Patents by Inventor Keiji Sakai
Keiji Sakai 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: 20250121353Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an activated carbon having a high mechanical strength and an excellent filtration capacity for trihalomethanes. An activate carbon in which a pore volume A of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method from a nitrogen desorption isotherm, is 0.23 cc/g or more and 0.25 cc/g or less, a pore volume B of pores with a size of 1.5 nm or more and 2.5 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method from the nitrogen desorption isotherm, is more than 0.12 cc/g and 0.19 cc/g or less, and the activated carbon has a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g or more and 1200 m2/g or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: April 17, 2025Inventors: Kazuomi SUGAHARA, Tomoyasu NAKANO, Hirokazu SHIMIZU, Keiji SAKAI, Takuya ASADA
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Patent number: 12258284Abstract: There is provided an activated carbon having a high total trihalomethane filtration capacity, even in water treatment by passing water at a high superficial velocity (SV). In the activated carbon of the present invention, a pore volume A (cc/g) of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.300 cc/g or more, and elemental vanadium and/or a vanadium compound is contained.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignees: AD'ALL CO., LTD., UNITIKA LTD., OSAKA GAS CHEMICALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Nakano, Hirokazu Shimizu, Keiji Sakai
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Patent number: 12195310Abstract: Provided is a crane including a guy link coupling part easily accommodatable at a predetermined position thereof. The guy link coupling part has a pair of left and right link members each extending in a front-rear direction, and a coupling member extending in a left-right direction and connecting the pair of link members to each other. A linking and retaining structure includes a first retainer provided on a boom for retaining the coupling member to restrict the coupling member from moving in the front-rear direction. The first retainer has: a first slope surface slanting inward of the boom, from a proximal position of the boom toward a distal end thereof; a second slope surface located closer to the distal end of the boom than the first slope surface and slanting outward of the boom; and a recess part disposed between the first slope surface and the second slope surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Watanabe, Shoji Watanabe, Keiji Sakai
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Patent number: 11981542Abstract: Provided is a hoisting implement which can change a hoisting posture of a long object with a simple and light-weight configuration and minimize a possibility of occurrence of operational errors. The hoisting implement includes a first connection part and a second connection part disposed so that a center of gravity comes between the first connection part and the second connection part along the longitudinal direction of the long object. The first connection part allows a first end of the hoist rope to be fixed to the long object. The second connection part includes a link having a distal portion to which a second end of the hoist rope is allowed to be connected, a swing supporting portion fixed to the long object to swingably support the link about a proximal portion of the link, and a holding portion that detachably holds the distal portion of the laid link.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Sakai, Akira Koyahata, Hiroshi Nakashioya
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Patent number: 11873235Abstract: There is provided an activated carbon having a high total trihalomethane filtration capacity, even in water treatment by passing water at a high superficial velocity (SV). In the activated carbon of the present invention, a pore volume A of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.3 cc/g or more, and a pore volume B of pores with a size of 3.0 nm or more and 3.5 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.009 cc/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: AD'ALL CO., LTD., UNITIKA LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Nakano, Hirokazu Shimizu, Akinori Kawachi, Keiji Sakai
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Publication number: 20220250880Abstract: Provided is a crane including a guy link coupling part easily accommodatable at a predetermined position thereof. The guy link coupling part has a pair of left and right link members each extending in a front-rear direction, and a coupling member extending in a left-right direction and connecting the pair of link members to each other. A linking and retaining structure includes a first retainer provided on a boom for retaining the coupling member to restrict the coupling member from moving in the front-rear direction. The first retainer has: a first slope surface slanting inward of the boom, from a proximal position of the boom toward a distal end thereof; a second slope surface located closer to the distal end of the boom than the first slope surface and slanting outward of the boom; and a recess part disposed between the first slope surface and the second slope surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya WATANABE, Shoji WATANABE, Keiji SAKAI
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Publication number: 20220073318Abstract: Provided is a hoisting implement which can change a hoisting posture of a long object with a simple and light-weight configuration and minimize a possibility of occurrence of operational errors. The hoisting implement includes a first connection part and a second connection part disposed so that a center of gravity comes between the first connection part and the second connection part along the longitudinal direction of the long object. The first connection part allows a first end of the hoist rope to be fixed to the long object. The second connection part includes a link having a distal portion to which a second end of the hoist rope is allowed to be connected, a swing supporting portion fixed to the long object to swingably support the link about a proximal portion of the link, and a holding portion that detachably holds the distal portion of the laid link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji SAKAI, Akira KOYAHATA, Hiroshi NAKASHIOYA
