Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Hirata
Tomohiro Hirata 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: 11953206Abstract: Provided is a burner of double tube structure including an outer tube and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a tip-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a base-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a main body portion supported by the tip-side support portion, bellows interposed between the main body portion and the base-side support portion, and a bulkhead member attached at a position between the tip-side support portion and the base-side support portion. Between an outer peripheral surface of the bulkhead member and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, a second gap smaller than a first gap between an outermost peripheral surface of the bellows and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube is interposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Satoshi Dodo, Yoshitaka Hirata, Tomohiro Asai, Shohei Yoshida, Yasuhiro Akiyama
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Patent number: 9781836Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition which contains a polyurethane resin and a curing agent, the polyurethane resin including a constitutional unit derived from an alicyclic diol and having an acid value of 10 to 35 mgKOH/g.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Iori Hukushima, Tomohiro Hirata, Hidekazu Kondou, Susumu Kaneko, Satoshi Uehara, Yuki Miyamoto
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Patent number: 9182309Abstract: There is provided a knocking sensor that has good insulation characteristics even at an operating temperature of 150° C. or more and is excellent in the accuracy of knocking detection. The knocking sensor 10 includes a sensor body 20 including: a metal shell 12 that includes a cylindrical portion 12a and a flange portion 12b positioned at one end of the cylindrical portion 12a and protruding outward in a radial direction; an annular piezoelectric element 15; upper and lower electrode plates 16 and 14 that are superimposed on upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric element 15; a weight 17 that is disposed so that the piezoelectric element 15 is interposed between the weight and the flange portion 12b; a lower insulating plate 13 that is disposed between the flange portion 12b and the lower electrode plate 14; and an upper insulating plate 13t that is disposed between the upper electrode plate 16 and the weight 17; and a resin molding 11 that covers the sensor body 20.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Hirata, Takuma Nomura
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Publication number: 20150309632Abstract: To provide a photocurable liquid resin composition which may be suitably applied for the purpose of filling a space between a protective panel and an image display unit or the like in an image display device, has an appropriate viscosity, is excellent in curing properties at a low dose and shaded part curing properties, is favorable in moist heat resistance reliability of a cured material, and is able to not only sufficiently suppress bleedout but also enhance resistance to yellowing after photocuring when used as a structural member of an image display device; an image display device using the same; and a method for manufacturing an image display device. Disclosed is a photocurable liquid resin composition including (A) a compound having a (meth)acryloyl group, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a plasticizer, and (D) an antioxidant, the component (D) including a compound having a hindered phenol structure in a molecule thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Yuuki MIYAMOTO, Tomohiro HIRATA, Youichi Kimura, Keishi HAMADA, Tetsuya OKAZAKI, Hiroka SHINDOU, Masayuki WADA, Tomohiro HORINOUCHI
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Publication number: 20130000387Abstract: There is provided a knocking sensor that has good insulation characteristics even at an operating temperature of 150° C. or more and is excellent in the accuracy of knocking detection. A knocking sensor 10 includes a sensor body 20 including: a metal shell 12 that includes a cylindrical portion 12a and a flange portion 12b positioned at one end of the cylindrical portion 12a and protruding outward in a radial direction; an annular piezoelectric element 15; upper and lower electrode plates 16 and 14 that are superimposed on upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric element 15; a weight 17 that is disposed so that the piezoelectric element 15 is interposed between the weight and the flange portion 12b; a lower insulating plate 13 that is disposed between the flange portion 12b and the lower electrode plate 14; and an upper insulating plate 13t that is disposed between the upper electrode plate 16 and the weight 17; and a resin molding 11 that covers the sensor body 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Tomohiro Hirata, Takuma Nomura
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Publication number: 20120217045Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition which contains a polyurethane resin and a curing agent, the polyurethane resin including a constitutional unit derived from an alicyclic diol and having an acid value of 10 to 35 mgKOH/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Iori Hukushima, Tomohiro Hirata, Hidekazu Kondou, Susumu Kaneko, Satoshi Uehara, Yuki Miyamoto
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Patent number: 8040024Abstract: A piezoceramic material according to an embodiment of the present invention has a composition represented by Pbm{Zr1-x-y-zTixSny(Sb1-nNbn)z}O3 where 1.000?m?1.075, 0.470?x<0.490, 0.020?y?0.040, 0<n<1.000 and 0<z?0.025 and a crystallite size of 30 to 39 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yamazaki, Hideaki Hiramitsu, Manabu Horiguchi, Yukihiro Hamaguchi, Katsuya Yamagiwa, Takeshi Mitsuoka, Kazushige Ohbayashi, Ryotaro Tawara, Tomohiro Hirata
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Patent number: 7870325Abstract: The cache memory system 1 comprises: a virtual index obtaining unit 13 operable to obtain, based on a virtual address, virtual indexes of an access-target cache line and a cache line potentially having a cache-aliasing relationship with the access-target cache line; a physical tag obtaining unit 15 operable to obtain a physical tag of a physical page by performing address translation on the virtual address; and a comparing unit 16 operable to compare a physical tag TAG obtained by the physical tag obtaining unit 15 with each tag information piece TAG(i) belonging to cache lines corresponding to the virtual indexes and output from the tag array 11a based on the virtual indexes obtained by the virtual index obtaining unit 13, and determines a cache hit/miss.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Seimizu Joukan, Tomohiro Hirata, Kiyoshi Owada
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Publication number: 20090223282Abstract: A piezoceramic material according to an embodiment of the present invention has a composition represented by Pbm{Zr1-x-y-zTixSny(Sb1-nNbn)z}O3 where 1.000?m?1.075, 0.470?x<0.490, 0.020?y?0.040, 0<n<1.000 and 0<z?0.025 and a crystallite size of 30 to 39 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato YAMAZAKI, Hideaki HIRAMITSU, Manabu HORIGUCHI, Yukihiro HAMAGUCHI, Katsuya YAMAGIWA, Takeshi MITSUOKA, Kazushige OHBAYASHI, Ryotaro TAWARA, Tomohiro HIRATA
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Publication number: 20080058973Abstract: A first LSI moves to an energy saving state after saving the header analysis result from a header information analysis unit in a header analysis result storage unit. While the first LSI is in the energy-saving state, a second LSI reads and plays back audio data that is stored in a memory device based on the header analysis result that is saved in the header analysis result storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Tomohiro Hirata, Makoto Fujiwara, Kenichiro Uda
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Publication number: 20080022040Abstract: The cache memory system 1 comprises: a virtual index obtaining unit 13 operable to obtain, based on a virtual address, virtual indexes of an access-target cache line and a cache line potentially having a cache-aliasing relationship with the access-target cache line; a physical tag obtaining unit 15 operable to obtain a physical tag of a physical page by performing address translation on the virtual address; and a comparing unit 16 operable to compare a physical tag TAG obtained by the physical tag obtaining unit 15 with each tag information piece TAG(i) belonging to cache lines corresponding to the virtual indexes and output from the tag array 11a based on the virtual indexes obtained by the virtual index obtaining unit 13, and determines a cache hit/miss.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Seimizu Joukan, Tomohiro Hirata, Kiyoshi Owada
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Patent number: 7100426Abstract: A knocking sensor comprises: a cylindrical body including a cylindrical portion and a supporting flange provided at an outer circumference of a lower end of the cylindrical portion; parts including an insulating member, an electrode plate and an annular piezoelectric element; and a fixing member including a tubular portion which comprises a holding portion protruding from an outer circumference of the tubular portion and is formed to insert into the cylindrical portion from an upper end of the cylindrical portion, the holding portion being elastically deformable to hold the parts, wherein the fixing member is fixed in the cylindrical portion by inserting the tubular portion into the cylindrical portion from the upper end of the cylindrical portion and wherein the parts are clamped and fixed between the supporting flange and the holding portion by holding the parts elastically with the holding portion, while the fixing member is fixed in the cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuki Aoi, Tomohiro Hirata, Takashi Maeda
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Publication number: 20060123985Abstract: A composite nickel and copper alloy plating film (3) containing nickel and copper. Nickel is of high wear resistance and a nickel alloy improves the wear resistance of the film. Copper is of high corrosion resistance and a copper alloy improves the corrosion resistance of the film. The film may further contain self-lubricating particles and hard particles which ensure its wear resistance and lubricating property to a further extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu Ishigami, Tomohiro Hirata, Yoshimitsu Ogawa, Nobuhiko Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 7022419Abstract: A composite nickel and copper alloy plating film (3) containing nickel and copper. Nickel is of high wear resistance and a nickel alloy improves the wear resistance of the film. Copper is of high resistance of the film. The film may further contain self-lubricating particles and hard particles which ensure its wear resistance and lubricating property to a further extent.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Ishigami, Tomohiro Hirata, Yoshimitsu Ogawa, Nobuhiko Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20050182748Abstract: A file system control apparatus, which exclusively shares a recording device upon executing first and second file systems, is provided with a file system controller, which controls in such a manner that, even when, during access execution of the first file system to a recording device, an access execution request to the recording device is given from the second file system that is different from the first file system, the access execution of the second file system is not delayed by the access execution of the first file system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Tomohiro Hirata, Masakazu Urade, Sachiko Maeda, Tomoko Uenishi
