Patents by Inventor Hiroki MANABE

Hiroki MANABE 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: 12606238
    Abstract: A path generation device of a motor vehicle comprises: a target route-path generation unit for producing a target route-path of the motor vehicle; a lateral position compensation-quantity setting unit for setting a lateral position compensation-quantity being a compensation-quantity in a sideward direction with respect to the target route-path; and a target route-path correction unit for calculating a correction route-path on the basis of the target route-path and on that of the lateral position compensation-quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Shimizu, Hiroki Manabe, Kazuhiro Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 12565863
    Abstract: To provide a torque estimation apparatus for an internal combustion engine which can learn the variation in the output torque of the internal combustion engine caused by the individual difference and the aging change of the internal combustion engine with good accuracy. A torque estimation apparatus for an internal combustion engine calculates a first estimation torque using a torque characteristic data for first estimation torque; calculates a second estimation torque based on an angular acceleration; learns a deviation between the second estimation torque and a preliminarily set reference value of the second estimation torque, as error learning value; and calculates a value obtained by correcting the first estimation torque by the error learning value, as the third estimation torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Kazuhiro Nishiwaki, Taiga Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20250361841
    Abstract: To provide a torque estimation apparatus for an internal combustion engine which can learn the variation in the output torque of the internal combustion engine caused by the individual difference and the aging change of the internal combustion engine with good accuracy. A torque estimation apparatus for an internal combustion engine calculates a first estimation torque using a torque characteristic data for first estimation torque; calculates a second estimation torque based on an angular acceleration; learns a deviation between the second estimation torque and a preliminarily set reference value of the second estimation torque, as error learning value; and calculates a value obtained by correcting the first estimation torque by the error learning value, as the third estimation torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki MANABE, Kazuhiro NISHIWAKI, Taiga TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12334720
    Abstract: This resin trough body has an approximately U-shape cross-sectional shape that includes a bottom section and side sections on the two sides. Vertical reinforcement ribs are formed at a prescribed interval on the outer surface of both side sections of a trough body of a prescribed length. Further, near the front and back ends of the trough body, horizontal ribs are formed so as to link two vertical ribs. An accommodation space for accommodating a grating lid is formed by a pair of L-shape members being fixed with bolts to a fixing jig that has been attached to the horizontal ribs. The grating lid is accommodated in said accommodation space, and the grating lid is fixed to a bolt fixing section, which is a mounting hole formed in the horizontal plane of the L-shape members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Takashi Hori
  • Publication number: 20230373558
    Abstract: A path generation device (110) of a motor vehicle comprises: a target route-path generation unit (101) for producing a target route-path of the motor vehicle; a lateral position compensation-quantity setting unit (102) for setting a lateral position compensation-quantity being a compensation-quantity in a lateral direction with respect to the target route-path; and a target route-path correction unit (103) for calculating a correction. route-path on the basis of the target route-path and on that of the lateral position compensation-quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji SHIMIZU, Hiroki MANABE, Kazuhiro NISHIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20230216287
    Abstract: This resin trough body has an approximately U-shape cross-sectional shape that includes a bottom section and side sections on the two sides. Vertical reinforcement ribs are formed at a prescribed interval on the outer surface of both side sections of a trough body of a prescribed length. Further, near the front and back ends of the trough body, horizontal ribs are formed so as to link two vertical ribs. An accommodation space for accommodating a grating lid is formed by a pair of L-shape members being fixed with bolts to a fixing jig that has been attached to the horizontal ribs. The grating lid is accommodated in said accommodation space, and the grating lid is fixed to a bolt fixing section, which is a mounting hole formed in the horizontal plane of the L-shape members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Takashi Hori
  • Patent number: 10760616
    Abstract: A solid lubricant 11 is formed by molding and firing powder that includes amorphous and self-sintering carbon material powder 12, graphite powder 13, and a binder 14. The solid lubricant has high material strength and hardness, and also excellent impact resistance and wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori Aiga, Hiroki Manabe, Takahiro Gotou, Yoshinori Ito, Fuminori Satoji
  • Patent number: 10056171
    Abstract: Protrusion portions and recess portions are formed on a metal layer. The protrusion portions are repeatedly formed in a lattice shape at a pitch of P. Similarly, the recess portions are repeatedly formed in the lattice shape at the pitch of P. The protrusion portions and the recess portions are arranged in the same arrangement direction and arranged shifted to each other by half the pitch in the arrangement direction. The protrusion portions and the recess portions are formed independently of each other without contacting each other. In order to allow a multilayer tape to reliably follow the bending deformations of a power cable (submarine cable) in all directions, in an arbitrary cross-section taken in the longitudinal direction of the multilayer tape (in the axial direction of an impermeable layer), the protrusion portions or the recess portions are necessarily arranged at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Hiroyuki Sakakibara, Masahiro Minamide
