Patents by Inventor Yusuke Hirai

Yusuke Hirai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102125
    Abstract: A cooling water temperature control method, includes: calculating thickness of a water film remaining on a steel sheet; calculating a change in the thickness of the water film; calculating a change in temperature of the steel sheet; calculating a steel sheet temperature on an exit side of a draining roll at which a position where the thickness of the water film on the steel sheet becomes zero coincides with an exit side position of a drying equipment, and setting the calculated temperature to a lower limit value; calculating a steel sheet temperature on the exit side of the draining roll at which the steel sheet temperature on the entrance side of coating equipment coincides with a predetermined temperature and setting the calculated temperature to an upper limit value; and controlling the temperature of cooling water within a range of the lower limit value and the upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki HIRAI, Yusuke OTA, Ichiro TANOKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230104917
    Abstract: In a mechanical fastening work method in an augmented reality space, a mechanical fastening part and a mechanical fastening part virtual body correspond one-to-one, and a tool and a tool virtual body correspond one-to-one. An augmented reality configuration system generates an augmented reality space including: a camera that captures a real space; a server that analyzes an image captured by the camera and generates the augmented reality space; and a tool that acquires torque information observed when tightening or loosening the mechanical fastening part and transmits and receives the torque information to and from the server. The mechanical fastening work method includes a step of, when the tool detects torque information that the mechanical fastening part is to be tightened or loosened, defining the mechanical fastening part virtual body corresponding one-to-one to the mechanical fastening part, and making the defined mechanical fastening part virtual body appear in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Gojiro YAMAGUCHI, Shogo NAKATA, Yusuke HIRAI, Na YANG, Yuta TANIDA, Norihisa OKADA
  • Publication number: 20220235500
    Abstract: A pile fabric includes a long pile portion and a short pile portion. An average pile length of the long pile portion differs from an average pile length of the short pile portion by 2 mm or more. The long pile portion contains crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more. The short pile portion contains crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more. A crimp removal temperature of the polyester-based fibers of the long pile portion is lower than a crimp removal temperature of the polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion. The crimp removal temperature of the polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion is 90° C. or more and 120° C. or less. Each of the crimp removal temperatures indicates a minimum temperature that satisfies a specific relationship. A method for manufacturing the pile fabric is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirai, Nobutaka Taoka, Hiroyuki Shinbayashi, Hiroyuki Tokumoto
  • Patent number: 11352489
    Abstract: A thermoplastic acrylic resin is provided. The thermoplastic acrylic resin is a graft copolymer in which a stem polymer is an acrylic resin containing acrylonitrile and another ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and a branch polymer is a polymer composed of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The acrylonitrile is contained in an amount of 35 mass % or more and 84.5 mass % or less, the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer is contained in an amount of 15 mass % or more and 64.5 mass % or less, and the polymer composed of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer is contained in an amount of 0.5 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less. Thus, provided are a thermoplastic acrylic resin having improved melt-processability without compromising heat resistance, a method for producing the thermoplastic acrylic resin, a thermoplastic acrylic resin composition, a molded body, an acrylic fiber, and a method for producing the acrylic fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sota Okumura, Yusuke Hirai, Takamasa Soejima
  • Patent number: 11270473
    Abstract: In an operation management system in the related art, it is necessary to add an identification mark such as an RFID tag to each component to be managed and prepare a fastening tool having an antenna. In contrast, a mechanical fastening unit management method is provided using an augmented reality space generated by superimposing a virtual space on a real space. In the augmented reality space where a real fastening unit (RBn) and a virtual fastening unit (IBn) are in a one-to-one correspondence, information that the real fastening unit is selected as a fastening target is acquired with a camera or the like, and analyzed by an augmented reality server connected to the camera. Accordingly, it is possible to easily record that a predetermined operation is progressing as scheduled, and to provide a high quality mechanical fastening unit management method or system that is low in operation cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., ARDE CO., LTD., KYOTO TOOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Tanida, Norihisa Okada, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Atsuo Kikuna, Takumi Nakamura, Miwa Yamaura, Gojiro Yamaguchi, Shogo Nakata, Yusuke Hirai
  • Patent number: 11224844
    Abstract: A porous membrane includes a modacrylic copolymer. The modacrylic copolymer includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of all structural units constituting the modacrylic copolymer, 15 to 85 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from at least one halogen-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl halide and vinylidene halide, and 0 to 10 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an ionic substituent. The porous membrane can be produced by preparing a modacrylic copolymer solution by dissolving the modacrylic copolymer in a solvent, and bringing the modacrylic copolymer solution into contact with a non-solvent for the modacrylic copolymer such that the modacrylic copolymer solution is solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirai, Tadashi Kamada, Hideto Matsuyama, Li-Feng Fang, Sheng-Yao Wang
  • Publication number: 20210350588
