Patents by Inventor Akira Kawai

Akira Kawai 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: 20240123834
    Abstract: A control device includes a switching control unit, an information acquisition unit, and a difference acquisition unit. The switching control unit performs switching control that increases braking torque of the braking device while decreasing braking torque of the rotating electrical machine, when a vehicle is decelerated. The information acquisition unit acquires information on a state of the vehicle. The difference acquisition unit acquires a braking torque difference indicating a difference between braking torque required for keeping a stopped state of the vehicle and braking torque of the braking device, when the vehicle is stopped. After the information acquisition unit detects the stopped state of the vehicle, the switching control unit corrects output torque of the rotating electrical machine based on the braking torque difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haibo LIU, Keisuke Kawai, Akira Sakamoto, Shigeru Kamio, Tatsuya Takagi
  • Publication number: 20240120805
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a stator equipped with a stator winding, a rotor arranged to face the stator, a housing in which the stator and the rotor are disposed, and a coolant supply unit. The coolant supply unit is located vertically above the stator and the rotor in the housing in a condition where the rotating electrical machine is mounted in place. The coolant supply unit works to deliver liquid coolant into the housing. A coolant guide is provided to direct the coolant, as supplied from the coolant supply unit, into an air gap between the stator and the rotor in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki AMAKAWA, Yuichi HANDA, Keisuke KAWAI, Syuya KAMIZONO, Akira SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11946086
    Abstract: This invention is intended to identify a gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species and to establish a system for synthesizing such cyclic peptide compound. The gene is composed of a first module to a tenth module and encodes a protein having activity of synthesizing a nonribosomal peptide constituting a basic peptide backbone of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Masayuki Machida, Maiko Umemura, Keietsu Abe, Akira Yoshimi, Tomonori Fujioka, Shigenari Yamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kawai
  • Patent number: 11939499
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated film for a foldable display, the laminated film being free of occurrence of a fold mark or a crack at a folding portion thereof, in order to provide, for example, a foldable display excellent in mass productivity, and free of a risk of causing distortion in an image displayed at a folding portion thereof after being repeatedly folded. The laminated film for a foldable display includes: a polyester film having a thickness of from 10 ?m to 100 ?m; and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film, wherein the polyester film satisfies the following conditions: (1) a refractive index in a bending direction is from 1.590 to 1.620; (2) a refractive index in a folding portion direction is from 1.670 to 1.700; (3) a refractive index in a thickness direction is 1.520 or less; and (4) a density is 1.380 g/cm3 or more, wherein the bending direction refers to a direction orthogonal to a folding portion of the polyester film at a time when the polyester film is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro Nishio, Kiwamu Kawai, Akira Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11934226
    Abstract: Provided is a foldable display that is excellent in mass production applicability and unlikely to have image distortion at the folding portion of the display after repeated folding, as well as a mobile device equipped therewith. The foldable display contains a surface protection film and a polarizer. The surface protection film is composed of a polyester film, and the angle made by the slow axis of the polyester film with the absorption axis of the polarizer is 10 to 80°. The polyester film has a refractive index in the bending direction of 1.590 to 1.620, a refractive index in the direction of a folding portion of 1.670 to 1.700, a refractive index in the thickness direction of 1.520 or less, and a density of 1.380 g/cm3 or more, wherein the bending direction refers to a direction orthogonal to the folding portion of the polyester film to be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro Nishio, Kiwamu Kawai, Akira Shimizu, Katsuya Ito
  • Patent number: 11926720
    Abstract: Provided is a polyester film for a touchscreen module substrate of a foldable display which is free of occurrence of a crack at a folding portion thereof, in order to provide a foldable display excellent in mass productivity, and free of a risk of causing distortion in an image displayed at a folding portion thereof after being repeatedly folded. The polyester film for a touchscreen module substrate of a foldable display satisfies the following conditions: (1) a refractive index in a bending direction is from 1.590 to 1.620; (2) a refractive index in a folding portion direction is from 1.670 to 1.700; (3) a refractive index in a thickness direction is 1.520 or less; and (4) a density is 1.380 g/cm or more, wherein the bending direction refers to a direction orthogonal to a folding portion of the polyester film at a time when the polyester film is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro Nishio, Kiwamu Kawai, Akira Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11922993
    Abstract: A device includes an array of memory cells with a first word line coupled to at least a subset of the array of memory cells and control logic coupled to the first word line. The control logic to detect, within a queue, a first read command to read first data from a first page of the subset and a second read command to read second data from a second page of the subset. The control logic is further to cause a voltage applied to the first word line to move to a target value. The control logic is further to cause a page buffer to sense the first data from a first bit line coupled to the first page and to sense the second data from a second bit line coupled to the second page. The control logic is further to cause the first word line to be discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Kawai, Sundararajan Sankaranarayanan, Eric Nien-Heng Lee, Akira Goda
  • Publication number: 20240071507
    Abstract: Memories might include a controller configured to cause the memory to apply a first voltage level indicative of a data state of a memory cell of an array of memory cells to a control gate of a transistor, retain the first voltage level on the control gate of the transistor, connect a first source/drain of the transistor to a data line corresponding to the memory cell while applying a second voltage level to a second source/drain of the transistor and while retaining the first voltage level on the control gate of the transistor, and apply a programming pulse to a control gate of the memory cell while the data line is connected to the first source/drain of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Koichi Kawai, Yoshihiko Kamata, Akira Goda
  • Patent number: 11820695
    Abstract: A manufacturing method includes forming one or more first holes in a cladding rod, inserting a first glass rod into each of the one or more first holes, heating the cladding rod together with the inserted first glass rod to integrate the first glass rod and the cladding rod and to form an intermediate preform, forming one or more second holes in the intermediate preform, inserting a second glass rod into each of the one or more second holes, and heating the intermediate preform together with the inserted second glass rod to integrate the second glass rod and the intermediate preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Nagashima, Kimiaki Sato, Kazuo Kaneko, Akira Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210300812
    Abstract: A manufacturing method includes forming one or more first holes in a cladding rod, inserting a first glass rod into each of the one or more first holes, heating the cladding rod together with the inserted first glass rod to integrate the first glass rod and the cladding rod and to form an intermediate preform, forming one or more second holes in the intermediate preform, inserting a second glass rod into each of the one or more second holes, and heating the intermediate preform together with the inserted second glass rod to integrate the second glass rod and the intermediate preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji NAGASHIMA, Kimiaki SATO, Kazuo KANEKO, Akira KAWAI
  • Patent number: 10468648
    Abstract: A battery pack for an electric power tool is adapted for attachment in a removable manner to a tool body of the electric power tool. The battery pack includes an outer shell and a rechargeable battery unit accommodated in the outer shell. The rechargeable battery unit includes at least one rechargeable battery cell, a battery case that is sealed accommodating the at least one rechargeable battery cell, and a relief valve arranged on the battery case. The relief valve is configured to open when the at least one rechargeable battery cell generates gas and builds up pressure in the battery case to a predetermined value or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Ikeda, Akira Kawai, Naoki Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 10263543
    Abstract: A power tool system includes a battery pack, a charger connectable to the battery pack, and a power tool body connectable to the battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack memory that stores identification information in a smallest unit allowing for communication with the charger and the power tool body. Each of the charger and the power tool body includes a device memory that stores at least one piece of identification information of a usable battery pack. Each of the charger and the power tool body or the battery pack includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the at least one piece of identification information stored in the device memory includes the identification information stored in the battery pack memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Ikeda, Naoki Tsuruta, Akira Kawai
  • Publication number: 20190060325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid dosage form suppressing the increase of by-products due to dimerization of a drug compound having an amino group and a cyano group. The solid dosage form of the invention is prepared by a process which comprises a process wherein a granulation liquid comprising a carboxylic acid ester is added to granulation powders comprising a compound having an amino group and a cyano group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Go KIMURA, Akira KAWAI, Takeshi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20180048249
    Abstract: A power tool system includes a battery pack, a charger connectable to the battery pack, and a power tool body connectable to the battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack memory that stores identification information in a smallest unit allowing for communication with the charger and the power tool body. Each of the charger and the power tool body includes a device memory that stores at least one piece of identification information of a usable battery pack. Each of the charger and the power tool body or the battery pack includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the at least one piece of identification information stored in the device memory includes the identification information stored in the battery pack memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki IKEDA, Naoki TSURUTA, Akira KAWAI
  • Patent number: 9746860
    Abstract: An electric tool adaptor is configured to be disposed between an electric tool and a battery pack and attached detachably with respect to the electric tool and the battery pack. This adaptor includes a DC-DC converter configured to increase or reduce a voltage of the battery pack to convert the voltage to a drive voltage of the electric tool and supply the drive voltage to the electric tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakaue, Masaki Ikeda, Akira Kawai
  • Patent number: 9484567
    Abstract: A battery pack includes battery cells, at least one terminal having a shape that enables connection with another device, and electric connectors located between at least two of the battery cells and between one of the battery cells and the at least one terminal. At least one of the electric connectors breaks a current path when contacting water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Kawai
  • Publication number: 20160226044
    Abstract: A battery pack for an electric power tool is adapted for attachment in a removable manner to a tool body of the electric power tool. The battery pack includes an outer shell and a rechargeable battery unit accommodated in the outer shell. The rechargeable battery unit includes at least one rechargeable battery cell, a battery case that is sealed accommodating the at least one rechargeable battery cell, and a relief valve arranged on the battery case. The relief valve is configured to open when the at least one rechargeable battery cell generates gas and builds up pressure in the battery case to a predetermined value or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki Ikeda, Akira Kawai, Naoki Tsuruta
  • Publication number: 20160056442
    Abstract: A battery pack includes battery cells, at least one terminal having a shape that enables connection with another device, and electric connectors located between at least two of the battery cells and between one of the battery cells and the at least one terminal. At least one of the electric connectors breaks a current path when contacting water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Akira KAWAI
  • Patent number: 9178380
    Abstract: A charger includes an output circuit unit to output a charging current to a secondary battery, a voltage detection unit to detect a voltage of the secondary battery, and a control unit to control the output circuit unit, whereby constant current charging and constant voltage charging are performed. The control unit decreases a constant current value of the charging current by stages during the constant current charging and determines that the secondary battery has deteriorated by using a first voltage drop value of the secondary battery occurring upon first conversion and a second voltage drop value of the secondary battery occurring upon second conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Masaki Ikeda, Masaaki Sakaue, Toshiharu Ohashi
  • Patent number: 9142993
    Abstract: A charge circuit is composed of a first circuit and a second circuit. Said second circuit is provided at a battery pack in which a secondary battery is comprised. Said first circuit is provided at a charger for charging said secondary battery. Said charge circuit comprises: an output power supply section; a control section configured to control said output power supply section to perform a charging operation; a memory provided at said second circuit and storing a number of charging; and a threshold current setting section. Said control section is configured to, in said charging operation, perform firstly a constant current charging operation, and then perform a constant voltage charging operation, and finish the charging operation when a charging current reaches a charge stop current value. Said threshold current setting section is configured to decrease said charge stop current value along with the increase of said number of charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Masaki Ikeda