Patents by Inventor Shin Kataoka
Shin Kataoka 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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Publication number: 20230259734Abstract: An IC card provided with an IC chip, and configured to enable at least one of contact communication and contactless communication, the IC card including an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor connected to the IC chip and a storage unit in which fingerprint data for matching is stored. An outer surface of the IC card is formed of synthetic resin, and the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is covered with the synthetic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Yukiko KATANO, Tetsuya TSUKADA, Shin KATAOKA
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Publication number: 20230131103Abstract: A fastener provided with a pin and a body configured to insert the pin. The pin has a pin flange and a pin shaft extending in the vertical direction from the pin flange; and the main body has a bottom, an opening formed in the bottom for inserting the pin, a member to be mounted locking part formed vertically from the bottom along the opening in order to lock to the member to be mounted, a pin flange temporary holding part for temporarily fixating, before attaching to the member to be mounted, the pin flange at a first position opposite to the member to be mounted locking part relative to the bottom, and a pin flange lock for locking the pin flange at a second position closer to the bottom than the first position while mounted on the member to be mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventor: Shin KATAOKA
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Publication number: 20210150303Abstract: A personal identification medium is provided that includes a decorative layer provided with an antenna, and a laser marking layer in which a personal information marking portion is marked on the decorative layer, where the antenna includes a non-decorative portion and a decorative portion connected to the non-decorative portion, and the personal information marking portion formed on the laser marking layer overlaps at least a portion of the decorative portion formed on the decorative layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki MIZUGUCHI, Koji MATSUI, Naomichi MIMITA, Satoko TAKAHASHI, Yuko MASUNAGA, Shin KATAOKA, Yu KOKUBO
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Patent number: 10217040Abstract: A contactless communication medium includes a film base, an antenna coil disposed on a top surface of the film base and formed in a rectangular spiral shape, an IC chip performing wireless communication processing via the antenna coil, first plate electrodes connected to an inner end and an outer end of the antenna coil, and second plate electrodes disposed on a rear surface of the film base so as to be opposite to the first plate electrodes in the thickness direction of the film base. The first plate electrodes and the second plate electrodes have a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion respectively extending along a long side direction and a short side direction of the antenna coil so as to be adjacent to an inner periphery or an outer periphery of the antenna coil when viewed perpendicular to the film base.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Shin Kataoka
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Publication number: 20180068213Abstract: A contactless communication medium includes a film base, an antenna coil disposed on a top surface of the film base and formed in a rectangular spiral shape, an IC chip performing wireless communication processing via the antenna coil, first plate electrodes connected to an inner end and an outer end of the antenna coil, and second plate electrodes disposed on a rear surface of the film base so as to be opposite to the first plate electrodes in the thickness direction of the film base. The first plate electrodes and the second plate electrodes have a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion respectively extending along a long side direction and a short side direction of the antenna coil so as to be adjacent to an inner periphery or an outer periphery of the antenna coil when viewed perpendicular to the film base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Shin KATAOKA
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Patent number: 9038970Abstract: A vibration-dampening clamp for clamping long, narrow articles such as pipes includes a pipe clamp member made of hard resin that has pipe clamp portions for restraining the long, narrow articles, a mounting member made of hard resin that has a mounting portion for mounting to the fastened member, and an elastic connection member made of soft resin that is packed between the pipe clamp member and the mounting member. The pipe clamp member and the mounting member do not make direct contact, so that detachment of the pipe clamp member from the mounting member is inhibited. The detachment inhibiting structure incorporates a T-shaped portion that comprises a flat plate portion and a prism portion formed in a mounting member, and an arm portion formed in the pipe clamp member that extends about the periphery of the flat plate portion of the T-shaped portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: NEWFREY LLCInventors: Shin Kataoka, Suguru Mizukoshi
