Patents by Inventor Masanori Maeda

Masanori Maeda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240142697
    Abstract: An optical fiber bundle structure includes: plural optical fiber core wires; a crossing preventing member; and a grasping member. Further, the crossing preventing member has slits and the widths of the slits positioned at the respective sides are each equal to or larger than a difference between: a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at a hindmost end portion of the slits at the trailing end; and a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at the leading end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei KAWASAKI, Ryuichi SUGIZAKI, Masayoshi TSUKAMOTO, Masanori TAKAHASHI, Shigehiro TAKASAKA, Koichi MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11971724
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle control system includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not to output a heating request for a hydraulic oil based on hydraulic oil data supplied to a hydraulic actuator disposed in an unmanned vehicle and operated by the hydraulic oil; a vehicle receiver that receives a heating command for the hydraulic oil generated based on the heating request; and a heating processor that executes a heating process of the hydraulic oil based on the heating command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Ogihara, Misato Maeda, Katsuki Awamori
  • Patent number: 11939201
    Abstract: A replaceable component for a dispense head includes a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of a dispense head, a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container, and a sealing member. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container, and a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD., ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Miyatani, Tsutomu Maeda, Masanori Yamagishi, Motohiro Inagaki
  • Patent number: 11940649
    Abstract: An optical fiber bundle structure includes: plural optical fiber core wires; a crossing preventing member; and a grasping member. Further, the crossing preventing member has slits and the widths of the slits positioned at the respective sides are each equal to or larger than a difference between: a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at a hindmost end portion of the slits at the trailing end; and a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at the leading end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kawasaki, Ryuichi Sugizaki, Masayoshi Tsukamoto, Masanori Takahashi, Shigehiro Takasaka, Koichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 11730460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic substance delivery device for delivering a therapeutic substance to a desired site in a bodily duct, characterized in that the therapeutic substance delivery device is provided with: a therapeutic substance loading portion; a connector which is connected to the therapeutic substance loading portion; and a supplying/discharging pipe connected to the connector; and in that the therapeutic substance loading portion includes a main body portion in which a recessed portion is formed, a resilient film, and a connecting pipe; the connector is provided with a joint main body, a flange portion fixed to the other end portion side of the joint main body, and a fixing nut through which the joint main body passes; the joint main body is provided with a tube fastening portion; and at least part of the inner wall of the fixing nut is provided with a thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masanori Maeda, Nobuo Kanai, Yusuke Fujii, Masayuki Yamato, Makoto Abe
  • Publication number: 20220396065
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat dissipation sheet having high thermal conductivity in the thickness direction. The present invention provides a heat dissipation sheet having a structure in which at least two thermally conductive insulation layers are laminated, wherein the lamination direction of the thermally conductive insulation layers is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the heat dissipation sheet, and wherein for the entire cross-section perpendicular to the in-plane direction of the heat dissipation sheet, the thermally conductive insulation layer contains 75 to 97% by area of insulating particles, 3 to 25% by area of a binder resin, and 10% by area or less of voids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanori MAEDA, Yoshinori IKEDA, Masayuki CHOKAI, Takuya MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220165457
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an insulation sheet having high thermal conductivity in the in-plane direction. The present invention provides an insulation sheet comprising insulating particles and a binder resin, wherein, for the entire cross-section of the sheet perpendicular to the in-plane direction, the insulation sheet contains 75 to 97% by area of the insulating particles, 3 to 25% by area of the binder resin, and 10% by area or less of the voids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanori MAEDA, Yoshinori IKEDA, Masayuki CHOKAI, Takuya MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11136086
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a first display device, a second display device, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit predetermined information from the second display device to the first display device and a second transmission unit configured to transmit shared information that is commonly displayed by the second display device from the first display device to the second display device, and the second display device prohibits the shared information transmitted from the first display device from being reflected in a display when reception of the predetermined information by the first display device has not been terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Koyama, Kenji Suzuki, Masanori Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210238368
    Abstract: A composite particle is provided having sufficient insulating properties and high thermal conductivity and also having an excellent handling property and moldability. In particular, a random-shaped composite particle is provided in which primary particles of inorganic filler are aggregated and the primary particles are coated with a thermoplastic resin, and a method for producing the composite particle, as well as a molded article and a method for producing the molded article, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaya MOYORI, Masayuki CHOKAI, Yoshinori IKEDA, Masanori MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11049987
    Abstract: A solar module includes an encapsulant and solar cells in the encapsulant. The encapsulant includes a colored encapsulant on one side of the solar cells and a transparent encapsulant on the other side of the solar cells. An interface between the colored encapsulant and the transparent encapsulant is located more on the one side than a main surface of the other side of the solar cells and located more on the other side than a center in a thickness direction of the solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210114680
