Patents by Inventor Shuichi AKUTSU

Shuichi AKUTSU 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).

  • Publication number: 20230150410
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a large-capacity pocket formed on the rear surface of a seat back of the seat. The pocket has: a pocket forming sheet overlapping an outer surface of a back side skin material positioned on the rear surface of the seat back; and a pocket sewn portion. The pocket sewn portion has: right and left first sewn portions and right and left second sewn portions formed at positions sandwiching an opening portion in a seat width direction to form the opening portion of the pocket in an upper end portion of the pocket forming sheet; right and left third sewn portions forming right and left outer edge portions of the pocket; and a fourth sewn portion forming a lower edge portion of the pocket. The right and left second sewn portions are disposed inside the right and left third sewn portions in the seat width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shuichi AKUTSU, Soichiro TANAKA, Takamasa SONODA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Kazuya AOKI, Muneyuki NOGAMI
  • Publication number: 20230009334
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat in which a protruding portion of a pad in one seat member can be easily inserted between a frame and the other seat member. A conveyance seat includes two connected seat members, in which each of the two seat members includes a pad, a skin covering the pad, and a frame configuring a skeleton of the seat member, the pad of the one seat member has a protruding portion disposed between the frame of the one seat member and the other seat member at a part connected to the other seat member, and the skin of the one seat member has an extending portion extending by a predetermined distance from an end portion and covering a surface of the protruding portion and a grip portion gripping the protruding portion and covering a back surface of the protruding portion on a side connected to the other seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shuichi AKUTSU, Kazuaki MIMA, Yuto AOKI
  • Patent number: 9234788
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves are provided. They are capable of measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves easily and at low cost without using a sound pressure meter. The ultrasonic wave strength measuring apparatus has a particle source soaked in a cleaning liquid, an oscillator to generate the ultrasonic waves whose strength is going to be measured to vibrate the particle source so that particles are eluted from the particle source into the cleaning liquid, a counter to count the number of particles in the cleaning liquid, and an operation unit to find the strength of the applied ultrasonic waves based on the counted number of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Akutsu
  • Patent number: 9016131
    Abstract: At least two sound pressure sensors in parallel with each other are inserted into a liquid to which waves are applied. The sound pressure sensors have a bar-like shape and the same sensitivity. In a first synchronized state waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are synchronized with each other. The sound pressure sensors are moved relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, to break the first synchronized state and then establish a second synchronized state in which the waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are again synchronized with each other. A wavelength of the detected waves is determined according to a quantity of the relative movement of the sound pressure sensors between the first and second synchronized states. The detection of a wavelength of waves applied to the liquid is usable to evaluate and control a total amount of dissolved gases in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Akutsu
  • Patent number: 8820146
    Abstract: An ultrasonic generator tank includes an ultrasonic generator contains a first liquid in which ultrasonic waves propagate. A particle extraction vessel contains a high-purity second liquid, such as ultrapure water, and an object to be inspected. A power unit is turned on to oscillate the ultrasonic generator. The particle extraction vessel, which contains the second liquid and the to-be-inspected object, is inserted into the first liquid from above the surface thereof after the lapse of a first time since the start of oscillation of the ultrasonic generator. As the particle extraction vessel is inserted into the first liquid, the ultrasonic generator continues to produce ultrasonic waves. The quantity of particles contained in the second liquid is measured after the lapse of a second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20140076054
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves are provided. They are capable of measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves easily and at low cost without using a sound pressure meter. The ultrasonic wave strength measuring apparatus has a particle source soaked in a cleaning liquid, an oscillator to generate the ultrasonic waves whose strength is going to be measured to vibrate the particle source so that particles are eluted from the particle source into the cleaning liquid, a counter to count the number of particles in the cleaning liquid, and an operation unit to find the strength of the applied ultrasonic waves based on the counted number of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi AKUTSU
  • Patent number: 8662093
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves are provided. They are capable of measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves easily and at low cost without using a sound pressure meter. The ultrasonic wave strength measuring apparatus has a particle source soaked in a cleaning liquid, an oscillator to generate the ultrasonic waves whose strength is going to be measured to vibrate the particle source so that particles are eluted from the particle source into the cleaning liquid, a counter to count the number of particles in the cleaning liquid, and an operation unit to find the strength of the applied ultrasonic waves based on the counted number of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20120060873
    Abstract: A method of detecting a wavelength includes inserting at least two sound pressure sensors in parallel with each other into a liquid to which waves are applied, the sound pressure sensors formed into a bar-like shape and having the same sensitivity, establishing a first synchronized state in which waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are synchronized with each other, moving the sound pressure sensors relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, to break the first synchronized state and then establish a second synchronized state in which the waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are again synchronized with each other, and detecting a wavelength of the detected waves according to a quantity of the relative movement of the sound pressure sensors between the first and second synchronized states. The method easily detects a wavelength of waves applied to the liquid and the detected wavelength is usable to evaluate and control a total amount of dissolved gases in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20120024049
    Abstract: An ultrasonic generator tank includes an ultrasonic generator contains a first liquid in which ultrasonic waves propagate. A particle extraction vessel contains a high-purity second liquid, such as ultrapure water, and an object to be inspected. A power unit is turned on to oscillate the ultrasonic generator. The particle extraction vessel, which contains the second liquid and the to-be-inspected object, is inserted into the first liquid from above the surface thereof after the lapse of a first time since the start of oscillation of the ultrasonic generator. As the particle extraction vessel is inserted into the first liquid, the ultrasonic generator continues to produce ultrasonic waves. The quantity of particles contained in the second liquid is measured after the lapse of a second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi AKUTSU
  • Publication number: 20110139173
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves are provided. They are capable of measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves easily and at low cost without using a sound pressure meter. The ultrasonic wave strength measuring apparatus has a particle source soaked in a cleaning liquid, an oscillator to generate the ultrasonic waves whose strength is going to be measured to vibrate the particle source so that particles are eluted from the particle source into the cleaning liquid, a counter to count the number of particles in the cleaning liquid, and an operation unit to find the strength of the applied ultrasonic waves based on the counted number of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi AKUTSU