Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Matsuda

Hirofumi Matsuda 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: 20240139144
    Abstract: A copper chelating agent that contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1), a compound represented by Formula (2), a compound represented by Formula (3), a compound represented by Formula (4), a salt thereof, and a solvate thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Masachika TAKATA, Hirofumi SUNAHARA, Toshiyuki WAKIMOTO, Kenichi MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240131046
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention has as an object to provide an antiviral agent effective as a remedy for COVID-1 9 and other viral infections. [Resolution Means] Provided is an antiviral agent and the like, made of: the compound represented by general formula (1) or (2) below [R1 being —(CH2)n1—Z1—R11 2 r —CH—(—Z1—R11,)(n1 being 0 or 1; Z1 being a single bond, —O—, —NH—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—,SO—CO—, —CO—O—, or —CH?N—O—; R11 being a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons, —NR12 R13, —N3,—NO2,—CN, —CH2—CO—O—R14, or a five- or six-membered heterocyclic group including a nitrogen atom; R12 and R13 each independently being a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons; and R14 being a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons], a derivative thereof, a salt of these compounds, or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Katsumi MAENAKA, Akira MATSUDA, Hirofumi SAWA, Yasuko ORBA, Michihito SASAKI, Kentaro UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20220404078
    Abstract: A gas-liquid separation device comprises a container, an inlet tube, a liquid outlet tube, a gas outlet tube, and a swirl vane. The swirl vane is disposed in the inlet tube. A depression is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the inlet tube. The depression faces the swirl vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuhide YOKOYAMA, Hiroki ISHIYAMA, Yusuke TASHIRO, Hirofumi MATSUDA, Shun KATO
  • Patent number: 11428449
    Abstract: Provided are a separator with improved oil separation efficiency, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the separator. The separator includes an inflow pipe portion, an oil storage portion, an oil return pipe portion, and an outflow pipe portion. The inflow pipe portion includes a swirling portion that defines a flow direction of refrigerant so as to swirl the refrigerant. The oil storage portion is connected to the inflow pipe portion. The oil return pipe portion is connected to a vertically lower side of the oil storage portion. The outflow pipe portion includes an opening end that faces the swirling portion. The outflow pipe portion extends from a region that faces the swirling portion to the outside of the oil storage portion. The opening end is configured such that the refrigerant discharged from the swirling portion can directly flow thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Hiroki Ishiyama, Yusuke Shimazu
  • Patent number: 11255587
    Abstract: An oil separator includes a separation container. The separation container has a side surface portion to which an inlet pipe is attached. The separation container has an upper surface portion to which an outlet pipe is attached. An oil reservoir is provided in a lower portion of the separation container. The separation container has a lower surface portion to which an oil return pipe is attached. The separation container has an inner wall surface provided with a liquid passage section. The liquid passage section is provided with a groove. The groove is disposed to extend in a direction of gravity toward the oil reservoir. The groove is formed to be gradually increased in depth from an upper portion of the groove toward a lower portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Hiroki Ishiyama, Yusuke Shimazu
  • Patent number: 11105537
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus refrigeration cycle apparatus in which refrigerant circulates in an order of a compressor, an oil separator, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes: an oil returning path extending from the oil separator to the compressor; a first electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; an oil returning path extending from the accumulator to the compressor; a second electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; and a controller configured to control a degree of opening of the first electromagnetic valve and a degree of opening of the second electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Satoru Yanachi
  • Patent number: 11067314
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus refrigeration cycle apparatus in which refrigerant circulates in an order of a compressor, an oil separator, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes: an oil returning path extending from the oil separator to the compressor; a first electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; an oil returning path extending from the accumulator to the compressor; a second electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; and a controller configured to control a degree of opening of the first electromagnetic valve and a degree of opening of the second electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Satoru Yanachi
  • Publication number: 20210172661
    Abstract: Provided are a separator with improved oil separation efficiency, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the separator. The separator includes an inflow pipe portion, an oil storage portion, an oil return pipe portion, and an outflow pipe portion. The inflow pipe portion includes a swirling portion that defines a flow direction of refrigerant so as to swirl the refrigerant. The oil storage portion is connected to the inflow pipe portion. The oil return pipe portion is connected to a vertically lower side of the oil storage portion. The outflow pipe portion includes an opening end that faces the swirling portion. The outflow pipe portion extends from a region that faces the swirling portion to the outside of the oil storage portion. The opening end is configured such that the refrigerant discharged from the swirling portion can directly flow thereinto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Hirofumi MATSUDA, Hiroki ISHIYAMA, Yusuke SHIMAZU
  • Publication number: 20200248941
    Abstract: An oil separator includes a separation container. The separation container has a side surface portion to which an inlet pipe is attached. The separation container has an upper surface portion to which an outlet pipe is attached. An oil reservoir is provided in a lower portion of the separation container. The separation container has a lower surface portion to which an oil return pipe is attached. The separation container has an inner wall surface provided with a liquid passage section. The liquid passage section is provided with a groove. The groove is disposed to extend in a direction of gravity toward the oil reservoir. The groove is formed to be gradually increased in depth from an upper portion of the groove toward a lower portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Hirofumi MATSUDA, Hiroki ISHIYAMA, Yusuke SHIMAZU
