Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tsuchiya

Masahiro Tsuchiya 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: 10843490
    Abstract: A printer includes a head unit and a platen unit. The head unit includes a print head. The platen unit includes a platen roller, a support, and a guide roller. The platen roller is rotatably supported on the support and configured to rotate to convey recording sheet. The guide roller includes a roller part, and the roller part is configured to rotate in contact with the recording sheet as the recording sheet is conveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji Sekine, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10845402
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a polarizing optical member arranged to face an imaging subject. A modulated light from a laser light source is influenced by an electric field from the imaging subject in the polarizing optical member. The modulated light subjected to the influence of the electric field is imaged as a detection light. The polarizing optical member is supported in a state of being movable in a direction of a plate thickness of the polarizing optical member. The plate thickness of the polarizing optical member is no larger than 1.2 times a minimum void interval of a wiring of the imaging subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Shinji Fukui, Muneo Yorinaga, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10826110
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery is lithium vanadium phosphate represented by a following composition expression (1) and in which a peak intensity ((002)int/(201)int) of a (002) plane normalized with respect to a peak intensity of a (201) plane and a peak intensity ((102)int/(201)int) of a (102) plane normalized with respect to a peak intensity of the (201) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern satisfy 0.35?(002)int/(201)int?0.53 and 0.46?(102)int/(201)int?0.63, respectively, LixVOPO4 . . . (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junpei Shitaba, Hideaki Seki, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10792939
    Abstract: A printer including a printing part which prints on a recording paper; a cutter part which cuts the recording paper; and a conveying part which includes a conveying route having a curving shape and through which the recording paper conveyed through the cutter part is conveyed; a conveying route cover which is attached to the conveying part and covers a portion of the conveying route; and a flapper which is provided at a curved portion of the conveying route, has a curved shape, and is rotatably attached to the conveying route cover so as to rotatably open or close relative to a main body of the printer, wherein the conveying route cover and the flapper are movable together so as to separate from or contact the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200247151
    Abstract: A printer includes a print head that prints on recording sheet, a platen roller that transports the recording sheet pinched between the print head and the platen roller, a movable blade that cuts the recording sheet, a roller driving module that drives the platen roller, and a cutter driving module that drives the movable blade. The roller driving module and the cutter driving module are both provided at one end along an axial direction of the platen roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Hiromi Ohtsuka
  • Publication number: 20200238740
    Abstract: A printer includes a print head configured to print on a recording sheet, a platen roller attached to a frame in a rotatable manner, a support having a head spring attached thereto that urges the print head toward the platen roller, and a hold unit attached to the frame in a rotatable manner and having an engaging part that engages with a projection situated at a side end of the support, wherein the head spring is configured to urge the print head toward the platen roller when the projection is engaged with the engaging part, and wherein the hold unit is configured to be rotated to cause the engaging part to disengage from the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji YADA, Masahiro TSUCHIYA, Tetsuhiro ISHIKAWA, Hiromi OHTSUKA, Tatsuya OGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200189299
    Abstract: A printer includes a holder configured to house rolled recording paper, a cover that is attached to the holder to be openable and closable relative to the holder, and a contact part that is attached to the cover and configured to contact the recording paper. The contact part is configured such that the contact part substantially point-contacts the recording paper, and positions on the contact part contacting the recording paper change as the recording paper is unrolled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji YADA, Yoshinari TAKABATAKE, Tetsuhiro ISHIKAWA, Tatsuya OGUCHI, Masahiro TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 10668756
    Abstract: A printer includes a body, a cover, a long hole formed in one of the body and the cover, a first shaft provided on another one of the body and the cover and disposed to pass through the long hole, a groove formed in the one of the body and the cover, and a second shaft provided on the other one of the body and the cover and disposed to pass through the groove. The cover is attached to the body so as to be rotatable around the first shaft, the groove extends parallel to the longitudinal direction of the long hole, the cover is slidable relative to the body while the second shaft is in the groove, and the cover is rotatable around the first shaft when the second shaft is out of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10600837
    Abstract: An electric field imaging device is provided with which it is possible to visualize as a dynamic state an electromagnetic field intensity distribution and a phase delay/advance distribution in the vicinity of a product, using a sample of the actual product without lead-out lines. The electric field imaging device includes: an antenna which accepts a high-frequency signal emitted by the sample as an input; an electrooptic (EO) crystal plate which is a frequency fRF high-frequency electric field sensor; a flashing light source which radiates polarized light onto the EO crystal plate; an optical system leading to an analyzer for detecting phase changes in polarized light obtained by means of the EO crystal plate; an image capturing device which converts an in-plane distribution of optical beam from the analyzer into an electrical signal; and an information processing device which processes and displays an output signal from the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10556454
