Patents by Inventor Minoru Abe
Minoru Abe 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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Patent number: 11939463Abstract: Provided is a resin composition having a large proportion of polyolefin components, allowing preparation of a solution having a high solid content, having a good solution property after long-term storage, having good pigment dispersibility, and including a modified product of component (A): polyolefin resin with component (B): (meth)acrylic acid and/or (meth)acrylic acid ester, in which the weight ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) ((A)/(B)) is 90/10 to 30/70, and the component (B) contains 20% by weight or more of component (B1): an alkoxy (poly)alkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Kono, Hitomi Abe, Minoru Yada, Naosuke Komoto
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Patent number: 11918372Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains utterance data indicating a voice of an evaluatee uttering a sentence as instructed; a calculation unit that calculates, from the utterance data obtained by the obtainment unit, a feature based on the utterance data; an evaluation unit that compares the feature calculated by the calculation unit to reference data indicating a relationship between voice data indicating a voice of a person and a cognitive function of the person to evaluate the cognitive function of the evaluatee; and an output unit that outputs the sentence to be uttered by the evaluatee and outputs a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sadayuki Sumi, Ryosuke Nagumo, Kengo Abe, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Takashi Nishiyama, Hirobumi Nakajima, Kohji Sasabe, Makoto Kariyasu, Takako Yoshimura, Minoru Toyama
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Publication number: 20230092098Abstract: A current detection device includes a plurality of current detection units arranged in the current detection device. Each of the current detection units includes a bus bar that enables a current to be measured to flow therethrough, a magnetic sensor disposed at a position facing the bus bar, and a pair of shields disposed so as to sandwich the bus bar and the magnetic sensor in a facing direction in which the bus bar and the magnetic sensor face each other. The bus bars of the plurality of current detection units extend so as to be aligned to one another and, as viewed in the facing direction, the positions of the shield and the magnetic sensor of each of the current detection units in an extension direction of the bus bars differ from the positions of the shield and the magnetic sensor of the adjacent current detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Manabu TAMURA, Minoru ABE
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Patent number: 11209466Abstract: A current sensor includes a plurality of unit groups mounted in a first case and a current sensor includes a first case that is made of a resin and includes a first opposing part, a second case that is made of a resin and includes a second opposing part, a substrate mounted in at least one of the first case and second case, and a plurality of unit groups mounted in the first case and second case, each unit group measuring an induced magnetic field. second case, each unit group measuring an induced magnetic field. Each of the plurality of unit groups includes one or more measurement units arranged in a second direction. A current path and a first magnetic shield, each of which is formed integrally with a first opposing part, are positioned so as to be separated by a first distance. In all unit groups, all first distances are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Tamura, Minoru Abe, Ken Matsue, Yasuo Kotera
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Patent number: 11150274Abstract: A current sensor includes at least one bus bar through which a current to be measured flows and a casing integrated with part of the bus bar. A conductive portion is provided in the at least one bus bar, which is used to verify whether the current sensor functions normally. In the conductive portion, a front face of the bus bar is exposed from a casing main body to form an exposed face and a rear face of the bus bar opposite the exposed face is coated with synthetic resin to form coated face. Furthermore, the conductive portion has a trapezoidal shape in which the longer base is the exposed face and the shorter base is the coated face.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Tamura, Minoru Abe
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Patent number: 11011304Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a multilayer stack including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers stacked together; a plurality of terminals integrated with the multilayer stack; and a shield formed of a conductor and integrated with the multilayer stack. The multilayer stack has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The plurality of terminals are provided on the bottom surface of the multilayer stack. The shield entirely covers the top surface and the four side surfaces of the multilayer stack. The shield includes a portion that is thicker than the other portions of the shield.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei Kusumoto, Noriaki Ootsuka, Minoru Abe, Yoshinori Sato
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Patent number: 10911213Abstract: A transmitting system includes a variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus and a transmission slotting apparatus. The variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus generates a variable-length packet. The transmission slotting apparatus stores the variable-length packet in slots forming transmission main signals. The transmission slotting apparatus includes a capacity calculator, an extractor, a remainder calculator, a selector, and a slot information multiplexer. The capacity calculator calculates a data capacity of the transmission main signals for one frame. The extractor extracts a byte number of the variable-length packet. The remainder calculator calculates a remaining capacity of the transmission main signals. The selector stores a predetermined data sequence in a region left in the slots, and outputs the slots storing the data sequence. The slot information multiplexer multiplexes slot information and the slots output by the selector.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomoo Yamakage, Tatsuya Tanaka, Yasumichi Hashi, Keita Iwami, Minoru Abe
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Publication number: 20200357570Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a multilayer stack including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers stacked together; a plurality of terminals integrated with the multilayer stack; and a shield formed of a conductor and integrated with the multilayer stack. The multilayer stack has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The plurality of terminals are provided on the bottom surface of the multilayer stack. The shield entirely covers the top surface and the four side surfaces of the multilayer stack. The shield includes a portion that is thicker than the other portions of the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei KUSUMOTO, Noriaki OOTSUKA, Minoru ABE, Yoshinori SATO
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Patent number: 10796844Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a multilayer stack including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers stacked together; a plurality of terminals integrated with the multilayer stack; and a shield formed of a conductor and integrated with the multilayer stack. The multilayer stack has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The plurality of terminals are provided on the bottom surface of the multilayer stack. The shield entirely covers the top surface and the four side surfaces of the multilayer stack. The shield includes a portion that is thicker than the other portions of the shield.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei Kusumoto, Noriaki Ootsuka, Minoru Abe, Yoshinori Sato
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Publication number: 20200309822Abstract: A current sensor includes at least one bus bar through which a current to be measured flows and a casing integrated with part of the bus bar. A conductive portion is provided in the at least one bus bar, which is used to verify whether the current sensor functions normally. In the conductive portion, a front face of the bus bar is exposed from a casing main body to form an exposed face and a rear face of the bus bar opposite the exposed face is coated with synthetic resin to form coated face. Furthermore, the conductive portion has a trapezoidal shape in which the longer base is the exposed face and the shorter base is the coated face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Manabu Tamura, Minoru Abe
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Publication number: 20200145184Abstract: A transmitting system includes a variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus and a transmission slotting apparatus. The variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus generates a variable-length packet. The transmission slotting apparatus stores the variable-length packet in slots forming transmission main signals. The transmission slotting apparatus includes a capacity calculator, an extractor, a remainder calculator, a selector, and a slot information multiplexer. The capacity calculator calculates a data capacity of the transmission main signals for one frame. The extractor extracts a byte number of the variable-length packet. The remainder calculator calculates a remaining capacity of the transmission main signals. The selector stores a predetermined data sequence in a region left in the slots, and outputs the slots storing the data sequence. The slot information multiplexer multiplexes slot information and the slots output by the selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoo YAMAKAGE, Tatsuya TANAKA, Yasumichi HASHI, Keita IWAMI, Minoru ABE
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Patent number: 10574436Abstract: A transmitting system includes a variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus and a transmission slotting apparatus. The variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus generates a variable-length packet. The transmission slotting apparatus stores the variable-length packet in slots forming transmission main signals. The transmission slotting apparatus includes a capacity calculator, an extractor, a remainder calculator, a selector, and a slot information multiplexer. The capacity calculator calculates a data capacity of the transmission main signals for one frame. The extractor extracts a byte number of the variable-length packet. The remainder calculator calculates a remaining capacity of the transmission main signals. The selector stores a predetermined data sequence in a region left in the slots, and outputs the slots storing the data sequence. The slot information multiplexer multiplexes slot information and the slots output by the selector.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomoo Yamakage, Tatsuya Tanaka, Yasumichi Hashi, Keita Iwami, Minoru Abe
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Publication number: 20190346489Abstract: A current sensor includes a plurality of unit groups mounted in a first case and a current sensor includes a first case that is made of a resin and includes a first opposing part, a second case that is made of a resin and includes a second opposing part, a substrate mounted in at least one of the first case and second case, and a plurality of unit groups mounted in the first case and second case, each unit group measuring an induced magnetic field. second case, each unit group measuring an induced magnetic field. Each of the plurality of unit groups includes one or more measurement units arranged in a second direction. A current path and a first magnetic shield, each of which is formed integrally with a first opposing part, are positioned so as to be separated by a first distance. In all unit groups, all first distances are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Manabu Tamura, Minoru Abe, Ken Matsue, Yasuo Kotera
