Patents by Inventor Yukio Kobayashi
Yukio Kobayashi 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: 8708992Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic film for medical containers having an oxygen absorbing function including at least 4 layers (4) and formed by a co-extrusion method, and an infusion bag formed thereof, in which the 4 layers include: a first layer (1) constituted by a polyamide obtained by a ring-opening polymerization of a lactam 11 or more carbon atoms or by polycondensing of an ?-amino acid having 11 or more carbon atoms, or a polyamide obtained by copolycondensing a dicarboxylic acid having 10 or more carbon atoms and a diamine having 6 or more carbon atoms; a second layer (2) of a mixed composition that is adjacent to the first layer and contains an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer of an ?-olefin and a monomer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as the major component, and a transition metal salt and a polyene-based polymer having an unsaturated double bond as accessory components; a third layer (3) that is adjacent to the second layer and contaiType: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Yohei Kageyama, Manabu Nakamura, Masataka Kotani, Toshiharu Iwasaki
-
Patent number: 8563465Abstract: The hydrogen storage material of the invention is a hydrogen storage material comprising metal fine particles with hydrogen storage capacity, and an organic compound that has at least two specific groups that can bind with the metal fine particles, and that is bonded with the metal fine particles by the specific groups.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignees: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, The University of TokyoInventors: Hiroshi Nishihara, Tetsu Yonezawa, Yoshinori Yamanoi, Yuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Kobori, Shinji Oshima, Yukio Kobayashi, Shunsuke Maekawa
-
Publication number: 20130226380Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having a controller controls output torque of an engine and output torque of a generator motor so as to apply requested torque to a drive shaft. The controller performs engine intermittent operation to stop operation of the engine when a given engine operation stop condition is satisfied, and start the engine when a given engine start condition is satisfied. The controller makes an in-cylinder injection valve abnormality determination while causing a total amount of fuel to be injected from an in-cylinder injection valve, and makes a port injection valve abnormality determination while causing the total amount of fuel to be injected from a port injection valve. If at least one of abnormality determinations concerning the in-cylinder injection valve and the port injection valve has not been made, the engine is operated so that the load of the engine falls within a predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Daigo Ando, Yukio Kobayashi
-
Publication number: 20130200085Abstract: A thermal insulating packaging film which includes: a base material; and an open-cell layer disposed on one face of the base material and made of polyolefin. The open-cell layer in the thermal insulating packaging film preferably has an average bore diameter of 150 ?m to 500 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisaku Ishikawa, Tomonari Shinohara, Yukio Kobayashi, Hidekazu Tanaka, Takashi Maru, Hiroshi Kohno, Masayuki Akamatsu
-
Publication number: 20130173103Abstract: A controller executes an engine intermittent operation to stop operation of an engine when a given engine operation stop condition is satisfied and to start the engine when a given engine start condition is satisfied, makes an in-cylinder injection valve abnormality determination while causing a total amount of fuel to be injected from the in-cylinder injection valve, and makes a port injection valve abnormality determination while causing the total amount of fuel to be injected from the port injection valve. The controller inhibits execution of the engine intermittent operation until the in-cylinder injection valve abnormality determination has been made and the port injection valve abnormality determination has been made.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Daigo Ando, Yukio Kobayashi
-
Publication number: 20130130552Abstract: A battery adapter can include a plurality of machine-side-connecting sections capable of being connected to a plurality of battery-connecting ports provided on an electric machine, and a battery-side-connecting section(s) to which a battery or batteries can be connected. The number of the machine-side-connecting sections is preferably configured to be larger than the number of the battery-side-connecting section(s). Further, the electric machine is preferably connected to the machine-side-connecting sections of the battery adapter through its battery-connecting ports. The electric machine can be driven by the battery or batteries connected to the battery-side-connecting section(s) of the battery adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Tomoyuki OTA, Hitoshi SUZUKI, Yukio KOBAYASHI, Shingo UMEMURA
-
Publication number: 20120290191Abstract: An abnormality determination apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders includes: a fluctuation increasing unit that increases a fluctuation in output shaft rotation speed of the internal combustion engine; and a determination unit that determines whether there is a variation in air-fuel ratio among the plurality of cylinders based on the fluctuation increased by the fluctuation increasing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yukio Kobayashi
