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).

  • Publication number: 20150113972
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko IDESHIO, Yuji Inoue, Minoru Abe
  • Patent number: 8685512
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140076837
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ABE, Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Masato SUZUKI, Hiromi SHIMURA, Junichi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 8580365
    Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the invention 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. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 8518504
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20120263900
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ABE, Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Masato SUZUKI, Hiromi SHIMURA, Junichi CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20120263901
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ABE, Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Masato SUZUKI, Hiromi SHIMURA, Junichi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 8211520
    Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the invention 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. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 8170792
    Abstract: A vehicle control device which can at least provide compatibility between a high grip performance and fuel efficiency or compatibility between quietness and fuel efficiency is provided. When a camber angle of a wheel 2 is adjusted to a negative camber, ground contact in a first tread 21 is increased and ground contact in a second tread 22 is decreased. Accordingly, the high grip performance or the quietness is provided. On the other hand, when the camber angle of the wheel 2 is adjusted to a positive camber, the ground contact in the first tread 21 is decreased and the ground contact in the second tread 22 is increased. Accordingly, a rolling resistance becomes low, and fuel saving is achieved. In this manner, by adjusting the camber angle of the wheel 2, the compatibility can be provided between conflicting performances of the high grip performance or the quietness and the fuel saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Equos Research Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Mizuno, Hisanori Shirai, Munehisa Horiguchi, Fumihiko Sakakibara, Minoru Abe, Takashi Naito, Masao Ando
  • Publication number: 20110115122
    Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the invention 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. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ABE, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 7870662
    Abstract: A terminal insertion apparatus having a wire holding unit holding two wires, each wire having a terminal, a connector holding unit holding a connector housing having at least two holes for receiving terminals, and a terminal insertion head is disclosed. The terminal insertion head has a wire gripping unit having a first holder and a second holder. The first holder and second holder are movable in a vertical direction toward and away from the wire holding unit and are movable in a horizontal direction toward and away from the connector holding unit. The first holder has an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold one of the two wires while the second holder has an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold the remaining of the two wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Koji Imai, Minoru Abe, Jun Funakawa, Koichi Nakajima, Daisuke Toma, Hirohide Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7810230
    Abstract: A sealing member fitting apparatus includes a sealing member transfer device that switches between a sealing member receiving position where the sealing member transfer device faces a sealing member holding device provided with a hollow sealing member and a sealing member fitting position where the sealing member transfer device faces an electrical wire clamping device. The sealing member transfer device receives the sealing member in the sealing member receiving position and fits the sealing member on a covering end portion of the electrical wire in the sealing member fitting position. An electrical wire insertion guide device is disposed between the sealing member transfer device and the electrical wire clamping device and is slidable along the electrical wire from a lead-out member to the covering end portion. The sealing member transfer device positions a central axis of the covering end portion substantially coaxially with a central axis of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Yuji Ikeda, Koji Imai, Minoru Abe, Jun Funakawa, Koichi Nakajima, Daisuke Toma, Hirohide Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20100023213
    Abstract: A vehicle control device which can at least provide compatibility between a high grip performance and fuel efficiency or compatibility between quietness and fuel efficiency is provided. When a camber angle of a wheel 2 is adjusted to a negative camber, ground contact in a first tread 21 is increased and ground contact in a second tread 22 is decreased. Accordingly, the high grip performance or the quietness is provided. On the other hand, when the camber angle of the wheel 2 is adjusted to a positive camber, the ground contact in the first tread 21 is decreased and the ground contact in the second tread 22 is increased. Accordingly, a rolling resistance becomes low, and fuel saving is achieved. In this manner, by adjusting the camber angle of the wheel 2, the compatibility can be provided between conflicting performances of the high grip performance or the quietness and the fuel saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Mizuno, Hisanori Shirai, Munehisa Horiguchi, Fumihiko Sakakibara, Minoru Abe, Takashi Naito, Masao Ando
  • Publication number: 20080317989
    Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the invention 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. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20080256792
