Patents by Inventor Suzuki

Suzuki 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).

  • Hybrid compressor device
    Publication number: 20040165995
    Abstract: In a hybrid compressor for a vehicle where a vehicle engine is stopped when the vehicle is temporally stopped, a pulley, a motor and a compressor can be driven in independent from each other, and are connected to a sun gear, planetary carriers and a ring gear of a planetary gear. A rotational speed of the motor is adjusted by a controller, so that a rotational speed of the compressor is changed with respect to a rotational speed of the pulley. Accordingly, production cost of the hybrid compressor and the size thereof can be reduced, while a cooling function can be ensured even when the vehicle engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Yasushi Suzuki, Shigeki Iwanami, Hironori Asa, Keiichi Uno
  • Linear actuator having mechanism for stopping linear movement of output shaft without touching rotor
    Publication number: 20040164624
    Abstract: A stopper member is included in a linear actuator comprising a stator assembly, a rotor assembly, an output shaft, and a stopper pin which is fixedly disposed at a frontward portion of the output shaft, and which is adapted to axially control the mode and amount of movement of the output shaft initiated by rotation of the rotor assembly. The stopper member is disposed fixedly with respect to the stator assembly and stops the axial movement of the output shaft without making it happen that the stopper pin which moves together with the output shaft touches the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Yuzuru Suzuki, Shinji Tamaki
  • Encoding method and device, and decoding method and device
    Publication number: 20040164882
    Abstract: In an encoding apparatus (10), a code table group exchange judgment unit (12) selects a group of code tables from a plurality of groups of code tables according to the property such as tonality of a spectrum signal D11, and a quantization unit (15) encodes quantization coefficients using a code table included in the selected group. Then, a multiplexer (18) multiplexes a group index D12 together with coefficient data D17. Furthermore, in case resources for an encoder is small, and sound quality may have to be somewhat degraded so as to realize practical encoding speed, a code table number change judgment unit (17) changes or reduces the number of code tables to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Keisuke Touyama, Shiro Suzuki, Minoru Tsuji
  • Electromagnet and actuating mechanism for switch device, using thereof
    Publication number: 20040164828
    Abstract: An electromagnet composed of a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil, characterized by a permanent magnet arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core, wherein the movable iron core is attracted by the stationary iron core by a magnetic field created by the permanent magnet, thereby it is possible to solve a problem inherent to a conventional electromagnet such that a permanent magnet is directly energized in a reverse direction during release operation so as to cause demagnetization of the permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI ENGINEERING & SERVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Adhesive composition and adhesive optical component using the composition
    Publication number: 20040167261
    Abstract: An adhesive sheet including an adhesive composition disposed on at least one face of a film of acetyl cellulose, the adhesive sheet being produced by coating a solution of the adhesive composition on the face of the film and drying the solution to form a laminate, the adhesive composition containing (A) a copolymer of (meth)acrylic esters,(B) a crosslinking agent and (C) a phenol compound. The adhesive composition in the adhesive sheet serves to suppress degradation of easily hydrolyzable materials by hydrolysis, improve durability and provides excellent stress relaxation without using plasticizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Kenji Sato, Kazuhiro Kon, Toshio Sugizaki
  • MRI apparatus and method for adjusting MR image display parameters
    Publication number: 20040165758
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the display of an MR image includes selecting a subset from a plurality of related MR images, setting at least one of window width and window level display parameters of the selected MR image(s), generating an equation for the parameter as a function of position in the sequence based on the set window width(s) or the window level(s), and then automatically setting window width(s) or window level(s) of other of the plurality of related MR images based on the equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoyuki Furudate, Takeshiro Suzuki
  • Probe card transporting apparatus and to-be-connected body moving mechanism
    Publication number: 20040164756
    Abstract: A probe card transporting apparatus includes a moving mechanism to transport a probe card with a card holder to a clamp mechanism in a prober chamber. When mounting and demounting the probe card with the card holder through a first positioning pin, this moving mechanism uses a support which mounts the probe card with the card holder. The support fits a second positioning pin supported by a swingable supporting means in a second opening formed in the card holder. A second positioning pin has a spherical top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: Masaru Suzuki
  • Optical scanner and image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20040165240
    Abstract: A scanning imaging lens includes at least two scanning lenses. Of the scanning lens, the scanning lens that is closer to a deflection unit is formed by resin molding, and has a positive refracting power in the horizontal scanning direction, with zero or close to zero refracting power in the vertical scanning direction, and has a function of correcting constant velocity characteristic in the optical scanning. The scanning lens that is closer to the surface to be scanned has a weak refracting power in the horizontal scanning direction and a strong positive refracting power in the vertical scanning direction, and the linearity Lin of the scanning imaging lens satisfies the condition 2.0<Lin<10.0 (%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Seizo Suzuki, Naoki Miyatake, Shigeaki Imai
  • Core having axially assembled core sub-parts and dynamo-electric machine member having the same
    Publication number: 20040164639
    Abstract: Teeth of a first core sub-part and teeth of a second core sub-part are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction. Each tooth has a tooth main body, which may include two tilted portions at two opposed circumferential ends, respectively, of the tooth main body. Each tilted portion is angled relative to a corresponding direction parallel to the axial direction of the core. Each one of the first and second core sub-parts may have fitting recesses and fitting projections, which are engaged with the fitting projections and the fitting recesses of the other one of the first and second core sub-parts. Each tapered wall surface of each fitting recess is angled relative to a corresponding direction parallel to the axial direction. Similarly, each tapered wall surface of each fitting projection is angled relative to a corresponding direction parallel to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Yamamoto, Shinji Santo, Yasuhide Ito, Masayuki Kuwano, Kazumitsu Moriya, Takayoshi Suzuki, Yoshiki Nakano
  • Electroacoustic transducer
    Publication number: 20040163883
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electroacoustic transducer, which is capable of controlling a particular vibration mode having large amplitude generated in a diaphragm and reproducing and outputting with fidelity a sound signal transmitted to the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsutoshi Suzuki
  • Plasma producing device
    Publication number: 20040163767
    Abstract: A plasma source includes a plasma source cavity having a tubular shape for forming plasma, an exciting coil for forming a radio frequency magnetic field, and a magnetic path structure for guiding magnetic flux of the radio frequency magnetic field. The magnetic flux extends from an end surface of the plasma source cavity to a side surface of the plasma source cavity and from the side surface of the plasma source cavity to the end surface of the plasma source cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Masayasu Suzuki
  • Motor having rotatable shaft coupled with worm shaft
    Publication number: 20040164629
    Abstract: A driving-side rotator of a clutch has a connecting hole, within which a connecting portion of a rotatable shaft is loosely fitted while providing a space between the connecting hole and the connection portion. The connecting hole of the driving-side rotator is engageable with the connecting portion of the rotatable shaft in a rotational direction to integrally rotate with connecting portion of the rotatable shaft. Two positioning holes are provided in a brush holder, and two positioning projections are provided in a gear housing to allow direct positioning of the brush holder and the gear housing relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Takenobu Kawakami, Keijiro Suzuki, Toshiyuki Masuda, Kouji Shibata
  • Honeycomb structural body for exhaust emission control and honeycomb catalyst body for exhaust emission control
    Publication number: 20040166035
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body for exhaust gas purification, characterized in that the cell partition walls (ribs) satisfy a relation shown by the following expression (1), with respect to the material properties and the structure of cell:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Naomi Noda, Junichi Suzuki, Shigekazu Takagi, Yukio Miyairi
  • Treatment of malignant tumor
    Publication number: 20040166103
    Abstract: The invention provides a technology which utilizes donor lymphocyte infusion and by which malignant tumor can be treated without causing such an adverse effect as graft versus host disease. Thus, a method for the treatment of malignant tumor is provided which comprises performing, in a patient requiring such treatment, donor lymphocyte infusion for the graft versus tumor reaction-based treatment of tumor and then performing radiation treatment, infusion of lymphocytes derived from the host or a third party identical in HLA type to the host, and intra bone marrow-bone marrow transplantation using bone marrow cells derived from the host or a third party identical in HLA type to the host, for the prevention and treatment of the graft versus host disease induced by the donor lymphocyte infusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: KANSAI TECHNOLOGY LICENSING ORGANIZATION CO., LTD., JAPAN IMMUNORESEARCH LABORATORIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Ikehara, Yasushi Adachi, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Magnetic recording medium, process for producing same and magnetic disc apparatus
