Patents by Inventor Atsushi Morikawa

Atsushi Morikawa 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: 11970771
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Patent number: 11965444
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a determination process that determines that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount during a fuel cutoff operation is less than or equal to a threshold, and an anomaly diagnosing process that determines that an exhaust purification device is in a detached state when the determination process determines that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The first change amount and the second change amount are change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively. The controller is configured to interrupt the determination process when the upstream-side temperature increases within a determination period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Yaeo, Yoshifumi Matsuda, Masashi Hakariya, Atsushi Morikawa, Ikuo Hoda, Noriyasu Adachi, Masanori Hayashi, Kenji Igawa
  • Patent number: 11898477
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a determination process and an anomaly diagnosing process. The determination process is a process of determining that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount during a fuel cutoff operation is less than or equal to a threshold. The anomaly diagnosing process is a process of determining that an exhaust purification device is in a detached state when it is determined in the determination process that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The first change amount and the second change amount are change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Yaeo, Yoshifumi Matsuda, Masashi Hakariya, Atsushi Morikawa, Ikuo Hoda, Noriyasu Adachi, Masanori Hayashi, Kenji Igawa
  • Patent number: 11891934
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a regeneration process of burning and removing particulate matter accumulated in an exhaust purification device, a determination process of determining that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount is less than or equal to a threshold, the first change amount and the second change amount being change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively, and an anomaly diagnosing process that determines that the exhaust purification device is in a detached state when the determination process determines that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The controller is configured to not execute the determination process during a period from the end of the regeneration process to when a post-regeneration execution condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Yaeo, Yoshifumi Matsuda, Masashi Hakariya, Atsushi Morikawa, Ikuo Hoda, Noriyasu Adachi, Masanori Hayashi, Kenji Igawa
  • Publication number: 20230399970
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a determination process that determines that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount during a fuel cutoff operation is less than or equal to a threshold, and an anomaly diagnosing process that determines that an exhaust purification device is in a detached state when the determination process determines that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The first change amount and the second change amount are change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively. The controller is configured to interrupt the determination process when the upstream-side temperature increases within a determination period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru YAEO, Yoshifumi MATSUDA, Masashi HAKARIYA, Atsushi MORIKAWA, Ikuo HODA, Noriyasu ADACHI, Masanori HAYASHI, Kenji IGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230399965
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a regeneration process of burning and removing particulate matter accumulated in an exhaust purification device, a determination process of determining that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount is less than or equal to a threshold, the first change amount and the second change amount being change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively, and an anomaly diagnosing process that determines that the exhaust purification device is in a detached state when the determination process determines that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The controller is configured to not execute the determination process during a period from the end of the regeneration process to when a post-regeneration execution condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru YAEO, Yoshifumi MATSUDA, Masashi HAKARIYA, Atsushi MORIKAWA, Ikuo HODA, Noriyasu ADACHI, Masanori HAYASHI, Kenji IGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230399971
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a determination process and an anomaly diagnosing process. The determination process is a process of determining that a deviation between a first change amount and a second change amount during a fuel cutoff operation is less than or equal to a threshold. The anomaly diagnosing process is a process of determining that an exhaust purification device is in a detached state when it is determined in the determination process that the deviation is less than or equal to the threshold. The first change amount and the second change amount are change amounts per unit time of the temperature of exhaust gas on the upstream side and the downstream side of the exhaust purification device, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru YAEO, Yoshifumi MATSUDA, Masashi HAKARIYA, Atsushi MORIKAWA, Ikuo HODA, Noriyasu ADACHI, Masanori HAYASHI, Kenji IGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230310098
    Abstract: A surgery assistance device includes an arm that holds an endoscope and adjusts a position of the endoscope, a measuring device having a fixed position relative to the endoscope, the measuring device measuring a distance to a surgery target region of a subject, and a control device configured to obtain a positional relationship between the surgery target region of the subject and a distal end portion of the endoscope based on information from the measuring device, generate a map image showing the position of the endoscope on a three-dimensional model of the surgery target region by using the positional relationship, and transmit display information for displaying the map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: RIVERFIELD INC.
    Inventors: Koh-hei SONODA, Shintaro NAKAO, Kataro TADANO, Atsushi MORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230255452
    Abstract: A surgery assisting device includes an arm, a control device, and an operating device. The arm holds an endoscope and adjusts a position of the endoscope. The control device generates a viewpoint image of a three-dimensional model of a subject from a viewpoint of the endoscope, and controls a display to display the viewpoint image and an endoscope image obtained by the endoscope. The operating device rotates the endoscope image and the viewpoint image in conjunction with the endoscope image without causing a positional displacement of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: RIVERFIELD INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Kotaro TADANO
  • Publication number: 20230255820
    Abstract: A surgery assistance device includes an arm, a control device, and an operation device. The arm holds an endoscope and adjusts a position of the endoscope. The control device controls a display to display an image captured by the endoscope. The operation device rotates the image without causing a positional displacement of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: RIVERFIELD Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Kotaro TADANO
  • Publication number: 20220186368
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Masakazu SHIMADA, Takeshi KASAI, Kenichi SUZAKI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Patent number: 11293096
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20180135176
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Masakazu SHIMADA, Takeshi KASAI, Kenichi SUZAKI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Patent number: 9437421
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated; a source gas supply system configured to supply a source gas onto the substrate; first and second reactive gas supply systems configured to supply a reactive gas onto the substrate via first and second interconnected reactive gas supply pipes, wherein a gas storage unit is installed at the second reactive gas supply pipe to store the reactive gas and the reactive gas is supplied onto the substrate via the gas storage unit; and a control unit configured to control the source gas supply system to supply the source gas onto the substrate and to control the first and second reactive gas supply systems to supply the reactive gas onto the substrate via the first and second reactive gas supply pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Takebayashi, Masakazu Shimada, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20140213069
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated; a source gas supply system configured to supply a source gas onto the substrate; first and second reactive gas supply systems configured to supply a reactive gas onto the substrate via first and second interconnected reactive gas supply pipes, wherein a gas storage unit is installed at the second reactive gas supply pipe to store the reactive gas and the reactive gas is supplied onto the substrate via the gas storage unit; and a control unit configured to control the source gas supply system to supply the source gas onto the substrate and to control the first and second reactive gas supply systems to supply the reactive gas onto the substrate via the first and second reactive gas supply pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Takebayashi, Masakazu Shimada, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8538664
    Abstract: An electronic controller for a diesel engine (1) performs primary injection control in which primary injection of fuel is controlled based on an operational status of the diesel engine and additional injection control in which additional injection of the fuel is controlled for estimation of a cetane number of the fuel. The electronic controller includes a control means that, as the additional injection control, causes a plurality of fuel injections to be performed at different injection timings as the additional injection, calculates the amount of increase in torque of a crankshaft (14) due to each of the fuel injections, estimates injection timing at which misfiring starts to occur based on a trend of variation in the calculated torque increase amount as the injection timing of the fuel injections is shifted in one direction, and estimates the cetane number of the fuel based on the estimated injection timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Miyaura, Yasuyuki Terada, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8433035
    Abstract: An X-ray fluorescence analyzing method includes irradiating a liquid sample (3A) containing hydrogen and at least one element of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen with primary X-rays (2); measuring the intensity F of fluorescent X-rays (4) from each of elements in the sample (3A) and having the atomic number 9 to 20, and the intensity S of scattered X-rays (12) from the sample (3A) caused by continuous X-rays in the primary X-rays; and calculating the concentration of each of the elements, based on the ratio between the measured intensity F, and the measured intensity S. The wavelength of the scattered X-rays (12) is so chosen as to be shorter than that of the fluorescent X-rays (4) and is so set that the measured intensity S and the mass absorption coefficient thereof are inversely proportional to each other within the range of variation of a composition of the sample (3A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Rigaku Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Kataoka, Yasujiro Yamada, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8261604
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including: a control to advance or retard the fuel injection timing by a prescribed value; determining whether the torque output variation of an engine exceeds a threshold torque output variation; and determining the fuel injection timing to be abnormal if the torque output variation of the engine is equal to or below the threshold torque output variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20110243301
    Abstract: An X-ray fluorescence analyzing method includes irradiating a liquid sample (3A) containing hydrogen and at least one element of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen with primary X-rays (2); measuring the intensity F of fluorescent X-rays (4) from each of elements in the sample (3A) and having the atomic number 9 to 20, and the intensity S of scattered X-rays (12) from the sample (3A) caused by continuous X-rays in the primary X-rays; and calculating the concentration of each of the elements, based on the ratio between the measured intensity F, and the measured intensity S. The wavelength of the scattered X-rays (12) is so chosen as to be shorter than that of the fluorescent X-rays (4) and is so set that the measured intensity S and the mass absorption coefficient thereof are inversely proportional to each other within the range of variation of a composition of the sample (3A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Kataoka, Yasujiro Yamada, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 7991539
    Abstract: An electronic control unit 50 determines whether the ambient air in the vicinity of an oxygen concentration sensor 55 in an exhaust passage 30 has become equal to the atmospheric state as a fuel cut-off operation is executed. If the ambient air in the vicinity of the oxygen concentration sensor 55 is equal to the atmospheric state, the electronic control unit 50 executes a learning process, in which a detection value C of the oxygen concentration sensor 55 is stored as a learned value Cstd in a memory 56. The electronic control unit 50 continues the learning process until a predetermined time period set based on an exhaust gas transport delay elapses from when the fuel cut-off operation is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Enomoto, Atsushi Morikawa