Patents by Inventor Yukio Inoue
Yukio Inoue 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: 11953219Abstract: An information takeover system includes: a first board that includes a first control unit and a first storage unit storing first information about an air conditioning apparatus; and a second board that includes a second control unit and is connectable to the first board in an information exchangeable manner. The first control unit is configured to perform first control to transmit the first information to the second board with the first board and the second board connected to each other in the information exchangeable manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yukio Inoue, Hideaki Tanaka, Naoki Bito
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Publication number: 20230314028Abstract: An information takeover system includes: a first board that includes a first control unit and a first storage unit storing first information about an air conditioning apparatus; and a second board that includes a second control unit and is connectable to the first board in an information exchangeable manner. The first control unit is configured to perform first control to transmit the first information to the second board with the first board and the second board connected to each other in the information exchangeable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yukio INOUE, Hideaki TANAKA, Naoki BITO
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Publication number: 20220390835Abstract: A molding apparatus that molds a composition on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including a discharge unit configured to discharge a droplet of the composition to arrange the droplet on the substrate, a measurement unit configured to measure a film thickness of a film of the composition formed on the substrate by molding, using the mold, the droplet of the composition arranged on the substrate, and a control unit configured to obtain, based on the film thickness measured by the measurement unit, a volume of the droplet of the composition having been discharged from the discharge unit and, based on the volume, control the discharge unit such that a fluctuation of the volume of the droplet of the composition discharged from the discharge unit falls within an allowable range.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventor: Yukio Inoue
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Patent number: 10520907Abstract: A remote control device includes a display unit, physical keys, and a control unit to control operations of the display unit and execute various processes in accordance with commands input via the physical keys. The display unit includes a setting item display area to display setting item information pertaining to configurable setting items, and a set state display area to display information pertaining to set state of the setting items. The physical keys include at least one function key and a separate set state change key. The control unit successively selects the setting items, causes the display unit to display the setting item information, and performs an increase or decrease of a numerical value, a stage change, or a mode change relating to the setting item. The number of function keys is smaller than the number of the setting item information displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Yukio Inoue, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Youta Katou, Asuka Yagi, Tatsuya Higuchi
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Patent number: 10443878Abstract: An air conditioner is installed in a target space. An operating state is switched based on a command sent from a portable communication terminal. The air conditioner includes a specific information storage component, a specific information notification component that gives notification of the specific information to the communication terminal, a command receiving component that receives the command sent from the communication terminal, and an actuator drive component that executes a switching control that switches action of an actuator based on the command received. The specific information includes identification information and operable period information that designates an operable period during which the operating state is switchable by the communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Yukio Inoue, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Asuka Yagi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Youta Katou
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Patent number: 10373036Abstract: A remote control for an air conditioner facilitates setting of various kinds of data without operation of a button. A remote control (30) includes an external communication unit (45) having an NFC circuit (42) and an NFC antenna (43). The external communication unit (45) is capable of wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus even when a microcomputer (36) in the remote control (30) is not supplied with power (i.e., in a non-operating state). Hence, through the wireless communication between the external communication unit (45) of the remote control (30) and the external apparatus, the various kinds of data is forwarded from the external device to the remote control (30), and stored in the remote control (30).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Yamamoto, Asuka Yagi, Yukio Inoue, Ryouji Inoue, Youta Katou, Tatsuya Higuchi, Takeshi Yoshimura, Yasuaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10235869Abstract: A remote control device configured communicate with an air conditioner or a heat pump includes a touch panel having an electrode unit, a liquid crystal display, and a casing accommodating the touch panel and the liquid crystal display. The casing has a back surface part and a front surface part. The liquid crystal display is disposed to overlap the touch panel as seen from a front surface part side. The electrode unit has a first electrode section to detect a touched position, and a second electrode section that may function as an antenna to perform wireless communication with another communication device. The first and second electrode sections are configured and arranged to be nearer to the front surface part than to the back surface part inside the casing, and to be disposed so as not to overlap with each other as seen from the front surface part side.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Dalkin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Yamamoto, Mario Hayashi, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Ryouji Inoue, Yukio Inoue, Natsuko Kitagawa, Takeshi Yoshimura, Asuka Yagi, Youta Katou
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Publication number: 20190033807Abstract: A remote control device includes a display unit, physical keys, and a control unit to control operations of the display unit and execute various processes in accordance with commands input via the physical keys. The display unit includes a setting item display area to display setting item information pertaining to configurable setting items, and a set state display area to display information pertaining to set state of the setting items. The physical keys include at least one function key and a separate set state change key. The control unit successively selects the setting items, causes the display unit to display the setting item information, and performs an increase or decrease of a numerical value, a stage change, or a mode change relating to the setting item. The number of function keys is smaller than the number of the setting item information displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Ryouji INOUE, Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Yukio INOUE, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Youta KATOU, Asuka YAGI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180363936Abstract: An air conditioner is installed in a target space. An operating state is switched based on a command sent from a portable communication terminal. The air conditioner includes a specific information storage component, a specific information notification component that gives notification of the specific information to the communication terminal, a command receiving component that receives the command sent from the communication terminal, and an actuator drive component that executes a switching control that switches action of an actuator based on the command received. The specific information includes identification information and operable period information that designates an operable period during which the operating state is switchable by the communication terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Ryouji INOUE, Yukio INOUE, Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Asuka YAGI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Youta KATOU
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Publication number: 20180080672Abstract: A remote control for an air conditioner facilitates setting of various kinds of data without operation of a button. A remote control (30) includes an external communication unit (45) having an NFC circuit (42) and an NFC antenna (43). The external communication unit (45) is capable of wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus even when a microcomputer (36) in the remote control (30) is not supplied with power (i.e., in a non-operating state). Hence, through the wireless communication between the external communication unit (45) of the remote control (30) and the external apparatus, the various kinds of data is forwarded from the external device to the remote control (30), and stored in the remote control (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Asuka YAGI, Yukio INOUE, Ryouji INOUE, Youta KATOU, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Takeshi YOSHIMURA, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170122618Abstract: A remote control device configured communicate with an air conditioner or a heat pump includes a touch panel having an electrode unit, a liquid crystal display, and a casing accommodating the touch panel and the liquid crystal display. The casing has a back surface part and a front surface part. The liquid crystal display is disposed to overlap the touch panel as seen from a front surface part side. The electrode unit has a first electrode section to detect a touched position, and a second electrode section that may function as an antenna to perform wireless communication with another communication device. The first and second electrode sections are configured and arranged to be nearer to the front surface part than to the back surface part inside the casing, and to be disposed so as not to overlap with each other as seen from the front surface part side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Mario HAYASHI, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Ryouji INOUE, Yukio INOUE, Natsuko KITAGAWA, Takeshi YOSHIMURA, Asuka YAGI, Youta KATOU
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Patent number: 8834242Abstract: A ceiling embedded type air conditioner is embedded in a ceiling surface and includes an outlet that blows out air conditioned air toward an indoor space, and a louver capable of changing a blow-out vertical direction of the air conditioned air at the outlet. If a state in which a wind direction position of the louver is set so that it is oriented to a wind direction position continues for a first prescribed time or longer, then the louver is temporarily changed to a wind direction position more downward than the wind direction position, and once again changed to the wind direction position.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunichi Uenaka, Shingo Onishi, Yukio Inoue, Tsunehisa Sanagi, Azumi Terakawa
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Publication number: 20080254734Abstract: A ceiling embedded type air conditioner is embedded in a ceiling surface and includes an outlet that blows out air conditioned air toward an indoor space, and a louver capable of changing a blow-out vertical direction of the air conditioned air at the outlet. If a state in which a wind direction position of the louver is set so that it is oriented to a wind direction position continues for a first prescribed time or longer, then the louver is temporarily changed to a wind direction position more downward than the wind direction position, and once again changed to the wind direction position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2005Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunichi Uenaka, Shingo Onishi, Yukio Inoue, Tsunehisa Sanagi, Azumi Terakawa
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Patent number: 7108046Abstract: In an immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus for supporting an immersion nozzle at a flange underside thereof by a plurality of key plates parallel provided on both sides to horizontally pushing out and exchange an immersion nozzle much used with a new immersion nozzle, in order to secure high realability in the joint surface at between the immersion nozzle and the refractory positioned above thereof, the immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus comprises urge pressure providing mechanisms independent of each key plate for continuously changing a deflection amount of a spring body thereof depending on a moving position of the immersion nozzle upon exchanging the immersion nozzle and at the same time changing an immersion nozzle urging force caused on the respective key plates, and a slide frame having a spring body supporting seat surface formed with a taper surface in part thereof. The immersion nozzle to be used therein has a concave surface for holding a seal member having a depth of 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Krosaki Harima CorporationInventors: Yasuo Kawano, Nobuyuki Yokoi, Junichi Funato, Yukio Inoue, Motoki Toyota
