Patents by Inventor Tomoya Hirano
Tomoya Hirano 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: 10639525Abstract: A golf club set includes a plurality of golf clubs 1 having different loft angles. The golf clubs 1 include at least one 1st golf club 1A having a loft angle of less than 34 degrees, and at least one 2nd golf club 1B having a loft angle of not less than 34 degrees. Each of the at least one 1st golf club 1A and the at least one 2nd golf club 1B comprises a clubface 3 provided with a plurality of face grooves 8 having a depth. The depth of the face grooves 8 of the at least one 2nd golf club 1B is larger than the depth of the face grooves 8 of the at least one 1st golf club 1A.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoyoshi Ueda, Masahiko Ueda, Shimpei Oyama, Yuki Nagano, Satoru Hanamitsu, Tomoya Hirano, Kenji Kii, Hiroshi Abe, Yasushi Sugimoto
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Patent number: 10615682Abstract: An electrically driven vehicle inverter device includes a smoothing capacitor, a discharge resistor, a discharge resistor and first and second discharge switching elements connected in series between both ends of the smoothing capacitor, and a clamp circuit provided for at least one of the first and second discharge switching elements. The clamp circuit includes a reverse flow prevention element and a constant voltage generation element that causes a constant voltage drop when a voltage across the constant voltage generation element exceeds a value determined in advance, for example.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Nakamura, Tomoya Hirano
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Publication number: 20190351176Abstract: An oxygen concentrator includes an oxygen generation unit, an oxygen discharge unit, a respiration waveform sensor connected to at least one of a passage and a cannula, a respiration waveform storage unit that stores a respiration waveform detected by the sensor, a flow amount adjustment unit provided on the passage, and a control unit that controls the flow amount adjustment unit based on the respiration waveform detected. The passage connects the generation unit to the discharge unit. The cannula is attached to the discharge unit. The flow amount adjustment unit discharges the oxygen from the discharge unit, when the sensor does not detect the respiration waveform. The flow amount adjustment unit does not discharge the oxygen from the discharge unit for a predetermined time during an exhalation time, based on the respiration waveform detected by the respiration waveform sensor, when the sensor detects the respiration waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Keita KONDOU, Tomoya HIRANO, Takehiko HIEI, Makoto IWAKAME
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Patent number: 10478682Abstract: A golf club set includes at least one first golf club whose loft angle is not less than 46 degrees and less than 56 degrees, and at least one second golf club whose loft angle is not less than 56 degrees and less than 60 degrees. The first and second golf clubs each comprise a face provided with score lines each formed by a groove having a groove bottom and a pair of opposite grooves walls which are inclined at an inclination angle with respect to a normal direction to the face so that the groove width between the opposite grooves walls is increased from the groove bottom toward the face. The inclination angle of the groove walls of the score lines of the first golf club is in the range from 28 to 42 degrees. The inclination angle of the groove walls of the score lines of the second golf club is in the range from 23 to 37 degrees and smaller than that of the first golf club.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoyoshi Ueda, Masahiko Ueda, Shimpei Oyama, Yasushi Sugimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Tomoya Hirano
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Patent number: 10459306Abstract: An optical element comprises a first electrode; a second electrode partially including insulating areas; a seal frame member located between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte layer that fills a space defined by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the seal frame member; a first connection electrode disposed outside the seal frame member on the surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate; and a second connection electrode disposed outside the seal frame member on the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein, in an area surrounded by the seal frame member, a proportion of the insulating areas of the second electrode included in an unit area relatively close to the first connection electrode is higher than that included in an unit area positioned in the middle of the seal frame member.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoya Hirano
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Publication number: 20190282862Abstract: A golf club set includes a plurality of golf clubs 1 having different loft angles. The golf clubs 1 include at least one 1st golf club 1A having a loft angle of less than 34 degrees, and at least one 2nd golf club 1B having a loft angle of not less than 34 degrees. Each of the at least one 1st golf club 1A and the at least one 2nd golf club 1B comprises a clubface 3 provided with a plurality of face grooves 8 having a depth. The depth of the face grooves 8 of the at least one 2nd golf club 1B is larger than the depth of the face grooves 8 of the at least one 1st golf club 1A.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoyoshi UEDA, Masahiko UEDA, Shimpei OYAMA, Yuki NAGANO, Satoru HANAMITSU, Tomoya HIRANO, Kenji KII, Hiroshi ABE, Yasushi SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190155062Abstract: An electro-chemical device having a cell thickness of 1 ?m-1000 ?m, comprising a first and a second substrate disposed to face each other, and having electrodes on facing surfaces, transparent electrolyte solution sandwiched between the first and the second substrates, containing electro-deposition material containing Ag, mediator, supporting electrolyte, and solvent, and having optical density not larger than 0.1 in visible light range of wavelength 400 nm-800 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20190123635Abstract: An electrically driven vehicle inverter device includes a smoothing capacitor, a discharge resistor, a discharge resistor and first and second discharge switching elements connected in series between both ends of the smoothing capacitor, and a clamp circuit provided for at least one of the first and second discharge switching elements. The clamp circuit includes a reverse flow prevention element and a constant voltage generation element that causes a constant voltage drop when a voltage across the constant voltage generation element exceeds a value determined in advance, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi NAKAMURA, Tomoya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20190101805Abstract: A high-quality electrochemical optical device includes: first and second substrates having electrodes so that the electrodes of the second substrates are arranged to correspondingly face the electrodes of the first substrate; reaction/ion conduction layers each disposed between one electrode of the first substrate and a corresponding one electrode of the second substrate; and conduction materials disposed between the first and second substrates and between the reaction/ion conduction layers. Electrochemical optical element regions are defined in a tiling fashion at respective positions of the reaction/ion conduction layers to correspondingly include the electrodes of the first and second substrates, and the reaction/ion conduction layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: Tomoya Hirano
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Publication number: 20180311540Abstract: A golf club set includes at least one first golf club whose loft angle is not less than 46 degrees and less than 56 degrees, and at least one second golf club whose loft angle is not less than 56 degrees and less than 60 degrees. The first and second golf clubs each comprise a face provided with score lines each formed by a groove having a groove bottom and a pair of opposite grooves walls which are inclined at an inclination angle with respect to a normal direction to the face so that the groove width between the opposite grooves walls is increased from the groove bottom toward the face. The inclination angle of the groove walls of the score lines of the first golf club is in the range from 28 to 42 degrees. The inclination angle of the groove walls of the score lines of the second golf club is in the range from 23 to 37 degrees and smaller than that of the first golf club.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoyoshi UEDA, Masahiko UEDA, Shimpei OYAMA, Yasushi SUGIMOTO, Takashi NAKAMURA, Tomoya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20180303350Abstract: An estimation device includes at least one of a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and a facial photographic image acquisition unit, and an evaluation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires, in time-series, facial skin temperature data of a facial surface of a subject to which brain function activation information is provided. The facial photographic image acquisition unit obtains, in time-series, facial photographic image data obtained by imaging the facial surface of the subject to which the brain function activation information is provided. The evaluation unit evaluates a degree of interest of the subject based on at least one of the facial skin temperature data acquired by the facial skin temperature acquisition unit and the facial surface photographic image data acquired by the facial surface photographic image data acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180307902Abstract: A driver state determination device includes a facial change information acquisition unit acquiring facial change information indicating a time-series change in facial data of a subject, and a driver state determination unit determining the driver state of the subject based on the facial change information. The subject is selected from the group consisting of a subject driving a machine from when brain function activation information that activates human brain function is provided, a subject driving a machine from when the brain function activation information provided to the subject driving the machine is detected, and a subject performing a predetermined operation on a machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180289266Abstract: A useful information presentation device includes a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and/or a blood circulation volume acquisition unit, a brain activity estimation unit, and a useful information presentation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires facial skin temperature data in time-series. The blood circulation volume acquisition unit acquires photographic image data by imaging the facial surface in time-series. The brain activity estimation unit decomposes the facial skin temperature data and/or the facial blood circulation volume data into a plurality of components by singular value decomposition, principal component analysis, or independent component analysis, and the brain activity estimation unit estimating brain activity of the subject based on the plurality of components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180275476Abstract: An optical element comprises a first electrode; a second electrode partially including insulating areas; a seal frame member located between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte layer that fills a space defined by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the seal frame member; a first connection electrode disposed outside the seal frame member on the surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate; and a second connection electrode disposed outside the seal frame member on the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein, in an area surrounded by the seal frame member, a proportion of the insulating areas of the second electrode included in an unit area relatively close to the first connection electrode is higher than that included in an unit area positioned in the middle of the seal frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20180228447Abstract: A physiological state determination system includes a CPU and a camera. The camera acquires a photographic image data of a time-series change in facial data of a subject to which brain function activation information that activates human brain function was provided. The CPU determines a mental or physical physiological state of the subject based on facial change information corresponding to the photographic image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Patent number: 9067270Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a first plate and a second plate. A coolant flow passage is formed by brazing the first plate and the second plate by use of a first brazing filler metal. A pipe is brazed between a first groove portion provided in the first plate and a second groove portion provided in the second plate by use of a second brazing filler metal. A pair of first flanges provided contiguously with the first groove portion. Each of the first flanges includes an inner surface. A pair of second flanges provided contiguously with the second groove portion. Each of the second flanges includes an inner surface. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first flanges and the inner surfaces of the second flanges is covered with the second brazing filler metal. The first and second flanges are held by jigs upon brazing of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Takashi Okamoto, Tomoya Hirano
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Patent number: 8995129Abstract: A back metal layer (16, 31) has a plurality of stress relaxation spaces (17). Each stress relaxation space (17) is formed to open at least at one of the front surface and the back surface of the back metal layer (16, 31). A region in the back metal layer (16, 31) that is directly below a semiconductor device (12) is defined as a directly-below region (A1), and a region outside the directly-below region (A1) that corresponds to and has the same dimensions as the directly-below region (A1) is defined as a comparison region (A21). The volume of the stress relaxation spaces (17) in the range of the directly-below region (A1) is less than the volume of the stress relaxation spaces (17) formed in the range of the comparison region (A21).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Showa Denko K. K.Inventors: Yoshitaka Iwata, Shogo Mori, Tomoya Hirano, Kazuhiko Minami
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Patent number: 8840490Abstract: A golf club head 2 comprises: a porous part Ps including a porous metal and integrally formed; and a non-porous part NPs. The porous part Ps constitutes at least a part of a sole 8. The porous part Ps has a whole thickness part Pt occupying a whole thickness of the sole 8. Preferably, a rate Ra of an area occupied by the whole thickness part Pt among an area of the sole is equal to or greater than 15%. Preferably, the porous part Ps and the non-porous part NPs are welded mutually. In the disposal of the porous part Ps in the head 2, preferably, a substituted head obtained by substituting the porous part Ps with the same material as that of the non-porous part NPs adjacent to the porous part Ps is considered.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Seiji Hayase, Masahide Onuki, Tomoya Hirano
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Patent number: 8783086Abstract: A golf club head has a hollow structure comprising a head main body provided with a opening and a cover covering the opening. The head main body is made of a metal material and provided in the opening with a supporting part for supporting a peripheral edge part of the cover fitted in the opening. The cover is made of a low specific gravity material. A method for producing the golf club head comprises a step of preparing a first workpiece having an opening, which step comprises forming the supporting part through a press working of a sheet metal having a uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventor: Tomoya Hirano
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Publication number: 20140091453Abstract: A cooling device includes a base and a plurality of radiator fins. The base includes an exterior, an interior, an inlet, and an outlet. A heat generation element is connected to the exterior of the base. The radiator fins are located near the heat generation element in the interior of the base. The radiator fins are arranged from the inlet to the outlet. Each radiator fin has a sidewise cross-section with a dimension in a flow direction of the cooling medium and a dimension in a lateral direction orthogonal to the flow direction of the cooling medium. The dimension in the flow direction is longer than the dimension in the lateral direction. The radiator fins are separated from one another by a predetermined distance in the lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shogo MORI, Yuri OTOBE, Naoki KATO, Shinsuke NISHI, Tomoya HIRANO, Seiji MATSUSHIMA