Patents by Inventor Masayuki Kubota

Masayuki Kubota 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).

  • Patent number: 11420354
    Abstract: Object: To provide a film cutting jig and a method of mounting a film that can easily mount a film that not only covers a roof of an object but also wraps around to the sidewalls of the object. Resolution means: The present invention provides a film cutting jig used when cutting a film to cover at least a roof of an object that includes a sidewall and the roof, the film cutting jig including: a main jig body that is to be attached to the object to continuously surround a covered region that includes the roof and at least a portion of a top edge side of the sidewall when the object is viewed from above, wherein a guide for guiding a cutting tool to cut the film is formed in the main jig body, and wherein the guide is formed to continuously surround the covered region when the object is viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujino, Masayuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 11173651
    Abstract: A film application device for applying a film to an object, the device including a film supporting unit that disposes a film above the object; a first rod that extends in a first direction that intersects a vertical direction, presses on the film disposed above the object from an upper side, deforms and conforms to a shape of the object, and moves in a second direction that intersects the first direction and the vertical direction; a tensioning part that imparts tension outward in the first 0 direction on at least a first end side in the first direction of the first rod; and a movement part that moves the first rod in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michel Laurent, Takayoshi Fujino, Masayuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20210276242
    Abstract: A film application device for applying a film to an object, the device including a film supporting unit that disposes a film above the object; a first rod that extends in a first direction that intersects a vertical direction, presses on the film disposed above the object from an upper side, deforms and conforms to a shape of the object, and moves in a second direction that intersects the first direction and the vertical direction; a tensioning part that imparts tension outward in the first 0 direction on at least a first end side in the first direction of the first rod; and a movement part that moves the first rod in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Michel LAURENT, Takayoshi FUJINO, Masayuki KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10895586
    Abstract: A semiconductor inspection jig includes: a base on which a semiconductor device is placed; and a substrate provided on the base and including a conductive pattern, wherein the conductive pattern intersects with a lead of the semiconductor device placed on the base from a direction other than a horizontal direction with respect to the lead, and is in contact with an intermediate part of the lead without being in contact with a leading end of the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kitagawa, Masayuki Kubota, Motoyoshi Koyanagi, Tomohito Taniuchi, Daisuke Ikeda, Kazuhiro Sasano, Yuji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10879327
    Abstract: An organic EL display panel includes a substrate, an interlayer insulation layer formed over the substrate, and an organic EL light emitting section formed over the interlayer insulation layer. The organic EL light emitting section includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern, a plurality of partition walls each of which is disposed between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in a row direction and extends in a column direction, an organic layer including a light emitting layer formed in a region partitioned by the partition walls, and a counter electrode formed on an upper side of the organic layer, and includes a first light emitting section for a first color and a second light emitting section for a second color. The first and second light emitting sections are different in thickness of the organic layer and in digging amount of the interlayer insulation layer in the region partitioned by the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Noriteru Maeda, Kenichi Nendai, Masayuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10766188
    Abstract: An applying device (1) and an applying method that can speedily perform application of a film (F) on an application target surface (S) and improve a quality of a finish. The applying device (1) is provided with a film support portion (2) that supports the film (F). The film support portion (2) is provided with a first support body and a second support body lined up in a first direction (Y), a film fixing mechanism that is provided on the first support body and the second support body and fixes the film along the first direction, and a first angle changing mechanism that changes an angle around an axis line extending so as to intersect the first direction between the first support body and the second support body. The invention also concerns a film applied to an application target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujino, Masayuki Kubota, Hisataka Sawaki, Hirofumi Nitta
  • Patent number: 10714936
    Abstract: A system interconnecting facility is connected to a power system, and includes a plurality of power converters connected to the power system, a plurality of transformers provided between the power system and the power converters, a plurality of switches provided between the transformers and the power converters, and a controller that controls the opening and closing of the switch. The controller outputs, to the switches, open and close commands in so that the number of closed switches is out of a closed switch number range where a harmonic voltage of the system interconnecting facility increases, based on a harmonic voltage containing rate characteristic that is a relation between the number of closed switches and a harmonic voltage containing rate of the system interconnecting facility. The system interconnecting facility is capable of suppressing a harmonic voltage even if a circuit structure differs depending on a situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubota, Tsutomu Tanno, Mami Mizutani, Shinya Naoi, Masako Kiuchi, Midori Otsuki, Kazuyoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20200198918
