Patents by Inventor Kouji YAMASHIRO

Kouji YAMASHIRO 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: 12218336
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an electrode having an electrode mixture layer with a desired film thickness can be stably produced. A producing method disclosed herein includes detecting the surface position of a mixture coated film by a first sensor; detecting the surface position of a second roll by a second sensor; detecting the film thickness of the mixture coated film based on detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor; and adjusting a relatively rotation speed of a third roll based on the film thickness. And, the detected positions of the first sensor and the second sensor in a circumferential direction of the second roll are substantially identical. Due to this method, the change in the film thickness of the electrode mixed layer of produced electrode can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mimura, Katsushi Enokihara, Masanori Kitayoshi, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Publication number: 20220278307
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an electrode having an electrode mixture layer with a desired film thickness can be stably produced. A producing method disclosed herein includes detecting the surface position of a mixture coated film by a first sensor; detecting the surface position of a second roll by a second sensor; detecting the film thickness of the mixture coated film based on detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor; and adjusting a relatively rotation speed of a third roll based on the film thickness. And, the detected positions of the first sensor and the second sensor in a circumferential direction of the second roll are substantially identical. Due to this method, the change in the film thickness of the electrode mixed layer of produced electrode can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIMURA, Katsushi ENOKIHARA, Masanori KITAYOSHI, Kouji YAMASHIRO
  • Patent number: 10416641
    Abstract: An operation program editing device includes a program editing portion configured to edit an operation program executable by a programmable controller that controls a facility, and the program editing portion includes a bypass circuit generation unit that generates a bypass circuit including a bypass path for skipping execution of some of the plurality of steps at a time of reactivation of the facility, a first selection receiving unit that receives selection of a last step, from among the plurality of steps, within a range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit, and a second selection receiving unit that receives selection of a first step, from among the plurality of steps, within the range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 10359752
    Abstract: An operation program editing device includes a program editing portion configured to edit an operation program executable by a programmable controller that controls a facility, and the program editing portion includes a bypass circuit generation unit that generates a bypass circuit including a bypass path for skipping execution of some of the plurality of steps at a time of reactivation of the facility, a first selection receiving unit that receives selection of a last step, from among the plurality of steps, within a range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit, and a second selection receiving unit that receives selection of a first step, from among the plurality of steps, within the range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 10106910
    Abstract: A method for producing a SiC single crystal, including flowing a high-frequency current at a first frequency to an induction heating coil disposed around a graphite crucible to heat raw material Si to a predetermined temperature, thereby while melting the raw material Si, dissolving out C from said graphite crucible to form a Si—C solution, and after heating to the predetermined temperature, lowering the frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency to warm and hold the Si—C solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouji Yamashiro, Nobuhira Abe
  • Patent number: 9933773
    Abstract: A monitoring device for a programmable controller includes: a display portion configured to display, on a display, a step that is being executed by the programmable controller among a plurality of steps in such a manner that the step can be distinguished from the other steps; a receiving portion configured to receive selection of a step serving as an initial point of reactivation in a case where a facility stops during a continuous operation by the programmable controller; and a change instruction generation portion configured to generate an instruction to the programmable controller so as to cause the programmable controller to restart execution of control processes from the step received by the receiving portion at the time of the reactivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Publication number: 20160215412
    Abstract: A method for producing a SiC single crystal, including flowing a high-frequency current at a first frequency to an induction heating coil disposed around a graphite crucible to heat raw material Si to a predetermined temperature, thereby while melting the raw material Si, dissolving out C from said graphite crucible to form a Si—C solution, and after heating to the predetermined temperature, lowering the frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency to warm and hold the Si—C solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouji YAMASHIRO, Nobuhira ABE
  • Publication number: 20160202683
    Abstract: A monitoring device for a programmable controller includes: a display portion configured to display, on a display, a step that is being executed by the programmable controller among a plurality of steps in such a manner that the step can be distinguished from the other steps; a receiving portion configured to receive selection of a step serving as an initial point of reactivation in a case where a facility stops during a continuous operation by the programmable controller; and a change instruction generation portion configured to generate an instruction to the programmable controller so as to cause the programmable controller to restart execution of control processes from the step received by the receiving portion at the time of the reactivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro SHIMIZU, Terukazu SENDA, Masanori MURAMATSU, Kouji HAMAKAWA, Kenzou MIMA, Kouji YAMASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20160202685
    Abstract: An operation program editing device includes a program editing portion configured to edit an operation program executable by a programmable controller that controls a facility, and the program editing portion includes a bypass circuit generation unit that generates a bypass circuit including a bypass path for skipping execution of some of the plurality of steps at a time of reactivation of the facility, a first selection receiving unit that receives selection of a last step, from among the plurality of steps, within a range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit, and a second selection receiving unit that receives selection of a first step, from among the plurality of steps, within the range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro