Patents by Inventor Hiroki Shibata

Hiroki Shibata 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: 11973453
    Abstract: A first actuator and a second actuator each have a plurality of control calculation units provided redundantly and a plurality of motor drive units provided redundantly. In the first and the second actuators, the control calculation units of the systems paired with each other transmit and receive information to and from each other by a communication between the actuators. When a failure occurs in any system in either of the two actuators, or when a failure occurs in a communication between actuators in either system, the control calculation unit of each actuator of the system in which the failure occurred stops the motor drive control. Then, the motor drive control is continued by the control calculation unit of the normal system in both actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Tomizawa, Masaharu Yamashita, Kenji Shibata, Yosuke Yamashita, Shoji Kubota, Yugo Nagashima, Yuji Fujita, Kenichi Abe
  • Publication number: 20240097980
    Abstract: A common control unit (141A) acquires a configuration input request to a communication device accommodating a user using a network. An individual control unit (142A) identifies a variable group necessary for a command to execute the configuration input based on request content of the configuration input received by the common control unit (141A) and a type of communication device and transmits the identified variable group to the common control unit (141A). A command execution unit (143A) acquires the variable group identified by the individual control unit (141A) from the common control unit (141A), generates a command based on the acquired variable group, and executes the generated command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki IWAHASHI, Takahiro SHIBATA, Toshiyuki KANAZAWA, Masato NISHIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240092133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot that can simultaneously absorb an impact received from an uneven road surface while moving and estimate the position or orientation of the mobile robot while functioning. The mobile robot according to the present invention has an operation mechanism having a multi-jointed arm, and a movement mechanism that causes the operation mechanism to move, the mobile robot being characterized in that: the movement mechanism has a first support part and a second support part, which support the weight of the movement mechanism; and the second support part is installed at a position that is nearer to an outer peripheral section, in terms of the movement direction of the movement mechanism, than is the installation position of the first support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Toshifumi MITSUYAMA, Yoshiki KANAI, Toru SHIBATA, Yuuko OKADA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Tomohiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 11852343
    Abstract: A combustor component of a combustor for combusting fuel to produce a combustion gas includes a combustion cylinder forming a passage for the combustion gas, a first acoustic device which internally includes a first cavity communicating with the passage via a first through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, a second acoustic device which is located on a radially outer side of the first acoustic device so as to cover the first acoustic device, and internally includes a second cavity communicating with the passage via a second through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, and a first communication passage causing the first cavity and an outer space of the combustion cylinder to communicate with each other without via the first through hole and the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Akamatsu, Kenji Sato, Naoki Abe, Taiki Kinoshita, Hiroki Shibata, Norihiko Motoyama
  • Patent number: 11536455
    Abstract: A combustor component according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical body which internally includes a combustion chamber, and includes a weld part where a plurality of through holes opening to the combustion chamber are formed, and a housing which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the cylindrical body to cover a part of the weld part, and defines an acoustic damping space communicating with the combustion chamber via at least one of the through holes. The plurality of through holes in the weld part has a formation density which is higher in a first region of the weld part covered with the housing than in a second region of the weld part positioned outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokuyama, Hiroaki Kishida, Taiki Kinoshita, Hiroki Shibata, Toshinobu Ohara
  • Patent number: 11525364
    Abstract: A plurality of cooling passages extending in an axial direction are formed in a transition piece so as to be aligned in a circumferential direction and the axial direction. One or more downstream side passages are formed in a downstream side region (Rd) within one circumferential region. One or more upstream side passages are formed in an upstream side region Ru within the circumferential region. The total cross-sectional area per unit circumferential length of the one or more downstream side passages is larger than the total cross-sectional area per unit circumferential length of the one or more upstream side passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Konishi, Hiroaki Kishida, Kentaro Tokuyama, Hiroki Shibata, Akihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20220373180
