Patents by Inventor Akinori Matsui

Akinori Matsui 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: 20240109166
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an injection method of an injection medium is provided. The injection method of the injection medium is an injection method of injecting the injection medium to a workpiece with gas. The injection method comprises: acquiring an injection state of the injection medium with respect to the workpiece; and injecting intermittently the injection medium to the workpiece while controlling supplying of the gas on a basis of the injection state of the injection medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori MATSUI, Takeru MIYAKO
  • Publication number: 20230160843
    Abstract: A metal material other than strain-free iron powder can be used as a reference piece for X-ray measurement of residual stress. The metal material is manufactured by nanocrystallizing at least a portion of a surface of a metal material, and then removing inherent strain by annealing the metal material, thereby eliminating stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI, Yuta SAITO
  • Patent number: 11561140
    Abstract: A deterioration evaluation method includes a determination step of determining a shot peening condition for imparting a maximum residual stress to an object formed of a metal material; a first shot peening step of performing first shot peening on the object under the shot peening condition; a first measurement step of measuring a first residual stress of the object after the first shot peening step; a second shot peening step of performing second shot peening on the object after the first measurement step under the shot peening condition; a second measurement step of measuring a second residual stress of the object after the second shot peening step; and an evaluation step of evaluating deterioration of the object based on the first residual stress and the second residual stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Publication number: 20220410348
    Abstract: A shot processing system according to an aspect includes a shot processing apparatus to project shot media, a measurement device output a signal waveform related to a wave generated due to collision of the shot media, a control device to control the shot processing apparatus. The control device includes a processing condition acquisition unit to acquire a required intensity, a control unit to control the shot processing apparatus to cause the shot processing apparatus to perform the shot processing to the measurement device under a first shot condition, an intensity analysis unit to acquire a measured intensity by analyzing the signal waveform output by the shot processing to the measurement device, and a correction unit to correct a shot condition of the shot processing apparatus from the first shot condition to a second shot condition to reduce a difference between the required intensity and the measured intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori MATSUI, Yuji KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11389930
    Abstract: A surface treatment processing method includes: a shot processing step of performing shot processing of shooting shot media at a treatment target; a first inspection step of nondestructively inspecting at least one of a surface side state and an external dimension of the treatment target subjected to the shot processing, evaluating that the treatment target is passed when an inspection result is within a first normal range set in advance, evaluating that the treatment target is failed when the inspection result is out of a first allowable range set in advance to include the first normal range, and evaluating that the treatment target is to be additionally processed when the inspection result is out of the first normal range but within the first allowable range; and an additional processing step of performing the shot processing again on the treatment target which is evaluated to be additionally processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Iwata, Takuya Koyama, Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Publication number: 20220065718
    Abstract: A deterioration evaluation method includes a determination step of determining a shot peening condition for imparting a maximum residual stress to an object formed of a metal material; a first shot peening step of performing first shot peening on the object under the shot peening condition; a first measurement step of measuring a first residual stress of the object after the first shot peening step; a second shot peening step of performing second shot peening on the object after the first measurement step under the shot peening condition; a second measurement step of measuring a second residual stress of the object after the second shot peening step; and an evaluation step of evaluating deterioration of the object based on the first residual stress and the second residual stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Patent number: 11045922
    Abstract: A first inspection step nondestructively inspects a surface side state of a treatment target to be subjected to shot processing of shooting shot media at the treatment target and evaluates that the treatment target is failed when an inspection result deviates from a first allowable range predetermined. A condition setting step sets a shot processing condition in response to the inspection result of the first inspection step for the treatment target evaluated as not failed in the first inspection step. A shot processing step performs shot processing of shooting shot media at the treatment target evaluated as not failed in the first inspection step in the shot processing condition set in the condition setting step. A second inspection step after the shot processing step nondestructively inspects a surface side state of the treatment target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Iwata, Takuya Koyama, Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Patent number: 10665950
