Patents by Inventor Tadashi Endo

Tadashi Endo 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: 20070075301
    Abstract: A resistor composition comprising: a lead-free ruthenium-based electrically conductive component, a lead-free glass having a glass basicity (Po value) of 0.4 to 0.9, and an organic vehicle; wherein, MSi2Al2O8 crystals (M: Ba and/or Sr) are present in a thick film resistor obtained by firing this composition. The ruthenium-based resistor composition is capable of forming a lead-free thick film resistor which eliminates harmful lead components from an electrically conductive component and glass, and has superior TCR characteristics, current noise characteristics, withstand voltage characteristics and stability after a heat cycling test over a wide resistance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Hiroshi Mashima, Tadashi Kanasaku, Tetsuya Tanaka, Mikio Yamazoe
  • Publication number: 20060228199
    Abstract: There are provided a forward-side regulating member for regulating the support positions of the pallets loaded in a magazine on the forward side in a pallet feed direction, a rearward-side regulating member that is movable along the direction, for regulating the support positions of the pallets regulated by the forward-side regulating member on the rearward side in the direction, and a horizontal posture regulating member that can be arranged between the pallets, for regulating the pallet support posture so as to maintain the roughly horizontal support posture of the pallets supported by one pair of the support sections by virtue of the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Kazuo Kido, Hideki Uchida, Osamu Okuda, Nobuyuki Kakita
  • Patent number: 7078155
    Abstract: A presensitized plate useful for making a lithographic printing plates comprises an aluminum substrate provided thereon with a photopolymerizable light-sensitive layer, wherein the light-sensitive layer comprises an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing compound having at least three methacryloyl or acryloyl groups alone or in any combination in the molecule and the substrate is Substrate A, which has, on the surface, grained structures comprising medium waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.5. to 5 ?m and small waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.01 to 0.2 ?m, which are superimposed; or Substrate B, which has, on the surface, grained structures comprising large waved structure whose average wavelength ranges from 5 to 100 ?m, medium waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.5 to 5 ?m and small waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.01 to 0.2 ?m, which are superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasubumi Murota, Yoshinori Hotta, Tadashi Endo
  • Patent number: 7078154
    Abstract: A presensitized plate having: on an aluminum support, a thermosensitive layer containing a photothermal conversion agent which absorbs infrared rays and generates heat and a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, of which solubility to an alkali aqueous solution increases by heating, wherein the aluminum support has a grained structure with large undulation and a grained structure with small undulation on a surface thereof. This presensitized plate is excellent in damage resistance and sensitivity, and after the plate is processed into a lithographic plate, it is also excellent in scum resistance and press life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Takeshi Serikawa
  • Patent number: 7066704
    Abstract: A cart comprises a base frame, driver for extending an operational stroke of a hydraulic jack and transferring this movement into an up and down motion, a pair of elevating rods simultaneously lifted of lowered by movement of the driver, a pair of supporting frames for operably supporting the elevating rods by virtue of guide rollers, and a holder fixed to the elevating rods for lifting and lowering the component supply unit, wherein a multi purpose space is formed surrounded by the driver, the elevating rods, and the holder. By using a positioning mechanism containing a structure where a positioning pin of a fixing device fits into a V-shaped slot formed on a component supply unit side, a component supply unit may be positioned in two different directions by pushing the component supply unit in a single direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Takao Kashiwazaki, Akira Kabeshita
  • Patent number: 7029820
    Abstract: Disclosed is a support for a lithographic printing plate obtainable by performing at least graining treatment on an aluminum plate, having on its surface thereof, a grain shape with a structure in which a grained structure with medium undulation of 0.5 to 5 ?m average aperture diameter and a grained structure with small undulation of 0.01 to 0.2 ?m average aperture diameter are superimposed, and a presensitized plate provided with an image recording layer on the support for a lithographic printing plate. By using this presensitized plate, a balance between scum resistance and press life when a lithographic printing plate is produced therefrom, which has been in a trade-off relation in the past, can be maintained at a high level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hotta, Hisashi Hotta, Tadashi Endo
  • Patent number: 6998572
