Patents by Inventor Tadahiro Kimura
Tadahiro Kimura 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: 20240173985Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Publication number: 20240120150Abstract: In a chip type capacitor formed by attaching a seat plate to a capacitor, generation of voids or cracks due to flux gas generated at the time of soldering is suppressed. When providing auxiliary terminals for increasing the soldering strength on a seat plate for chipping, which enables a lead same direction type capacitor to be surface mounted, a gas release groove, preferably formed as a slit to release flux gas generated at the time of soldering, is formed on each of the auxiliary terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tadahiro NAKAMURA, Kaori MATSUMURA, Naozumi KIMURA
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Patent number: 11938739Abstract: An ink refill container includes a container main body including an ink storage chamber, an ink outlet-forming portion provided on an end portion of the container main body forming an ink outlet that allows the ink to flow out from the ink storage chamber, and a valve provided in the ink outlet-forming portion configured to openably seal the ink outlet, in which the ink outlet-forming portion includes a positioning portion on an outer side of the ink outlet-forming portion. in which the positioning portion is closer to the container main body than the valve is to the container main body in a central axis direction of the ink outlet, and in which the positioning portion partially abuts against an ink tank when the valve is opened for refilling the ink to the ink tank, to thereby position the valve relative to the ink tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Makoto Kobayashi, Naomi Kimura, Hideki Okumura, Shoma Kudo, Tetsuya Takamoto, Hiroaki Sakai
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Patent number: 11926162Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Patent number: 11739844Abstract: Two conflicting functions of sealing and lubrication of sliding faces are achieved for a long time. The sliding face of a rotating-side seal ring 3 is provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves 11 configured to communicate with the circumferential edge on the inner peripheral side of the sliding face and not to communicate with the circumferential edge on the outer peripheral side. A spring 7 is provided on the back side of a stationary-side seal ring 6 for pressing the stationary-side seal ring 6 against the sliding face of the rotating-side seal ring 3. A spring holder 8 is provided between the back side of the stationary-side seal ring 6 and the spring 7.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Inventors: Hikaru Katori, Keiichi Chiba, Masatoshi Itadani, Tadahiro Kimura, Akira Yoshino
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Patent number: 11549589Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical seal whose axial dimension can be reduced without impairing sealing performance. In a mechanical seal including a rotating-side sealing ring 11; a stationary-side sealing ring 21 provided within a case 22 and sliding on the rotating-side sealing ring 11; a biasing member 24 for biasing the stationary-side sealing ring 21 to the rotating-side sealing ring 11; and an engagement means 25 for restricting the rotational relative movement between the case 22 and the stationary-side sealing ring 21, the biasing member 24 is arranged radially outside the stationary-side sealing ring 21.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Tadahiro Kimura, Masatoshi Itadani, Akira Yoshino
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Patent number: 11402023Abstract: A mechanical seal capable of preventing charge accumulation on a rotary shaft includes a fixed sealing element which is held at an inner periphery of housing members of machines to be installed and has at least a fixed seal ring, and a rotating sealing element which is held at an outer periphery of a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the housing members and has at least a rotating seal ring. A conductive element is provided between the fixed sealing element 10 and the rotary shaft or a rotary shaft member fixed to the rotary shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventors: Tadahiro Kimura, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Masamitsu Sanada, Masatoshi Itadani
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Patent number: 11221074Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical seal in which a stationary-side sealing ring can follow the movement of a rotating-side sealing ring to provide reliable sealing properties and by which the entire device can be made compact. A mechanical seal in which a rotating-side sealing ring 13 attached to a shaft 2 and a stationary-side sealing ring 21 attached to a housing 3 slide relative to each other and seal between the housing 3 and the shaft 2 includes a case 22 which is attached to the housing 3 and which contains the stationary-side sealing ring 21, and a seal member 23 which is disposed between the case 22 and the stationary-side sealing ring 21, and the case 22 includes a holding part 22d which regulates the seal member 23 from moving to both sides in the axial direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadahiro Kimura, Hikaru Katori, Masatoshi Itadani, Takeshi Hosoe, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Tomoko Yamaki
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Publication number: 20210156478Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical seal whose axial dimension can be reduced without impairing sealing performance. In a mechanical seal including a rotating-side sealing ring 11; a stationary-side sealing ring 21 provided within a case 22 and sliding on the rotating-side sealing ring 11; a biasing member 24 for biasing the stationary-side sealing ring 21 to the rotating-side sealing ring 11; and an engagement means 25 for restricting the rotational relative movement between the case 22 and the stationary-side sealing ring 21, the biasing member 24 is arranged radially outside the stationary-side sealing ring 21.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Tadahiro KIMURA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Akira YOSHINO
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Patent number: 11009130Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a sliding component includes an annular stationary side seal ring 5 fixed to the stationary side and an annular rotating side seal ring 3 to be rotated together with a rotating shaft, in which by relatively rotating opposing sealing faces S of the stationary side seal ring 5 and the rotating side seal ring 3, a silicate-containing sealed fluid present on one side in the radial direction of the relatively rotating sealing faces S is sealed, wherein an amorphous carbon film 8 formed by using a hydrocarbon gas containing no silicon compound is provided on at least any one of the sealing faces S of the stationary side seal ring 5 and the rotating side seal ring 3, and content of silicon of the amorphous carbon film 8 is 1.5 at % or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD., NOK CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Kazumasa Sunagawa, Tetsuzo Okada, Keiichi Chiba, Kenji Kiryu, Tadahiro Kimura, Akiko Koga
