Patents by Inventor Shiho WADA

Shiho WADA 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).

  • Patent number: 11427690
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A proportion of areas occupied by the plurality of nodes on a surface of the first porous PTFE membrane is in the range of 1.5 to 3.0% and an average of the areas of the plurality of nodes is 200 ?m2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
  • Patent number: 11406927
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A contact angle of the first porous PTFE membrane with water is in the range of 154° to 165°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
  • Patent number: 11213782
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium (10) has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A thickness of the first porous PTFE membrane is in the range of 4 to 40 ?m and a specific surface area of the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.5 m2/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
  • Patent number: 10765987
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. An average fiber diameter of fibers included in the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.24 to 0.45 ?m, an average fiber diameter of fibers included in the second porous PTFE membrane is 0.04 to 0.23 ?m, the air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon
  • Patent number: 10688432
    Abstract: A filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane, a first air-permeable support member, a second porous PTFE membrane, and a second air-permeable support member. A surface of the filter medium is formed by the first porous PTFE membrane. A bond strength, as measured by a 180° peel test, between the first porous PTFE membrane and the first air-permeable support member is higher than 1.2 N/25 mm. The first air-permeable support member is an embossed non-woven fabric having one or more recessed portions and one or more projecting portions. A ratio of the area of the recessed portion or the total area of the recessed portions to the area of the embossed non-woven fabric serving as the first air-permeable support member is more than 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiho Wada
  • Publication number: 20200002495
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A proportion of areas occupied by the plurality of nodes on a surface of the first porous PTFE membrane is in the range of 1.5 to 3.0% and an average of the areas of the plurality of nodes is 200 ?m2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
  • Publication number: 20190232211
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A contact angle of the first porous PTFE membrane with water is in the range of 154° to 165°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
  • Publication number: 20190224609
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium (10) has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A thickness of the first porous PTFE membrane is in the range of 4 to 40 ?m and a specific surface area of the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.5 m2/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
  • Publication number: 20180264392
    Abstract: An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. An average fiber diameter of fibers included in the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.24 to 0.45 ?m, an average fiber diameter of fibers included in the second porous PTFE membrane is 0.04 to 0.23 ?m, the air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON
  • Patent number: 10071334
    Abstract: A filter medium includes a first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, a first air-permeable support member, a second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, and a second air-permeable support member. A surface of the filter medium is formed by the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. A bond strength, as measured by a 180° peel test, between the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and the first air-permeable support member is higher than 1.2 N/25 mm and higher than a bond strength, as measured by the 180° peel test, between the first air-permeable support member and the second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiho Wada
  • Publication number: 20180147522
    Abstract: A filter medium includes a first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, a first air-permeable support member, a second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, and a second air-permeable support member. A surface of the filter medium is formed by the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. A bond strength, as measured by a 180° peel test, between the first porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and the first air-permeable support member is higher than 1.2 N/25 mm and higher than a bond strength, as measured by the 180° peel test, between the first air-permeable support member and the second porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiho WADA
  • Publication number: 20180104637
    Abstract: A filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane, a first air-permeable support member, a second porous PTFE membrane, and a second air-permeable support member. A surface of the filter medium is formed by the first porous PTFE membrane. A bond strength, as measured by a 180° peel test, between the first porous PTFE membrane and the first air-permeable support member is higher than 1.2 N/25 mm. The first air-permeable support member is an embossed non-woven fabric having one or more recessed portions and one or more projecting portions. A ratio of the area of the recessed portion or the total area of the recessed portions to the area of the embossed non-woven fabric serving as the first air-permeable support member is more than 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiho WADA