Patents by Inventor Hiroki Shimizu

Hiroki Shimizu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117759
    Abstract: A power generation facility in an embodiment includes: a boiler; a high-pressure turbine to which steam generated in the boiler is introduced; a low-pressure turbine provided downstream of the high-pressure turbine; and a condenser that condenses steam discharged from the low-pressure turbine. The power generation facility further includes: a feed pipe that leads feedwater in the condenser to the boiler; a heat storage and steam generation device that has a heat storage function that uses surplus energy generated in an own system to store heat, and a steam generation function that has part of feedwater led by the feed pipe introduced thereinto and turns the feedwater into steam by the stored heat; and a steam supply pipe that supplies steam generated in the heat storage and steam generation device to an own system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromutsu MIKI, Keiko SHIMIZU, Hiroki SHIRAISHI, Yoshihiro IWATA, Yukitoshi OOTA
  • Patent number: 11950732
    Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: TOTO LTD., DAIICHI KASEI CO., LTD., YOKO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hata, Yuji Maruyama, Maya Teraoka, Haruki Suzuki, Toshihiko Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20240110425
    Abstract: A vehicle door control device is provided to a vehicle including a door and a drive device. The vehicle door control device executes door control processing when the door moves in a closing direction from a stopped state in a state where a closing operation command signal for commanding a closing operation of the door is not received. In the door control processing, the vehicle door control device executes a braking mode, in which a braking force is applied to the door by regenerative braking action of a motor, when the door opening degree is less than the determination opening degree, and executes a closing operation mode, in which the door performs the closing operation such that a moving speed of the door is constant, when the door opening degree is equal to or greater than the determination opening degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taishi IIKAWA, Masafumi SUZUKI, Gen TAKATSUKA, Ayaka SHIMIZU, Hiroki EBA, Takayuki SENGOKU
  • Publication number: 20240088759
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer circuit board formed by alternately stacking conductor layers and insulating layers. A power section, in which a current is applied to an inverter circuit to which a switching element is mounted, and a control calculation section, to which a control device that controls the switching element is mounted, are disposed in different regions on the multilayer circuit board. The power section includes a drive current wiring for applying a current. The drive current wiring includes a same shape portion formed in a same shape in each of the conductor layers and a traversing portion in which a notch portion formed by notching a portion of the drive current wiring is formed at least on any one of the conductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki NAGARE, Hiroki SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240071688
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip having a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers facing each other through each of the plurality of dielectric layers, an external electrode that is provided on an end face of the multilayer chip in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the plurality of internal electrode layers face each other, and has a plurality of glass portions that are spaced from each other on a surface of the external electrode, and a plated layer that is provided on the external electrode and has discontinuous portions on the plurality of glass portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Mikio TAHARA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Masaru SAITO, Tomio INOUE
  • Patent number: 11912989
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide target tissue-specific antigen-binding molecules, antigen-binding molecules whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of an unnatural compound, libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding molecules which are different from one another, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen-binding molecules, methods of screening for the antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing the antigen-binding molecules. The present inventors created antigen-binding domains whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a small molecule compound or antigen-binding molecules containing an antigen-binding domain, and libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding domains which are different from one another or antigen-binding domains, and demonstrated that the above-noted objective could be achieved by using the libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shigero Tamba, Shun Shimizu, Kanako Tatsumi, Shojiro Kadono, Hiroki Kawauchi, Kazuhiro Ohara, Masayuki Matsushita, Takashi Emura, Masaki Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20230418212
    Abstract: A cartridge including: a first unit including an image bearing member and a first portion, and configured to take a removal posture when the cartridge is to be removed from a main body; a second unit including a developer bearing member and a second portion, the second unit being movable between a first position where the developer bearing member is in contact with the image bearing member and a second position where the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member and where the second portion is in contact with the first portion, wherein when the first unit takes the removal posture, the second unit is located at the second position, and when the second unit is located at the second position, movement of the second unit in a direction, in which the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member, is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takeuchi, Koichi Ooishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11802635
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axis O1 direction; a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion; and a valve element in a columnar shape that is disposed in the valve element housing portion, is movable along the axis O1 direction together with the plunger, and can switch between an open state and a closed state. The flow path member has an abutment portion that abuts on the valve element in the valve element housing portion, and a biasing member that biases the valve element. The valve element has an enlarged-diameter portion on the radially outer side. The enlarged-diameter portion has an opposing surface portion opposing the abutment portion at least in the axis O1 direction. The opposing surface portion is in contact with the abutment portion in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Kuramochi, Satoshi Yabushita, Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu, Luong Cao Dai
  • Patent number: 11789401
    Abstract: A cartridge including: a first unit including an image bearing member and a first portion, and configured to take a removal posture when the cartridge is to be removed from a main body; a second unit including a developer bearing member and a second portion, the second unit being movable between a first position where the developer bearing member is in contact with the image bearing member and a second position where the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member and where the second portion is in contact with the first portion, wherein when the first unit takes the removal posture, the second unit is located at the second position, and when the second unit is located at the second position, movement of the second unit in a direction, in which the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member, is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takeuchi, Koichi Ooishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230315008
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11709455
