Assignee profile:

MINEBEA CO., LTD.

City:

Nagano-ken

Country:

Japan

Published Applications:

217

Last publication date:

2017-03-16

Patent Grants:

198

Last grant date:

2018-03-06

Quarterly MINEBEA CO., LTD. Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by MINEBEA CO., LTD.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to MINEBEA CO., LTD.:

Recent patent applications by MINEBEA CO., LTD.

MINEBEA CO., LTD. based in Nagano-ken, JP has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2017-03-16 βœ… Patent 9,912,262 granted on 2018-03-06
US20170077845A1
Electricity

Positioning arrangement for moving an object that is to be positioned

#2 | 2016-10-13
US20160297019A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS FOR FORMING GROOVED BEARING PATTERNS

#3 | 2016-07-28 βœ… Patent 10,168,470 granted on 2019-01-01
US20160216438A1
Physics

Planar lighting device

#4 | 2016-06-09 βœ… Patent 9,646,645 granted on 2017-05-09
US20160163350A1
Physics

Spindle motor with disk clamp centered on cover cap

#5 | 2016-04-28 βœ… Patent 9,799,368 granted on 2017-10-24
US20160115995A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid-dynamic bearing system

#6 | 2014-12-11 βœ… Patent 10,090,737 granted on 2018-10-02
US20140361650A1
Electricity

Stator with ground contact

#7 | 2014-06-05 βœ… Patent 9,526,589 granted on 2016-12-27
US20140154642A1
Human necessities

Concentricity-optimized tool clamping system for dental angled handpieces and dental turbines

#8 | 2014-04-03 βœ… Patent 9,033,580 granted on 2015-05-19
US20140093197A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#9 | 2014-02-20 βœ… Patent 8,737,019 granted on 2014-05-27
US20140049856A1
Electricity

Spindle motor having a low overall height

#10 | 2014-02-06 βœ… Patent 8,920,033 granted on 2014-12-30
US20140037233A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing having pressure-generating surface patterns

#11 | 2013-10-03 βœ… Patent 9,893,658 granted on 2018-02-13
US20130257326A1
Electricity

Method for operating a brushless electric motor

#12 | 2013-05-02 βœ… Patent 8,842,447 granted on 2014-09-23
US20130107593A1
Electricity

DC power supply with low power loss

#13 | 2013-04-18 βœ… Patent 9,154,040 granted on 2015-10-06
US20130094250A1
Electricity

Down converter

#14 | 2013-03-07 βœ… Patent 9,048,746 granted on 2015-06-02
US20130057231A1
Electricity

Electric device having an interference suppression capacitor circuit

#15 | 2012-12-20 βœ… Patent 9,136,753 granted on 2015-09-15
US20120319501A1
Electricity

Electric device having low power consumption in the stand-by state

#16 | 2012-12-20
US20120318592A1
Electricity

FLAP ACTUATOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING AN EMERGENCY FUNCTION

#17 | 2012-11-08
US20120281435A1
Electricity

DC-DC CONVERTER

#18 | 2012-10-04 βœ… Patent 9,599,352 granted on 2017-03-21
US20120248204A1
Mechanical engineering

Radiator thermostat

#19 | 2012-08-30 βœ… Patent 8,624,510 granted on 2014-01-07
US20120217884A1
Electricity

Control circuit for light emitting diode arrangements

#20 | 2012-07-19 βœ… Patent 9,161,399 granted on 2015-10-13
US20120181949A1
Electricity

Programmable current source for light emitting diode arrangements

#21 | 2012-06-28 βœ… Patent 8,699,181 granted on 2014-04-15
US20120162820A1
Physics

Spindle motor for driving a hard disk drive

#22 | 2012-04-26
US20120098633A1
Electricity

Transformer

#23 | 2012-04-05
US20120081057A1
Electricity

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACTUATOR

#24 | 2012-03-15
US20120062049A1
Electricity

ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERTER

#25 | 2011-11-24 βœ… Patent 9,214,182 granted on 2015-12-15
US20110285231A1
Physics

