Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kuroi
Kiyoshi Kuroi 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: 20240219060Abstract: A control system includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a control unit, and a blowing unit. The storage unit stores a second reference capture efficiency obtained by correcting a first reference capture efficiency for first microscopic particles to a reference capture efficiency for second microscopic particles. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a capture efficiency of a filter for the second microscopic particles. The determination unit is configured to perform a determination process of determining whether the capture efficiency acquired by the acquisition unit is smaller than the second reference capture efficiency. The control unit is configured to control operation of the blowing unit based on a result of the determination process. The first microscopic particles are used to measure a capture efficiency of the filter in a reference standard, and the second microscopic particles are present around the filter installed in an actual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Takeshi ARAKAWA, Yuta SASAI, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Satoshi HARA
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Publication number: 20240102673Abstract: A humidifier includes a housing, a humidifying rotor, and an irradiator. The housing is formed with an air passage through which air passes and a water storage tank configured to store water. The humidifying rotor extends over the air passage and the water storage tank. The humidifying rotor rotates so that a portion of the humidifying rotor having absorbed moisture from the water storage tank moves to the air passage and releases the moisture. The irradiator irradiates part of the humidifying rotor with ultraviolet light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Chika KOYAMA, Tomoki SAITO, Toshio TANAKA, Mamoru OKUMOTO, Kiyoshi KUROI
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Publication number: 20240093887Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an irradiation device including an LED configured to emit an ultraviolet ray; and includes a heat-dissipating unit configured to dissipate heat of the irradiation device into air.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA, Chika KOYAMA, Mamoru OKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240093891Abstract: An ultraviolet ray radiation apparatus includes a light emitter, a light receiver, and a protector. The light emitter emits ultraviolet light. The light receiver outputs a signal varying with an amount of light received. The protector protects the light receiver from ultraviolet light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA, Chika KOYAMA, Mamoru OKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240016963Abstract: A UV emission device includes an irradiator, a control unit, a determiner, and an exposure amount output unit. The irradiator irradiates a predetermined irradiation area in a predetermined space with ultraviolet rays. The control unit controls the irradiator based on a total exposure amount of a target person to ultraviolet rays. The determiner performs a determination process of determining whether or not the target person is present in the irradiation area. The exposure amount output unit outputs an amount of exposure of the target person to ultraviolet rays based on a determination result of the determiner and operation information on the irradiator. The control unit adds the amount of exposure of ultraviolet rays to the total exposure amount of ultraviolet rays in order to update the total exposure amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Tomoki SAITO, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Mamoru OKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20230243863Abstract: An environment condition measurement device includes a transmitter that transmits a sound wave to a target space, a receiver that receives the sound wave transmitted by the transmitter, and a controller that obtains an environmental condition of the target space based on a propagation time from when the transmitter transmits the sound wave to when the receiver receives the sound wave. The receiver is a directional receiver with a directivity with respect to a sound wave incident at a predetermined incident angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Takehiko HIEI, Kiyoshi KUROI, Yuta SASAI
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Publication number: 20230233977Abstract: A correcting system includes an acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a correction unit. The acquisition unit acquires information indicating first capture efficiency of a filter for first microscopic particles. The storage unit stores correction data to correct the first capture efficiency to second capture efficiency of the filter for second microscopic particles. The correction unit corrects the first capture efficiency acquired by the acquisition unit to the second capture efficiency based on the correction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Takeshi ARAKAWA, Yuta SASAI, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Satoshi HARA
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Publication number: 20230059444Abstract: An environment detection system includes a sound wave transmitter, a sound wave receiver, and a determination unit. The sound wave transmitter transmits a detection sound wave to a target space where an environment control device that conditions air in a space is installed. The sound wave receiver receives the detection sound wave transmitted by the sound wave transmitter. The determination unit determines a temperature or an air velocity in a first region near the environment control device, based on predetermined acquired information acquired from the environment control device. The environment detection system obtains a temperature or air velocity distribution in the target space, based on measured sound wave data. A temperature or air velocity distribution in a second region is obtained based on at least either the temperature or the air velocity in the first region determined by the determination unit and the measured sound wave data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Takehiko HIEI, Mamoru OKUMOTO, Kiyoshi KUROI
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Publication number: 20220307949Abstract: A collection apparatus collects a collection target in air in a target space. The collection apparatus includes an air passage having an inlet and an outlet, a carrier disposed in the air passage, and a plurality of collectors disposed in the air passage. The carrier carries the air. The plurality of carriers collects the collection target in the air carried by the carrier. The plurality of collectors collects different types of collection targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Yuta SASAI, Toshio TANAKA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Atsuo NOZAKI