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a first display device, a second display device, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit predetermined information from the second display device to the first display device and a second transmission unit configured to transmit shared information that is commonly displayed by the second display device from the first display device to the second display device, and the second display device prohibits the shared information transmitted from the first display device from being reflected in a display when reception of the predetermined information by the first display device has not been terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ryohei Koyama, Kenji Suzuki, Masanori Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200352550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic substance delivery device for delivering a therapeutic substance to a desired site in a bodily duct, characterized in that the therapeutic substance delivery device is provided with: a therapeutic substance loading portion; a connector which is connected to the therapeutic substance loading portion; and a supplying/discharging pipe connected to the connector; and in that the therapeutic substance loading portion includes a main body portion in which a recessed portion is formed, a resilient film, and a connecting pipe; the connector is provided with a joint main body, a flange portion fixed to the other end portion side of the joint main body, and a fixing nut through which the joint main body passes; the joint main body is provided with a tube fastening portion; and at least part of the inner wall of the fixing nut is provided with a thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masanori Maeda, Nobuo Kanai, Yusuke Fujii, Masayuki Yamato, Makoto Abe
  • Patent number: 10741711
    Abstract: A plurality of solar cells are sealed by an encapsulant between a first protective member and a second protective member. A fixing member fixes, among the plurality of solar cells, a first solar cell and a second solar cell that are adjacent to each other. The fixing member includes a release surface and a non-release surface that are oriented in opposite directions. The non-release surface has disposed thereon a first bonding region and a second bonding region that have adhesive strength, and a non-bonding region different from the first bonding region and the second bonding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kannou, Masanori Maeda, Keisuke Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190249059
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a novel silicon carbide that can be reacted at a low reaction temperature. The present invention pertains to a silicon carbide production method comprising a step for sintering a composition that at least contains: silicon nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of less than 200 nm; and a carbon-based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanori MAEDA, Azusa KOHNO, Yoshinori IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20190142247
    Abstract: An endoscope according to the present invention comprises: a tubular insertion portion 2 to be inserted into a living body; and a treatment tool channel formed inside the insertion portion 2, the treatment tool channel being configured to guide a treatment tool 51 by passing the treatment tool 51 through the treatment tool channel, wherein the endoscope comprises: a treatment tool driver 7 for allowing a forward movement and/or a backward movement of the treatment tool 51 in the treatment tool channel; and a drive controller 8 for controlling the forward movement and/or the backward movement of the treatment tool 51 by the treatment driver 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori Maeda, Akihiro Ikenaga, Masami Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20190123227
    Abstract: A solar module includes an encapsulant and solar cells in the encapsulant. The encapsulant includes a colored encapsulant on one side of the solar cells and a transparent encapsulant on the other side of the solar cells. An interface between the colored encapsulant and the transparent encapsulant is located more on the one side than a main surface of the other side of the solar cells and located more on the other side than a center in a thickness direction of the solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt d.
    Inventor: Masanori MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190054123
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a cell sheet composition for healing or preventing discharge from a wounded region of a luminal organ. The present invention also addresses the problem of providing a method in which the cell sheet composition is affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ. The present invention provides a cell sheet composition including mesenchymal stem cells which is characterized by being affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ in order to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ. The present invention also provides a method in which the cell sheet composition including mesenchymal stem cells is affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nobuo Kanai, Yasuhiro Maruya, Kurodo Koshino, Masanori Maeda, Teruo Okano
  • Patent number: 9960313
    Abstract: A solar battery module and manufacturing method for a solar battery module having improved output are provided. The solar battery module 1 is a transparent substrate 10, transparent resin layer 13b, solar battery cell 12, colored resin layer 13a and back sheet 11 laminated in this order. The light-receiving surface 12a of the solar battery cell 12 faces the transparent resin layer 13b side. The backside 12b of the solar battery cell faces the colored resin layer 13a. The MFR [melt flow rate] of the transparent resin layer 13b is lower than the MFR of the colored resin layer 13a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Maeda
  • Patent number: 9885988
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a drive unit including a first drive train through which a driving force from the drive source is transmitted to the discharge roller and a second drive train through which a driving force from the drive source is transmitted to the reverse roller, and a switching mechanism, provided on the second drive train, configured to switch a rotating direction of the reverse roller between the forward rotating direction and the reverse rotating direction with the discharge roller rotating in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Maeda, Daisuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170288077
    Abstract: A plurality of solar cells are sealed by an encapsulant between a first protective member and a second protective member. A fixing member fixes, among the plurality of solar cells, a first solar cell and a second solar cell that are adjacent to each other. The fixing member includes a release surface and a non-release surface that are oriented in opposite directions. The non-release surface has disposed thereon a first bonding region and a second bonding region that have adhesive strength, and a non-bonding region different from the first bonding region and the second bonding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KANNOU, Masanori MAEDA, Keisuke OGAWA