Fluid dynamic bearing system and a spindle motor having this kind of bearing system

#26 | 2011-11-03 βœ… Patent 8,624,520 granted on 2014-01-07
US20110266964A1
Electricity

Electrical appliance having a lighting device having light emitting diodes

#27 | 2010-12-30 βœ… Patent 8,525,429 granted on 2013-09-03
US20100327771A1
Electricity

Method for controlling gas discharge lamps

#28 | 2010-11-04 βœ… Patent 8,562,220 granted on 2013-10-22
US20100277831A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#29 | 2010-10-28 βœ… Patent 8,220,998 granted on 2012-07-17
US20100270881A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing

#30 | 2010-10-21 βœ… Patent 8,562,218 granted on 2013-10-22
US20100264763A1
Electricity

Fluid dynamic bearing system and a spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system

#31 | 2010-09-16 βœ… Patent 8,229,370 granted on 2012-07-24
US20100233975A1
Electricity

Automated power control to optimize power consumption and improved wireless connection

#32 | 2010-08-26 βœ… Patent 8,540,496 granted on 2013-09-24
US20100215527A1
Mechanical engineering

Fan apparatus

#33 | 2010-05-20 βœ… Patent 8,353,632 granted on 2013-01-15
US20100124387A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#34 | 2010-03-04 βœ… Patent 8,115,356 granted on 2012-02-14
US20100052446A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#35 | 2009-12-31 βœ… Patent 8,129,922 granted on 2012-03-06
US20090322249A1
Electricity

Method for controlling a high-frequency transformer

#36 | 2009-11-05 βœ… Patent 8,322,927 granted on 2012-12-04
US20090274402A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing

#37 | 2009-07-23 βœ… Patent 8,188,681 granted on 2012-05-29
US20090184661A1
Electricity

Electronic circuit for operating a plurality of gas discharge lamps across a common voltage source

#38 | 2009-06-25 βœ… Patent 7,852,013 granted on 2010-12-14
US20090160349A1
Electricity

Electronic stabilizer circuit for suppressing startup instabilities in cold cathode fluorescent lamps

#39 | 2009-06-11 βœ… Patent 8,212,444 granted on 2012-07-03
US20090146515A1
Mechanical engineering

Magnetic axial bearing and a spindle motor having this kind of magnetic axial bearing

#40 | 2009-06-04 βœ… Patent 7,825,557 granted on 2010-11-02
US20090140588A1
Mechanical engineering

Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaft

#41 | 2009-06-04 βœ… Patent 7,982,349 granted on 2011-07-19
US20090140587A1
Mechanical engineering

Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system and a stationary shaft

#42 | 2009-05-28 βœ… Patent 8,134,449 granted on 2012-03-13
US20090134972A1
Physics

Method and system for biometric keyboard

#43 | 2009-04-30 βœ… Patent 7,814,801 granted on 2010-10-19
US20090107251A1
Physics

Bend sensor

#44 | 2009-03-19 βœ… Patent 8,240,917 granted on 2012-08-14
US20090074336A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing pattern and fluid dynamic bearing

#45 | 2009-03-12 βœ… Patent 7,891,829 granted on 2011-02-22
US20090067153A1
Electricity

Backlighted keyboard and method using patterned light guide

#46 | 2009-02-26 βœ… Patent 7,688,169 granted on 2010-03-30
US20090051471A1
Electricity

Long-proportional-stroke force motor

#47 | 2009-02-26 βœ… Patent 7,723,884 granted on 2010-05-25
US20090051240A1
Electricity

Permanent magnetic motor having a magnetic axial bearing

#48 | 2009-01-01 βœ… Patent 7,642,689 granted on 2010-01-05
US20090001826A1
Electricity

Rotor structure

#49 | 2008-12-25 βœ… Patent 8,304,955 granted on 2012-11-06
US20080315699A1
Electricity

