Patents by Inventor Takahiro Ueda

Takahiro Ueda 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: 12330273
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool includes a hammer, an anvil, an output shaft, a housing, a bearing (first bearing), and a buffer member. The buffer member includes an elastic member. The anvil has a first facing region. The output shaft has a second facing region. The buffer member is interposed between the anvil and the output shaft. The buffer member regulates a gap distance between the second facing region and the first facing region such that when a maximum load is transmitted from the hammer to the elastic member, the second facing region faces the first facing region with a gap left between the second facing region and the first facing region in a thrusting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akiko Honda, Masaya Sato, Takahiro Ueda, Kimitaka Ozawa, Takashi Kusagawa
  • Publication number: 20250132106
    Abstract: A trigger switch TS includes a trigger 1 receiving a press through an operation of an operator to be movable to a deepest position in a press direction. The trigger includes: a base shaft member 11, to which a trigger cap 10 is removably attached; and a limiting member 14, supported by the base shaft member to be operable, and able to limit a movement of the trigger. In the trigger where the trigger cap 10 is attached to the base shaft member, if a first press is received, the movement is limited at a limited position not arriving at the deepest position through the limiting member in a limited state. With removal of the received first press, the limiting member transitions to from the limited state to an unlimited state and, if a second press is received following the removal, it is possible to move to the deepest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi FUJIHARA, Yohei TSUKANAKA, Kazushi MAETA, Takahiro UEDA, Yusaku YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250116533
    Abstract: A gas meter includes a flow rate measurer that is located at a gas passage and measures a flow rate of the gas flowing through the passage, a self-diagnoser that performs self-diagnosis, and a vibration detector that detects vibration. The gas meter also includes a calculator that calculates an earthquake index value based on the detected vibration, the earthquake index value indicating the scale of an earthquake, a blocker that switches from an open state to a closed state of the passage when the earthquake index value is not less than a predetermined value, and a restoring method determiner that, when the blocker is in the closed state, determines a restoring method of restoring the blocker from the closed state to the open state based on a result of the diagnosis by the self-diagnoser and the earthquake index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Masumi YAMASHITA, Takashi WATANABE, Tadanori SHIRASAWA, Takahiro UEDA
  • Patent number: 12220790
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, a control unit, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism, and an impact detection unit. The transmission mechanism includes an impact mechanism. The impact mechanism performs an impact operation according to magnitude of torque applied to the output shaft. The impact detection unit determines, based on at least one of an excitation current (current measured value) to be supplied to the motor or a torque current (current measured value) to be supplied to the motor, whether or not the impact operation is being performed. The control unit fulfills an impact response function by performing restriction processing in response to detection of the impact operation by the impact detection unit as a trigger. The restriction processing includes at least one of lowering the number of revolutions of the motor or stopping rotating the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Nakahara, Takashi Kusagawa, Takahiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20250046542
    Abstract: A trigger switch which includes a trigger, a shaft member, and a housing includes a fixed engagement portion and a movable engagement portion which is operable that are engaged with each other to inhibit a movement of the trigger. The trigger includes a trigger cap and a holding member that holds the trigger cap and is supported by the shaft member. The trigger cap has a restricting portion and may be attached to and detached from the holding member. When the trigger cap is detached, the movable engagement portion moves to an engagement position, and inhibits the movement of the trigger by a pressing operation. When the trigger cap is attached, the movement of the movable engagement portion is restricted by the restricting portion, and the inhibition of the movement of the trigger is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi FUJIHARA, Kazushi MAETA, Yohei TSUKANAKA, Takahiro UEDA, Kohei SUGIYAMA, Yusaku YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 12202116
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool includes a hammer, an anvil, an output shaft, a housing, and a bearing (first bearing). The bearing (first bearing) is held by the housing. The anvil includes a first contact portion. The output shaft includes a second contact portion. The second contact portion receives, from the first contact portion, force that causes the output shaft to rotate. The bearing (first bearing) is in contact with at least one of the first contact portion or the second contact portion and supports at least one of the output shaft or the anvil rotatably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Sato, Kimitaka Ozawa, Takashi Kusagawa, Akiko Honda, Takahiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20250004363
    Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film with an ultra-thin zirconium coating is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of nanotubes that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation with enhanced properties, and a zirconium-coated layer. The coated interconnected structure with the zirconium-coated layer allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 88%. The interconnected network structure has a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marcio D. LIMA, Mary Viola GRAHAM, Takahiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240419062
    Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of carbon nanofibers that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation. The interconnected structure allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 92%, with a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marcio D. LIMA, Takahiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240383123
    Abstract: A trigger switch includes a trigger that receives a push-in operation of an operator, and a shaft member that supports the trigger. The trigger moves in an operation direction in which the trigger is pushed in by the push-in operation. The trigger includes a trigger cap including a finger hooking part onto which a finger of the operator is hooked, and a holding member that holds the trigger cap and is supported by the shaft member. The trigger cap is attachable and removable to and from the holding member. An electric device includes the trigger switch, and a body device that is driven in response to a push-in operation on the trigger switch. The body device includes a visual check part that allows visual checking of an attachment state of the trigger cap in the trigger switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi FUJIHARA, Yohei TSUKANAKA, Yusaku YAMASAKI, Takahiro UEDA, Taiki KOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240385508
    Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of carbon nanofibers that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation with enhanced properties by plasma treatment. The interconnected structure allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 92%, with a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marcio D. LIMA, Takahiro UEDA
  • Patent number: 12085844
    Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of carbon nanofibers that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation. The interconnected structure allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 92%, with a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marcio D. Lima, Takahiro Ueda
  • Patent number: 12076841
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, an impact mechanism, an output shaft, a control unit, and an angular lead measurer. The impact mechanism includes a hammer and an anvil. The anvil rotates upon receiving impacting force from the hammer. The angular lead measurer measures an angular lead in rotation of the anvil over the hammer. The control unit changes, according to the angular lead measured by the angular lead measurer, a control mode for controlling the rotational velocity of the output shaft from one of a plurality of modes to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ueda, Takashi Kusagawa
  • Patent number: 12053863
    Abstract: An impact tool includes an electric motor, an impact mechanism, an acquisition unit, and a behavior decision unit (retreat detection unit). The electric motor includes a permanent magnet and a coil. The impact mechanism performs an impact operation that generates impacting force by receiving motive power from the electric motor. The behavior decision unit makes, based on at least one of a torque current acquisition value (current measured value) which is a value of a torque current acquired by the acquisition unit or an excitation current acquisition value (current measured value) which is a value of an excitation current acquired by the acquisition unit, a decision about behavior of the impact mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Nakahara, Takashi Kusagawa, Takahiro Ueda
  • Patent number: 11963732
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus (a doctor-side control apparatus) according to an embodiment is provided at a position away from a medical manipulator including an arm to which a medical instrument is attached and is configured to remotely operate the medical manipulator. Each of a plurality of wheels that are provided at a bottom surface of the control apparatus is configured to move a control apparatus main body in a first direction parallel to a floor surface on which the control apparatus main body is placed and in a second direction parallel to the floor surface and orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiro Horita, Takahiro Ueda
  • Patent number: 11965548
    Abstract: A drive shaft includes a first annular wall and a second annular wall joined together via a friction-welded portion. The first annular wall and the second annular wall have outer diameters of 30 to 50 mm and wall thicknesses of 3 to 5 mm. A burr created at the friction-welded portion has a connection radius of greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, a base radius of greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, a burr base angle of less than or equal to 40°, and a burr slope length of 0.2 to 5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kamikawa, Takahiro Ueda, Masafumi Yamamoto, Masaru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11958173
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, a control unit, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism, and an impact detection unit. The transmission mechanism includes an impact mechanism. The impact mechanism applies impacting force to the output shaft while performing an impact operation. The impact detection unit determines, based on at least one of an excitation current (current measured value) to be supplied to the motor or a torque current (current measured value) to be supplied to the motor, whether or not the impact operation is being performed. The control unit places a limit on an increase in the number of revolutions of the motor before the impact detection unit detects the impact operation and removes the limit on the increase in the number of revolutions of the motor when the impact detection unit detects the impact operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ueda, Masayuki Nakahara, Takashi Kusagawa
  • Patent number: 11865689
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool includes a hammer and an anvil that transmits rotational impact force from the hammer to a tip tool. The anvil includes a first member and a second member. The first member holds the tip tool thereon. The first member is fitted into the second member. The rotational impact force is applied to the second member. The first member and the second member are arranged to be fitted into each other in a fitting portion. The fitting portion has a tolerating mechanism. The tolerating mechanism tolerates misalignment of a first rotational axis with a second rotational axis. The first rotational axis is a rotational axis of the first member. The second rotational axis is a rotational axis of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kusagawa, Takahiro Ueda, Akiko Honda, Kimitaka Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20230398664
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool includes a hammer, an anvil, an output shaft, a housing, a bearing (first bearing), and a buffer member. The buffer member includes an elastic member. The anvil has a first facing region. The output shaft has a second facing region. The buffer member is interposed between the anvil and the output shaft. The buffer member regulates a gap distance between the second facing region and the first facing region such that when a maximum load is transmitted from the hammer to the elastic member, the second facing region faces the first facing region with a gap left between the second facing region and the first facing region in a thrusting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Akiko HONDA, Masaya SATO, Takahiro UEDA, Kimitaka OZAWA, Takashi KUSAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230398674
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool includes a hammer, an anvil, an output shaft, a housing, and a bearing (first bearing). The bearing (first bearing) is held by the housing. The anvil includes a first contact portion. The output shaft includes a second contact portion. The second contact portion receives, from the first contact portion, force that causes the output shaft to rotate. The bearing (first bearing) is in contact with at least one of the first contact portion or the second contact portion and supports at least one of the output shaft or the anvil rotatably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masaya SATO, Kimitaka OZAWA, Takashi KUSAGAWA, Akiko HONDA, Takahiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20230393456
    Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of carbon nanofibers that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation. The interconnected structure allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 92%, with a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marcio D. LIMA, Takahiro UEDA