    Abstract: In an operation management system in the related art, it is necessary to add an identification mark such as an RFID tag to each component to be managed and prepare a fastening tool having an antenna. In contrast, a mechanical fastening unit management method is provided using an augmented reality space generated by superimposing a virtual space on a real space. In the augmented reality space where a real fastening unit (RBn) and a virtual fastening unit (IBn) are in a one-to-one correspondence, information that the real fastening unit is selected as a fastening target is acquired with a camera or the like, and analyzed by an augmented reality server connected to the camera. Accordingly, it is possible to easily record that a predetermined operation is progressing as scheduled, and to provide a high quality mechanical fastening unit management method or system that is low in operation cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yuta TANIDA, Norihisa OKADA, Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Atsuo KIKUNA, Takumi NAKAMURA, Miwa YAMAURA, Gojiro YAMAGUCHI, Shogo NAKATA, Yusuke HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20210276900
    Abstract: A method for treating water including: passing water to be treated containing organic matters and ammonia nitrogen through a reaction tank containing a carrier for treatment under aerobic conditions, wherein a water content of the carrier is 50% or more and 96% or less; the carrier has continuous pores with a pore size of 30 ?m or less; an organic matter concentration in the water to be treated is 100 mg/L or less as a BOD5, and an ammonia nitrogen concentration is 50 mg/L or less; a retention time of the water to be treated in the reaction tank is 2 hours or less; and the organic matters and the ammonia nitrogen in the water to be treated are treated in the same tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke HIRAI, Yoshiyuki HAYASHI, Takuya OSAWA, Yu UKAI, Mototsugu YOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210009802
    Abstract: A thermoplastic acrylic resin is provided. The thermoplastic acrylic resin is a graft copolymer in which a stem polymer is an acrylic resin containing acrylonitrile and another ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and a branch polymer is a polymer composed of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The acrylonitrile is contained in an amount of 35 mass % or more and 84.5 mass % or less, the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer is contained in an amount of 15 mass % or more and 64.5 mass % or less, and the polymer composed of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer is contained in an amount of 0.5 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less. Thus, provided are a thermoplastic acrylic resin having improved melt-processability without compromising heat resistance, a method for producing the thermoplastic acrylic resin, a thermoplastic acrylic resin composition, a molded body, an acrylic fiber, and a method for producing the acrylic fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sota Okumura, Yusuke Hirai, Takamasa Soejima
  • Publication number: 20200114318
    Abstract: A porous membrane includes a modacrylic copolymer. The modacrylic copolymer includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of all structural units constituting the modacrylic copolymer, 15 to 85 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from at least one halogen-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl halide and vinylidene halide, and 0 to 10 parts by mass of a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an ionic substituent. The porous membrane can be produced by preparing a modacrylic copolymer solution by dissolving the modacrylic copolymer in a solvent, and bringing the modacrylic copolymer solution into contact with a non-solvent for the modacrylic copolymer such that the modacrylic copolymer solution is solidified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirai, Tadashi Kamada, Hideto Matsuyama, Li-Feng Fang, Sheng-Yao Wang
  • Patent number: 10596954
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A control device for a vehicular lamp which controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle is disclosed. The device includes an angle calculation part which obtains a first and a second acceleration by eliminating the gravitational acceleration component from each acceleration in the vertical and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, calculates a vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the accelerations, and obtains a vehicle attitude angle based on the correlation between the vehicle traveling direction acceleration and the first and the second accelerations. The angle calculation part obtains the attitude angle of the vehicle when it determines that the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating based on the determination on the basis of each acceleration difference at the predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTREC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Patent number: 10300839
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A device controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle having (a) an angle calculation part which obtains acceleration associated with the vertical and the horizontal direction at a predetermined time interval, obtains a first and a second acceleration related to the vertical and the horizontal direction by eliminating the gravitational acceleration component from each acceleration, calculates a vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the two accelerations, and obtains a vehicle attitude angle based on a correlation between the acceleration and the vehicle traveling direction acceleration, and (b) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for controlling the optical axis of the lamp based on the vehicle attitude angle, and provides the control signal to the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Patent number: 10286833
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A device controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle having (a) an angle calculation part which obtains a first acceleration value, a second acceleration value, and a vehicle speed, at each predetermined time intervals respectively, calculates vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the vehicle speed, further obtains a first slope and a second slope from the correlation between the vehicle traveling direction acceleration and the first and the second acceleration value respectively, and a vehicle attitude angle based on the ratio between the two slopes, and (b) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for controlling the optical axis of the lamp based on the vehicle attitude angle, and provides the control signal to the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Publication number: 20190111829
