Patents by Inventor Masayuki Watanabe

Masayuki Watanabe 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).

  • OPERATION PROGRAM CREATING METHOD AND CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT
    Publication number: 20160325431
    Abstract: An operation program creating method comprises performing, with a computer, a speed setting step that creates an operation program of a robot in such a manner that speeds at a plurality of teaching points are set, and in the speed setting step, the speed at a specified teaching point on the designed movement path is set based on a position change or a posture change in a plurality of teaching points including the specified teaching point, a teaching point which is upstream of the specified teaching point on the designed movement path, and/or a teaching point which is downstream of the specified teaching point on the designed movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Takayuki YOSHIMURA
  • COOLING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160327996
    Abstract: A cooling module includes: a heat exchanger mounted on an electronic part mounted on a board, and that cools the electronic part; a leaf spring including an overhang portion and an extension portion, the overhang portion overhanging outward beyond the heat exchanger from the heat exchanger, and the extension portion extending from the overhang portion in a direction intersecting an overhang direction of the overhang portion when viewed in a thickness direction of the board; and a support member located around the heat exchanger, and fixed to the board, the extension portion bent toward the board being attached to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: KENJI SASABE, Hideo Kubo, Tsuyoshi So, Nobumitsu Aoki, Masayuki Watanabe, Fumihiro TAWA, Yoshinori Uzuka
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9377731
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing unit configured to include at least a first and second radiation heaters capable of heating printing medium; a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and second radiation heaters; and a controller configured to select either one of the first and second radiation heaters and control to light or turn off the selected radiation heater, wherein a heating width of the printing medium of the second radiation heater is wider than that of the first radiation heater, and the controller determines whether to preheat the second radiation heater based on the number of times of lighting of the first and second radiation heaters and controls to light and turn off the second radiation heater when the controller has determined that it is necessary to preheat the second radiation heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Asano, Daichi Suzuki
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160179039
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing unit configured to include at least a first and second radiation heaters capable of heating printing medium; a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and second radiation heaters; and a controller configured to select either one of the first and second radiation heaters and control to light or turn off the selected radiation heater, wherein a heating width of the printing medium of the second radiation heater is wider than that of the first radiation heater, and the controller determines whether to preheat the second radiation heater based on the number of times of lighting of the first and second radiation heaters and controls to light and turn off the second radiation heater when the controller has determined that it is necessary to preheat the second radiation heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Hitoshi ASANO, Daichi SUZUKI
  • Fixing apparatus for fixing images formed on sheet and image forming apparatus provided with this fixing apparatus
    Patent number: 9335677
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus comprises a fixing nip width adjustment unit configured to adjust the fixing nip width of a fixing nip portion; a braking force generation motor configured to generate an effective braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of an upper pressure roller; and a control unit configured to perform restore control for rotating the upper pressure roller and a lower pressure roller by driving a drive motor and speed keeping control for keeping the rotational speed of the braking force generation motor no higher than a predetermined speed during the restore control in a non-fixing period in which the fixing nip width adjustment unit is controlled to decrease the fixing nip width smaller than in a fixing period and a braking force is applied to the fixing side member by the braking force generation motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ogata, Takeshi Tamada, Kenji Izumiya, Hiroshi Oyama, Masayuki Watanabe
  • Fixing apparatus with a control unit for powering a fixing heater using a combination of control patterns, and image-forming apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 9229387
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus included in an image forming apparatus includes a fixing heater that performs heat fixing, a control unit that controls the fixing heater based on control patterns, a temperature sensor that detects temperature of the fixing heater, and a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage that is applied to the fixing heater. In each control pattern, turn-on period of the fixing heater and turn-off period of the fixing heater are set according to a control cycle of a half cycle duty control. The control unit controls the switching unit to turn on or off the fixing heater using a combination of the control patterns each satisfying a standard for preventing a flicker during each control period of time that is integral multiplication of the control cycle according to the temperature of the fixing heater and the voltage value allied to the fixing heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sasaki, Kenji Tamaki, Masayuki Watanabe, Kiyoto Kojima, Kenji Izumiya, Hiroshi Oyama
  • Electronic apparatus and cooling module mounted in that electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9223362
