle. Preferably, the axle includes a shaft portion with a head portion disposed adjacent a first end of the shaft portion for limiting axial movement of the base member in a first axial direction of the shaft portion, and a threaded portion disposed adjacent a second end of the shaft portion with external threads. A first locking member is threaded onto the external threads and configured to limit axial movement of the base member in a second axial direction of the shaft portion. Preferably, a second locking member is threaded into the internal threads of the second end of the shaft portion to secure the first locking member on the fastening portion of the axle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20090215561Abstract: A derailleur for a bicycle comprises a base member, a movable member for supporting a chain guide, a linkage mechanism coupling the base member to the movable member, an electrically operated actuating element, and a power storing mechanism. Moving the actuating element causes the movable member to move laterally. A first portion of the power storing mechanism is disposed in a first power transmission path between the actuating element and the movable member, and a second portion of the power storing mechanism is disposed in a different second power transmission path between the actuating element and the movable member. The actuating element comprises a first actuating member and a second actuating member. The first actuating member communicates force in the first power transmission path, the second actuating member communicates force in the second power transmission path, and the first actuating member moves relative to the second actuating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SHIMANO, INC.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20090191994Abstract: A derailleur includes a motor that drives a drive member, a driven member driven by the drive member, and a clutch having a first element that disengages from a second element when substantial resistance exists in a power transmission path between the drive member and the driven member. An apparatus for controlling the derailleur comprises a re-engage command receiving circuit and a re-engagement circuit, wherein the re-engage command receiving circuit receives a re-engage command signal to re-engage the first element with the second element when the first element is disengaged from the second element, and the re-engagement circuit re-engages the first element with the second element in response to the re-engage command signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: SHIMANO, INC.Inventors: RYUICHIROU TAKAMOTO, KAZUHIRO FUJII, MASAHIKO FUKUDA
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Patent number: 7547263Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a position of a bicycle control device comprises a memory that stores a plurality of operating position values corresponding to a plurality of operating positions, a manually operated adjustment value providing unit that provides an adjustment value, and an updating unit. The updating unit provides a first updated operating position value from a first operating position value from the plurality of operating position values based on the adjustment value, and the updating unit provides a second updated operating position value from a different second operating position value from the plurality of operating position values based on the adjustment value.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventors: Masahiko Fukuda, Kazuhiro Fujii, Ryuichiro Takamoto
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Patent number: 7467567Abstract: A gear reduction apparatus for a bicycle component comprises a gear support, a first gear coupled to the gear support for receiving rotational drive force from a drive component, and a second gear coupled to the gear support for communicating rotational drive force to a driven portion of the bicycle component. The first gear is operatively coupled to the second gear to communicate rotational drive force from the drive component to the driven portion of the bicycle component, and the first gear, the second gear and the gear support are coupled together so that the first gear, the second gear and the gear support may be coupled to and removed from the drive component and the driven portion of the bicycle component as a self-contained unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20080272347Abstract: An organic ligand for a semiconductor nanocrystal including a coordinating functional group, a photopolymerizable functional group, and a functional group capable of imparting solubility in an alkaline solution. The photopolymerizable functional group is preferably an ethylenically unsaturated group, and the functional group capable of imparting solubility in an alkaline solution is preferably a carboxyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Fukuda, Satoshi Hachiya, Mitsuru Eida, Hitoshi Kuma
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Publication number: 20080206447Abstract: An organic luminescent material-containing solution contains an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent. The organic electroluminescent material at least contains a host and dopant, and the host is an anthracene derivative. The host is dissolved in the solvent with a content of 0.5 weight percent or more while the solvent exhibits viscosity of 5 cP or more. The solvent contains an alkyl-substituted biphenyl that has an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Masahiko Fukuda, Motohiro Takeshima, Chishio Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20080036367Abstract: An organic EL display comprising: an organic EL substrate (100) wherein organic EL devices (40) are formed on a first substrate (10), a color conversion substrate (200) wherein color conversion layers (70) are formed on a second substrate (60), the organic EL substrate (100) and the color conversion substrate (200) being arranged in such a way that the organic EEL devices (40) face the color conversion layers (70), transparent walls (80) which are thicker than the color conversion layers (70) and are provided between the color conversion layers (70) of the color conversion substrate (200), the transparent walls (80) being partition walls for separating the color conversion layers (70) and being spacers between the organic EL substrate (100) and the color conversion substrate (200), and a sealing medium (90), the sealing medium (90) and the color conversion layers (70) being provided between the transparent walls (80).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuru Eida, Masahiko Fukuda
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Patent number: 7320655Abstract: A bicycle derailleur comprises a first base member structured to be detachably mounted to a bicycle frame, wherein the first base member has a first abutment; a second base member structured to be mounted to the first base member, wherein the second base member has a second abutment that faces the first abutment of the first base member and the first and second base members define a housing space between them; a drive mechanism at least partially disposed in the housing space; a link mechanism that moves in response to movement of the drive mechanism; a chain guide coupled to the link mechanism for moving a chain among a plurality of sprockets; and a misalignment inhibiting structure disposed between the first base member and the second base member to inhibit misalignment of the drive mechanism as a result of an external force.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2003Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070262705Abstract: An organic EL display including an organic EL device 2 and a barrier film 3 which seals the organic EL device 2 and includes a conductive film. An organic EL display including an organic EL device, a color conversion layer, and a barrier film which seals the color conversion layer and includes a conductive film. An organic EL display including an organic EL device 2 and a barrier film 3 which seals the organic EL device 2 and includes a stress reducing layer 3b.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Fukuda, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Mitsuru Eida, Chishio Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7290458Abstract: A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a movable member for supporting a chain guide, a first link member pivotably coupled to the base member and to the movable member through respective first and second link pins, a second link member pivotably coupled to the base member and to the movable member through respective third and fourth link pins, and a motor having a drive shaft that defines a drive shaft vector. The first through fourth link pins define edges of a phantom space, wherein straight continuous phantom lines connecting ends of the first through fourth link pins in a non-crossing manner define remaining edges of the phantom space. At least a part of the primary motor housing is disposed in the phantom space, and the drive shaft vector points away from a plane containing the second and fourth link pins.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070191159Abstract: A bicycle derailleur is provided with a base member, a movable member, a linkage, a chain guide, an operating mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The chain guide guides the chain. The movable member is a member that is used to support the chain guide. The linkage is pivotally connected at both ends to the base member and the operating member. The operating member causes the linkage to rotate. The adjustment mechanism is disposed between the linkage and operating member for adjusting the movement of the linkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070068332Abstract: A bicycle display device is configured to accurately verify an amount of adjustment occurring when performing a fine adjustment of a transmission position of a transmission device. The bicycle display device is mounted on a bicycle, and includes a mounting part and a display element. The mounting part is attachable to a brake bracket of the bicycle. The display element is supported by the mounting part, and is configured and arranged to display a fine adjustment display screen for indicating the amount of adjustment when adjusting the transmission position of a transmission device such as a rear derailleur.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujii, Masahiko Fukuda, Ryuichiro Takamoto
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Patent number: RE41782Abstract: A rear derailleur for a bicycle includes a base member for attaching the rear derailleur to the bicycle, a movable member for supporting a chain guide, and a linkage mechanism coupling the base member to the movable member so that the movable member is capable of movement relative to the base member. An electrically operated actuating member is operatively coupled to the linkage mechanism, wherein moving the actuating member in a first direction causes the movable member to move laterally toward a rear wheel of the bicycle, and moving the actuating member in a second direction causes the movable member to move laterally away from the rear wheel of the bicycle. A power storing mechanism is disposed in a power transmission path between the actuating member and the movable member for storing relative forces applied between the actuating member and the movable member.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventor: Masahiko Fukuda