Patents by Inventor Takeshi Tokunaga

Takeshi Tokunaga 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).

  • Publication number: 20080174055
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plugged honeycomb structure 30 including a honeycomb substrate 1 and plugging portions 15 arranged so as to form complementary checkered patterns at both end surfaces 11 and 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1; which comprises attaching a first mask film 4a to the first end surface 11 of the honeycomb substrate 1, making slurry permeation holes 3a to introduce a plugging slurry 6, attaching a second mask film 4b to the second end surface 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1, makes slurry permeation holes 3b, allowing air to flow into the cells 2 so as to discharge air giving a pressure of 0.05 to 5 MPa between the first mask film 4a and the honeycomb substrate 1; and filling cell opening end portions 7 with the plugging slurry 6 to fire the resultant slurry filled substrate 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi ITO, Takeshi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20080164643
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a plugged honeycomb structure 30 which comprises a honeycomb substrate 1 and plugging portions 15 arranged so as to form complementary checkered patterns alternately at both end surfaces 11 and 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1. The method comprises attaching mask films 4a and 4b to both end surfaces 11 and 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1, respectively; forming slurry permeation holes 3a at portions of the mask films 4a and 4b corresponding to cell opening end portions 7, respectively; forming deaeration holes 3b at portions of the mask films 4a and 4b facing the portions provided with the slurry permeation holes 3a via cells 2; submerging both end surfaces 11 and 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1 to which the mask films 4a and 4b have been attached into a plugging slurry 6, respectively; and firing the resultant slurry filled substrate 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi ITO, Takeshi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20080157441
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a plugged honeycomb structure comprising; attaching a transparent sheet to an end face of a honeycomb structure; picking up an image of the end face; with respect to cells 9c positioned at other than outermost peripheral portion of a honeycomb structure (usual cells), subjecting the picked-up image to image processing, recognizing positions to be plugged on said sheet, and with respect to cells 9d positioned at outermost peripheral portion (outermost peripheral cells), positions of the cells 9d are recognized based on an average cell pitch calculated from the positions of the cells 9c, subjecting to a perforation treatment based on the recognized positions of the sheet, submerging an end portion into a plugging slurry in which a material of the plugging portions is slurried, filling holes made at the respective sheet with the slurry to form the plugging portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Ito, Takeshi Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20060041919
    Abstract: When a CATV signal supplied from a CATV center station is distributed to be lead out to a television tuner, an RF connector is provided on a circuit board of an analog signal processing section, and is configured to lead out the CATV signal by means of this RF connector. In this manner, a distribution output does not pass through a circuit board of a digital signal processing section. Therefore, a high quality signal can be distributed and outputted without being adversely affected by a digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Tokunaga, Masami Oosawa, Katsuya Kudo
  • Publication number: 20040171360
    Abstract: A reception circuit is designed to be free from the influence of noise from a Zener diode. This circuit may have a selection unit which selects a desired broadcast signal in accordance with control signal Vt, an amplifier unit which amplifies the broadcast signal, a booster circuit which increases power supply potential B+ to generate an increased potential, a control unit which is responsive to the increased potential, and generates a control signal used to designate a desired broadcast signal so as to supply the control signal to the selection unit, and Zener diode ZD which has Zener voltage Vz larger than maximum potential Vtmax of the control signal. This diode ZD suppresses or limits the increased potential to be equal to or lower than the Zener voltage. Since the Zener diode does not bring about any breakdown operation in a steady state, a noise-free reception can be assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masami Oosawa, Takeshi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 6308056
    Abstract: A double super tuner for receiving television signals from conventional broadcast, CATV, satellite broadcast, and HDTV. A first frequency converter converts an input high-frequency signal in a first intermediate frequency band signal based on a first local oscillator signal. The output of the first frequency converter is band-pass filtered by a dielectric filter. A second frequency converter converts the output of the dielectric filter into a second intermediate frequency band signal based on a second local oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shuji Abe, Yuji Ono, Kazuyoshi Yoshida, Takeshi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 5918168
    Abstract: A double super tuner for receiving television signals from conventional broadcast, CATV, satellite broadcast, and HDTV. A first frequency converter converts an input high-frequency signal in a first intermediate frequency band signal based on a first local oscillator signal. The output of the first frequency converter is band-pass filtered by a dielectric filter. A second frequency converter converts the output of the dielectric filter into a second intermediate frequency band signal based on a second local oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shuji Abe, Yuji Ono, Kazuyoshi Yoshida, Takeshi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 4825315
    Abstract: A drive motor is premounted on one control substrate disposed only on one side of a body. The control substrate, a mounting plate on which a collet mechanism and others are installed, a head mechanism, a stepping motor, and a front panel are detachably provided on the body at every part. After general assembly of the magnetic disc driving device, parts which constitute the magnetic disc driving device can thus be checked and serviced in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsurou Hirose, Toshio Tsubaki, Takeshi Tokunaga, Osamu Isoo
