Patents by Inventor Toshiya Watanabe

Toshiya Watanabe 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: 20240116484
    Abstract: Provided is a brake control device which reliably generates wheel cylinder fluid pressure in all the wheels FR to RR even at the time of failure of the brake control device, can reliably decelerate or stop a vehicle, has a simplified system configuration, and has high reliability for automatic driving. A brake device 101 of the present invention includes a first fluid pressure unit 102p which supplies brake fluid to first wheel cylinders 118a and 118d, a second fluid pressure unit 102s which supplies brake fluid to second wheel cylinders 118b and 118c, and a connection pipe 119 which connects the first fluid pressure unit and the second fluid pressure unit to allow the brake fluid to flow. The first fluid pressure unit and the second fluid pressure unit open a first shut-off valve 104p and a second shut-off valve 104s, respectively, in a case where a failure is detected in at least one of the first fluid pressure unit and the second fluid pressure unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Asahi WATANABE, Toshiya OSAWA, Masaru KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20240091958
    Abstract: A hand mechanism (2) comprises a plurality of finger units. Each of the plurality finger units is equipped with a first finger link unit (211) including a fingertip, a first joint unit (22) provided at an end portion on a finger base side of the first finger link unit (211), a second finger link unit (212) connected to the first finger link unit (211) via the first joint unit (22), and a second joint unit (23) provided at an end portion on a finger base side of the second finger link unit (212). A suction mechanism (600) is provided on at least one predetermined finger unit of the plurality of finger units (21). The suction mechanism (600) is provided on a dorsal surface (216) of the first finger link unit (211) in a predetermined finger, and suctions and retains a target object by generating negative pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Endo, Toshiya Watanabe, Min Bao
  • Publication number: 20230251128
    Abstract: A laser light profile measuring device of the present disclosure includes a reflection attenuation part reflecting and attenuating at least part of laser light incident from a first direction in a direction different from the first direction to generate measurement target laser light traveling in the first direction, a capture unit placed on one side of the reflection attenuation part in the first direction and which captures the measurement target laser light, a cooling body covering at least part of the reflection attenuation part and the capture unit in a circumferential direction with respect to the first direction, a refrigerant supply unit forcibly feeding a refrigerant toward the cooling body, and a rotation support part supporting the reflection attenuation part, the cooling body, and the refrigerant supply unit to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Misaki Fukuyama, Takeshi Kaneko, Takayuki Numata
  • Publication number: 20230216056
    Abstract: A technology related to a binder that exhibits good ionic conductivity, binding properties, and discharge retention rate is provided. An aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion for binders that are used in lithium secondary batteries is an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion including a polyurethane resin dispersed in water, the polyurethane resin being obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound (a), a compound (b) having two or more active hydrogen groups, a compound (c) having a hydrophilic group and one or more active hydrogen groups, and a chain extender (d) . The compound (b) contains a polyolefin (b1) having two or more active hydrogen groups and a polycarbonate (b2) having two or more active hydrogen groups and having 6 or less consecutive carbon atoms. A crosslink density per molecular weight of 1,000 of a resin solid component contained in the aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion is 0.02 mol/kg or more and 0.28 mol/kg or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: DKS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ayano SOFUE, Fumiya KANEKO, Toshiya WATANABE, Yasuteru SAITO, Soki KAJI
  • Publication number: 20230134720
    Abstract: A technology which exhibits a low internal resistance and good output characteristics is provided. An aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion for a secondary battery separator includes an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion containing a polyurethane resin dispersed in water, the polyurethane resin being obtained by reacting a polyol, a polyisocyanate compound, and a chain extender. The polyol contains a polycarbonate polyol. The polyurethane resin has a crosslink density of 0.02 mol/kg or more and 0.28 mol/kg or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: DKS Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi NISHIKAWA, Tetsuya HIGASHIZAKI, Ayano SOFUE, Toshiya WATANABE, Fumiya KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11607803
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to ascertain parts of an object that are approachable by finger portions of a hand mechanism. In an image information processing device, a housing container is retrieved from an image by using a first retrieval frame, and an object is retrieved from the image by using a second retrieval frame. A plurality of determination points are set in advance on the second retrieval frame, and a predetermined approach direction is set for each determination point. A determination is then made as to whether or not the finger portions of the hand mechanism can be caused to approach parts of one object, existing within the second retrieval frame, that correspond respectively to the determination points set on the second retrieval frame from the predetermined approach directions set in relation to the determination points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Watanabe, Yoshikazu Matsuo, Shinji Kawabata, Yoshimasa Endo, Kenji Hidaka, Daisuke Kawabata
  • Patent number: 11590578
    Abstract: An internal defect detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive molding by emitting a laser beam to a powder bed is provided. This system specifies a candidate position of an internal defect on the basis of a change amount of a local temperature measured in an irradiated part of a powder bed irradiated by a laser beam. The system calculates a cooling speed at the candidate position on the basis of a temperature distribution and determines whether an internal defect exists on the basis of the cooling speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Akio Kondou, Masashi Kitamura, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Claus Thomy, Henry Koehler
  • Patent number: 11548097
    Abstract: Provided are a machining device (10), a machining unit, and a machining method that irradiate a workpiece (8) with a laser beam to perform cutting or boring machining of the workpiece (8). The invention has a laser output device (12), a guiding optical system (14) that guides a laser beam, and an irradiating head (16) that guides a laser beam and irradiates the workpiece (8) with the laser beam. The irradiating head (16) integrally rotates a first prism (52) and a second prism (54) with a rotation mechanism, thereby rotating a light path of the laser beam around a rotational axis of the rotation mechanism and irradiating the workpiece (8) while rotating the position of irradiation to the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Saneyuki Goya, Masato Kinouchi, Toshiya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11389951
    Abstract: A hand mechanism grips an object more favorably, regardless of the attitude and surrounding conditions of the object. When an object is to be gripped by a hand mechanism having three or more finger portions, at least one finger portion among the three or more finger portions functions as a state-altering finger portion for altering the attitude or the position of the object while contacting the object, and at least two finger portions among the finger portions other than the finger portion functioning as the state-altering finger portion function as gripping finger portions for gripping the object in a state where the attitude or the position has been altered by the state-altering finger portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawabata, Yoshimasa Endo, Fumiya Koizumi, Yoshikazu Matsuo, Yuki Nomura, Toshiya Watanabe, Kenji Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20220200001
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode binder composition that provides an electrode that exhibits high durability even when an active material that shows a large volume change is used, an electrode coating liquid composition containing the electrode binder composition, a power storage device electrode including an electrode mixture layer containing a solid of the electrode coating liquid composition, and a power storage device including the power storage device electrode. An electrode binder composition includes (A) a polyurethane, (B) a fibrous nanocarbon material having an average fiber length of 0.5 ?m or more, and (C) water. The polyurethane is obtained by reacting together (a) a polyisocyanate, (b) a polyol, (c) a compound having one or more active hydrogen groups and a hydrophilic group, and (d) a chain extender. (b) contains an olefinic polyol having 1.5 or more active hydrogen groups and/or a carbonate diol having less than 6 carbon atoms between carbonate bond chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: DKS Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayano SOFUE, Toshiya WATANABE, Yasuteru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220200003
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode binder composition that provides an electrode that exhibits high durability even when an active material that shows a large volume change is used, a power storage device electrode produced using the electrode binder composition, and a power storage device including the power storage device electrode. An electrode binder composition contains (A) one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of fluoropolymers, butadiene polymers, and thermoplastic elastomers, (B) a fibrous nanocarbon material having an average fiber diameter of 0.5 nm or more and 20 nm or less and a fiber length of 0.5 ?m or more and 1 mm or less, (C) a cellulose material, (D) a nanocellulose fiber, and (E) water. The mass ratio between (A) and (B) is (A)/(B)=60/40 to 98/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: DKS Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayano SOFUE, Toshiya WATANABE, Yasuteru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220185942
    Abstract: Provided are an aqueous polyurethane dispersion and a coating agent including the same, which can produce a coating film with excellent balance of various physical properties and especially excellent self-restoring properties. It is the aqueous polyurethane dispersion in which a polyurethane (C) obtained by reacting a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate (a), a polyol (b), and a hydrophilic group-containing polyol (c) with a chain extender (B) is dispersed in water, the urethane prepolymer (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 or more and 30,000 or less, the polyurethane (C) having a degree of crosslinking of 0.03 mol/kg or more and 0.15 mol/kg or less, the polyurethane (C) having a urea content of 0.5 mol/kg or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: DKS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiya WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11344952
    Abstract: A three-dimensional additive manufacturing device is configured to emit a beam to a powder bed formed by laying a powder on a base plate to harden the powder bed selectively. A sensor is configured to detect the shape or the temperature of a surface of the powder bed or a modeling surface. A defect in laying of the powder or a defect in emission of the beam is corrected based on the detection result, before completion of forming of the next layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Akio Kondou, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Masashi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11298818
    Abstract: A gripping system for gripping an object using a hand mechanism having at least two finger portions includes a specification unit that specifies a contactable portion and an unexposed portion, the contactable portion being a portion of the object that can be contacted by at least a first finger portion constituting one of the finger portions and the unexposed portion being a portion that is not exposed at the time of the determination, a first operation control unit that exposes the unexposed portion of the object, and a second operation control unit that grips the object in a state where the unexposed portion is exposed by bringing the first finger portion or the second finger portion into contact with the unexposed portion and bringing a finger portion other than the finger portion contacting the unexposed portion into contact with a predetermined surface of the object other than the unexposed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawabata, Yoshikazu Matsuo, Yuki Nomura, Toshiya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220009092
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to ascertain parts of an object that are approachable by finger portions of a hand mechanism. In an image information processing device, a housing container is retrieved from an image by using a first retrieval frame, and an object is retrieved from the image by using a second retrieval frame. A plurality of determination points are set in advance on the second retrieval frame, and a predetermined approach direction is set for each determination point. A determination is then made as to whether or not the finger portions of the hand mechanism can be caused to approach parts of one object, existing within the second retrieval frame, that correspond respectively to the determination points set on the second retrieval frame from the predetermined approach directions set in relation to the determination points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Watanabe, Yoshikazu Matsuo, Shinji Kawabata, Yoshimasa Endo, Kenji Hidaka, Daisuke Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20210379665
    Abstract: The present invention accurately detects the state of a radiated light beam. According to the present invention, a calibration unit for a metal 3D printer that radiates a light beam at a powder to mold a built part has: a base part that is attached to a stage that is irradiated with the light beam from the metal 3D printer; and a plurality of attachment parts that are provided to the base part at different locations and have detection devices that detect the light beam attached thereto. The attachment parts are provided at different angles such that the detection directions of the detection devices attached thereto are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji TANIGAWA, Yasuyuki FUJIYA, Toshiya WATANABE, Masashi KITAMURA, Shuho TSUBOTA
  • Patent number: 11185925
    Abstract: A process abnormality detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive modeling by emitting a beam to a powder bed determines that a laying abnormality of the powder bed is occurring if at least one of a first condition that an average height of the powder bed from a reference position is out of a first predetermined range or a second condition that a height variation of the powder bed is out of a second predetermined range is satisfied, on the basis of a detection result of a shape measurement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Akio Kondou, Masashi Kitamura, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Claus Thomy, Henry Koehler, Michael Kalms
  • Patent number: 11117221
    Abstract: A laser machining device includes a laser machining head and a control unit. The laser machining head applies laser for machining an object to be machined, and includes a first laser light source for first laser, a second laser light source for second laser having a different pulse width different from the first laser, a condensing optical system provided between the object and the laser light sources to condense at least the lasers on the object, a switch mechanism provided between the condensing optical system and the laser light sources so that the switch mechanism is movable to a position that at least one of the lasers enters the condensing optical system, and an irradiation angle change mechanism provided between the condensing optical system and the switch mechanism to change an irradiation angle of the first laser. The control unit controls the laser machining head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Saneyuki Goya, Minoru Danno, Toshiya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210162505
    Abstract: A three-dimensional additive manufacturing device emits a beam to a powder bed formed by laying a powder on a base plate to harden the powder bed selectively. A sensor detects the shape or the temperature of a surface of the powder bed or a modeling surface. A defect in laying of the powder or a defect in emission of the beam is corrected on the basis of the detection result, before completion of forming of the next layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi NARITA, Toshiya WATANABE, Akio KONDOU, Hidetaka HARAGUCHI, Shuji TANIGAWA, Masashi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210162508
    Abstract: A forming defect detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive molding by emitting a laser beam to a powder bed is provided. This system specifies a candidate position of a forming defect on the basis of a change amount of a local temperature measured in an irradiated part of a powder bed irradiated by a laser beam. The system calculates a cooling speed at the candidate position on the basis of a temperature distribution and determines whether a forming defect exists on the basis of the cooling speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi NARITA, Toshiya WATANABE, Akio KONDOU, Masashi KITAMURA, Hidetaka HARAGUCHI, Shuji TANIGAWA, Claus THOMY, Henry KOEHLER