Patents by Inventor Takuma SHIBATA

Takuma SHIBATA 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: 12162278
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling driving of an inkjet head including recording elements each including a nozzle and a driving element. The method includes a pulse width setting step. In this step, when a predetermined number of ink droplets ejected according to the predetermined number of driving pulses are made to land in the same pixel range, the predetermined number of first driving pulses each having a pulse width longer than a reference pulse width and the predetermined number of second driving pulses each having a pulse width shorter than the reference pulse width are combined for each of the recording elements and obtained combinations are respectively output to the recording elements. The predetermined number is two or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Shibata, Takakazu Kuki
  • Publication number: 20240369250
    Abstract: An output system outputs a system configuration of an environmental control system that controls an environment of a target space in a target building. The output system includes a selection unit, a calculation unit, and an output unit. The selection unit selects a plurality of candidates for each of the system configuration and an operation condition of the environmental control system. The calculation unit calculates an environmental index and a cost for a combination of a candidate for the system configuration and a candidate for the operation condition that are selected by the selection unit. The output unit outputs the system configuration such that the environmental index and the cost that are calculated by the calculation unit satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tadafumi NISHIMURA, Yuta IZUMI, Hiroshi MORITA, Takuma SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230332837
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a stacked plurality of plates and a fin plate brazed to each other. Each set of adj acent said plates of the plurality of the plates may define a flow path between plates. Each plurality of the plates may include a flow-through portion penetrating through the plates and through which a fluid is flowable. At least one set of the flow-through portions may be provided at one of the flow paths such that the fluid is flowable from one side of a flow-through portion to an other side of a flow-through portion. The flow-through portion may be disposed outside the fin plate. Each plurality of the plates may further include a through hole disposed outside the fin plate. Each plurality of the plates may further include a first boss portion formed in a substantially elliptical shape surrounding the flow-through portion and the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Ariyama, Ryoichi Kurihara, Takuma Shibata, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Wada, Kenji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230332838
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a plurality of first core plates and second core plates stacked alternatingly, and a first flow path through which a first fluid may flow and a second flow path through which a second fluid may flow. The first flow path and the second flow path may be disposed between the plurality of first core plates and second core plates and alternatingly formed to be adjacent. A first passage hole may form a first flow-through portion at the first flow path and a second passage hole may form a second flow-through portion at the second flow path. The first flow path may be isolated from the second flow path. The first flow-through portion and the second flow-through portion may include an edge portion having an angle in a second direction perpendicular to flow paths. The core plates may include a boss portion that protrudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Ariyama, Ryoichi Kurihara, Takuma Shibata, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Wada, Kenji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230304744
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core including a stacked plurality of plates, a top plate, and a bottom plate. The plurality of plates includes two end portion plates, and a plurality of intermediate plates stacked between the end portion plates. Each of the plurality of intermediate plates has a flow-through portion penetrating through the intermediate plates through which a fluid flows. Each of the through holes of each of the plurality of intermediate plates demarcates a flowthrough path which penetrates through the intermediate plate in the stacking direction and is isolated from the flow path between plates. A boss portion having a substantially elliptical shape edge portion is formed at each plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Ariyama, Ryoichi Kurihara, Takuma Shibata, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Wada, Kenji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230226816
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling driving of an inkjet head including recording elements each including a nozzle and a driving element. The method includes a pulse width setting step. In this step, when a predetermined number of ink droplets ejected according to the predetermined number of driving pulses are made to land in the same pixel range, the predetermined number of first driving pulses each having a pulse width longer than a reference pulse width and the predetermined number of second driving pulses each having a pulse width shorter than the reference pulse width are combined for each of the recording elements and obtained combinations are respectively output to the recording elements. The predetermined number is two or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Takuma SHIBATA, Takakazu KUKI
  • Patent number: 10378827
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: the pair of the oil holes being positioned on an outer edge of one of the core plates, being positioned at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the one of the core plates to sandwich the center of the one of the core plates, and being positioned to sandwich one of the fin plates along the first reference line, and the pair of the coolant holes being positioned on the outer edge of the one of the core plates, being positioned at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the one of the core plates to sandwich the center of the one of the core plates, and being positioned to sandwich the one of the fin plates along the first reference line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ariyama, Satoshi Suzuki, Takuma Shibata, Kenji Yamashita, Katsuhiro Isoda, Yuki Koshiba
  • Publication number: 20180094870
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: the pair of the oil holes being positioned on an outer edge of one of the core plates, being positioned at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the one of the core plates to sandwich the center of the one of the core plates, and being positioned to sandwich one of the fin plates along the first reference line, and the pair of the coolant holes being positioned on the outer edge of the one of the core plates, being positioned at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the one of the core plates to sandwich the center of the one of the core plates, and being positioned to sandwich the one of the fin plates along the first reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro ARIYAMA, Satoshi SUZUKI, Takuma SHIBATA, Kenji YAMASHITA, Katsuhiro ISODA, Yuki KOSHIBA