Patents by Inventor Michihiro Shimada
Michihiro Shimada 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: 9424960Abstract: A method for producing an aggregated thread structure includes (a) a process of dispersing carbon nanotube to a first solvent, which is water or a mixed solvent containing organic solvent and water, with a surfactant, to create a dispersion and (b) a process of injecting the dispersion, in which carbon nanotube is dispersed, to a condensing liquid, which is a second solvent that differs from the first solvent, to thereby aggregate and spin carbon nanotube. The aggregated thread structure containing carbon nanotube has: a bulk density of 0.5 g/cm3 or more; a weight reduction rate up to 450° C. of 50% or less; a G/D ratio for resonance Raman scattering measurement of 10 or more; and an electric conductivity of 50 S/cm or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hiroaki Rikihisa, Masato Tachibana, Michihiro Shimada, Kinji Asaka, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino
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Patent number: 9136535Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material which contains small-particle sized and low-crystalline lithium transition metal silicate and which undergoes charge-discharge reaction at room temperature. The cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by containing a lithium transition metal silicate and exhibits diffraction peaks having half widths of 0.175 to 0.6°, the peaks observed through powder X-ray diffractometry within a 2? range of 5 to 50°.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., THE FURUKAWA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Ohkubo, Michihiro Shimada, Naoki Uno, Yosuke Hirayama, Toshio Tani, Hidetoshi Abe, Miyu Aita
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Publication number: 20140346697Abstract: A method for producing an aggregated thread structure includes (a) a process of dispersing carbon nanotube to a first solvent, which is water or a mixed solvent containing organic solvent and water, with a surfactant, to create a dispersion and (b) a process of injecting the dispersion, in which carbon nanotube is dispersed, to a condensing liquid, which is a second solvent that differs from the first solvent, to thereby aggregate and spin carbon nanotube. The aggregated thread structure containing carbon nanotube has: a bulk density of 0.5 g/cm3 or more; a weight reduction rate up to 450° C. of 50% or less; a G/D ratio for resonance Raman scattering measurement of 10 or more; and an electric conductivity of 50 S/cm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Hiroaki RIKIHISA, Masato TACHIBANA, Michihiro SHIMADA, Kinji ASAKA, Ken MUKAI, Takushi SUGINO
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Publication number: 20140166928Abstract: A particulate mixture etc., which can be used as a precursor of lithium transition metal silicate-type compound of small particle size and low crystallinity, is provided. Further, a cathode active material that can undergo charge-and-discharge reaction in room temperature, and comprises lithium transition metal silicate-type compound, is provided. It is a mixture of silicon oxide particulates, transition metal oxide particulates, and lithium transition metal silicate particulates, and its powder X-ray diffraction measurement shows diffraction peaks near 2?=33.1° and near 2?=35.7°, and said silicon oxide particulates and said transition metal oxide particulates are amorphous, and said lithium transition metal silicate particulates are in a microcrystalline or amorphous state. Furthermore, a cathode active material obtained by grinding the active material aggregate obtained by heat-treating this particulate mixture is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio OHKUBO, Takeshi YAGI, Michihiro SHIMADA, Naoki UNO, Yosuke HIRAYAMA, Takeshi NISHIMURA, Toshio TANI
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Patent number: 8696949Abstract: A particulate mixture which can be used as a precursor of lithium transition metal silicate-type compound of small particle size and low crystallinity, is provided. It is a mixture of silicon oxide particulates, transition metal oxide particulates, and lithium transition metal silicate particulates, and its powder X-ray diffraction measurement shows diffraction peaks near 2?=33.1° and near 2?=35.7°, and said silicon oxide particulates and said transition metal oxide particulates are amorphous, and said lithium transition metal silicate particulates are in a microcrystalline or amorphous state.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Ohkubo, Takeshi Yagi, Michihiro Shimada, Naoki Uno, Yosuke Hirayama, Takeshi Nishimura, Toshio Tani
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Publication number: 20130251619Abstract: A method for producing an aggregated thread structure includes (a) a process of dispersing carbon nanotube to a first solvent, which is water or a mixed solvent containing organic solvent and water, with a surfactant, to create a dispersion and (b) a process of injecting the dispersion, in which carbon nanotube is dispersed, to a condensing liquid, which is a second solvent that differs from the first solvent, to thereby aggregate and spin carbon nanotube. The aggregated thread structure containing carbon nanotube has: a bulk density of 0.5 g/cm3 or more; a weight reduction rate up to 450° C. of 50% or less; a G/D ratio for resonance Raman scattering measurement of 10 or more; and an electric conductivity of 50 S/cm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki RIKIHISA, Masato TACHIBANA, Michihiro SHIMADA, Kinji ASAKA, Ken MUKAI, Takushi SUGINO
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Publication number: 20130052544Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material which contains small-particle sized and low-crystalline lithium transition metal silicate and which undergoes charge-discharge reaction at room temperature. The cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by containing a lithium transition metal silicate and exhibits diffraction peaks having half widths of 0.175 to 0.6°, the peaks observed through powder X-ray diffractometry within a 2? range of 5 to 50°.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicants: THE FURUKAWA BATTERY CO., LTD, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio OHKUBO, Michihiro SHIMADA, Naoki UNO, Yosuke HIRAYAMA, Toshio TANI, Hidetoshi ABE, Miyu AITA
