Patents by Inventor Shuhei Masuda

Shuhei Masuda 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: 11585434
    Abstract: To reduce assembly man-hours of a planetary gear device by devising a structure of a carrier, disclosed is a carrier of a planetary gear device 1 is formed with a gear housing space for housing a sun gear and a planetary gear. The gear housing space is formed between a pair of gear support parts rotatably supporting the planetary gear by a gear support shaft. The pair of gear support parts are integrally connected by a plurality of beams. The beam has a virtual plane orthogonal to a rotation axis of the sun gear as an x-y plane, and a radial direction of a direction extending radially from the rotation axis along the x-y plane is formed along a radial direction at a radially outer position of the sun gear. The planetary gear is located between the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Hagihara, Mincheol Sin, Shuhei Masuda
  • Patent number: 11454300
    Abstract: A gear reduction mechanism (1) includes a drive gear (10) having a rotation axis (L1), and a driven gear (20) driven in mesh with the drive gear (10) and having a rotation axis (L2) that is noncoplanar with the rotation axis (L1). The drive gear (10) is provided with spiral teeth, each having a tooth trace of a spiral curve having a spiral center on the rotation axis (L1) and a constant radial pitch, when viewed in the direction of the rotation axis (L1). Furthermore, the tooth profile of the driven gear (20) is set, considering a tangent angle that changes momentarily as the drive gear (10) rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Hagihara, Shuhei Masuda
  • Publication number: 20220186828
    Abstract: To reduce assembly man-hours of a planetary gear device by devising a structure of a carrier, disclosed is a carrier of a planetary gear device 1 is formed with a gear housing space for housing a sun gear and a planetary gear. The gear housing space is formed between a pair of gear support parts rotatably supporting the planetary gear by a gear support shaft. The pair of gear support parts are integrally connected by a plurality of beams. The beam has a virtual plane orthogonal to a rotation axis of the sun gear as an x-y plane, and a radial direction of a direction extending radially from the rotation axis along the x-y plane is formed along a radial direction at a radially outer position of the sun gear. The planetary gear is located between the beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Toru HAGIHARA, Mincheol SIN, Shuhei MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210239185
    Abstract: A gear reduction mechanism (1) includes a drive gear (10) having a rotation axis (L1), and a driven gear (20) driven in mesh with the drive gear (10) and having a rotation axis (L2) that is noncoplanar with the rotation axis (L1). The drive gear (10) is provided with spiral teeth, each having a tooth trace of a spiral curve having a spiral center on the rotation axis (L1) and a constant radial pitch, when viewed in the direction of the rotation axis (L1). Furthermore, the tooth profile of the driven gear (20) is set, considering a tangent angle that changes momentarily as the drive gear (10) rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Hagihara, Shuhei Masuda
  • Patent number: 8927071
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in durability under high temperature and humidity conditions and can thus inhibit bright defect even when applied to a large-sized optical film; a pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including an acrylic copolymer (A) bearing a reactive functional group, an acrylic copolymer (B) and an isocyanate compound (C), wherein the quantity of the isocyanate compound (C) is 5 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a mixture of the acrylic copolymer (A) and the acrylic copolymer (B) and the elongation at break and 200% modulus as determined at 25 degrees C. by the tensile test are 300 to 1000% and 0.2 to 3 N/mm2 respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Hattori, Hiroto Nakano, Akira Kamoi, Naomi Furue, Shuhei Masuda, Hideki Miyazaki, Masahito Saito
  • Patent number: 8673412
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for polarizing plates, which is used for adhering polarizing plates, and which exhibits excellent durability even under high-temperature and high-moisture conditions, and which minimizes the occurrence of white streaks. Also provided are a polarizing plate with adhesive and liquid crystal display device using said adhesive composition. The adhesive composition for polarizing plates contains the following: (A) carboxyl group [CG]-containing (meth)acrylic copolymer [MACP] using 1.5 to 3 wt % CG-containing (meth)acrylic monomer [MAM] and 97 to 98.5% MAM not having a reactive functional group; (B) CG- and hydroxyl group [HG]-containing MACP using 0.5 to 3 wt % CG-containing MAM, 0.3 to 1 wt % HG-containing MAM, and 96 to 99.2 wt % MAM not having a reactive functional group; (C) toluene diisocyanate-type isocyanate compound; and (D) a silane coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shuhei Masuda, Hiroto Nakano, Yasuhisa Hagiwara, Naomi Furue
  • Publication number: 20130040075
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for polarizing plates, which is used for adhering polarizing plates, and which exhibits excellent durability even under high-temperature and high-moisture conditions, and which minimizes the occurrence of white streaks. Also provided are a polarizing plate with adhesive and liquid crystal display device using said adhesive composition. The adhesive composition for polarizing plates contains the following: (A) carboxyl group [CG]-containing (meth)acrylic copolymer [MACP] using 1.5 to 3 wt % CG-containing (meth)acrylic monomer [MAM] and 97 to 98.5% MAM not having a reactive functional group; (B) CG- and hydroxyl group [HG]-containing MACP using 0.5 to 3 wt % CG-containing MAM, 0.3 to 1 wt % HG-containing MAM, and 96 to 99.2 wt % MAM not having a reactive functional group; (C) toluene diisocyanate-type isocyanate compound; and (D) a silane coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES CO., INC.
    Inventors: Shuhei Masuda, Hiroto Nakano, Yasuhisa Hagiwara, Naomi Furue
  • Publication number: 20110236605
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in durability under high temperature and humidity conditions and can thus inhibit bright defect even when applied to a large-sized optical film; a pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising an acrylic copolymer (A) bearing a reactive functional group, an acrylic copolymer (B) and an isocyanate compound (C), wherein the quantity of the isocyanate compound (C) is 5 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a mixture of the acrylic copolymer (A) and the acrylic copolymer (B) and the elongation at break and 200% modulus as determined at 25 degrees C. by the tensile test are 300 to 1000% and 0.2 to 3 N/mm2 respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES CO., INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Hattori, Hiroto Nakano, Akira Kamoi, Naomi Furue, Shuhei Masuda, Hideki Miyazaki, Masahito Saito