Patents by Inventor Shinji Matsunaga
Shinji Matsunaga 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).
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Patent number: 11961989Abstract: A control method for a fuel cell system, the fuel cell system including a hydrogen storage part and a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage part, the fuel cell system being mounted on a towed portion of a moving body that includes the towed portion and a towing portion, the fuel cell system being electrically connected to the towing portion, the towing portion including a battery and a drive device performing driving in response to supply of electric power, the towed portion being towed by the towing portion, the control method includes: acquiring remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the battery, and starting supply of electric power to the towing portion when it is determined that the remaining amount of the battery is equal to or less than a threshold based on the remaining amount information.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Murakami, Shinji Matsunaga, Takashi Arai, Akiji Ando, Takashi Yanagiura, Kazunori Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240094661Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member and a rotatable developing member to carry developer made up of toner particles and carrier particles adhered to surfaces of the toner particles. Where a pressing force pressing the developing member against the image bearing member is F1, a total number of the carrier particles interposed between the toner particles and the image bearing member is N1, and an adhesion Ft between a carrier particle and a toner particle, measured when the carrier particle is pressed against the toner particle with F1/N1 that is a pressing force per unit carrier particle, and an adhesion Fdr1 between the carrier particle and the image bearing member, measured when the carrier particle is pressed against the image bearing member with F1/N1, satisfy Ft?Fdr1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Shuichi Tetsuno, Shinji Katagiri, Koji An, Hiroko Yokoyama, Wataru Takahashi, Shohei Ishio, Takayuki Tanaka, Tomonori Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11799155Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit having a hydrogen supply/discharge hole and capable of storing hydrogen; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using the supplied hydrogen; a pipe having one end connected to the supply/discharge hole and the other end connected to the fuel cell stack, and supplying the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage unit to the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit that stores at least electric power obtained by electric power generation performed by the fuel cell stack, the housing includes: a first portion, in which the power storage unit is disposed on a lower surface portion of the housing; and a second portion, in which the supply/discharge hole, the fuel cell stack, and the pipe are provided, the second part being located higher than an upper surface portion of the power storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Murakami, Shinji Matsunaga, Takashi Arai, Akiji Ando
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Patent number: 11791490Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage unit; a pipe that connects the hydrogen storage unit and the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit, the housing includes: an upper surface portion; a plurality of side surface portions; a ventilation hole, provided with the upper surface portion, configured to ventilate an inside and an outside of the housing; a ventilation hole, provided with a side surface portion of the plurality of side surface portions, configured to ventilate the inside and the outside of the housing; and an air supply device configured to discharge air taken in through one ventilation hole of the ventilation hole of the upper face portion and the ventilation hole of the side face portion from the other ventilation hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Murakami, Shinji Matsunaga, Takashi Arai, Akiji Ando
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Patent number: 11476476Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a plurality of electricity generation systems and a connection flow path through which fuel flows between the plurality of electricity generation systems. Each electricity generation system includes a fuel tank, a fuel cell stack, a fuel flow path, a first pressure sensor, a shutoff valve, a control device, and a branch portion. The first pressure sensor is arranged in the fuel flow path and detects a fuel pressure on the fuel tank side. The shutoff valve is arranged on a downstream side of the first pressure sensor in the fuel flow path, and is switched between flow and shutoff of the fuel by opening and closing. The branch portion branches from the fuel flow path on a downstream side of the shutoff valve in the fuel flow path. The connection flow path connects the mutual branch portions of the plurality of electricity generation systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Kawase, Takanori Mori, Shinji Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220140423Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit having a hydrogen supply/discharge hole and capable of storing hydrogen; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using the supplied hydrogen; a pipe having one end connected to the supply/discharge hole and the other end connected to the fuel cell stack, and supplying the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage unit to the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit that stores at least electric power obtained by electric power generation performed by the fuel cell stack, the housing includes: a first portion, in which the power storage unit is disposed on a lower surface portion of the housing; and a second portion, in which the supply/discharge hole, the fuel cell stack, and the pipe are provided, the second part being located higher than an upper surface portion of the power storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu MURAKAMI, Shinji MATSUNAGA, Takashi ARAI, Akiji ANDO
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Publication number: 20220140424Abstract: A control method for a fuel cell system, the fuel cell system including a hydrogen storage part and a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage part, the fuel cell system being mounted on a towed portion of a moving body that includes the towed portion and a towing portion, the fuel cell system being electrically connected to the towing portion, the towing portion including a battery and a drive device performing driving in response to supply of electric power, the towed portion being towed by the towing portion, the control method includes: acquiring remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the battery, and starting supply of electric power to the towing portion when it is determined that the remaining amount of the battery is equal to or less than a threshold based on the remaining amount information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu MURAKAMI, Shinji MATSUNAGA, Takashi ARAI, Akiji ANDO, Takashi YANAGIURA, Kazunori YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220140381Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage unit; a pipe that connects the hydrogen storage unit and the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit, the housing includes: an upper surface portion; a plurality of side surface portions; a ventilation hole, provided with the upper surface portion, configured to ventilate an inside and an outside of the housing; a ventilation hole, provided with a side surface portion of the plurality of side surface portions, configured to ventilate the inside and the outside of the housing; and an air supply device configured to discharge air taken in through one ventilation hole of the ventilation hole of the upper face portion and the ventilation hole of the side face portion from the other ventilation hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu MURAKAMI, Shinji MATSUNAGA, Takashi ARAI, Akiji ANDO
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Publication number: 20220069321Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a plurality of electricity generation systems and a connection flow path through which fuel flows between the plurality of electricity generation systems. Each electricity generation system includes a fuel tank, a fuel cell stack, a fuel flow path, a first pressure sensor, a shutoff valve, a control device, and a branch portion. The first pressure sensor is arranged in the fuel flow path and detects a fuel pressure on the fuel tank side. The shutoff valve is arranged on a downstream side of the first pressure sensor in the fuel flow path, and is switched between flow and shutoff of the fuel by opening and closing. The branch portion branches from the fuel flow path on a downstream side of the shutoff valve in the fuel flow path. The connection flow path connects the mutual branch portions of the plurality of electricity generation systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru KAWASE, Takanori MORI, Shinji MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220013796Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes a plurality of unit fuel cell groups, which are connected, each of unit fuel cell groups including a hydrogen tank, a fuel cell and a fuel cell controller configured to control power generation of the fuel cell, a tank controller configured to control filling and discharge of hydrogen in the hydrogen tank of each of at least two of the unit fuel cell groups, each of the unit fuel cell groups includes a hydrogen supply line configured to bring hydrogen to the fuel cell, the hydrogen supply lines of the at least two unit fuel cell groups are linked with each other, and the tank controller stops supply of hydrogen into the fuel cell of a unit fuel cell group in which an abnormality has been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Daishi Igarashi, Satoru Kawase, Kentaro Miura, Shinji Matsunaga
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Patent number: 10314161Abstract: A circuit board, on which a packaged semiconductor integrated circuit is to be mounted, includes a substrate, a heat-dissipating connection pad, and a first open area. The substrate includes a substrate body having a main surface, a metal layer located on the main surface, and an insulating layer located on the metal layer. In the heat-dissipating connection pad, the metal layer is exposed from an opening in the insulating layer. The heat-dissipating connection pad is connectable to a heat-dissipating unit of the semiconductor integrated circuit via a bond. In the first open area, the metal layer is exposed from an opening in the insulating layer located outboard with respect to a periphery of the heat-dissipating connection pad.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Shinji Matsunaga
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Patent number: 9909001Abstract: A rubber composition includes, as essential components, an EDPM polymer, a carbon black, an electrical insulating amorphous or spindle-shaped filler, a softener, and a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent as essential components, and also includes, as an optical component, an electrical insulating plate-shaped filler. An obtained vulcanized product is satisfied with the following Equations (1) and (2): volume resistivity ?1.0×106 ?·cm??(1) (M30<100° C.>/M30<23° C.>?1)×100??15%??(2) where M30<23° C.> is a tensile stress at elongation of 30% as measured by a tensile test at 23° C., and M30<100° C.> is a tensile stress at elongation of 30% as measured by a tensile test at 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Kurimoto, Hideyuki Imai, Masanori Kumazaki, Shinji Matsunaga
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Patent number: 9850032Abstract: Provided is a packaging bag which can prevent a colorant contained in a multilayer film from staining a packaged object, as well as has high mechanical strengths such as high impact resistance and high pinhole resistance. In a packaging bag formed by forming a multifold film into a bag shape, the multifold film being formed by stacking a plurality of multilayer films, a colorant is contained in a layer of the multilayer films, the layer containing the colorant being not in contact with an object to be packaged. For example, the multifold film comprises two stacked multilayer film formed by flattening a tubular multilayer film. For example, the colorant is an inorganic pigment.