Patents by Inventor Kiyotaka Yanagi

Kiyotaka Yanagi 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: 11972270
    Abstract: A communication device may include: a memory configured to store management information in which, for each of a plurality of OIDs of a MIB, the OID and a setting value are associated with each other; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: receive a setting command which conforms to TCP; write the setting value included in the setting command to the management information in association with the OID included in the setting command; and send a response command which conforms to the TCP. In a case where the setting command including a first OID and a first setting value is received, the controller may be configured to: write the first setting value to the management information in association with the first OID after the response command has been sent, and send the response command before the first setting value is written to the management information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Izumi, Satoshi Matsushita, Satoru Yanagi, Munehisa Matsuda, Kiyotaka Ohara, Katsunori Enomoto, Yuki Yada, Kyohei Mori, Hideki Nogawa, Tetsuya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20100313631
    Abstract: A fluid discrimination apparatus and a fluid discrimination method are provided for carrying out with accuracy a fluid discrimination such as a fluid type discrimination, a concentration discrimination, the fluid existence or nonexistence discrimination, and a fluid temperature discrimination for a discriminated fluid that is stored in a tank or the like. A characteristic measured value as an index value that indicates the characteristics of the fluid to be discriminated is measured, and a discrimination of a fluid is carried out by comparing the fluid discrimination data that indicates the relationship between a fluid that has been measured in advance and a characteristic value of the fluid with the characteristic measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Mayuko Tsuruda
  • Publication number: 20100011844
    Abstract: A fluid identification sensor that includes a fluid identification element and a fluid temperature detecting element that is disposed separately at a predefined distance from the fluid identification element is used. A voltage is applied to the fluid identification element for a prescribed time to heat a identification target fluid. A first output value that is an electrical output value corresponding to a first temperature of a fluid identification element and a second output value that is an electrical output value corresponding to a second temperature of a fluid identification element are obtained. A fluid identification is carried out by comparing a rate of change of the first output value and the second output value with a rate of change of a first output value and a second output value for a reference fluid, which has been measured in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Akiko Kubota, Tsutomu Makino
  • Patent number: 7647820
    Abstract: A device for detecting leakage of liquid in a tank, in which, even if the liquid in the tank is a low viscosity liquid, degradation in flow rate measurement accuracy by an indirectly heated flow rate meter can be suppressed, so that a very fine amount of leakage can be accurately detected for a long period without degradation in detection accuracy. The liquid in the tank that is led in and out from a liquid lead-in/lead-out section (12) is lead in and out from the lower end of a measurement fine tube (13b, 13b?, 13?) positioned in the flow rate measurement section (13). A measurement tube (17) of a liquid storage section (14) is connected to the upper end of the measurement fine tube. The measurement tube (17) has a larger cross-sectional area than the measurement fine tube. The device has a flow rate sensor section that is attached to the measurement fine tube and measures the flow rate of the liquid. The flow rate sensor section includes a heater (135) and temperature sensors (133, 134).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Atsushi Koike
  • Patent number: 7536900
    Abstract: A leak detecting system includes a leak detector that detects leakage of liquid stored in a tank based on fluctuation in a level of the liquid. The leak detector includes a liquid inlet/outlet portion through which the liquid in the tank flows in and out, a flow-rate measuring unit configured to measure an amount of flow of the liquid inside the leak detector, and a liquid retaining portion configured to retain liquid flowing therein through the liquid inlet/outlet portion. A lower end of the leak detector is detachably attached to a bottom plate of the tank, and an upper end of the leak detector is supported in a gauging port in a top plate in such a manner that the leak detector is movable in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Kiyotaka Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20080184775
    Abstract: A fluid identification device includes a fluid detection part which is equipped with a temperature detector for fluid detection and a heating element disposed in the vicinity of the temperature detector and disposed on the identification target fluid side, a fluid detection circuit connected to the fluid detection part and an identification operation part which performs identification of an identification target fluid based on the output of the fluid detection circuit are contained in an identification sensor module main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyotaka Yanagi, Akiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20080115565
    Abstract: A device for detecting leakage of liquid in a tank, in which, even if the liquid in the tank is a low viscosity liquid, degradation in flow rate measurement accuracy by an indirectly heated flow rate meter can be suppressed, so that a very fine amount of leakage can be accurately detected for a long period without degradation in detection accuracy. The liquid in the tank that is led in and out from a liquid lead-in/lead-out section (12) is lead in and out from the lower end of a measurement fine tube (13b, 13b?, 13?) positioned in the flow rate measurement section (13). A measurement tube (17) of a liquid storage section (14) is connected to the upper end of the measurement fine tube. The measurement tube (17) has a larger cross-sectional area than the measurement fine tube. The device has a flow rate sensor section that is attached to the measurement fine tube and measures the flow rate of the liquid. The flow rate sensor section includes a heater (135) and temperature sensors (133, 134).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Atsushi Koike
  • Patent number: 7334455
    Abstract: A leak detector comprising a sensor unit including a measuring slim-tube (13b) via the lower end of which a liquid in a tank is led in/out, a measuring tube (17) connected to the upper end thereof and having a sectional area larger than that thereof, and temperature sensors (133, 134) and a heater (135) provided to the slim-tube (13b), and a leak detection control unit (15a) connected to the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Atsushi Koike, Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Hideshi Sekimori
  • Publication number: 20070157706
    Abstract: A leak detector comprising a sensor unit including a measuring slim-tube (13b) via the lower end of which a liquid in a tank is led in/out, a measuring tube (17) connected to the upper end thereof and having a sectional area larger than that thereof, and temperature sensors (133, 134) and a heater (135) provided to the slim-tube (13b), and a leak detection control unit (15a) connected to the sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Yanagi, Atsushi Koike, Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Hideshi Sekimori
  • Publication number: 20060230826
    Abstract: A leak detecting system includes a leak detector that detects leakage of liquid stored in a tank based on fluctuation in a level of the liquid. The leak detector includes a liquid inlet/outlet portion through which the liquid in the tank flows in and out, a flow-rate measuring unit configured to measure an amount of flow of the liquid inside the leak detector, and a liquid retaining portion configured to retain liquid flowing therein through the liquid inlet/outlet portion. A lower end of the leak detector is detachably attached to a bottom plate of the tank, and an upper end of the leak detector is supported in a gauging port in a top plate in such a manner that the leak detector is movable in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Kiyotaka Yanagi
  • Patent number: 6334905
    Abstract: A lead-free solder in which oxidation of the powder surface with time is prevented and a process for preparing the same. The lead-free solder powder has tin-zinc or tin-zinc-bismuth as a major composition and forms an organometallic compound of malonic acid and a metal of the solder alloy powder on the surface of solder alloy powder containing no lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenzo Hanawa, Kiyotaka Yanagi