Patents by Inventor Shinya Nishiyama

Shinya Nishiyama 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: 20240119599
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an image sensor and a processor, in which the processor acquires distance data related to distances between the imaging apparatus and a plurality of subjects within an imaging area imaged by the image sensor, generates boundary data indicating a region of a boundary subject that is present at a distance of a boundary portion of a depth of field among the plurality of subjects, based on the distance data, generates moving image data including the boundary data based on image data obtained by imaging with the image sensor, and outputs the moving image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya FUJIWARA, Taro SAITO, Yukinori NISHIYAMA, Takehiro KOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240111239
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes: a drum cartridge; and a developing cartridge. The drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction; and a first memory having a first electrical contact surface. The developing cartridge is attachable to the drum frame and includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction; a second memory having a second electrical contact surface; and a developing holder holding the second electrical contact surface such that the second electrical contact surface is movable relative to the casing. The drum cartridge further includes an elastic member that can expand and contract in a second direction crossing the first direction. The developing holder is connected to the elastic member and is movable in the second direction in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo FUKAMACHI, Shinya KUSUDA, Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Junya SUMIDA, Hideshi NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240103431
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes: a drum cartridge; a developing cartridge; and a plate. The drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum; a first holder; and a first memory having a first electrical contact surface that is movably supported by the first holder. The developing cartridge is attachable to the drum frame. The developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller; a second holder; and a second memory having a second electrical contact surface that is movably supported by the second holder. The plate connects the first holder and the second holder to each other in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame. The second holder moves together with the plate in accordance with movement of the first holder in a state where the plate connects the first holder and the second holder to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo FUKAMACHI, Junya SUMIDA, Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Hideshi NISHIYAMA, Shinya KUSUDA
  • Patent number: 11911725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane that is suitable for separating an acid gas from a gas mixture containing the acid gas and has a high acid gas permeability. A separation membrane (10) of the present invention includes: a separation functional layer (1); a porous support member (3) supporting the separation functional layer (1); and an intermediate layer (2) disposed between the separation functional layer (1) and the porous support member (3), and including a matrix (4) and nanoparticles (5) dispersed in the matrix (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Yoshimura, Daiki Iwasaki, Naomichi Kimura, Shinya Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20230347284
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane having high separation performance in terms of a gas mixture containing an acid gas. A separation membrane 10 of the present invention includes a separation functional layer 1 including: graphene oxide; an ionic liquid; and a polymer. The ionic liquid is, for example, hydrophilic and contains an imidazolium ion and tetrafluoroborate. A method for manufacturing the separation membrane 10 of the present invention includes: applying a coating liquid containing the graphene oxide, the ionic liquid, and the polymer to a substrate to obtain a coating film; and drying the coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya YOSHIMURA, Naomichi KIMURA, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230302403
    Abstract: Provided is a carbon-dioxide capture and treatment system comprising: a carbon dioxide-enriched mixture gas generation device comprising a separation membrane capable of increasing a carbon dioxide concentration of a mixture gas taken therein, thereby generating a carbon dioxide-enriched mixture gas; a carbon dioxide conversion device configured to convert carbon dioxide in the enriched mixture gas received from the carbon dioxide-enriched mixture gas generation device, into a chemically stable compound; a final treatment device comprising an adsorbent, wherein the final treatment device is configured to adsorb the carbon dioxide by the adsorbent, thereby separating the carbon dioxide from other gas components; and a carbon dioxide direct capture device configured to take in air contained in an ambient environment, and supply the taken-in air to the final treatment device or an upstream side thereof in the carbon-dioxide capture and treatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Terukazu IHARA, Shinya NISHIYAMA, Kensuke TANI, Hirokazu MATSUDA, Satoru SUZUKI, Koso MATSUDA, Hiroyuki KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230294039
