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: 8711194
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer main body, a lid part including a lid main body, a block unit, and a first rotation shaft providing a connection between the lid main body and the block unit, the block unit being rotatable around the axis of the first rotation shaft, a print head attached to one of the printer main body and the block unit, a platen roller attached to the other one thereof, and a second rotation shaft situated on one of two opposite side faces of the printer main body and the lid part, the second rotation shaft providing a connection between the printer main body and the lid part, and lid part being rotatable around the axis of the second rotation shaft, wherein the first rotation shaft is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the print head, and the second rotation shaft is perpendicular to the first rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8682177
    Abstract: It is an object to provide an optical frequency control device or the like which can quickly carry out control over a wide frequency range. The object is achieved by an optical frequency control device or the like comprised of an optical SSB modulator (2), a bias voltage source (3) for applying a bias voltage to the optical SSB modulator (2), and a modulating signal source (4) for applying a modulating signal to the optical SSB modulator (2), wherein the modulating signal source (4) is provided with an arbitrary waveform generator (5) for generating an electrical signal with an arbitrary waveform, and an electrical signal multiplier (6) for multiplying a frequency of the electrical signal generated by the arbitrary waveform generator (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Takahide Sakamoto, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8676060
    Abstract: A quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal generator, which can obtain optical signals such as QAM signals without handling multilevel electrical signals, can be produced by using a plurality of parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs), such as quadruplex parallel MZMs (QPMZM). The quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal generator includes a first waveguide, a first quadrature phase-shift-keying (QPSK) signal generator provided on the first waveguide, a second waveguide connected with the first waveguide at a wave-combining point, and a second quadrature phase-shift-keying (QPSK) signal generator provided on the second waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Takahide Sakamoto, Akito Chiba, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20140065374
    Abstract: To provide laminated glass excellent in the quality and the cost, in which two glass plates differing in the plate thickness can easily be bent with good accuracy. Laminated glass 60 comprising a plurality of glass plates 12 and 14 bent into a predetermined shape, and an interlayer 40 interposed between the plurality of glass plates 12 and 14, at least two glass plates 12 and 14 among the plurality of glass plates 12 and 14 differing in the plate thickness, wherein the two glass plates 12 and 14 differing in the plate thickness have different glass compositions, and at an optional temperature between the annealing point and the softening point of the thick glass plate 12, the thick glass plate 12 has a lower viscosity than the thin glass plate 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro TSUCHIYA, Yasumasa KATO, Yutaka KITAJIMA, Masashi KASAJIMA, Shuichi AKADA
  • Publication number: 20140063170
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer main body, a lid part including a lid main body, a block unit, and a first rotation shaft providing a connection between the lid main body and the block unit, the block unit being rotatable around the axis of the first rotation shaft, a print head attached to one of the printer main body and the block unit, a platen roller attached to the other one thereof, and a second rotation shaft situated on one of two opposite side faces of the printer main body and the lid part, the second rotation shaft providing a connection between the printer main body and the lid part, and lid part being rotatable around the axis of the second rotation shaft, wherein the first rotation shaft is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the print head, and the second rotation shaft is perpendicular to the first rotation shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140056633
    Abstract: A printer includes a fixed blade block and a movable blade block. The fixed blade block includes an installing member including a rotation shaft, a fixed blade installed in the installing member, a retaining member, and a spring attached to the installing member in a rotatable state with respect to the rotation shaft. The spring includes a first contact part that contacts with the fixed blade and a second contact part that contacts with the retaining member. The movable blade block includes a movable blade that is movable toward the fixed blade. When the fixed blade block and the movable blade block are connected, the retaining member presses the second contact part, causing the spring to rotate and push the fixed blade toward the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8659632
    Abstract: A thermal printer includes a platen roller, a thermal head, a frame including the thermal head and a side plate, the side plate including a platen roller receiving part configured to detachably support a bearing of the platen roller. The platen roller receiving part includes an open mouth for inserting and pulling out the bearing of the platen roller in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the platen roller, and the open mouth includes a protrusion formed on a downstream side in a rotation direction of the platen roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20140027559
    Abstract: A printer includes an arm part connected to a printer body part and a paper roll support shaft part having a first end connected to the arm part and a second end to be inserted into a hollow core of a paper roll. The paper roll support shaft includes a first support shaft and a second support shaft. The paper roll support shaft is configured to come into contact with the interior of the core at a first contact point on the first support shaft and a second contact point on the second support shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20140008501
    Abstract: Clamping members (12) are assembled to each side portion of a vehicle floor panel (11). Each clamping member (12) has a base portion (13). The base portion (13) has a wire harness holding portion (15), a sandwiched supporting piece (16), and a clip (24). The wire harness holding portion (15) receives a wire harness (14). The base portion (13) is assembled to the floor panel (11) by the clip (24). The sandwiched supporting piece (16) is formed such that its thickness decreases toward the distal end. The distal end of the sandwiched supporting piece (16) is held between an opening trim (29) and the floor panel (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuru Satou, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20130272768
