Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka 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: 8933772
    Abstract: A coil component comprises: a coil bobbin, which has a coil-winding section in an outer circumferential portion so that a coil is to be wound on the coil-winding section, and which has a through-hole in a central portion thereof; a first core and a second core, which have a plurality of magnetic legs respectively, wherein a certain leg of the plurality of the magnetic legs of the first core and a certain leg of the plurality of the magnetic legs of the second core are inserted into the through-hole of the coil bobbin to face each other with a predetermined gap, and wherein facing surfaces of the certain legs of the magnetic legs are fixed by an adhesive; and a protective cover, which is positioned between the coil bobbin and the certain legs to suppress the adhesive from being attached to the coil bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Suzuki, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140338970
    Abstract: A cable branch structure (1) branches, from a main line (30A) to branch lines (30B, 30C), a shielded cable (30) with electric wires (10) covered with a braided wire (20). The braided wire (20) includes: a main line side braided wire (20A) constituting a part corresponding to the main line (30A); and branch line side braided wires (20B, 20C), respectively, constituting parts corresponding to the respective branch lines (30B, 30C). The braided wire (20) includes at least one of a first mounting portion (100; 110) provided at an end portion of the main line side braided wire (20A) for mounting end portions of the branch line side braided wires (20B, 20C) and second mounting portions (100; 120, 130) provided at each of the end portions of the branch line side braided wires (20B, 20C) for mounting the end portion of the main line side braided wire (20A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 8884846
    Abstract: A transparent drying material is applied on an inner side of a translucent glass substrate, which is arranged to face a sealing glass substrate whereupon an organic light emitting element is formed, and the sealing glass substrate and the translucent glass substrate are sealed. A polarizing film is arranged on an outer side of the transparent glass substrate. Luminance nonuniformity on a screen is eliminated by permitting an angle formed by a normal line on the surface unevenness of the transparent drying material and a normal line of the translucent glass substrate to be 53 degrees or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Jun Tanaka, Nobuhiko Fukuoka, Hitoshi Azuma
  • Publication number: 20140329410
    Abstract: A shield connector is provided capable of reducing the number of components and assembly processes while ensuring shielding characteristics and movability. First and second connectors 10 and 20 respectively including terminals 16 and 26, connector housings 11 and 21 having operation opening portions 12 and 22 for connecting the terminals, and service covers 13 and 23 covering the opening portions, electric wires 40 connecting both the connectors, and a shield shell 50 shielding both the connectors and the electric wires are included. The shield shell is divided into a first shield shell 51 fixed to the first connector and second shield shells 52 and 53 fixed to the second connector, and the peripheral edges of the shield shells overlap each other while enabling relative movement between the first shield shell and the second shield shell. The service cover of the first connector has an interlocking portion 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Publication number: 20140322107
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering a rare earth element, which is capable of efficiently recovering a rare earth element with high recovery rate without using any expensive chemicals, solvents or the like. In the present invention, a water-soluble salt other than sulfate ions is allowed to coexist with an aqueous solution that contains a rare earth element, and then an alkali metal sulfate is added to the aqueous solution, thereby producing a precipitate of a double sulfate of the rare earth element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Kazunari Maeba, Yukie Kawakami, Keiji Kudo, Masatoshi Takano, Hitoshi Ishida, Satoshi Asano, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140305696
    Abstract: An electric wire branching structure (1) branches a shielded electric wire (30) with a plurality of electric wires (10) from a main wire (30A) to a plurality of branch wires (30B, 30C). The electric wire branching structure (1) includes an electroconductive shield member (100) configured to cover the electric wires (10) corresponding to the main wire (30A) and the branch wires (30B, 30C). The shield member (100) has a plurality of electric wire insertion openings (111, 112) for the electric wires (10) corresponding to the branch wires (30B, 30C) to be inserted for each of the branch wires (30B, 30C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Publication number: 20140308847
    Abstract: A braid fixture clamps an end portion of a braid, which covers an outer circumference of a cylindrical portion of a shield shell, onto the shield shell. The braid fixture includes a pair of fixing pieces that is formed in a band shape capable of surrounding the outer circumference of the cylindrical portion of the shield shell with the braid which is formed on the outer circumference of the cylindrical portion. A male portion and a female portion are configured to be engaged with and disengaged from each other, and are provided on one end portions of the pair of fixing pieces respectively. Flanges are configured to be fastened by a screw, and are provided on the other end portions of the pair of fixing pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Publication number: 20140295709
