Patents by Inventor Yukari Araki
Yukari Araki 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: 10393060Abstract: A water jacket coolant passage division member includes: a partition member that has a planar shape that conforms to a groove-like coolant passage provided to a cylinder block that is provided to an internal combustion engine; an inner-side rubber member that is provided to an inner side of the partition member, and comes in contact with a cylinder bore-side wall surface of the groove-like coolant passage; and an outer-side rubber member that is provided to an outer side of the partition member, and comes in contact with an outer wall surface of the groove-like coolant passage. An internal combustion engine in which a cylinder bore wall has a uniform temperature can be provided by utilizing the water jacket coolant passage division member.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATIONInventors: Yukari Araki, Kentaro Mushiga, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, Yoshifumi Fujita
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Patent number: 10085675Abstract: A measurement information management system includes a measurement apparatus and an information device. The measurement apparatus may include a storage unit; a timepiece unit; a measurement unit which measures biological information indicative of a state of a user; a determination unit which determines whether the biological information meets a certain condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a certain state; a storage control unit which causes the storage unit to store a time at which the biological information is measured, when the biological information meets the condition; and a transmission unit which transmits information to the information device. The information device may include a display unit. Either the measurement apparatus or the information device may further include a position information measurement unit which measures a location. The display unit may display at least one of the time and the location.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Nagasaki, Yukari Araki, Masanori Ojima
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Patent number: 9974486Abstract: A measurement information display system includes a measuring apparatus that measures biological and/or behavioral information of a user, and the measurement information display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display unit with a screen; a communication unit that communications with the measuring apparatus to acquire the information, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a plurality of graphs on the screen, where the graphs represent the information. The graphs include a first graph located on a first portion of the screen and a second graph located on a second portion of the screen overlapping the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shintaro Nagasaki, Akira Hatta, Yukari Araki, Masaaki Nonoyama
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Publication number: 20170350302Abstract: A water jacket spacer is provided that ensures that a cylinder bore wall has a uniform temperature. When a contact member that comes in contact with the all surface of a groove-like coolant passage is provided to either or both of the inner wall side and the outer wall side of the water jacket spacer along the longitudinal direction of the water jacket spacer to divide the groove-like coolant passage into an upper part and a lower part, it is possible to separately control the flow rate of the coolant that flows through the upper passage of the groove-like coolant passage, and the flow rate of the coolant that flows through the lower passage of the groove-like coolant passage, and separately adjust the degree of cooling with respect to the upper part and the lower part of the cylinder bore wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATIONInventors: Yukari Araki, Kentaro Mushiga, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, Yoshifumi Fujita
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Publication number: 20170342939Abstract: A water jacket coolant passage division member includes: a partition member that has a planar shape that conforms to a groove-like coolant passage provided to a cylinder block that is provided to an internal combustion engine; an inner-side rubber member that is provided to an inner side of the partition member, and comes in contact with a cylinder bore-side wall surface of the groove-like coolant passage; and an outer-side rubber member that is provided to an outer side of the partition member, and comes in contact with an outer wall surface of the groove-like coolant passage. An internal combustion engine in which a cylinder bore wall has a uniform temperature can be provided by utilizing the water jacket coolant passage division member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATIONInventors: Yukari Araki, Kentaro Mushiga, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, Yoshifumi Fujita
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Publication number: 20170332972Abstract: A measurement information display system includes a measuring apparatus that measures biological and/or behavioral information of a user, and the measurement information display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display unit with a screen; a communication unit that communications with the measuring apparatus to acquire the information, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a plurality of graphs on the screen, where the graphs represent the information. The graphs include a first graph located on a first portion of the screen and a second graph located on a second portion of the screen overlapping the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Shintaro Nagasaki, Akira Hatta, Yukari Araki, Masaaki Nonoyama
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Patent number: 9739376Abstract: A cylinder head includes a plurality of exhaust ports provided corresponding to a plurality of cylinders, and configured to converge outlets of the exhaust ports inside the cylinder head, at least one of the exhaust ports not being provided with a water jacket there above, and a pair of oil passages arranged so as to sandwich the at least one of the exhaust ports above which the water jacket is not provided. An inclined surface provided on an upper surface of the cylinder head and positioned between the pair of oil passages, the inclined surface being inclined from one oil passage, of the pair of oil passages, toward the other oil passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiko Horie, Yukari Araki, Tatsuo Shitara
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Patent number: 9695827Abstract: In an electric water pump for circulating cooling water of an engine mounted on a vehicle or similar, a time interval to switch energized phase of a pump motor is set to longer than a time interval during a normal flow rate control (during a flow rate control at a flow rate equal to or more than a flow rate where an electromotive force generated at a non-energized phase is detectable). In the case where a pump discharge pressure (or a water temperature of the cooling water) repeatedly increases and decreases in this extremely low flow rate state, it is determined that the electric water pump normally rotates as required. This allows providing the extremely low flow rate state between a water stop state and a water circulation state in a control for stop of water in an engine cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukari Araki, Osamu Shintani, Takasuke Shikida
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Patent number: 9234466Abstract: The disclosed internal combustion engine has an electric water pump and a water temperature sensor that detects coolant water temperature. An electronic control device stops the driving of the water pump when the coolant water temperature is lower than a baseline temperature. Meanwhile, the electronic control device drives the water pump in accordance with the coolant water temperature when the coolant water temperature is higher than the baseline temperature. When the driving of the water pump is stopped, the internal combustion engine forbids at least one engine control until the water pump is driven.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobutaka Takeuchi, Yukari Araki, Takashi Suzuki, Masakiyo Kojima
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Patent number: 9121332Abstract: When the passing of coolant in an internal combustion engine is restricted to accelerate the warm-up of the internal combustion engine and the coolant in this engine is undergoing nucleate boiling, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal engine is maintained. Specifically, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal combustion engine is maintained during nucleate boiling from the beginning of nucleate boiling of the coolant in the internal combustion engine until the maintenance period has elapsed. Thus, the warm-up of the internal combustion engine is effectively accelerated by restricting the passing of the coolant in the engine. Furthermore, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal combustion engine is canceled when the maintenance period has elapsed. Thus, low-temperature coolant flows in the internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine is cooled by this coolant, so nucleate boiling of the coolant in the engine is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukari Araki, Takasuke Shikida
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Publication number: 20150226328Abstract: A cylinder head includes a plurality of exhaust ports provided corresponding to a plurality of cylinders, and configured to converge outlets of the exhaust ports inside the cylinder head, at least one of the exhaust ports not being provided with a water jacket there above, and a pair of oil passages arranged so as to sandwich the at least one of the exhaust ports above which the water jacket is not provided. An inclined surface provided on an upper surface of the cylinder head and positioned between the pair of oil passages, the inclined surface being inclined from one oil passage, of the pair of oil passages, toward the other oil passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiko Horie, Yukari Araki, Tatsuo Shitara
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Publication number: 20150130830Abstract: A measurement information display system includes a measuring apparatus that measures biological and/or behavioral information of a user, and the measurement information display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display unit with a screen; a communication unit that communications with the measuring apparatus to acquire the information, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a plurality of graphs on the screen, where the graphs represent the information. The graphs include a first graph located on a first portion of the screen and a second graph located on a second portion of the screen overlapping the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Shintaro NAGASAKI, Akira HATTA, Yukari ARAKI, Masaaki NONOYAMA
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Publication number: 20150105677Abstract: A measurement information management system includes a measurement apparatus and an information device. The measurement apparatus may include a storage unit; a timepiece unit; a measurement unit which measures biological information indicative of a state of a user; a determination unit which determines whether the biological information meets a certain condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a certain state; a storage control unit which causes the storage unit to store a time at which the biological information is measured, when the biological information meets the condition; and a transmission unit which transmits information to the information device. The information device may include a display unit. Either the measurement apparatus or the information device may further include a position information measurement unit which measures a location. The display unit may display at least one of the time and the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Shintaro Nagasaki, Yukari Araki, Masanori Ojima
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Publication number: 20150106726Abstract: A user information input apparatus (an information terminal) includes a display unit and a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an input screen including a first editing area including a first object group for displaying and editing first user information and a second editing area including a second object group for displaying and editing second user information. When causing the display unit to display the input screen, the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least a part of the second object group together with the first editing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Shintaro NAGASAKI, Yukari ARAKI, Masanori OJIMA
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Patent number: 8794193Abstract: Disclosed is a device for cooling an internal combustion engine in which circulation of cooling water is halted until the cooling water reaches a predetermined temperature, wherein decline in the durability of a radiator, which is caused by thermal strain that occurs when circulation of the cooling water is restarted and the cooling water is introduced into the radiator, is suppressed. An internal combustion engine (10) comprises an electric pump (23), a water temperature sensor (92), a radiator (21), and a thermostat (22). The water temperature sensor (92) detects a cooling water temperature (THW). The radiator (21) is capable of circulating the cooling water between the radiator (21) and an engine cooling system (13). If the cooling water temperature (THW) is equal to or greater than a valve opening temperature (TZ), the thermostat (22) opens and the cooling water is introduced into the radiator (21).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukari Araki, Nobutaka Takeuchi
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Patent number: 8757109Abstract: Disclosed is a device for cooling an internal combustion engine in which circulation of cooling water is halted until the cooling water reaches a predetermined temperature, wherein decline in the durability of a radiator, which is caused by thermal strain that occurs when circulation of the cooling water is restarted and the cooling water is introduced into the radiator, is suppressed. An internal combustion engine (10) comprises an electric pump (23), a water temperature sensor (92), a radiator (21), and a thermostat (22). The water temperature sensor (92) detects a cooling water temperature (THW). The radiator (21) is capable of circulating the cooling water between the radiator (21) and an engine cooling system (13). If the cooling water temperature (THW) is equal to or greater than a valve opening temperature (TZ), the thermostat (22) opens and the cooling water is introduced into the radiator (21).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukari Araki, Nobutaka Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140093393Abstract: In an electric water pump for circulating cooling water of an engine mounted on a vehicle or similar, a time interval to switch energized phase of a pump motor is set to longer than a time interval during a normal flow rate control (during a flow rate control at a flow rate equal to or more than a flow rate where an electromotive force generated at a non-energized phase is detectable). In the case where a pump discharge pressure (or a water temperature of the cooling water) repeatedly increases and decreases in this extremely low flow rate state, it is determined that the electric water pump normally rotates as required. This allows providing the extremely low flow rate state between a water stop state and a water circulation state in a control for stop of water in an engine cooling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukari Araki, Osamu Shintani, Takasuke Shikida
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Publication number: 20130333641Abstract: When the passing of coolant in an internal combustion engine is restricted to accelerate the warm-up of the internal combustion engine and the coolant in this engine is undergoing nucleate boiling, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal engine is maintained. Specifically, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal combustion engine is maintained during nucleate boiling from the beginning of nucleate boiling of the coolant in the internal combustion engine until the maintenance period has elapsed. Thus, the warm-up of the internal combustion engine is effectively accelerated by restricting the passing of the coolant in the engine. Furthermore, the restriction of the passing of the coolant in the internal combustion engine is canceled when the maintenance period has elapsed. Thus, low-temperature coolant flows in the internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine is cooled by this coolant, so nucleate boiling of the coolant in the engine is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Yukari Araki, Takasuke Shikida
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Patent number: 8439003Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an engine cooling system that includes a water jacket, a radiator, and a circulation passage through which a coolant is circulated between the water jacket and the radiator, wherein the coolant is provided in the engine cooling system; a water pump that forcibly circulates the coolant provided in the engine cooling system when the water pump is operated; a reservoir tank in which the coolant is reserved, and into which gas flows from the engine cooling system while the reserved coolant flows out to the engine cooling system from the reservoir tank; and a forcible introduction portion that forcibly introduces the coolant from the reservoir tank into the engine cooling system before the internal combustion engine is started.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukari Araki, Nobutaka Takeuchi, Osamu Shintani, Kazuya Nakagaki, Daisuke Murakami, Masanori Shibata, Hisao Nonoyama
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Publication number: 20130032101Abstract: The disclosed internal combustion engine has an electric water pump and a water temperature sensor that detects coolant water temperature. An electronic control device stops the driving of the water pump when the coolant water temperature is lower than a baseline temperature. Meanwhile, the electronic control device drives the water pump in accordance with the coolant water temperature when the coolant water temperature is higher than the baseline temperature. When the driving of the water pump is stopped, the internal combustion engine forbids at least one engine control until the water pump is driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobutaka Takeuchi, Yukari Araki, Takashi Suzuki, Masakiyo Kojima