Patents by Inventor Kazuki Chiba

Kazuki Chiba 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).

  • Publication number: 20220411010
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit capable of suppressing application of an external force thereto in comparison with the related art at the time when mounted to a straddle-type vehicle is obtained. A hydraulic pressure control unit (1) includes a base body (10) that is formed with a master cylinder port (11), a wheel cylinder port (12), and an internal channel (13) communicating the master cylinder port (11) and the wheel cylinder port (12) with each other. The master cylinder port (11) is formed in an upper surface (25) of the base body (10), and the wheel cylinder port (12) is formed in a lower surface (26) of the base body (10), the lower surface (26) opposing the upper surface (25). The internal channel (13) is configured not to be able to return a brake fluid in an accumulator (33) to the master cylinder port (11) without interposing an outlet valve (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki Chiba, Hiroaki Atsushi, Shigeki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220418050
    Abstract: Laminated glass includes: an outer glass plate having a first side and a second side; an inner glass plate that is arranged opposing the outer glass plate and has substantially the same shape as a shape of the outer glass plate; and an intermediate layer arranged between the outer and the inner glass, wherein the intermediate layer has a heat-generating layer including: a first bus bar that extends along an end portion closer to the first side; a second bus bar that extends along an end portion closer to the second side; and a plurality of heating lines arranged so as to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar to each other, and when a predetermined voltage is applied between the first and second bus bars, an amount of heat generated per unit length of each of the heating lines is 2.0 W/m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED, NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Leigh MELLOR, Mark A. CHAMBERLAIN, Graham SIDDONS, Ryohei OGAWA, Kazuki CHIBA, Hisashi OGAWA, Kentaro YAMADA, Takumitsu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220338311
    Abstract: The present invention provides a windshield on which an information acquisition device that acquires information from outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light is disposable, the windshield including: a glass plate; and a heating wire that is provided on the glass plate and to which a current is applied. The glass plate includes at least one information acquisition region that faces the information acquisition device and through which the light passes, the heating wire includes a plurality of linear main body portions that pass through at least the information acquisition region and a linear linking portion for linking the plurality of main body portions, and at least one of the linking portions includes a heat generation suppressing means for suppressing heat generation when a current is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuki CHIBA, Hisashi OGAWA, Hisashi ASAOKA, Kazuhisa ONO, Yota YANO
  • Publication number: 20220324533
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit capable of suppressing application of an external force thereto in comparison with the related art at the time when mounted to a straddle-type vehicle is obtained. A hydraulic pressure control unit (1) includes: a base body (10) formed with an internal channel through which a brake fluid flows; an inlet valve and an outlet valve that open/close the internal channel during anti-lock brake control; a first coil (61) as a drive source of the inlet valve; a second coil as a drive source of the outlet valve; and a circuit board (36) that is electrically connected to the first coil (61) and a second coil and controls energization of the first coil (61) and the second coil. The base body (10) is held to a front fork (216).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20220320615
    Abstract: A battery unit includes at least one battery module that includes at least one battery cell, at least one battery heat flow detector that detects a heat flow of the at least one battery cell and the battery unit, at least one reference heat flow detector that detects a heat flow of the battery unit as a reference heat flow, and a battery state estimator that estimates a state of the at least one battery cell, based on a heat flow of the at least one battery cell given by subtracting the reference heat flow detected by the at least one reference heat flow detector from the heat flow detected by the at least one battery heat flow detector. The at least one reference heat flow detector is disposed in the battery unit at a location where temperature fluctuation is small and heat capacity is large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro OHTA, Kazuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220297646
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit capable of suppressing application of an external force thereto in comparison with the related art at the time when mounted to a straddle-type vehicle is obtained. A hydraulic pressure control unit (1) includes: a base body (10) formed with an internal channel through which a brake fluid flows; and a housing (40) that is connected to the base body (10) and accommodates a circuit board. A dimension in a width direction (Y) of the housing (40) is greater than a dimension in the width direction (Y) of the base body (10). In a state where the hydraulic pressure control unit (1) is seen in a connection direction (X), a center in the width direction (Y) of the base body (10) is located on a first side surface (45) side from a center in the width direction (Y) of the housing (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba, Ryoji Nakano, Takashi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20220201806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a windshield to which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light is attachable via a bracket, the windshield including: a glass module that includes a glass body having an information acquisition region through which the light passes; a sheet-shaped heating element that is attached to a surface on a vehicle interior side of the glass body and is not rectangular; and a power supply part configured to supply power to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki CHIBA, Yohei SHIMOKAWA, Kazuaki OYA, Yoko MIYAMOTO, Shigeki YONEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220024282
    Abstract: A automobile laminated glass according to the present invention includes: a first glass plate that is formed into a rectangular shape; a second glass plate that is disposed so as to face the first glass plate, and is formed into a rectangular shape; an intermediate film that is disposed between the first glass plate and the second glass plate; a functional layer that is disposed between the first glass plate and the second glass plate; and an obstructing layer that is laminated on a peripheral edge portion of at least one of the first glass plate and the second glass plate, wherein the functional layer is formed so that an outer edge of at least a portion of the functional layer is located outward of an inner edge of the obstructing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuki CHIBA, Ryohei OGAWA, Hisashi OGAWA, Hisashi ASAOKA
  • Patent number: 10947988
    Abstract: An impeller includes a disk formed in a disk shape about an axis, and a plurality of blades provided at intervals in a circumferential direction on one side in the axial direction of the disk. The blades define a flow path extending from one side in the axial direction toward a radial outer side and include a low-rigidity region and a high-rigidity region. The low-rigidity region has an inlet, an outlet of the extending region of the flow path, a relatively small plate thickness, and has a relatively small inclination angle with respect to the disk. The high-rigidity region adjacent to the low-rigidity region has a relatively large plate thickness, and a relatively large inclination angle with respect to the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Yanagisawa, Nobuyori Yagi, Jo Masutani, Kazuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210031868
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit where a degree of freedom in connection to a bicycle is improved is provided. A braking system including such a hydraulic pressure control unit is also provided. A bicycle including such a braking system is also provided. A hydraulic pressure control unit (110) of a braking system mounted on a bicycle and capable of executing an antilock braking control includes a base body (120), a coil casing (136) in which an inlet valve and an outlet valve are accommodated, and a fixing member (139). The fixing member (139) is joined to the coil casing (136) or the base body (120) in a state where a columnar space (155) with both ends opened is formed between a partial region of an outer surface of the coil casing (136) or the base body (120) and a partial region of an outer surface of the fixing member (139).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210001695
    Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention is a windshield for an automobile to which an information acquisition device for acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be installed, the windshield including an outer glass plate that includes a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, an inner glass plate that is arranged opposite to the outer glass plate and has substantially the same shape as the outer glass plate, and an intermediate film that is arranged between the outer glass plate and the inner glass plate. The windshield includes an information acquisition region that is to be located opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei OGAWA, Kazuki CHIBA, Hisashi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200398802
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit disposed at a suitable place of a bicycle is provided. A braking system including such a hydraulic pressure control unit is also provided. A bicycle including such a braking system is also provided. A hydraulic pressure control unit (110) of a braking system (100) mounted on a bicycle (200) and capable of executing an antilock braking control includes: an inlet valve (131) and an outlet valve (132) which are opened and closed when the antilock braking control is executed; and a base body (120) to which the inlet valve (131) and the outlet valve (132) are attached, wherein a mount part of the hydraulic pressure control unit (110) for mounting the hydraulic pressure control unit (110) to the bicycle (200) is joined to a front fork (15) of the bicycle (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20200358080
    Abstract: To provide a negative electrode active material for a solid battery capable of suppressing a micro-short circuit in a solid battery resulting in enabling a yield at the time of manufacturing to be improved, and enhancing an energy density of the resulting solid battery, even when a blending amount of the electrode active material is increased, and a solid electrolyte layer is made to be thin, a negative electrode using the active material, and a solid battery. The physical property and the blending proportion of the negative electrode active material to be used for a negative electrode layer are set to predetermined ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroto MAEYAMA, Noriaki KAMAYA, Kazuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20200316917
    Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes: a first glass plate having a rectangular shape, and including a first side and a second side opposing the first side; a second glass plate arranged opposing the first glass plate, and having substantially the same shape as the shape of the first glass plate; an intermediate film arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate; a first bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the first side; a second bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the second side; and a plurality of heating lines extending so as to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar to each other, wherein at least some of the plurality of heating lines are heating lines having different lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei OGAWA, Kazuki CHIBA, Hisashi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200212500
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte laminated sheet having a self-supporting property and capable of realizing a solid state battery having high output characteristics. A plurality of supports are used, a solid electrolyte is filled in each support to form a self-supporting sheet, and the self-supporting sheets are superimposed to form a solid electrolyte laminated sheet. Specifically, the solid electrolyte laminated sheet is configured by setting a layer of the solid electrolyte laminated sheet in contact with a positive electrode layer being the outermost layer as a self-supporting sheet in which a solid electrolyte resistant to oxidation is filled, and a layer in contact with a negative electrode layer being the opposite outermost layer as a self-supporting sheet in which a solid electrolyte resistant to reduction is filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi OGAWA, Ushio HARADA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Toru SUKIGARA, Kazuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20200144661
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte sheet having a self-supporting property while having a small thickness and flexibility. The solid electrolyte sheet is formed using a support having a specific porosity and a specific thickness. Specifically, the solid electrolyte sheet is formed in which a solid electrolyte is filled in a support having a porosity of 60% or more and 95% or less and a thickness of 5 ?m or more and less than 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi OGAWA, Ushio HARADA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Toru SUKIGARA, Kazuki CHIBA
  • Patent number: 10527051
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes an impeller. The impeller includes a discoid disk that rotates about an axis line, blades disposed circumferentially at intervals on a surface of the disk facing one side in a direction of the axial line and that form a flow path therebetween that extends radially outward from one side in the direction of the axial line, and a cover that covers the blades from a radially outer side. The rotary machine further includes a casing that covers the impeller from the radially outer side and forms a gap between the casing and an outer surface of the cover; a seal portion provided in the gap; and a lid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jo Masutani, Kazuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20190389429
    Abstract: Laminated glass includes: a first glass plate having a rectangular shape, and including a first side and a second side opposing the first side; a second glass plate arranged opposing the first glass plate, and having substantially the same shape as the shape of the first glass plate; and an intermediate film arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate, the intermediate film including: a first bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the first side; a second bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the second side; and a plurality of heating lines arranged parallel to each other so as to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuki CHIBA, Ryohei OGAWA, Hisashi OGAWA
  • Patent number: D937160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Shigeki Ikeda, Ryoji Nakano, Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba
  • Patent number: D937161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba