Patents by Inventor Akira Hoshikawa

Akira Hoshikawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11371534
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor including: a compressor body that has a motor and compresses air; an aftercooler for cooling the compressed air supplied from the compressor body; a dryer for dehumidifying the compressed air flowing out from the aftercooler; a drain discharge valve for discharging a drain from the dryer; a first pressure sensor for measuring air pressure downstream of the aftercooler; and a control device having a rotation-speed adjusting unit that drives the motor at second acceleration smaller than first acceleration, the first acceleration being rated acceleration of the motor, when a pressure value measured by the first pressure sensor is less than a first threshold value predetermined at startup of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: KOBELCO COMPRESSORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Hamada, Shuto Yakubo, Akira Hoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20210222706
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor including: a compressor body that has a motor and compresses air; an aftercooler for cooling the compressed air supplied from the compressor body; a dryer for dehumidifying the compressed air flowing out from the aftercooler; a drain discharge valve for discharging a drain from the dryer; a first pressure sensor for measuring air pressure downstream of the aftercooler; and a control device having a rotation-speed adjusting unit that drives the motor at second acceleration smaller than first acceleration, the first acceleration being rated acceleration of the motor, when a pressure value measured by the first pressure sensor is less than a first threshold value predetermined at startup of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Katsunori HAMADA, Shuto YAKUBO, Akira HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 6687947
    Abstract: Reducing manufacturing costs and weight of the wiper apparatus for the motor vehicle. A pivot-side bracket having a pivot-side supporting surface is provided in a DR-side pivot holder, and a motor-side bracket having a motor-side supporting surface which forms a pair together with the pivot-side bracket is provided in a wiper motor, and the DR-side pivot holder and the wiper motor are fixed to a pipe by the same bolts and nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignees: Mitsuba Corporation, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Sato, Tadashi Masuda, Akira Hoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6637798
    Abstract: A motor bracket is installed in a concave portion formed in a front bulkhead of a vehicle and onto an upper surface of which a wiper motor unit 19 is fixed. The bracket is fixed to a front wall surface of the front bulkhead and is operable to deform or fracture based upon an impact to the front wall surface during a collision. In addition, the wiper motor unit is positioned at a higher position than that of upper end surfaces of strut towers so that the concave portion can be crashed and deformed without interference from the wiper motor even if the strut towers are moved backwardly at the time of frontal crash of the vehicle to push the front wall surface of the front bulkhead. As a result, the impact energy generated from a frontal crash can be absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Hoshikawa, Tadashi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20030001407
    Abstract: A motor bracket is installed in a concave portion formed in a front bulkhead of a vehicle and onto an upper surface of which a wiper motor unit 19 is fixed. The bracket is fixed to a front wall surface of the front bulkhead and is operable to deform or fracture based upon an impact to the front wall surface during a collision. In addition, the wiper motor unit is positioned at a higher position than that of upper end surfaces of strut towers so that the concave portion can be crashed and deformed without interference from the wiper motor even if the strut towers are moved backwardly at the time of frontal crash of the vehicle to push the front wall surface of the front bulkhead. As a result, the impact energy generated from a frontal crash can be absorbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Hoshikawa, Tadashi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20020184727
    Abstract: Reducing manufacturing costs and weight of the wiper apparatus for the motor vehicle. A pivot-side bracket having a pivot-side supporting surface is provided in a DR-side pivot holder, and a motor-side bracket having a motor-side supporting surface which forms a pair together with the pivot-side bracket is provided in a wiper motor, and the DR-side pivot holder and the wiper motor are fixed to a pipe by the same bolts and nuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Shingo Sato, Tadashi Masuda, Akira Hoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6409244
    Abstract: An automotive window molding attached onto a circumference of a window glass and arranged at a pillar side of a vehicle body, includes an outside glass abutting portion being in contact with an outside surface of the window glass, an outside ornamental head portion arranged outside of the outside glass abutting portion and spaced apart from the outside glass abutting portion so that the outside ornamental head portion and the outside glass abutting portion are opposed to each other, and a connecting wall portion interconnecting the outside ornamental head portion and the outside glass abutting portion. A drip groove is defined by the outside glass abutting portion, the outside ornamental head portion, and the connecting wall portion, so that the drip groove is opened toward inside of the perimeter of the window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignees: Kinugawa Rubber Ind., Co., Ltd., Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuuji Nagahashi, Akira Hoshikawa, Takeshi Arai, Yukio Furugori
  • Patent number: 5365285
    Abstract: A CRT display unit provides for reduced electromagnetic radiation emission by encasing a video amplifier for amplifying image signals sent from a computer and a CRT device for displaying the amplified image signals within a chassis; coating conductive films on the external and internal surfaces of the funnel section of the CRT envelope; covering the circumference of the panel section with a metal rim band; fastening the envelope to the chassis via metal fixtures installed on the rim band; electrically connecting the conductive film coated on the external surface to the rim band by means of a first conductive member; and electrically connecting the space between the rim band on the panel section fastened to the chassis via metal fixtures and the chassis using a second conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Kizuya, Kenkichi Yamashita, Kunihiko Onuma, Akira Hoshikawa