Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Yoshimoto

Nobuyuki Yoshimoto 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: 20240087470
    Abstract: An operation motion is accurately determined in an operational information management system. The system includes a motion verification portion that combines and verifies plurality of pieces of sensor information and recognizes a specific body motion, a signal determination portion that determines whether an operation content of an operator is correctly performed based on the body motion recognized by the motion verification portion, and a report portion that reports a determine result of the signal determination portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YOSHIMOTO, Tetsuya ISHIMARU, Nobuyuki SUGII, Yoshihiro WAKISAKA, Noriyuki HAGA
  • Patent number: 7323283
    Abstract: A pulverized starting material is supplied quantitatively from a quantitative feeder 1 to a first mechanical pulverizer 2 where the material is pulverized moderately, the resulting moderately pulverized material is supplied quantitatively from a quantitative feeder 3 to a second mechanical pulverizer 4 where the material is finely pulverized, and the resulting finely pulverized material is introduced into a coarse-powder classifier 5 to classify coarse powder not smaller than a predetermined particle diameter. The finely pulverized material from which the coarse powder was removed by classification is further classified fine powder not larger than a predetermined size by a fine-powder classifier 7 to produce a classified product, while the separated classified coarse powder is introduced into a returning-powder feeder 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Ink Mgf. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Hirokazu Kambara, Tomomi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20050266333
    Abstract: A pulverized starting material is supplied quantitatively from a quantitative feeder 1 to a first mechanical pulverizer 2 where the material is pulverized moderately, the resulting moderately pulverized material is supplied quantitatively from a quantitative feeder 3 to a second mechanical pulverizer 4 where the material is finely pulverized, and the resulting finely pulverized material is introduced into a coarse-powder classifier 5 to classify coarse powder not smaller than a predetermined particle diameter. The finely pulverized material from which the coarse powder was removed by classification is further classified fine powder not larger than a predetermined size by a fine-powder classifier 7 to produce a classified product, while the separated classified coarse powder is introduced into a returning-powder feeder 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Hirokazu Kambara, Tomomi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6737187
    Abstract: A closed battery which is capable of rapidly releasing the internal pressure there while simultaneously disconnecting the current to prevent the internal temperature of the battery from rising and causing the battery to explode. Thus, when the internal pressure of the closed battery is elevated due to a short circuit, overcharge, reverse charge, or the like, internal gas in the battery can be safely discharged and the battery prevented from bursting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6497978
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an explosion-proof safety valve assemblage having a lead cap which allows some of the manufacturing man-hour in the process such as precision working and positioning to be deleted, since the lead cap is integrally formed with an explosion-proof safety valve and serves to provide a current circuit in a battery in place of a conventional one composed of lead plate or lead wire which requires such precision working and positioning operations, and to provide a closed secondary battery using the above mentioned safety valve assemblage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Fukuda Metal Foil & Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6440599
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a closed battery capable of rapidly releasing the internal pressure thereof and at the same time disconnecting the current to effectively prevent a rise in temperature and explosion so that it may assure the safety and reliability of the battery, when, the internal pressure is elevated due to short circuit, overcharge, reverse charge, or the like in such a completely closed battery. A closed battery of the present invention is provided with a closing member serving as a valve chip, which is composed of a metal substrate 1 in which a valve element 5 is provided and defined by a break line 3, and a metal foil 2 adhered to the inner surface of the metal substrate 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6423440
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a closed battery capable of rapidly releasing the internal pressure thereof and at the same time disconnecting the current to effectively prevent itself from temperature rising and exploding so that in such a completely closed battery it may assure the safety and reliability thereof, when the internal pressure is elevated due to short circuit, overcharge, reverse charge, or the like. A valve element 5 is provided with a slit 3 between the circumference thereof and a metal substrate 1. When the internal pressure of a battery is elevated, the valve element 5 is smoothly raised up together with a metal foil 2 from a bending fulcrum portion 4 to thereby cut a lead wire 6 or permit a braze portion 8 to detach from the lead wire 6, thus disconnecting the current reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Publication number: 20020081482
