Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kominami

Atsushi Kominami 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: 11958678
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus and a discharge method for a moving vehicle are provided in which a content in an aerosol container can be stirred in a state where the aerosol container is mounted on the moving vehicle, so that the content of a constant quality can be discharged. The discharge apparatus for a moving vehicle, which is provided with an aerosol container mounted on the moving vehicle and discharges the content in the aerosol container, is characterized by including a stirring means that stirs the content by causing the aerosol container to rotate, reciprocate, swing, vibrate, or otherwise move with respect to the moving vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Patent number: 11897687
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus for a flying object is provided, which discharges liquid material from a nozzle mounted on an airframe and includes a lid that is capable of opening and closing a discharge port of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Publication number: 20230356920
    Abstract: To provide a discharge apparatus of aerosol containers, the discharge apparatus including a first supply unit to which a first content of a first aerosol container is supplied, a discharge unit which discharges a second content of a second aerosol container different from the first aerosol container, and a second supply unit into which the second content is injected and which is connected between the first supply unit and the discharge unit. The second content injected into the second supply unit is discharged from the discharge unit by making an internal pressure of the first supply unit higher than an internal pressure of the second supply unit with a supply of the first content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230227160
    Abstract: Provided is a discharge apparatus to which an aerosol container can be detachably mounted, the discharge apparatus including: a pressing unit configured to press a stem for opening and closing a valve of the aerosol container; and a buffer unit configured to buffer excess force, which is an amount of force by which force with which the pressing unit presses the stem has exceeded force to open the valve. The buffer unit may be configured to buffer the excess force exerted on the pressing unit by moving the pressing unit according to the excess force. The buffer unit may be configured to buffer the excess force exerted on the aerosol container by moving the aerosol container according to the excess force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230191437
    Abstract: Provided is a discharge apparatus for an air vehicle, capable of reducing a loss of discharge pressure from an aerosol container. The discharge apparatus for an air vehicle discharges contents from an aerosol container 10 mounted on an airframe 101 through a nozzle 15. The aerosol container 10 is mounted on an exterior of the airframe 101, and one end of the nozzle 15 is supported by a discharge end part of the aerosol container 10 via a pipe joint 17 that allows the nozzle 15 to rotate so as to be rotatable around at least one rotation axis M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Publication number: 20230150722
    Abstract: A can lid opening tab includes: a pulling-up part provided on one end side in a longitudinal direction; a pressing-down part provided on another end side in the longitudinal direction; a fixing part provided between the pulling-up part and the pressing-down part, and sectioned and formed by a U-shaped slot, and fixed on a can lid body; and the curling part formed continuously on the circumference except for a connecting piece cutting trace provided at the pressing-down part. A step-less unprocessed deflection face with the periphery surrounded without disconnection by the curling part is provided between the fixing part and the pulling-up part, and a display part is provided on at least one face side of the deflection face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saki CHIJI, Atsushi KOMINAMI, Ryotaro ISOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230120424
    Abstract: Provided is a protection device for protecting a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle. The protection device includes a housing and a nozzle provided in the housing and connected to a container, and protects the sensor by discharging a content of the container from the nozzle. The protection device may further include an information acquisition unit for acquiring information from an outside, and discharge the content from the nozzle based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. The protection device may further include an environment detection unit configured to detect a change in environment, and discharge the content from the nozzle based on the change detected by the environment detection unit. The protection device may further include a foreign object detection unit configured to detect a foreign object, and discharge the content from the nozzle in response to the foreign object detection unit detecting the foreign object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230086124
    Abstract: Provided is a closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device including a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container, a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container, a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container, and a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section. The control section may include an acquisition section configured to acquire time information related to timing for closing the soft packaging container. Provided is a soft packaging container for accommodating contents, the soft packaging container including a main region for accommodating the contents, and an extension region provided by being extended from the main region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI, Hiroki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230058107
    Abstract: With a laser decoration method for forming a painting film layer on a surface of a metal base material, and irradiating the painting film layer with a laser beam LB, thereby applying decoration, the decoration part is effectively colored by a simple process, which enables decoration with high visibility while omitting a complicated process. The problem was solved by a production method of a decorated aluminum base material characterized by including a process of forming a painting film layer on a surface of an aluminum base material, a process of partially exposing the surface of the aluminum base material by irradiation with a laser beam, and a process of subjecting the surface of the aluminum base material to an oxide film forming treatment, wherein a colored oxide film is formed on the exposed surface of the aluminum base material by the oxide film forming treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryotaro ISOMURA, Shuji NAKANO, Satoru KITO, Atsushi KOMINAMI
  • Publication number: 20230021314
    Abstract: Provided is a posture changing device for changing a posture of an aerosol container mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, the posture changing device including: a posture selecting unit for selecting a posture of the aerosol container from a plurality of candidate postures; and a posture changing unit for changing a posture of the aerosol container to the posture selected from the plurality of candidate postures. Also provided is a posture changing method for changing a posture of an aerosol container mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, the posture changing method including: selecting a posture of the aerosol container from a plurality of candidate postures; and changing a posture of the aerosol container to the posture selected from the plurality of candidate postures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230025073
    Abstract: Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle configured to be able to discharge a liquid, comprising: a container of the liquid; a discharging unit configured to discharge the liquid; and a coupling unit configured to couple the container and the discharging unit together, wherein the coupling unit includes a buffering unit configured to buffer stress generated in the coupling unit. The container may be an aerosol container. The coupling unit may include a rigid unit coupled to the buffering unit and configured to have rigidity higher than the buffering unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230027548
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus for discharging contents in an aerosol container, comprising, a first flow channel connected to an aerosol container; a second flow channel connected to the first flow channel; a support configured to support at least a part of the second flow channel; and a change unit configured to change a shape of the second flow channel, wherein the support changes a support position of the second flow channel in response to a change in a shape of the second flow channel, is provided. In addition, an unmanned aerial vehicle on which the discharge apparatus is mounted is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Patent number: 11560255
    Abstract: In an easy open can lid a pulling-up direction of a tab acts toward a center of the lid while securing a finger hooking property with respect to the tab, by devising a shape of an embossed portion. In a can lid in which a tab for score breaking is fixed to a main body, and an embossed portion, into which a fingertip is insertable, is provided in the vicinity of a rear end of a finger hook portion of the tab, the embossed portion has a slope formed at a rear end side of the finger hook portion, and the slope of the embossed portion is provided with a guide recess for guiding a fingertip that extends toward the center of the lid at least up to a position thereof facing a central portion in a width direction of a back surface of the finger hook portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Oki, Atsushi Kominami, Ryotaro Isomura
  • Publication number: 20220411055
    Abstract: Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle including: a discharge port configured to discharge contents in a container; an expansion/contraction unit configured to connect the discharge port and the container and be expandable; and a discharge position control unit configured to control expansion/contraction of the expansion/contraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220410192
    Abstract: There is provided a holding member including: a holding unit configured to hold a package with a variable volume; and a connection unit configured to connect the holding unit and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The holding member may include a posture change unit configured to change a posture of the holding member, and a posture fixing unit for the holding unit. The holding member may include a package fixing unit configured to fix the package to the holding unit. There is provided a spraying method in which in a state in which the holding member holds the package, and the holding member holding the package is mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle, a content of the package is sprayed from the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI, Hiroki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11530040
    Abstract: The present invention provides a discharge device for an aircraft, in which an aerosol container can easily be attached to an airframe and an operation for exchanging the aerosol container can be performed easily, resulting in a high degree of safety. A discharge device for an aircraft, to which an aerosol container can be attached and which discharges contents of the aerosol container when attached to an aircraft, is mounted on an airframe of the aircraft in a state where the aerosol container is housed in a housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Soji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220315224
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus for an aerial vehicle is provided which is capable of mounting an aerosol container by effectively utilizing a space outside an airframe. The discharge apparatus for an aerial vehicle, in which a content is discharged through a nozzle from an aerosol container mounted on an airframe, is characterized in that the aerosol container is mounted outside the airframe, and is arranged so that a central axis of the aerosol container is along a pitch axis of the airframe, or arranged on an extension portion such as a small wing extending from a fuselage of the airframe, an arm portion provided with a rotor blade, a leg portion for taking off and landing, or the like, with the aerosol container and the nozzle being connected to each other through a tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220258956
    Abstract: A discharge system comprises: a container holding unit configured to hold a container; a discharge drive unit configured to discharge contents from the container; a container information acquisition unit configured to read container information applied to the container; a permission information processing unit configured to process the container information and acquire permission information; and a discharge control unit configured to limit or-enable discharge at the discharge drive unit according to the permission information. A discharge device of an aerosol container comprises the discharge system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220250747
    Abstract: There is provided an unmanned aerial vehicle including: a detection unit configured to detect a living body; an aiming unit configured to aim at a specific part of the living body based on a detection result of the living body; and a shooting unit configured to shoot a content, which is stored in a container, to the specific part. There is provided a shooting method for shooting a content by using an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method including: detecting a living body; aiming at a specific part of the living body based on a detection result of the living body; and shooting a content, which is stored in a container, to the specific part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Patent number: D978287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki