Patents by Inventor Taro Kodama

Taro Kodama 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).

  • Social distribution of emergency status
    Patent number: 9665835
    Abstract: A social networking system distributes information related to emergency events. The social networking system provides an interface for users to view information about the users' connections related to the emergency event. The interface allows users to filter the users' connections to search for connections affected by the emergency event. The interface also includes a status indicator for the users and provides a method for providing input to the connections' status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paihan Sa, William Chen, Taro Kodama
  • SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY STATUS
    Publication number: 20170124665
    Abstract: A social networking system distributes information related to emergency events. The social networking system provides an interface for users to view information about the users' connections related to the emergency event. The interface allows users to filter the users' connections to search for connections affected by the emergency event. The interface also includes a status indicator for the users and provides a method for providing input to the connections' status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Paihan Sa, William Chen, Taro Kodama
  • Social Distribution of Emergency Status
    Publication number: 20130218959
    Abstract: A social networking system distributes information related to emergency events. The social networking system provides an interface for users to view information about the users' connections related to the emergency event. The interface allows users to filter the users' connections to search for connections affected by the emergency event. The interface also includes a status indicator for the users and provides a method for providing input to the connections' status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Paihan Sa, William Chen, Taro Kodama
  • Method of explosively expanding tubes
    Patent number: 3939681
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of securing the tube ends of a plurality of explosively expandable metal tubes to a tube plate in which the tubes are inserted utilizing explosive cartridges equipped with a heat sensitive means. The heat sensitive means is in operative proximity to the explosive charges. There are also provided heating means capable of effectively heating the heat sensitive means. Expansion of the tubes located at multiple positions is effected by successively exploding the charges by the application of heat energy to the heat sensitive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohiko Yoshitomi, Junji Hashimoto, Taro Kodama, Fujiharu Hirose