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Publication number: 20210048107Abstract: A sealing apparatus includes a rotating shaft to seal a first space where a fluid flows and a second space accommodating a device that is vulnerable to the fluid. A main seal partially defines the first space to restrict the fluid from leaking from the first space and includes a rotating seal ring provided on the rotating shaft, a stationary seal ring firmly provided in the equipment, and biasing member 18 configured to bias the rotating seal ring and the stationary seal ring in a facing direction; and an auxiliary seal that partially defines the second space to prevent the fluid from infiltrating into the second space and is in sliding contact with the rotating shaft of a member connected to the rotating shaft at a position which is different from a position of the main seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Tadahiro KIMURA, Tetsuzo OKADA
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Publication number: 20210003221Abstract: A mechanical seal capable of preventing charge accumulation on a rotary shaft includes a fixed sealing element which is held at an inner periphery of housing members of machines to be installed and has at least a fixed seal ring, and a rotating sealing element which is held at an outer periphery of a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the housing members and has at least a rotating seal ring. A conductive element is provided between the fixed sealing element 10 and the rotary shaft or a rotary shaft member fixed to the rotary shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Tadahiro KIMURA, Yasuhiro IKEDA, Masamitsu SANADA, Masatoshi ITADANI
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Publication number: 20200278029Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical seal in which a stationary-side sealing ring can follow the movement of a rotating-side sealing ring to provide reliable sealing properties and by which the entire device can be made compact. A mechanical seal in which a rotating-side sealing ring 13 attached to a shaft 2 and a stationary-side sealing ring 21 attached to a housing 3 slide relative to each other and seal between the housing 3 and the shaft 2 includes a case 22 which is attached to the housing 3 and which contains the stationary-side sealing ring 21, and a seal member 23 which is disposed between the case 22 and the stationary-side sealing ring 21, and the case 22 includes a holding part 22d which regulates the seal member 23 from moving to both sides in the axial direction thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Tadahiro KIMURA, Hikaru KATORI, Masatoshi ITADANI, Takeshi HOSOE, Yasuhiro IKEDA, Tomoko YAMAKI
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Patent number: 10703947Abstract: The slurry of the invention comprises abrasive grains and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %. The polishing liquid of the invention comprises abrasive grains, an additive and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Iwano, Hirotaka Akimoto, Takenori Narita, Tadahiro Kimura, Daisuke Ryuzaki
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Publication number: 20200182356Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a sliding component includes an annular stationary side seal ring 5 fixed to the stationary side and an annular rotating side seal ring 3 to be rotated together with a rotating shaft, in which by relatively rotating opposing sealing faces S of the stationary side seal ring 5 and the rotating side seal ring 3, a silicate-containing sealed fluid present on one side in the radial direction of the relatively rotating sealing faces S is sealed, wherein an amorphous carbon film 8 formed by using a hydrocarbon gas containing no silicon compound is provided on at least any one of the sealing faces S of the stationary side seal ring 5 and the rotating side seal ring 3, and content of silicon of the amorphous carbon film 8 is 1.5 at % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Masatoshi ITADANI, Kazumasa SUNAGAWA, Tetsuzo OKADA, Keiichi CHIBA, Kenji KIRYU, Tadahiro KIMURA, Akiko KOGA
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Publication number: 20190203840Abstract: Two conflicting functions of sealing and lubrication of sliding faces are achieved for a long time. The sliding face of a rotating-side seal ring 3 is provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves 11 configured to communicate with the circumferential edge on the inner peripheral side of the sliding face and not to communicate with the circumferential edge on the outer peripheral side. A spring 7 is provided on the back side of a stationary-side seal ring 6 for pressing the stationary-side seal ring 6 against the sliding face of the rotating-side seal ring 3. A spring holder 8 is provided between the back side of the stationary-side seal ring 6 and the spring 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Hikaru KATORI, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Tadahiro KIMURA, Akira YOSHINO
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Publication number: 20180284920Abstract: A transfer type photosensitive film for refractive index modulation which has a supporting film, a photosensitive resin layer disposed on the supporting film, and a high refractive index layer disposed on the photosensitive resin layer and containing zirconium oxide and tin oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Kazuhito WATANABE, Tadahiro KIMURA, Mayumi SATO, Takumi WATANABE
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Publication number: 20180251664Abstract: The slurry of the invention comprises abrasive grains and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass%. The polishing liquid of the invention comprises abrasive grains, an additive and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Tomohiro IWANO, Hirotaka AKIMOTO, Takenori NARITA, Tadahiro KIMURA, Daisuke RYUZAKI
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Patent number: 9982177Abstract: A slurry includes abrasive grains and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %. A polishing liquid includes abrasive grains, an additive and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTDInventors: Tomohiro Iwano, Hirotaka Akimoto, Takenori Narita, Tadahiro Kimura, Daisuke Ryuzaki
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Publication number: 20180107112Abstract: A transfer type photosensitive refractive index adjustment film that comprising: a support film, a photosensitive resin layer provided on the support film and a high-refractive index layer provided on the photosensitive resin layer, the photosensitive resin layer comprises a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and the photopolymerization initiator comprises an oxime ester compound or a phosphine oxide compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Mayumi SATO, Tadahiro KIMURA, Kazuhito WATANABE, Takumi WATANABE