Patents by Inventor Teruo Kato

Teruo Kato 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: 20240123744
    Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsutomu KATO, Masato KATO, Yasuhiro IRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Teruo IMAMAKI, Akira SAGO, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Takashi HORIUCHI, Tomohiko SUGINO, Kengo NODA
  • Publication number: 20240123741
    Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, a front wall, and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and a first indicator aperture positioned on the front wall and a second indicator aperture position on a rear portion of the bottom surface. A position of the first indicator aperture on the front wall indicates a type of the tape included within the housing. A position of the second indicator aperture indicates a color of characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Koshiro YAMAGUCHI, Tsuyoshi NAGAE, Teruo IMAMAKI, Masato KATO, Takashi HORIUCHI, Akira SAGO, Yasuhiro IRIYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11945217
    Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Kato, Masato Kato, Yasuhiro Iriyama, Yasuhiro Shibata, Teruo Imamaki, Akira Sago, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Horiuchi, Tomohiko Sugino, Kengo Noda
  • Patent number: 10754298
    Abstract: Disclosed are a portable apparatus case, a portable apparatus, and a timepiece allowing easy attachment. A timepiece case includes: a case main body, a first bow having a first passage hole and provided on the case main body, a strap one end portion of which is mounted to the first bow and the other end portion of which is passed through the first passage hole, and a fixation member provided on at least one of the first bow and a main portion of the strap extending from the first bow to the first passage hole and detachably connected to the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kaneko, Teruo Kato, Hideaki Koshoji, Yasunori Hara
  • Patent number: 10516234
    Abstract: A connector unit including a connector and a connector cover. Locking protrusions are provided at one end of the connector, and locking holes are provided in an upper wall and a bottom wall of the connector cover. Notch parts capable of receiving the electric wire are provided at any one end of both ends of the upper wall and both ends of the bottom wall corresponding to both opening ends of the hollow space surrounded by the connector, the upper wall, the bottom wall, and side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Nagayama, Kenji Takahashi, Masayuki Yamamoto, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Publication number: 20190386422
    Abstract: A connector connecting structure can block liquid leakage outside a liquid-filled case and reduce the size of the device including a number of elements and a liquid sealed case and the number of electrical connection points. A connector connecting structure is provided with a connector AT connector (first connector) fixed to an AT case, an ECU connector (second connector) connected to the AT connector (first connector), a first sealing member sealing a space between the AT case (liquid sealed case) and the AT connector (first connector), and a second sealing member sealing a space between an ECU side housing (second housing) and a male-type terminal (second terminal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Akira Sato, Kiyotaka Mizuno, Takahiro Sugiyama, Teruo Kato, Riku Kambe
  • Patent number: 10291058
    Abstract: A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that is transformable so as to dispose the bypass member between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Teruo Kato, Yasunori Hara, Tamotsu Maesawa, Dai Terasawa, Hideki Okuda
  • Publication number: 20190052013
    Abstract: A connector unit including a connector and a connector cover. Locking protrusions are provided at one end of the connector, and locking holes are provided in an upper wall and a bottom wall of the connector cover. Notch parts capable of receiving the electric wire are provided at any one end of both ends of the upper wall and both ends of the bottom wall corresponding to both opening ends of the hollow space surrounded by the connector, the upper wall, the bottom wall, and side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Masataka Nagayama, Kenji Takahashi, Masayuki Yamamoto, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Patent number: 10153582
    Abstract: A wire cover includes a hood top surface, a first hood side surface and a second hood side surface. A hood side notched groove is formed in the first hood side surface so as to be notched from a tip edge toward a base end of the first hood side surface while leaving the base end. A hood side deficient portion is formed in the second hood side surface. The hood side deficient portion is deficient extending from a tip edge to a base end of the second hood side surface. A hood top surface deficient portion is formed in the hood top surface and is partially deficient of the hood top surface positioned near the second hood side surface. The hood top surface deficient portion is adjacent to the hood side deficient portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Patent number: 10153578
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing, and a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing. The first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled. The cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Ryosuke Kamiya, Kenji Takahashi, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Publication number: 20180323536
    Abstract: A wire cover includes a hood top surface, a first hood side surface and a second hood side surface. A hood side notched groove is formed in the first hood side surface so as to be notched from a tip edge toward a base end of the first hood side surface while leaving the base end. A hood side deficient portion is formed in the second hood side surface. The hood side deficient portion is deficient extending from a tip edge to a base end of the second hood side surface. A hood top surface deficient portion is formed in the hood top surface and is partially deficient of the hood top surface positioned near the second hood side surface. The hood top surface deficient portion is adjacent to the hood side deficient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Teruo KATO, Yusuke HINODA
  • Patent number: 10110072
    Abstract: A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated on a rear surface side in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is attached to the case, that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that enables the bypass member to be disposed between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Teruo Kato, Yasunori Hara, Tamotsu Maesawa, Dai Terasawa, Hideki Okuda
  • Publication number: 20180287289
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing, and a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing. The first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled. The cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akira SATO, Ryosuke KAMIYA, Kenji TAKAHASHI, Teruo KATO, Yusuke HINODA
  • Patent number: 10034500
    Abstract: Provision of a garment capable of positively holding a biological information detecting device and suppressing the reduction of product lifetime to realize improvement in productivity and reduction of costs. A garment 100A includes a garment body 101 and a device housing portion 120 provided in the garment body 101 and holding a heart rate measuring device 10 having a device body 20 and electrodes 26A and 26B contacting a biological surface so as to be attached/detached, in which the device housing portion 120 holds part of the device body 20 in a state where the electrodes 26A and 26B are exposed toward the biological surface side. The device housing portion 120 houses the device body 20 in a stretched state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kaneko, Dai Terasawa, Hideki Okuda, Teruo Kato
  • Publication number: 20180210401
    Abstract: Disclosed are a portable apparatus case, a portable apparatus, and a timepiece allowing easy attachment. A timepiece case includes: a case main body, a first bow having a first passage hole and provided on the case main body, a strap one end portion of which is mounted to the first bow and the other end portion of which is passed through the first passage hole, and a fixation member provided on at least one of the first bow and a main portion of the strap extending from the first bow to the first passage hole and detachably connected to the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiro KANEKO, Teruo KATO, Hideaki KOSHOJI, Yasunori HARA
  • Publication number: 20180210400
    Abstract: Disclosed are a portable apparatus case, a portable apparatus, and a timepiece allowing easy attachment. A timepiece case includes: a case main body, a first bow having a first passage hole and provided on the case main body, a strap one end portion of which is mounted to the first bow and the other end portion of which is passed through the first passage hole, and a fixation member provided on an extension portion of the strap extending from the first passage hole to the outside and detachably connected to a main portion of the strap extending from the first bow to the first passage hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiro Kaneko, Teruo Kato, Hideaki Koshoji, Yasunori Hara
  • Publication number: 20180117798
    Abstract: A molded product having an annular groove on an outer circumferential surface is molded by a mold. The mold includes three or more mold blocks. Each of the mold blocks includes a parting surface, a concave surface for molding a part of the outer circumferential surface, and a projection for molding a part of the annular groove. In each of the mold blocks, the parting surface extends in a direction of a normal line of the concave surface at a position where the parting surface and the concave surface intersect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Kenji Takahashi, Teruo Kato, Yusuke Hinoda
  • Patent number: 9831713
    Abstract: An antenna unit includes: an external body; a display unit which is provided on one side of the external body and displays information; an antenna which is provided on the other side of the external body and is disposed to face the display unit at an interval therebetween; an internal body which accommodates the antenna and is movable with respect to the external body toward a side opposite to the display unit. The external body has a belt connecting section which protrudes toward the side opposite to the display unit. The internal body protrudes from the external body by moving toward the side opposite to the display unit. The internal body protrudes farther from the external body than the belt connecting section from the external body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Teruo Kato, Hideki Okuda, Yasunori Hara, Takahiro Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20170261943
    Abstract: A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that is transformable so as to dispose the bypass member between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Teruo KATO, Yasunori HARA, Tamotsu MAESAWA, Dai TERASAWA, Hideki OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20170261942
    Abstract: A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated on a rear surface side in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is attached to the case, that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that enables the bypass member to be disposed between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Teruo KATO, Yasunori HARA, Tamotsu MAESAWA, Dai TERASAWA, Hideki OKUDA