Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Imai
Kiyoshi Imai 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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Patent number: 11774464Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor system with which a change in the state of a workpiece which has occurred in a conveyance process can be detennined. The sensor system comprises: a plurality of sensors positioned along a line and measuring data indicating that a workpiece being conveyed upon the line has passed thereby; a plurality of slave units respectively connected to the plurality of sensors and acquiring the data measured by the plurality of sensors; and a master unit connected to the plurality of slave units. The master unit comprises: a storage part for storing the data in association with information which relates to the timing at which the data was measured; and a determination part for comparing the data transmitted from two or more of the plurality of slave units using the information which relates to the timing, and determining a change in the state of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Norihiro Tomago, Kiyoshi Imai, Yusuke Iida, Yusuke Shibasaki
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Publication number: 20230075910Abstract: [Problem] Provided are a protective-layer-coated-interconnector, a cell stack, and a hydrogen energy system. A component (particularly Cr) of the interconnector is prevented from diffusing even if the interconnector is exposed to high temperature for a long time. The interconnector has sufficient diffusion barrier performance and protective performance even with a protective layer thinner than conventionally, is inhibited from being degraded through use, and has excellent electrical conductivity. [Solution] A protective-layer-coated-interconnector including an interconnector material and a protective layer on the surface of the interconnector material, wherein the protective layer contains a metal layer constituted by a Group 11 element. A cell stack and a hydrogen energy system that each include this interconnector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei KOBAYASHI, Kiyoshi IMAI, Tsuneji KAMEDA, Masahiro ASAYAMA, Masato YOSHINO, Norikazu OSADA, Riko INUZUKA
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Publication number: 20210389458Abstract: Provided are a sensor device and a detection method. The sensor device includes: a light emitting unit transmitting a transmission signal toward a target; a light receiving unit receiving a reflected signal of the transmission signal and generating a binarized signal; a TDC delay line measurement unit and a waveform integration unit generating waveform data indicating temporal changes in the binarized signal and integrating the waveform data to generate integrated waveform data; a stage number calculation unit and a distance conversion unit calculating a near-side distance value and a far-side distance value from intersections of the integrated waveform data and a high threshold value and a low threshold value, respectively; and a determination unit determining whether the target is present on the basis of a distance value calculated from the near-side distance value and the far-side distance value and on the basis of a predetermined distance threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Shoichi OHNAKA, Kiyoshi IMAI, Yusuke IIDA, Ryosuke TSUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210018528Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor system with which a change in the state of a workpiece which has occurred in a conveyance process can be detennined. The sensor system comprises: a plurality of sensors positioned along a line and measuring data indicating that a workpiece being conveyed upon the line has passed thereby; a plurality of slave units respectively connected to the plurality of sensors and acquiring the data measured by the plurality of sensors; and a master unit connected to the plurality of slave units. The master unit comprises: a storage part for storing the data in association with information which relates to the timing at which the data was measured; and a determination part for comparing the data transmitted from two or more of the plurality of slave units using the information which relates to the timing, and determining a change in the state of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Norihiro TOMAGO, Kiyoshi IMAI, Yusuke IIDA, Yusuke SHIBASAKI
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Publication number: 20200278290Abstract: A tablet measuring apparatus has a stainless steel housing, which contains a measuring section having a conveyance disk and an optical sensor, a tablet feeding section for feeding a tablet to the measuring section, and a recovery section for returning the tablet having undergone a measurement process to a tablet coating apparatus. The optical sensor can be adjusted in its height position by a height adjusting mechanism so that the optical sensor and the tablet can be separated from each other at a predetermined distance. The tablet is sucked to and conveyed by the conveyance disk and, during the conveyance, physical properties of the tablet are measured in a non-contact manner by the optical sensor. Out-of-spec tablets are discharged from a defective product discharging section, while in-spec tablets are fed back to the tablet coating apparatus through the recovery section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Shigemi ISOBE, Takuya NAKAMURA, Hayato MISONO, Masaki TAKEUCHI, Shohei YAMADA
