Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Hirota

Yoshikazu Hirota 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: 11911945
    Abstract: Provided are an injection molding machine and an injection molding method. An injection molding machine includes: a plasticizing unit which rotates a screw to plasticize a molding material inside a plastication cylinder, and an injection unit. The injection unit has: a plunger reciprocally moving inside an injection chamber, and an injection driving device reciprocally moving the plunger. By driving the injection driving device to move the plunger backward and forward inside the injection chamber, and driving a rotary driving device to alternately rotate the screw in a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction, the molding material is controlled to reciprocate between the plastication cylinder and the injection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kubo, Hisakazu Araki, Koichi Hirota, Kenzo Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10370047
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided to block a clearance between a rotational casing and a fixed housing for driving a crawler of a crawler vehicle. A seal ring is held in a first annular holding groove provided in the fixed housing together with a first O-ring that biases the seal ring toward the outside of the first holding groove. A second holding groove having an opening facing the first holding groove is provided in the rotational casing to hold a slide ring having a higher rigidity than that of the seal ring together with a second O-ring that biases the slide ring toward the seal ring. A foreign object such as mud is thereby prevented from invading a gear chamber without increasing a frictional loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hirota, Chikashi Imoto, Kazumi Ito, Junichiro Sugimoto, Eishin Noguchi, Kaori Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20170166269
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided to block a clearance between a rotational casing and a fixed housing for driving a crawler of a crawler vehicle. A seal ring is held in a first annular holding groove provided in the fixed housing together with a first O-ring that biases the seal ring toward the outside of the first holding groove. A second holding groove having an opening facing the first holding groove is provided in the rotational casing to hold a slide ring having a higher rigidity than that of the seal ring together with a second O-ring that biases the slide ring toward the seal ring. A foreign object such as mud is thereby prevented from invading a gear chamber without increasing a frictional loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HIROTA, Chikashi IMOTO, Kazumi ITO, Junichiro SUGIMOTO, Eishin NOGUCHI, Kaori KAWABATA
  • Patent number: 9598125
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided to block a clearance between a rotational casing and a fixed housing for driving a crawler of a crawler vehicle. A seal ring is held in a first annular holding groove provided in the fixed housing together with a first O-ring that biases the seal ring toward the outside of the first holding groove. A second holding groove having an opening facing the first holding groove is provided in the rotational casing to hold a slide ring having a higher rigidity than that of the seal ring together with a second O-ring that biases the slide ring toward the seal ring. A foreign object such as mud is thereby prevented from invading a gear chamber without increasing a frictional loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hirota, Chikashi Imoto, Kazumi Ito, Junichiro Sugimoto, Eishin Noguchi, Kaori Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20150298750
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided to block a clearance between a rotational casing and a fixed housing for driving a crawler of a crawler vehicle. A seal ring is held in a first annular holding groove provided in the fixed housing together with a first O-ring that biases the seal ring toward the outside of the first holding groove. A second holding groove having an opening facing the first holding groove is provided in the rotational casing to hold a slide ring having a higher rigidity than that of the seal ring together with a second O-ring that biases the slide ring toward the seal ring. A foreign object such as mud is thereby prevented from invading a gear chamber without increasing a frictional loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HIROTA, Chikashi IMOTO, Kazumi ITO, Junichiro SUGIMOTO, Eishin NOGUCHI, Kaori KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20100302620
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic ink display device provided with a panel structure with excellent mechanical strength and humidity resistance. An electronic ink layer 13 is provided on a TFT substrate 10 through a lamination adhesive layer 12. The electronic ink layer 13 consists of micro capsules with electronic ink sealed therein contained in binders. A PET layer 16 including an ITO layer 15 is provided on the electronic ink layer 13. A TPA layer 11 is formed at one end of the electronic ink layer 13. A protect sheet 20 is provided on the PET layer 16 of FPL through a clear adhesive layer 17. The protect sheet 20 is provided with a humidity resistant barrier film 18 on one principal surface thereof through a clear adhesive layer 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Makubo, Yuichiro Ohmae, Tomohiro Tsuji, Tadao Nakamura, Yoshikazu Hirota
  • Publication number: 20080252962
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic ink display device having a panel structure of reduced thickness and enhanced moisture resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. The electronic ink display device has a first substrate (10) having display pixels, a second substrate (16) laid over the first substrate and having an electronic ink layer (13) on its lower major surface, the electronic ink layer having a space (26) terminating at a position with a predetermined distance receding from the periphery of the second substrate, and a seal (27) which fills the space and is laminated on the first substrate to cover at least part of the peripheral edge of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: TPO Hong Kong Holding Limited
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Makubo, Tadao Nakamura, Tomohiro Tsuji, Yoshikazu Hirota, Yuichiro Ohmae