Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kobayashi

Hiroshi Kobayashi 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: 20240400775
    Abstract: A prepreg and a fiber-reinforced resin molded article are provided that have excellent joint strength with other members, appropriately control the resin flow at the time of welding, and show excellent dimensional stability at the time of welding, where the prepreg includes a thermoplastic resin layer containing reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin, in which the thermoplastic resin layer is present on at least one surface of the prepreg, and where the thermoplastic resin layer contains 65.0 to 99.5% by mass of a constituting unit of the thermoplastic resin and 0.5 to 35.0% by mass of a total amount of a constituting unit of a thermosetting resin and a constituting unit of a curing agent with respect to 100% by mass of a total amount of the constituting unit of the thermoplastic resin, the constituting unit of the thermosetting resin, and the constituting unit of the curing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masato Honma, Kotaro Shinohara, Hideki Hanabusa
  • Patent number: 12160062
    Abstract: A terminal that is to be coupled to a mate terminal. The terminal includes a tubular portion and a spring tab. The mate terminal is to be inserted in the tubular portion and the spring tab is within the tubular portion, and includes a spring-side wall, connection wall, a first side wall that is continuous from the connection wall and the spring-side wall, a second side wall that is continuous from the spring-side wall, and an opening limiter portion. The spring tab presses the mate terminal, which is inserted in the tubular portion, from the spring-side wall toward the connection wall. The tubular portion includes a connection portion that connects the spring tab and connection wall. The tubular portion includes the opening limiter portion that contacts the connection portion from an opposite direction from a pressing direction, in which the spring tab presses the mate terminal, toward the connection wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nungna Wi, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Matsui, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Patent number: 12152308
    Abstract: A method for producing fluorine gas including electrolyzing an electrolyte in an electrolytic cell, measuring the average particle size of a mist contained in a fluid generated in the inside of the electrolytic cell in the electrolyzing the electrolyte, and sending the fluid from the inside to the outside of the electrolytic cell through a flow path. The flow path in which the fluid flows is switched in accordance with the average particle size of the mist measured in the measuring the average particle size, such that the fluid is sent to a first flow path when the average particle size of the mist measured in the measuring the average particle size is not more than a predetermined reference value, or the fluid is sent to a second flow path when the average particle size is more than the predetermined reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Mikami, Yohsuke Fukuchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12149036
    Abstract: A terminal coupled to an end of an electric wire on a front side with respect to an extending direction in which the electric wire extends. The terminal includes a terminal body including a holding section holding the electric wire and a slider slidable relative to the terminal body in the extending direction. The slider includes a pressing portion that presses the holding section toward the electric wire. The terminal body is formed from a folded metal sheet. The holding section includes a holding protrusion that protrudes toward the electric wire and contacts the electric wire. The holding protrusion is formed from a folded metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Masaaki Tabata, Nungna Wi, Hajime Matsui, Teruo Hara, Keisuke Teramoto, Hideki Matsunaga, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Patent number: 12119586
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal connected to a front end portion of an electric wire and a housing in which the terminal is arranged. The housing includes a base portion and cover members. The electric wire extending rearward from a portion of the housing that has the terminal therein is disposed on the base portion. The cover members that are movable between a position in which the cover members cover the base portion and a position in which the cover members are away from the base portion. The cover members include a wire pressing portion that presses the electric wire disposed on the base portion toward the base portion when the cover members are in the position in which the cover members cover the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruo Hara, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Kawase, Hajime Matsui, Hiroki Kobayashi, Kenji Makino, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Publication number: 20240337221
    Abstract: An electricity generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an engine, an electric generator, a detector, and a control device. The engine has a compressor including a rotating shaft. The electric generator is connected to the rotating shaft and generates electricity with rotational force of the rotating shaft. The detector detects shaft torque of the electric generator. The control device controls an operational status of the engine or the electric generator on the basis of the shaft torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Ryuji IIJIMA, Shunsuke NOGUCHI, Akira NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 12112932
    Abstract: An ion detector includes: a first electron multiplier for detecting first ions having a first polarity; a second electron multiplier for detecting second ions having a second polarity different from the first polarity; a first anode for capturing electrons emitted from the first electron multiplier; a second anode for capturing electrons emitted from the second electron multiplier; and a switching circuit including a first input terminal electrically connected to the first anode, a second input terminal electrically connected to the second anode, and an output terminal, the switching circuit selectively connecting one of the first input terminal and the second input terminal to the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi Endo, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12102905
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: a registering function configured to register objects of a plurality of users; a generating function configured to generate a predetermined event on a basis of positional information of a user terminal of a first user; and a participating function configured to cause an object of a second user different from the first user, for whom the event is generated, among the objects registered by the registering function to participate in the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Shiba, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jun Waga, Yutaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12098261
    Abstract: Provided are a near-infrared absorbing material fine particle dispersion, a near-infrared absorber, and a laminated structure for near-infrared absorption, which can exhibit higher near-infrared absorption property, compared to near-infrared fine particle dispersions, near-infrared absorber, and laminated structures for near-infrared absorption, containing tungsten oxides or composite tungsten oxides according to the conventional art. Also provided is a near-infrared absorbing material fine particle dispersion, wherein composite tungsten oxide fine particles, each particle containing a hexagonal crystal structure, and a silane compound are contained in an acrylic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakayama, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kenji Fukuda
  • Patent number: 12098468
    Abstract: A method for producing fluorine gas including electrolyzing an electrolyte in an electrolytic cell, measuring an intensity of sound generated near an anode in an inside of the electrolytic cell as the electrolyte is electrolyzed in the electrolyzing, and sending a fluid generated in the inside of the electrolytic cell in the electrolyzing the electrolyte, from the inside to the outside of the electrolytic cell through a flow path. The flow path is switched in accordance with the intensity of sound measured, such that the fluid is sent to a first flow path when the intensity of sound measured in the measuring an intensity of sound is not more than a predetermined reference value, or the fluid is sent to a second flow path when the intensity of sound measured in the measuring an intensity of sound is more than the predetermined reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Mikami, Yohsuke Fukuchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12094798
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that prevents resin from leaking out from a resin insulating member at a periphery of the resin insulating member and thereby achieves an increase in reliability. The semiconductor device includes a module unit, a resin insulating member bonded to the module unit, a cooling unit coupled to the module unit with the resin insulating member interposed therebetween, and a flow blocking member disposed between the module unit and the cooling unit to surround the resin insulating member, the flow blocking member being more easily compressively deformable than the resin insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tomohisa Yamane, Shinnosuke Soda
  • Patent number: 12074016
    Abstract: An ion detector includes a microchannel plate configured to generate secondary electrons upon reception of ions incident thereon and multiply and output the generated secondary electrons; a plurality of electron impact-type diodes configured to have effective regions narrower than an effective region of the microchannel plate, receive the incident secondary electrons output from the microchannel plate, and multiply and detect the incident secondary electrons; a focus electrode configured to be disposed between the microchannel plate and the electron impact-type diodes and focus the secondary electrons toward the electron impact-type diodes; and a voltage supply part configured to apply a drive voltage to each of the plurality of electron impact-type diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sayaka Takatsuka
  • Patent number: 12020462
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform operations including extracting information indicative of an issuer of a form from form image data, and obtaining fixed information corresponding to the information indicative of the issuer of the form by referring to a storage storing the fixed information associated with the issuer of the form, and outputting, to a terminal apparatus, screen data including the information indicative of the issuer of the form and the obtained fixed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takahiro Watanabe, Ryo Taneda
  • Patent number: 12015361
    Abstract: A motor control device includes: a step-down device including a DC-output power conversion device having a first mode for outputting first voltage and a second mode for outputting second voltage lower than the first voltage; a power supply device; and a control device, and controls a motor. When a flying object takes off, the control device controls the power conversion device in the first mode. When the control device judges that flight information which is one or both of information of a motor parameter obtained along with control for the motor and information of an environmental factor relevant to the flight altitude of satisfies a predetermined condition, or when the control device has received an mode signal for which the second mode is selected on the basis of the flight information during control for the motor, the control device controls the power conversion device in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Kenji Fujiwara, Hisatoshi Fukumoto, Tomoki Takegami, Tetsuya Kojima, Akihiko Iwata, Masahiro Sugahara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Mari Nishiyama, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 12000018
    Abstract: Provided is a method for separating copper from nickel and cobalt with which it is possible to selectively and efficiently separate copper, as well as nickel and cobalt, from an alloy including copper, nickel, and cobalt such as an alloy having high corrosion resistance that includes copper, nickel, and cobalt obtained by dry treatment of waste lithium ion cells. An alloy including copper, nickel, and cobalt is brought into contact with sulfuric acid in the joint presence of a sulfurizing agent, and a solid containing copper and a leachate containing nickel and cobalt are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higaki, Hiroshi Takenouchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Asano
  • Patent number: 12001623
    Abstract: A decorative sheet is a decorative sheet to be attached to a surface of a decoration target part, and includes a base film layer formed of a base film having a sheet shape, a decorative layer representing a decorative pattern, a light shield layer that is provided on a back side position with respect to the decorative layer and that includes a light transmitting portion having a predetermined shape, and a medium color layer formed between the decorative layer and the light shield layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Suzuki, Masahito Watanabe, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11996644
    Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal body and a slider displaced relative to the terminal body. The terminal body includes a connecting tab deformable in a pressing direction crossing an inserting direction in which an electric wire is inserted and contactable with the electric wire. The slider is slidable between separated and overlapping positions. The slider includes a narrow portion that protrudes inward and has a less inner dimension in the pressing direction, and a wide portion in front of the narrow portion with respect to the inserting direction and has a greater inner dimension in the pressing direction than the narrow portion. The connecting tab contacts the electric wire when the narrow portion overlaps the connecting tab at the overlapping position. The slider includes a sloped guide surface that is angled at in front of the wide portion to spread further than the wide portion toward the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruo Hara, Hajime Kawase, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Matsui, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Publication number: 20240166798
    Abstract: A first epoxy resin composition is described that includes [A] at least one epoxy resin, [B] at least two hardeners comprising [B-1] at least a first hardener and [B-2] at least a second hardener different from the first hardener, and [C] at least one accelerator, wherein the epoxy resin composition satisfies 5.0>|T1?T2|, where [A], [B], [C], T1 and T2 are as defined. A second epoxy resin composition is described that includes [A] at least one epoxy resin, [B] at least two hardeners comprising [B-1] at least one amine compound and [B-2] at least one organic acid hydrazide compound, and [C] at least one accelerator comprising [C-1] at least one organophosphorus compound, where [A], [B] and [C-1] are as defined. A prepreg comprising reinforcing fiber bundles impregnated with the first epoxy resin or the second epoxy resin is also described as well as a fiber-reinforced composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Benjamin Rutz, Koji Furukawa, Toshiya P. Kamae
  • Publication number: 20240157284
    Abstract: A hydrogen fluoride gas removal device has: a hydrogen fluoride gas removal treatment machine that is configured to perform a treatment of removing hydrogen fluoride gas from the mixed gas by bringing the mixed gas into contact with a removal agent for removing the hydrogen fluoride gas from the mixed gas; a removal agent supply machine that is configured to supply the removal agent to the hydrogen fluoride gas removal treatment machine; a removal agent recycling treatment machine that is configured to perform a recycling treatment on the used removal agent to improve hydrogen fluoride gas removal performance of the removal agent; and a recycling-treated removal agent transport machine that is configured to transport the recycling-treated removal agent to supply the removal agent to the removal agent supply machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Riku KANAUCHI, Yohsuke FUKUCHI, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: D1052061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kobayashi