Patents by Inventor Masanobu Yamamoto
Masanobu Yamamoto 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).
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Patent number: 8065483Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Publication number: 20110262176Abstract: In a charging device, a holding member holding a discharge electrode is provided in a shield case. The holding member includes a first guide and a second guide defining a slit therebetween. In the slit, the rear face of the discharge electrode other than a first long side is fixed to the internal side face of the first guide. The holding member holds the discharge electrode so that the entire surface of the discharge electrode and the rear face of the first long side are positioned in an air path extending from the air inlet to a gap and the first long side faces a grid electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventor: Masanobu YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 8023863Abstract: A charging apparatus is provided in which electrodes can be protected from corrosion induced by water content in the air, ozone, nitrogen oxide and the like and thereby lack of uniformity in charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be prevented, and in which a charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be kept in an adequate range for a longer period of time. As an electrode disposed in the charging apparatus for charging photoreceptor surface, an electrode formed with a protective layer made of nickel and phosphorus for surface protection is used. In the protective layer, phosphorus concentration and thickness proportion are each set to fall within a specified range.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Rika Hayashi, Toshiaki Ino, Masanobu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20110059247Abstract: [Object] To form a modeled object with high accuracy. [Solving Means] A powder transfer mechanism (16) laminates powder layers containing water-soluble powder as a main component one by one at a modeling portion (14). An inkjet line head (17) injects a water-based ink that dissolves the powder in an area of an uppermost layer of the powder layers laminated by the powder transfer mechanism (16), the area corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of a modeled object. Then, a heater (18) heats the powder for each layer of the powder layers. Further, the heater (18) heats the powder after the water-based ink is injected by the inkjet line head (17) or before the water-based ink is injected by the inkjet line head (17). The present invention can be applied to a modeling apparatus, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicants: Sony Corporation, Tomita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Kuzusako, Masanobu Yamamoto, Akira Ookubo, Toshihiro Kamewa, Tomohide Koizumi, Kazuma Tamura, Takeshi Matsui
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Publication number: 20110037077Abstract: A light detecting chip includes at least one detection region configured to accommodate a sample that is capable of emitting fluorescent light, and a light reflecting section configured to reflect at least a portion of the fluorescent light emitted from the sample in a direction toward a light detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Isao Ichimura, Masanobu Yamamoto, Shinichi Kai
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Publication number: 20100315352Abstract: A computer readable storage medium storing an information processing program causes a computer to function as display control means, coordinate detecting means, and object selecting means. The display control means displays on a display device at least a portion of a virtual world in which a plurality of objects are provided. The coordinate detecting means detects input coordinates input by the pointing device. The object selecting means, when the input coordinates indicate any of the plurality of objects, selects the indicated object as a target to be operated, and when the input coordinates indicate none of the plurality of objects, selects at least one object satisfying a predetermined condition of the plurality of objects as a target to be operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicants: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HAL LABORATORY INC.Inventors: Takashi Hamamura, Kazunori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Masanobu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7851931Abstract: A soundproof type engine generator has an outer shell made by attaching at least a bottom panel to a three-dimensional frame and four wheels in the lower part thereof for transport. The soundproof type engine generator also has handles provided coaxially with opposing wheel shafts of the four wheels, which can be held by a user and facilitate the lifting of the soundproof type engine generator, even if the engine generator is heavy. The wheels of the engine generator are disposed farther outward than the outer shell of the soundproof type engine generator.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Shinichi Kajiya
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Patent number: 7833000Abstract: There is provided an optical modeling apparatus that forms a model of a desired shape by sequentially forming hardened layers by irradiating a light-curable resin with light. The apparatus includes a first light source that emits a light beam for plotting on the resin, a scanning device that scans the light beam from the first light source over the resin, a second light source that emits light that irradiates one fixed region of the resin at a time, and a spatial light modulator that spatially modulates the light from the second light source to blanket-expose a specified region of the resin. The light beam from the scanning device and the light from the spatial light modulator form each hardened layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Kihara, Masanobu Yamamoto, Kimihiro Saito, Yuichi Aki, Takeshi Yamasaki
