Patents by Inventor Susumu Kobayashi

Susumu Kobayashi 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: 20220279925
    Abstract: In the present invention of a storage case, a space can be saved in the packing form. The skeleton frame of the storage case includes a pair of left and right side frames, a connecting pipe connecting the front end portions of the side frames, and a back panel connecting the rear end portions of the side frames. Therefore, in the skeleton frame, the bottom wall of the case can be supported by the support portion of the side frame without providing the bottom plate that supports the entire bottom wall of the case. As a result, when the storage case is disassembled, it is not necessary to vertically stack the bottom plates that receive the entire bottom wall of the case from below, so that it is possible to save space in the packing form of the storage case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Iris Ohyama Inc.
    Inventor: Susumu KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11350744
    Abstract: In a skeleton frame of a storage box, a boundary frame, front columns, and rear columns are integrally formed. Therefore, the ease of assembly of the storage box can be improved. In addition, gouged portions that are depressed inward in a width direction from an outermost shape in the width direction of the boundary frame are formed in both side portions in the width direction of the boundary frame. When the skeleton frames are nested, the front columns of the skeleton frame on a lower side are disposed in the gouged portions of the skeleton frame on an upper side. Accordingly, even in the skeleton frame where the rear columns and the front columns are integrally formed with the boundary frame, the skeleton frames can be nested in a vertically stacked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventor: Susumu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220058599
    Abstract: A settlement operation support system for a distributed ledger system 5 including a plurality of nodes representing a plurality of organizations, respectively, at least a prescribed node 10 out of the nodes includes: a storage unit 11 configured to store a distributed ledger 110; and a computation unit 14 configured to execute processing to receive a transaction for a settlement operation associated with order placement and acceptance between prescribed organizations out of the organizations, and to store the transaction in the distributed ledger 110 after building a prescribed consensus in the distributed ledger system 5, processing to manage a status in each of procedures in the settlement operation as state information 112 of the distributed ledger 110, and processing to perform reconciliation processing of a relevant order placement or acceptance action in a case where a status of an amount of settlement in the state information 112 becomes credit completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki TANIGUCHI, Tatsurou TSUBONE, Susumu KOBAYASHI, Masayuki OYAMATSU
  • Patent number: 11203466
    Abstract: A storage box is configured to include a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped case main body that is opened to a front side and an upper side, a top plate that is assembled to an upper end part of the case main body, and a rectangular frame-shaped frame member is assembled to the front end part of the case main body and the front end part of the top plate. As a result, the rigidity of the front end part of the storage box can be increased by the frame member. In addition, the opening-closing panel is rotatably assembled to the frame member. The opening-closing panel is disposed at the rotation position by being rotated from the closed position to the front side, and by sliding from the rotation position to the rear side the rail portion of the case main body is slid, and then, is disposed at the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventors: Susumu Kobayashi, Shuhei Yamashiro
  • Publication number: 20210139186
    Abstract: A storage box is configured to include a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped case main body that is opened to a front side and an upper side, a top plate that is assembled to an upper end part of the case main body, and a rectangular frame-shaped frame member is assembled to the front end part of the case main body and the front end part of the top plate. As a result, the rigidity of the front end part of the storage box can be increased by the frame member. In addition, the opening-closing panel is rotatably assembled to the frame member. The opening-closing panel is disposed at the rotation position by being rotated from the closed position to the front side, and by sliding from the rotation position to the rear side the rail portion of the case main body is slid, and then, is disposed at the housing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Iris Ohyama Inc.
    Inventors: Susumu KOBAYASHI, Shuhei YAMASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20210137268
    Abstract: In a skeleton frame of a storage box, a boundary frame, front columns, and rear columns are integrally formed. Therefore, the ease of assembly of the storage box can be improved. In addition, gouged portions that are depressed inward in a width direction from an outermost shape in the width direction of the boundary frame are formed in both side portions in the width direction of the boundary frame. When the skeleton frames are nested, the front columns of the skeleton frame on a lower side are disposed in the gouged portions of the skeleton frame on an upper side. Accordingly, even in the skeleton frame where the rear columns and the front columns are integrally formed with the boundary frame, the skeleton frames can be nested in a vertically stacked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Iris Ohyama Inc.
    Inventor: Susumu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210065309
    Abstract: An accounting management apparatus configured to manage accounting of a first organization belonging to a set of organizations forming a group, the accounting management apparatus being accessible to accounting information including information about a project of the first organization and settlement information about the project, and the processor being configured to execute: an acquisition process of acquiring first settlement information about the project and second settlement information from the accounting information, the second settlement information being about a part of operation of the project by a second organization belonging to the group and having performed part of the operation; a compilation process of compiling the first settlement information and the second settlement information acquired by the acquisition process; and an output process of outputting a result of the compilation by the compilation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sanae NAKAO, Masayuki OYAMATSU, Hirofumi NAGANO, Shohei YAMAGATA, Tatsuro TSUBONE, Susumu KOBAYASHI, Yu OSHIMOURA
  • Publication number: 20200400367
    Abstract: This refrigeration device is provided with an inner box which surrounds a cooling compartment, a refrigerant liquefying device which is disposed at a higher position than the inner box, and refrigerant piping which is connected to the refrigerant liquefying device and which has a sloped section disposed directly above the inner box while being tilted relative to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Susumu KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki SATO
  • Patent number: 10704807
    Abstract: An ultralow binary refrigeration apparatus, which cools an enclosed space to an ultralow temperature of ?80° C. or lower to be used for storing cells or microorganisms, for example, without posing worries in regard of Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and Global Warming Potential (GWP), and which is excellent in refrigerant stability, can dispense with an oil separator, and enables a reduction in the amount of refrigerant, or a reduction in the power output of the compressor. The object is achieved by a binary refrigeration apparatus configured by connecting a high temperature refrigeration cycle and a low temperature refrigeration cycle via a cascade condenser, in which the high temperature refrigeration cycle is filled with propane as a refrigerant and a refrigerator oil, while the low temperature refrigeration cycle is filled with a hydrocarbon having a boiling point of ?80° C. or lower as a refrigerant, a refrigerator oil, and an oil return agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Satou
  • Publication number: 20190276184
    Abstract: A box body has fitting ribs and fitting target portions that are provided on a lower end portion of side walls of the box body and used when a plurality of box bodies are nested. The lower end portions of the side walls are connected to the bottom wall of the box body. In other words, the fitting ribs and the fitting target portions are provided on the side walls at areas subjected to a relatively small amount of displacement. Therefore, the amount of displacement of the fitting ribs and the fitting target portions, which may occur when the sidewalls subjected to deflection deformation, can be significantly reduced. Therefore, even when the box body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape opening upward and forward, the box bodies in the nested state achieve reliable stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: Susumu KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10267543
    Abstract: An adsorption refrigerator comprising a first adsorber containing a first adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing a first adsorbent refrigerant, a second adsorber containing a second adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing the first adsorbent refrigerant, a first evaporator capable of evaporating the first adsorbent refrigerant under reduced pressure to cool a first working fluid, a first condenser capable of condensing the first adsorbent refrigerant in gaseous state, a third adsorber containing a third adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing a second adsorbent refrigerant, a fourth adsorber containing a fourth adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing the second adsorbent refrigerant, a second evaporator capable of evaporating the second adsorbent refrigerant under reduced pressure to cool a second working fluid, a second condenser capable of condensing the second adsorbent refrigerant in gaseous state, a first heat exchanger capable of applying heat absorbed from a first heat source to a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180224169
    Abstract: An adsorption refrigerator comprising a first adsorber containing a first adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing a first adsorbent refrigerant, a second adsorber containing a second adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing the first adsorbent refrigerant, a first evaporator capable of evaporating the first adsorbent refrigerant under reduced pressure to cool a first working fluid, a first condenser capable of condensing the first adsorbent refrigerant in gaseous state, a third adsorber containing a third adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing a second adsorbent refrigerant, a fourth adsorber containing a fourth adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing the second adsorbent refrigerant, a second evaporator capable of evaporating the second adsorbent refrigerant under reduced pressure to cool a second working fluid, a second condenser capable of condensing the second adsorbent refrigerant in gaseous state, a first heat exchanger capable of applying heat absorbed from a first heat source to a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: SUSUMU KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9966621
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a reformer to generate a fuel gas from a raw material gas, reforming water, and air supplied to the reformer; an SOFC to generate electric power through a power-generating reaction by utilizing the fuel gas and air; a combustor to combust an anode off gas discharged from the SOFC; a hot module housing the reformer, the SOFC, and the combustor, which are covered with a heat insulating material; and a hydrodesulfurizer to remove a sulfur component from the raw material gas by hydrodesulfurization. The anode off gas is supplied to the combustor and the hydrodesulfurizer in a distributed manner. The hydrodesulfurizer performs the hydrodesulfurization of the raw material gas by utilizing the anode off gas as a hydrogen source and utilizing an exhaust gas discharged from the hot module as a heat source, the exhaust gas containing at least combustion heat from the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Kobayashi, Kunihiro Ukai, Yuuichi Yakumaru
  • Publication number: 20180045434
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes: a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a condenser, a decompressor, and an evaporator are connected circularly in the stated order; and a regenerative refrigerator including a heat dissipation portion that compresses a working fluid enclosed in a chamber and dissipates heat produced by compression, and a heat absorption portion in which the working fluid compressed in the heat dissipation portion is expanded. A refrigerant in the condenser is cooled by heat exchange between the condenser and the heat absorption portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SATO, Takao OTSUKI, Susumu KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9843061
    Abstract: A hydrogen generator includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction of a material gas; a combustor configured to heat the reformer by diffusion combustion of the material gas and combustion air; a supplementary air flow rate adjuster configured to adjust the flow rate of supplementary air added to the material gas; and a controller configured to control the supplementary air flow rate adjuster such that the flow rate of a mixture gas of the material gas and the supplementary air becomes a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Yakumaru, Kunihiro Ukai, Susumu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170297362
    Abstract: A hanging file system having a container with a wall structure extending around a file storage space and first and second substantially parallel rails. The rails are configured to operatively support a first file folder having spaced hanging components that cooperate with the first and second rails to guide movement of the first file holder in a first predetermined translatory path. Third and fourth rails operatively support a second file folder having spaced hanging components that cooperate with the third and fourth rails to guide movement of the second file folder in a second predetermined translatory path. The first and second translatory paths extend respectively along first and second lines that are angled with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Bethany Bauer, Susumu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D930259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyawaki, Susumu Kobayashi, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: D941581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamashiro, Susumu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D941617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: IRIS OHYAMA INC.
    Inventor: Susumu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D1014084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Iris Ohyama Inc.
    Inventor: Susumu Kobayashi