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).
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Patent number: 11427690Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
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Patent number: 11406927Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
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Patent number: 11213782Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon, Toshiki Yanagi
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Patent number: 10765987Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Niki, Masaaki Mori, Shiho Wada, Atsushi Daimon
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Patent number: 10688432Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Shiho Wada
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Publication number: 20200002495Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
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Publication number: 20190232211Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
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Publication number: 20190224609Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON, Toshiki YANAGI
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Publication number: 20180264392Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi NIKI, Masaaki MORI, Shiho WADA, Atsushi DAIMON
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Patent number: 10071334Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Shiho Wada
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Publication number: 20180147522Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Shiho WADA
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Publication number: 20180104637Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Shiho WADA