Patents by Inventor Kousuke Sato
Kousuke Sato 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).
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Publication number: 20240123654Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
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Publication number: 20200325959Abstract: An electromagnetic damper 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first tubular member 111, a second tubular member 121, a rod 123, a plurality of electromagnetic coils 113, permanent magnets 125, and a short circuit 130. The second tubular member 121 is mounted on the first tubular member 111 and is configured to be capable of being relatively displaced in one axis direction with respect to the first tubular member 111. The rod 123 extends in the one axis direction and is, at one end, fixed to the second tubular member 121. The plurality of electromagnetic coils 113 are disposed in either one of an inside of the first tubular member 111 or the rod 123. The permanent magnet generates induced electromotive force in the plurality of electromagnetic coils 113 by relative displacement with respect to the plurality of electromagnetic coils 113 and are disposed in the other of the inside of the first tubular member 111 or the rod 123.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: KOUSUKE SATO, HIROTAKA OCHIAI
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Patent number: 10224775Abstract: A linear motor that displaces a tubular body and a rod relative to each other in an axial direction includes teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the tubular body, slots formed between adjacent teeth, coils disposed in the slots, and permanent magnets provided in the rod and arranged in the axial direction. The coils are constituted by one or more first phase coils, one or more second phase coils, and one or more third phase coils. The first, second, and third phase coils are provided in the axial direction such that the first phase coil and the second phase coil are disposed at respective ends the tubular body. A total number of coil windings of the third phase coils is set to be smaller than a total number of coil windings of the first phase coils and a total number of coil windings of the second phase coils.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYB CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Kano, Kousuke Sato, Noriyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 10103593Abstract: A linear motor has a tubular body and a rod that penetrates the tubular body in an axial direction, and is configured to displace the tubular body and the rod relative to each other in the axial direction. The linear motor includes: 12n+1 (where n is a positive integer) teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the tubular body; 12n slots respectively formed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth; 12n coils respectively disposed in the slots; and a plurality of permanent magnets held in the rod so as to be arranged in the axial direction. The respective coils are formed by being wound around an axis of the rod in an identical direction, and the number of permanent magnets positioned in the tubular body is set to 8n.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYB CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Kano, Kousuke Sato, Noriyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 9951973Abstract: A cooling system (1) that cools an HV apparatus (31) includes a compressor (12) that circulates a refrigerant, a heat exchanger (14) that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air, an expansion valve (16) that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant, a heat exchanger (18) that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air, a cooling portion (30) that cools the HV apparatus (31) using the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger (14) and the expansion valve (16), and a gas accumulator (70) that retains a gas-phase refrigerant gasified by heat exchange with the HV apparatus (31) in the cooling portion (30).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Jojima, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato, Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida
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Patent number: 9923214Abstract: A heat exchanging system exchanging heat between refrigerant and a battery includes: a compressor circulating refrigerant; a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and outside air; an expansion valve decompressing the refrigerant; a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air; a heat exchanging portion connected in parallel with the heat exchanger and exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the battery; a bypass passage providing fluid communication between a path of the refrigerant between the compressor and the heat exchanger and a path of the refrigerant between the expansion valve and the heat exchanger; an expansion valve provided in the bypass passage and decompressing the refrigerant flowing through the bypass passage; and a selector valve allowing or interrupting flow of the refrigerant via the bypass passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Patent number: 9732663Abstract: A cooling system for cooling a hybrid vehicle apparatus includes a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger that carries out heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air, an expansion valve that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant, a second heat exchanger that carries out heat exchange between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air, a cooling portion that cools the hybrid vehicle apparatus using the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger and the expansion valve, a gas-liquid separator that separates the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger and the cooling portion into a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-phase refrigerant, and a liquid accumulator that is provided between the gas-liquid separator and the cooling portion, and that retains the liquid-phase refrigerant separated by the gas-liquid separator.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato, Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida
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Patent number: 9681590Abstract: A cooling system that cools HV equipment includes a compressor that circulates refrigerant, a condenser that condenses the refrigerant, a gas-liquid separator that stores the refrigerant in liquid form that is condensed by the condenser, an expansion valve that reduces a pressure of the refrigerant, an evaporator that vaporizes the refrigerant that is reduced in pressure by the expansion valve, a first passage and a second passage through which the refrigerant flows from the gas-liquid separator toward the expansion valve, and that are provided in parallel, and a cooling portion that is provided along the second passage and cools the heat source using the refrigerant. The refrigerant in liquid form flows from the gas-liquid separator through the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIPPON SOKEN, INCInventors: Kazuhide Uchida, Yuichi Ohno, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Patent number: 9612041Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a cooling apparatus cool a charger for charging a storage battery upon reception of a supply of power from a power supply. Exemplary embodiments include a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a cooling unit provided on a path along which the refrigerant flows between the heat exchanger and the expansion valve to cool the charger using the refrigerant, a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows between the compressor and the heat exchanger, a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows between the cooling unit and the expansion valve, and a connecting passage connecting the refrigerant passage and the refrigerant passage. When heating occurs, frost formation can be suppressed without increasing configuration complexity and power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato, Kazuhide Uchida, Yuichi Ohno
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Patent number: 9599239Abstract: A selector valve includes: a first valve element having a through-hole; a first housing having a radial hole through which fluid flowing though the through-hole passes, the first housing accommodating the first valve element; a second valve element having a through-hole; a second housing having radial holes through which fluid flowing through the through-hole passes, the second housing accommodating the second valve element; and a motor configured to integrally actuate the first valve element and the second valve element. A hollow space configured to suppress transfer of heat between the first valve element and the second valve element is formed between the first valve element and the second valve element. A hollow space configured to suppress transfer of heat between the first housing and the second housing is formed between the first housing and the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida, Yuki Jojima, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Publication number: 20160336825Abstract: A linear motor has a tubular body and a rod that penetrates the tubular body in an axial direction, and is configured to displace the tubular body and the rod relative to each other in the axial direction. The linear motor includes: 12n+1 (where n is a positive integer) teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the tubular body; 12n slots respectively formed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth; 12n coils respectively disposed in the slots; and a plurality of permanent magnets held in the rod so as to be arranged in the axial direction. The respective coils are formed by being wound around an axis of the rod in an identical direction, and the number of permanent magnets positioned in the tubular body is set to 8n.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicants: National Institute of Technology, KYB CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki KANO, Kousuke SATO, Noriyuki TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20160329800Abstract: A linear motor includes a tubular yoke and a rod that penetrates the yoke in an axial direction, and is configured to displace the yoke and the rod relative to each other in the axial direction. The linear motor includes a plurality of teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project in a radial direction from an inner peripheral surface of the yoke, slots formed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth, coils disposed respectively in the slots, and a plurality of permanent magnets held in the rod so as to be arranged in the axial direction. At least one of two slots positioned on outermost sides in the axial direction is configured such that a slow width thereof is narrower than the slot width of the remaining slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: National Institute of Technology, KYB CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki KANO, Kousuke SATO, Noriyuki TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20160329759Abstract: A linear motor includes: an annular yoke; a rod that penetrates the yoke in a yoke axis direction; a plurality of teeth disposed at equal intervals in the yoke axis direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the yoke; slots respectively formed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth, a plurality of coils respectively disposed in the slots, and permanent magnets arranged and held in the rod in the yoke axis direction. The yoke is configured so that the slots are disposed repeatedly by a reference number determined in accordance with the number of phases of an alternating current passed through the coils, and a width adjusting unit configured to adjust a tooth width is provided in an Nth tooth from a yoke end, the Nth tooth being determined by Equation (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYB CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki KANO, Kousuke SATO, Noriyuki TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20160329768Abstract: A linear motor that displaces a tubular body and a rod relative to each other in an axial direction includes teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the tubular body, slots formed between adjacent teeth, coils disposed in the slots, and permanent magnets provided in the rod and arranged in the axial direction. The coils are constituted by one or more first phase coils, one or more second phase coils, and one or more third phase coils. The first, second, and third phase coils are provided in the axial direction such that the first phase coil and the second phase coil are disposed at respective ends the tubular body. A total number of coil windings of the third phase coils is set to be smaller than a total number of coil windings of the first phase coils and a total number of coil windings of the second phase coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYB CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki KANO, Kousuke SATO, Noriyuki TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9322586Abstract: A cooling system includes: a compressor that circulates refrigerant; a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and outside air; a cooling portion that uses the refrigerant to cool the heat generating source; a first line through which the refrigerant, which has been discharged from the compressor, flows to the cooling portion; a second line through which the refrigerant circulates between the heat exchanger and the cooling portion; and a selector valve that switches between fluid communication of the first line and fluid communication of the second line. A control device includes a detecting unit configured to detect an abnormality of the compressor; and a switching unit configured to switch the selector valve to interrupt the fluid communication of the first line and to allow the fluid communication of the second line when the abnormality has been detected by the detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida, Yuki Jojima, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Patent number: 9217594Abstract: A method of controlling a cooling device capable of stably cooling a heat source is provided. A cooling device includes a first passage through which a coolant discharged from a compressor flows into a cooling unit for cooling EV equipment; a second passage through which the coolant is circulated between a heat exchanger and the cooling unit; a switching valve switching communication of the first passage and communication of the second passage; and a liquid storage container storing a liquid coolant condensed in the heat exchanger. The control method includes the steps of: increasing an amount of the liquid coolant stored in the liquid storage container; and switching the switching valve so as to block the first passage and allow communication of the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Publication number: 20150000331Abstract: A cooling system (1) that cools an HV apparatus (31) includes a compressor (12) that circulates a refrigerant, a heat exchanger (14) that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air, an expansion valve (16) that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant, a heat exchanger (18) that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air, a cooling portion (30) that cools the HV apparatus (31) using the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger (14) and the expansion valve (16), and a gas accumulator (70) that retains a gas-phase refrigerant gasified by heat exchange with the HV apparatus (31) in the cooling portion (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Jojima, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato, Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida
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Publication number: 20140311180Abstract: A heat exchanging system exchanging heat between refrigerant and a battery includes: a compressor circulating refrigerant; a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and outside air; an expansion valve decompressing the refrigerant; a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air; a heat exchanging portion connected in parallel with the heat exchanger and exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the battery; a bypass passage providing fluid communication between a path of the refrigerant between the compressor and the heat exchanger and a path of the refrigerant between the expansion valve and the heat exchanger; an expansion valve provided in the bypass passage and decompressing the refrigerant flowing through the bypass passage; and a selector valve allowing or interrupting flow of the refrigerant via the bypass passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Publication number: 20140290289Abstract: A cooling system includes: a compressor that circulates refrigerant; a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and outside air; a cooling portion that uses the refrigerant to cool the heat generating source; a first line through which the refrigerant, which has been discharged from the compressor, flows to the cooling portion; a second line through which the refrigerant circulates between the heat exchanger and the cooling portion; and a selector valve that switches between fluid communication of the first line and fluid communication of the second line. A control device includes a detecting unit configured to detect an abnormality of the compressor; and a switching unit configured to switch the selector valve to interrupt the fluid communication of the first line and to allow the fluid communication of the second line when the abnormality has been detected by the detecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida, Yuki Jojima, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
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Publication number: 20140250929Abstract: A cooling device capable of achieving cooling performance suitable for an amount of generated heat from a heat source is provided. A cooling device cooling HV equipment includes a compressor for circulating a coolant; a heat exchanger performing heat exchange between the coolant and outside air; an expansion valve decompressing the coolant; a heat exchanger performing heat exchange between the coolant and air-conditioning air; a cooling unit provided on a route of the coolant flowing between the heat exchanger and the expansion valve, and cooling the HV equipment using the coolant; a bypass route bypassing the expansion valve and the heat exchanger; and a switching valve selectively switching between a flow of the coolant flowing from the cooling unit toward the expansion valve and a flow of the coolant flowing through the bypass route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2011Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eizo Takahashi, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Kousuke Sato