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Publication number: 20210261441Abstract: There is provided an activated carbon having a high total trihalomethane filtration capacity, even in water treatment by passing water at a high superficial velocity (SV). In the activated carbon of the present invention, a pore volume A of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.3 cc/g or more, and a pore volume B of pores with a size of 3.0 nm or more and 3.5 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.009 cc/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Tomoyasu NAKANO, Hirokazu SHIMIZU, Akinori KAWACHI, Keiji SAKAI
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Publication number: 20210261442Abstract: There is provided an activated carbon having a high total trihalomethane filtration capacity, even in water treatment by passing water at a high superficial velocity (SV). In the activated carbon of the present invention, a pore volume A (cc/g) of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.300 cc/g or more, and elemental vanadium and/or a vanadium compound is contained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Tomoyasu NAKANO, Hirokazu SHIMIZU, Keiji SAKAI
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Patent number: 10184872Abstract: A viscosity/elasticity measurement device includes a container for containing a measurement target material for detection of viscosity/elasticity is contained, a floating rotor made of material including a conductor, formed in a plate and circular shape when seen in plan view, and configured to be floated on a surface of the measurement target material, a magnet applying a magnetic field to the floating rotor in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the measurement target material, a rotational magnetic field control unit driving the magnet to apply a rotational magnetic field to the floating rotor, inducing an induction current in the conductor, and applying rotational torque to the floating rotor to rotate by Lorentz interaction between the induction current and the magnetic field applied to the floating rotor, and a viscosity detection unit detecting the viscosity/elasticity of the measurement target material based on a rotation state of the floating rotor.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCEInventor: Keiji Sakai
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Patent number: 10168267Abstract: A rotational speed detection device is provided that can detect the rotational speed of a rotating object with high precision by readily controlling a relatively inexpensive and compact optical device, and has a lower cost and a smaller size with maintained or improved detection precision of the rotational speed of the rotating object. The rotational speed detection device includes a light emitting unit (5), a light receiving unit (6), a received light data obtaining unit (13), and a rotational speed calculation unit (15) that calculates the rotational speed of a rotating object (3). The rotating object (3) has an irregular uneven portion (3A) on a rotating surface thereof. The received light data obtaining unit (13) obtains time-series data of received light data of light reflected by the uneven portion (3A). The rotational speed calculation unit (15) calculates the rotational speed of the rotating object (3) from the periodicity of the time-series data.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: KYOTO ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Yasuda, Keiji Sakai
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Patent number: 10053159Abstract: A cabin support deck for supporting a cabin of a construction machine on the underside of the cabin includes a frame member and a mounting portion. The frame member includes a proximal segment at which the frame member is supported, a distal segment, a left side segment, and a right side segment. The distal segment has a first structure having a first lateral dimension. The proximal segment has a second structure having a second lateral dimension which is greater than the first lateral dimension. At least one of the proximal side sections of the left side segment and the right side segment has the second structure, and the other portions of the left side segment and the right side segment have the first structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Sakai, Tomonori Nakashita, Kiyotsuna Kuchiki
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Publication number: 20170240218Abstract: A cabin support deck for supporting a cabin of a construction machine on the underside of the cabin includes a frame member and a mounting portion. The frame member includes a proximal segment at which the frame member is supported, a distal segment, a left side segment, and a right side segment. The distal segment has a first structure having a first lateral dimension. The proximal segment has a second structure having a second lateral dimension which is greater than the first lateral dimension. At least one of the proximal side sections of the left side segment and the right side segment has the second structure, and the other portions of the left side segment and the right side segment have the first structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji SAKAI, Tomonori NAKASHITA, Kiyotsuna KUCHIKl
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Patent number: 9518908Abstract: An object is to measure a mechanical property of a fluid at a temporal resolution of at least 100 [?s]. Therefore, a method comprising: causing a droplet 21 to fly by ejecting a fluid to be measured from a nozzle 11a as the droplet 21; generating an electric field in a space around a flight path 22 of the droplet 21 by applying a voltage to an electrode arranged in the vicinity of the flight path 22; deforming the droplet 21 in a way of contactless deformation with a dielectric force induced by the electric field; and measuring a mechanical property of the fluid based on temporal variation of deformation state of the droplet 21 after deforming the droplet 21.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCEInventors: Keiji Sakai, Tomoki Ishiwata
