Patents by Inventor Eiichi Shiraishi
Eiichi Shiraishi 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: 9776641Abstract: A travel control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a travel environment information acquisition unit that acquires travel environment information on a travel environment where the vehicle travels; a travel information detector that detects travel information on the vehicle; and an overtaking controller that detects an overtaking target vehicle ahead of the vehicle in an identical travel lane on the basis of the travel environment information and the travel information, and overtakes the overtaking target vehicle using automatic driving control.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Matsuno, Harunobu Horiguchi, Hajime Oyama, Yasushi Takaso, Masato Mizoguchi, Takayuki Nagase, Eiichi Shiraishi, Shiro Ezoe, Satoru Akiyama
-
Patent number: 9764640Abstract: In a travel control apparatus for a vehicle, a travel environment information acquisition unit acquires travel environment information, and a travel information detector detects travel information relating to the vehicle. The apparatus executes automatic driving control based on such information pieces. A vehicle peripheral object detector detects an object around the vehicle, separately to the travel environment information acquisition unit. An environment information acquisition failure detector detects an acquisition failure in the travel environment information acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Matsuno, Hajime Oyama, Yasushi Takaso, Masato Mizoguchi, Harunobu Horiguchi, Takayuki Nagase, Eiichi Shiraishi, Shiro Ezoe, Satoru Akiyama
-
Patent number: 9709473Abstract: A method of measuring panel stiffness of an automobile part outer panel by pushing an indenter onto a surface of the panel in a pushing direction intersecting the surface under a load to deform the panel and measuring deformation of the panel includes arranging grids in a lattice form to a surface of a site of the panel; arranging markers previously knowing three-dimensional position information on a periphery of the site; pushing the indenter onto the surface of the site under the load and moving the indenter in a direction perpendicular to the pushing direction, during which the grids on the surface deformed by loading of the indenter are simultaneously and repeatedly shot from plural positions by plural cameras; and calculating position information of the grids corresponding to the markers based on the image data to measure change in deformation of the panel associated with movement of the indenter.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: JFS Steel CorporationInventors: Takayuki Futatsuka, Takashi Iwama, Kentaro Sato, Yuji Yamasaki, Youiti Komatu, Eiichi Shiraishi, Kazunari Yoshitomi, Yukiko Hata, Kayo Tokieda
-
Patent number: 9637107Abstract: In a travel control apparatus for a vehicle, a travel environment information acquisition unit acquires travel environment information on a travel environment of the vehicle. A travel information detector detects travel information on the vehicle in order to execute automatic driving control based on such information pieces. A lateral force generator generates lateral force to be applied to the vehicle during the automatic driving control. A torsion bar is interposed on a torque transmission path of a steering system. A steering wheel angle detector detects a steering wheel angle. A lateral force detector detects the lateral force acting on the vehicle. An intervening steering operation determination unit determines that a driver has performed an intervening steering operation when a characteristic of the detected steering wheel angle and lateral force differs from a reference characteristic that varies univocally when the steering wheel is in a no load condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Matsuno, Satoru Akiyama, Takayuki Nagase, Eiichi Shiraishi, Shiro Ezoe, Hajime Oyama, Yasushi Takaso, Masato Mizoguchi, Harunobu Horiguchi
-
Patent number: 9452760Abstract: During a self-driving control, when an acquisition failure occurs in traveling environment information acquisition required for performing self-driving, and a failure of a steering system of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle driving control apparatus is detected, a brake controller sets an evacuation course along which the vehicle is to travel safely within traveling environment, based on traveling environment information detected last time before the acquisition failure of the traveling environment information, and executes a deceleration of the vehicle and a yaw brake control that applies a yaw moment to the vehicle based on the evacuation course.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hajime Oyama, Masato Mizoguchi, Yasushi Takaso, Koji Matsuno, Shiro Ezoe, Satoru Akiyama, Eiichi Shiraishi, Takayuki Nagase, Harunobu Horiguchi
-
Publication number: 20160132055Abstract: In a travel control apparatus for a vehicle, a travel environment information acquisition unit acquires travel environment information on a travel environment of the vehicle. A travel information detector detects travel information on the vehicle in order to execute automatic driving control based on such information pieces. A lateral force generator generates lateral force to be applied to the vehicle during the automatic driving control. A torsion bar is interposed on a torque transmission path of a steering system. A steering wheel angle detector detects a steering wheel angle. A lateral force detector detects the lateral force acting on the vehicle. An intervening steering operation determination unit determines that a driver has performed an intervening steering operation when a characteristic of the detected steering wheel angle and lateral force differs from a reference characteristic that varies univocally when the steering wheel is in a no load condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Koji MATSUNO, Satoru AKIYAMA, Takayuki NAGASE, Eiichi SHIRAISHI, Shiro EZOE, Hajime OYAMA, Yasushi TAKASO, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Harunobu HORIGUCHI