PM stepping motor having a stator assembly

#50 | 2008-12-18 βœ… Patent 8,018,100 granted on 2011-09-13
US20080309185A1
Electricity

Permanent magnet motor having an axially magnetized pull magnet

#51 | 2008-11-27 βœ… Patent 7,928,822 granted on 2011-04-19
US20080290979A1
Electricity

Bobbin, coil-wound bobbin, and method of producing coil-wound bobbin

#52 | 2008-11-13
US20080279492A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid Dynamic Bearing Mechanism

#53 | 2008-10-30 βœ… Patent 8,007,177 granted on 2011-08-30
US20080267544A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#54 | 2008-10-23 βœ… Patent 8,182,154 granted on 2012-05-22
US20080260310A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#55 | 2008-09-30 βœ… Patent 7,429,846 granted on 2008-09-30
US10738204
-

Stepping motor control apparatus

#56 | 2008-08-28 βœ… Patent 8,585,290 granted on 2013-11-19
US20080205805A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing having pressure-generating surface patterns

#57 | 2008-07-24 βœ… Patent 8,315,724 granted on 2012-11-20
US20080175395A1
Electricity

Wireless audio streaming transport system

#58 | 2008-07-17
US20080169712A1
Physics

Multi-resolver rotation angle sensor with integrated housing

#59 | 2008-07-03 βœ… Patent 7,626,302 granted on 2009-12-01
US20080157623A1
Electricity

Stator component for an electric motor

#60 | 2008-06-05 βœ… Patent 7,576,947 granted on 2009-08-18
US20080130168A1
Physics

Fluid dynamic pressure bearing device, spindle motor provided with fluid dynamic pressure bearing device, and recording disk drive device

#61 | 2008-05-29 βœ… Patent 7,866,890 granted on 2011-01-11
US20080124012A1
Electricity

Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system

#62 | 2008-05-22 βœ… Patent 7,893,628 granted on 2011-02-22
US20080116821A1
Electricity

Electronic circuit for operating a plurality of gas discharge lamps at a common voltage source

#63 | 2008-03-20
US20080067027A1
Mechanical engineering

Electromagnetic clutch

#64 | 2008-03-13
US20080060901A1
Mechanical engineering

Thin electromagnetic clutch

#65 | 2008-02-28 βœ… Patent 7,436,279 granted on 2008-10-14
US20080048814A1
Electricity

High voltage transformer

#66 | 2008-02-28 βœ… Patent 7,755,299 granted on 2010-07-13
US20080048495A1
Electricity

Transformer for balancing currents

#67 | 2008-02-07 βœ… Patent 7,528,526 granted on 2009-05-05
US20080030103A1
Electricity

Piezoelectric drive unit and method for generating a preferably rotating drive movement for such a drive unit

#68 | 2007-11-15 βœ… Patent 7,489,087 granted on 2009-02-10
US20070262727A1
Electricity

Backlight inverter and method of driving same

#69 | 2007-08-23 βœ… Patent 7,486,055 granted on 2009-02-03
US20070194769A1
Electricity

DC-DC converter having a diode module with a first series circuit and a second series with a flywheel diode

#70 | 2007-08-16 βœ… Patent 7,481,263 granted on 2009-01-27
US20070186561A1
Mechanical engineering

Cooling apparatus

#71 | 2007-08-09 βœ… Patent 7,866,889 granted on 2011-01-11
US20070183696A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#72 | 2007-07-12 βœ… Patent 7,324,355 granted on 2008-01-29
US20070159865A1
Electricity

Dc-DC converter

#73 | 2007-06-28 βœ… Patent 7,625,125 granted on 2009-12-01
US20070147716A1
Mechanical engineering

Spindle motor

#74 | 2007-06-21 βœ… Patent 7,800,289 granted on 2010-09-21
US20070138927A1
Electricity

