Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Mihara

Tetsuya Mihara 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: 10513456
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat-resistant roll, and a roll produced by the method, the method including: fabricating a roll part comprising 5 wt % or more of a clay mineral; grinding the roll surface of the roll part; conducting a surface treatment in which the ground roll surface is smoothed in a moisturized state; and forming a coating film of a clay mineral on the surface-treated roll surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara
  • Patent number: 10143042
    Abstract: A heating device 10 including a heat-generating member 20 and a support member 30 that supports the heat-generating member 20 and comprises bio-soluble inorganic fibers, wherein the bio-soluble inorganic fibers do not contact directly the heat-generating member 20 or contact of the bio-soluble inorganic fibers with the heat-generating member 20 is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mihara, Ken Yonaiyama, Tomohiko Kishiki, Yuta Isaka
  • Patent number: 9909046
    Abstract: A heat storage member includes a honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells, each of which is filled with capsules and a heat conductive filler. Each capsule contains a heat storage material. The heat storage member is prepared by bringing a starting material that is a mixture of the capsules into contact with the honeycomb structure to cover at least one surface of the opening of the cells of the honeycomb structure, subjecting the same to uniaxial pressure molding under the pressure of 4 MPa to 10 MPa, and filling each cell with the starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aiichiro Tsukahara, Isami Abe, Tetsuya Mihara, Shu Morikawa, Tomokazu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9637413
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll, the base material including: 5 to 9 wt % of ceramic fibers, 20 to 40 wt % of kibushi clay, 2 to 20 wt % of bentonite and 40 to 60 wt % of mica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara, Taichi Shiratori
  • Patent number: 9434656
    Abstract: A wet blanket obtained by impregnating a blanket including bio-soluble inorganic fibers with a colloidal silica liquid. A cured blanket obtained by curing the wet blanket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ishihara, Tetsuya Mihara, Ken Yonaiyama, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Publication number: 20160221861
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat-resistant roll including: a roll part fabricating step for fabricating a roll part comprising 5 wt % or more of a clay mineral; a grinding step for grinding the roll surface of the roll part; a surface treatment step for conducting a surface treatment in which the ground roll surface is smoothed in a moisturized state; and a clay coating film forming step for forming a coating film of a clay mineral on the surface-treated roll surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara
  • Patent number: 9340459
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll including ceramic fibers, an inorganic binder and scaly silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara, Taichi Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20150376065
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll including ceramic fibers, an inorganic binder and scaly silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhisa WATANABE, Tetsuya MIHARA, Taichi SHIRATORI
  • Patent number: 9162916
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll including ceramic fibers, an inorganic binder and scaly silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara, Taichi Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20150203410
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll, the base material including: 5 to 9 wt % of ceramic fibers, 20 to 40 wt % of kibushi clay, 2 to 20 wt % of bentonite and 40 to 60 wt % of mica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara, Taichi Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20150163861
    Abstract: A heating device 10 including a heat-generating member 20 and a support member 30 that supports the heat-generating member 20 and comprises bio-soluble inorganic fibers, wherein the bio-soluble inorganic fibers do not contact directly the heat-generating member 20 or contact of the bio-soluble inorganic fibers with the heat-generating member 20 is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mihara, Ken Yonaiyama, Tomohiko Kishiki, Yuta Isaka
  • Patent number: 9051202
