Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Hiroyuki Kawasaki 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: 20250023304Abstract: An electrical connector includes at least one lower receptacle assembly, at least one upper receptacle assembly located on the upper side of the at least one lower receptacle assembly, at least one shield member located between the at least one lower receptacle assembly and the at least one upper receptacle assembly, and a metal shell for holding the at least one lower receptacle assembly, the at least one upper receptacle assembly, and the at least one shield member. The at least one shield member engages with a cylindrical portion of an upper housing of the at least one upper receptacle assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Takahiro AKAIKE, Hiroyuki SADOHARA, Takashi KAWASAKI
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Patent number: 12110909Abstract: A vertical multi-stage pump includes a rotation shaft extending in a vertical direction, a plurality of impellers fixed to the rotation shaft, a multi-stage pump chamber accommodating the plurality of impellers and comprising a suction port for a first-stage impeller at a lower end, a lower casing comprising a suction nozzle extending in a horizontal direction and forming a communication space communicating the suction nozzle and the suction port, and an inner cylinder member interposed between the multi-stage pump chamber and a lower casing and expanding the communication space in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Shuyu Hsu
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Publication number: 20240167478Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor pump, a pump unit, and a method of balancing an impeller of the motor pump. The motor pump includes an impeller (1), a rotor (2), a stator (3), and a bearing (5). The rotor (2) and the bearing (5) are arranged in a suction side region (Ra) of the impeller (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Yasutaka KONISHI, Hiroyuki KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20240143958Abstract: The present invention includes: an identification code generation unit that generates, from information of a company code including a first code that uniquely identifies a management target in a part of a company in the part of the company and a second code that identifies the part of the company, an identification code including a history of the management target; a hash processing unit that hashes the identification code generated by the identification code generation unit according to a hash function and converts the hashed identification code into a meaningless code; and a reference code generation unit that generates a reference code unified for the entire company based on the meaningless code converted by the hash processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Tomohisa KOHIYAMA, Sadao SATOU, Atsushi SAGARA, Yoshiyasu WATANABE, Hideaki YOKOTA, Kazuaki IKARASHI, Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Katsunori MAEDA, Keigo FUJIWARA, Kazunobu HISATSUNE
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Patent number: 11835047Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump apparatus for delivering a liquid. The pump apparatus includes a pump (1) having an impeller (5), an electric motor (7) for rotating the impeller (5), and an inverter (10) for driving the electric motor (7) at variable speed. The impeller (5) has a non-limit load characteristic in a predetermined discharge flow-rate range (R). The inverter (10) is configured to drive the electric motor (7) at a preset target operating point (TO) with a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed corresponding to a power frequency of a commercial power source.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Takayuki Miyamoto, Miwa Hidekura, Hoechun Kim, Satoshi Yamazaki, Xinshuai Fan
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Publication number: 20220333615Abstract: A vertical multi-stage pump includes a rotation shaft extending in a vertical direction, a plurality of impellers fixed to the rotation shaft, a multi-stage pump chamber accommodating the plurality of impellers and comprising a suction port for a first-stage impeller at a lower end, a lower casing comprising a suction nozzle extending in a horizontal direction and forming a communication space communicating the suction nozzle and the suction port, and an inner cylinder member interposed between the multi-stage pump chamber and a lower casing and expanding the communication space in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Masaki WATANABE, Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Shuyu HSU
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Publication number: 20220290675Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump apparatus for delivering a liquid. The pump apparatus includes a pump (1) having an impeller (5), an electric motor (7) for rotating the impeller (5), and an inverter (10) for driving the electric motor (7) at variable speed. The impeller (5) has a non-limit load characteristic in a predetermined discharge flow-rate range (R). The inverter (10) is configured to drive the electric motor (7) at a preset target operating point (TO) with a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed corresponding to a power frequency of a commercial power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Ebara CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Takayuki MIYAMOTO, Miwa HIDEKURA, Hoechun KIM, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Xinshuai FAN
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Patent number: 11441576Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforcing structure for a casing accommodating an impeller. A double-suction centrifugal pump includes: a rotational shaft (1); an impeller (2) secured to the rotational shaft (1); a casing (3) that accommodates the impeller (2) therein; and legs (5) secured to the casing (3). The casing (3) includes a suction volute (20) that communicates with a suction port (6), the casing (3) includes an upper casing (3a) and a lower casing (3b) fastened to each other, at least one rib (28A, 28B, 28C) is provided on each of both side surfaces of the lower casing (3b) constituting the suction volute (20), the rib (28A, 28B, 28C) extends in a radial direction of the rotational shaft (1) when viewed from an axial direction of the rotational shaft (1), and the rib (28A, 28B, 28C) is separated from the legs (5).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Soichiro Ogawa, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Takayuki Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11192147Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito
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Patent number: 11143186Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-stage liquid ring vacuum pump in which two-stage impellers are attached to an axial end portion of a main shaft (rotating shaft) of a motor. The two-stage liquid ring vacuum pump includes a first-stage impeller (4) provided in a first-stage pump chamber (1), a second-stage impeller (5) provided in a second-stage pump chamber (2), a single rotating shaft (7) to which the first-stage impeller (4) and the second-stage impeller (5) are fixed, and an exhaust port (Pd) of the first-stage pump chamber (1) and an intake port (Ps) of the second-stage pump chamber (2) which communicate with each other. An outer diameter of the first-stage impeller (4) is larger than an outer diameter of the second-stage impeller (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Nozomu Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210115940Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforcing structure for a casing accommodating an impeller. A double-suction centrifugal pump includes: a rotational shaft (1); an impeller (2) secured to the rotational shaft (1); a casing (3) that accommodates the impeller (2) therein; and legs (5) secured to the casing (3). The casing (3) includes a suction volute (20) that communicates with a suction port (6), the casing (3) includes an upper casing (3a) and a lower casing (3b) fastened to each other, at least one rib (28A, 28B, 28C) is provided on each of both side surfaces of the lower casing (3b) constituting the suction volute (20), the rib (28A, 28B, 28C) extends in a radial direction of the rotational shaft (1) when viewed from an axial direction of the rotational shaft (1), and the rib (28A, 28B, 28C) is separated from the legs (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Soichiro OGAWA, Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Takayuki MIYAMOTO
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Patent number: 10799917Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: EBARA CORPORATION, Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
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Publication number: 20200141410Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-stage liquid ring vacuum pump in which two-stage impellers are attached to an axial end portion of a main shaft (rotating shaft) of a motor. The two-stage liquid ring vacuum pump includes a first-stage impeller (4) provided in a first-stage pump chamber (1), a second-stage impeller (5) provided in a second-stage pump chamber (2), a single rotating shaft (7) to which the first-stage impeller (4) and the second-stage impeller (5) are fixed, and an exhaust port (Pd) of the first-stage pump chamber (1) and an intake port (Ps) of the second-stage pump chamber (2) which communicate with each other. An outer diameter of the first-stage impeller (4) is larger than an outer diameter of the second-stage impeller (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Ebara CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KAWASAKI, Nozomu SASAKI
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Patent number: 10569369Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding has a steel outer sheath filled with a flux. The flux-cored wire includes specific amounts, relative to a total mass of the wire, of TiO2, at least one of Si, an Si oxide and an Si compound, C, Mn, Mo, Ni, at least one of metal Mg and an Mg alloy, an F compound, a K compound, an Na compound, B and a B compound, and Fe, respectively. A total content of each of Ti and a Ti alloy, metal Al and an Al alloy, and V is restricted to the specific range, respectively. A content of Ti is also restricted to the specific range relative to the total mass of the steel outer sheath.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Yamakami, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Masayuki Nagami
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Patent number: 10449637Abstract: Provided is a flux-cored wire with excellent welding workability, AW performance, and SR performance that can use both 100% CO2 gas and Ar—CO2 mixed gas as the shield gas in an initial layer welding for a structure body, particularly, a pipeline. The flux-cored wire with a flux filled into a steel outer sheath, includes, relative to the total mass of the wire: Mn: 1.5 to 3.1% by mass; Ni: 0.2% or more by mass and less than 1.00% by mass; at least one kind of Si, a Si alloy, and a Si oxide: 0.3 to 1.0% by mass in terms of Si; Ti: 0.05 to 0.29% by mass; C: 0.06 to 0.30% by mass; at least one kind of B, a B alloy, and a B oxide: 0.0030 to 0.0090% by mass in terms of B; and Fe: 91 to 97% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Peng Han, Hiroyuki Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20190262870Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
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Publication number: 20190262869Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
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Patent number: 10328465Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kenichi Nagaoka, Kenya Ito, Masako Kodera, Hiroshi Tomita, Takeshi Nishioka
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Patent number: 10029709Abstract: A railcar includes: an underframe including a pair of side sills located at both respective ends of the underframe in a car width direction and extending in a car longitudinal direction and a plurality of cross beams coupling the pair of side sills to each other in a car width direction; and an underfloor cover covering an underfloor portion of the underframe. The underfloor cover includes upper and lower plate-shaped members (a shielding plate and a closing plate) made of stainless steel, and the upper and lower plate-shaped members are at least partially spaced apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Go Tateishi, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Ryoji Negi, Osamu Muragishi, Yuji Kamei, Shuichi Mizuma
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Patent number: 10016875Abstract: A method for fabricating an abrasive firm includes preparing a base film, coating the base film with a first paint which contains no abrasive grain but contains a binder resin, and drying the paint to form a first layer. The method further includes coating the first layer with a second paint which contains the abrasive grains and the binder resin, and drying the paint to form a second layer. The method further includes heating the first layer and the second layer for imidization.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Ishii, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Masayuki Nakanishi, Kenya Ito