Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Aoyama

Hiroshi Aoyama 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: 20240140735
    Abstract: The weight of a body-to-be-conveyed constituting a conveying device is reduced, and the friction force between the sliding surface of the body-to-be-conveyed and the conveyance path is reduced. A body-to-be-conveyed that is a component of a conveying device that uses electromagnetic force as thrust and can move in a horizontal direction includes a mover in which a bottom surface is arranged so that a predetermined gap is formed in a vertical direction with respect to the sliding surface thereof, in which the mover includes a permanent magnet and a cover, a gap facing surface of the permanent magnet facing the gap includes one magnetic pole, the cover is installed on a side of the permanent magnet opposite from the gap facing surface in the vertical direction, the horizontal outermost diameter of the cover is larger than the horizontal outermost diameter of the permanent magnet, and the cover is formed of a flat plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ryosuke HOSHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240122247
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater, a voltage conversion IC, a circuit board, a capacitor, a first ground provided inside the circuit board and connected to the other end of the capacitor, a second ground provided inside the circuit board, insulated from the first ground inside the circuit board, and connected to the detection terminal, and a common ground configured to electrically connect the first ground and the second ground. On the second surface, no electronic component is provided in a common ground projection region overlapping with the common ground when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240094234
    Abstract: The present invention controls liquid shaking during transportation while maintaining high-precision with respect to the stopping position of a specimen at the time of device start-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takahiro SUZUKI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Shinji AZUMA
  • Publication number: 20240090590
    Abstract: This inhalation device is provided with: a power source unit for supplying power; a heating unit for using power supplied from the power source unit to heat a substrate containing an aerosol source; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement value corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit; an operation unit, which is different from the heating unit, that runs on power supplied from the power source unit; and a control unit for controlling operation of the heating unit on the basis of heating settings stipulating a time series transition in a target temperature that is a target value for the temperature of the heating unit. The control unit implements correction processing to correct the measurement value in response to the start of power supply to the operation unit from the power source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Toru NAGAHAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Ryo YOSHIDA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Junji MINATO
  • Patent number: 11933801
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transport device and a specimen analysis system including the transport device that reduce the pulsation of thrust for moving an object to be transported, reduce vibration of the object to be transported during transport, and realize stable transport. The transport device of the present invention includes a first electromagnet unit including a first tooth made of a magnetic body, a first core connected to the first tooth and made of a magnetic body, and a first winding formed around the first core; a second electromagnet unit including a second tooth installed adjacent to the first electromagnet unit and made of a magnetic body, a second core connected to the second tooth and made of a magnetic body, a second winding formed around the second core; and a magnetic coupling unit made of a magnetic body between the first tooth of the first electromagnet unit and the second tooth of the second electromagnet unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Aoyama, Ryosuke Hoshi, Satoru Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takeshi Tamakoshi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Katsuhiro Kambara, Kuniaki Onizawa
  • Publication number: 20240074495
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device, includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a case which constitutes a surface of the power supply unit, and a sensor which is disposed in the vicinity of the case and is configured to output a value related to a temperature of the case. Protection control for prohibiting one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater is executed based on an output value of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Hiroki NAKAAE, Toru NAGAHAMA, Yuki NISHIMURA, Takashi FUJIKI, Yuki MASUDA, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240074515
    Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device which a heating unit is attachable to and detachable from includes: a secondary battery; a case forming a surface of the power supply unit; a chassis accommodated in an internal space of the case and made of an insulating resin; a plurality of magnets held by the chassis with a gap therebetween; an inner member covering a side surface of the chassis; and an outer member covering an outer surface of the inner member. The inner member includes a plurality of through holes exposing the plurality of magnets, and the outer member is replaceably fixed by the plurality of magnets exposed from the plurality of through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240074496
    Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a heater connector to which a heater is connected; a controller configured to control supply of power from the power supply to the heater connector, a charging IC including an input terminal and a charging terminal connected to the power supply and configured to convert power input to the input terminal and output the power from the charging terminal; a receptacle including a power supply terminal and a data terminal and electrically connected to an external power supply; a power supply line connecting the power supply terminal and the input terminal; a data line connecting the data terminal and the controller; first protective components on the power supply line; and a second protective component on the data line. The number of the first protective components is larger than the number of the second protective component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIKI, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240079893
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol source, the power supply unit including: a power supply; a connector electrically connectable to an external power supply; a first load; a charging IC including an input terminal connected to the connector, a charging terminal connected to the power supply, and an output terminal connected to the first load, and configured to convert electric power input to the input terminal and output the converted electric power from the charging terminal; and a discharge path configured to connect the power supply and a second load without passing through the charging IC, in which the charging IC is configured to supply electric power input from the power supply to the charging terminal to the first load via the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240065344
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a connector electrically connectable to an external power supply, a charging IC which includes an input terminal connected to the connector and a charging terminal connected to the power supply, and is configured to convert power input to the input terminal and output power which is converted from the charging terminal, and a first load having one end connected in parallel with the input terminal. The charging IC is configured to supply power input from the power supply to the charging terminal to the first load via the input terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240065336
    Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a heater connector to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply is connected; a first sensor disposed in the vicinity of the heater or the power supply and configured to output a value related to a temperature of the heater or a value related to a temperature of the power supply; and a second sensor provided at a position separated from the first sensor and configured to output a value related to a temperature at the position. At least one of the output value of the first sensor and the output value of the second sensor is abnormal, at least one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater are temporarily prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240065335
