Patents by Inventor Norihiro Watanabe
Norihiro Watanabe 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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Publication number: 20160276895Abstract: In a mechanically and electrically integrated driving apparatus, a common coolant flow channel for cooling a motor unit and an inverter unit is disposed inside a wall portion of a frame unit. Power modules are placed in close contact with an inner wall surface of the frame unit. A bracket that is separate from the frame unit is fitted into the frame unit. A space inside the frame unit is divided by the bracket into: a space in which the motor unit is housed; and a space in which the inverter unit is housed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi AIZAWA, Yoshihiro MIYAMA, Akihiro DAIKOKU, Norihiro WATANABE, Hideaki ARITA, Shota HANIOKA, Shigetoshi IPPOSHI
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Publication number: 20160075755Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure concern cell therapy methods and compositions utilizing cells expressing at least a chimeric TGF? receptor including the exodomain of a TGF?II receptor and an endodomain that is not from TGF? receptor, thereby converting the negative signal of TGF? for T cell proliferation into a T cell activation signal. In at least certain aspects, cells harboring the chimeric TGF? receptor also harbor one or more chimeric antigen receptors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Juan Fernando Vera Valdes, Cliona M. Rooney, Ann Marie Leen, Norihiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20150028727Abstract: In a rotary electric machine, first inclined surfaces that intersect a plane that includes a central axis of a shaft at a predetermined angle are disposed radially outside gaps between coil ends of circumferentially adjacent concentrated winding coils, and cooling air that is blown out from a cooling fan and has flowed radially outward through the gaps between the coil ends is converted into an axially outward flow by the first inclined surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Masao Morita, Yoshihiro Miyama, Moriyuki Hazeyama, Hideaki Arita
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Publication number: 20140014165Abstract: Each of solar battery modules includes a rectangular solar battery panel, and a holding member extending from an inner side of the solar battery panel to opposite short sides thereof in a direction parallel to a long side of the solar battery panel. A mount includes rod-like members, to which a row of short-side groups in which sets of short sides of the solar battery panels adjacent to each other are arranged in a direction along the short sides is fitted via the holding members. The holding members are bonded to a rear surface of the solar battery panel. The long side is equal to or longer than 1.3 meters, and the short side is equal to or longer than 0.9 meter. The solar battery panel includes a glass substrate having a total plate thickness of equal to or smaller than 2.5 millimeters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Daisuke Echizenya, Norihiro Watanabe, Naoki Ito, Atsushi Michimori, Hiroo Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8439506Abstract: A reflector mounting structure includes a reflector and a fixing member. The reflector includes: a reflecting surface; a reflector body having the reflecting surface formed thereon; a pair of first connecting units provided respectively at an end face of the reflector body and having a substantially spherical first protrusion at an end thereof; and a second connecting unit provided at an end face of the reflector body. The fixing member which supports the reflector includes a pair of first supporting units respectively having a planar contact portion and bringing the contact portion into contact with an end of the first protrusion, and a second supporting unit. A contact-portion vertical distance is set such that the first protrusion moves while rolling with respect to a contact portion when the reflector deforms.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Satoru Okagaki, Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori
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Patent number: 8089692Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an optical engine that emits a light according to image signal, a Fresnel lens on which the light emitted by the optical engine is incident and emitting the light as a parallel light, and a diffusion member that diffuses the parallel light emitted by the Fresnel lens. The projection type image display apparatus further includes a driving unit that moves the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member in a plane parallel to an emitting surface of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member, a frame the supports the Fresnel lens, the diffusion member and the driving unit, a resilient supporting body that supports a weight of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member with respect to the frame, and a holding unit that holds the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member so as to be movable in the plane parallel to the emitting surface of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori, Kazuo Kadowaki, Takumi Kijima
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Publication number: 20110116057Abstract: A reflector mounting structure includes a reflector and a fixing member. The reflector includes: a reflecting surface; a reflector body having the reflecting surface formed thereon; a pair of first connecting units provided respectively at an end face of the reflector body and having a substantially spherical first protrusion at an end thereof; and a second connecting unit provided at an end face of the reflector body. The fixing member which supports the reflector includes a pair of first supporting units respectively having a planar contact portion and bringing the contact portion into contact with an end of the first protrusion, and a second supporting unit. A contact-portion vertical distance is set such that the first protrusion moves while rolling with respect to a contact portion when the reflector deforms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Satoru OKAGAKI, Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori
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Patent number: 7880965Abstract: In a projection-type image display device, a driven member of a screen is displaced in a plane parallel to the screen. The driven member can be a Fresnel lens or a diffusing member. An elastic retaining unit holds the driven member in such a manner as to be capable of moving in the plane parallel to the screen, and a pair of driving sources applies driving forces in mutually intersecting directions to the driven member. A control circuit drives the pair of driving sources with driving waveforms having a prescribed phase difference therebetween so that the driven member makes continuous motion in a plane parallel to the screen when an image is projected.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Atsushi Michimori, Norihiro Watanabe, Masao Narita, Hideaki Arita
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Patent number: 7872801Abstract: The Fresnel lens sheet according to the present invention has a plurality of prismatic Fresnel lens elements including a Fresnel facet, a riser facet, and a top facet crossing the facet and the riser facet on an entrance surface. An angle of the top facet of each Fresnel lens element constituting the lens relative to the an exit surface, ?1, is determined so that an exit angle of the light that has entered each of the top facets and exits from the exit surface, ?, is greater than 35 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kuniko Kojima, Hayato Takeuchi, Norihiro Watanabe, Yuzo Nakano, Takao Endo
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Publication number: 20100328622Abstract: A projection image display apparatus is provided which is capable of preventing misregistration in an on-screen image. A main frame assembly holds together an optical engine that modulates light emitted from a light source and a screen on which light emitted from the optical engine is projected, and the main frame assembly is configured to be supported by a bottom frame formed by a separate structure, whereby distortion having occurred at the bottom frame is caused not to transmit to the main frame assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Norihiro WATANABE, Satoru Okagaki, Atsushi Michimori, Norichika Sugano, Kazuo Kadowaki, Tomomi Matsui
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Patent number: 7708239Abstract: A turntable includes a rotatable member rotatable together with a display portion about a predetermined axis line, a fixed member disposed on one side of the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line, a first friction plate whose rotation about the axis line is restricted by the rotatable member (and movable relative to the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line), and a second friction plate whose rotation about the axis line is restricted by the fixed member (and movable relative to the fixed member in a direction of the axis line). The first friction plate and the second friction plate are disposed between the fixed member and the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line. At least, a sliding contact portion between the fixed member and the first friction plate, a sliding contact portion between the first friction plate and the second friction plate, and a sliding contact portion between the second friction plate and the rotatable member are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori, Tetsuji Homma, Masumi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20100020395Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an optical engine that emits a light according to image signal, a Fresnel lens on which the light emitted by the optical engine is incident and emitting the light as a parallel light, and a diffusion member that diffuses the parallel light emitted by the Fresnel lens. The projection type image display apparatus further includes a driving unit that moves the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member in a plane parallel to an emitting surface of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member, a frame the supports the Fresnel lens, the diffusion member and the driving unit, a resilient supporting body that supports a weight of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member with respect to the frame, and a holding unit that holds the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member so as to be movable in the plane parallel to the emitting surface of the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro WATANABE, Atsushi Michimori, Kazuo Kadowaki, Takumi Kijima
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Patent number: 7652712Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of an image capturing apparatus such as a camera for mobile phone and the like, and has an object to obtain a three axis lens shifting mechanism capable of achieving size reduction and cost reduction with simple structure and an image capturing apparatus equipped with such three axis lens shifting mechanism. A single magnetic circuit exerts an influence of a magnetic field produced by magnets (20) upon active sides of a focusing coil (14) and active sides of coils (10a), (10b). Therefore, movable parts (11+17) can be driven in the direction of optical axis (Z) only by controlling the direction of energizing the focusing coil (14), and further, a first movable part (11) can be driven in a first direction (X) or second direction (direction of rotation) (Y) only by combination of the directions of energizing the coils (10a), (10b). This allows the sharing of the magnetic circuit and an electromagnetic actuator.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Noriyuki Komori, Atsushi Michimori, Hideki Kunishio