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Publication number: 20130320182Abstract: A vibration-dampening clamp for clamping long, narrow articles such as pipes, said clamp provided with a pipe clamp member made of hard resin that has pipe clamp portions for restraining the aforementioned long, narrow articles, a mounting member made of hard resin that has a mounting portion for mounting to the fastened member, and an elastic connection member made of soft resin that is packed between the pipe clamp member and the mounting member. The pipe clamp member and the mounting member do not make direct contact, so that detachment of the pipe clamp member from the mounting member is inhibited. The detachment inhibiting structure incorporates a T-shaped portion that comprises a flat plate portion and a prism portion formed in a mounting member, and an arm portion formed in the pipe clamp member that extends about the periphery of the flat plate portion of the T-shaped portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Newfrey LLCInventors: Shin Kataoka, Suguru Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 8397925Abstract: A holding device holds a coupler adapter which is connectable to a coupler of a railcar. The holding device includes: a holding frame configured to detachably hold the coupler adapter; a holding frame supporting portion provided at a carbody end portion of the railcar to support the holding frame; a fixing member configured to fix the coupler adapter and the holding frame to the holding frame supporting portion; and a lifting and lowering portion connected to the holding frame to lift and lower the holding frame and the coupler adapter.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shin Kataoka, Satoshi Kondo
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Patent number: 8376076Abstract: An apparatus for storing a device for a railway vehicle, comprises a storage case having an opening at a front side, a tray accommodated into the storage case, the tray being movable forward and backward with the device mounted thereon, a lever disposed at an upper side of the tray to extend along a forward and backward direction, the lever being vertically pivotable around a pivot forward relative to a center of the tray in the forward and backward direction, an operation member coupled to a front end portion of the lever and disposed at a front side of the tray, an engagement portion provided at a rear end portion of the lever and protruding downward outside the tray, and a recess provided in the storage case, the engagement portion being fitted into the recess from above.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shin Kataoka, Kunihiko Takagi, Yutaka Kitagawa
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Patent number: 8376236Abstract: A contactless integrated circuit (IC) label has an IC chip and is capable of exchanging data with an external reading device without contact. The contactless IC label includes: a transparent label base material; an optical variable device formed on a lower surface of the label base material; a conductive layer bonded to and formed on a lower surface of the optical variable device, and configured to function as an antenna of the IC chip; a connecting layer electrically connected to the IC chip; an insulating layer formed between the conductive layer and the connecting layer, and configured to electrically couple the conductive layer and the connecting layer; and an impedance adjusting unit formed on at least the connecting layer of the conductive layer and the connecting layer, and configured to adjust impedances of the conductive layer and the IC chip.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignees: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsurou Ozawa, Hidemi Nakajima, Kozue Furuichi, Hidehiko Kando, Shin Kataoka
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Patent number: 8348204Abstract: A waterproof cable guide device for a railway vehicle comprises an elastic member having a plurality of through-holes penetrating in a forward and backward direction and screw insertion holes penetrating in the forward and backward direction, the plurality of electric cables being inserted into the plurality of holes, respectively, the elastic member being divided in positions of the through-holes or having slits extending from an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member to the through-holes, respectively; a press casing surrounding a front surface and an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member so as not to cover the through-holes and provided with screw insertion holes communicating with the screw insertion holes of the elastic member; and screws inserted into the screw insertion holes, in a direction from forward, and tightened with respect to the cable guide; the screws being inserted into the screw insertion holes in the direction from forward and tightened with respect to the cable guide inType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shin Kataoka, Kunihiko Takagi, Yutaka Kitagawa, Kazuya Morita
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Patent number: 8267357Abstract: A waterproof cable guide device for a railway vehicle, comprises an elastic member of a substantially rectangular prism shape, which has a plurality of through-holes into which the plurality of electric cables are inserted, respectively, the plurality of through-holes penetrating the elastic member in a forward and backward direction, the elastic member being divided in positions of the through-holes or having slits extending from an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member to the through-holes, respectively; a plurality of divided press casings into which a casing is divided in a vertical direction and in a lateral direction, the plurality of divided press casings surrounding a front surface, right and left side surfaces and upper and lower surfaces of the elastic member so as not to cover the through-holes; a first fastener member which tightens the plurality of divided press casings toward the cable guide; a second fastener member which tightens the plurality of divided press casings closer to each oType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shin Kataoka, Kunihiko Takagi, Yutaka Kitagawa, Kazuya Morita