    Abstract: A combustor component of a combustor for combusting fuel to produce a combustion gas includes a combustion cylinder forming a passage for the combustion gas, a first acoustic device which internally includes a first cavity communicating with the passage via a first through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, a second acoustic device which is located on a radially outer side of the first acoustic device so as to cover the first acoustic device, and internally includes a second cavity communicating with the passage via a second through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, and a first communication passage causing the first cavity and an outer space of the combustion cylinder to communicate with each other without via the first through hole and the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shinji AKAMATSU, Kenji SATO, Naoki ABE, Taiki KINOSHITA, Hiroki SHIBATA, Norihiko MOTOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220195114
    Abstract: A formed product produced by using a thermoplastic resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin with a repeating unit (A) represented by the following general formula (1) and a repeating unit (B) represented by the following general formula (2). R1 and R2 independently denote a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. The alkyl groups in R1 and R2 may be bonded together to form a ring. R3 and R4 independently denote a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. X denotes a single bond or a divalent organic group represented by the following general formula (3). R6 to R9 independently denote a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shohei TOMITA, Masashi YOKOGI, Hiroki SHIBATA, Masaya YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20220098135
    Abstract: A bisphenol composition includes 95% or more by mass of a bisphenol and 200 mass ppm or more of a compound represented by the following general formula (II): In formula (II), R21 and R22 denote a methyl group or a hydrogen atom; R22 is a methyl group when R21 is a hydrogen atom; R22 is a hydrogen atom when R21 is a methyl group; R23 to R25 independently denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R23, R24, and R25 may be bonded or cross-linked between two of the groups. A method for producing a polycarbonate resin using the bisphenol composition is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Uchiyama, Masashi Yokogi, Hiroki Shibata, Sora Tomita, Yuichi Yayama, Kenji Tsuruhara, Takayuki Yoshida, Yukie Nakashima, Rie Konishi, Kazuo Hirowatari
  • Publication number: 20220002540
    Abstract: Provided is an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition that exhibits an excellent surface hardness and strength as well as an excellent designability and lightfastness. The aromatic polycarbonate resin composition contains a carbonate structural unit (X) derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound represented by a prescribed formula (1) and a carbonate structural unit (Y) derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound represented by a prescribed formula (2) in a proportion of (X)/(Y)=10/90 to 40/60 as a molar ratio, wherein an amount of a cresolic hydroxy group derived from the aromatic dihydroxy compound represented by formula (1) is 60 to 160 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei NISHINO, Norikazu KONISHI, Yuuichi YAYAMA, Hiroki SHIBATA, Toshiki MONDEN
  • Publication number: 20210403641
    Abstract: A bisphenol composition including 95% or more by mass of a bisphenol, wherein a bisphenol represented by the following general formula (II) in the bisphenol composition constitutes 150 mass ppm or more, and the bisphenol composition has a methanol dissolution color (Hazen color number) of 2 or less, In formula (II), X denotes a single bond, —CR11R12—, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, or —SO2—, R11 and R12 independently denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R11 and R12 may be bonded to each other to form a ring. A method for producing a polycarbonate resin using the bisphenol composition is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Uchiyama, Masashi Yokogi, Hiroki Shibata, Sora Tomita, Yuichi Yayama, Kenji Tsuruhara, Takayuki Yoshida, Yukie Nakashima, Rie Konishi, Kazuo Hirowatari
  • Publication number: 20210302017
    Abstract: A combustor component according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical body which internally includes a combustion chamber, and includes a weld part where a plurality of through holes opening to the combustion chamber are formed, and a housing which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the cylindrical body to cover a part of the weld part, and defines an acoustic damping space communicating with the combustion chamber via at least one of the through holes. The plurality of through holes in the weld part has a formation density which is higher in a first region of the weld part covered with the housing than in a second region of the weld part positioned outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kentaro TOKUYAMA, Hiroaki KISHIDA, Taiki KINOSHITA, Hiroki SHIBATA, Toshinobu OHARA
  • Publication number: 20210123351
    Abstract: A plurality of cooling passages extending in an axial direction are formed in a transition piece so as to be aligned in a circumferential direction and the axial direction. One or more downstream side passages are formed in a downstream side region (Rd) within one circumferential region. One or more upstream side passages are formed in an upstream side region Ru within the circumferential region. The total cross-sectional area per unit circumferential length of the one or more downstream side passages is larger than the total cross-sectional area per unit circumferential length of the one or more upstream side passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsu KONISHI, Hiroaki KISHIDA, Kentaro TOKUYAMA, Hiroki SHIBATA, Akihiro MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10859224
    Abstract: A substrate supports a light source and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to be able to control lighting and lights-out of the light source. The substrate is supported to a conductive housing. The housing is configured to couple with a transparent cover through which light emitted from the light source is to pass. The housing has a through-hole. A connector unit has a connection part and a terminal holding part. The connection part is arranged outside the housing. At least a part of the insulating terminal holding part is arranged in the through hole. The terminal holding part holds a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is coupled to the substrate and electrically connected to the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Yoshihide Noda
  • Patent number: 10851039
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyhydric phenol compound which has an excellent alkali resistance and which does not cause a deterioration in color even when used as a resin raw material or a color developer. The polyhydric phenol compound includes: a bisphenol compound (A) represented by the following Formula (1) and a trisphenol compound (B) represented by the following Formula (2): [wherein R1 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms; each of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and each of a, b, c, d and e represents an integer from 0 to 4]; wherein the trisphenol compound (B) is contained in an amount, in terms of absorption intensity ratio at 254 nm, of less than 1.6% by area with respect to the amount of the bisphenol compound (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshie Takami, Tomoko Maeda, Naoko Sumitani, Hiroki Shibata, Toshiki Monden
  • Patent number: 10816198
    Abstract: The present invention is a combustor provided with a combustor transition pipe connected to a turbine while interposing a transition pipe seal in between, including a flange portion provided at an end portion on a downstream side in a fluid flow direction of the combustor transition pipe, the flange portion projecting to radially inside and extending in a circumferential direction. The flange portion includes a pin hole into which a pin to position the transition pipe seal is inserted, a circumferential slit portion either extending within a range in a radial direction where the pin hole is formed or being located on radially outside of the pin hole and extending in the circumferential direction, and a hole portion on which part of the circumferential slit portion abuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryutaro Fujisawa, Hikaru Kurosaki, Noriyuki Okada, Taiki Kinoshita, Hiroki Shibata
  • Patent number: 10793499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyhydric phenol compound which has an excellent alkali resistance and which does not cause a deterioration in color even when used as a resin raw material or a color developer. The polyhydric phenol compound includes: a bisphenol compound (A) represented by the following Formula (1) and a trisphenol compound (B) represented by the following Formula (2): [wherein R1 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms; each of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and each of a, b, c, d and e represents an integer from 0 to 4]; wherein the trisphenol compound (B) is contained in an amount, in terms of absorption intensity ratio at 254 nm, of less than 1.6% by area with respect to the amount of the bisphenol compound (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshie Takami, Tomoko Maeda, Naoko Sumitani, Hiroki Shibata, Toshiki Monden
  • Patent number: 10738956
    Abstract: A lighting device mounted on a vehicle includes a first light source, a second light source, a heat dissipation member having a wall defining a hollow portion and configured to dissipate heat generated by operations of the first light source and the second light source, and a single reflector member mounted on the heat dissipation member. The first light source and the second light source are disposed at positions facing the hollow portion with the wall interposed therebetween, respectively. The first light source and the second light source are configured to emit light in directions intersecting with a front and rear direction, respectively. The reflector member has a first reflecting surface configured to reflect light emitted from the first light source in a predetermined direction, and a second reflecting surface configured to reflect light emitted from the second light source in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroki Shibata
  • Patent number: 10677413
    Abstract: In a lighting device adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor (535), a first fixed resistor (R1), and a first light emitting element (531) are connected in series with a voltage source. A heat conduction suppressor (7) is configured to suppress heat conduction from the first fixed resistor (R1) to the PTC thermistor (535).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Kunio Fujita, Masaya Fujiwara, Ryo Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10642554
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes: a communicator that communicates with an image forming apparatus capable of executing a print job; and a hardware processor that obtains, for each of the image forming apparatuses in communication with the communicator, a degree of variations in remaining endurance of each of a plurality of units included in the image forming apparatus, wherein the hardware processor assigns a print job to the image forming apparatus having the smallest degree of variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Yuasa, Natsuko Minegishi, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Hiroki Shibata