Patents by Inventor Takashi Ito

Takashi Ito 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).

  • ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ACTUATING METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170172392
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an image forming section configured to arrange first and second images obtained by picking up images of first and second regions of a subject to be adjacent to each other to form an image of one frame, a light source section configured to emit illumination light based on a brightness evaluation of the image to the first and second regions, a brightness-range calculating section configured to detect minimum and maximum luminance values in the first and second images, and an image processing section configured to perform a luminance shift such that a minimum or maximum luminance value of an image, a luminance range of which is smaller than a predetermined luminance range, among the first and second images coincides with a predetermined luminance lower limit or upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ITO, Kazuki HONDA
  • ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING WAVE-WINDING COIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170179782
    Abstract: An electric motor having a stator, in which the number of coils and the number of jumper wires between the coils are reduced, and a method for manufacturing the electric motor. An 8-shaped coil is formed by twisting a portion of one annular coil, and then the coil is inserted and positioned in three slots. A first coil portion of the 8-shaped coil including two overlapped edges is inserted into the center slot, and other two edges, i.e., second coil portions positioned opposed to the first coil portion in the circumference direction of the stator with respect to each ring constituting the 8-shape, are respectively inserted into the slots at the both side of the center slot, in which each second coil portion does not include overlapped winding wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Ito
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170170680
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium, all of which are capable of preventing the portable electronic device from being taken away by another person while charging. The smartphone includes: a touch-screen display; a power receiving unit that receives power from electromagnetic waves that are supplied from a battery charger; and a controller that restricts execution of predetermined functions in a case in which the portable electronic device is separated from the battery charger in a state where the battery charger is supplying electromagnetic waves to the power receiving unit, and enables the predetermined functions to be executed in a case in which an authentication operation is performed via the touch-screen display after restricting execution of the predetermined functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi ITO, Yu NISHINO
  • Process for producing polyether polyol, process for producing flexible polyurethane foam, and seat
    Patent number: 9676897
    Abstract: To suppress deterioration of mechanical properties of a foam, by using a polyol system solution stored. A polyol system solution is prepared by using a polyether polyol (A1) having a hydroxy value of from 5 to 45 mgKOH/g and an average number of hydroxy groups of from 2 to 8, obtainable by subjecting an alkylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization to an initiator, in the presence of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst, to obtain an intermediate polyol; and subjecting ethylene oxide to a ring-opening addition polymerization in an amount of from 1 to 23 mol per 1 mol of the initiator to the intermediate polyol, in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide as a polymerization catalyst, and a flexible polyurethane foam is produced by using the polyol system solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takayuki Sasaki, Takashi Ito, Akio Horie, Chitoshi Suzuki, Takeaki Arai, Masahito Furumi
  • Partial discharge sensor
    Patent number: 9645190
    Abstract: A partial discharge sensor includes: a first ground (1) that constitutes a closed space (3) to surround a high-voltage wire (2); and a cylindrical branch pipe (4) disposed at the first ground (1) to protrude to an outer space to house with a lid (8) a first metal container (6) having at least one hole through which gas can pass, and having a slit (12) formed on the side to the space (3); at one end of a coaxial wire (7) disposed in the container (6), an outer conductor (9) of the coaxial wire (7) is connected to the first metal container (6) at a portion near the center of the slit (12), and an inner conductor (10) of the coaxial wire (7) is connected to the first metal container (6) at an opposite portion to a position where the outer conductor (9) is connected across the slit (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Fukasawa, Takashi Ito, Hiroaki Miyashita
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, computer program, and information communication system
    Patent number: 9628320
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a Web service using unit configured to have a Web browser function supporting a cookie and use a Web service provided by a Web server, a URL acquiring unit configured to acquire a URL to use a Web service in a different device, and a URL transferring unit configured to transfer the URL acquired by the URL acquiring unit to the different device. The URL acquiring unit acquires a one-time URL to make an access request to a Web service requesting authentication, from the Web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yuji Handa, Ken Onogi, Takashi Ito
  • Portable electronic device, method, and computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 9620973
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium, all of which are capable of preventing the portable electronic device from being taken away by another person while charging. The smartphone includes: a touch-screen display; a power receiving unit that receives power from electromagnetic waves that are supplied from a battery charger; and a controller that restricts execution of predetermined functions in a case in which the portable electronic device is separated from the battery charger in a state where the battery charger is supplying electromagnetic waves to the power receiving unit, and enables the predetermined functions to be executed in a case in which an authentication operation is performed via the touch-screen display after restricting execution of the predetermined functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ito, Yu Nishino
  • Multilayer conductive film, current collector using same, battery and bipolar battery
    Patent number: 9601780
    Abstract: A multilayer conductive film includes a layer 1 including a conductive material containing a polymer material 1 having an alicyclic structure and conductive particles 1 and a layer 2 including a material having durability against positive electrode potential. The multilayer conductive film has stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a positive electrode, has low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction, and has excellent barrier properties for a solvent of an electrolytic solution. A battery including a current collector employing the multilayer conductive film can achieve both weight reduction and durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: KANEKA CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kato, Masahiro Kojima, Ryutaro Mukai, Masato Kusakabe, Hiroyuki Ogino, Takashi Kikuchi, Takashi Ito, Satoshi Oku, Akiko Waki, Shiho Inoue, Yuji Muroya, Norihisa Waki, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Shigeo Ibuka, Yoshio Shimoida
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME AND COMPUTER- READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170060178
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an attachment section which is attachable to a user, at least one contact detection sensor which detects whether the attachment section is attached to the user or is not attached to the user, a function section which executes at least one function, and a circuit section. The circuit section judges that the attachment section is in a non-attached state to the user based on a detection result of the contact detection sensor and controls the function section not to execute the function when the attachment section is judged to be in the non-attached state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi ITO
  • Solenoid device
    Patent number: 9583290
    Abstract: A solenoid device includes at least one electromagnetic coil for generating a magnetic flux when energized, a fixed core constituting part of a magnetic circuit through which the magnetic flux passes, and plungers constituting the magnetic circuit together with the fixed core and configured to advance to and retract from the fixed core depending on whether the magnetic coil is energized or de-energized. The magnetic circuit is provided with a magnetic resistance part as a resistance for the magnetic flux. The plungers are configured to be attracted to the fixed core by energizing the electromagnetic coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., ANDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Horiguchi, Ken Tanaka, Tomoaki Tanaka, Takashi Ito
  • ROLLING BEARING AND A TRAVEL UNIT INCLUDING ROLLING BEARINGS
    Publication number: 20170037902
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes rolling elements incorporated between an outer race and an inner race, a resin seal ring covering the opening of at least one end of the bearing space, and a filter covering an oil hole formed in the seal ring for capturing foreign matter contained in lubricating oil. The filter and the resin seal ring are integrated by insert molding. The filter and the seal ring are made of the same material. An annular lip portion, which is separate from the seal ring, is in contact with the outer race. An engaged portion provided on the radially inner side of the seal ring is engaged in a recess formed in the inner race such that, during thermal expansion of the seal ring, the engaged portion is engaged such that the seal ring is movable in the radial direction relative to the inner race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Katsunori SONE, Naota YAMAMOTO, Hiroyoshi ITO, Kiyoshige YAMAUCHI, Hiroyuki MIYAZAKI, Takashi ITO
  • ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170014017
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes: an insertion portion inserted into a subject; a forward image pickup device configured to acquire a first subject image from a first direction; an image pickup device configured to acquire a second subject image from a second direction; and an image processing section configured to generate a bird's-eye view image based on a bird's-eye view subject image looking down on the subject from a virtual point of view away from the insertion portion and configured to execute a process of associating the first subject image and the first direction in the bird's-eye view subject image and associating the second subject image and the second direction in the bird's-eye view subject image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya OBARA, Takeshi TAKAHASHI, Takashi ITO, Hideyuki KUGIMIYA
  • Collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries
    Patent number: 9537152
    Abstract: A collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries comprises a first conductive layer that is obtained by adding a conductive filler to a base that contains an imide group-containing resin, and a second conductive layer that has a function of blocking lithium ions. The second conductive layer comprises a blocking resin layer that is obtained by adding a conductive filler to a base that contains a resin which contains no imide group, and a metal layer. This collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries is used in such a manner that the first conductive layer is on the positive electrode active material layer side with respect to the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tanaka, Masami Yanagida, Kohei Ogawa, Satoshi Oku, Masahiro Kojima, Takashi Kikuchi, Takashi Ito
  • HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL
    Publication number: 20160376510
    Abstract: A method for producing a highly aromatic base oil of the present invention includes a step of hydrorefining a clarified oil to obtain a highly aromatic base oil having an aromatic content of 50% by mass or more determined by a column chromatography analysis method. The step of hydrorefining a clarified oil is preferably performed under conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 5.0 to 20.0 MPa, a temperature of 280 to 400° C., a hydrogen oil ratio of 300 to 750 NL/L, and a space velocity of 0.3 to 2.0 h?1. According to the present invention, a highly aromatic base oil used for rubber processing, asphalt reclamation and the like, and a novel method for producing a highly aromatic base oil can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki MORISHIMA, Takashi ITO
  • BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20160380452
    Abstract: An electronic equipment, including: an electronic circuit which includes a control section and performs a predetermined functional operation; a battery which supplies electric power to the electronic circuit; a supply detecting section which detects power supply from outside; and a supply cutoff section which cuts off power supply from the battery to the electronic circuit, wherein when the supply detecting section detects the power supply from outside, the supply detecting section performs a battery connection operation of releasing cutoff of the power supply by the supply cutoff section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi ITO
  • MOTOR HAVING FIGURE 8-SHAPED LINKED COILS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160380497
    Abstract: In a motor, the number of slots 6N divided by the number of pole pairs P (2N>P) of a rotor is an irreducible fraction, when a quotient obtained by dividing 6N by 2P is denoted by X, 2N coils per phase are arranged in the slots of the stator, one and another one of the coils connected in series thereto are arranged overlapping in one center slot while sharing one side with aligned current directions, opposite sides of the two coils not sharing the slot are each arranged in other ones of the slots at a distance by X from the center slot, so that the two coils are arranged while being linked in a figure 8-shape straddling over the three slots, and N sets per phase of the linked coils are arranged at not completely overlapping positions in the slots and are connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Ito
  • PARTIAL DISCHARGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20160349303
    Abstract: There is provided a partial discharge sensor including a first flange formed at an end of a first conductor tube, a second flange formed at an end of a second conductor tube, a first insulating spacer sandwiched between the first flange and the second flange, a plurality of holes passing through the first flange, the first insulating spacer, and the second flange, at least two first conductors each passing through one of the plurality of holes to be disposed with electrically connected to the first flange and the second flange, a second conductor passing through one of the plurality of holes to be disposed with electrically connected to the second flange, and a second insulating spacer that insulates the second conductor and the first flange from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi YANAGI, Toru FUKASAWA, Takashi ITO
  • Rolling bearing and a travel unit including rolling bearings
    Patent number: 9506554
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes rolling elements incorporated between an outer race and an inner race, a resin seal ring covering the opening of at least one end of the bearing space, and a filter covering an oil hole formed in the seal ring for capturing foreign matter contained in lubricating oil. The filter and the resin seal ring are integrated by insert molding. The filter and the seal ring are made of the same material. An annular lip portion, which is separate from the seal ring, is in contact with the outer race. An engaged portion provided on the radially inner side of the seal ring is engaged in a recess formed in the inner race such that, during thermal expansion of the seal ring, the engaged portion is engaged such that the seal ring is movable in the radial direction relative to the inner race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Sone, Naota Yamamoto, Hiroyoshi Ito, Kiyoshige Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Takashi Ito
  • BLOWER
    Publication number: 20160341220
    Abstract: A blower fan includes a plurality of blades radially extending from a boss provided at the rotary center and spaced apart from each other in the rotational direction, and a ring portion connecting outer peripheral ends of the blades in a ring shape. An inner peripheral wall surface of an end part on an air-flow downstream side of a cylindrical portion is disposed on the outside in a radial direction of the rotary shaft in the blower fan, with respect to an end part on the air-flow downstream side of the ring portion. The end part on the air-flow downstream side of the cylindrical portion is positioned outward in the radial direction of the rotary shaft, as toward the air-flow downstream side. Thus, the blower can prevent the backflow air from being swirled, thereby reducing noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Toshikatsu KONDOU, Masashi MATSUKAWA, Youhei KAMIYA, Masaru KAMIYA, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Isao KONDOH, Takashi ITO, Kazuhiro TAKEUCHI
  • BLOWER
    Publication number: 20160333893
    Abstract: A blower fan includes a plurality of blades radially extending from a boss provided at a rotary center and spaced apart from each other in the rotational direction, and a ring portion connecting outer peripheral ends of the blades in a ring shape. A radially outer end part at an end on an air-flow upstream side of the ring portion is positioned outward in a radial direction of a rotary shaft in the blower fan, as toward the air-flow upstream side. Thus, the blower can prevent the backflow air from being swirled, thereby reducing noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Toshikatsu KONDOU, Youhei KAMIYA, Masaru KAMIYA, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Masashi MATSUKAWA, Isao KONDOH, Takashi ITO, Kazuhiro TAKEUCHI