Patents by Inventor Shinichi Takahashi

Shinichi Takahashi 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).

  • FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES FROM FUEL CELL ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20100279182
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and method of removing impurities from a catalyst are provided. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack comprising a pair of end plates and at least one unit cell. The unit cell contains a gas diffusion layer in contact with a membrane electrode assembly which is constructed of a polymer electrolyte membrane enclosed between two electrodes. The at least one unit cell is stacked between the end plates. The fuel cell system further comprises a voltage supply means and a means of impressing a cyclically varying voltage from the voltage supply means on the fuel cell stack. The cyclically varying voltage removes impurities that adhere to catalysts on the electrode surfaces in the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventor: Shinichi TAKAHASHI
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20100254626
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit for receiving an additional image data to be overlaid on an output image, a modification unit for modifying the additional image data received by the receiving unit so as to shorten the processing time of converting the additional image into a binary image compared with before it modified, a storage unit for storing the additional image data modified by the modification unit, a converting unit for converting the modified additional image data stored in the storage unit into a binary image data when instruction of overlaying the additional image on the output image has been done, and a drawing unit for drawing the binarized additional image data converted by the converting unit on the output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Yamaguchi, Shinichi Takahashi
  • Information delivery system and method using positional information
    Patent number: 7805484
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant includes an input section for designating, when a user requests information based on positional information, whether user desires to acquire wide-area information or narrow-area information. If acquisition of narrow-area information is desired, a managing server removes noise by a noise removal processing section which makes a check to determine whether or not the wide-area information is noise. Hence, information desired by the user is preferentially displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Tomoko Susaki, Makoto Takahashi, Yoshitaka Sato, Takaaki Yayoi, Shinichi Takahashi
  • Image forming system and computer readable medium storing image forming program for processing and combining basic colors
    Patent number: 7755793
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: plural printing units each provided for each of different basic printing colors; and plural image processing units each provided in association with each of the printing units, and that generate image data for a basic color of the image processing unit's part and image data for other basic colors than the image processing unit's part required for combining processing of the image data for the basic color of the image processing unit's part, based on input printing data, and output resultant image data to a corresponding one of the printing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuya Yamaguchi, Nobuhide Kawabata, Mitsuhisa Yomogisawa, Shinichi Takahashi, Jun Wakamatsu, Ryouhei Iwasaki, Koichi Miyazaki
  • GAS PHASE POLYMERIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFIN POLYMER
    Publication number: 20100029867
    Abstract: A gas phase polymerization apparatus 100 of the present invention is configured so as to include: a gas phase polymerization reactor 1; a gas separator 110 into which a mixture of a polymer powder and a gas is introduced; and a transfer tube 3 connecting the polymerization reactor 100 and the separator 110, the separator 110 including: an inlet port 2a through which the mixture is introduced; a replacement gas inlet 4a through which a replacement gas is introduced; an outlet port 2b through which the polymer powder is discharged; and a tank 2 in which the gas contained in the mixture is replaced with the replacement gas, the tank 2 being a columnar tank having one end section which is configured in a conical shape whose cross sectional area decreases toward a tip of the section, and the outlet port 2b being provided at the tip of the conically-shaped section of the tank 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi TAKAHASHI, Ryota SASAKI, Hajime KOBAYASHI
  • ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA) SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090265223
    Abstract: A system on a network provides estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network. The system is adapted to present to the client pages for eliciting a product inquiry including a product number. The system receives the product inquiry, determines estimated time of arrivals for various destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number, and transmits to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: CANON USA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takahashi, Takenari Kawano, Kazuo Tsugu, Ken Nishioka
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS METAL BODY
    Publication number: 20090232692
