Patents by Inventor Masaaki Murata

Masaaki Murata 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: 20240151591
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature sensor is provided in a protective pipe provided to be accommodated in a recess formed at a portion of a substrate retainer on which the substrate is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Hitoshi MURATA, Akinori TANAKA, Masaaki UENO
  • Patent number: 11964527
    Abstract: A vehicle stabilizer system, including: a stabilizer device and a switching mechanism to switch a roll suppressing function by a stabilizer bar between an effective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered effective and an ineffective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered ineffective; and a controller configured to determine whether a lateral acceleration of a vehicle body is greater than a threshold lateral acceleration and control the switching mechanism to render the roll suppressing function effective when the lateral acceleration is greater than the threshold lateral acceleration and ineffective when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the threshold lateral acceleration, wherein the controller employs, as a determination lateral acceleration for determining whether the lateral acceleration is greater than the threshold lateral acceleration, a smaller one of an actual lateral acceleration and an estimated lateral acceleration estimated based on a turning degree
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Tabata, Kazuyuki Murata, Masashi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11473805
    Abstract: The indoor unit includes a plurality of outlet openings. In airflow rotation of the indoor unit, a full blowout mode and a partial blowout mode are executed. In the full blowout mode, all the outlet openings blow conditioned air. In the partial blowout mode, the flow of the blowing air of part of the outlet openings are blocked by the air current blocking mechanism, and thus the blowing wind speeds of the remaining outlet openings increases. As a result, an air temperature difference among parts of the indoor space decreases, and the comfort of the indoor space is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Nobuyuki Kojima, Ryouta Suhara, Masaaki Murata, Natsumi Furo
  • Publication number: 20210102725
    Abstract: The indoor unit includes a plurality of outlet openings. In airflow rotation of the indoor unit, a full blowout mode and a partial blowout mode are executed. In the full blowout mode, all the outlet openings blow conditioned air. In the partial blowout mode, the flow of the blowing air of part of the outlet openings are blocked by the air current blocking mechanism, and thus the blowing wind speeds of the remaining outlet openings increases. As a result, an air temperature difference among parts of the indoor space decreases, and the comfort of the indoor space is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Ryouta SUHARA, Masaaki MURATA, Natsumi FURO
  • Patent number: 10900688
    Abstract: The indoor unit includes a plurality of outlet openings. In airflow rotation of the indoor unit, a full blowout mode and a partial blowout mode are executed. In the full blowout mode, all the outlet openings blow conditioned air. In the partial blowout mode, the flow of the blowing air of part of the outlet openings are blocked by the air current blocking mechanism, and thus the blowing wind speeds of the remaining outlet openings increases. As a result, an air temperature difference among parts of the indoor space decreases, and the comfort of the indoor space is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Nobuyuki Kojima, Ryouta Suhara, Masaaki Murata, Natsumi Furo
  • Publication number: 20200370780
    Abstract: An air-conditioning light-emitting system includes: air conditioners; light emitters; a first communication means that connects the air conditioners and that causes the air conditioners to communicate with each other; a plurality of second communication means that each connects one of the air conditioners to one of the light emitters and that causes the one of the air conditioners to communicate with the one of the light emitters; and a controller that controls the light emitters by using the first communication means and the second communication means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Shiohama, Nobuyuki Kojima, Tatsuya Toyofuku, Masaaki Murata
  • Patent number: 10760812
    Abstract: In order to carry out, in a heating operation, an airflow rate adjusting operation in which a reduced amount of conditioned air is blown in one or more of a plurality of blowing directions to increase a blowing speed in the rest of the blowing directions, an operation control section is configured to control the flow of the conditioned air such that the conditioned air is blown out in a horizontal blow mode in the blowing direction in which the blowing speed is increased by the airflow rate adjusting operation, and periodically change the blowing direction in which a reduced amount of the conditioned air is blown. As a result, temperature variations in the air-conditioning target space in the heating operation are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Nobuyuki Kojima, Takahiro Wasaka, Masaaki Murata
  • Patent number: 10655885