    Abstract: A machining apparatus includes a light source (1) for generating light energy, an optical system (2, 3) for guiding the generated light energy to a joint position of a workpiece, a table (5a) on which the workpiece is mounted, and a heating device (5b) provided at the table for heating the workpiece. The machining apparatus, a machining method and production equipment using the machining apparatus allow the workpiece to be locally heated fast, which is applicable to soldering or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Masahiro Sato, Koji Fujii, Dokei Nagayasu, Mamoru Watanabe, Yasuhiro Goto, Hisahide Ishino, Kenshi Kotani, Hiroyuki Kuriaki, Takashi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6926797
    Abstract: In an electronic component feeding apparatus for feeding components with use of a taping component, a brushless motor is used as a drive motor in a tape sending mechanism that transports the taping component so as to improve productivity in an electronic component mounting apparatus equipped with the electronic component feeding apparatus. Also, an electronic component feeding apparatus is provided with a control part that automatically executes initial processing such as sending of the taping component, as well as detects and reports a sending failure of the taping component when the electronic component feeding apparatus is installed in the electronic component mounting apparatus, which makes it possible to provide an electronic component feeding apparatus enabling easy and prompt detection of the sending failure of the taping component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Okawa, Shuuichi Kubota, Takao Kashiwazaki, Tadashi Endo, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Shiro Oji, Masato Tanino, Hirofumi Obara
  • Patent number: 6843175
    Abstract: A support for a lithographic printing plate, wherein scum resistance is improved when processed into a lithographic printing plate by performing treatment for water wettablity and, in addition, press life is excellent. A support for a lithographic printing plate, which is obtained by performing at least anodizing treatment and silicate treatment on an aluminum plate, wherein a ratio of the number of atoms of alkali-earth metal and silicon existing on a surface thereof is 0.1 to 0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kawauchi, Tadashi Endo, Hiroji Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20050001225
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus has a light emitting element with an emission wavelength in the range of 360 to 550 nm and a rare-earth element doped oxide nitride phosphor or cerium ion doped lanthanum silicon nitride phosphor. Part of light radiated from the light emitting element is wavelength-converted by the phosphor. The light emitting apparatus radiates white light generated by a mixture of the wavelength-converted light and the other part of light radiated from the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicants: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Independent Administrative Institution, National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Naoki Yoshimura, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Yuji Takahashi, Koichi Ota, Mamoru Mitomo, Tadashi Endo, Masakazu Komatsu
  • Patent number: 6806031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a presensitized plate, having an anodized layer and recording layer provided on a support for a lithographic printing plate, wherein the anodized layer is provided by subjecting an aluminum plate to graining and anodizing treatments. The presensitized plate has wide development latitude, makes it difficult for scratch-like non-image portions to be generated and facilitates handling in usual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Yoshitaka Masuda, Atsuo Nishino, Akio Uesugi, Katsuyuki Teraoka, Hisashi Hotta
  • Patent number: 6776927
    Abstract: An oxynitride phosphor activated by a rare earth element, represented by the formula CaxSi12−(m+n)Al(m+n)OnN16−n: EuyDyz, wherein stabilizing metal (Ca) is substituted partially by Eu or Eu and Dy where 0.3<x<1.5, 0.01<y<0.7, 0≦z<0.1, 0.6<m<3.0 and 0<n<1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Mamoru Mitomo, Tadashi Endo, Kyouta Ueda, Masakazu Komatsu
  • Patent number: 6716567
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a positive working presensitized plate of a thermal type, which has damage resistance, and which is handled easily in conventional operation, high in sensitivity and excellent in press life when used as a lithographic printing plate, and to provide a support for a lithographic printing plate, which is suitably used for the same. The objects have been achieved by a support for a lithographic printing plate obtained by performing graining treatment, alkali etching treatment and anodizing treatment on an aluminum plate, wherein a ratio of a real area of a surface thereof to an apparent area of the surface set larger by 1.3 to 1.8 times, comprising a pit having an average diameter of 0.3 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Hisashi Hotta, Katsuyuki Teraoka, Hideki Miwa, Teruyoshi Yasutake
  • Publication number: 20040050905
    Abstract: A machining apparatus includes a light source (1) for generating light energy, an optical system (2, 3) for guiding the generated light energy to a joint position of a workpiece, a table (5a) on which the workpiece is mounted, and a heating device (5b) provided at the table for heating the workpiece. The machining apparatus, a machining method and production equipment using the machining apparatus allow the workpiece to be locally heated fast, which is applicable to soldering or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Tadashi Endo, Masahiro Sato, Koji Fujii, Dokei Nagayasu, Mamoru Watanabe, Yasuhiro Goto, Hisahide Ishino, Kenshi Kotani, Hiroyuki Kuriaki, Takashi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6676853
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphor for a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) excitation material, obtained by adding Eu or Tb to a compound comprising Gd, Al and O. The present invention also provides a phosphor for a vacuum ultraviolet excitation material, obtained by adding Eu or Tb to a compound comprising Gd, Al, B and O. The present invention further provides a phosphor for a vacuum ultraviolet excitation material, obtained by adding Eu to a compound comprising Gd, M, B and O, wherein M represents one or more alkaline earth metal elements selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr and Ba.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kyota Ueda, Tadashi Endo, Keiji Ono, Susumu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 6638686
    Abstract: A planographic printing plate precursor comprising: an aluminum substrate which has been subjected to a roughening treatment and an anodizing treatment; and a photosensitive layer which provided on a surface of said substrate, and which contains an infrared absorbing agent and a water-insoluble and alkali aqueous solution-soluble polymer compound, and whose solubility in an alkali developing solution varies by infrared laser exposure, wherein said substrate is obtained by electrochemically roughening an aluminum alloy plate which contains a trace amount of certain elements to an aluminum alloy of high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Sawada, Hisashi Hotta, Akio Uesugi, Hirokazu Sasaki, Tadashi Endo
  • Publication number: 20030194648
    Abstract: A presensitized plate useful for making a lithographic printing plates comprises an aluminum substrate provided thereon with a photopolymerizable light-sensitive layer, wherein the light-sensitive layer comprises an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing compound having at least three methacryloyl or acryloyl groups alone or in any combination in the molecule and the substrate is Substrate A, which has, on the surface, grained structures comprising medium waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.5. to 5 &mgr;m and small waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.01 to 0.2 &mgr;m, which are superimposed; or Substrate B, which has, on the surface, grained structures comprising large waved structure whose average wavelength ranges from 5 to 100 &mgr;m, medium waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.5 to 5 &mgr;m and small waved structure whose average pore size ranges from 0.01 to 0.2 &mgr;m, which are superimposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasubumi Murota, Yoshinori Hotta, Tadashi Endo
  • Patent number: 6632379
    Abstract: A sialon type phosphor in the form of a powder comprising at least 40 wt % of &agr;-sialon represented by the formula (Cax,My)(Si,Al)12(O,N)16 (where M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Eu, Tb, Yb and Er, 0.05<(x+y)<0.3, 0.02<x<0.27 and 0.03<y<0.3) and having a structure such that Ca sites of Ca-&agr;-sialon are partially substituted by other metal M, at most 40 wt % of &bgr;-sialon, and at most 30 wt % of unreacted silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Mamoru Mitomo, Tadashi Endo, Kyouta Ueda, Masakazu Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20030183347
    Abstract: In an electronic component feeding apparatus (41) for feeding components with use of a taping component (3), a brushless motor is used as a drive motor (110) in a tape sending mechanism (43) that transports the taping component (3) so as to improve productivity in an electronic component mounting apparatus equipped with the electronic component feeding apparatus (41). Also, an electronic component feeding apparatus (241, 371) is provided with a control part (255, 355) that automatically executes initial processing such as sending of the taping component (3) as well as detects and reports sending failure of the taping component (3) when the electronic component feeding apparatus (241, 371) is installed in the electronic component mounting apparatus, which makes it possible to provide an electronic component feeding apparatus enabling easy and prompt detection of sending failure of the taping component (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Koji Okawa, Shuuichi Kubota, Takao Kashiwazaki, Tadashi Endo, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Shiro Oji, Masato Tanino, Hirofumi Obara
  • Publication number: 20030168643
    Abstract: An oxynitride phosphor activated by a rare earth element, represented by the formula MexSi12−(m+n)Al(m+n)OnN16−n:Re1yRe2x, wherein a part or all of metal Me (where Me is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Y and lanthanide metals excluding La and Ce) in &agr;-sialon solid solution, is substituted by lanthanide metal Re1 (where Re1 is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ce, Pr, Eu, Tb, Yb and Er), or two lanthanide metals Re1 and a coactivator Re2 (where Re2 is Dy), to be an emission center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Mamoru Mitomo, Tadashi Endo, Kyouta Ueda, Masakazu Komatsu