Patents by Inventor Masato Murayama

Masato Murayama 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: 11932039
    Abstract: A pretreatment device includes: a medium support portion configured to support a medium that is transported; a pretreatment-agent ejecting portion configured to eject a pretreatment agent; an absorbing-member support portion configured to support an absorbing member between the medium and the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion in a direction in which the pretreatment agent is ejected, the absorbing member being configured to absorb the pretreatment agent ejected from the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion; and a pressing unit configured to press, toward the medium, the absorbing member to which the pretreatment agent is ejected from the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Kazuto Aoki
  • Patent number: 11828545
    Abstract: In a corrugated fin type heat exchanger a flat tube can be replaced, to improve heat exchange performance thereof. A characteristic part of the heat exchanger lies in a projection having been formed on the ascending surface and the descending surface of the corrugated fin of respective tube elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: T.RAD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Seguchi, Masato Murayama, Shotaro Katakura
  • Publication number: 20230243604
    Abstract: In a clip for holding a tube element, a first fitting part is provided on one side surface of the clip, and a second fitting part is provided on the other side surface. A back surface holding part is provided on an open side of the clip, and a front surface holding part is provided on an unopened side. Furthermore, a tongue piece is provided between the back surface holding part and the front surface holding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Shotaro KATAKURA, Wataru KOJIMA, Koichi AKISAWA, Masato MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220266616
    Abstract: A pretreatment device includes: a medium support portion configured to support a medium that is transported; a pretreatment-agent ejecting portion configured to eject a pretreatment agent; an absorbing-member support portion configured to support an absorbing member between the medium and the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion in a direction in which the pretreatment agent is ejected, the absorbing member being configured to absorb the pretreatment agent ejected from the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion; and a pressing unit configured to press, toward the medium, the absorbing member to which the pretreatment agent is ejected from the pretreatment-agent ejecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Masato MURAYAMA, Kazuto AOKI
  • Patent number: 11403691
    Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus including a processor includes: obtaining information about an amount of an item stored in a storage structure; determining whether the information about the amount of the item satisfies a first condition or not, the first condition indicating that the amount of the item is less than or equal to a given amount; and, when the first condition is satisfied, displaying, on a display, a screen including: information about the item; information related to the amount of the item, indicating that the amount of the item is less than or equal to the given amount; and a purchase suggestion for a product corresponding to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaki Yamauchi, Nanami Fujiwara, Mitsuru Endo, Ryota Uchida, Motoji Ohmori, Koji Honda, Masato Murayama, Hiroki Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11400722
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a liquid from a nozzle disposed in a nozzle surface; a wiping mechanism configured to perform a wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface by moving a strip-shaped member configured to absorb the liquid relative to the nozzle surface in a state in which the strip-shaped member is in contact with the nozzle surface; and a control portion configured to perform a pre-wiping operation of moving the strip-shaped member relative to the nozzle surface at a speed higher than a speed for the relative movement during the wiping operation in a state in which the strip-shaped member is not in contact with the nozzle surface and is configured to be brought into contact with the liquid adhering to the nozzle surface, prior to the wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface with the strip-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroki Matsuoka, Kazushi Arafuka
  • Patent number: 11292976
    Abstract: A slag discharge system includes a slag bath at a bottom portion of a gasifier; a slag cooling water circulation line that discharges a mixture of slag and a slag cooling water from the slag bath; a coarse slag separator device that separates coarse slag contained in the slag cooling water; a fine slag separator device connected to the coarse slag separator device downstream side, the fine slag separator device separating fine slag; and a circulator pump connected to the fine slag separator device downstream side, the circulator pump creating a water flow in the slag cooling water circulation line; wherein the fine slag separator device includes a branch section where the slag cooling water circulation line branches into a plurality of branch lines and again joins together as one line, a fine slag filter portion, and a shutoff valve and disposed in each of the plurality of branch lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hayashi, Masato Murayama, Yoshinori Koyama, Naoshige Yoshida, Yasuyuki Miyata
  • Patent number: 11267247
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a wiping mechanism that includes a wiping portion configured to move in a wiping direction, in which a first nozzle surface and a second nozzle surface each provided with nozzles of a liquid ejecting portion are aligned, and to wipe the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface, and an isolation region in which the wiping portion is not brought into contact with the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface when a gap between the first and second nozzle surfaces and the wiping portion in an ejecting direction of liquid from the nozzles is a contact interval at which the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface are wiped is provided between the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface in the wiping direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Atsushi Yoshida, Kazushi Arafuka, Mizuki Yokouchi, Masanobu Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220018613
    Abstract: In a corrugated fin type heat exchanger a flat tube can be replaced, to improve heat exchange performance thereof. A characteristic part of the heat exchanger lies in a projection having been formed on the ascending surface and the descending surface of the corrugated fin of respective tube elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kohsuke SEGUCHI, Masato MURAYAMA, Shotaro KATAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210245516
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a liquid from a nozzle disposed in a nozzle surface; a wiping mechanism configured to perform a wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface by moving a strip-shaped member configured to absorb the liquid relative to the nozzle surface in a state in which the strip-shaped member is in contact with the nozzle surface; and a control portion configured to perform a pre-wiping operation of moving the strip-shaped member relative to the nozzle surface at a speed higher than a speed for the relative movement during the wiping operation in a state in which the strip-shaped member is not in contact with the nozzle surface and is configured to be brought into contact with the liquid adhering to the nozzle surface, prior to the wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface with the strip-shaped member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Masato MURAYAMA, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Hiroki MATSUOKA, Kazushi ARAFUKA
  • Publication number: 20210222077
    Abstract: A slag discharge system includes a slag bath at a bottom portion of a gasifier; a slag cooling water circulation line that discharges a mixture of slag and a slag cooling water from the slag bath; a coarse slag separator device that separates coarse slag contained in the slag cooling water; a fine slag separator device connected to the coarse slag separator device downstream side, the fine slag separator device separating fine slag; and a circulator pump connected to the fine slag separator device downstream side, the circulator pump creating a water flow in the slag cooling water circulation line; wherein the fine slag separator device includes a branch section where the slag cooling water circulation line branches into a plurality of branch lines and again joins together as one line, a fine slag filter portion, and a shutoff valve and disposed in each of the plurality of branch lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hayashi, Masato Murayama, Yoshinori Koyama, Naoshige Yoshida, Yasuyuki Miyata
  • Patent number: 11007790
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section from which liquid is ejected. A return passage has a first end connected to a supply passage at a first location and a second end connected to the supply passage at a second location. The second location is positioned closer to the liquid ejecting section than the first location. The return passage and the supply passage constitute a circulating passage. A pump can cause fluid to flow through the circulating passage. A replaceable filter unit is a portion of the return passage. A discharge passage through which the fluid is discharged to the outside is connected to the return passage. An inflow controller can suppress external fluid from entering the discharge passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Takeshi Yoshida, Kaoru Koike, Ryoji Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20200353750
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a wiping mechanism that includes a wiping portion configured to move in a wiping direction, in which a first nozzle surface and a second nozzle surface each provided with nozzles of a liquid ejecting portion are aligned, and to wipe the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface, and an isolation region in which the wiping portion is not brought into contact with the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface when a gap between the first and second nozzle surfaces and the wiping portion in an ejecting direction of liquid from the nozzles is a contact interval at which the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface are wiped is provided between the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface in the wiping direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masato MURAYAMA, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Kazushi ARAFUKA, Mizuki YOKOUCHI, Masanobu YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10745632
    Abstract: This slag discharge system (1) includes: a slag hopper (5) of a coal gasifier (2); a slag discharge line (7) that discharges a mixture of slag and slag water (W); a slag separation device (10) that separates the slag from the mixture of slag and slag water (W); a circulation pump (24) that forms a water flow from the slag hopper (5) to the slag separation device (10) in the slag discharge line (7); a lock hopper (14) that stores slag which has been separated at the slag separation device (10) and discharges the same out of the coal gasifier (2) system; a slag discharge valve (15) that is provided on a lower outlet of the lock hopper (14); and a slag water return flow line (20) for returning the slag water (W) which has been separated at the slag separation device (10) to the slag hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Koyama, Masato Murayama
