Patents by Inventor Shigeo Suzuki

Shigeo Suzuki 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: 7532546
    Abstract: A timepiece with calendar mechanism has a time indicator that indicates time by undergoing rotation in accordance with a driving operation of a drive mechanism, and first and second separate and independent date indicators each having date characters and each mounted to undergo intermittent rotation so that combinations of the date characters of the first and second date indicators indicate a units numeral of a date. A third date indicator has date characters and is mounted to undergo rotation for indicating a tens numeral of the date. A program wheel intermittently rotates the first, second and third date indicators in accordance with a driving operation of the drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeo Suzuki, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090028806
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medicine for external application which contains an anti-inflammatory agent, an organic ultraviolet absorbent and soy lecithin. This medicine for external application enables to surely prevent photo-allergies caused by a transdermal preparation containing a photosensitive anti-inflammatory agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Shigeo Suzuki, Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Koji Tanaka, Miyuki Kozuma
  • Patent number: 7300200
    Abstract: A timepiece has a mainspring winding state display apparatus for arranging a rotational center of a winding mark hand at an arbitrary pertinent position in a movement of the timeplace. The movement has a barrel complete and a speed reducing mechanism cooperatively moved with a barrel gear of the barrel complete for reducing a speed of ratotion of the barrel gear. A segment gear undergoes rotation in accordance with an output of the barrel gear. A winding mark indicator undergoes rotation in accordance with an operation of the segment gear. A mainspring winding state display member displays a winding state of the mainspring in accordance with rotation of the winding mark indicator. The segment gear includes a first segment gear for receiving an output of the speed reducing mechanism and a second segment gear for rotating the winding mark display wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7275860
    Abstract: A timepiece has a train wheel, a display member for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the train wheel, and a display correcting mechanism for correcting a display content of the display member. The display correcting mechanism has a corrector setting transmission wheel mounted for undergoing rotation, a correction transmitting spring mounted for undergoing movement in accordance with rotation of the corrector setting transmission wheel, a correcting member for undergoing operation in accordance with rotation of the corrector setting transmission wheel and movement of the correction transmitting spring to correct a display content of a display member, and a hand setting stem mounted for undergoing rotation to rotate the corrector setting transmission wheel and move the correction transmitting spring to thereby operate the correcting member to correct the display content of the display member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Hirano, Shigeo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070154531
    Abstract: An adhesive patch comprising a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive base comprises a rubbery polymer having double bonds in the main chain and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic and contains a UVA screening agent and/or UVB screening agent as a stabilizer for the rubbery polymer. The adhesive patch is excellent in the stability of the pressure-sensitive adhesive base and in drug infiltration into the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Yasunori Takada, Miyuki Shinmura, Shigeo Suzuki, Kiyomi Tsuruda, Koichi Ikesue
  • Publication number: 20070097794
    Abstract: There is provided a timepiece that has less number of components of a fan-shaped hand-motion display mechanism and provides greater freedom of the position where the fan-shaped hand-motion display mechanism is disposed. The timepiece with a fan-shaped hand-motion display mechanism according to the invention includes a column wheel having a cam outer circumference, a swingable hammer in contact with the cam outer circumference of the column wheel, and a small day indicator that rotates in response to the swing movement of the hammer. The column wheel is configured to rotate, in response to the rotation of a train wheel of the timepiece, in a direction in which the distance between the center of rotation of the column wheel and the contact point between the column wheel and the hammer increases. The center of rotation of the column wheel coincides with the center of rotation of an indicator hand that displays time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7210400
    Abstract: A coffee maker 1 capable of being used normally and conveniently during use and downsized when not in use to provide working space, comprises a coffee maker body 2 equipped with an apparatus for brewing coffee, a holder 4 capable of mounting a coffee server 5, and folding arms 3 having plural arms 21, 22 linked to form a set of arms and connected revolvably between the coffee maker body 2 and the holder 4. The coffee server 5 can be mounted on the holder 4 when the arms 3 are extended. When the coffee maker 1 is not used, the holder 4 is elevated and folded to make space for other purposes. A lock mechanism can be provided to unlockably lock the elevated holder 4 to the body 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Jamco Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kaminishi, Shigeo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070047390
    Abstract: To provide a timepiece with calendar mechanism compactly constituting a drive mechanism for driving a plurality of date indicators and including the date indicators having date characters which are large and easy to see. A timepiece with calendar mechanism of the invention includes a first date indicator and a second date indicator for indicating a position of 1 of a date, a third date indicator for indicating a position of 10 of the date and a program wheel & pinion capable of respectively rotating the first date indicator, the second date indicator, the third date indicator intermittently based on operation of a drive mechanism. The date can be indicated by one of first date characters of the first date indicator and one of third date characters of the third date indicator, and the date can be indicated by one of second date characters of the second date indicator and one of the third date characters of the third date indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070047391
    Abstract: To provide a timepiece with calendar mechanism compactly constituting a drive mechanism for driving a plurality of date indicators and including the date indicators having date characters which are large and easy to see. A timepiece with calendar mechanism of the invention includes a first date indicator 512 and a second date indicator 522 for indicating a position of 1 of a date, a third date indicator 532 for indicating a position of 10 of the date and a program wheel 540 capable of respectively rotating the first date indicator 512, the second date indicator 522, the third date indicator 532 intermittently based on operation of a drive mechanism. The date can be indicated by one of first date characters of the first date indicator and one of third date characters of the third date indicator 532, and the date can be indicated by one of second date characters of the second date indicator 522 and one of the third date characters of the third date indicator 532.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Shigeo Suzuki, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7170827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a timepiece which has a resin bearing section. Moreover, the invention relates to a wheel train apparatus which has a resin bearing section. The invention is constituted by the timepiece provided with a gear wheel and supporting members which support the gear wheel, the supporting members being formed from a filler containing resin. Alternatively the invention is constituted by the wheel train apparatus provided with a gear wheel and supporting members which support the gear wheel, the supporting members being formed from a filler containing resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignees: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd, Seiko Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Morinobu Endo, Tetsuo Uchiyama, Akio Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kondo, Hiroshi Aoyama, Koichiro Jujo, Kazutoshi Takeda, Masato Takenaka, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Patent number: 7167420
    Abstract: The invention relates to a timepiece which has a resin substrate, rotors, and wheel trains, and relates to a wheel train apparatus which has a resin substrate, bearing members, gear wheel, and the like. The invention is constituted by a timepiece comprising; a gear wheel, and a substrate which supports a shaft of a rotor and/or a shaft of the gear wheel, the substrate being formed from a filled resin. Alternatively the invention is constituted by a wheel train apparatus comprising: a gear wheel; a substrate which supports one shaft section of the gear wheel, and a bridge which rotatably supports an other shaft section of the gear wheel, the substrate and the bridge being formed from a filled resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignees: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd, Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Morinobu Endo, Tetsuo Uchiyama, Akio Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kondo, Hiroshi Aoyama, Koichiro Jujo, Kazutoshi Takeda, Masato Takenaka, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Patent number: 7140940
    Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a manufacturing method for a PDP that can continuously apply phosphor ink for a long time and can accurately and evenly produce phosphor layers even when the cell construction is very fine. To do so, phosphor ink is continuously expelled from a nozzle while the nozzle moves relative to channels between partition walls formed on a plate so as to scan and apply phosphor ink to the channels. While doing so the path taken by the nozzle within each channel between a pair of partition walls is adjusted based on position information for the channel. When phosphor particles is successively applied to a plurality of channels, phosphor ink is continuously expelled from the nozzle even when the nozzle is positioned away from the channels. The phosphor ink is composed of: phosphor particles that have an average particle diameter of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Shigeo Suzuki, Masaki Aoki, Kanako Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Ohtani, Hiroyuki Kado, Keisuke Sumida, Nobuyuki Kirihara
  • Patent number: 7113926
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a transmitting system of which data is difficult to be tapped and which is suitable for flexibly determining a watching and listening fee. In order to achieve the object, there is provided a combination of a transmitting method comprising steps of, transmitting encoded data which has been encoded, to a receiving side, changing the encoding in a predetermined unit, and performing recording according to requirement, from the receiving side of information concerning decoding of the encoded data, and a receiving method comprising steps of, receiving the encoded data which has been encoded, from a transmitting side, requiring the information concerning the decoding of the encoded data, to the transmitting side, and decoding the encoded data by using the obtained information concerning the decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7106661
    Abstract: A calendar timepiece has a main plate, a time indicator mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotational movement to indicate time information, a date indicator mounted for undergoing rotation to indicate date information, and a date indicator driving wheel mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotation. A date jumper is disposed on the main plate and has a train wheel comprised of a date indicator setting portion for controlling rotation of the date indicator by engagement with the inner teeth portion of the date indicator. The date indicator setting portion has a first setting portion for contacting a tip of a first tooth of the date indicator, a second setting portion, and a third setting portion for contacting a tip of a second tooth of the date indicator. Each of the first, second, and third setting portions has a generally linear surface portion disposed at an angle relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro, Takashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7102962
