Patents by Inventor Akira Murai

Akira Murai 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: 20160311177
    Abstract: A mold (10) according to the present invention is a mold for molding a surface of a laminate (60) when curing the laminate (60) obtained by laminating prepreg (62). The mold (10) has a planar plate shape and elastically deforms from the planar plate shape into a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminate (60), thereby being capable of coming tight into contact with the laminate (60). Thereby, a mold which is easy to handle can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshikazu SANA, Akihito SAKAI, Akira MURAI, Yasuhiro TAKENAKA, Kazuyoshi KAWANO, Tomoya TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9409361
    Abstract: A mold (10) according to the present invention is a mold for molding a surface of a laminate (60) when curing the laminate (60) obtained by laminating prepreg (62). The mold (10) has a planar plate shape and elastically deforms from the planar plate shape into a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminate (60), thereby being capable of coming tight into contact with the laminate (60). Thereby, a mold which is easy to handle can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sana, Akihito Sakai, Akira Murai, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Kazuyoshi Kawano, Tomoya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7784706
    Abstract: A facility working apparatus includes objects (1), a management apparatus (2), and an exterior information source (3) such as a weather company, a power company or the like. Each object (1) and the management apparatus (2), the exterior information source (3) and the management apparatus (2) are connected via a network. Each object (1) includes a facility (1a) such as a heat storage air conditioner, power storage air conditioner or the like, and a controlling apparatus (1b) for working and controlling the facility (1a) and for extracting facility information of the facility (1a) and user determination information. The management apparatus (2) includes a database (2a) and a data processing section (2b). The data processing section (2b) in the management apparatus (2) carries out processing based upon facility information, user determination data, and exterior information, and generates working and controlling information. The information is transferred to corresponding controlling apparatus (1b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Ishida, Kenji Nagashima, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Hidetaka Nakane, Nobuhiro Imada, Akira Murai, Mitsuhiko Yamamoto, Naofumi Takenaka
  • Patent number: 7013943
    Abstract: A first parting film is held on a first flat laminating table in close contact with the first flat laminating table, and then wide prepregs are laid for plane lamination on the first parting film to form a large prepreg-laminate having a large area. A second parting film is held on a second flat laminating table in close contact with the second flat laminating table by suction, and then narrow prepregs to form a gridlike prepreg-laminate. The large prepreg-laminate is floated up by jetting air from the first flat laminating table is cut on a cutting table to obtain a prepreg-laminate skin. The gridlike prepreg-laminate is processed similarly to obtain a prepreg-laminate doubler. The prepreg-laminate skin and the prepreg-laminate doubler are carried from the cutting table to a laminating mold having a single-contour laminating surface so as to be superposed and are laminated to form a composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sana, Akira Murai, Shunichi Bandoh
  • Patent number: 6970539
    Abstract: Connection is established from a communication device having a plurality of platforms, such as a push-button-type telephone 13, a personal computer 14 and a cellular phone 15, to a base station 12 through a public line network 22 and the Internet 20, and an operation guidance is given by means of a voice guidance or a Web page from base station 12, so that the base station 12 remote-controls an electric apparatus 11 in accordance with the user's operation on the communication devices 13 to 15. The guide program, voice guidance and Web pages in the base station 12 are made to be updateable in storing operations 24a, 27a, 27b, 27c in the base station 12, so that it is possible to easily add a function thereto and also change the functions. It becomes possible to correspond to various platforms, easily add various functions, and also to easily update the operation menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Yamamoto, Akira Murai, Nobuhiro Imada
  • Publication number: 20050230055
    Abstract: A first parting film is held on a first flat laminating table in close contact with the first flat laminating table, and then wide prepregs are laid for plane lamination on the first parting film to form a large prepreg-laminate having a large area. A second parting film is held on a second flat laminating table in close contact with the second flat laminating table by suction, and then narrow prepregs to form a gridlike prepreg-laminate. The large prepreg-laminate is floated up by jetting air from the first flat laminating table is cut on a cutting table to obtain a prepreg-laminate skin. The gridlike prepreg-laminate is processed similarly to obtain a prepreg-laminate doubler. The prepreg-laminate skin and the prepreg-laminate doubler are carried from the cutting table to a laminating mold having a single-contour laminating surface so as to be superposed and are laminated to form a composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sana, Akira Murai, Shunichi Bandoh
  • Patent number: 6860957
    Abstract: A first parting film is held on a first flat laminating table in close contact with the first flat laminating table, and then wide prepregs are laid for plane lamination on the first parting film to form a large prepreg-laminate having a large area. A second parting film is held on a second flat laminating table in close contact with the second flat laminating table by suction, and then narrow prepregs to form a gridlike prepreg-laminate. The large prepreg-laminate is floated up by jetting air from the first flat laminating table is cut on a cutting table to obtain a prepreg-laminate skin. The gridlike prepreg-laminate is processed similarly to obtain a prepreg-laminate doubler. The prepreg-laminate skin and the prepreg-laminate doubler are carried from the cutting table to a laminating mold having a single-contour laminating surface so as to be superposed and are laminated to form a composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sana, Akira Murai, Shunichi Bandoh
  • Publication number: 20040035125
    Abstract: A facility working apparatus includes objects (1), a management apparatus (2), and an exterior information source (3) such as a weather company, a power company or the like. Each object (1) and the management apparatus (2), the exterior information source (3) and the management apparatus (2) are connected via a network. Each object (1) includes a facility (1a) such as a heat storage air conditioner, power storage air conditioner or the like, and a controlling apparatus (1b) for working and controlling the facility (1a) and for extracting facility information of the facility (1a) and user determination information. The management apparatus (2) includes a database (2a) and a data processing section (2b). The data processing section (2b) in the management apparatus (2) carries out processing based upon facility information, user determination data, and exterior information, and generates working and controlling information. The information is transferred to corresponding controlling apparatus (1b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Koichi Ishida, Kenji Nagashima, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Hidetaka Nakane, Nobuhiro Imada, Akira Murai, Mitsuhiko Yamamoto, Naofumi Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20040026025
    Abstract: A first parting film is held on a first flat laminating table in close contact with the first flat laminating table, and then wide prepregs are laid for plane lamination on the first parting film to form a large prepreg-laminate having a large area. A second parting film is held on a second flat laminating table in close contact with the second flat laminating table by suction, and then narrow prepregs to form a gridlike prepreg-laminate. The large prepreg-laminate is floated up by jetting air from the first flat laminating table is cut on a cutting table to obtain a prepreg-laminate skin. The gridlike prepreg-laminate is processed similarly to obtain a prepreg-laminate doubler. The prepreg-laminate skin and the prepreg-laminate doubler are carried from the cutting table to a laminating mold having a single-contour laminating surface so as to be superposed and are laminated to form a composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sana, Akira Murai, Shunichi Bandoh
  • Publication number: 20030145727
    Abstract: An ozone storage apparatus is disclosed for storing ozone efficiently. A process for efficient water treatment is also disclosed. The ozone storage container has a generally U-shape and is filled with an absorbent. The ozone is supplied and discharged from the same opening. The temperature of the absorbent is kept between 0° C. and −30° C. The generated ozone from an ozone generating means is cooled by a cooling device and is supplied to a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Akira Murai
  • Publication number: 20030131089
    Abstract: Connection is established from a communication device having a plurality of platforms, such as a push-button-type telephone 13, a personal computer 14 and a cellular phone 15, to a base station 12 through a public line network 22 and the Internet 20, and an operation guidance is given by means of a voice guidance or a Web page from base station 12, so that the base station 12 remote-controls an electric apparatus 11 in accordance with the user's operation on the communication devices 13 to 15. The guide program, voice guidance and Web pages in the base station 12 are made to be updateable in storing operations 24a, 27a, 27b, 27c in the base station 12, so that it is possible to easily add a function thereto and also change the functions. It becomes possible to correspond to various platforms, easily add various functions, and also to easily update the operation menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Yamamoto, Akira Murai, Nobuhiro Imada
  • Patent number: 6530976
    Abstract: An ozone storage apparatus is disclosed for storing ozone efficiently. A process for efficient water treatment is also disclosed. The ozone storage container has a generally U-shape and is filled with an absorbent. The ozone is supplied and discharged from the same opening. The temperature of the absorbent is kept between 0° C. and −30° C. The generated ozone from an ozone generating means is cooled by a cooling device and is supplied to a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Murai
  • Publication number: 20020014419
    Abstract: An ozone storage apparatus for storing ozone efficiently and extracting ozone effectively is disclosed. Also ozone storage methods comprising the steps of supplying ozone either to a dried silica gel which is produced by neutralizing sodium silicate and sulfuric acid and that is then washed with water to a pH level between 6 and 7 or further processing the dried silica gel by crushing it and washing with at least one of a sulfuric acid or water. The methods also include a process where if oxygen has been adsorbed in the silica gel, a vacuum is created inside the storage container holding the silica gel, and then ozone can be supplied to the silica gel. Silica gel containing aluminum between 0.002-0.1 percent by weight is used for the storage medium. Also, the ozone is extracted from a tube-valve associated with the storage container by a natural downward flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Akira Murai
  • Publication number: 20010022135
    Abstract: An ozone storage apparatus is disclosed for storing ozone efficiently. A process for efficient water treatment is also disclosed. The ozone storage container has a generally U-shape and is filled with an absorbent. The ozone is supplied and discharged from the same opening. The temperature of the absorbent is kept between 0° C. and −30° C. The generated ozone from an ozone generating means is cooled by a cooling device and is supplied to a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventor: Akira Murai
  • Patent number: 6129849
    Abstract: In treatment of water by injection of ozone into the water for removal of harmful matters, odor matters, and color matters therein, either or both of a nonyl phenol and a cresol are added to the water to be treated. The nonyl phenol is added together with a lower alcohol or acetone to the water to be treated. The cresol is added together with a lower alcohol or acetone to the water to be treated. A p-nonyl phenol is added as the nonyl phenol for treatment. As the cresol for addition, a p-cresol is added. As the nonyl phenol for addition, a nonyl phenol is used such that two molecular weights of 220 and 107 are detected when measured by either or both of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. By the above treatment, the decomposition reaction of ozone can be accelerated, and thereby it becomes possible to accelerate the oxidative decomposition reaction of organic matters, the amount of ozone required for the decomposition of harmful matters can be reduced with the decomposition time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignees: Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Kansai Environmental Engineering Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motonobu Yoshikawa, Akira Murai, Ikuo Kouno, Kazuhiro Miura