Patents by Inventor Osamu Hashimoto

Osamu Hashimoto 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: 11558936
    Abstract: A microwave treatment apparatus includes a treatment chamber, a microwave supply, and a resonator unit. The treatment chamber is surrounded by a plurality of walls, and accommodates a heating target. The microwave supply supplies a microwave to the treatment chamber. The resonator unit is provided on one wall of the plurality of walls, and the resonator unit has a resonance frequency in a frequency band of the microwave. In this embodiment, the impedance of the surface of the resonator unit can be changed by controlling the frequency of the microwave supplied to the treatment chamber. This makes it possible to control the standing wave distribution within the treatment chamber, that is, the microwave energy distribution within the treatment chamber. As a result, in the cases where a plurality of heating targets need to be heated simultaneously, desired dielectric heating is conducted for each of the heating targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yoshino, Masayuki Kubo, Osamu Hashimoto, Ryosuke Suga
  • Patent number: 11395381
    Abstract: A microwave heating device includes a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves, a wave guide tube configured to guide the microwaves to the heating chamber, and an electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device that is provided in a two-dimensional region located in at least a part of a wall face within the heating chamber. The electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device has a plurality of metal pieces arranged to fill a predetermined two-dimensional region, and a switch provided between two metal pieces adjacent to each other among the plurality of metal pieces. The switch is connected to the two metal pieces adjacent to each other through two conductors each of which is provided on a corresponding one of the two metal pieces adjacent to each other, and smaller than the two metal pieces adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubo, Koji Yoshino, Masafumi Sadahira, Osamu Hashimoto, Ryosuke Suga
  • Patent number: 11382187
    Abstract: A microwave heating device includes a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves, a wave guide tube configured to guide the microwaves to the heating chamber, and an electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device provided in a predetermined two-dimensional region within the heating chamber. The electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device has a plurality of metal pieces and a plurality of switches. The plurality of metal pieces are arranged to fill the predetermined two-dimensional region. The plurality of switches connect the plurality of metal pieces with one another. A serially connected row of metal pieces is configured by connecting one metal piece among the plurality of metal pieces to at most two metal pieces adjacent to the one metal piece through at least two of the plurality of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Sadahira, Koji Yoshino, Masayuki Kubo, Osamu Hashimoto, Ryosuke Suga
  • Patent number: 10880960
    Abstract: There are provided heating chamber, and reflection angle control device provided on upper wall configuring at least part of walls of heating chamber and configured to control a reflection angle of a microwave to control standing wave distribution in heating chamber. Reflection angle control device controls the reflection angle of the microwave when the microwave radiated from microwave radiation device is not directly absorbed into heating target but is reflected by the wall. Standing wave distribution in heating chamber can thus be controlled to be different from ordinary distribution for improvement in local heating performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yoshino, Yoshiharu Oomori, Masafumi Sadahira, Masayuki Kubo, Osamu Hashimoto, Ryosuke Suga
  • Publication number: 20200163173
    Abstract: A microwave treatment apparatus includes a treatment chamber, a microwave supply, and a resonator unit. The treatment chamber is surrounded by a plurality of walls, and accommodates a heating target. The microwave supply supplies a microwave to the treatment chamber. The resonator unit is provided on one wall of the plurality of walls, and the resonator unit has a resonance frequency in a frequency band of the microwave. In this embodiment, the impedance of the surface of the resonator unit can be changed by controlling the frequency of the microwave supplied to the treatment chamber. This makes it possible to control the standing wave distribution within the treatment chamber, that is, the microwave energy distribution within the treatment chamber. As a result, in the cases where a plurality of heating targets need to be heated simultaneously, desired dielectric heating is conducted for each of the heating targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: KOJI YOSHINO, MASAYUKI KUBO, OSAMU HASHIMOTO, RYOSUKE SUGA
  • Patent number: 10591729
    Abstract: A wearable device according to one aspect of embodiments includes a display unit arranged in front of eyes, and a detector configured to detect whether an electronic device is present in a predetermined space in front of the wearable device. If the another electronic device is present in the predetermined space and performs predetermined display, the wearable device displays additional information related to the displaying on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko Watanabe, Osamu Hashimoto, Tomohiro Sudou
  • Publication number: 20190373686
    Abstract: A microwave heating device includes a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves, a wave guide tube configured to guide the microwaves to the heating chamber, and an electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device provided in a predetermined two-dimensional region within the heating chamber. The electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device has a plurality of metal pieces and a plurality of switches. The plurality of metal pieces are arranged to fill the predetermined two-dimensional region. The plurality of switches connect the plurality of metal pieces with one another. A serially connected row of metal pieces is configured by connecting one metal piece among the plurality of metal pieces to at most two metal pieces adjacent to the one metal piece through at least two of the plurality of switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: MASAFUMI SADAHIRA, KOJI YOSHINO, MASAYUKI KUBO, OSAMU HASHIMOTO, RYOSUKE SUGA
  • Publication number: 20190364623
    Abstract: A microwave heating device includes a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves, a wave guide tube configured to guide the microwaves to the heating chamber, and an electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device that is provided in a two-dimensional region located in at least a part of a wall face within the heating chamber. The electromagnetic field distribution adjustment device has a plurality of metal pieces arranged to fill a predetermined two-dimensional region, and a switch provided between two metal pieces adjacent to each other among the plurality of metal pieces. The switch is connected to the two metal pieces adjacent to each other through two conductors each of which is provided on a corresponding one of the two metal pieces adjacent to each other, and smaller than the two metal pieces adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KUBO, KOJI YOSHINO, MASAFUMI SADAHIRA, OSAMU HASHIMOTO, RYOSUKE SUGA
  • Publication number: 20190037653
    Abstract: There are provided heating chamber, and reflection angle control device provided on upper wall configuring at least part of walls of heating chamber and configured to control a reflection angle of a microwave to control standing wave distribution in heating chamber. Reflection angle control device controls the reflection angle of the microwave when the microwave radiated from microwave radiation device is not directly absorbed into heating target but is reflected by the wall. Standing wave distribution in heating chamber can thus be controlled to be different from ordinary distribution for improvement in local heating performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: KOJI YOSHINO, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, MASAFUMI SADAHIRA, MASAYUKI KUBO, OSAMU HASHIMOTO, RYOSUKE SUGA
  • Publication number: 20180164589
    Abstract: A wearable device according to one aspect of embodiments includes a display unit arranged in front of eyes, and a detector configured to detect whether an electronic device is present in a predetermined space in front of the wearable device. If the another electronic device is present in the predetermined space and performs predetermined display, the wearable device displays additional information related to the displaying on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Akiko WATANABE, Osamu HASHIMOTO, Tomohiro SUDOU
  • Patent number: 9756162
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a communication module for establishing a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication. The mobile phone determines a carrying state and performs control related to the master-slave relationship of the communication module based on a determination result of the carrying state. By this configuration, the mobile phone can improve user's convenience with respect to the use modes of electronic devices between which the master-slave relationship is established. For example, when it is determined that the carrying state is a carried state, the mobile phone may make the communication module subordinate to the other electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Hashimoto, Mitsutaka Hata, Akiko Watanabe, Takaomi Araki, Tomohiro Sudou
  • Publication number: 20160241694
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a communication module for establishing a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication. The mobile phone determines a carrying state and performs control related to the master-slave relationship of the communication module based on a determination result of the carrying state. By this configuration, the mobile phone can improve user's convenience with respect to the use modes of electronic devices between which the master-slave relationship is established. For example, when it is determined that the carrying state is a carried state, the mobile phone may make the communication module subordinate to the other electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu HASHIMOTO, Mitsutaka HATA, Akiko WATANABE, Takaomi ARAKI, Tomohiro SUDOU
  • Publication number: 20160219136
    Abstract: An electronic device (e.g., mobile phone) includes a communication module (e.g., second communication module) for communicating with other electronic device, and a controller-for performing, when caller information related to a caller of a communication received by the other electronic device is notified, control for the caller information by referring to information in a phone book. Furthermore, it may be configured that, when an incoming call along with the caller information including a phone number of an incoming voice call received by the other electronic device is notified, the controller performs the control for the phone number by referring to the information in the phone book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Akiko WATANABE, Mitsutaka HATA, Osamu HASHIMOTO, Ryo KIHARA, Tomohiro SUDOU
  • Patent number: 9145337
