Patents by Inventor Masahiro Aoyama

Masahiro Aoyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084123
    Abstract: An oil-resistant agent including a polymer (A) in which a polymer (a1) having at least one selected from a hydroxyl group and an amino group is modified with a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 7 to 40 carbon atoms (a2). A total amount of vinyl alcohol units and vinylamine units in all repeating units of the polymer (a1) is 40 mol % or more. Further, a ratio of modification of the polymer (A) with the aliphatic hydrocarbon group (a2) is 25 to 100 mol % relative to a total amount of hydroxyl groups and amino groups of the polymer (a1). Also disclosed is a paper product treated with the oil-resistant agent, and an oil-resistant agent wherein the polymer (a1) and the aliphatic hydrocarbon group (a2) are bonded through an ester bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsunori SAKAMAKI, Ryo AKUTA, Akane MATSUMOTO, Marina AIHARA, Masahiro HIGASHI, Hirokazu AOYAMA, Yosuke KISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240038464
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a pushbutton switch which can give a clear operation feeling to a person who performs a push operation, and in which the sharpness, accuracy, and brightness of an image output from a display can be increased as compared with those in the related art. A button accepts a pressing operation. Lenses focus and project an image output from a display on a diffuser plate on the top surface of the button 1. A holding member holds the lenses. Further, the holding member is configured of a combination of a spacer having a rib fitted to a rib receiver of the lens arranged on the top surface side among the lenses 15a to 15d, a spacer having a rib receiver fitted to a part of the lens arranged on the external display side, and an aperture film sandwiched between the spacer and the spacer. As a result, the above problem is resolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yotaro OKANO, Masahiro AOYAMA, Nobuhiko BETSUDA
  • Patent number: 11827379
    Abstract: The aim of the present invention is to provide a processing device and a processing method, with which it is possible to improve processing accuracy. A processing device processes a work piece which integrally includes a plate-shaped first curved-surface section and a plate-shaped planar-surface section that extends from the edge of the first curved-surface section in a bending manner. Furthermore, the processing device includes a first clamp device which includes a contact part that makes contact with the first curved-surface section, and a pressing part that presses the first curved-surface section in the direction of the contact part, and which restricts movement of the first curved-surface section in the plate thickness direction; a second clamp device which is movable in the plate thickness direction of the planar-surface section and supports the planar-surface section; and a machining device which machines the first curved-surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamada, Tetsunori Miyoshi, Akira Kitano, Masahiro Aoyama, Takeshi Kadomasu, Yuya Tanaka, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220137717
    Abstract: The present invention address the problem of providing a push-button switch which is capable of clearly displaying an image output from a display and which allows a person performing a depressing operation to have a distinct operational feel. Among the elements constituting the push-button switch, a button is a transparent or substantially transparent button which is disposed over a display and which receives a depressing operation. Lenses are disposed between the button and the display, and cause an image output from the display to be projected with a focal point at a diffusing plate in a top surface of the button in a standby position before a depressing operation is performed. A holding member incorporates the lenses in such a way that the position and orientation of each of the lenses are fixed with respect to the display. Thus, the problem is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sho HARADA, Kotaro MUSHIAKE, Yotaro OKANO, Masahiro AOYAMA, Hiroki URA, Akiko SUZUKI, Yoshihiro TANAKA, Nobuhiko BETSUDA
  • Patent number: 11199207
    Abstract: The motion guide device clamper mechanism includes a clamper main body connected to the movable member, an inner face having a tapered shape so that the distance between the facing faces is narrower toward the end of one face of the track member, and one rolling member disposed between the facing faces of the one face of the track member and the inner face. The rolling member receives a pressing force toward a position where the distance between the facing faces of one face of the track member and the inner face of the clamper main body is narrow, so that a frictional force based on the taper shape acts on the rolling member, and the restraint of the clamper main body with respect to the track member is performed. Further, a frictional force based upon the taper shape is released and the non-restraint of the clamper is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: THK CO., LTD., NABEYA BI-TECH KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Hiroomi Kuribayashi, Keisuke Hagiwara, Masahiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20210131465
    Abstract: The motion guide device clamper mechanism includes a clamper main body connected to the movable member, an inner face having a tapered shape so that the distance between the facing faces is narrower toward the end of one face of the track me fiber, and one rolling member disposed between the facing faces of the one face of the track member and the inner face. The rolling member receives a pressing force toward a position where the distance between the facing faces of one face of the track member and the inner face of the clamper main body is narrow, so that a frictional force based on the taper shape acts on the rolling member, and the restraint of the clamper main body with respect to the track member is performed. Further, a frictional force based upon the taper shape is released and the non-restraint of the clamper is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: THK CO., LTD., NABEYA BI-TECH KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Hiroomi Kuribayashi, Keisuke Hagiwara, Masahiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10937606
    Abstract: A push-button switch has a sound function and a button accepts a pushing operation. A second plunger slides in coordination with the pushing operation on the button. A torsion coil spring stores or releases elastic energy together with sliding of the second plunger. A sounder unit slides using elastic energy released by the torsion coil spring at the same time as the torsion coil spring elastically deforms, and the sounder unit generates a hitting sound by impacting a hitting piece. A movable contact piece has a movable-side contact Pm and is capable of moving due to being pushed by the sliding sounder unit. A fixed contact piece has a fixed side contact, the movable-side contact Pm being engaged with the fixed side contact at the same time or substantially at the same time as the sounder unit hits the hitting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NKK SWITCHES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Masahiro Aoyama, Yotaro Okano
  • Publication number: 20210020390
    Abstract: A configuration that easily generates an operation sound and opening/closing of a contact at the same time or substantially at the same time, without increasing manufacturing cost. A push-button switch s having a sound function, wherein a button 11 accepts a pushing operation. A second plunger 13 slides in coordination with the pushing operation on the button 11. A torsion coil spring 14 stores or releases elastic energy together with sliding of the second plunger 13. A sounder unit 15 slides using elastic energy released by the torsion coil spring 14 at the same time as the torsion spring 14 elastically deform, and the sounder unit 15 generates a hitting sound by impacting a hitting piece 181. A movable contact piece 16 has a movable-side contact Pm and is capable of moving due to being pushed by the sliding sounder unit 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuhiko BETSUDA, Masahiro AOYAMA, Yotaro OKANO
  • Publication number: 20210009250
    Abstract: The aim of the present invention is to provide a processing device and a processing method, with which it is possible to improve processing accuracy. A processing device processes a work piece which integrally includes a plate-shaped first curved-surface section and a plate-shaped planar-surface section that extends from the edge of the first curved-surface section in a bending manner. Furthermore, the processing device includes a first clamp device which includes a contact part that makes contact with the first curved-surface section, and a pressing part that presses the first curved-surface section in the direction of the contact part, and which restricts movement of the first curved-surface section in the plate thickness direction; a second clamp device which is movable in the plate thickness direction of the planar-surface section and supports the planar-surface section; and a machining device which machines the first curved-surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMADA, Tetsunori MIYOSHI, Akira KITANO, Masahiro AOYAMA, Takeshi KADOMASU, Yuya TANAKA, Naoki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10433366
    Abstract: A measurement device 10 includes a reception unit 13b that receives a frame transmitted from a DUT 1, an MCS determination unit 17a that determines whether or not a received MCS index of a frame received by the reception unit 13b matches a predetermined MCS index for comparison, a transmission unit 13a that transmits a notification signal to the DUT when the MCS determination unit 17a determines that the received MCS index matches the MCS index for comparison, and does not transmit the notification signal to the DUT when the MCS determination unit 17a determines that the received MCS index does not match the MCS index for comparison, and a measurement unit 14 that measures data under measurement included in the frame in which it is determined that the received MCS index matches the MCS index for comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kasagi, Masahiro Aoyama, Custodio Jean-Elaine Garcia, Takashi Yanagimoto
  • Patent number: 10320271
    Abstract: An electric machine 100 is provided, which includes: a stator 10 including a concentrated-winding armature winding 14; an inner rotor 30; and an outer rotor 20, the outer rotor 20 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced magnetic path forming elements 21, the inner rotor 30 having a plurality of rotor teeth 32, which are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, wound by induction coils 34 and field coils 35; and a rectifier circuit 36 configured to rectify induced current generated by each of induction coils to DC current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kubota, Masahiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20180352606
    Abstract: A measurement device 10 includes a reception unit 13b that receives a frame transmitted from a DUT 1, an MCS determination unit 17a that determines whether or not a received MCS index of a frame received by the reception unit 13b matches a predetermined MCS index for comparison, a transmission unit 13a that transmits a notification signal to the DUT when the MCS determination unit 17a determines that the received MCS index matches the MCS index for comparison, and does not transmit the notification signal to the DUT when the MCS determination unit 17a determines that the received MCS index does not match the MCS index for comparison, and a measurement unit 14 that measures data under measurement included in the frame in which it is determined that the received MCS index matches the MCS index for comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiro KASAGI, Masahiro AOYAMA, Custodio Jean-Elaine GARCIA, Takashi YANAGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10003225
    Abstract: A motor 10 comprises a stator 11 including a plurality of armature pole coils 14 for generation of magnetic flux when energized; a rotor 21 mounted for rotation within the stator owing to the magnetic flux. The rotor is formed for integral rotation in the state of magnetically coupling a plurality of rotor teeth 22, each having an outer peripheral surface 22a linked by magnetic flux, and a plurality of auxiliary salient structures 32, each situated between the adjacent two rotor teeth and having an outer peripheral surface 32a linked by magnetic flux. The rotor teeth and auxiliary salient structures include induction coils 27, 37, each for generation of induced current when linked by space harmonics contained in the magnetic flux, and electromagnetic coils 28, 38, each for generation of electromagnetic force when energized by the induced current generated by the induction coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9979266
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine comprises a stator including armature pole coils 14 capable of generating magnetic flux when energized, an inner rotor driven to rotate when the magnetic flux passes therethough, and an outer rotor driven to rotate in a magnetic path of the magnetic flux that passes through the first rotor, the outer rotor having portions of different materials, in permeability, which are situated along the periphery of the outer rotor, the inner rotor having a plurality of salient poles situated along the periphery of the inner rotor and wound by wound coils 34 which induce induced current when linked by the magnetic flux generated by the armature pole coils, the stator including a plurality of wound coils 51, 52, 53 winding around each of poles to constitute the armature pole coil for each of the plurality of salient poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9941777
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine comprises a stator including armature pole coils 14 capable of generating magnetic flux when energized, an inner rotor driven to rotate when the magnetic flux passes therethough, and an outer rotor driven to rotate in a magnetic path of the magnetic flux that passes through the first rotor, the outer rotor having portions of different materials, in permeability, which are situated along the periphery of the outer rotor, the inner rotor having a plurality of salient poles situated along the periphery of the inner rotor and wound by wound coils 34 which induce induced current when linked by the magnetic flux generated by the armature pole coils, the stator including a plurality of wound coils 51, 52, 53 winding around each of poles to constitute the armature pole coil for each of the plurality of salient poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9935532
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine comprises: a stator including armature pole coils 14 capable of generating magnetic flux when energized; an inner rotor driven to rotate when the magnetic flux passes therethough; and an outer rotor in a magnetic path of the magnetic flux that passes through the first rotor, the outer rotor having portions of different materials, in permeability, which are situated along the periphery of the outer rotor, the inner rotor having a plurality of salient poles situated along the periphery of the inner rotor and wound by wound coils 34 which induce induced current when linked by the magnetic flux generated by the armature pole coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9917484
    Abstract: A reluctance motor has: a stator provided with drive coils to which multiphase drive currents are inputted; and a rotor provided with a plurality of salient poles which receive primary rotating force when magnetic fluxes generated in the drive coils are interlinked with the rotor, and the rotor has: inductor pole coils which are placed on magnetic paths on which spatial harmonic components superimposed on the magnetic fluxes generated in the drive coils are interlinked with the rotor side so that induced currents can be generated in the inductor pole coils due to the spatial harmonic components of the magnetic fluxes; rectifier elements which rectify the induced currents generated in the inductor pole coils; and electromagnet coils as defined herein, and the inductor pole coils and the electromagnet coils do not serve for each other's purposes but are placed on the rotor individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20160248307
    Abstract: An electric machine 100 is provided, which includes: a stator 10 including a concentrated-winding armature winding 14; an inner rotor 30; and an outer rotor 20, the outer rotor 20 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced magnetic path forming elements 21, the inner rotor 30 having a plurality of rotor teeth 32, which are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, wound by induction coils 34 and field coils 35; and a rectifier circuit 36 configured to rectify induced current generated by each of induction coils to DC current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Masahiro AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160105062
    Abstract: A motor 10 comprises a stator 11 including a plurality of armature pole coils 14 for generation of magnetic flux when energized; a rotor 21 mounted for rotation within the stator owing to the magnetic flux. The rotor is formed for integral rotation in the state of magnetically coupling a plurality of rotor teeth 22, each having an outer peripheral surface 22a linked by magnetic flux, and a plurality of auxiliary salient structures 32, each situated between the adjacent two rotor teeth and having an outer peripheral surface 32a linked by magnetic flux. The rotor teeth and auxiliary salient structures include induction coils 27, 37, each for generation of induced current when linked by space harmonics contained in the magnetic flux, and electromagnetic coils 28, 38, each for generation of electromagnetic force when energized by the induced current generated by the induction coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160079836
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine comprises: a stator including armature pole coils 14 capable of generating magnetic flux when energized; an inner rotor driven to rotate when the magnetic flux passes therethough; and an outer rotor in a magnetic path of the magnetic flux that passes through the first rotor, the outer rotor having portions of different materials, in permeability, which are situated along the periphery of the outer rotor, the inner rotor having a plurality of salient poles situated along the periphery of the inner rotor and wound by wound coils 34 which induce induced current when linked by the magnetic flux generated by the armature pole coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro AOYAMA