Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Higuchi

Yoshihisa Higuchi 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: 11140144
    Abstract: Provided is an IoT data collection system 100 including an agent device 10 configured to acquire IoT data, a management device 20 configured to manage the agent device 10, and a server device 30 configured to receive the IoT data from the agent device 10. The agent device 10 includes a first transmission unit configured to transmit an authentication activation key to the management device 20 at startup. The management device 20 includes a collation unit configured to collate a registered activation key and the authentication activation key, and a transmission unit configured to transmit an authentication agent ID to the agent device 10 when the collation result is matched. The agent device 10 further includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the IoT data and the authentication agent ID to the server device 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Higuchi, Kazuya Nohara, Jun Otake, Tomohiro Harada, Kenichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190372952
    Abstract: Provided is an IoT data collection system 100 including an agent device 10 configured to acquire IoT data, a management device 20 configured to manage the agent device 10, and a server device 30 configured to receive the IoT data from the agent device 10. The agent device 10 includes a first transmission unit configured to transmit an authentication activation key to the management device 20 at startup. The management device 20 includes a collation unit configured to collate a registered activation key and the authentication activation key, and a transmission unit configured to transmit an authentication agent ID to the agent device 10 when the collation result is matched. The agent device 10 further includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the IoT data and the authentication agent ID to the server device 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihisa HIGUCHI, Kazuya NOHARA, Jun OTAKE, Tomohiro HARADA, Kenichi TANAKA, Yoshiyuki INABA, Toshifumi ONUKI
  • Patent number: 7365947
    Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a rigid support arm, a suspension for supporting, at its leading end section, a head slider with at least one head element, the suspension having a balance structure that can be pivoted in a direction crossing a surface of a recording medium using as a fulcrum a load support point established between the suspension and the support arm, a load generation unit for generating a load applied to the load support point for pressing the head slider toward the surface of the recording medium, a horizontal rotation bearing unit for pivotally bearing the support arm and the suspension so that the support arm and the suspension are capable of rotatively moving in a direction parallel to the surface of the recording medium, and an weight unit coupled to a trailing end section of the suspension to match the center of gravity of the suspension including the head slider with the load support point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Honda, Yoshihisa Higuchi, Katsuki Kurihara, Takeshi Wada
  • Patent number: 7333299
    Abstract: A suspension is provided, which comprises: a flexure with elasticity for supporting a head slider having at least one head element; a first load beam having first ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the first load beam, for supporting the flexure; and a second load beam having second ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the second load beam, at least a part of the second load beam being overlapped with the first load beam and being fixed to the first load beam, at least a part of the first and second ribs being overlapped with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Wada, Takeshi Wada, Takashi Honda, Yoshihisa Higuchi
  • Patent number: 7212362
    Abstract: A method for detecting a shock resistance performance of a magnetic head support member in a magnetic disk drive apparatus includes a step of loading a magnetic head supported by the magnetic head support member above a magnetic disk on which servo information have been preliminarily recorded, a step of measuring off-track positions of the magnetic head and reproduced outputs OUTNOIM of the magnetic head at the respective off-track positions when no shock is applied, a step of storing the measured off-track positions and the measured reproduced outputs OUTNOIM at the respective off-track positions, a step of measuring off-track positions of the magnetic head and reproduced outputs OUTIM of the magnetic head when a shock is applied, and a step of obtaining a change in flying height of the magnetic head from the measured reproduced output OUTIM of the magnetic head when the shock is applied and from the stored reproduced output OUTNOIM of the magnetic head when no shock is applied depending upon the measured of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Yoshihisa Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20060119975
    Abstract: A method for detecting a shock resistance performance of a magnetic head support member in a magnetic disk drive apparatus includes a step of loading a magnetic head supported by the magnetic head support member above a magnetic disk on which servo information have been preliminarily recorded, a step of measuring off-track positions of the magnetic head and reproduced outputs OUTNOIM of the magnetic head at the respective off-track positions when no shock is applied, a step of storing the measured off-track positions and the measured reproduced outputs OUTNOIM at the respective off-track positions, a step of measuring off-track positions of the magnetic head and reproduced outputs OUTIM of the magnetic head when a shock is applied, and a step of obtaining a change in flying height of the magnetic head from the measured reproduced output OUTIM of the magnetic head when the shock is applied and from the stored reproduced output OUTNOIM of the magnetic head when no shock is applied depending upon the measured of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Yoshihisa Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050128644
    Abstract: A suspension is provided, which comprises: a flexure with elasticity for supporting a head slider having at least one head element; a first load beam having first ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the first load beam, for supporting the flexure; and a second load beam having second ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the second load beam, at least a part of the second load beam being overlapped with the first load beam and being fixed to the first load beam, at least a part of the first and second ribs being overlapped with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Wada, Takeshi Wada, Takashi Honda, Yoshihisa Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050073776
    Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a rigid support arm, a suspension for supporting, at its leading end section, a head slider with at least one head element, the suspension having a balance structure that can be pivoted in a direction crossing a surface of a recording medium using as a fulcrum a load support point established between the suspension and the support arm, a load generation unit for generating a load applied to the load support point for pressing the head slider toward the surface of the recording medium, a horizontal rotation bearing unit for pivotally bearing the support arm and the suspension so that the support arm and the suspension are capable of rotatively moving in a direction parallel to the surface of the recording medium, and an weight unit coupled to a trailing end section of the suspension to match the center of gravity of the suspension including the head slider with the load support point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Honda, Yoshihisa Higuchi, Katsuki Kurihara, Takeshi Wada
  • Publication number: 20040184193
    Abstract: A load beam is provided with a base plate and a slider. A magnetic head apparatus is fixed to a head arm via the base plate. In such a magnetic head supporting mechanism, an elastically deformable portion is provided between the base plate and the load beam. Thus a floating structure that allows the load beam to swing is formed about the elastically deformable portion. A projection bulging from the load beam serving as a load generating portion is adapted to coincide with a balanced fulcrum about the load beam, and a pressing load of the slider to a recording medium is set by a pressure applied to the top of the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicants: TDK CORPORATION, MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL
    Inventors: Takashi Honda, Takeshi Wada, Yoshihisa Higuchi, Katsuki Kurihara, Hideki Kuwajima, Kaoru Matsuoka