Patents by Inventor Takuma Nakano

Takuma Nakano 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: 10881131
    Abstract: This non-combusting flavor inhaler is provided with a control unit which, as an instruction to a battery, outputs to the battery a prescribed instruction instructing the battery that the amount of aerosol vaporized by a vaporizer unit should fall within a desired range. The control unit stops power supply from the battery to the vaporizer unit once a prescribed period has elapsed since the start of supplying power to the vaporizer unit. The prescribed period is shorter than the upper limit value of a standard puff period, which is derived from a statistic of the user's puff period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsumoto, Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Masafumi Tarora, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10863773
    Abstract: This non-combustion type flavor inhaler is provided with an atomization unit having an aerosol source and a resistive heating element for atomizing the aerosol source with resistive heat, and a control unit which controls the amount of power supplied to the resistive heating element, wherein the amount of power supplied to the resistive heating element during the action of a single puff is represented by E, characteristic parameters of the atomization unit are represented by a and b, the amount of the aerosol source consumed with one puff action is represented by L, and the control unit calculates L with the formula L=aE+b, or, controls E in accordance with the formula E=(L?b)/a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko Suzuki, Tatsuaki Iriya, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10833195
    Abstract: A semiconductor device type of field effect transistor (FET) primarily made of nitride semiconductor materials is disclosed. The FET includes a nitride semiconductor stack providing primary and auxiliary active regions and an inactive region surrounding the active regions; electrodes of a source, a drain, and a gate; an insulating film covering the electrodes and the semiconductor stack; and a field plate on the insulating film. A feature of the FET of the invention is that the field plate is electrically in contact with the auxiliary active region through the opening provided in the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Takuma Nakano
  • Patent number: 10798970
    Abstract: A charging device for a non-combustion type flavor inhaler includes a housing having an electric contact with a non-combustion type flavor inhaler including a rechargeable battery; a power reception unit configured to receive electric power in a non-contact state from a power feeding unit included in a power feeding member; and a charging unit configured to supply the electric power received in the power reception unit to the rechargeable battery via the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakano, Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10798972
    Abstract: This non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is provided with: a housing having a housing cavity; an atomizer that atomizes an aerosol source without combustion; a control unit that controls at least the atomizer; a sensor that detects a change in the internal pressure in the housing cavity; a first structure that causes a change in the internal pressure in the housing cavity as a result of a suction action or a blowing action; and a second structure that causes a change in the internal pressure in the housing cavity as a result of a predetermined action other than the suction and blowing actions. The first structure comprises a mouthpiece opening provided at a mouthpiece end of the housing. The control unit performs atomization control to initiate or terminate atomization of the aerosol source on the basis of at least the suction action. The control unit performs predetermined control other than the atomization control on the basis of the predetermined action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10780237
    Abstract: This atomization unit is provided with a reservoir that holds an aerosol source, an atomization part that atomizes the aerosol source, and a cap body that blocks a supply port for supplying the aerosol source to the reservoir, wherein movement of the cap body away from the reservoir causes the atomization part and/or a power supply member, which electrically connects a power source and the atomization part, to break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200281277
    Abstract: An inhalation component generation device includes a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, and a control unit configured to be capable of acquiring a value related to an operation amount of the load and a voltage value of the power supply. The control unit is configured to be capable of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply based on the value related to the operation amount of the load operated in a period in which the acquired voltage value of the power supply is in a predetermined voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA, Manabu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10757972
    Abstract: A cartridge for a non-burning type flavor inhaler including a flow path forming body having a shape extending along a predetermined direction to form an aerosol flow path, an outer frame having a shape extending along the predetermined direction to accommodate the flow path forming body, a reservoir that is configured to retain an aerosol source, is positioned on the periphery of the flow path forming body in a cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction and is positioned in a gap between the flow path forming body and the outer frame and an end cap that closes the gap from the downstream side, wherein an outer edge of the end cap contacts an inner wall surface of the outer frame in the cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction and wherein an inner edge of the end cap is positioned between the outer edge of the flow path forming body and the inner edge of the flow path forming body in the cross section orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsumoto, Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Masafumi Tarora, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10750774
    Abstract: An extraction method of a flavor constituent comprises: a step A for heating a tobacco raw material which is subjected to an alkali treatment; and a step B for bringing a release component released in the gas phase in the step A into contact with a collection solvent at normal temperature until any time from when a first condition is satisfied to when a second condition is satisfied. The first condition is determined based on a residual rate of nicotine component. The second condition is determined based on a remaining amount of nicotine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Fujisawa, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200245688
    Abstract: An inhalation component generation device includes a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, a notification unit, and a control unit configured to acquire a value indicating a remaining amount of the power supply and acquire an operation request signal to the load to generate a command for operating the load. The control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform second notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than a first threshold and equal to or more than a second threshold smaller than the first threshold. The control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform third notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than the second threshold. The first threshold is changeable based on an algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Manabu TAKEUCHI, Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200245691
