Patents by Inventor Takahiro Kubota

Takahiro Kubota 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: 7812623
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film roll which has a transparent conductive layer on at least one surface thereof and has an excellent distribution uniformity of surface resistance in longitudinal and lateral directions thereof wherein the distribution uniformity D of surface resistance defined by the following expression (1) is 0.2 or less when the surface resistance of the transparent conductive layer is measured at a total of 33 points within the film roll, and therefore, is suitable especially for a large panel, D=(Rmax?Rmin)/(Rmax+Rmin)??(1) where Rmax and Rmin represent the maximum and minimum values of 33 surface resistance measurement values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Oya, Hideo Murakami, Chikao Morishige, Yuji Kakita, Hideki Jinbou, Kenjiro Ueda, Takahiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 7666490
    Abstract: A functional roll film comprises a plastic film which is transparent and having gas barrier properties, and provided at its at least one surface with an inorganic oxide layer, and which can be wound; wherein a maximum thickness of the inorganic oxide layer is 1.5 times of a minimum thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Iseki, Seiichiro Yokoyama, Takahiro Kubota, Hiroshi Fujita, Tsukasa Ohshima, Shuji Hidaka, Yoshinori Takada, Yozo Yamada, Shinji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7527876
    Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet is disclosed, including a zinc based plated steel sheet having thereon a surface-treated film containing titanium, nickel, aluminum and fluorine and having a film thickness of from 0.05 to 1.0 ?m, the surface-treated film having a titanium deposition amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 g/m2 and containing from 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of nickel, from 0.1 to 25 parts by mass of aluminum and from 1 to 500 parts by mass of fluorine relative to 100 parts by mass of titanium. This surface-treated steel sheet does not contain hexavalent chromium in the film thereof at all and has excellent heat discoloration resistance, corrosion resistance and resistance to blackening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignees: JFE Steel Corporation, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobue Fujibayashi, Akira Matsuzaki, Satoru Ando, Syuji Nomura, Takahiro Kubota, Yoshikazu Morohoshi, Takashi Nakano, Takashi Okubo, Jun Akui
  • Publication number: 20090039878
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film roll which has a transparent conductive layer on at least one surface thereof and has an excellent distribution uniformity of surface resistance in longitudinal and lateral directions thereof wherein the distribution uniformity D of surface resistance defined by the following expression (1) is 0.2 or less when the surface resistance of the transparent conductive layer is measured at a total of 33 points within the film roll, and therefore, is suitable especially for a large panel, D=(Rmax?Rmin)/(Rmax+Rmin)??(1) where Rmax and Rmin represent the maximum and minimum values of 33 surface resistance measurement values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Toshiyuki OYA, Hideo Murakami, Chikao Morishige, Yuji Kakita, Hideki Jinbou, Kenjiro Ueda, Takahiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 7436190
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film roll which has a transparent conductive layer on at least one surface thereof and has an excellent distribution uniformity of surface resistance in longitudinal and lateral directions thereof wherein the distribution uniformity D of surface resistance defined by the following expression (1) is 0.2 or less when the surface resistance of the transparent conductive layer is measured at a total of 33 points within the film roll, and therefore, is suitable especially for a large panel, D=(Rmax?Rmin)/(Rmax+Rmin) ??(1) where Rmax and Rmin represent the maximum and minimum values of 33 surface resistance measurement values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Oya, Hideo Murakami, Chikao Morishige, Yuji Kakita, Hideki Jinbou, Kenjiro Ueda, Takahiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20080063896
    Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet is disclosed, including a zinc based plated steel sheet having thereon a surface-treated film containing titanium, nickel, aluminum and fluorine and having a film thickness of from 0.05 to 1.0 ?m, the surface-treated film having a titanium deposition amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 g/m2 and containing from 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of nickel, from 0.1 to 25 parts by mass of aluminum and from 1 to 500 parts by mass of fluorine relative to 100 parts by mass of titanium. This surface-treated steel sheet does not contain hexavalent chromium in the film thereof at all and has excellent heat discoloration resistance, corrosion resistance and resistance to blackening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobue Fujibayashi, Akira Matsuzaki, Satoru Ando, Syuji Nomura, Takahiro Kubota, Yoshikazu Morohoshi, Takashi Nakano, Takashi Okubo, Jun Akui
  • Patent number: 7291402