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Publication number: 20060137849Abstract: In an immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus for supporting an immersion nozzle at a flange underside thereof by a plurality of key plates parallel provided on both sides to horizontally pushing out and exchange an immersion nozzle much used with a new immersion nozzle, in order to secure high realability in the joint surface at between the immersion nozzle and the refractory positioned above thereof, the immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus comprises urge pressure providing mechanisms independent of each key plate for continuously changing a deflection amount of a spring body thereof depending on a moving position of the immersion nozzle upon exchanging the immersion nozzle and at the same time changing an immersion nozzle urging force caused on the respective key plates, and a slide frame having a spring body supporting seat surface formed with a taper surface in part thereof. The immersion nozzle to be used therein has a concave surface for holding a seal member having a depth of 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Kawano, Nobuyuki Yokoi, Junichi Funato, Yukio Inoue, Motoki Toyota
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Patent number: 6902121Abstract: In an immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus for supporting an immersion nozzle at a flange underside thereof by a plurality of key plates parallel provided on both sides to horizontally pushing out and exchange an immersion nozzle much used with a new immersion nozzle, in order to secure high realability in the joint surface at between the immersion nozzle and the refractory positioned above thereof, the immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus comprises urge pressure providing mechanisms independent of each key plate for continuously changing a deflection amount of a spring body thereof depending on a moving position of the immersion nozzle upon exchanging the immersion nozzle and at the same time changing an immersion nozzle urging force caused on the respective key plates, and a slide frame having a spring body supporting seat surface formed with a taper surface in part thereof. The immersion nozzle to be used therein has a concave surface for holding a seal member having a depth of 1.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Krosaki Harima CorporationInventors: Yasuo Kawano, Nobuyuki Yokoi, Junichi Funato, Yukio Inoue, Motoki Toyota
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Publication number: 20050024998Abstract: A servo error signal and a defect detection signal are generated from an output signal of the pickup unit, and a servo control signal and a hold signal are generated from the servo error signal. When changing to either a servo control signal or a hold signal based on the defect detection signal generated in a defect detection signal generation circuit which has a peak hold circuit having different tracking ability, so as to perform servo control of the pickup unit, a servo error signal predetermined time before a timing to change from the servo control signal to the hold signal is used as the servo error signal used for generation of the hold signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Yukio Inoue, Kazuyuki Yamaguchi, Taizou Kusano, Kazuhisa Hayashida, Yuichi Udo, Yuko Fujimoto, Hiromi Kuriyama, Takashi Ooishi, Yasuhiro Kaneo, Ryo Ando
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Publication number: 20030029892Abstract: In an immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus for supporting an immersion nozzle at a flange underside thereof by a plurality of key plates parallel provided on both sides to horizontally pushing out and exchange an immersion nozzle much used with a new immersion nozzle, in order to secure high realability in the joint surface at between the immersion nozzle and the refractory positioned above thereof, the immersion nozzle exchanging apparatus comprises urge pressure providing mechanisms independent of each key plate for continuously changing a deflection amount of a spring body thereof depending on a moving position of the immersion nozzle upon exchanging the immersion nozzle and at the same time changing an immersion nozzle urging force caused on the respective key plates, and a slide frame having a spring body supporting seat surface formed with a taper surface in part thereof. The immersion nozzle to be used therein has a concave surface for holding a seal member having a depth of 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Yasuo Kawano, Nobuyuki Yokoi, Junichi Funato, Yukio Inoue, Motoki Toyota
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Patent number: 6196063Abstract: An apparatus for measuring tension of piston rings includes a cylindrical support fixture having a circumferential groove formed therearound for receiving and holding a piston ring. A rigid base supports a plurality of components of the apparatus. A strong, thin band, formed from a material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated applications of pulling force thereto, is mounted to the base, and is held between two clamps. The band has a loop formed therein, for receiving the support fixture with a piston ring mounted therein. The apparatus also includes reciprocally movable structure for tightening the band around the support fixture, such as a slidably movable clamp assembly at one end of the band. The apparatus further includes mechanism for measuring tension on the band, and fluid activatable mechanism for vertically reciprocating a portion of the support fixture. In a preferred embodiment, the reciprocating mechanism is pneumatically activatable, such as by compressed air.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1998Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Honda Giken Hogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuo Kasai, Yukio Inoue, Tim Harris, Naoki Ebisui, Eric Ellington
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Patent number: 4882314Abstract: Disclosed is a novel carcinostatic composition comprising 4,6-0-benzylidene-D-glucopyranose as the active ingredient. This active ingredient exerts a very high carcinostatic activity according to a specific carcinostatic mechanism quite different from that of conventional carcinostatic chemotherapeutic agents. The active ingredient is very low in toxicity and is highly stable and water-soluble. This composition is effective against selected malignant conditions which are carcinoma of the colon, cancer of the stomach, cancer of the tongue, peritonitis carcinomatosa, cancer of the liver and malignancies induced by SV.sub.40 virus.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1987Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignees: Rikagaku Kenkyusho, Mutsuyuki Kochi, Kaken Kagaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Setsuo Takeuchi, Mutsuyuki Kochi, Akira Kawarada, Shinichiro Esumi, Kaguya Sasaki, Shozo Kawabata, Tsuneo Saita, Yukio Inoue, Makoto Yamamoto, Keiji Sekine