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Patent number: 11318478Abstract: A shaft member has the same polarity as discharge electrodes. Each of the discharge electrodes has an electrode body and a tip end which is formed at an end of the electrode body facing an inner peripheral surface of a counter electrode. The discharge electrodes extend such that the tip ends and the electrode bodies are misaligned with each other in an axial direction of the shaft body. A streamer discharge travels from the tip ends of the discharge electrodes toward the inner peripheral surface of the counter electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Kei Suzumura
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Patent number: 10581227Abstract: A discharge unit includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, and an insulation member having a surface. The surface is continuous from the discharge electrode to the counter electrode. A wall portion is provided on one side with respect to a discharge region formed by the discharge electrode. The wall portion is configured to suppress a contaminant from adhering to the surface of the insulation member.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunji Haruna, Tatsumi Enokida, Kei Suzumura, Kiyoshi Kuroi, Toshio Tanaka
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Publication number: 20190210038Abstract: A shaft member has the same polarity as discharge electrodes. Each of the discharge electrodes has an electrode body and a tip end which is formed at an end of the electrode body facing an inner peripheral surface of a counter electrode. The discharge electrodes extend such that the tip ends and the electrode bodies are misaligned with each other in an axial direction of the shaft body. A streamer discharge travels from the tip ends of the discharge electrodes toward the inner peripheral surface of the counter electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Kei SUZUMURA
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Patent number: 9876998Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a substrate provided rotatably around a predetermined axis of rotation, a scattered light generator which is provided on the substrate and on which light from the light source is incident, a pickup lens provided on the light exiting side of the scattered light generator, and a holding member that holds the pickup lens, and at least one of the contour of a surface closest to the substrate among the surfaces of the holding member and the contour of a surface facing the substrate among the surfaces of the pickup lens is located inside the contour of the substrate when viewed in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Akira Egawa
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Publication number: 20170346261Abstract: A discharge unit includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, and an insulation member having a surface. The surface is continuous from the discharge electrode to the counter electrode. A wall portion is provided on one side with respect to a discharge region formed by the discharge electrode. The wall portion is configured to suppress a contaminant from adhering to the surface of the insulation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Shunji HARUNA, Tatsumi ENOKIDA, Kei SUZUMURA, Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshio TANAKA
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Patent number: 9703183Abstract: A light source device includes a phosphor layer having a side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposed to the bottom surface, a reflecting member opposed to the side surface of the phosphor layer, a substrate disposed on the bottom surface side of the phosphor layer, and an adhesive adapted to bond the phosphor layer and the substrate to each other. A surface of the substrate located on the phosphor layer side includes a recessed section overlapping the reflecting member on at least an outer side of the phosphor layer in a planar view. A part of the adhesive running off the phosphor layer is received by the recessed section. Fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer is emitted from the top surface and the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kuroi
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Patent number: 9475983Abstract: A fluorescence light emitting element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material. A thermal conductivity B of the binder is larger than 1.88 times a thermal conductivity A of the phosphors. When the volume of the phosphors included in the phosphor layer is X and the volume of the binder included in the phosphor layer is Y, a relationship of X/Y>1/2 is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Toshiaki Hashizume
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Publication number: 20160241821Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a substrate provided rotatably around a predetermined axis of rotation, a scattered light generator which is provided on the substrate and on which light from the light source is incident, a pickup lens provided on the light exiting side of the scattered light generator, and a holding member that holds the pickup lens, and at least one of the contour of a surface closest to the substrate among the surfaces of the holding member and the contour of a surface facing the substrate among the surfaces of the pickup lens is located inside the contour of the substrate when viewed in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Akira EGAWA
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Publication number: 20150346594Abstract: A light source device includes a phosphor layer having a side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposed to the bottom surface, a reflecting member opposed to the side surface of the phosphor layer, a substrate disposed on the bottom surface side of the phosphor layer, and an adhesive adapted to bond the phosphor layer and the substrate to each other. A surface of the substrate located on the phosphor layer side includes a recessed section overlapping the reflecting member on at least an outer side of the phosphor layer in a planar view. A part of the adhesive running off the phosphor layer is received by the recessed section. Fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer is emitted from the top surface and the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Tetsuo SHIMIZU, Kiyoshi KUROI
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Publication number: 20150116671Abstract: A fluorescence light emitting element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material. A thermal conductivity B of the binder is larger than 1.88 times a thermal conductivity A of the phosphors. When the volume of the phosphors included in the phosphor layer is X and the volume of the binder included in the phosphor layer is Y, a relationship of X/Y>1/2 is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Kiyoshi KUROI, Toshiaki HASHIZUME
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Patent number: 8863810Abstract: A screen includes: a screen base body, wherein the screen base body includes a plurality of substrates, each of the substrates has a sheet part and a connecting part provided at least one of the surfaces of the sheet part, the connecting part of one of the substrates is detachably connected with the connecting part of the other substrate, and when the screen is used the screen base body is produced by connecting the connecting parts of the respective substrates such that the substrates can be combined.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi