Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Sekiya

Hiroshi Sekiya 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: 11961710
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a balun having a first unbalanced terminal, a second unbalanced terminal, a first balanced terminal, and a second balanced terminal, a grounded vacuum container, a first electrode electrically connected to the first balanced terminal, a second electrode electrically connected to the second balanced terminal, an impedance matching circuit, a first power supply connected to the balun via the impedance matching circuit, and configured to supply a high frequency to the first electrode via the impedance matching circuit and the balun, a low-pass filter, and a second power supply configured to supply a voltage to the first electrode via the low-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Inoue, Masaharu Tanabe, Kazunari Sekiya, Hiroshi Sasamoto, Tatsunori Sato, Nobuaki Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11882348
    Abstract: To provide a monitoring camera device capable of stably shooting a device under a high-temperature environment. The present invention is directed to a monitoring camera device A used for monitoring a device under a high-temperature environment, the monitoring camera device A including a monitoring camera 1, a housing section 3 containing the monitoring camera 1, and a cooling air pipe 8 for introducing air into the housing section 3, in which the housing section 3 includes a cylindrical main body section 31 and a rear cover section 7 attached to a rear end of the main body section 31, and the cooling air pipe 8 is attached to the rear cover section 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Hitomaru Sakata, Koji Murayama
  • Publication number: 20230183922
    Abstract: A chemical solution spraying method for spraying a chemical solution onto a canvas K1 has a loop shape in a side view while reciprocating two nozzle devices S at the same speed along rail L extending in a width direction of canvas K1 with respect to canvas K1, in which time period Tc during which canvas K1 is in contact with wet paper X is 0.03 seconds or more, time period Tn required for nozzle devices S to each one-way move is 0.5 to 10 minutes, traveling speed Vp of canvas K1 is 500 m/min or more, length K of canvas K1 is 20 to 80 m, a number of times of contact N of any point on a surface of canvas K1 with wet paper X during time period Tn, time period Tn, traveling speed Vp, and length K satisfy a relationship of N=(Tn·Vp)/K, under predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Kazuyujki YUSA, Ayano SUGA
  • Publication number: 20230182157
    Abstract: A chemical solution spraying method for spraying a chemical solution onto canvas K1 has a loop shape in a side view while reciprocating nozzle device S along rail L extending in a width direction of canvas K1 with respect to canvas K1, in which time period Tc during which canvas K1 is in contact with wet paper X is 0.03 seconds or more, time period Tn required for nozzle device S to one-way move is 0.2 to 20 minutes, traveling speed Vp of canvas K1 is 500 m/min or more, length K of canvas K1 is 20 to 80 m, a number of times of contact N of any point on a surface of canvas K1 with wet paper X during time period Tn, time period Tn, traveling speed Vp, and length K satisfy a relationship of N=(Tn·Vp)/K, under predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Kazuyujki YUSA, Ayano SUGA
  • Publication number: 20220191353
    Abstract: To provide a monitoring camera device capable of stably shooting a device under a high-temperature environment. The present invention is directed to a monitoring camera device A used for monitoring a device under a high-temperature environment, the monitoring camera device A including a monitoring camera 1, a housing section 3 containing the monitoring camera 1, and a cooling air pipe 8 for introducing air into the housing section 3, in which the housing section 3 includes a cylindrical main body section 31 and a rear cover section 7 attached to a rear end of the main body section 31, and the cooling air pipe 8 is attached to the rear cover section 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Hitomaru SAKATA, Koji MURAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11214710
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a contamination preventing agent composition capable of effectively preventing pitch contamination in a dry part. [Solution] The present invention relates to a contamination preventing agent composition for preventing pitch contamination in a dry part D of a papermaking process, the composition containing: a linear polysiloxane compound represented by formula (1); and a cyclic siloxane compound. [In formula (1), a substituent R1 represents, in the same molecule, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a methylphenyl group, a polyether group, a higher fatty acid ester group, an amino-modified group, an epoxy-modified group, a carboxylic group, a phenol group, a mercapto group, a carbinol group, or a methacrylic group, and a repeating number n of a siloxane unit represents an integer of 20-1430.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Kazuyuki Yusa
  • Publication number: 20210348334
    Abstract: An object is to provide a monitoring system capable of preventing the occurrence of a defect in paper by monitoring the device. The present invention is directed to a monitoring system A having a papermaking machine 1 for manufacturing paper X, an applying device 2 for applying a chemical solution to a site of the papermaking machine directly or indirectly in contact with the paper while the papermaking machine 1 is operated, a control panel 3 for setting an application condition of the applying device 2, a monitoring camera 4 for monitoring a monitoring target site, and a control device 5 connected to the monitoring camera 4 via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Hitomaru SAKATA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Ayano SUGA
  • Patent number: 11008706
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a canvas cleaning device that can prevent re-adhesion of stains as much as possible and also efficiently clean the canvas. [Solution] The canvas cleaning device 100 is provided with a base part 11 capable of sliding along a rail part 1 that extends in a width direction of a canvas K1, a cone part 13 having a cylinder shape, which is attached to the base part 11, and extends straightly, a high pressure water spraying device 13a installed inside the cone part 13, an arm part 15 that is extended and installed on the downstream side from the base part 11 and a nozzle device 16 attached to the tip of the arm part 15, and in this structure, high pressure water is sprayed onto the canvas K1 from the high pressure water spraying device 13a inside the cone part 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Tomohiko Nagatsuka, Kazuyuki Yusa
  • Publication number: 20210032497
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a contamination preventing agent composition capable of effectively preventing pitch contamination in a dry part. [Solution] The present invention relates to a contamination preventing agent composition for preventing pitch contamination in a dry part D of a papermaking process, the composition containing: a linear polysiloxane compound represented by formula (1); and a cyclic siloxane compound. [In formula (1), a substituent R1 represents, in the same molecule, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a methylphenyl group, a polyether group, a higher fatty acid ester group, an amino-modified group, an epoxy-modified group, a carboxylic group, a phenol group, a mercapto group, a carbinol group, or a methacrylic group, and a repeating number n of a siloxane unit represents an integer of 20-1430.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Kazuyuki YUSA
  • Patent number: 10870118
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a nozzle cap that hardly causes clogging in the nozzle hole even when used for a long time, a nozzle device having such a nozzle cap and a spraying method of a chemical solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Tomohiko Nagatsuka, Toshikazu Hamaura
  • Publication number: 20200340181
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a canvas cleaning device that can prevent re-adhesion of stains as much as possible and also efficiently clean the canvas. [Solution] The canvas cleaning device 100 is provided with a base part 11 capable of sliding along a rail part 1 that extends in a width direction of a canvas K1, a cone part 13 having a cylinder shape, which is attached to the base part 11, and extends straightly, a high pressure water spraying device 13a installed inside the cone part 13, an arm part 15 that is extended and installed on the downstream side from the base part 11 and a nozzle device 16 attached to the tip of the arm part 15, and in this structure, high pressure water is sprayed onto the canvas K1 from the high pressure water spraying device 13a inside the cone part 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Kazuyuki YUSA
  • Publication number: 20200147624
    Abstract: A two-fluid nozzle of an internal mixing type in which clogging does not occur easily, excellent atomization performance can be obtained, and various application can be realized with simple constitution is provided. A constitution is such that a liquid cap body having a fluid channel formed therein and into which a supply liquid is supplied from an upstream side and an air cap body provided on a downstream portion of the liquid cap body and into which a supply gas is supplied are provided, a liquid outlet is provided on a downstream end of the liquid cap body, a gas chamber portion into which the supply gas is supplied is formed inside the air cap body, a mixed gas outlet is formed on the downstream side of the gas chamber portion, and a mortar-shaped mixed-gas expanding portion is provided immediately after the mixed gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO., JAPAN
    Inventors: Toshikazu Hamaura, Hiroshi Sekiya, Tomohiko Nagatsuka
  • Publication number: 20200139399
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for spraying a chemical solution, including: spraying the chemical solution onto a surface of a dryer roller with a nozzle device reciprocated in the width direction of the dryer roller rotating at a high speed, whereby a sufficient amount of the chemical solution can be remained on the surface of the dryer roller. [Solution] The present invention is directed to a method for spraying a chemical solution, including: spraying the chemical solution onto a dryer roller by a nozzle device with the nozzle device reciprocated along a rail extended in the width direction of the dryer roller, in a state that the dryer roller, for guiding wet paper, is being rotated, in a dry part of a paper-making machine, wherein a time T required for the nozzle device to travel one-way is set as 0.4 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Kazuyuki YUSA, Ayano SUGA
  • Publication number: 20200122171
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a nozzle cap that hardly causes clogging in the nozzle hole even when used for a long time, a nozzle device having such a nozzle cap and a spraying method of a chemical solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Toshikazu HAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10619299
    Abstract: To provide a contamination inhibitor composition capable of effectively inhibiting pitch contamination on a dry part. The present invention is a contamination inhibitor composition 1 which is imparted to a dry part D of a paper-making machine, and comprising a film forming agent and a gelling agent, wherein the film forming agent is an emulsion consisting of water, a modified silicone and an emulsifier and the gelling agent is a compound represented by the following formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group or a hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 each independently represents a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group, m is an integer of 1 to 5, and n is an integer of 0 to 5.].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiraku Sawada, Shinichiro Ogoda, Kazuyuki Yusa
  • Publication number: 20200048836
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for spraying a chemical solution, including: spraying the chemical solution onto a surface of a dryer roller with a nozzle device reciprocated in the width direction of the dryer roller rotating at a high speed, whereby a sufficient amount of the chemical solution can be remained on the surface of the dryer roller. [Solution] The present invention is directed to a method for spraying a chemical solution, including: spraying the chemical solution onto a dryer roller by two nozzle devices disposed at a certain interval therebetween with the two nozzle devices each reciprocated along a rail extended in the width direction of the dryer roller, in a state that the dryer roller, for guiding wet paper, is being rotated, in a dry part of a paper-making machine, wherein a time T required for the two nozzle devices each to travel one-way is set as 0.2 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Tomohiko NAGATSUKA, Kazuyuki YUSA, Ayano SUGA
  • Patent number: 10364888
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission includes: a line pressure generating-section configured to generate a line pressure; a pilot valve configured to supply a pilot pressure regulated so as not to exceed a first predetermined pressure when the line pressure exceeds the first predetermined pressure; a control section configured to generate the clamping forces by controlling the pilot pressure; a line pressure increase section configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the control to increase the line pressure is performed when the line pressure is lower than the first predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Honma, Yuta Suzuki, Itaru Shinohara, Hiroshi Sekiya, Hiromu Ogino
  • Publication number: 20190211504
    Abstract: To provide a contamination-preventing agent composition and a contamination preventing method which even if the composition is imparted only to a dryer on the upstream side, a sufficient amount of the composition can be imparted to a dryer on the downstream side via a wet paper, and pitch contamination of a plurality of dryers can be prevented sufficiently as a whole. The present invention is a contamination-preventing agent composition imparted to dryers D1 to D8 in a dry part D of a paper machine and comprising an emulsion, a re-transfer agent and water, wherein the re-transfer agent has a cloud point of 55° C. or higher and an HLB value of 8 to 15, and preferably a contamination-preventing agent composition wherein the dynamic surface tension value at a lifetime of 100 ms by a maximum bubble pressure method is 65 mN/m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKIYA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Hiraku SAWADA, Kazuyuki YUSA
  • Patent number: 10273631
    Abstract: [TASK] Provided is a method of spraying a chemical solution, the method being capable of efficiently applying a chemical solution to a traveling canvas and sufficiently preventing the adhesion of paper powder and pitch to the canvas. [MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM] The present invention provides a method of spraying a chemical solution Y, the method comprising spraying the chemical solution Y continuously on a canvas K used in a dry part D of a paper machine by a spraying apparatus 10 while making the canvas K travel, wherein the canvas K is guided to an inside roll IR and an outside roll OR, and wherein the spraying apparatus 10 is disposed upstream from the outside roll OR and between the inside roll IR and the outside roll OR, and the chemical solution Y is sprayed toward the outside roll OR along a travel direction Y2 of the canvas K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: MAINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekiya, Daisuke Kobayashi, Tomohiko Nagatsuka
  • Patent number: 10252719
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission includes a lock-up clutch of a torque converter which is arranged to connect and disconnect a power transmission between a power source and the driving wheel, and a control section configured to output a hydraulic pressure command value. The control section is configured to control a transmission gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission and an engagement state of the lock-up clutch in accordance with a traveling state of a vehicle. The control device includes a learning control section configured to perform a learning control of the engagement state of the lock-up clutch with respect to the hydraulic pressure command value, an oil vibration sensing section configured to sense oil vibration of a line pressure, and a learning control prohibiting section configured to prohibit the learning control when the oil vibration sensing section senses the oil vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Honma, Yuta Suzuki, Itaru Shinohara, Hiroshi Sekiya, Hiromu Ogino