Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Ichikawa

Yoshiaki Ichikawa 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: 20060190096
    Abstract: An evaluation implement of environmental load includes design plan information comparing part for extracting a difference in parts structure, material, or process between a plurality of product design plans stored in design plan information storing part, environmental load evaluation value comparing part for calculating a difference in environmental load evaluation value between a plurality of product design plans, from which differences in parts structure, material, or process have been extracted by the design plan information comparing means, using environmental load evaluation value calculating part, and display part for displaying the difference in parts structure, material, or process between the plurality of product design plans calculated by the design plan information comparing part, and the differences in the environmental load evaluation values calculated by the design plan comparing part using the environmental load value calculating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Miyako Hotta, Tomotoshi Ishida, Yoshiaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7092960
    Abstract: A chemical substance total management system and a chemical substance total management method which can easily manage amounts and release destination of managing substances. The chemical substance total management system includes a material composition database of component composition information of material or product in a form of database, a managing substance database in a form of a list of substance requiring management, for identifying substances constituting the material or product on the basis of the material composition database and identifying substance required management on the basis of the managing substance database for managing chemical substance contained in the material handled by a business entity or product. The system further includes release coefficient database storing weight ratio data in each transfer and release destination per the identified management required substance in a form of database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ohishi, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Akira Sekine, Takako Oono, Tetsuya Matsui
  • Patent number: 7092851
    Abstract: The invention provides an information management technology which evaluates environmental load information of a product. A system comprises a parts construction database which stores parts numbers, type information and relation information thereof, an environmental load information database which stores environmental load information of the parts, an evaluation rule storage unit which stores an evaluation rule of the environmental load, an evaluation processing unit which extracts the environmental load information of type number information associated with one parts number and judges whether or not corresponding type number information can be an evaluation object type number of the environmental load, a parts totalization processing unit which extracts the environmental load information, totalizes the environmental load information for each master parts or for each product and generates total information of the environmental load information, and an output processing unit which outputs total information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takeo Koishi
  • Patent number: 7072648
    Abstract: In a fault monitoring method for a portable radio communication terminal, plural portable radio communication terminals communicate with an inventory controller via a radio communication base station. In the portable radio communication terminal in a commodity management system, when the number of retrying times of radio communication between the portable radio communication terminal and the radio communication base station exceeds a predetermined number of times, the portable radio communication terminal automatically executes a test of a radio communication section and displays a fault on a display section of the portable radio communication terminal when a fault occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20060111876
    Abstract: The invention provides an information management technology which evaluates environmental load information of a product. A system comprises a parts construction database which stores parts numbers, type information and relation information thereof, an environmental load information database which stores environmental load information of the parts, an evaluation rule storage unit which stores an evaluation rule of the environmental load, an evaluation processing unit which extracts the environmental load information of type number information associated with one parts number and judges whether or not corresponding type number information can be an evaluation object type number of the environmental load, a parts totalization processing unit which extracts the environmental load information, totalizes the environmental load information for each master parts or for each product and generates total information of the environmental load information, and an output processing unit which outputs total information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takeo Koishi
  • Patent number: 7033074
    Abstract: A temperature-sensor fixing holder detachably fixes a temperature sensor to a secondary battery. The fixing holder includes a connecting body made of a rubber and a couple of link bodies. The fixing body is substantial U-shaped in a cross section by connecting the sides of first end portions of the link bodies integrally to both ends of the connecting body respectively. A link opening is formed in the first end portion of each link body, and a notched portion is formed in a second end portion of each link body. The temperature sensor is fixed to the secondary battery according to the following process. After the connecting body is curved to surround the temperature sensor, a couple of hook portions of the temperature sensor are inserted into the link openings respectively. At the same time, lead wires of the temperature sensor are held between the connecting body and the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: YAZAKI Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20060047536
    Abstract: A product environmental information sharing database is connected to a network, and a data registration processor in the database receives raw data from companies. A product information memory section stores product information regarding the raw data, products' component/composition data, hazard data and usage/quantity data. A forward chain processor calculates and records component compositions or hazard information regarding upstream data up to a substance level down through a supply chain. A backward chain processor traces the supply chain in a backward direction from the downstream data, so as to calculate the usage/quantity information. A confidentiality cancellation processor selects a disclosure range of target information based on a predetermined disclosure level. The processor also limits information items for disclosure based on a legal request for disclosure so as to handle a disclosure request from each company.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7003437
    Abstract: The invention provides an information management technology which evaluates environmental load information of a product. A system comprises a parts construction database which stores parts numbers, type information and relation information thereof, an environmental load information database which stores environmental load information of the parts, an evaluation rule storage unit which stores an evaluation rule of the environmental load, an evaluation processing unit which extracts the environmental load information of type number information associated with one parts number and judges whether or not corresponding type number information can be an evaluation object type number of the environmental load, a parts totalization processing unit which extracts the environmental load information, totalizes the environmental load information for each master parts or for each product and generates total information of the environmental load information, and an output processing unit which outputs total information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takeo Koishi
  • Publication number: 20060036362
