Patents by Inventor Akihiro Miki

Akihiro Miki 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: 11242819
    Abstract: A cylinder head includes: a cylinder head body that includes a lower deck, an upper deck defining a first cooling water space together with the lower deck, and valve hole-forming walls; a rocker housing that includes a rocker-side wall formed integrally with the cylinder head body; an expansion wall portion that expands from the cylinder head body and defines a second cooling water space communicating with the first cooling water space and extending up to a position over the upper deck; and an EGR passage-forming portion that is provided in the second cooling water space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Kageyama, Akihiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20210254579
    Abstract: A cylinder head includes: a cylinder head body that includes a lower deck, an upper deck defining a first cooling water space together with the lower deck, and valve hole-forming walls; a rocker housing that includes a rocker-side wall formed integrally with the cylinder head body; an expansion wall portion that expands from the cylinder head body and defines a second cooling water space communicating with the first cooling water space and extending up to a position over the upper deck; and an EGR passage-forming portion that is provided in the second cooling water space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Kageyama, Akihiro Miki
  • Patent number: 11041468
    Abstract: A mixing connector includes an intake passage, an EGR passage that fetches a portion of exhaust gas exhausted from an engine body to use as EGR gas, and that returns the EGR gas to the intake passage, and a merging section that connects the EGR passage to the intake passage so that longitudinal directions of the intake passage and the EGR passage intersect each other. An upstream side region located on an inlet port side of the intake passage from the merging section on an opposite wall surface configuring an inner surface of the intake passage and located on a side opposite to the merging section includes a first wall surface and a second wall surface which are sequentially arranged at an interval from the merging section side toward the inlet port, and a third wall surface projecting inward of the first wall surface between the first and second wall surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kamiyama, Tomonori Oda, Akihiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20210040921
    Abstract: A mixing connector includes an intake passage, an EGR passage that fetches a portion of exhaust gas exhausted from an engine body to use as EGR gas, and that returns the EGR gas to the intake passage, and a merging section that connects the EGR passage to the intake passage so that longitudinal directions of the intake passage and the EGR passage intersect each other. An upstream side region located on an inlet port side of the intake passage from the merging section on an opposite wall surface configuring an inner surface of the intake passage and located on a side opposite to the merging section includes a first wall surface and a second wall surface which are sequentially arranged at an interval from the merging section side toward the inlet port, and a third wall surface projecting inward of the first wall surface between the first and second wall surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kamiyama, Tomonori Oda, Akihiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20200330735
    Abstract: A balloon catheter is provided with a balloon; an outer shaft that is coupled to a proximal end of the balloon with a first coupling part; an inner shaft that is inserted into the outer shaft and that is coupled to a distal end of the balloon with a second coupling part; and a proximal end-side marker disposed on the inner shaft. The ends of the proximal end-side marker are disposed astride at least one of a distal end coupling position and a proximal end coupling position of the first coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro MIKI, Yutaka ERIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200155813
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catheter comprising an outer shaft; and an inner shaft that is disposed inside the outer shaft, wherein the inner shaft includes: a first shaft part that is made of a first resin, a second shaft part that is made of a second resin, harder than the first resin, and provided on a proximal end of the first shaft part, and a large diameter portion that is provided between the first shaft part and the second shaft part so that a proximal end portion of the first shaft part and a distal end portion of the second shaft part overlap and has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the first shaft part and an outer diameter of the second shaft part, and the large diameter portion includes a joint part joining the outer shaft and the inner shaft to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro MIKI
  • Patent number: 10092733