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas separation system suitable for reducing energy required to separate a gas mixture. A gas separation system of the present invention includes: a first separation membrane unit that separates a gas mixture containing carbon dioxide and nitrogen into a first permeated gas and a first non-permeated gas; a second separation membrane unit that separates the first permeated gas into a second permeated gas and a second non-permeated gas; a first decompression device that decompresses a permeation-side space of the first separation membrane unit; and a second decompression device that decompresses a permeation-side space of the second separation membrane unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Terukazu IHARA, Shinya NISHIYAMA, Kensuke TANI, Takuya FUKUMURA, Makoto KATAGIRI
  • Publication number: 20230146282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal organic framework suitable for increasing a flux of a permeation fluid permeating through a separation membrane. The metal organic framework of the present invention includes a metal ion and an organic ligand. The organic ligand includes, besides a functional group to be coordinated with the metal ion, a first functional group and a second functional group different from the first functional group. The second functional group is a hydroxy group, a nitro group, or a carboxyl group. A ratio of the number of moles of the second functional group with respect to a total value of the number of moles of the first functional group and the number of moles of the second functional group is 30 mol % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto KATAGIRI, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230130077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane that allows a separation functional layer to have less defects and that inhibits a flux of a permeation fluid from decreasing. A separation membrane of the present invention includes a separation functional layer, an interlayer, and a porous support member in this order in a stacking direction. The interlayer has a thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2.5 ?m. A total value of the thickness of the interlayer and a thickness of the separation functional layer is less than 4.0 ?m. The interlayer contains a polymer compound, for example. A distance Ra between a Hansen solubility parameter of the polymer compound and a Hansen solubility parameter of H2O is less than 19 MPa1/2, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto KATAGIRI, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230112816
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane suitable for separating water from a liquid mixture containing an alcohol and water. The separation membrane of the present invention includes a metal organic framework. On the separation membrane, at least one of requirements (i) and (ii) below holds: (i) a ratio R1 of a number N2 of molecules satisfying a specified condition (b) with respect to a number N1 of molecules satisfying a specified condition (a) is less than 0.29; (ii) a ratio R2 of an adsorption amount of water adsorbed by the metal organic framework under water vapor at 25° C. and 3.2 kPa with respect to an adsorption amount of ethanol adsorbed by the metal organic framework under an ethanol atmosphere at 25° C. and 7.4 kPa is more than 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Akira SHIMAZU, Makoto KATAGIRI, Tooru SUGITANI, Shinya NISHIYAMA, Kazuhisa MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20220401884
    Abstract: A purification system is for purifying a mixture containing a first solvent, a second solvent, and an impurity. The purification system includes a first membrane separation device including a pervaporation membrane and a second membrane separation device including a filtration membrane. The pervaporation membrane separates the mixture into a first permeated fluid and a first concentrated fluid. The first permeated fluid has a lower concentration of the impurity than that in the mixture, and the first concentrated fluid has a higher concentration of the impurity than that in the mixture. The filtration membrane separates the first concentrated fluid into a second permeated fluid and a second concentrated fluid. The second permeated fluid has a lower concentration of the impurity than that in the first concentrated fluid, and the second concentrated fluid has a higher concentration of the impurity than that in the first concentrated fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Naomichi KIMURA, Yuri ITO, Tomoya HIRAI, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11473173
    Abstract: An ?+? titanium alloy extruded shape containing, in mass %, Al: 5.5 to 6.8%, V: 3.5 to 5.8%, and Fe: over 0 to 0.30%, the balance being Ti and impurities, the impurities amounting to a total of 0.4% or less, the alloy including an acicular microstructure in which an average prior ? grain size is 250 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Nishiyama, Yoshihisa Shirai, Akira Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20220161185
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane that is suitable for separating an acid gas from a gas mixture containing the acid gas and has a high acid gas permeability. A separation membrane (10) of the present invention includes: a separation functional layer (1); a porous support member (3) supporting the separation functional layer (1); and an intermediate layer (2) disposed between the separation functional layer (1) and the porous support member (3), and including a matrix (4) and nanoparticles (5) dispersed in the matrix (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya YOSHIMURA, Daiki IWASAKI, Naomichi KIMURA, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210394129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane suitable for separating water from a liquid mixture containing an alcohol and water. A separation membrane 10 according to the present invention contains polyimide including a structural unit represented by formula (1). A is a linking group having a solubility parameter, in accordance with a Fedors method, of more than 5.0. B is a linking group having a solubility parameter of more than 8.56. R1 to R6 each are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a sulfonic group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Ar1 and Ar2 each are a divalent aromatic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yuri ITO, Hisae SHIMIZU, Makoto KATAGIRI, Terukazu IHARA, Shinya NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10718386
