Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Tanaka

Yasuhito Tanaka 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: 9691541
    Abstract: Winding components, each being formed by winding a coil around and along an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of a ring-shaped core a plurality of times, are fixed to a case. An attachment structure includes a placing member made of an insulating material and fixed to a fixing surface of the case in a state where a lower surface of the winding component is placed, a pressing member made of an insulating material and disposed to abut on an upper surface of the winding component, and a pressing force imparting portion that couples the placing member with the pressing member and imparts a pressing force toward the fixing surface, from the pressing member to the winding component, and in the pressing force imparting portion, a distance between the placing member and the pressing member is variable in accordance with a height change of the winding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Tanaka, Shun Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 9661783
    Abstract: Provided is a cool air flow space in which cool air, that is generated by an inner fan disposed inside a housing, flows in the housing. An attachment member mounts a magnetic component on a bottom portion of the housing at a position within the cool air flow space. The attachment member includes a top plate and a pair of legs that extends downward from the top plate and that is fixed to the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sakuma, Masakazu Gekinozu, Yukihiro Nishikawa, Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9596791
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a plurality of side wall fins formed on an outer surface of a first side wall of a housing, and a plurality of bottom fins formed on a bottom surface of a bottom portion of the housing. A cover member covers the side wall fins and bottom fins from an outer side to form side wall and bottom cooling channels. A chamber is provided that forms a fluid introduction chamber in a direction facing a second side wall so as to communicate with the side wall cooling channel and the bottom cooling channel. A coolant supply device is externally attached to the chamber so as to supply a coolant to the fluid introduction chamber. The side wall fins and the bottom fins are formed in predetermined shapes to adjust an amount of the coolant in the side wall cooling channel and the bottom cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sakuma, Masakazu Gekinozu, Yukihiro Nishikawa, Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160260538
    Abstract: Winding components, each being formed by winding a coil around and along an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of a ring-shaped core a plurality of times, are fixed to a case. An attachment structure includes a placing member made of an insulating material and fixed to a fixing surface of the case in a state where a lower surface of the winding component is placed, a pressing member made of an insulating material and disposed to abut on an upper surface of the winding component, and a pressing force imparting portion that couples the placing member with the pressing member and imparts a pressing force toward the fixing surface, from the pressing member to the winding component, and in the pressing force imparting portion, a distance between the placing member and the pressing member is variable in accordance with a height change of the winding component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhito TANAKA, Shun FUKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9297526
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a cooling mechanism driving portion for driving a cooling mechanism in such a manner that an element temperature of a light source element which is detected by an element temperature detecting portion reaches a target temperature, and a control portion for calculating a dew point temperature of the cooling mechanism and controlling the cooling mechanism driving portion and a light source element driving portion by using the calculated dew point temperature and the element temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kumano, Makoto Kuriaki, Takumi Kijima, Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160067108
    Abstract: There is provided a sole stimulation sock, in which an inner side of a sole portion between a heel portion and a toe portion is formed with projected portions and recessed portions, in which a proportion of an area of the projected portions, with respect to the sum of the areas of the projected portions and the recessed portions, is 26% to 68%, in which the difference between a proportion of an area of the projected portions in any one division region of four division regions of the inner side of the sole portion and a proportion of an area of the projected portions in other division regions is less than or equal to 30%, in which the average value of the areas of the projected portions is 7 mm2 to 650 mm2, and in which the recessed portions are knitted by mesh knitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuneo KAWAGOE, Ichiro SHINGA, Hidekazu TANAKA, Akira TANIGUCHI, Yasuhito TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160030882
    Abstract: A gas absorption tower for performing gas absorption with improved efficiency by bringing a gaseous matter and fluid into contact with each other, the gas absorption tower includes an introducing portion into which the gaseous matter and the fluid are introduced from outside; an absorbing portion for performing gas absorption by bringing the gaseous matter and the fluid, which are supplied from the introducing portion, into contact with each other, the absorbing portion having defined therein an internal space into which the gaseous matter is supplied from the introducing portion; and a spray device for spraying the fluid into the gaseous matter in the internal space; and a discharge portion for discharging the gaseous matter, subjected to the gas absorption, outside of the gas absorption tower. Preferably the absorbing portion has a cylindrical piping component which is divided into a plurality of parts in a central axis direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito TANAKA, Kuniyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9234184
    Abstract: A subgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) having an excellent autonomously replicating ability and a fullgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) having an excellent autonomously replicating ability and infectious HCV particle-producing ability, each derived from a novel HCV of genotype 1b, are provided. Particularly, a subgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) and a fullgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid), each derived from an HCV genome of the NC1 strain which is a novel HCV genotype 1b isolated from a patient with acute severe hepatitis C, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: Japan as Represented by Director-General of National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Public University Corporation Nagoya City University, Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaji Wakita, Tomoko Date, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami
  • Publication number: 20150348694
    Abstract: A cooling structure for cooling a magnetic component, includes a housing adapted to house the magnetic component; a cold air flow path space arranged in the housing for a cold air to flow therethrough; an internal fan disposed inside the housing for flowing the cold air; and an attachment member adapted to fix the magnetic component mounted on a bottom portion of the housing at a position facing a suction side of the internal fan in the cold air flow path space, so that the cold air generated on the suction side of the internal fan passes inside the magnetic component. The bottom portion of the housing mounted with the magnetic component is a cooling body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki SAKUMA, Masakazu GEKINOZU, Yukihiro NISHIKAWA, Yasuhito TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9198253
    Abstract: A semiconductor lighting apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices for outputting light having respective colors, a projector for synthesizing output light of the semiconductor light emitting devices and outputting synthesized light, and a calculating portion. The calculating portion controls a driving current to be supplied to the semiconductor light emitting devices in such a manner that a light quantity detected by optical sensors approximates to a predetermined target light quantity, and calculates a target temperature of the semiconductor light emitting devices to control temperature regulating portions in such a manner that a temperature detected by temperature sensors approximates to the target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Makoto Kuriaki, Tetsuya Nishimura, Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150245537
    Abstract: Provided is a cool air flow space in which cool air, that is generated by an inner fan disposed inside a housing, flows in the housing. An attachment member mounts a magnetic component on a bottom portion of the housing at a position within the cool air flow space. The attachment member includes a top plate and a pair of legs that extends downward from the top plate and that is fixed to the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki SAKUMA, Masakazu GEKINOZU, Yukihiro NISHIKAWA, Yasuhito TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150216090
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a plurality of side wall fins formed on an outer surface of a first side wall of a housing, and a plurality of bottom fins formed on a bottom surface of a bottom portion of the housing. A cover member covers the side wall fins and bottom fins from an outer side to form side wall and bottom cooling channels. A chamber is provided that forms a fluid introduction chamber in a direction facing a second side wall so as to communicate with the side wall cooling channel and the bottom cooling channel. A coolant supply device is externally attached to the chamber so as to supply a coolant to the fluid introduction chamber. The side wall fins and the bottom fins are formed in predetermined shapes to adjust an amount of the coolant in the side wall cooling channel and the bottom cooling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki SAKUMA, Masakazu GEKINOZU, Yukihiro NISHIKAWA, Yasuhito TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150216077
    Abstract: An electronic equipment cooling device is provided, which has housing in which heat-generating components are housed, and which can cool surfaces of the housing. A blower fan blows air toward the surfaces via a chamber room. An inclined flat plate-like partition portion is provided inside the chamber room so as to distribute a desired amount of air corresponding to a heat generating ratio of the respective surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito TANAKA, Masakazu GEKINOZU, Yukihiro NISHIKAWA, Masaki SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20150216089
    Abstract: A first heat generating body, a cooling body, which is joined to one surface of the first heat generating body, second heat generating bodies, and heat transfer plates, which transfer the heat of the second heat generating bodies to the cooling body, are provided, wherein the first heat generating body is surface-to-surface joined to the cooling body by a first junction surface, and the heat transfer plates are surface-to-surface joined to the cooling body by a second junction surface which does not overlap the first junction surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito TANAKA, Shinichi ABE
