Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Kobayashi
Fumiaki Kobayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20030229551Abstract: A facsimile device for placing an order at ease at a suitable timing prior to the depletion of consumables of facsimile device, includes a BACKUPRAM which previously stores a telephone number to identify a receiver of an order of consumables, a detecting sensor which detects a remaining quantity of the consumables, a reading portion which, when the detecting sensor detects the remaining quantity below a predetermined level, reads out a telephone number from BACKUPRAM, a calling portion which makes a call to the telephone number via a telephone line in response to the reading of the telephone number, and a receiving portion which receives order form data from an ordering center via the telephone line for placing an order for consumables.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventor: Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20030151777Abstract: Setting operation in controlling a facsimile apparatus by a personal computer or the like is facilitated, and settings for adapting the facsimile apparatus to many destination areas and specifications are executed in a uniform manner. A facsimile apparatus is connected to a personal computer or the like in a wireless state via an infrared port or in a wired state via an RS232C connector so as to allow information communication with the personal computer. When application software for controlling the facsimile apparatus is installed in the personal computer, PC-FAX setting information previously set in a ROM is transmitted to the personal computer via information communication, so that setting of the application software is automatically executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 1999Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventors: TATSUYA. NISHIO, FUMIAKI KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 6379233Abstract: A spiral-flow barrel finishing machine having a cylindrical stationary barrel and a rotary barrel closed at the bottom thereof includes an escape layer or air layer provided between an inner side of a metallic wall of the stationary barrel and an outer side of a lining layer being formed thereon for allowing for outward thermal expansion of the lining layer. The escape layer is provided over a specific area between the inner side of the metallic wall of the stationary barrel and the outer side of the lining layer formed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1998Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Tipton Corp.Inventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Izuhara, Akihito Fujishiro
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Publication number: 20020028630Abstract: A spiral-flow barrel finishing machine having a cylindrical stationary barrel and a rotary barrel closed at the bottom thereof includes an escape layer or air layer is provided between the inner side of the metallic wall of the stationary barrel and the outer side of a lining layer being formed thereon and for allowing for the outwardly thermal expansion of the lining layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Izuhara, Akihito Fujishiro
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Publication number: 20020012424Abstract: In a communication apparatus, it is judged whether or not received data can be outputted from a memory device to the exterior. When the received data can be outputted, the data is outputted from the memory device to the exterior, while data reception is continued. When the data reception is completed, a delete signal is sent back to a server and the relevant data stored in the server is erased. When received data cannot be outputted from the memory device to the exterior, it is judged whether the amount of the data exceeds empty capacity of the memory or not. When it is judged that the memory device reaches a memory overflow condition, the delete signal is not transmitted, and a warning is given to a user, and line is disconnected. When the memory device recovers from the memory overflow condition, the server is automatically called, transmission of data is requested, and a routine is repeatedly performed until the reception of one case data is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventors: Tatsuya Nishio, Keisuke Hasegawa, Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20010014149Abstract: An object of the invention is to make operating a center from a neutral standpoint pay financially in a communication system that enables communications to be initiated by selecting the lowest cost communication line from among a plurality of communication lines. When communication apparatus B accesses center apparatus A by making a call to the center and transmits a filled out application form as an image signal, the center apparatus A prepares an optimum least cost routing table based on the calling party information received at the time of the call arrival and on the information read from the application form restored from the image signal, and transmits the thus prepared least cost routing table to the communication apparatus B.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2001Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: Yoshikatsu Ooi, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Takayuki Mizuno
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Patent number: 5659897Abstract: A ball catching apparatus has a a thumb inserting portion and first and second cover members provided on a non-ball-catching side of the apparatus for forming the thumb inserting portion. The first cover member includes an extension portion extending along a direction of inserting the thumb. The second cover member is provided at least around the extension portion. The thumb inserting portion is formed by connecting the first and second cover members to each other at the extension portion, with the first cover member covering at least a portion of the second cover member.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1996Date of Patent: August 26, 1997Assignee: Zett Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazunori Satoh, Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5483874Abstract: An electropressing apparatus includes an electric motor driven through a motor driver circuit to operate a pressing ram through a rotational mechanism constructed to move the pressing ram in a vertical direction relative the workpiece. Various detecting and control arrangements are used to detect, memorize, set and change the following: an initial position of the pressing ram; an upper limit stop position of the pressing ram with respect to the workpiece; a lower limit stop position of the pressing ram immediately above the workpiece; a position at which the pressing ram starts to apply a pressure to the workpiece; and a terminal position at which the pressing ram stops to apply pressure to the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1994Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Shimizu, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Yoshio Akahori, Shinichi Fukada