-
Publication number: 20160121906Abstract: In a travel control apparatus for a vehicle, a travel environment information acquisition unit acquires travel environment information, and a travel information detector detects travel information relating to the vehicle. The apparatus executes automatic driving control based on such information pieces. A vehicle peripheral object detector detects an object around the vehicle, separately to the travel environment information acquisition unit. An environment information acquisition failure detector detects an acquisition failure in the travel environment information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Koji MATSUNO, Hajime OYAMA, Yasushi TAKASO, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Harunobu HORIGUCHI, Takayuki NAGASE, Eiichi SHIRAISHI, Shiro EZOE, Satoru AKIYAMA
-
Publication number: 20160114811Abstract: A travel control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a travel environment information acquisition unit that acquires travel environment information on a travel environment where the vehicle travels; a travel information detector that detects travel information on the vehicle; and an overtaking controller that detects an overtaking target vehicle ahead of the vehicle in an identical travel lane on the basis of the travel environment information and the travel information, and overtakes the overtaking target vehicle using automatic driving control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Koji MATSUNO, Harunobu HORIGUCHI, Hajime OYAMA, Yasushi TAKASO, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Takayuki NAGASE, Eiichi SHIRAISHI, Shiro EZOE, Satoru AKIYAMA
-
Publication number: 20160090100Abstract: During a self-driving control, when an acquisition failure occurs in traveling environment information acquisition required for performing self-driving, and a failure of a steering system of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle driving control apparatus is detected, a brake controller sets an evacuation course along which the vehicle is to travel safely within traveling environment, based on traveling environment information detected last time before the acquisition failure of the traveling environment information, and executes a deceleration of the vehicle and a yaw brake control that applies a yaw moment to the vehicle based on the evacuation course.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Yasushi TAKASO, Koji MATSUNO, Shiro EZOE, Satoru AKIYAMA, Eiichi SHIRAISHI, Takayuki NAGASE, Harunobu HORIGUCHI
-
Publication number: 20150292999Abstract: A method of measuring panel stiffness of an automobile part outer panel by pushing an indenter onto a surface of the panel in a pushing direction intersecting the surface under a load to deform the panel and measuring deformation of the panel includes arranging grids in a lattice form to a surface of a site of the panel; arranging markers previously knowing three-dimensional position information on a periphery of the site; pushing the indenter onto the surface of the site under the load and moving the indenter in a direction perpendicular to the pushing direction, during which the grids on the surface deformed by loading of the indenter are simultaneously and repeatedly shot from plural positions by plural cameras; and calculating position information of the grids corresponding to the markers based on the image data to measure change in deformation of the panel associated with movement of the indenter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Futatsuka, Takashi Iwama, Kentaro Sato, Yuji Yamasaki, Youiti Komatu, Eiichi Shiraishi, Kazunari Yoshitomi, Yukiko Hata, Kayo Tokieda
-
Patent number: 9045406Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing methacrylic acid with good productivity over a long period of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriaki Suyasu, Eiichi Shiraishi
-
Patent number: 8586499Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst for the preparation of methacrylic acid comprising a heteropolyacid compound containing phosphorus, molybdenum and an element X selected from the group consisting of potassium, rubidium, cesium and thallium and having an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum of 0.5:12 to 2:12, which method comprises the steps of mixing aqueous slurry A containing starting compounds of the heteropolyacid compound in which an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum is from 2:12 to 4:12, and aqueous slurry B containing starting compounds of the heteropolyacid compound in which an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum is from 0:12 to 0.5:12 to form a slurry mixture; heat-treating the slurry mixture at a temperature of 100° C. or higher; drying the slurry mixture; and calcining the dried mixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Toshiaki Miyatake, Junji Shibata, Eiichi Shiraishi
-
Patent number: 8586786Abstract: A catalyst for use in the production of an unsaturated aldehyde and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid, the catalyst comparing (or, preferably, being composed of) a mixed oxide containing molybdenum, bismuth and iron, which has improved methanical strength, is produced by a method including the steps of (1) drying an aqueous solution or an aqueous slurry containing raw materials of the catalyst and then firstly calcining a dried product in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere to obtain a calcined product; (2) heating the calcined product obtained in Step (1) in the presence of a reducing material to obtain a reduced product having a mass loss of 0.05 to 6%; and (3) secondly calcining the reduced product obtained in Step (2) in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Naoki Miura, Eiichi Shiraishi, Koichi Nagai
-
Publication number: 20130261335Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing methacrylic acid with good productivity over a long period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriaki SUYASU, Eiichi SHIRAISHI
-
Patent number: 8361923Abstract: A process is provided for producing a complex oxide catalyst which exhibits superior catalytic activity in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction, particularly in production of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid. The process is characterized by the steps of preparing an aqueous slurry by mixing a complex oxide containing molybdenum and cobalt with an acid and water; drying the aqueous slurry; and calcining the resulting dried solid. Preferably, the complex oxide is obtained as follows: a molybdenum- and cobalt-containing complex oxide catalyst which has been used in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction is mixed with an aqueous extracting solution obtained by dissolving at least one of ammonia and an organic base in water, to thereby extract molybdenum and cobalt into the aqueous phase; and the aqueous phase is dried and is then calcined under an atmosphere of an oxidizing gas.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hirotsugu Kano, Eiichi Shiraishi
-
Publication number: 20120289741Abstract: A catalyst for use in the production of an unsaturated aldehyde and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid, the catalyst comparing (or, preferably, being composed of) a mixed oxide containing molybdenum, bismuth and iron, which has improved methanical strength, is produced by a method including the steps of (1) drying an aqueous solution or an aqueous slurry containing raw materials of the catalyst and then firstly calcining a dried product in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere to obtain a calcined product; (2) heating the calcined product obtained in Step (1) in the presence of a reducing material to obtain a reduced product having a mass loss of 0.05 to 6%; and (3) secondly calcining the reduced product obtained in Step (2) in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Naoki MIURA, Eiichi Shiraishi, Koichi Nagai
-
Patent number: 8252714Abstract: A catalyst for use in the production of an unsaturated aldehyde and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid, the catalyst comparing (or, preferably, being composed of) a mixed oxide containing molybdenum, bismuth and iron, which has improved mechanical strength, is produced by a method including the steps of (1) drying an aqueous solution or an aqueous slurry containing raw materials of the catalyst and then firstly calcining a dried product in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere to obtain a calcined product; (2) heating the calcined product obtained in Step (1) in the presence of a reducing material to obtain a reduced product having a mass loss of 0.05 to 6%; and (3) secondly calcining the reduced product obtained in Step (2) in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Naoki Miura, Eiichi Shiraishi, Koichi Nagai
-
Publication number: 20110105789Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst for the preparation of methacrylic acid comprising a heteropolyacid compound containing phosphorus, molybdenum and an element X selected from the group consisting of potassium, rubidium, cesium and thallium and having an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum of 0.5:12 to 2:12, which method comprises the steps of mixing aqueous slurry A containing starting compounds of the heteropolyacid compound in which an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum is from 2:12 to 4:12, and aqueous slurry B containing starting compounds of the heteropolyacid compound in which an atomic ratio of the element X to molybdenum is from 0:12 to 0.5:12 to form a slurry mixture; heat-treating the slurry mixture at a temperature of 100° C. or higher; drying the slurry mixture; and calcining the dried mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Toshiaki MIYATAKE, Junji SHIBATA, Eiichi SHIRAISHI
-
Publication number: 20110077148Abstract: A process is provided for producing a complex oxide catalyst which exhibits superior catalytic activity in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction, particularly in production of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid. The process is characterized by the steps of preparing an aqueous slurry by mixing a complex oxide containing molybdenum and cobalt with an acid and water; drying the aqueous slurry; and calcining the resulting dried solid. Preferably, the complex oxide is obtained as follows: a molybdenum- and cobalt-containing complex oxide catalyst which has been used in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction is mixed with an aqueous extracting solution obtained by dissolving at least one of ammonia and an organic base in water, to thereby extract molybdenum and cobalt into the aqueous phase; and the aqueous phase is dried and is then calcined under an atmosphere of an oxidizing gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hirotsugu KANO, Eiichi SHIRAISHI
-
Publication number: 20110028312Abstract: There are disclosed a method for recovering both of molybdenum and cobalt at once with a sufficiently high recovery, and a method for producing a composite oxide, etc., using molybdenum and cobalt recovered by the above method. In this method for recovering molybdenum and cobalt, a composite oxide containing molybdenum and cobalt is mixed with an aqueous extracting solution obtained by dissolving at least one of ammonia and an organic base in water, to thereby extract, from the composite oxide, molybdenum and cobalt into an aqueous phase. In the method for producing a composite oxide, the above aqueous phase containing molybdenum and cobalt is dried and is then calcined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki MIURA, Eiichi SHIRAISHI