  • Patent number: 4405923
    Abstract: A garage door operation control system comprises a door operating apparatus for operating a garage door, a plurality of push buttons for issuing a plurality of operating commands associated with the door operation by predetermined button operations, means for setting an operating command by the operation of the push buttons, and means for controlling the operation of the door operating apparatus on the basis of the operating command thus set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Kogi Yamauchi, Mitsuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4393342
    Abstract: A motor for driving a garage door is controlled by a control unit, which counts the time required for the garage door to move between an upper limit switch and a lower limit switch. The control unit sets a comparison reference time on the basis of the time thus counted, and controls the motor in such a manner that the motor driving does not continue for a period of time longer than the comparison reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Koji Yamauchi, Mitsuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4386398
    Abstract: An automatic door operation control apparatus is disclosed which comprises a door operating device a driving device for opening and closing the door, a condition detector for detecting a condition under which the movement of the door by the driving device is required to be discontinued, and a main control device for issuing a driving command to the driving device to actuate the same as required in response to a condition detection signal from the condition detector. The apparatus further comprises an auxiliary control device for stopping the operation of the driving device in the event that the main control device fails to issue a command to the driving device to stop the door movement within a predetermined length of time in response to the condition detection signal from the condition detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Koji Yamauchi, Mitsuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4383206
    Abstract: A motor for operating the door is controlled for forward and reverse rotations and stoppage by a control circuit responsive to an operation command signal, an upper-lower limit signal, an obstruction detection signal and a maximum drive time over signal, thus controlling the door stepwise for opening, stoppage, closing, stoppage and opening in that order. Upon generation of an obstruction detection signal or a maximum drive time over signal during the closing operation, the control circuit controls the motor in a manner to open the door for a certain period of time, and subsequently upon application of an operation command signal, the control circuit is set in a manner to open the door again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Koji Yamauchi, Mitsuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4365250
    Abstract: A garage door operation control apparatus includes a door operating system for opening and closing the main door of a garage, a main detection circuit for detecting the open or closed condition of the main door, an auxiliary detection circuit for detecting an open condition of a window or an auxiliary door of the garage, a fire in the garage or generation of a special gas therein, an alarm and a signal processing circuit. Electrical signals from the detection circuit are logically analyzed thereby to control the door operating system and the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Mituo Suzuki, Kenji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4344252
    Abstract: A garage door operation control apparatus comprises a disc rotatable in interlocked relation with a door driving system, which disc actuates an upper limit switch and a lower limit switch at the door upper and lower limit positions respectively. The interlocked relation of the driving system and the disc may be cancelled thereby to adjust the responsive position of the limit switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Shigeru Matsuoka, Kenji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4328540
    Abstract: A door operation control apparatus comprising a memory circuit for storing a programmed data on door control processes in the form of a combination of command codes is disclosed. A door operation input signal, a mode or condition detection signal from a door operating device and the condition of the program being executed are used to determine logically the optimum door operating mode, thus controlling the door operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuoka, Toshio Tsubaki, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Kenji Nakamura, Mituo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4311225
    Abstract: A door member such as a garage door is driven by a motor through a roller chain having a finite length to travel in the garage opening and closing directions. The roller chain is driven by a single drive sprocket driven by the motor to make its reciprocating movement along the same path while making rolling engagement at its roller portion with a guide rail constructed to support the roller portion of the roller chain from the opposite sides. A trolley connected to the door member by an arm is releasably coupled to the roller chain and is also guided along the guide rail while making sliding engagement therewith. A mechanism for detecting abutment of the door member with an obstruction present on the traveling path is provided to detect the above situation when a physical force is imparted to the roller chain due to the abutment. The opening and closing movement of the door member, stopping of rotation of the motor and detection of the presence of an obstruction are electrically controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Tsubaki, Takeshi Tokunaga, Seiji Yonekura, Shigeru Matsuoka, Makoto Miura, Kozi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 3984006
    Abstract: In an automatic assembly control system, a flexible coupling mechanism deformable in accordance with the relative positions of an object and a hole to receive the object therein and a detector to detect the displacement or the deformation of the coupling mechanism in the direction of insertion in excess of a certain value are provided so that in the process of inserting the object into the hole the distance between the object and the hole in the direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion is controlled in accordance with the output of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Takeyasu, Tatsuo Goto, Tadao Inoyama, Takeshi Tokunaga, Osamu Isoo, Shigeru Matsuoka