Patents by Inventor Takao Mizuno
Takao Mizuno 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: 11945327Abstract: A charging control device (1A) according to the present invention includes a determination part that determines whether or not an abnormality in input power occurs on the basis of input power information on the input power and a predetermined determination threshold value. The determination part makes the determination on the basis of the input power information when a predetermined time has passed after an input of the input power.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hirota, Makoto Hasegawa, Ryouta Kaneko, Fuyuhiko Mizuno, Takao Nagano
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Patent number: 11192855Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing methionine capable of achieving an improvement in ammonia removal efficiency. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises a removal step of supplying a liquid containing a methionine salt, which is obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, or a compound obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, with carbon dioxide and ammonia to obtain a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and then hydrolyzing the 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin, to a diffusion tower from an upper portion thereof while supplying a stripping gas to the diffusion tower from a lower portion thereof to remove ammonia contained in the liquid through stripping, and the stripping gas contains a process gas generated in a process of manufacturing methionine.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao Mizuno, Daisuke Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Koizumi
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Patent number: 11180447Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a method for producing methionine with consideration given to the environment. The production method of the present invention comprises a removal step of blowing an inert gas into a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and thereby diffusing ammonia remaining in the liquid to obtain an emission gas containing the ammonia, and a recovery step of bringing the emission gas into contact with a washing liquid to recover ammonia contained in the emission gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriyuki Shimada, Takao Mizuno, Daisuke Yamashita
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Publication number: 20210087139Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing methionine capable of achieving an improvement in ammonia removal efficiency. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises a removal step of supplying a liquid containing a methionine salt, which is obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, or a compound obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, with carbon dioxide and ammonia to obtain a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and then hydrolyzing the 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin, to a diffusion tower from an upper portion thereof while supplying a stripping gas to the diffusion tower from a lower portion thereof to remove ammonia contained in the liquid through stripping, and the stripping gas contains a process gas generated in a process of manufacturing methionine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao MIZUNO, Daisuke YAMASHITA, Yoshiyuki KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20210070704Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a method for producing methionine with consideration given to the environment. The production method of the present invention comprises a removal step of blowing an inert gas into a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and thereby diffusing ammonia remaining in the liquid to obtain an emission gas containing the ammonia, and a recovery step of bringing the emission gas into contact with a washing liquid to recover ammonia contained in the emission gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriyuki SHIMADA, Takao MIZUNO, Daisuke YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 10750138Abstract: A projection device is provided, which is capable of suppressing or preventing problems that result from a light emission delay of a light source. The projection device includes a plurality of light sources respectively emitting a laser light; a scanning part enabling the laser light to scan; and a controller controlling an output of the laser light. In a scanning range including a first scanning range and a second scanning range, the controller controls such that the output has a first light amount in the first scanning range and has a second light amount which is greater than the first light amount in the second scanning range.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Matsumoto, Shinya Shimizu, Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 10523908Abstract: A light projection device includes a plurality of light sources, a transmission component, and a controller. The light sources output light of mutually different wavelengths. The transmission component transmits the light at a transmissivity of the light for each wavelength. The controller controls amount of light of the light sources based on transmissivity information indicating a change in the transmissivity for each wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 10507550Abstract: A work region evaluating system includes an imaging unit and a processing unit. The processing unit includes an image processing section that converts a three-dimensional image of a vehicle body component recorded by the imaging unit to three-dimensional image data, an extraction section that extracts work regions and reference regions respectively from both the three-dimensional image data and three-dimensional design data, an alignment section that aligns the three-dimensional image data with the three-dimensional design data with reference to the reference regions, and an evaluation section that evaluates a relation between the work region extracted from the three-dimensional image data and the work region extracted from the three-dimensional design data, based on the three-dimensional image data and the three-dimensional design data which are aligned with each other by the alignment section.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhide Arimoto, Takao Mizuno, Yuta Yokomichi
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Publication number: 20180131911Abstract: A light projection device includes a plurality of light sources, a transmission component, and a controller. The light sources output light of mutually different wavelengths. The transmission component transmits the light at a transmissivity of the light for each wavelength. The controller controls amount of light of the light sources based on transmissivity information indicating a change in the transmissivity for each wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventor: Takao MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20180065211Abstract: A work region evaluating system includes an imaging unit and a processing unit. The processing unit includes an image processing section that converts a three-dimensional image of a vehicle body component recorded by the imaging unit to three-dimensional image data, an extraction section that extracts work regions and reference regions respectively from both the three-dimensional image data and three-dimensional design data, an alignment section that aligns the three-dimensional image data with the three-dimensional design data with reference to the reference regions, and an evaluation section that evaluates a relation between the work region extracted from the three-dimensional image data and the work region extracted from the three-dimensional design data, based on the three-dimensional image data and the three-dimensional design data which are aligned with each other by the alignment section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhide ARIMOTO, Takao MIZUNO, Yuta YOKOMICHI
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Publication number: 20170099469Abstract: A projection device is provided, which is capable of suppressing or preventing problems that result from a light emission delay of a light source. The projection device includes a plurality of light sources respectively emitting a laser light; a scanning part enabling the laser light to scan; and a controller controlling an output of the laser light. In a scanning range including a first scanning range and a second scanning range, the controller controls such that the output has a first light amount in the first scanning range and has a second light amount which is greater than the first light amount in the second scanning range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: MITSUYOSHI MATSUMOTO, SHINYA SHIMIZU, TAKAO MIZUNO
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Patent number: 8628306Abstract: Helium enclosed compressor. A compressor and a motor section with stator having coil ends and a rotor, are housed within an enclosed vessel partitioned into discharge and motor chambers by a frame. The compressor section has a stationary scroll having a spiral wrap standing upright at a disk-like panel and an orbiting scroll having a spiral wrap standing upright at a disk-like panel, made to mesh with each other while their wraps face the inside. The orbiting scroll sucks helium gas from a suction port of an outer peripheral portion of the stationary scroll, and discharges helium gas into the discharge chamber from a discharge port of a central portion of the stationary scroll. An inverter controls a number of rotations of the motor section, wherein a plurality of varnish-treated layers which becomes insulating films is formed on the surface of a coil which constitutes the coil ends.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.Inventors: Masao Shiibayashi, Takao Mizuno
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Publication number: 20120224990Abstract: Helium enclosed compressor. A compressor and a motor section with stator having coil ends and a rotor, are housed within an enclosed vessel partitioned into discharge and motor chambers by a frame. The compressor section has a stationary scroll having a spiral wrap standing upright at a disk-like panel and an orbiting scroll having a spiral wrap standing upright at a disk-like panel, made to mesh with each other while their wraps face the inside. The orbiting scroll sucks helium gas from a suction port of an outer peripheral portion of the stationary scroll, and discharges helium gas into the discharge chamber from a discharge port of a central portion of the stationary scroll. An inverter controls a number of rotations of the motor section, wherein a plurality of varnish-treated layers which becomes insulating films is formed on the surface of a coil which constitutes the coil ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Masao SHIIBAYASHI, Takao MIZUNO
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Patent number: 8102738Abstract: A microprocessor performs preliminary tracking servo control of an objecting lens by moving the objective lens in a radial direction of an optical disc so as to allow a laser beam reflected by the optical disc to be equally divided and received by first and second light receiving sections PD1, PD2 of the photodiode PD before the microprocessor starts tracking servo control of the objective lens. This makes it possible to perform preliminary tracking servo control of the objective lens before tracking pull-in, and thereby to obtain an appropriate tracking error signal for performing stable tracking pull-in, even when an optical disc with an offset center of gravity is mounted on an optical disc apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Publication number: 20100290324Abstract: A microprocessor performs preliminary tracking servo control of an objecting lens by moving the objective lens in a radial direction of an optical disc so as to allow a laser beam reflected by the optical disc to be equally divided and received by first and second light receiving sections PD1, PD2 of the photodiode PD before the microprocessor starts tracking servo control of the objective lens. This makes it possible to perform preliminary tracking servo control of the objective lens before tracking pull-in, and thereby to obtain an appropriate tracking error signal for performing stable tracking pull-in, even when an optical disc with an offset center of gravity is mounted on an optical disc apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 7813253Abstract: The gain controlling portion sets a gain of an RF amplifier to a maximum range when an activation process starts for an optical disk. The binary process condition setting portion sets an upper threshold level and a lower threshold level corresponding to 80% of upper and lower levels of the maximum range as the binary process condition for the binary process portion. A vacant part without a signal between the upper threshold level and the lower threshold level corresponds to a part of a CAPA signal. The binary signal ratio calculating portion measures a time period of a binary signal from a binary process portion that performs a binary process on the vacant part, and it calculates a binary signal ratio indicating a ratio of the time period of the binary signal to a time period corresponding to one rotation of the optical disk. The disk discriminating portion determines that the loaded optical disk is a DVD-RAM if the binary signal ratio is a value within the range of 4±1 %.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 7760609Abstract: An optical disc apparatus comprises an optical pickup with a thread load, a thread motor for moving the optical pickup, and an inner circumferential switch. When the optical pickup is moved to an innermost circumference of an optical disc to turn on the switch, the pickup is stopped, and the moving direction of the pickup is changed to the outer circumferential side. A driving voltage applied to the motor is gradually increased. The driving voltage, at which the pickup moving to the outer circumferential side causes the switch to be turned off, is set as an automatically adjusted value of the driving voltage applied to the motor. Thereafter, this automatically adjusted value, which corresponds to the thread load, is used to drive the motor. This makes it possible to absorb variations of thread loads and reduce variation in rezero operation, achieving cost reduction, without using a thread sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 7733753Abstract: This optical disk device includes a pickup head, a spindle motor, a signal generation unit, a runout amount calculation unit, and an out of balance disk detection unit. The signal generation unit generates a tracking error signal. The runout amount calculation unit controls the rotational speed of the spindle motor to first and second disk rotational speeds, and obtains, at these rotational speeds, runout amounts TE1 and TE2 of a tracking error signal, and runout amounts FE1 and FE2 of a focus error signal. And an out of balance disk detection unit detects that this optical disk is an out of balance disk, if the absolute value of (TE2×FE2)/(TE1×FE1) is greater than or equal to a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 7693018Abstract: A system controller of an optical disk recording and reproducing device writes test data in a test writable area of a loaded optical disk if it is an unused disk and calculates a maximum amplitude value of an RF signal at an inner radius. Then, it calculates the maximum amplitude value of a tracking error signal at the inner radius and further calculates the maximum amplitude value of the tracking error signal at the outer radius. After that, it calculates a primary approximate expression about a tilt from the maximum amplitude value of the tracking error signal at the inner radius and the maximum amplitude value of the tracking error signal at the outer radius. It further offsets the primary approximate expression by a difference between the tilt values that is obtained by subtracting the maximum amplitude value of the tracking error signal at the inner radius from the maximum amplitude value of the RF signal at the inner radius.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno
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Patent number: 7639572Abstract: Disclosed herein is a disc playback apparatus with a built-in disc drive which performs hand-close process. The control unit 60 has the A/D input port P which is given the voltage of the terminal of the loading motor 78, after voltage reduction by the dividing resistors R1 and R2. It acquires the voltage applied to the A/D input port P at intervals of 20 ms if the disc tray 10 is in its completely ejected state and compares the acquired voltage with a predefined threshold value. If the acquired voltage is lower than the predefined threshold value, it clears the count, and if the acquired voltage is higher than the predefined value, it increments the count. If the count over 5, the control unit 60 delivers control signals to the driver circuit 88, thereby driving the loading motor to retract the disc tray 10.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takao Mizuno