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Publication number: 20130052529Abstract: A particulate mixture etc., which can be used as a precursor of lithium transition metal silicate-type compound of small particle size and low crystallinity, is provided. Further, a cathode active material that can undergo charge-and-discharge reaction in room temperature, and comprises lithium transition metal silicate-type compound, is provided. It is a mixture of silicon oxide particulates, transition metal oxide particulates, and lithium transition metal silicate particulates, and its powder X-ray diffraction measurement shows diffraction peaks near 2?=33.1° and near 2?=35.7°, and said silicon oxide particulates and said transition metal oxide particulates are amorphous, and said lithium transition metal silicate particulates are in a microcrystalline or amorphous state. Furthermore, a cathode active material obtained by grinding the active material aggregate obtained by heat-treating this particulate mixture is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio OHKUBO, Takeshi YAGI, Michihiro SHIMADA, Naoki UNO, Yosuke HIRAYAMA, Takeshi NISHIMURA, Toshio TANI
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Patent number: 6688898Abstract: This invention relates to a rotating connector comprising an inner cylinder 2 and an outer cylinder 3 combined together to permit the relative rotation in a concentric state, and a flat cable 1 spirally housed in an annular space 20 formed between the inner cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 3, and connected at its inner end to the inner cylinder 2 while being connected at its outer end to the outer cylinder 3, wherein the flat cable 1 is composed of a plurality of flat-type conductors 10 placed in parallel arrangement and an insulating coat layer 11 placed over the flat-type conductors 10, and the insulating coat layer 11 is formed by coating the flat-type conductor 10 with a thermoplastic resin by means of direct extrusion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1999Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Nisimoto, Hajime Watanabe, Michihiro Shimada, Masahiro Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20020019169Abstract: This invention relates to a rotating connector comprising an inner cylinder 2 and an outer cylinder 3 combined together to permit the relative rotation in a concentric state, and a flat cable 1 spirally housed in an annular space 20 formed between the inner cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 3, and connected at its inner end to the inner cylinder 2 while being connected at its outer end to the outer cylinder 3, wherein the flat cable 1 is composed of a plurality of flat-type conductors 10 placed in parallel arrangement and an insulating coat layer 11 placed over the flat-type conductors 10, and the insulating coat layer 11 is formed by coating the flat-type conductor 10 with a thermoplastic resin by means of direct extrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 1999Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: TAKUYA NISHIMOTO, HAJIME WATANABE, MICHIHIRO SHIMADA, MASAHIRO HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 5329133Abstract: In a method of automatically determining flaws of an object of examination according to the invention, rays of light are transmitted through on object of examination, while adjusting the depth of observation to make it agree with the focal length of a detected flaw, go down deeper than the focal length and come up shallower than the focal length and the brightness of transmitted light for each depth of observation is converted into a corresponding electric signal. Portions of the generated signal that are found outside a predetermined range of intensity are taken out as flaw signals and the obtained flaw signals are compared with a number of binarized flaw patterns prepared from various flaws that have been detected in advance to accurately determine the type, number and size of the detected flaws.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1992Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Uesugi, Michihiro Shimada
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Patent number: 5231249Abstract: There is provided an olefin resin composition for power cables which contains an olefin resin and m-(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)-isopropylbenzene and/or p-(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)-isopropylbenzene. A crosslinking agent of this resin composition is suitably used for at least one of layers including semiconductor layers and an insulation layer in the power cables or around conductors at a joint between the power cables, whereby the high-temperature properties of the power cables can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Tetsuo Matsumoto, Michihiro Shimada
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Patent number: 5187009Abstract: There is provided a rubber/plastic insulated power cable or a joint of power cables which comprises a conductor or a conductor joint having an inner semiconductor layer and an insulation layer, and if necessary, an outer semiconductor layer, formed thereon in the order named, at least one of these layers being formed of a crosslinked structure of an olefin resin composition containing an olefin resin, an organic peroxide, and 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene. The 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene serves to inhibit "amber" of the olefin resin composition by the organic peroxide used and to increase the degree of crosslinking of crosslinked structure. Also, the olefin resin with a high melting point can be used as a base resin. Therefore, the resultant power cable and joint have highly improved AC breakdown strength, impulse breakdown strength at a high temperature and much less generation of electrical trees due to "amber", so that they are useful particularly high-voltage application.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1991Date of Patent: February 16, 1993Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Tetsuo Matsumoto, Michihiro Shimada