Patents by Inventor Shin Nakamura
Shin Nakamura 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: 11970311Abstract: A synthetic-resin container lid having tamper-evident characteristics, which is not separated in its entirety from a mouth-neck portion of a container even after the mouth-neck portion of the container is unsealed, is manufactured rapidly and inexpensively. A plurality of scores (26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38) are formed, as post-processing, at predetermined positions in an incomplete container lid formed with no scores.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.Inventor: Shin Nakamura
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Patent number: 11965701Abstract: In a heat exchanger, an outer diameter of a plurality of heat transfer pipes is defined as Do, a wall thickness is defined as tP, an area represented by a numerical expression of a row pitch L1×a step pitch L2 is defined as A, and an area represented by a numerical expression of ((Do?2×tP)/2)2×? is defined as B, a relation of Do<5.5 mm, a relation of (0.2076×tP2?0.1480×tP+0.0545)×Do{circumflex over (?)}(?0.0021×tP2?0.0528×tP+0.0164)?B/A?(0.0219×tP2?0.0185×tP+0.0043)×ln (Do)+(1.6950×tP2+1.8455×tP+1.5416), and a relation of B/A<0.0076×tP2?0.0417×tP+0.0574 are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Akira Ishibashi, Atsushi Morita, Shin Nakamura
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Publication number: 20240117206Abstract: An ink contains water, a coloring material, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the dried layer of the ink has a surface free energy ?S having a polar component ?Sp of from 3.5 to 20 J/m2 at 25 degrees C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mayumi YOSHIHARA, Michihiko Namba, Takashi Tamai, Shin Hasegawa, Yuta Nakamura, Daiki Hasebe
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Publication number: 20240118040Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between air and refrigerant; and a second heat exchanger provided in series with the first heat exchanger in a first direction that is a flow direction of the air, and configured to transfer heat between the air and the refrigerant. The first heat exchanger includes first heat transfer tubes through which the refrigerant flows, which are spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and each of which has a tube axis extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. The second heat exchanger includes: second heat transfer tubes though which the refrigerant flows, which are spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and each of which has a tube axis extending in the third direction; and a corrugated fin provided between the second heat transfer tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Shin NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Atsushi MORITA, Akira ISHIBASHI
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Publication number: 20240093945Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes: a group of windward flat tubes, a group of leeward flat tubes and a distributor. When the outdoor heat exchanger acts as an evaporator, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of second flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, and the plurality of first flat tubes in this order, and when the outdoor heat exchanger acts as a condenser, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of first flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, and the plurality of second flat tubes in this order.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI, Shin NAKAMURA, Atsushi MORITA
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Patent number: 11926492Abstract: A linear transport apparatus includes a transport cart, a first roller that rotates about a first rotation shaft extending from the transport cart along a first direction, a second roller that rotates about a second rotation shaft extending from the transport cart and forming an acute angle with the first rotation shaft, and a rail sandwiched between the first and second rollers to extend along a track on which the transport cart moves. The rail includes a first contact portion coming contact with the first roller and restricting movement of the transport cart in a second direction perpendicular to a direction in which the rail extends and the first direction, and a second contact portion that comes into contact with the second roller and is parallel to the second rotation shaft, and the rail includes a portion in which curvature of the track moves is different from another portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takuma Nakamura, Shin Sakai, Masaoki Iwase, Kazuhiko Fukushima
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Patent number: 11919528Abstract: A first vehicle includes a communication device configured to send and receive V2V information, a memory configured to store the V2V information, and a processor configured to perform abnormal traveling determination processing. A second vehicle includes a communication device configured to send and receive the V2V information, a memory configured to store the V2V information and driving environment information on the second vehicle, and a processor configured to perform objective determination processing. In the objective determination processing, whether the first vehicle is traveling abnormally is objectively determined based on the driving environment information on the second vehicle. The determination result of the objective determination processing is sent to the first vehicle. In the abnormal traveling determination processing, whether the first vehicle is traveling abnormally is determined based on this determination result.