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a surface-treated steel sheet of good white rust resistance with no chromium in its surface treatment film, and it has realized a surface-treated steel sheet of higher-level corrosion resistance by forming a reaction layer of plating metal with a barrier layer effective for anticorrosion not in a two-layered film but in a single-layered film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignees: JFE Steel Corporation, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Okai Kazuhisa, Akira Matsuzaki, Naoto Yoshimi, Takahiro Kubota, Masaaki Yamashita, Hisato Noro, Haruo Nakamichi, Kaoru Sato, Hiroyasu Matsuki, Reijiro Nishida, Masahiro Murata, Shoichi Tanaka, Yoshikazu Morohoshi, Shingo Amaki
  • Publication number: 20050147832
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a surface-treated steel sheet of good white rust resistance with no chromium in its surface treatment film, and it has realized a surface-treated steel sheet of higher-level corrosion resistance by forming a reaction layer of plating metal with a barrier layer effective for anticorrosion not in a two-layered film but in a single-layered film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Okai, Akira Matsuzaki, Naoto Yoshimi, Takahiro Kubota, Masaaki Yamashita, Hisato Noro, Haruo Nakamichi, Kaoru Sato, Hiroyasu Matsuki, Reijiro Nishida, Masahiro Murata, Shoichi Tanaka, Yoshikazu Morohoshi, Shingo Amaki
  • Publication number: 20040246238
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film roll which has a transparent conductive layer on at least one surface thereof and has an excellent distribution uniformity of surface resistance in longitudinal and lateral directions thereof wherein the distribution uniformity D of surface resistance defined by the following expression (1) is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Oya, Hideo Murakami, Chikao Morishige, Yuji Kakita, Hideki Jinbou, Kenjiro Ueda, Takahiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20040036018
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for detecting an organic trace component, and the detection apparatus is employed for detecting an organic halogenated substance contained in a gas. The detection apparatus includes a capillary column (54) (sample introduction means) for continuously introducing a collected sample (51) in the form of a leakage molecular beam (53) into a vacuum chamber (52); laser irradiation means (66) for irradiating the leakage molecular beam (53) with a laser beam (55) to thereby perform ionization; a convergence section (56) for converging molecules ionized through laser irradiation, the section including a plurality of ion electrodes; an ion trap (57) for selectively trapping the thus-converged molecules; and a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (60) including an ion detector (59) for detecting ions which are emitted at predetermined intervals and reflected by a reflectron (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Deguchi, Norihiro Fukuda, Shinsaku Dobashi, Junichiro Hori, Takahiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 6690799
    Abstract: To realize a stereo signal processing apparatus which effectively removes vocal signals, without degradation of stereo effect, with a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwase, Takahiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 6562474
    Abstract: A coated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance comprises: a zinc or a zinc alloy plated steel sheet or an aluminum or an aluminum alloy plated steel sheet; a composite oxide coating formed on the surface of the plated steel sheet; and an organic coating formed on the composite oxide coating. The composite oxide coating contains a fine particle oxide and a phosphoric acid and/or a phosphoric acid compound. The organic coating has thickness of from 0.1 to 5 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Yoshimi, Satoru Ando, Masaru Sagiyama, Akihiko Furuta, Masaaki Yamashita, Akira Matsuzaki, Takafumi Yamaji, Tatsuya Miyoshi, Takahiro Kubota, Yasuhiko Haruta, Hiroyasu Matsuki, Kenichi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20030076911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receiver apparatus for receiving digital data in which stuff data have been inserted by stuffing synchronization. The receiver apparatus has a memory unit having a plurality of memory cells. The digital data other than the stuff data are written in the memory unit in synchronization with a write clock signal, and read from the memory cell in synchronization with a read clock signal. The cycle of the read clock signal is adjusted on the basis of an interval from a reading address to an writing address of the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Masato Kobayashi, Minoru Tateno, Yasushi Yoshino, Hideaki Koyano, Taturu Iwaoka, Takahiro Kubota, Akio Takayasu
  • Publication number: 20030072962
    Abstract: Steel sheet having organic coating comprises: a zinc or a zinc alloy plated steel sheet or an aluminum or an aluminum alloy plated steel sheet; a composite oxide coating formed on the surface of the plated steel sheet and containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al; and an organic coating formed on the composite oxide coating and containing a rust-preventive additive component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: NKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuzaki, Satoru Ando, Naoto Yoshimi, Takahiro Kubota, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6522751
