Patents by Inventor Masahito Kawai
Masahito Kawai 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: 20230221915Abstract: A display system is provided that includes: a rotary machine device including a rotary machine and a drive machine causing the rotary machine to rotate; a display device capable of displaying a state of the rotary machine device; a detection section acquiring plural state quantities indicating the state of the rotary machine device; and a display control section displaying a chart on the display device on the basis of the plural state quantities acquired by the detection section, the chart being configured as a multidimensional chart in which the plural state quantities of the rotary machine device at specific time are plotted and the plural state quantities are set as values, each of which corresponds to each axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventor: Masahito KAWAI
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Patent number: 10837456Abstract: The present invention relates to a volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances. The volute pump includes an impeller (1) having a vane (2), and an impeller casing (5) which houses the impeller (1) therein. The impeller casing (5) includes a volute chamber (7), a suction port (3) and a discharge port (4) which communicate with the volute chamber (7), and a tongue portion (10) which forms a starting portion of the volute chamber (7). A groove (18), extending from the suction port (3) to the volute chamber (7), is formed in an inner surface of the impeller casing (5). An intersection point (B), where a terminal end of the vane (2) passes across the groove (18) as viewed from an axial direction of the impeller (1), is located at an opposite side from the tongue portion (10) with respect to a central point of the impeller (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Kawai, Hiromi Sakacho, Masashi Obuchi, Hiroshi Uchida, Miho Isono, Kenta Tokairin
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Patent number: 10837462Abstract: A volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances. The volute pump includes an impeller (1) rotatable together with a rotational shaft (11), and an impeller casing (5) having a suction port (3) and a volute chamber (7). A groove (18), extending from the suction port (3) to the volute chamber (7), is formed in an inner surface of the impeller casing (5). The impeller (1) includes a hub (13) to which the rotational shaft (11) is fixed, and a sweep-back vane (2) extending helically from the hub (13). The sweep-back vane (2) includes a leading edge portion (2a) extending helically from the hub (13), and a trailing edge portion (2b) extending helically from the leading edge portion (2a). The leading edge portion (2a) has a front-side curved surface (2e) extending from an inner end (2c) to an outer end (2d) of the leading edge portion (2a).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Kawai, Hiromi Sakacho, Masashi Obuchi, Hiroshi Uchida, Miho Isono, Kenta Tokairin
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Patent number: 10054120Abstract: The present invention relates to a volute pump and particularly provides a volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances and solid substances, while preventing these substances from obstructing the pump. The volute pump includes a pump casing (10) having a protrusion (14) projecting into a flow passage (11) and separating a starting end of a volute from a terminal end of a volute. The protrusion (14) faces a liquid outlet (23) of an impeller (20). A radius of curvature (Rb) of a cross section of a distal edge of the protrusion (14) at its one side end (14b) is larger than a radius of curvature (Ra) of the cross section of the distal edge of the protrusion (14) at other side end (14a). The other side end (14a) faces a main plate (20a), while the one side end (14b) is located opposite to the main plate (20a).Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Kawai, Hiromi Sakacho, Masashi Obuchi, Hiroshi Uchida, Miho Isono
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Publication number: 20180051718Abstract: A volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances. The volute pump includes an impeller (1) rotatable together with a rotational shaft (11), and an impeller casing (5) having a suction port (3) and a volute chamber (7). A groove (18), extending from the suction port (3) to the volute chamber (7), is formed in an inner surface of the impeller casing (5). The impeller (1) includes a hub (13) to which the rotational shaft (11) is fixed, and a sweep-back vane (2) extending helically from the hub (13). The sweep-back vane (2) includes a leading edge portion (2a) extending helically from the hub (13), and a trailing edge portion (2b) extending helically from the leading edge portion (2a). The leading edge portion (2a) has a front-side curved surface (2e) extending from an inner end (2c) to an outer end (2d) of the leading edge portion (2a).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Masahito KAWAI, Hiromi SAKACHO, Masashi OBUCHI, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Miho ISONO, Kenta TOKAIRIN
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Publication number: 20180051708Abstract: The present invention relates to a volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances. The volute pump includes an impeller (1) having a vane (2), and an impeller casing (5) which houses the impeller (1) therein. The impeller casing (5) includes a volute chamber (7), a suction port (3) and a discharge port (4) which communicate with the volute chamber (7), and a tongue portion (10) which forms a starting portion of the volute chamber (7). A groove (18), extending from the suction port (3) to the volute chamber (7), is formed in an inner surface of the impeller casing (5). An intersection point (B), where a terminal end of the vane (2) passes across the groove (18) as viewed from an axial direction of the impeller (1), is located at an opposite side from the tongue portion (10) with respect to a central point of the impeller (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Masahito KAWAI, Hiromi SAKACHO, Masashi OBUCHI, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Miho ISONO, Kenta TOKAIRIN
