Patents by Inventor Takanobu Saito

Takanobu Saito 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: 5719946
    Abstract: A loudspeaker has a first diaphragm having a domed shape, a second diaphragm formed on a periphery of the first diaphragm, and a voice coil provided at a juncture of the first and second diaphragms. The second diaphragm is designed such that a dip frequency by shape effect thereof is positioned at a frequency higher than a high limit frequency of the first diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shouichiro Terauchi, Tomohiro Suenaga, Masaharu Yoneyama, Takanobu Saito
  • Patent number: 5623301
    Abstract: In a digital copier of the type writing image data read by a scanner in a memory and transferring them from the memory to a printer, a memory change flag indicative of whether or not to calculate the occupancy of the memory is checked. If the flag is set, the occupancy of the memory is calculated and sent to a system controller. One or more reference amounts, which are easy for the user to grasp (e.g. amount corresponding to a single paper of A4 size), can be entered on an operation and display panel. The occupancy of the memory is displayed on the operation and display panel on the basis of each of the reference amounts. The memory change flag is set when image data have been fully written to the memory and when the discharge of a recording medium carrying an image thereon from the copier has been detected (end of read-out). The copier prevents the image data stored in the memory from being destroyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Morihiko Okimoto, Masahito Obata, Hidefumi Nishitsuji, Takanobu Saito
  • Patent number: 5107711
    Abstract: A torque sensor provides a specific property for a shaft member so as to improve sensitivity and so as to minimize hysteresis in measurement of the torque exerted thereon. The shaft member is provided specific composition achieving the desired level of sensitivity without increasing the hysteresis. In the alternative, the shaft member is processed in order to provide the desired property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Daidotokushuko Kabushikigaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Aoki, Shinichiro Yahagi, Takanobu Saito
  • Patent number: 4991447
    Abstract: A torque detecting device has a measuring shaft, an excitation device and a detector for detecting a magnetostriction passing through said measuring shaft. The device is able to measure the torque with accuracy even if a temperature gradient is produced in the axial direction of the measuring shaft by making the measuring shaft from a material having specified electromagnetic characteristics at least in a part in which said magnetostrictive force is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignees: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha, Nissan Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yahagi, Hiroyuki Aoki, Takanobu Saito
  • Patent number: 4989460
    Abstract: A magnetostriction type torque sensor employs a plurality of detector coils arranged in axial arrangement along an objective rotary body. The detector coils are so designed and arranged as to compensate influence of temperature, particularly the error caused due to axial temperature gradient caused in the objective rotary body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Daidotokushuko Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Mizuno, Katsuhiro Kojima, Yoji Ozawa, Takanobu Saito, Munekatsu Shimada, Masaaki Katsumata, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 4840073
    Abstract: A torque detecting device has a measuring shaft and a magnetic circuit incorporating the measuring shaft into a magnetic path which includes a device for detecting a magnet-ostrictive force passing through said measuring shaft. The device is able to increase the output sensitivity, decrease the rotative fluctuation of output and decrease the hysteresis by making the measuring shaft forming the magnetic path from an iron base alloy having a specific composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Company Ltd., Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Aoki, Shinichiro Yahagi, Takanobu Saito