Patents by Inventor Kana Shimizu

Kana Shimizu 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: 11922650
    Abstract: It is possible to estimate a slack level accurately in consideration of a shape of a deformed cable. A point cloud analysis device sets a plurality of regions of interest obtained by window-searching a wire model including a quadratic curve model representing a cable obtained from a point cloud consisting of three-dimensional points on an object, the region of interest being divided into a first region and a second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Niigaki, Masaki Waki, Masaaki Inoue, Yasuhiro Yao, Tomoya Shimizu, Hiroyuki Oshida, Kana Kurata, Shingo Ando, Atsushi Sagata
  • Patent number: 11786922
    Abstract: A voltage application device includes a voltage application circuit. The voltage application circuit applies application voltage between discharge electrode and counter electrode which face each other with a clearance left from each other to generate a discharge. The voltage application device forms discharge path partially and dielectrically broken between discharge electrode and counter electrode when a discharge is generated. Discharge path includes first dielectric breakdown region formed around discharge electrode, and second dielectric breakdown region formed around counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsunori Aono, Jumpei Oe, Yohei Ishigami, Kana Shimizu, Takafumi Omori, Yukari Nakano, Takayuki Nakada
  • Patent number: 11623230
    Abstract: Voltage application device includes voltage application circuit. Voltage application circuit applies a voltage to load including discharge electrode that holds liquid, voltage application circuit generating discharge in discharge electrode. During a drive period, voltage application circuit periodically changes a magnitude of the voltage applied to load at a drive frequency within a predetermined range including a resonance frequency of liquid, voltage application circuit mechanically vibrating liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Ishigami, Jumpei Oe, Yukari Nakano, Takafumi Omori, Tetsunori Aono, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20210283625
    Abstract: A voltage application device includes a voltage application circuit. The voltage application circuit applies application voltage between discharge electrode and counter electrode which face each other with a clearance left from each other to generate a discharge. The voltage application device forms discharge path partially and dielectrically broken between discharge electrode and counter electrode when a discharge is generated. Discharge path includes first dielectric breakdown region formed around discharge electrode, and second dielectric breakdown region formed around counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsunori AONO, Jumpei OE, Yohei ISHIGAMI, Kana SHIMIZU, Takafumi OMORI, Yukari NAKANO, Takayuki NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210268524
    Abstract: Voltage application device includes voltage application circuit. Voltage application circuit causes discharge electrode to generate a discharge by applying an application voltage to load that includes discharge electrode holding liquid. Voltage application circuit periodically changes a magnitude of the application voltage to generate a discharge intermittently. Voltage application circuit applies a maintaining voltage to load for suppressing contraction of liquid in addition to the application voltage during an intermittent period from a discharge to a next discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yohei ISHIGAMI, Kana SHIMIZU, Takafumi OMORI, Yukari NAKANO, Tetsunori AONO, Jumpei OE
  • Patent number: 10946366
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem and purpose of providing a honeycomb structure that has a sufficiently high strength and is excellent in endurance, and a catalyst for cleaning an exhaust gas using the same that is excellent in resistance to sulfur oxide (SOX). The honeycomb structure of the present invention is one consists of a flat inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon an inorganic binder and zeolite, and a corrugated inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon the same inorganic binder and zeolite, which are alternately combined with each other, wherein it is characterized in that the zeolite has a particle diameter (i.e., a median particle diameter, D50) of from 0.5 to 10.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Emi Shono, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200353488
    Abstract: Voltage application device includes voltage application circuit. Voltage application circuit applies a voltage to load including discharge electrode that holds liquid, voltage application circuit generating discharge in discharge electrode. During a drive period, voltage application circuit periodically changes a magnitude of the voltage applied to load at a drive frequency within a predetermined range including a resonance frequency of liquid, voltage application circuit mechanically vibrating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Yohei ISHIGAMI, Jumpei OE, Yukari NAKANO, Takafumi OMORI, Tetsunori AONO, Kana SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10449493
    Abstract: A processing apparatus equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, which is characterized in that corrugated plate-like glass fiber papers having a functional catalyst supported thereon and flat plate-like glass fiber papers having the same functional catalyst supported thereon are alternately laminated without being bonded to each other, to form a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, and this catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is packed in a casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Seigo Yamamoto, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180345258
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem and purpose of providing a honeycomb structure that has a sufficiently high strength and is excellent in endurance, and a catalyst for cleaning an exhaust gas using the same that is excellent in resistance to sulfur oxide (SOX). The honeycomb structure of the present invention is one consists of a flat inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon an inorganic binder and zeolite, and a corrugated inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon the same inorganic binder and zeolite, which are alternately combined with each other, wherein it is characterized in that the zeolite has a particle diameter (i.e., a median particle diameter, D50) of from 0.5 to 10.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Emi Shono, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180318762
    Abstract: A processing apparatus equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, which is characterized in that corrugated plate-like glass fiber papers having a functional catalyst supported thereon and flat plate-like glass fiber papers having the same functional catalyst supported thereon are alternately laminated without being bonded to each other, to form a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, and this catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is packed in a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Seigo Yamamoto, Kana Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10112183