    Abstract: An adhering jig and an adhering method that can improve workability when adhering a film to an adherent. The adhering jig includes a film retaining portion (3), a pressing portion (4), and a guide member (2). The film retaining portion includes at least a first retaining portion (11) and a second retaining portion (12) that are separated from each other, and retains the film (51) by the first retaining portion and the second retaining portion. The pressing member presses the film retained by the retaining portion to a first side in a first direction. The guide member guides a movement of the pressing member between the first retaining portion and the second retaining portion of the film retaining portion, in a second direction that intersects the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujino, Masayuki Kubota, Yasuyuki Daigo, Akihide Okamoto, Mina Tanaka, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10661544
    Abstract: An application method of applying a film F having a main portion 71, an extended portion 72 connected to a first end 71x of the main portion 71, and an extended portion 73 connected to a second end 71y opposing the first end 71x in the main portion 71 to a base material by an application device having an application mechanism, including the steps of: pressing the extended portion 72 using the application mechanism; applying the main portion 71 to the base material by moving the application mechanism that presses the extended portion 72 from the extended portion 72 to the extended portion 73 via the main portion 71; and stopping the application mechanism moved to the extended portion 73 and separating the application mechanism from the extended portion 73.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubota, Taishi Tokunaga, Takayoshi Fujino, Katsunori Sakai, Hiroki Wakamatsu
  • Publication number: 20200013839
    Abstract: An organic EL display panel includes a substrate, an interlayer insulation layer formed over the substrate, and an organic EL light emitting section formed over the interlayer insulation layer. The organic EL light emitting section includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern, a plurality of partition walls each of which is disposed between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in a row direction and extends in a column direction, an organic layer including a light emitting layer formed in a region partitioned by the partition walls, and a counter electrode formed on an upper side of the organic layer, and includes a first light emitting section for a first color and a second light emitting section for a second color. The first and second light emitting sections are different in thickness of the organic layer and in digging amount of the interlayer insulation layer in the region partitioned by the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: YASUHIRO TANAKA, NORITERU MAEDA, KENICHI NENDAI, MASAYUKI KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10507634
    Abstract: An application device that applies an adhesive-backed film to a base material having a bonding surface, along a first direction which is an extending direction of the base material, comprises: an application mechanism having an application unit that applies the film from a first end to a second end in the first direction on the base material by pressing the film; and a film gripping part that grips an end portion of the film on the second end side and can be driven in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is a direction in which the bonding surface and the film are opposed to each other, wherein the application unit presses the film by moving in the first and second directions relative to the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Compnay
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubota, Taishi Tokunaga, Takayoshi Fujino, Katsunori Sakai, Hiroki Wakamatsu
  • Publication number: 20190337176
    Abstract: Object: To provide a film cutting jig and a method of mounting a film that can easily mount a film that not only covers a roof of an object but also wraps around to the sidewalls of the object. Resolution means: The present invention provides a film cutting jig used when cutting a film to cover at least a roof of an object that includes a sidewall and the roof, the film cutting jig including: a main jig body that is to be attached to the object to continuously surround a covered region that includes the roof and at least a portion of a top edge side of the sidewall when the object is viewed from above, wherein a guide for guiding a cutting tool to cut the film is formed in the main jig body, and wherein the guide is formed to continuously surround the covered region when the object is viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Takayoshi FUJINO, Masayuki KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10263295
    Abstract: A secondary battery system and a method of arranging battery modules capable of recovering and maintaining the system performance are provided. A secondary battery system includes a battery cabinet group including a plurality of battery cabinets each comprising a plurality of battery modules connected to each other, the battery module being a replacement unit, a PCS connected to the battery cabinet group and is controlling charging and discharging thereof, and a battery controller connected to the PCS. The battery controller includes a deterioration inspecting block obtaining a characteristic of the battery modules, a numbering block numbering the battery modules in an ascending order based on the characteristics, and a re-arrangement determining block determining a re-arrangement position of the battery modules in a way that the numbers given by the numbering block are in sequence in the same battery cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masahiro Tohara, Mami Mizutani, Masayuki Kubota, Takenori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190052079
    Abstract: A system interconnecting facility is connected to a power system, and includes a plurality of power converters connected to the power system, a plurality of transformers provided between the power system and the power converters, a plurality of switches provided between the transformers and the power converters, and a controller that controls the opening and closing of the switch. The controller outputs, to the switches, open and close commands in so that the number of closed switches is out of a closed switch number range where a harmonic voltage of the system interconnecting facility increases, based on a harmonic voltage containing rate characteristic that is a relation between the number of closed switches and a harmonic voltage containing rate of the system interconnecting facility. The system interconnecting facility is capable of suppressing a harmonic voltage even if a circuit structure differs depending on a situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki KUBOTA, Tsutomu TANNO, Mami MIZUTANI, Shinya NAOI, Masako KIUCHI, Midori OTSUKI, Kazuyoshi SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10054129
    Abstract: A support apparatus for balance correction of a rotated body having an end face in a direction intersecting a rotation center and having a support hole in a rotation center portion of the end face includes a vertical mandrel inserted into the rotated body from a vertical direction by being fitted in the support hole; a fluid radial bearing provided on an outer circumferential surface of the mandrel and adapted to rotatably receive an inner surface of the support hole by means of a fluid ejected from the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel; and a fluid thrust bearing placed around the mandrel and adapted to eject the fluid to an end face of the rotated body and thereby float the rotated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: IHI ROTATING MACHINERY ENGINERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Miyahara, Masayuki Kubota, Yukihiro Maeda, Toshifumi Kitanobo, Yoshio Shimokura, Yutaka Hirata, Taketo Maruyama, Ken Nakano, Hisayuki Motoi, Naomichi Oomori
  • Publication number: 20180186063
    Abstract: An applying device (1) and an applying method that can speedily perform application of a film (F) on an application target surface (S) and improve a quality of a finish. The applying device (1) is provided with a film support portion (2) that supports the film (F). The film support portion (2) is provided with a first support body and a second support body lined up in a first direction (Y), a film fixing mechanism that is provided on the first support body and the second support body and fixes the film along the first direction, and a first angle changing mechanism that changes an angle around an axis line extending so as to intersect the first direction between the first support body and the second support body. The invention also concerns a film applied to an application target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujino, Masayuki Kubota, Hisataka Sawaki, Hirofumi Nitta
  • Publication number: 20180164344
    Abstract: A semiconductor inspection jig includes: a base on which a semiconductor device is placed; and a substrate provided on the base and including a conductive pattern, wherein the conductive pattern intersects with a lead of the semiconductor device placed on the base from a direction other than a horizontal direction with respect to the lead, and is in contact with an intermediate part of the lead without being in contact with a leading end of the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya KITAGAWA, Masayuki KUBOTA, Motoyoshi KOYANAGI, Tomohito TANIUCHI, Daisuke IKEDA, Kazuhiro SASANO, Yuji KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170294689
    Abstract: A battery-system deterioration control device compatible to diversification of applications by appropriately learning a necessary deterioration model for a deterioration control. The battery-system deterioration control device includes a utilization-record-data obtaining block, a learning instruction block, and a learning block. The utilization-record-data obtaining block obtains utilization record data of a battery cell. The learning block updates a data amount of a deterioration model parameter indicating the deterioration state of the battery cell based on the utilization record data, learns the deterioration model parameter, and outputs the learnt result that is a deterioration rate table. The learning instruction block compares the utilization record data and the data amount that is the estimation value, determines the necessity of learning of the deterioration model parameter, and outputs a learning instruction signal to the learning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takahisa WADA, Kazuto KUBOTA, Mami MIZUTANI, Masayuki KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20170033410
    Abstract: A secondary battery system and a method of arranging battery modules capable of recovering and maintaining the system performance are provided. A secondary battery system includes a battery cabinet group including a plurality of battery cabinets each comprising a plurality of battery modules connected to each other, the battery module being a replacement unit, a PCS connected to the battery cabinet group and is controlling charging and discharging thereof, and a battery controller connected to the PCS. The battery controller includes a deterioration inspecting block obtaining a characteristic of the battery modules, a numbering block numbering the battery modules in an ascending order based on the characteristics, and a re-arrangement determining block determining a re-arrangement position of the battery modules in a way that the numbers given by the numbering block are in sequence in the same battery cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiro TOHARA, Mami MIZUTANI, Masayuki KUBOTA, Takenori KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170015090
    Abstract: An application method of applying a film F having a main portion 71, an extended portion 72 connected to a first end 71x of the main portion 71, and an extended portion 73 connected to a second end 71y opposing the first end 71x in the main portion 71 to a base material by an application device having an application mechanism, including the steps of: pressing the extended portion 72 using the application mechanism; applying the main portion 71 to the base material by moving the application mechanism that presses the extended portion 72 from the extended portion 72 to the extended portion 73 via the main portion 71; and stopping the application mechanism moved to the extended portion 73 and separating the application mechanism from the extended portion 73.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubota, Taishi Tokunaga, Takayoshi Fujino, Katsunori Sakai, Hiroki Wakamatsu