Patents by Inventor Noriaki Kihara
Noriaki Kihara 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: 20240063582Abstract: A connector grounding structure includes: a connector including a first connector part and a second connector part connectable to each other; and a grounding component. The first connector part has an outer circumferential surface portion that protrudes and a first step surface extending radially outward from a base end thereof. The second connector part has an inner circumferential surface portion connectable to the outer circumferential surface portion and a second step surface extending radially outward from a tip end thereof. The grounding component has an insertion portion that is electrically conductive and into which the outer circumferential surface portion is insertable. In a state where the outer circumferential surface portion is inserted into the insertion portion and connected to the inner circumferential surface portion without the grounding component intervening, the connector can hold the insertion portion between the first step surface and the second step surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Yuji Sekigami, Noriaki Kihara
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Publication number: 20240063828Abstract: A signal processing device includes: a signal processing device configured to process a signal input from a sensor; a wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate a signal based on output of the signal processor to an external device; and an isolator that isolates at least a portion of components of the signal processor from the wireless communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Takahiro Kimura, Noriaki Kihara
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Publication number: 20240032218Abstract: A signal processing device (10) according to the present disclosure includes a housing (161), an input interface (12) configured to receive input of an electrical signal, a converter (13) configured to convert the electrical signal inputted to the input interface (12) into a communication signal according to a communication protocol for wireless communication, and an output interface (14) configured to output the communication signal converted by the converter (13) for wireless communication. The signal processing device (10) includes the housing (61), the input interface (12), the converter (13), and the output interface (14) integrally. The input interface (12) is disposed on a first side (S1) of the housing (161), and the output interface (14) is disposed on a second side (S2) opposite the first side (S1) in the housing (161).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Takahashi, Yusaku Yoshida, Akio Morita, Noriaki Kihara, Takahiro Kimura
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Patent number: 9528971Abstract: The particulate matter detection element is constituted of a laminated body including first and second electrode layers each having a plate-like shape and a thickness between 50 ?m and 500 ?m laminated on each other through an intermediate insulating layer having a plate-like shape and a thickness between 3 ?m and 20 ?m. A cross-sectional surface of the laminated body in the lamination direction is used as a detection surface of the particulate matter detection element.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Teranishi, Tekehito Kimata, Noriaki Kihara
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Patent number: 8976810Abstract: A wireless communication system in which wireless communication can be performed via a wireless communication network, the wireless communication system comprising: a wireless access point device configured to operate by using power supplied via a two-wire cable, to perform wireless communication with wireless field devices via the wireless communication network, and to perform communication via the two-wire cable; and a conversion device connected to the two-wire cable and to a control unit configured to control the wireless field devices, the conversion device being configured to supply power to the wireless access point device via the two-wire cable, and to perform conversions between signals, which are input and output from the control unit, and signals, which are transmitted and received via the two-wire cable.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshio Yoshida, Noriaki Kihara
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Patent number: 8660172Abstract: A pulse signal receiving apparatus may include a reception unit that receives a pulse signal modulated by a double-edge modulation scheme, a measurement unit that measures an edge interval of the pulse signal, which has been received by the reception unit, a detection unit that detects a deviation of the edge interval, which has been measured by the measurement unit, for a pulse-width reference value indicating a reference value of a width of the pulse signal, a correction unit that corrects the edge interval, which is to be measured next by the measurement unit, by using the deviation, which has been detected by the detection unit, and a decoding unit that decodes the pulse signal, of which the edge interval has been corrected by the correction unit, so as to output a digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshio Yoshida, Noriaki Kihara
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Publication number: 20130283886Abstract: The particulate matter detection element is constituted of a laminated body including first and second electrode layers each having a plate-like shape and a thickness between 50 ?m and 500 ?m laminated on each other through an intermediate insulating layer having a plate-like shape and a thickness between 3 ?m and 20 ?m. A cross-sectional surface of the laminated body in the lamination direction is used as a detection surface of the particulate matter detection element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya TERANISHI, Tekehito Kimata, Noriaki Kihara
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Patent number: 8531177Abstract: A timing detection device includes a draw back amount acquiring unit and a detecting unit. The draw back amount acquiring unit is configured to acquire a draw back amount of a received signal with respect to a peak value of the signal. The detecting unit is configured to detect the timing at which the draw back amount acquired by the draw back amount acquiring unit has exceeded a constant value as the timing at which a value of the signal is switched.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Noriaki Kihara, Shunsuke Hayashi, Kenji Habaguchi, Takayuki Ooshima
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Publication number: 20120155524Abstract: A pulse signal receiving apparatus may include a reception unit that receives a pulse signal modulated by a double-edge modulation scheme, a measurement unit that measures an edge interval of the pulse signal, which has been received by the reception unit, a detection unit that detects a deviation of the edge interval, which has been measured by the measurement unit, for a pulse-width reference value indicating a reference value of a width of the pulse signal, a correction unit that corrects the edge interval, which is to be measured next by the measurement unit, by using the deviation, which has been detected by the detection unit, and a decoding unit that decodes the pulse signal, of which the edge interval has been corrected by the correction unit, so as to output a digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshio YOSHIDA, Noriaki Kihara
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Publication number: 20110062943Abstract: A timing detection device includes a draw back amount acquiring unit and a detecting unit. The draw back amount acquiring unit is configured to acquire a draw back amount of a received signal with respect to a peak value of the signal. The detecting unit is configured to detect the timing at which the draw back amount acquired by the draw back amount acquiring unit has exceeded a constant value as the timing at which a value of the signal is switched.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Noriaki Kihara, Shunsuke Hayashi, Kenji Habaguchi, Takayuki Ooshima
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Patent number: 7819996Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a ceramic sheet and a gas sensing element are disclosed. At least ceramic powder, a binder and a plasticizer are blended and mixed in slurry. The slurry is formed into unfired green sheets, on which paste is printed. Each of the unfired green sheets has porosity greater than 5%. In the manufacturing methods, the unfired green sheets are pressurized with a pressure of 10 MPa at a temperature above 60° C., after which the paste is printed on surfaces of the unfired green sheets. In the method of manufacturing the gas sensing element, a shielding layer, a porous diffusion resistance layer and the unfired green sheets for a sensing layer, a reference gas airspace forming layer and a heating layer are stacked to form a stacked ceramic body, whish is fired to obtain the gas sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., Denso CorporationInventors: Eturo Yasuda, Noriaki Kihara, Daisuke Makino, Makoto Shirai, Hirokatsu Mukai, Takumi Ushikubo
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Publication number: 20080099126Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a ceramic sheet and a gas sensing element are disclosed. At least ceramic powder, a binder and a plasticizer are blended and mixed in slurry. The slurry is formed into unfired green sheets, on which paste is printed. Each of the unfired green sheets has porosity greater than 5%. In the manufacturing methods, the unfired green sheets are pressurized with a pressure of 10 MPa at a temperature above 60° C., after which the paste is printed on surfaces of the unfired green sheets. In the method of manufacturing the gas sensing element, a shielding layer, a porous diffusion resistance layer and the unfired green sheets for a sensing layer, a reference gas airspace forming layer and a heating layer are stacked to form a stacked ceramic body, whish is fired to obtain the gas sensing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Eturo Yasuda, Noriaki Kihara, Daisuke Makino, Makoto Shirai, Hirokatsu Mukai, Takumi Ushikubo
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Publication number: 20070289690Abstract: A method for manufacturing a ceramic stack is provided, which can suppress distortion, separation, cracking and the like that may be caused in plural types of ceramic sheets after being stacked and baked for integration. The method includes a step of obtaining a relation between volume rates of organic materials contained in the ceramic sheets and baking shrinkages of the sheets, resulting from baking the sheets at a predetermined temperature, a step of selecting a volume rate of organic materials for each of the ceramic sheets based on the relation obtained at the previous step, so that all the sheets may have substantially the same baking shrinkage as desired, a step of forming the plural types of ceramic sheets based on the volume rate selected at the previous step, and a step of stacking and baking for integration the plural types of ceramic sheets to fabricate a ceramic stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON SOKEN, INC.Inventors: Eturo Yasuda, Noriaki Kihara, Hirokatsu Mukai, Daisuke Makino
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Patent number: 6809040Abstract: A method of manufacturing large-sized laminated dielectrics of high quality which permit adjustment of the atmosphere during sintering process to be accomplished easily, and which can eliminate the problems such as expansion due to reaction with the atmosphere gas. When a laminated body 1, consisting of oxide dielectric layers 2 and inner electrode layers 3 having a base metal such as Cu as a main component, is sintered in a reducing atmosphere, a mixed gas having CO2 gas as a main component and containing optional amount of CO gas and O2 gas is used. By using the equilibrium system of CO2⇄2CO+(1/2)O2 and adjusting the amounts of CO gas and O2 gas, oxygen partial pressure in the atmosphere gas can be easily and stably adjusted and fluctuation and variation in the atmosphere can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2002Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Sumiya, Eturo Yasuda, Hitoshi Shindo, Yasunori Suzuki, Takashi Yamamoto, Toshiatsu Nagaya, Noriaki Kihara