  • Patent number: 9722406
    Abstract: Ocean floating installations (1) are disposed on the ocean. The ocean floating installations (1) float on the ocean with the lower part of the ocean floating installations (1) being fixed to the seabed by mooring ropes (11). Each of the ocean floating installations (1) is connected at a connection part (5a) to a cable (3), which is a first cable. Each of the cables (3) is connected at a connection part (5b) to a cable (7), which is a second cable. In other words, the ocean floating installations (1) are connected to each other by the cables (3) and the cable (7). A connection is established with the cables (7) at the connection parts (5b) located on the seabed. In other words, the cables (7) are installed on the seabed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Toru Kagoura, Takahiro Sasaki, Yoshihiro Shimada, Takeharu Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9631672
    Abstract: A separator 8 including a solid lubricant is disposed between adjacent rolling elements 7. Relative movement of the adjacent rolling elements 7 and the separator 8 in a direction of separating apart in a circumferential direction is restricted by restricting members 10, and the restricting members 10 are disposed at plural locations in the circumferential direction. A minute gap ? is provided between the adjacent restricting members 10, to allow relative movement therebetween. This can provide a solid-lubrication rolling bearing capable of stably preventing rotational locking and unintended disassembling of the bearing for a long period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori Aiga, Hiroki Manabe, Naoaki Tsuji, Takahiro Gotou, Yoshinori Ito, Fuminori Satoji
  • Publication number: 20160301198
    Abstract: Ocean floating installations (1) are disposed on the ocean. The ocean floating installations (1) float on the ocean with the lower part of the ocean floating installations (1) being fixed to the seabed by mooring ropes (11). Each of the ocean floating installations (1) is connected at a connection part (5a) to a cable (3), which is a first cable. Each of the cables (3) is connected at a connection part (5b) to a cable (7), which is a second cable. In other words, the ocean floating installations (1) are connected to each other by the cables (3) and the cable (7). A connection is established with the cables (7) at the connection parts (5b) located on the seabed. In other words, the cables (7) are installed on the seabed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MANABE, Toru KAGOURA, Takahiro SASAKI, Yoshihiro SHIMADA, Takeharu YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160223021
    Abstract: A separator 8 including a solid lubricant is disposed between adjacent rolling elements 7. Relative movement of the adjacent rolling elements 7 and the separator 8 in a direction of separating apart in a circumferential direction is restricted by restricting members 10, and the restricting members 10 are disposed at plural locations in the circumferential direction. A minute gap ? is provided between the adjacent restricting members 10, to allow relative movement therebetween. This can provide a solid-lubrication rolling bearing capable of stably preventing rotational locking and unintended disassembling of the bearing for a long period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori AIGA, Hiroki MANABE, Naoaki TSUJI, Takahiro GOTOU, Yoshinori ITO, Fuminori SATOJI
  • Publication number: 20160155537
    Abstract: Protrusion portions and recess portions are formed on a metal layer. The protrusion portions are repeatedly formed in a lattice shape at a pitch of P. Similarly, the recess portions are repeatedly formed in the lattice shape at the pitch of P. The protrusion portions and the recess portions are arranged in the same arrangement direction and arranged shifted to each other by half the pitch in the arrangement direction. The protrusion portions and the recess portions are formed independently of each other without contacting each other. In order to allow a multilayer tape to reliably follow the bending deformations of a power cable (submarine cable) in all directions, in an arbitrary cross-section taken in the longitudinal direction of the multilayer tape (in the axial direction of an impermeable layer), the protrusion portions or the recess portions are necessarily arranged at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Hiroyuki Sakakibara, Masahiro Minamide
  • Patent number: 8636037
    Abstract: In a flexible tube for fluid transport, a resin layer is on the outer periphery of an interlocked tube for shielding the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the resin layer for reinforcing primarily against internal pressure, etc. of the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An axial-force reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer for primarily suppressing the interlocked tube from deforming in the axial direction of the flexible tube. The axial-force reinforcing layer is formed from alternately winding two layers of reinforcing strips with a long pitch. The reinforcing strips are each configured from a metal strip, a resin layer that covers the strip, and the like. The resin layer is resin to which a microparticulate sulfide-trapping material has been added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ishii, Hiroki Manabe, Michimasa Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130037160
    Abstract: In a flexible tube for fluid transport, a resin layer is on the outer periphery of an interlocked tube for shielding the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the resin layer for reinforcing primarily against internal pressure, etc. of the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An axial-force reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer for primarily suppressing the interlocked tube from deforming in the axial direction of the flexible tube. The axial-force reinforcing layer is formed from alternately winding two layers of reinforcing strips with a long pitch. The reinforcing strips are each configured from a metal strip, a resin layer that covers the strip, and the like. The resin layer is resin to which a microparticulate sulfide-trapping material has been added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi ISHII, Hiroki MANABE, Michimasa WATANABE