Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Takahashi

Tsutomu Takahashi 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: 20160073538
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a shelf where a first slot and a second slot are formed; a plurality of kinds of electronic circuit boards including a first-side protrusion portion and a second-side protrusion portion, and an arrangement pattern of the first-side protrusion portion and the second-side protrusion is different from each other; when an electronic circuit board having the first-side protrusion portion into the first slot, the first abutment member abut the first-side protrusion portion of the first position and rotate from a first angle position to a second angle position; a second abutment member installed at the first slot and rotatable around an axis of the first direction, and when an electronic circuit board having the first-side protrusion portion into the first slot, the second abutment member abut the first-side protrusion portion of the second position and rotate from the first angle position to the second angle position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira NAKAYAMA, Kenji TOSHIMITSU, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Toshihide INABA
  • Patent number: 9244531
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive sheet member contains a body having predetermined hardness and a sheet shape and a sense-of-touch-representing unit that represents a sense of touch. The sense-of-touch-representing unit has a predetermined size and is arranged at positions of the body or at a predetermined position of the body. The touch-sensitive sheet member also contains a medium-supplying unit that supplies medium to the sense-of-touch-representing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Shun Kayama, Takashi Sawada, Yukiko Shimizu, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9147641
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, the semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface; a plurality of conductive layers extending in a direction from the first surface side toward the second surface side of the semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type surrounding part of each of the plurality of conductive layers on the second surface side of the semiconductor layer, a portion other than a front surface of the first semiconductor region being surrounded by the semiconductor layer; and an insulating film provided between each of the plurality of conductive layers and the semiconductor layer and between each of the plurality of conductive layers and the first semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihisa Arai, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kazuo Hatakeyama, Kazuki Uchino
  • Publication number: 20150248870
    Abstract: A television receiver segments a part of an image depending on image information received from a communication device and pixel information representing the number of pixels in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction of the image. The television receiver judges a size between the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction and that in the lateral direction in the pixel information, and when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is larger than that in the lateral direction, displays two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nagano, Tsutomu Takahashi, Atsushi Ohnuma, Kenichi Kimura, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9023547
    Abstract: A separator of a fuel cell includes a sandwiching section, first and second bridges connected to the sandwiching section, a fuel gas supply section connected to the first bridge and an oxygen-containing gas supply section connected to the second bridge. The sandwiching section sandwiches an electrolyte electrode assembly, and has a fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel separately. In the sandwiching section, a plurality of first projections are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a direction in which the first bridge extends, and the first projections at least protrude toward the fuel gas channel to contact an anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Homma, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuya Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150054852
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a communication portion that communicates with a plurality of information processing apparatuses in a wired or wireless manner, a display portion, a control portion that controls to receive images to be displayed on screens of the information processing apparatuses for each of the information processing apparatuses in the communication portion and display each of the received images on the display portion concurrently, and an operation portion that receives a data transfer operation between the information processing apparatuses by an operation for each of the images displayed on the display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi OHNUMA, Keisuke HASEGAWA, Tsutomu Takahashi, Toshio ONODERA, Ai TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150041705
    Abstract: The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine of the present invention comprises a refrigerant comprising monofluoroethane, and a refrigerating machine oil comprising at least one selected from a polyol ester, a polyvinyl ether and a polyalkylene glycol compound as a base oil, wherein a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of the base oil is 2.5 or more and 5.8 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Hiroshi Eto, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kuniko Adegawa
  • Publication number: 20140375248
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a main body having an opening and a movable member configured to hold a plug capable of transmitting an electrical current to an external device. At least one of the movable member and the plug include a magnet. The movable member and the plug are arranged such that at least one connector of the plug extends beyond a plane parallel to the opening when the movable member is in a first state, the first state corresponding to a magnetic force between a ferromagnetic material and the magnet above a predetermined magnitude. The movable member transitions from the first state to a second state when the magnetic force is below the predetermined magnitude. When the movable member is in the second state, the at least one connector of the plug remains below the plane parallel to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Taro Takamoto, Koichi Izawa, Shintaro Nonaka, Tamio Nishino
  • Publication number: 20140284690
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and the semiconductor layer having a first and a second surfaces; a first conductive layer penetrating from the first surface side to the second surface side of the semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type surrounding part of the first conductive layer on the second surface side of the semiconductor layer, a portion other than a front surface of the first semiconductor region being surrounded by the semiconductor layer; and a first insulating film provided between the first conductive layer and the semiconductor layer and between the first conductive layer and the first semiconductor region, a concentration of an impurity element contained in the first semiconductor region being higher than a concentration of an impurity element contained in the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihisa Arai, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kazunori Masuda, Kazuo Hatakeyama
  • Publication number: 20140232012
