Patents by Inventor Michihiro Watanabe
Michihiro 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).
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Publication number: 20050073323Abstract: In an apparatus for measuring thickness of a thin film, which is formed through a conductor, preventing the measurement from an error due to the curve or bend on a substrate surface or a moving surface of a stage, but without necessity of a large-scaled facility, an electric filed is applied between a probe 10 and a stage 8, so as to obtain an electrostatic capacitance of the substrate 3, an electrostatic capacitance of an insulating film, which is formed between the substrate 3, and an electrostatic capacitance defined starting from the substrate 3 to the thin film 4. The electrostatic capacitance between the substrate 3 and the thin film 4 is measured at plural numbers of places covering over the entire surface of the thin film 4. The probe 10 is so supported that the contact load āPā comes to be constant, by the probe 10 onto the thin film 4. A contact area of the probe 10 between the thin film 4 is calculated out through a predetermined equation, assuming the load āPā is constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Ryuji Kohno, Tatsuya Nagata, Naoki Watase, Michihiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 5548411Abstract: A facsimile apparatus has a lower structure and an upper structure which is swingable between a raised open position an a lowered close position about a pivot located at a lower part of the rear end portion of the apparatus. A thermal print head is fixed to the front end portion of the upper structure. A recording medium conveyor roller is fixed to the front end portion of the lower structure. A linear image sensor and an original sheet conveyor roller are fixed to a central portion of the lower structure. The recording medium is placed on the lower structure at a position between the thermal print head and the linear image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1995Date of Patent: August 20, 1996Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Sato, Michihiro Watanabe, Masahisa Aoyagi, Taisaku Seino, Katsuo Ohki, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Hideyuki Kawase, Kimio Oga, Akira Shimizu, Youichi Narui, Tsuguo Suzuki, Yasuo Otsuka, Kazutoshi Konno
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Patent number: 5457545Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus having a high resolution image display unit and a hard copying unit, which is capable of preventing wasteful consumption of recording paper sheets while revealing a reduced size and excellent operation facility.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1993Date of Patent: October 10, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Kohira, Shunichi Oohara, Michihiro Watanabe, Tatsuya Nagata, Kazuytaka Sato, Shogo Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5452098Abstract: A facsimile apparatus has a lower structure and an upper structure which is swingable between a raised open position an a lowered closed position about a pivot located at a lower part of the rear end portion of the apparatus. A thermal print head is fixed to the front end portion of the upper structure. A recording medium conveyor roller is fixed to the front end portion of the lower structure. A linear image sensor and an original sheet conveyor roller are fixed to a central portion of the lower structure. The recording medium is placed on the lower structure at a position between the thermal print head and the linear image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1993Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Sato, Michihiro Watanabe, Masahisa Aoyagi, Taisaku Seino, Katsuo Ohki, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Hideyuki Kawase, Kimio Oga, Akira Shimizu, Youichi Narui, Tsuguo Suzuki, Yasuo Otsuka, Kazutoshi Konno
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Patent number: 5359351Abstract: A thick film thermal printing head having a substrate, an insulating glaze layer formed on the substrate, a heating resistor formed into a straight elongated shape, a driver IC for controlling energization of the heating resistor, a plurality of first lead wires for connection between the heating resistor and the driver IC, a common electrode serving as an intermediate power supply point through which electric power is supplied to the heating resistor, and a plurality of second lead wires for connection between the heating resistor and the common electrode, the first and second lead wires are alternately disposed parallel to each other, at least the first lead wires, the second lead wires and the common electrode being formed on the glaze layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1991Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Sato, Michihiro Watanabe, Shogo Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Tobita
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Patent number: 5162644Abstract: A contact type image sensor comprises a transparent substrate, photoelectric conversion elements disposed on the substrate, and an opaque film disposed selectively over the first photoelectric conversion elements. The first photoelectric conversion element over which the opaque film is disposed indicates a reference quantity of received light. The second photoelectric conversion element connected with the first photoelectric conversion element in adjacent relationship and having no opaque film disposed thereover indicates a quantity of light from an original document. A signal free from a varying luminance of the light source is obtained from the junction point of the first and second photoelectric conversion elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1990Date of Patent: November 10, 1992Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagata, Michihiro Watanabe, Takehiko Yamada, Shigetoshi Hiratsuka