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process of producing a porous metal body containing a metal component which is likely to be oxidized, by which process the amounts of residual carbon and residual oxygen therein are decreased, and by which the performance of the product porous body can be largely promoted. The process for producing a porous metal body by sintering a material of the porous metal body, which material is obtained by coating a slurry containing a metal powder and an organic binder on an organic porous aggregate, comprises a defatting step of treating the material of the porous metal body at a temperature not higher than 650° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Wada, Tomoyuki Haneji, Shinichi Takahashi, Kiichi Kanda, Kenichi Watanabe
  • Fuel cell system and method for removal of water from fuel cells
    Patent number: 7563526
    Abstract: A fuel cell system is provided which generates electricity by supplying fuel gas and oxidant gas to a fuel cell stack comprising a fuel cell stack, a DC power supply, and a controller. The DC power supply comprises at least one of a generator and battery. The controller is programmed to determine whether or not the fuel cell stack is generating electricity, and to supply current to the fuel cell stack by at least one of the generator and the battery when generation of electricity by the fuel cell stack is terminated. The current supplied to the fuel cell stack removes residual water in the fuel cell stack by electrolytically reducing the water into hydrogen and oxygen gasses which are subsequently purged from the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • FUEL CELL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090169938
    Abstract: A fuel cell is comprised of an electrode structure including a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte put between the cathode and the anode; a fuel gas passage configured to conduct fuel to the anode; an air passage configured to conduct air to the cathode; a separator configured to supply the fuel to the fuel gas passage; and a water channel configured to allow flow of water and permit the water to pass into the separator, the water channel including a hollow structure having an inner surface and polymers respectively having polymer chains, one end of the polymer chains being connected to the inner surface and capable of forming an entanglement bindable to water molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Shinichi TAKAHASHI
  • Estimated time of arrival (ETA) systems and methods
    Patent number: 7536321
    Abstract: A system on a network provides estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network. The system is adapted to present to the client pages for eliciting a product inquiry including a product number. The system receives the product inquiry, determines estimated time of arrivals for various destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number, and transmits to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takahashi, Takenari Kawano, Kazuo Tsugu, Ken Nishioka
  • Head slider for magnetic disks that prevents adhesion of dust
    Patent number: 7502202
    Abstract: A head slider for magnetic disks is lifted above a magnetic disk by airflow generated by rotation of the magnetic disk. The head slider includes an airflow guide part. The airflow guide part guides the airflow along a disk-facing surface of the head slider toward the sides of the disk-facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • Information delivery system and method using positional information
    Publication number: 20080270530
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant includes an input section for designating, when a user requests information based on positional information, whether user desires to acquire wide-area information or narrow-area information. If acquisition of narrow-area information is desired, a managing server removes noise by a noise removal processing section which makes a check to determine whether or not the wide-area information is noise. Hence, information desired by the user is preferentially displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Tomoko Susaki, Makoto Takahashi, Yoshitaka Sato, Takaaki Yayoi, Shinichi Takahashi
  • Magnetic recording medium and information reproducing apparatus
    Patent number: 7440233
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium with a reduced tendency for a free layer to become thicker near an outer periphery than near an inner periphery of a recording zone as well as provides an information reproducing apparatus which is equipped with the magnetic recording medium and reproduces information according to the magnetization at various points on the magnetic recording medium. A magnetic layer carries information in an outer zone outside a predetermined inner zone around a through-hole. That part of the free layer which is located in the outer zone is thinner near the outer periphery than near the inner periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limitd
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • Disk apparatus having suspension provided with head support projections
    Patent number: 7420779
    Abstract: A disk apparatus, e.g., a magnetic disk apparatus has a storage medium in the form of a disk which is rotated and accessed, and is designed so as to reduce the occurrence of scratches on the storage medium due to contact between the head and the storage medium while ensuring stable access to the disk-type storage medium. In addition to a main dowel which is provided on a suspension and which supports a magnetic head at a center of the same, an auxiliary dowel is provided on the suspension on the air outflow side relative to the main dowel to limit the tilt of the magnetic head at the time of loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Fujistu Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • Fuel cell apparatus
    Publication number: 20080206609
    Abstract: A fuel cell is disclosed having a water channel and a polymeric material contained in the water channel which minimizes freezing of water in the channel at sub-zero temperatures. Embodiments including attaching a thermo-responsive polymer such as an N-isopropyl acrylamide to the surface of the water channel to cause the thermo-responsive polymer to expand at low temperatures thereby reducing the propensity for water to freeze in the channel and also to cause the thermo-responsive polymer to contract at higher temperatures thereby preventing any restriction in the flow of circulating water in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • SKIN ADHESION APPARATUS AND ADHESION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080178996
    Abstract: A skin adhesion apparatus includes an upper mold half and a lower mold half. The upper mold half and the lower mold half clamps a core material and a skin laid on the core material so that the skin is adhered to a surface of the core material. Disposed along a mold surface of the upper mold half is a tubular member made of elastic material. The skin adhesion apparatus also includes a pump for supplying fluid into the tubular member. When adhering the skin to the core material, the upper mold half is pulled down and then stopped at a predetermined distance above the core material. After then, fluid is supplied into the tubular member so that the fluid pressure inflates the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao TADA, Shinichi TAKAHASHI
  • Ramp loading unit including means for reducing powder collected on head support part, and disk drive including same
    Patent number: 7400471
    Abstract: A ramp loading unit, for use in a disk drive that includes a head and a record carrier, that includes a holding part that holds a head support part apart from the record carrier. The ramp loading unit also includes a sliding part which the head support part elastically contacts. The sliding part includes a patterned sliding surface with a protruding part that has a width that can partially contact the head support part, wherein the position of the protruding part changes in the width direction of the sliding surface along the length direction of the sliding surface orthogonal to the width direction, so that a contact position of the head support part with the protruding part changes as the head support part slides on the sliding part in the length direction of the sliding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi
  • Image forming system and computer readable medium storing image forming program
    Publication number: 20080158577
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: plural printing units each provided for each of different basic printing colors; and plural image processing units each provided in association with each of the printing units, and that generate image data for a basic color of the image processing unit's part and image data for other basic colors than the image processing unit's part required for combining processing of the image data for the basic color of the image processing unit's part, based on input printing data, and output resultant image data to a corresponding one of the printing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Yamaguchi, Nobuhide Kawabata, Mitsuhisa Yomogisawa, Shinichi Takahashi, Jun Wakamatsu, Ryouhei Iwasaki, Koichi Miyazaki
  • Plate-like support, and a show and exhibition device, a display device, a flower stand and a seedling-growth device using the same
    Publication number: 20080120904
    Abstract: A plate-like support (2) is provided with a number of accommodating spaces (7) arranged along its surfaces. Two sets of spiral wires (4) are arranged perpendicular to each other, thereby forming a mesh member (5). This mesh member (5) forms the plate-like support (2) having a first surface (2a) and a second surface (2b) between which framework members (6) are disposed. These framework members (6) partition the accommodating spaces (7) so as to envelop them. The accommodating spaces (7) are formed over a space between the first surface (2a) and the second surface (2b), each of which is provided with openings (8), and adjoin the adjacent accommodating spaces (7) through the framework members (6). The framework members (6) are opened to provide communication portions (10), through which the adjacent accommodating spaces (7, 7) communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Shinichi Takahashi, Takashi Ike
  • Head slider having protruding head element and apparatus for determining protrusion amount of head element
    Publication number: 20080074789
    Abstract: A head slider has a medium-opposed surface defining first and second areas extending side by side from the inflow end to the outflow end. A head element is embedded in an insulating non-magnetic film. The head element at least locates a write gap in a first section defined in the insulating non-magnetic film in the first area. A first actuator is embedded in the insulating non-magnetic film in the first area. The first actuator causes the first section to protrude. A second actuator is embedded in the insulating non-magnetic film in the second area. The second actuator causes a second section of the insulating non-magnetic film to protrude. The second section is utilized in a so-called zero calibration. The first section and the head element are prevented from protruding during the zero calibration. This results in are liable avoidance of damage to the head element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Shinichi Takahashi