Patents by Inventor Masashi Kitai

Masashi Kitai 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: 11958951
    Abstract: A resin composition is provided containing a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following Formula (1) in the molecule, and an inorganic filler, in which the inorganic filler contains silica in which a ratio of a number of Si atoms contained in silanol groups to a total number of Si atoms is 3% or less. In Formula (1), Z represents an arylene group, R1 to R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R4 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Koda, Yuki Kitai, Atsushi Wada, Yasunori Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20220364955
    Abstract: A remaining life prediction system includes: a training information obtaining unit that obtains training deterioration amount information, a training feature vector, and a training remaining life; a first regression model training unit that trains a first regression model that estimates a deterioration amount based on the training feature vector and the training deterioration amount information; a second regression model training unit that trains a second regression model that estimates a remaining life based on the training deterioration amount information and the training remaining life; an evaluation information obtaining unit that obtains an evaluation feature vector; and a remaining life derivation unit that estimates evaluation deterioration amount information by the first regression model, and derives a remaining life by the second regression model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ken-ichi FUKUI, Masashi KITAI
  • Patent number: 11047768
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis device according to the present invention detects damage to a bearing device based on vibration data on acceleration of the bearing device. The abnormality diagnosis device includes a first filter, a second filter, and a diagnosis unit. The first filter is configured to extract a first vibration waveform belonging to a frequency band from the vibration data. The second filter is configured to extract a second vibration waveform belonging to a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band from the vibration data. The diagnosis unit is configured to diagnose that there is damage to the bearing device when an evaluation value calculated by dividing a first amplitude of the vibration waveform by a second amplitude of a second vibration waveform at a time at which the first amplitude has occurred exceeds a determination value, the first amplitude exceeding a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouma Katou, Hideyuki Tsutsui, Masashi Kitai
  • Patent number: 10890507
    Abstract: A state monitoring method and a state monitoring apparatus which achieve a lower error rate are provided. Rather than collectively processing whole measurement data, the state monitoring apparatus divides the whole measurement data into a plurality of segments and processes each segment. From the measurement data, training data and test data to which an anomaly detection approach is to be applied is randomly selected. By repeatedly calculating an anomaly ratio and averaging the anomaly ratios, a result of discrimination is stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Kitai, Hideyuki Tsutsui
  • Publication number: 20200333214
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis device according to the present invention detects damage to a bearing device based on vibration data on acceleration of the bearing device. The abnormality diagnosis device includes a first filter, a second filter, and a diagnosis unit. The first filter is configured to extract a first vibration waveform belonging to a frequency band from the vibration data. The second filter is configured to extract a second vibration waveform belonging to a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band from the vibration data. The diagnosis unit is configured to diagnose that there is damage to the bearing device when an evaluation value calculated by dividing a first amplitude of the vibration waveform by a second amplitude of a second vibration waveform at a time at which the first amplitude has occurred exceeds a determination value, the first amplitude exceeding a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Kouma KATOU, Hideyuki TSUTSUI, Masashi KITAI
  • Publication number: 20190391038
    Abstract: A state monitoring method and a state monitoring apparatus which achieve a lower error rate are provided. Rather than collectively processing whole measurement data, the state monitoring apparatus divides the whole measurement data into a plurality of segments and processes each segment. From the measurement data, training data and test data to which an anomaly detection approach is to be applied is randomly selected. By repeatedly calculating an anomaly ratio and averaging the anomaly ratios, a result of discrimination is stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi KITAI, Hideyuki TSUTSUI
  • Patent number: 10479917
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that has excellent permeability and washability, that can be widely used in cutting or grinding, and that is particularly suitable for use in superfinishing. The present invention provides a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that contains a glycol compound (A), at least one substance (B) selected from the group consisting of organic amines and inorganic alkalis, a surfactant (C), and water (D), the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid having a contact angle of 2 to 15° as measured using the ?/2 method one second after a drop of a dilution of the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid is dropped on an SPCC-SB plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Kitai, Kohei Higashi, Hidekazu Hirano, Hajime Isa, Masanori Nishira, Hitoshi Shiotani, Keiji Iwamoto, Youhei Migaki
  • Patent number: 9700984
    Abstract: A method of processing a crowned portion of a roller includes disposing first and second feed drums so as to extend parallel to each other, each of the first and second feed drums having an outer periphery formed with respective spirally extending threaded guide surfaces, the first and second feed drums being driven to rotate to transport the roller from a first location towards a second location through between the first and second feed drums, and successively processing the crowned portion of the roller, by means of a through feed processing with the use of a grinding stone. The threaded guide surface of one of the first and second feed drums is formed so that an angle of inclination of an outer peripheral surface of the roller relative to a processing surface of the grinding stone is varied in dependence on a roller passing position of the feed drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujimoto, Satoshi Sugitatsu, Masashi Kitai
  • Patent number: 9446492
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes two feed drums, each having an outer periphery formed with a spirally extending threaded guide surface and adapted to be driven to rotate, disposed so as to extend parallel to each other, and the feed drums are used to pass a roller through between the feed drums by the rotation thereof while the roller is caused to rollingly contact the mutually opposed threaded guide surface, and also includes a grinding stone for processing a crowned portion of the roller passing thorough between the feed drums. The threaded guide surface of the feed drums is divided into two axially juxtaposed divided threaded surface areas so that an outer peripheral surface of the roller can be supported at two anteroposterior locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujimoto, Satoshi Sugitatsu, Masashi Kitai
  • Publication number: 20160108302
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that has excellent permeability and washability, that can be widely used in cutting or grinding, and that is particularly suitable for use in superfinishing. The present invention provides a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that contains a glycol compound (A), at least one substance (B) selected from the group consisting of organic amines and inorganic alkalis, a surfactant (C), and water (D), the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid having a contact angle of 2 to 15° as measured using the ?/2 method one second after a drop of a dilution of the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid is dropped on an SPCC-SB plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi KITAI, Kohei HIGASHI, Hidekazu HIRANO, Hajime ISA, Masanori NISHIRA, Hitoshi SHIOTANI, Keiji IWAMOTO, Youhei MIGAKI
  • Publication number: 20160052100
    Abstract: A method of processing a crowned portion of a roller includes disposing first and second feed drums so as to extend parallel to each other, each of the first and second feed drums having an outer periphery formed with respective spirally extending threaded guide surfaces, the first and second feed drums being driven to rotate to transport the roller from a first location towards a second location through between the first and second feed drums, and successively processing the crowned portion of the roller, by means of a through feed processing with the use of a grinding stone. The threaded guide surface of one of the first and second feed drums is formed so that an angle of inclination of an outer peripheral surface of the roller relative to a processing surface of the grinding stone is varied in dependence on a roller passing position of the feed drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi FUJIMOTO, Satoshi Sugitatsu, Masashi Kitai
  • Publication number: 20130171914
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is of such a design that two feed drums (1, 2), each having an outer periphery formed with a spirally extending threaded guide surface (4, 4) and adapted to be driven to rotate, are disposed so as to extend parallel to each other, and the feed drums (1, 2) are used to pass a roller (W) through between the feed drums (1, 2) by the rotation thereof while the roller (W) is caused to rollingly contact the mutually opposed threaded guide surface (4, 4), and includes a grinding stone (3) for processing a crowned portion of the roller (W) passing thorough between the feed drums (1, 2). The threaded guide surface (4) of the feed drums (1, 2) is divided into two axially juxtaposed divided threaded surface areas (4a, 4b) so that an outer peripheral surface of the roller (W) can be supported at two anteroposterior locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujimoto, Satoshi Sugitatsu, Masashi Kitai