Patents by Inventor Shintaro Tomita
Shintaro Tomita 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: 20140332131Abstract: A pneumatic tire excellent in resistance to uneven wear, and crack resistance of a groove is provided. A position, on an equator plane, of a tread surface 20 of a tire 2 is represented as a point Pc. A position, at a maximum width, of an axially outer side surface 6a of a sidewall 6 is represented as a point Pe. A position that is a mid-point, in the radial direction, between the point Pc and the point Pe, and that is on the axially outer side surface 6a, is represented as a point Pd. When an internal pressure is enhanced from an Internal pressure that is 0.05 times a normal internal pressure P to the normal internal pressure P, a value Fs of difference in amount of protrusion between an amount of protrusion Dd (mm) at the point Pd and an amount of protrusion De (mm) at the point Pe is calculated according to mathematical expression (1) in which a nominal width is represented as W (mm). The value Fs of difference in amount of protrusion is greater than ?0.4 and less than 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Shintaro Tomita, Susumu Tanaka
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Patent number: 8360123Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: at least one feeding roller; a printing device; and an apparatus antenna; and a coordination control portion that controls in coordination the feeding roller, the printing device, and the apparatus antenna, such that information transmission/reception is performed between an RFID circuit element and the apparatus antenna when an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element provided to a tag medium is fed downstream in a transport direction from a segment from a nearest roller to the apparatus antenna along a feeding path.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyasu Fukui, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Kiyoichi Ohta, Hitomi Hioki, Shintaro Tomita
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Publication number: 20090032193Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: at least one feeding roller; a printing device; and an apparatus antenna; and a coordination control portion that controls in coordination the feeding roller, the printing device, and the apparatus antenna, such that information transmission/reception is performed between an RFID circuit element and the apparatus antenna when an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element provided to a tag medium is fed downstream in a transport direction from a segment from a nearest roller to the apparatus antenna along a feeding path.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Tomoyasu Fukui, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Kiyoichi Ohta, Hitomi Hioki, Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6889111Abstract: Type information on sewing machine types and identification information for specifying a sewing machine are stored in a control unit and computer of the sewing machine. A server transmits display data for displaying a pattern selection edit screen to the sewing machine side. At the sewing machine side, a pattern is selected while the pattern selection edit screen is being viewed, and an edit processing is instructed. The server edits an embroidery pattern ordered at the sewing machine side, based on the instruction supplied from the sewing machine side. The server transmits the display data and sewing pattern data to the sewing machine side. Incorporated patterns and non-incorporated patterns at the sewing machine side are displayed identifiably on a display at the sewing machine side. The server charges for the non-incorporated newly purchased patterns.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Publication number: 20040133296Abstract: Type information on sewing machine types and identification information for specifying a sewing machine are stored in a control unit (20) and computer (6) of the sewing machine. A server (2) transmits display data for displaying a pattern selection edit screen to the sewing machine (4) side. At the sewing machine (4) side, a pattern is selected while the pattern selection edit screen is being viewed, and an edit processing is instructed. The server (2) edits an embroidery pattern ordered at the sewing machine (4) side, based on the instruction supplied from the sewing machine (4) side. The server (2) transmits the display data and sewing pattern data to the sewing machine (4) side. Incorporated patterns and non-incorporated patterns at the sewing machine (4) side are displayed identifiably on a display (15) at the sewing machine (4) side. The server (2) charges for the non-incorporated newly purchased patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6457429Abstract: The display apparatus for a sewing machine of the invention includes a display that displays a stitch pattern thereon, and a sewing order indicator that indicates a sewing order of substantially an entire stitch pattern. Therefore, even when the operator selects, as a stitch pattern, a complex stitch pattern such as a buttonhole stitch pattern, the operator can easily judge if the stitch pattern being sewn is exactly what the operator has selected before the stitch pattern is finished.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Tomita, Naomi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6321671Abstract: In a display apparatus used for a sewing machine, a liquid crystal display, LCD, shows a pattern edit screen in which a pattern is edited. The pattern edit screen has a standard display area for displaying the pattern for editing. The standard display area has a vertical long rectangular shape and is smaller than a half of the screen. When the image key is pressed on the pattern edit screen, the LCD is switched from the standard display area to a magnification display area, and the pattern is magnified and displayed thereon. The magnification display area is substantially as large as the whole of the display area of the LCD. Thus, the pattern can be displayed in greater detail. Furthermore, shading can be added to the pattern displayed. Therefore, each piece of thread can be presented, which makes the image of the formed pattern more realistic.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6321670Abstract: In a sewing machine, a plurality of patterns are displayed on a pattern selection area of a display. Then, when one of the patterns displayed on the pattern selection area is selected, the selected pattern is displayed in a realistic manner on a pattern display area on the display. At this time, at least a part of the pattern display area is displayed while the pattern selection area is displayed. Therefore, the operator can see and grasp the pattern with a realistic image through the pattern display area while selecting the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Tomita, Naomi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6317129Abstract: In a display device, a language switching key is operated so that a language in which a character string is displayed on an LCD is set. Upon operation of an information key, information in the set language is displayed on the LCD. When a character size is “16×16,” the character string is displayed in one line on the screen of the LCD and the screen is scrolled horizontally. When the character size is “8×8,” the character string is displayed in two lines on the screen of the LCD and the screen is scrolled vertically.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1998Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Publication number: 20010012013Abstract: In a display device, a language switching key is operated so that a language in which a character string is displayed on an LCD is set. Upon operation of an information key, information in the set language is displayed on the LCD. When a character size is “16×16,” the character string is displayed in one line on the screen of the LCD and the screen is scrolled horizontally. When the character size is “8×8,” the character string is displayed in two lines on the screen of the LCD and the screen is scrolled vertically.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 1998Publication date: August 9, 2001Inventor: SHINTARO TOMITA
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Patent number: 6227128Abstract: In the sewing machine, a sewing device forms an embroidery pattern on a work cloth in cooperation with a moving mechanism. A display switching device switches the display between a first display mode and a second display mode. Therefore, the sewing machine can selectively display the size value representing a size of the embroidery pattern or the position value representing a position of the embroidery pattern on the work cloth using the display as desired. Further the display is necessary to secure a space for displaying both the size value and the position value at once. Accordingly, the sewing machine display can be downsized without sacrificing the convenience of the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Tomita, Akira Hayakawa
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Patent number: 6209467Abstract: In a sewing machine, a reading device reads embroidery or pattern data provided from outside of the apparatus and writes the read data into a memory, and a cancel device cancels the reading of the data during the reading of the data. Therefore, even if the reading of the data is mistakenly started, the reading process can be canceled when an operator notices the mistake. Thus, as the operator does not need to wait until the reading is completed, the operability and workability can be greatly improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6189467Abstract: In a sewing machine, a CPU reads a color display data of an embroidery pattern selected by a user from a ROM and generates a subtractive color data by subtracting colors included in the color display data. The CPU then writes the subtractive color data into a non-volatile storing medium, such as a flash memory. Therefore, the non-volatile storing medium can store more pattern data of the embroidery patterns, compared with the case where it stores the color display data whose data amount is large. That is, the storage capacity of the non-volatile storing medium can be smaller, so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6176189Abstract: A sewing machine that can set the sewing conditions for each stitch pattern and can store the set sewing conditions in a non-volatile memory in correspondence with each stitch pattern. The sewing conditions previously set for a certain stitch pattern can be used when the same stitch pattern is selected later.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6167824Abstract: A sewing machine calculates a standard sewing speed N to the Pth stitch, and a position of the Pth stitch. When the Pth stitch point is in a first area within a work holder, the sewing speed is determined to be N rpm. In a second area, it is determined to be N-100 rpm. In a third area, it is determined to be N-200 rpm. The distance from the first area to the connecting part of a work holder driving mechanism is the shortest. The distance for the second area is the next. The distance for the third area is the longest. Therefore, the larger the damping by the movement of the work holder is, the slower the sewing speed is set to. The sewing speed for each stitch created by the stitch formation mechanism can be set as fast as possible so that the damping is substantially settled. Thus, the quality of sewing can be secured and the entire sewing speed can be increased, thereby reducing the sewing time.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6131526Abstract: When rotating processing of an embroidery pattern is called, an embroidery data processing device first determines whether a right turn key is operated. When the right turn key is operated, a current rotational angle is increased by a predetermined number of degrees. By contrast, when a left turn key is operated, the current rotational angle is reduced by a predetermined number of degrees. Further, display of a mask indicating sizes in the X and Y directions of the embroidery pattern is changed based on the instructed rotational angle. When the rotational angle is finally determined, the embroidery pattern is rotationally converted and the mask data is formed based on the embroidery data after the conversion. Therefore, when the embroidery pattern is rotated, a range for arranging the rotated embroidery pattern in a sewing area is not narrowed.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Iida, Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: 6123040Abstract: A sewing machine of the invention stores width dimensions and the reference needle penetration position dimensions, which all can be changed for writing and reading, according to the type of presser foot, in a memory. Based on the needle penetration position and the reference needle penetration position which are determined when the seam allowance width is set, the sewing machine calculates a distance between the left or right end of the presser foot and the position where stitches are made, and shows it on the display as the seam allowance width. Therefore, sewing can be made regarding the distance from the left or right end of the presser foot to the place where stitching is made as a seam allowance width, just by aligning the edge of the work cloth with the left or right end of the presser foot.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1999Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akira Hayakawa, Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: D513400Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Tetsuya Sakaguchi, Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: D519442Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Tetsuya Sakaguchi, Shintaro Tomita
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Patent number: D466137Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naomi Yamamoto, Shintaro Tomita