Patents by Inventor Toshio Murai

Toshio Murai 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: 8754347
    Abstract: A resistance spot welder includes: a motor, having a shaft; a cylindrical casing; a hollow guide rod, inserted into the casing, and adapted to be moved linearly for moving a first electrode tip facing a second electrode tip provided at a gun arm; a ball nut, fixed in an inner circumference of the guide rod; a ball screw, fitted through the ball nut; a coupling, including a first fastening portion into which the shaft of the motor is inserted and a second fastening portion into which the ball screw is inserted and which is opposite to the first fastening portion; and a bearing, fitted between an outer circumference of the first fastening portion and an inner circumference of the casing. The guide rod is moved between a first point which is a motor side and a second point which is an electrode tip side. When the guide rod is positioned at the first point, the guide rod accommodates at least a part of the second fastening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Dengensha Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Yoshiaki Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 7968815
    Abstract: A resistance spot welder including a first plate, a second plate rotatably connected to the first plate through a shaft and driven on the shaft by an actuator, gun arms removably fixed on and electrically insulated with the first and second plates, and electrode tips confronting each other and fixed on the gun arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Dengensha Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Yoshiaki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20070228018
    Abstract: A resistance spot welder includes: a first plate; a second plate, rotatably connected to the first plate through a shaft, and driven on the shaft by an actuator; gun arms, removably fixed on and electrically insulated with the first and second plates, respectively, and electrode tips, confronting each other, and fixed on the gun arms, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Yoshiaki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20070199556
    Abstract: A resistance spot welder includes: a motor, having a shaft; a cylindrical casing; a hollow guide rod, inserted into the casing, and adapted to be moved linearly for moving a first electrode tip facing a second electrode tip provided at a gun arm; a ball nut, fixed in an inner circumference of the guide rod; a ball screw, fitted through the ball nut; a coupling, including a first fastening portion into which the shaft of the motor is inserted and a second fastening portion into which the ball screw is inserted and which is opposite to the first fastening portion; and a bearing, fitted between an outer circumference of the first fastening portion and an inner circumference of the casing. The guide rod is moved between a first point which is a motor side and a second point which is an electrode tip side. When the guide rod is positioned at the first point, the guide rod accommodates at least a part of the second fastening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Yoshiaki Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 7174458
    Abstract: Each time one of a predetermined n number of authentication ports is accessed by a client terminal, a server checks to see if all of the n number of authentication ports have been accessed. If all of the n number of authentication ports have been accessed, the server determines that it has succeeded in authenticating the client terminal, opens its communications port to the terminal, and gives right of access to the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Motohisa Araki, Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 7072459
    Abstract: A Web server provides the following service when being accessed by a telephone with a browser via the Internet, the server transfers a list of extension groups and the persons in charge belonging to the groups to the telephone. After the desired person in charge is selected from the list on the telephone, the server notifies the telephone of an outside-line telephone number direct-dialing-connectable to the telephone used by the person in charge. The server informs a private branch exchange of information including the telephone number of the telephone and the extension number of the extension telephone used by the person in charge. Thereafter, the private branch exchange, when receiving an incoming call from the telephone, directly calls up the extension telephone with the extension number previously notified by the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 6751212
    Abstract: A sound element database is installed in an analog telephone hub. When hold operation or the like is performed on an analog telephone during voice communication, the analog telephone hub selectively reads out necessary sound element data from the sound element database, and sends the sound element data or the type information of the sound element data to an analog telephone on the held party side through a LAN. In an analog telephone hub on the held part side, an audible sound is generated on the basis of sound element data read out from the sound element database on the basis of the sent sound element data or the sound element data type information. This audible sound is supplied to the analog telephone on the held party side to be output. With this operation, an audible sound indicating the operation state of a communication terminal can be effectively transmitted to the communication terminal of the other party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akemi Kaji, Toshio Murai, Shuichi Sato, Katsunori Yoshihara, Shinichi Kashimoto, Satoshi Machida
  • Patent number: 6643291
    Abstract: A multimedia information system comprises first and second communication terminal apparatuses for exchanging information data using a common first communication protocol or first and second communication protocols which are different from each other, a first communication network for transmitting information data in accordance with a third communication protocol different from the first and second communication protocols, and first and second communication interface apparatuses for respectively connecting the first and second communication terminal apparatuses to the first communication network, the first communication interface apparatus comprises first conversion means for converting information data in accordance with the first and third communication protocols between the first communication terminal apparatus and the first communication network, and the second communication interface apparatus comprises second conversion means for converting information data in accordance with the second and third commun
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Katsunori Yoshihara, Toshio Murai, Shuichi Sato, Shinichi Kashimoto, Motohisa Araki, Shinichi Shishino
  • Patent number: 6563817
    Abstract: A private branch exchange comprises trunk circuits, communication highways connected to the trunk circuits for transmitting data of a time-divisional multiplexed channels, and a time switch for switching the communication highways. A communication highway is connected to a computer network via a circuit/packet converter. The computer network comprises branch networks to which the circuit/packet converter is connected, and a root network to which the branch networks are connected through a router/gateway. Each computer terminal has an extension number and IP/port addresses different for such communication functions as audio communication, data communication and the like. The circuit/packet converter has bearer circuits different for each communication function and allocates a specified bearer circuit to each time slot of the communication highway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Publication number: 20030056097
    Abstract: Each time one of a predetermined n number of authentication ports is accessed by a client terminal, a server checks to see if all of the n number of authentication ports have been accessed. If all of the n number of authentication ports have been accessed, the server determines that it has succeeded in authenticating the client terminal, opens its communications port to the terminal, and gives right of access to the client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA.