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a print unit that prints an object on recording paper, a platen roller that conveys the recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a mainframe that accommodates the print unit and the cutter, a cover that is attached to the mainframe and is configured to open and close with respect to the mainframe, the cover having the platen roller arranged thereon. The cover includes a lock member having a lock pin, and when the cover is closed, the lock pin of the lock member is moved towards the platen roller and is inserted into a lock pin fixing part that is arranged at the mainframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8493424
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a motor configured to rotate the platen roller, and a frame configured to rotatably support the platen roller, the motor being mounted to the frame, wherein the motor has a shaft and a face that is in contact with the frame, and the face has a flange at a periphery thereof and a boss around the shaft, wherein the frame has a U-letter-shape opening into which the boss of the motor is insertable in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the shaft, and also has a fitting part in which the flange of the motor is engaged, and wherein the motor is fixedly positioned by the boss being inserted into the U-letter-shape opening of the frame and by the flange being engaged in the fitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 8472107
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus that can obtain a multiplied harmonic signal fast and with ease, and the method using the apparatus. The object is attained by the method for obtaining a multiple harmonic signal comprises, suppressing a different parity optical signal having parity different from fundamental optical signals; suppressing residual optical signals using an optical filter after suppressing the different parity optical signal; and obtaining the frequency difference component using the fundamental optical signals, and the device realizing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute Of Information And Communications Technology
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Takahide Sakamoto, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8449207
    Abstract: A printer device having a detachable thermal head, the thermal head being precisely positioned relative to a platen, whereby the printer device is capable of printing characters or the like, of a stable quality, on printing paper having different thickness'. A head module of the printer an attachment member detachably attached to a main frame; a movable support member movable relative to the attachment member; and a thermal head fixedly supported by the movable support member. The movable support member is connected to the attachment member via a plurality of head springs, and has a head positioning protruding portion configured to engage with a head positioning recess portion of the attachment member. The recess portion is formed as a groove which is generally straight, whereby the movable support member and the thermal head 44 may be straightly displaced relative to the attachment member only in the extending direction of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Masafumi Chiba, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yoichi Takamura, Yukihiro Mori, Kunihiko Funada
  • Patent number: 8411119
    Abstract: A printer module for use in a printer apparatus having a rotationally openable lid includes a fixed blade module having a fixed blade, a movable blade module having a movable blade and configured to be joined to the fixed blade module such that the movable blade and the fixed blade face each other, and a positioning unit configured to position the movable blade module relative to the fixed blade module such that an angle between the movable blade and the fixed blade becomes optimum upon joining the movable blade module to the fixed blade module, wherein the movable blade module is configured to be movable relative to the rotationally openable lid upon being mounted on the rotationally openable lid of the printer apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130044178
    Abstract: A disclosed device printer apparatus includes a recording sheet conveying block holding a recording sheet and including a light emitting element, and a first light receiving element; a head block printing characters, graphics or the like on the recording sheet including a second light receiving element positioned to face the light emitting element so as to directly receive the light; and a control circuit connected to the light emitting element, the first light receiving element, and the second light receiving element, wherein the control circuit determines, when the light is detected by the second light receiving element, that the recording sheet does not exist between the light emitting element and the second light receiving element, and when the light is not detected by the second light receiving element and is detected by the first light receiving element, that the recording sheet exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130001351
    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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masaru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20120327165
    Abstract: A thermal printer includes a platen roller, a thermal head, a frame including the thermal head and a side plate, the side plate including a platen roller receiving part configured to detachably support a bearing of the platen roller. The platen roller receiving part includes an open mouth for inserting and pulling out the bearing of the platen roller in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the platen roller, and the open mouth includes a protrusion formed on a downstream side in a rotation direction of the platen roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20120327167
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a motor configured to rotate the platen roller, and a frame configured to rotatably support the platen roller, the motor being mounted to the frame, wherein the motor has a shaft and a face that is in contact with the frame, and the face has a flange at a periphery thereof and a boss around the shaft, wherein the frame has a U-letter-shape opening into which the boss of the motor is insertable in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the shaft, and also has a fitting part in which the flange of the motor is engaged, and wherein the motor is fixedly positioned by the boss being inserted into the U-letter-shape opening of the frame and by the flange being engaged in the fitting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20120308288
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing part configured to perform printing on rolled recording paper, a presenter unit configured to convey the recording paper for up to a predetermined length, and a cutter part configured to cut the recording paper subjected to the printing and conveyed for up to the predetermined length, wherein the presenter unit is removably attached to a printer body part including the printing part and the presenter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Masaru Kihara, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 8305410
    Abstract: A thermal head unit includes a head substrate having a heating element serving as a thermal head formed thereon, a flexible substrate, a driver IC disposed on the flexible substrate to drive the thermal head, and a heat sink attached to the head substrate and to the flexible substrate, wherein the driver IC and the flexible substrate are electrically connected to each other, and the driver IC and the head substrate are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Toshio Yamaguchi, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori