Patents by Inventor Masashi Hasegawa
Masashi Hasegawa 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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Publication number: 20110038647Abstract: A toner cartridge containing: a toner container including an opening and configured to contain a toner; and an engaging member containing a ring-shaped seal member disposed on a seal member installation surface, and being engaged with the toner container to cover the opening and rotatably mounted to the toner container while an edge of the opening is frictionally slid on a surface of the seal member, wherein the toner container is configured to convey the toner into the engage member through the opening and discharge the toner therefrom as the toner container is rotated, the seal member includes a non-contact portion at a surface thereof facing the installation surface and being free from any contact with the installation surface so that the engage member includes a space extending from the surface of the seal member where the edge of the opening is frictionally slid to the non-contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Yoshihide Kawamura, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20110002713Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20110001506Abstract: An apparatus for testing an integrated circuit comprises: a chip unit with a plurality of electronic parts such as chip units arranged on the upside of a chip support; a probe unit having a plurality of contacts arranged on the underside of a probe support and spaced downward from the chip unit; a connection unit supporting the probe unit spaced downward from the chip unit on a pin support so as to penetrate the pin support in an up-down direction; and a coupling unit which couples separably the chip unit, the probe unit and the connection unit and displaces one of the chip support and the probe support and the pin support in a direction to approach each other and to be away from each other relative to the connection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventors: Kenichi WASHIO, Masashi HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 7853184Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20100284710Abstract: A toner container that can pass not only air but a toner, has toner sealing ability, and does not allow toner leakage even during transportation and an inner pressure change of the container, by placing an air permeable member at the fitting part in the casing part. An inner cap including at least the air permeable member is placed in the casing part of the inner cap, wherein the inner cap is used for a toner container that is detachably mounted to a developing unit in an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographical method, and the toner container includes at least a container main body, the inner cap, and an outer cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Tomoe Sasaki, Masashi Hasegawa, Tetsuya Kusano, Nobuhiro Makita, Makoto Kawaguchi, Yoshihide Kawamura, Seiji Terazawa
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Patent number: 7822371Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and a standing inhibiting unit. The container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end and has a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body. The held portion is held by the toner-container holder. The standing inhibiting unit is provided in the held portion and inhibits the toner container from being stood on a horizontal plane with the held portion directed vertically downward with respect to the container body.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20100189470Abstract: A toner container includes a container body that contains toner therein, and a cap portion that is held by a toner-container holding unit and includes a toner discharge opening to discharge the toner contained in the container body. A gear portion is detachably attached to the container body so that a rotational force is transmitted to the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Hideo Yoshizawa, Tadashi Hayakawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Makoto Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 7706699Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and an electric component. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner. The electric component electrically communicates with a component in the main body to detect whether the toner container is operatively set in the toner-container holder. The electric component is attached to the held portion such that when the held portion is attached to the toner-container holder the electric component is located above the toner outlet with respect to a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Patent number: 7702262Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body and a gripper attached to the second end. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and is configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body, and an open/close member for opening/closing the toner outlet in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation to/from the toner-container holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20100013072Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive semiconductor chip module enabling sufficient heat dissipation without complicating the manufacture process. A semiconductor chip module according to the present invention includes a plurality of semiconductor chips to be stacked provided at the side face with a connection terminal to be coupled with a circuit pattern formed on the front face, interlayer wiring mutually connecting the connection terminals on the side faces of the respective semiconductor chips by a wiring pattern, and a formation space contributing to heat dissipation, formed between at least some layers of the semiconductor chips, to secure a formation face of the interlayer wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Masashi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 7532020Abstract: A probe assembly having a plurality of probes, each of which is secured to an anchor portion on a probe base plate, extends in a direction apart from the anchor portion through a fulcrum, has a tip at the front end thereof, and the tip is elastically deformable at its front end side when pressed against a corresponding electrode pad. Two probe groups are constituted: in the first group, the tips are arranged on one side of an imaginary straight line of the probe base plate, while in the second probe group, the tips are arranged on the other side of the imaginary straight line. The numbers of the probes of both probe groups are different, and a part of the probes forming one probe group with more probes are arranged in the opposite direction to that of the other probes of the same probe group.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Yoshiei Hasegawa, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20080124133Abstract: A toner container includes a container body that contains toner therein, and a cap portion that is held by a toner-container holding unit and includes a toner discharge opening to discharge the toner contained in the container body. A gear portion is detachably attached to the container body so that a rotational force is transmitted to the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Hideo YOSHIZAWA, Tadashi Hayakawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Makoto Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20080007282Abstract: A probe assembly having a plurality of probes, each of which is secured to an anchor portion on a probe base plate, extends in a direction apart from the anchor portion through a fulcrum, has a tip at the front end thereof, and the tip is elastically deformable at its front end side when pressed against a corresponding electrode pad. Two probe groups are constituted: in the first group, the tips are arranged on one side of an imaginary straight line of the probe base plate, while in the second probe group, the tips are arranged on the other side of the imaginary straight line. The numbers of the probes of both probe groups are different, and a part of the probes forming one probe group with more probes are arranged in the opposite direction to that of the other probes of the same probe group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventors: Yoshiei Hasegawa, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20070177886Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and an electric component. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner. The electric component electrically communicates with a component in the main body to detect whether the toner container is operatively set in the toner-container holder. The electric component is attached to the held portion such that when the held portion is attached to the toner-container holder the electric component is located above the toner outlet with respect to a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070160394Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body and a gripper attached to the second end. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and is configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body, and an open/close member for opening/closing the toner outlet in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation to/from the toner-container holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070159192Abstract: A probing apparatus comprising: an inspection stage for receiving a flat plate-like device under test with a plurality of electrodes and moving the device under test on the inspection stage in at least three directions, that is, an X direction and a Y direction intersecting each other within a parallel plane to the device under test, and a Z direction intersecting both the directions; a probe card having a plurality of probes and spaced apart from the inspection stage in the Z direction such that the probe tips face the inspection stage; a displacement mechanism for relatively displacing the probe card and the inspection stage for adjustment of parallelism of the device under test on the inspection stage and the probe card; a plurality of measuring instruments respectively for measuring the interval between the inspection stage and the probe card and arranged at intervals in one of the inspection stage and the probe card in the X direction and the Y direction; a control portion for controlling at least the meType: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Yoshiei Hasegawa, Hikaru Masuda, Katsuo Yasuda, Kenichi Washio, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20070159194Abstract: A probing apparatus comprising: an inspection stage for receiving a flat plate-like device under test with a plurality of electrodes and moving the device under test on the inspection stage in at least three directions, that is, an X direction and a Y direction intersecting each other within a parallel plane to the device under test, and a Z direction intersecting both the directions; a probe card having a plurality of probes and spaced apart from the inspection stage in the Z direction such that the probe tips face the inspection stage; a displacement mechanism for relatively displacing the probe card and the inspection stage for adjustment of parallelism of the device under test on the inspection stage and the probe card; a plurality of measuring instruments respectively for measuring the interval between the inspection stage and the probe card and arranged at intervals in one of the inspection stage and the probe card in the X direction and the Y direction; a control portion for controlling at least the meType: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Yoshiei Hasegawa, Hikaru Masuda, Katsuo Yasuda, Kenichi Washio, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20070154244Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070147902Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and a standing inhibiting unit. The container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end and has a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body. The held portion is held by the toner-container holder. The standing inhibiting unit is provided in the held portion and inhibits the toner container from being stood on a horizontal plane with the held portion directed vertically downward with respect to the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070113957Abstract: A stretch label attaching device for attaching a stretch label on a good, including an adapter supporting the label from the inside thereof and has an opening into which the good is inserted; an adapter support member configured to support a lower portion of the adapter and has an opening into which the good is inserted; and an adapter fixing member configured to fix the lower portion of the adapter together with the adapter support member. A method for attaching a stretch label on a good including setting a stretch label on the adapter mentioned above; inserting the good into the openings of the adapter and adapter support member while extending the label at a ratio not greater than 5%; and releasing the stretch label attaching device from the good while holding the label, to attach the label to the predetermined position of the good.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Makoto KAWAGUCHI, Hideo Ichikawa, Kotaro Koide, Masashi Hasegawa, Toshihide Tomotaka, Tomokazu Saitoh, Masaki Serizawa, Atsushi Inoue, Seiji Terazawa