Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Murata
Hiroshi Murata 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).
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Publication number: 20240145680Abstract: Provided is an active material that contributes to improved battery rate characteristics. This active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries contains a core capable of reversible Li storage/release and contains a compound attached to the surface of the core. The compound is represented by the general formula M1aM2Fb (0.1?a?2.2, 2?b?6, M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, K, and Na, and M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of transition metals and Al, Si, B, P, Sn, Ge, Sb, Bi, Mg, Ca, and Sr).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akiko Murata, Hiroshi Kawada
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Publication number: 20240140246Abstract: A method for informing of a battery station (battery replacement facility) includes acquiring information (condition information) about a condition emphasized by a user of an electric vehicle, out of a plurality of conditions for a plurality of battery stations for replacement of a battery (secondary battery) mounted on the electric vehicle. The method for informing of the battery station includes determining at least one battery station, which is recommended to the user out of the plurality of battery stations, by evaluating each of the plurality of battery stations based on the information. The method for informing of the battery station includes notifying the user of information about the at least one battery station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
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Publication number: 20240126076Abstract: A head-up display device includes: an indicator dimmed by duty ratio control and configured to emit display light; a mirror member rotatable about a rotation shaft and configured to reflect the display light from the indicator to project a display image; a control unit configured to control the dimming of the indicator and the rotation of the mirror member; and a temperature sensor configured to output a signal corresponding to an ambient temperature around the indicator. The control unit includes: a temperature prediction unit configured to predict a temperature of the indicator, and a failure avoidance unit configured to execute lowering an upper limit of the duty ratio or rotation control of the mirror member for reducing the amount of sunlight that enters the indicator through the mirror member when the predicted temperature of the indicator is greater than or equal to a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yusuke Sugiura, Akira Yamanaka, Yuta Miyake, Naohisa Murata, Hiroshi Sano
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Publication number: 20240111195Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel including in the following order an active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a counter substrate. The active matrix substrate includes in the following order a first electrode and a second electrode including a first linear electrode portion extending in a first direction. The counter substrate includes a third electrode including second linear electrode portions extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fourth electrode including an island-shaped electrode portion as a floating electrode. The island-shaped electrode portion is disposed between the second linear electrode portions in a plan view, overlaps an optical aperture of one of two pixels adjacent to each other along the second direction, and does not overlap an optical aperture of the other of the two pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Koji MURATA, Akira HIRAI, Hiroshi TSUCHIYA, Takashi SATOH, Akira SAKAI, Shinji SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20240079564Abstract: Provided is an active material contributing to improving the charge/discharge cycle characteristics of a battery. This active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a core capable of reversible intercalation and deintercalation of Li; and a salt attached to the surface of the core, wherein the salt comprises an oxyfluoride represented by general formula M1OFa (2?a?6, M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Si, P, and B).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akiko Murata, Hiroshi Kawada
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Patent number: 11914236Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes an active matrix substrate including a first electrode, a first insulating layer, and second electrodes including a first linear electrode; a color filter substrate including a black matrix, a color filter layer, a third electrode including second linear electrodes, and a fourth electrode which is a floating electrode. The third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed between the black matrix and the liquid crystal layer. The second linear electrodes extend in a second direction and each overlap a portion of the black matrix extending in the second direction. The fourth electrode is disposed between the second linear electrodes and overlaps the black matrix in a plan view. The control circuit switches between application of driving voltage and application of constant voltage to the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Shinpei Higashida, Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
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Publication number: 20230302493Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multi-layer coating film which makes it possible to form a multi-layer coating film which exhibits excellent smoothness and luster. The present invention forms, on a cured electrodeposited coating film formed on a stell plate, a first colored coating film comprising a first coloring coating material (P1), a second coating film comprising a second aqueous coating material (P2) having specific viscometric properties, a third colored coating film comprising a third aqueous color coating material (P3) which has a specific coating material solid content concentration (NVP3) and contains a lustrous pigment (BP3), and a clearcoat film comprising a clearcoat material (P4). The present invention simultaneously cures the formed multi-layer coating film by heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Kaisei Terada, Hiroshi Murata
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Publication number: 20220287212Abstract: A method for manufacturing a mounting board includes a first outer shape position acquisition step, a feature portion position acquisition step, a calculation step, a holding step, a second outer shape position acquisition step, and a mounting step. In the first outer shape position acquisition step, a first outer shape position of a component is acquired. In the feature portion position acquisition step, a position of a feature portion is acquired. In the calculation step, a deviation amount of the position of the feature portion with respect to the first outer shape position is calculated. In the second outer shape position acquisition step, a second outer shape position of the component is acquired. In the mounting step, the feature portion of the component is mounted to be positioned on a target position of a board based on the second outer shape position and the deviation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: SYOICHI NISHI, HIDEKI SUMI, HIROSHI MURATA, KOJI SAKURAI, KENICHI ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11415613Abstract: An optical waveguide 1, an optical waveguide 2 are formed on a substrate 3 to be crossed with each other, modulator electrodes 11, 12, 13 and 14 are arranged along the optical waveguides 1, 2, and antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 (i.e., square patch antennas having an approximately same shape) are arranged around four corners of the square shape. The modulator electrode 11 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 22, the modulator electrode 12 is energized from the antenna 24 and the antenna 23, the modulator electrode 13 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 24, and the modulator electrode 14 is energized from the antenna 22 and the antenna 23. The light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 1 is modulated by an electric field of Y-direction, and the light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 2 is modulated by an electric field of X-direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: MIE University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, SEIKOH GIKEN Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Murata, Satoru Kurokawa, Yoshikazu Toba, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 11344914Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising simultaneously curing an uncured base coating film, an uncured effect coating film, and an uncured clear coating film. In this method, an effect pigment dispersion (Y) that forms the effect coating film contains water, a surface adjusting agent (A), a flake-effect pigment (B), and a rheology control agent (C), and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Itoh, Yushi Kihira, Hiroshi Murata, Masahiro Omura
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Patent number: 11291360Abstract: A visual field test assistance apparatus infers a current visual field status at each test point. A predetermined mixture distribution is applied to a prior-distribution, and parameters regarding the predetermined mixture distribution are learned with reference to time-series information of visual field test results obtained in the past regarding a plurality of cases. The visual field test assistance apparatus calculates an inference test result vector representing an inference result of visual sensitivity to be obtained by the visual field test at each test point, by Bayesian inference, and performs an information output process on the basis of the inference test result vector obtained by the inference.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Ryo Asaoka, Hiroshi Murata
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Publication number: 20220033677Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition which has excellent trickle resistance and forms a coating film that exhibits excellent gloss stability. A coating composition which contains a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic resin (A), a polyisocyanate compound (B), a matting agent (C), an organic solvent (D1) and an organic solvent (D2), and which is characterized in that: the organic solvent (D1) has a boiling point within the range of 190-250° C. and a solubility parameter of from 9 to 11 (inclusive); the organic solvent (D2) has a boiling point within the range of 100-140° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi MURATA, Toru UOZUMI, Masahiro OMURA
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Publication number: 20210276042Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising simultaneously curing an uncured base coating film, an uncured effect coating film, and an uncured clear coating film. In this method, an effect pigment dispersion (Y) that forms the effect coating film contains water, a surface adjusting agent (A), a flake-effect pigment (B), and a rheology control agent (C), and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki ITOH, Yushi KIHIRA, Hiroshi MURATA, Masahiro OMURA
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Patent number: 10886084Abstract: A pressure switch includes an airtight metallic pressure vessel. A contact mechanism is normally in a closed state and assumes an open state when a pressing force acts thereon. An airtight terminal, provided through an end surface section of the pressure vessel, is connected to the contact mechanism. A metallic first diaphragm is secured to a surface section at one end of the pressure vessel, is moved by a first moving pressure, and is reset by a reset pressure that is lower than the first moving pressure. A first plunger causes the contact mechanism to switch the open state. A metallic second diaphragm is secured to pressure vessel, is moved by a second moving pressure that is higher than the first moving pressure, and is not reset under at least an atmospheric pressure. A second plunger causes the contact mechanism to switch to the open state.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: UBUKATA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Murata, Hideki Okumura, Takehiko Okumura, Kanichiro Sugiura, Shinichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 10873073Abstract: Provided is positive electrode material for a highly safe lithium-ion secondary battery that can charge and discharge a large current while having long service life. Disclosed are composite particles comprising: at least one carbon material selected from the group consisting of (i) fibrous carbon material, (ii) chain-like carbon material, and (iii) carbon material produced by linking together fibrous carbon material and chain-like carbon material; and lithium-containing phosphate, wherein at least one fine pore originating from the at least one carbon material opens to outside the composite particle. Preferably, the composite particles are coated with carbon. The fibrous carbon material is preferably a carbon nanotube with an average fiber size of 5 to 200 nm. The chain-like carbon material is preferably carbon black produced by linking, like a chain, primary particles with an average particle size of 10 to 100 nm.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignees: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED, SEI CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kawasaki, Nobuyuki Yoshino, Hiroshi Murata, Takehiko Sawai, Shinji Saito, Kazunori Urao
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Publication number: 20200300901Abstract: An optical waveguide 1, an optical waveguide 2 are formed on a substrate 3 to be crossed with each other, modulator electrodes 11, 12, 13 and 14 are arranged along the optical waveguides 1, 2, and antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 (i.e., square patch antennas having an approximately same shape) are arranged around four corners of the square shape. The modulator electrode 11 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 22, the modulator electrode 12 is energized from the antenna 24 and the antenna 23, the modulator electrode 13 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 24, and the modulator electrode 14 is energized from the antenna 22 and the antenna 23. The light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 1 is modulated by an electric field of Y-direction, and the light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 2 is modulated by an electric field of X-direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi MURATA, Satoru KUROKAWA, Yoshikazu TOBA, Masahiro SATO
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Patent number: 10631722Abstract: A probability distribution of visual sensitivities at each visual target presentation position of the subject is inferred on the basis of the test result information which is visual sensitivity information at each of the visual target presentation positions obtained through the tests performed in the past. Input of visual sensitivity information of the subject at at least one presentation position among the plurality of visual target presentation positions is received. Mutual information between visual sensitivity information of the subject regarding the visual test target represented by the received information and visual sensitivity information regarding each visual test target for which no visual sensitivity information of subject has been input, using the inferred probability distribution, is calculated, and the calculated mutual information is provided for a predetermined process for selecting a position at which the next visual test target is to be presented.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Ryo Asaoka, Hiroshi Murata
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Publication number: 20200072212Abstract: A compressor includes a sealed container, a compression element installed inside the sealed container and configured to compress refrigerant, a motor element installed inside the sealed container as a drive source of the compression element, and a pressure switch installed inside the sealed container and configured to open a normally closed contact when pressure inside the sealed container reaches or exceeds a first set pressure, where the pressure switch is connected to all of connection parts of windings forming a part of the motor element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Kanichiro SUGIURA, Shinichi TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi MURATA, Hideki OKUMURA, Takehiko OKUMURA
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Publication number: 20200047556Abstract: A tire includes a ring-shaped tire case, and a belt layer that is provided at an outer periphery of the tire case, and in which a resin-covered cord, which is configured by covering a reinforcing cord with a covering resin is wound onto the outer periphery of the tire case in a spiral pattern around a tire circumferential direction and is bonded to the tire case, with sections of the resin-covered cord that are mutually adjacent in a tire axial direction being bonded to each other. An end portion at one tire axial direction side of a tire radial direction outside face of the resin-covered cord is positioned further toward the one tire axial direction side than an end portion at the one tire axial direction side of a tire radial direction inside face of the resin-covered cord, and an end portion on another tire axial direction side of the outside face is positioned further toward the one tire axial direction side than an end portion at the other tire axial direction side of the inside face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Seiji KON, Hiroshi MURATA
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Publication number: 20190362919Abstract: A pressure switch includes an airtight metallic pressure vessel. A contact mechanism is normally in a closed state and assumes an open state when a pressing force acts thereon. An airtight terminal, provided through an end surface section of the pressure vessel, is connected to the contact mechanism. A metallic first diaphragm is secured to a surface section at one end of the pressure vessel, is moved by a first moving pressure, and is reset by a reset pressure that is lower than the first moving pressure. A first plunger causes the contact mechanism to switch the open state. A metallic second diaphragm is secured to pressure vessel, is moved by a second moving pressure that is higher than the first moving pressure, and is not reset under at least an atmospheric pressure. A second plunger causes the contact mechanism to switch to the open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi MURATA, Hideki OKUMURA, Takehiko OKUMURA, Kanichiro SUGIURA, Shinichi TAKAHASHI