    Abstract: A compact slot-type antenna has a dielectric interposed between a conductor plate and a stripline. The conductor plate has a slot, and the stripline has a first line section extending in a longitudinal direction of the slot and a second line section extending in a direction orthogonal to the first line section and having one end connected to the first line section. The first line section lies wholly within a projection area of the slot and is electromagnetically coupled to the conductor plate around the slot. A slit in the conductor plate extends from the slot to a side of the conductor plate which faces the first line section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: SEIKO SOLUTIONS INC., CHIKOUJI, IGAKUEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yonei, Masahiro Sobu, Akinori Matsui, Misao Haneishi
  • Publication number: 20200055164
    Abstract: A surface treatment processing method includes: a shot processing step of performing shot processing of shooting shot media at a treatment target; a first inspection step of nondestructively inspecting at least one of a surface side state and an external dimension of the treatment target subjected to the shot processing, evaluating that the treatment target is passed when an inspection result is within a first normal range set in advance, evaluating that the treatment target is failed when the inspection result is out of a first allowable range set in advance to include the first normal range, and evaluating that the treatment target is to be additionally processed when the inspection result is out of the first normal range but within the first allowable range; and an additional processing step of performing the shot processing again on the treatment target which is evaluated to be additionally processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi IWATA, Takuya KOYAMA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Patent number: 10520455
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an X-ray generating source; a first detecting element adapted to detect intensity of diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a first detecting position; a second detecting element adapted to detect intensity of the diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a second detecting position; a moving mechanism adapted to move each of the first detecting element and the second detecting element along a straight line extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction of incidence of the X-rays; a movement control unit adapted to control respective detecting positions of the first detecting element and the second detecting element by driving the moving mechanism; and a stress calculation unit adapted to calculate residual stress of the measuring object based on intensity peaks of the diffracted X-rays detected, respectively, by the first detecting element and the second detecting element each moved by the moving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Publication number: 20190143482
    Abstract: A first inspection step nondestructively inspects a surface side state of a treatment target to be subjected to shot processing of shooting shot media at the treatment target and evaluates that the treatment target is failed when an inspection result deviates from a first allowable range predetermined. A condition setting step sets a shot processing condition in response to the inspection result of the first inspection step for the treatment target evaluated as not failed in the first inspection step. A shot processing step performs shot processing of shooting shot media at the treatment target evaluated as not failed in the first inspection step in the shot processing condition set in the condition setting step. A second inspection step after the shot processing step nondestructively inspects a surface side state of the treatment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi IWATA, Takuya KOYAMA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20190006766
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to further reduce the size of a compact slot-type antenna in which a slot and a stripline are electromagnetically coupled. In a compact slot-type antenna 20, a stripline 40 is used rather than an electrical connection to perform electromagnetically coupled power feeding for feeding electric power by electromagnetic coupling. The stripline 40 is configured from a first line section 41 extending in the longitudinal direction of the slot 21, and a second line section 42 extending in an orthogonal direction, the second line section 42 being connected to the first line section 41, and the first line section 41 being arranged inside the projection region of the slot 21. One end side of the second line section 42 is connected to the first line section 41, and the other end side is connected to a high-frequency circuit. A compact slot-type antenna can be devised because the first line section 41, which is the tip portion of the stripline 40, is arranged inside the slot 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki YONEI, Masahiro SOBU, Akinori MATSUI, Misao HANEISHI
  • Patent number: 10022839
    Abstract: First, it is determined in a determination step by a determination unit whether there is a nitrided layer on a surface of a water-cooled hole of a mold, by using an eddy current sensor. Next, in a shot step, when it is determined in the determination step that there is no nitrided layer, the surface of the water-cooled hole of the mold is shot-peened under a shot condition set according to a base material of the mold, and when it is determined in the determination step that there is the nitrided layer, the surface of the water-cooled hole of the mold is shot-peened under a shot condition which maintains a state where there is the nitrided layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Patent number: 9821434
    Abstract: In a trial peening step, a shot peening process is applied to a back face 40B of a mold 40 in which an opening of a closed-end water cooling hole 42 is formed. Next, in an evaluation step, compressive residual stress and surface roughness of a region shot-peened in the trial peening step are measured and an extent of shot peening treatment in the trial peening step is evaluated based on measurement results. Next, in a peening step, a surface of the water cooling hole 42 in the mold 40 is shot-peened under peening conditions set based on peening conditions for the trial peening step and on evaluation results produced in the evaluation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Publication number: 20170167988
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an X-ray generating source; a first detecting element adapted to detect intensity of diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a first detecting position; a second detecting element adapted to detect intensity of the diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a second detecting position; a moving mechanism adapted to move each of the first detecting element and the second detecting element along a straight line extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction of incidence of the X-rays; a movement control unit adapted to control respective detecting positions of the first detecting element and the second detecting element by driving the moving mechanism; and a stress calculation unit adapted to calculate residual stress of the measuring object based on intensity peaks of the diffracted X-rays detected, respectively, by the first detecting element and the second detecting element each moved by the moving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20170008149
    Abstract: In a trial peening step, a shot peening process is applied to a back face 40B of a mold 40 in which an opening of a closed-end water cooling hole 42 is formed. Next, in an evaluation step, compressive residual stress and surface roughness of a region shot-peened in the trial peening step are measured and an extent of shot peening treatment in the trial peening step is evaluated based on measurement results. Next, in a peening step, a surface of the water cooling hole 42 in the mold 40 is shot-peened under peening conditions set based on peening conditions for the trial peening step and on evaluation results produced in the evaluation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Patent number: 9531074
    Abstract: A planar inverted F antenna has a ground conductive plate and a main conductive plate that are short-circuited by a short circuit member. The main conductive plate connects to a feeding line for feeding power to the antenna and includes opposite side ends, a base extending from one side end to a prescribed position in the direction toward the other side end, and a slit extending from the other side end of the main conductive plate up to the prescribed position to form a microstrip line that is connected to the feeding line and at least one excitation conductive plate spaced apart from the microstrip line. The prescribed position includes a feeding point to which power is supplied from the feeding line via the microstrip line having a width such that an input impedance of the antenna at the feeding point and a characteristic impedance become Z.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: SEIKO SOLUTIONS INC., CHIKOUJI GAKUEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, MISAO HANEISHI
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yonei, Masahiro Sobu, Akinori Matsui, Misao Haneishi
  • Patent number: 9486894
    Abstract: In a trial peening step, a shot peening process is applied to a back face 40B of a mold 40 in which an opening of a closed-end water cooling hole 42 is formed. Next, in an evaluation step, compressive residual stress and surface roughness of a region shot-peened in the trial peening step are measured and an extent of shot peening treatment in the trial peening step is evaluated based on measurement results. Next, in a peening step, a surface of the water cooling hole 42 in the mold 40 is shot-peened under peening conditions set based on peening conditions for the trial peening step and on evaluation results produced in the evaluation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Akinori Matsui
  • Patent number: 9383276
    Abstract: A method of evaluating impact force input to a workpiece member with a laser irradiated in laser peening processing is provided. This evaluation method includes a signal acquiring step, an input function calculating step, and an evaluating step. In the signal acquiring step, a detected waveform is acquired. The detected waveform is output during the laser peening processing by an AE sensor that detects an elastic wave generated in the workpiece member. In the input function calculating step, an input function I(t) by laser irradiation is calculated. In the evaluating step, impact force is evaluated using the input function I(t) by the laser irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Enoki, Akinori Matsui, Yuji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9293826
    Abstract: A planar inverted F antenna has a ground conductive plate and a main conductive plate that are short-circuited by a short circuit member. The main conductive plate connects to a feeding line for feeding power to the antenna and includes opposite side ends, a base extending from one side end to a prescribed position in the direction toward the other side end, and at least one slit extending from the other side end up to the prescribed position to form a microstrip line to which the feeding line is connected and at least one excitation conductive plate spaced apart from the microstrip line. Power is supplied to a feeding point at the prescribed position from the feeding line via the microstrip line which has a width selected so that both an input impedance of the antenna at the feeding point and a characteristic impedance of the transmission line become Z.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: SEIKO SOLUTIONS INC., CHIKOUJI GAKUEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yonei, Masahiro Sobu, Akinori Matsui, Misao Haneishi