Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Hirano
Tomohiro Hirano 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).
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Publication number: 20240131759Abstract: A display unit displays a display screen including information on injection molding, and the display screen displays a setting screen portion that displays setting contents of the injection molding and a power screen portion that displays information on power consumption of the injection molding based on the setting contents together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Takahiro NAMIKI, Daigo HOTTA, Takuya MATSUNAGA, Tomohiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20240131766Abstract: A display unit displays a display screen including information on injection molding, and the display screen displays an actual result information display field that displays actual result information on power consumption measured at a time of performing the injection molding and a comparative information display field that displays comparative information on power consumption of the injection molding to be compared with the actual result information on the power consumption in the same display form as a display form of the actual result information display field together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Takahiro NAMIKI, Daigo HOTTA, Takuya MATSUNAGA, Tomohiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20230398698Abstract: The invention includes: an axial nozzle member having a tip portion configured to adsorb a component; a holder member configured to slidably hold the nozzle member in a nozzle projection direction parallel to an axis line of the nozzle member; an urging member configured to generate an urging force to slide the nozzle member in the nozzle projection direction and cause the tip portion of the nozzle member to be projected from the holder member; and a locking part configured to locking the nozzle member projected from the holder member by the urging force, to thereby position the tip portion of the nozzle member at a projection limit position. The locking part locks the nozzle member at a first locking position and a second locking position which are asymmetric with respect to the axis line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tomohiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20230311387Abstract: It is possible to improve accuracy of calculated statistical information. An injection molding machine according to an embodiment includes: a display control unit configured to display an input field for a shot number indicating an injection molding cycle or for a time period in which the injection molding cycle is performed, for specifying a calculation target of statistical information based on a parameter related to injection molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tomosuke KADOONO, Tomohiro HIRANO
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Patent number: 11460214Abstract: In a duct device that includes a duct body 9 having: an air flow path 90 defined thereinside; and a first divisional body 1 and a second divisional body 5 combined in a combining direction in which the first and second divisional bodies 1 and 5 approach each other, at time of positioning when a first duct portion 2 and a second duct portion 6 oppose each other, and an engagement portion 33 and an engagement projection 7 do not engage with each other, an outer wall portion 65 covers, from an outer side, a tip portion 21 that is a front end of the first duct portion 2, and the engagement portion 33 contacts with the engagement projection 7 in the combining direction, and covers a second engagement surface 72 that is a rear end of the engagement projection 7, with an engagement wrap portion 35, from the outer side.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Tomohiro Hirano
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Publication number: 20220220234Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl alcohol-amino acid ester copolymer that is excellent in properties such as cell culture properties, biocompatibility, antibacterial properties, and solubility in organic solvents, and is applicable to the medical field, the biomaterial field, and the agricultural field (medical and life science fields). Provided is a vinyl alcohol-amino acid ester copolymer including a unit represented by the following formula (1) and a unit represented by the following formula (2): where, in the formula (2), R1 represents a hydrocarbon group that may optionally have a substituent, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, and R1 and R2, or R2 and R3, may optionally be bonded together to form a cyclic structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yohei NISHIMURA, Risa YAMAZAKI, Koichi UTE, Miyuki OSHIMURA, Tomohiro HIRANO, Ryo KAGITANI
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Patent number: 11377506Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having excellent solubility and capable of providing a film having high flexibility, high mechanical strength, and high adhesion, and a method for producing a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer. Provided is a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer including a unit of vinyl alcohol and a unit of vinyl acetate, the vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having a triad unit chain ratio TOO of 7.5 or less, where the triad unit chain ratio TOO is obtained using the following formula (1): [ Math .Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Ute, Tomohiro Hirano, Miyuki Oshimura, Yasunari Kusaka, Yohei Nishimura, Misaki Senoo
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Patent number: 11356091Abstract: A drive circuit capable of inhibiting a drop of a voltage of a drive signal is provided. A drive circuit includes: a drive signal output circuit configured to output a pulse signal input to a gate terminal of a first field effect transistor driving a device; a switching circuit having a switching element that is connected between the gate terminal and the signal output terminal and configured to switch a conduction state between the gate terminal and output terminal; a delay circuit configured to delay an input of the drive signal to the gate terminal by switching a state of the switching element between an on state and an off state; and a reverse flow suppressing unit configured to suppress a reverse flow of a current from the static capacitance to the drive signal output circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Syoji Migita, Tomohiro Hirano
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Publication number: 20210250022Abstract: A drive circuit capable of inhibiting a drop of a voltage of a drive signal is provided. A drive circuit includes: a drive signal output circuit configured to output a pulse signal input to a gate terminal of a first field effect transistor driving a device; a switching circuit having a switching element that is connected between the gate terminal and the signal output terminal and configured to switch a conduction state between the gate terminal and output terminal; a delay circuit configured to delay an input of the drive signal to the gate terminal by switching a state of the switching element between an on state and an off state; and a reverse flow suppressing unit configured to suppress a reverse flow of a current from the static capacitance to the drive signal output circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Syoji MIGITA, Tomohiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20200347165Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having excellent solubility and capable of providing a film having high flexibility, high mechanical strength, and high adhesion, and a method for producing a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer. Provided is a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer including a unit of vinyl alcohol and a unit of vinyl acetate, the vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having a triad unit chain ratio TOO of 7.5 or less, where the triad unit chain ratio TOO is obtained using the following formula (1): [ Math .Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicants: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi UTE, Tomohiro HIRANO, Miyuki OSHIMURA, Yasunari KUSAKA, Yohei NISHIMURA, Misaki SENOO
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Patent number: 10711081Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having excellent solubility and a method for producing a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer. Provided is a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer including a unit of vinyl alcohol and a unit of vinyl acetate, the vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having a randomness value R of 0.5 or higher, the randomness value R being obtained using the following equation (1): R = 1 L A + 1 L O ( 1 ) where LO represents a mean chain length of the unit of vinyl alcohol and LA represents a mean chain length of the unit of vinyl acetate.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Ute, Tomohiro Hirano, Miyuki Oshimura, Yasunari Kusaka
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Publication number: 20200103136Abstract: In a duct device that includes a duct body 9 having: an air flow path 90 defined thereinside; and a first divisional body 1 and a second divisional body 5 combined in a combining direction in which the first and second divisional bodies 1 and 5 approach each other, at time of positioning when a first duct portion 2 and a second duct portion 6 oppose each other, and an engagement portion 33 and an engagement projection 7 do not engage with each other, an outer wall portion 65 covers, from an outer side, a tip portion 21 that is a front end of the first duct portion 2, and the engagement portion 33 contacts with the engagement projection 7 in the combining direction, and covers a second engagement surface 72 that is a rear end of the engagement projection 7, with an engagement wrap portion 35, from the outer side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Mitsuhiro YOSHIMURA, Tomohiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20190153136Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having excellent solubility and a method for producing a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer. Provided is a vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer including a unit of vinyl alcohol and a unit of vinyl acetate, the vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymer having a randomness value R of 0.5 or higher, the randomness value R being obtained using the following equation (1): R = 1 L A + 1 L O ( 1 ) where LO represents a mean chain length of the unit of vinyl alcohol and LA represents a mean chain length of the unit of vinyl acetate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicants: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi UTE, Tomohiro HIRANO, Miyuki OSHIMURA, Yasunari KUSAKA
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Patent number: 9835286Abstract: A fixture for piping includes a fitting. The fitting includes a base, and a locking tab. The locking tab has an end fixed onto the base, and one or more folding sections. The locking tab is formed as a folding configuration folded twice or more, and is further formed so as to be inclinable by elastic deformation about the end and the one or more folding sections serving as a fulcrum, respectively, thereby being locked up with a hole in a vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Tomohiro Hirano, Masanori Kawabata, Takahiro Asai, Takaki Nakashima
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Publication number: 20150276122Abstract: A fixture for piping includes a fitting. The fitting includes a base, and a locking tab. The locking tab has an end fixed onto the base, and one or more folding sections. The locking tab is formed as a folding configuration folded twice or more, and is further formed so as to be inclinable by elastic deformation about the end and the one or more folding sections serving as a fulcrum, respectively, thereby being locked up with a hole in a vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Tomohiro HIRANO, Masanori KAWABATA, Takahiro ASAI, Takaki NAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 6321940Abstract: An injection apparatus which can reduce frictional resistance which acts on resin during an injection step to thereby prevent variation in a reference position and improve quality of molded products. The injection apparatus comprises a heating cylinder; a screw disposed within the heating cylinder to be rotatable and reciprocatable, the screw having a flight portion in which a flight is formed on an outer circumference of a screw body, and a screw head disposed at a front end of the flight portion; a first drive unit for rotating the screw; a second drive unit for advancing and retracting the screw; a screw-advancement control unit for driving the second drive unit in an injection step in order to advance the screw at a predetermined screw speed; and a flight speed control unit for driving the first drive unit in the injection step in order to advance the flight at a flight speed that is apparently lower than the screw speed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Imatomi, Tomohiro Hirano
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Patent number: 6095099Abstract: An engine operated working machine includes an engine and a working machine to be driven by the engine surrounded by a soundproof case. An exhaust compartment housing a muffler is formed in the soundproof case. An exhaust pipe connected with the muffler is bent in a direction so as to direct exhaust gas discharged therefrom away from an exhaust air opening of the exhaust compartment and has an opening positioned apart from the exhaust air opening. Cooling air forced into the exhaust compartment flows around the muffler and the exhaust pipe to cool them. Exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust pipe into the exhaust compartment is mixed with the cooling air to change a discharging direction thereof and is then discharged outside of the soundproof case through the exhaust air opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1999Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Morohoshi, Tomohiro Hirano, Ryuji Tsuru
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Patent number: 5950578Abstract: An air-cooled engine includes a cooling fan mounted at one end of a crankshaft supported in a crankcase, and a shroud for guiding cooling air flow produced by the cooling fan encloses an outer periphery of a cylinder block. The engine further includes an auxiliary cooling fan mounted at the other end of the crankshaft, together with an auxiliary shroud for guiding cooling air flow produced by the auxiliary cooling fan to an outer periphery of the crankcase, so that the absorption of heat from the cylinder block by the crankcase can be effectively increased. Thus, it is possible to enhance the effect of cooling of an air-cooled engine without increasing the size of the cooling fan and the shroud thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Hirano, Shinji Katayama, Takao Nishida
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Patent number: 5860403Abstract: An oil reservoir chamber 22 in an engine E is formed into a tubular shape having annular corner portions 22a and 22b at opposite ends, and an oil slinger 25 is secured to a crankshaft 13 and has two splashing blades 25a and 25b with their tip ends being in proximity to the corner portions 22a and 22b, so that a lubricating oil in the oil reservoir chamber 22 is splashed by at least one of the two splashing blades 25a and 25b during rotation of the oil slinger 25 with any operative position of the engine E. Thus, a lubricating oil mist can be produced with any operative position of the engine E by the oil slinger of a simple structure including the two blades.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kagushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Hirano, Yasutake Ryu, Shinji Katayama, Mitsuo Shiga
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Patent number: 4846124Abstract: An engine has a cylinder block having a vertical array of cylinders, a crankcase joined to one side of the cylinder block, a cylinder head joined to an opposite side of the cylinder block, pistons reciprocally movable in the cylinders, a crankshaft vertically extending through the engine block and rotatably supported in the cylinder block and the crankcase, the crankcase having couterweights, connecting rods interconnecting the pistons and the crankshaft, and a balancer mechanism coacting with the crankshaft. The balancer mechanism is disposed upwardly of the cylinder block and accommodated in a balancer housing projecting from upper surfaces of the cylinder block and the crankcase. The balancer mechanism comprises a driver gear mounted on the crankshaft, first and second balancer shafts extending parallel to the crankshaft, and first and second balancers mounted respectively on the first and second balancer shafts and operatively coupled to the driver gear.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1988Date of Patent: July 11, 1989Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Tomohiro Hirano, Kenichi Goto, Yoshimi Watanabe