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of metal terminal fittings connected to terminals of electric wires, a plurality of molded housings molded to connection parts of the electric wires and the metal terminal fittings to cover the connection parts, and an overmolded housing which accommodates and holds the plurality of molded housings. The plurality of molded housings are molded in a structure integrated by carrier portions that connect the adjacent molded housings to each other and are collectively integrated into the overmolded housing. The carrier portions have cross-section dimensions set to be smaller than those of the molded housing and have flexibility. An arrangement pitch between the adjacent molded housings are adjusted when the plurality of molded housings are collectively integrated into the overmolded housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hajime KATO, Madoka OHISHI, Sotaro KATO, Takaaki MIYAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8827747
    Abstract: An electric cable with shielded connector includes a flexible electric wire, shielded connectors that are respectively attached on the flexible electric wire, and a shield cover that is provided to cover an outer side of the electric wire. The shield cover is constituted of two cylindrical shield covers made of a conductive metal plate. One end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is respectively fixed on shield shells of the shield connectors on both ends of the electric wire. The other end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is formed as a free end, and the free ends of the two cylindrical shield covers are abutted to each other or are lapped on each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 8832307
    Abstract: When a connection control device determines that the connection control device is in a congested state, based on whether a usage of at least one of hardware resources necessary for call processing to establish a call connection is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, the CPU of the connection control device forcefully disconnects an established call connection after a connection available time elapses, and, when an INVITE message is transmitted from a terminal device, the CPU of the connection control device receives the INVITE message, calculates the wait time, creates and transmits a response message stating the wait time, and stores the message as a reserved call on a reservation list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Furutono, Junji Tagane, Akio Koga, Ryuji Oda, Masahiro Tanaka, Kaori Chigusa, Minoru Nishida, Norimichi Hiroshige, Ryuji Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20140248799
    Abstract: A shielded connector unit includes a lower shielded connector to be connected downwards to a lower positioned first instrument, an upper shielded connector to be connected sideways to a second instrument positioned above the first instrument, and a flexible conductive part made up of an electric wire which is adapted to connect the lower shielded connector to the upper shielded connector and a braid which is adapted to enclose a bare portion of the electric wire existing between a shielding shell of the lower shielded connector and a shielding shell of the upper shielded connector. The shielded connector unit further includes a hard protector that is adapted to enclose and protect the conductive part from the outside while ensuring flexibility of at least a portion of the conductive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20140248800
    Abstract: A connector includes: a connector housing formed in a tubular shape by an insulating synthetic resin; a cover for closing an opening of one end side in an axial direction of the connector housing; and plural terminal fittings formed inside the connector housing by insert molding, one end of the terminal fittings each being arranged in an opening for coupling of the other end side in the axial direction of the connector housing and the other end of the terminal fittings each being connected to one end of an electric wire. The one end of the terminal fittings each led out of one inner wall part of the connector housing traverses the opening for coupling, and a distal end of the terminal fittings each is buried in the other inner wall part opposed to the one inner wall part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20140232536
    Abstract: In an intrusion detection device of the embodiment, a determining unit allows a transmission unit to stop transmitting ultrasonic waves until a level of a Doppler signal exceeds a predetermined threshold (threshold for detecting destruction of a window glass), and allows the transmission unit to transmit the ultrasonic waves when the level of the Doppler signal exceeds said threshold. Therefore, if the destruction of the window glass is not detected, it is possible to reduce power consumption through allowing the transmission unit to stop the transmission. Further, because processing for detecting intrusion is performed after the destruction of the window glass has been detected, it is possible to reduce erroneous detection of an intruder resulting from a movement of an object (e.g., falling of papers, a sunshade, or the like that is leaned against the interior wall) other than a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuzo Uda, Toyohiro Tani, Kazushi Goto, Tomoyuki Funayama, Takeo Endo, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140140476
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus comprising, a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device having a detecting surface for detecting radiation, an image generating device for generating images in accordance with detection data outputted from the radiation detecting device, a collimator for restricting spread of a radiation beam emitted from the radiation source, an opening-degree obtaining device for obtaining a degree of opening of the collimator and a display device for displaying a radiation-irradiation area on the image, the opening-degree obtaining device determining the radiation-irradiation area to be displayed on the image in accordance with a relationship between a width of the radiation beam contained in the image obtained in advance by two or more degrees of opening of the collimator through radiation irradiation and the degrees of opening of the collimator as well as the current degree of opening of the collimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Takanori YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20140127920
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector able to prevent a first interlock connector from making contact with a bolt, a terminal fitting, or the like, and able to position a cover for covering a bolting chamber. The connector includes: the terminal receiving portion provided with the terminal fittings to be connected to the electrodes of the connector attachment portion; the cover member for covering the terminal receiving portion; the first interlock connector projecting from the cover member; and the second interlock connector provided on the terminal receiving portion and configured to be fitted to the first interlock connector. When the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion, the first interlock connector and the second interlock connector are fitted to each other, thereby the connector detects that the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion and allows the terminal fittings to be energized with the electrodes of the connector attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Publication number: 20140113489
    Abstract: A connector is provided to facilitate the connection work of a connection terminal and to enhance the connection reliability. A connector includes an attachment part that includes a terminal stand; a connector main body that includes a connection terminal connected to a cable, the connection terminal being fastened and fixed to the terminal stand in a state in which the connector main body is mounted to the attachment part; a cable shield shell that covers an introduction part for the cable in the connector main body; and a connection part shield shell that covers a fastening area between the connection terminal and the terminal stand so as to accommodate the cable shield shell inside the connection part shield shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20140077783
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus sets a designated value of a current source circuit to be a predetermined value, and causes discharging of a capacitor to end by switching a switch to a discharging side when the capacitor is not being charged by current output from a switching power source circuit. After the discharging of the capacitor ends and the designated value is set, the adjusting apparatus causes the capacitor to be charged by switching the switch to a charging side. The adjusting apparatus further measures a time period from the time when the switch is switched to the charging side until an electric potential difference of the capacitor exceeds a threshold value. Based on the measured time period and the predetermined value, the adjusting apparatus calculates the designated value such that the measured time period is a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hiroyuki MATSUNAMI, Osamu YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SUGAYA
  • Patent number: 8660710
    Abstract: The channel assignment data is generated by assigning a channel of the radio control transmitter for the trainee 1B associated with the same controlled object to a channel of the radio control transmitter for the trainer 1A, and stored in the radio control transmitter for the trainer 1A. The radio control transmitter for the trainer 1A converts the channel of the received trainer signal into the steering signal according to the channel assignment data, and transmits the steering signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Futaba Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140051282
    Abstract: An electric cable with shielded connector includes a flexible electric wire, shielded connectors that are respectively attached on the flexible electric wire, and a shield cover that is provided to cover an outer side of the electric wire. The shield cover is constituted of two cylindrical shield covers made of a conductive metal plate. One end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is respectively fixed on shield shells of the shield connectors on both ends of the electric wire. The other end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is formed as a free end, and the free ends of the two cylindrical shield covers are abutted to each other or are lapped on each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro TANAKA, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20140032859
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory module with a plurality of memory blocks and an address decoder module that decodes one or more address lines of the plurality of memory blocks. An address output of the address decoder module corresponds to each memory block. A BWE module includes a block write enable (“BWE”) signal corresponding to each memory block. Each BWE signal has a block write enable state and a block write disable state. In response to receiving a block write enable control (“BWEC”) signal in a normal use mode, a MUX module passes a corresponding address output of the address decoder module to a write enable input of each memory block. In response to receiving the BWEC signal in a state trace mode, the MUX module passes a corresponding BWE signal to the write enable input of each memory block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Tanaka