Patents by Inventor Masayuki Miwa

Masayuki Miwa 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: 20220390568
    Abstract: A sensor system to be mounted on a vehicle includes a LiDAR, a camera, a housing that accommodates the LiDAR and the camera and a cleaner that is attached to the housing and has at least one nozzle configured to clean a first cleaning target surface corresponding to the LiDAR and a second cleaning target surface corresponding to the camera at the same time using a cleaning medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu KUBOTA, Taishi HACHIYA, Masaaki SATO, Kazuhiro SUZUKI, Toshihisa HAYAMI, Yusuke TOTSUKA, Masayuki MIWA
  • Patent number: 7955503
    Abstract: A pure water producing apparatus prevents fluctuations in the amount of produced pure water without requiring a heat exchanger. Raw water is filtered with an activated carbon filtration device, sent through a water supply pump to the reverse osmosis device, and demineralized. Demineralized water output from the reverse osmosis device contacts a water quality sensor including a water temperature sensor, is sent to an electrodeionization device, and subjected to electrodeionization. Water subjected to electrodeionization contacts a water quality sensor having a water temperature sensor, and is taken out as treated water. A sensing signal output from the water temperature sensor is input to a pump control circuit to control an amount of the water supplied from the pump so that an amount of water passing through the reverse osmosis device is maintained constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Onota, Masayuki Miwa
  • Patent number: 7485213
    Abstract: An electrodelonization apparatus comprising multiple anion exchange membranes 13 and cation exchange membranes 14 that are alternately arranged between a cathode 12 and an anode 11 to alternately form concentrating compartments 15 and desalting compartments 16 is described. The concentrating compartments 15 and the desalting compartments 16 are filled with ion exchangers, and the filling ratio of anion exchanger to cation exchanger of the ion exchanger in the concentrating compartments 15 is higher than that of the ion exchanger in the desalting compartments 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miwa, Shin Sato, Takayuki Moribe
  • Publication number: 20080156710
    Abstract: Provided is a pure water producing apparatus capable of preventing fluctuations in the amount of produced pure water without requiring a heat exchanger. Raw water is filtered with an activated carbon filtration device 1, sent through a water supply pump 2 for a reverse osmosis device to the reverse osmosis device 3, and demineralized. Demineralized water output from the reverse osmosis device 3 contacts a water quality sensor 4 including a water temperature sensor 4a, is sent to an electrodeionization device 5, and subjected to electrodeionization. Water subjected to electrodeionization contacts a water quality sensor 6 having a water temperature sensor 6a, and is taken out as treated water (pure water). A sensing signal output from the water temperature sensor 4a is input to a pump control circuit 7 to control an amount of the water supplied from the pump 2 so that an amount of water passed through the reverse osmosis device is maintained constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Onota, Masayuki Miwa
  • Patent number: 7247225
    Abstract: An electrodeionization apparatus is provided, in which enough electric current flows even when voltage applied between the electrodes is low, thereby sufficiently performing deionization. A single first cation exchange membrane, a single anion exchange membrane, a single second cation exchange membrane are arranged between a cathode and an anode so that a concentration-cathode compartment, a desalting compartment, a concentrating compartment, and an anode compartment are formed, in this order, between the cathode and the anode. The concentration-cathode compartment and the anode compartment are filled with a cation exchange resin, respectively. The desalting compartment is filled with a mixture of the cation exchange resin and an anion exchange resin. Fed into the anode compartment is raw water or deionized water. Water from the anode compartment is sent to the concentrating compartment and the concentration-cathode compartment sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miwa, Shin Sato, Takayuki Moribe
  • Publication number: 20060037862
    Abstract: An electrodelonization apparatus comprising multiple anion exchange membranes 13 and cation exchange membranes 14 that are alternately arranged between a cathode 12 and an anode 11 to alternately form concentrating compartments 15 and desalting compartments 16 is described. The concentrating compartments 15 and the desalting compartments 16 are filled with ion exchangers, and the filling ratio of anion exchanger to cation exchanger of the ion exchanger in the concentrating compartments 15 is higher than that of the ion exchanger in the desalting compartments 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Masayuki Miwa, Sato Shin, Takayuki Moribe
  • Publication number: 20050098436
    Abstract: An electrodeionization apparatus in which enough electric current flows even when the voltage applied between the electrodes is low, thereby sufficiently performing deionization is provided. A single first cation exchange membrane 3, a single anion exchange membrane 4, a single second cation exchange membrane 3? are arranged between a cathode 1 and an anode 2 so that a concentration-cathode compartment 5, a desalting compartment 7, a concentrating compartment 10, and an anode compartment 6 are formed, in this order, between the cathode 1 and the anode 2. The concentration-cathode compartment 5 and the anode compartment 6 are filled with a cation exchange resin 8, respectively. The desalting compartment 7 is filled with a mixture of the cation exchange resin 8 and an anion exchange resin 9. Fed into the anode compartment 6 is raw water or deionized water. Water from the anode compartment is sent to the concentrating compartment 10 and the concentration-cathode compartment 5 sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD
    Inventors: Masayuki Miwa, Shin Sato, Takayuki Moribe
  • Publication number: 20030079993
    Abstract: An electrodeionization apparatus in which enough electric current flows even when a low voltage is applied, so that it can made sufficient deionizing treatment is provided. A cation exchange membrane 3 and an anion exchange membrane 4 are arranged between a cathode 1 and an anode 2, a cathode-concentration compartment 5 is formed between the cathode 1 and the cation exchange membrane 3, an anode-concentration compartment 6 is formed between the anode 2 and the anion exchange membrane, and a desalting compartment 7 is formed between the cation exchange membrane 3 and the anion exchange membrane 4. The cathode-concentration compartment 5 and the anode-concentration compartment 6 each of which is used also as a concentrating compartment are filled with a cation exchange resin 8. The desalting compartment 7 is filled with a mixture of the cation exchange membrane 8 and an anion exchange membrane 9. Raw water is fed into the desalting compartment 7 and taken out as deionized water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miwa, Shin Sato
  • Patent number: 4910074
    Abstract: A prelaminate for safety glass comprising a plastic film and an intermediate layer laminated thereon, wherein the intermediate layer is made of a thermosetting or photosetting resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a heat curing agent or photosensitizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Fukawa, Koji Kurita, Masayuki Miwa