Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Ikura

Hiroshi Ikura 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: 7107776
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a primary or engine-driven compressor that is driven by a primary driving source or engine, and a secondary or motor-driven compressor that is driven by a secondary driving source or motor. The air conditioning system increases in advance an output of the secondary or motor-driven compressor before the primary or engine-driven compressor is stopped. Further, when a load of the secondary or motor-driven compressor becomes a predetermined value while the secondary or motor-driven compressor is in operation, the primary or engine-driven compressor is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikura, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou
  • Patent number: 6973798
    Abstract: An air conditioning system 1 includes a primary compressor (an engine-driven compressor 6) driven by a primary driving source (an engine 2) and a secondary compressor (a motor-driven compressor 7) driven by a secondary driving source (a motor 3). When a required cooling capability is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the air conditioning system 1 causes the primary compressor (the engine-driven compressor 6) to be driven by the primary driving source (the engine 2) and adjusts the rotational speed of the secondary compressor (the motor-driven compressor 7), whereas when the required cooling capability is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value, the air conditioning system 1 causes the secondary compressor (the motor-driven compressor 7) to be driven by the secondary driving source (the motor 3) so as to control the rotational speed of the primary compressor (the engine-driven compressor 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikura, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou
  • Patent number: 6952929
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source and the compressor includes a second drive source. The compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, and the second drive source includes an electrical power supply. The air conditioning system also includes a controller for selecting between the first drive source and the second drive source, such that when the compressor is active, the first drive source drives the compressor except when the vehicle is operating in a predetermined mode, a voltage of the electrical power supply is greater than or equal to a minimum electrical power supply voltage, and an amount of electric power consumed by the second drive source is less than a maximum electric power. For example, the predetermined mode may be an idle-stop mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050022546
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source and the compressor includes a second drive source. The compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, and the second drive source includes an electrical power supply. The air conditioning system also includes a controller for selecting between the first drive source and the second drive source, such that when the compressor is active, the first drive source drives the compressor except when the vehicle is operating in a predetermined mode, a voltage of the electrical power supply is greater than or equal to a minimum electrical power supply voltage, and an amount of electric power consumed by the second drive source is less than a maximum electric power. For example, the predetermined mode may be an idle-stop mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040250560
    Abstract: An air conditioning system 1 includes a primary compressor (an engine-driven compressor 6) driven by a primary driving source (an engine 2) and a secondary compressor (a motor-driven compressor 7) driven by a secondary driving source (a motor 3). When a required cooling capability is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the air conditioning system 1 causes the primary compressor (the engine-driven compressor 6) to be driven by the primary driving source (the engine 2) and adjusts the rotational speed of the secondary compressor (the motor-driven compressor 7), whereas when the required cooling capability is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value, the air conditioning system 1 causes the secondary compressor (the motor-driven compressor 7) to be driven by the secondary driving source (the motor 3) so as to control the rotational speed of the primary compressor (the engine-driven compressor 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikura, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou
  • Publication number: 20040231349
    Abstract: An air conditioning system 1 includes a primary compressor (an engine-driven compressor 6) that is driven by a primary driving source (an engine 2), and a secondary compressor (a motor-driven compressor 7) that is driven by a secondary driving source (a motor 3). The air conditioning system 1 increases in advance an output of the secondary compressor (a motor-driven compressor 7) before the primary compressor (the engine-driven compressor 6) is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikura, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou
  • Patent number: 6786055
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source and the compressor includes a second drive source. The compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, and the second drive source includes an electrical power supply. The air conditioning system also includes a controller for selecting between the first drive source and the second drive source, such that when the compressor is active, the first drive source drives the compressor except when the vehicle is operating in a predetermined mode, a voltage of the electrical power supply is greater than or equal to a minimum electrical power supply voltage, and an amount of electric power consumed by the second drive source is less than a maximum electric power. For example, the predetermined mode may be an idle-stop mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignees: Sanden Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Hideki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6782704
    Abstract: A control apparatus for automatically stopping and restarting an engine of a vehicle is provided, which is equipped with an engine, a motor, a compressor and an air conditioner. The apparatus has a first section for making a judgment on stopping the engine and a second section for making a judgment on restarting the engine. The apparatus has features that the apparatus provides the air conditioner with a plurality of operational modes selected by a user, and when the vehicle is not in motion with selection of a first mode, the first section permits the engine to stop if a first power that the motor can supply is greater than a second power of the compressor required by the air conditioner, and the second section permits the engine to restart if the second power exceeds the first power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigetaka Kuroda, Hiromitsu Adachi, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou, Hiroshi Ikura, Kohei Hanada
  • Patent number: 6758049
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor driven by a first drive source or a second drive source, or a combination thereof, and an evaporator operationally connected to the compressor via a refrigerant circuit. The system also includes a blower for dispensing air into an interior of the vehicle via the evaporator. The blower is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof. Moreover, the system includes a controller for controlling the first drive source and the second drive source. Specifically, when a temperature of air dispensed from the evaporator is greater than a predetermined temperature and a speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined speed, the first drive source drives the compressor and the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignees: Sanden Corporation, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040055305
    Abstract: A control apparatus for automatically stopping and restarting an engine of a vehicle is provided, which is equipped with an engine, a motor, a compressor and an air conditioner. The apparatus has a first section for making a judgment on stopping the engine and a second section for making a judgment on restarting the engine. The apparatus has features that the apparatus provides the air conditioner with a plurality of operational modes selected by a user, and when the vehicle is not in motion with selection of a first mode, the first section permits the engine to stop if a first power that the motor can supply is greater than a second power of the compressor required by the air conditioner, and the second section permits the engine to restart if the second power exceeds the first power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigetaka Kuroda, Hiromitsu Adachi, Hideki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakou, Hiroshi Ikura, Kohei Hanada
  • Publication number: 20040020229
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor driven by a first drive source or a second drive source, or a combination thereof, and an evaporator operationally connected to the compressor via a refrigerant circuit. The system also includes a blower for dispensing air into an interior of the vehicle via the evaporator. The blower is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof. Moreover, the system includes a controller for controlling the first drive source and the second drive source. Specifically, when a temperature of air dispensed from the evaporator is greater than a predetermined temperature and a speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined speed, the first drive source drives the compressor and the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040001760
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a hybrid compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source, and the hybrid compressor includes a second drive source. The hybrid compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or both. Specifically, the first drive source delivers a first driving force to the hybrid compressor when a load demanded by the hybrid compressor is greater than a maximum driving force of the second drive source, such that the first driving force transitions the hybrid compressor from inactive to active. In an embodiment, the second drive source delivers a second driving force to the hybrid compressor when the load demanded by the hybrid compressor is less than or equal to the maximum driving force of the second drive source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Yuji Yoshii, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040000156
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source and the compressor includes a second drive source. The compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, and the second drive source includes an electrical power supply. The air conditioning system also includes a controller for selecting between the first drive source and the second drive source, such that when the compressor is active, the first drive source drives the compressor except when the vehicle is operating in a predetermined mode, a voltage of the electrical power supply is greater than or equal to a minimum electrical power supply voltage, and an amount of electric power consumed by the second drive source is less than a maximum electric power. For example, the predetermined mode may be an idle-stop mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Atsuo Inoue, Masato Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Adachi, Masamichi Kubota, Hiroshi Ikura, Hideki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4835142
    Abstract: A powdery pharmaceutical composition for application to the mucosa of the oral or nasal cavity including: (a) a base selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl ethers of cellulose; (b) a pharmaceutically effective amount of a drug selected from the group consisting of steroid or glycyrrhizic acid type anti-inflammatory agents; and (c) a stabilizer for the drug composed of at least one low irritant solid organic acid selected from the group consisting of saturated higher aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having 12 or more carbon atoms, aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, hydroxy aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, aromatic carboxylic acids, unsaturated lower aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having six or less carbon atoms, and cellulose derivatives having carboxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ikura
  • Patent number: 4795015
    Abstract: A controlled system for the clutch in a torque converter of an automatic transmission wherein the clutch is normally engaged in a predetermined range of vehicle and engine operating conditions for efficient operation. An atmospheric pressure sensor is used in the control system to disengage the clutch in that predetermined range at higher altitudes to allow the torque converter to function to increase the torque being transmitted thereby compensating for the reduced engine performance at higher altitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Hibino, Hiroshi Ikura
  • Patent number: 4777033
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with an oral sustained release pharmaceutical preparation which is prepared as a pharmaceutical preparation comprising lower alkyl ether of cellulose, polyacrylic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and active drugs, or a pharmaceutical preparation comprising lower alkyl ether of cellulose, polyacrylic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and active drugs together with a foaming agent, so that it may release the active drugs by such slow degrees in the stomach or the intestinal tract as to make it possible to provide an adequate supply of active drugs in enough concentration to display their therapeutic value for many hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikura, Yoshiki Suzuki, Tsuneji Nagai, Yoshiharu Machida
  • Patent number: 4715369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating an injured part on the oral mucosa, which comprises covering the injured part with a covering material consisting essentially of a cellulose lower alkyl ether and a polyacrylic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and to said covering material.According to the present invention, without using a medicament, the injured part on an oral mucosa can be cured rather rapidly simply by covering the injured part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ikura, Gentaro Yamashita, Tsuneji Nagai
  • Patent number: 4569837
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical preparation for remedy of periodontal diseases, which is in the form of a film or sheet and is inserted in a periodontal pocket or gingiva, said pharmaceutical preparation comprising a water-soluble polymeric substance having a Young's modulus of 10 to 250 Kg/mm.sup.2 as determined at a temperature of 25.degree. C. and a relative humidity of 65%, and a viscosity of the 2% aqueous solution of 5 to 30,000 CP as determined at 20.degree. C. and a medicinal agent for remedy of periodontal diseases. This pharmaceutical preparation can be prepared by dissolving the above-mentioned water-soluble polymeric substance and medicinal agent in an organic solvent, casting the resultant solution, and removing the organic solvent by drying to obtain a pharmaceutical preparation in the form of a film or sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ikura, Toshihide Noguchi, Katsunori Izumizawa, Shiro Kinoshita, deceased
  • Patent number: 4294829
    Abstract: A powdery pharmaceutical composition and a powdery preparation in unit dosage form for application to the mucosa of the nasal cavity, at least about 90% of which consists of particles having an effective particle diameter of about 20 to about 250 microns, said composition comprising a lower alkyl ether of cellulose having a viscosity, determined at about 37.degree. C. for a 2% aqueous solution thereof, of at least about 5 centipoises and a pharmaceutically effective amount of a drug; and a method for treating or preventing a human nasal disease, which comprises administering a powdery preparation in unit dosage form to the nasal cavity of a human being requiring treatment or prevention of a nasal disease through his nostrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ikura, Gentaro Yamashita, Tsuneji Nagai
  • Patent number: 4292299
    Abstract: PCT No. PCT/JP79/00284 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 6, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date July 7, 1980 PCT Filed July 7, 1980 PCT Pub. No. WO80/00916 PCT Pub. Date May 15, 1980A medical preparation composed of an adhesive layer comprising polymers which have adhesiveness to a wet mucous surface and swellability upon moistening and a nonadhesive layer which has no adhesiveness to a wet mucous surface and is water soluble or water disintegrable, with at least one of the layers made to contain a medicament. The medical preparation is administered by adhering to a wet mucous surface of the mucous membrane and skin of men or animals, whereby exhibiting a property to release the medicament slowly extending over a long period of time to cure or prevent general or local diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroshi Ikura, Gentaro Yamashita