Patents by Inventor Kotaro Takahashi

Kotaro Takahashi 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: 20160090896
    Abstract: A cooling system for an engine is provided. The cooling system includes coolant flow paths including a first flow path and a second flow path and where coolant circulates, a coolant pump for circulating coolant within the coolant flow paths, a flow rate control valve for adjusting a flow rate of the coolant through the second flow path, a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the coolant within the first flow path, and a valve controller for adjusting an opening of the flow rate control valve based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector. The first flow path passes through a cylinder head of the engine, and the second flow path branches from the first flow path and passes through auxiliary machinery of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kotaro Takahashi, Nobuo Yunoki, Masahiro Naito
  • Publication number: 20160090928
    Abstract: An exhaust control apparatus for an engine is provided. The apparatus includes a turbocharger, a high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device, a low-pressure EGR device, and a flap controller. The turbocharger includes a turbine, a compressor, and movable flaps, and rotates the turbine by exhaust gas to drive the compressor so as to boost intake air. The high-pressure EGR device recirculates, within a first engine operating range, the exhaust gas from a position of an exhaust passage upstream of the turbine to a position of an intake passage downstream of the compressor. The low-pressure EGR device recirculates, within a second engine operating range, the exhaust gas from a position of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine to a position of the intake passage upstream of the compressor. The flap controller controls flap openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kenjiro Konomi, Nobuo Yunoki, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160090944
    Abstract: A cooling system for an engine is provided. The cooling system includes an EGR device including an EGR passage for recirculating exhaust gas into an intake passage, an EGR valve for adjusting a flow rate of the recirculating exhaust gas, and an EGR cooler for cooling the recirculating exhaust gas, an EGR valve controller for controlling the EGR valve, coolant flow paths including a first flow path and a second flow path and where coolant circulates, a coolant pump for circulating coolant within the coolant flow paths, a flow rate control valve for adjusting a flow rate of the coolant through the second flow path, a temperature detector for detecting a coolant temperature within the first flow path, and a valve controller for adjusting a flow rate control valve opening based on the detected temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kotaro Takahashi, Nobuo Yunoki, Masahiro Naito
  • Publication number: 20160069300
    Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation control device for an engine is provided. The device includes an EGR passage connecting an exhaust passage of the engine with an intake passage of the engine, an EGR amount adjustor for adjusting an EGR amount that is a recirculation amount of exhaust gas of the engine through the EGR passage, an adjustor controller for controlling the EGR adjustor to adjust the EGR amount, and a gear position detector for detecting a gear position of a transmission of a vehicle on which the engine is mounted. When the gear position detected by the gear position detector during an idle operation of the engine is a non-travel position, the adjustor controller performs an EGR amount increase control in which the EGR amount adjustor is controlled to increase the EGR amount to be higher than when the gear position is a travel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Minamoto, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9182317
    Abstract: A simulated gas supply apparatus includes a raw gas source group including a plurality of raw gas sources, a plurality of flow controller groups, each of which includes a plurality of flow controllers, a flow control system including the flow controller groups, a primary supply pipe for supplying a simulated gas to an evaluation device, a primary exhaust pipe for exhausting the simulated gas, a switching valve system including a plurality of switching valves so as to switch the simulated gas flow between the primary supply pipe and the primary exhaust pipe, and a controlling unit that controls the flow control system and the switching valve system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: BEST INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitoyo Takamiya, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140123744
    Abstract: A simulated gas supply apparatus includes a raw gas source group including a plurality of raw gas sources, a plurality of flow controller groups, each of which includes a plurality of flow controllers, a flow control system including the flow controller groups, a primary supply pipe for supplying a simulated gas to an evaluation device, a primary exhaust pipe for exhausting the simulated gas, a switching valve system including a plurality of switching valves so as to switch the simulated gas flow between the primary supply pipe and the primary exhaust pipe, and a controlling unit that controls the flow control system and the switching valve system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BEST INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitoyo Takamiya, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5069529
    Abstract: A portable display equipment includes an image display unit, and an external light preventing member of a polygonal cylinder. The external light preventing member is detachably mounted in front of the display portion of the image display unit. The external light preventing member includes a shielding member and a light-shielding member of a polygonal cylinder. The shielding member covers the periphery of the display portion of the image display unit. The light-shielding member consists of a plurality of light-shielding plates which are coupled to each other so as to be freely bent and constitute one sheet member when developed. The light-shielding member is narrowed toward the viewer side by bending coupling portions of the light-shielding plates. The shielding member is coupled to part of an edge of the light-shielding member on the display side so as to be freely bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4652932
    Abstract: A television receiver employs a liquid crystal display panel mounted in a unit which can be set into either a closed position in which the display panel is disposed within a recessed portion of the case of the television set, and an opened position in which ambient light passes through the display panel to be reflected from a mirror towards the viewer. In conjunction with this arrangement, operating control members are positioned to facilitate one-hand operation of the receiver, and the largest circuit components and batteries are positioned with respect to the display panel and control members such as to minimize the overall size of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Miyajima, Akira Tsuzuki, Hideshi Ohno, Shigeru Futakami, Takashi Ogura, Toshiaki Oguchi, Masaru Yoshida, Satoshi Kimura, Kotaro Takahashi, Hiroya Sakamoto, Koichi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 4234946
    Abstract: This invention relates to a battery powered electronic wristwatch having a time changing device accommodated in a recess in the base plate of the watch which device operatively is connected to the adjustment shaft manipulatable externally of the watch casing to alter the position of the hands of the watch. The time changing device includes a pivotable setting lever which cooperates with the adjustment shaft and a spring for controlling the movement of the setting lever. A fixed body portion of the spring has a portion of its periphery shaped so as to conform to a peripheral portion of a base recess for accommodating the watch battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4198809
    Abstract: The construction of an analogue crystal wrist watch which comprises a base plate, a power source battery cell on said base plate for providing energy to the circuit of said watch, a crystal oscillating element for generating a signal upon receipt of energy, an electronic circuit for dividing the frequency of the output signal from said crystal oscillating element, a frequency division circuit included in said electronic circuit, a step motor comprising a drive coil connected to said electronic circuit, a hand indication means driven by said step motor, an external operation member for correcting said hand indication means and a reset lever interlocked with said external operation member for resetting said electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenzi Miyasaka, Ryo Namiki, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 3952498
    Abstract: An automatic barrel winding mechanism of the unidirectional type in which the main feature resides in a substantially reduced torque ratio : 0.5 - 1.1 in combination with a substantially reduced reduction ratio : 1/60 - 1/126 of the barrel winding gear train for transmitting moton from the barrel-winding mass to the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mituo Saito, Kotaro Takahashi