Patents by Inventor Shinji Okuma
Shinji Okuma 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: 6835112Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp (EL lamp) is formed by stacking a light-transmitting electrode-layer, an adhesive synthetic resin layer, a luminescent layer formed of the synthetic resin layer with phosphor particles fixed uniformly, a dielectric layer and a back electrode-layer on a transparent substrate sequentially. By this structure, a uniform EL lamp having improved brightness can be produced. A method for manufacturing the EL lamp includes following steps for fixing the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer uniformly. (1) sinking the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer by heating and pressing, after spraying the phosphor particles. (2) blowing the phosphor particles to the synthetic resin layer with heated air. As a result, the phosphor particles are uniformly fixed in the synthetic resin layer having uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Akito Kawasumi, Shinji Okuma, Yosuke Chikahisa, Naohiro Nishioka
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Patent number: 6831411Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp (EL lamp) is formed by stacking a light-transmitting electrode-layer, an adhesive synthetic resin layer, a luminescent layer formed of the synthetic resin layer with phosphor particles fixed uniformly, a dielectric layer and a back electrode-layer on a transparent substrate sequentially. By this structure, a uniform EL lamp having improved brightness can be produced. A method for manufacturing the EL lamp includes following steps for fixing the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer uniformly. (1) sinking the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer by heating and pressing, after spraying the phosphor particles. (2) blowing the phosphor particles to the synthetic resin layer with heated air. As a result, the phosphor particles are uniformly fixed in the synthetic resin layer having uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Akito Kawasumi, Shinji Okuma, Yosuke Chikahisa, Naohiro Nishioka
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Patent number: 6778403Abstract: The wiring board having terminals disclosed in this invention is aimed at providing a narrow pitch and downsized design for connecting circuit boards of various kinds of electronic devices. Each terminal 11 has an L-shaped or bar-shaped coupling section 11A having an uneven shape and held between a top substrate 6 and a bottom substrate 1.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Takenaka, Minoru Hato, Shinji Okuma
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Patent number: 6713683Abstract: In a wiring board having a terminal for connection of circuits in a variety of electronic devices, a joining section of the terminal is placed on a connecting section of a wiring pattern on the top surface of a lower substrate, two layers of adhesives having different softening temperatures are formed between the lower substrate and an upper substrate, and the lower substrate and the upper substrate are cemented sandwiching the joining section. With this structure, a stable holding force can be secured over a wide temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Takenaka, Shinji Okuma
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Publication number: 20040047136Abstract: The wiring board having terminals disclosed in this invention is aimed at providing a narrow pitch and downsized design for connecting circuit boards of various kinds of electronic devices. Each terminal 11 has an L-shaped or bar-shaped coupling section 11A having an uneven shape and held between a top substrate 6 and a bottom substrate 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Masatoshi Takenaka, Minoru Hato, Shinji Okuma
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Publication number: 20040027064Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp (EL lamp) is formed by stacking a light-transmitting electrode layer, an adhesive synthetic resin layer, a luminescent layer formed of the synthetic resin layer with phosphor particles fixed uniformly, a dielectric layer and a back electrode-layer on a transparent substrate sequentially. By this structure, a uniform EL lamp having improved brightness can be produced. A method for manufacturing the EL lamp includes following steps for fixing the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer uniformly. (1) sinking the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer by heating and pressing, after spraying the phosphor particles. (2) blowing the phosphor particles to the synthetic resin layer with heated air. As a result, the phosphor particles are uniformly fixed in the synthetic resin layer having uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Akito Kawasumi, Shinji Okuma, Yosuke Chikahisa, Naohiro Nishioka
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Patent number: 6670750Abstract: An EL sheet is used as a back light of an operating section of various electronic apparatuses. The EL sheet generates a stable click feel and is easily processed. A switch employing the EL sheet is also provided. An EL element layer is not formed at a bent section or its vicinity around a root section of a diaphragm. Only conductive patterns, which are coupled to a light-transmissible electrode layer and a back electrode layer respectively, are formed there. Instead of the conductive patterns, insulating film can be exposed there.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Hanahara, Shinji Okuma, Takayuki Ishikawa, Koichi Santo
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Patent number: 6640178Abstract: In a vehicle in which a torque generated in an engine is transmitted to driven wheels through a torque converter and an automatic transmission, when a speed ratio e in the torque converter is equal to or larger than a predetermined value (e.g., 0.85), and the accuracy of estimating a capacity &tgr; of the torque converter is low, an estimated engine torque Ti is multiplied by a torque ratio k of the torque converter to estimate a drive torque Td. When the speed ratio e in the torque converter is smaller than the predetermined value, and a response lag is produced in the transmission of the engine torque, a drive torque Td is estimated from an engine rotational sped Ne and the speed ratio e in the torque converter. During shifting of the automatic transmission, a drive torque Td is estimated from a wheel speed V. Thus, a correct drive torque can be estimated.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kiyoshi Wakamatsu, Ryuji Asada, Akihiro Iwazaki, Shinji Okuma, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Masakatsu Hori
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Patent number: 6611097Abstract: An elecroluminescence (EL) element emits light from its both surfaces. The EL element is formed by printing front electrode layer, luminescent layer made of high dielectric resin with luminous powder dispersed therein, and rear electrode layer made of light-transmittable resin with conductive powder dispersed therein on at least one of surfaces of insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Hanahara, Minoru Hato, Shinji Okuma, Yoshiharu Abe
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Publication number: 20030072142Abstract: In a wiring board having a terminal for connection of circuits in a variety of electronic devices, a joining section of the terminal is placed on a connecting section of a wiring pattern on the top surface of a lower substrate, two layers of adhesives having different softening temperatures are formed between the lower substrate and an upper substrate, and the lower substrate and the upper substrate are cemented sandwiching the joining section. With this structure, a stable holding force can be secured over a wide temperature range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Applicant: Matsushita Elec. Ind. Co. Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Takenaka, Shinji Okuma
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Patent number: 6543595Abstract: A driving force distribution device which controls the engagement forces of electromagnetic clutches and which govern the torque distribution between the driving wheels of a vehicle by calculating a target magnetic flux density and converting the same into a target excitation current. Since the relationship between the target magnetic flux density and the target excitation current changes according to a decrease in the air gaps accompanying wear of the frictional engagement members of the electromagnetic clutches, a relationship between the magnetic flux density and the excitation current is determined by applying current to the electromagnetic clutches when torque distribution control is not being carried out such as when the system is started, and the target excitation current is calculated from the target magnetic flux density based on the determined relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Okuma, Ryuji Asada, Akihiro Iwazaki, Takashi Kuribayashi, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Masakatsu Hori, Kazuhiro Wada, Kiyoshi Wakamatsu
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Patent number: 6505702Abstract: An electric power steering system for a vehicle that consists of a motor control signal calculation device for calculating a motor control signal for driving a motor to generate a steering assist torque, which is based on at least a steering torque detected by a steering torque sensor, a motor control signal correction calculation device for calculating a corrected motor control signal from an amount of motor control signal correction calculated by an external control device and the motor control signal, a driving device for driving a motor based on the corrected motor control signal calculated by the motor control signal correction calculation device; and a motor control signal correction amount reducing device for reducing the amount of motor control signal correction according to vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Shinmura, Hiromi Inagaki, Masakatsu Hori, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Shinji Okuma, Akihiro Iwazaki, Takashi Kuribayashi, Kazuhiro Wada
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Publication number: 20030006701Abstract: An EL sheet is used as a back light of an operating section of various electronic apparatuses. The EL sheet generates a stable click feel and is easily processed. A switch employing the EL sheet is also provided. An EL element layer is not formed at a bent section or its vicinity around a root section of a diaphragm. And only conductive patterns, which are coupled to a light-transmissible electrode layer and a back electrode layer respectively, are formed there. Instead of the conductive patterns, insulating film can be exposed there.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Inventors: Tetsuro Hanahara, Shinji Okuma, Takayuki Ishikawa, Koichi Santo
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Patent number: 6482490Abstract: A printing sheet can be easily peeled from a base film. A printing sheet can be easily and efficiently mounted on an appliance. It includes a base film as a base material, an adhesive applied on the surface of the base material, and a main body film adhered to the base material through the adhesive. The main body film may be peeled from the adhesive and base material. The main body film has a plurality of printing sheets, and each printing sheet of the printing sheets has a half-cut portion cutting off only the printing sheet without cutting off the base material, so that each printing sheet may be peeled from the adhesive and base material. Preferably, the base film has a greater thickness than the main body film. The half-cut portion has an end portion in a state being lifted from the base material having the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2000Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Hanahara, Kenji Inoue, Masahiko Asano, Shinji Okuma, Yoshiharu Abe
