Patents by Inventor Masanari Esaki

Masanari Esaki 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).

  • THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND KITCHEN UNIT
    Publication number: 20170261240
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device for cooling an object includes a thermoelectric converter and a structure. The thermoelectric converter has a cooling surface and a heat generating surface. The cooling surface is for cooling the object. The heat generating surface is on a side opposite to the cooling surface. The structure removes heat from the heat generating surface. The structure includes a heat transfer member, a pipe through which water flows, and a heat radiation member. The heat transfer member is joined to the heat generating surface. The pipe is disposed on the heat transfer member. The heat radiation member extends inside the pipe from the heat transfer member. A kitchen unit includes a thermoelectric conversion device, a main body, and a cooling plate. The cooling plate is disposed on an upper surface of the main body, and is cooled by the thermoelectric converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: EIJI OKUZONO, TETSUYA NISHIO, TAKAFUMI SHINGAI, MASANARI ESAKI
  • Optical disc device having fixing parts for directly fixing a frame of the optical disk device to an electronic device
    Patent number: 7334238
    Abstract: The present invention includes a frame, an optical pick-up module fixed to the frame and a circuit board forming a control circuit fixed to the frame. The frame has fixing parts to other members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Tanaka, Kazuo Matsumoto, Takeshi Watanabe, Masanobu Aramaki, Hidetaka Taguchi, Shingo Sagata, Yuichi Uchikawa, Takashi Morishita, Fumihide Maeda, Masanari Esaki, Hirohisa Koizumi, Shinichi Tokumaru, Hiroki Kokubu, Hisashi Arai, Takeshi Sugimoto
  • OPTICAL DISK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080037408
    Abstract: The present invention includes a frame, an optical pick-up module fixed to the frame and a circuit board forming a control circuit fixed to the frame. The frame has fixing parts to other members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TANAKA, Kazuo Matsumoto, Takeshi Watanabe, Masanobu Aramaki, Hidetaka Taguchi, Shingo Sagata, Yuichi Uchikawa, Takashi Morishita, Fumihide Maeda, Masanari Esaki, Hirohisa Koizumi, Shinichi Tokumaru, Hiroki Kokubu, Hisashi Arai, Takeshi Sugimoto
  • Optical disk apparatus
    Patent number: 7290271
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing, a tray retractably mounted in the housing, and a bezel 10 adapted to close an opening of the housing 2 when the tray is accommodated in the housing 2. An electrically conductive metallic member 15 is disposed in at least one of main flat portions in the bezel 10. When the tray is accommodated in the housing, at least one surface of the conductive metallic member 15 is in contact with the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Hamada, Masanari Esaki, Yuichi Uchikawa
  • Optical disk apparatus
    Publication number: 20060010461
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing, a tray retractably mounted in the housing, and a bezel 10 adapted to close an opening of the housing 2 when the tray is accommodated in the housing 2. An electrically conductive metallic member 15 is disposed in at least one of main flat portions in the bezel 10. When the tray is accommodated in the housing, at least one surface of the conductive metallic member 15 is in contact with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Hamada, Masanari Esaki, Yuichi Uchikawa
  • Optical disk device
    Publication number: 20040246827
    Abstract: According to the invention, case members each include a main surface and side surfaces provided at ends of the main surface. At a corner where a pair of side surfaces in at least one of the case members adjoin, an integral part having at least one pair of continuously integrated side surfaces is provided. Therefore, the corners of the case members can be prevented from bending or deforming, and the mechanical strength of the main surface can be improved. Therefore, the shock resistance can be improved, and the thickness of the case members can be reduced in order to reduce the size and weight of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanari Esaki, Yuji Tanaka, Kazuo Matsumoto, Noriyuki Ide, Hirohisa Koizumi
  • Optical disk device
    Publication number: 20040223447
    Abstract: The present invention includes a frame, an optical pick-up module fixed to the frame and a circuit board forming a control circuit fixed to the frame. The frame has fixing parts to other members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Tanaka, Kazuo Matsumoto, Takeshi Watanabe, Masanobu Aramaki, Hidetaka Taguchi, Shingo Sagata, Yuichi Uchikawa, Takashi Morishita, Fumihide Maeda, Masanari Esaki, Hirohisa Koizumi, Shinichi Tokumaru, Hiroki Kokubu, Hisashi Arai, Takeshi Sugimoto