  • Publication number: 20190242622
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus is a refrigeration cycle apparatus in which refrigerant circulates in an order of a compressor, an oil separator, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes: an oil returning path extending from the oil separator to the compressor; a first electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; an oil returning path extending from the accumulator to the compressor; a second electromagnetic valve provided on the oil returning path; and a controller configured to control a degree of opening of the first electromagnetic valve and a degree of opening of the second electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi MATSUDA, Satoru YANACHI
  • Publication number: 20090317217
    Abstract: A conveyance facility system for transporting an appropriate amount of work at a time at an appropriate time to the consumption side area by automatically controlling through a computer control system an automated guided vehicle for allowing a truck that has mounted the work in the supply side area to travel accompanying the vehicle from the supply side area to the consumption side area along the guidance course of the automated guided vehicle, and allowing the empty truck that has unloaded the work in the consumption side area to return to the supply side area. The work conveyance facility system comprises a plurality of work mounting trucks (2) for loading and conveying work, an automated guided vehicle (3) for allowing the work mounting truck (2) to travel accompanying the vehicle to a set position and releasing the truck thereat, and a guidance course of the automated guided vehicle (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Yazaki Kako Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Nishimura, Hirofumi Matsuda, Hirohisa Fukushima
  • Patent number: 7292362
    Abstract: When a facsimile data is received, a control unit causes the content of the facsimile data to be displayed on a display. The control unit causes a recording unit to print the content of the facsimile data on a recording sheet when a “Print” key is pressed down with the facsimile data displayed on the display while causing a forwarding method selection screen to be displayed on the display when a “To Forward” key is pressed down. The control unit causes a display urging the selection of the E-mail transmission of the received facsimile data, the transmission thereof to another computer and the transmission thereof to another facsimile apparatus to be displayed in the forwarding method selection screen on the display, and the facsimile data is forwarded by a forwarding method corresponding to the instruction given from an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Junji Matsui, Hiroshi Mori, Ken Imai, Yuki Shibahara, Yuichiro Iwase, Yoshihisa Kuramae
  • Patent number: 7042141
    Abstract: A lead zirconate titanate-based thin film is an epitaxial crystal thin film and has a chemical composition represented by the general formula Pb1-xLnxZryTi1-yO3 (wherein Ln represents any one selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, lanthanoid elements, niobium, calcium, barium, strontium, iron, manganese and tin; and 0?x<1, 0.43?y?0.65) and whose orientation is {111} (including orientations whose tilt angle from the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface is within 15°).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: The Circle for the Promotion of Science and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Funakubo, Takashi Iijima, Shintaro Yokoyama, Hirofumi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20050179957
    Abstract: When a facsimile data is received, a control unit causes the content of the facsimile data to be displayed on a display. The control unit causes a recording unit to print the content of the facsimile data on a recording sheet when a “Print” key is pressed down with the facsimile data displayed on the display while causing a forwarding method selection screen to be displayed on the display when a “To Forward” key is pressed down. The control unit causes a display urging the selection of the E-mail transmission of the received facsimile data, the transmission thereof to another computer and the transmission thereof to another facsimile apparatus to be displayed in the forwarding method selection screen on the display, and the facsimile data is forwarded by a forwarding method corresponding to the instruction given from an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsuda, Junji Matsui, Hiroshi Mori, Ken Imai, Yuki Shibahara, Yuichiro Iwase, Yoshihisa Kuramae
  • Publication number: 20040207288
    Abstract: A lead zirconate titanate-based thin film is an epitaxial crystal thin film and has a chemical composition represented by the general formula Pb1-xLnxZryTi1-yO3 (wherein Ln represents any one selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, lanthanoid elements, niobium, calcium, barium, strontium, iron, manganese and tin; and 0≦x<1, 0.43≦y≦0.65) and whose orientation is {111} (including orientations whose tilt angle from the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface is within 15°).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Funakubo, Takashi Iijima, Shintaro Yokoyama, Hirofumi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 6174486
    Abstract: A method of heat-setting garments by boarding the garment and subjecting it to preselected temperatures that are different for different parts of the garment and an apparatus for carrying out this method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: DuPont Toray Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tateo Jin-Ya, Hirofumi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 5150224
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document size detection device, a copy paper feeder carrying a plurality of copy paper sheets having different sizes, a copying device for copying an image of the document onto the fed copy paper sheet, the copying means having a copy magnification changer, a copy paper size selector for selecting a desired copy paper size from the plurality of copy paper sizes, a copy magnification setting device for setting a desired copy magnification, a copy mode selection device for selecting either a manual mode or an automatic mode, and a controller for controlling the copy paper feeder and the copy magnification changer so as to execute the manual mode, the automatic mode. The automatic mode has an automatic document size priority sub-mode and an automatic copy paper size priority sub-mode which are changed by actuating the copy paper size selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Mizude, Hirofumi Matsuda, Haruo Yamamoto, Eiichi Tone