Patents by Inventor Masashi Nishida

Masashi Nishida 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: 20240397253
    Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes: a loudspeaker unit; a cabinet that includes an opening and covers the rear side of the loudspeaker unit; a bass reflex port in a tubular shape that communicates the interior with the exterior of the cabinet, and includes one end disposed in the opening of the cabinet and the other end disposed inside the cabinet; and a diffuser in the shape of a mountain that includes a side surface in a substantially tapered shape, a top facing the one end of the bass reflex port, and a base edge located on the side of the side surface opposite to the top in the inclination direction of the side surface. The side surface of the diffuser includes a plurality of grooves spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the diffuser and each extending helically in a direction from the top to the base edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIDA, Kazuki HONDA, Ippei KIYAMA
  • Patent number: 12054012
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire has an inner annular body centered on a rotation axis portion, an outer annular body provided radially outward of the inner annular body, a wheel portion including a connecting member elastically deforming and for connecting the inner annular body and the outer annular body, and a tread portion provided radially outward of the outer annular body and in contact with a road. The non-pneumatic tire is provided with an electrode portion which is in contact with the tread portion and is provided on the radially inner side of tread portion, and a wiring portion which connects the electrode portion and the inner annular body and is formed of a conductor. A part of the wheel portion is formed of a nonmetallic material, and the electrode portion is formed of a conductor having a prescribed width in tire width direction and a prescribed length in tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasumichi Wakao, Masashi Nishida
  • Patent number: 12015895
    Abstract: A speaker includes: a diaphragm having a dome shape; a tubular member having the diaphragm disposed inside, and having an inner diameter increasing toward a front; and a phase plug. The phase plug includes: a front surface, a rear surface facing a central portion on a front surface of the diaphragm at a constant interval in parallel, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface. A front surface of the phase plug is larger than a rear surface of the phase plug as viewed in a front-rear direction of a speaker. At least a part of a side surface of the phase plug has an inclined surface extending outward while extending forward, faces an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member and a front surface of the diaphragm, and directs a sound wave generated from the diaphragm toward an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Honda, Masashi Nishida, Junichi Ikeda, Ippei Kiyama
  • Patent number: 11858101
    Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Saitou, Tetsuhito Shige, Daiki Kiyohara, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20230142560
    Abstract: A speaker includes: a diaphragm having a dome shape; a tubular member having the diaphragm disposed inside, and having an inner diameter increasing toward a front; and a phase plug. The phase plug includes: a front surface, a rear surface facing a central portion on a front surface of the diaphragm at a constant interval in parallel, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface. A front surface of the phase plug is larger than a rear surface of the phase plug as viewed in a front-rear direction of a speaker. At least a part of a side surface of the phase plug has an inclined surface extending outward while extending forward, faces an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member and a front surface of the diaphragm, and directs a sound wave generated from the diaphragm toward an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuki HONDA, Masashi NISHIDA, Junichi IKEDA, Ippei KIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230096613
    Abstract: A metal-covered liquid crystal polyester multifilament, comprising: two or more metal-covered liquid crystal polyester monofilaments in which a surface of each liquid crystal polyester monofilament is covered with a metal having a thickness of 0.1 to 20 ?m, wherein in a cross-sectional photograph measured by X-ray CT, a percentage of a number of stuck fibers in which the two or more metal-covered liquid crystal polyester monofilaments are stuck is 75% or less with respect to a total number of fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki SAKAI, Takashi KATAYAMA, Hiroyuki KAWAI, Masashi NISHIDA, Tsugumi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230050091
    Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi SAITOU, Tetsuhito SHIGE, Daiki KIYOHARA, Masashi NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 11491629
    Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Saitou, Tetsuhito Shige, Daiki Kiyohara, Masashi Nishida
  • Patent number: 11491625
    Abstract: Provided is a driving machine capable of stabilizing a relationship between timing when a first movable member starts operating in a first directing and timing when a second movable member starts operating in a second direction. The driving machine including a first movable member 12 operable in a first direction D1 and a second direction D2, and a second movable member 18 operable in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 has a first regulating mechanism, a second regulating mechanism, and a third regulating mechanism 71, and the third regulating mechanism is held in a first state when the first movable member 12 is prevented from operating in the first direction D1, and the third regulating mechanism 71 switches from the first state to the second state when the first movable member 12 is allowed to operate in the first direction D1 and operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuhito Shige, Daiki Kiyohara, Yoshiichi Komazaki, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20220250419
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire has an inner annular body centered on a rotation axis portion, an outer annular body provided radially outward of the inner annular body, a wheel portion including a connecting member elastically deforming and for connecting the inner annular body and the outer annular body, and a tread portion provided radially outward of the outer annular body and in contact with a road. The non-pneumatic tire is provided with an electrode portion which is in contact with the tread portion and is provided on the radially inner side of tread portion, and a wiring portion which connects the electrode portion and the inner annular body and is formed of a conductor. A part of the wheel portion is formed of a nonmetallic material, and the electrode portion is formed of a conductor having a prescribed width in tire width direction and a prescribed length in tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasumichi WAKAO, Masashi NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 11267116
    Abstract: The present invention is to prevent a drive-in position of a fastening member with respect to a material to be driven from being shifted. The drive-in machine according to the present invention comprises: an operation member; a contact member; a striking portion; and a first pressure chamber, the drive-in machine further comprising: a valve element for opening and closing a first passage through which a compressed fluid is sent to the first pressure chamber; a control mechanism having a first state and a second state in which the valve element is controlled; and a restriction mechanism for allowing and restricting the switching between the first state and the second state of the control mechanism. The restriction mechanism has first and second functions for allowing or restricting the control mechanism to be switched from the second state to the first state according to a time from a reference time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Furumi, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20210138830
    Abstract: In the present invention, a non-pneumatic tire (1) includes an inner cylinder attachable to an axle shaft, an outer cylinder (4) configured to surround the inner cylinder from the outside in a tire radial direction, a linking member (3) configured to link the inner cylinder to the outer cylinder (4), and a tread member (5) externally fitted onto the outer cylinder (4). The outer cylinder (4) includes an outer circumferential section (41) positioned on a tire equatorial line, side sections (42) positioned on both sides in a tire width direction with respect to the outer circumferential section (41), and a shoulder section (43) configured to connect the outer circumferential section (41) to the side sections (42). The tread member (5) covers the outer circumferential section (41), the side sections (42), and the shoulder section (43), and the shoulder section (43) is chamfered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210101272
    Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi SAITOU, Tetsuhito SHIGE, Daiki KIYOHARA, Masashi NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200282535
    Abstract: Provided is a driving machine capable of stabilizing a relationship between timing when a first movable member starts operating in a first directing and timing when a second movable member starts operating in a second direction. The driving machine including a first movable member 12 operable in a first direction D1 and a second direction D2, and a second movable member 18 operable in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 has a first regulating mechanism, a second regulating mechanism, and a third regulating mechanism 71, and the third regulating mechanism is held in a first state when the first movable member 12 is prevented from operating in the first direction D1, and the third regulating mechanism 71 switches from the first state to the second state when the first movable member 12 is allowed to operate in the first direction D1 and operates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuhito SHIGE, Daiki KIYOHARA, Yoshiichi KOMAZAKI, Masashi NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 10486462
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire (11), includes: a mount body (111) that is mounted on a shaft (S); an outer cylindrical body (113) encircling the mount body from outside thereof in a radial direction of the tire; connecting members (115) arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire therebetween and connecting the mount body and the outer cylindrical body such that the mount body and the outer cylindrical body are resiliently movable relative to each other; and a cylindrical tread portion (116) encircling the outer cylindrical body from outside thereof in the radial direction of the tire. In addition, the outline of a cross-section of an outer surface (116c) of a central area (129) of the tread portion taken in a width direction of the tire is a curved line bulging outward in the radial direction of the tire, and the central area includes at least a tire equator (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Abe, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20190351702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-pneumatic tire including an inner tube (6) attachable to an axle (15a), an outer tube (4) configured to surround the inner tube from an outer side in a tire radial direction, and an elastically deformable connecting member (3) configured to connect the inner tube and the outer tube to each other, the non-pneumatic tire including at least one of a detection section configured to detect occurrences of scratching, damage, or deterioration in the non-pneumatic tire; and a reporting section (33) configured to report occurrences of scratching, damage, or deterioration in the non-pneumatic tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Akihiko ABE, Hiroshi SATOU, Takanori SHOJI, Masashi NISHIDA, Mitsunobu KAWANO, Takahiko KATO
  • Publication number: 20190351701
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an inner cylinder (6) that is attachable to an axle (15a), an outer cylinder (4) that surrounds the inner cylinder from the outside in the radial direction of the tire, and an elastically deformable connection member (3) that connects the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder to each other. A light-emitting part or a reflecting part that reflects light is provided in at least one portion of the inner cylinder, the outer cylinder, and the connection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Akihiko ABE, Hiroshi SATOU, Takanori SHOJI, Masashi NISHIDA, Masao OTA, Mitsunobu KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20190344415
    Abstract: The present invention is to prevent a drive-in position of a fastening member with respect to a material to be driven from being shifted. The drive-in machine according to the present invention comprises: an operation member; a contact member; a striking portion; and a first pressure chamber, the drive-in machine further comprising: a valve element for opening and closing a first passage through which a compressed fluid is sent to the first pressure chamber; a control mechanism having a first state and a second state in which the valve element is controlled; and a restriction mechanism for allowing and restricting the switching between the first state and the second state of the control mechanism. The restriction mechanism has first and second functions for allowing or restricting the control mechanism to be switched from the second state to the first state according to a time from a reference time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Furumi, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20190283495
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire of the present invention includes an inner tube (6) attachable to an axle (15a), an outer tube (4) configured to surround the inner tube from an outer side in a tire radial direction, an elastically deformable connecting member (3) configured to connect the inner tube and the outer tube to each other, and a tread member (5) fitted onto the outer tube. A space is formed in a portion of the tread member in which a wheel tread of the tread member is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIDA, Tatsuya HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10399381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-pneumatic tire which is provided with an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring-shaped body (13) which surrounds the attachment body (11) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a coupling member (15) which displaceably couples the attachment body (11) and the ring-shaped body (13), wherein the coupling member (15) is formed of a synthetic resin material and a reinforcing member is embedded in the coupling member (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Hasegawa, Yoshihide Kouno, Masashi Nishida