Patents by Inventor Taichi Nakamura

Taichi Nakamura 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: 12275539
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge includes: a rotunda rotatable about a vertical axis; a tunnel unit; a cab; a lifting/lowering mechanism; and a travel unit. A control method includes, at a time of docking the cab with an entrance of an aircraft: calculating relative positional information indicating a position of the entrance as seen from the cab when the travel unit is at a movement start position; calculating positional information of a destination position based on the movement start position and the relative positional information in a case where a distance from the movement start position to the destination position is less than a horizontal distance from the vertical axis to a center point of the travel unit; calculating a target travel angle; and controlling the travel unit such that a travel angle of the travel unit is kept to the target travel angle during traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Nakamura, Takashi Kunitake
  • Patent number: 12215448
    Abstract: A fiber assembly includes a support sheet, a warp yarn group in which warp yarns including a polymer material are arranged, and a weft yarn group in which weft yarns including a polymer material are arranged. A surface of the support sheet has been subjected to a release treatment. The warp yarn group and the weft yarn group are on the surface of the support sheet. The warp yarn group and the weft yarn group define contact portion regions and non-contact portion regions. In each of the contact portion regions, one of the warp yarns is integrated with one of the weft yarns. Each of the warp yarns and the weft yarns has a line width of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, inclusive. One of the contact portion regions has a fiber density which is higher than a fiber density of one of the non-contact portion regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Nakamura, Norihito Tsukahara, Kouji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20240408600
    Abstract: A microfluidic device comprises: a first channel through which a first raw material fluid flows; a second channel through which a second raw material fluid flows; a synthesis channel portion that joins the first channel and the second channel to cause the first raw material fluid and the second raw material fluid to react with each other to generate nuclei, thereby obtaining a fluid containing particles obtained by growing the nuclei; and a vibration applicator that applies vibration to the fluid flowing through the synthesis channel portion, in which the synthesis channel portion includes a mixing channel portion that is a merging portion of the first channel and the second channel, a stagnation channel portion that communicates with a downstream side of the mixing channel portion and to which vibration is applied by the vibration applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: TAICHI NAKAMURA, HIROAKI YOSHIDA, TOSHIFUMI NAGINO
  • Patent number: 12083518
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a flow path device capable of suppressing an occurrence of air bubbles when a solution is introduced into a flow path. A fluidic device has a pair of substrates which are stacked in a thickness direction, one substrate including a flow path formed by being covered with the other substrate. The flow path includes a merging/branching portion which is surrounded by a contour which is configured to match each line segment connecting together apex positions of an equilateral triangle as viewed in the thickness direction or a contour parallel to each line segment and in which solution merges or branches. A valve which is configured to regulate flow of a fluid in the flow path is provided in at least two of the apex positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kobayashi, Tetsuomi Takasaki, Naoya Ishizawa, Taichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240279583
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, a manipulation method of an organism is provided which includes: forming a gas-liquid interface, in which a restoring force acts against minute interface movement, in a flow channel or at an end part of the flow channel, with the end part immersed in a liquid in which an organism is immersed; and manipulating the organism by using the gas-liquid interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Masaki MORIYAMA, Naoya ISHIZAWA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Taichi NAKAMURA, Shuhei TANAKA, Seri HAYASHI, Makiko TAKUBO
  • Patent number: 11982501
    Abstract: A plurality of resistance-imparting portions (34A to 34E) are disposed adjacent to each other. A first contraction flow portion forming one of the resistance-imparting portions (34A to 34E) adjacent to each other is in communication with an enlarged diameter portion forming another resistance-imparting portion. First contraction flow portions (32AH to 32DH) forming the resistance-imparting portions (34A to 34E) adjacent to each other are disposed at different positions in a direction in which an outer frame member (31) extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuo Oda, Tatsuo Ishiguro, Nobuhide Hara, Yoshiyuki Kondo, Satoshi Hiraoka, Taichi Nakamura, Kenji Kirihara, Jiro Kasahara
  • Patent number: 11942124
    Abstract: A slider may include a first side-edge surface, a second side-edge surface, and an air-bearing surface (ABS) comprising: a first side cavity adjacent to the first side-edge surface, and a first island side blocker situated at a mouth of the first side cavity, wherein: a first outer surface of the first island side blocker forms a portion of the first side-edge surface, a second outer surface of the first island side blocker is recessed from the first side-edge surface, a first side opening is situated on a leading side of the first island side blocker, and a second side opening is situated on a trailing side of the first island side blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Hu, Lee K. Dorius, Hung V. Nguyen, Taichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240021215