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Nemoto, Shin Tanaka, Satoshi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20240066678Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, a spindle, an inner housing, an outer housing formed by an upper member and a lower member, a pair of interposing members and a pair of elastic members. The interposing members are arranged leftward and rightward of the inner housing, respectively, and fixedly connected to a first member, which is one of the upper member and the lower member, and at least partially in contact with an inner surface of the first member. The elastic members are held between a left portion of the inner housing and one of the interposing members and between a right portion of the inner housing and the other of the interposing members, respectively. A first end portion of each of the interposing members has at least one first surface extending to be closer to the inner housing toward a tip end of the first end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi KOTSUJI, Shin NAKAMURA, Akira MIZUTANI, Masatoshi NAKAHAMA, Yoshihiro OZEKI
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Publication number: 20240060722Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first header and a second header; and a plurality of heat-transfer members, each of the plurality of heat-transfer members having a first end in a second direction connected to the first header and a second end in the second direction connected to the second header. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of heat-transfer promotion members, each of the plurality of heat-transfer promotion members being located in the external space, being arranged in a central region between two heat-transfer members adjacent to each other in a first direction among the plurality of heat-transfer members, and extending in a third direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Shin NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240003636Abstract: A flat heat transfer tube in an outdoor heat exchanger includes a main body and a connecting portion. The flat heat transfer tube has a plurality of flow paths spaced from each other. The flat heat transfer tube has a first side portion and a second side portion spaced from each other by a width. The connecting portion connected to an opening of a header has an opening end face in which each of the flow paths opens. In the connecting portion, the first side portion is tapered toward the opening end face to be reduced in width. A first opening end of a first flow path located closest to the first side portion has a second flow path cross-sectional area smaller than a first flow path cross-sectional area of an opening end of each of other flow paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Atsushi MORITA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Shin NAKAMURA, Akira YATSUYANAGI
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Patent number: 11850720Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, a spindle, an inner housing, an outer housing formed by an upper member and a lower member, a pair of interposing members and a pair of elastic members. The interposing members are arranged leftward and rightward of the inner housing, respectively, and fixedly connected to a first member, which is one of the upper member and the lower member, and at least partially in contact with an inner surface of the first member. The elastic members are held between a left portion of the inner housing and one of the interposing members and between a right portion of the inner housing and the other of the interposing members, respectively. A first end portion of each of the interposing members has at least one first surface extending to be closer to the inner housing toward a tip end of the first end portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi Kotsuji, Shin Nakamura, Akira Mizutani, Masatoshi Nakahama, Yoshihiro Ozeki
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Patent number: 11717938Abstract: An electric power tool disclosed herein may include a motor; a power transmission mechanism connected to the motor; a housing that houses the motor and the power transmission mechanism; a tool holder projecting from the housing; a cover covering at least a part of a tool attached to the tool holder; and a mask member. The cover may include an engaging portion that engages with the housing. The mask member may have a shape that blocks visibility of at least a part of the engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Nakamura, Hideharu Muto, Kenichi Tabushi
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Patent number: 11678833Abstract: This brain activity feature amount extraction method includes acquiring a combination of a plurality of data items in order of higher effectiveness for discriminating whether a subject is a healthy person or a non-healthy person, among the plurality of data items, on the basis of the index value serving as the index indicating effectiveness or non-effectiveness for discriminating the group of healthy persons and the group of non-healthy persons from each other, and displaying the acquired combination of the plurality of data items in order of higher effectiveness.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Yomota, Shin Nakamura, Kenta Chinomi, Nobuyuki Akinaga
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Patent number: 11662148Abstract: In a heat exchanger, each of a plurality of heat exchange members includes: a flat pipe; and a heat transfer plate integrated with the flat pipe along a longitudinal direction of the flat pipe. A width direction of each of the flat pipes intersects with a direction in which the plurality of heat exchange members are arranged side by side. Each of the heat transfer plates includes an extending portion extending outward in the width direction of each of the flat pipes from at least one of one end of a corresponding one of the flat pipes in the width direction and another end of the corresponding one of the flat pipes in the width direction. Each of the flat pipes has one or more flat pipe bent portions, each forming a groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the flat pipes.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, The University of TokyoInventors: Akira Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Shinya Higashiiue, Daisuke Ito, Shin Nakamura, Ryota Akaiwa, Akira Yatsuyanagi, Ryuichi Nagata, Eiji Hihara, Chaobin Dang, Jiyang Li
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Publication number: 20230098984Abstract: A synthetic-resin container lid having tamper-evident characteristics, which is not separated in its entirety from a mouth-neck portion of a container even after the mouth-neck portion of the container is unsealed, is manufactured rapidly and inexpensively. A plurality of scores (26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38) are formed, as post-processing, at predetermined positions in an incomplete container lid formed with no scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.Inventor: Shin NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11578930Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus improve a heat exchange performance, a discharge performance, and a frosting resistance, and each include: a flat tube; a fin formed in the shape of a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the fin that is perpendicular to a width direction thereof, coincides with an up/down direction, and crosses the tube axis of the flat tube; and a first water conveyance member provided below the fin. The first water conveyance member has: a first upper surface facing a lower end portion of the fin; a first ridge located at one end portion of the first upper surface; and a second ridge located at the other end portion of the first upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shin Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Akira Yatsuyanagi
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Patent number: 11573056Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus in which frost melt water is inhibited from reaching an upper surface of a header include: heat transfer tubes arranged in parallel with each other; a fin connected to one of the heat transfer tubes; and a header connected to the heat transfer tubes and having a header end surface along a direction in which the heat transfer tubes are arranged in parallel. The fin has an edge facing the header and extends in a first direction perpendicular to the axes of the heat transfer tubes. An end portion of the fin projects in the first direction relative to the header end surface, and another end portion of the fin in the first direction is positioned closer in the first direction to the heat transfer tubes than the header end surface is.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akira Yatsuyanagi, Akira Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Shin Nakamura, Ryuichi Nagata
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Patent number: 11537207Abstract: A tactile stimulus presentation device includes a stage, a contact member, a drive mechanism, an information setting part, and a control part. The stage includes an opening and an arrangement surface, the arrangement surface on which a body part of a subject is arranged thereon so as to close the opening. The contact member is for giving a tactile stimulus to the subject by being in contact with the body part of the subject arranged on the arrangement surface of the stage through the opening. The drive mechanism is a mechanism for holding the contact member and moving the contact member in a direction substantially parallel to the arrangement surface and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the arrangement surface. The information setting part is configured to set information to be presented by gibing tactile stimulation to the subject by tactile stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Yomota, Shin Nakamura, Rintaro Yamamoto, Ayaka Hori
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Patent number: 11460228Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes: a main heat exchange area; a sub heat exchange area; and a connecting pipe and a connecting pipe interconnecting the main heat exchange area and the sub heat exchange area. The main heat exchange area has a main heat exchange channel and a main heat exchange channel. The sub heat exchange area has a sub heat exchange channel, a sub heat exchange channel, and a sub heat exchange channel. The connecting pipe connects the sub heat exchange channel and the sub heat exchange channel to the main heat exchange channel while the sub heat exchange channels are joined together. The connecting pipe interconnects the sub heat exchange channel and the main heat exchange channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Nagata, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Shin Nakamura, Akira Ishibashi
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Publication number: 20220228818Abstract: In a heat exchanger, an outer diameter of a plurality of heat transfer pipes is defined as Do, a wall thickness is defined as tP, an area represented by a numerical expression of a row pitch L1×a step pitch L2 is defined as A, and an area represented by a numerical expression of ((Do?2×tP)/2)2×? is defined as B, a relation of Do<5.5 mm, a relation of (0.0219×tP2?0.0185×tP+0.0043)×ln(Do)+(1.6950×tP2+1.8455×tP+1.5416)?B/A?(0.2076×tP2?0.1480×tP+0.0545)×Do{circumflex over (?)}(?0.0021×tP2?0.0528×tP+0.0164), and a relation of B/A<0.0076×tP2?0.0417×tP+0.0574 are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira ISHIBASHI, Atsushi MORITA, Shin NAKAMURA