Patents by Inventor Toshio Nakamura

Toshio Nakamura 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: 12140430
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor element, a supporting member, a substrate, and a bonding wire. The supporting member is electrically connected to the sensor element. The substrate is electrically connected to the supporting member. The bonding wire forms at least part of a connection path that electrically connects the sensor element and the supporting member together. The substrate and an installation member on which the sensor element is installed intersect with each other. The sensor element and the supporting member are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Ueda, Yusuke Nakamura, Koichiro Nakashima, Takashi Uchida, Toshio Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Fujii, Chikara Nara
  • Publication number: 20240355562
    Abstract: A DC circuit breaker 25a includes: a parallel connection part formed of a mechanical switch 40 and a semiconductor switch 44; and a switch control unit 39 which is connected in series to one side of the parallel connection part. The switch control unit 39 detects a main current value i separately from an external equipment-side breaking control device 12, and, when the main current value i is greater than or equal to a threshold ?, the switch control unit 39 initiates a breaking operation without having to wait for a tripping signal from the equipment-side breaking control device 12. In this 10 breaking operation, the mechanical switch 40 is switched from on to off after the semiconductor switch 44 has been switched from off to on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Kei NISHIOKA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Takafumi OKUDA, Satoshi TANIMOTO, Toshio HANADA
  • Patent number: 12097928
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control an electric component of the human-powered vehicle in at least one control state selected from multiple control states that at least partially differ from each other. A number of the at least one control state is changeable. A human-powered vehicle control system includes the human-powered vehicle control device. Also, a method is carried out to set a control state of the human-powered vehicle control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Jumpei Nakamura, Kenta Kawakami, Toshio Tetsuka, Nobuyuki Kakinoki, Taihei Nishihara, Kazuhiro Fujii, Hiroaki Takeshita
  • Publication number: 20240269959
    Abstract: A thermally insulated container (10) includes an inner container (11), and an outer container (14) surrounding the inner container (11) via a void (15). Each of the inner container (11) and the outer container (14) contains a fiber reinforced plastic prepared by impregnating a base material with a resin. The inner container (11) includes a first tubular container (13) and a second tubular container (22) each having an internal holder (23, 24) to reserve a refrigerant (16), and a refrigerant inlet tube (12) through which the refrigerant (16) is introduced. The holder (24) is in communication with the holder (23). The base material in each of a predetermined area of the second tubular container (22) and a predetermined area of the outer container (14) contains woven fabrics. The predetermined area of the outer container (14) further includes a honeycomb sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirai, Toshio Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240253752
    Abstract: A water vehicle includes: a water vehicle body; a control target mounted on the water vehicle body and controlled to operate the water vehicle body; and processing circuitry configured to acquire requested values used to operate the water vehicle body and generate, based on the requested values, command values to be output to the control target. The processing circuitry switches a control mode between a towing mode in which the water vehicle tows a towed target and a non-towing mode in which the water vehicle does not tow the towed target. When the control mode is the towing mode, the processing circuitry generates, based on the requested value, a second command value that is the command value different from a first command value that is the command value generated based on the requested value when the control mode is the non-towing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki NAKAMURA, Toshio ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20240175944
    Abstract: A thermally insulated container (10) includes an inner container (11) and an outer container (14) surrounding the inner container (11) via a void (15). The inner container (11) and the outer container (14) contain a fiber reinforced plastic prepared by impregnating a base material with a resin. The inner container (11) includes a first tubular container (13) and a second tubular container (22) having internal accommodation spaces (23, 24) to reserve a refrigerant (16), and a refrigerant inlet tube (12) for introduction of the refrigerant (16). The accommodation space (24) is in communication with the accommodation space (23). The base materials in predetermined areas of the second tubular container (22) and the outer container (14) contain woven fabrics and unidirectional fiber sheets. The outer container (14) surrounds the second tubular container (22) such that the unidirectional fiber sheets in the respective predetermined areas are opposed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirai, Toshio Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240036131
    Abstract: An insulated container 10 includes an inner container 11 and an outer container 14 surrounding the inner container 11 with a cavity 15 interposed therebetween. The inner container 11 and the outer container 14 are formed of fiber reinforced plastics in which fibers are impregnated with resin. The inner container 11 includes a bottomed cylindrical container 13 to store a refrigerant 16 and a refrigerant injection pipe 12 attached to the cylindrical container 13. Fibers constituting the refrigerant injection pipe 12 are wound in a spiral manner in the axial direction of the refrigerant injection pipe 12. The insulated container 10 as described above can store a refrigerant for a long time and can be used as an insulated container of a magnetoencephalograph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirai, Toshio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11597180
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material for vehicles capable of substantially preventing the occurrence of wrinkles caused by ease stitching. This composite material for vehicles is a layered product of a skin material and a polyurethane foam sheet. The skin material has a play structure which, when the composite material for vehicles is stitched, allows the skin material to follow deformation caused by the stitching with a smooth state of a surface of the skin material maintained. The skin material is a woven fabric including warp yarns and weft yarns. The warp yarns and/or the weft yarns include two or more types of yarns having different total finenesses, and form the play structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: SEIREN CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Wada, Hayato Wakatsuki, Toshio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11179424
    Abstract: An agent of the present invention comprising poultry feet or a processed product thereof, preferably a hydrolysate of an extract of poultry feet, promotes hyaluronic acid production, thereby exhibiting excellent effects of preventing or treating a joint disorder, improving skin dryness, wrinkles or skin tension, moisturizing the skin, etc. The agent is thus useful as a medicament, a quasi-drug, a cosmetic product, a food product or an animal feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isafumi Maru, Ji-Yeong An, Sayuri Tanaka, Maya Sakashita, Seiyu Harada, Kazuya Watabe, Masayoshi Aosasa, Mujo Kim, Toshio Nakamura, Utano Nakamura, Hiroaki Iitsuka
  • Patent number: 11162538
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotating bearing unit includes to cause one end surface in the axial direction of the forming punch (46), formed by combining a plurality of punch elements (46, 46) divided in the circumferential direction, which are displaceable in the axial direction and which are not displaceable in the circumferential direction, and having a processing teeth (44, 44) at one end surface in the axial direction, to face the other end surface of the caulking section (20) in the axial direction. In this state, rolls (30a) are rotated about the central axis (?) of the hub main body (8) while pressing the other end surface of the forming punch (46) in the axial direction with a pressing surface (43) of the roll (30a) having a central axis (?) that is inclined with respect to the central axis (?) of the hub main body (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Hagiwara, Kazuto Kobayashi, Isao Shintou, Hiroshi Koyama, Toshio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11059401
    Abstract: A seat back configured to support a back of a seated person includes a back frame constituting an internal framework; and an elastic mat fitted to the back frame so as to cover the back frame from a front side, the elastic mat having a planar shape and being configured to elastically support the back of the seated person. The back frame includes a frame body and a support wire that protrudes forward from the frame body. The elastic mat includes a main support portion configured to support the back of the seated person, and a band portion that extends from a back surface of the main support portion, the band portion being wound around the support wire. The elastic mat has a through-hole through which a head at a distal end of the wound band portion is inserted such that the head is snap-fitted in the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genzo Nakamura, Hiroshi Maki, Toshio Nakamura, Katsuya Ueda, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Kentaro Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11040645
    Abstract: A seat back configured to support a back of a seated person includes a back frame that constitutes an internal framework; and an elastic mat that is fitted to the back frame so as to cover the back frame from a front side, the elastic mat having a planar shape and being configured to elastically support the back of the seated person. The back frame includes a frame body and a support wire that protrudes forward from the frame body. The elastic mat includes a plurality of hooks provided on a back surface of a main support portion configured to support the back of the seated person, the hooks being engaged with the support wire to fix the elastic mat to the support wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genzo Nakamura, Hiroshi Maki, Toshio Nakamura, Katsuya Ueda, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Kentaro Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20210128640
    Abstract: An agent of the present invention comprising poultry feet or a processed product thereof, preferably a hydrolysate of an extract of poultry feet, promotes hyaluronic acid production, thereby exhibiting excellent effects of preventing or treating a joint disorder, improving skin dryness, wrinkles or skin tension, moisturizing the skin, etc. The agent is thus useful as a medicament, a quasi-drug, a cosmetic product, a food product or an animal feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Isafumi Maru, Ji-Yeong An, Sayuri Tanaka, Maya Sakashita, Seiyu Harada, Kazuya Watabe, Masayoshi Aosasa, Mujo Kim, Toshio Nakamura, Utano Nakamura, Hiroaki Iitsuka
  • Publication number: 20200398522
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material for vehicles capable of substantially preventing the occurrence of wrinkles caused by ease stitching. This composite material for vehicles is a layered product of a skin material and a polyurethane foam sheet. The skin material has a play structure which, when the composite material for vehicles is stitched, allows the skin material to follow deformation caused by the stitching with a smooth state of a surface of the skin material maintained. The skin material is a woven fabric including warp yarns and weft yarns. The warp yarns and/or the weft yarns include two or more types of yarns having different total finenesses, and form the play structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Naohiro Wada, Hayato Wakatsuki, Toshio Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200339020
    Abstract: A seat back configured to support a back of a seated person includes a back frame constituting an internal framework; and an elastic mat fitted to the back frame so as to cover the back frame from a front side, the elastic mat having a planar shape and being configured to elastically support the back of the seated person. The back frame includes a frame body and a support wire that protrudes forward from the frame body. The elastic mat includes a main support portion configured to support the back of the seated person, and a band portion that extends from a back surface of the main support portion, the band portion being wound around the support wire. The elastic mat has a through-hole through which a head at a distal end of the wound band portion is inserted such that the head is snap-fitted in the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genzo NAKAMURA, Hiroshi MAKI, Toshio NAKAMURA, Katsuya UEDA, Yasuhiro YOSHIDA, Kentaro KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20200339021
    Abstract: A seat back configured to support a back of a seated person includes a back frame that constitutes an internal framework; and an elastic mat that is fitted to the back frame so as to cover the back frame from a front side, the elastic mat having a planar shape and being configured to elastically support the back of the seated person. The back frame includes a frame body and a support wire that protrudes forward from the frame body. The elastic mat includes a plurality of hooks provided on a back surface of a main support portion configured to support the back of the seated person, the hooks being engaged with the support wire to fix the elastic mat to the support wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genzo NAKAMURA, Hiroshi MAKI, Toshio NAKAMURA, Katsuya UEDA, Yasuhiro YOSHIDA, Kentaro KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 10736499
    Abstract: A video processor receives first and second images respectively acquired by an endoscope at first and second timings before and after a predetermined function is applied to a subject, generates first and second correction images respectively using first and second images, generates first and second post-correction images respectively obtained by causing the first and second correction images to act on the first and second images, extracts color components in the second post-correction image to find first and second distribution characteristic values, and calculates a degree of change of the second distribution characteristic value from the first distribution characteristic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Momoko Yamanashi, Tetsuhiro Yamada, Toshio Nakamura, Ryuichi Toyama
  • Patent number: 10733734
    Abstract: An image analysis apparatus includes a processor including hardware. The processor extracts parts from each of a first image and a second image acquired after the first image, each of the extracted parts including an annular peripheral portion and a central portion having a color different from a color of the peripheral portion. The processor also sets the central portion as the analysis object region and calculates a brightness decrease degree of the analysis object region in the second image relative to the analysis object region in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Yamada, Momoko Yamanashi, Toshio Nakamura, Ryuichi Toyama
  • Publication number: 20200102987
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotating bearing unit includes to cause one end surface in the axial direction of the forming punch (46), formed by combining a plurality of punch elements (46, 46) divided in the circumferential direction, which are displaceable in the axial direction and which are not displaceable in the circumferential direction, and having a processing teeth (44, 44) at one end surface in the axial direction, to face the other end surface of the caulking section (20) in the axial direction. In this state, rolls (30a) are rotated about the central axis (?) of the hub main body (8) while pressing the other end surface of the forming punch (46) in the axial direction with a pressing surface (43) of the roll (30a) having a central axis (?) that is inclined with respect to the central axis (?) of the hub main body (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Hagiwara, Kazuto Kobayashi, Isao Shintou, Hiroshi koyama, Toshio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10600561
    Abstract: A first coil device includes a first coil portion that faces a second coil portion of a second coil device in a first direction and includes a conductive wire, and at least one nonmagnetic member that includes a protrusion protruding to an outside of the first coil portion in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The nonmagnetic member includes an eddy current interrupter that interrupts a part of an eddy current generated in the nonmagnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Araki, Motonao Niizuma, Susumu Tokura, Kentaro Furiya, Toshio Nakamura, Kenji Nishimura