    Abstract: A balloon catheter has a balloon and an outer shaft fixed to a proximal end of the balloon. Each of the proximal end of the balloon and a distal end of the outer shaft has an inner projection extending in an axial direction of the balloon catheter, an outer projection extending in the axial direction, and a gap formed between the inner projection and the outer projection. At a fixing part, the inner projection of the balloon or the outer projection of the balloon is disposed in the gap of the outer shaft, and the inner projection of the outer shaft or the outer projection of the outer shaft is disposed in the gap of the balloon. The balloon catheter has improved fixing strength between the balloon and the outer shaft without increasing an outer diameter of the fixing part between the balloon and the outer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsukamoto, Akihiro Miki
  • Patent number: 10030618
    Abstract: An exhaust recirculation valve includes: a valve housing including an exhaust gas path; a valve element provided to the exhaust gas path and configured to open and close the exhaust gas path; and a stem connected to the valve element and movable in an axial direction, in which the valve housing includes: an inlet from which fluid is supplied from the outside; a recess configured to flow the fluid flowed from the inlet toward the stem; and a throttle in a form of an opening extending from the inlet and oriented toward the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Miki, Hideyuki Seiyama, Masashi Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20170266420
    Abstract: A balloon catheter has a balloon and an outer shaft fixed to a proximal end of the balloon. Each of the proximal end of the balloon and a distal end of the outer shaft has an inner projection extending in an axial direction of the balloon catheter, an outer projection extending in the axial direction, and a gap formed between the inner projection and the outer projection. At a fixing part, the inner projection of the balloon or the outer projection of the balloon is disposed in the gap of the outer shaft, and the inner projection of the outer shaft or the outer projection of the outer shaft is disposed in the gap of the balloon. The balloon catheter has improved fixing strength between the balloon and the outer shaft without increasing an outer diameter of the fixing part between the balloon and the outer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TSUKAMOTO, Akihiro MIKI
  • Patent number: 9708955
    Abstract: An exhaust purifying device includes a throttle valve, a DOC device, an SCR device, a fuel injector, an inlet temperature sensor, an outlet temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller includes a heatup-control execution control unit configured to perform a regeneration treatment for removing a urea deposit when a predetermined heatup control execution condition is met, and a condition judgment unit configured to judge whether or not the first condition is met during the regeneration treatment by the heatup control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ito, Akihiro Miki, Takeo Oomori, Mitsuyoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170145885
    Abstract: An exhaust purifying device (10) includes a throttle valve (20), a DOC device (30), an SCR device (50), a fuel injector (7), an inlet temperature sensor (31), an outlet temperature sensor (45), and a controller (8). The controller (8) includes a heatup-control execution control unit (82) configured to perform a regeneration treatment for removing a urea deposit when a predetermined heatup control execution condition is met, and a condition judgment unit (83) configured to judge whether or not the first condition is met during the regeneration treatment by the heatup control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ito, Akihiro Miki, Takeo Oomori, Mitsuyoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170074216
    Abstract: An exhaust recirculation valve includes: a valve housing including an exhaust gas path; a valve element provided to the exhaust gas path and configured to open and close the exhaust gas path; and a stem connected to the valve element and movable in an axial direction, in which the valve housing includes: an inlet from which fluid is supplied from the outside; a recess configured to flow the fluid flowed from the inlet toward the stem; and a throttle in a form of an opening extending from the inlet and oriented toward the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro Miki, Hideyuki Seiyama, Masashi Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20160245345
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic clutch that prevents an armature from being reattracted to a rotor after a bridge wire is cut. Provided is an electromagnetic clutch 10 provided with a power interruption device 50 that forcibly interrupts power transmission to an electromagnetic coil 42. The power interruption device 50 includes a thermally-actuated member 51 attached to a rotor 21 and displaced at over a predetermined temperature, and a bridge wire 52 extending as a part of ground wire of the electromagnetic coil 42 and stretched across an area where the thermally-actuated member moves along with rotation of the rotor 21. The thermally-actuated member 51 is displaced to collide with and cut the bridge wire. The bridge wire 52 has a cutting region apart from a position where the displaced thermally-actuated member 51 collides with the bridge wire 52.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiro MIKI, Tomonori MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20160238087
    Abstract: Electromagnetic clutch having an electromagnetic coil 42 that causes magnetic attraction between a rotor and an armature is wound around bobbin 41. The bobbin includes: an inner wall 41d and an outer wall 41d, which extend opposite toward a bimetal; and an inner abutment portion 41g and an outer abutment portion 41f, which extend from each extension end of the inner wall 41d and the outer wall 41e toward inner and outer opening edges of a ring case 43 for accommodating the bobbin 41. The inner abutment portion 41f and the outer abutment portion 41g abut the inner and outer opening edges of the ring case 43, by which the bobbin 41 is positioned and accommodated in the ring case 43. In addition, a bridge wire 52 is stretched at the same height on the inner wall 41d and the outer wall 41e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiro MIKI, Tomonori MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 8255668
    Abstract: An interface includes a controller that divides a burst access command into a plurality of command cycles and supplies the plurality of command cycles to a storage device including a plurality of blocks, and a block address converter that outputs an address at a first command cycle of the plurality of command cycles. The address is obtained by shifting at least one bit of an external block address input in response to the burst access command. The address is supplied to the storage device at the first command cycle, and the external block address is supplied to the storage device at a command cycle other than the first command cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Ohhashi, Satoshi Takashima, Akihiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20100250872
    Abstract: An interface includes a controller that divides a burst access command into a plurality of command cycles and supplies the plurality of command cycles to a storage device including a plurality of blocks, and a block address converter that outputs an address at a first command cycle of the plurality of command cycles. The address is obtained by shifting at least one bit of an external block address input in response to the burst access command. The address is supplied to the storage device at the first command cycle, and the external block address is supplied to the storage device at a command cycle other than the first command cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya OHHASHI, Satoshi Takashima, Akihiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20090058486
    Abstract: A master-slave circuit that includes a master circuit having input data stored therein, a storage unit for receiving the input data in response to receiving a sleep mode setting signal that sets a sleep mode, and for storing the input data, and a first control unit for interrupting the supply of a power supply voltage to the master circuit after the input data is stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadashi OZAWA, Masaki Komaki, Katsuhito Hashiba, Tatsuki Sahashi, Yukihiro Sakata, Hiroto Nishihata, Akihiro Miki
  • Patent number: 7363801
    Abstract: In a sample injector for a gas chromatograph, the present invention improves the throughput of a GC analysis including the derivation of a target compound and reduces the tedious work of handling a reagent for the derivation. According to the present invention, a derivation reagent R is suctioned into a microsyringe 10, after which a small amount of air and a sample P to be analyzed are successively suctioned so that the reagent, the air and the sample are held in this order, from top to bottom. Then, the needle 11 of the microsyringe 10 is inserted through the septum 3 into the sample-vaporizing chamber 2, and the plunger 12 is pushed halfway through so that only the sample is injected into the sample-vaporizing chamber 2. The sample thus injected is quickly vaporized into a gas sample and introduced into the column 6, where the target compound contained in the gas sample adheres to the inner wall of an inlet section of the column 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchihashi, Akihiro Miki, Munehiro Katagi, Mayumi Nishikawa, Kei Zaitsu
  • Publication number: 20070084302
    Abstract: In a sample injector for a gas chromatograph, the present invention improves the throughput of a GC analysis including the derivation of a target compound and reduces the tedious work of handling a reagent for the derivation. According to the present invention, a derivation reagent R is suctioned into a microsyringe 10, after which a small amount of air and a sample P to be analyzed are successively suctioned so that the reagent, the air and the sample are held in this order, from top to bottom. Then, the needle 11 of the microsyringe 10 is inserted through the septum 3 into the sample-vaporizing chamber 2, and the plunger 12 is pushed halfway through so that only the sample is injected into the sample-vaporizing chamber 2. The sample thus injected is quickly vaporized into a gas sample and introduced into the column 6, where the target compound contained in the gas sample adheres to the inner wall of an inlet section of the column 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchihashi, Akihiro Miki, Munehiro Katagi, Mayumi Nishikawa, Kei Zaitsu