    Abstract: A multi-slope load/unload ramp for a hard disk drive includes an inner first portion having a non-horizontal first slope and an adjacent outer second portion having a different non-horizontal second slope. The first slope may be steeper than the second slope, and the ramp may further include a third portion adjacent to the second portion and also having a third slope steeper than the second slope, with the ramp configured for positioning the first and second portions to overlap the disk while the third segment may be in part outside the disk. The second slope may be steeper than the first slope, with the ramp configured for positioning the first portion to overlap the disk while the second portion may be in part outside of the disk. Hence, any slider rebound from the steeper portions would occur outside of the disk and avoid a slider-disk crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Taichi Nakamura, Biao Sun, Katsuhide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11869541
    Abstract: A multi-slope load/unload ramp for a hard disk drive includes an inner first portion having a non-horizontal first slope and an adjacent outer second portion having a different non-horizontal second slope. The first slope may be steeper than the second slope, and the ramp may further include a third portion adjacent to the second portion and also having a third slope steeper than the second slope, with the ramp configured for positioning the first and second portions to overlap the disk while the third segment may be in part outside the disk. The second slope may be steeper than the first slope, with the ramp configured for positioning the first portion to overlap the disk while the second portion may be in part outside of the disk. Hence, any slider rebound from the steeper portions would occur outside of the disk and avoid a slider-disk crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Taichi Nakamura, Biao Sun, Katsuhide Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20230347346
    Abstract: A first aspect of the present invention provides a manipulating method of an organism including forming an air bubble in liquid where the organism is immersed, attaching the organism to the air bubble, and controlling an airflow by generating the airflow in the air bubble and manipulating a position of the organism with the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki MORIYAMA, Naoya ISHIZAWA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Taichi NAKAMURA, Shuhei TANAKA, Seri HAYASHI, Makiko TAKUBO
  • Publication number: 20230348841
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method of applying a force to an organism is provided which includes: forming a gas-liquid interface between a liquid, in which an organism is immersed, and a gas in a flow channel or at an end portion of the flow channel after arranging the end portion in the liquid; controlling a vector of a force applied from the gas-liquid interface to the organism; and applying a force to the organism from the gas-liquid interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki MORIYAMA, Naoya ISHIZAWA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Shuhei TANAKA, Taichi NAKAMURA, Seri HAYASHI, Makiko TAKUBO, Kaede YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230332090
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, a manipulation method of an organism is provided, comprising: forming an air bubble by introducing gas into liquid in which an organism is submerged; controlling of energy before, during or after the forming of the air bubble, including controlling of difference (E1 - E2) obtained by subtracting, from surface free energy E1 at an interface between the gas and the organism, surface free energy E2 at an interface between the gas and the liquid; and manipulating the organism using the air bubble, by bringing the air bubble into contact with the organism during or after the controlling of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki MORIYAMA, Naoya ISHIZAWA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Shuhei TANAKA, Taichi NAKAMURA, Seri HAYASHI, Makiko TAKUBO
  • Patent number: 11773513
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a fiber assembly includes: a rotating body that has a cylindrical shape, and winds and holds a plurality of support sheets around an outer peripheral surface around a rotation axis of the rotating body; a plurality of supply nozzles arranged along a direction parallel to the rotation axis, the supply nozzles supplying a polymer material to be a material of fibers to the plurality of support sheets; a supply nozzle moving unit that relatively moves the plurality of supply nozzles in the direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body, in which the rotating body is rotatable about the rotation axis to wind, on main surfaces of the plurality of support sheets, fibers obtained by naturally cooling or naturally drying the polymer material supplied from the plurality of supply nozzles, and the rotating body includes a plurality of guide members in an annular shape circumscribing the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body concentrically to regulate positions of the plur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Nakamura, Norihito Tsukahara, Kouji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20230035937