    Inventors: Motohisa Araki, Toshio Murai
  • Publication number: 20030048892
    Abstract: A Web server provides the following service when being accessed by a telephone with a browser via the Internet, the server transfers a list of extension groups and the persons in charge belonging to the groups to the telephone. After the desired person in charge is selected from the list on the telephone, the server notifies the telephone of an outside-line telephone number direct-dialing-connectable to the telephone used by the person in charge. The server informs a private branch exchange of information including the telephone number of the telephone and the extension number of the extension telephone used by the person in charge. Thereafter, the private branch exchange, when receiving an incoming call from the telephone, directly calls up the extension telephone with the extension number previously notified by the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA.
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 6490344
    Abstract: In a communication system, a call setup request is sent from a control unit to a first connection unit and a second connection unit to record the communication channel information of the opposite parties. And, the recorded communication channel information of the second connection unit is sent from the control unit to the first connection unit, and the communication channel information of the first connection unit is sent to the second connection unit. As a result, the first connection unit and the second connection unit are allowed to hold information communication by using their mutual communication channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Shuichi Sato, Sen Yanagi
  • Patent number: 6208639
    Abstract: A private branch exchange comprises communication highways for transmitting data of a time-divisional multiplexed channels, and a time switch for switching the communication highways. A communication highway is connected to a computer network via a circuit/packet converter. Each computer terminal in the network has an extension number and Internet Protocol (IP) port addresses that differ for such communication functions as audio communication, data communication and the like. The circuit/packet converter has bearer circuits different for each communication function and allocates a specified bearer circuit to each time slot of the communication highway. When a call is originated, the circuit/packet converter controls the time slot of the communication highway such that a bearer circuit, which is vacant and suitable for a call type, is connected to the computer terminal. The bearer circuit interfaces packet data on the computer network with circuit data on the communication highway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 5974136
    Abstract: An electronic exchange apparatus where an exchange unit for controlling extension-line and trunk-line interface cards unique to the exchange apparatus is provided separately from a general-purpose central control unit. The exchange unit is connected to the control unit via an Ethernet and control signals are transmitted between them. The exchange unit is allowed to have only the function of converting the communication protocols between the control-channel highway and the Ethernet which are unique to the exchange apparatus. The control unit is designed to have all of the control functions associated with exchange processing. Thus, a software can be developed easily in a short time, helping reduce development costs and keep up with advances in the CPUs and peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 5729601
    Abstract: An electronic exchange apparatus where an exchange unit for controlling extension-line and trunk-line interface cards unique to the exchange apparatus is provided separately from a general-purpose central control unit. The exchange unit is connected to the control unit via an Ethernet and control signals are transmitted between them. The exchange unit is allowed to have only the function of converting the communication protocols between the control-channel highway and the Ethernet which are unique to the exchange apparatus. The control unit is designed to have all of the control functions associated with exchange processing. Thus, a software can be developed easily in a short time, helping reduce development costs and keep up with advances in the CPUs and peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 5287515
    Abstract: A host computer system (host) develops an execution load module for a target computer system (target) having no software development environment, using a high-level language. The host and the target are connected to each other via an exclusive communication line through which the host sends the created execution load module to the target. The target has a disk controller CPU as well as a main CPU, the disk controller CPU receiving the execution load module from the host independent of the main CPU, and storing it in a disk device. When the execution module requires correction, this is performed in the host, by use of the high-level language, after which the corrected module is sent to the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshio Murai
  • Patent number: 4728199
    Abstract: In a temperature measurement device, output signals from a temperature measuring sensor having been stored in a recording element are displayed when a judging element detects that a manipulatable switch is closed. Temperature measurement is begun including displaying the temperature when said judging element detects that the switch is opened after it is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Kyushu Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Junzo Murata, Masahiro Hosono, Isao Imagawa
  • Patent number: 4519768
    Abstract: An apparatus for horizontally casting concrete comprises a horizontally foldable multilink support arm composed of an attachment frame, a proximal boom, intermediate booms, and a distal boom which are pivotally coupled by joint tubes, a drive mechanism composed of worm wheels mounted on the joint tubes and worm gears mounted on the booms and held in mesh with the worm wheels for enabling the support arm to move in articulatory motion, a concrete pressure-feed pipe extending from a pump along the booms and through the joint tubes with swivel joints, and an attachment jig mounted on the attachment frame for being mounted on a column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignees: Takenaka Komuten Co., Ltd., Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Murai, Hayao Aoyagi, Masahiko Furukawa, Hiromichi Yamada, Tateo Kawamura, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Akio Sakamoto, Toshiaki Tsuchiya, Takashi Shiozaki, Hirokuni Kubota, Isoji Okada, Jiro Ishii, Fumio Fujii, Masakazu Nagao, Masamitsu Kikuchi, Morio Ishii, Yoshimasa Sasaki, Katsushi Tanaka, Tadashi Itakura