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Publication number: 20050155412Abstract: A knocking sensor comprises: a cylindrical body including a cylindrical portion and a supporting flange provided at an outer circumference of a lower end of the cylindrical portion; parts including an insulating member, an electrode plate and an annular piezoelectric element; and a fixing member including a tubular portion which comprises a holding portion protruding from an outer circumference of the tubular portion and is formed to insert into the cylindrical portion from an upper end of the cylindrical portion, the holding portion being elastically deformable to hold the parts, wherein the fixing member is fixed in the cylindrical portion by inserting the tubular portion into the cylindrical portion from the upper end of the cylindrical portion and wherein the parts are clamped and fixed between the supporting flange and the holding portion by holding the parts elastically with the holding portion, while the fixing member is fixed in the cylindrical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Katsuki Aoi, Tomohiro Hirata, Takashi Maeda
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Publication number: 20040250603Abstract: A knock sensor comprises a sensor body having a metallic shell including a cylindrical portion and a flange portion formed at an end of the cylindrical portion, an annular piezoelectric element fitted around the cylindrical portion and an annular weighting member fitted around the cylindrical portion to hold the piezoelectric element between the weighting member and the flange portion, and a resin-molded sensor casing arranged circumferentially around the sensor body. The resin-molded sensor casing includes a weighting portion located nearer to the weighting member than to the piezoelectric element with respect to an axial direction of the cylindrical portion, and at least the weighting portion of the resin-molded sensor casing is made of a resin containing at least one of metal powder and metal oxide powder and has a density of 2.0 g/cm3 or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Sadamitsu Harada, Katsuki Aoi, Tomohiro Hirata, Yasuo Ito
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Publication number: 20040211672Abstract: A composite nickel and copper alloy plating film (3) containing nickel and copper. Nickel is of high wear resistance and a nickel alloy improves the wear resistance of the film. Copper is of high resistance of the film. The film may further contain self-lubricating particles and hard particles which ensure its wear resistance and lubricating property to a further extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Osamu Ishigami, Tomohiro Hirata, Yoshimitsu Ogawa, Nobuhiko Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 6752005Abstract: A knock sensor comprises a sensor body having a metallic shell including a cylindrical portion and a flange portion formed at an end of the cylindrical portion, an annular piezoelectric element fitted around the cylindrical portion and an annular weighting member fitted around the cylindrical portion to hold the piezoelectric element between the weighting member and the flange portion, and a resin-molded sensor casing arranged circumferentially around the sensor body. The resin-molded sensor casing includes a weighting portion located nearer to the weighting member than to the piezoelectric element with respect to an axial direction of the cylindrical portion, and at least the weighting portion of the resin-molded sensor casing is made of a resin containing at least one of metal powder and metal oxide powder and has a density of 2.0 g/cm3 or higher.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sadamitsu Harada, Katsuki Aoi, Tomohiro Hirata, Yasuo Ito
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Publication number: 20030200790Abstract: A knock sensor comprises a sensor body having a metallic shell including a cylindrical portion and a flange portion formed at an end of the cylindrical portion, an annular piezoelectric element fitted around the cylindrical portion and an annular weighting member fitted around the cylindrical portion to hold the piezoelectric element between the weighting member and the flange portion, and a resin-molded sensor casing arranged circumferentially around the sensor body. The resin-molded sensor casing includes a weighting portion located nearer to the weighting member than to the piezoelectric element with respect to an axial direction of the cylindrical portion, and at least the weighting portion of the resin-molded sensor casing is made of a resin containing at least one of metal powder and metal oxide powder and has a density of 2.0 g/cm3 or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Sadamitsu Harada, Katsuki Aoi, Tomohiro Hirata, Yasuo Ito