Patents by Inventor Takahiro Asano

Takahiro Asano 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: 11745784
    Abstract: A steering wheel 1 includes a rim section having a rim section main body section and a covering member that covers at least a part of the rim section main body section. The steering wheel 1 includes a decorative section attached to the rim section. The rim section main body section includes an attaching section to which the decorative section is attached in a direction intersecting a direction in which the rim section main body section extends. The covering member includes one split body and the other split body for covering one part and the other part of the rim section main body section with the attaching section as a reference. The one split body and the other split body are configured such that at least parts of end portions and facing each other in the attaching section have shapes complementary to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwao Asano, Takahiro Suwama
  • Patent number: 11742491
    Abstract: A binder for a secondary battery containing a fluorine-containing polymer (A) and polyvinylidene fluoride (B). The fluorine-containing polymer (A) contains a polymerized unit based on vinylidene fluoride, a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, and a polymerized unit based on a monomer (2-2) represented by the following formula (2-2): wherein R5, R6, and R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-C8 hydrocarbon group; R8 is a C1-C8 hydrocarbon group; and Y1 is an inorganic cation or an organic cation. Also disclosed is an electrode mixture and an electrode for a secondary battery including the binder, and a secondary battery including the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Hosoda, Takahiro Kitahara, Manabu Fujisawa, Takashi Iguchi, Kazuya Asano, Chihiro Shinoda
  • Publication number: 20230267903
    Abstract: A keyboard apparatus according to an embodiment includes a keyboard and a mutual capacitance proximity sensor. The keyboard includes a first key and a second key arranged in an array direction with respect to the first key. The proximity sensor includes a first electrode having a portion extending from at least a first area below the first key to a second area below the second key, a second electrode arranged in the first area, and a third electrode arranged in the second area. The proximity sensor is a mutual capacitance type sensor and is configured to use a change in capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode and a change in capacitance between the first electrode and the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Soichi TAKIGAWA, Yohei WADA, Koji YATAKA, Yoshinari NAKAMURA, Takahiro ASANO
  • Publication number: 20230234387
    Abstract: A printing device includes a housing, a printing head, and an input unit. The housing includes a cassette accommodating portion to which a tape cassette accommodating a roll of a printing tape is detachably attachable. The cassette accommodating portion has an insertion opening through which the tape cassette can be inserted in an insertion direction. The printing head includes heat-generating elements arrayed in a scanning direction crossing an imaginary plane perpendicular to the insertion direction. The housing has: a principal surface at which the input unit is provided; a side surface crossing the principal surface and the imaginary plane; and a discharge opening formed in the side surface. The insertion opening is positioned above the input unit. At the discharge opening, a normal direction of a printed surface of the printing tape and a normal direction of the principal surface define an interior angle of less than 45 degrees therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Masahide ASANO, Takahiro OGAWA, Shinji UKAI
  • Patent number: 11708324
    Abstract: A sulfuric acid ester containing a plurality of carbonyl groups or a salt thereof, and a surfactant. The sulfuric acid ester is a compound represented by the following formula: R1—C(?O)—R2—C(?O)—R3—OSO3X wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein; X is H, a metal atom, NR44, imidazolium optionally containing a substituent, pyridinium optionally containing a substituent, or phosphonium optionally containing a substituent, where R4s are each H or an organic group and are the same as or different from each other; and any two of R1, R2, and R3 optionally bind to each other to form a ring. Also disclosed is a surfactant containing the sulfuric acid ester and an aqueous dispersant containing the sulfuric acid ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES. LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Yoneda, Manabu Fujisawa, Kazuya Asano, Takahiro Kitahara, Masahiro Higashi, Akiyoshi Yamauchi, Sumi Ishihara, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230208733
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted relay device includes a hardware unit implementing functions of first to third layer of OSI model, and a software unit implementing functions of fourth and upper layers of OSI model. The hardware unit includes a first abnormality recording section in which an abnormal frame detected during data relay is recorded, and a first abnormality recording processing section storing, in response to detection of the abnormal frame, the abnormal frame in the first abnormality recording section. The software unit includes a second vehicle information recording section in which vehicle information sequentially transmitted from an end ECU is stored, and a first diagnostic recording processing section, which reads out the abnormal frame from the first abnormality recording section and reads out the vehicle information from the second vehicle information recording section, and stores the readout abnormal frame and vehicle information in a diagnostic information recording section as diagnostic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: AZUSA NAKAMURA, TAKAHIRO SASAKI, SHOTA MIZOGUCHI, MASAYOSHI ASANO
  • Publication number: 20230209788
    Abstract: A module includes: a substrate having an upper main surface and a lower main surface arranged in an up-down direction; a metal member provided on the upper main surface of the substrate, the metal member having a plate-shaped portion including a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction; a first electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed in front of the metal member; a second electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed behind the metal member; and a sealing resin layer provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covering the first electronic component, the second electronic component, and the metal member. The metal member includes an upper protruding portion extending on one side of the front-back direction from an upper end of the plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Shota HAYASHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230200032
    Abstract: A metal member includes a plate-shaped portion provided on an upper main surface of a substrate, and includes a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction when viewed in an up-down direction. A first electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed in front of the metal member. A second electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed behind the metal member. A sealing resin layer is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covers the metal member and the one or more electronic components. The plate-shaped portion is provided with one or more upper notches extending downward from the upper side. The metal member further includes one or more foot portions extending forward or backward from the lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Shota HAYASHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230199939
    Abstract: A high-frequency module includes a module substrate having a main surface, circuit components arranged on the main surface, a resin member covering at least a part of the main surface and the circuit components, a metallic shield layer covering at least an upper surface of the resin member, and a metallic shield plate arranged on the main surface and between the circuit component and the circuit component when the main surface is viewed in a plan view. The metallic shield plate is in contact with the metallic shield layer. An engraved mark portion indicating predetermined information is provided on the upper surface of the resin member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Shota HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230189490
    Abstract: A metal member includes a plate-shaped portion provided on an upper main surface of a substrate, and includes a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction when viewed in an up-down direction. A first electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed in front of the metal member. A second electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed behind the metal member. A sealing resin layer is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covers the metal member and the one or more electronic components. The plate-shaped portion is provided with one or more lower notches extending upward from the lower side. The metal member further includes a plurality of foot portions. All of the plurality of foot portions extend backward from the lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shota Hayashi, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yuki Asano, Akihiro Muranaka, Takanori Uejima, Hiromichi Katajima, Takahiro Eguchi
  • Publication number: 20230187388
    Abstract: A substrate has an upper main surface and a lower main surface arranged in an up-down direction. The metal member is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate. The metal member includes a plate-shaped portion and one or more foot portions. The plate-shaped portion has a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction when viewed in the up-down direction. The one or more foot portions extend backward from the lower side by bending the metal member at the lower side of the plate-shaped portion. A line extending in a predetermined direction is provided on the front main surface, the back main surface, the outer surface of the portion where the metal member is bent, and the inner surface of the portion where the metal member is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shota HAYASHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230187297
    Abstract: A substrate has an upper main surface and a lower main surface arranged in an up-down direction. A metal member includes a plate-shaped portion provided on an upper main surface of a substrate, the plate-shaped portion having a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction when viewed in an up-down direction. The sealing resin layer is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate, covers the metal member, the first electronic component, and the second electronic component, and has an upper surface. The shield is provided on the upper surface of the sealing resin layer so as to be connected to the upper end of the plate-shaped portion. The plate-shaped portion is inclined with respect to the up-down direction such that an upper end of the plate-shaped portion is located in front of a lower end of the plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shota HAYASHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI, Kunitoshi HANAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230187295
    Abstract: A metal member includes a plate-shaped portion extending upward from an upper main surface of a substrate, and has a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in the front-back direction when viewed in the up-down direction. A first electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed in front of the metal member. A second electronic component is mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and is disposed behind the metal member. A sealing resin layer is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covers the metal member and the one or more electronic components. The plate-shaped portion is provided with one or more upper notches extending downward from the upper side. The plate-shaped portion is provided with one or more lower notches extending upward from the lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shota HAYASHI, Nobuaki OGAWA, Yuki ASANO, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiromichi KITAJIMA, Takahiro EGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11664701
    Abstract: A motor includes a commutator, a brush, a first spring, a second spring, and a holder. The brush is configured to come into contact with the commutator to be electrically connected to the commutator. The first spring is configured to push the brush along the first direction toward the commutator. The second spring pushes the brush along a second direction intersecting the first direction. The holder is disposed such that the brush is located between the holder and the second spring in the second direction. The holder holds the brush between the holder and the second spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Asano, Hirofumi Mizukami, Yasuharu Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230160139
    Abstract: The amount of a processing solution used is reduced, and the quality of an electroless plated fiber material is improved. The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an electroless plated fiber material A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Akihiro WAKISAKA, Miki NAKAGAWA, Hitomi KOBARA, Takahiro ASANO, Takao YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11637926
    Abstract: A method for determining candidates for a person who is to handle a failure upon occurrence of a failure as call-target persons and calling the call-target persons via the Internet is provided. The method is a method which is to be executed by a server, for supporting calling of call-target persons within a list in which candidates for a person who is to handle a failure are defined as call-target persons, upon occurrence of a failure, and includes a step of calling a client of a call-target person selected from the list via the Internet, and a step of receiving a response result indicating a result of operation in response to the calling from the client of the selected call-target person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNET INITIATIVE JAPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masataka Takayama, Yushi Nakai, Yoshihisa Tanaka, Takahiro Asano, Yuta Nakagami, Jun Kambe, Kunio Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11567589
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit and an association unit. The acquisition unit acquires first information, generated by processing a detection result which is output from a first sensor provided outside an electronic writing instrument, which includes a trajectory traced by the electronic writing instrument in writing of an object on a display image and second information, generated by processing a detection result which is output from a second sensor provided in the electronic writing instrument to detect a movement of the electronic writing instrument, which includes a trajectory traced by the electronic writing instrument in writing of the object on the display image. The association unit associates the object with the electronic writing instrument using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Asano
  • Publication number: 20220351146
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display control device that acquires an image generated by a camera installed near a display installed in a store or in the display, extracts a person from the image, determines whether the person extracted from the image is a store clerk based on on-duty store clerk information including at least one of facial images and appearance feature amounts of store clerks on duty, and changes display control of the display according to whether the extracted person is a store clerk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Takahiro ASANO
  • Publication number: 20220210271
    Abstract: A method for determining candidates for a person who is to handle a failure upon occurrence of a failure as call-target persons and calling the call-target persons via the Internet is provided. The method is a method which is to be executed by a server, for supporting calling of call-target persons within a list in which candidates for a person who is to handle a failure are defined as call-target persons, upon occurrence of a failure, and includes a step of calling a client of a call-target person selected from the list via the Internet, and a step of receiving a response result indicating a result of operation in response to the calling from the client of the selected call-target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Masataka TAKAYAMA, Yushi NAKAI, Yoshihisa TANAKA, Takahiro ASANO, Yuta NAKAGAMI, Jun KAMBE, Kunio KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220091682
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit and an association unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire first information which is generated by processing a detection result output from a first sensor provided outside of a plurality of electronic writing tools with which a plurality of objects are drawn on a display image and includes positions at which the plurality of electronic writing tools are detected on the display image and acquiring second information which is generated by processing a detection result output from a second sensor provided in each of the plurality of electronic writing tools and includes relative positions of the other electronic writing tools relative to each electronic writing tool. The association unit is configured to associate the plurality of electronic writing tools with positions of the plurality of electronic writing tools on the display image, respectively, using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Takahiro ASANO