    Publication number: 20040166279
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium which has a sufficient impact resistance to withstand its accidental collision with a magnetic head and is neither worn away nor fractured in the CSS area by contact or friction between the magnetic recording medium and the magnetic head even if the thickness of a protective filmy layer is reduced in the data area. In order to achieve this object, a magnetic film and a protective film are formed on a substrate, and for example, the other portion of said protective film than a portion where said protective film comes into contact with a magnetic head is made of not only carbon and nitrogen but also hydrogen for increasing the hardness of said protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Toshinori Ono, Yuuichi Kokaku, Yoshinori Honda, Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device
    Publication number: 20040164428
    Abstract: The back side of a strip substrate with plural semiconductor chips mounted thereon is vacuum-chucked to a lower mold half of a mold, and in this state the plural semiconductor chips are sealed with resin simultaneously to form a seal member. Thereafter, the strip substrate and the seal member are released from the mold and are cut into plural semiconductor devices. The semiconductor devices thus obtained are improved in their mounting reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI System Co., Ltd., Hitachi Yonezawa Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Takahashi, Masayuki Suzuki, Kouji Tsuchiya, Takao Matsuura, Takanori Hashizume, Masahiro Ichitani, Kazunari Suzuki, Takafumi Nishita, Kenichi Imura, Takashi Miwa
  • Process for producing activated carbon
    Publication number: 20040166050
    Abstract: A process for producing an activated carbon includes the step of adsorbing an organic compound onto an activated carbon comprising pores which exhibit a wide pore diameter distribution, thereby selectively closing smaller pores which have a small pore diameter. In accordance with the production process, it is possible to produce activated carbons which are good in terms of the adsorption-desorption characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokio Ooi, Hirokazu Aono, Takayuki Suzuki, Yuji Mochizuki
  • Spread illuminating apparatus having light converging means
    Publication number: 20040165371
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light converging element which has a refractive index profile in a direction orthogonal to two major surfaces of a light conductive plate, and which is disposed between at least one light source and one end surface of the light conductive plate. The light converging element comprises: a plurality of transparent resin films which have respective refractive indexes so as to constitute a refractive index gradation mirror-imaged with respect to the center plane of the light converging element, and which are layered over one another; and a plurality of light-transmittable adhesive layers each of which is sandwiched between two adjacent transparent resin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kitamura, Shingo Suzuki
  • Plasma display panels manufacturing method and sintering device
    Publication number: 20040164928
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing PDPs and a firing device that allows preferable firing of panel components by controlling each setter. Transportation means 22, 23, and 24 configured by disposing rollers 22a, 23a, and 24a in a transport direction of substrate 101 allows firing of panel component 102 while transporting substrate 101 placed on setter 103. ID identification means 105 for identifying setter 103 using an ID area provided on setter 103 is provided on firing device 21. Panel components 102 are fired using this firing device 21 for controlling information such as the number of heatings of each setter 103.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tsuji, Makoto Morita, Masanori Suzuki
  • Method of drying thermoplastic norbornene resin, and method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium
    Publication number: 20040163273
    Abstract: The gas components in thermoplastic norbornene resin pellets are suppressed below certain levels by drying the resin under vacuum or under the ordinary pressure and under vacuum. A substrate for magnetic recording media is manufactured by injection-molding the resin dried by the method according to the invention. The magnetic recording medium, employing the substrate manufactured according to the invention, includes at least a magnetic layer, a protection layer on the magnetic layer and a liquid lubricant layer on the protection layer. The magnetic recording medium is manufactured by forming these layers, one after another, on the substrate according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichi Tei, Syoji Sakaguchi, Katsunori Suzuki