Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kuroi

Kiyoshi Kuroi 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: 20240102673
    Abstract: A humidifier includes a housing, a humidifying rotor, and an irradiator. The housing is formed with an air passage through which air passes and a water storage tank configured to store water. The humidifying rotor extends over the air passage and the water storage tank. The humidifying rotor rotates so that a portion of the humidifying rotor having absorbed moisture from the water storage tank moves to the air passage and releases the moisture. The irradiator irradiates part of the humidifying rotor with ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chika KOYAMA, Tomoki SAITO, Toshio TANAKA, Mamoru OKUMOTO, Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Publication number: 20240093891
    Abstract: An ultraviolet ray radiation apparatus includes a light emitter, a light receiver, and a protector. The light emitter emits ultraviolet light. The light receiver outputs a signal varying with an amount of light received. The protector protects the light receiver from ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA, Chika KOYAMA, Mamoru OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240093887
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an irradiation device including an LED configured to emit an ultraviolet ray; and includes a heat-dissipating unit configured to dissipate heat of the irradiation device into air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA, Chika KOYAMA, Mamoru OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240016963
    Abstract: A UV emission device includes an irradiator, a control unit, a determiner, and an exposure amount output unit. The irradiator irradiates a predetermined irradiation area in a predetermined space with ultraviolet rays. The control unit controls the irradiator based on a total exposure amount of a target person to ultraviolet rays. The determiner performs a determination process of determining whether or not the target person is present in the irradiation area. The exposure amount output unit outputs an amount of exposure of the target person to ultraviolet rays based on a determination result of the determiner and operation information on the irradiator. The control unit adds the amount of exposure of ultraviolet rays to the total exposure amount of ultraviolet rays in order to update the total exposure amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Mamoru OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230243863
    Abstract: An environment condition measurement device includes a transmitter that transmits a sound wave to a target space, a receiver that receives the sound wave transmitted by the transmitter, and a controller that obtains an environmental condition of the target space based on a propagation time from when the transmitter transmits the sound wave to when the receiver receives the sound wave. The receiver is a directional receiver with a directivity with respect to a sound wave incident at a predetermined incident angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Takehiko HIEI, Kiyoshi KUROI, Yuta SASAI
  • Publication number: 20230233977
    Abstract: A correcting system includes an acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a correction unit. The acquisition unit acquires information indicating first capture efficiency of a filter for first microscopic particles. The storage unit stores correction data to correct the first capture efficiency to second capture efficiency of the filter for second microscopic particles. The correction unit corrects the first capture efficiency acquired by the acquisition unit to the second capture efficiency based on the correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi ARAKAWA, Yuta SASAI, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Satoshi HARA
  • Publication number: 20230059444
    Abstract: An environment detection system includes a sound wave transmitter, a sound wave receiver, and a determination unit. The sound wave transmitter transmits a detection sound wave to a target space where an environment control device that conditions air in a space is installed. The sound wave receiver receives the detection sound wave transmitted by the sound wave transmitter. The determination unit determines a temperature or an air velocity in a first region near the environment control device, based on predetermined acquired information acquired from the environment control device. The environment detection system obtains a temperature or air velocity distribution in the target space, based on measured sound wave data. A temperature or air velocity distribution in a second region is obtained based on at least either the temperature or the air velocity in the first region determined by the determination unit and the measured sound wave data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takehiko HIEI, Mamoru OKUMOTO, Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Publication number: 20220307949
    Abstract: A collection apparatus collects a collection target in air in a target space. The collection apparatus includes an air passage having an inlet and an outlet, a carrier disposed in the air passage, and a plurality of collectors disposed in the air passage. The carrier carries the air. The plurality of carriers collects the collection target in the air carried by the carrier. The plurality of collectors collects different types of collection targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuta SASAI, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Atsuo NOZAKI
  • Patent number: 11318478
    Abstract: A shaft member has the same polarity as discharge electrodes. Each of the discharge electrodes has an electrode body and a tip end which is formed at an end of the electrode body facing an inner peripheral surface of a counter electrode. The discharge electrodes extend such that the tip ends and the electrode bodies are misaligned with each other in an axial direction of the shaft body. A streamer discharge travels from the tip ends of the discharge electrodes toward the inner peripheral surface of the counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Kei Suzumura
  • Patent number: 10581227
    Abstract: A discharge unit includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, and an insulation member having a surface. The surface is continuous from the discharge electrode to the counter electrode. A wall portion is provided on one side with respect to a discharge region formed by the discharge electrode. The wall portion is configured to suppress a contaminant from adhering to the surface of the insulation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunji Haruna, Tatsumi Enokida, Kei Suzumura, Kiyoshi Kuroi, Toshio Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190210038
    Abstract: A shaft member has the same polarity as discharge electrodes. Each of the discharge electrodes has an electrode body and a tip end which is formed at an end of the electrode body facing an inner peripheral surface of a counter electrode. The discharge electrodes extend such that the tip ends and the electrode bodies are misaligned with each other in an axial direction of the shaft body. A streamer discharge travels from the tip ends of the discharge electrodes toward the inner peripheral surface of the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Kei SUZUMURA
  • Patent number: 9876998
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a substrate provided rotatably around a predetermined axis of rotation, a scattered light generator which is provided on the substrate and on which light from the light source is incident, a pickup lens provided on the light exiting side of the scattered light generator, and a holding member that holds the pickup lens, and at least one of the contour of a surface closest to the substrate among the surfaces of the holding member and the contour of a surface facing the substrate among the surfaces of the pickup lens is located inside the contour of the substrate when viewed in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Akira Egawa
  • Publication number: 20170346261
    Abstract: A discharge unit includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, and an insulation member having a surface. The surface is continuous from the discharge electrode to the counter electrode. A wall portion is provided on one side with respect to a discharge region formed by the discharge electrode. The wall portion is configured to suppress a contaminant from adhering to the surface of the insulation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shunji HARUNA, Tatsumi ENOKIDA, Kei SUZUMURA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9703183
    Abstract: A light source device includes a phosphor layer having a side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposed to the bottom surface, a reflecting member opposed to the side surface of the phosphor layer, a substrate disposed on the bottom surface side of the phosphor layer, and an adhesive adapted to bond the phosphor layer and the substrate to each other. A surface of the substrate located on the phosphor layer side includes a recessed section overlapping the reflecting member on at least an outer side of the phosphor layer in a planar view. A part of the adhesive running off the phosphor layer is received by the recessed section. Fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer is emitted from the top surface and the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Patent number: 9475983
    Abstract: A fluorescence light emitting element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material. A thermal conductivity B of the binder is larger than 1.88 times a thermal conductivity A of the phosphors. When the volume of the phosphors included in the phosphor layer is X and the volume of the binder included in the phosphor layer is Y, a relationship of X/Y>1/2 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Toshiaki Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20160241821
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a substrate provided rotatably around a predetermined axis of rotation, a scattered light generator which is provided on the substrate and on which light from the light source is incident, a pickup lens provided on the light exiting side of the scattered light generator, and a holding member that holds the pickup lens, and at least one of the contour of a surface closest to the substrate among the surfaces of the holding member and the contour of a surface facing the substrate among the surfaces of the pickup lens is located inside the contour of the substrate when viewed in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Akira EGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150346594
    Abstract: A light source device includes a phosphor layer having a side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposed to the bottom surface, a reflecting member opposed to the side surface of the phosphor layer, a substrate disposed on the bottom surface side of the phosphor layer, and an adhesive adapted to bond the phosphor layer and the substrate to each other. A surface of the substrate located on the phosphor layer side includes a recessed section overlapping the reflecting member on at least an outer side of the phosphor layer in a planar view. A part of the adhesive running off the phosphor layer is received by the recessed section. Fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer is emitted from the top surface and the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Kiyoshi KUROI
  • Publication number: 20150116671
    Abstract: A fluorescence light emitting element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material. A thermal conductivity B of the binder is larger than 1.88 times a thermal conductivity A of the phosphors. When the volume of the phosphors included in the phosphor layer is X and the volume of the binder included in the phosphor layer is Y, a relationship of X/Y>1/2 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshiaki HASHIZUME
  • Patent number: 8863810
    Abstract: A screen includes: a screen base body, wherein the screen base body includes a plurality of substrates, each of the substrates has a sheet part and a connecting part provided at least one of the surfaces of the sheet part, the connecting part of one of the substrates is detachably connected with the connecting part of the other substrate, and when the screen is used the screen base body is produced by connecting the connecting parts of the respective substrates such that the substrates can be combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
  • Publication number: 20140268063
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source that emits a first light flux of a first wavelength band, a fluorescence light emitting element including a phosphor layer which produces, when excited by light of the first wavelength band, light of a second wavelength band, a polarization separation element that has a polarization separation function for light of the first wavelength band and transmits or reflects light of the second wavelength band, a retardation film disposed in an optical path between the polarization separation element and the phosphor layer, a first reflector disposed in an optical path between the retardation film and the phosphor layer, and a second reflector that reflects the light produced by the phosphor layer. The first reflector reflects part of the first light flux toward the polarization separation element, and transmits the other part of the first light flux toward the phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYAMA, Kiyoshi KUROI