Patents by Inventor Toru Kobayashi

Toru 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: 20190293005
    Abstract: At start of an engine, a fuel injection amount is set to a jump-over injection amount if the engine speed obtained in each cycle is higher than or equal to a determination threshold value, which is set lower than a lower limit of a resonance speed range of powertrain by a predetermined reference value. If the engine speed is lower than the value, the fuel injection amount is set to a step-over injection amount that is smaller than the jump-over injection amount. This setting makes it possible to increase the engine speed such that the engine speed approaches the lower limit of the resonance speed range causing resonance in the powertrain, up to a predetermined range, and then causes the engine speed to jump straight to an engine speed which exceeds the resonance speed range, while in the process of increasing the engine speed by executing the combustion cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kanae Fuki, Kotaro Takahashi, Toru Kobayashi, Hiromu Sugano, Masahiro Tateishi, Ryohei Karatsu, Takamitsu Miyahigashi, Jiro Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20190279684
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for selecting a particular frame among a plurality of frames encoded by using inter-frame-coding in a moving image file; specifying one or more frames among the plurality of frames included in the moving image file, that is necessary for decoding the particular frame; and storing, in a still image file, the particular frame, the specified one or more frames and information indicating that the particular frame is to be displayed by decoding with the specified one or more frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: Toru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190255653
    Abstract: Provided is a welding method that can enhance joining quality between an upper plate and a lower plate. One aspect of the present disclosure is a joining method including joining the upper plate to the lower plate that is overlapped with the upper plate by applying energy to a top surface of the upper plate to thereby melt the upper plate and the lower plate together. A joining path designed to apply the energy to the top surface of the upper plate crosses an axis along a joining-travel direction and includes a turn-point. An amount of the energy includes a first energy applied in the vicinity of the turn-point and a second energy amount applied in an area other than the vicinity of the turn-point. The first energy amount is smaller than the second energy amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Toru Kobayashi, Koji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190017596
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus is provided including: an electromagnetic valve that has an input port communicating with a supply destination unit of oil and a control port that is switched between communication and disconnection by resultant force of a hydraulic pressure of the supply destination unit and electromagnetic force; a variable displacement pump which has a suction port communicating with a supply source of the oil, an ejection port communicating with the supply destination unit, and a control chamber communicating with the control port and rotates in accordance with drive of the supply destination unit, in which an amount of the oil ejected to the supply destination unit through the ejection port changes in accordance with a pressure in the control chamber; and a control unit that controls a value of a necessary current that is caused to flow through the electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yuji Senbongi, Kenichi Fujiki, Toru Kobayashi, Ken Kaneko, Takahiro Satou, Haruyo Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Segawa, Naoki Oikawa, Syu Murayama, Kentaro Yamanaka, Yuhki Jyo
  • Publication number: 20180302635
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, comprising a decompression unit configured to decompress a compressed raw moving image file to generate an uncompressed raw moving image file, wherein the decompression unit generates a full-size uncompressed raw moving image file from full-size uncompressed raw image data obtained by decompressing each of a plurality of pieces of compressed raw image data included in the compressed raw moving image file, and when the compressed raw image data is data that has been hierarchically compressed, generates a reduced-size uncompressed raw moving image file from reduced-size uncompressed raw image data obtained by decompressing some data of each of the plurality of pieces of compressed raw image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takuma Mikawa, Toru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10061364
    Abstract: The present invention aims at improving a cooling efficiency and a maintenance workability related to heat generating components in a storage subsystem. Therefore, the present invention provides multiple cooling fans configured to cool multiple components for operating the storage subsystem, a first wind direction panel defining a passage configured to blow a cooling air generated by the cooling fans to a first component, a second wind direction panel defining a passage configured to blow a cooling air generated by the cooling fans to a second component having a smaller heating value than the first heat generating component and having a low temperature, and a chassis configured to store the multiple components, the cooling fans and the first and second wind direction panels, wherein the second wind direction panel is configured to be integrated with a side wall of the chassis and detachable from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Kobayashi, Tadaharu Maeda, Syun Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9845753
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an engine is provided. The control apparatus includes an intake control valve controller for fully closing, when an engine stop request is issued, an intake control valve for adjusting a flow rate of intake air passing through an intake passage of the engine, an engine speed increase controller for increasing an engine speed to reach a target speed after the intake control valve is fully closed by the intake control valve controller, and a fuel injection stopper for stopping a fuel injection after the engine speed is increased by the engine speed increase controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tateishi, Toru Kobayashi, Hiromu Sugano, Sotaro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20170285698
    Abstract: The present invention aims at improving a cooling efficiency and a maintenance workability related to heat generating components in a storage subsystem. Therefore, the present invention provides multiple cooling fans configured to cool multiple components for operating the storage subsystem, a first wind direction panel defining a passage configured to blow a cooling air generated by the cooling fans to a first component, a second wind direction panel defining a passage configured to blow a cooling air generated by the cooling fans to a second component having a smaller heating value than the first heat generating component and having a low temperature, and a chassis configured to store the multiple components, the cooling fans and the first and second wind direction panels, wherein the second wind direction panel is configured to be integrated with a side wall of the chassis and detachable from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru KOBAYASHI, Tadaharu MAEDA, Syun NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170218953
    Abstract: A pump is provided, which includes: an internal housing inside which a vane rotor is housed; a pump housing 1 in which the centre of rotation of the vane rotor is immovable and the internal housing is able to move; a first control oil chamber which causes the internal housing to move in a direction of decreasing the discharge volume; and a second control oil chamber which causes the internal housing to move in a direction of increasing the discharge volume; a pressure adjustment valve; a temperature-sensitive valve; and an elastic member which elastically impels the internal housing. A flow passage area of the temperature-sensitive valve changes gradually with change in oil temperature, and the pressure adjustment valve changes a discharge volume in accordance with increase in pressure of the discharge oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Takatoshi WATANABE, Kenichi FUJIKI, Toru KOBAYASHI, Junichi MIYAJIMA, Yuya KATO
  • Patent number: 9524006
    Abstract: The loading density of canisters fitted to a supporting substrate of a storage enclosure is reduced. A plurality of rail structure bodies are provided in parallel with the Y-axis direction so as to be spaced apart by a first predetermined distance in the X-axis direction. A pair of the rail structure bodies arranged on left and right sides in the Y-axis direction support the canisters. The rail structure body includes first contact parts extended in parallel with the Y-axis direction, second contact parts formed continuously with the first contact parts so as to protrude by a second predetermined distance to one side in the X-axis direction, and coupling parts formed continuously with the first contact parts and the second contact parts. The canister is supported between one side surface of the second contact part of one rail structure body and the other side surface of the contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nishio, Toru Kobayashi, Manabu Yamagata
  • Patent number: 9436177
    Abstract: A motor driving amplifier and a numerical controller are connected to each other via communication to configure a numerical control system. The numerical controller includes a numerical control unit, a motor control unit, and an amplifier interface unit. Furthermore, a motor control processor included in the motor control unit is a multi-core processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kurakake, Toru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160090931
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an engine is provided. The control apparatus includes an intake control valve controller for fully closing, when an engine stop request is issued, an intake control valve for adjusting a flow rate of intake air passing through an intake passage of the engine, an engine speed increase controller for increasing an engine speed to reach a target speed after the intake control valve is fully closed by the intake control valve controller, and a fuel injection stopper for stopping a fuel injection after the engine speed is increased by the engine speed increase controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro Tateishi, Toru Kobayashi, Hiromu Sugano, Sotaro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150370293
    Abstract: The loading density of canisters fitted to a supporting substrate of a storage enclosure is reduced. A plurality of rail structure bodies are provided in parallel with the Y-axis direction so as to be spaced apart by a first predetermined distance in the X-axis direction. A pair of the rail structure bodies arranged on left and right sides in the Y-axis direction support the canisters. The rail structure body includes first contact parts extended in parallel with the Y-axis direction, second contact parts formed continuously with the first contact parts so as to protrude by a second predetermined distance to one side in the X-axis direction, and coupling parts formed continuously with the first contact parts and the second contact parts. The canister is supported between one side surface of the second contact part of one rail structure body and the other side surface of the contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuaki NISHIO, Toru KOBAYASHI, Manabu YAMAGATA
  • Patent number: 9034986
    Abstract: A material comprising crosslinked polyrotaxanes which exhibits desired viscoelasticity, particularly stress-strain characteristics with a wide low-stress region, in spite of being free from solvent; and a process for production of the same. The material comprises a first polyrotaxane bearing first cyclic molecules and a second polyrotaxane bearing second cyclic molecules, and the first and second polyrotaxanes are crosslinked via the first and second cyclic molecules. The material is free from solvent and exhibits a stress of 2.0 MPa or below at 50% strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Softmaterials Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Hayashi, Toru Kobayashi, Junko Suda, Michiko Ito
  • Patent number: 8948673
    Abstract: A fixing-unit roller includes: a core bar; and an elastic layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the core bar. The elastic layer is formed from a porous material that contains a plurality of cells. Cells in a cross section obtained by cutting across the porous material are 0.1 ?m or greater and 50 ?m or less in size. A ratio of an area occupied by composite cells, which are made of partially-overlapping spherical cells, in a 200-?m square in the cross section to an area of the square is 60% or greater and 70% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsunori Suto, Norihiko Aze, Takeshi Endoh, Masayuki Kami, Toru Kobayashi, Kohta Shiodera
  • Publication number: 20140296450
    Abstract: A material comprising crosslinked polyrotaxanes which exhibits desired viscoelasticity, particularly stress-strain characteristics with a wide low-stress region, in spite of being free from solvent; and a process for production of the same. The material comprises a first polyrotaxane bearing first cyclic molecules and a second polyrotaxane bearing second cyclic molecules, and the first and second polyrotaxanes are crosslinked via the first and second cyclic molecules. The material is free from solvent and exhibits a stress of 2.0 MPa or below at 50% strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Softmaterials Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Hayashi, Toru Kobayashi, Junko Suda, Michiko Ito
  • Patent number: 8785552
    Abstract: A material comprising crosslinked polyrotaxanes which exhibits desired viscoelasticity, particularly stress-strain characteristics with a wide low-stress region, in spite of being free from solvent; and a process for production of the same. The material comprises a first polyrotaxane bearing first cyclic molecules and a second polyrotaxane bearing second cyclic molecules, and the first and second polyrotaxanes are crosslinked via the first and second cyclic molecules. The material is free from solvent and exhibits a stress of 2.0 MPa or below at 50% strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Softmaterials Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Hayashi, Toru Kobayashi, Junko Suda, Michiko Ito
  • Patent number: 8599558
    Abstract: A control unit is proposed which makes it possible to prevent connection problems between a package box and a backboard and prevent damage to the connector of the backboard. The control unit comprises a unit cover in which a first package box, which comprises a predetermined function and on the rear side of which a first connector is provided, is inserted into the corresponding spatial area so as to move over a shelf from an open end [of the unit cover]; and a backboard which is disposed inside the unit cover and on which a second connector is provided in a position where the first package box, inserted in the corresponding spatial area, mates with the first connector, wherein the shelf is provided with a protrusion which rotatably supports the first package box in a fan direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Kobayashi, Shinichi Nishiyama, Kenichi Miyamoto, Yoshikatsu Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20130209148
    Abstract: A fixing-unit roller includes: a core bar; and an elastic layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the core bar. The elastic layer is formed from a porous material that contains a plurality of cells. Cells in a cross section obtained by cutting across the porous material are 0.1 ?m or greater and 50 ?m or less in size. A ratio of an area occupied by composite cells, which are made of partially-overlapping spherical cells, in a 200-?m square in the cross section to an area of the square is 60% or greater and 70% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Katsunori SUTO, Norihiko AZE, Takeshi ENDOH, Masayuki KAMI, Toru KOBAYASHI, Kohta SHIODERA
  • Patent number: D733135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Utsuki, Junpei Hokari, Koichi Umezawa, Kenta Kumagai, Manabu Yamagata, Toru Kobayashi