    Abstract: A stereophonic signal processing apparatus, capable of reproducing sounds of musical instruments in high fidelity while effectively eliminating vocal signals, includes a right filter combination 121 and 122 for extracting a right low-frequency signal and a right high-frequency signal from a right input signal, a left filter combination 111 and 112 for extracting a left low-frequency signal and a left high-frequency signal from a left input signal, a subtraction circuit 131 for subtracting a right input signal and a left input signal and thereby generating a vocal elimination signal, a right addition circuit 123 for adding a right low-frequency signal and a right high-frequency signal from the right filter combination to a vocal elimination signal from the subtraction circuit and thereby generating a right output signal, a left addition circuit 113 for adding a left low-frequency signal and a left high-frequency signal from the left filter combination to a vocal elimination signal from the subtraction circuit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwase, Takahiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 6509099
    Abstract: A phosphate-treated steel plate comprises a zinc-base plated steel plate; a zinc phosphate coating layer formed on the surface of the zinc-base plated steel plate; and an organic or inorganic coating formed on the zinc phosphate coating layer. The organic coating comprises at least one organic resin selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-base resin, an epoxy-base resin, a urethane-base resin, and an acrylic-base resin. The inorganic coating comprises a phosphate coating consisting mainly of a phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Urata, Takahiro Kubota, Masaru Sagiyama, Satoru Ando, Tatsuya Miyoshi, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6280535
    Abstract: A production method for a lead-containing hot-galvanized chromated steel sheet with excellent resistance to blackening and white rust formation comprises: (a) plating a steel sheet in a hot-galvanizing bath containing 0.05-0.3 wt. % lead and 0.1-0.3 wt. % aluminum; (b) coating this with a chromating solution containing chromium (VI) ions, chromium (III) ions and nitrate ions in which the Cr(III)/Cr(VI) molar ratio is 1/9-1/1 and the nitrate ion to total chromium ion molar ratio is 0.1-1.6; and (c) without washing with water, drying the sheet at 40-250 deg. C., to form a 5-50 mg/m integral 2 (in terms of chromium) chromate film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyoshi, Takahiro Kubota, Masaru Sagiyama, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20010001965
    Abstract: In order to manufacture a chromate-coated lead-containing galvanized steel sheet having beautiful spangles and excellent anti-black patina and anti-white rust properties without relying upon any flushing treatment with Ni, etc., a lead-containing galvanized steel sheet obtained by plating in a galvanizing bath containing appropriate amounts of Pb and Al, and having beautiful spangles is coated with a chromate coating solution containing trivalent and hexavalent chromium ions in a molar ratio of 1/9 to 1/1, and nitrate ions in a molar ratio of 0.1 to 1.6 to the total of the chromium ions, preferably after treatment with an aqueous alkali solution having a pH of 9 or above, and washing with water, and the sheet is dried at an appropriate sheet temperature without being washed with water, whereby a chromate film having a coating weight of 5 to 50 mg/m2 is formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Publication date: May 31, 2001
    Applicant: Tatsuya Miyoshi
    Inventors: TATSUY MIYOSHI, TAKAHIRO KUBOTA, MASARU SAGIYAMA, YOSHIHARU SUGIMOTO, MASAAKI YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 6015628
    Abstract: This invention provides an organic composite coated steel sheet comprising, as the base, a zinc or zinc alloy coated steel sheet, which can be used in automobile bodies and electric appliances. The coated steel sheet has excellent press formability with oil, while having excellent perforation corrosion resistance and excellent corrosion resistance in a rust-contaminated environment. The coated steel sheet comprises a zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet having, on its surface, a chromate layer and an organic film formed in that order, in which the organic film has a thickness of from 0.1 to 3.0 .mu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Urata, Naoto Yoshimi, Takahiro Kubota, Masaaki Yamashita, Yasuhiko Haruta
  • Patent number: 5795660
    Abstract: An organic composite coated steel sheet having an excellent corrosion resistance in a rust-contaminated environment. The sheet contains a chromate film on a zinc or zinc alloy plated sheet and an organic resin film on the chromate film. The resin film has a thickness of 0.2-2.0 microns. The resin film contains (a) a base resin obtained by adding at least one basic nitrogen atom and at least two primary hydroxyl groups to the ends of molecules of an epoxy resin, (b) a polyfunctional polyisocyanate compound having at least six isocyanate groups per molecule, and (c) a rust-preventing additive of a sparingly soluble chromate or a mixture of silica and a sparingly soluble chromate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignees: NKK Corporation, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Yoshimi, Takahiro Kubota, Takashi Ishiyama, Masaaki Yamashita, Yasuhiko Haruta