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Patent number: 7826319Abstract: A guide groove is formed without wobbles. The guide groove is periodically modulated with its width. Encrypted data are recorded with marks formed on the record film along the guide groove. Information recorded by periodically modulating the guide groove with its width can be accurately detected by a band pass filter. Thus, rotation control information and address information can be stably reproduced. In addition, since the guide groove is formed without wobbles, a drive device having a pirated disc determination mechanism can reproduce encrypted content as with a ROM disc.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, START Lab Inc.Inventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawase, Seiji Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7758329Abstract: There is provided an optical modeling apparatus that forms a model of a desired shape by sequentially forming hardened layers by irradiating a light curable resin with light. The apparatus includes a first light source that emits a light beam for plotting on the resin, a scanning device that scans the light beam from the first light source over the resin, a second light source that emits light that irradiates one fixed region of the resin at a time, a spatial light modulator that spatially modulates the light from the second light source and blanket-exposes a specified region of the resin, and an exposure position adjuster that moves, in at least one direction, the light from the spatial light modulator. The light beam from the scanning device and the light from the spatial light modulator form each hardened layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Kihara, Masanobu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7717093Abstract: A power generating apparatus includes an engine for driving a generator; a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to the engine therein, and a canister containing an adsorbent for adsorbing thereonto fuel that evaporates from the fuel tank to inhibit release of the fuel vapor into the atmosphere. The canister includes a communicating tube, which places the canister in communication with the atmosphere. The canister is in communication with an intake system of the engine. The canister is positioned proximate an exhaust system of the engine to improve the purge characteristics of the adsorbent so that a usable life of the adsorbent is increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Takahide Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7717094Abstract: A power generating apparatus has a frame, an engine disposed inwardly of the frame and configured to drive a generator, a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to the engine, and a canister containing an adsorbent for adsorbing fuel vapor from the fuel tank. The canister includes a communicating tube, which places the canister in communication with the atmosphere. The canister is also in communication with an intake system. The canister is movably positioned in a space S between the frame and the intake system so as to prevent an increase in the size of the power generating apparatus when the canister is added to the power generating apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Takahide Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7709248Abstract: To provide a bioassay system or the like, which can solve the problem of allocating spaces above detecting sections and can also stabilize servo-controlled operation of a disk-shaped plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisayuki Yamatsu, Motohiro Furuki, Masanobu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7706240Abstract: An optical disk (10) of the present invention has a substrate (11) included a resin-impregnated paper, in which resin is impregnated into paper, or resin-coated paper, in which the paper surface is coated with a resin, and a recording layer (13) formed on at least one side of the substrate (11). This type of optical disk (10) has performance equal to that of conventional optical disks and has a minimal effect on the environment during disposal.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignees: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiro Kinoshita, Akihiko Kobayashi, Noboru Sasaki, Makoto Arisawa, Hiroshi Iwase, Mamoru Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Ogawa, Yoshimori Yamasaki, Kiyoshi Osato, Masanobu Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Kashiwagi
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Patent number: 7658182Abstract: A power generating apparatus has a simplified structure for introducing fuel vapor from a fuel tank and blow-by gas produced in an engine into the engine's intake system so as to facilitate the manufacturing of the power generating apparatus. The power generating apparatus includes an engine for driving a generator, a canister containing an adsorbent for adsorbing thereonto fuel that evaporates from a fuel tank, an evaporative fuel inlet pipe for introducing fuel vapor purged from the adsorbent into an engine intake system, and a blow-by gas inlet pipe for introducing blow-by gas produced in the engine into the intake system. A first end of the evaporative fuel inlet pipe is connected to the canister, and a second end of the evaporative fuel inlet pipe is connected to an intermediate portion of the blow-by gas inlet pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Takahide Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7653319Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a cleaning unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, and a control section. On a circumferential surface thereof, the photoreceptor has an image area to have contact with a record medium in an image forming process, and a non-image area. The cleaning unit has a blade in contact with the image and non-image areas. The exposing unit forms an electrostatic latent image on the surface by irradiating the surface along a fast scanning direction with light modulated according to image data supplied by the control section. The data includes primary image data for modulating light to irradiate the image area with. The developing unit develops the latent image by applying developer to the surface. The control section performs an image addition processing in which secondary image data for modulating light to irradiate the non-image area with is added to the primary image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Susumu Murakami
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Publication number: 20090240883Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Patent number: 7557458Abstract: A soundproof type engine generator has a first external air inlet and a second external air inlet formed on a soundproof case K. A first cooling passage guides external air drawn in through the first external air inlet through a duct to a first fan, then from the first fan to a generator and discharges the air out of the soundproof case K. A second cooling passage guides external air drawn in through the second external air inlet to an engine using a second fan and then discharges the air out of the soundproof case The first fan is made up of a disk-like planar part, a plurality of first blades and a plurality of second blades, respectively provided radially on both head and tail sides of the planar part. External air drawn with the plurality of first blades through the first external air inlet is guided through the duct to the generator, and discharged out of the soundproof case. Air in the soundproof case is discharged with the plurality of second blades out of the soundproof case.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Hidenori Takahashi
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Patent number: 7555600Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Patent number: D594819Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Ikuo Namiki, Shigeyoshi Iwatate