Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Uchida

Tomohiro Uchida 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: 20250046896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage battery recycling method including: a step of disassembling into each constituent component based on a disassembly method in accordance with a type of storage battery; a step of cutting an electrode component among the constituent components to generate cut pieces; a step of arranging the cut pieces on a mounting member provided in a container containing water; a step of separating the cut pieces into a plurality of elements made of different materials by performing electric pulse discharge in water in the container; and a step of sorting and recovering by type the plurality of elements made of different materials and separated from the cut pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ryoichi OZAKI, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Yuta SAKURAI, Koshi TADA, Takuji YOSHIDA, Shingo TERAKADO, Kazuhito UCHIDA, Masaru HEMMI
  • Publication number: 20250046897
    Abstract: A storage battery recycling device includes a container which can store water, a sieve-like placement member provided in the container, and a discharge part configured to perform electric pulse discharge in water in the container in which water is stored, wherein the discharge part is configured to perform the electric pulse discharge a predetermined number of times on an electrode component of a storage battery placed on an upper surface of the placement member, and to separate the electrode component into a plurality of elements made of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ryoichi OZAKI, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Yuta SAKURAI, Koshi TADA, Takuji YOSHIDA, Shingo TERAKADO, Kazuhito UCHIDA, Masaru HEMMI, Takao NAMIHIRA
  • Publication number: 20240389279
    Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes a control board, a heat-generating electronic component mounted on the control board, and a heat sink provided with a heat dissipation material interposed between the heat sink and the heat-generating electronic component. The heat sink includes at least a distal-side abutment portion in abutment with the control board at a position away from the heat-generating electronic component, and first and second proximal-side abutment portions in abutment with the control board without being fixed to the control board at positions away from the heat-generating electronic component by distances shorter than a distance between the heat-generating electronic component and the distal-side abutment portion. Due to that, the impairment of the heat dissipation performance can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro UCHIDA, Haruhiko FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20230314010
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water heating device capable of shortening a flow passage that mixes hot water and cold water and saving space in the device. In a flow path cross section of circular orthogonal to the central axis of the flow path, the flow inlet has an outer wall extending from the inner peripheral surface of the flow path in a direction of a tangent of the inner peripheral surface, and the central axis of the flow inlet is disposed closer to the inner peripheral surface of the flow path connected to the outer wall with respect to the central axis of the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20220245986
    Abstract: A food and beverage supply device provided with a main body (10) including a container placing table (10a), a reader (15) that includes an antenna (15a) arranged adjacent to the container placing table (10a), transmits an electromagnetic wave from the antenna (15a) to a container (100) placed on the container placing table (10a), and reads identification information of an identifier (100a) attached to the container (100), and a controller (13) that controls the main body (10) so as to specify a type of food and beverage to be supplied to the container (100) on the basis of the identification information of the identifier (100a), and supply a specified type of food and beverage to the container (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: SABUROU HIRAOKA, TAKESHI HAKII, TOMOHIRO UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10461792
    Abstract: Tablet PC (10) includes communication units (111, 112), antenna terminal (T1) used to receive one of first and second signals, antenna terminal (T2) used to receive another one of the first and second signals, terminal switch (40) configured to perform switching between a first coupling state in which communication unit (111) and terminal (T1) are coupled, and communication unit (112) and terminal (T2) are coupled, and a second coupling state in which communication unit (111) and terminal (T2) are coupled, and communication unit (112) and terminal (T1) are coupled, and controller (30) configured to control terminal switch (40) so as to switch to the first coupling state when terminal (T1) receives the first signal, and terminal (T2) receives the second signal, and to control terminal switch (40) so as to switch to the second coupling state when terminal (T1) receives the second signal, and terminal (T2) receives the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uchida, Kenji Nishikawa, Toshiharu Ishimura
  • Publication number: 20180331702
    Abstract: Tablet PC (10) includes communication units (111, 112), antenna terminal (T1) used to receive one of first and second signals, antenna terminal (T2) used to receive another one of the first and second signals, terminal switch (40) configured to perform switching between a first coupling state in which communication unit (111) and terminal (T1) are coupled, and communication unit (112) and terminal (T2) are coupled, and a second coupling state in which communication unit (111) and terminal (T2) are coupled, and communication unit (112) and terminal (T1) are coupled, and controller (30) configured to control terminal switch (40) so as to switch to the first coupling state when terminal (T1) receives the first signal, and terminal (T2) receives the second signal, and to control terminal switch (40) so as to switch to the second coupling state when terminal (T1) receives the second signal, and terminal (T2) receives the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro UCHIDA, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Toshiharu ISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9326829
    Abstract: To prevent a bursting sound generated when a mixed and kneaded material obtained by mixing and kneading predetermined amounts of a powder component and a liquid component in a capsule for a tooth restorative material is administrated to a position to be restored in a patient's tooth, the capsule is structured such that a protrusion portion (4c) having its inner end positioned slightly inside an outer periphery of a circular hole of a first opening forming portion (1b) is provided on a rear end portion of a nozzle (4) in such a manner as to be positioned at a position which is in the vicinity of the first opening forming portion (1b) to form the circular hole for an outlet of a mixed and kneaded material (C) of a powder component storing cup (1) and is away from at least a hinge portion of the circular hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Masayuki Takahashi, Tomohiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 8671705
    Abstract: A showcase having a fin-and-tube type cooler includes planar fins and a refrigerant pipe penetrating through the planar fins. The planar fins include long fins arranged in parallel to an air flow direction through the cooler, and short fins shorter in length than the long fins and arranged between adjacent long fins at a downstream side of the cooler. The refrigerant pipe includes first U-shaped hair pins having two straight pipe portions, and second U-shaped hair pins having two straight pipe portions. The pitch between the two straight pipe portions of each second U-shaped hair pin is set to double the pitch between the two straight pipe portions of each first U-shaped hair pin. The first and second U-shaped hair pins penetrate through the hole portions formed in the plural planar fins so as to be arranged in a predetermined style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uchida, Toshiyuki Tamura, Hirofumi Yanagi
  • Patent number: 8259171
    Abstract: An imaging system for a microscope comprises: an imaging unit imaging an optical image from a microscope; a display unit displaying the imaged image; a specifying unit specifying at least a given position on the displayed image to set a measurement target; a measurement and drawing unit performing measurement of the measurement target and drawing of the measurement target, as well as making a measurement value obtained by the measurement displayed at a predetermined position on the screen; a magnification change determination unit determining whether there has been a change in an observation magnification of the microscope; a control unit performing, when it is determined that there has been a change in the observation magnification of the microscope after the measurement value is displayed, an output in accordance with the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7969464
    Abstract: A microscope-use digital camera equipped with a sleep function includes an image pickup unit for picking up an image and a control unit for controlling so as to shift to a sleep state, or not shift thereto, based on an image picked up by the image pickup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20110027751
    Abstract: To prevent a bursting sound generated when a mixed and kneaded material obtained by mixing and kneading predetermined amounts of a powder component and a liquid component in a capsule for a tooth restorative material is administrated to a position to be restored in a patient's tooth, the capsule is structured such that a protrusion portion (4c) having its inner end positioned slightly inside an outer periphery of a circular hole of a first opening forming portion (1b) is provided on a rear end portion of a nozzle (4) in such a manner as to be positioned at a position which is in the vicinity of the first opening forming portion (1b) to form the circular hole for an outlet of a mixed and kneaded material (C) of a powder component storing cup (1) and is away from at least a hinge portion of the circular hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi KOJIMA, Masayuki Takahashi, Tomohiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7848636
    Abstract: A microscope digital camera includes a camera head unit and an operation display unit. A display portion of the operation display unit displays an observed image acquired by a microscope body. A CPU in an operated portion of the operation display unit detects a change of the observed image. By turning on an objective warning LED provided for the operated portion, notification information indicating a detection result of a change of the observed image by the CPU is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7800658
    Abstract: A camera for recording a specimen image obtained by a microscope includes a record control unit for making a storage medium record an image data file expressing the specimen image, and a switch unit for controlling a supply of power to the camera. The camera also includes an attribute setting unit for setting a read only attribute for a data file that is already recorded by the storage medium at a time when the switch unit starts the supply of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20100141751
    Abstract: An imaging system for a microscope comprises: an imaging unit imaging an optical image from a microscope; a display unit displaying the imaged image; a specifying unit specifying at least a given position on the displayed image to set a measurement target; a measurement and drawing unit performing measurement of the measurement target and drawing of the measurement target, as well as making a measurement value obtained by the measurement displayed at a predetermined position on the screen; a magnification change determination unit determining whether there has been a change in an observation magnification of the microscope; a control unit performing, when it is determined that there has been a change in the observation magnification of the microscope after the measurement value is displayed, an output in accordance with the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20090087177
    Abstract: A microscope digital camera includes a camera head unit and an operation display unit. A display portion of the operation display unit displays an observed image acquired by a microscope body. A CPU in an operated portion of the operation display unit detects a change of the observed image. By turning on an objective warning LED provided for the operated portion, notification information indicating a detection result of a change of the observed image by the CPU is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 7395365
    Abstract: A data transfer control system includes: a port control section which controls ports P1 and P2 respectively connected with an electronic instrument PC1 and an electronic instrument PC2; and a bus reset issue section which issues a bus reset. The port P2 is set to a disabled state, and then the bus reset is issued to cause the electronic instrument PC1 to acquire an access right. The port P2 is set to an enabled state after the bus reset has been issued and the electronic instrument PC1 has acquired the access right. After the electronic instrument PC2 has been detected to be in a suspended state, a resume packet is transferred to the electronic instrument PC2. The port P2 is set to a disabled state after the power for the data transfer control system has been turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fujita, Hiroyuki Kanai, Tomohiro Uchida, Mihiro Nonoyama
  • Publication number: 20080115920
    Abstract: A showcase having a fin-and-tube type cooler which comprises plural planar fins and a refrigerant pipe penetrating through the plural planar fins and cools air to be fed toward display racks, wherein the plural planar fins comprise long fins arranged in parallel to an air flow direction along which air flows through the cooler, and short fins that are shorter in length in the air flowing direction than the long fins and arranged between respective adjacent long fins at the downstream side of the cooler with respect to the air flowing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uchida, Toshiyuki Tamura, Hirofumi Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20070126866
    Abstract: A microscope-use digital camera equipped with a sleep function includes an image pickup unit for picking up an image and a control unit for controlling so as to shift to a sleep state, or not shift thereto, based on an image picked up by the image pickup unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Uchida
  • Patent number: D969129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kayama, Tomohiro Uchida, Shuji Yamaguchi, Naoki Kato