    Abstract: The inhalation component generation device comprises: a load that vaporizes or atomizes an inhalation component source by electric power from an electric power source; a controller that obtains a value representing a remaining amount of the electric power source, and obtains an operation requesting signal to the load and generates an instruction for operating the load; and a user interface. The controller is configured to cause the user interface to perform a second notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is less than a first threshold value and equal to or greater than a second threshold value that is less than the first threshold value, and cause the user interface to perform a third notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is less than the second threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Manabu TAKEUCHI, Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200245687
    Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus includes a load that generates heat upon receipt of electric power from a power supply and atomizes an aerosol source, an element that is used to acquire a value related to a temperature of the load, a retention unit that retains an aerosol source supplied from a storage to allow the retained aerosol source to be in a feasible state of being heated by the load, and a control unit configured to perform a control to increase a retaining quantity of the retained aerosol source or a control to improve the possibility of increasing the retaining quantity, at at least one of a time of starting a supply of the electric power from to the load and a time of completing the supply of the electric power to the load, upon detection of a dry state or a sign of the dry state
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki TSUJI, Hajime FUJITA, Takuma NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200245690
    Abstract: The inhalation component generation device comprises: a load that vaporizes or atomizes an inhalation component source by electric power from an electric power source; a notification unit; and a control unit that obtains a value representing a remaining amount of the electric power source and obtains an operation requesting signal to the load and generates an instruction for operating the load. The control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform a first notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. The control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform a second notification when the value representing the remaining amount of the electric power source is less than the first threshold value and equal to or greater than a second threshold value that is less than the first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Manabu TAKEUCHI, Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200237009
    Abstract: A battery unit for a flavor inhaler includes a chargeable and dischargeable power supply, a connector capable of electrically connecting to an external charger, and a controller configured to perform control regarding at least the power supply, wherein the controller detects an abnormality based on a charging time period required for a value related to a remaining amount of the power supply to reach a second predetermined value from a first predetermined value during a charging process of the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Manabu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10721958
    Abstract: A portable package including an inhaling flavor product including a flavor base material configured by a non-tobacco material, a tobacco raw material that has undergone an alkali treatment and emits an inhaling flavor component as a vapor phase, and a container portion that contains the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material, wherein the container portion limits a movement of at least one of the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material so as to maintain the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material in a non-contacting state, and the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material are arranged within a same space constructed by the container portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakano, Keiko Fujii, Kimitaka Uchii, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200215822
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid jetting device, a liquid jetting head cleaning device, and a liquid jetting head cleaning method, in which a nozzle surface is cleaned without a liquid infiltrating into a gap of a liquid jetting head having a gap between head modules adjacent to each other. After performing pressurization purging for pressurizing an inside of a liquid jetting head (32) that is the liquid jetting head (32), which jets a liquid from a nozzle (202) disposed on a nozzle surface (33), is formed by a plurality of head modules (200), and has a gap (G) between the head modules adjacent to each other, to discharge the liquid from the nozzle (202), a long wiping web (104) in a dry state abuts against the nozzle surface (33) of the liquid jetting head (32) at a pressing force of 0 kPa or more and 15 kPa or less, and the wiping web (104) is transported with respect to the liquid jetting head (32) in a web transporting direction to wipe the nozzle surface (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi OZAKI, Takuma NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200196672
    Abstract: To provide a control device for an aerosol inhalator capable of determining a residual amount of an aerosol source without being influenced by changes in temperature of a heater due to inhalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuma MIZUGUCHI, Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Masayuki TSUJI, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200197634
    Abstract: To provide a control device for an aerosol inhalator capable of compensating changes in temperature of a heater due to inhalation. A control device for an aerosol inhalator includes a first sensor for obtaining a first value relating to a temperature of a load which atomizes an aerosol source stored in a reservoir or retained by an aerosol base using heat generated by supply of electric power, a second sensor configured to detect an inhalation, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to determine, based on a second value based on the first value and a threshold, whether the aerosol source in the reservoir or the aerosol base is depleted or insufficient (850A), and correct at least one of the second value and the threshold when detecting the inhalation (840) and, in the determination, compare the second value and the threshold, at least one of the second value and the threshold being corrected (842).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuma MIZUGUCHI, Takeshi AKAO, Takuma NAKANO, Masayuki TSUJI, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200187559
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of stopping aerosol generation at an appropriate timing. This aerosol generating device includes a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a circuitry which controls the power supplied from the power source on the basis of the measurement value. The circuitry controls to increase a power supply amount per unit time in response to a first condition that the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold being satisfied, and to decrease the power supply amount per unit time in response to a second condition that the measured value is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold and a third condition which is different from the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200178609
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of optimizing the timing at which aerosol generation is stopped. This aerosol generating device 100 includes: a power source 114 which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor 106 which outputs a measurement value indicating a first physical quantity for controlling the power supplied; and a controller 130 which acquires the measurement value output by the sensor 106, stores a profile of the measurement value, and controls the supplied power by controlling a second physical quantity different to the first physical quantity, on the basis of the acquired measurement value and at least a part of the stored profile of the measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA