Patents by Inventor Koichi Kashiwagi

Koichi Kashiwagi 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: 20240332557
    Abstract: A humidifier includes a humidifying unit that gives a dry gas supplied to a fuel cell moisture of a water-containing gas fed from the fuel cell, and a case that has an inflow port into which the dry gas flows and an outflow port from which a humidified gas generated by humidifying the dry gas in the humidifying unit flows out, and accommodates the humidifying unit, wherein the case includes a case body including an opening end portion, the case body accommodating the humidifying unit, and a lid body fixed to the opening end portion, and wherein a space through which the dry gas is allowed to flow is provided between the humidifying unit and the case body, and the space allows the inflow port to communicate with a gap between the humidifying unit and the case, the gap being opposite to the inflow port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo FUKAMI, Koichi Kashiwagi, Shohei Masuda
  • Patent number: 12078750
    Abstract: A receiver accurately performs, using an annihilation filter, angle estimation in two-dimensional directions of an incoming wave. The receiver operates with at least two linear array antenna. The receiver may be implemented in a radar apparatus includes the receiver, as well as a vehicle and a communication system, which also include the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuya Arakawa, Katsuhisa Kashiwagi, Ryo Saito, Koichi Ichige
  • Patent number: 11255449
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a housing having an inner peripheral wall defining a cylindrical space therein; a fluid introduction path formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; fluid discharge paths formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; a valve body accommodated in the cylindrical space and formed of a spherical body having a communication path communicating the fluid introduction path with at least one of the fluid discharge paths; a valve body rotating mechanism rotating the valve body about an axis of the cylindrical space; a protrusion protruding from the inner peripheral wall toward the axis of the cylindrical space to surround at least a portion of an opening in the fluid introduction path; and a seal member provided on the protrusion and capable of abutting on the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Kashiwagi, Toshihide Yamada, Nobutaka Kiku
  • Patent number: 11167229
    Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes: a housing including a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a water storage section at a lower side of the gas inlet and the gas outlet; a collision wall provided inside the housing to collide with a gas that contains water introduced from the gas inlet to separate the water from the gas by adhering the water thereto while changing a flow direction of the gas; and a downflow wall provided inside the housing to introduce the water falling from the collision wall into the water storage section and change the flow direction of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Mishima, Naoya Tsutsui, Koichi Kashiwagi, Ryuta Hayami
  • Patent number: 10991958
    Abstract: A gas and water discharge unit for a fuel cell system that can be prevented from freezing even when it is formed using resin material. The unit includes a gas-liquid separator for separating produced water from fuel off-gas discharged from a fuel cell device, a gas and water discharge valve disposed downstream of the gas-liquid separator, and a resin unit body integrally formed with the gas-liquid separator and the gas and water discharge valve, in which the inside of the unit body includes a first channel with a valve seal at an end thereof on the gas and water discharge valve side, the first channel allowing communication between the gas-liquid separator and the gas and water discharge valve, a second channel communicating with the first channel via the gas and water discharge valve, and a heated water channel surrounding at least one of the first or second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takami Hosoi, Hiroaki Nishiumi, Takashi Mishima, Koichi Kashiwagi, Hitoshi Okuno
  • Publication number: 20200103039
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a housing having an inner peripheral wall defining a cylindrical space therein; a fluid introduction path formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; fluid discharge paths formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; a valve body accommodated in the cylindrical space and formed of a spherical body having a communication path communicating the fluid introduction path with at least one of the fluid discharge paths; a valve body rotating mechanism rotating the valve body about an axis of the cylindrical space; a protrusion protruding from the inner peripheral wall toward the axis of the cylindrical space to surround at least a portion of an opening in the fluid introduction path; and a seal member provided on the protrusion and capable of abutting on the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi KASHIWAGI, Toshihide YAMADA, Nobutaka KIKU
  • Patent number: 10581094
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which performs electric power generation using a fuel gas containing hydrogen and an oxidant gas; a first supply pipe which supplies the fuel gas to the fuel cell; a first discharge pipe which discharges a fuel off gas and water led out from the fuel cell, by electric power generation of the fuel cell, to the outside; a second supply pipe which supplies the oxidant gas to the fuel cell; and an exhaust and drain valve which is disposed in the first discharge pipe, and regulates or allows the fuel off gas and the water to be discharged to the outside. The exhaust and drain valve includes a housing, a valve body, a diaphragm, a first port, a second port, a third port, and a valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20190363375
    Abstract: A gas and water discharge unit for a fuel cell system that can be prevented from freezing even when it is formed using resin material The unit includes a gas-liquid separator for separating produced water from fuel off-gas discharged from a fuel cell device, a gas and water discharge valve disposed downstream of the gas-liquid separator, and a resin unit body integrally formed with the gas-liquid separator and the gas and water discharge valve, in which the inside of the unit body includes a first channel with a valve seal at an end thereof on the gas and water discharge valve side, the first channel allowing communication between the gas-liquid separator and the gas and water discharge valve, a second channel communicating With the first channel via the gas and water discharge valve, and a heated water channel surrounding at least one of the first or second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takami HOSOI, Hiroaki NISHIUMI, Takashi MISHIMA, Koichi KASHIWAGI, Hitoshi OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20190282942
    Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes: a housing including a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a water storage section at a lower side of the gas inlet and the gas outlet; a collision wall provided inside the housing to collide with a gas that contains water introduced from the gas inlet to separate the water from the gas by adhering the water thereto while changing a flow direction of the gas; and a downflow wall provided inside the housing to introduce the water falling from the collision wall into the water storage section and change the flow direction of the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi MISHIMA, Naoya Tsutsui, Koichi Kashiwagi, Ryuta Hayami
  • Publication number: 20180269501
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which performs electric power generation using a fuel gas containing hydrogen and an oxidant gas; a first supply pipe which supplies the fuel gas to the fuel cell; a first discharge pipe which discharges a fuel off gas and water led out from the fuel cell, by electric power generation of the fuel cell, to the outside; a second supply pipe which supplies the oxidant gas to the fuel cell; and an exhaust and drain valve which is disposed in the first discharge pipe, and regulates or allows the fuel off gas and the water to be discharged to the outside. The exhaust and drain valve includes a housing, a valve body, a diaphragm, a first port, a second port, a third port, and a valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi KASHIWAGI
  • Patent number: 8140355
    Abstract: To provide a health management system including health data measuring devices shared by a plurality of persons and health data measuring devices used by an individual together, which unites health data measured by each health data measuring device with the user practicing the measurement to allot user ID etc. to the health data as well as to provide a personalizing terminal and a health management data integrating method. A personalizing terminal 160 receives attribute information and health data from common devices 110 to 130 as the health data measuring devices shared by the plurality of persons, gives a user ID to the health data at a user ID allocator 163 and transmits the health data and the aforementioned attribute information to a gateway 170. Gateway apparatus 170 integrates the attribute information and health data received from personalizing terminal 160, personal device 140 or 150 and transmits the data to a server apparatus 310 in a data center 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20100088109
    Abstract: To provide a health management system including health data measuring devices shared by a plurality of persons and health data measuring devices used by an individual together, which unites health data measured by each health data measuring device with the user practicing the measurement to allot user ID etc. to the health data as well as to provide a personalizing terminal and a health management data integrating method. A personalizing terminal 160 receives attribute information and health data from common devices 110 to 130 as the health data measuring devices shared by the plurality of persons, gives a user ID to the health data at a user ID allocator 163 and transmits the health data and the aforementioned attribute information to a gateway 170. Gateway apparatus 170 integrates the attribute information and health data received from personalizing terminal 160, personal device 140 or 150 and transmits the data to a server apparatus 310 in a data center 300.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 6681046
    Abstract: Work of defining a ledger slip for an OCR is reduced as much as possible in registering the kind and position of characters and symbols inputted in the slip. Image data is analyzed to detect a cell (frame in which characters and symbols are entered) included in the image data. It is determined whether the cells continue in a constant pattern. If the cells continue, it is determined that the continuous cells area group of cells in which a common attribute is to be registered. The cell group for which a common attribute is to be registered is displayed on a display device distinctively from other cell groups. The operator can perform a modification work on a specific cell group on the display screen, such as elimination and addition of a part of cells. The operator can also specify a cell group and input an attribute to all cells included in that cell group in a bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Kashiwagi, Yoshito Fujino
  • Patent number: 6577319
    Abstract: A method for controlling a data display of the present invention, controlling a display of data including at least one attribute, includes: an attribute conversion step of converting at least one attribute of the data into a display attribute by using at least one mapping function; a display step of displaying the data based on the display attribute; and a parameter changing step of changing a parameter of the mapping function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Kashiwagi, Naoki Urano
  • Patent number: 6169209
    Abstract: An improved process for preparing an organic phosphonium chloride is performed by bringing an organic phosphonium bromide into contact with a chloride ion in a heterogeneous mixture solution of water and an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Harada, Ryoji Sugise, Koichi Kashiwagi, Sadao Niida
  • Patent number: 5930787
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an input device for receiving input information; a display device for displaying information on a display screen; and a database for storing words and information related to the words to allow information related to a related word related to an input word be retrieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuru Minakuchi, Koichi Kashiwagi, Toshiyuki Masui
  • Patent number: 5892091
    Abstract: A catalyst composed of an organic phosphorus compound having a trivalent or pentavalent phosphorus atom and at least one carbon-phosphorus bonding or a combination of the organic phosphorus compound and a halogen atom-containing compound is effective for decarbonylation, that is, for releasing carbon monoxide from a compound containing a moiety of --CO--CO--O-- in its molecular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Harada, Yoichi Imbe, Keigo Nishihira, Shuji Tanaka, Satoru Fujitsu, Ryoji Sugise, Koichi Kashiwagi, Toshihiko Sumida, Takashi Doi, Masayuki Nishio
  • Patent number: 5892089
    Abstract: A process for preparing a diaryl carbonate from a diaryl oxalate in a liquid phase by decarbonylation is conducted by the steps of:1) performing a decarbonylation reaction of a diaryl oxalate in the presence of an organic phosphorus compound catalyst to give a reaction mixture of a diaryl carbonate and the organic phosphorus compound catalyst;2) recovering the diaryl carbonate from the reaction mixture; and3) performing a decarbonylation reaction of a diaryl oxalate in the presence of the reaction mixture from which the diaryl carbonate has been recovered and to which a halogen atom-containing compound is added, to give a reaction mixture of a diaryl carbonate and the organic phosphorus compound catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Harada, Ryoji Sugise, Koichi Kashiwagi, Yoichi Imbe, Takashi Doi, Keigo Nishihira, Shuji Tanaka, Hirofumi Ii
  • Patent number: 5811573
    Abstract: A diaryl carbonate with a high degree of purity is produced at a high yield by (A) subjecting (a) a diaryl oxalate and a phenol compound or (b) an alkylaryl oxalate to transesterification reaction in one or two stages in the presence of a catalyst to prepare a diaryl oxalate, while removing a by-product from the reaction system; (B) collecting the diaryl oxalate from the resultant reaction product mixture of the step (A); (C) subjecting the diaryl oxalate to a decarbonylation reaction, preferably in the presence of a phosphorous compound-containing catalyst, to convert the diaryl oxalate to a corresponding diaryl carbonate, while removing a reaction by-product comprising carbon monoxide from the reaction system; and (D) collecting the diaryl carbonate from the reaction product mixture of the step (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keigo Nishihira, Shuji Tanaka, Yuki Nishida, Ii Hirofumi, Satoru Fujitsu, Katsumasa Harada, Ryoji Sugise, Koichi Kashiwagi, Takashi Doi
  • Patent number: 5792883
    Abstract: An improved process for preparing a diaryl carbonate from a diaryl oxalate in a liquid phase by decarbonylation utilizes a reaction vessel composed of two or more reaction chambers which are connected in series. The process is composed of the steps of continuously introducing the diaryl oxalate and an organic phosphorus compound having a trivalent or pentavalent phosphorus atom and at least one carbon-phosphorus bonding into the first chamber and continuously recovering a reaction mixture mainly containing the diaryl carbonate from the last chamber under the condition that a mixture of the diaryl oxalate and the organic phosphorus compound is heated in the reaction chambers, while discharging carbon monoxide released from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Harada, Ryoji Sugise, Koichi Kashiwagi, Takashi Doi, Sadao Niida, Toshio Kurafuji