Patents by Inventor Masaaki Yokoyama

Masaaki Yokoyama 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: 20050040554
    Abstract: A foam layer can be formed at a temperature at which the surface quality of a surface layer is not deteriorated, and a molding technique that is excellent in adhesiveness of a foam layer and a surface layer or/and a base member is developed. For the purpose of obtaining a resin molding composite, the present invention is characterized by a polyolefin resin molding composite comprising a surface layer and a foam layer, or a surface layer, a foam layer, and a base member, wherein the foam layer comprises a foam layer produced by fusion bonding thermoplastic expanded resin particles one another by molding, where the thermoplastic expanded resin particles comprises a core that is made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin and is in an expanded state and a polyethylene resin coat covering the core, and the surface layer comprises a thermoplastic synthetic resin having a melting point of 5° C. or more higher than a melting point of polyethylene resin constituting the coat of the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040256554
    Abstract: A NTCDA single crystal is used as a photoelectric current multiplier layer, and Au thin films are formed as electrodes on the opposite surfaces of the multiplier layer by a vapor deposition method to form a sandwich type cell. When a voltage is applied to the NTCDA single crystal by the electrodes from a dc power source and a monochromatic light is applied, a multiplied photoelectric current flows between the electrodes. A rise of this element at light-on is considerably faster than when a vapor-deposited layer is used as a photoelectric current multiplier layer to permit a faster response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiro Hiramoto, Masaaki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6815051
    Abstract: A foam layer can be formed at a temperature at which the surface quality of a surface layer is not deteriorated, and a molding technique that is excellent in adhesiveness of a foam layer and a surface layer or/and a base member is developed. For the purpose of obtaining a resin molding composite, the present invention is characterized by a polyolefin resin molding composite comprising a surface layer and a foam layer, or a surface layer, a foam layer, and a base member, wherein the foam layer comprises a foam layer produced by fusion bonding thermoplastic expanded resin particles one another by molding, where the thermoplastic expanded resin particles comprises a core that is made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin and is in an expanded state and a polyethylene resin coat covering the core, and the surface layer comprises a thermoplastic synthetic resin having a melting point of 5° C. or more higher than a melting point of polyethylene resin constituting the coat of the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: JSP Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040151879
    Abstract: A foam layer can be formed at a temperature at which the surface quality of a surface layer is not deteriorated, and a molding technique that is excellent in adhesiveness of a foam layer and a surface layer or/and a base member is developed. For the purpose of obtaining a polypropylene resin molding composite for automobile, the present invention is characterized by a polypropylene resin molding composite for automobile comprising a surface layer and a foam layer, or a surface layer, a foam layer, and a base member, wherein the surface layer comprises a surface layer of a polypropylene resin and a laminate of a cushioning material, where the cushioning material is a polypropylene resin expanded sheet, and the foam layer comprises thermoplastic resin expanded particles comprising a core that is made of a polypropylene resin and is in an expanded state and a polyethylene resin coat layer covering the core and is in a substantially non-expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Masahiro Tanaka, Keiichi Honjo, Sukekuni Itoh, Yoshikazu Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20040026691
    Abstract: Organic semiconductor layers (2, 4) are laminated sandwiching an insulator thin layer (3), and translucent electrodes (1, 5) are formed on the surfaces of the organic semiconductor layers (2, 4), respectively. While a voltage is applied so that the electrode (1) is positive with respect to the electrode (5) and the opposite surfaces of the device are irradiated with two lights (6, 7) simultaneously, photocurrent multiplication is occurred to allow a photocurrent to flow in the device. However, no photocurrent multiplication occurs to allow no flow of photocurrent when the device is irradiated with one of the lights (6, 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiro Hiramoto, Masaaki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6651019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus by which accurate correction values for thermal displacement is calculated even when the rotation of the main spindle is restarted after interruption. The apparatus has means 2, 3 for measuring the temperature near the main spindle 15, means 5 for estimating the thermal displacement of the main spindle 15 on the basis of the measured temperature and a predetermined thermal displacement calculation expression, means 7 for calculating the correction value, and means 6 which estimates the displacement delay in re-rotation caused by the interruption of the rotation of the main spindle 15, and calculates an adjusting displacement on the basis of the estimated displacement delay. The correction value calculating means 7 calculates a correction value on the basis of the thermal displacement estimated by the thermal displacement estimating means 5 alone when the main spindle 15 is started up and rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Kazutada Hashimoto, Mikio Iwakiri, Munetaka Wakizaka
  • Publication number: 20030190392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting a lipid mixture having a high percentage of phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating the viscera of fish with hot water or steam; and (b) extracting from the heated viscera of fish, using a solvent, the lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The lipid mixture obtained by the present method contains phosphatidylserine comprising docosahexaenoic acid and phosphatidylethanolamine comprising docosahexaenoic acid in high concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiratsuka, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masayuki Hashidume, Youko Matsue, Tomoko Kitagawa, Masaaki Yokoyama, Masami Tamura, Tatsuya Fujii, Noriyuki Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20030182986
    Abstract: An indium electrode film (2) is formed closely adhering to one face of an organic semiconductor film (1) made of copper phthalocyanine while a gold electrode film (3) is formed on the other face. A voltage is applied to the organic semiconductor film (1) so that the indium electrode (2) side is biased positively. By applying a voltage so that the electrode (2) side is charged positively and irradiating with a light having a wavelength absorbable by the organic semiconductor film (1) the phenomenon of photocurrent multiplication arises at the interface of the organic semiconductor film (1) and the electrode (2). When put under an oxygen or moisture atmosphere in the above state, this gas sensor can detect oxygen or moisture depending on a change in photocurrent due to the multiplication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Masahiro Hiramoto, Masaaki Yokoyama, Manabu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6605915
    Abstract: The present invention provides a numerical control apparatus for a machine tool, which corrects an axial displacement of a main spindle caused due to a change in preload level and occurring according to the rotation speed of the main spindle. The numerical control apparatus (3) comprises: a numerical control section (6) for numerically controlling the movement of a spindle head (2) and for outputting a rotation command; a spindle control section (7) for controlling the rotation of a main spindle (5); a preload change control section (8) for changing the level of a preload applied to bearings (36, 37); and a correcting section (9) for outputting correction data for correction of an axial displacement of the main spindle (5) caused due to a change in the preload level and occurring according to the rotation speed of the main spindle (5) to the numerical control section (6) on the basis of the rotation command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Munetaka Wakizaka
  • Publication number: 20020060541
    Abstract: The present invention provides a numerical control apparatus for a machine tool, which corrects an axial displacement of a main spindle caused due to a change in preload level and occurring according to the rotation speed of the main spindle. The numerical control apparatus (3) comprises: a numerical control section (6) for numerically controlling the movement of a spindle head (2) and for outputting a rotation command; a spindle control section (7) for controlling the rotation of a main spindle (5); a preload change control section (8) for changing the level of a preload applied to bearings (36,37); and a correcting section (9) for outputting correction data for correction of an axial displacement of the main spindle (5) caused due to a change in the preload level and occurring according to the rotation speed of the main spindle (5) to the numerical control section (6) on the basis of the rotation command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Munetaka Wakizaka
  • Patent number: 6383698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotosensitive material comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate, the photosensitive layer containing a quinone derivative represented by the general formula (1), (2) or (3): wherein A represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R1 to R14 are the same or different and each represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and m and n represent an integer of 0 to 4. The electrophotosensitive material has high sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Okada, Masaaki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20020048673
    Abstract: A foam layer can be formed at a temperature at which the surface quality of a surface layer is not deteriorated, and a molding technique that is excellent in adhesiveness of a foam layer and a surface layer or/and a base member is developed. For the purpose of obtaining a resin molding composite, the present invention is characterized by a polyolefin resin molding composite comprising a surface layer and a foam layer, or a surface layer, a foam layer, and a base member, wherein the foam layer comprises a foam layer produced by fusion bonding thermoplastic expanded resin particles one another by molding, where the thermoplastic expanded resin particles comprises a core that is made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin and is in an expanded state and a polyethylene resin coat covering the core, and the surface layer comprises a thermoplastic synthetic resin having a melting point of 5° C. or more higher than a melting point of polyethylene resin constituting the coat of the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Foam Plastic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Masahiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020038189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for calculating a correction value for thermal displacement whereby accurate correction values for thermal displacement can be calculated even when the rotation of the main spindle is restarted after interruption thereof, wherein the apparatus for calculating the correction value for thermal displacement comprises temperature measuring means 2 and 3 for measuring the temperature in the vicinity of the main spindle 15, thermal displacement amount estimating means 5 for estimating an amount of thermal displacement of the main spindle 15 on the basis of the measured temperature and a predetermined thermal displacement amount calculation expression, correction value calculating means 7 for calculating the correction value, and adjusting displacement amount calculating means 6, which estimates an amount of displacement delay in re-rotation caused by the interruption of the rotation of the main spindle 15, and calculates an adjusting displacement amount on the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Kazutada Hashimoto, Mikio Iwakiri, Munetaka Wakizaka
  • Publication number: 20020006507
    Abstract: A foam layer can be formed at a temperature at which the surface quality of a surface layer is not deteriorated, and a molding technique that is excellent in adhesiveness of a foam layer and a surface layer or/and a base member is developed. For the purpose of obtaining a polypropylene resin molding composite for automobile, the present invention is characterized by a polypropylene resin molding composite for automobile comprising a surface layer and a foam layer, or a surface layer, a foam layer, and a base member, wherein the surface layer comprises a surface layer of a polypropylene resin and a laminate of a cushioning material, where the cushioning material is a polypropylene resin expanded sheet, and the foam layer comprises thermoplastic resin expanded particles comprising a core that is made of a polypropylene resin and is in an expanded state and a polyethylene resin coat layer covering the core and is in a substantially non-expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Foam Plastic Corporation and Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Masahiro Tanaka, Keiichi Honjo, Sukekuni Itoh, Yoshikazu Morinaga
  • Patent number: 6027806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an expanded resin bead comprising:a core which comprises a crystalline thermoplastic resin and is in an expanded state, anda coat which comprises an ethylene-based polymer which is lower in melting point than said thermoplastic resin or shows substantially no melting point, and which coat is in a substantially unexpanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical BASF Company Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Abe, Masaaki Yokoyama, Toshihiro Gotoh, Teruya Ohkuwa
  • Patent number: 5863679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a thin film pattern having an excellent accuracy of the pattern. The method comprises the steps of:(a) exposing a polysilane layer formed from a polysilane having a structure of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 indicate a group which is independently selected from the group consisting of a substituted or non-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon residue, an alicyclic hydrocarbon residue and an aromatic hydrocarbon residue and m and n indicate an integer, provided on a substrate, to ultraviolet light selectively to form a latent image of the thin film pattern; and(b) dipping the polysilane layer in which the latent image of the thin film pattern is formed in a metal oxide sol and then drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsushima, Iwao Sumiyoshi, Masaaki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5673083
    Abstract: A video camera unit is separated into a holder for receiving lenses and a base on which a solid-state image pickup chip is mounted. The holder and the base are assembled together with the distance between them made variable so that it is possible to adjust the back focus of the lens. Further, a video camera unit has a holder which is separated into a first holder for receiving lenses and a second holder for receiving a solid-state image pickup device so that both holders can be assembled together with the distance between them made variable. Therefore, it is also possible to adjust the back focus of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Echo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiya Izumi, Iwao Takemoto, Hiroichi Sokei, Masahiko Kadowaki, Takamasa Naito, Hiroyoshi Kojima, Atsumu Iguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Junichirou Nakajima, Masayuki Takahashi, Kunio Niwa
  • Patent number: 5400072
    Abstract: A video camera unit is separated into a holder for receiving lenses and a base on which a solid-state image pickup chip is mounted. The holder and the base are assembled together with the distance between them made variable so that it is possible to adjust the back focus of the lens. Further, a video camera unit has a holder which is separated into a first holder for receiving lenses and a second holder for receiving a solid-state image pickup device so that both holders can be assembled together with the distance between them made variable. Therefore, it is also possible to adjust the back focus of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Echo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiya Izumi, Iwao Takemoto, Hiroichi Sokei, Masahiko Kodowaki, Takamasa Naito, Hiroyoshi Kojima, Atsumu Iguchi, Masaaki Yokoyama, Junichirou Nakajima, Masayuki Takahashi, Kunio Niwa
  • Patent number: 5391442
    Abstract: The present invention provides the color pattern forming method wherein the process is simple and therefore the product can be manufactured at a low cost and it is possible to obtain an RGB color filter with superior pattern precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsushima, Iwao Sumiyoshi, Masaaki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5312713
    Abstract: An information recording medium comprises a recording layer including a mixture of organic polysilane and oxo metallic phthalocyanine pigment. Information is recorded by adding heat or light to the recording layer. In a method for recording information onto the information recording medium, a decoloring reaction of oxo metallic phthalocyanine pigment is used which is caused by heating the recording layer to a temperature equal to or higher than a pyrolyzing point of organic polysilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yokoyama, Mikio Kakui