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Patent number: 9835168Abstract: A casing liner used for a sewage pump includes a surface to face an edge of a blade of an impeller when the casing liner is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump. At least one groove with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface. The groove includes a first section with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section smaller in depth than the first section, which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section that is an inclined face connecting the first and second sections, the first to third sections being arranged in a width direction of the groove.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Uchida, Masahito Kawai, Hiromi Sakacho, Masashi Obuchi, Miho Isono
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Publication number: 20160108927Abstract: A pump impeller for a submerged pump capable of removing or reducing the radial load is provided. A non-clogging submerged pump is provided, which includes a substantially cylindrical body, an intake port provided in a center of a lower end surface of the body, a discharge port that is open in a side surface of the body, and a flow channel passing from the intake port to the discharge port within the body. The flow channel includes a plurality of flow channels, and the flow channels have their size, shape, and position defined such that fluid unbalance is reduced with respect to an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito KAWAI, Hiromi SAKACHO, Masashi OBUCHI, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Miho ISONO
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Publication number: 20150354558Abstract: The present invention relates to a volute pump and particularly provides a volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances and solid substances, while preventing these substances from obstructing the pump. The volute pump includes a pump casing (10) having a protrusion (14) projecting into a flow passage (11) and separating a starting end of a volute from a terminal end of a volute. The protrusion (14) faces a liquid outlet (23) of an impeller (20). A radius of curvature (Rb) of a cross section of a distal edge of the protrusion (14) at its one side end (14b) is larger than a radius of curvature (Ra) of the cross section of the distal edge of the protrusion (14) at other side end (14a). The other side end (14a) faces a main plate (20a), while the one side end (14b) is located opposite to the main plate (20a).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito KAWAI, Hiromi SAKACHO, Masashi OBUCHI, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Miho ISONO
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Publication number: 20150345505Abstract: A casing liner used for a sewage pump includes a surface to face an edge of a blade of an impeller when the casing liner is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump. At least one groove with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface. The groove includes a first section with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section smaller in depth than the first section, which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section that is an inclined face connecting the first and second sections, the first to third sections being arranged in a width direction of the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIDA, Masahito KAWAI, Hiromi SAKACHO, Masashi OBUCHI, Miho ISONO
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Patent number: 7126294Abstract: A photovoltaic inverter control method includes steps of monitoring a variation in output voltage of a solar battery by a power and voltage monitoring circuit (51) and, when the variation occurs, accelerating or decelerating an electric motor (3) to maximize the output voltage of the solar battery (1), whereby the electric motor for driving, for example, a pump and a fan by the solar battery as a power source can be driven by a photovoltaic inverter always at the maximum power point of the solar battery.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Minami, Hiroaki Ichikawa, Masahito Kawai, Yukio Murai, Kaoru Nakajima
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Patent number: 6922348Abstract: According to the present invention, in a water supply apparatus which converts output power of a solar cell with an inverter to drive a motor pump for pumping up water, a DC brushless motor having no sensor for detecting a position of a rotatable shaft is used as a motor for driving the pump.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Kaoru Nakajima, Kenichi Kajiwara, Masahito Kawai, Masahiko Kishi, Nobuhiro Higaki, Yukio Murai
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Publication number: 20050116671Abstract: A photovoltaic inverter control method includes steps of monitoring a variation in output voltage of a solar battery by a power and voltage monitoring circuit (51) and, when the variation occurs, accelerating or decelerating an electric motor (3) to maximize the output voltage of the solar battery (1), whereby the electric motor for driving, for example, a pump and a fan by the solar battery as a power source can be driven by a photovoltaic inverter always at the maximum power point of the solar battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Masahiro Minami, Hiroaki Ichikawa, Masahito Kawai, Yukio Murai, Kaoru Nakajima
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Patent number: 6725251Abstract: A WWW client-server system is provided with a local-file-transfer method and a local-file-transfer system which achieve significant reduction in operator work load in comparison with conventional keyboard entry. According to the present invention, lengthy data, which is not suitable for keyboard data entry, is stored as a file in the client device in advance, and is transferred to the server device at the time of search. The server device carries out the search for requested information based on the transferred file data. Furthermore, a search query can be constructed at the client based on combined search conditions made up from search-condition file names and search condition data previously transferred to the server.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tatsuya Ito, Shin Miyazawa, Nobuhiro Nakaya, Masahito Kawai
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Publication number: 20030174450Abstract: According to the present invention, in a water supply apparatus which converts output power of a solar cell with an inverter to drive a motor pump for pumping up water, a DC brushless motor having no sensor for detecting a position of a rotatable shaft is used as a motor for driving the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Inventors: Kaoru Nakajima, Kenichi Kajiwara, Masahito Kawai, Masahiko Kishi, Nobuhiro Higaki, Yukio Murai
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Publication number: 20020059360Abstract: A WWW client-server system is provided with a local-file-transfer method and a local-file-transfer system which achieve significant reduction in operator work load in comparison with conventional keyboard entry. According to the present invention, lengthy data, which is not suitable for keyboard data entry, is stored as a file in the client device in advance, and is transferred to the server device at the time of search. The server device carries out the search for requested information based on the transferred file data. Furthermore, a search query can be constructed at the client based on combined search conditions made up from search-condition file names and search condition data previously transferred to the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 1997Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: TATSUYA ITO, SHIN MIYAZAWA, NOBUHIRO NAKAYA, MASAHITO KAWAI
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Patent number: 5600570Abstract: A method for modeling a synthetic crystal structure formed of a first crystal structure and a second crystal structure by representing the first crystal structure using a first coordinate system and the second crystal structure using a second coordinate system, specifying a first atom, a first lattice and a first crystal face of the first crystal structure, the first crystal face including the first atom and the first lattice; specifying a second atom, a second lattice and a second crystal face of the second crystal structure the second crystal face including the second atom and the second lattice; transforming the second crystal structure system represented by the second coordinate system into a second crystal structure represented by the first coordinate system so that an assembling condition is satisfied, the assembling condition being defined as a condition in which the second atom, the second lattice and the crystal face of the second crystal structure are respectively superposed on the first atom, the fType: GrantFiled: March 6, 1992Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Imasato, Masahito Kawai
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Patent number: 5598350Abstract: A genetic motif extracting apparatus is adapted to extract a motif from genetic sequence information, where the motif has a regularity in a distinctive feature that specifies a genetic function. The genetic motif extracting apparatus includes a weight calculation unit for calculating a weight of each genetic sequence from a length of at least one branch of an evolution tree structure that is related to a plurality of genetic sequences, a score calculation unit for calculating a score that indicates a degree of similarity of sequence elements of the genetic sequences appearing at a site for each site of the genetic sequences using the weight calculated by the weight calculation unit, and a feature information extraction unit for extracting a part of the genetic sequence having the regularity in the distinctive feature as the motif based on the score calculated by the score calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1994Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, National Institute of GeneticsInventors: Yuichi Kawanishi, Takashi Gojobori, Yoshio Tateno, Kazuho Ikeo, Masahito Kawai
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Patent number: 5590053Abstract: A method of determining a space group corresponding to a crystal structure includes a first step of reading a data structure of a target crystal. The data corresponding to the target crystal structure is then compared with data of crystal structures stored in memory. The stored crystal structures are classified according to lattice constants and other conditions. A plurality of space groups included in the crystal system are obtained by extraction from the memory region. An arithmetic operation is performed on the lattice coordinates of each atom constituting the structure (unit cell) of the target crystal by way of matrices corresponding to the space groups to determine equivalent positions of each atom. Each of the obtained crystal structures is then compared with the target crystal. Upon completion of a successful comparison, a description of a target crystal is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1994Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tatsuya Ito, Masahito Kawai, Yoshihito Yasukawa