Patents by Inventor Kouji Hirata

Kouji Hirata 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: 11976748
    Abstract: A diaphragm valve includes a body (3) having a flow path (2), a seat (4) formed in the flow path (2), a metal diaphragm (5) for opening and closing the flow path (2), a pair of clamping parts (6) and (7) for claiming peripheral edge portions of the metal diaphragm (5) to fix the metal diaphragm (5) to the body (3), and an actuator (8) for abutting the metal diaphragm (5) to the seat (4) or separating the metal diaphragm from the seat (4), wherein a fluorine resin coating is formed on a seat side surface (5a) of the metal diaphragm (5) at least in a contact region (B-A) with the seat (4) in a region (C) surrounded by a clamping region (D-C) between the seat side surface (5a) and one of the pair of clamping portions (6, 7), excluding the clamping region (D-C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaoru Hirata, Masaaki Nagase, Atsushi Hidaka, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Keisuke Ideguchi, Kosuke Sugimoto, Masafumi Kitano, Kouji Nishino, Nobukazu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20240094078
    Abstract: The pressure sensor 10 comprises: a bottomed cylindrical sensor module 11 having inside a pressure receiving chamber C1 communicating with a flow path and including a diaphragm 11a in contact with the pressure receiving chamber; a pressure detecting element 12 for outputting a strain of the diaphragm 11a as a pressure; a base ring 14 fixed at an outer edge of an open-side end part 11c of the sensor module and disposed on an outer peripheral side of the sensor module 11; a hermetic member 13 fixed to the base ring 14 for forming a sealed vacuum chamber C2 opposite to the pressure receiving chamber C1 across the diaphragm 11a; a gasket 18 sandwiched between the base ring 14 and a body 5; and a pressing flange 19 for pressing the base ring 14 to the body 5 through the gasket 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, NIDEC COPAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi HIDAKA, Takatoshi NAKATANI, Kaoru HIRATA, Kouji NISHINO, Nobukazu IKEDA, Masaki FUKASAWA
  • Patent number: 11914407
    Abstract: The flow rate control device 10 includes a control valve 11, a restriction part 12 provided downstream of the control valve 11, an upstream pressure sensor 13 for measuring a pressure P1 between the control valve 11 and the restriction part 12, a differential pressure sensor 20 for measuring a differential pressure ?P between the upstream and the downstream of the restriction part 12, and an arithmetic control circuit 16 connected to the control valve 11, the upstream pressure sensor 13, and the differential pressure sensor 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaoru Hirata, Keisuke Ideguchi, Shinya Ogawa, Katsuyuki Sugita, Masaaki Nagase, Kouji Nishino, Nobukazu Ikeda, Hiroyuki Ito
  • Patent number: 8951635
    Abstract: A bonded magnet is required to have a large energy product, which is the product of magnetization Br and coercive force Hc. However, in a ferrite powder for a bonded magnet, when the particle diameter is reduced to improve the coercive force, the packing properties are impaired, and the Br is lowered. When the particle diameter is increased to improve the magnetization, the coercive force is lowered. Therefore, to increase the energy product, both the Br and Hc must be increased. A ferrite powder that has a large particle size, is composed of smooth crystals, and suffers only a small reduction in coercive force even after pressurization is obtained by mixing a fine ferrite powder having a small particle size with a ferrite powder calcined at a temperature of 1050° C. to 1300° C. in the presence of a chloride at its saturated vapor pressure and then annealing the mixture at 800° C. to 1100° C. A bonded magnet produced using the powder has an energy product of 2.0 MGOe or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Suenaga, Kouji Hirata, Satoru Tsuboi, Keisuke Ayabe, Kazuyosi Horii
  • Publication number: 20120015189
    Abstract: A bonded magnet is required to have a large energy product, which is the product of magnetization Br and coercive force Hc. However, in a ferrite powder for a bonded magnet, when the particle diameter is reduced to improve the coercive force, the packing properties are impaired, and the Br is lowered. When the particle diameter is increased to improve the magnetization, the coercive force is lowered. Therefore, to increase the energy product, both the Br and Hc must be increased. A ferrite powder that has a large particle size, is composed of smooth crystals, and suffers only a small reduction in coercive force even after pressurization is obtained by mixing a fine ferrite powder having a small particle size with a ferrite powder calcined at a temperature of 1050° C. to 1300° C. in the presence of a chloride at its saturated vapor pressure and then annealing the mixture at 800° C. to 1100° C. A bonded magnet produced using the powder has an energy product of 2.0 MGOe or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Suenaga, Kouji Hirata, Satoru Tsuboi, Keisuke Ayabe, Kazuyosi Horii
  • Patent number: 7771867
    Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure having a battery chamber in which a battery is inserted and having a rear cover that covers the battery chamber in which the battery has been inserted, at least one screwing portion of screwing portions where two plate-like members are screwed to each other is disposed at a position where at least one of screwing portions is concealed by inserting the battery in the battery chamber on a bottom portion of the battery chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata
  • Patent number: 7442061
    Abstract: A connection device of electronic equipment which provides a connection device preventing electrostatic damage and electronic equipment provided with the connection device. The connection device includes conductive terminals and lightning conductor portions disposed adjacent to and insulated from the conductive terminals, the lightning conductor portions being kept at the grounding potential through connection to a grounded conductor, thus causing static electricity discharge in the lightning conductor portions and avoiding discharge toward the conductive terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Hirata, Michihiro Fujii, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7400910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile telephone or the like which has a speaker built in, and realizes a sound emission structure for separately extracting the front output and back output of the speaker in a plurality of directions. The construction of this mobile terminal comprises a first sound emission part which is formed in one surface part of a case having a speaker built in, and which conducts the front output of the speaker to the outside of the case, a sound conducting hole which is formed in case internal members disposed inside the case, and which causes the back output of the speaker to pass through the interior of the case, and conducts this output to the other surface of the case, and a second sound emission part which is formed in the other surface part of the case, and which conducts the back output from the sound conducting hole to the outside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri
  • Patent number: 7374452
    Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure that has a battery chamber defined by a bottom plate and side walls and is provided with a battery rubber receiving a lower end edge of a battery inserted in the battery chamber, the bottom plate has an opening at a portion opposed to the battery rubber, and a battery rubber deviation preventing member that enters in the opening of the bottom plate at least partially to prevent the battery rubber from deviating toward the opening of the bottom plate is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.,
    Inventors: Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata
  • Patent number: 7369673
    Abstract: A speaker supporting structure, which includes a speaker supporting device with improved assembly characteristics, and an electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device. The speaker supporting device is a structure which supports a speaker mounted in a case, and comprises a main body part which covers a wiring board disposed inside the case, and a mounting part which is formed in this main body part, and on which the speaker is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri
  • Patent number: 7254035
    Abstract: Provided is a structure in which a shield 308 and a heat sink 307 integrated with a radiation fin 306 are sandwiched by a main substrate 381a and a power source substrate 381b. A hood 142d covers the radiation fin 306 so as to collect air for cooling. Major parts of the main substrate 381a are in contact with the heat sink 307 via heat conduction members having different heat conductivity so that an even thermal distribution is provided. Thus, parts of electronic equipment can be efficiently disposed in a limited space. Moreover, the parts of the electronic equipment can be effectively cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Chiyoshi Sasaki, Kouji Hirata, Katsushi Itoh, Yasuhiro Ootori, Ryouichi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20040253859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection device of electronic equipment and provides a connection device preventing electrostatic damage and electronic equipment provided with the connection device. The connection device comprises conductive terminals and lightning conductor portions disposed adjacent to and insulated from the conductive terminals, the lightning conductor portions being kept at the grounding potential through connection to a grounded conductor, thus causing static electricity discharge in the lightning conductor portions and avoiding discharge toward the conductive terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Hirata, Michihiro Fujii, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20040253995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile telephone or the like which has a speaker built in, and realizes a sound emission structure for separately extracting the front output and back output of the speaker in a plurality of directions. The construction of this mobile terminal comprises a first sound emission part which is formed in one surface part of a case having a speaker built in, and which conducts the front output of the speaker to the outside of the case, a sound conducting hole which is formed in case internal members disposed inside the case, and which causes the back output of the speaker to pass through the interior of the case, and conducts this output to the other surface of the case, and a second sound emission part which is formed in the other surface part of the case, and which conducts the back output from the sound conducting hole to the outside of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri
