Patents by Inventor Yuki Karube

Yuki Karube 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: 9693134
    Abstract: A waterproof sound-transmitting member includes a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane and a support layer. The support layer includes a polyolefin-based resin foam. The support layer has a loss modulus of 1.0×107 Pa or less and a loss factor of 1.0×10?1 or more. The waterproof sound-transmitting membrane is, for example, a stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. The waterproof sound-transmitting membrane may include an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Karube, Tsuyoshi Kashima, Yuri Horie, Yuichi Abe
  • Publication number: 20170026742
    Abstract: A waterproof sound-transmitting member includes a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane and a support layer. The support layer includes a polyolefin-based resin foam. The support layer has a loss modulus of 1.0×107 Pa or less and a loss factor of 1.0×10?1 or more. The waterproof sound-transmitting membrane is, for example, a stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. The waterproof sound-transmitting membrane may include an adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki KARUBE, Tsuyoshi KASHIMA, Yuri HORIE, Yuichi ABE
  • Patent number: 9319762
    Abstract: Provided is a water-proof sound transmitting member that is less likely to be bonded to a housing at a position other than a normal attachment position. The present invention provides a waterproof sound transmitting member (2) having a multilayer structure. This water-proof sound transmitting member (2) includes: a water-proof sound transmitting membrane (11) to be attached to a housing having a hole that allows sound to pass therethrough; a support layer (12) to be attached to the housing together with the waterproof sound transmitting membrane (11), the support layer (12) allowing sound to pass therethrough; and a housing-side adhesive layer (21) for bonding the waterproof sound transmitting membrane (11) to the housing. The entire peripheral portion of the support layer (12) extends outwardly beyond the housing-side adhesive layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Karube, Yuichi Abe, Yuri Horie
  • Patent number: 9271070
    Abstract: A waterproof sound transmitting member according to the present invention includes: a waterproof sound transmitting membrane having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a first adhesive sheet and a second adhesive sheet that are disposed on the first surface. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the first adhesive sheet has a closed frame shape, and the second adhesive sheet is disposed within the frame formed by the first adhesive sheet and is spaced from the first adhesive sheet. This waterproof sound transmitting member has a structure suitable for preventing deterioration in sound quality due to sagging of the waterproof sound transmitting membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Yuki Karube
  • Patent number: 9171535
    Abstract: Provided is a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 including: a solid resin film 2 having a plurality of through holes 21 formed therein; and a treatment layer 3 having water repellency and formed on at least one of two surfaces of the resin film 2 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction. The treatment layer 3 has openings 31 at positions corresponding to the through holes 21. The air permeability of the waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 is 100 seconds/100 mL or less in terms of Gurley number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Yuki Karube, Satoru Furuyama
  • Patent number: 8986802
    Abstract: A water-proof sound-transmitting member that can be separated reliably from a releasing paper when an overhanging portion of a tab is pulled can be produced by producing a laminate by laminating a first layer, a preliminary membrane body, a second layer, and a preliminary tab body in this order; inserting a blade into the laminate from the first layer side to cut the first layer, the preliminary membrane body and the second layer so as to form the water-proof sound-transmitting membrane between adhesive layers, and providing, in a surface of the preliminary tab body on a side of the second layer, a notch, followed by cutting the preliminary tab body to form the tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Karube, Yuichi Abe, Yuri Horie
  • Publication number: 20140254849
    Abstract: A waterproof sound transmitting member according to the present invention includes: a waterproof sound transmitting membrane having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a first adhesive sheet and a second adhesive sheet that are disposed on the first surface. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the first adhesive sheet has a closed frame shape, and the second adhesive sheet is disposed within the frame formed by the first adhesive sheet and is spaced from the first adhesive sheet. This waterproof sound transmitting member has a structure suitable for preventing deterioration in sound quality due to sagging of the waterproof sound transmitting membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi ABE, Yuki KARUBE
  • Publication number: 20140079268
    Abstract: Provided is a water-proof sound transmitting member that is less likely to be bonded to a housing at a position other than a normal attachment position. The present invention provides a waterproof sound transmitting member (2) having a multilayer structure. This water-proof sound transmitting member (2) includes: a water-proof sound transmitting membrane (11) to be attached to a housing having a hole that allows sound to pass therethrough; a support layer (12) to be attached to the housing together with the waterproof sound transmitting membrane (11), the support layer (12) allowing sound to pass therethrough; and a housing-side adhesive layer (21) for bonding the waterproof sound transmitting membrane (11) to the housing. The entire peripheral portion of the support layer (12) extends outwardly beyond the housing-side adhesive layer (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Karube, Yuichi Abe, Yuri Horie
  • Publication number: 20130333978
    Abstract: Provided is a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 including: a solid resin film 2 having a plurality of through holes 21 formed therein; and a treatment layer 3 having water repellency and formed on at least one of two surfaces of the resin film 2 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction. The treatment layer 3 has openings 31 at positions corresponding to the through holes 21. The air permeability of the waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 is 100 seconds/100 mL or less in terms of Gurley number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Yuki Karube, Satoru Furuyama
  • Publication number: 20130156985
    Abstract: Provided is a water-proof sound-transmitting member that can be separated reliably from a releasing paper when an overhanging portion of a tab is pulled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Karube, Yuichi Abe, Yuri Horie