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, the semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface; a plurality of conductive layers extending in a direction from the first surface side toward the second surface side of the semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type surrounding part of each of the plurality of conductive layers on the second surface side of the semiconductor layer, a portion other than a front surface of the first semiconductor region being surrounded by the semiconductor layer; and an insulating film provided between each of the plurality of conductive layers and the semiconductor layer and between each of the plurality of conductive layers and the first semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihisa Arai, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kazuo Hatakeyama, Kazuki Uchino
  • Patent number: 8764703
    Abstract: In a pre-filled syringe having an intermediate gasket, a liquid drug is enclosed in the second chamber located on the base end side with respect to the intermediate gasket while a powdered drug is enclosed in the first chamber located on the front end side with respect to the intermediate gasket. The intermediate gasket has at least two layers including a front end layer corresponding to a wall of the first chamber and a base end layer corresponding to a wall of the second chamber, and also has a low water-absorptive layer in the layer on the base end side with respect to the front end layer. The base end layer is formed of a material having low water-absorptivity and not lowering a pH of the liquid drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Asai, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kenyu Ito, Atsushi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140168115
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive sheet member contains a body having predetermined hardness and a sheet shape and a sense-of-touch-representing unit that represents a sense of touch. The sense-of-touch-representing unit has a predetermined size and is arranged at positions of the body or at a predetermined position of the body. The touch-sensitive sheet member also contains a medium-supplying unit that supplies medium to the sense-of-touch-representing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Shun Kayama, Takashi Sawada, Yukiko Shimizu, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8730682
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a housing that includes a first connector, and a printed circuit board unit that includes a printed circuit board, a second connector that is connected to the first connector at the completion of insertion of the printed circuit board into the housing, a lever that is rotatably provided for the printed circuit board, and a lock mechanism that locks the lever in a predetermined position. Wherein when the printed circuit board is inserted into the housing, the lever in a first position comes into contact with the housing, when the printed circuit board is further inserted into the housing, the lever rotates in one direction while being in contact with the housing, and when the insertion of the printed circuit board into the housing is completed, the lever is in a second position, and the lock mechanism locks the lever in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kazuya Fuke
  • Publication number: 20140130101
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for remote control of a television with use of an information terminal, wherein the system is easier to use and causes less erroneous operation than the conventional systems. A system (10) includes: a television (1); and a smartphone (2) for operating the television (1). The television (1) provides, with the smartphone (2), a notification of a state of the television (1). The smartphone (2) displays on a touch panel a GUI corresponding to the state having been notified from the television (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshitani, Kenji Komiyama, Takatoshi Oishi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Masahiro Tai
  • Patent number: 8681508
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing having a first connector; a Plug In Unit (PIU) having a second connecter, coupled to the first connector, and inserted into the housing; a first guide mechanism (1st GM) provided on the housing and/or the PIU; a second guide mechanism (2nd GM) provided on another housing and/or the PIU and guides insertion of the PIU in cooperation with the 1st GM so that the first connector is coupled to the second connector. The 1st GM, for example, includes a guide cylinder, and the 2nd GM, for example, includes a pin inserted into the guide cylinder; a fixed cylinder surrounding the pin; and a movable member, which has a hole that passes through the fixed cylinder, and the movable member is held by the fixed cylinder to be movable in the axial direction. The guide cylinder pushes the movable member when the pin is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazuya Fuke, Tsutomu Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8557467
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes separators sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies. Each of the separators includes a fuel gas supply passage, four first bridges extending radially outwardly from the fuel gas supply section, and sandwiching sections connected to the first bridges. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply section. Each of the sandwiching sections has a fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel. The four electrolyte electrode assemblies are arranged concentrically around the fuel gas supply section. A fuel cell stack includes such fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ogawa, Yukihiko Kiyohiro, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8547341
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive sheet member contains a body having predetermined hardness and a sheet shape and a sense-of-touch-representing unit that represents a sense of touch. The sense-of-touch-representing unit has a predetermined size and is arranged at positions of the body or at a predetermined position of the body. The touch-sensitive sheet member also contains a medium-supplying unit that supplies medium to the sense-of-touch-representing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Shun Kayama, Takashi Sawada, Yukiko Shimizu, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8507150
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell module provided with a fuel cell stack and a load-applying mechanism. The load-applying mechanism is provided with: a first clamping part that applies a first camping load, in the direction of stacking, to the gas seal part of the fuel cell stack; a second clamping part that applies to an electrolyte/electrode unit, in the aforementioned direction of stacking, a second clamping load that is lighter than the first clamping load; and a third clamping part that is provided on the first clamping part and, separately from the first clamping part, applies a third clamping load to the gas seal part in the aforementioned direction of stacking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Yukihiko Kiyohiro
  • Patent number: 8493334
    Abstract: An optical input device has a display screen, a portion of the display screen being shielded from light by an operating member to implement input processing based on a plurality of input modes. The input device includes an input detection unit including a display unit that displays predetermined input information, and a control unit. The input detection unit detects an area and/or brightness of a light-shielded portion formed on the display screen by the operating member by approaching the display unit. The control unit provides display control of the display unit and input control on the basis of the detected area and/or brightness. The control unit compares the detected area and/or brightness with a predetermined threshold value to select a desired input mode from among the plurality of input modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Tsutomu Takahashi, Satoshi Kushima, Hideki Okii, Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Takashi Sawada
  • Patent number: D750211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Arai, Hitoshi Kikuchi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tatsushi Murakami, Hiromichi Aoki, Tomoya Fukui