Patents by Inventor Shigeki Nomura

Shigeki Nomura 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: 20240089567
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including a pixel array unit (300) configured by arraying, in a row direction and a column direction, a plurality of pixels (304) of five or more types in which wavelength bands of detectable light are different in stages. The plurality of pixels are arrayed such that, at points having any spatial phases on the pixel array unit, mixed spectral characteristics obtained by mixing spectral characteristics of a predetermined number of pixels around the points are substantially same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Seichi Otsuki, Shigeki Nakamura, Yoshikuni Nomura
  • Publication number: 20200181366
    Abstract: A composition comprising: a substance (A) comprising at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of zinc, cobalt, niobium, zirconium, cadmium, copper, nickel, chromium, vanadium, titanium, molybdenum, magnesium, iron and aluminum, with the proviso that a metal organic framework is excluded; an organic substance (B) having at least two metal coordination sites capable of being coordinated to the metal atom to form a crystal, wherein the metal coordination sites are of at least one type selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group and a metal organic framework; and a coordination promoter (C) that undergoes a reaction or a phase transition upon stimulation to promote the coordination of the metal coordination sites of the organic substance (B) to the metal atom of the substance (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi IKOMA, Shigeki NOMURA, Rasika DASANAYAKE ALUTHGE
  • Patent number: 10351942
    Abstract: In a high strength hot-dip galvannealed hot-rolled steel sheet that has an excellent hole expansibility suitable for a stretch flanging and preferably has a high yield ratio and a tensile strength of at least 650 MPa, a hot-rolled steel sheet used as a base material for plating has a chemical composition comprising: in mass %, C: from at least 0.01 and at most 0.20%; Si: at most 0.50%; Mn: from at least 0.01% to at most 1.30%; P: at most 0.05%; S: at most 0.01%; N: at most 0.01%; Al: at most 0.50%; and Ti: from at least 0.05% to at most 0.50%, and a steel structure consisting of a polygonal ferrite having at least 80 area % and the remainder containing one kind or two or more kinds selected from bainitic ferrite, bainite, pearlite, and cementite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Yokoyama, Shigeki Nomura
  • Patent number: 9594243
    Abstract: An electrowetting device 1 includes a device body 10, a dielectric layer 14, an electrode, a non-polar liquid 17, and a polar liquid 16. The device body 10 includes a cell C. The dielectric layer 14 is disposed in the cell C. The dielectric layer 14 has a hydrophobic surface. The electrode is configured to polarize the dielectric layer 14. The non-polar liquid 17 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The polar liquid 16 is non-miscible with the non-polar liquid 17. The polar liquid 16 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The non-polar liquid 17 contains a colored material. The polar liquid 16 contains non-ionic molecules. The non-ionic molecule has a polar portion and a non-polar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Takeshi Wakiya
  • Publication number: 20160004066
    Abstract: An electrowetting device 1 includes a device body 10, a dielectric layer 14, an electrode, a non-polar liquid 17, and a polar liquid 16. The device body 10 includes a cell C. The dielectric layer 14 is disposed in the cell C. The dielectric layer 14 has a hydrophobic surface. The electrode is configured to polarize the dielectric layer 14. The non-polar liquid 17 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The polar liquid 16 is non-miscible with the non-polar liquid 17. The polar liquid 16 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The non-polar liquid 17 contains a colored material. The polar liquid 16 contains non-ionic molecules. The non-ionic molecule has a polar portion and a non-polar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki NOMURA, Takeshi WAKIYA
  • Patent number: 9182590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrowetting element, in which a first liquid material and a second liquid material having a surface energy which is lower than that of the first liquid material, which are not mixed together, are provided in a cell formed between a first substrate and a second substrate placed as facing; at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material is gelated or altered to have high viscosity; and the shape of the interface between the first liquid material and the second liquid material is changed by applying voltage in the cell. The method includes a step of stimulating at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material which is gelated or altered to have high viscosity, to alter one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material to have low viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKSUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20150140358
    Abstract: In a high strength hot-dip galvannealed hot-rolled steel sheet that has an excellent hole expansibility suitable for a stretch flanging and preferably has a high yield ratio and a tensile strength of at least 650 MPa, a hot-rolled steel sheet used as a base material for plating has a chemical composition comprising: in mass %, C: from at least 0.01 and at most 0.20%; Si: at most 0.50%; Mn: from at least 0.01% to at most 1.30%; P: at most 0.05%; S: at most 0.01%; N: at most 0.01%; Al: at most 0.50%; and Ti: from at least 0.05% to at most 0.50%, and a steel structure consisting of a polygonal ferrite having at least 80 area % and the remainder containing one kind or two or more kinds selected from bainitic ferrite, bainite, pearlite, and cementite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Yokoyama, Shigeki Nomura
  • Patent number: 8896928
    Abstract: Provided is an electrowetting device capable of performing bright and high-contrast color display. In addition, provided is an electrowetting device capable of performing high-quality display without unevenness. The electrowetting device is an electrowetting display in which each of a pair of substrate constituting one cell has a driving unit. A first substrate that stores a first hydrophobic liquid material in regions surrounded by a first pixel wall, and a second substrate that stores a second hydrophobic liquid material in regions surrounded by a second pixel wall are adhered to each other through a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nakasuga, Takao Unate, Takeshi Wakiya, Shigeki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20140226200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrowetting element, in which a first liquid material and a second liquid material having a surface energy which is lower than that of the first liquid material, which are not mixed together, are provided in a cell formed between a first substrate and a second substrate placed as facing; at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material is gelated or altered to have high viscosity; and the shape of the interface between the first liquid material and the second liquid material is changed by applying voltage in the cell; which includes a step of stimulating at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material which is gelated or altered to have high viscosity, to alter at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material to have low viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20130222880
    Abstract: Provided is an electrowetting device capable of performing bright and high-contrast color display. In addition, provided is an electrowetting device capable of performing high-quality display without unevenness. The electrowetting device is an electrowetting display in which each of a pair of substrate constituting one cell has a driving unit. A first substrate that stores a first hydrophobic liquid material in regions surrounded by a first pixel wall, and a second substrate that stores a second hydrophobic liquid material in regions surrounded by a second pixel wall are adhered to each other through a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Nakasuga, Takao Unate, Takeshi Wakiya, Shigeki Nomura
  • Patent number: 8183368
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting compound having dielectric properties, in particular permittivity and dielectric loss, which are improved compared to prior art, a composition containing the same, and a molded article. The thermosetting compound according to the present invention is a dihydro benzoxazine compound represented by the following Formula (2), where, R6 to R13 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and R14 represents a divalent saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a condensed ring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Eguchi, Kazuo Doyama, Shigeki Nomura, Hatsuo Ishida
  • Patent number: 7829237
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve the problems with conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells and provide a proton conducting membrane which exhibits an excellent heat resistance and an excellent protonic conductivity and a high dimensional stability even at high temperatures, a method for producing the same and a fuel cell using the same. The proton conducting membrane of the present invention is a proton conducting membrane having particles 1 comprising a metal-oxygen crosslinked structure and the particles 1 have an acid group such as sulfonic acid group incorporated in the surface thereof and form a continuity. The gap 2 between the particles is communicated from the main surface to the opposite surface of the proton conducting membrane to form a proton conducting channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Toshihito Miyama
  • Patent number: 7703351
    Abstract: An accelerator pedal (100) includes a stopper member (30) fixed to the floor of the driver's seat, a pad member (20) fastened to the stopper member (30) and operated by the driver's depression force, an arm (4) engaged with the pad member (20) to transmit the depression force, and a bracket (5) engaged with the arm (4) to support the arm (4), wherein the stopper member (30) is provided with a pad fitting section (17) for fastening the pad member (20), and the pad member (20) is integrally molded by a single resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., F-Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakuraba, Hideto Nebuya, Takashi Sugiyama, Shigeki Nomura, Koji Terasaki, Teruo Kato, Toshimi Kitamura, Tomoaki Abe, Yoshio Abe, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20090299062
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting compound having dielectric properties, in particular permittivity and dielectric loss, which are improved compared to prior art, a composition containing the same, and a molded article. The thermosetting compound according to the present invention is a dihydro benzoxazine compound represented by the following Formula (2), where, R6 to R13 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and R14 represents a divalent saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a condensed ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Eguchi, Kazuo Doyama, Shigeki Nomura, Hatsuo Ishida
  • Publication number: 20070213495
    Abstract: The present invention provides relates to a crosslinkable, proton-conducting membrane having a crosslinked structure, excellent in heat resistance, durability, dimensional stability and fuel barrier characteristics, and showing excellent proton conductivity at high temperature, characterized by comprising (a) an organic/inorganic hybrid structure (A) covalently bonded to 2 or more silicon-oxygen crosslinks and, at the same time, having a carbon atom, and (b) an acid containing structure (B) having an acid group, covalently bonded to a silicon-oxygen crosslink and having an acidic group; and provides a fuel cell using the same membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Col.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Toshiya Sugimoto, Masanori Nakamura, Kenji Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 7214756
    Abstract: The present invention provides relates to a crosslinkable, proton-conducting membrane having a crosslinked structure, excellent in heat resistance, durability, dimensional stability and fuel barrier characteristics, and showing excellent proton conductivity at high temperature, characterized by comprising (a) an organic/inorganic hybrid structure (A) covalently bonded to 2 or more silicon-oxygen crosslinks and, at the same time, having a carbon atom, and (b) an acid containing structure (B) having an acid group, covalently bonded to a silicon-oxygen crosslink and having an acidic group; and provides a fuel cell using the same membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Toshiya Sugimoto, Masanori Nakamura, Kenji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20060219981
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a proton conducting membrane which is excellent in heat resistance, dimensional stability, fuel barrier properties, flexibility, etc. and exhibits an excellent protonic conductivity even at high temperatures, a method of producing same and a fuel cell which can operate stably at high temperatures, the proton conducting membrane of the present invention comprises a support filled with a proton conducting structure (?) comprising an acid-containing structure containing an acid group, which support being made of an organic-inorganic composite structure (?) having a crosslinked structure formed by a metal-oxygen bond and an open-cell structure having internally-formed pores connected continuously to each other by the crosslinked structure, and the use of this proton conducting membrane makes it possible to obtain a fuel cell having an excellent performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Toshihito Miyama, Toshiya Sugimoto, Shigeki Nomura
  • Patent number: 7090046
    Abstract: A pedal retraction amount control apparatus is provided which can sufficiently move a pedal from a passenger compartment in the forward direction of the vehicle during a front collision. An attacbment plate 29 of a front portion of a pedal bracket 24 which supports a support shaft 27 of a pedal 23 is secured to a dash panel 12, and a connecting member 30 of a rear portion of the pedal bracket 24 is attached to a cowl panel 32 so as to be detachable when the pedal bracket is moved rearward, and a steering hanger 17 is arranged facing in order to contact during a front collision a rear portion of a displacement restricting section 50 which extends in a crosswise direction of the vehicle and which is disposed below the support shaft 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideto Nebuya, Takashi Sugiyama, Shigeki Nomura, Shinji Kumagai, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Yusuke Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20060141313
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve the problems with conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells and provide a proton conducting membrane which exhibits an excellent heat resistance and an excellent protonic conductivity and a high dimensional stability even at high temperatures, a method for producing the same and a fuel cell using the same. The proton conducting membrane of the present invention is a proton conducting membrane having particles 1 comprising a metal-oxygen crosslinked structure and the particles 1 have an acid group such as sulfonic acid group incorporated in the surface thereof and form a continuity. The gap 2 between the particles is communicated from the main surface to the opposite surface of the proton conducting membrane to form a proton conducting channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Toshihito Miyama
  • Publication number: 20060035129
    Abstract: A proton conducting membrane having a high ionic conductivity and an excellent high temperature dimensional stability which can perform stably even at high temperatures, a method for producing the same and a solid polymer-based fuel cell comprising same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Shigeki Nomura, Kenji Yamauchi, Satoshi Koma, Toshiya Sugimoto, Taira Hasegawa