    Abstract: A terminal insertion apparatus having a wire holding unit holding two wires, each wire having a terminal, a connector holding unit holding a connector housing having at least two holes for receiving terminals, and a terminal insertion head is disclosed. The terminal insertion head has a wire gripping unit having a first holder and a second holder. The first holder and second holder are movable in a vertical direction toward and away from the wire holding unit and are movable in a horizontal direction toward and away from the connector holding unit. The first holder has an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold one of the two wires while the second holder has an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold the remaining of the two wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Koji Imai, Minoru Abe, Jun Funakawa, Koichi Nakajima, Daisuke Toma, Hirohide Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20080155816
    Abstract: A sealing member fitting apparatus includes a sealing member transfer device that switches between a sealing member receiving position where the sealing member transfer device faces a sealing member holding device provided with a hollow sealing member and a sealing member fitting position where the sealing member transfer device faces an electrical wire clamping device. The sealing member transfer device receives the sealing member in the sealing member receiving position and fits the sealing member on a covering end portion of the electrical wire in the sealing member fitting position. An electrical wire insertion guide device is disposed between the sealing member transfer device and the electrical wire clamping device and is slidable along the electrical wire from a lead-out member to the covering end portion. The sealing member transfer device positions a central axis of the covering end portion substantially coaxially with a central axis of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Yuji Ikeda, Koji Imai, Minoru Abe, Jun Funakawa, Koichi Nakajima, Daisuke Toma, Hirohide Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7051575
    Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine comprising: a knocking sensor for detecting a knocking signal of the internal combustion engine; a band pass filter for extracting a knocking signal of a predetermined frequency band from the output signal of the knocking sensor; a high pass filter comprising a capacitor and a resistor for extracting an AC component from the output of the band pass filter; a rectifying circuit having a one-way conducting element and a resistor for achieving positive half waves from the AC output of the high pass filter; and a peak hold circuit for detecting a peak value from positive half wave pulses output from the rectifying circuit, holding the peak value for a predetermined time and outputting the peak value to ignition timing control, wherein the one-way conducting element of the rectifying circuit is constructed as a negative voltage clipping mechanism for achieving positive half waves by short-circuiting negative half waves, and also with respect to each of the circuit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Manabu Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7010419
    Abstract: The present invention provides a signal processor including a microprocessor for generating and supplying a control signal pulse train, a gain control circuit having a first switching device opened/closed by the control signal pulse train and resistors for determining an amplification factor with respect to a signal voltage as input and varying the resistances of the resistors in response to a pulse duty of the control signal pulse train, thereby controlling the amplification factor with respect to the signal voltage as input, and a switched capacitor filter circuit having second switching devices opened/closed by the control signal pulse train and a charging/discharging capacitor connected to the second switching devices, thereby adjusting filter characteristics in response to the pulse frequency of the control signal pulse train. The control signal pulse train is supplied commonly to the first and second switching devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Manabu Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20050261821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a signal processor including a microprocessor for generating and supplying a control signal pulse train, a gain control circuit having a first switching device opened/closed by the control signal pulse train and resistors for determining an amplification factor with respect to a signal voltage as input and varying the resistances of the resistors in response to a pulse duty of the control signal pulse train, thereby controlling the amplification factor with respect to the signal voltage as input, and a switched capacitor filter circuit having second switching devices opened/closed by the control signal pulse train and a charging/discharging capacitor connected to the second switching devices, thereby adjusting filter characteristics in response to the pulse frequency of the control signal pulse train. The control signal pulse train is supplied commonly to the first and second switching devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Manabu Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20050252488
    Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine comprising: a knocking sensor for detecting a knocking signal of the internal combustion engine; a band pass filter for extracting a knocking signal of a predetermined frequency band from the output signal of the knocking sensor; a high pass filter comprising a capacitor and a resistor for extracting an AC component from the output of the band pass filter; a rectifying circuit having a one-way conducting element and a resistor for achieving positive half waves from the AC output of the high pass filter; and a peak hold circuit for detecting a peak value from positive half wave pulses output from the rectifying circuit, holding the peak value for a predetermined time and outputting the peak value to ignition timing control means, wherein the one-way conducting element of the rectifying circuit is constructed as a negative voltage clipping means for achieving positive half waves by short-circuiting negative half waves, and also with respect to each of the circu
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Manabu Yamashita