Patents by Inventor Minoru Nakano

Minoru Nakano 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: 10838226
    Abstract: This optical device includes an incidence plane and an output plane facing each other and a plurality of reflectors that are disposed between the incidence plane and the output plane and each reflect light incident from the incidence plane toward the output plane. Each of the plurality of reflectors has a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface disposed orthogonal to each other, and a line of intersection between the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface being inclined with respect to a normal to the incidence plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventors: Takayuki Hatanaka, Minoru Nakano
  • Publication number: 20180203244
    Abstract: This optical device includes: an incidence plane and an output plane facing each other; and a plurality of reflectors that are disposed between the incidence plane and the output plane and each reflect light incident from the incidence plane toward the output plane. Each of the plurality of reflectors has a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface disposed orthogonal to each other, and a line of intersection between the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface being inclined with respect to a normal to the incidence plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI HATANAKA, MINORU NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20170178377
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electronic apparatus having a display device and improved appearance design possibility. [Solution] An electronic apparatus includes a display device, and a colored layer above a display surface of the display device. The display device corrects a display image on the basis of a transparent characteristic of the colored layer in a manner that a white region in a color coordinate includes an achromatic color of the display image through the colored layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Minoru Nakano
  • Publication number: 20150253762
    Abstract: An integrated management system including a substrate processing apparatus configured to process a substrate and a management device is provided. The management device includes an accumulation unit configured to accumulate specified information including power consumption information indicating a power consumed in the substrate processing apparatus, gas consumption information indicating a gas consumed in the substrate processing apparatus, or operation information indicating an operation state of the substrate processing apparatus; and a processing display unit configured to acquire predetermined information that meets a predetermined condition from the specified information accumulated in the accumulation unit and calculate at least one among a power consumption consumed in the substrate processing apparatus, an inert gas consumption, and an operation rate of the substrate processing apparatus based on the predetermined information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Minoru Nakano, Tsuyoshi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9052783
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit located on a front surface of a case. The information processing apparatus also includes a sensing unit located on a side surface of the case facing away from the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Koshiyama, Haruo Oba, Shintarou Morita, Minoru Nakano, Masao Kondo, Hiroaki Adachi
  • Patent number: 8926309
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcing cloth of a seat pad which includes: a mold for fixing a sheet and having an outer shape substantially identical to a shape of the reinforcing cloth and provided with a plurality of air holes interconnecting an internal space with an outer surface; a closed space between the mold and a cover member formed by covering the sheet fixed on the mold with the cover member; a heating unit for heating the sheet; and an exhausting unit for exhausting air from the closed space is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Mold Technical Office Co. Ltd., Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Shimada, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Iwasawa, Shunpei Ishida, Minoru Nakano
  • Publication number: 20140232686
    Abstract: A display device equipped with a touch panel may include a device chassis provided with an opening section, a display panel having a display surface disposed accessible through the opening section, a touch panel disposed on the display surface of the display panel and capable at least of selecting a function displayed on the display surface in response to a pressing operation on the touch panel, and a surface sheet for covering the touch panel on the opposite side to the display panel, and closing the opening section to form a substantially the same surface with the device chassis, wherein a reinforcing area for improving resistivity against pressing force applied from the outside may be provided in a predetermined range of the surface sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Kotera, Kouichiro Takashima, Hideki Sato, Minoru Nakano
  • Patent number: 8749492
