Patents by Inventor Atsushi Hirota

Atsushi Hirota 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: 11959197
    Abstract: A first aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 6.0 nm or more and 13 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. A second aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 18 nm or more and 27 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. The carbon fiber according to the first aspect is obtained by stabilizing and carbonizing under specific conditions the carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber according to the second aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Naomasa Matsuyama, Yuutarou Nakamura, Norifumi Hirota, Hiroko Matsumura, Katsuhiko Ikeda, Kouki Wakabayashi, Tadashi Ootani, Akihiro Itou, Kenji Hirano, Akito Hatayama, Kenji Kaneta, Atsushi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20240110722
    Abstract: The louver 1 includes a first member 2 including a lid portion 22, slits 24 disposed at intervals from the lid portion 22, and rising portions 25 and rising portions 26 extending from peripheral edge portions of the slits 24 toward one side in a depth direction and a second member 3 including a lid portion 32, slits 34 disposed at intervals from the lid portion 32, and rising portions 35 and rising portions 36 extending from the peripheral edge portions of the slits 34 toward the other side in the depth direction. The first member 2 and the second member 3 are disposed to face each other and the slits 24 of the first member 2 and the slits 34 of the second member 3 are disposed to be shifted from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kakizaki, Takashi Hirota, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11806786
    Abstract: A stress controlled layer is constituted to include a compressive stress applied part that is a region to which a compressive stress is applied and a compressive stress non-applied part that is a region different from the compressive stress applied part. In a solidifying step, scanning of a laser beam or an electron beam is performed while a scanning direction for the compressive stress applied part is different from a scanning direction for the compressive stress non-applied part such that the compressive stress applied part expands further than the compressive stress non-applied part or the compressive stress non-applied part shrinks compared with the compressive stress applied part based on a relationship between the scanning direction and an expansion quantity or a shrinkage quantity at a time of temperature change or at a time of heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Araie, Toshio Kaji, Tatsuro Hayakawa, Hiroshi Amioka, Atsushi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20220395908
    Abstract: A stress controlled layer is constituted to include a compressive stress applied part that is a region to which a compressive stress is applied and a compressive stress non-applied part that is a region different from the compressive stress applied part. In a solidifying step, scanning of a laser beam or an electron beam is performed while a scanning direction for the compressive stress applied part is different from a scanning direction for the compressive stress non-applied part such that the compressive stress applied part expands further than the compressive stress non-applied part or the compressive stress non-applied part shrinks compared with the compressive stress applied part based on a relationship between the scanning direction and an expansion quantity or a shrinkage quantity at a time of temperature change or at a time of heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro ARAIE, Toshio KAJI, Tatsuro HAYAKAWA, Hiroshi AMIOKA, Atsushi HIROTA
  • Patent number: 11413791
    Abstract: A three-dimensional modeled object made of metal including a gas flow path is provided. The gas flow path includes a first structure portion with a lattice structure including a plurality of linear vent holes with a maximum width of equal to or greater than 0.01 mm and equal to or less than 0.10 mm and a frame body portion with a width of equal to or greater than 0.08 mm and equal to or less than 0.25 mm and with a solidification density of equal to or greater than 90%, and has a thickness of equal to or greater than 1 mm and equal to or less than 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hirota, Shuji Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11325381
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a substrate having a pressure chamber, an actuator, and a channel member. The actuator has a first film arranged on the substrate and a second film arranged on a surface of the first film. The substrate and the channel member are attached to each other with an adhesive. A first through hole is formed in a part of the first film, and a second through hole is formed in a part of the second film. An edge of the first through hole is positioned further inward of the second through hole than an edge of the second through hole. The adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the first film overlapping with the second through hole, so as to cover a boundary part between the first and second films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 11305536
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo Sakaida, Takeshi Asano, Atsushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 11014164
    Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus, includes a material layer former to form a material layer; a first emitter to form a solidified layer by irradiating the material layer with a first beam; and a thermal adjuster to adjust a temperature of at least a portion of the solidified layer to at least one of a predetermined first temperature and a predetermined second temperature. The temperature of at least the portion of the solidified layer is adjusted to the first temperature, and then to the second temperature. When the first temperature is referred to as T1, the second temperature is referred to as T2, a martensite start temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Ms, and a martensite finish temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Mf, all of the following relations of T1?Mf, T1>T2, and T2?Ms are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Araie, Kazufumi Nambu, Atsushi Hirota, Hiroshi Amioka, Shuji Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20210086509
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a substrate having a pressure chamber, an actuator, and a channel member. The actuator has a first film arranged on the substrate and a second film arranged on a surface of the first film. The substrate and the channel member are attached to each other with an adhesive. A first through hole is formed in a part of the first film, and a second through hole is formed in a part of the second film. An edge of the first through hole is positioned further inward of the second through hole than an edge of the second through hole. The adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the first film overlapping with the second through hole, so as to cover a boundary part between the first and second films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20210008883
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo SAKAIDA, Takeshi ASANO, Atsushi HIROTA
  • Patent number: 10870277
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a substrate having a pressure chamber, an actuator, and a channel member. The actuator has a first film arranged on the substrate and a second film arranged on a surface of the first film. The substrate and the channel member are attached to each other with an adhesive. A first through hole is formed in a part of the first film, and a second through hole is formed in a part of the second film. An edge of the first through hole is positioned further inward of the second through hole than an edge of the second through hole. The adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the first film overlapping with the second through hole, so as to cover a boundary part between the first and second films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 10821730
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo Sakaida, Takeshi Asano, Atsushi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20200038956
    Abstract: A three-dimensional modeled object made of metal including a gas flow path is provided. The gas flow path includes a first structure portion with a lattice structure including a plurality of linear vent holes with a maximum width of equal to or greater than 0.01 mm and equal to or less than 0.10 mm and a frame body portion with a width of equal to or greater than 0.08 mm and equal to or less than 0.25 mm and with a solidification density of equal to or greater than 90%, and has a thickness of equal to or greater than 1 mm and equal to or less than 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SODICK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi HIROTA, Shuji OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190275795
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo SAKAIDA, Takeshi ASANO, Atsushi HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20190270307
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a substrate having a pressure chamber, an actuator, and a channel member. The actuator has a first film arranged on the substrate and a second film arranged on a surface of the first film. The substrate and the channel member are attached to each other with an adhesive. A first through hole is formed in a part of the first film, and a second through hole is formed in a part of the second film. An edge of the first through hole is positioned further inward of the second through hole than an edge of the second through hole. The adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the first film overlapping with the second through hole, so as to cover a boundary part between the first and second films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 10357968
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo Sakaida, Takeshi Asano, Atsushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 10226925
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a channel structure having nozzles aligned in a first direction and pressure chambers aligned in the first direction corresponding to the nozzles respectively; piezoelectric elements aligned in the first direction in the channel structure, corresponding to the pressure chambers respectively; a cover covering the piezoelectric elements and having first and second wall portions arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and joined to the channel structure at first and second joint regions respectively; and traces being extended to one side in the second direction from the piezoelectric elements respectively, passing through the first region, and extending up to outside of the cover. An area of the first joint region is greater than an area of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Hayashi, Keita Hirai, Atsushi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20190061001
    Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus, includes a material layer former to form a material layer; a first emitter to form a solidified layer by irradiating the material layer with a first beam; and a thermal adjuster to adjust a temperature of at least a portion of the solidified layer to at least one of a predetermined first temperature and a predetermined second temperature. The temperature of at least the portion of the solidified layer is adjusted to the first temperature, and then to the second temperature. When the first temperature is referred to as T1, the second temperature is referred to as T2, a martensite start temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Ms, and a martensite finish temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Mf, all of the following relations of T1?Mf, T1>T2, and T2?Ms are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro ARAIE, Kazufumi NAMBU, Atsushi HIROTA, Hiroshi AMIOKA, Shuji OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180361477
    Abstract: In manufacturing a three-dimensional layered formative object by forming solidified layers obtained by irradiating material powder with energy beam to solidify the material powder, laminating the solidified layers and performing a cutting process on the laminated solidified layers, a cutting tool used in a process of scraping off a finishing allowance from the solidified layers cut with the finishing allowance left comprises: a columnar part; a cutting part connected to an end of the columnar part, having a maximum radius centered on a central axis of the columnar part larger than a maximum radius of the columnar part, and having a blade for cutting; and a diameter enlargement part located at a boundary between the columnar part and the cutting part, and having a radius continuously enlarged from the columnar part toward the cutting part. The maximum radius of the diameter enlargement part is smaller than the maximum radius of the cutting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuho Morimoto, Atsushi Hirota, Hirofumi Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20180272708
    Abstract: A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo SAKAIDA, Takeshi ASANO, Atsushi HIROTA