Patents by Inventor Kenji Iwai
Kenji Iwai 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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Patent number: 6112851Abstract: In a partition wall panel of the present invention, a panel is formed by arranging a plurality of plates at an interval in the direction of the thickness of the plates and by joining the plates along at least part of the peripheries of the plates or/and at part of the surfaces of the plates using a joint member, and a plurality of such panels are integrated while arranged side by side through a plurality of air layers, and connected along at least part of the peripheries thereof or/and at part of the surfaces thereof using a connecting member. As a result of this construction, a thin, light-weight, and highly sound-insulating multi-layered panel structure can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1999Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Sugimoto, Narikazu Hashimoto, Shusei Arakane, Kenji Iwai, Tadayuki Minoura
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Patent number: 5895538Abstract: A truss type extruded aluminum section is formed of a pair of planar plates and ribs, wherein hollow portions are formed within said section by the ribs and the planar plates. Vibration-damping resin is provided on the inner surfaces of hollow portions, and particularly on the inner surface of the planar plate and on a single surface of the inclined rib. With this arrangement, the vibration energy bending the planar plate and the rib is converted into a heat energy. In the case of manufacturing such truss type extruded aluminum vibration-damping section, for making easy the insertion of the vibration-damping resin in the hollow portion, the vibration-damping resin is stuck on a plastic film to form a long planar body. The plastic film serves as a cover or an adhesive. Moreover, in the case of directly inserting the vibration-damping resin sheet, the vibration-damping resin sheet is subjected to embossing on the adhesive-bonding side for allowing air to escape.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Tadashi Hatayama, Ichiro Yamagiwa, Kenshi Maekawa, Kenji Iwai, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Mamoru Taniuchi, Reiji Sanuki, Isamu Ueki, Toshihiko Sasaki, Akio Sugimoto, Kazuhisa Fujisawa
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Patent number: 5800888Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-bonded type vibration-damping resin for a structural member which contains in view of a preferable blending rate asphalt, synthetic rubber, petroleum resin and filler material, and further a heat-bonded type vibration-damping resin for a structural member which contains in view of a preferable blending rate asphalt, filler material, blowing agent. In addition, its basic concept consists in a configuration in which the vibration-damping resin is formed into a sheet and arranged at the surface of the metallic structure used at a place where vibration and noise should be prevented so as to form the vibration-damping structure and a method for manufacturing the vibration-damping structure. The vibration-damping resin can be easily mounted on the surface of the metallic structure having an elongated shape, bonded to it by heating and has a workability in which the mounting work to the metallic plate may be facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Nihon Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Yasumoto, Hiromichi Okumura, Kenji Iwai, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Toshihiko Sasaki, Akio Sugimoto, Hiroshi Kawashima, Naofumi Itano, Manabu Shibata, Yasuo Nanri
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Patent number: 5756942Abstract: A vibration-damping section with sound absorbing material includes a sound proof panel, sound absorbing material fixed on one surface thereof and vibration damping material stuck on the top surface or the bottom surface of the sound proof panel one surface of the sound absorbing material which is the opposite side of the sound proof panel can be covered with a porous panel, if necessary, and moreover a joint is provided for hanging and connecting sections for closely connecting themselves one another in a width direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Toshimitsu Tanaka, Nobuteru Hayashi, Syunichi Umemoto, Kenji Iwai, Hiroshi Tanimoto, Akio Sugimoto
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Patent number: 5690035Abstract: A truss type extruded aluminum section (1) is formed of a pair of planar plates (2)(3) and ribs (4)(5)(6), wherein hollow portions (7)(8)(9) are formed within the section (1) by the ribs (4)(5)(6) and the planar plates (2)(3). Vibration-damping resin is provided on the inner surfaces of hollow portions (7)(8)(9), and particularly on the inner surface of the planar plate (3) and on a single surface of the inclined rib (4). With this arrangement, the vibration energy bending the planar plate (3) and the rib (4) is converted into a heat energy. In the case of manufacturing such truss type extruded aluminum vibration-damping section (1), for making easy the insertion of the vibration-damping resin in the hollow portion, the vibration-damping resin is stuck on a plastic film (11) to form a long planar body. The plastic film (11) serves as a cover or an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Tadashi Hatayama, Ichiro Yamagiwa, Kenshi Maekawa, Kenji Iwai, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Mamoru Taniuchi, Reiji Sanuki, Isamu Ueki, Toshihiko Sasaki, Akio Sugimoto, Kazuhisa Fujisawa
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Patent number: 5331532Abstract: A coil (11) is connected in series to a primary winding (1a) of a flyback transformer (1). A series circuit of a capacitor (15) and a switching circuit (12) is connected in parallel to the coil (11). By turning on and off the switching circuit (12), the connection of the capacitor (15) to the coil (11) is switched, to thereby connect or disconnect the coil (11) in an AC fashion. Therefore, it is possible to realize a high voltage regulating circuit which can be made inexpensive.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1992Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenji Iwai, Seiji Kawaberi, Akihiro Ueyama, Junzo Watanabe
