Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Fukumoto

Kazuhiro Fukumoto 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: 12135403
    Abstract: A light receiver outputs a log indicating at least one of an operating status of a multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor and an environment surrounding the multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor, at the time of an output being turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Hashimoto, Keisaku Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Kudo, Tetsuya Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 12135022
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a fluid control apparatus having a diaphragm structure and small flow path resistance. [Solving Means] A fluid control apparatus according to the present technology includes a first space, two flat plate members, a drive mechanism, a second space, a first check valve, and a second check valve. The first space has an inlet and an outlet. The two flat plate members face each other via the first space, and at least one of the flat plate members is an elastic body having flexibility. The drive mechanism bends the elastic body. The second space adjoins the first space, communicates with the first space via the inlet, and has a suction port. The first check valve allows fluid to flow from the suction port to the first space via the inlet. The third space adjoins the first space, communicates with the first space via the outlet, and has a discharge port. The second check valve allows the fluid to flow from the first space to the discharge port via the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Masahiro Sato, Koji Fukumoto, Yuya Horiuchi, Hironobu Abe, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Hongo, Takuma Matsushita, Daisuke Mizuta, Kentaro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9061081
    Abstract: An atmosphere-cleaning device equipped on vehicle and provides a DOR (Direct Ozone Reduction) system including an on-vehicle component on which a new ozone purifier is supported and a method for manufacturing same. A radiator has a core part including an ozone purifier with a particle of an activated carbon as its core and an ozone purification catalyst layer as its shell formed by powder plating process. Ozone can diffuse into the layer and the carbon in this order. Ozonolysis reaction with the sub-catalyst can be initiated in advance to ozonolysis reaction with the carbon thereby gas contact probability with the carbon can be relatively reduced and oxidation reaction of the carbon caused by active oxygen can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Shinoda, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Kenichirou Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140105791
    Abstract: An atmosphere-cleaning device equipped on vehicle and provides a DOR (Direct Ozone Reduction) system including an on-vehicle component on which a new ozone purifier is supported and a method for manufacturing same. A radiator has a core part including an ozone purifier with a particle of an activated carbon as its core and an ozone purification catalyst layer as its shell formed by powder plating process. Ozone can diffuse into the layer and the carbon in this order. Ozonolysis reaction with the sub-catalyst can be initiated in advance to ozonolysis reaction with the carbon thereby gas contact probability with the carbon can be relatively reduced and oxidation reaction of the carbon caused by active oxygen can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Shinoda, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Kenichirou Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8308847
    Abstract: Provided is a filter for removing a sulfur-containing-gas (1), which removes the sulfur-containing-gas by being brought into contact with the sulfur-containing-gas in a gas flow path, the filter including a former filter (11) disposed on an upstream side of the gas flow path, and a latter filter (12) disposed on a downstream side of the gas flow path, wherein the former filter (11) includes a first material for removing a sulfur-containing-gas, the first material including a porous support, and iodine which is supported on the porous support, and is produced by catalytic pyrolysis of ammonium iodide at a thermal decomposition ratio of 80% or more by use of the porous support as a catalyst, and the latter filter (12) includes a second material for removing a sulfur-containing-gas, the second material including an activated carbon fiber, and an alkali component which is supported on the activated carbon fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Minoru Takahara, Kenichirou Suzuki, Nobuhiko Nakagaki, Yasunari Arai, Minoru Honda
  • Publication number: 20100024642
    Abstract: Provided is a filter for removing a sulfur-containing-gas (1), which removes the sulfur-containing-gas by being brought into contact with the sulfur-containing-gas in a gas flow path, the filter comprising a former filter (11) disposed on an upstream side of the gas flow path, and a latter filter (12) disposed on a downstream side of the gas flow path, wherein the former filter (11) comprises a first material for removing a sulfur-containing-gas, the first material comprising a porous support, and iodine which is supported on the porous support, and is produced by catalytic pyrolysis of ammonium iodide at a thermal decomposition ratio of 80% or more by use of the porous support as a catalyst, and the latter filter (12) comprises a second material for removing a sulfur-containing-gas, the second material comprising an activated carbon fiber, and an alkali component which is supported on the activated carbon fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Minoru Takahara, Kenichirou Suzuki, Nobuhiko Nakagaki, Yasunari Arai, Minoru Honda
  • Patent number: 6503962
    Abstract: The present invention is for providing a synthetic resin composition capable of effectively deodorizing amine malodor causing substances such as trimethyl amine. In a synthetic resin composition comprising an aqueous medium, a surfactant, and a polymer latex and a filler dispersed in the aqueous medium by the surfactant, a transitional metal supported silica gel having at least one selected from the group consisting of a transitional metal and a transitional metal compound supported by a silica gel and an activated carbon were used as the filler. Since the transitional metal or the transitional metal compound has an performs extremely well as a Lewis acid, it forms a complex with a Lewis base having an unpaired electron. That is, a malodor causing substance such as amines and ammonia having a nitrogen atom with an unpaired electron can be adsorbed efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignees: Toyoda Boshoku Corporation, Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomiko Mouri, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Seiji Onoda, Yoshio Yamada, Hideki Ohno, Masako Furuta, Akihiro Matsuyama, Shigeyoshi Miura, Shirou Ueda
  • Publication number: 20010022960
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing a complex metal hydride in the presence of water and a catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes a noble metal and one of metal oxides, metalloid oxides and carbonaceous materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Kojima, Kenichirou Suzuki, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Megumi Sasaki, Toshio Yamamoto, Yasuaki Kawai, Hiroaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5603927
    Abstract: A material for removing offensive odors, which efficiently removes offensive odors, especially aldehydes, without being influenced by the ambient atmosphere such as humidity. It contains at least one acid salt selected from the group consisting of acid salts of aniline halides, acid salts of esters of aminobenzoic acid, acid salts of sulfanilamide or its derivatives, acid salts of aminoacetanilide and acid salts of aminoacetophenone. It may be supported on a porous carrier. The removing capacity of the material is not lowered by the variation of the ambient atmosphere of humidity and temperature. The material efficiently removes aldehydes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Seiji Onoda, Masahiro Sugiura, Mitsumasa Horii, Hiroaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5462905
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst is characterized in that at least one kind of catalyst metal is loaded on a layered porous silica or a layered porous silica-metal oxide. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst is used as an oxidation catalyst for purifying hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide, or a reduction catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x), which is suitable for purifying exhaust gases in automobiles. An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes the above exhaust gas purifying catalyst and an absorbent for trapping hydrocarbon components, in which aromatic HC such as trimethylbenzene and the like are effectively trapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagami, Yoshitsugu Ogura, Masahiko Ogai, Yoshiaki Fukushima, Shinji Inagaki, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Kouji Banno, Yuji Sakakibara, Yasuo Takada, Takashi Ohta, Akane Okada, Yukimura Yamada, Kiyotaka Hayashi, Shinji Matsuura, Kazuyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5409769
    Abstract: A composite adsorbent comprising an acid salt of an m- or p-aromatic amino acid and an acid. The adsorbent may further contain a transition metal compound. The former removes aldehydes, ammonias and amines simultaneously, and the latter further removes hydrogen sulfide. The composite adsorbent is used in the form of a powder, a solution, or a solid supported on a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Masahiro Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5382558
    Abstract: A heat resistant layered porous silica having a honeycomb porous structure comprises a plurality of waved or bent sheet layers of crystalline layered silicate superposed one after another, and the neighboring sheets are partially bonded by siloxane bonding. The spacing between the neighboring sheet layers is narrowed toward the bonded portions and expanded at other portions to thereby form fine pores. The layered porous silica contains alkali metal ions in an amount of 0.2% by weight or less and has a specific surface area of 1,000 m.sup.2 /g or more.The layered porous silica has a large specific surface area, and exhibits an excellent heat resistance and adsorption of organic substances such as fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Shinji Inagaki, Yoshiaki Fukushima, Akane Okada, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Kazuyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5231063
    Abstract: A composite adsorbent comprising an acid salt of an m- or p-aromatic amino acid and an acid. The adsorbent may further contain a transition metal compound. The former removes aldehydes, ammonias and amines simultaneously, and the latter further removes hydrogen sulfide.The composite adsorbent is used in the form of a powder, a solution, or a solid supported on a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Masahiro Sugiura
  • Patent number: 4600437
    Abstract: Inorganic material comprises a mixture of water glass and metakaolin obtained by heat treating a kaolin group clay mineral at 600.degree. to 900.degree. C. This inorganic material, when solidified by drying, exhibits excellent water resistance, and when solidified by heating to a temperature of 80.degree. to 500.degree. C., exhibits excellent water and hot water resistances. The inorganic material may further contain a hydrous magnesium silicate type clay mineral. Such material, when solidified by drying, exhibits further excellent water resistance and when solidified by heating to a temperature of 80.degree. to 500.degree. C., exhibits excellent resistances to water, hot water and boiling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Masahiro Sugiura, Yoshiaki Fukushima, Hiroaki Hayashi, Mitsumasa Horii, Takako Kurimoto, Kazuhiro Fukumoto