    Abstract: A calendar mechanism-equipped timepiece having a compactly constructed drive mechanism for driving first and second date indicators is offered. A timepiece equipped with a calendar mechanism has a drive mechanism, time display wheels, a first date indicator for displaying the ones digit of the date, a second date indicator for displaying the tens digit of the date, and a program wheel capable of intermittently rotating the first date indicator and the second date indicator based on the operation of the drive mechanism. The center axis of rotation of the time display wheels is located within the center hole of the program wheel under the condition where the time display wheels are rotatable. The first and second date indicators are placed in position adjacently to each other. Information about the date can be displayed from a window in the dial by one of the first date characters on the first date indicator and one of the second date characters on the second date indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060193208
    Abstract: To realize a timepiece with small hand indicating mechanism capable of forming a plurality of kinds of movement layouts having small hands having different revolution numbers by only changing specifications of portions of parts without changing dimensions and shapes of essential parts of a movement. A movement is provided with a first train wheel rotation center for a first type of train wheel for operating a first small hand rotated by a first speed, and a second train wheel rotation center for a second type of train wheel for operating a second small hand rotated by a second speed at a rotation center the same as that of the above-described small hand. A train wheel for rotating a small hand is arranged at one of the first train wheel rotation center and the second train wheel rotation center. Time information or calendar information can be indicated by a small hand rotated by the first type of train wheel or the second type of train wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060164925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a timepiece which has a resin substrate, rotors, and wheel trains, and relates to a wheel train apparatus which has a resin substrate, bearing members, gear wheel, and the like. The invention is constituted by a timepiece comprising; a gear wheel, and a substrate which supports a shaft of a rotor and/or a shaft of the gear wheel, the substrate being formed from a filled resin. Alternatively the invention is constituted by a wheel train apparatus comprising: a gear wheel; a substrate which supports one shaft section of the gear wheel, and a bridge which rotatably supports an other shaft section of the gear wheel, the substrate and the bridge being formed from a filled resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Morinobu Endo, Tetsuo Uchiyama, Akio Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kondo, Hiroshi Aoyama, Koichiro Jujo, Kazutoshi Takeda, Masato Takenaka, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20060133214
    Abstract: A calendar mechanism-equipped timepiece having a compactly constructed drive mechanism for driving first and second date indicators is offered. A timepiece equipped with a calendar mechanism has a drive mechanism, time display wheels, a first date indicator for displaying the ones digit of the date, a second date indicator for displaying the tens digit of the date, and a program wheel capable of intermittently rotating the first date indicator and the second date indicator based on the operation of the drive mechanism. The center axis of rotation of the time display wheels is located within the center hole of the program wheel under the condition where the time display wheels are rotatable. The first and second date indicators are placed in position adjacently to each other. Information about the date can be displayed from a window in the dial by one of the first date characters on the first date indicator and one of the second date characters on the second date indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Shigeo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7056127
    Abstract: The invention provides an audio plug capable of preventing excessive stress from being applied to a plug by enabling a plug body to be detached from a plug-in portion equipped with a channel plug, thus preventing damage and deterioration of function of the plug or a connecting portion between a cable and the plug. An audio plug 1 is equipped with a plug body 2 connected to a cable 3 leading to a headset, and an adapter 20 having channel plugs 30 and 31 that can be plugged into a jack 73, capable of transmitting audio signals from the jack 73 to the plug body 2 when attached. Since the adapter 20 is detachably attached to the plug body 2 by magnetic force, when a force greater than the magnetic force is applied from the cable 3, the plug body 2 is detached from the adapter 20 leaving the adapter 20 plugged into the jack 73, thus preventing poor contact or disconnection caused by excessive force applied to a connecting portion 5 of the cable 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Jamco Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Suzuki, Shigeo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7053552
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a technique for easily suppressing swellings produced in end parts of partitions, thereby achieving a PDP capable of displaying a high-quality image. A PDP therefore has a plurality of partitions that include: (a) a plurality of main parts; and (b) a plurality of sub parts that each extend from an end part of one of the plurality of main parts parallel to a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the main parts extend. This allows each partition to have an end that is wider than a center part of the partition. In the process of forming PDP partitions, end parts of the partitions are partially heated, after they are baked, to a temperature higher than a softening point of a partition material. As a specific partial heating method, a method with which a laser beam is projected onto an end part is suitable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yonehara, Hideki Ashida, Shinya Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Akata, Sadao Uemura, Shigeo Suzuki