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Patent number: 6522052Abstract: A multilayer-type piezoelectric actuator having a multilayer piezoelectric unit which is capable of enduring the extension of contraction thereof to prevent the disconnection of external electrodes. The multilayer piezoelectric unit (2) includes a plurality of piezoelectric plates (21) of a piezoelectric material and a plurality of internal electrodes (22) of a conductive material arranged in alternate layers. The external electrodes (3) are arranged on the side surfaces (23), respectively, of the multilayer piezoelectric unit (2) and electrically connected to a plurality of the internal electrodes (22). The external electrodes (3) are each configured of an electrode base (31) arranged in contact with a corresponding side surface (23) of the multilayer piezoelectric unit (2), a tabular metal net conductor (32) arranged on the electrode base (31), and a plurality of conductive adhesives (33) for partially bonding the electrode base (31) and the tabular metal net conductor (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.Inventors: Noriaki Kihara, Toshihiko Ito, Haruo Isioka, Atsushi Murai
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Publication number: 20030027432Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to manufacture large-sized laminated dielectrics of high quality which permit adjustment of the atmosphere during sintering process to be accomplished easily, and which can eliminate the problems such as expansion due to reaction with the atmosphere gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Atsuhiro Sumiya, Eturo Yasuda, Hitoshi Shindo, Yasunori Suzuki, Takashi Yamamoto, Toshiatsu Nagaya, Noriaki Kihara
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Publication number: 20020043901Abstract: A multilayer-type piezoelectric actuator having a multilayer piezoelectric unit which is capable of enduring the extension of contraction thereof to prevent the disconnection of external electrodes. The multilayer piezoelectric unit (2) includes a plurality of piezoelectric plates (21) of a piezoelectric material and a plurality of internal electrodes (22) of a conductive material arranged in alternate layers. The external electrodes (3) are arranged on the side surfaces (23), respectively, of the multilayer piezoelectric unit (2) and electrically connected to a plurality of the internal electrodes (22). The external electrodes (3) are each configured of an electrode base (31) arranged in contact with a corresponding side surface (23) of the multilayer piezoelectric unit (2), a tabular metal net conductor (32) arranged on the electrode base (31), and a plurality of conductive adhesives (33) for partially bonding the electrode base (31) and the tabular metal net conductor (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Noriaki Kihara, Toshihiko Ito, Haruo Isioka, Atsushi Murai
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Chain polyene group-containing norbornene compound and unsaturated ethylene copolymer using the same
Patent number: 6040407Abstract: The chain polyene-group containing norbornene compound of the invention is represented by the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms.The unsaturated ethylene copolymer of the invention is a random copolymer of 30 to 92% by mol of (i) ethylene units, 6 to 70% by mol of (ii) specific .alpha.-olefin units and 0.1 to 30% by mol of (iii) units derived from the norbornene compound [I], where the molar ratio of (i)/(ii) is in the range of 40/60 to 92/8 and the unit (iii) is represented by the specific formula, and has an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of 0.05 to 10 dl/g.The novel unsaturated ethylene copolymer is excellent in weathering resistance, heat resistance and ozone resistance and has a high vulcanizing rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1997Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industrial, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuyoshi Ishida, Masaaki Yasuda, Hitoshi Onishi, Noriaki Kihara, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Toshihiro Sagane, Masaaki Kawasaki, Hidenari Nakahama -
Process for producing substituted amines and a method for purifying synthetic intermediates therefor
Patent number: 5932759Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a substituted amine represented by the general formula (IV):R.sup.2 NHOR.sup.3 (IV)(wherein R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon group, and R.sup.3 represents a hydrocarbon group or a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon group), which comprises the steps of:(b) reacting a hydroxamic acid represented by the general formula (II):R.sup.1 CONHOH (II)(wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group) in the presence of a base with a reaction reagent capable of introducing a hydrocarbon or a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon group to an oxygen atom and/or a nitrogen atom to form a substituted hydroxamic acid represented by the general formula (III): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1997Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Motoyama, Naoshi Nagai, Takeshi Ishitoku, Noriaki Kihara -
Patent number: 5837791Abstract: A novel unsaturated copolymer of ethylene comprises a random copolymer of (i) ethylene, (ii) an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and (iii) at least one straight chain or branched chain nonconjugated triene or tetraene having one vinyl group in the molecule, which contains 30-92% by mol of ethylene units (i), 6-70% by mol of .alpha.-olefin units (ii) and 0.1-30% by mol of triene or tetraene units (iii), and which has a molar ratio of ethylene units (i) to .alpha.-olefin units (ii) of 40/60 to 92/8 (ethylene units (i)/.alpha.-olefin units (ii)) and an intrinsic viscosity (.eta.), measured in Decalin at 135.degree. C., of 0.05 to 10 dl/g. This novel unsaturated copolymer of ethylene is excellent in weathering resistance, heat resistance and ozone resistance and has a high vulcanizing rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Sagane, Masaaki Kawasaki, Hidenari Nakahama, Tatsuyoshi Ishida, Katsuya Takahashi, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Hitoshi Onishi, Masaaki Yasuda, Noriaki Kihara