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Publication number: 20020145383Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp (EL lamp) is formed by stacking a light-transmitting electrode-layer, an adhesive synthetic resin layer, a luminescent layer formed of the synthetic resin layer with phosphor particles fixed uniformly, a dielectric layer and a back electrode-layer on a transparent substrate sequentially. By this structure, a uniform EL lamp having improved brightness can be produced. A method for manufacturing the EL lamp includes following steps for fixing the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer uniformly. (1) sinking the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer by heating and pressing, after spraying the phosphor particles. (2) blowing the phosphor particles to the synthetic resin layer with heated air. As a result, the phosphor particles are uniformly fixed in the synthetic resin layer having uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Akito Kawasumi, Shinji Okuma, Yosuke Chikahisa, Naohiro Nishioka
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Publication number: 20020099490Abstract: In a vehicle in which a torque generated in an engine is transmitted to driven wheels through a torque converter and an automatic transmission, when a speed ratio e in the torque converter is equal to or larger than a predetermined value (e.g., 0.85), and the accuracy of estimating a capacity &tgr; of the torque converter is low, an estimated engine torque Ti is multiplied by a torque ratio k of the torque converter to estimate a drive torque Td. When the speed ratio e in the torque converter is smaller than the predetermined value, and a response lag is produced in the transmission of the engine torque, a drive torque Td is estimated from an engine rotational sped Ne and the speed ratio e in the torque converter. During shifting of the automatic transmission, a drive torque Td is estimated from a wheel speed V. Thus, a correct drive torque can be estimated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: Kiyoshi Wakamatsu, Ryuji Asada, Akihiro Iwazaki, Shinji Okuma, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Masakatsu Hori
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Patent number: 6360153Abstract: A co-operative control system for a vehicle including a force distribution device for distributing the driving force or braking force between the right and left wheels or between the front and rear wheels, includes a first control means for controlling the operation of the force distribution device, an electric power steering device, having a motor for applying a steering assist torque to a vehicle steering system, and a second control means for calculating a motor control signal for driving the motor. The motor control signal is based on at least the steering torque detected by a steering torque detecting means.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Shinmura, Hiromi Inagaki, Masakatsu Hori, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Shinji Okuma, Akihiro Iwazaki, Takashi Kuribayashi, Kazuhiro Wada
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Publication number: 20010035324Abstract: A driving force distribution device which controls the engagement forces of electromagnetic clutches and which govern the torque distribution between the driving wheels of a vehicle by calculating a target magnetic flux density and converting the same into a target excitation current. Since the relationship between the target magnetic flux density and the target excitation current changes according to a decrease in the air gaps accompanying wear of the frictional engagement members of the electromagnetic clutches, a relationship between the magnetic flux density and the excitation current is determined by applying current to the electromagnetic clutches when torque distribution control is not being carried out such as when the system is started, and the target excitation current is calculated from the target magnetic flux density based on the determined relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: November 1, 2001Inventors: Shinji Okuma, Ryuji Asada, Akihiro Iwazaki, Takashi Kuribayashi, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Masakatsu Hori, Kazuhiro Wada, Kiyoshi Wakamatsu
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Patent number: 6295496Abstract: A co-operative control system for a vehicle having a force distribution device for distributing at least one of a driving force and a braking force between spaced apart wheels, the co-operative system having: a first control mechanism for controlling the operation of the force distribution device, an electric power steering device having a motor for applying a steering assist torque to a steering system of the vehicle, and a second control mechanism for calculating a motor control signal for driving the motor based on at least a steering torque detected by a steering torque sensor, and for inhibiting drive of the motor based on at least an actual motor detected by a current sensor and the steering torque.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Shinmura, Hiromi Inagaki, Masakatsu Hori, Tatsuhiro Tomari, Shinji Okuma, Akihiro Iwazaki, Takashi Kuribayashi, Kazuhiro Wada
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Patent number: 4141727Abstract: An electrical contact material comprising silver, bismuth oxide and tin oxide with or without tin metal, wherein the amounts of the bismuth and the tin on the basis of the sum weight of the metals in both the metal component and in the metal oxide component are 1.5 to 6 weight percent and 0.1 to 6 weight percent, respectively. This electrical contact material has high resistance to both welding and arc erosion. An advantageous method of making the electrical contact material comprises preparing a metal alloy composed of all the above metals in the above weight ratio and internally oxidizing the bismuth completely in the alloy after shaping the alloy to a desired electrical contact material shape or after crushing the alloy to scaly flakes.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1977Date of Patent: February 27, 1979Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sankichi Shida, Shinji Okuma, Mashiro Oita, Hyogo Hirohata