Patents by Inventor Masayuki Matsuura

Masayuki Matsuura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240142600
    Abstract: The present invention provides an object-position detector apparatus and detection method capable of detecting an object with high accuracy even in such a situation that adjacent objects or structures are close to each other such that reflected waves interfere with each other, as compared with the prior art. In the object-position detector apparatus that detects a position of an object based on a radar signal from a radar apparatus, a position estimator unit is configured to estimate presence or absence of and a position of the object using a machine learning model learned by predetermined training image data representing the position of the object, based on image data including the radar signal, and output image data representing the presence or absence of and the position of the estimated object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsuaki KUBO, Keiki MATSUURA, Masayuki KOIZUMI, Daiki SHICHIJO, Ayaka IWADE, Yutaro OKUNO
  • Patent number: 11395990
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190336914
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10434472
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190300394
    Abstract: A desalination system includes: a pressurized vessel which generates concentrate water and permeate water by causing treatment target water to pass through a reverse osmosis membrane element built in the pressurized vessel; an energy recovery device which is located on a discharge channel so as to discharge the permeate water, and recovers energy of the permeate water; a bypass discharge channel which branches off from the discharge channel and is located between the pressurized vessel and the energy recovery device, and which discharges the permeate water; and a bypass control mechanism which is located on the bypass discharge channel and controls a discharge volume of the permeate water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10427101
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Patent number: 10099180
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20170173534
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160346735
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAMURA, Shinichi YOSHIKAWA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 6424864
    Abstract: An oscillator (12) of a low-frequency therapeutic apparatus (10) is controlled by a frequency control device (18) to generate a plurality of frequencies selected according to the kind of a disease and these frequencies are delivered from the lowest in an ascending order at intervals of a specified time, and are injected into a human body at the same time or separately as low-frequency electric currents from a therapeutic electrode (14) and an inactive electrode (16), as electromagnetic waves from oscillating coils (14) and (14A), and as acoustic waves from an acoustic wave oscillator (62) and a body sonic apparatus (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Masayuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 6336746
    Abstract: A rotary shaft is inserted to a tank through a hole formed in a wall of the tank. A casing is provided outside the tank, and the rotary shaft is supported by a bearing arranged in the casing. The casing is watertightly connected to the wall including the hole through a flexible joint. Seal members are arranged in the casing to seal the clearance between the rotary shaft and the casing. A sleeve is fitted on the rotary shaft so that the sleeve is watertightly in contact with at least one of the seal members, and the sleeve can be moved along the rotary shaft to change the seal member in contact with the sleeve. The bearing and the seal member are not affected by the deformation of the tank since the flexible joint connects the tank and the casing, and the rotary shaft can rotate smoothly while securing high sealing quality. The alignment of the axes of the bearing and the hole in the tank can be easy since the bearing is provided outside of the tank, and thus assembly and maintenance of the structure are easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Matsuura, Yukio Murai, Mitsuru Hatanaka, Takashi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 6212432
    Abstract: An oscillating unit (12) of a low-frequency therapeutic apparatus (10) is controlled by a frequency control device (18) to generate plural frequencies chosen from the frequencies determined in advance according to the disease of interest, and these frequencies are delivered from the lowest in an ascending order at specified time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventor: Masayuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 5202570
    Abstract: A gas detection device employs a tunable wavelength laser, modulated about an absorption line of a gas to be detected. By measuring the ratio of the fundamental to the second harmonic of the modulation frequency, the detection is independent of the optical path length. This permits an aimable device in which a laser beam is directed toward a remote surface, reflected thereby, and the reflected beam focused upon a detector. The presence of the gas to be detected in the space between the device and the reflective surface is thereby determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tanaka, Masayuki Matsuura, Hideo Tai, Kiyoji Uehara
  • Patent number: 5109865
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the types and the stages of the ovarian disorders or the presence of pregnancy may be diagnosed from the results of measured sodium ion concentration on vaginal mucosa and change therein, based on the impedance value between the electrodes 14 and 14 on the vaginal mucosa, while compressing the electrodes 14 and 14 on the vaginal mucosa in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Semex Japan
    Inventor: Masayuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 4148280
    Abstract: A livestock holder, for example, for castrating operation of pig, includes a pair of holding means driven by a drive means. The livestock is securely held at its body between both of the holding means in a desirable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Inventors: Hideo Masuda, Masayuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 4020406
    Abstract: A web cutting control system controlling the speed of a rotary cutter for automatic, continuous and precise cutting of a web fed at a constant speed into predetermined lengths or on the marks on the web. Two transducers generate pulses the number of which corresponds to the web feed length and the rotating angle of the rotary cutter, respectively. Three sensors detect the marks on the web, the completion of cutting, and the arrival of the cutter blades, respectively, to control the flow of signals. A desired cutting length or the distance between the mark detection point and the point of completion of cutting is preset. A reversible counter receives the pulses from these two transducers and the difference signal between the preset value and a reference signal and performs reversible counting thereof, the result of which is used to control the speed of motor for the rotary cutter to bring its speed into synchronization with the web feed speed for accurate cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignees: Rengo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Riraiansu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masateru Tokuno, Masayuki Matsuura, Noboru Shinmura, Masayoshi Kaneko
  • Patent number: RE30628
    Abstract: A web cutting control system controlling the speed of a rotary cutter for automatic, continuous and precise cutting of a web fed at a constant speed into predetermined lengths or on the marks on the web. Two transducers generate pulses the number of which corresponds to the web feed length and the rotating angle of the rotary cutter, respectively. Three sensors detect the marks on the web, the completion of cutting, and the arrival of the cutter blades, respectively, to control the flow of signals. A desired cutting length or the distance between the mark detection point and the point of completion of cutting is preset. A reversible counter receives the pulses from these two transducers and the difference signal between the preset value and a reference signal and performs reversible counting thereof, the result of which is used to control the speed of motor for the rotary cutter to bring its speed into synchronization with the web feed speed for accurate cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignees: Rengo Kabushiki Kaisha (Rengo Co., Ltd.), Nippon Riraiansu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masateru Tokuno, Masayuki Matsuura, Noboru Shinmura, Masayoshi Kaneko