Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Suga

Yoshinori Suga 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: 8916019
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell module capable of improving positioning accuracy of solar cell elements relative to a light reflection plate. When a solar cell module is manufactured, a corrugated light reflection plate 4 is first prepared by bonding a thermoplastic resin film 7 to a plastic substrate 6. Subsequently, the light reflection plate 4 is set on a lower mold 10, and a thick resin sheet 12 made from an encapsulation resin is arranged on the light reflection plate 4. Then, vacuum suctioning and hot-press processing are performed sequentially, whereby a precursor assembly 13 is formed with the light reflection plate 4 and the resin sheet 12 attached together. Subsequently, a plurality of solar cell elements 2 is placed on an upper surface of the precursor assembly 13. Then, a thin resin sheet 14 made from the encapsulation resin is arranged on the solar cell elements 2, and a front surface plate 3 is arranged on the resin sheet 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Shintaro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120211054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell module capable of suppressing light leakage from a front plate and improving an optical confinement property. A solar cell module 1 includes a plurality of bifacial solar cell elements 2, a front plate 4 which is arranged on the front side of the solar cell elements 2, and a back plate 5 which is arranged on the back side of the solar cell elements 2 and has a light-reflecting surface 5a reflecting sunlight incident into the module from the module front side. When the refractive index of the front plate 4 is n, the inclination angle ? (radian unit) of the light-reflecting surface 5a relative to the array direction of the solar cell elements 2 is set as follows between a cell interval center line A and a cell end line C. That is, in a region X between the cell interval center line A and a near-cell line D, the relationship (?>0.5×sin ?1 (1/n) is established. In a region Y near the cell end line C, the relationship (?<0.5×sin ?1 (1/n) is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20120168076
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell module capable of improving positioning accuracy of solar cell elements relative to a light reflection plate. When a solar cell module is manufactured, a corrugated light reflection plate 4 is first prepared by bonding a thermoplastic resin film 7 to a plastic substrate 6. Subsequently, the light reflection plate 4 is set on a lower mold 10, and a thick resin sheet 12 made from an encapsulation resin is arranged on the light reflection plate 4. Then, vacuum suctioning and hot-press processing are performed sequentially, whereby a precursor assembly 13 is formed with the light reflection plate 4 and the resin sheet 12 attached together. Subsequently, a plurality of solar cell elements 2 is placed on an upper surface of the precursor assembly 13. Then, a thin resin sheet 14 made from the encapsulation resin is arranged on the solar cell elements 2, and a front surface plate 3 is arranged on the resin sheet 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Shintaro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120012181
    Abstract: A solar cell 1 according to the present invention includes a front panel 2, photovoltaic generating parts 3a located on a back side of the front panel 2 and arranged in an array direction at a designated pitch; and a reflective part 4 and 5 that reflects sunlight toward the back surface of the photovoltaic generating parts 3a. The reflective part includes a reflective panel 5 and a back panel 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20110214737
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell according to the present invention is a method of manufacturing a solar cell which includes a reflective part 5, 6 configured to reflect sunlight to a back surface of a photovoltaic power generating part 3. The reflective part includes a reflective plate 6 and a backing substrate 5. The method includes a laminate forming process in which the reflective plate 6 and the backing substrate 5 are formed concurrently by laminate forming. With this arrangement, a method of manufacturing a solar cell, which can improve efficiency of a manufacturing process as a whole, is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kitao, Shintaro Inoue, Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20100307565
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell module which can collect solar light to a solar cell, while reducing accumulation of dusts and particles. The solar cell module is provided with a plurality of bifacial solar cells. The solar cells are coated together with a sealing film formed of a sealing resin material. A front surface side transparent board is bonded on the upper surface in the gravity direction, i.e., the front surface of the sealing film. On the front surface side of the front surface side transparent board, a lenticular lens is arranged for collecting solar light to a solar cell by refracting solar light entered from the front surface side of the solar cell module. On the lower surface in the gravity direction, i.e., the rear surface, of the sealing film, a rear surface side transparent board is bonded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20100252107
    Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a reflector; a encapsulant that includes a first corrugated portion that corresponds to a corrugated shape of the reflector; and a solar cell that is encapsulated in the encapsulant, wherein the encapsulant is fixed to the reflector and the solar cell; and at least one of a surface of the encapsulant fixed to the reflector and a surface of the encapsulant fixed to the solar cell is provided with a second corrugated portion that has a smaller protrusion than a protrusion of the first corrugated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20050046321
    Abstract: In a display device having a color filter, a color material dispersed layer having the function of absorbing light of specific wavelengths in the visible light beam region is provided on the optical path so that the light absorption peak of this color material dispersed layer in the visible light beam region is located in the range of ±30 nm from the overlap point in the spectral transmission properties of each color of the color filter. Further, the color material dispersed layer is provided on a filter as a constituent part of the back light of the display. This filter has, as its substrate, a thermoplastic resin having a thickness of 30-350 micrometers and has a transmission in the maximum absorption wavelength in the color material dispersed layer of not more than 75%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Tetsuo Ozawa, Eisuke Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6827458
    Abstract: A planar light source device including a light guide pipe with one surface thereof serving as a light radiation surface, a light extracting mechanism provided to the light guide pipe, a light source provided to a side edge portion of the light guide pipe, and a light reflection sheet arranged to an opposite surface side from the light radiation surface of the light guide pipe such that the light extracting mechanism serves as a mechanism for radiating out, toward the light reflection sheet side, at least 65% or more of light beams radiated out from the light guide pipe, and the light reflection sheet is formed with an arrangement of multiple substantially identical and/or substantially similar base units composed of sloped reflection surfaces at a pitch of 5000 &mgr;m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yukadenshi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20040076396
    Abstract: A surface light source device 21 includes a light guide 21, condensing elements 240 provided on a light emitting surface 21b of the light guide 21, a light reflective sheet 27 provided on a surface 21c opposite the light emitting surface 21b. The reflective sheet 27 includes substantially identically and/or substantially analogously shaped base units 28 having inclined light reflecting surfaces and arranged with a pitch not exceeding 5000 micrometers. A light source 22 is provided along one side 21a of the light guide 21. The light guide 21 includes a light takeout mechanism 290 for selectively emitting light beams through the surface 21c opposite the light emitting surface 21b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Publication number: 20020135996
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive planar light source device which is based on a novel, simply constructed illumination system that is superior in its efficiency of utilization of illumination light beams, uses a light reflection sheet that is a novel light guide pipe and novel light control member to thereby achieve effective utilization of light, and also, has a structure that is simple and superior in easiness of assembly; and the planar light source device is characterized in that: the device is chiefly composed of a light guide pipe 11 formed as a sheet made of transparent synthetic resin, and a light source 13 arranged in the vicinity of at least one side edge portion 12 of the light guide pipe 11; and when one surface of the light guide pipe 11 serves as a light radiation surface 15, with a structure of a light reflection sheet 18 arranged to an opposite surface 16 side from the light reflection sheet 15, a control is made such that a peak of a distribution of radiation an
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshinori Suga
  • Patent number: 6425673
    Abstract: Light guide pipe. Planar light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignees: Mitsubisshi Chemical Corporation, Yukadenshi Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Masanobu Miwa
  • Patent number: 6340652
    Abstract: Catalysts for polymerization of &agr;-olefin, composed of a transition metal compound, an inorganic silicate or an ion exchangeable layer compound other than silicate, and optionally an organoaluminum compound, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Naoshi Iwama, Eiji Isobe, Toru Suzuki, Yasuo Maruyama, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hisashi Shoda, Masami Kashimoto, Taku Kato, Takayuki Aoshima, Sugio Nishimura, Yoshinori Suga, Stefan Sieber
  • Publication number: 20010034425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for polymerization of &agr;-olefin, which comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Naoshi Iwama, Eiji Isobe, Toru Suzuki, Yasuo Maruyama, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hisashi Shoda, Masami Kashimoto, Taku Kato, Takayuki Aoshima, Sugio Nishimura, Yoshinori Suga, Stefan Sieber
  • Patent number: 6252097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for polymerization of &agr;-olefin, which comprises: an essential component (A) of a transition metal compound, an essential component (B) of an ion exchangeable layer compound except for silicate, or an inorganic silicate, and an optional component (C) of an organoaluminum compound, said component (A) being represented by the general formula (I):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Naoshi Iwama, Eiji Isobe, Toru Suzuki, Yasuo Maruyama, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hisashi Shoda, Masami Kashimoto, Taku Kato, Takayuki Aoshima, Sugio Nishimura, Yoshinori Suga, Stefan Sieber
  • Patent number: 5973084
    Abstract: A method for polymerizing olefins which comprises using a catalyst which comprises, as the essential components, (A) a metallocene-type transition metal compound and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of (1) an ion-exchanging layered compound other than a silicate and (2) an inorganic silicate, which is obtained by salt-treatment and/or acid-treatment and which has a water content of not higher than 1% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Yumito Uehara, Yasuo Maruyama, Eiji Isobe, Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Takehiro Sagae
  • Patent number: 5928982
    Abstract: A catalyst for polymerizing an olefin, which comprises (A) a metallocene transition metal compound, (B) (1) an ion-exchanging layered compound other than a silicate or (2) an inorganic silicate prepared by treating a starting ion-exchanging layer compound other than a silicate or a starting silicate with a salt, an acid, or a combination thereof, said component (B) having a water content not higher than 1% by weight which is obtained by heat-dehydrating component (B) under an inert gas atmosphere or under reduced pressure, and (C) an organoaluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Yumito Uehara, Yasuo Maruyama, Eiji Isobe, Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Takehiro Sagae
  • Patent number: 5576400
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin polymer comprising polymerizing an olefin or olefins in the presence of a catalyst system, in which the catalyst system comprises of (A) a hydrocarbon-insoluble solid catalyst component obtained by treating a uniform hydrocarbon solution containing (a) an magnesium compound, e.g., a dialkoxymagnesium, (b) an titanium compound, e.g., a titanium tetraalkoxide, and (c) a polyalkyltitanate represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 's, which may be the same or different, each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a cycloalkyl group; and p represents an integer of from 2 to 20, with a halogenating agent and (B) an organoaluminum compound. The resulting olefin polymer has broad molecular weight distribution, high melt tension, and high melt elasticity and is freed of fish eye by kneading under ordinary conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Nobuo Enokido
  • Patent number: 5308811
    Abstract: A catalyst for polymerizing an olefin which consists essentially of a product obtained by contacting (A) a metallocene-type transition metal compound, (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of clay, clay minerals, ion exchanging layered compounds, diatomaceous earth, silicates and zeolites, and (C) an organic aluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Yasuo Maruyama, Eiji Isobe, Toru Suzuki, Fumihiko Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5286540
    Abstract: A blow molded container made of a polypropylene resin obtained by injection stretch blow molding of a polypropylene resin in which the polypropylene resin is a propylene polymer composition containing from 0.0001 to 10% by weight of 3-methylbutene-1 polymer, as well as medical instruments comprising the blow molded container made of the polypropylene resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suga, Eiji Tanaka, Tsunemi Yoshioka, Masaaki Uchida, Hidehito Kato, Masayuki Arai