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11703142
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve that can prevent damage due to wear of a valve element and a case of a solenoid, or occurrence of a striking sound when a valve is opened. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A first seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the valve element, and a second seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the case of the solenoid. An elastic modulus of the first seat member is larger than an elastic modulus of the valve element, and an elastic modulus of the second seat member is smaller than an elastic modulus of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11664158
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil for a torque sensor includes: holding a bobbin with a jig, the bobbin being formed in a cylindrical shape and provided with first inclined grooves and second inclined grooves on a cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the bobbin, the first inclined grooves being inclined at a preset specified angle with respect to an axial direction of the cylindrical shape, and the second inclined grooves being inclined at the specified angle with respect to the axial direction in a direction opposite to the first inclined grooves; and rotating the bobbin while simultaneously supplying insulated wires from nozzles arranged to surround the bobbin, and driving the nozzles in a direction orthogonal to a rotation direction of the bobbin so as to wind the insulated wires around the bobbin along the first inclined grooves or the second inclined grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230088053
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a film for a capacitor such that the film excels in high-temperature dielectric breakdown voltage (high-temperature BDV) and has blocking resistance, and bleeding-out of, for instance, a nucleating agent is suppressed even after long-term storage. The present invention pertains to a multilayer polypropylene film for a capacitor, the film including a base layer composed of a propylene polymer composition containing a propylene homopolymer (X) and 0.0001 to 0.05 mass % of a polymer-based ?-crystal nucleating agent (C), and a front layer or a back layer composed of a propylene-based polymer (Y) on at least one surface of the base layer, wherein the base layer and the front layer or back layer are stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun BIRUKAWA, Satoshi TAMURA, Hiroki SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11603946
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve capable of preventing damage due to stress of a buffer member. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A seat member with which the plunger comes into contact is disposed in the case of the solenoid. The seat member includes a core portion with which the plunger comes into contact, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral surface on the radially outer side of the core portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230066319
    Abstract: A cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes: a process unit to be used to form an image; a first member including a first resin material; a second member including a second resin material having higher flame retardant capability than the first resin material; and an electrode member including a contact section configured to be supplied with power from an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus. The electrode member is configured to electrically connect the apparatus main body to the process unit. The second resin material of the second member has a greater density than the first resin material of the first member. The contact section is located in the vicinity of the first and second members and is closer to the second member than to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichi Sakakibara, Yosuke Kashiide, Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Yuko Harada, Goshi Ozaki, Masanari Morioka, Naoki Hayashi, Hideki Kakuta, Hiroki Shimizu, Teruhiko Sasaki, Tachio Kawai, Takatoshi Hamada
  • Patent number: 11571473
    Abstract: An examination system that recognizes a glycosylated antigen in Dane particles of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and a neutralizing antibody that recognizes the glycosylated antigen and that exhibits an infection-inhibiting activity. It was elucidated that Dane particles are associated with specific glycan structures, and this enabled the construction of a new detection system for infectious, i.e., nucleic acid-containing, hepatitis B virus particles and the provision of a neutralizing antibody that recognizes a glycosylated antigen and that exhibits an infection-inhibiting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA
    Inventors: Hisashi Narimatsu, Kiyohiko Angata, Hiroyuki Kaji, Atsushi Kuno, Takashi Sato, Yasunori Chiba, Akira Togayachi, Hiroki Shimizu, Maki Sogabe, Takanori Wagatsuma, Masashi Mizokami, Masaaki Korenaga, Kazuto Tajiri, Tatsuhiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20230025390
    Abstract: A cartridge including: a first unit including an image bearing member and a first portion, and configured to take a removal posture when the cartridge is to be removed from a main body; a second unit including a developer bearing member and a second portion, the second unit being movable between a first position where the developer bearing member is in contact with the image bearing member and a second position where the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member and where the second portion is in contact with the first portion, wherein when the first unit takes the removal posture, the second unit is located at the second position, and when the second unit is located at the second position, movement of the second unit in a direction, in which the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member, is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takeuchi, Koichi Ooishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220412478
    Abstract: In solenoid valve provided with: a valve case that has an annular collar expanding in a radial direction of an opening, which is opened at an axial end surface, and accommodates a valve body inside; and an annular seal member mounted in an annular recessed groove provided on one axial end surface of the collar of the valve case, the collar includes a through-hole penetrating the collar in an axial direction, and a connecting portion connecting the through-hole and the annular recessed groove, the through-hole has a reduced diameter portion, and the seal member includes an annular portion mounted in the annular recessed groove and a protruding portion protruding at least in the axial direction with respect to the annular portion and penetrating the through-hole, the protruding portion including an enlarged diameter portion having an outer diameter ?D1 (>?d2) larger than an inner diameter ?d2 of the reduced diameter portion of the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki SHIMIZU, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 11520286
    Abstract: A cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes: a process unit to be used to form an image; a first member including a first resin material; a second member including a second resin material having higher flame retardant capability than the first resin material; and an electrode member including a contact section configured to be supplied with power from an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus. The electrode member is configured to electrically connect the apparatus main body to the process unit. The second resin material of the second member has a greater density than the first resin material of the first member. The contact section is located in the vicinity of the first and second members and is closer to the second member than to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Sakakibara, Yosuke Kashiide, Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Yuko Harada, Goshi Ozaki, Masanari Morioka, Naoki Hayashi, Hideki Kakuta, Hiroki Shimizu, Teruhiko Sasaki, Tachio Kawai, Takatoshi Hamada