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Patent number: 5062119Abstract: A method of detecting coated fuel particles having a broken ceramic coated layer in coated fuel particles for high-temperature gas-cooled reactor which comprises permeating a liquid into the interior of the coated fuel particles having a broken ceramic coated layer through a broken portion of the ceramic coated layer, thereafter heating it to expand the liquid by evaporation pyrolysis thereby breaking the ceramic coating layer or the whole body of coated fuel particle by pressure generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1990Date of Patent: October 29, 1991Assignee: Japan Atomic Energy Research InstituteInventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Kosaku Fukuda
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Patent number: 4879673Abstract: According to the present invention, when means is provided for correcting a shift in phase of an engine rotation pulse and a dispersion in responses of an electromagnetic spill valve, and a control signal to a fuel injection pump is corrected in response to an output from the correcting means, if abnormality of output from the correcting means is detected, then the control signal to the fuel injection pump is corrected by use of a fixed valve. As a consequence, even when the output from the correcting means is abnormal, neither excessively large nor excessively small correction is performed and the running at the lowest level can be made, preventing the diesel smoke from being deteriorated and the engine from being damaged.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1986Date of Patent: November 7, 1989Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaomi Nagase, Yoshiyasu Ito, Mikio Kizaki, Kiyotaka Matsuno, Keisuke Tsukamoto, Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4766864Abstract: A fuel injection control system for internal combustion engine comprises a fuel injection pump including a plunger slidably reciprocating in synchronism with rotation of the engine and a spill port establishing communication between a low pressure chamber and a pump chamber. An electronic control unit is responsive to engine operating conditions for the determination of fuel injection time period and controls the solenoid-operated valve to close the spill port in response to the requirement of fuel injection into the cylinder and open the same to terminate the fuel injection. The fuel injection control system further comprises a circuit including two fixed resistors and two adjusting resistors so that first and second voltage signals are developed at its terminals. The two adjusting resistors respectively determine the value of the voltage signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1986Date of Patent: August 30, 1988Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuru Ban, Masahiko Miyaki, Takashi Hasegawa, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Mamoru Kobashi
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Patent number: 4763630Abstract: In controlling ignition timing in accordance with a deviation between a target ignition timing determined on the basis of at least an engine load and an engine speed and an actual ignition timing detected by use of an ignition timing sensor, when non-perfect explosion operating conditions, wherein an ignition signal is difficult to detect, or operating conditions in which the ignition signal is instable are present, an open loop control on the basis of the engine load and the engine speed is effected. Feedback control is effected when the ignition signal is detected with neither non-perfect explosion operating conditions nor instable ignition signal operating conditions being present. When the ignition signal is not detected, the aforesaid open loop control is effected and a trouble in the ignition timing sensor is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1986Date of Patent: August 16, 1988Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaomi Nagase, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu Ito
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Patent number: 4753212Abstract: A high-pressure fluid control solenoid valve assembly for use with a spill type fuel injection pump of an internal combustion engine, comprises an actuator portion (101) including a solenoid (8, 9), a stator (7) and an armature (14), and a valve portion (102) including a pilot valve (40, 41) and a main valve (42, 43) where the valve portion (102) is spaced apart from the actuator portion (101) and is responsive to the movement of the armature (14) via a rod (14) connected to the armature (14) and extends axially in a bore of the stator (7) which is cylindrical hollow. The pilot valve (40, 41) is coaxial with and telescopically received in the main valve (42, 43) so that two fluid chambers (54, 51) are formed inside and outside, respectively a spool (42) of the main valve such that the main valve is continuously kept closed irrespective of the fluid pressure in these chambers as long as the pilot valve is closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1986Date of Patent: June 28, 1988Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiko Miyaki, Noritaka Ibuki, Takio Tani, Atsusi Taguchi, Kazuo Shinoda, Hiroshi Koide, Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4736726Abstract: In determining an optimum target fuel ignition timing in accordance with the engine operating conditions, including at least an engine load and an engine speed, the target ignition timing is determined on the basis of a corrected engine load and a corrected engine speed. The corrected engine load and corrected engine speed are obtained by making corrections, according to the engine operating conditions, to a detected engine load and a detected engine speed, respectively. In this way, the optimum target fuel ignition timing according to the engine operating conditions can be obtained without directly detecting a fuel injection quantity.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1986Date of Patent: April 12, 1988Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kiyotaka Matsuno, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Masaomi Nagase, Yoshiyasu Itou, Keisuke Tsukamoto, Mikio Kizaki
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Patent number: 4727835Abstract: In controlling a fuel injection quantity by spilling a part of fuel fed from a high pressure chamber of a fuel injection pump using a high pressure electromagnetic valve which is on-off controlled by a driving circuit in accordance with engine operating conditions, switch means is provided between the high pressure electromagnetic valve and a power source, an output signal from the driving circuit is monitored, and the switch means is opened when the output signal from the driving circuit continues more than a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1986Date of Patent: March 1, 1988Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippondenso Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Mamoru Kobashi, Mamoru Takata, Masahiko Miyaki, Takashi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 4726345Abstract: In controlling a time period of energization of a high pressure electromagnetic valve (50) in accordance with a target value of a fuel injection quantity determined from at least an engine speed (Ne) and an engine load, when a target indicated value (theta) of the time period of energization determined from at least the engine speed and the engine load is lower than a zero indicated value (theta.sub.0) of the time period of energization when the fuel injection quantity becomes zero, which is determined from the engine speed, the energization of the high pressure electromagnetic valve is cut off. Therefore, the duty cycle of the high pressure electromagnetic valve is decreased thereby increasing the reliability of the valve. In addition, fuel is reliably cut off when the fuel injection quantity is 0 mm.sup.3 /st thus avoiding fuel leakage and preventing the generation of white exhaust smoke. Fuel economy can therefore be improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1986Date of Patent: February 23, 1988Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nagase Masaomi, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Kiyotaka Matsuno, Yoshiyasu Ito, Keisuke Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 4713965Abstract: In detecting a fuel injection timing in a diesel engine, a crank angle reference position is detected from rotation of a member rotatable in association with rotation of the engine, said member being disposed outside a fuel injection pump. While, in the fuel injection pump, a predetermined pump angle is detected from rotation of a member for converting rotary motion of a pump driving shaft into reciprocatory motion of a fuel pressure-feed plunger relative to the pump driving shaft, whereby the fuel injection timing is determined from a phase difference between the crank angle reference position and the predetermined pump angle. With this arrangement, the fuel injection pump can be assembled onto the engine without accurate measuring and an accuracy in detecting the fuel injection timing equal to or exceeding that in the conventional case can be obtained by more simplified adjustment than in the conventional case or with no adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1986Date of Patent: December 22, 1987Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumiaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4579096Abstract: A fuel injection pump for a diesel engine includes a housing and a plunger which slides in a bore in the housing, with a high pressure chamber defined at an end of the plunger. The plunger rotates with the crankshaft and reciprocates so as to pump fuel from the high pressure chamber to the engine cylinders, under the control of an electromagnetic valve. This valve includes a pilot valve which selectively vents the high pressure chamber, which is operated to open and close by selective supply of electrical energy thereto, and a balance member which is driven by a fluid force arising when the pilot valve is thus opened and a relatively small flow of fuel is released from the high pressure chamber, and which when so driven releases a relatively large flow of fuel from the high pressure chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1984Date of Patent: April 1, 1986Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hideo Miyagi
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Diesel fuel injection pump with signal rotor giving reference position and rotation position signals
Patent number: 4574756Abstract: In a fuel injection system incorporating a distribution type fuel injection pump, wherein the amount of fuel in each fuel injection is controlled by the time duration from the stoppage to the resumption of the venting or spilling of the pumping chamber, the time duration is electronically calculated according to engine rotational speed and accelerator pedal opening amount as a rotational angle of the crankshaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1984Date of Patent: March 11, 1986Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiyasu Ito, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Hideo Miyagi -
Patent number: 4563992Abstract: A fuel injection pump for a diesel engine includes a housing having a bore within which a plunger reciprocates according to the operation of the engine, the bore defining a pumping chamber at an end of the plunger. The pumping chamber is communicated to a fuel intake passage only when the plunger is moving in a direction to enlarge the size of the pumping chamber and being communicated to fuel injection nozzles only when the plunger is moving in a direction to reduce the size of the pumping chamber. A first electromagnetic valve for fuel shutoff is provided at a middle portion of the fuel intake passage. A second electromagnetic valve, advantageously used also for fuel amount control by timely venting the pumping chamber in its compression stroke, communicates the pumping chamber to the intake passage downstream of the first electromagnetic valve for at least a predetermined short time period when the first electromagnetic valve is closed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1984Date of Patent: January 14, 1986Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumiaki Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu Ito