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas and a method for purifying a combustion exhaust gas. The denitration catalyst used in a method for purifying a combustion exhaust gas of removing a nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas by making the catalyst into contact with the combustion exhaust gas having an alcohol as a reducing agent added thereto, contains zeolite as a support having supported thereon a catalyst metal, in a powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement of the denitration catalyst a ratio (relative peak intensity ratio) r=I/J of a height I of a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2?) of from 7.8 to 10.0° and a height J of a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2?) of from 28.0 to 31.0° being in a range of from 3.0 to 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Susumu Hikazudani, Kana Shimizu, Emi Shono
  • Patent number: 10052586
    Abstract: A processing apparatus equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, which is characterized in that corrugated plate-like glass fiber papers having a functional catalyst supported thereon and flat plate-like glass fiber papers having the same functional catalyst supported thereon are alternately laminated without being bonded to each other, to form a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, and this catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is packed in a casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Seigo Yamamoto, Kana Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9802179
    Abstract: A method for processing an edge of a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in an exhaust gas denitration apparatus, in which an exhaust gas denitration apparatus equipped with a denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in which a corrugated plate-like inorganic fiber sheet and a flat plate-like inorganic fiber sheet, each supporting thereon a denitration catalyst containing a silica sol, titania particles, and ammonium metavanadate as a whole primary denitration catalyst layer, are alternately laminated, the edge of gas inlet side of the denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure having the whole primary denitration catalyst layer is dipped in a denitration catalyst-containing slurry for edge processing composed of a silica sol, titania particles or kaolin particles, and ammonium metatungstate to form a coating layer of the denitration catalyst-containing slurry in the edge of the honeycomb structure, and this is dried and then calcinated to form an edge secondary denitration catalyst la
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Yamamoto, Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170165654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas and a method for purifying a combustion exhaust gas, capable of efficiently removing a nitrogen oxide in an exhaust gas in a relatively low temperature range discharged from an internal combustion engine, such as a marine diesel engine, with a smaller amount of the reducing agent than the ordinary techniques. The catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas is a catalyst used in a purification method of a combustion exhaust gas of removing a nitrogen oxide in a combustion exhaust gas by making the catalyst into contact with the combustion exhaust gas having an alcohol added thereto as a reducing agent, the catalyst containing a catalyst support containing zeolite, having supported thereon at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag (silver), Bi (bismuth), and Pb (lead).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Emi Shono, Kana Shimizu, Susumu Hikazudani
  • Publication number: 20170106356
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem and purpose of providing a honeycomb structure that has a sufficiently high strength and is excellent in endurance, and a catalyst for cleaning an exhaust gas using the same that is excellent in resistance to sulfur oxide (SOX). The honeycomb structure of the present invention is one consists of a flat inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon an inorganic binder and zeolite, and a corrugated inorganic fiber sheet comprising an inorganic fiber sheet having supported thereon the same inorganic binder and zeolite, which are alternately combined with each other, wherein it is characterized in that the zeolite has a particle diameter (i.e., a median particle diameter, D50) of from 0.5 to 10.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Emi Shono, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170001181
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas and a method for purifying a combustion exhaust gas. The denitration catalyst used in a method for purifying a combustion exhaust gas of removing a nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas by making the catalyst into contact with the combustion exhaust gas having an alcohol as a reducing agent added thereto, contains zeolite as a support having supported thereon a catalyst metal, in a powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement of the denitration catalyst a ratio (relative peak intensity ratio) r=I/J of a height I of a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2?) of from 7.8 to 10.0° and a height J of a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2?) of from 28.0 to 31.0° being in a range of from 3.0 to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Susumu Hikazudani, Kana Shimizu, Emi Shono
  • Publication number: 20150037222
    Abstract: A processing apparatus equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, which is characterized in that corrugated plate-like glass fiber papers having a functional catalyst supported thereon and flat plate-like glass fiber papers having the same functional catalyst supported thereon are alternately laminated without being bonded to each other, to form a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, and this catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is packed in a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Seigo Yamamoto, Kana Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8946044
    Abstract: A lower electrode includes a metal-containing oxide layer having a thickness of 2 nm or less on the surface layer. A metal-containing oxide layer is formed by oxidizing the surface of the lower electrode. A dielectric film includes a first phase appearing at room temperature in the bulk state and a second phase appearing at a higher temperature than that in the first phase in the bulk state. The second phase has a higher relative permittivity than that of the first phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Iwaki, Takamasa Itou, Kana Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20150011379
    Abstract: A method for processing an edge of a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in an exhaust gas denitration apparatus, in which an exhaust gas denitration apparatus equipped with a denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in which a corrugated plate-like inorganic fiber sheet and a flat plate-like inorganic fiber sheet, each supporting thereon a denitration catalyst containing a silica sol, titania particles, and ammonium metavanadate as a whole primary denitration catalyst layer, are alternately laminated, the edge of gas inlet side of the denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure having the whole primary denitration catalyst layer is dipped in a denitration catalyst-containing slurry for edge processing composed of a silica sol, titania particles or kaolin particles, and ammonium metatungstate to form a coating layer of the denitration catalyst-containing slurry in the edge of the honeycomb structure, and this is dried and then calcinated to form an edge secondary denitration catalyst la
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo Yamamoto, Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Kana Shimizu
  • Patent number: D925480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jumpei Oe, Youhei Ishigami, Kana Shimizu, Takafumi Omori, Tetsunori Aono, Takayuki Nakada