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Patent number: 10525699Abstract: A tablet printing device includes a first conveying disk that conveys a tablet while sucking and supporting a side surface of the tablet and an inkjet head capable of applying print processing to the front and back surfaces of the tablet conveyed by the conveying disk. The tablet is conveyed while being supported by a second conveying disk at its front and back surfaces and subjected to inspection of the side surface by a side surface inspection device. The tablet is transferred from the second conveying disk to the first conveying disk at a tablet delivery part and then supported by a suction hole formed in an end surface of the first conveying disk with the front and back surfaces fully exposed. The front and back surfaces are subjected to print processing ead, followed by print inspection, and only a non-defective tablet is discharged through a non-defective tablet discharge part.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: FREUND CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Satoshi Murakami, Mutsuhito Yoneta, Yoshito Saji
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Publication number: 20190336396Abstract: A tablet has a hole that can retain an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in a side surface. A tablet production device has a second conveyance disk that conveys the tablet while sucking/supporting the side surface of the tablet, medicinal agent supply device ejects the API into the holes and an inkjet head that prints on the front and back surfaces of the tablets. The tablets are conveyed with the side surface thereof sucked by the second conveyance disk, the medicinal agent supply device adds the API into the holes and the inkjet head prints on the front and back surfaces at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Toshiaki HONDA, Kazuhisa TAKEDA, Eiichi HACHIYA
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Publication number: 20190290545Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical preparation T includes individual identification information 2 that enables identification of an individual who should take the solid pharmaceutical preparation T by visual observation printed on the solid pharmaceutical preparation T, in addition to pharmaceutical preparation information 1 indicated on the solid pharmaceutical preparation T.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventor: Kiyoshi IMAI
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Patent number: 10415123Abstract: The austenitic heat resistant steel of the embodiment contains: 24 to 50% by mass of Ni, 5 to 13% by mass of Cr, 0.1 to 12% by mass of Co, 0.1 to 5% by mass of Nb, 0.1 to 0.5% by mass of V, 1.90 to 2.35% by mass of Ti, 0.01 to 0.30% by mass of Al, 0.001 to 0.01% by mass of B, 0.001 to 0.1% by mass of C, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shun Oinuma, Kiyoshi Imai, Shigekazu Miyashita, Kuniyoshi Nemoto
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Patent number: 10412062Abstract: An editing device generates a first public key and a first private key, receives a manuscript data encrypted using the first public key from an ordering device, and decrypts the encrypted manuscript data using the first private key. The editing device generates, based on the manuscript data, print data encrypted using a second public key generated in a RIP processing device, and deletes the first private key after finishing execution of a job. Using a third public key, the editing device encrypts a log which shows an execution process of the job, the log including information that a finish processing has been executed. The editing device may store the first private key before starting execution of the job, and may control whether the job is to be executed, based on a job ID received from the ordering device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Matsuo, Kazuo Isoguchi, Sho Tomioka, Toshio Manki, Tetsuyuki Kitayama, Kenta Nagai, Kiyoshi Imai
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Publication number: 20190193390Abstract: A tablet mark printing method of printing a mark at a splitting position of a tablet having a splitting line on a first surface and not having a splitting line on a second surface, the method including performing splitting line position recognition on the first surface of the tablet and printing the mark at a position corresponding to the splitting position at least on the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi Imai, Eiichi Hachiya, Akira Mouri, Mutsuhito Yoneta
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Publication number: 20190183731Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical preparation printing method in which printing is performed on successively-supplied solid pharmaceutical preparations by discharging ink from a nozzle of a printing device based on printing data, the printing data including standard printing data and rotated printing data created by rotating the standard printing data at a selected rotation angle, and the printing based on the rotated printing data being performed in addition to the printing based on the standard printing data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Takerou ADACHI, Takayoshi HOSHINO, Eiichi HACHIYA
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Publication number: 20190091102Abstract: A tablet printing device (1) has a conveying disk (C) that conveys a tablet (3) while sucking and supporting a side surface (5) of the tablet (3) and inkjet heads (4) and (6) capable of applying print processing to the side surface (5) and front and back surfaces (7a) and (7b) of the tablet (3) conveyed by the conveying disk (C). The tablet (3) is transferred from a conveying disk (A) to a conveying disk (B) at a tablet delivery part (8a) and transferred from the conveying disk (B) to the conveying disk (C) at a tablet delivery part (8b). The tablet (3) is sucked to and supported by a suction hole (28) formed in an end surface (Xc) of the conveying disk (C) with a large part of the side surface (5) and the entire front and back surfaces (7a) and (7b) thereof exposed. A tablet provider name or the like is printed on the side surface (5) of the tablet (3) by the inkjet head (4), and an active ingredient name and/or volume are/is printed on the front and back surfaces (7a) and (7b).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Eiichi HACHIYA, Mutsuhito YONETA
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Publication number: 20190083361Abstract: A tablet printing device applies print processing to a tablet having an engraved mark display with a recessed groove part. The tablet printing device includes a conveying disk that conveys the tablet while sucking and supporting a side surface of the tablet and an inkjet head capable of applying print processing to the front and back surfaces of the tablet conveyed by the conveying disk. The inkjet head applies print processing to the recessed grooved part of the engraved mark display based on engraving position data obtained by a print surface inspection device. Print processing is performed along the engraved mark display, with the result that the engraved mark display is made clear, significantly improving the visibility thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Eiichi HACHIYA, Akira MOURI, Satoshi MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20190053983Abstract: A tablet has a first layer printed using visible ink and a second layer printed using invisible ink. The first layer includes characters, a trademark, or the like printed using the visible ink, which can be visually confirmed by an administrator in charge or a tablet user. The second layer includes a barcode or the like printed using the invisible ink, which cannot be visually confirmed by the administrator or the tablet user. The second layer is visualized by black light or the like so as to be made readable. The tablet is subjected to print processing by a tablet printing device provided with conveying disks A to C conveying the tablet while sucking and supporting a side surface of the tablet. The first layer 51 and the second layer are printed by inkjet heads, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: Freund CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Eiichi HACHIYA, Akira MOURI
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Publication number: 20180236760Abstract: A tablet printing device includes a first conveying disk that conveys a tablet while sucking and supporting a side surface of the tablet and an inkjet head capable of applying print processing to the front and back surfaces of the tablet conveyed by the conveying disk. The tablet is conveyed while being supported by a second conveying disk at its front and back surfaces and subjected to inspection of the side surface by a side surface inspection device. The tablet is transferred from the second conveying disk to the first conveying disk at a tablet delivery part and then supported by a suction hole formed in an end surface of the first conveying disk with the front and back surfaces fully exposed. The front and back surfaces are subjected to print processing ead, followed by print inspection, and only a non-defective tablet is discharged through a non-defective tablet discharge part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Kiyoshi IMAI, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Mutsuhito YONETA, Yoshito SAJI
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Patent number: 10036666Abstract: A photosensor is provided with a sensor circuit assembly. The sensor circuit assembly includes alight emitter, a light receiver, a light-emitter support, a light-receiver support, and a connecting part. The light emitter and the light receiver face each other. The light-emitter support extends from and supports the light emitter. The light-receiver support extends from and supports the light receiver. The connecting part connects one end of the light-emitter support with one end of the light-receiver support. The connecting part includes a seal and a connection terminal that protrudes from the seal. The connection terminal includes a first press-contact part, and a first pressure part that presses the first press-contact part in a press-contact direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Miyata, Jun Nakajima, Seiji Miyashita, Kiyoshi Imai, Kazuya Ohtsuki
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Patent number: 9992918Abstract: Provided is a method for mounting an electronic component having a plurality of board insert type leads on a board. The method includes a holding process which chucks one of the plurality of leads of the electronic component to hold the electronic component, and an inserting process which inserts the leads of the electronic component held by the mounting head respectively into lead insert holes provided in the board.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Watanabe, Kiyoshi Imai, Shigeki Imafuku, Toshiyuki Koyama
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Patent number: 9856735Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steam turbine rotor which includes an ultra-high temperature side portion in which ultra-high temperature steam flows and a high temperature side portion in which high temperature steam flows, the manufacturing method including the steps of: preparing a first electrode having a chemical composition corresponding to a chemical composition of a heat resistant alloy making up the ultra-high temperature side portion and a second electrode having a chemical composition corresponding to a chemical composition of the high temperature side portion; tentatively joining together joints of the electrodes, with the joints of the electrodes made smaller in cross sectional area than other electrode portions; subjecting the tentatively joined first and second electrodes to an ESR process to obtain an ESR ingot and forging the ingot into a shape of a rotor to obtain a rotor forging; and heat-treating the rotor forging to obtain a rotor blank and manufacturing the steam turbine rotor from the rotorType: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masayuki Yamada, Takao Inukai, Kiyoshi Imai, Shigekazu Miyashita, Kuniyoshi Nemoto, Reki Takaku
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Publication number: 20170314106Abstract: The austenitic heat resistant steel of the embodiment contains: 24 to 50% by mass of Ni, 5 to 13% by mass of Cr, 0.1 to 12% by mass of Co, 0.1 to 5% by mass of Nb, 0.1 to 0.5% by mass of V, 1.90 to 2.35% by mass of Ti, 0.01 to 0.30% by mass of Al, 0.001 to 0.01% by mass of B, 0.001 to 0.1% by mass of C, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shun OINUMA, Kiyoshi IMAI, Shigekazu MIYASHITA, Kuniyoshi NEMOTO