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Patent number: 9372141Abstract: A conductive rotator is immersed in a sample liquid in a sample container. A magnet is arranged at a specific distance from the rotation plane of the rotator in a direction of a rotating axis of the rotator so as to face the sample container. The magnet applies a magnetic field to the rotator from the outside of the sample container. A fluctuating magnetic field drive unit drives the magnet to apply the magnetic field that fluctuates in term of time to the rotator. Induced current is excited in the rotator by the fluctuating magnetic field. A rotating torque is provided to the rotator by the Lorenz interaction between the induced current and the fluctuating magnetic field, and as a result, the rotator rotates in the rotation plane. A viscosity detecting unit obtains the viscosity of the sample liquid based on a rotating state of the rotator and a time-fluctuating state of the fluctuating magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Yasuda, Keiji Sakai
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Publication number: 20160161387Abstract: A rotational speed detection device is provided that can detect the rotational speed of a rotating object with high precision by readily controlling a relatively inexpensive and compact optical device, and has a lower cost and a smaller size with maintained or improved detection precision of the rotational speed of the rotating object. The rotational speed detection device includes a light emitting unit (5), a light receiving unit (6), a received light data obtaining unit (13), and a rotational speed calculation unit (15) that calculates the rotational speed of a rotating object (3). The rotating object (3) has an irregular uneven portion (3A) on a rotating surface thereof. The received light data obtaining unit (13) obtains time-series data of received light data of light reflected by the uneven portion (3A). The rotational speed calculation unit (15) calculates the rotational speed of the rotating object (3) from the periodicity of the time-series data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Masanori YASUDA, Keiji SAKAI
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Publication number: 20150068290Abstract: An object is to measure a mechanical property of a fluid at a temporal resolution of at least 100 [?s]. Therefore, a method comprising: causing a droplet 21 to fly by ejecting a fluid to be measured from a nozzle 11a as the droplet 21; generating an electric field in a space around a flight path 22 of the droplet 21 by applying a voltage to an electrode arranged in the vicinity of the flight path 22; deforming the droplet 21 in a way of contactless deformation with a dielectric force induced by the electric field; and measuring a mechanical property of the fluid based on temporal variation of deformation state of the droplet 21 after deforming the droplet 21.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial ScienceInventors: Keiji Sakai, Tomoki Ishiwata
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Patent number: 8757348Abstract: A paper money input and output device includes a money input unit to which paper money is paid in, a money output unit which releases paper money to the exterior of the device, a plurality of recirculation cases which, along with storing paper money, also output stored paper money to the money output unit, a collection case which can store paper money from the money input unit or the plurality of recirculation cases, and a rejected-for-payout case which stores money which has been paid out from the recirculation cases and which has been rejected for outpayment; and, along with these units being arranged so that the thickness direction of the paper money which they receive is in the same direction, and along with them being provided in a stacked state in that direction, on one side only of a direction which is orthogonal with respect to the direction along which the money input unit, the money output unit, the collection case, the rejected-for-payout case, and the recirculation cases are provided in a stackedType: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Laurel Precision Machines Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiichi Yoshikawa, Keiji Sakai
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Publication number: 20140165710Abstract: A conductive rotator is immersed in a sample liquid in a sample container. A magnet is arranged at a specific distance from the rotation plane of the rotator in a direction of a rotating axis of the rotator so as to face the sample container. The magnet applies a magnetic field to the rotator from the outside of the sample container. A fluctuating magnetic field drive unit drives the magnet to apply the magnetic field that fluctuates in term of time to the rotator. Induced current is excited in the rotator by the fluctuating magnetic field. A rotating torque is provided to the rotator by the Lorenz interaction between the induced current and the fluctuating magnetic field, and as a result, the rotator rotates in the rotation plane. A viscosity detecting unit obtains the viscosity of the sample liquid based on a rotating state of the rotator and a time-fluctuating state of the fluctuating magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: KYOTO ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Yasuda, Keiji Sakai
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Patent number: 8727592Abstract: A light source module of the present invention is configured such that there is a through hole (23) in one longitudinal end portion of a light guide (21) that constitutes a light guide plate, into which through hole (23) a positioning pin (24) for positioning an LED light source (12) and the light guide (21) fits. Further, a guide (9) is provided to the other end portion of the light guide (21), which guide (9) restrains the light guide (21) in a direction of a short side but does not restrain the light guide (21) in a direction of a long side. This makes it possible to provide a light source module that can reduce warping and cracking caused by expansion of a light guide, and an electronic apparatus including the light source module.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takuya Ishizaka, Kazuya Ikuta, Eiji Kurimoto, Sumito Nishioka, Keiji Sakai, Hirotsugu Matoba, Takeshi Takayama