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A control device for a vehicular lamp which controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle is disclosed. The device includes an angle calculation part which obtains a first and a second acceleration by eliminating the gravitational acceleration component from each acceleration in the vertical and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, calculates a vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the accelerations, and obtains a vehicle attitude angle based on the correlation between the vehicle traveling direction acceleration and the first and the second accelerations. The angle calculation part obtains the attitude angle of the vehicle when it determines that the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating based on the determination on the basis of each acceleration difference at the predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Publication number: 20190009707
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A device controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle having (a) an angle calculation part which obtains acceleration associated with the vertical and the horizontal direction at a predetermined time interval, obtains a first and a second acceleration related to the vertical and the horizontal direction by eliminating the gravitational acceleration component from each acceleration, calculates a vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the two accelerations, and obtains a vehicle attitude angle based on a correlation between the acceleration and the vehicle traveling direction acceleration, and (b) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for controlling the optical axis of the lamp based on the vehicle attitude angle, and provides the control signal to the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Publication number: 20180334083
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A device controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle having (a) an angle calculation part which obtains a first acceleration value, a second acceleration value, and a vehicle speed, at each predetermined time intervals respectively, calculates vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the vehicle speed, further obtains a first slope and a second slope from the correlation between the vehicle traveling direction acceleration and the first and the second acceleration value respectively, and a vehicle attitude angle based on the ratio between the two slopes, and (b) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for controlling the optical axis of the lamp based on the vehicle attitude angle, and provides the control signal to the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Publication number: 20180334084
    Abstract: To improve the reliability of an automatic leveling control device for a vehicular lamp using acceleration sensors. The device variably controls optical axis of the lamp according to the attitude change in a vehicle including (a) a sensor abnormality determination part which determines if a first acceleration sensor is abnormal based on first acceleration values detected by the first sensor, (b) an angle calculation part using the first accelerations value to obtain an attitude angle when the sensor abnormality determination part determines there is no abnormality in the first sensor, and uses second acceleration values detected by a second acceleration sensor when the sensor abnormality determination part determines there is an abnormality in the first sensor, and (c) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for the optical axis based on the attitude angle obtained by the angle calculation part, and provides the signal to the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Shigekatsu Nakamura, Yusuke Hirai
  • Patent number: 9205422
    Abstract: Provided is an ion-exchange fiber including a polymer A obtained by introducing an ion-exchangeable substituent to 100 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer that is obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition containing 30 % by weight or more of acrylonitrile with respect to 100 % by weight of the composition and a polymer B obtained by introducing an ion-exchangeable substituent to 1 part by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less of an epoxy group-containing polymer. Each ion-exchangeable substituent is introduced by reaction with an amine compound and is an ion-exchangeable substituent derived from the amine compound. A method for producing the ion-exchange fiber is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirai, Wataru Mio, Masanobu Tamura, Yoshitomo Matsumoto, Takao Michinobu
  • Publication number: 20150057380
    Abstract: A vinyl chloride-based copolymer porous body contains a vinyl chloride-based copolymer as the main component. The vinyl chloride-based copolymer porous body has continuous pores having a pore size of 0.1 to 40 ?m, the pores have a skeletal diameter of 0.1 to 20 ?m, and the vinyl chloride-based copolymer has a thickness of 1 mm or more. Such a vinyl chloride-based copolymer porous body can be produced by a production method including the steps of: heating and dissolving the vinyl chloride-based copolymer in a solvent to obtain a vinyl chloride-based copolymer solution; cooling the vinyl chloride-based copolymer solution to obtain a precipitated product; and separating and drying the product to obtain a porous body containing the vinyl chloride-based copolymer as the main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uyama, Wataru Mio, Yusuke Hirai, Kazuhiro Fuke
  • Publication number: 20140048489
    Abstract: Provided is an ion-exchange fiber including a polymer A obtained by introducing an ion-exchangeable substituent to 100 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer that is obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition containing 30% by weight or more of acrylonitrile with respect to 100% by weight of the composition and a polymer B obtained by introducing an ion-exchangeable substituent to 1 part by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less of an epoxy group-containing polymer. Each ion-exchangeable substituent is introduced by reaction with an amine compound and is an ion-exchangeable substituent derived from the amine compound. A method for producing the ion-exchange fiber is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirai, Wataru Mio, Masanobu Tamura, Yoshitomo Matsumoto, Takao Michinobu