  • Publication number: 20040253508
    Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure that has a battery chamber defined by a bottom plate and side walls and is provided with a battery rubber receiving a lower end edge of a battery inserted in the battery chamber, the bottom plate has an opening at a portion opposed to the battery rubber, and a battery rubber deviation preventing member that enters in the opening of the bottom plate at least partially to prevent the battery rubber from deviating toward the opening of the bottom plate is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata
  • Publication number: 20040253507
    Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure having a battery chamber in which a battery is inserted and having a rear cover that covers the battery chamber in which the battery has been inserted, at least one screwing portion of screwing portions where two plate-like members are screwed to each other is disposed at a position where at least one of screwing portions is concealed by inserting the battery in the battery chamber on a bottom portion of the battery chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsushige Kohri, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata
  • Publication number: 20040253977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a speaker supporting structure, and provides a speaker supporting device with improved assembly characteristics, and an electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device. The speaker supporting device is a structure which supports a speaker mounted in a case, and comprises a main body part which covers a wiring board disposed inside the case, and a mounting part which is formed in this main body part, and on which the speaker is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NTT DoCoMo, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kouji Hirata, Yoshito Fukata, Katsushige Kohri
  • Publication number: 20020089825
    Abstract: Provided is a structure in which a shield 308 and a heat sink 307 integrated with a radiation fin 306 are sandwiched by a main substrate 381a and a power source substrate 381b. A hood 142d covers the radiation fin 306 so as to collect air for cooling. Major parts of the main substrate 381a are in contact with the heat sink 307 via heat conduction members having different heat conductivity so that an even thermal distribution is provided. Thus, parts of electronic equipment can be efficiently disposed in a limited space. Moreover, the parts of the electronic equipment can be effectively cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Chiyoshi Sasaki, Kouji Hirata, Katsushi Itoh, Yasuhiro Ootori, Ryouichi Kubota
  • Patent number: 5985393
    Abstract: A heat insulating box, such as a refrigerator box, comprises a heat insulator and a box member that is in contact with the heat insulator. The heat insulator is formed of a urethane foam using either HCFC-123 (CHCl.sub.2 CF.sub.3) or HCFC-141b (CH.sub.3 CCl.sub.2 F) or both as a forming agent, and the box member is formed of a styrene/acrylonitrile/butadiene terpolymer, a styrene/ethylene-.alpha.-olefinic rubbery copolymer/acrylonitrile terpolymer (AES resin), a styrene/alkyl acrylate ester containing rubbery copolymer/acrylonitrile terpolymer (AAS resin), or a mixture of the AES resin and the AAS resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Ube Cycon, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumihisa Akahoshi, Yutaka Igarashi, Kouji Hirata, Masanori Tsujihara, Fumiaki Baba, Akira Yamada, Chisa Kato
  • Patent number: 5707700
    Abstract: A heat insulating box, such as a refrigerator box, comprises a heat insulator and a box member that is in contact with the heat insulator. The heat insulator is formed of a urethane foam using either HCFC-123 (CHCl.sub.2 CF.sub.3) or HCFC-141b (CH.sub.3 CCl.sub.2 F) or both as a forming agent, and the box member is formed of an acrylonitrile/ethylene-.varies.-olefinic rubbery polymer/styrene resin (A/epdm/S resin), an acrylonitrile/alkyl acrylate ester rubbery polymer/styrene resin (ASA resin), a mixture of an A/epdm/s resin and an ASA resin, or a mixture of an ASA resin with an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sumihisa Akahoshi, Yutaka Igarashi, Kouji Hirata, Masanori Tsujihara, Fumiaki Baba, Akira Yamada, Chisa Kato
  • Patent number: 4624976
    Abstract: A composition for modeling material comprising a synthetic resin, a wooden powder and an oil formulated and kneaded. The synthetic resin is a rubber-reinforced styrene resin. The oil is a hydrocarbon oil having a specified viscosity, and restriction of the content of an aromatic ring-forming carbon. The composition is formed into flat board, round rod, etc. and used as modeling material for shaping patterns or models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignees: Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Ube Cycon, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Amano, Atsushi Kaiya, Takao Tanaka, Hitoshi Akimura, Katsuhiro Tsujihata, Kouji Hirata