    Abstract: A printer includes a holder configured to house rolled recording paper, a cover that is attached to the holder to be openable and closable relative to the holder, and a contact part that is attached to the cover and configured to contact the recording paper. The contact part is configured such that the contact part substantially point-contacts the recording paper, and positions on the contact part contacting the recording paper change as the recording paper is unrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Yoshinari Takabatake, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Tatsuya Oguchi, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10525743
    Abstract: A printer includes: a holding member configured to hold a roll of paper; an elastic member configured to support the holding member so that the holding member is slidable in a vertical direction; a first detection unit configured to detect a position of the holding member; and a second detection unit that detects a near-end of the roll of paper based on a detection result by the first detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20190381814
    Abstract: A printer includes a head unit and a platen unit. The head unit includes a print head. The platen unit includes a platen roller, a support, and a guide roller. The platen roller is rotatably supported on the support and configured to rotate to convey recording sheet. The guide roller includes a roller part, and the roller part is configured to rotate in contact with the recording sheet as the recording sheet is conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji Sekine, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10421297
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer mechanism unit including a frame and a print head, a platen unit including a platen roller, a detection switch configured to detect connecting of the platen unit to the printer mechanism unit, and a switch holder having the detection switch attached thereto and covering part of the detection switch, wherein the switch holder is mounted to one of the frame and the platen unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20190283474
    Abstract: A printer includes a recording head; a platen roller; a first case to which the recording head is attached, the first case including a paper-feed port for feeding recording paper; a second case to which the platen roller is attached, the second case including a paper-ejection port for ejecting the recording paper; and a lock lever that is disposed in the first case and includes a support configured to rotatably support a shaft of the platen roller. The printer is configured such that the shaft of the platen roller is placed in the support when the first case and the second case are joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro TSUCHIYA, Yukihiro MORI, Sumio WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190263151
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller that feeds recording paper supplied through a first opening toward a second opening through which the recording paper is ejected, a recording head that prints information on the recording paper, and an attachment part to which a recording paper guide that guides the recording paper or a holder that supports a roll of the recording paper is detachably attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Ippei OHRUI, Masahiro TSUCHIYA, Tetsuhiro ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10384479
    Abstract: A printer includes a mainframe including a front face part that has an opening through which a recording medium passes; a guide unit connected to the mainframe on a first side of the front face part; a printer mechanism unit configured to perform printing on the recording medium, and connected to the mainframe on a second side of the front face part opposite to the first side thereof; an arm unit having a first end connected to the mainframe; and a shaft unit configured to hold a roll of the recording medium, and connected to a second end of the arm unit, wherein the guide unit is configured to guide the recording medium so as to feed the recording medium to the printer mechanism unit through the opening of the front face part of the mainframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masaru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20190253008
    Abstract: A motor drive circuit includes an upper switch, a lower switch connected in series with the upper switch and drives a brushless DC motor, a gate drive circuit that drives the lower switch and a brake circuit that uses an inductive voltage generated by the brushless DC motor to apply a voltage to a gate terminal of the lower switch via the gate drive circuit and turns on the lower switch. The gate drive circuit includes a push element that applies a predetermined source voltage to the gate terminal when on, a pull element that pulls out charge from the gate terminal when on, and a rectifier between the push element and the gate terminal to rectify current in a direction from the push element toward the gate terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Masatomo ISHIKAWA, Masahiro TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20190224997
    Abstract: A printer includes a body, a cover, a long hole formed in one of the body and the cover, a first shaft provided on another one of the body and the cover and disposed to pass through the long hole, a groove formed in the one of the body and the cover, and a second shaft provided on the other one of the body and the cover and disposed to pass through the groove. The cover is attached to the body so as to be rotatable around the first shaft, the groove extends parallel to the longitudinal direction of the long hole, the cover is slidable relative to the body while the second shaft is in the groove, and the cover is rotatable around the first shaft when the second shaft is out of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10357984
    Abstract: A printer includes a recording head; a platen roller; a first case to which the recording head is attached, the first case including a paper-feed port for feeding recording paper; a second case to which the platen roller is attached, the second case including a paper-ejection port for ejecting the recording paper; and a lock lever that is disposed in the first case and includes a support configured to rotatably support a shaft of the platen roller. The printer is configured such that the shaft of the platen roller is placed in the support when the first case and the second case are joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10290866
    Abstract: Stabilized lithium powder according to an embodiment of this disclosure includes powder particles satisfying a relation of C?0.90, where C represents average circularity of the powder particles. And a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of this disclosure comprises a negative electrode doped with lithium from the stabilized lithium powder for a lithium ion second battery according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Atsushi Sano