Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kawatake

Hiroshi Kawatake 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: 7622004
    Abstract: A slit die has a combined, opposing pair of lips. Between the lips, the die has a lip gap and a coating liquid discharge opening formed at the lower end of the lip gap. At least one of the lips is constituted of two blocks that are vertically layered over each other and relatively movable in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the discharge opening. The slit die further has a block-engaging element for engaging the blocks together in such a way that relative positions of the blocks are adjustable, a block-fastening element for fastening the blocks together after their relative positions are adjusted, a positioning element attached to outer surfaces of the blocks, on the side opposite the discharge opening side, and defining the positions to which the blocks are relatively moved, and a fixing element for fixing the positioning element to the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawatake, Yoshiyuki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20060096528
    Abstract: A slit die has a combined, opposing pair of lips. Between the lips, the die has a lip gap and a coating liquid discharge opening formed at the lower end of the lip gap. At least one of the lips is constituted of two blocks that are vertically layered over each other and relatively movable in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the discharge opening. The slit die further has a block-engaging element for engaging the blocks together in such a way that relative positions of the blocks are adjustable, a block-fastening element for fastening the blocks together after their relative positions are adjusted, a positioning element attached to outer surfaces of the blocks, on the side opposite the discharge opening side, and defining the positions to which the blocks are relatively moved, and a fixing element for fixing the positioning element to the blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawatake, Yoshiyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6783803
    Abstract: A leaf coater, in which a constant quantity of a coating solution is supplied intermittently from a coating solution supply source through a predetermined coating solution quantity intermittent supply means and a coating solution applying means to a blank substrate, for coating blank substrates one by one with the coating solution, characterized in that a coating solution filtration means is provided in the coating solution flow pipeline from said coating solution supply source to the coating solution applying means, and the Young's modulus of the filter medium in the coating solution filtration means is not less than 200 MPa, while the pore size of the filter medium is in the range of 0.05 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m; and a method for producing coated substrates using said leaf coater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaya Tsujii, Shinji Tomimatsu, Hirofumi Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kawatake
  • Patent number: 6641670
    Abstract: A leaf coater, in which a constant quantity of a coating solution is supplied intermittently from a coating solution supply source through a predetermined coating solution quantity intermittent supply and a coating solution applier to a blank substrate, for coating blank substrates one by one with the coating solution, characterized in that a coating solution filtration is provided in the coating solution flow pipeline from the coating solution supply source to the coating solution applier, and the Young's modulus of the filter medium in the coating solution filtration is not less than 200 MPa, while the pore size of the filter medium is in the range of 0.05 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m; and a method for producing coated substrates using the leaf coater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaya Tsujii, Shinji Tomimatsu, Hirofumi Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kawatake
  • Publication number: 20030170379
    Abstract: A leaf coater, in which a constant quantity of a coating solution is supplied intermittently from a coating solution supply source through a predetermined coating solution quantity intermittent supply means and a coating solution applying means to a blank substrate, for coating blank substrates one by one with the coating solution, characterized in that a coating solution filtration means is provided in the coating solution flow pipeline from said coating solution supply source to the coating solution applying means, and the Young's modulus of the filter medium in the coating solution filtration means is not less than 200 MPa, while the pore size of the filter medium is in the range of 0.05 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m; and a method for producing coated substrates using said leaf coater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Masaya Tsujii, Shinji Tomimatsu, Hirofumi Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kawatake
  • Publication number: 20020078890
    Abstract: A leaf coater, in which a constant quantity of a coating solution is supplied intermittently from a coating solution supply source through a predetermined coating solution quantity intermittent supply means and a coating solution applying means to a blank substrate, for coating blank substrates one by one with the coating solution, characterized in that a coating solution filtration means is provided in the coating solution flow pipeline from said coating solution supply source to the coating solution applying means, and the Young's modulus of the filter medium in the coating solution filtration means is not less than 200 MPa, while the pore size of the filter medium is in the range of 0.05 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m; and a method for producing coated substrates using said leaf coater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Masaya Tsujii, Shinji Tomimatsu, Hirofumi Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kawatake