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Publication number: 20110290892Abstract: A contactless integrated circuit (IC) label has an IC chip and is capable of exchanging data with an external reading device without contact. The contactless IC label includes: a transparent label base material; an optical variable device formed on a lower surface of the label base material; a conductive layer bonded to and formed on a lower surface of the optical variable device, and configured to function as an antenna of the IC chip; a connecting layer electrically connected to the IC chip; an insulating layer formed between the conductive layer and the connecting layer, and configured to electrically couple the conductive layer and the connecting layer; and an impedance adjusting unit formed on at least the connecting layer of the conductive layer and the connecting layer, and configured to adjust impedances of the conductive layer and the IC chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsurou Ozawa, Hidemi Nakajima, Kozue Furuichi, Hidehiko Kando, Shin Kataoka
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Publication number: 20110253847Abstract: A waterproof cable guide device for a railway vehicle comprises an elastic member having a plurality of through-holes penetrating in a forward and backward direction and screw insertion holes penetrating in the forward and backward direction, the plurality of electric cables being inserted into the plurality of holes, respectively, the elastic member being divided in positions of the through-holes or having slits extending from an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member to the through-holes, respectively; a press casing surrounding a front surface and an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member so as not to cover the through-holes and provided with screw insertion holes communicating with the screw insertion holes of the elastic member; and screws inserted into the screw insertion holes, in a direction from forward, and tightened with respect to the cable guide; the screws being inserted into the screw insertion holes in the direction from forward and tightened with respect to the cable guide inType: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin KATAOKA, Kunihiko TAKAGI, Yutaka KITAGAWA, Kazuya MORITA
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Publication number: 20110253846Abstract: A waterproof cable guide device for a railway vehicle, comprises an elastic member of a substantially rectangular prism shape, which has a plurality of through-holes into which the plurality of electric cables are inserted, respectively, the plurality of through-holes penetrating the elastic member in a forward and backward direction, the elastic member being divided in positions of the through-holes or having slits extending from an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member to the through-holes, respectively; a plurality of divided press casings into which a casing is divided in a vertical direction and in a lateral direction, the plurality of divided press casings surrounding a front surface, right and left side surfaces and upper and lower surfaces of the elastic member so as not to cover the through-holes; a first fastener member which tightens the plurality of divided press casings toward the cable guide; a second fastener member which tightens the plurality of divided press casings closer to each oType: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin KATAOKA, Kunihiko TAKAGI, Yutaka KITAGAWA, Kazuya MORITA
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Publication number: 20110234070Abstract: An apparatus for storing a device for a railway vehicle, comprises a storage case having an opening at a front side, a tray accommodated into the storage case, the tray being movable forward and backward with the device mounted thereon, a lever disposed at an upper side of the tray to extend along a forward and backward direction, the lever being vertically pivotable around a pivot forward relative to a center of the tray in the forward and backward direction, an operation member coupled to a front end portion of the lever and disposed at a front side of the tray, an engagement portion provided at a rear end portion of the lever and protruding downward outside the tray, and a recess provided in the storage case, the engagement portion being fitted into the recess from above.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin KATAOKA, Kunihiko TAKAGI, Yutaka KITAGAWA
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Publication number: 20110226718Abstract: A holding device holds a coupler adapter which is connectable to a coupler of a railcar. The holding device includes: a holding frame configured to detachably hold the coupler adapter; a holding frame supporting portion provided at a carbody end portion of the railcar to support the holding frame; a fixing member configured to fix the coupler adapter and the holding frame to the holding frame supporting portion; and a lifting and lowering portion connected to the holding frame to lift and lower the holding frame and the coupler adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin KATAOKA, Satoshi KONDO
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Patent number: 6963310Abstract: A mobile phone antenna has: a first conductive radiation element that is formed in a sheet metal conductor and resonates at a predetermined resonance frequency; a second conductive radiation element that is formed in the sheet metal conductor and resonates at the predetermined resonance frequency; and a ground that is connected through a conductive ground connector with the second conductive radiation element. The ground is placed such that the ground is not opposed to the first and second conductive radiation elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Horita, Takahiro Sugiyama, Shin Kataoka, Shinichi Takaba
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Publication number: 20040130493Abstract: A mobile phone antenna has: a first conductive radiation element that is formed in a sheet metal conductor and resonates at a predetermined resonance frequency; a second conductive radiation element that is formed in the sheet metal conductor and resonates at the predetermined resonance frequency; and a ground that is connected through a conductive ground connector with the second conductive radiation element. The ground is placed such that the ground is not opposed to the first and second conductive radiation elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Horita, Takahiro Sugiyama, Shin Kataoka, Shinichi Takaba