Patents by Inventor Yoshimichi Kajihara

Yoshimichi Kajihara 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: 10531170
    Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes a loudspeaker, a box, and a lid. The box is provided with an opening and accommodates the loudspeaker. The lid covers the opening of the box. The lid includes a grille with one or more hexagonal holes each having an opening area equal to the area of a circle with a diameter in a range from 6.0 mm to 9.0 mm, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Takuji Miyamoto, Yuuki Izumi, Satoshi Koura
  • Publication number: 20190200110
    Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes a loudspeaker, a box, and a lid. The box is provided with an opening and accommodates the loudspeaker. The lid covers the opening of the box. The lid includes a grille with one or more hexagonal holes each having an opening area equal to the area of a circle with a diameter in a range from 6.0 mm to 9.0 mm, inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA, TAKUJI MIYAMOTO, YUUKI IZUMI, SATOSHI KOURA
  • Patent number: 9877109
    Abstract: A diaphragm for loudspeaker contains resin and single-crystal diamond powder dispersed in the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Yohei Jin
  • Patent number: 9781515
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm includes a base layer and a coating layer. The base layer contains natural fibers. The coating layer is composed of bamboo cellulose nanofibers and is formed at least on the first side of the base layer. The coating layer has a thickness in the range of 3% to 15%, both inclusive of the sum of the thicknesses of the base layer and the coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Shibuya, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Tetsushi Itano, Mitsukazu Kuze, Takayuki Dan
  • Patent number: 9716950
    Abstract: The diaphragm has a paper base layer and a papermaking layer. The papermaking layer is formed on a surface of the paper base layer. The paper base layer contains natural fibers and thermoplastic resin, and is formed by a papermaking process with a mixture of the natural fibers and the resin. The papermaking layer, contains fibers each having a tensile elastic modulus of 150 GPa or greater, and is formed by a papermaking process with the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Yohei Jin
  • Patent number: 9438997
    Abstract: A diaphragm includes a paper layer and a skin layer. The paper layer includes natural fibers and synthetic fibers formed of thermoplastic resin. The paper layer is formed by mixing the natural fibers and the synthetic fibers in water, and thinly spreading a resultant mixture on a mesh. The skin layer is formed on one surface of the paper layer. Note here that the skin layer is formed of the same resin as that of the synthetic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Jin, Yoshimichi Kajihara
  • Publication number: 20160234600
    Abstract: The diaphragm has a paper base layer and a papermaking layer. The papermaking layer is formed on a surface of the paper base layer. The paper base layer contains natural fibers and thermoplastic resin, and is formed by a papermaking process with a mixture of the natural fibers and the resin. The papermaking layer, contains fibers each having a tensile elastic modulus of 150 GPa or greater, and is formed by a papermaking process with the fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA, YOHEI JIN
  • Publication number: 20160212540
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm includes a base layer and a coating layer. The base layer contains natural fibers. The coating layer is composed of bamboo cellulose nanofibers and is formed at least on the first side of the base layer. The coating layer has a thickness in the range of 3% to 15%, both inclusive of the sum of the thicknesses of the base layer and the coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: TOMONORI SHIBUYA, YOSHIYUKI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA, TETSUSHI ITANO, MITSUKAZU KUZE, TAKAYUKI DAN
  • Publication number: 20160134971
    Abstract: A diaphragm for loudspeaker contains resin and single-crystal diamond powder dispersed in the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA, YOHEI JIN
  • Publication number: 20160134972
    Abstract: A loud speaker diaphragm includes a base layer containing a natural fiber, and a coating layer composed of a cellulose nanofiber. The coating layer is formed on at least one surface of the base layer. A Young's modulus of the cellulose nanofiber is larger than a Young's modulus of the base layer, and an internal loss of the cellulose nanofiber is smaller than an internal loss of the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: TOMONORI SHIBUYA, YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA, YOSHIYUKI TAKAHASHI, YOHEI JIN, SATORU TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150319532
    Abstract: A diaphragm includes a paper layer and a skin layer. The paper layer includes natural fibers and synthetic fibers formed of thermoplastic resin. The paper layer is formed by mixing the natural fibers and the synthetic fibers in water, and thinly spreading a resultant mixture on a mesh. The skin layer is formed on one surface of the paper layer. Note here that the skin layer is formed of the same resin as that of the synthetic fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: YOHEI JIN, YOSHIMICHI KAJIHARA
  • Patent number: 9008349
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm of the present invention is formed by mixing polylactic acid as a plant-derived resin, bamboo fibers and a natural binder. It is thereby possible to realize a speaker diaphragm capable of obtaining sufficient sound velocity, while having low environmental load and high sound quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Jin, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone
  • Patent number: 8855357
    Abstract: A diaphragm is formed of paper manufactured from a first fiber material and a second fiber material. The first fiber material is beaten to have a given freeness, and the second fiber material is made by carbonizing bamboo fiber that has been fibrillated into a microfibril state. This structure allows the second fiber material to increase a rigidity of the diaphragm and also increase an internal loss, so that sound quality of the speaker that employs this diaphragm can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Yohei Jin, Toru Fujii
  • Patent number: 8774449
    Abstract: Each of a speaker diaphragm, a dust cap, and a frame includes a resin and a plant opal that is extracted from a bamboo leaf, and is formed by injection molding or sheet molding. The configuration can enhance stiffness of each of the diaphragm, the dust cap, and the frame and implement high performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Yohei Jin, Toru Fujii
  • Patent number: 8767998
    Abstract: A pressure adjustor includes a sheet-like supporter formed of unwoven fabric or woven fabric, a plurality of activated carbon powder particles attached to the supporter, and binders binding the plurality of activated carbon powder particles to each other. If this pressure adjustor is disposed inside a cabinet of a speaker device including a speaker unit provided in the cabinet, a speaker device is obtained which has an excellent bass reproduction effect even if the device is made small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Imamura, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Kiyoshi Ohashi, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Yohei Jin
  • Publication number: 20130301867
    Abstract: A loudspeaker resin molding component includes resin and bamboo fibers refined to have a microfibril status and carbonized. By this configuration, such a loudspeaker resin molding component can achieve both of a high elastic modulus and a large internal loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yohei JIN, Yoshimichi KAJIHARA, Toru FUJII
  • Patent number: 8553924
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a speaker for use in audio/video apparatuses and a small-sized speaker device capable of realizing preferable reproduction a bass sounds. In order to attain this, in the present invention, a pressure adjusting body is coupled to a portion of a magnetic circuit or a frame, which is a component of a speaker unit, to constitute the speaker unit. The speaker unit is mounted to a small-sized cabinet to constitute a speaker device, which enables realization of preferable reproduction of bass sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Sumiyama, Satoshi Koura, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Koji Sano, Kazuki Honda, Satoshi Itoh, Shuji Saiki, Toshiyuki Matsumura, Shinya Mizone
  • Patent number: 8406452
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm contains polylactic acid, and bamboo charcoal mixed in the polylactic acid. The diaphragm does not affect environment and provides a loudspeaker with high sound quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Kazuaki Nishimura, Hiroshi Shinkoda
  • Publication number: 20130039515
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker diaphragm or a speaker voice coil bobbin manufactured by a papermaking method and including metal hydroxide by at least an amount of 30 wt % or greater. With this, it is possible to improve rigidity and achieve favorable acoustic quality by an effect of mixing metal hydroxide. Moreover, it is possible to provide a paper-made diaphragm or a voice coil bobbin with flame retardancy without increasing weight or cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Jin, Yoshimichi Kajihara
  • Patent number: 8340342
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm containing resin and carbonized bamboo material with a large degree of flexibility in setting physical properties, moisture-proof reliability and strength secured, superior appearance, and productivity and dimensional stability increased, which allows making characteristics and sound highly accurately, and designing with great originality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Jin, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuaki Nishimura