Patents by Inventor Kaori Yoshida
Kaori Yoshida 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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Publication number: 20100020325Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel property detection apparatus that excels in durability and reliability and is capable of accurately detecting the biofuel concentration in a mixture of hydrocarbon fuel and biofuel with a compact and simple configuration. A fuel property sensor 22 includes a light-emitting device 28 and a light-receiving device 32, which detect the optical transmittance of a fuel in a fuel path 26; and a light-emitting device 36 and a position sensitive device 38, which detect the refractive index of the fuel. As the optical transmittance correlates with the RME concentration of the fuel, the RME concentration can be calculated from the detected optical transmittance. As the refractive index correlates with the cetane number of the fuel, the cetane number can be calculated from the detected refractive index. The optical transmittance is detected through the use of light within a wavelength range of 640 nm to 680 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Rie Osaki, Naoyo Kato, Noriyasu Amano, Satoshi Taniguchi, Kaori Yoshida, Yukihiro Tsukasaki
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Patent number: 7569135Abstract: The present invention replaces all or a portion of substrate processing by chemical-mechanical polishing with electrolytic processing using deionized water, ultrapure water or the like. An electrolytic processing apparatus comprises: a chemical-mechanical polishing section for chemically-mechanically polishing a surface of a substrate; an electrolytic processing section having a processing electrode and a feeding electrode, and also having an ion exchanger provided at least either between the substrate and the processing electrode or between the substrate and the feeding electrode, for electrolytically processing a surface of a workpiece under existence of a solution by applying a voltage between the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; and a top ring capable of freely moving between the chemical-mechanical polishing section and the processing electrode section.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Masayuki Kumekawa, Hozumi Yasuda, Itsuki Kobata, Ikutaro Noji, Kaori Yoshida
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Publication number: 20070181432Abstract: The present invention replaces all or a portion of substrate processing by chemical-mechanical polishing with electrolytic processing using deionized water, ultrapure water or the like. An electrolytic processing apparatus comprises: a chemical-mechanical polishing section for chemically-mechanically polishing a surface of a substrate; an electrolytic processing section having a processing electrode and a feeding electrode, and also having an ion exchanger provided at least either between the substrate and the processing electrode or between the substrate and the feeding electrode, for electrolytically processing a surface of a workpiece under existence of a solution by applying a voltage between the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; and a top ring capable of freely moving between the chemical-mechanical polishing section and the processing electrode section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Masayuki Kumekawa, Hozumi Yasuda, Itsuki Kobata, Ikutaro Noji, Kaori Yoshida
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Publication number: 20040206634Abstract: The present invention alleviates workloads in chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) by replacing all or a portion of the substrate processing by means of chemical-mechanical polishing with electrolytic processing using deionized water, ultrapure water or the like and enables processing insuring the higher flatness with the higher efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Masayuki Kumekawa, Hozumi Yasuda, Itsuki Kobata, Ikutaro Noji, Kaori Yoshida
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Patent number: 6783895Abstract: A hydrophilic collector for alkaline secondary batteries is formed of a nonwoven fabric plated with nickel in which the nonwoven fabric is hydrophilized by sulfonation, a gaseous fluorine treatment, or vinyl monomer grafting. A method for making the collector includes a hydrophilizing step of a nonwoven fabric comprising at least one of a polyolefin fiber and a polyamide fiber, and a plating step of applying nickel plating to the hydrophilic nonwoven fabric. Preferably, the nickel plating is electroless plating, and the nonwoven fabric has a plurality of micropores extending from one surface to the other surface thereof. An electroplating film may be deposited on the electroless plated film, if necessary. This collector facilitates assembling a battery which exhibits improved high-rate discharge characteristics due to improved adhesiveness of the plated nickel film to the nonwoven fabric.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Imai, Kaori Yoshida, Toshiaki Takase, Kazuya Satou
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Patent number: 6772489Abstract: A hydrophilic collector for alkaline secondary batteries is formed of a nonwoven fabric plated with nickel in which the nonwoven fabric is hydrophilized by sulfonation, a gaseous fluorine treatment, or vinyl monomer grafting. A method for making the collector includes a hydrophilizing step of a nonwoven fabric comprising at least one of a polyolefin fiber and a polyamide fiber, and a plating step of applying nickel plating to the hydrophilic nonwoven fabric. Preferably, the nickel plating is electroless plating, and the nonwoven fabric has a plurality of micropores extending from one surface to the other surface thereof. An electroplating film may be deposited on the electroless plated film, if necessary. This collector facilitates assembling a battery which exhibits improved high-rate discharge characteristics due to improved adhesiveness of the plated nickel film to the nonwoven fabric.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Imai, Kaori Yoshida, Toshiaki Takase, Kazuya Satou
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Publication number: 20030091902Abstract: A hydrophilic collector for alkaline secondary batteries is formed of a nonwoven fabric plated with nickel in which the nonwoven fabric is hydrophilized by sulfonation, a gaseous fluorine treatment, or vinyl monomer grafting. A method for making the collector includes a hydrophilizing step of a nonwoven fabric comprising at least one of a polyolefin fiber and a polyamide fiber, and a plating step of applying nickel plating to the hydrophilic nonwoven fabric. Preferably, the nickel plating is electroless plating, and the nonwoven fabric has a plurality of micropores extending from one surface to the other surface thereof. An electroplating film may be deposited on the electroless plated film, if necessary. This collector facilitates assembling a battery which exhibits improved high-rate discharge characteristics due to improved adhesiveness of the plated nickel film to the nonwoven fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Imai, Kaori Yoshida, Toshiaki Takase, Kazuya Satou
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Patent number: 6394178Abstract: A plate-type heat exchanger is constructed by piling a plurality of heat transfer plates (P3) having an aspect ratio (=(longitudinal length (Y))/(lateral length (X))) of 1.5. The heat transfer plate (P3) is formed of a substantially planar plate in rectangular shape and has wave-shaped heat transfer enhancement surfaces (20a), (30a) formed on its surfaces. The four corners of the heat transfer plate, i.e., the lower left corner, the upper right corner, the upper left corner and the lower right corner, are formed with a first opening (21a) as an inlet of a first flow channel, a second opening (22a) as an outlet of the first flow channel, a third opening (23a) as an inlet of a second flow channel and a fourth opening (24a) as an outlet of the second flow channel, respectively. Around the openings (21a) through (24a), respective seals (12a) through (15a) are provided to rise toward the front side or the back side of the heat transfer plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kaori Yoshida, Takeshi Ebisu, Eisaku Okubo, Katsuhiko Yamada
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Publication number: 20010031402Abstract: A hydrophilic collector for alkaline secondary batteries is formed of a nonwoven fabric plated with nickel in which the nonwoven fabric is hydrophilized by sulfonation, a gaseous fluorine treatment, or vinyl monomer grafting. A method for making the collector includes a hydrophilizing step of a nonwoven fabric comprising at least one of a polyolefin fiber and a polyamide fiber, and a plating step of applying nickel plating to the hydrophilic nonwoven fabric. Preferably, the nickel plating is electroless plating, and the nonwoven fabric has a plurality of micropores extending from one surface to the other surface thereof. An electroplating film may be deposited on the electroless plated film, if necessary. This collector facilitates assembling a battery which exhibits improved high-rate discharge characteristics due to improved adhesiveness of the plated nickel film to the nonwoven fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Imai, Kaori Yoshida, Toshiaki Takase, Kazuya Satou
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Patent number: 5762539Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer has a turntable with a polishing surface, and a top ring for holding a workpiece and pressing the workpiece against the polishing surface under a first pressing. The polishing apparatus has a pressurized fluid source for supplying pressurized fluid, and a plurality of openings provided in the holding surface of the top ring for ejecting the pressurized fluid supplied from the pressurized fluid source. A plurality of areas each having the openings are defined on the holding surface so that the pressurized fluid is selectively ejectable from the openings in the respective areas.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1997Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Masamichi Nakashiba, Norio Kimura, Isamu Watanabe, Kaori Yoshida
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Patent number: 5560959Abstract: A process for producing a multi-layer film having a plurality of synthetic resin layers laminated on a releasable flat substrate by casting, which comprises firstly forming on the substrate a synthetic resin layer having adhesive or sticking properties, and then casting and curing on the synthetic resin layer having adhesive or sticking properties at least one kind of reaction-curable resin raw material mixture substantially free from a solvent to form at least one cured synthetic resin layer, so that the uppermost layer is composed of a cured synthetic resin superior in surface properties to its adjacent layer. Further, surface defects transferred from the substrate to the adhesive layer are substantially eliminated by a subsequent lamination step.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1995Date of Patent: October 1, 1996Assignees: Asahi Glass Company Ltd., Saint Gobain VitrageInventors: Hiroshi Shimoda, Noriyuki Yoshihara, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kaori Yoshida, Jean-Louis Bravet, Michel Moncheaux
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Patent number: RE38826Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer has a turntable with a polishing surface, and a top ring for holding a workpiece and pressing the workpiece against the polishing surface under a first pressing. The polishing apparatus has a pressurized fluid source for supplying pressurized fluid, and a plurality of openings provided in the holding surface of the top ring for ejecting the pressurized fluid supplied from the pressurized fluid source. A plurality of areas each having the openings are defined on the holding surface so that the pressurized fluid is selectively ejectable from the openings in the respective areas.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2000Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: EBARA CorporationInventors: Masamichi Nakashiba, Norio Kimura, Isamu Watanabe, Kaori Yoshida
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Patent number: RE38854Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer has a turntable with a polishing surface, and a top ring for holding a workpiece and pressing the workpiece against the polishing surface under a first pressing. The polishing apparatus has a pressurized fluid source for supplying pressurized fluid, and a plurality of openings provided in the holding surface of the top ring for ejecting the pressurized fluid supplied from the pressurized fluid source. A plurality of areas each having the openings are defined on the holding surface so that the pressurized fluid is selectively ejectable from the openings in the respective areas.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2002Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Masamichi Nakashiba, Norio Kimura, Isamu Watanabe, Kaori Yoshida
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Patent number: RE39471Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer has a turntable with a polishing surface, and a top ring for holding a workpiece and pressing the workpiece against the polishing surface under a first pressing. The polishing apparatus has a pressurized fluid source for supplying pressurized fluid, and a plurality of openings provided in the holding surface of the top ring for ejecting the pressurized fluid supplied from the pressurized fluid source. A plurality of areas each having the openings are defined on the holding surface so that the pressurized fluid is selectively ejectable from the openings in the respective areas.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Masamichi Nakashiba, Norio Kimura, Isamu Watanabe, Kaori Yoshida