Patents by Inventor Hidefumi Nakamura

Hidefumi Nakamura 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: 11927451
    Abstract: Provided is a route search device and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that can search a route where a transportation means more suitable for a user is selected. When searching a route to a destination, a change point at which the transportation means is changed is set, and then the priority in selecting a transportation means for moving in a section from a plurality kinds of transportation means is set based on at least one of an attribute of a start point and an attribute of an end point in the section for each section where a distance between a departure place and a destination is divided at the change point to search the route to the destination using the transportation means selected for each of the plurality of sections based on the set priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motohiro Nakamura, Yoko Sakurai, Norihiro Nakamura, Hidefumi Okabe, Naoto Miura, Koichi Iwatsuki
  • Patent number: 11866808
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thixomolding material for thixomolding includes a drying step of heating a mixture containing a first powder that contains Mg as a main component, a second powder, a binder, and an organic solvent to dry the organic solvent contained in the mixture, and a stirring step of stirring the mixture heated in the drying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Hideshima, Hidefumi Nakamura, Makoto Kato
  • Publication number: 20230226757
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a powder layer forming step of leveling a Fe-based metal powder to form a powder layer; a binder applying step of applying a binder solution to a formation region of the powder layer corresponding to a laminate-shaped body to be formed; an ink applying step of applying an ink containing carbon particles to the formation region such that an amount of the carbon particles supplied to the formation region is partially varied; a repeating step of, when the formation region to which the binder solution and the ink are applied is set as a unit layer, obtaining the laminate-shaped body in which a plurality of the unit layers are laminated; a sintering step of performing a sintering treatment on the laminate-shaped body to obtain a metal sintered body; and a quenching step of performing a quenching treatment to obtain a three-dimensional shaped object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutoshi HIDESHIMA, Hidefumi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11548066
    Abstract: An injection molding material for magnesium thixomolding includes: a powder containing Mg as a main component; and a chip containing Mg as a main component, in which a proportion of the powder in the injection molding material for magnesium thixomolding is 5 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less, and a tap density of the powder is 0.15 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Ozaki, Tadao Fukuta, Yasutoshi Hideshima, Hidefumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11524337
    Abstract: A powder for additive manufacturing, which is a powder to be used in a three-dimensional additive manufacturing method, including a plurality of coated particles containing metal particles, and resin coating films that cover the metal particles and contain a caking additive, wherein 0.0001?t/D50?0.0010 in which t is an average thickness of the resin coating films and D50 is an average particle diameter of the metal particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidefumi Nakamura, Atsushi Nakamura, Toshiki Sano, Naoko Shima
  • Patent number: 11498123
    Abstract: A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Co as a principal component, Cr at 16 mass % or more and 35 mass % or less, and Si at 0.3 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less, wherein when one element selected from Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is a first element, and one element selected from the group and having a higher group number in the periodic table than that of the first element or having the same group number in the periodic table as that of the first element and a higher period number than that of the first element is a second element, the first element is at 0.01 mass % or more and 0.5 mass % or less, and the second element is at 0.01 mass % or more and 0.5 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki Tamura, Hidefumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11332811
    Abstract: A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Fe as a principal component, Cr in a proportion of 11.0 mass % or more and 25.0 mass % or less, Ni in a proportion of 8.0 mass % or more and 30.0 mass % or less, Si in a proportion of 0.20 mass % or more and 1.2 mass % or less, C in a proportion of 0.070 mass % or more and 0.40 mass % or less, Mn in a proportion of 0.10 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less, P in a proportion of 0.10 mass % or more and 0.50 mass % or less, and at least one of W and Nb in a proportion of 0.20 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less in total.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hidefumi Nakamura, Ryo Numasawa
  • Patent number: 11148197
    Abstract: A raw material for thixomolding includes a magnesium-based alloy powder which contains calcium in an amount of 0.2 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less and aluminum in an amount of 2.5 mass % or more and 12 mass % or less, wherein the magnesium-based alloy powder includes an oxide layer which has an average thickness of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less and contains at least one of calcium and aluminum as an outermost layer. The average dendrite secondary arm spacing of crystal structures of the magnesium-based alloy powder is preferably 5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Hideshima, Hidefumi Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Otaka
  • Publication number: 20210291262
    Abstract: An injection molding material for magnesium thixomolding includes: a powder containing Mg as a main component; and a chip containing Mg as a main component, in which a proportion of the powder in the injection molding material for magnesium thixomolding is 5 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less, and a tap density of the powder is 0.15 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Koichi OZAKI, Tadao FUKUTA, Yasutoshi HIDESHIMA, Hidefumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210291265
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thixomolding material for thixomolding includes a drying step of heating a mixture containing a first powder that contains Mg as a main component, a second powder, a binder, and an organic solvent to dry the organic solvent contained in the mixture, and a stirring step of stirring the mixture heated in the drying step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yasutoshi HIDESHIMA, Hidefumi NAKAMURA, Makoto KATO
  • Publication number: 20210154737
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing alloy powder includes iron alloy powder, wherein a coating layer containing a carbon material is formed at surfaces of the iron alloy powder, the iron alloy powder contain oxygen atoms at a concentration of 0.1 mass % or more and 0.7 mass % or less with respect to the total amount of the iron alloy powder, a mass y g of the carbon material contained per 100 g of the three-dimensional printing alloy powder has a relationship with a mass x g of the oxygen atoms and a corrected mass z g represented by the following formula: y=0.75×x?z, and the corrected mass z exceeds 0.0 g and is smaller than 0.4 g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Toshiki SANO, Hidefumi NAKAMURA, Atsushi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11014155
    Abstract: A gear includes a sintered body, in which Fe is contained as a principal component, Ni is contained in a proportion of 2 mass % or more and 20 mass % or less, Si is contained in a proportion of 0.3 mass % or more and 5.0 mass % or less, C is contained in a proportion of 0.005 mass % or more and 0.3 mass % or less, and one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is defined as a first element, that is contained in a proportion of 0.01 mass % or more and 0.7 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Hidefumi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210069780
    Abstract: A precipitation hardening stainless steel powder, containing Cr at a concentration A within a range of 15.00 mass % or more and 17.50 mass % or less, Si at a concentration B within a range of 0.30 mass % or more and 1.00 mass % or less, Nb at a concentration C within a range of 0.15 mass % or more and 0.45 mass % or less, Ni at a concentration D within a range of 3.00 mass % or more and 5.00 mass % or less, Mn at a concentration E within a range of 0.05 mass % or more and 1.00 mass % or less, and Cu at a concentration F within a range of 3.00 mass % or more and 5.00 mass % or less, wherein a value of ? defined by the following formula (1) is 10.0 mass % or more and 14.0 mass % or less. ?=3(A+1.5B+0.5C)?2.8(D+0.5E+0.5F)?19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hidefumi NAKAMURA, Junichi KUDO
  • Publication number: 20210069785
    Abstract: A powder for additive manufacturing, which is a powder to be used in a three-dimensional additive manufacturing method, including a plurality of coated particles containing metal particles, and resin coating films that cover the metal particles and contain a caking additive, wherein 0.0001?t/D50?0.0010 in which t is an average thickness of the resin coating films and D50 is an average particle diameter of the metal particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hidefumi NAKAMURA, Atsushi NAKAMURA, Toshiki SANO, Naoko SHIMA
  • Patent number: 10934607
    Abstract: A titanium sintered body is composed of a material containing titanium, and has an oxygen content of 2500 ppm by mass or more and 5500 ppm by mass or less and a surface Vickers hardness of 250 or more and 500 or less. It is preferred that an ?-phase and a ?-phase are contained as crystal structures, and an area ratio occupied by the ?-phase in a cross section is 70% or more and 99.8% or less. It is also preferred that in an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained by X-ray diffractometry, the value of a peak reflection intensity by the plane orientation (110) of the ?-phase is 5% or more and 60% or less of the value of a peak reflection intensity by the plane orientation (100) of the ?-phase. It is also preferred that particles composed mainly of titanium oxide are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hidefumi Nakamura, Taku Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10848016
    Abstract: A direct-current electric motor (an electrically powered machine) is a 3-pole brush-equipped direct-current electric motor which is provided with an armature (a rotor), a field element (a stator), a shaft, a commutator, a brush, a bracket, and an end plate. Of these, the armature (an armature) is provided with a dust core configured with a compressed powder compact formed of magnetic powder, and a coil buried in the dust core. On the other hand, the field element is provided with a field magnet which generates a magnetic flux, and a yoke housing which supports the field magnet and also functions as a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihiko Shiohara, Hidefumi Nakamura, Isamu Otsuka
  • Patent number: 10773302
    Abstract: A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Fe as a principal component, Ni in a proportion of 5 mass % or more and 20 mass % or less, Si in a proportion of 0.3 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less, and C in a proportion of 0.005 mass % or more and 0.3 mass % or less, and when one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is defined as a first element, and one element selected from the group and having a higher group number in the periodic table than that of the first element or having the same group number in the periodic table as that of the first element and a higher period number in the periodic table than that of the first element is defined as a second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hidefumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10682697
    Abstract: A compound for metal powder injection molding includes secondary particles in which first metal particles are bound to one another, and a matrix region including a binder and second metal particles whose constituent material is different from that of the first metal particles. It is preferred that in the secondary particles, the first metal particles are bound to one another through the binder. It is also preferred that the average particle diameter of the second metal particles is smaller than that of the first metal particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Nakamura, Yasutoshi Hideshima
  • Patent number: 10675682
    Abstract: A compound for metal powder injection molding includes secondary particles in which first metal particles are bound to one another, and a matrix region including a binder and second metal particles composed of the same constituent material as the first metal particles and having a smaller average particle diameter than the first metal particles. The constituent material of the first metal particles is any of an Fe-based alloy, an Ni-based alloy, and a Co-based alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Nakamura, Yasutoshi Hideshima
  • Publication number: 20200122356
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes a table on which a layer of granulated powder is stacked, a layer formation portion that forms the granulated powder on the table into a layer having a predetermined thickness, a compression unit configured to compress a first region in the layer, a processing unit that processes the formation region of the three-dimensional shaped object in the layer, and a control unit that controls the compression unit to form the first region in which the granulated powder are crushed, and the second region in which the granulated powder are not crushed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yasutoshi HIDESHIMA, Hidefumi NAKAMURA