Patents by Inventor Keiko Yamazaki

Keiko Yamazaki 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: 20230317982
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires use history information indicating a use history of a vehicle for a plurality of items, a derivation unit which derives the output decrease amount for each of the items based on use history information and output decrease characteristic information, a factor-specific output decrease amount estimation unit which estimates the output decrease amount for each of output decrease factors based on the output decrease amount for each of the items and output decrease factor information, and a control unit which executes control to increase a flow rate of a pump when any one of output decrease amounts for each of the output decrease factors is equal to or larger than a threshold value, compared with when where all of the output decrease amounts for each of the output decrease factors are less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko YAMAZAKI, Ryu OKANO, Akane GOTO, Yuichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230317995
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires use history information indicating a use history of a vehicle, a prediction unit which predicts an output decrease amount of a fuel cell in a vehicle based on the use history information acquired by the acquisition unit and output decrease characteristic information indicating an output decrease characteristic of the fuel cell according to the use history, and a control unit which executes predetermined control based on the output decrease amount predicted by the prediction unit. When the control unit determines that a rated output of the fuel cell is equal to or smaller than a threshold value based on the output decrease amount, the control unit executes adhering substance removal control in which nitrogen-enriched gas having a higher nitrogen concentration and a lower oxygen concentration than air is supplied to the fuel cell as cathode gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko YAMAZAKI, Hiromichi YOSHIDA, Tomohito KOTAKE, Kiyohide HIBINO
  • Publication number: 20230311712
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires use history information indicating a use history of a vehicle, a prediction unit which predicts an output decrease amount based on use history information acquired by the acquisition unit and output decrease characteristic information indicating an output decrease characteristic of a fuel cell in the vehicle according to the use history, and a control unit which executes predetermined processing based on the output decrease amount predicted by the prediction unit. The control unit executes processing of predicting a deterioration time at which a rated output of the fuel cell is equal to or smaller than a threshold value based on changes in the output decrease amount from start of use of the vehicle to present, and outputting information indicating the deterioration time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko YAMAZAKI, Shintaro TANAKA, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Masakuni YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230311711
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit which acquires use history information indicating a use history of the vehicle for a plurality of items, a derivation unit which derives an output decrease amount for each of the items based on the use history information and output decrease characteristic information, a factor-specific output decrease amount estimation unit which estimates the output decrease amount for each output decrease factor based on the output decrease amount for each item and output decrease factor information, and a control unit. When an output decrease amount for a predetermined output decrease factor is equal to or larger than a threshold value, the control unit executes adhering substance removal control of supplying a nitrogen-enriched gas having a higher nitrogen concentration and a lower oxygen concentration than air to the fuel cell as a cathode gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko YAMAZAKI, Atsushi KAMACHI, Tatsuro HARUKI
  • Publication number: 20220267540
    Abstract: A fluororesin film contains a fluororesin. The fluororesin contains two fluororesin species having different composition ratios of polymerized units. The fluororesin film has on at least one surface thereof a ten-point average roughness of 0.100 to 1.200 ?m and an arithmetic average roughness of 0.010 to 0.050 ?m, and the fluororesin film has a breakdown strength of 400 V/?m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yokotani, Nobuyuki Komatsu, Takeshi Hazama, Mayuko Tatemichi, Akio Higaki, Tatsuya Higuchi, Keiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11352469
    Abstract: A fluororesin film containing a fluororesin. The fluororesin film has on at least one surface thereof a ten-point average roughness of 0.100 to 1.200 ?m and an arithmetic average roughness of 0.010 to 0.050 ?m. Further, the fluororesin film has a breakdown strength of 400 V/?m or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES. LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Yokotani, Nobuyuki Komatsu, Takeshi Hazama, Mayuko Tatemichi, Akio Higaki, Tatsuya Higuchi, Keiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10978224
    Abstract: Provided is a twisted wire including a plurality of covered wires twisted together, each covered wire including a conductor and an insulator covering the periphery of the conductor, wherein the twisted wire satisfies Inequality (1): y<A×x/(z/500)+B (wherein x: a pitch length (mm) of the twisted wire, y: a collapsing rate (%) of the insulator, z: an elastic modulus (MPa) of the insulator, A: Constant A=?1, and B: Constant B=11.5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Yamazaki, Tadaharu Isaka, Masahiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 10826092
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell vehicle includes supplying electric power to a vehicle drive motor from at least one of a fuel cell and a battery. It is determined whether an electric potential of electric power output from the fuel cell is within a deterioration acceleration region in which the fuel cell is deteriorated due to a platinum oxidation-reduction reaction. The fuel cell is controlled in a deterioration suppressing mode when the electric potential is within the deterioration acceleration region in a state where the fuel cell and the battery supply electric power to the vehicle drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Furuyama, Keiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Kamachi
  • Publication number: 20190382544
    Abstract: A fluororesin film containing a fluororesin. The fluororesin film has on at least one surface thereof a ten-point average roughness of 0.100 to 1.200 ?m and an arithmetic average roughness of 0.010 to 0.050 ?m. Further, the fluororesin film has a breakdown strength of 400 V/?m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji YOKOTANI, Nobuyuki KOMATSU, Takeshi HAZAMA, Mayuko TATEMICHI, Akio HIGAKI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Keiko YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190333658
    Abstract: Provided is a twisted wire including a plurality of covered wires twisted together, each covered wire including a conductor and an insulator covering the periphery of the conductor, wherein the twisted wire satisfies Inequality (1): y<A×x/(z/500)+B (wherein x: a pitch length (mm) of the twisted wire, y: a collapsing rate (%) of the insulator, z: an elastic modulus (MPa) of the insulator, A: Constant A=?1, and B: Constant B=11.5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Yamazaki, Tadaharu Isaka, Masahiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 9905880