Electrodeless gas discharge lamp

#75 | 2007-05-24 βœ… Patent 7,306,374 granted on 2007-12-11
US20070116390A1
Mechanical engineering

Special type bearing device

#76 | 2007-05-15 βœ… Patent 7,218,023 granted on 2007-05-15
US10331698
-

Spindle motor

#77 | 2007-05-03 βœ… Patent 7,347,626 granted on 2008-03-25
US20070098313A1
Mechanical engineering

Shaft bearing retainer

#78 | 2007-05-03 βœ… Patent 7,491,957 granted on 2009-02-17
US20070097362A1
Physics

Optical displacement sensor

#79 | 2007-03-22 βœ… Patent 7,417,342 granted on 2008-08-26
US20070063598A1
Electricity

Holder for winding wires for stators of electric motors

#80 | 2007-02-22 βœ… Patent 7,567,009 granted on 2009-07-28
US20070040467A1
Electricity

Stator arrangement for an electric machine and a method for manufacturing the stator arrangement

#81 | 2007-02-15 βœ… Patent 7,379,267 granted on 2008-05-27
US20070035876A1
Physics

Disc clamp with snap fit for a disc drive

#82 | 2007-02-15 βœ… Patent 7,245,056 granted on 2007-07-17
US20070035189A1
Electricity

Axial fan motor and cooling unit

#83 | 2007-02-08 βœ… Patent 7,602,582 granted on 2009-10-13
US20070030591A1
Physics

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#84 | 2007-02-01
US20070023279A1
Performing operations; transporting

Method and device for forming a dynamic pressure-generating groove in a fluid dynamic pressure bearing

#85 | 2007-01-30 βœ… Patent 7,169,468 granted on 2007-01-30
US9419798
-

Resin bonded rare earth magnet

#86 | 2007-01-02 βœ… Patent 7,157,906 granted on 2007-01-02
US10832470
-

Double variable reluctance resolver for a multiple speed resolver system

#87 | 2007-01-02 βœ… Patent 7,158,223 granted on 2007-01-02
US10805810
-

Torque measuring apparatus for rotating body

#88 | 2006-12-14 βœ… Patent 7,280,022 granted on 2007-10-09
US20060279392A1
Electricity

Inverter transformer

#89 | 2006-11-09 βœ… Patent 7,517,153 granted on 2009-04-14
US20060250040A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#90 | 2006-10-26 βœ… Patent 7,794,151 granted on 2010-09-14
US20060238052A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#91 | 2006-10-26
US20060238044A1
Electricity

Slack-forming mechanism for stator coil

#92 | 2006-10-12 βœ… Patent 7,397,215 granted on 2008-07-08
US20060226798A1
Electricity

Modulation method for bridge circuits for the particular control of direct current motors

#93 | 2006-10-10 βœ… Patent 7,119,717 granted on 2006-10-10
US10812311
-

Encoder output divider and R/D converter

#94 | 2006-10-10 βœ… Patent 7,119,536 granted on 2006-10-10
US10766322
-

Two-resolver deviation angle detector having serially connected output windings

#95 | 2006-09-21 βœ… Patent 7,413,347 granted on 2008-08-19
US20060210205A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

#96 | 2006-08-31 βœ… Patent 7,309,937 granted on 2007-12-18
US20060193079A1
Physics

Spindle motor of a small-scale design

#97 | 2006-08-17 βœ… Patent 7,413,348 granted on 2008-08-19
US20060182374A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic air bearing system to rotatably support a motor

#98 | 2006-08-08 βœ… Patent 7,086,303 granted on 2006-08-08
US10190994
-

Lead screw for linear actuator, and method of manufacturing the same

#99 | 2006-07-25 βœ… Patent 7,081,694 granted on 2006-07-25
US10671936
-

Lead frame for connecting electronic components of an electric motor

#100 | 2006-07-13 βœ… Patent 7,465,097 granted on 2008-12-16
US20060153479A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing system

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