Patents by Inventor Muneo Nakahara
Muneo Nakahara 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: 7371703Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (?n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43 W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 400 ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Patent number: 7217672Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (?n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 400 ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Patent number: 7196027Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (?n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43 W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 400 ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Publication number: 20040063563Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (&Dgr;n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 400 ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Publication number: 20040048730Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (&Dgr;n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 400 ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Patent number: 6468935Abstract: An optical glass comprises the following composition in mass percent of: SiO2 18-29%; PbO 68-78%; and TeO2 0.1-3.5%; wherein the glass has optical constants which are a refractive index (nd) having a range of 1.75 to 1.87 and an Abbe number (&ngr;b) having a range of 21 to 28; and a wavelength of a light transmitted through the glass having a thickness of 10±0.1 mm at a transmittance of 80% by including a reflection loss, is not more than 420 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Yoshio Mori, Muneo Nakahara
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Publication number: 20020010065Abstract: An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (&Dgr;n: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz and pulse width of 4OO ns for one hour is 5 ppm or below is provided. The optical glass comprises a fluorine ingredient and/or a titanium oxide ingredient and/or an arsenic oxide ingredient. The optical glass suffers little change in refractive index by radiation of strong light having wavelengths of 300 nm to 400 nm such as ultraviolet laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: Akira Masumura, Muneo Nakahara, Satoru Matsumoto, Tatsuya Senoo
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Patent number: 5858898Abstract: An optical glass having optical constants of refractive index within the range of 1.55-1.75 and Abbe number (.nu. d) within the range of 25-51 and having large negative anomalous dispersion which is substantially free of lead and arsenic compounds includes as its essential ingredients in weigth percent 10->40% SiO.sub.2, 12.5-35% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 3-20% ZrO.sub.2 and 6-30% Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Muneo Nakahara, Michiko Morishita
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Patent number: 5320987Abstract: An optical glass which is a SiO.sub.2 --TiO.sub.2 --K.sub.2 O--RO (where R represents Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn metal elements) system glass of a specific content range exhibits optical constants of a refractive index (Nd) of about 1.58-1.78 and Abbe number (.nu.d) of about 28-45, is free of PbO and has an improved property against devitrification.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1992Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Tatsuya Senoo, Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Muneo Nakahara
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Patent number: 5300467Abstract: An optical glass which is a SiO.sub.2 --B.sub.2 O.sub.3 --(TiO.sub.2 +ZrO.sub.2)--SrO--BaO--R'.sub.2 O system of a specific composition range exhibits optical constants of a refractive index (Nd) of 1.57-1.75 and Abbe number (.nu.d) of 30-55, is free of PbO and has improved stability against devitrification and tinting and improved chemical durability.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1992Date of Patent: April 5, 1994Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha OharaInventors: Futoshi Ishizaki, Muneo Nakahara, Hiroshi Shishido, Katsuhiko Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 4128432Abstract: An optical glass consisting basically of a B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -La.sub.2 O.sub.3 - ZrO.sub.2 -Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 -PbO-BaO (and/or ZnO) system is free from a poisonous CdO or ThO.sub.2 component and has an excellent light transmission property in a transition region from an ultraviolet portion to a visible portion as compared with conventional optical glasses having the same optical properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1978Date of Patent: December 5, 1978Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ohara Kogaku Garasu SeizoshoInventors: Fujio Komorita, Muneo Nakahara
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Patent number: 4120732Abstract: An optical glass consisting essentially of a B.sub.2 O.sub.3 --La.sub.2 O.sub.3 --Gd.sub.2 O.sub.3 --WO.sub.3 --ZrO.sub.2 and/or Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 system has high refractive and low dispersive characteristics with optical constants of 1.85-1.96 for Nd and 43-28 for .nu.d, is free of poisonous ThO.sub.2, CdO and BeO ingredients, and suitable for mass production.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1977Date of Patent: October 17, 1978Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ohara Kogaku Garasu SeizoshoInventors: Fujio Komorita, Muneo Nakahara
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Patent number: 4119471Abstract: An optical glass consisting basically of a B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -- SiO.sub.2 -- La.sub.2 O.sub.3 -- ZrO.sub.2 -- TiO.sub.2 -- ZnO -- BaO system can be produced at a lower melting temperature and in a shorter melting time than it has heretofore been possible by replacing Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 and WO.sub.3 used in the conventional optical glasses with ZnO.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1977Date of Patent: October 10, 1978Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ohara KogakuInventors: Fujio Komorita, Muneo Nakahara