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Uesugi, Shinji Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20170318661Abstract: A circuit board, on which a packaged semiconductor integrated circuit is to be mounted, includes a substrate, a heat-dissipating connection pad, and a first open area. The substrate includes a substrate body having a main surface, a metal layer located on the main surface, and an insulating layer located on the metal layer. In the heat-dissipating connection pad, the metal layer is exposed from an opening in the insulating layer. The heat-dissipating connection pad is connectable to a heat-dissipating unit of the semiconductor integrated circuit via a bond. In the first open area, the metal layer is exposed from an opening in the insulating layer located outboard with respect to a periphery of the heat-dissipating connection pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Shinji MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 9663283Abstract: Provided is a packaging bag which can prevent the entry of water between a handle and a body, as well as can maintain proper degrees of easy-opening properties and bag-break strength. A packaging bag includes an easy-peel seal. The seal includes first regions in which multiple belt-shaped seals are spaced from each other in the width direction and second regions in which a single belt-shaped seal is disposed. The first regions and second regions are alternately disposed adjacent to each other in the length direction of the belt-shaped seals. The single belt-shaped seal in each second region has a wide width so that the multiple belt-shaped seals in the adjacent first regions can be connected to the single belt-shaped seal.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: KYORAKU CO., LTD., ORIHIRO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Uesugi, Shinji Matsunaga, Orihiro Tsuruta
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Publication number: 20160137353Abstract: Provided is a packaging bag which can prevent a colorant contained in a multilayer film from staining a packaged object, as well as has high mechanical strengths such as high impact resistance and high pinhole resistance. In a packaging bag formed by forming a multifold film into a bag shape, the multifold film being formed by stacking a plurality of multilayer films, a colorant is contained in a layer of the multilayer films, the layer containing the colorant being not in contact with an object to be packaged. For example, the multifold film includes two stacked multilayer film formed by flattening a tubular multilayer film. For example, the colorant can be an inorganic pigment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro UESUGI, Shinji MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20160046426Abstract: Provided is a packaging bag which can prevent the entry of water between a handle and a body, as well as can maintain proper degrees of easy-opening properties and bag-break strength. A packaging bag includes an easy-peel seal. The seal includes first regions in which multiple belt-shaped seals are spaced from each other in the width direction and second regions in which a single belt-shaped seal is disposed. The first regions and second regions are alternately disposed adjacent to each other in the length direction of the belt-shaped seals. The single belt-shaped seal in each second region has a wide width so that the multiple belt-shaped seals in the adjacent first regions can be connected to the single belt-shaped seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicants: ORIHIRO CO., LTD., KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro UESUGI, Shinji MATSUNAGA, Orihiro Tsuruta
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Publication number: 20140371369Abstract: A rubber composition includes, as essential components, an EDPM polymer, a carbon black, an electrical insulating amorphous or spindle-shaped filler, a softener, and a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent as essential components, and also includes, as an optical component, an electrical insulating plate-shaped filler. An obtained vulcanized product is satisfied with the following Equations (1) and (2): volume resistivity?1.0×106 ?·cm??(1) (M30<100° C.>/M30<23° C.>?1)×100??15%??(2) where M30<23° C.> is a tensile stress at elongation of 30% as measured by a tensile test at 23° C., and M30<100° C.> is a tensile stress at elongation of 30% as measured by a tensile test at 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Hidekazu KURIMOTO, Hideyuki IMAI, Masanori KUMAZAKI, Shinji MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 8142078Abstract: A filling-packaging body formed to have both such a durability that can withstand a large amount of filled material filled therein and easily unsealing property. The filling-packaging body (1) is formed by filling the filled material in a three-side seal bag having an overlapped part formed by cylindrically curving a laminated film (10) and overlapping both side edge parts of the laminated film, a plurality of vertical seal parts (2a) and (2b) (two seal parts are shown) formed at the overlapped part roughly parallel with each other in such a state that a band-like non-seal part (5) is left at the tip side of the outer surface side-edge part of the overlapped part, and lateral seal parts (3) and (4) formed to cross the longitudinal both end parts of the vertical seal parts (2a) and (2b). The laminated film (10) is formed by interposing a base material layer (12) for imparting strength to the film between an inner layer (11) and an outer layer (13) which are seal layers formed of a low density polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Kyoraku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20080112654Abstract: A filling-packaging body formed to have both such a durability that can withstand a large amount of filled material filled therein and easily unsealing property. The filling-packaging body (1) is formed by filling the filled material in a three-side seal bag having an overlapped part formed by cylindrically curving a laminated film (10) and overlapping both side edge parts of the laminated film, a plurality of vertical seal parts (2a) and (2b) (two seal parts are shown) formed at the overlapped part roughly parallel with each other in such a state that a band-like non-seal part (5) is left at the tip side of the outer surface side-edge part of the overlapped part, and lateral seal parts (3) and (4) formed to cross the longitudinal both end parts of the vertical seal parts (2a) and (2b). The laminated film (10) is formed by interposing a base material layer (12) for imparting strength to the film between an inner layer (11) and an outer layer (13) which are seal layers formed of a low density polyethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2005Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinji Matsunaga