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Patent number: 5145892Abstract: A polypropylene resin composition superior in rigidity, resistance to heat distortion, to secondary deformation, to sink mark forming and warpage deformation is provided which comprises a specified polypropylene-ethylene block copolymer and an organic fiber and an optionally added inorganic fiber, or a specified modified polypropylene-ethylene block copolymer and an organic fiber and an optionally added inorganic filler.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1988Date of Patent: September 8, 1992Assignee: Chisso CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Yasukawa, Hiroyoshi Asakuno, Kinya Mori, Kenji Iwai
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Patent number: 5145891Abstract: A polypropylene resin composition superior in rigidity, resistances to heat distortion, to secondary deformation, to sink mark forming and to warpage deformation is provided which comprises a specified propylene-ethylene block copolymer and an organic fiber and an optionally added inorganic filler, or a specified modified propylene-ethylene block copolymer and an organic fiber and an optionary added inorganic filler.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1988Date of Patent: September 8, 1992Assignee: Chisso CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Yasukawa, Hiroyoshi Asakuno, Kinya Mori, Kenji Iwai
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Patent number: 4825522Abstract: The method concerns fabricating heat-resistant heavy-duty components of a rbine, e.g. disk, wheel, etc. wherein two or more different kinds of alloys are junctioned, which comprises solidifying the one alloy powder by hot isostatic pressing or extrusion, junctioning and solidifying the solidified alloy with the other alloy powder by hot isostatic pressing or extrusion, and subjecting the alloys thus obtained to superplasticity forging thereby to secure the junction boundary. Ni-base superalloys having different complete solid solution temperatures of gamma prime phase are selected for use in the hub and rim of a turbine disk or the like, the one alloy which is higher in the temperature being disposed for the hub and the other alloy for the rim. The difference in the temperature between both alloys is at least 8.degree. C. Further solution heat treatment is performed at a temperature between the complete solid solution temperatures to adjust crystal grain size.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1987Date of Patent: May 2, 1989Assignee: Director General of the Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Kenji Iwai, Seiya Furuta, Hiroshi Takigawa, Nobuyasu Kawai
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Patent number: 4716459Abstract: A distance between a distal end of a crack formed in a fatigue test piece on which a reference line is scribed, and the reference line, is monitored. The reference line and the crack are scanned with an ITV camera to prepare the fatigue test piece having the crack of a predetermined length. Luminance levels are integrated from a video signal obtained by scanning each raster in the same direction as that of the reference line to obtain a maximum luminance level, and the reference line position is detected from the maximum luminance level. At the same time, continuity of a high-level value is discriminated from the video signal, and a crack distal end position is detected from the discrimination result. A difference between both the detected positions is calculated, and the test piece is machined so that the difference corresponds to the predetermined length.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1986Date of Patent: December 29, 1987Assignee: Nippon Kokan Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eiichi Makabe, Mitsuaki Uesugi, Masaichi Inomata, Kyusuke Maruyama, Kenji Iwai, Kazuo Sano
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Patent number: 4638030Abstract: Polypropylene interior parts for autocars having overcome the drawback of their permanent bulge or secondary deformation due to high temperature exposure is provided, which parts are obtained by molding a material comprising a propylene-ethylene block copolymer prepared by polymerizing propylene at a first stage so that the resulting propylene homopolymer can have a relation between its isotactic pentad ratio (P) and MFR of1.00.gtoreq.P.gtoreq.0.015 log MFR+0.955and can occupy 70 to 95% by weight of the total polymerization quantity, followed by polymerizing ethylene or ethylene and propylene in 30 to 5% by weight of the total polymerization quantity at at least one stage, so as to give an ethylene content occupying 3 to 12% by weight of the total polymerization quantity.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1985Date of Patent: January 20, 1987Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Asakuno, Kinya Mori, Kiyoaki Suzuki, Mamoru Nishida, Kenji Iwai, Masahiro Tamamushi, Teruo Kawasaki
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Patent number: 4475963Abstract: A method for postweld heat treatment (hereinafter referred to as PWHT) for multilayer welding, in which the terminating point of the PWHT is correctly judged to preclude cracking due to insufficient treatment or uneconomical excessive treatment, the method including the steps of determining the residual hydrogen concentration directly beneath the final welded layer immediately after completion of welding determining a crack-preventing critical hydrogen concentration to obtain a ratio of the critical hydrogen concentration to the residual hydrogen concentration determining the value of a product of a hydrogen diffusivity coefficient during the heat treatment and a holding time where a hydrogen concentration currently occurring in the heat treatment reaches the critical hydrogen concentration, on the basis of the relation of a ratio of the current hydrogen concentration to the residual hydrogen concentration and a sum of a parameter of hydrogen diffusion to be determined depending upon the welding conditions anType: GrantFiled: February 5, 1981Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Eiji Takahashi, Kenji Iwai