Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Arai

Hirokazu Arai 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: 11927234
    Abstract: A vibration proofing device includes a bracket having an internal space, and a vibration proofing member inserted into the internal space. The internal space is open on an outer surface of the bracket. At least a pair of facing-each-other surfaces, against which the vibration proofing member is pressed, is formed in an inner surface of the bracket. A distance between the pair of the facing-each-other surfaces on a far side in an insertion direction of the vibration proofing member is the same, in at least some regions of the bracket, as that on a near side in the insertion direction. This provides the vibration proofing device and the bracket to allow for compactly configuring the device as a whole, while sufficiently securing a retaining force between the bracket and the vibration proofing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: YAMASHITA RUBBER CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kadowaki, Masataka Hirano, Yusuke Arai
  • Publication number: 20230416039
    Abstract: The present invention is a paper sheet transport system including: an air blowing device that generates an air flow for transporting paper sheets; a transport device that transports paper sheets with the air flow; and a control device that controls the air blowing device, and the control device includes a measuring unit that measures the speed of paper sheets on the transport device, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the air flow according to a result of the measurement. The control device includes a detecting unit that detects arrival of paper sheets at a deceleration region, and, when paper sheets in the deceleration region are faster than a specific speed, the adjusting unit causes the air blowing device to generate an air flow in an opposite direction to that of an air flow for transporting the paper sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki ICHIKAWA, Hirokazu ARAI
  • Patent number: 11823518
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the amount of data for generating history information that can identify the time when a paper sheet moves along a transport path. The present invention includes an update unit (103) that updates reference timers (Ta and Tb) at predetermined time intervals (10 ?s and 1 ms), respectively, an initializing unit (104) that initializes the reference timers at predetermined time intervals (5 s and 25 s), respectively, a storage unit (102) that stores therein the numbers of times of the initialization, and a saving unit (105) that saves difference information (D) identifying current values of the reference timers and the numbers of times of the initialization when a paper sheet moves along a transport path (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Toshitaka Nishizaki, Masaaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230316843
    Abstract: The present invention includes a configuration to move a transport body 500 in conjunction with movement of a moving body 200 due to repulsion applied between respective magnetic materials 213 and 523 when the moving body and the transport body are in a close location relation, and, when the moving body separates from a range of the close location relation due to halfway stop of the transport body, the transport body is moved in the opposite direction to stop at a predetermined end portion stop position, subsequently only the moving body is caused to travel in a direction further away from the transport body, and the moving body is returned into the range of the close location relation by causing the moving body to travel toward the transport body at a speed resistible against the repelling force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo NAKATAKE, Masaaki ICHIKAWA, Hirokazu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230110603
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a 3-alkoxybenzamide derivative having an excellent pest control effect, or a salt thereof; and a pest control agent and a production intermediate which contain the same as an active ingredient. Provided are: a 3-alkoxybenzamide derivative represented by general formula [I] [In the formula, A represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, G represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-C6 alkyl group, le represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, etc., R2 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., R3 represents a halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group, etc., R4 represents a halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group, etc., and R5 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group, etc.], or a salt thereof; and a pest control agent characterized by containing said derivative or salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke TANAKA, Sakae SAKURAI, Yukihiro ENOMOTO, Keiji TORIYABE, Hirokazu ARAI, Yuhsuke NAKANE, Takeshi MATSUDA, Akira TAKANEZAWA, Shusuke KOIKE, Shunsuke KITAHARA, Shigeyuki MUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220343714
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the amount of data for generating history information that can identify the time when a paper sheet moves along a transport path. The present invention includes an update unit (103) that updates reference timers (Ta and Tb) at predetermined time intervals (10 ?s and 1 ms), respectively, an initializing unit (104) that initializes the reference timers at predetermined time intervals (5 s and 25 s), respectively, a storage unit (102) that stores therein the numbers of times of the initialization, and a saving unit (105) that saves difference information (D) identifying current values of the reference timers and the numbers of times of the initialization when a paper sheet moves along a transport path (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu ARAI, Toshitaka NISHIZAKI, Masaaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220297961
    Abstract: A banknote transport system 10 includes: an air blowing tube 100 that forms an air flow path 101; a moving body 200 that travels inside the air blowing tube while receiving an air flow within the air blowing tube; a transport path 401 (a transport tube 400) having at least a portion arranged along the air blowing tube to be adjacent to the air blowing tube; and a transport body 500 configured to be able to retain a banknote and traveling inside the transport path. The moving body includes a moving body magnet 213, and the transport body includes a transport body magnet 523. The banknote transport system moves the transport body in conjunction with movement of the moving body receiving the air flow due to attraction and/or repulsion based on a magnetic force applied between the moving body magnet and the transport body magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki ICHIKAWA, Hirokazu ARAI
  • Patent number: 10982585
    Abstract: A valve body of a flow rate control valve includes a fin having a flow formation surface that forms a flow of coolant from a liquid chamber toward a heater port in accordance with rotation of the valve body. An engine cooling apparatus is configured to rotate and drive the valve body alternately in a positive direction and a negative direction from when an engine is automatically stopped to when the engine is automatically restarted so that a heater core is supplied with coolant when the engine is automatically stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Tetsuma Takeda
  • Publication number: 20200224582
    Abstract: A valve body of a flow rate control valve includes a fin having a flow formation surface that forms a flow of coolant from a liquid chamber toward a heater port in accordance with rotation of the valve body. An engine cooling apparatus is configured to rotate and drive the valve body alternately in a positive direction and a negative direction from when an engine is automatically stopped to when the engine is automatically restarted so that a heater core is supplied with coolant when the engine is automatically stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu ARAI, Tetsuma TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 10239525
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a driving support information generation device, a driving support information generation method, a driving support device, and a driving support method which make it possible to present effective caution information to drivers. The driving support information generation device of the present invention includes a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of collecting vehicle information including traveling locus information indicating a traveling locus of at least one vehicle which travels a predetermined road section and generating cautionary information which is information to require a driver of the at least one vehicle to exercise caution when the at least one vehicle travels the section, on the basis of the collected vehicle information. The cautionary information is generated on the basis of variation in traveling of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Mitsuo Shimotani, Takehito Sogabe
  • Patent number: 10104451
    Abstract: Provided is an IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. The invention is a video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, comprising: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Kazuki Narita, Sho Hongo, Koji Nakao, Hiroyuki Terasaki, Hirokazu Arai, Masaaki Kojima, Yukiyo Asakura
  • Patent number: 10091999
    Abstract: Provided is an agrochemical composition for foliage treatment, which does not cause phytotoxicity to a cultivated crop due to adhesion thereto when foliage treatment of an upland field is performed with pyroxasulfone, but has a high level of safety and an herbicidal effect on a broad spectrum of weeds. The agrochemical composition for foliage treatment comprises pyroxasulfone and a masking material that masks the pyroxasulfone, wherein the pyroxasulfone is microencapsulated in or coated with the masking material such that phytotoxicity to a cultivated crop due to adhesion thereto when foliage spraying is performed is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Yukiko Nakajima, Toshihiro Ikeuchi, Atsushi Sato
  • Publication number: 20170369056
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a driving support information generation device, a driving support information generation method, a driving support device, and a driving support method which make it possible to present effective caution information to drivers. The driving support information generation device of the present invention includes a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of collecting vehicle information including traveling locus information indicating a traveling locus of at least one vehicle which travels a predetermined road section and generating cautionary information which is information to require a driver of the at least one vehicle to exercise caution when the at least one vehicle travels the section, on the basis of the collected vehicle information. The cautionary information is generated on the basis of variation in traveling of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu ARAI, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Takehito SOGABE
  • Publication number: 20170303009
    Abstract: Provided is an IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. The invention is a video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, comprising: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori NAKAMURA, Kazuki NARITA, Sho HONGO, Koji NAKAO, Hiroyuki TERASAKI, Hirokazu ARAI, Masaaki KOJIMA, Yukiyo ASAKURA
  • Patent number: 9794650
    Abstract: An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Kazuki Narita, Sho Hongo, Koji Nakao, Hiroyuki Terasaki, Hirokazu Arai, Masaaki Kojima, Yukiyo Asakura
  • Publication number: 20170006870
    Abstract: Provided is an agrochemical composition for foliage treatment, which does not cause phytotoxicity to a cultivated crop due to adhesion thereto when foliage treatment of an upland field is performed with pyroxasulfone, but has a high level of safety and an herbicidal effect on a broad spectrum of weeds. The agrochemical composition for foliage treatment comprises pyroxasulfone and a masking material that masks the pyroxasulfone, wherein the pyroxasulfone is microencapsulated in or coated with the masking material such that phytotoxicity to a cultivated crop due to adhesion thereto when foliage spraying is performed is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu ARAI, Yukiko NAKAJIMA, Toshihiro IKEUCHI, Atsushi SATO
  • Publication number: 20160037235
    Abstract: An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori NAKAMURA, Kazuki NARITA, Sho HONGO, Koji NAKAO, Hiroyuki TERASAKI, Hirokazu ARAI, Masaaki KOJIMA, Yukiyo ASAKURA
  • Patent number: 8962734
    Abstract: Disclosed is a phenol resin molding material comprising 100 parts by weight of a resol type phenol resin, 40 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic fiber, 30 to 90 parts by weight of a natural silica powder having an average particle size of 0.5 to 15 ?m and subjected to a coupling agent treatment and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a rubber component as main components. The molding material can contain 50% by weight or more of a glass fiber and a natural silica powder having a crushed shape can be used as the natural silica powder. As a molded article produced from the resin molding material, a resin pulley is exemplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Keiji Asai
  • Patent number: 8336412
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus in which steering assistance is achieved by transmitting a rotary motion of an electric motor for steering assistance to a steering shaft on which a worm wheel is mounted through a worm shaft on which a worm is mounted, wherein the worm shaft is deflectable toward the worm wheel and equipped with a biasing member biasing the worm shaft in the deflective direction thereof, or alternatively, the worm wheel is deflectable toward the worm shaft and equipped with a biasing member biasing the worm wheel in the deflective direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishii, Osamu Sano, Hirokazu Arai
  • Publication number: 20110046288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a phenol resin molding material comprising 100 parts by weight of a resol type phenol resin, 40 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic fiber, 30 to 90 parts by weight of a natural silica powder having an average particle size of 0.5 to 15 ?m and subjected to a coupling agent treatment and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a rubber component as main components. The molding material can contain 50% by weight or more of a glass fiber and a natural silica powder having a crushed shape can be used as the natural silica powder. As a molded article produced from the resin molding material, a resin pulley is exemplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arai, Keiji Asai