  • Patent number: 9063401
    Abstract: A laser light source projector includes a plurality of light sources of color groups each including a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light source projector projects an image by driving the laser light sources in each of the color groups. In response to change of the light output characteristics of one or a plurality of laser light sources in an arbitrary color group, light output from a remaining laser light source in the arbitrary color group is adjusted, thereby keeping white balance constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kuriaki, Yasuhito Tanaka, Hisanobu Miyanaga
  • Publication number: 20140302082
    Abstract: A subgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) having an excellent autonomously replicating ability and a fullgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) having an excellent autonomously replicating ability and infectious HCV particle-producing ability, each derived from a novel HCV of genotype 1b, are provided. Particularly, a subgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid) and a fullgenomic replicon RNA (nucleic acid), each derived from an HCV genome of the NC1 strain which is a novel HCV genotype 1b isolated from a patient with acute severe hepatitis C, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: JAPAN AS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takaji Wakita, Tomoko Date, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami
  • Patent number: 8689761
    Abstract: A forged exhaust poppet valve and a method of solution heat treating the same are provided. The forged exhaust poppet valve (10) includes a head portion (12) which has a seat portion (14) on the outer periphery thereof and is integral with a diametrically tapered neck portion (16) connected to a stem portion (18). Using a radio-frequency heating apparatus, a solution heat treatment is given to a predetermined transitional region (A) of the neck portion and the stem portion that is exposed to exhaust air during a valve opening period such that the grain size in the region (A) does not exceed ASTM 10, thereby securing a necessary high-temperature creep strength in the region (A) and a necessary hardness (wear resistance) in the seat portion (14) and thereby rendering the exhaust poppet valve highly durable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nittan Valve Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Tanaka, Hisanaga Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20140057286
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring a glycan-marker glycoprotein, by which liver disease can be detected with higher accuracy than is possible with conventional methods. Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for examining liver disease, by which liver disease can be detected with higher accuracy than is possible with conventional methods. Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a reagent for quantitative determination of a glycoprotein, which is used for the above measurement methods. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a glycan-marker glycoprotein as an index for clinical conditions of liver disease, which is capable of identifying the clinical conditions of liver disease depending on the progress of liver disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: Sysmex Corporation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Nagoya City University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hisashi Narimatsu, Yuzuru Ikehara, Atsushi Kuno, Maki Sogabe, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami, Kiyoaki Ito, Shunsuke Matsubara, Chikayuki Tsuruno, Youichi Takahama, Takashi Kagawa, Shinya Nagai
  • Patent number: 8623608
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring a glycan-marker glycoprotein, by which liver disease can be detected with higher accuracy than is possible with conventional methods. Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for examining liver disease, by which liver disease can be detected with higher accuracy than is possible with conventional methods. Disclosed is a method for measuring at least one glycoprotein selected from alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and Mac-2-binding protein (M2BP) contained in a sample collected from a subject, comprising: measuring AGP binding to a first lectin selected from AOL and MAL, when the glycoprotein is AGP; and measuring M2BP binding to a second lectin selected from WFA, BPL, AAL, RCA120, and TJAII, when the glycoprotein is M2BP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Sysmex Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Nagoya University, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
    Inventors: Hisashi Narimatsu, Yuzuru Ikehara, Atsushi Kuno, Maki Sogabe, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami, Kiyoaki Ito, Shunsuke Matsubara, Chikayuki Tsuruno, Youichi Takahama, Takashi Kagawa, Shinya Nagai
  • Publication number: 20130334966
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a cooling mechanism driving portion for driving a cooling mechanism in such a manner that an element temperature of a light source element which is detected by an element temperature detecting portion reaches a target temperature, and a control portion for calculating a dew point temperature of the cooling mechanism and controlling the cooling mechanism driving portion and a light source element driving portion by using the calculated dew point temperature and the element temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji KUMANO, Makoto KURIAKI, Takumi KIJIMA, Yasuhito TANAKA