Patents by Inventor Shigeru Machida

Shigeru Machida 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: 8475685
    Abstract: A particle includes: a metal; and a compound containing a hydrogen-bonding forming group, an absorption group different from the hydrogen-bonding forming group, and an aromatic ring, M representing the metal, A representing the absorption group, B representing the hydrogen-bonding forming group, a representing an integer of 0 or greater, b representing an integer of 0 or greater, c representing an integer of 1 or greater, R1 representing an aromatic ring (a planar ring up to a pi-electron number of 24) and a derivative of the aromatic ring, R2 through R5 representing a hydrogen atom, saturated hydrocarbon, unsaturated hydrocarbon, an ether bond, an ester bond, a cyano group, or derivatives of the substances and bonds, and the compound having a structure expressed by the following chemical formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan
    Inventors: Ko Yamada, Kenji Todori, Shigeru Machida
  • Patent number: 7939706
    Abstract: In a urine receptacle of an automatic urine disposal device, a urine backflow prevention sheet, with no water permeability, having funnel-shaped pores, is placed between a top sheet and a urine absorbing sheet. A pair of rectangular electrodes, constituting a urine detection sensor, is glued onto an electrode support sheet and is placed between the top sheet and the urine backflow prevention sheet. A plurality of funnel-shaped pores is formed on the urine backflow prevention sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okabe, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100239219
    Abstract: A particle includes: a metal; and a compound containing a hydrogen-bonding forming group, an absorption group different from the hydrogen-bonding forming group, and an aromatic ring, M representing the metal, A representing the absorption group, B representing the hydrogen-bonding forming group, a representing an integer of 0 or greater, b representing an integer of 0 or greater, c representing an integer of 1 or greater, R1 representing an aromatic ring (a planar ring up to a pi-electron number of 24) and a derivative of the aromatic ring, R2 through R5 representing a hydrogen atom, saturated hydrocarbon, unsaturated hydrocarbon, an ether bond, an ester bond, a cyano group, or derivatives of the substances and bonds, and the compound having a structure expressed by the following chemical formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ko Yamada, Kenji Todori, Shigeru Machida
  • Patent number: 7749205
    Abstract: A wearer wears a urine receptacle in which a urine absorbent material 3 is housed in a substantially rectangular, non-breathable, liquid-impermeable outer sheet having a U-shaped cross-section, and the surface of the urine absorbent material is covered with a hard-breathable, liquid permeable top sheet. Urine is discharged from a urine drainage port formed on the bottom surface of the outer sheet to a sealed urine tank by a vacuum pump through urine drainage tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Tazoe, Junichi Kobayashi, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Kenji Yoshida, Shigeru Machida, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki, Kenichi Okabe
  • Patent number: 7390320
    Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device has a urine collecting pad, vacuum pump, and urine tank. In the urine collecting pad, the top sheet comes in contact with the wearer's skin, the hydrophilic sheet is disposed on the bottom of the top sheet, and the urine absorbent sheet is disposed at the bottom. When discharged urine flows in the top sheet, the hydrophilic sheet widely diffuses urine to saturate its entire surface and then becomes non-breathable. As the vacuum pump vacuums the air from the urine tank, urine is directed from a urine drainage port of the urine collecting pad via a urine drainage tube to the urine tank which is a sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Machida, Junichi Kobayashi, Yuji Yoshitomi, Akiomi Kouno, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080033386
    Abstract: In a urine receptacle of an automatic urine disposal device, a urine backflow prevention sheet, with no water permeability, having funnel-shaped pores, is placed between a top sheet and a urine absorbing sheet. A pair of rectangular electrodes, constituting a urine detection sensor, is glued onto an electrode support sheet and is placed between the top sheet and the urine backflow prevention sheet. A plurality of funnel-shaped pores is formed on the urine backflow prevention sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Kenichi Okabe, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7220250
    Abstract: A urine receiver which is sanitary, easy to attach, and furthermore, prevents urine leakage even when a wearer repeatedly changes positions is provided. A urine receiver 10 is implemented in a urine collection processing system wherein urine discharged from the wearer is suctioned into a urine tank via a urethral tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignees: Uni-Charm Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miou Suzuki, Ichiro Wada, Ryosuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Nobuaki Yoshioka, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida
  • Patent number: 7129834
    Abstract: A string wireless sensor 11 comprising a wireless sensor 13, incorporating the transmitting portion, which transmits electric signals by wireless and a string holder (polymer 12) which holds the wireless sensor at a certain distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yujiro Naruse, Shigeru Machida
  • Publication number: 20060015081
    Abstract: A urine receiver which is sanitary, easy to attach, and furthermore, prevents urine leakage even when a wearer repeatedly changes positions is provided. A urine receiver 10 is implemented in a urine collection processing system wherein urine discharged from the wearer is suctioned into a urine tank via a urethral tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicants: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Miou Suzuki, Ichiro Wada, Ryosuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Nobuaki Yoshioka, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida
  • Publication number: 20050070862
    Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device has a urine receptacle for suctioning urine discharged by a device wearer. A urine drainage port is formed on this urine receptacle, and from this urine drainage port, urine is directed into a urine tank. The urine tank is sealed by a lid, and tube guide holes are formed on the lid. The urine drainage tube is connected to one of the tube guide holes via a mounting fixture while maintaining the airtightness of the urine tank, and the urine drainage tube can be detachable from/attachable to the tube guide hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Wataru Tazoe, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050070861
