Patents by Inventor Yuki MURAI

Yuki MURAI 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: 11850710
    Abstract: An impact wrench (1) includes: a brushless motor (11); a hammer (17) disposed frontward of, and driven by, the brushless motor; and a hammer case (16), which houses the hammer. An anvil (4) of the impact wrench includes: an arm portion (25) disposed frontward of the hammer and configured to be impacted (struck) in a rotational direction by the hammer; a cylindrical portion (30) connected to the arm portion and supported by the hammer case; a square-column portion (31) disposed frontward of the cylindrical portion; and an enlarged portion (35) disposed between the cylindrical portion and the square-column portion and enlarging in a direction extending rearward from the square-column portion. A recessed portion (37) is continuous in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and is disposed between the cylindrical portion and the enlarged portion of the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Sano, Yuki Murai, Nobuaki Shikata
  • Publication number: 20230405664
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool may be configured to tie rebars with a wire. The rebar tying tool may include: a first cutter; and a second cutter configured to cut the wire by moving relative to the first cutter. The second cutter may include: a cutting part configured to contact and cut the wire; a first connecting part connected to a first portion of the cutting part; and a second connecting part connected to a second portion of the cutting part, the second portion being different from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki MURAI, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Yuta ASAKURA, DucThuan TRAN
  • Patent number: 11809053
    Abstract: An electrical color control film includes: an underlying layer located on a metal plate; a first transparent conductive layer located on the underlying layer; an electrochromic layer located on the first transparent conductive layer; and a second transparent conductive layer located on the EC layer. The EC layer is configured in such a manner that color of the EC layer is controlled by electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Murai, Shinji Tani
  • Publication number: 20220317537
    Abstract: An electrical color control film includes: an underlying layer located on a metal plate; a first transparent conductive layer located on the underlying layer; an electrochromic layer located on the first transparent conductive layer; and a second transparent conductive layer located on the EC layer. The EC layer is configured in such a manner that color of the EC layer is controlled by electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki MURAI, Shinji TANI
  • Patent number: 11351559
    Abstract: A rotary atomization head is provided, which prevents discharged threads of a coating material from making contact with each other and from being unified. A rotary head 1 includes: a diffusion surface 122 to diffuse the coating material toward an outer edge part 123 by centrifugal force; and a plurality of grooves 124 formed on the outer edge part 123. The plurality of grooves 124 extends in a radial direction. The adjacent grooves 124 have different depths. The grooves 124 have the same width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Takao Ueno, Takatoshi Okuta, Ken Maeda, Kota Harada
  • Publication number: 20220111497
    Abstract: An impact wrench (1) includes: a brushless motor (11); a hammer (17) disposed frontward of, and driven by, the brushless motor; and a hammer case (16), which houses the hammer. An anvil (4) of the impact wrench includes: an arm portion (25) disposed frontward of the hammer and configured to be impacted (struck) in a rotational direction by the hammer; a cylindrical portion (30) connected to the arm portion and supported by the hammer case; a square-column portion (31) disposed frontward of the cylindrical portion; and an enlarged portion (35) disposed between the cylindrical portion and the square-column portion and enlarging in a direction extending rearward from the square-column portion. A recessed portion (37) is continuous in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and is disposed between the cylindrical portion and the enlarged portion of the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya SANO, Yuki MURAI, Nobuaki SHIKATA
  • Patent number: 11213839
    Abstract: A coating device includes a rotary head, a power supply part that applies a voltage to the rotary head, and a control part that controls the power supply part. The rotary head is configured so that a coating material is electrostatically atomized. The control part is configured so as to calculate a discharge current based on a total current flowing from the power supply part to the rotary head and a leak current, and control the power supply part based on the discharge current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Kazuki Tanaka, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Yuki Hirai, Atsushi Tomita, Kenji Okamoto, Naohiro Masuda
  • Patent number: 10960419
    Abstract: A coating device is equipped with a rotary head, a drive unit, and an electric power supply unit. The rotary head is configured to be supplied with a coating material. The rotary head includes a diffusion surface that is configured such that the coating material is diffused toward an outer edge portion of the diffusion surface by a centrifugal force, and a plurality of groove portions that are included in the outer edge portion. The rotary head is configured to discharge a threadlike coating material from the groove portions. Also, the coating device is configured such that a diameter of the threadlike coating material is set equal to or larger than 0.03 mm and equal to or smaller than 0.1 mm and that the threadlike coating material is electrostatically atomized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Atsuo Nabeshima, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Takao Ueno, Katsuhiro Ishikawa, Takatoshi Okuta, Kota Harada
  • Publication number: 20200094273