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Patent number: 7652819Abstract: A Fresnel lens collimates a light modulated by an image signal and outputs a collimated light. A diffusion member diffuses the collimated light and outputs a diffused light. A driver continually moves the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member on a predetermined trajectory within a plane parallel with a screen. A spring member couples the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member with a casing, including a first deformation plane flexible in a first direction within the plane, and a second deformation plane flexible in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction within the plane, while it is not flexible in a direction perpendicular to the plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Daisuke Echizenya, Atsushi Michimori, Tomohiro Sasagawa, Hiroaki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20090135480Abstract: The Fresnel lens sheet according to the present invention has a plurality of prismatic Fresnel lens elements including a Fresnel facet, a riser facet, and a top facet crossing the facet and the riser facet on an entrance surface. An angle of the top facet of each Fresnel lens element constituting the lens relative to the an exit surface, ?1, is determined so that an exit angle of the light that has entered each of the top facets and exits from the exit surface, ?, is greater than 35 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kuniko Kojima, Hayato Takeuchi, Norihiro Watanabe, Yuzou Nakano, Takao Endo
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Publication number: 20090109530Abstract: In a projection-type image display device, a driven member of a screen is displaced in a plane parallel to the screen. The driven member can be a Fresnel lens or a diffusing member. An elastic retaining unit holds the driven member in such a manner as to be capable of moving in the plane parallel to the screen, and a pair of driving sources applies driving forces in mutually intersecting directions to the driven member. A control circuit drives the pair of driving sources with driving waveforms having a prescribed phase difference therebetween so that the driven member makes continuous motion in a plane parallel to the screen when an image is projected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Atsushi MICHIMORI, Norihiro WATANABE, Masao NARITA, Hideaki ARITA
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Publication number: 20080252968Abstract: A Fresnel lens collimates a light modulated by an image signal and outputs a collimated light. A diffusion member diffuses the collimated light and outputs a diffused light. A driver continually moves the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member on a predetermined trajectory within a plane parallel with a screen. A spring member couples the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member with a casing, including a first deformation plane flexible in a first direction within the plane, and a second deformation plane flexible in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction within the plane, while it is not flexible in a direction perpendicular to the plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Daisuke Echizenya, Atsushi Michimori, Tomohiro Sasagawa, Hiroaki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20080068489Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of an image capturing apparatus such as a camera for mobile phone and the like, and has an object to obtain a three axis lens shifting mechanism capable of achieving size reduction and cost reduction with simple structure and an image capturing apparatus equipped with such three axis lens shifting mechanism. A single magnetic circuit exerts an influence of a magnetic field produced by magnets (20) upon active sides of a focusing coil (14) and active sides of coils (10a), (10b). Therefore, movable parts (11+17) can be driven in the direction of optical axis (Z) only by controlling the direction of energizing the focusing coil (14), and further, a first movable part (11) can be driven in a first direction (X) or second direction (direction of rotation) (Y) only by combination of the directions of energizing the coils (10a), (10b). This allows the sharing of the magnetic circuit and an electromagnetic actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Noriyuki Komori, Atsushi Michimori, Hideki Kunishio
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Publication number: 20080006748Abstract: A turntable includes a rotatable member rotatable together with a display portion about a predetermined axis line, a fixed member disposed on one side of the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line, a first friction plate whose rotation about the axis line is restricted by the rotatable member (and movable relative to the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line), and a second friction plate whose rotation about the axis line is restricted by the fixed member (and movable relative to the fixed member in a direction of the axis line). The first friction plate and the second friction plate are disposed between the fixed member and the rotatable member in a direction of the axis line. At least, a sliding contact portion between the fixed member and the first friction plate, a sliding contact portion between the first friction plate and the second friction plate, and a sliding contact portion between the second friction plate and the rotatable member are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Inventors: Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori, Tetsuji Homma, Masumi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7287430Abstract: A method of connecting hollow conductors with a brazing alloy employs a measuring mechanism 10 for measuring a connecting state of a connecting portion after brazing hollow conductors. The measuring mechanism comprises a scanner 101 and a holder 19, which are separated in advance, so that the mechanism can be installed in a narrow space. A display mechanism 20 displays measuring results as tow-dimensional patterns, and the evaluation mechanism 30 evaluate the connecting portions by an area of the defects and an integral length of sound portions. A judgment mechanism 40 evaluates relative relation of the measuring results with causes-and-defects, which are previously stored, and shows the cause of the defect.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Sukeda, Yasuaki Kageyama, Norihiro Watanabe, Shinya Odajima, Hideo Tanahashi, Masahiro Koike, Yoshinori Musha, Kazutoshi Ikeda