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Patent number: 5157414Abstract: A thick film type thermal head produced by consecutively forming, on an insulator substrate, a heat-resistant layer, an electrode, a heating resistor and a protective layer, wherein the protective layer comprises an electrically insulating protective layer covering the heating resistor and that portion of the electrically insulating protective layer which corresponds to a medium comprises a heat-diffusing coating having a high thermal conductivity over the electrically insulating protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1990Date of Patent: October 20, 1992Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Taisaku Seino, Michihiro Watanabe, Munetoshi Zen, Kazutaka Sato, Shigeru Obata, Maya Arai, Kazuhiko Atou, Kentaro Hamma
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Patent number: 5130822Abstract: A digital signal is provided by correcting image signal distortions contained in an image signal outputted from an elongated direct contact type image sensor in an image reader such as a facsimile device, which image sensor reads patterns on a document in contact with the document. The image signal distortions of the sensor output are so-called shading distortions due to sensitivity distribution of sensor elements or distribution of light from light sources onto the document. Signal distortions are corrected from both a white signal outputted from the sensor when a white document is read and a black signal outputted when a black document is read. The white signal and the black signal are stored and reproduced to generate a reference signal which is obtained by dividing the voltage range across both the signals at a predetermined ratio. The digital signal is obtained by comparing the sensor output with the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1990Date of Patent: July 14, 1992Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagata, Michihiro Watanabe, Takehiko Yamada, Eiichi Hara
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Patent number: 5109238Abstract: A thermal head obtained by calcining a mixed material comprising at least ruthenium oxide particles having specific surface area of 10 to 45 m.sup.2 /g and a particle size of 1 .mu.m as the upper limit value of particle size distribution, glass fine particles and a dispersant which disperses these fine particles and disappears by calcining can reduce scattering of resistance values and give high image quality at thermal printing.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1991Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Tanaka Matthey Co.Inventors: Michihiro Watanabe, Kazutaka Sato, Munetoshi Zen, Kazuhiko Ato, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Sadayoshi Taguchi
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Patent number: 5021194Abstract: A thermal head obtained by calcining a mixed material comprising at least ruthenium oxide particles having a specific surface area of 10 to 40 m.sup.2 /g and a particle size of 1 .mu.m as the upper limit value of particle size distribution, glass fine particles and a dispersant which disperses these fine particles and disappears by calcining can reduce scattering of resistance values and give high image quality at thermal printing.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1989Date of Patent: June 4, 1991Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Tanaka Matthey Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michihiro Watanabe, Kazutaka Sato, Munetoshi Zen, Kazuhiko Ato, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Sadayoshi Taguchi
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Patent number: 4996438Abstract: A photoelectric transfer element of which a reading sensor for reading written materials such as facsimile documents has a controlled photosensitive region within the photoelectric transfer element. Thus photosensitivity in a region of the photoelectric transfer element is reduced to improve element performance. The specific photosensitivity control methods include an electric field control, increased impurity concentration, and irradiation ultraviolet light.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1989Date of Patent: February 26, 1991Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagata, Michihiro Watanabe, Eiichi Hara, Takehiko Yamada
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Patent number: 4977313Abstract: In a contact-type image sensor for use in a facsimile equipment or the like, the surface of the sensor is provided with a transparent film which is electroconductive and of which the surface that is in contact with the sensor elements is formed as a roughened surface capable of scattering light. By virtue of the provision of this film, static electricity generated during the running of the original is prevented from causing fluctuations in the sensor output voltage. In addition, light reflected by the surface of the transparent film is prevented from becoming directly incident on the sensor elements and, hence, from causing abnormal increases in the sensor output.