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack is comprised of a plurality of power generating units which are stacked along the horizontal direction. An oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port are provided in an upper portion of one of the power generating units, and an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port are provided in the lower portion of the power generating unit. A refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port are formed in each of the left and right portions of the power generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Mohri, Yasunori Kotani, Masaru Oda, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Akihiro Matsui, Keiko Yamazaki, Chikara Iwasawa, Hideo Okamoto, Masahiro Ise, Hiroaki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20180026283
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell vehicle includes supplying electric power to a vehicle drive motor from at least one of a fuel cell and a battery. It is determined whether an electric potential of electric power output from the fuel cell is within a deterioration acceleration region in which the fuel cell is deteriorated due to a platinum oxidation-reduction reaction. The fuel cell is controlled in a deterioration suppressing mode when the electric potential is within the deterioration acceleration region in a state where the fuel cell and the battery supply electric power to the vehicle drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka FURUYAMA, Keiko YAMAZAKI, Atsushi KAMACHI
  • Publication number: 20170207478
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack is comprised of a plurality of power generating units which are stacked along the horizontal direction. An oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port are provided in an upper portion of one of the power generating units, and an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port are provided in the lower portion of the power generating unit. A refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port are formed in each of the left and right portions of the power generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro MOHRI, Yasunori KOTANI, Masaru ODA, Yasuhiro WATANABE, Akihiro MATSUI, Keiko YAMAZAKI, Chikara IWASAWA, Hideo OKAMOTO, Masahiro ISE, Hiroaki OHTA
  • Patent number: 9640818
    Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell includes the steps of detecting hydrogen peroxide concentration during power generation by a hydrogen peroxide concentration sensor provided directly on a membrane electrode assembly and determining an operating condition of the fuel cell based on the detected hydrogen peroxide concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Furuyama, Keiko Yamazaki, Ryo Jinba, Hiromichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9203102
    Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a cathode, and an anode. The surface size of a cathode side electrode catalyst layer of the cathode is smaller than the surface size of an anode side electrode catalyst layer of the anode. An inner end of a gas impermeable film provided around the anode side electrode catalyst layer and an outer end of a cathode side electrode catalyst layer are overlapped with each other on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Yamazaki, Masataka Furuyama, Takashi Kato, Ryo Jinba, Hideaki Sumi, Masataka Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20140017588
    Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a cathode, and an anode. The surface size of a cathode side electrode catalyst layer of the cathode is smaller than the surface size of an anode side electrode catalyst layer of the anode. An inner end of a gas impermeable film provided around the anode side electrode catalyst layer and an outer end of a cathode side electrode catalyst layer are overlapped with each other on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Keiko YAMAZAKI, Masataka FURUYAMA, Takashi KATO, Ryo JINBA, Hideaki SUMI, Masataka SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20130078543
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack is provided with a pair of refrigerant inlet ports and a pair of refrigerant outlet ports. The refrigerant inlet ports are disposed in the vicinity of an oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port in a manner such that one of the refrigerant inlet ports is disposed on the side of the oxidant gas inlet port and the other refrigerant inlet port is disposed on the side of the fuel gas inlet port. The refrigerant outlet ports are disposed in the vicinity of an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port in a manner such that one of the refrigerant outlet ports is disposed on the side of the oxidant gas outlet port and the other refrigerant outlet port is disposed on the side of the fuel gas outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Chiba, Chikara Iwasawa, Masahiro Mohri, Osamu Ohgami, Junji Uehara, Keiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8370760
    Abstract: Necessary display count information about a count that predetermined content data should be displayed in a predetermined display device in a displayable period is acquired, display result count information about the display result count that the predetermined content data is displayed between a start of the displayable period and a present time is acquired, the display estimated count that the predetermined content data should be displayed in any period of the displayable period from the present time is decided based on the displayable period, the necessary display count information, and the display result count information, display time zone information about time zones in which the predetermined content data can be displayed in the predetermined display device is acquired, and a display start time at which the content data is displayed in the predetermined display device is decided based on the display estimated count and the display time zone information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Keiko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20110274999
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack is comprised of a plurality of power generating units which are stacked along the horizontal direction. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a first fuel gas passage is formed in a surface of a first metal separator. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a second oxidant gas passage is formed in a surface of a third metal separator. The corrugated passage grooves overlap one another to define a refrigerant passage. An oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port are provided in the upper portion of the power generating unit, and an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port are provided in the lower portion of the power generating unit. A refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port are formed in each of the left and right portions of the power generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Mohri, Yasunori Kotani, Masaru Oda, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Akihiro Matsui, Keiko Yamazaki, Chikara Iwasawa, Hideo Okamoto, Masahiro Ise, Hiroaki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20100082514
    Abstract: Necessary display count information about a count that predetermined content data should be displayed in a predetermined display device in a displayable period is acquired, display result count information about the display result count that the predetermined content data is displayed between a start of the displayable period and a present time is acquired, the display estimated count that the predetermined content data should be displayed in any period of the displayable period from the present time is decided based on the displayable period, the necessary display count information, and the display result count information, display time zone information about time zones in which the predetermined content data can be displayed in the predetermined display device is acquired, and a display start time at which the content data is displayed in the predetermined display device is decided based on the display estimated count and the display time zone information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Keiko YAMAZAKI