    Abstract: A closed battery which is capable of rapidly releasing the internal pressure there while simultaneously disconnecting the current to prevent the internal temperature of the battery from rising and causing the battery to explode. Thus, when the internal pressure of the closed battery is elevated due to a short circuit, overcharge, reverse charge, or the like, internal gas in the battery can be safely discharged and the battery prevented from bursting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: TOYO KOHAN CO.LTD
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6303246
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a closed battery capable of rapidly releasing the internal pressure thereof and at the same time disconnecting the current to effectively prevent itself from temperature rising and explosion so that it may assure the safety and reliability thereof, when the internal pressure is elevated due to short circuit, overcharge, reverse charge, or the like in such a completely closed battery. The formation of a valve element 5 whose center is eccentric to the center of a metal substrate 1 produces a slit 3 having a large width portion around the circumference of a valve element 5. When the internal pressure of a battery is elevated, the valve element 5 is smoothly raised up together with a metal foil 2 from the bending fulcrum portion 4 to thereby cut a lead wire 6 or permit a braze portion 8 to detach from the lead wire 6, thus reliably disconnecting the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6257267
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide safety valve elements for condenser use, which rupture precisely at a predetermined pressure especially stably in a low pressure range so as to release inner pressure outside and can be manufactured readily, and to provide a condenser which incorporates the safety valve elements. The safety valve elements for condenser use according to the present invention comprises a metal substrate A which is provided with a perforated opening C and a metal foil B laid over the metal substrate A to close the perforated opening C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6210825
    Abstract: A safety valve element for battery use which ruptures at a stable pressure range so as to release the inner pressure of the battery is disclosed. The safety valve element for battery use comprises a metal substrate which is provided with a perforated opening and a metal foil laminated on the metal substrate so as to close the perforated opening. A battery which is provided with such a safety valve is also disclosed. A battery case provided with such a safety valve is also disclosed. The battery and the battery case lid is produced by forming the perforated opening in the metal substrate, pressure welding the metal foil to the metal substrate and molding the clad material into a form of the battery case lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan., LTD, Fukada Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Takada, Akira Takagi, Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 6150037
    Abstract: Clad material comprises a metal substrate which is provided with a multiplicity of perforated openings therein and a metal foil which is laminated on the metal substrate to close the perforated openings. To produce such a clad material, at least one surface of the metal substrate and corresponding one surface of the metal foil are respectively subjected to a dry etching and the metal substrate and the metal foil are laminated in such a manner that the etched surfaces face each other. Alternately, only one surface of the metal substrate is subjected to a dry etching and the metal substrate and the metal foil are laminated in such a manner that the etched surface of the metal substrate defines a laminating surface. It may be possible to provide a nickel plating on the metal substrate or the metal foil. The clad material can be effectively used for producing safety valve chips which rupture accurately at low pressures which fall in a stable pressure range on a mass production basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Toyo Kohan Co., LTD
    Inventors: Kinji Saijo, Kazuo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 4863825
    Abstract: A toner composition for electrophotography excellent in fixing property at a low temperature, offset resistance and blocking resistance comprising a resin binder and a colorant which is dispersed in the resin binder, the resin binder being a nonlinear polyester resin prepared by the reaction of:(a) an acid component comprising at least one long chain dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of a linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 16 to 34 carbon atoms, a dimer acid and a dibasic acid having 21 carbon atoms, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and optionally a monocarboxylic acid,(b) an alcohol component comprising an etherificated diphenol and optionally a glycidyl ester of rosin and(c) a crosslinking component comprising a polycarboxylic acid having valency of not less than 3 and/or a polyhydric alcohol having a valency of not less than 3, wherein in case that the long chain dicarboxylic acid and the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid are employed, the contents of the long chain dicarboxylic acid and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignees: Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Arakawa Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, Hirobumi Iemura, Osamu Oseto, Nobuo Yamada