Patents by Inventor Shigeo Hirata

Shigeo Hirata 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: 20130019942
    Abstract: The solar cell panel inspection device comprises a housing, a first terminal for abutting against a back-side electrode layer, a second terminal for abutting against a region in proximity to an outer peripheral end of an outer peripheral insulating area, a mechanism moving first terminal and second terminal vertically and horizontally, a voltage applying section for applying voltage respectively between first terminal and second terminal, a current detecting section for detecting a current flowing between first terminal and second terminal applied with voltage by voltage applying section, means for regulating moisture amount in housing, and means for reducing moisture amount in housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tachibana, Shigeo Hirata
  • Patent number: D448710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Akana, Shigeo Hirata
  • Patent number: D929899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shigeo Hirata, Keisuke Sakai, Hikaru Iwasaki, Kuniaki Toyooka, Naoki Nagatsu