Patents by Inventor Satofumi Nagaoka

Satofumi Nagaoka 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: 11525216
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cellulose nanofiber compact includes a supporting step of supporting a plate-like first precursor containing cellulose nanofibers in a heating vessel, a preliminary molding step of heating the first precursor supported in the heating vessel with infrared rays to obtain a plate-like second precursor and a molding step of molding the second precursor, with heating and pressurizing the second precursor in a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 11265633
    Abstract: A speaker housing of the present invention is a speaker housing for housing a speaker unit, wherein a first rib and/or a second rib whose distance from the speaker unit continuously changes is provided inside the speaker housing, so that the distance from the speaker unit to the first rib and/or the second rib is not constant, resonance is dispersed, no remarkable resonance occurs, and deterioration of distortion can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 11057713
    Abstract: A vibratable element for loudspeaker use including a coil bobbin, a voice coil attached thereto, and a main body being constituted by a single thin plate and including a fixing portion, a damper portion, a vibrating portion, and an edge portion. The fixing portion is a part of the plate to which the coil bobbin is fixed from one side in a first direction being the axial direction of the voice coil. The damper portion is a part of the plate located inside the fixing portion. The vibrating portion is a part of the plate located outside the fixing portion. The inside refers to a side toward the center of the plate, and the outside refers to a side away from the center of the plate. The edge portion is a part of the plate outside the vibrating portion and includes an outer perimeter portion of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20210032816
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cellulose nanofiber compact includes a supporting step of supporting a plate-like first precursor containing cellulose nanofibers in a heating vessel, a preliminary molding step of heating the first precursor supported in the heating vessel with infrared rays to obtain a plate-like second precursor and a molding step of molding the second precursor, with heating and pressurizing the second precursor in a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Satofumi NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210029432
    Abstract: A vibratable element including a vibratable element body, an adhesive part, and a connection wire. The adhesive part includes a thermosetting component and a thermoplastic component that are mixed together. The connection wire includes an adherend portion, and the adherend portion is bonded to a portion of the vibratable element body with the adhesive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20210006878
    Abstract: A speaker housing of the present invention is a speaker housing for housing a speaker unit, wherein a first rib and/or a second rib whose distance from the speaker unit continuously changes is provided inside the speaker housing, so that the distance from the speaker unit to the first rib and/or the second rib is not constant, resonance is dispersed, no remarkable resonance occurs, and deterioration of distortion can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20200280806
    Abstract: A vibratable element for loudspeaker use including a coil bobbin, a voice coil attached thereto, and a main body being constituted by a single thin plate and including a fixing portion, a damper portion, a vibrating portion, and an edge portion. The fixing portion is a part of the plate to which the coil bobbin is fixed from one side in a first direction being the axial direction of the voice coil. The damper portion is a part of the plate located inside the fixing portion. The vibrating portion is a part of the plate located outside the fixing portion. The inside refers to a side toward the center of the plate, and the outside refers to a side away from the center of the plate. The edge portion is a part of the plate outside the vibrating portion and includes an outer perimeter portion of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 7848536
    Abstract: A voice coil assembly capable of realizing a flat thin loudspeaker having a high efficiency, reduced divided vibrations, a flat frequency response, and reduced operation defects. The voice coil assembly includes a plurality of internal-winding voice coils, each including a rectangular bobbin having a rectangular cross section and defining a rectangular space therein and an internal rectangular coil fixed to an inner wall surface of the rectangular bobbin defining the rectangular space, wherein an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of one internal-winding voice coil is adhered and fixed to an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of another internal-winding voice coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Onkyo Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Sadaie, Hiroyasu Kumo, Yoshihide Toyoshima, Satofumi Nagaoka, Yoshinori Ujimoto, Kouichi Abe
  • Patent number: 7676053
    Abstract: An electrodynamic loudspeaker 1 includes a magnetic circuit 10 and a vibrator 20. The magnetic circuit 10 includes a magnet 11 and poles 12 and 13 adhering to the magnet 11. The vibrator 20 includes a coil bobbin 21 and voice coils 22 and 23 wound around and fixed to a portion of the coil bobbin 21 facing the poles 12 and 13. A magnetic member 30 is fixed to the coil bobbin 21 of the vibrator 20 at a position spaced apart from the voice coils 22 and 23. The magnetic member 30 is fixed at a position on the coil bobbin 21 so as to extend over an area facing the magnet 11 of the magnetic circuit 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Onkyo Corporation
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20090116681
    Abstract: A voice coil assembly capable of realizing a flat thin loudspeaker having a high efficiency, reduced divided vibrations, a flat frequency response, and reduced operation defects. The voice coil assembly includes a plurality of internal-winding voice coils, each including a rectangular bobbin having a rectangular cross section and defining a rectangular space therein and an internal rectangular coil fixed to an inner wall surface of the rectangular bobbin defining the rectangular space, wherein an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of one internal-winding voice coil is adhered and fixed to an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of another internal-winding voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Koichi SADAIE, Hiroyasu KUMO, Yoshihide TOYOSHIMA, Satofumi NAGAOKA, Yoshinori UJIMOTO, Kouichi ABE
  • Publication number: 20060222200
    Abstract: An electrodynamic loudspeaker 1 includes a magnetic circuit 10 and a vibrator 20. The magnetic circuit 10 includes a magnet 11 and poles 12 and 13 adhering to the magnet 11. The vibrator 20 includes a coil bobbin 21 and voice coils 22 and 23 wound around and fixed to a portion of the coil bobbin 21 facing the poles 12 and 13. A magnetic member 30 is fixed to the coil bobbin 21 of the vibrator 20 at a position spaced apart from the voice coils 22 and 23. The magnetic member 30 is fixed at a position on the coil bobbin 21 so as to extend over an area facing the magnet 11 of the magnetic circuit 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Satofumi Nagaoka