    Abstract: Provided is a system including a position acquisition unit that acquires a designated position; and an output control unit that causes an output unit to output cluster information based on a result of clustering target objects to be clustered by using a feature amount corresponding to each of the target objects, in which the target objects are a plurality of objects about a plurality of facilities, the cluster information being information on clusters to which objects about associated facilities belong, in which the facilities are associated with the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi NAKAMURA, Ze WU
  • Publication number: 20220372659
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a fiber assembly includes: a rotating body that has a cylindrical shape, and winds and holds a plurality of support sheets around an outer peripheral surface around a rotation axis of the rotating body; a plurality of supply nozzles arranged along a direction parallel to the rotation axis, the supply nozzles supplying a polymer material to be a material of fibers to the plurality of support sheets; a supply nozzle moving unit that relatively moves the plurality of supply nozzles in the direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body, in which the rotating body is rotatable about the rotation axis to wind, on main surfaces of the plurality of support sheets, fibers obtained by naturally cooling or naturally drying the polymer material supplied from the plurality of supply nozzles, and the rotating body includes a plurality of guide members in an annular shape circumscribing the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body concentrically to regulate positions of the plur
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: TAICHI NAKAMURA, NORIHITO TSUKAHARA, KOUJI IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11496614
    Abstract: A hands-free apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: connect to a mobile phone to enable a hands-free telephone conversation; receive at least one data of outgoing call history data, incoming call history data, missed call history data, and phonebook data stored in the mobile phone; and execute synchronization permission checking processing to check whether transfer of the at least one data is permitted in the mobile phone before receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyo Fukushima, Masayoshi Ohtani, Taichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220341071
    Abstract: A fiber assembly includes, on a main surface of a support sheet subjected to a release treatment, a warp yarn group in which a plurality of warp yarns including a polymer material are arranged, and a weft yarn group in which a plurality of weft yarns including a polymer material are arranged. The warp yarn group and the weft yarn group form a plurality of first contact portion regions and a plurality of non-contact portion regions. Each of the plurality of first contact portion regions is a region in which at least one of the plurality of warp yarns is integrated with at least one of the plurality of weft yarns. Each of the plurality of warp yarns has a line width of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, inclusive, and each of the plurality of weft yarns has a line width of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, inclusive. At least one of the plurality of first contact portion regions has a fiber density higher than that of at least one of the plurality of non-contact portion regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: TAICHI NAKAMURA, NORIHITO TSUKAHARA, KOUJI IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11339686
    Abstract: The present invention comprises: a cylindrical pipe (314) that has a cylindrical shape about an axis (O) extending in the horizontal direction and has a space internally extending in the direction of the axis (O); steam inlets (31, 32) which are provided at the bottom of the cylindrical pipe (314) and through which steam is introduced; a steam outlet (33) that is opened from an end of the cylindrical pipe (314) in the axis (O) direction toward the axis (O) direction for exhausting steam from the cylindrical pipe (314); and a moisture separation element (315) that is provided in the cylindrical pipe (314) between the steam inlets (31, 32) and the steam outlet (33) and has a plurality of vanes for separating moisture from steam by passing the steam through the vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Issaku Fujita, Ryota Takahashi, Yasuaki Shimohara, Taichi Nakamura, Tetsuya Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20220135249
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge includes: a rotunda rotatable about a vertical axis; a tunnel unit; a cab; a lifting/lowering mechanism; and a travel unit. A control method includes, at a time of docking the cab with an entrance of an aircraft: calculating relative positional information indicating a position of the entrance as seen from the cab when the travel unit is at a movement start position; calculating positional information of a destination position based on the movement start position and the relative positional information in a case where a distance from the movement start position to the destination position is less than a horizontal distance from the vertical axis to a center point of the travel unit; calculating a target travel angle; and controlling the travel unit such that a travel angle of the travel unit is kept to the target travel angle during traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Taichi NAKAMURA, Takashi KUNITAKE
  • Patent number: 11309485
    Abstract: A magnetostrictive material includes a FeGaSm alloy that is represented by Expression (1), Fe(100-x-y)GaxSmy??(1) (in Expression (1), x and y are respectively a content rate (at. %) of Ga and a content rate (at. %) of Sm, and satisfy that y?0.35x?4.2, y??x+20.1, and y??0.1x+2.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Tanaka, Kazuki Sakai, Taichi Nakamura, Ryou Kuwabara