Patents by Inventor Shinji Arakawa

Shinji Arakawa 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: 9308847
    Abstract: A lumbar support operation member comprising a shaft attachment portion that is configured so as to be fixed to a rotation shaft that transmits rotation force to a moving mechanism of a lumbar support provided to a seatback and that is positioned at a side portion of the seatback; and operation portions that are provided at an radial direction outside of the shaft attachment portion, that are separated from each other in a circumferential direction of the shaft attachment portion, and that make the shaft attachment portion rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Arakawa, Akihiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Tsunashima, Kozo Yamaura
  • Patent number: 8973985
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat including: a seatback formed with a penetrating portion that penetrates from a front face side to a back face side; a placement member that is attached to the seatback so as to be capable of moving between a housed position housed inside the penetrating portion and closing off the penetrating portion and a lowered position lowered from the housed position towards the front side; and a flexible opening and closing member that is attached to the seatback and is capable of opening the penetrating portion and closing off the penetrating portion from the seatback back face side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Arakawa, Hiroshi Tsunashima, Satoshi Matsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20140132040
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat including: a seatback formed with a penetrating portion that penetrates from a front face side to a back face side; a placement member that is attached to the seatback so as to be capable of moving between a housed position housed inside the penetrating portion and closing off the penetrating portion and a lowered position lowered from the housed position towards the front side; and a flexible opening and closing member that is attached to the seatback and is capable of opening the penetrating portion and closing off the penetrating portion from the seatback back face side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Arakawa, Hiroshi Tsunashima, Satoshi Matsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20130341981
    Abstract: A lumbar support operation member comprising a shaft attachment portion that is configured so as to be fixed to a rotation shaft that transmits rotation force to a moving mechanism of a lumbar support provided to a seatback and that is positioned at a side portion of the seatback; and operation portions that are provided at an radial direction outside of the shaft attachment portion, that are separated from each other in a circumferential direction of the shaft attachment portion, and that make the shaft attachment portion rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Shinji Arakawa, Akihiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Tsunashima, Kozo Yamaura
  • Publication number: 20120233078
    Abstract: An electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and a store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication. The settlement management device creates settlement information for making settlement by the data storage device, subjects the settlement information to an encryption processing by using a common key shared by the settlement management device and the data storage device, and transmits the settlement information subjected to the encryption processing to the client device, and the client device outputs the settlement information received from the settlement management device to the data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7640349
    Abstract: A communication between a terminal connected to the Internet, like a household terminal, and a server can be performed by simple processing at any time after security is ensured. In a case where control of a particular terminal connected to a predetermined network is performed from the server, when there is a predetermined processing request at the particular terminal from the server or an external terminal connected to the server, a callback request is sent to the server or the particular terminal. At the particular terminal receiving the callback request, a callback request response is made to the server by a predetermined communication method in which security is ensured, and instructions for performing predetermined processing by the predetermined communication method are sent, as a response from the server with respect to the callback request response, to the particular terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Seikei Lee, Takeshi Ishihara, Shinji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7602569
    Abstract: A magnetic tape which is run at a speed of 4 m/sec. or higher and has recording tracks with a width of 21 ?m or less, and which includes a non-magnetic support, at least one magnetic layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic support, and a backcoat layer formed on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, wherein servo signals for controlling tracking are recorded on the magnetic layer or the backcoat layer, the value of (?/W)×(V/f) is 10 [s?1] or less, and/or the value of (?/W) is 0.1 or less, wherein V [mm/sec.] is a tape-running speed is; ? [?m] is an amount of a weave with a cycle of f [mm] on one edge of the tape or the other edge thereof as the reference side for the running of the tape; and W [?m] is a width of the recording track. The magnetic tape can decrease PES and off-track and thus is excellent in servo tracking performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakamura, Masakazu Tani, Kousuke Amano, Shinji Arakawa, Jyunichi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090178127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an authentication system offering high degrees of security and convenience by use of two storage media. An automatic log-in system (100) requests a server (110) to perform a user authentication process using card-specific information (101) retrieved from an IC card (10) and password information (102) from a portable memory (11). The server (110) authenticates the user by acquiring a user ID and a password using the card-specific information (101) and password information (102). The card-specific information (101) and password information (102) constitute authentication request information, and the user ID and password make up authentication information. Following successful authentication of the user, the server (110) allows the user to log in; in case of unsuccessful authentication, the server (110) denies log-in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Shinichi Ogino, Shinji Hasejima, Haruhiko Ohashi, Koichi Yamamoto, Reiko Murayama, Atsushi Fuse, Shinji Arakawa, Hidekazu Kondo, Hiroshi Okada, Seiichi Misawa, Toshiya Kurasaki, Kasuhiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20080077533
    Abstract: An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7333958
    Abstract: An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20070234421
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an authentication system offering high degrees of security and convenience by use of two storage media. An automatic log-in system (100) requests a server (110) to perform a user authentication process using card-specific information (101) retrieved from an IC card (10) and password information (102) from a portable memory (11). The server (110) authenticates the user by acquiring a user ID and a password using the card-specific information (101) and password information (102). The card-specific information (101) and password information (102) constitute authentication request information, and the user ID and password make up authentication information. Following successful authentication of the user, the server (110) allows the user to log in; in case of unsuccessful authentication, the server (110) denies log-in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Shinichi Ogino, Shinji Hasejima, Haruhiko Ohashi, Koichi Yamamoto, Reiko Murayama, Atsushi Fuse, Shinji Arakawa, Hidekazu Kondo, Hiroshi Okada, Seiichi Misawa, Toshiya Kurasaki, Kasuhiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20060227460
    Abstract: A magnetic tape which is run at a speed of 4 m/sec. or higher and has recording tracks with a width of 21 ?m or less, and which includes a non-magnetic support, at least one magnetic layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic support, and a backcoat layer formed on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, wherein servo signals for controlling tracking are recorded on the magnetic layer or the backcoat layer, the value of (?/W)×(V/f) is 10 [s?1] or less, and/or the value of (?/W) is 0.1 or less, wherein V [mm/sec.] is a tape-running speed is; ? [?m] is an amount of a weave with a cycle of f [mm] on one edge of the tape or the other edge thereof as the reference side for the running of the tape; and W [?m] is a width of the recording track. The magnetic tape can decrease PES and off-track and thus is excellent in servo tracking performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakamura, Masakazu Tani, Kousuke Amano, Shinji Arakawa, Jyunichi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7092199
    Abstract: A magnetic tape which is run at a speed of 4 m/sec. or higher and has recording tracks with a width of 21 ?m or less, and which includes a non-magnetic support, at least one magnetic layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic support, and a backcoat layer formed on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, wherein servo signals for controlling tracking are recorded on the magnetic layer or the backcoat layer, the value of (?/W) X (V/f) is 10 [s?1] or less, and/or the value of (?/W) is 0.1 or less, wherein V [mm/sec.] is the tape-running speed; ? [?m] is an amount of a weave with a cycle of f [mm] on one edge of the tape or the other edge thereof, as the reference side, for the running of the tape; and W [?m] is a width of the recording track. The magnetic tape can decrease PES and off-track and thus is excellent in servo tracking performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakamura, Masakazu Tani, Kousuke Amano, Shinji Arakawa, Jyunichi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060167821
    Abstract: An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7054845
    Abstract: An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20050050214
    Abstract: A communication between a terminal connected to the Internet, like a household terminal, and a server can be performed by simple processing at any time after security is ensured. In a case where control of a particular terminal connected to a predetermined network is performed from the server, when there is a predetermined processing request at the particular terminal from the server or an external terminal connected to the server, a callback request is sent to the server or the particular terminal. At the particular terminal receiving the callback request, a callback request response is made to the server by a predetermined communication method in which security is ensured, and instructions for performing predetermined processing by the predetermined communication method are sent, as a response from the server with respect to the callback request response, to the particular terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Seikei Lee, Takeshi Ishihara, Shinji Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20040091746
    Abstract: A magnetic tape which is run at a speed of 4 m/sec. or higher and has recording tracks with a width of 21 &mgr;m or less, and which comprises a non-magnetic support, at least one magnetic layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic support, and a backcoat layer formed on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, wherein servo signals for controlling tracking are recorded on the magnetic layer or the backcoat layer, characterized in that the value of (&agr;/W)×(V/f) is 10 [s−1] or less, and/or the value of (&agr;/W) is 0.1 or less, wherein V [mm/sec.] is a tape-running speed is; &agr; [&mgr;m] is an amount of a weave with a cycle of f [mm] on one edge of the tape or the other edge thereof as the reference side for the running of the tape; and W [&mgr;m] is a width of the recording track. This magnetic tape can decrease PES and off-track and thus is excellent in servo tracking performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakamura, Masakazu Tani, Kousuke Amano, Shinji Arakawa, Jyunichi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20020049662
    Abstract: An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Takuya Oshima, Takeshi Otsuka, Akira Honjo, Shinji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 5352018
    Abstract: A support shaft has an integral protrusion which is abuttingly engageable with an arcuate portion of a support panel for limiting rotation of the support panel relative to the support shaft. A protrusion is provided at each axial end of the support shaft, while an opening with a slit-like opening portion is provided on each side panel of a seat back frame. The protrusion at each axial end of the support shaft and the opening at each side panel are constructed and arranged so that each axial end is capable of passing through the opening only when the support shaft is held in a particular position. The support shaft is put out of the particular position when in use such that each axial end is prevented from slipping out of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Arakawa, Harufumi Terasawa, Masahiro Tachibana, Isamu Chinomi