    Abstract: In a urine receptacle of an automatic urine disposal device, a urine backflow prevention sheet, with no water permeability, and having funnel-shaped pores, is placed between a top sheet and a urine absorbing sheet. A pair of rectangular electrodes, constituting a urine detection sensor, is glued onto an electrode support sheet and is placed between the top sheet and the urine backflow prevention sheet. A plurality of funnel-shaped pores is formed on the urine backflow prevention sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Kenichi Okabe, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Yoshikazu Ishitsuka, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050033248
    Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device has a urine collecting pad, vacuum pump, and urine tank. In the urine collecting pad, the top sheet comes in contact with the wearer's skin, the hydrophilic sheet is disposed on the bottom of the top sheet, and the urine absorbent sheet is disposed at the bottom. When discharged urine flows in the top sheet, the hydrophilic sheet widely diffuses urine to saturate its entire surface and then becomes non-breathable. As the vacuum pump vacuums the air from the urine tank, urine is directed from a urine drainage port of the urine collecting pad via a urine drainage tube to the urine tank which is a sealed container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Machida, Junichi Kobayashi, Yuji Yoshitomi, Akiomi Kouno, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040254547
    Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device comprises a urine receptacle worn by a wearer and a vacuum pump for absorbing urine collected in the receptacle by means of a suction force. The urine receptacle is formed of a perforated urine absorbent sheet for absorbing urine discharged in a top sheet, and a support sheet in which a urine absorbing space forming sheet is interposed. The urine receptacle is connected to a sealed urine tank via a urine drainage tube. The vacuum pump absorbs air from the urine tank to draw urine from the urine receptacle to the urine tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichi Okabe, Junichi Kobayashi, Shigeru Machida, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Ichiro Wada, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Miou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040236292
    Abstract: A wearer wears a urine receptacle in which a urine absorbent material 3 is housed in a substantially rectangular, non-breathable, liquid-impermeable outer sheet 4 having a letter-U-shaped cross section, and the surface of the urine absorbent material 3 is covered with a hard-breathable top sheet 2. Urine is discharged from a urine drainage port 4b formed on the bottom surface of the outer sheet 4 to a sealed urine tank by a vacuum pump through urine drainage tubes 11a and 11b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Wataru Tazoe, Junichi Kobayashi, Ryousuke Miyagawa, Kenji Yoshida, Shigeru Machida, Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki, Kenichi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20030214399
    Abstract: A string wireless sensor 11 comprising a wireless sensor 13, incorporating the transmitting portion, which transmits electric signals by wireless and a string holder (polymer 12) which holds the wireless sensor at a certain distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yujiro Naruse, Shigeru Machida
  • Patent number: 6450791
    Abstract: In a double toothed type scroll compressor, spiral wraps are formed on both sides of an end plate of an orbiting scroll, and wraps adapted to engage with the spiral wraps are formed on a stationary scroll. A dust wrap is formed on a side diametrically outside of the wrap of the stationary scroll. Grooves are formed on ends of the respective wraps to receive therein seal members formed of a high polymer material. Electric charge of static electricity produced when the seal members slide on surfaces of the mating end plate is made to flow from a bolt provided on an end of a crankshaft to the stationary scroll through a brush, thereby preventing accumulation of electric charge in a crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuki Kawabata, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Masakazu Aoki, Shigeru Machida, Toshiaki Yabe
  • Patent number: 6375742
    Abstract: A decoloring apparatus for an image forming material comprising means for bringing a solvent into contact with an image forming material formed on a paper sheet and containing a color former, a developer and a decolorizer, and means for removing a residual solvent from the paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenji Sano, Katsuyuki Naito, Satoshi Takayama, Sawako Fujioka, Tetsuo Okuyama, Shigeru Machida
  • Patent number: 6373575
    Abstract: A paper classification apparatus includes a heater for heating paper or a solvent supply unit for supplying a solvent to the paper, a detector, a computer, and a selector guide. The detector detects the reflection density of the paper after being heated or supplied with the solvent. The computer compares the detected reflecting density of the paper with a predetermined reference value stored in a memory. The selector guide classifies the paper on the basis of a comparison result of the reflection density. This apparatus can classify plain paper having an image formed with an ordinary image forming material, plain paper having an image formed with an erasable image forming material, and thermosensible paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Takayama, Shigeru Machida
  • Publication number: 20020028150
    Abstract: In a double toothed type scroll compressor, spiral wraps are formed on both sides of an end plate of an orbiting scroll, and wraps adapted to engage with the spiral wraps are formed on a stationary scroll. A dust wrap is formed on a side diametrically outside of the wrap of the stationary scroll. Grooves are formed on ends of the respective wraps to receive therein seal members formed of a high polymer material. Electric charge of static electricity produced when the seal members slide on surfaces of the mating end plate is made to flow from a bolt provided on an end of a crankshaft to the stationary scroll through a brush, thereby preventing accumulation of electric charge in a crankshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Natsuki Kawabata, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Masakazu Aoki, Shigeru Machida, Toshiaki Yabe
  • Patent number: 6329317
    Abstract: A method of decoloring an image formed on a paper sheet by using an image forming material containing a color former, a developer and a decolorizer, comprising the steps of bringing a solvent into contact with the image forming material for decoloring the image, and removing the residual solvent from the paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Takayama, Shigeru Machida, Kenji Sano