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material having high tensile strength and high toughness, the mixed material comprising a cementitious composition with fast development of early strength; a small hydration heat temperature; and a small shrinkage during curing. The fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains 100 wt. parts of cement, 5-30 wt. parts of silica fume, 30-80 wt. parts of at least one pozzolanic material excluding the silica fume, 5-25 wt. parts of limestone powder, at least one chemical admixture, water, 70-150 wt. parts of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2-3.5 mm, and fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers comprise a fiber having asperities formed in the surface, the fiber having asperities being formed such that a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05-0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: TAISEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osamu Hashimoto, Jun Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Nishi
  • Patent number: 9115026
    Abstract: A cementitious matrix in which the development of early strength is fast, the hydration heat temperature is small, and the amount of shrinkage during curing is small, while keeping the fluidity when concrete is fresh, is provided. The cementitious matrix is characterized by comprising 100 parts by weight of Portland cement, 5 to 30 parts by weight of silica fume, 5 to 25 parts by weight of limestone powder, 30 to 80 parts by weight of at least one of ground blast furnace slag or fly ash, at least one chemical admixture, water, and 70 to 150 parts by weight of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2 to 3.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: TAISEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Jun Sakamoto, Osamu Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20150166414
    Abstract: A cementitious matrix in which the development of early strength is fast, the hydration heat temperature is small, and the amount of shrinkage during curing is small, while keeping the fluidity when concrete is fresh, is provided. The cementitious matrix is characterized by comprising 100 parts by weight of Portland cement, 5 to 30 parts by weight of silica fume, 5 to 25 parts by weight of limestone powder, 30 to 80 parts by weight of at least one of ground blast furnace slag or fly ash, at least one chemical admixture, water, and 70 to 150 parts by weight of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2 to 3.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Jun Sakamoto, Osamu Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20140326168
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material having high tensile strength and high toughness, the mixed material comprising a cementitious composition with fast development of early strength; a small hydration heat temperature; and a small shrinkage during curing. The fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains 100 wt. parts of cement, 5-30 wt. parts of silica fume, 30-80 wt. parts of at least one pozzolanic material excluding the silica fume, 5-25 wt. parts of limestone powder, at least one chemical admixture, water, 70-150 wt. parts of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2-3.5 mm, and fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers comprise a fiber having asperities formed in the surface, the fiber having asperities being formed such that a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05-0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: TAISEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osamu Hashimoto, Jun Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Nishi
  • Patent number: 8852337
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material capable of securing high tensile strength and high toughness even after development of a crack. A fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains cement, a mineral admixture, water, a chemical admixture, aggregate particles, and fibers, the aggregate particles contained in the fiber reinforced cement based mixed material in a proportion of 50 to 95% in terms of a weight ratio to the total weight of the cement and the mineral admixture, wherein a mean particle diameter of the aggregate particles is 0.2 to 0.8 mm, and at least some of the fibers is formed to be a bumpy fiber having asperities formed in the surface thereof, and a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities of the bumpy fiber to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05 to 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Taisei Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osamu Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Nishi
  • Patent number: 8643531
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber includes a dielectric layer, a divided conductive film layer and an electromagnetic wave reflective layer, wherein a ratio of thickness ā€˜dā€™ and wavelength ā€˜?ā€™ satisfies a condition of [0.01?d/?0.03], weight per unit area of the electromagnetic wave absorber falls within a range of 1000 g/m2 and 3000 g/m2. The divided conductive film layer is configured such that each side's length of conductive films is dimensioned within a range of 0.5 mm and 4.8 mm and arrangement distance between adjoining conductive films is taken within a range of 0.01 mm and 3 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuki Fukuda, Takashi Wano, Masataka Tada, Osamu Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20130324643
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material capable of securing high tensile strength and high toughness even after development of a crack. A fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains cement, a mineral admixture, water, a chemical admixture, aggregate particles, and fibers, the aggregate particles contained in the fiber reinforced cement based mixed material in a proportion of 50 to 95% in terms of a weight ratio to the total weight of the cement and the mineral admixture, wherein a mean particle diameter of the aggregate particles is 0.2 to 0.8 mm, and at least some of the fibers is formed to be a bumpy fiber having asperities formed in the surface thereof, and a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities of the bumpy fiber to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05 to 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osamu Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Nishi