-
Publication number: 20120239280Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine that performs learning of a throttle opening degree during idle operation, at which a target idle speed can be obtained, the control system comprising a control section that is configured to use a first learned value and a second learned value as learned values of the throttle opening degree during idle operation and to update the first learned value when a state of combustion is not deteriorated, and update the second learned value when the state of combustion is deteriorated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yukio Kobayashi
-
Publication number: 20120215196Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic film for medical containers having an oxygen absorbing function including at least 4 layers (4) and formed by a co-extrusion method, and an infusion bag formed thereof, in which the 4 layers include: a first layer (1) constituted by a polyamide obtained by a ring-opening polymerization of a lactam 11 or more carbon atoms or by polycondensing of an ?-amino acid having 11 or more carbon atoms, or a polyamide obtained by copolycondensing a dicarboxylic acid having 10 or more carbon atoms and a diamine having 6 or more carbon atoms; a second layer (2) of a mixed composition that is adjacent to the first layer and contains an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer of an ?-olefin and a monomer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as the major component, and a transition metal salt and a polyene-based polymer having an unsaturated double bond as accessory components; a third layer (3) that is adjacent to the second layer and contaiType: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Yohei Kageyama, Manabu Nakamura, Masataka Kotani, Toshiharu Iwasaki
-
Publication number: 20120201984Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic film (10) formed by a co-extrusion method, and an infusion bag formed thereof. The plastic film (10) includes at least three layers having: a first layer (1) constituted by a polyamide obtained by a ring-opening polymerization of a lactam having 11 or more carbon atoms or by polycondensing of an ?-amino acid having 11 or more carbon atoms, or a polyamide obtained by copolycondensing a dicarboxylic acid having 10 or more carbon atoms and a diamine having 6 or more carbon atoms; a second layer (2) containing a copolymer of an ?-olefin and an anhydride monomer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as the major component; and a sealing layer (3) containing a polyethylene as the major component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Yohei Kageyama, Manabu Nakamura, Masataka Kotani, Toshiharu Iwasaki
-
Patent number: 8080160Abstract: In a combination including a pitcher-type water purifier and its purification cartridge, which can adsorb and eliminate chemical substances such as chlorine from raw water, eliminate bacteria, and prevent propagation of bacteria and provide safe purified water in a short period of time, even when the purified water has been stored for a long-period time, the pitcher type water purifier contains a casing divided into upper and lower parts as a raw water reservoir portion and a purified water reservoir portion, and has a purified water pouring opening in the purified water reservoir portion; and the purification cartridge has a raw water inlet in an upper face thereof and a purified water outlet in a bottom face, and adsorbent is filled in an upper layer of an interior thereof and hollow fiber membranes are filled in a lower layer thereof at an opening rate ? of 25-58%.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kawai, Yuuichi Katsuura, Masanori Itou
-
Patent number: 7993569Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing high-melting-tension heat-resistant transparent or opaque sheets, boards, and molds from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The method is characterized in that a mixture of: (1) PET polyester whose melt flow rate (MFR) is 45-130 g/10 minutes (a); (2) coupling agent master batch (f) comprising coupling agent (d) and substrate (e), wherein coupling agent (d) is a mixture of compounds containing 2 epoxy groups (b) and compounds containing 3 or more epoxy groups (c); and (3) catalyst master batch (i) comprising coupling reaction catalyst (g) and substrate (h); is melted in a reaction-extruder to give PET polyester whose MFR is 40 g/10 minutes or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignees: FTEX, Incorporated, Nakamoto Packs Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Takashi Fujimaki, Takashi Nakamoto
-
Publication number: 20110160456Abstract: The hydrogen storage material of the invention is a hydrogen storage material comprising metal fine particles with hydrogen storage capacity, and an organic compound that has at least two specific groups that can bind with the metal fine particles, and that is bonded with the metal fine particles by the specific groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Hiroshi Nishihara, Tetsu Yonezawa, Yoshinori Yamanoi, Yuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Kobori, Shinji Oshima, Yukio Kobayashi, Shunsuke Maekawa
-
Patent number: 7866669Abstract: When the composite sealing material is press-fitted, the swelled portion of the first sealing portion of a first sealing member is press-fitted to impart sealing ability, the second extended portion of a second sealing member is pressed to the opening portion side of a sealing groove through the first extended portion of the first sealing member, and the upper surface of the second sealing portion is press-fitted to impart sealing ability.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Akira Muramatsu
-
Patent number: 7707803Abstract: A method for producing a biodegradable bag and for packing a food, such as a snack food, which is required to have an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property. The biodegradable bag can be produced at a high speed by a bag making and packaging machine, which can be degraded by naturally occurring microorganisms in soil or water finally to a non-hazardous degradation product, which can be biorecycled, and which is not accumulated in nature. The biodegradable bag for packing a food comprises a laminated film obtainable by laminating in the following order: a sealant layer comprising a biodegradable polymer; a barrier layer having an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property; and a barrier layer-supporting substrate layer comprising a biodegradable polymer, the laminated film being heat-sealed in order for the sealant layer to be inside.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirotsugu Mori, Yoshio Iwasaki, Yukio Kobayashi
-
Patent number: 7610954Abstract: The technique of the invention determines whether input data for driving and controlling a cooling fan have any abnormality (steps S100 and S110), sets an actual drive level F* of the cooling fan to a high level (Hi) in the event of detection of any abnormality (step S130), and controls a fan motor to drive the cooling fan at the set drive level F* (step S140). This arrangement effectively prevents a temperature rise to an abnormally high level in any of an engine and motors even in the event of any abnormality arising in the input data.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ikuo Ando, Osamu Harada, Yukio Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Ichimoto, Takahiro Nishigaki, Daigo Ando, Mamoru Tomatsuri, Keiko Hasegawa
-
Patent number: 7603742Abstract: A lever assembly holds a wiper strip, which directly wipes a wiping surface. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style. An axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip. A cover member receives the lever assembly, and opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip. The cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Naoki Torii, Toshihiro Saito, Atsushi Takagi, Motoyasu Yano, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshito Hirota
-
Patent number: 7565939Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle of the invention, the control procedure corrects an idling intake air flow Qidl to enable an engine immediately after its start to generate an output power Pe that is substantially equivalent to an engine power demand Pe*. After the correction, the control procedure controls the engine to have an intake air flow Qe with reflection of an intake air flow correction value Qec and controls a motor MG1 to generate electric power by using the output power Pe of the engine and to charge a battery with the generated electric power within an input limit Win of the battery. The control of the invention ensures that the output power Pe of the engine does not exceed the engine power demand Pe* in restriction of the charge level of the battery. This arrangement effectively prevents the state of charge SOC of the battery, which is charged with the electric power generated by the motor MG1, from exceeding the input limit Win.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daigo Ando, Toshio Inoue, Tsukasa Abe, Naoto Suzuki, Yukio Kobayashi, Osamu Harada
-
Publication number: 20090142614Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biodegradable bag for packing a food capable of storing a food such as a snack food which is required to have an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property, which can be produced at a high speed by a bag making and packaging machine, which can be degraded by naturally occurring microorganisms in soil or water finally to a non-hazardous degradation product, which can be biorecycled, and which is not accumulated in nature. The present invention is directed to a biodegradable bag for packing a food, which comprises a laminated film obtainable by laminating in the following order; a sealant layer comprising a biodegradable polymer; a barrier layer having an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property; and a barrier layer-supporting substrate layer comprising a biodegradable polymer, said laminated film being heat-sealed in order for the sealant layer to be inside.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu MORI, Yoshio IWASAKI, Yukio KOBAYASHI
-
Patent number: 7520349Abstract: A control method of a vehicle includes a step of running the vehicle in an EV running mode in accordance with an operation of a driver, a step of performing a warming-up running, when it is determined that warming up is required, and a step of prohibiting the EV running mode such that the warming up running can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2004Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Osamu Harada, Yukio Kobayashi, Kiyoshiro Ueoka, Kazuhiro Ichimoto, Takahiro Nishigaki, Makoto Yamazaki, Mamoru Tomatsuri