Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Ito

Tomohiro 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).

  • Patent number: 8270655
    Abstract: A headphone device includes a pair of headphone units composed of a left headphone unit and a right headphone unit, a band section that is attached to the left headphone unit and the right headphone unit, and arranged so as to be positioned at the back of a head, a headphone cord attached to the left headphone unit or the right headphone unit, and a headphone cord attaching section that freely changes a branch point of the band section and the headphone cord by moving along the band section in a freely sliding manner in order to place the headphone cord along the band section to integrate the headphone cord and the band section with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Yasuo Yuyama
  • Patent number: 8229154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a more excellent headphone device that is provided with the portability and operability as compared with that in the past. The present invention provides a device that is connected to an electronic device through a connecting cord which includes a housing, a reeling section that reels up a headphone cord of a headphone to the inside of the housing, an attachment section that is arranged on the housing, and is to be attached to the user, and a link section that physically links any one of the housing and the attachment section to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8194723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test apparatus for a 64B/66B encoding process capable of precisely performing a test with a high reproducibility on a certain pattern of a 64B/66B encoder or decoder. A frame generator generates frame data in a layer higher than a physical coding sublayer of Ethernet (registered trademark) and inputs the frame data to a 64B/66B encoder such that the 64B/66B encoder performs a 64B/66B encoding process of the physical coding sublayer with respect to the frame data. A sequence pattern generator generates a certain 66B sequence pattern written in advance, and a controller writes a desired sequence pattern in the sequence pattern generator and, at the same time, controls a data selector to select one of data encoded by the 64B/66B encoder and a sequence pattern output from the sequence pattern generator and to provide the selected one to a test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Anritsu Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Takayuki Awano
  • Patent number: 8153229
    Abstract: Provided is an epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials, which serves as a matrix resin for a prepreg. This epoxy resin composition is improved in tackiness stability during storage, while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials is characterized by containing 25 to 50 parts by weight of an amine curing agent (B) selected from aliphatic polyamines, alicyclic polyamines and aromatic polyamines, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of an organic acid dihydrazide compound (C) having a melting point of not less than 150° C., per 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kousaka, Mitsuhiro Iwata, Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8155286
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a modem that modulates and demodulates a signal transmitted and received through a communication line; a caller information acquisition unit that acquires caller information for identifying a caller based on the signal output from the modem; a display device that displays the caller information; an instantaneous disconnection detection unit that detects an occurrence of an instantaneous disconnection while the communication line is connected; and a reconfiguration unit that reconfigures the modem when the instantaneous disconnection detection unit detects the instantaneous disconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8150090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a headphone with a more comfortable and stable feeling to the user when being worn by the user. The headphone includes a headphone section that has a sound-sending section of a speaker unit arranged at the front surface side thereof, and has its rear surface side covered by a housing, and an ear pad that covers the sound-sending section of the speaker unit. In the ear pad, a porous elastic body of low repulsion is covered by a pad cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8142875
    Abstract: Provided is an epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials, which serves as a matrix resin composition for use in a self-adhesive prepreg for a face sheet of a honeycomb panel. The epoxy resin composition enables to increase self-adhesiveness of the prepreg, while improving workability and appearance quality of the prepreg. The epoxy resin composition is characterized by containing: an epoxy resin (A) which is in a liquid state at room temperature; a thermoplastic resin (B) which dissolves in the epoxy resin (A) at a temperature not less than 90° C.; thermosetting resin particles (C) which do not completely dissolve in the epoxy resin (A) at a temperature less than 90° C. and has a softening point of not less than 120° C.; and a curing agent (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kousaka, Mitsuhiro Iwata, Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8137786
    Abstract: Provided is an epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials, which is improved in toughness necessary for improving the strength of self-adhesion of a matrix resin for use in a prepreg for a face sheet of a honeycomb panel. The epoxy resin composition, which comprises: an epoxy resin (A); a thermoplastic resin (B); fine solid resin particles (C); and a curing agent (D), is characterized in that the epoxy resin composition after being cured has a morphology in which the epoxy resin (A) and the thermoplastic resin (B) form co-continuous phases, and the fine solid resin particles (C) are dispersed in at least the continuous phase of the epoxy resin (A) in the co-continuous phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kousaka, Tomohiro Ito, Mitsuhiro Iwata, Koichiro Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 8023640
    Abstract: A communication apparatus through which voice communication can be performed, including: a line interface portion which receives and transmits data form and to a line and which includes a data access arrangement device in which is incorporated a detection circuit that detects at least one of a line voltage and a line current; a voice reproducing device which reproduces a voice that is based on voice communication data transmitted from the line to the line interface portion; and a volume adjuster which adjusts reproduction volume with which the voice is to be reproduced by the voice reproducing device, on the basis of a detected value of the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8009853
    Abstract: A headphone device includes: an approximately U-shaped band portion, the band portion being configured such that one and the other ends thereof are held on temples near upper ends of the left and right pinnas of a wearer and an intermediate portion thereof is positioned at the occiput of the wearer; left and right side connecting members connected to the band portion; left and right side housings connected to the band portion via the connecting members in a manner hanging from the band portion; and left and right side headphone drivers disposed in the left and right side housings, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Jo Wada, Koji Nageno
  • Patent number: 7944064
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate which has a plurality of semiconductor device formation regions and alignment mark formation region having the same planar size as that of the semiconductor device formation region, a plurality of post electrodes which are formed in each semiconductor device formation region, and an alignment post electrode which is formed in the alignment mark formation region and smaller in number than the post electrodes formed in each semiconductor device formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Wakisaka, Tomohiro Ito, Shigeru Yokoyama, Osamu Kuwabara, Norihiko Kaneko, Syouichi Kotani
  • Patent number: 7893689
    Abstract: A displacement measuring device includes a stationary magnetic member for providing an accommodation space and a first and second magnetic circuits, a movable magnetic member disposed in the accommodation space to move in its longitudinal direction, a magnetic sensor for sensing magnetic flux flowing in the first and second magnetic circuits. The stationary member includes a sensor supporting member disposed in line with an axis of symmetry, a pair of yoke members axisymmetrically disposed at opposite sides of the sensor supporting member, a pair of permanent magnets each of which is disposed between one of the yoke members and the sensor supporting member. The permanent magnets are polarized so that magnetic flux flows in one of the magnetic circuits opposite in direction to magnetic flux flowing in the other magnetic circuit. The magnetic sensor is disposed on the sensor supporting member to confront the moving magnetic member at a first air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Takamitsu Kubota, Yoshiyuki Kono
  • Patent number: 7850796
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy fin material for brazing, characterized by comprising an aluminum alloy comprising more than 1.4% by mass but not more than 1.8% by mass of Fe, 0.8% by mass or more but 1.0% by mass or less of Si, and more than 0.6% by mass but not more than 0.9% by mass of Mn, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein 80% or more of the surface area, as viewed from the surface layer of the fin plane, is occupied by recrystallized grains with a length of 10 mm or more, in a direction rolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Kyoji Inukai, Tomohiro Ito, Akira Kawahara, Akio Niikura
  • Patent number: 7802746
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hanging device including: a reeling portion which includes a reel adapted to reel a cord connected to an electronic device or component part and in which the reel is turned to pull out the cord from an orifice portion of a casing and to reel the cord through the orifice portion; an engaging portion disposed in the vicinity of the orifice portion of the reeling portion; and a connecting member attached to the cord so as to be engageable with and disengageable from an engaging portion of the orifice portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ito, Jun Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20100235437
    Abstract: A communication apparatus including: a communicating portion communicable with a server device storing feed information including content informations; a feed-information obtaining portion which obtains the feed information; a display portion which displays informations; a storage portion which stores informations; an updated-date-and-time extracting portion which extracts, from the feed information, an updated date and time indicating a date and time at which information constituted by at least part of the feed information has been updated; an updated-date-and-time storing portion which stores, into the storage portion, the updated date and time and the information constituted by at least part of the feed information in association with each other; and a display controller which displays at least part of the content information(s) corresponding to the information constituted by at least part of the feed information associated by the updated-date-and-time storing portion in order of the updated date and time
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20100225916
    Abstract: An absorptiometer is provided which can be used in a state where it is immersed in a liquid to be measured without using an absorbance-measuring cell, and which is insusceptible to disturbance light. The absorptiometer is constructed of a sensor unit (10) directly put into the liquid to be measured, a body unit (20), and wirings (31, 32). The censor unit (10) includes a housing (14), and a LED light source (11) and a photodiode (12) are attached in an opposing manner to this housing (14), with a predetermined length L provided at the distance between the tips of the LED light source (11) and the photodiode (12). The distance L therebetween corresponds to the thickness of the cell in a conventional absorptiometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Nakahara, Tateaki Ogata, Tomohiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20100220857
    Abstract: A secret key registration system which registers a secret key in a portable key device and vehicle. A first transformation equation is stored in a writer and the vehicle. A second transformation equation is stored in the portable key device and the vehicle. The writer transmits a registration code to the portable key device and generates intermediate data with the first transformation equation of the writer. The intermediate data is transmitted to the portable key device, which generates the secret key from the intermediate data with the second transformation equation. The portable key device transmits the registration code to the vehicle. The vehicle generates intermediate data from the registration code with the first transformation equation of the vehicle, and then generates the secret key from the intermediate data with the second transformation equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Daisuke KAWAMURA, Hiroaki IWASHITA, Kouhei KISHIMOTO, Yuuki NAWA, Yoshiyuki MIZUNO, Hiromitsu MIZUNO, Shinichi KOGA, Kota NISHIDA, Tomohiro ITO, Hideki KAWAI
  • Patent number: 7787156
    Abstract: A facsimile device connected to a public line in parallel with an external telephone is provided. The facsimile device includes a facsimile circuit configured to send and receive image data through the public line, a voltage detector that detects a voltage of the public line, a telephone status monitoring unit configured to judge whether the external telephone closes the public line based on the voltage of the public line detected by the voltage detector and a reference voltage, a monitoring operation control unit configured to keep the telephone status monitoring unit in an inactive state until a predetermined time elapses from a time when the facsimile circuit releases the public line, and to activate the telephone status monitoring unit if the predetermined time elapses from the time when the facsimile circuit releases the public line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 7787603
    Abstract: A telephone apparatus includes: a call signal detecting unit that detects a call signal transmitted via a public telephone line; an identification information detecting unit that detects source identification information transmitted via the public telephone line; and a source identification information detection control unit that controls an operation of the identification information detecting unit. The source identification information detection control unit actuates the identification information detecting unit when the call signal detecting unit detects the call signal and a predetermined condition is satisfied, and stops or does not actuate the identification information detecting unit when the call signal detecting unit detects the call signal and the predetermined condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ito
  • Patent number: RE43468
    Abstract: An alumina particle (1) of the present invention has an alumina body with a short axis length (b) of 1 to 10 nm, a long axis length (a) of 20 to 400 nm and an aspect ratio (a/b) of 5 to 80. The alumina body is expressed by a Formula I, and n is not less than 0. Al2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Oda, Yasuaki Kai, Tomohiro Ito