Assignee profile:

Minebea Co., Ltd.

City:

Country:

Japan

Published Applications:

70

Last publication date:

2012-11-20

Patent Grants:

70

Last grant date:

2012-11-20

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 , JP has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2012-11-20 ✅ Patent 8,313,282 granted on 2012-11-20
US12553052
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Compact air-plus-liquid thermal management module

#2 | 2010-03-30 ✅ Patent 7,687,732 granted on 2010-03-30
US12173735
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Key switch exhibiting low noise operation

#3 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 8,313,038 granted on 2012-11-20
US20090321039A1
Mechanical engineering

Telecom shelter cooling and control system

#4 | 2009-12-24 ✅ Patent 7,868,565 granted on 2011-01-11
US20090315504A1
Electricity

Linear actuator motor selection method and devices

#5 | 2009-11-19 ✅ Patent 7,687,966 granted on 2010-03-30
US20090284088A1
Electricity

Optimized stator mounting method to printed circuit board

#6 | 2009-10-08 ✅ Patent 7,902,777 granted on 2011-03-08
US20090251085A1
Electricity

Method and system for motor oscillatory state detection

#7 | 2009-09-10 ✅ Patent 8,299,781 granted on 2012-10-30
US20090224752A1
Physics

Reactance sensors of radial position for magnetic bearings and bearingless drives

#8 | 2009-06-18 ✅ Patent 7,714,524 granted on 2010-05-11
US20090154906A1
Electricity

System and method for controlling multiple DC fans

#9 | 2009-06-18 ✅ Patent 7,889,977 granted on 2011-02-15
US20090154905A1
Electricity

Single output H-bridge drive

#10 | 2009-04-21 ✅ Patent 7,521,883 granted on 2009-04-21
US11196188
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Motor current shaping

#11 | 2009-03-12 ✅ Patent 7,891,829 granted on 2011-02-22
US20090067153A1
Electricity

Backlighted keyboard and method using patterned light guide

#12 | 2009-02-26 ✅ Patent 7,688,169 granted on 2010-03-30
US20090051471A1
Electricity

Long-proportional-stroke force motor

#13 | 2009-01-01 ✅ Patent 7,893,373 granted on 2011-02-22
US20090002200A1
Physics

Multi-segment backlight system and method for keyboards

#14 | 2008-07-24 ✅ Patent 8,315,724 granted on 2012-11-20
US20080175395A1
Electricity

Wireless audio streaming transport system

#15 | 2008-02-07 ✅ Patent 7,764,463 granted on 2010-07-27
US20080030895A1
Physics

Fluid dynamic pressure bearing for spindle motors and storage disk drive devices and having ridge portions between grooves in the fluid dynamic pressure bearing

#16 | 2007-12-18 ✅ Patent 7,309,968 granted on 2007-12-18
US10490967
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Motor control circuit and associated full bridge switching arrangement

#17 | 2007-12-13 ✅ Patent 7,605,556 granted on 2009-10-20
US20070285042A1
Electricity

Microcontroller methods of improving reliability in DC brushless motors and cooling fans

#18 | 2007-09-20 ✅ Patent 7,711,439 granted on 2010-05-04
US20070219756A1
Electricity

Microcontroller methods of improving reliability in DC brushless motors and cooling fans

#19 | 2007-09-13 ✅ Patent 7,654,744 granted on 2010-02-02
US20070211971A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid dynamic bearing mechanism for a motor

#20 | 2007-07-05 ✅ Patent 7,573,220 granted on 2009-08-11
US20070156361A1
Electricity

Self calibrating fan

#21 | 2007-07-05 ✅ Patent 7,676,302 granted on 2010-03-09
US20070156292A1
Mechanical engineering

System and method of operating a cooling fan

#22 | 2007-06-28 ✅ Patent 7,887,678 granted on 2011-02-15
US20070144917A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electrode tool for electrochemical machining and method for manufacturing same

#23 | 2007-06-07 ✅ Patent 7,559,698 granted on 2009-07-14
US20070127857A1
Mechanical engineering

Spherical bearing arrangement

#24 | 2007-02-15 ✅ Patent 7,245,056 granted on 2007-07-17
US20070035189A1
Electricity

Axial fan motor and cooling unit

#25 | 2007-01-09 ✅ Patent 7,160,622 granted on 2007-01-09
US10656648
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Oil repelling agent

#26 | 2006-12-05 ✅ Patent 7,144,932 granted on 2006-12-05
US10377849
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Low-friction, high-dispersion synthetic resin composition containing fine particles of RB ceramic or CRB ceramic and a method for its preparation

#27 | 2006-11-28 ✅ Patent 7,140,778 granted on 2006-11-28
US10377851
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Synthetic resin composites and bearings formed therefrom and method

#28 | 2006-08-15 ✅ Patent 7,090,402 granted on 2006-08-15
US10485942
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Thrust bearing

#29 | 2006-08-08 ✅ Patent 7,088,079 granted on 2006-08-08
US10344777
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Active power factor correction

#30 | 2006-07-20 ✅ Patent 7,548,857 granted on 2009-06-16
US20060161436A1
Physics

Method for natural voice recognition based on a generative transformation/phrase structure grammar

#31 | 2006-07-20 ✅ Patent 7,570,456 granted on 2009-08-04
US20060158778A1
Physics

Spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system

#32 | 2006-07-18 ✅ Patent 7,078,833 granted on 2006-07-18
US10159217
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Force motor with increased proportional stroke

#33 | 2006-06-15 ✅ Patent 7,407,328 granted on 2008-08-05
US20060126982A1
Mechanical engineering

Deformable bearing housing

#34 | 2006-06-06 ✅ Patent 7,056,029 granted on 2006-06-06
US10697583
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Bearing device

#35 | 2006-05-16 ✅ Patent 7,044,645 granted on 2006-05-16
US10452629
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Retainer with rotationally symmetric pockets

#36 | 2006-05-09 ✅ Patent 7,040,862 granted on 2006-05-09
US10683769
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Axial flow fan

#37 | 2006-05-09 ✅ Patent 7,040,812 granted on 2006-05-09
US10490966
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Bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly

#38 | 2006-03-21 ✅ Patent 7,016,146 granted on 2006-03-21
US10385909
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Low power spindle motor with a fluid dynamic spool bearing

#39 | 2006-03-09 ✅ Patent 7,168,158 granted on 2007-01-30
US20060048377A1
Electricity

Stacked core assembly apparatus

#40 | 2006-03-07 ✅ Patent 7,008,196 granted on 2006-03-07
US10798026
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Electrically motorized pump having a submersible sleeve bearing

#41 | 2006-03-07 ✅ Patent 7,008,189 granted on 2006-03-07
US10409374
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Centrifugal fan

#42 | 2006-03-07 ✅ Patent 7,008,110 granted on 2006-03-07
US10387047
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Hydrodynamic pivot bearing

#43 | 2006-02-28 ✅ Patent 7,005,771 granted on 2006-02-28
US10631924
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Variable reluctance resolver

#44 | 2006-02-21 ✅ Patent 7,002,275 granted on 2006-02-21
US10770692
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Electric motor, particularly an electronically commutated direct current motor

#45 | 2006-02-21 ✅ Patent 7,000,320 granted on 2006-02-21
US10371342
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Process for manufacturing miniature ball bearings

#46 | 2006-01-31 ✅ Patent 6,990,738 granted on 2006-01-31
US10371632
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Process for manufacturing miniature ball bearings

#47 | 2006-01-24 ✅ Patent 6,989,998 granted on 2006-01-24
US10416846
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Method of determining a required inductance-current relationship for an inductor

#48 | 2005-12-27 ✅ Patent 6,980,393 granted on 2005-12-27
US10385912
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Low power spindle motor with a fluid dynamic thrust bearing having a reduced outer diameter

#49 | 2005-12-22 ✅ Patent 7,455,075 granted on 2008-11-25
US20050279415A1
Mechanical engineering

Servo valve with miniature embedded force motor with stiffened armature

#50 | 2005-11-03 ✅ Patent 7,202,624 granted on 2007-04-10
US20050244263A1
Electricity

Self calibrating fan

#51 | 2005-10-27 ✅ Patent 7,221,068 granted on 2007-05-22
US20050236913A1
Electricity

Insulated motor core and method for producing same

#52 | 2005-10-06 ✅ Patent 7,165,890 granted on 2007-01-23
US20050220381A1
Mechanical engineering

Metal-to-metal spherical bearing

#53 | 2005-10-04 ✅ Patent 6,951,422 granted on 2005-10-04
US10385821
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Low power spindle motor with a stepped shaft

#54 | 2005-09-29 ✅ Patent 7,896,626 granted on 2011-03-01
US20050214135A1
Mechanical engineering

Electric pump

#55 | 2005-09-29 ✅ Patent 6,958,602 granted on 2005-10-25
US20050212512A1
Physics

High-accuracy 1X variable-reluctance resolver

#56 | 2005-09-13 ✅ Patent 6,942,547 granted on 2005-09-13
US10648879
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Finishing method for stepping motor stator stack and rotor stack

#57 | 2005-09-06 ✅ Patent 6,939,113 granted on 2005-09-06
US10413021
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Fan with increased air flow

#58 | 2005-07-19 ✅ Patent 6,919,659 granted on 2005-07-19
US10332872
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Rotor assembly for an electric motor and electric motor with internal rotor

#59 | 2005-06-21 ✅ Patent 6,909,209 granted on 2005-06-21
US10825274
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Low-profile stepping motor having coils wound rectangularly

#60 | 2005-05-05 ✅ Patent 7,012,272 granted on 2006-03-14
US20050094148A1
Physics

Method for measuring the filling level of a liquid in a cavity having a sub-mm wide opening

#61 | 2005-05-03 ✅ Patent 6,887,288 granted on 2005-05-03
US10453158
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Superfinishing grindstone

#62 | 2005-04-12 ✅ Patent 6,877,919 granted on 2005-04-12
US10357229
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Foldable keyboard

#63 | 2005-03-10 ✅ Patent 6,961,989 granted on 2005-11-08
US20050052086A1
Electricity

Stator device

#64 | 2005-02-08 ✅ Patent 6,851,860 granted on 2005-02-08
US10621763
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Hydrodynamic thrust bearing

#65 | 2005-02-03 ✅ Patent 6,939,048 granted on 2005-09-06
US20050025404A1
Mechanical engineering

Hydrodynamic thrust bearing

#66 | 2005-02-03 ✅ Patent 6,962,442 granted on 2005-11-08
US20050025401A1
Mechanical engineering

Fluid trap for oil migration

#67 | 2005-02-01 ✅ Patent 6,848,829 granted on 2005-02-01
US10324398
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Hydrodynamic bearing arrangement for a spindle motor

#68 | 2005-01-25 ✅ Patent 6,846,355 granted on 2005-01-25
US10464131
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Road paving material and method

#69 | 2005-01-25 ✅ Patent 6,846,109 granted on 2005-01-25
US10392297
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Sintered bearing and production method therefor

#70 | 2005-01-13 ✅ Patent 6,876,109 granted on 2005-04-05
US20050006960A1
Electricity

Claw-pole type stepping motor having radial dimension reduced without detriment to performance characteristic

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