Patents by Inventor Shigeru Takeshita
Shigeru Takeshita 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).
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Patent number: 8371469Abstract: A fluid container having an external container including an opening portion and a spout-equipped packaging bag used as the inner bag of the external container and having the spout joined to a packaging bag body which is receivable in the external container (20). The spout is attachable to and detachable from the opening portion of the external container.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiki Takedutsumi, Toru Hasegawa, Kiyotaka Irie, Shigeru Takeshita
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Vibration wave driven apparatus and image pickup apparatus including vibration wave driven apparatus
Patent number: 8344594Abstract: A vibration wave driven apparatus includes a vibrator configured to generate vibration, a rotor configured to be in frictional contact with the vibrator and to rotate about an axis of rotation, and a transmitting member configured to rotate about the axis and to transmit rotation of the rotor to an external component. A part of the transmitting member forms a worm portion of a worm gear.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Mori, Takahiro Oya, Hiroyuki Wada, Shigeru Takeshita, Shuichi Terada -
VIBRATION WAVE DRIVEN APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING VIBRATION WAVE DRIVEN APPARATUS
Publication number: 20100321806Abstract: A vibration wave driven apparatus includes a vibrator configured to generate vibration, a rotor configured to be in frictional contact with the vibrator and to rotate about an axis of rotation, and a transmitting member configured to rotate about the axis and to transmit rotation of the rotor to an external component. A part of the transmitting member forms a worm portion of a worm gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takao Mori, Takahiro Oya, Hiroyuki Wada, Shigeru Takeshita, Shuichi Terada -
Publication number: 20090230132Abstract: A fluid container in which a packaging bag with a spout is not likely to break due to a pin hole or breakage of an edge of the bag during storage or transportation, that has superior cleanliness for fluid contents, in which the packaging bag can be attached to and detached from an external container, and that is superior in working efficiency and hygiene. The container (1) has an external container (20) having an opening portion (24) and the spout-equipped packaging bag (10) used as the inner bag of the external container (20) and having the spout (11) joined to a packaging bag body (12). The packaging bag body (12) is receivable in the external container (20). The spout (11) is attachable to and detachable from the opening portion (24) of the external container (20). The packing bag body (12) is formed as a bag body by forming a heat seal portion (122) about the periphery of at least two sheets of films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2007Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiki Takedutsumi, Toru Hasegawa, Kiyotaka Irie, Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 7362961Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording input information via a memory and a head onto a disc rotated by a disc driver, including a mode switch which successively provides a first mode direction for waiting for the recording and a second mode direction for performing the recording. A control circuit controls the apparatus in such a manner as to place only the memory in a wait state in accordance with the first mode direction, and then stores said input information into the memory in accordance with the second mode direction, at the same time or afterwards, starts the disc driver means.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Makoto Kondo
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Patent number: 7133216Abstract: There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars and abutments can be engaged with each other when the movable cam ring is in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the fixed barrel. The collars and abutments preventing the movable cam ring from being disengaged from the fixed barrel and displaced in a direction along an optical axis relative to the fixed barrel.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Toshiyuki Yasuda
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Publication number: 20050243444Abstract: There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars and abutments can be engaged with each other when the movable cam ring is in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the fixed barrel. The collars and abutments preventing the movable cam ring from being disengaged from the fixed barrel and displaced in a direction along an optical axis relative to the fixed barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Toshiyuki Yasuda
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Patent number: 6934096Abstract: There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars and abutments can be engaged with each other when the movable cam ring is in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the fixed barrel. The collars and abutments preventing the movable cam ring from being disengaged from the fixed barrel and displaced in a direction along an optical axis relative to the fixed barrel.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Toshiyuki Yasuda
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Publication number: 20040120690Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording input information via a memory and a head onto a disc rotated by disc driving means, comprising a mode switch which allows a first mode instruction of waiting for the recording and a second mode instruction of performing the recording to be successively issued, and a control circuit for controlling the apparatus in such a manner as to place only said memory in a wait state in accordance with said first mode instruction, and then store said input information into said memory in accordance with said second mode instruction, at the same time or afterwards, starting said disc driving means.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Makoto Kondo