    Abstract: Preventing a controller securely from effects of heat or noise of a relay and a high-tension circuit, a synthetic resin inner cover is arranged between a top cover and a bottom cover. A high-tension circuit is arranged between the top cover and inner cover. A control baseboard is provided at the bottom cover. The bottom cover is covered by the inner cover. Thereby, the control baseboard is prevented from being heated by the high-tension circuit by the inner cover. A conductive metallic shielding cover is arranged between the bottom cover having the control baseboard and the inner cover to cover the bottom cover including the control baseboard. Thereby, the control baseboard is prevented from noise of the high-tension circuit. The inner cover and the shielding cover having respectively a flange are fixed on a vehicle body by a bolt to overlap the both flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION,, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shigeki Matsumoto, Ko Watanabe, Takenori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20060030176
    Abstract: An arrangement structure of an electric junction box is provided, by which damage of the electric junction box in the event of a collision of a vehicle can be reduced and a plurality of electric wires can be easily connected to the electric junction box with good workability. The arrangement structure includes: a high voltage battery; a battery pack for receiving the battery, the battery pack being mounted on a vehicle; and an electric junction box arranged in the battery pack, the electric junction box being connected to the battery, wherein on the assumption that a collision takes place on the battery pack-mounting side of the vehicle, the electric junction box is arranged on the side of a wall of the battery pack, the wall being situated on the side opposite to the collision side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shigeki Matsumoto, Ko Watanabe, Takenori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20060015212
    Abstract: A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of total tabulation link information with correlation between the tabulation result record managing releasing and transferring amount of managing substance per releasing and transferring destination and releasing and transferring amount record to be a source generating tabulation result record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takako Oono, Akira Sekine, Tetsuya Matsui, Kiyomi Funabashi
  • Patent number: 6980883
    Abstract: A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of total tabulation link information with correlation between the tabulation result record managing releasing and transferring amount of managing substance per releasing and transferring destination and releasing and transferring amount record to be a source generating tabulation result record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takako Oono, Akira Sekine, Tetsuya Matsui, Kiyomi Funabashi
  • Patent number: 6974596
    Abstract: This invention relates to IL-4 production inhibitors, antiallergic agents and atopic dermatitis preventives and improvers, each of which contains at one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl-containing monoterpenes, hydroxyl-containing sesquiterpenes and their acylated derivatives. This invention is also concerned with IL-4 production inhibitors, antiallergic agents and atopic dermatitis preventives and improvers, each of which contains an essential oil such as cedarwood oil. This invention is also concerned with bath medicine compositions, each of which contains one or more ingredients selected from cedrol, cedrenol, farnesol, patchouli alcohol and vetiverol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Norikazu Iwase, Norihiro Tanaka, Hirotaka Sato, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Mami Nonomura, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Kimihiko Hori
  • Patent number: 6960359
    Abstract: This invention relates to IL-4 production inhibitors, antiallergic agents and atopic dermatitis preventives and improvers, each of which contains at one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl-containing monoterpenes, hydroxyl-containing sesquiterpenes and their acylated derivatives. This invention is also concerned with IL-4 production inhibitors, antiallergic agents and atopic dermatitis preventives and improvers, each of which contains an essential oil such as cedarwood oil. This invention is also concerned with bath medicine compositions, each of which contains one or more ingredients selected from cedrol, cedrenol, farnesol, patchouli alcohol and vetiverol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Norikazu Iwase, Norihiro Tanaka, Hirotaka Sato, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Mami Nonomura, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Kimihiko Hori
  • Patent number: 6934640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for management of chemical materials comprising the steps of providing a first data set containing which substances comprise the materials, providing a second data set containing which of the substances are to be controlled, providing a third data set containing a ratio of discharge of the controlled substances in a process, analyzing a preset amount of the materials in the process and determining a quantity of the controlled substances utilizing the first and second data sets, determining an emissions quantity of the controlled substances utilizing the ratio and the quantity of the controlled substances and maintaining the third data set according to a preset interval of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Akira Sekine, Takako Oono, Hirotaka Satou, Tetsuya Matsui
  • Publication number: 20050159930
    Abstract: The invention provides an information management technology which evaluates environmental load information of a product. A system comprises a parts construction database which stores parts numbers, type information and relation information thereof, an environmental load information database which stores environmental load information of the parts, an evaluation rule storage unit which stores an evaluation rule of the environmental load, an evaluation processing unit which extracts the environmental load information of type number information associated with one parts number and judges whether or not corresponding type number information can be an evaluation object type number of the environmental load, a parts totalization processing unit which extracts the environmental load information, totalizes the environmental load information for each master parts or for each product and generates total information of the environmental load information, and an output processing unit which outputs total information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takeo Koishi
  • Publication number: 20040260627
    Abstract: A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of total tabulation link information with correlation between the tabulation result record managing releasing and transferring amount of managing substance per releasing and transferring destination and releasing and transferring amount record to be a source generating tabulation result record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takako Oono, Akira Sekine, Tetsuya Matsui, Kiyomi Funabashi
  • Publication number: 20040165648
    Abstract: A temperature-sensor fixing holder detachably fixes a temperature sensor to a secondary battery. The fixing holder includes a connecting body made of a rubber and a couple of link bodies. The fixing body is substantial U-shaped in a cross section by connecting the sides of first end portions of the link bodies integrally to both ends of the connecting body respectively. A link opening is formed in the first end portion of each link body, and a notched portion is formed in a second end portion of each link body. The temperature sensor is fixed to the secondary battery according to the following process. After the connecting body is curved to surround the temperature sensor, a couple of hook portions of the temperature sensor are inserted into the link openings respectively. At the same time, lead wires of the temperature sensor are held between the connecting body and the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 6778877
    Abstract: A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of total tabulation link information with correlation between the tabulation result record managing releasing and transferring amount of managing substance per releasing and transferring destination and releasing and transferring amount record to be a source generating tabulation result record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Takako Oono, Akira Sekine, Tetsuya Matsui, Kiyomi Funabashi
  • Patent number: 6769604
    Abstract: A history management system that enables the user to acquire, via a network, history information even on a passive part like a cable for example, that is part of a product. Firstly, a product is installed with a noncontact label reader/writer which is made capable of connecting to network. Noncontact labels are applied to each part comprising product. These noncontact labels each provide an IC chip and antenna embedded inside the substrate. The IC chip provides a storage part that records information and transfers information to and receives from the noncontact label reader/writer through the antenna by wireless transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Tateo Nakazawa