    Abstract: A coating device includes a rotary head, a power supply part that applies a voltage to the rotary head, and a control part that controls the power supply part. The rotary head is configured so that a coating material is electrostatically atomized. The control part is configured so as to calculate a discharge current based on a total current flowing from the power supply part to the rotary head and a leak current, and control the power supply part based on the discharge current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Kazuki Tanaka, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Yuki Hirai, Atsushi Tomita, Kenji Okamoto, Naohiro Masuda
  • Publication number: 20190388915
    Abstract: A rotary atomization head is provided, which prevents discharged threads of a coating material from making contact with each other and from being unified. A rotary head 1 includes: a diffusion surface 122 to diffuse the coating material toward an outer edge part 123 by centrifugal force; and a plurality of grooves 124 formed on the outer edge part 123. The plurality of grooves 124 extends in a radial direction. The adjacent grooves 124 have different depths. The grooves 124 have the same width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Takao Ueno, Takatoshi Okuta, Ken Maeda, Kota Harada
  • Patent number: 10401204
    Abstract: An electromechanical transformation device for an ultrasonic flow meter comprises an alkaline niobate piezoelectric ceramic composition and a rigid body adhered onto the major surface of the ceramic composition. The ceramic composition is made of crystal structures such as orthorhombic crystals formed at the side where the temperature is lower than the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition temperature, tetragonal crystals formed at the side where temperature is higher that the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition temperature as well as at the side where the temperature is lower than the tetragonal-to-cubic phase transition temperature, and the cubic crystals formed at the side where the temperature is higher than the tetragonal-to-cubic phase temperature. Young's modulus of the rigid is 60 GPa or more. The volume percent of the ceramic composition existing within a range where the distance from the adhesion point of the piezoelectric ceramic composition and the rigid body is 40% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagareda, Yuki Murai, Atsuhiro Hayashi, Yuichi Maida
  • Publication number: 20190083994
    Abstract: A coating device is equipped with a rotary head, a drive unit, and an electric power supply unit. The rotary head is configured to be supplied with a coating material. The rotary head includes a diffusion surface that is configured such that the coating material is diffused toward an outer edge portion of the diffusion surface by a centrifugal force, and a plurality of groove portions that are included in the outer edge portion. The rotary head is configured to discharge a threadlike coating material from the groove portions. Also, the coating device is configured such that a diameter of the threadlike coating material is set equal to or larger than 0.03 mm and equal to or smaller than 0.1 mm and that the threadlike coating material is electrostatically atomized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji TANI, Akira NUMASATO, Atsuo NABESHIMA, Takahito KONDO, Yuki MURAI, Takao UENO, Katsuhiro ISHiKAWA, Takatoshi OKUTA, Kota HARADA
  • Patent number: 10107659
    Abstract: A sensor-clamp device for clamping a pipe of different outer-diameters promptly without having to do a time-consuming sensor-position adjustment includes a pair of ultrasonic-sensors incorporating an ultrasonic-transducer for sending and receiving ultrasonic-waves ‘So’ and further includes a supporting-plate on which is provided a sliding-mechanism. The pair of ultrasonic-sensors clamps the outer-wall of the pipe in which flows a fluid W1. Of the supporting-plate, the pair of ultrasonic-sensors used in irradiating the ultrasonic-waves ‘So’ obliquely to the pipe are offset in the axial-line direction of the pipe and firmly placed face to face. The sliding-mechanism slides one of the pair of ultrasonic-sensors obliquely with respect to the axial-line direction of the pipe, thus making the sliding-mechanism to clamp the pipe of various outer-diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagareda, Yuki Murai, Kiyoshi Natsume, Yuichi Maida
  • Publication number: 20180156650
    Abstract: This invention provides a sensor-clamp device for clamping a pipe 4 of different outer-diameters promptly without having to do a time-consuming sensor-position adjustment. The sensor-clamp device 2 comprises a pair of ultrasonic-sensors 11, 12 incorporating an ultrasonic-transducer 10 for sending and receiving ultrasonic-waves ‘So’ and comprises a supporting-plate 30 on which is provided a sliding-mechanism 33. The pair of ultrasonic-sensors 11, 12 clamps the outer-wall 5 of the pipe 4 in which flows a fluid W1. Of the supporting-plate 30, the pair of ultrasonic-sensors 11, 12 used in irradiating the ultrasonic-waves ‘So’ obliquely to the pipe 4 are offset in the axial-line direction of said pipe 4 and firmly placed face to face. The sliding-mechanism 33 slides one of the pair of ultrasonic-sensors 11 obliquely with respect to the axial-line direction of the pipe 4, thus making the sliding-mechanism 33 to clamp the pipe 4 of various outer-diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji NAGAREDA, Yuki MURAI, Kiyoshi NATSUME, Yuichi MAIDA
  • Publication number: 20170059378
    Abstract: An electromechanical transformation device for an ultrasonic flow meter comprises an alkaline niobate piezoelectric ceramic composition and a rigid body adhered onto the major surface of the ceramic composition. The ceramic composition is made of crystal structures such as orthorhombic crystals formed at the side where the temperature is lower than the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition temperature, tetragonal crystals formed at the side where temperature is higher that the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition temperature as well as at the side where the temperature is lower than the tetragonal-to-cubic phase transition temperature, and the cubic crystals formed at the side where the temperature is higher than the tetragonal-to-cubic phase temperature. Young's modulus of the rigid is 60 GPa or more. THe volume percent of the ceramic composition existing within a range where the distance from the adhesion point of the piezoelectric ceramic composition and the rigid body is 40% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kenji NAGAREDA, Yuki MURAI, Atsuhiro HAYASHI, Yuichi MAIDA