Nidec Corporation

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  • Kyoto, JP

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

  • Information Patent Grant

    Drive apparatus

    • Patent number 12,218,559
    • Issue date Feb 4, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Daiki Shimogai
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Sensor and power transmission device

    • Patent number 12,216,012
    • Issue date Feb 4, 2025
    • Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
    • Daisuke Takagi
    • G01 - MEASURING TESTING
  • Information Patent Grant

    Motor

    • Patent number 12,212,200
    • Issue date Jan 28, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Yuki Ishikawa
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Motor control device, motor control method, motor module, and elect...

    • Patent number 12,202,554
    • Issue date Jan 21, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Shuji Endo
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Grant

    Control device, electric power steering device, and control method

    • Patent number 12,195,107
    • Issue date Jan 14, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Shuji Endo
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Annular body, wave reducer, and robot

    • Patent number 12,196,306
    • Issue date Jan 14, 2025
    • Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
    • Daisuke Takagi
    • B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
  • Information Patent Grant

    Drive device and electric vehicle

    • Patent number 12,187,383
    • Issue date Jan 7, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Tadahiro Kuramoto
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Grant

    External gear, wave decelerator, and robot

    • Patent number 12,186,902
    • Issue date Jan 7, 2025
    • Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
    • Daisuke Takagi
    • B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
  • Information Patent Grant

    Motor

    • Patent number 12,191,733
    • Issue date Jan 7, 2025
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Shuji Iwasaki
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Blower device

    • Patent number 12,180,971
    • Issue date Dec 31, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Yuta Tokuno
    • F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Motor

    • Patent number 12,184,130
    • Issue date Dec 31, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Tsuyoshi Yasumura
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Drive device and vehicle

    • Patent number 12,184,147
    • Issue date Dec 31, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Daiki Shimogai
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Drive device and vehicle

    • Patent number 12,184,154
    • Issue date Dec 31, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Keigo Nakamura
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    Rotor and motor

    • Patent number 12,176,761
    • Issue date Dec 24, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Tatsuki Shigeta
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    Motor control device, motor control method, motor module, and elect...

    • Patent number 12,172,706
    • Issue date Dec 24, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Shuji Endo
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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    Interior permanent magnet motor

    • Patent number 12,176,760
    • Issue date Dec 24, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Yabo Hu
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    Cooling apparatus and cooling system

    • Patent number 12,178,008
    • Issue date Dec 24, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Takehito Tamaoka
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Stator, motor, and method for manufacturing stator

    • Patent number 12,166,386
    • Issue date Dec 10, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Hibiki Takada
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Vibration motor with bearing portion and air passage and air hole

    • Patent number 12,166,396
    • Issue date Dec 10, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Atsunori Hirata
    • G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
  • Information Patent Grant

    Heatsink and cooling device

    • Patent number 12,163,746
    • Issue date Dec 10, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Hidehiko Hidaka
    • F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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    Vibration motor with circuit board and lead wire extending in a rec...

    • Patent number 12,166,397
    • Issue date Dec 10, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Atsunori Hirata
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Heatsink and cooling device

    • Patent number 12,165,953
    • Issue date Dec 10, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Hidehiko Hidaka
    • H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • Information Patent Grant

    Cooling device

    • Patent number 12,158,313
    • Issue date Dec 3, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Kazuhiro Nishikawa
    • F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Grant

    Inspection jig and inspection device

    • Patent number 12,158,480
    • Issue date Dec 3, 2024
    • Nidec-Read Corporation
    • Kohei Tsumura
    • G01 - MEASURING TESTING
  • Information Patent Grant

    Blower

    • Patent number 12,158,153
    • Issue date Dec 3, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Kazuhiro Inouchi
    • F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Motor

    • Patent number 12,149,125
    • Issue date Nov 19, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Tomoya Ueda
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Liquid feeder and cooling unit

    • Patent number 12,137,537
    • Issue date Nov 5, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Toshihiko Tokeshi
    • F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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    Contact, inspection jig, inspection device, and method of manufactu...

    • Patent number 12,135,336
    • Issue date Nov 5, 2024
    • Nidec-Read Corporation
    • Norihiro Ota
    • G01 - MEASURING TESTING
  • Information Patent Grant

    Drive apparatus

    • Patent number 12,135,084
    • Issue date Nov 5, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Shuhei Nakamatsu
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Grant

    Actuator

    • Patent number 12,135,466
    • Issue date Nov 5, 2024
    • Nidec Corporation
    • Takuro Iguchi
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

  • Information Patent Application

    BLOWER AND VACUUM CLEANER

    • Publication number 20250043791
    • Publication date Feb 6, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR AND BLOWER

    • Publication number 20250038612
    • Publication date Jan 30, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Masafumi FUJIMOTO
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    ROTOR, MOTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR

    • Publication number 20250038597
    • Publication date Jan 30, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Mitsuhiro TAKEMOTO
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    FLIGHT VEHICLE AND FLIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEM

    • Publication number 20250019099
    • Publication date Jan 16, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Naoki FUJITA
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE AND ELEVATOR

    • Publication number 20250020443
    • Publication date Jan 16, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuhei MURASE
    • G01 - MEASURING TESTING
  • Information Patent Application

    REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE

    • Publication number 20250016956
    • Publication date Jan 9, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Toshihiko TOKESHI
    • H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

    • Publication number 20250010915
    • Publication date Jan 9, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuji ENDO
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR

    • Publication number 20250015739
    • Publication date Jan 9, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuji ENDO
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROL DEVICE AND STEERING DEVICE

    • Publication number 20250002076
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuji ENDO
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Application

    BASE PLATE, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE

    • Publication number 20250006227
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Michihiro ITO
    • G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

    • Publication number 20250002074
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuji ENDO
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Application

    COUPLING DEVICE AND REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE

    • Publication number 20250003656
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Taku MURAKAMI
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND DRIVE DEVICE

    • Publication number 20250002075
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shuji ENDO
    • B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR

    • Publication number 20250007357
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Xiuquan DONG
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    SYSTEM

    • Publication number 20250003648
    • Publication date Jan 2, 2025
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Toshihiko TOKESHI
    • F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR

    • Publication number 20240421651
    • Publication date Dec 19, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Xiuquan DONG
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    JOINT UNIT

    • Publication number 20240401891
    • Publication date Dec 5, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Koji HATANAKA
    • F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    ELECTRIC POWER UNIT

    • Publication number 20240405645
    • Publication date Dec 5, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Hiroki AKAISHI
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE

    • Publication number 20240396416
    • Publication date Nov 28, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Ryoma SASAKI
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR

    • Publication number 20240396389
    • Publication date Nov 28, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Pei-Chun SHIH
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFA...

    • Publication number 20240386909
    • Publication date Nov 21, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Michihiro ITO
    • G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
  • Information Patent Application

    AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING DEVICE CONTROL...

    • Publication number 20240385624
    • Publication date Nov 21, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Jun NISHIYAMA
    • G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
  • Information Patent Application

    ROTOR AND MOTOR

    • Publication number 20240388149
    • Publication date Nov 21, 2024
    • Nidec Motion Control Technology (Guangdong) Co., LTD
    • Sheng-Chan YEN
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE

    • Publication number 20240388235
    • Publication date Nov 21, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Kotaro KATAOKA
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND BASE PLATE MANUFA...

    • Publication number 20240379122
    • Publication date Nov 14, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Genya ITAGAKI
    • G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR, FLUID SUCTION DEVICE, AND CLEANER

    • Publication number 20240380285
    • Publication date Nov 14, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Ryoji YAMAUCHI
    • A47 - FURNITURE DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES COFFEE MILLS SPICE MILLS SUCT...
  • Information Patent Application

    POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND DRIVE DEVICE

    • Publication number 20240373603
    • Publication date Nov 7, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Satoshi HIROTA
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    MOTOR

    • Publication number 20240364153
    • Publication date Oct 31, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Shintaro SAEKI
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    ROTOR AND MOTOR

    • Publication number 20240364156
    • Publication date Oct 31, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Ta-Yin LUO
    • H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • Information Patent Application

    AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD

    • Publication number 20240361134
    • Publication date Oct 31, 2024
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • Jun NISHIYAMA
    • G08 - SIGNALLING

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    97755756 - KINEMATEX

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    • Filing date Jan 16, 2023
    • NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC DRIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC DRIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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    79177984 - FLEXWAVE

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    • NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
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    79157312 - ULTRAFLO

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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    86336336 - NRFEIS

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    • NIDEC-READ CORPORATION
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    79132943 - KYORI

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    • NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
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    85502451 - ULTRAFLO

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    • Filing date Dec 22, 2011
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
    • 10 - Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth
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    79113009 - ULTRAFLO

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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    79115581 - ULTRAFLO

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    • Filing date Nov 22, 2011
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC COPORATION
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    79041487 - ULTRAFLO

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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    79033255 - HIGHPER MAIN

    • Serial number 79033255
    • Filing date Jul 27, 2006
    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    79033269 - HIGHPER SLIM

    • Serial number 79033269
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    79033261 - SLIDINGCONE

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    79033313 - HIGHPER HALF HIGHT

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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    • NIDEC CORPORATION
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    74333667 - FANSINK

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    • Nidec Corporation
    • 9 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
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    74176204 - ALPHA V

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    • Nidec Corporation
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    • Nidec Corporation
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