Patents by Inventor Masahiro Ando
Masahiro Ando 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: 9668642Abstract: The present invention provides a decoupling and coupling type medical instrument which includes a bending deformation portion and a manipulation unit. The medical instrument is excellent in operability while preventing removal, cutting and the like of a wire of the bending deformation portion. A medical instrument which satisfies 0<T1<T2 in which tension in a wire is T1 in a decoupled state and is T2 in a coupled state.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20170131212Abstract: A composition ratio of a component targeted for quantification in a liquid, solid, or gaseous mixture is determined without taking the effort of performing measurement while stepwise changing an addition concentration as in an existing standard addition method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Hiro-o HAMAGUCHI, Masahiro ANDO
-
Patent number: 9629522Abstract: A medical instrument includes an operated section having a deformable portion and an operating section configured to deform the deformable portion. The operated section and the operating section are attachable to and detachable from each other. The operated section includes a wire 1 configured to penetrate the deformable portion. The operating section includes moving parts 11 to 13 configured to move the wire 1, and a connecting part 101 configured to contain the moving parts 11 to 13 movably and to be connected to the operated section. The moving parts 11 to 13 deform the deformable portion by moving the wire 1 with a connecting surface included in the connecting part 101 being disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Patent number: 9515428Abstract: A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20150244114Abstract: A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro ANDO
-
Publication number: 20150187382Abstract: An optical disk device includes an optical pickup unit including a first shaft receptor and a second shaft receptor, a driver that slides the optical pickup unit in a first direction, a main shaft disposed on a driver side and configured to engage the optical pickup unit with the first shaft receptor slidably in the first direction, an auxiliary shaft disposed on an opposite side from the driver and configured to engage the optical pickup unit with the second shaft receptor slidably in the first direction, and a forcing member fixed to the optical pickup unit and in contact with the auxiliary shaft at one tilt position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Masahiro ANDO, Yasuhiro NISHINA
-
Patent number: 9065226Abstract: A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20150112143Abstract: A medical instrument includes an operated section having a deformable portion and an operating section configured to deform the deformable portion. The operated section and the operating section are attachable to and detachable from each other. The operated section includes a wire 1 configured to penetrate the deformable portion. The operating section includes moving parts 11 to 13 configured to move to move the wire 1, and a connecting part 101 configured to contain the moving parts 11 to 13 movably and to be connected to the operated section. The moving parts 11 to 13 deform the deformable portion by moving the wire 1 with a connecting surface included in the connecting part 101 being disposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20150112142Abstract: The present invention provides a decoupling and coupling type medical instrument which includes a bending deformation portion and a manipulation unit. The medical instrument is excellent in operability while preventing removal, cutting and the like of a wire of the bending deformation portion. A medical instrument which satisfies 0<T1<T2 in which tension in a wire is T1 in a decoupled state and is T2 in a coupled state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20140295701Abstract: A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro ANDO
-
Patent number: 8413178Abstract: A disk device includes a frame, an optical pickup and a shock absorbing component. The frame has a receiving component. The optical pickup is slidable with respect to the frame. The shock absorbing component is fixedly coupled to the optical pickup and arranged to selectively contact the receiving component of the frame. The shock absorbing component includes a support portion and a spring piece. The spring piece has a first end portion that is fixedly coupled to the optical pickup and a second end portion that is spaced from the support portion in an unloaded rest state and that contacts the support portion to support the spring piece at both the first and second end portions with respect to the optical pickup when the spring piece is pushed by the receiving component of the frame to a loaded state.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Patent number: 8336455Abstract: Provided is a rotary stamp capable of obtaining an imprint having a uniform density. The rotary stamp includes a sheathing (300) covering an outer side of an upper portion of a leg frame body (1), with a spring (5) interposed therebetween, and being movable upward and downward; and a signet body (2) being movable together with the sheathing (300) and being movable upward and downward with respect to the leg frame body (1). When the sheathing (300) is caused to move downward by exerting a pressing force on the sheathing (300), a stamping face of the signet body (2) makes a half turn and advances to a position where the stamping face is brought into contact with a sealing position.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Toyoda Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20110298909Abstract: An image processing apparatus detecting a skin area indicating human skin from an image, includes: an irradiating section irradiating an object with first and second wavelength light; a first generating section installed with an image sensor at least having a first light receiving element receiving the first wavelength light and a second light receiving element receiving the second wavelength light and generating a first mosaic image based on a reflected light from the object when the object is irradiated with the first and second wavelength lights incident to the image sensor; a second generating section generating a first image obtained by a first interpolation process and a second image obtained by a second interpolation process, in respective pixels forming the first mosaic image; and a detecting section detecting the skin area on the basis of the first and second images.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Ando, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Takanori Shimizu, Satoshi Mitani
-
Publication number: 20110072991Abstract: Provided is a rotary stamp capable of obtaining an imprint having a uniform density. The rotary stamp includes a sheathing (300) covering an outer side of an upper portion of a leg frame body (1), with a spring (5) interposed therebetween, and being movable upward and downward; and a signet body (2) being movable together with the sheathing (300) and being movable upward and downward with respect to the leg frame body (1). When the sheathing (300) is caused to move downward by exerting a pressing force on the sheathing (300), a stamping face of the signet body (2) makes a half turn and advances to a position where the stamping face is brought into contact with a sealing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Masahiro Ando
-
Patent number: 7882400Abstract: An information processing apparatus which makes it possible to accurately manage a plurality of storage media realized by cooperation with each other while maintaining a combination or combinations thereof, and manage data for each OS. A storage media supporting device removably supporting at least one storage medium is removably attached to the information processing apparatus. When the storage media supporting device is attached to the information processing apparatus, the storage media housed in the storage media supporting device is electrically connected to the information processing apparatus. The contents of data stored in the storage media are detected, and a visible identifier provided on the storage media supporting device is changed into a state corresponding to the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Asami Sato, Masahiro Ando, Koji Kimura, Michihiko Tsunekawa, Hideaki Kajihara, Tsutomu Shimada
-
Publication number: 20100296686Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit arranged to output sound to the exterior of the speaker apparatus via an opening; an enclosure containing the speaker unit; and a protection units, supported by the enclosure, for protecting the speaker unit, wherein the protection units includes a protection member for at least partially covering the opening, and wherein the apparatus comprises moving unit for changing the distance between the enclosure and the protection units and wherein the protection units is configured such that the position of the protection member changes with respect to the opening in accordance with a change in the distance between the enclosure and the protection units.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ritsuo Machii, Masahiro Ando
-
Publication number: 20090147662Abstract: A disk device includes a frame, an optical pickup and a shock absorbing component. The frame has a receiving component. The optical pickup is slidable with respect to the frame. The shock absorbing component is fixedly coupled to the optical pickup and arranged to selectively contact the receiving component of the frame. The shock absorbing component includes a support portion and a spring piece. The spring piece has a first end portion that is fixedly coupled to the optical pickup and a second end portion that is spaced from the support portion in an unloaded rest state and that contacts the support portion to support the spring piece at both the first and second end portions with respect to the optical pickup when the spring piece is pushed by the receiving component of the frame to a loaded state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro ANDO
-
Publication number: 20080010404Abstract: An information processing apparatus which makes it possible to accurately manage a plurality of storage media realized by cooperation with each other while maintaining a combination or combinations thereof, and manage data for each OS. A storage media supporting device removably supporting at least one storage medium is removably attached to the information processing apparatus. When the storage media supporting device is attached to the information processing apparatus, the storage media housed in the storage media supporting device is electrically connected to the information processing apparatus. The contents of data stored in the storage media are detected, and a visible identifier provided on the storage media supporting device is changed into a state corresponding to the detection result.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Asami SATO, Masahiro ANDO, Koji KIMURA, Michihiko TSUNEKAWA, Hideaki KAJIHARA, Tsutomu SHIMADA
-
Patent number: 7277987Abstract: An information processing apparatus which makes it possible to accurately manage a plurality of storage media realized by cooperation with each other while maintaining a combination or combinations thereof, and manage data for each OS. A storage media supporting device removably supporting at least one storage medium is removably attached to the information processing apparatus. When the storage media supporting device is attached to the information processing apparatus, the storage media housed in the storage media supporting device is electrically connected to the information processing apparatus. The contents of data stored in the storage media are detected, and a visible identifier provided on the storage media supporting device is changed into a state corresponding to the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2004Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Asami Sato, Masahiro Ando, Koji Kimura, Michihiko Tsunekawa, Hideaki Kajihara, Tsutomu Shimada
-
Patent number: 7254819Abstract: A recording medium drive unit includes an insertion opening through which a recording medium is inserted, a holder receiving the recording medium inserted through the insertion opening, a connector, a holder drive part moving the holder to a loading position so that the recording medium is connected to the connector, and a clamp mechanism pressing opposing sides of the recording medium when the recording medium is inserted into the holder. The clamp mechanism is provided to a side of the holder so as to be slidable thereon, and holds the recording medium by the opposing sides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignees: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kaname Suwa, Masahiro Ando, Mamoru Takahashi, Naoki Tamiya, Yoshiaki Aboshi