Patents by Inventor Akira Nemoto
Akira Nemoto 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).
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Publication number: 20240353180Abstract: There is provided a condenser state predicting device capable of recognizing operating condition-based state prediction information regarding the performance of a condenser and the thickness reduction of its tubes. A condenser state predicting device of an embodiment includes a display information generator configured to generate at least one of: first screen display information to display performance information indicating performance of a condenser, the performance of the condenser being predicted based on measurement information that is measured or input information that is input; and second screen display information to display residual thickness information indicating a residual ratio of the thickness of tubes of the condenser, the residual ratio being predicted based on the input information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Sumio KURITA, Daigo SHINYA, Shota TSUDA, Takehiro YOSHIZAKI, Yoshihiro IWATA, Akira NEMOTO, Koichi YOSHIMURA, Takaaki KEZUKA, Tsukasa TAKEUCHI, Yoshikazu TAKEYAMA
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Patent number: 11237057Abstract: A temperature processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a storage device, and a processor. The processor includes an alignment module, an acquisition module, a processing module, a determination module, and a display processing module. The determination module configured to determine whether the temperature data fits in a first state. The display processing module is configured to display a temperature-distribution image of the temperature data fitting the first state on a display module by mapping the temperature-distribution image of the temperature data fitting the first state on at least either the real-space image or an image of the three-dimensional model, when the determination module determines that the temperature data fits the first state.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Akira Nemoto, Shota Tsuda, Masanori Murakami
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Publication number: 20200166409Abstract: A temperature processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a storage device, and a processor. The processor includes an alignment module, an acquisition module, a processing module, a determination module, and a display processing module. The determination module configured to determine whether the temperature data fits in a first state. The display processing module is configured to display a temperature-distribution image of the temperature data fitting the first state on a display module by mapping the temperature-distribution image of the temperature data fitting the first state on at least either the real-space image or an image of the three-dimensional model, when the determination module determines that the temperature data fits the first state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Akira NEMOTO, Shota TSUDA, Masanori MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 8833744Abstract: A condenser includes a high pressure side condenser, a high pressure side cooling tube bank, a high pressure side hot well, a low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side cooling tube bank, a pressure shroud provided inside the low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side hot well, high pressure steam introducing portion, low pressure side condensate introducing portion, a flash box which communicates with at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well, flashes a heater drain from a feed water heater, and urges at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well to recover the flashed heater drain, and a flash steam path which introduces flash steam generated inside the flash box into at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akira Nemoto, Naoki Sugitani, Yoshio Mochida
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Publication number: 20130118723Abstract: A condenser comprises a high pressure side condenser, a high pressure side cooling tube bank, a high pressure side hot well, a low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side cooling tube bank, a pressure shroud provided inside the low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side hot well, high pressure steam introducing portion, low pressure side condensate introducing portion, a flash box which communicates with at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well, flashes a heater drain from a feed water heater, and urges at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well to recover the flashed heater drain, and a flash steam path which introduces flash steam generated inside the flash box into at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Akira Nemoto, Naoki Sugitani, Yoshio Mochida
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Publication number: 20100115949Abstract: A condensing equipment including a plurality of condensers having shells different in longitudinal lengths are arranged in parallel, and the condensers are connected in series by circulation water pipes. The center positions in a shell length direction of the respective condensers are made to differ in the length direction. The lengths of an inlet side circulation water pipe and an outlet side circulation pipe of condensers adjacent to each other among the condensers are made coincident with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroshi Tsuji, Akira Nemoto
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Publication number: 20100031656Abstract: A condenser comprises a high pressure side condenser, a high pressure side cooling tube bank, a high pressure side hot well, a low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side cooling tube bank, a pressure shroud provided inside the low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side hot well, high pressure steam introducing portion, low pressure side condensate introducing portion, a flash box which communicates with at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well, flashes a heater drain from a feed water heater, and urges at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well to recover the flashed heater drain, and a flash steam path which introduces flash steam generated inside the flash box into at least one of the high pressure side hot well and the low pressure side hot well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Akira NEMOTO, Naoki SUGITANI, Yoshio MOCHIDA
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Patent number: 7578556Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus includes a folding operation lever displacing a reclining lock mechanism to a lock release position. When the folding operation lever is operated to a folding operation position, the reclining lock mechanism is displaced from a lock position to the lock release position. A seatback is displaced to a folded position by a biasing force of a folding biasing unit. A neutral position returning unit that retains a releasing lever disposed between the folding operation lever and the reclining lock mechanism when the seatback is inclined forward beyond a predetermined neutral position, and does not retain the releasing lever when the seatback is inclined rearward beyond the neutral position is further provided. A configuration for returning the seatback to the neutral position can be provided by a simple structure and only a slight design change at a lower production cost, and assembling is performed simply.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignees: Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., Tachi-S. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuharu Ohba, Akira Nemoto
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Patent number: 7481264Abstract: A steam condenser which condenses steam exhausted from a steam turbine. Heat transfer tubes are arrayed below the steam turbine inside the container. Cooling medium flows inside the heat transfer tubes. The heat transfer tubes extend horizontally, and include at least two upper heat transfer tube groups and at least two lower heat transfer tube groups arranged with a gap between each other. Each heat transfer tube group is constituted by arraying heat transfer tubes like a grid. At a lower part between the lower heat transfer tube groups, a baffle plate which obstructs flow of steam extends horizontally. Between the upper and lower heat transfer tube groups, inter-tube-group inundation prevention plates extend horizontally. In each heat transfer tube group, an enclosure part extends to guide gas from the enclosure part to outside of the container through a gas extraction duct.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiro Yoshii, Shunichi Goshima, Yukio Takigawa, Tomoko Nakajima, legal representative, Yuuichi Nakajima, legal representative, Miyuki Nakajima, legal representative, Fumio Obara, Akira Nemoto, Shunji Kawano, Yuji Inoue, Shoji Nakajima
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Patent number: 7350844Abstract: A walk-in mechanism is provided to a seat, which includes an extension coil spring. One end of the extension coil spring is engaged with a first support element fixed to a floor, while another end thereof is engaged with a second support element fixed to the seat. The walk-in mechanism further includes a connecting element for operatively connecting such another end of extension coil spring with a seat back of the seat. Forward and backward movement of the seat causes movement of both of the second support element and another end of extension coil in forward and backward directions. Also, with forward inclination of the seat back, such another end of extension coil spring is moved backwardly via the connecting element. Hence, a tensile force of the extension coil spring is increased and decreased to allow a user to easily move the seat to either of walk-in position and normal use position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akira Nemoto
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Patent number: 7303659Abstract: Plural composite panels are aligned in multiple horizontal rows. Each composite panel includes a titanium panel (anode), an electrical insulating member and a stainless-steel band member. The titanium panels (also, stainless-steel band members) of horizontally adjacent panels overlap each other to be in face-to-face contact. The stainless-steel band members are horizontally connected at different levels to form long negative electrodes (cathode) extending in seawater-flowing direction in an inlet channel. Each stainless-steel band member is exposed to seawater through a gap between vertically adjacent composite panels.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo Energy & Systems Inc.Inventors: Shuichi Inagaki, Liang Yan, Kenji Sato, Akira Nemoto, Yoshiharu Mikami, Nobuo Yamaga, Tadahiko Oba, Makoto Gomi, Takeo Shimazaki, Kouichi Furugaki, Kenji Kaneda
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Publication number: 20070257536Abstract: A walk-in mechanism is provided to a seat, which includes an extension coil spring. One end of the extension coil spring is engaged with a first support element fixed to a floor, while another end thereof is engaged with a second support element fixed to the seat. The walk-in mechanism further includes a connecting element for operatively connecting such another end of extension coil spring with a seat back of the seat. Forward and backward movement of the seat causes movement of both of the second support element and another end of extension coil in forward and backward directions. Also, with forward inclination of the seat back, such another end of extension coil spring is moved backwardly via the connecting element. Hence, a tensile force of the extension coil spring is increased and decreased to allow a user to easily move the seat to either of walk-in position and normal use position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: TACHI-S CO. LTD.Inventor: Akira Nemoto
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Patent number: 7255398Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus is provided with a neutral position returning means which holds a link lever at a forward reclining operating position, and releases the holding of the link lever in the case that a seat back is shifted from a forward reclined position side to a neutral position within a reclining range. The neutral position returning means shifts a cam plate by a spring in such a manner as to hole the position of the link lever at a lever rotating position while the link lever rotates a releasing lever fixed to a center shaft of a reclining lock mechanism together therewith so as to release a lock of the reclining lock mechanism, and shifts the cam plate to an original position against the spring by a cam releasing means so as to return the link lever to an original position, in the case that the forward reclining seat back 3 is shifted to the neutral position.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignees: Fujikiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tachi-S Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Tokui, Akira Nemoto
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Publication number: 20070096530Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus includes a folding operation lever displacing a reclining lock mechanism to a lock release position. When the folding operation lever is operated to a folding operation position, the reclining lock mechanism is displaced from a lock position to the lock release position. A seatback is displaced to a folded position by a biasing force of a folding biasing unit. A neutral position returning unit that retains a releasing lever disposed between the folding operation lever and the reclining lock mechanism when the seatback is inclined forward beyond a predetermined neutral position, and does not retain the releasing lever when the seatback is inclined rearward beyond the neutral position is further provided. A configuration for returning the seatback to the neutral position can be provided by a simple structure and only a slight design change at a lower production cost, and assembling is performed simply.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Mitsuharu Ohba, Akira Nemoto
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Patent number: 7152924Abstract: Unlocking mechanism of reclining device features an angularly movable stabilizer link mechanism of four-point articulated link structure which comprises a first link member connected with a remote lock control device, a second link member and a third link member. The second link member is pivotally connected with a shaft of the reclining device and one end of the first link member. The third link member is pivotally connected with seat back side and another end of the first link member. With inclination of seat back, the second and third link members are moved angularly relative to the reclining device shaft so as to retain the first link member at fixed horizontal position. Operation of the remote lock control device causes rotation of the first link member away from such fixed horizontal position, thereby causing rotation of the shaft to unlock the reclining device, irrespective of the inclination of seat back.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Nemoto, Tomohisa Kubota
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Publication number: 20060091712Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus is provided with a neutral position returning means which holds a link lever at a forward reclining operating position, and releases the holding of the link lever in the case that a seat back is shifted from a forward reclined position side to a neutral position within a reclining range. The neutral position returning means shifts a cam plate by a spring in such a manner as to hole the position of the link lever at a lever rotating position while the link lever rotates a releasing lever fixed to a center shaft of a reclining lock mechanism together therewith so as to release a lock of the reclining lock mechanism, and shifts the cam plate to an original position against the spring by a cam releasing means so as to return the link lever to an original position, in the case that the forward reclining seat back 3 is shifted to the neutral position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Hideki Tokui, Akira Nemoto
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Publication number: 20060054498Abstract: Plural composite panels are aligned in multiple horizontal rows. Each composite panel includes a titanium panel (anode), an electrical insulating member and a stainless-steel band member. The titanium panels (also, stainless-steel band members) of horizontally adjacent panels overlap each other to be in face-to-face contact. The stainless-steel band members are horizontally connected at different levels to form long negative electrodes (cathode) extending in seawater-flowing direction in an inlet channel. Each stainless-steel band member is exposed to seawater through a gap between vertically adjacent composite panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo Energy & Systems Inc.Inventors: Shuichi Inagaki, Liang Yan, Kenji Sato, Akira Nemoto, Yoshiharu Mikami, Nobuo Yamaga, Tadahiko Oba, Makoto Gomi, Takeo Shimazaki, Kouichi Furugaki, Kenji Kaneda
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Publication number: 20060032618Abstract: A steam condenser which condenses steam exhausted from a steam turbine. Heat transfer tubes are arrayed below the steam turbine inside the container. Cooling medium flows inside the heat transfer tubes. The heat transfer tubes extend horizontally, and include at least two upper heat transfer tube groups and at least two lower heat transfer tube groups arranged with a gap between each other. Each heat transfer tube group is constituted by arraying heat transfer tubes like a grid. At a lower part between the lower heat transfer tube groups, a baffle plate which obstructs flow of steam extends horizontally. Between the upper and lower heat transfer tube groups, inter-tube-group inundation prevention plates extend horizontally. In each heat transfer tube group, an enclosure part extends to guide gas from the enclosure part to outside of the container through a gas extraction duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: Toshihiro Yoshii, Shunichi Goshima, Yukio Takigawa, Shoji Nakajima, Tomoko Nakajima, Yuuichi Nakajima, Miyuki Nakajima, Fumio Obara, Shunji Kawano, Akira Nemoto, Yuji Inoue
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Patent number: 6732842Abstract: A ratchet-type lever mechanism including two ratchet gear wheels and a bifurcated ratchet pawl member for selective meshed engagement with one of the two ratchet gear wheels. The bifurcated ratchet pawl member is simply bent from a plate material into such an offset configuration having a first toothed pawl portion and a second toothed pawl portion bent from that first one in an offset manner so that the two pawl portions are in correspondence with the respective two ratchet gear wheels. This ratchet-type lever mechanism has a simplified connection structure allowing both of the bifurcated ratchet member and an operating lever to be securely connected on an input shaft, whereby the input shaft is made short in length, thereby making thin a whole size of the lever mechanism. A restriction element for rotation of the bifurcated ratchet pawl member may also be mounted on that input shaft for that purpose.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akira Nemoto
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Patent number: 6733228Abstract: A part transporting apparatus comprises: a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding the parts; a transporting member which is provided at the base of the guiding groove and transports the parts in a forward direction by itself moving forwards and backwards along the groove; and a driving means for reciprocally driving the transporting member in the forward and backward directions; wherein the transporting member is advanced slowly and retracted rapidly, so as to transport the parts forwards. Provided to this arrangement are: a stopper which operates so as to open and close in the width direction of the guiding groove, and hold the second part from the front of the row of parts being transported on the upper plane of the transporting member; and a shutter for opening and closing at the tip of the guiding groove, so as to cover the space above the first part in the row so as to prevent the part from flying out.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeki Takahashi, Nihei Kaishita, Akira Nemoto