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Patent number: 6754010Abstract: An image taking apparatus performs drive control to allow a zoom lens for magnifying an object image to stop at a stop position from both a telephoto direction and a wide-angle direction when a first mode and a second mode can be selected, and the first mode is selected, and performs drive control to allow the zoom lens to stop at the stop position from only one of the telephoto direction and the wide-angle direction when the second mode is selected.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 6606206Abstract: There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars and abutments can be engaged with each other when the movable cam ring is in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the fixed barrel. The collars and abutments preventing the movable cam ring from being disengaged from the fixed barrel and displaced in a direction along an optical axis relative to the fixed barrel.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Toshiyuki Yasuda
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Publication number: 20030081324Abstract: There are provided an image taking apparatus which performs drive control to allow a zoom lens for magnifying an object image to stop at a stop position from both a telephoto direction and a wide-angle direction when a first mode and a second mode can be selected, and the first mode is selected, and performs drive control to allow the zoom lens to stop at the stop position from only one of the telephoto direction and the wide-angle direction when the second rode is selected, thereby eliminating awkward variations in field angle, a control method therefor, and a control program therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigeru Takeshita
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Publication number: 20020187937Abstract: The invention provides a composition for improving an action of an immunosuppressant, comprising insulin-like growth factor I or its analog as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Kawamura, Mariko Ohta, Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 6426329Abstract: The invention provides a composition for improving an action of an immunosuppressant, comprising insulin-like growth factor I or its analog as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Kawamura, Mariko Ohta, Shigeru Takeshita
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Publication number: 20020044363Abstract: There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars and abutments can be engaged with each other when the movable cam ring is in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the fixed barrel. The collars and abutments preventing the movable cam ring from being disengaged from the fixed barrel and displaced in a direction along an optical axis relative to the fixed barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Shigeru Takeshita, Toshiyuki Yasuda
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Patent number: 6339681Abstract: An apparatus, such as an image pickup apparatus, includes a first optical unit constituting part of an optical system, a first motor which drives the first optical unit, a second optical unit disposed behind the first optical unit and constituting part of the optical system, a second motor which drives the second optical unit, and a control device which controls the first motor and the second motor in such a way as to draw in the second optical unit in response to an instruction for stowing the optical system and draw the first optical unit into a space made vacant by drawing in the second optical unit. Thus, the control device controls the first motor in such a way as to draw the first optical unit into the space after the space is made vacant by drawing in the second optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1999Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 6278844Abstract: An apparatus, such as an image pickup apparatus, includes an optical unit, and an operating device which brings the optical unit to a usage start position by drawing in the optical unit after drawing out the optical unit from a stowage position. The operating device causes a focal-length varying operation to be performed by further drawing in the optical unit from the usage start position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1999Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 5566801Abstract: A torque converter (1) including a front cover (2), a torque converter main body housing (3) and a retarder (5). The front cover (2) is coupleable to a crankshaft of an engine. The torque converter main body housing (3) is coupled to the front cover (2) forming a hydraulic fluid chamber (A). The torque converter (1) outputs torque transmitted from the front cover (2) to the main drive shaft (34). The retarder (5) is arranged inside the hydraulic fluid chamber (A) and uses the fluid to dampen torque transmitted from the torque converter main body housing (3) to the main drive shaft (34).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1995Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Daikin SeisakushoInventors: Takao Fukunaga, Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 5482151Abstract: A lockup unit for a torque converter is provided with a front cover coupled to an input member and a turbine coupled to an output member. The lockup unit includes: a disc-like piston disposed movably between the front cover and the turbine and pressingly contactable against the front cover; a flexible coupling mechanism for coupling the disc-like piston and the turbine in a circumferential direction; and a frictional resistance generating mechanism including a stationary member fixed to the disc-like piston and a flexible member which is brought into pressing contact with the stationary member so as to be rotatable together with the turbine, for generating a frictional resistance when the piston and the turbine are rotated relative to each other, to thereby reduce the number of the necessary mechanical components.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1994Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Daikin SeisakushoInventors: Mamoru Ookubo, Mitsugu Yamaguchi, Shigeru Takeshita
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Patent number: 4631979Abstract: A power transmission mechanism equipped with a fluid coupling, an input shaft thereof interconnected to a power source being interconnected through the fluid coupling to an output shaft, and the output shaft being interconnected to a forward-rearward changeover mechanism including a speed changer; characterized by that forward-rearward changeover can be performed by providing a clutch mechanism in a housing of said fluid coupling, which automatically disengages a connection between the input shaft and the output shaft when the power source is in idling condition, and automatically engages it when the power source exceeds the idling condition.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1984Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Daikin SeisakushoInventors: Kazuhisa Tamura, Shigeru Takeshita, Takao Fukunaga