    Abstract: A display device equipped with a touch panel may include a device chassis provided with an opening section, a display panel having a display surface disposed accessible through the opening section, a touch panel disposed on the display surface of the display panel and capable at least of selecting a function displayed on the display surface in response to a pressing operation on the touch panel, and a surface sheet for covering the touch panel on the opposite side to the display panel, and closing the opening section to form a substantially the same surface with the device chassis, wherein a reinforcing area for improving resistivity against pressing force applied from the outside may be provided in a predetermined range of the surface sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masamichi Kotera, Kouichiro Takashima, Hideki Sato, Minoru Nakano
  • Publication number: 20120032905
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit located on a front surface of a case. The information processing apparatus also includes a sensing unit located on a side surface of the case facing away from the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi KOSHIYAMA, Haruo Oba, Shintarou Morita, Minoru Nakano, Masao Kondo, Hiroaki Adachi
  • Patent number: 7758802
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforcing cloth of a seat pad includes: fixing a sheet on a mold having an outer shape substantially identical to a shape of the reinforcing cloth and provided with a plurality of air holes interconnecting an internal space with an outer surface; forming a closed space between the mold and a cover member by covering the sheet fixed on the mold with the cover member; heating the sheet; shaping the heated sheet into a shape following the outer shape of the mold by exhausting air from the closed space through the air holes; and demolding the sheet from the mold after removing the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Mold Technical Office Co. Ltd., Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Shimada, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Iwasawa, Shunpei Ishida, Minoru Nakano
  • Patent number: 7609148
    Abstract: An actuator is provided that includes: a diaphragm that vibrates to generate sound; a housing that is attached to an outer edge of the diaphragm to support the diaphragm; an accommodating space that is formed inside the diaphragm and the housing, and an axis of which extends in a thickness direction of the diaphragm in the middle of the diaphragm; a coil that is wound around the axis, is attached to a face of the diaphragm facing the accommodating space, and is disposed in the accommodating space; a movable body that is disposed in a radial inside space of the coil or on an extension of the space, within the accommodating space; and a spring that supports the movable body such that the movable body is movable in the axial direction within the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Shun Kayama, Minoru Nakano, Yukiko Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090191298
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforcing cloth of a sheet pad includes: fixing a sheet on a mold having an outer shape substantially identical to a shape of the reinforcing cloth and provided with a plurality of air holes interconnecting an internal space with an outer surface; forming a closed space between the mold and a cover member by covering the sheet fixed on the mold with the cover member; heating the sheet; shaping the heated sheet into a shape following the outer shape of the mold by exhausting air from the closed space through the air holes; and demolding the sheet from the mold after removing the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Masanori Shimada, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Iwasawa, Shunpei Ishida, Minoru Nakano
  • Patent number: 7520056
    Abstract: A method for molding a wheel rim hump part, comprising the steps of stopping a fist claw (30) and a second claw (32) holding a work (wheel rim for vehicle) (W) at specified positions and allowing an annular support member (160) to abut on the end surface of the curl part (C1) of the work (W), closing a right side first mold (16b) to support the curl part (C1) and the outer peripheral wall surface of the work by the support mold (106) of the right side first mold (16b), also closing a left side first mold (16a) to support the curl part (C1) and the outer peripheral wall surface of the work by the support mold (106) of the left side first mold (16a), moving forward a long rod (136) to allow a roller metal mold (124) to abut on the inner peripheral wall surface of the work (W), and turning the roller metal mold (124) along the circumferential direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Arai, Minoru Nakano, Kenzo Takeda
  • Patent number: 7489286
    Abstract: There is provided a display apparatus comprising: first display means including a first display section; and second display means including a second display section and a non-display section located at an outer periphery of the second display section; wherein partial area of a display surface of the first display section of the first display means faces the non-display section of the second display means; and wherein portion of the non-displaying section of the second display means, which is facing the display surface of the first display section is provided with a transmission section configured to transmit light from the first display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kimitaka Kawase, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Minoru Nakano
  • Patent number: 7472387
    Abstract: A system for supplying a semiconductor manufacturing system control program includes an administrative server, a communications circuit connecting the administrative server to a controller of a semiconductor manufacturing system, a facility provided in the controller for determining a time when a previously installed control program can be changed, and a facility provided in the controller responsive to a result of the determination for storing a new control program received from the administrative server through the communications circuit in a memory to be executable by a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Nakano
  • Patent number: 7333165
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display apparatus includes a liquid-crystal panel (25) having a color filter (26), a W light-emitting diode (22w) for irradiating white light to the liquid-crystal panel (25), RGB light-emitting diodes (22r, 22g, 22b) for irradiating lights of more than two colors containing white to the liquid-crystal panel (25), a luminance sensor (44) for detecting ambient illuminance of the liquid-crystal panel (25) to output a detected signal and a control unit (41) for switching the W light-emitting diode (22w) and the RGB light-emitting diodes (22r, 22g, 22b) based on the detected signal from the luminance sensor (44). In a related-art liquid-crystal display apparatus, since lights of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are emitted with a time lag and superimposed upon each other so that a clear color may not be obtained in each pixel, thus resulting in insufficient color reproducing capability. According to the present invention, these defects encountered with the related art can be obviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Nakano, Kunihito Saiki
  • Publication number: 20080007538
    Abstract: A display device equipped with a touch panel may include a device chassis provided with an opening section, a display panel having a display surface disposed accessible through the opening section, a touch panel disposed on the display surface of the display panel and capable at least of selecting a function displayed on the display surface in response to a pressing operation on the touch panel, and a surface sheet for covering the touch panel on the opposite side to the display panel, and closing the opening section to form a substantially the same surface with the device chassis, wherein a reinforcing area for improving resistivity against pressing force applied from the outside may be provided in a predetermined range of the surface sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masamichi Kotera, Kouichiro Takashima, Hideki Sato, Minoru Nakano
  • Publication number: 20070107223
    Abstract: A method for molding a wheel rim hump part, comprising the steps of stopping a fist claw (30) and a second claw (32) holding a work (wheel rim for vehicle) (W) at specified positions and alowing an annular support member (160) to abut on the end surface of the curl part (C1) of the work (W), closing a right side first mold (16b) to support the curl part (C1) and the outer peripheral wall surface of the work by the support mold (106) of the right side first mold (16b), also closing a left side first mold (16a) to support the curl part (C1) and the outer peripheral wall surface of the work by the support mold (106) of the left side first mold (16a), moving forward a long rod (136) to allow a roller metal mold (124) to abut on the inner peripheral wall surface of the work (W), and turning the roller metal mold (124) along the circumferential direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Koichi Arai, Minoru Nakano, Kenzo Takeda
  • Publication number: 20070102270
    Abstract: An actuator is provided that includes: a diaphragm that vibrates to generate sound; a housing that is attached to an outer edge of the diaphragm to support the diaphragm; an accommodating space that is formed inside the diaphragm and the housing, and an axis of which extends in a thickness direction of the diaphragm in the middle of the diaphragm; a coil that is wound around the axis, is attached to a face of the diaphragm facing the accommodating space, and is disposed in the accommodating space; a movable body that is disposed in a radial inside space of the coil or on an extension of the space, within the accommodating space; and a spring that supports the movable body such that the movable body is movable in the axial direction within the accommodating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Shun Kayama, Minoru Nakano, Yukiko Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060256257
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display apparatus includes a liquid-crystal panel (25) having a color filter (26), a W light-emitting diode (22w) for irradiating white light to the liquid-crystal panel (25), RGB light-emitting diodes (22r, 22g, 22b) for irradiating lights of more than two colors containing white to the liquid-crystal panel (25), a luminance sensor (44) for detecting ambient illuminance of the liquid-crystal panel (25) to output a detected signal and a control unit (41) for switching the W light-emitting diode (22w) and the RGB light-emitting diodes (22r, 22g, 22b) based on the detected signal from the luminance sensor (44). In a related-art liquid-crystal display apparatus, since lights of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are emitted with a time lag and superimposed upon each other so that a clear color may not be obtained in each pixel, thus resulting in insufficient color reproducing capability. According to the present invention, these defects encountered with the related art can be obviated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Nakano, Kunihito Saiki