Patents Assigned to Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 8562847
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 8163157
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20110315558
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAGI, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20110269050
    Abstract: A separator having a separator member coupled body having a metal plate as a base body, and formed by integrally coupling a plurality of separator members each having through holes for feeding fuel to an electrolyte of the fuel cell, said through holes arranged so as to correspond to the unit cell and to be perpendicular to a surface of said base body, and frame coupled bodies each made of an insulating material, each having openings for fuel feeding or oxygen feeding corresponding to the respective separator members, and each formed by integrally coupling a plurality of frame portions that give insulation between the unit cells, wherein said frame coupled bodies, making a pair, sandwich said separator member coupled body from its both sides, and each frame portion of one of said frame coupled bodies is capable of fitting a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the fuel cell into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori MAEDA, Hiroshi Yagi, Yoshinori Oota
  • Patent number: 8043519
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 8007956
    Abstract: A separator having a separator member coupled body having a metal plate as a base body, and formed by integrally coupling a plurality of separator members each having through holes for feeding fuel to an electrolyte of the fuel cell, said through holes arranged so as to correspond to the unit cell and to be perpendicular to a surface of said base body, and frame coupled bodies each made of an insulating material, each having openings for fuel feeding or oxygen feeding corresponding to the respective separator members, and each formed by integrally coupling a plurality of frame portions that give insulation between the unit cells, wherein said frame coupled bodies, making a pair, sandwich said separator member coupled body from its both sides, and each frame portion of one of said frame coupled bodies is capable of fitting a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the fuel cell into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Maeda, Hiroshi Yagi, Yoshinori Oota
  • Publication number: 20110100828
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAGI, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7803263
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7744990
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7745033
    Abstract: In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell wherein a plurality of unit cells are arranged in a flat manner oriented in the same direction, and the prescribed adjacent unit cells are electrically connected in series so as to connect the plurality of unit cells in series, a flat-type polymer electrolyte fuel cell is made possible by providing at least one of a through hole connecting portion, a filled via connecting portion and a bump connecting portion in an insulating portion located between the prescribed adjacent unit cells, electrically insulated from the unit cells and having a thickness approximately equal to that of the unit cell, for establishing electrical connection between the prescribed adjacent unit cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Maeda, Hiroshi Yagi
  • Publication number: 20080233423
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20080230517
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAGI, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7399423
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20080124612
    Abstract: A separator having a separator member coupled body having a metal plate as a base body, and formed by integrally coupling a plurality of separator members each having through holes for feeding fuel to an electrolyte of the fuel cell, said through holes arranged so as to correspond to the unit cell and to be perpendicular to a surface of said base body, and frame coupled bodies each made of an insulating material, each having openings for fuel feeding or oxygen feeding corresponding to the respective separator members, and each formed by integrally coupling a plurality of frame portions that give insulation between the unit cells, wherein said frame coupled bodies, making a pair, sandwich said separator member coupled body from its both sides, and each frame portion of one of said frame coupled bodies is capable of fitting a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the fuel cell into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Maeda, Hiroshi Yagi, Yoshinori Oota
  • Patent number: 7316856
    Abstract: A separator having a separator member coupled body having a metal plate as a base body, and formed by integrally coupling a plurality of separator members each having through holes for feeding fuel to an electrolyte of the fuel cell, the through holes arranged so as to correspond to the unit cell and to be perpendicular to a surface of the base body, and frame coupled bodies each made of an insulating material, each having openings for fuel feeding or oxygen feeding corresponding to the respective separator members, and each formed by integrally coupling a plurality of frame portions that give insulation between the unit cells, wherein the frame coupled bodies, making a pair, sandwich the separator member coupled body from its both sides, and each frame portion of one of the frame coupled bodies is capable of fitting a membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Maeda, Hiroshi Yagi, Yoshinori Oota
  • Publication number: 20070175764
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAGI, Takanori MAEDA, Yoshinori OOTA, Yasuhiro UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 7241396
    Abstract: In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Takanori Maeda, Yoshinori Oota, Yasuhiro Uchida
  • Patent number: 7185429
    Abstract: A flexible multilayer wiring board manufactured by laminating a metal foil via an insulating layer to cover the first layer circuit wiring formed on a conductive substrate, and a resist layer is formed to cover the second layer circuit wiring formed by pattern-etching the metal foil. Using the conductive substrate as a power feeding layer, a conductive material is filled, by electrolytic plating, into interlayer via holes each formed applying a laser beam to the resist layer to establish interlayer connection between the first and second layer circuit wirings. Using the conductive substrate as a power feeding layer, a conductive material is filled, by electrolytic plating, into hole portions of an insulating layer formed to cover the second layer circuit wiring to form external connection terminals. Then, the conductive substrate is removed entirely or partly to expose the first layer circuit wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kusano, Shinji Kumon
  • Patent number: 7128994
    Abstract: In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell wherein a plurality of unit cells are arranged in a flat manner oriented in the same direction, and the prescribed adjacent unit cells are electrically connected in series so as to connect the plurality of unit cells in series, a flat-type polymer electrolyte fuel cell is made possible by providing at least one of a through hole connecting portion, a filled via connecting portion and a bump connecting portion in an insulating portion located between the prescribed adjacent unit cells, electrically insulated from the unit cells and having a thickness approximately equal to that of the unit cell, for establishing electrical connection between the prescribed adjacent unit cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Maeda, Hiroshi Yagi
  • Patent number: 7115818
    Abstract: Metal foil is laminated via an insulating layer so as to cover the first layer circuit wiring formed on a conductive substrate, and a resist layer is formed so as to cover the second layer circuit wiring formed by pattern-etching the metal foil. Using the conductive substrate as a power feeding layer, a conductive material is filled, by electrolytic plating, in interlayer via holes each formed by applying a laser beam to the resist layer, thereby to establish interlayer connection between the first layer circuit wiring and the second layer circuit wiring. Subsequently, the resist layer is removed, and then, using the conductive substrate as a power feeding layer, a conductive material is filled, by electrolytic plating, in hole portions of an insulating layer formed so as to cover the second layer circuit wiring, thereby to form external connection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kusano, Shinji Kumon