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Patent number: 10330707Abstract: Each of three magnetic sensors is positioned on a first virtual line that passes the centers of two magnetic shields in the width direction and is perpendicular to a virtual plane, so a value detected by the magnetic sensor is less likely to be influenced by an external magnetic field. The first virtual line and the center of a conductor intersecting the first virtual line are separated from each other by a certain distance. Therefore, even if a distance from the center of the conductor in the width direction to the magnetic sensor is short, it is possible to improve, on a high-frequency side, frequency characteristics in the detection sensitivity of the magnetic sensor for the frequency of the current under measurement.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventor: Minoru Abe
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Publication number: 20180315545Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a multilayer stack including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers stacked together; a plurality of terminals integrated with the multilayer stack; and a shield formed of a conductor and integrated with the multilayer stack. The multilayer stack has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The plurality of terminals are provided on the bottom surface of the multilayer stack. The shield entirely covers the top surface and the four side surfaces of the multilayer stack. The shield includes a portion that is thicker than the other portions of the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei KUSUMOTO, Noriaki OOTSUKA, Minoru ABE, Yoshinori SATO
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Publication number: 20180006747Abstract: A transmitting system includes a variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus and a transmission slotting apparatus. The variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus generates a variable-length packet. The transmission slotting apparatus stores the variable-length packet in slots forming transmission main signals. The transmission slotting apparatus includes a capacity calculator, an extractor, a remainder calculator, a selector, and a slot information multiplexer. The capacity calculator calculates a data capacity of the transmission main signals for one frame. The extractor extracts a byte number of the variable-length packet. The remainder calculator calculates a remaining capacity of the transmission main signals. The selector stores a predetermined data sequence in a region left in the slots, and outputs the slots storing the data sequence. The slot information multiplexer multiplexes slot information and the slots output by the selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoo YAMAKAGE, Tatsuya Tanaka, Yasumichi Hashi, Keita Iwami, Minoru Abe
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Publication number: 20170343584Abstract: Each of three magnetic sensors is positioned on a first virtual line that passes the centers of two magnetic shields in the width direction and is perpendicular to a virtual plane, so a value detected by the magnetic sensor is less likely to be influenced by an external magnetic field. The first virtual line and the center of a conductor intersecting the first virtual line are separated from each other by a certain distance. Therefore, even if a distance from the center of the conductor in the width direction to the magnetic sensor is short, it is possible to improve, on a high-frequency side, frequency characteristics in the detection sensitivity of the magnetic sensor for the frequency of the current under measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Minoru ABE
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Patent number: 9772019Abstract: A fluid transmission device for a vehicle includes a cover and a positioning member. The cover is configured to be driven rotatably about the axis of the fluid transmission device integrally with a drive plate. The drive plate includes a positioning hole that positions the drive plate and the cover. The positioning member is a columnar member. The positioning member is provided on the surface side of the cover, which is opposed to the drive plate, at a radially outer position of the cover. The positioning member protrudes to a drive-plate side in a state where the positioning member is arranged in the positioning hole. The positioning member protrudes from the drive plate obliquely with respect to the axis direction of the fluid transmission device. A radially outermost position of the positioning member is located on the radially inner side relative to a radially outermost position of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiko Ideshio, Yuji Inoue, Minoru Abe
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Patent number: 9486939Abstract: The technical problem to be solved is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. This involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer gradually upstream or downstream, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
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Publication number: 20160318209Abstract: The technical problem to be solved is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. This involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer gradually upstream or downstream, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru ABE, Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Masato SUZUKI, Hiromi SHIMURA, Junichi CHIBA