    Abstract: A basic pulse time setting section determines a basic pulse time for initial invalid stroke elimination by applying current values of oil temperature and throttle opening to the basic pulse time map. A subtraction time setting section determines a subtraction time by applying current values of oil temperature and clutch oil pressure to the subtraction time map. A pulse time determining section determines a predetermined initial invalid stroke elimination pulse time by subtracting the subtraction time from the basic pulse time. An initial invalid stroke elimination permission/inhibition determination section, at a starting timing of initial invalid stroke elimination, inhibits this-time initial invalid stroke elimination if the elapsed time from the execution timing of the preceding initial invalid stroke elimination is within the predetermined inhibition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Sakamoto, Shinya Nishiyama, Dai Arai
  • Patent number: 10562393
    Abstract: A basic clutch capacity calculating unit calculates a clutch capacity of the DCT applying an engine speed, a degree of throttle opening, and a front wheel vehicle speed to a map. The basic clutch capacity calculating unit further calculates the DCT basic clutch capacity by amending the basic clutch capacity based on an oil temperature and a water temperature. An NE converted value calculating unit calculates an NE converted value obtained by converting a vehicle speed into an engine speed with the front wheel vehicle speed and a DCT speed change stage as input parameters. A hunting detecting unit detects hunting by comparing the engine speed with the NE converted value when a throttle operation is detected. A DCT clutch capacity correcting unit makes decreasing correction of a DCT clutch capacity when hunting is detected for suppressing the hunting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Sakamoto, Shinya Nishiyama, Dai Arai
  • Publication number: 20190300987
    Abstract: An ?+? titanium alloy extruded shape containing, in mass %, Al: 5.5 to 6.8%, V: 3.5 to 5.8%, and Fe: over 0 to 0.30%, the balance being Ti and impurities, the impurities amounting to a total of 0.4% or less, the alloy including an acicular microstructure in which an average prior ? grain size is 250 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya NISHIYAMA, Yoshihisa SHIRAI, Akira KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10357747
    Abstract: A method for producing a spiral wound separation membrane element includes preparing a composite semipermeable membrane having a skin layer on the surface of a porous support. The method further includes forming on the skin layer a protective layer containing 35 mg/m2 or more of an anionic polyvinyl alcohol to prepare a protective layer-equipped composite semipermeable membrane, preparing an unwashed spiral wound separation membrane element from the protective layer-equipped composite semipermeable membrane, and passing wash water through the unwashed spiral wound separation membrane element to remove the protective layer on the skin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Nishiyama, Taisuke Yamaguchi, Takahisa Konishi, Hiroki Fujioka, Takashi Kamada, Shinichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180281590
    Abstract: A basic clutch capacity calculating unit calculates a clutch capacity of the DCT applying an engine speed, a degree of throttle opening, and a front wheel vehicle speed to a map. The basic clutch capacity calculating unit further calculates the DCT basic clutch capacity by amending the basic clutch capacity based on an oil temperature and a water temperature. An NE converted value calculating unit calculates an NE converted value obtained by converting a vehicle speed into an engine speed with the front wheel vehicle speed and a DCT speed change stage as input parameters. A hunting detecting unit detects hunting by comparing the engine speed with the NE converted value when a throttle operation is detected. A DCT clutch capacity correcting unit makes decreasing correction of a DCT clutch capacity when hunting is detected for suppressing the hunting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki SAKAMOTO, Shinya NISHIYAMA, Dai ARAI
  • Publication number: 20180283478
    Abstract: A basic pulse time setting section determines a basic pulse time for initial invalid stroke elimination by applying current values of oil temperature and throttle opening to the basic pulse time map. A subtraction time setting section determines a subtraction time by applying current values of oil temperature and clutch oil pressure to the subtraction time map. A pulse time determining section determines a predetermined initial invalid stroke elimination pulse time by subtracting the subtraction time from the basic pulse time. An initial invalid stroke elimination permission/inhibition determination section, at a starting timing of initial invalid stroke elimination, inhibits this-time initial invalid stroke elimination if the elapsed time from the execution timing of the preceding initial invalid stroke elimination is within the predetermined inhibition period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki SAKAMOTO, Shinya NISHIYAMA, Dai ARAI