    Abstract: A disk roll includes a shaft, and a plurality of disks that are fitted to the shaft, the plurality of disks fitted having been fired, having a density of more than 1.20 g/cm3 and 1.50 g/cm3 or less, and including 20 to 50 wt % of ceramic wool, 5 to 30 wt % of kibushi clay, 2 to 20 wt % of bentonite, and 20 to 45 wt % of a filler, the filler being selected from mica, alumina, wollastonite, cordierite, and calcined kaolin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Tetsuya Mihara, Taichi Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20150033986
    Abstract: An inorganic fibrous shaped product including organic fiber that includes at least biosoluble inorganic fiber having the following composition and an organic thickener, and including no colloidal silica: [Composition] SiO2: 70 to 82 wt %; CaO: 10 to 29 wt %; MgO: 1 wt % or less; Al2O3: less than 5 wt %; and the total of SiO2, CaO, MgO and Al2O3 exceeds 98 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ken Yonaiyama, Tetsuya Mihara, Hiroki Muramatsu, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Patent number: 8940134
    Abstract: Inorganic fiber paper including bio-soluble inorganic fibers which have been subjected to a heat treatment and a binder. A method for producing inorganic fiber paper including: the first step of subjecting amorphous bio-soluble inorganic fibers to a heat treatment; and the second step of making paper comprising the heat-treated bio-soluble inorganic fibers and a binder. Equipment for heating and/or thermal insulation which includes the inorganic fiber paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nichias Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ishihara, Tetsuya Mihara, Ken Yonaiyama, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Publication number: 20140378596
    Abstract: A paste-like unshaped composition including inorganic fibers that have the following composition ratio and are not coated with a coating layer; an inorganic binder; and a solvent, wherein the composition further optionally comprises inorganic powder, the ratio of the inorganic fibers and the inorganic powder is 100:0 to 10:90, the composition comprises no pH adjuster and no organic fibers, and when the inorganic powder is contained, the inorganic powder does not contain a needle-like crystal structure, [Composition ratio of inorganic fibers] SiO2 66 to 82 wt %; CaO 10 to 34 wt %; MgO 3 wt % or less; Al2O3 5 wt % or less; and the total of SiO2, CaO, MgO and Al2O3 is 98 wt % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ken Yonaiyama, Tetsuya Mihara, Tomohiko Kishiki, Tetsuya Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20140370284
    Abstract: Inorganic fiber having the following composition ratio and comprising 40 wt % or less of shots each having a diameter of 45 ?m or more: [Composition ratio of inorganic fiber] SiO2 66 to 82 wt %; CaO 10 to 34 wt %; MgO 0 to 3 wt %; Al2O3 0 to 5 wt %; and the total of SiO2, CaO, MgO and Al2O3 is 98 wt % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Takashi Nakajima, Ken Yonaiyama, Tetsuya Mihara, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Publication number: 20140356622
    Abstract: An inorganic fiber including biosoluble fiber and a cationic surfactant adhering to the biosoluble fiber. An inorganic fiber including biosoluble fiber and a surfactant adhering to the biosoluble fiber, wherein the amount of the surfactant is 0.01 to 2 wt %, based on 100 wt % of the whole inorganic fiber comprising the surfactant adhered thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Takashi Nakajima, Ken Yonaiyama, Tetsuya Mihara, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Patent number: 8821626
    Abstract: An adhesive for inorganic fibers including SiO2, CaO and Al2O3 within a range excluding the range I defined by the following points A, 8, 18, 19 and 20 in the SiO2—Al2O3—CaO state diagram shown in FIG. 1, and including no zeolite. Point A: SiO2 (0%), Al2O3 (100%), CaO (0%): Point 8: SiO2 (20.8%), Al2O3 (79.2%), CaO (0%): Point 18: SiO2 (46.3%), Al2O3 (35.8%), CaO (17.9%): Point 19: SiO2 (31.5%), Al2O3 (53.6%), CaO (14.9%): Point 20: SiO2 (25.2%), Al2O3 (57.5%), CaO (17.3%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nichias Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Yonaiyama, Tetsuya Mihara, Tetsuya Ishihara, Tomohiko Kishiki
  • Publication number: 20140221189
    Abstract: A base material for a disk roll including ceramic fibers, an inorganic binder and scaly silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa WATANABE, Tetsuya MIHARA, Taichi SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20140134444
    Abstract: An inorganic fiber block obtained by stacking blanket-like products each including inorganic fibers, wherein the composition of the inorganic fibers have the following composition: SiO2: 66 to 82 mass %, CaO:10 to 34 mass %, MgO: 0 to 3 mass %, Al2O3: 0 to 5 mass %, and the total of SiO2, CaO, MgO and Al2O3 is 99 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori OCHI, Tetsuya MIHARA, Ken YONAIYAMA, Tomohiko KISHIKI, Takashi NAKAJIMA