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1990Date of Patent: December 11, 1990Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagata, Takehiko Yamada, Eiichi Hara, Michihiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 4940888Abstract: In a contact-type image sensor for use in a facsimile equipment or the like, the surface of the sensor is provided with a transparent film which is electroconductive and of which the surface that is in contact with the sensor elements is formed as a roughened surface capable of scattering light. By virtue of the provision of this film, static electricity generated during the running of the original is prevented from causing fluctuations in the sensor output voltage. In addition, light reflected by the surface of the transparent film is prevented from becoming directly incident on the sensor elements and, hence, from causing abnormal increases in the sensor output.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1989Date of Patent: July 10, 1990Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagata, Takehiko Yamada, Eiichi Hara, Michihiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 4874855Abstract: Disclosed are steroid compounds represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X and W together as >W-X represent a carbonyl group (>C.dbd.O) or a hydroxymethylene group (>CH(OH)), the hydroxy moiety of the hydroxymethylene group being of .beta.-arrangement, and OR.sup.1 and OR.sup.2 independently represent an ester residue, and Y and Z together as --Y--Z-- represent a --(PpSe)CH--CH.sub.2 -- group where Pp represent a phenyl group or a 2-pyridyl group, or Y and Z each represent an ethenylene group or a 1-bromoethylene group.Also disclosed is a process of preparing the compound (I) includes reacting 6.beta., 9.alpha.-difluoro-5.alpha.,17.alpha.,21-trihydroxypregna-3,11,20-trione-17 ,21-diesters or 6.beta.,9.alpha.-difluoro-5.alpha.,11.beta.,17.alpha.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1988Date of Patent: October 17, 1989Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Hidetsugu Takagaki, Masayoshi Abe, Michihiro Watanabe, Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Shigenori Nakanishi, Yuuko Nakata, Keiji Yamazaki
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Patent number: 4835550Abstract: A thick film type thermal printing head is characterized by having as a protective film a surface layer of at least one amorphous glass layer and an underlying layer of at least one crystallized glass layer or inorganic material-filled amorphous glass layer to increase reliability and life of the printing head.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1988Date of Patent: May 30, 1989Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Sato, Michihiro Watanabe, Munetoshi Zen, Shigeru Obata, Kazuhiko Atoh, Katsuhiko Kamachi
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Patent number: 4738871Abstract: The first and second electrodes, to which a recording signal is to be applied, are printed to a desired pattern on an insulating substrate by, for example, a screen printing method. A heating resistor is formed by, for example, a screen printing method so as to be bridged over these first and second electrodes. A protective layer is formed so as to cover the first and second electrodes and heating resistor therewith. Each of the heating portions of the heating resistor is provided with one or a plurality of laser-made holes, and the resistance value of each heating portion of the heating resistor is regulated to a predetermined level on the basis of the number of the laser-made holes.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1986Date of Patent: April 19, 1988Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Michihiro Watanabe, Kazutaka Sato, Munetoshi Zen, Kazuhiko Ato
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Patent number: 4525303Abstract: A novel process for preparing a steroid of the following formula (to be referred to as compound .circle.13 ) is provided. ##STR1## This compound is known to have marked anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatoid arthritic activity with very much reduced side effects on humans, such as weight loss, sodium retention, potassium loss and adrenal and pituitary inhibition which are observed in many steroids. The process is characterized in that starting from hydrocortisone, it can produce the desired compound .circle.13 at low cost and that it goes through the following two novel compounds (I) and (II) as intermediates. ##STR2## In the above formulae, >W--X represents >C.dbd.O or >CH--OH, >Y--Z-- represents >C.dbd.CH-- or ##STR3## Q represents a hydrogen or bromine atom, and OR.sup.1 and OR.sup.2 are identical or different and each represents an acyloxy group or a sulfuric or phosphoric acid ester residue.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1983Date of Patent: June 25, 1985Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Inc.Inventors: Hidetsugu Takagaki, Shigenori Nakanishi, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Michihiro Watanabe, Yoriko Yonehara
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Patent number: 4392423Abstract: A printing hammer driving apparatus for high-speed printers comprises a lever member acting as a hammer operating part, an armature forming a part of a magnetic circuit, and an electromagnet forming, together with the armature, the magnetic circuit. The lever member has a rotational supporting point at the base end thereof and is made of a light-weight non-magnetic material. The armature is projected in one of the rotational directions of the lever member from the intermediate part of the lever member. The electromagnet has at least one core and an exciting coil wound on the core. A core has a magnetic pole face perpendicular to the direction of attraction of the armature and a magnetic pole face parallel to the direction of attraction of the armature.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1980Date of Patent: July 12, 1983Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Isao Nakajima, Koji Tagusari, Kenji Okuna, Toru Hayama, Kazue Takahashi, Michihiro Watanabe, Sumihisa Kotani