    Abstract: A circuit for an aerosol generation device includes: a heater connector to which is connected a heater that consumes power supplied from a power supply and heats an aerosol source; a controller that includes a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal for serial communication, and controls supply of power from the power supply to the heater; a first IC that is a separate entity from the controller and that includes a third communication terminal for serial communication; a second IC that is a separate entity from the controller and the first IC, and that includes a fourth communication terminal for serial communication; a first communication line that connects the first communication terminal and the third communication terminal; and a second communication line that connects the second communication terminal and the fourth communication terminal and that does not have an electrical contact with the first communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11807612
    Abstract: The aim is to provide a novel compound that can luminesce with high brightness and be used as a luminescent substrate in a firefly bioluminescence system. Provided is a heterocyclic compound, or salt thereof, represented by the following general formula (1): [R1, R2, and R3 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, with provisos that R1 and R2 are optionally bonded to form a ring and that one of R1 and R2 is optionally bonded to Y1 to form a ring; X is S, O, NR4, or CH2, and Y1 and Y2 are independently N or CR4, where each R4 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2-4, or an acyl group having a carbon number of 2-4; n is an integer of 0-4].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: The University of Electro-Communications, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES
    Inventors: Shojiro Maki, Nobuo Kitada, Ryohei Moriya, Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryosuke Ijuin
  • Publication number: 20230192635
    Abstract: The aim is to provide a novel compound that can luminesce with high brightness and be used as a luminescent substrate in a firefly bioluminescence system. Provided is a heterocyclic compound, or salt thereof, represented by the following general formula (1): [R1, R2, and R3 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, with provisos that R1 and R2 are optionally bonded to form a ring and that one of R1 and R2 is optionally bonded to Y1 to form a ring; X is S, O, NR4, or CH2, and Y1 and Y2 are independently N or CR4, where each R4 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2-4, or an acyl group having a carbon number of 2-4; n is an integer of 0-4].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: The University of Electro-Communications, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES
    Inventors: Shojiro MAKI, Nobuo KITADA, Ryohei MORIYA, Hiroshi AOYAMA, Ryosuke IJUIN
  • Patent number: 11670526
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting device is provided for mounting a plurality of electronic components, the plurality of the electronic component being placed in a predetermined portion, on a plurality of attachments each arranged at a predetermined interval from one another. The electronic component mounting device includes a removal mechanism for removing some of the plurality of the electronic components having been placed in the predetermined portion, a transport mechanism for transporting the electronic components removed by the removal mechanism, moving the electronic components so that intervals between the electronic components adjacent to one another are, respectively, the predetermined interval before reaching the attachments, and transporting the electronic components to the attachments, and a mounting and transfer mechanism for mounting the electronic components, which have been transported by the transport mechanism, on predetermined positions of the attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Toru Hayashida
  • Publication number: 20220232745
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting device is provided for mounting, at different intervals from each other on attachments, a plurality of electronic components which have been placed in a predetermined portion. The electronic component mounting device comprises a removal mechanism for removing some of the plurality of the electronic components being placed in the predetermined portion, a transport mechanism for transporting the electronic components removed by the removal mechanism, moving the electronic components such that, before reaching the attachments, the plurality of the electronic components are at the different intervals at which they will be mounted on the attachments, and transporting the electronic components to the attachments, and a mounting and transfer mechanism for mounting the electronic components, which have been transported by the transport mechanism, on predetermined positions of the attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOYAMA, Toru HAYASHIDA
  • Patent number: 11225770
    Abstract: A work arm of a work machine includes a box-shaped structure including multiple plate members, a pair of bosses attached to opposing plate members, and a cylindrical boss coupling member coupling the pair of bosses together. Each boss includes a boss body section having a pin insertion hole through which a coupling pin is inserted and extending in an arrangement direction of the plate members, and a flange section extending outward from an outer circumferential portion of the boss body section and joined to a corresponding one of the plate members via a first weld. The boss body section includes a cylindrical outer body portion on an outer surface side of the box-shaped structure and a cylindrical inner body portion on an inner surface side of the box-shaped structure. The boss coupling member is joined, at both axial ends thereof, to respective ends of the inner body portions via second welds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Takayuki Shimodaira, Takeshi Takahashi, Tomoatsu Iihama
  • Patent number: 11211195
    Abstract: A noise current absorber includes a pair of split magnetic bodies formed by equally splitting an annular magnetic body into an open annular shape, and a pair of housing parts capable of housing the split magnetic bodies. The pair of housing parts are coupled, and thus the pair of split magnetic bodies are abutted into an annular shape. The pair of housing parts include a first spring and a pair of second springs. The first spring is disposed in a central region of a bottom surface of the housing part facing the split magnetic body. The pair of second springs are disposed on both sides of the first spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Hideharu Kawai
  • Patent number: 11080977
    Abstract: A management system includes: an information storage member that stores individual identification information of a management target; an information reading device that reads individual identification information I from the information storage member located within a predetermined distance from the information reading device; an imaging device hat generates continuous image data by continuously capturing images of at least an area where the information reading device can read the individual identification information I from the information storage member; a storage device that stores the continuous image data; a control device that acquires an event occurrence time at which an event related to the individual identification information I read by the information reading device has occurred, and sets in the continuous image data a playback start time corresponding to the event occurrence time; and a display device capable of displaying an image based on the continuous image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10920808
    Abstract: A noise suppression member comprises a magnetic core and a case that houses the magnetic core therein. The case comprises a first housing and a second housing that form a housing space to house the magnetic core; a locking mechanism that allows the first housing and the second housing to be fixed to each other through engagement of a claw with a claw receiver; and a support receiver. The claw receiver comprises a movable portion displaceable to a first position and a second position, and the claw is released from the claw receiver when the movable portion is displaced to the second position. The movable portion is nondisplaceable to the second position when the support is inserted into the support receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Aoyama