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a fan, a circuit board which is positioned downstream in an airflow to which the fan generates, at least one processer mounted on the circuit board, a radiator which is positioned downstream in the airflow which the fan generates, the radiator cooling a liquid coolant, a pipe unit which includes a heat receiving member in which the coolant flows and coolant piping, the heat receiving member being mounted on the processer, and the coolant piping circulating the liquid coolant between the radiator and the heat receiving member, and at least one memory board on which memory package is mounted, the memory board being mounted on the circuit board, and the memory board and the pipe unit being arranged along a direction perpendicular to a direction to which the fan blows the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Kenji Sasabe, Eiji Wajima, Masumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki
  • Waste heat recovery structure for steel making electric arc furnaces, steel making electric arc furnace facility, and waste heat recovery method for steel making electric arc furnaces
    Patent number: 9157336
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery structure includes a first exhaust gas flow path provided to each of steel making electric arc furnaces to discharge exhaust gas thereinto; a waste heat boiler disposed on the first exhaust gas flow path to recover waste heat as saturated steam from exhaust gas; a steam accumulator configured to store steam formed by confluence of saturated steam parts, each generated by the waste heat boiler; a steam super heater configured to turn steam into superheated steam by heating; a second exhaust gas flow path configured to lead exhaust gas from the waste heat boiler to the steam super heater to use it for superheating; a third exhaust gas flow path configured to discharge exhaust gas from the waste heat boiler not through the steam super heater; and a switching device configured to switch flow paths between the second and third exhaust gas flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: JP STEEL PLANTECH CO.
    Inventors: Keiji Wakahara, Nobuyuki Fujikura, Masanari Yamazaki, Masayuki Watanabe, Yoshinori Okuyama
  • Amide derivative and use thereof
    Patent number: 9150555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel amide derivative. More specifically, the present invention provides a medicinal agent useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases, which relies on the production of cytokines from T cells, and which comprises an amide derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate of the derivative or the pharmacologically acceptable salt as an active ingredient. Provided is an amide derivative represented by general formula (I) [wherein each symbol is as defined in the description] or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the derivative or the pharmacologically acceptable salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ushio, Maiko Hamada, Masayuki Watanabe, Atsushi Numata, Naoto Fujie, Tooru Takashima, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Junki Ando
  • FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150268593
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus included in an image forming apparatus includes a fixing heater that performs heat fixing, a control unit that controls the fixing heater based on control patterns, a temperature sensor that detects temperature of the fixing heater, and a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage that is applied to the fixing heater. In each control pattern, turn-on period of the fixing heater and turn-off period of the fixing heater are set according to a control cycle of a half cycle duty control. The control unit controls the switching unit to turn on or off the fixing heater using a combination of the control patterns each satisfying a standard for preventing a flicker during each control period of time that is integral multiplication of the control cycle according to the temperature of the fixing heater and the voltage value allied to the fixing heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kosuke SASAKI, Kenji TAMAKI, Masayuki WATANABE, Kiyoto KOJIMA, Kenji IZUMIYA, Hiroshi OYAMA
  • Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9063490
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes an upper pressure roller, a fixing belt, a lower pressure roller which cooperates with the upper pressure roller and the fixing belt for forming a fixing nip portion which holds and conveys a sheet with a toner image therebetween; a drive motor which rotates the lower pressure roller; a plurality of motors each of which is capable of generating a braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the upper pressure roller and an assist force in the direction to assist rotation of the upper pressure roller; a torque generation unit which generate an effective braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the fixing side member as a combination of the braking and assist forces; and a control unit which switches the motor used to generate the braking force among the plurality of motors in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tamada, Satoshi Ogata, Kenji Izumiya, Hiroshi Oyama, Masayuki Watanabe
  • Pneumatic Tire
    Publication number: 20150144246
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is configured in such a manner that at least two carcass layers each have both end portions in the tire width direction extending to bead cores disposed in both bead portions, and the both end portions are wound up from the inner side in the tire width direction of the bead cores to the outer side in the tire width direction, and extend outward in the tire radial direction. In such a pneumatic tire, the carcass layers are formed by thermoplastic sheets, and a rubber layer is disposed at least between adjacent sheets of the thermoplastic sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Yuji Satoh, Masayuki Watanabe, Hirokazu Shibata
  • Machine tool system
    Patent number: 8991288
    Abstract: The machine tool system includes a machine tool, a loader and a support frame structure. The machine tool includes a bed and a processing equipment disposed above the bed to process a work. The loader includes a guide unit disposed above the machine tool and a movable body movable along the guide unit to load and unload the work relative to the processing equipment. The support frame structure includes left and right stands installed on a floor surface at left and right sides of the bed to support the guide unit from below and a reinforcement member inserted in a throughhole, which is provided in the bed so as to extend in a leftward and rightward direction, in a non-contact fashion without contacting an inner face of the throughhole, with left and right ends thereof connected to vertically halfway portions of the associated stands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Watanabe
  • AMIDOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150065715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel amidopyridine derivatives. More specifically, the present invention provides a medicinal agent which is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases based on the production of cytokines from T cells, comprising as the active ingredient an amidopyridine derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. Provided are an amidopyridine derivative of the following general formula (I): wherein each symbol has the same meaning as defined in the description, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Maiko Hamada, Naoto Fujie, Hiroyuki Ushio, Tooru Takashima
  • FIXING APPARATUS FOR FIXING IMAGES FORMED ON SHEET AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THIS FIXING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150063851
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus comprises a fixing nip width adjustment unit configured to adjust the fixing nip width of a fixing nip portion; a braking force generation motor configured to generate an effective braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of an upper pressure roller; and a control unit configured to perform restore control for rotating the upper pressure roller and a lower pressure roller by driving a drive motor and speed keeping control for keeping the rotational speed of the braking force generation motor no higher than a predetermined speed during the restore control in a non-fixing period in which the fixing nip width adjustment unit is controlled to decrease the fixing nip width smaller than in a fixing period and a braking force is applied to the fixing side member by the braking force generation motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi OGATA, Takeshi TAMADA, Kenji IZUMIYA, Hiroshi OYAMA, Masayuki WATANABE
  • FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150063850
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes an upper pressure roller, a fixing belt, a lower pressure roller which cooperates with the upper pressure roller and the fixing belt for forming a fixing nip portion which holds and conveys a sheet with a toner image therebetween; a drive motor which rotates the lower pressure roller; a plurality of motors each of which is capable of generating a braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the upper pressure roller and an assist force in the direction to assist rotation of the upper pressure roller; a torque generation unit which generate an effective braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the fixing side member as a combination of the braking and assist forces; and a control unit which switches the motor used to generate the braking force among the plurality of motors in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi TAMADA, Satoshi OGATA, Kenji IZUMIYA, Hiroshi OYAMA, Masayuki WATANABE
  • FISHING LINE GUIDE AND FISHING ROD WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140373427
    Abstract: A branching position having two supporting legs of a fishing rod guide having two supporting legs formed by three sets of fiber-reinforced resin layers disposed in a fishing rod is sealed by a thermoset resin member or a prepreg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: GLOBERIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Norio Nasu, Masaru Akiba
  • INVERTER DEVICE AND INVERTER GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20140328092
    Abstract: An inverter device includes a voltage command value output unit that outputs a voltage command value, voltage sensors that detect output voltage from a switching circuit, a Fourier transform unit that performs frequency analysis on the output voltage detected by the respective voltage sensors, and a voltage correction value calculation unit that obtains harmonics with respect to a drive frequency of the switching circuit subjected to the frequency analysis by the Fourier transform unit and obtains a voltage correction coefficients for correcting the voltage command value so as to cancel the harmonics. The voltage correction value calculation unit calculates coefficients each for each degree of the harmonics and determines whether the coefficients converges when calculating the coefficients so as to obtain the voltage correction coefficients based on the coefficients which are determined to converge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Narutoshi YOKOKAWA, Tomoyuki HOSHIKAWA, Kazumi MURATA, Masayuki WATANABE, Junichi KANAI, Naoyuki MASHIMA
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 8875827
    Abstract: A vehicle has an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting energy for use in running of the vehicle, a blower placed closer to the exterior of a vehicle body relative to the electric storage unit and supplying the electric storage unit with air for adjusting the temperature of the electric storage element, and a pedestal supporting the blower. The pedestal has a bend portion allowing movement of the blower to a position off the electric storage unit through deformation in response to an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Watanabe
  • Radiator for electronic device
    Patent number: D742337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Sasabe, Fumihiro Tawa, Takeshi Nishiyama, Jie Wei, Masumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki