Patents by Inventor Naoki Obana

Naoki Obana 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: 20240125968
    Abstract: An estimation device collects sensor data representing a change in a load along a time series as a change in a voltage value from a sensor that generates a voltage when a load applied to an area changes, and estimates a matter related to a measurement target passing through a predetermined area by using sensor data collected from the sensor installed in the predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sotaro MAEJIMA, Keisuke TSUNODA, Midori KODAMA, Naoki ARAI, Kazuaki OBANA
  • Publication number: 20240077737
    Abstract: AR glasses are provided with left and right temples extending well behind the ears of the wearer to establish a center of gravity of the glasses that is approximately vertically above the front portion of the ears of the wearer. Rear segments the temples may be detachably engaged with the temples and may hold one or more electrical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki Ogishita, Jeffrey R. Stafford, Koichi Obana
  • Patent number: 6485567
    Abstract: An external electrode forming apparatus is used to form external electrodes on the component chips. The external electrode forming apparatus comprises a component conveyer belt, a belt feeding mechanism, a component-inserting machine, a component-reversing machine, a paste-coating machine, and a component-discharging machine. For the component-inserting machine, the component-reversing machine, and the component-discharging machine, pressure pins are used to insert or move the component chips. These pressure pins have at the tip part a taper portion with a tip shape smaller than that of the component holding hole. Since the pressure pins of this type are used, the tip portions of these pressure pins may be prevented from impinging upon the opening edges of the component holding holes, and the pressure pins after the impingement may be hindered from forcibly being inserted into the component holding holes, whereby damage to the interiors of the component holding holes can be extremely diminished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Obana, Minoru Yuasa, Kazuo Naganuma
  • Publication number: 20020020352
    Abstract: An external electrode forming apparatus is used to form external electrodes on the component chips. The external electrode forming apparatus comprises a component conveyer belt, a belt feeding mechanism, a component-inserting machine, a component-reversing machine, a paste-coating machine, and a component-discharging machine. For the component-inserting machine, the component-reversing machine, and the component-discharging machine, pressure pins are used to insert or move the component chips. These pressure pins have at the tip part a taper portion with a tip shape smaller than that of the component holding hole. Since the pressure pins of this type are used, the tip portions of these pressure pins may be prevented from impinging upon the opening edges of the component holding holes, and the pressure pins after the impingement may be hindered from forcibly being inserted into the component holding holes, whereby damage to the interiors of the component holding holes can be extremely diminished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Naoki Obana, Minoru Yuasa, Kazuo Naganuma
  • Publication number: 20020017240
    Abstract: An external electrode forming apparatus is used to form external electrodes on the component chips. The external electrode forming apparatus comprises a component conveyer belt, a belt feeding mechanism, a component-inserting machine, a component-reversing machine, a paste-coating machine, and a component-discharging machine. For the component-inserting machine, the component-reversing machine, and the component-discharging machine, pressure pins are used to insert or move the component chips. These pressure pins have at the tip part a taper portion with a tip shape smaller than that of the component holding hole. Since the pressure pins of this type are used, the tip portions of these pressure pins may be prevented from impinging upon the opening edges of the component holding holes, and the pressure pins after the impingement may be hindered from forcibly being inserted into the component holding holes, whereby damage to the interiors of the component holding holes can be extremely diminished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Obana, Minoru Yuasa, Kazuo Naganuma
  • Patent number: 6214118
    Abstract: An external electrode forming apparatus is used to form external electrodes on the component chips. The external electrode forming apparatus comprises a component conveyer belt, a belt feeding mechanism, a component-inserting machine, a component-reversing machine, a paste-coating machine, and a component-discharging machine. For the component-inserting machine, the component-reversing machine, and the component-discharging machine, pressure pins are used to insert or move the component chips. These pressure pins have at the tip part a taper portion with a tip shape smaller than that of the component holding hole. Since the pressure pins of this type are used, the tip portions of these pressure pins may be prevented from impinging upon the opening edges of the component holding holes, and the pressure pins after the impingement may be hindered from forcibly being inserted into the component holding holes, whereby damage to the interiors of the component holding holes can be extremely diminished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Obana, Minoru Yuasa, Kazuo Naganuma