Patents by Inventor Akira Aikawa

Akira Aikawa 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: 20240124733
    Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink for ink jet capable of recording an image that is excellent in abrasion resistance immediately after recording and glossiness. The aqueous ink for ink jet includes: a coloring material dispersed by an action of an anionic group, a resin particle and a wax particle dispersed by a dispersant. A resin for forming the resin particle includes a unit having a cyano group and a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter Dw of the wax particle is larger than a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter Dc of the coloring material and a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter Dr of the resin particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: KAZUYA NUSHIRO, YOSHIHIDE AIKAWA, AKIRA KURIYAMA, MASANORI YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240100864
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method by which even when a recording medium having a relatively small basis weight or a highly water-absorbing recording medium is used, an image can be recorded while the occurrence of cockling is suppressed. The method is an ink jet recording method including recording an image on a recording medium with an ink jet recording apparatus including a blowing portion configured to blow air to the recording medium to dry an aqueous ink. The blowing portion includes conveying members and a blowing device. The conveying members include a first conveying member free of an adsorption mechanism and a second conveying member including an adsorption mechanism in the stated order. The aqueous ink includes a water-soluble organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: MAMIKO KAJI, AKIRA KURIYAMA, YOSHIHIDE AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9018869
    Abstract: A motor control device includes an acceleration portion for increasing a target number of rotations of a motor every predetermined calculation cycle until the target number of rotations of the motor reaches an upper limit number of rotations, which is set on the basis of a reached position of a driven object from a reference position, the driven object is driven by the motor so that a position of the driven object is changed, a deceleration portion for decreasing the target number of rotations of the motor every calculation cycle after the target number of rotations reaches the upper limit number of rotations, and a main control portion for controlling a drive of the motor on the basis of the target number of rotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Yuasa, Akira Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8456121
    Abstract: A motor control device, which includes a main control portion configured to actuate a motor, which displaces a driven object between a first position and a second position in an acceleration control mode in which a rotation speed of the motor gradually increases, in a deceleration control mode in which the rotation speed of the motor gradually decreases, and in a constant speed control mode in which the rotation speed of the motor is maintained at a constant level, and a displacement interference detection portion detecting that the displacement of the driven object is interfered using an actual rotation speed, which is the actual rotation speed of the motor, and an ideal rotation speed of the motor, on which a control result by the main control portion including a feedback control is reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Yuasa, Akira Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20110043157
    Abstract: A motor control device includes an acceleration portion for increasing a target number of rotations of a motor every predetermined calculation cycle until the target number of rotations of the motor reaches an upper limit number of rotations, which is set on the basis of a reached position of a driven object from a reference position, the driven object is driven by the motor so that a position of the driven object is changed, a deceleration portion for decreasing the target number of rotations of the motor every calculation cycle after the target number of rotations reaches the upper limit number of rotations, and a main control portion for controlling a drive of the motor on the basis of the target number of rotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke YUASA, Akira AIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110043158
    Abstract: A motor control device, which includes a main control portion configured to actuate a motor, which displaces a driven object between a first position and a second position in an acceleration control mode in which a rotation speed of the motor gradually increases, in a deceleration control mode in which the rotation speed of the motor gradually decreases, and in a constant speed control mode in which the rotation speed of the motor is maintained at a constant level, and a displacement interference detection portion detecting that the displacement of the driven object is interfered using an actual rotation speed, which is the actual rotation speed of the motor, and an ideal rotation speed of the motor, on which a control result by the main control portion including a feedback control is reflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke YUASA, Akira AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7108632
    Abstract: An automatic transmission including plural friction engaging elements configures plural shift ranges based on combinations of each friction engaging element being in engaging or disengaging condition and a controlling unit for controlling the friction engaging elements to be in engaging or disengaging condition by controlling a hydraulic pressure applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Takagi, Akira Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20060148614
    Abstract: An automatic transmission including plural friction engaging elements configures plural shift ranges based on combinations of each friction engaging element being in engaging or disengaging condition and a controlling unit for controlling the friction engaging elements to be in engaging or disengaging condition by controlling a hydraulic pressure applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Takagi, Akira Aikawa
  • Patent number: 7008344
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a shift operation in an automatic transmission includes a disengaging side controlling device for performing a feedback control so as to substantially match a slip amount calculated by a slip amount calculating device with a target slip amount calculated by a target slip amount calculating device when the calculated slip amount is judged to be in excess of the predetermined threshold value by a judging device. The target slip amount varies from a predetermined threshold value to a predetermined target value drawing an ideal trace for restraining a shift shock and is maintained at the predetermined target value. The control apparatus further includes an engaging side controlling device for increasing a torque to be transmitted to an on-coming friction engagement element in association with commencement of the feedback control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Atsumi Ohara
  • Patent number: 7001299
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an automatic transmission includes plural friction engaging elements configures plural shift ranges based on combinations of each friction engaging element being in engaging or disengaging condition, a controlling unit for controlling the friction engaging elements to be in engaging or disengaging condition by controlling a hydraulic pressure applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Takagi, Akira Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20040248698
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an automatic transmission includes plural friction engaging elements configures plural shift ranges based on combinations of each friction engaging element being in engaging or disengaging condition, a controlling unit for controlling the friction engaging elements to be in engaging or disengaging condition by controlling a hydraulic pressure applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Takagi, Akira Aikawa
  • Patent number: 6742639
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a shift operation sets an output Mout from a reference model M(s), which is ideally changed, as a target slip amount of a feedback controller Cpi(s). The controller Cpi(s) controls torque transmitted to an off-going friction engagement element for matching a control slip amount sp with the target slip amount. The characteristics of the controller Cpi(s) is determined for optimally performing a clutch-to-clutch shift operation during a lock-up clutch being engaged. When the lock-up clutch has been disengaged, an input shaft rotation speed is filtered by a notch filter NF for removing a frequency component in a predetermined frequency domain, wherein the control slip amount sp is obtained based upon the filtered input shaft rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Atsumi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20040102289
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a shift operation in an automatic transmission includes a disengaging side controlling means for performing a feedback control so as to substantially match a slip amount calculated by a slip amount calculating means with a target slip amount calculated by a target slip amount calculating means when the calculated slip amount is judged to be in excess of the predetermined threshold value by a judging means. The target slip amount varies from a predetermined threshold value to a predetermined target value drawing an ideal trace for restraining a shift shock and is maintained at the predetermined target value. The control apparatus further includes an engaging side controlling means for increasing a torque to be transmitted to an on-coming friction engagement element in association with commencement of the feedback control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Atsumi Ohara
  • Patent number: 6639658
    Abstract: In a defect detecting method for detecting defect of a measured optical fiber, the defect of the optical fiber is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution obtained by illuminating a laser beam on to the optical fiber, the pattern of the intensity distribution is subjected to a weak smoothing process and a strong smoothing process to form first and second pattern, respectively, and a judging pattern is formed on the basis of a difference or quotient between the first and second pattern, and then is subjected to Fourier transform to form a Fourier transform pattern which is evaluated by using double logarithmic axis, and judging curve having high contributing rate to the Fourier transform pattern is applied to the Fourier transform pattern, and the defect of the optical fiber is detected on the basis of magnitude of the dispersion of the Fourier transform pattern from the judging curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa
  • Patent number: 6600554
    Abstract: In defect detecting method for detecting defect of an optical fiber to be measured, in which a laser beam is illuminated onto an optical fiber to be measured from a direction transverse to an optical axis of the fiber to check intensity distribution of forward scattering light permeated through within the optical fiber and scattered, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution, the pattern of the intensity distribution is subjected to a smoothing process having weak smoothness and a smoothing process having strong smoothness to form first and second patterns, respectively, and a judging pattern is formed on the basis of a difference or the quotient between the first and second patterns, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected by evaluating magnitude of the judging pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20030130078
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a shift operation sets an output Mout from a reference model M(s), which is ideally changed, as a target slip amount of a feedback controller Cpi(s). The controller Cpi(s) controls torque transmitted to an off-going friction engagement element for matching a control slip amount sp with the target slip amount. The characteristics of the controller Cpi(s) is determined for optimally performing a clutch-to-clutch shift operation during a lock-up clutch being engaged. When the lock-up clutch has been disengaged, an input shaft rotation speed is filtered by a notch filter NF for removing a frequency component in a predetermined frequency domain, wherein the control slip amount sp is obtained based upon the filtered input shaft rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Atsumi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20020196427
    Abstract: In defect detecting method for detecting defect of an optical fiber to be measured, in which a laser beam is illuminated onto an optical fiber to be measured from a direction transverse to an optical axis of the fiber to check intensity distribution of forward scattering light permeated through within the optical fiber and scattered, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution, the pattern of the intensity distribution is subjected to a smoothing process having weak smoothness and a smoothing process having strong smoothness to form first and second patterns, respectively, and a judging pattern is formed on the basis of a difference or the quotient between the first and second patterns, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected by evaluating magnitude of the judging pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa
  • Patent number: 6480777
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control device for an automatic transmission is adapted to smoothly change the slip amount of the automatic transmission when a clutch to clutch shift control is performed. The hydraulic pressure control device uses a reference model showing a behavior with an output corresponding to a predetermined slip amount which smoothly varies over time with respect to a target slip amount which varies in a stepped manner. The hydraulic pressure is applied to a release side frictional engagement element using a controller CEMM (s) which shows a behavior such that the controller CEMM(s) and a controlled object P(s) are collaborated to correspond to the reference model. The controller CEMM(s) and the controlled object P(s) have the hydraulic pressure applied to the release side frictional engagement element of the automatic transmission as an input and the slip amount of the automatic transmission as an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Atsumi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20020156563
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control device for an automatic transmission is adapted to smoothly change the slip amount of the automatic transmission when a clutch to clutch shift control is performed. The hydraulic pressure control device uses a reference model showing a behavior with an output corresponding to a predetermined slip amount which smoothly varies over time with respect to a target slip amount which varies in a stepped manner. The hydraulic pressure is applied to a release side frictional engagement element using a controller CEMM (s) which shows a behavior such that the controller CEMM (s) and a controlled object P(s) are collaborated to correspond to the reference model. The controller CEMM (s) and the controlled object P(s) have the hydraulic pressure applied to the release side frictional engagement element of the automatic transmission as an input and the slip amount of the automatic transmission as an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sato, Yasuo Shirai, Akira Aikawa, Hiroaki Kato, Atsumi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20020054285
    Abstract: In defect detecting method for detecting defect of an optical fiber to be measured, in which a laser beam is illuminated onto an optical fiber to be measured from a direction transverse to an optical axis of the fiber to check intensity distribution of forward scattering light permeated through within the optical fiber and scattered, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution, the pattern of the intensity distribution is subjected to a smoothing process having weak smoothness and a smoothing process having strong smoothness to form first and second patterns, respectively, and a judging pattern is formed on the basis of a difference or the quotient between the first and second patterns, and the defect of the optical fiber to be measured is detected by evaluating magnitude of the judging pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa