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).

  • Publication number: 20220250749
    Abstract: Provided is a discharge apparatus using an aerosol container, including a holding container for holding contents, a pressurizing unit configured to inject a filling material within the holding container by the aerosol container to pressurize the holding container, and a discharge unit configured to discharge the contents to the outside of the holding container. An unmanned aerial vehicle including the above-described discharge apparatus is also provided. A discharge method using an aerosol container, comprising: holding contents of a holding container; injecting a filling material within the holding container by the aerosol container to pressurize the holding container; and discharging the contents to the outside of the holding container is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220253973
    Abstract: An image data processing system is provided including: a discharge portion for discharging a content in a container onto a subject to form a sprayed symbol; a camera for capturing an image of a region including the sprayed symbol on the subject; and an image superimposition processing portion for performing an image superimposition process on the image using the sprayed symbol as a reference point. The camera may include a visible light camera for a visible light image and an infrared camera for capturing a thermal image of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220250746
    Abstract: Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of carrying an aerosol container, comprising: a discharge unit with a discharge outlet for discharging contents of the aerosol container from the discharge outlet; a camera capable of capturing footage of the discharge range of the contents; an information acquiring unit for acquiring predetermined information; and an estimation unit for estimating an estimated landing position of the contents based on information obtained by the information acquiring unit. The unmanned aerial vehicle may include a camera capable of capturing footage of a discharge range of the contents; and a coupling unit that is couple with the camera and is a posture control mechanism with rotational degrees of freedom to change a posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMINAMI, Souji ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220242655
    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: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220234814
    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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Souji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220212214
    Abstract: Provided are an information management method, an identification information imparting apparatus, and an information management system that use a spray pattern capable of identifying a target object in a simple way. The present invention is characterized by: spraying a liquid material on a part of a target object (Oi) by the liquid material ejection device (10) to form an irregular spray pattern (Mi); storing a spray pattern image (Pi), which is obtained by photographing and imaging the spray pattern (Mi), and information (Ri) about the target object in association with each other; and managing the information about the target object using the spray pattern image (Pi) as identification information of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Soji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220194685
    Abstract: Provided are an aerosol container, an actuator and a protective member for the aerosol container, with high safety capable of preventing breakage of a valve mechanism when an excessive impact acts on a stem in an axial direction. The present invention provides an aerosol container in which an actuator is attached to a stem, characterized in that a safety mechanism part is provided in a part of a path through which an external force is transmitted to the stem, the safety mechanism part being configured to prevent breakage a valve mechanism of the aerosol container against an excessive external force which exceeds a force required for discharge operation of contents and which may damage the valve mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Soji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220177132
    Abstract: The present invention provides a discharge system for an aircraft, in which a remaining amount of an aerosol container can be displayed so that an exchange timing can be managed systematically. A discharge device for an aircraft, having an aerosol container and a discharge device for discharging contents from the aerosol container, wherein the discharge system discharges the contents of the aerosol container while the aerosol container is attached to the aircraft, includes remaining amount acquiring means for acquiring information indicating a remaining amount of the contents of the aerosol container, and display means for displaying the remaining amount in accordance with the remaining amount information acquired by the remaining amount acquiring means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Soji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220177133
    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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Soji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220143754
    Abstract: It is configured such that, for performing variable engravement for each formed object on a coil material to be fed to a press machine for molding a part of a can, a formed object with an engravement can be molded at a high productivity. A laser engraving device is a device for performing laser engraving on a coil material to be fed to a press machine for molding a part of a can, and includes a feeding mechanism for deeding a coil material at a predetermined speed, a laser head for irradiating the coil material fed at the predetermined speed with a laser beam, and performing engravement for each formed object, and a data communication unit for switching engraving data of the laser head. The data communication unit collectively switches a plurality of engraving data to be subjected to engravement on a plurality of formed objects, and the laser head continuously performs engravement of the plurality of engraving data on predetermined positions of the coil material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi HORI, Tomohiko HORI, Atsushi KOMINAMI, Saki CHIJI, Hitoshi SAGAWA, Ryotaro ISOMURA, Hideki ISHIGURO
  • Publication number: 20210261290
    Abstract: In a case where an indication is provided between a fixed part and a pulling-up part of a tab, the tab is provided with necessary rigidity and disturbance of the indication is suppressed. A tab for opening a can lid includes a pulling-up part provided on one end side in a longitudinal direction of the tab, a pressing-down part provided on another end side in the longitudinal direction, a fixed part provided between the pulling-up part and the pressing-down part and formed by being demarcated by a U-shaped slot and fixed to a can lid body, and a curl part formed continuously at a peripheral edge excluding a connected-piece-cutting trace provided at the pressing-down part, a surface between the fixed part and the pulling-up part is a display surface, and a back surface side of the display surface is an abutted surface against which a shaping tool is abutted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saki CHIJI, Megumi YOSHIMOTO, Atsushi KOMINAMI, Ryotaro ISOMURA
  • Publication number: 20210155371
    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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro OKI, Atsushi KOMINAMI, Ryotaro ISOMURA
  • Publication number: 20190177034
    Abstract: A can lid that enables a tab to be easily pulled up. A tab has a leading end positioned inside a predetermined opening area bordered by a score and a rear end positioned on an opposite side to the leading end relative to a portion where the tab is fixed to a lid body, and a sliding member is provided which is configured to slide in a state where a part thereof penetrates into a gap between the lid body and the tab, the sliding member having an insertion section which is configured to move the rear end of the tab in a direction away from a surface of the lid body when the sliding member is caused to slide from an initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Kominami, Masaomi Tamura