    Abstract: Entrance of cold air from near a wall of an indoor space is avoided. An airflow direction adjusting flap is provided at a main outlet opening, and changes the direction of airflow coming from the main outlet opening in a vertical direction. A load detector detects a load of an indoor space. When the load of the indoor space is higher than a predetermined value in a heating operation, the airflow direction adjusting flap guides the air coming from the main outlet opening in a horizontal direction or in an upward direction with respect to the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kojima, Akira Komatsu, Ryouta Suhara, Masaaki Murata, Natsumi Furo
  • Patent number: 10274220
    Abstract: If a load of an indoor space is higher than a predetermined value in a cooling operation, a controller performs a swing control operation to swing a wind direction adjusting slat so that a direction of blown air shifts in a limited possible range. The angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to a horizontal plane in the limited possible range is smaller than the angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to the horizontal plane in the normal possible range. The normal possible range is previously determined to be a range where if the load of the indoor space is lower than the predetermined value, the direction of the blown air can shift upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kojima, Akira Komatsu, Ryouta Suhara, Masaaki Murata, Natsumi Furo
  • Publication number: 20190056137
    Abstract: The indoor unit includes a plurality of outlet openings. In airflow rotation of the indoor unit, a full blowout mode and a partial blowout mode are executed. In the full blowout mode, all the outlet openings blow conditioned air. In the partial blowout mode, the flow of the blowing air of part of the outlet openings are blocked by the air current blocking mechanism, and thus the blowing wind speeds of the remaining outlet openings increases. As a result, an air temperature difference among parts of the indoor space decreases, and the comfort of the indoor space is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Ryouta SUHARA, Masaaki MURATA, Natsumi FURO
  • Publication number: 20180259217
    Abstract: If a load of an indoor space is higher than a predetermined value in a cooling operation, a controller performs a swing control operation to swing a wind direction adjusting slat so that a direction of blown air shifts in a limited possible range. The angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to a horizontal plane in the limited possible range is smaller than the angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to the horizontal plane in the normal possible range. The normal possible range is previously determined to be a range where if the load of the indoor space is lower than the predetermined value, the direction of the blown air can shift upward and downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Akira KOMATSU, Ryouta SUHARA, Masaaki MURATA, Natsumi FURO
  • Publication number: 20180252429
    Abstract: Entrance of cold air from near a wall of an indoor space is avoided. An airflow direction adjusting flap is provided at a main outlet opening, and changes the direction of airflow coming from the main outlet opening in a vertical direction. A load detector detects a load of an indoor space. When the load of the indoor space is higher than a predetermined value in a heating operation, the airflow direction adjusting flap guides the air coming from the main outlet opening in a horizontal direction or in an upward direction with respect to the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Akira KOMATSU, Ryouta SUHARA, Masaaki MURATA, Natsumi FURO
  • Publication number: 20170292732
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an indoor unit including: a load detector for detecting a heavy-load area to bear a relatively heavy air-conditioning load during a heating mode of operation and a light-load area to bear a lighter air-conditioning load than the heavy-load area from a perimeter zone of a space to be air-conditioned; and an air volume adjuster for setting the volume of air blown toward the light-load area to be lower than that of air blown toward the heavy-load area in a horizontal blowing mode. This allows the entire room, including the perimeter zone, to be air-conditioned efficiently during the heating mode of operation with temperature non-uniformity reduced in the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Akira KOMATSU, Masaaki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20170276392
    Abstract: In order to carry out, in a heating operation, an airflow rate adjusting operation in which a reduced amount of conditioned air is blown in one or more of a plurality of blowing directions to increase a blowing speed in the rest of the blowing directions, an operation control section is configured to control the flow of the conditioned air such that the conditioned air is blown out in a horizontal blow mode in the blowing direction in which the blowing speed is increased by the airflow rate adjusting operation, and periodically change the blowing direction in which a reduced amount of the conditioned air is blown. As a result, temperature variations in the air-conditioning target space in the heating operation are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KOMATSU, Nobuyuki KOJIMA, Takahiro WASAKA, Masaaki MURATA
  • Patent number: 9677315
    Abstract: A door opening/closing control device includes: a driving part driving an actuator opening or closing a door; an operation switch operated for instructing opening/closing or stopping of the door; a first controller controlling driving of the actuator via the driving part in accordance with the operation; a manual opening/closing detector detecting that the door is manually opened or closed; and a second controller controlling the driving of the actuator via the driving part to assist a manual operation of opening or closing the door when the manual opening/closing detector detects the manual opening/closing operation. Then, when the second controller controls the driving of the actuator to assist the manual operation of opening or closing the door, even when the operation switch is operated, the first controller does not control the driving of the actuator in accordance with the operation, and the second controller continues to control the driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Fujimoto, Sambon Lee, Masaaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20150275563
    Abstract: A door opening/closing control device includes: a driving part driving an actuator opening or closing a door; an operation switch operated for instructing opening/closing or stopping of the door; a first controller controlling driving of the actuator via the driving part in accordance with the operation; a manual opening/closing detector detecting that the door is manually opened or closed; and a second controller controlling the driving of the actuator via the driving part to assist a manual operation of opening or closing the door when the manual opening/closing detector detects the manual opening/closing operation. Then, when the second controller controls the driving of the actuator to assist the manual operation of opening or closing the door, even when the operation switch is operated, the first controller does not control the driving of the actuator in accordance with the operation, and the second controller continues to control the driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Fujimoto, Sambon Lee, Masaaki Murata
  • Patent number: 6984784
    Abstract: An electronic equipment system includes a housing 20 and a plurality of modules 31 to 35, which are removably built in and fixed to the housing 20. The modules 31 to 34 includes a liquid crystal display 31a; a graphic control circuit 32a1 and a navigation control circuit 32a2; an MD unit 33a; and a CD unit 34a, respectively. The module 35 is formed through integration of control sections, such as constant-voltage circuits for power supply, which achieve a function that is common among the graphic control circuit and the navigation control circuit, the MD unit, and the CD unit. Thus, it becomes possible to replace only necessary one among the modules 31 to 34, thereby reducing cost necessary for upgrading of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nagasaka, Tsuneo Shiga, Masaaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20030167094
    Abstract: An electronic equipment system includes a housing 20 and a plurality of modules 31 to 35, which are removably built in and fixed to the housing 20. The modules 31 to 34 includes a liquid crystal display 31a; a graphic control circuit 32a1 and a navigation control circuit 32a2; an MD unit 33a; and a CD unit 34a, respectively. The module 35 is formed through integration of control sections, such as constant-voltage circuits for power supply, which achieve a function that is common among the graphic control circuit and the navigation control circuit, the MD unit, and the CD unit. Thus, it becomes possible to replace only necessary one among the modules 31 to 34, thereby reducing cost necessary for upgrading of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nagasaka, Tsuneo Shiga, Masaaki Murata
  • Patent number: 6033260
    Abstract: A shielding-member-containing connector assembly (1) includes a female connector (2), and a male connector (3). A groove portion (5) is provided in the inside of a metal shell (4) shield-connected to a shielded electric wire (W) of the female connector (2). The outside of the metal shell (4) is covered with a shrinkable tube (36). The male connector (3) includes a shielding member (6) shield-connected to a shielded electric wire (W), a suitable number of resilient pieces (9) having engagement protrusions (10) extended to the outside of a male housing (8) which holds a male terminal (7), a slide member (11) slidable in an axial direction, the slide member (11) having a pressing wall (13), and a notch portion (12) from which the engagement protrusions (10) are projected is provided in the slide member (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Murata, Masaharu Hirota, Isao Kameyama, Satoru Kaneko
  • Patent number: RE49929
    Abstract: A first embodiment of a substrate for a high-frequency printed wiring board according to the present disclosure is directed to a substrate for a high-frequency printed wiring board, the substrate including: a dielectric layer including a fluororesin and an inorganic filler; and a copper foil layered on at least one surface of the dielectric layer, wherein a surface of the copper foil at the dielectric layer side has a maximum height roughness (Rz) of less than or equal to 2 ?m, and a ratio of the number of inorganic atoms of the inorganic filler to the number of fluorine atoms of the fluororesin in a superficial region of the dielectric layer at the copper foil side is less than or equal to 0.08.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Shingo Kaimori, Masaaki Yamauchi, Kentaro Okamoto, Satoshi Kiya, Kazuo Murata