Patents by Inventor Hideki Aizawa
Hideki Aizawa 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).
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Publication number: 20240140431Abstract: A course generation device generates course information indicating a course on which a moving body moves. The device outputs a course that the moving body is traveling and a course in the movement destination, generates the course connecting the course that the moving body is traveling to the movement destination, as a curve, estimates or detects an avoidance area to be avoided in traveling, based on an image captured by a camera, and selects again at least one of a start point and an end point of the course to be regenerated, in a case where a distance between the avoidance area and the course is shorter than a predetermined distance, and generates again the course for the distance to be equal to or longer than the predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koki Aizawa, Hideki Matsunaga, Ryoji Wakayama, Kento Shirakata
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Publication number: 20240077874Abstract: The present invention directs to a moving object control system comprising acquiring a captured image; detecting an obstacle included in the captured image; dividing a region around a moving object and generate an occupancy map indicating occupancy of the obstacle detected for each of divided regions; and generating a global path from a current position to a target position for avoiding the detected obstacle based on a first cost, a second cost, and a third cost, the first cost being higher as a distance from the current position is longer on the occupancy map, the second cost being higher as a distance from the target position is longer on the occupancy map, and the third cost being higher as a distance from a past path is longer on the occupancy map.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Koki AIZAWA, Yunosuke KURAMITSU, Ryoji WAKAYAMA, Hideki MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20240033815Abstract: A mold used for centrifugal casting includes a mold body formed in a cylindrical shape and a lid member (40) that is detachably assembled to an end part of the mold body in an axial direction. The lid member includes a lid body (41) that is attached to an opening part formed at the end part of the mold body, a protrusion part (450) that is fitted to the mold body, and a spring that applies elastic force to the lid body in a direction in which the lid body closely contacts the mold body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Shin MORIYAMA, Mizuki YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20230381855Abstract: A casting system (10) includes a plurality of mold tables (41 and 42), molten metal pouring trucks (21 and 22), and a molten metal supply furnace (30). The mold tables are each provided with centrifugal casting molds (81 to 84 and 91 to 94). Each molten metal pouring truck can move to the position of each mold table and pour molten metal into the molds installed on the mold table. The molten metal supply furnace supplies molten metal to the molten metal pouring trucks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Takeshi TAKITA, Kazuhiko OIZUMI
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Publication number: 20230373012Abstract: A device according to the present disclosure is a workpiece retaining device 10 that retains a retained portion 110 of an axial-directional end portion of a workpiece 100 that is cylindrical. The workpiece retaining device 10 includes a core member 32 that is round and that comes into contact an inner perimeter face of the retained portion 110 of the workpiece 100, a pressing member 33 that presses an outer perimeter face of the retained portion 110 of the workpiece 100 to an inner side in a radial direction, and an aligning member 44 that, upon a pressing force from the pressing member 33 acting thereupon, allows the core member 32 to move in the radial direction, in accordance with a magnitude and a direction of the pressing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Koji KAMATA, Hideki AIZAWA, Koji OKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230372999Abstract: A cooling device (21) includes radiation thermometers (51 to 55), a plurality of nozzle parts, a plurality of electromagnetic valves (V1 to V5), and a control device (60). The radiation thermometers detect pre-cooling temperatures that are temperatures at a plurality of places on the mold before cooling water is sprayed from the plurality of nozzle parts to the mold. The control device individually sets a cooling time to each of the plurality of places on the mold based on a deviation between the pre-cooling temperature at the place on the mold and a target temperature and controls the electromagnetic valves based on the cooling times individually set to the plurality of respective places on the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Atsushi IGARASHI
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Patent number: 11664135Abstract: A coated carbon nanotube wire for a coil includes: a carbon nanotube wire, the carbon nanotube wire being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, or being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube element wires each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein each of the carbon nanotube aggregates contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube aggregates, or each of the carbon nanotube element wires contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube element wires.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Aizawa, Satoshi Yamashita, Kazutomi Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20230014073Abstract: A connection structure of a carbon nanotube wire is provided, which includes a joint between the carbon nanotube wire and the connection target having excellent electrical connectivity and mechanical connectivity. The present disclosure provides a connection structure of a carbon nanotube wire, including: a carbon nanotube wire formed by twisting and bundling carbon nanotube aggregates; a connection target to which the carbon nanotube wire is connected; a conducting wire with higher solder wettability than the carbon nanotube wire; a penetrating part of the conducting wire formed along a cross section having a component orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the carbon nanotube wire; and solder that connects the carbon nanotube wire and the connection target, in which the solder penetrates the penetrating part formed along the conducting wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Sugihara, Hideki Aizawa
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Publication number: 20220021257Abstract: A coreless motor includes a rotating shaft, a rotor plate attached to the rotating shaft, and a coil supported by the rotor plate. The coil includes a carbon nanotube electric wire, the carbon nanotube electric wire including a carbon nanotube wire and a coating layer, the carbon nanotube wire including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the coating layer including an insulating layer that covers the carbon nanotube wire so as to insulate the carbon nanotube wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kazutomi MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20210035706Abstract: A coated carbon nanotube wire for a coil includes: a carbon nanotube wire, the carbon nanotube wire being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, or being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube element wires each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein each of the carbon nanotube aggregates contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube aggregates, or each of the carbon nanotube element wires contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube element wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kazutomi MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20200265968Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire and a coil, which have excellent electroconductivity that is comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like, realize an excellent insulation property and abrasion resistance, further have a heat dissipation ability, and can realize weight reduction. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire (1) includes: a carbon nanotube wire (10) that includes a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates (11) configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes (11a); and an insulating coating layer (21) coating the carbon nanotube wire, and a thickness deviation rate of the insulating coating layer (21) is equal to or greater than 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Michimasa WATANABE, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200258653Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity comparable to electric wires made of copper, aluminum, and the like, achieves marked weight reduction and heat dissipation characteristics, and excels in adhesiveness between an insulating coating and core wire. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire made up of one or more carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer configured to coat the carbon nanotube wire, in which arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of an outer surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is larger than arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of an outer surface of the insulating coating layer in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200258648Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire capable of realizing electroconductivity that is equivalent to electroconductivity of a wire configured of a core wire made mainly of metal such as copper or aluminum, realizing excellent handling ability, and additionally realizing further weight reduction. A CNT strand wire is obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO, Hideki AIZAWA
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Publication number: 20200258656Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that excels in visibility as well as weight reduction, abrasion resistance, and insulation reliability. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire made up of one or more carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer configured to coat the carbon nanotube wire, in which arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of an outer surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is smaller than arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of an outer surface of the insulating coating layer in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO, Hideki AIZAWA
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Publication number: 20200258651Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity that is comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like, realizes excellent voltage endurance, and can further realize weight reduction. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, a proportion of a sectional area of the insulating coating layer in a radial direction with respect to a sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is greater than 1.5, the sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.031 mm2, and the sectional area of the insulating coating layer in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.049 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMASHITA, Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20200258650Abstract: Provided is a coated electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like and that exhibits excellent weight reduction and heat dissipation characteristics. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, and a proportion of a sectional area of the insulating coating layer in a radial direction with respect to a sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.001 and equal to or less than 1.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMASHITA, Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20200258652Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together. A number of twists t1 of the CNT wires is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 2500 T/m, and a number of twists t2 of the CNT strand wire is greater than 0 and less than 2500 T/m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO, Hideki AIZAWA
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Publication number: 20200251239Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer with which the carbon nanotube wire is coated, and the insulating coating layer is configured of a material with a refractive index nD of equal to or greater than 1.45.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki AIZAWA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200251248Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire capable of realizing an excellent insulation property, and additionally realizing excellent adhesiveness, while having excellent electroconductivity comparable to those of wires composed of copper, aluminum and the like. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire composed of a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a longitudinal direction is larger than 0.05 ?m and not larger than 16 ?m, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is not smaller than 0.01 ?m and not larger than 4.5 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO, Hideki AIZAWA
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Publication number: 20200251240Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire capable of realizing further weight reduction as compared with a wire configured of a core wire made mainly of metal such as copper or aluminum and achieving both satisfactory durability in bending and handling ability. A CNT strand wire is obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together. At least a number of twists t1 of the CNT wires and a number of twists t2 of the CNT strand wire is equal to or greater than 1000 T/m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kenji HATAMOTO, Hideki AIZAWA