  • Patent number: 10746105
    Abstract: A control device for a power generation system whereby power is generated by a first power source that operates by burning a fuel. The control device identifies, on the basis of a pressure difference in a prior-stage mechanism that supplies the fuel to the first power source, a fuel capacity that compensates for the pressure difference in the prior-stage mechanism. The pressure difference is the difference between a pressure set for the fuel before a load change in the prior-stage mechanism and a pressure set for the fuel after the load change in the prior-stage mechanism. The control device calculates a fuel supply command value, which is a command value for adjusting the amount of fuel supplied to a fuel supply device that supplies the fuel to the first power source, and is output to the fuel supply device using a fuel supply acceleration command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Takanori Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Koyama, Ken Tamura, Takashi Fujii
  • Patent number: 10697714
    Abstract: A multiple tube-type heat exchanger (25) is provided with a cylindrical heat exchanger shell (36) and a heat transfer tube unit (38) which is mounted in a removable manner within the heat exchanger shell (36). The heat transfer tube unit (38) is provided with a plurality of heat transfer tubes (50) extending inside the heat exchanger shell (36) in the longitudinal axis direction; a binding member (51 serves also as this binding member) for binding the heat transfer tubes (50); and a plurality of rotary journal sections (51, 52) which are concentric with the center axis (CL) of the heat transfer tube unit (38), are provided at positions located at a distance from each other in the direction of the center axis (CL), and enable the heat transfer tube unit (38) to be supported by predetermined rotation support sections provided outside the heat exchanger shell (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Koyama, Masato Murayama
  • Patent number: 10669494
    Abstract: A system is disclosed provided with: a slag bath that retains slag cooling water and receives slag; a slag cooling water feed line and a slag pump outlet via which the slag and the slag cooling water are pumped and fed to a slag separation device; a circulation pump that forms a water flow for pumping out the slag; a slag cooling water circulation line linking from the slag separation device to the slag bath; a reverse flow line that causes the slag cooling water dispensed from the circulation pump to flow in reverse in the slag cooling water feed line; a selective supply unit capable of selectively supplying the slag cooling water dispensed from the circulation pump to the slag cooling water circulation line and the reverse flow line; and a water supply line, one end of which is connected to the slag cooling water feed line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hayashi, Masato Murayama, Yoshinori Koyama, Naoshige Yoshida, Yasuyuki Miyata
  • Patent number: 10654274
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that performs printing on a target by ejecting liquid, which is supplied from a liquid supply source, from a plurality of nozzles; and a maintenance section that performs maintenance processing of causing the liquid to be discharged from the nozzles. Based on print information for performing printing on the target, in a case where printing satisfying a setting condition presumed such that a staying time of the liquid staying in a liquid path between the liquid supply source and the nozzles during printing is long is performed, a discharge amount of the liquid to be discharged during the maintenance processing that is performed before printing is set to be larger than a discharge amount of the liquid in a case where printing not satisfying the setting condition presumed such that the staying time is short is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Murayama, Takeshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200101756
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section from which liquid is ejected. A return passage has a first end connected to a supply passage at a first location and a second end connected to the supply passage at a second location. The second location is positioned closer to the liquid ejecting section than the first location. The return passage and the supply passage constitute a circulating passage. A pump can cause fluid to flow through the circulating passage. A replaceable filter unit is a portion of the return passage. A discharge passage through which the fluid is discharged to the outside is connected to the return passage. An inflow controller can suppress external fluid from entering the discharge passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masato MURAYAMA, Takeshi YOSHIDA, Kaoru KOIKE, Ryoji FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20200013104
    Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus including a processor includes: obtaining information about an amount of an item stored in a storage structure; determining whether the information about the amount of the item satisfies a first condition or not, the first condition indicating that the amount of the item is less than or equal to a given amount; and, when the first condition is satisfied, displaying, on a display, a screen including: information about the item; information related to the amount of the item, indicating that the amount of the item is less than or equal to the given amount; and a purchase suggestion for a product corresponding to the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YAMAUCHI, Nanami FUJIWARA, Mitsuru ENDO, Ryota UCHIDA, Motoji OHMORI, Koji HONDA, Masato MURAYAMA, Hiroki TAKEUCHI