Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hirawaki

Satoshi Hirawaki 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: 11787126
    Abstract: A bonding system includes a supporting jig having a mounting surface on bonding substrates which are mounted, a bonding device that sandwiches and welds the bonding substrates between itself and the mounting surface, an articulated robot to which the bonding device is attached, and a control unit that controls the articulated robot and the bonding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA CUSTOMIZING & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., TEIJIN LIMITED, KOMATSU LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Furuyashiki, Hiroshi Yuchi, Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshinori Yamamori, Takayuki Mori, Yoshihiro Iwano, Kazuaki Amaoka
  • Patent number: 11780124
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KADO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., TEIJIN LIMITED, SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Shunya Hatanaka, Takashi Kusaka, Yasunari Kuratani
  • Publication number: 20230306383
    Abstract: Provide is a recycling work support system capable of improving efficiency of recycling and enhancing the economic value of an article to be recycled. A recycling work support system includes: a recommended disassembly-target part decider for deciding disassembly-target parts to be disassembled in disassembly work and/or a disassembly procedure for the disassembly work so that a total of resource prices for parts that can be disassembled per predetermined time is high, based on the resource prices of the materials, recovery amounts of the materials, and the working hours; and a recommended disassembly-target part displayer for displaying the decided disassembly-target parts to be disassembled and/or disassembly procedure to workers who are to perform the disassembly work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shoji INOSE, Katsuyuki AWANO, Satoshi HIRAWAKI, Kazuo TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230295397
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition recycler for recycling a resin composition including a resin and an additive. The resin composition recycler includes: an extrusion reactor that hydrolyzes the resin included in the resin composition to obtain a depolymerized product; and a vaporizer that thermally decomposes the depolymerized product to vaporize a monomer, and the extrusion reactor comprises: a first introducer that introduces the resin composition; a second introducer that introduces water; and a screw that mixes the resin composition with the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shoko HIRAOKA, Satoshi HIRAWAKI, Tsuyoshi BABA, Masatoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230296126
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive member including a first member, a second member, and a dismantlable adhesive layer, at least parts of the first member and the second member being bonded via the dismantlable adhesive layer, in which the first member contains a resin, and includes a notch provided in a surface of the first member in contact with the dismantlable adhesive layer, the second member contains a material different from the resin, and the dismantlable adhesive layer contains a thermally expandable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shoko Hiraoka, Tsuyoshi Baba, Masatoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Hirawaki
  • Publication number: 20220306828
    Abstract: A continuous hydrolyzation apparatus includes: a hydrolysis reaction container including a heating tube provided with a feed portion for a hydrolytic resin composition containing fibers and a feed portion for water; a screw inserted in the heating tube and configured to mix the hydrolytic resin composition with the water and to convey a mixture to a downstream side in the heating tube; and a back-pressure valve provided on a downstream side of the hydrolysis reaction container and configured to move the hydrolytic resin composition and the fibers to the downstream side while setting a pressure in the hydrolysis reaction container to a prescribed pressure to promote a hydrolysis reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi BABA, Shoko Hiraoka, Satoshi OZAKI, Satoshi HIRAWAKI
  • Patent number: 11203136
    Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yasunari Kuratani, Masashi Horikawa, Tomomi Ichida, Kazuaki Amaoka, Takashi Kusaka, Yoshinori Yamamori, Kosuke Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11052581
    Abstract: A molding method and a molding system for improving a molding speed of a resin molded member. In the method, firstly a thermoplastic resin composite material is filled in a metal mold (i.e., at time T0), and subsequently a mold-clamping process gets started. As the mold-clamping process progresses, a first decompression circuit starts to decompress an inside of a cavity when the cavity is closed by a sealing member provided on the metal mold. Then, as the mold-clamping process further progresses, the thermoplastic resin composite material thus filled in the metal mold contacts an upper mold of the metal mold (i.e., at time T2). After that, a second decompression circuit starts to decompress the inside of the cavity, thereby to complete the mold-clamping process (i.e., at time T3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Masashi Horikawa, Shusuke Sanai, Kanji Takaoka, Kazuaki Amaoka, Munehito Kawakami, Kazuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20210162681
    Abstract: A bonding system includes a supporting jig having a mounting surface on bonding substrates which are mounted, a bonding device that sandwiches and welds the bonding substrates between itself and the mounting surface, an articulated robot to which the bonding device is attached, and a control unit that controls the articulated robot and the bonding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Furuyashiki, Hiroshi Yuchi, Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshinori Yamamori, Takayuki Mori, Yoshihiro Iwano, Kazuaki Amaoka
  • Publication number: 20200384671
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi HIRAWAKI, Yoshiaki MATSUMOTO, Shunya HATANAKA, Takashi KUSAKA, Yasunari KURATANI
  • Publication number: 20190168425
    Abstract: A molding method and a molding system for improving a molding speed of a resin molded member. In the method, firstly a thermoplastic resin composite material is filled in a metal mold (i.e., at time T0), and subsequently a mold-clamping process gets started. As the mold-clamping process progresses, a first decompression circuit starts to decompress an inside of a cavity when the cavity is closed by a sealing member provided on the metal mold. Then, as the mold-clamping process further progresses, the thermoplastic resin composite material thus filled in the metal mold contacts an upper mold of the metal mold (i.e., at time T2). After that, a second decompression circuit starts to decompress the inside of the cavity, thereby to complete the mold-clamping process (i.e., at time T3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Masashi Horikawa, Shusuke Sanai, Kanji Takaoka, Kazuaki Amaoka, Munehito Kawakami, Kazuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20190118427
    Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, Toray Industries, Inc, KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yasunari Kuratani, Masashi Horikawa, Tomomi Ichida, Kazuaki Amaoka, Takashi Kusaka, Yoshinori Yamamori, Kosuke Sakurai
  • Patent number: 7648759
    Abstract: A carbon fiber composite material compact contains less of expensive carbon fibers, and the compact can therefore be used for general purposes which do not require highly superior physical properties. The carbon fiber composite material compact is produced by staking a first carbon fiber layer, a core layer, a second carbon fiber layer so as to form a laminate, and then compacting the laminate while impregnating an impregnable resin therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Kazumi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7445836
    Abstract: A molded product of fiber reinforced composite material is provided, which includes a substantially flat portion and a shaping portion that is molded to be more complex in shape than the flat portion. The substantially flat portion has a first parent material and a reinforcing material made of long-fiber sheet, and the shaping portion has a second parent material and short fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamane, Kazuhito Nakao, Satoshi Hirawaki, Kazumi Saito
  • Publication number: 20070202762
    Abstract: A carbon fiber composite material compact contains less of expensive carbon fibers, and the compact can therefore be used for general purposes which do not require highly superior physical properties. The carbon fiber composite material compact is produced by staking a first carbon fiber layer, a core layer, a second carbon fiber layer so as to form a laminate, and then compacting the laminate while impregnating an impregnable resin therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Kazumi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20040175533
    Abstract: A molded product of fiber reinforced composite material is provided, which includes a substantially flat portion and a shaping portion that is molded to be more complex in shape than the flat portion. The substantially flat portion has a first parent material and a reinforcing material made of long-fiber sheet, and the shaping portion has a second parent material and short fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamane, Kazuhito Nakao, Satoshi Hirawaki, Kazumi Saito