Patents by Inventor Akira Fukuchi

Akira Fukuchi 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: 8263908
    Abstract: A heater plate may be manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. At least one joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy may be placed into the groove portion so as to fix the sheath heater in the groove portion. The joint member may have two correspondingly tapered portions facing each other which extend toward a lower end thereof such that a distance between the two tapered portions becomes narrower and a width of a surface portion contacting with the sheath heater in the joint member is larger than a width of the sheath heater. The base member and the joint member may be metal-bonded such that a force is added from an upper surface of the base member toward the sheath heater direction, wit the sheath heater fixed in place therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 7987971
    Abstract: A belt device includes a belt; a driving unit that is provided inside the belt and drives the belt; a supporting unit that is provided inside the belt and supports the belt; and a position determination member that is fixed to one end in an axial direction of the driving unit or the supporting unit and comes in contact with an edge portion of the belt in the case where the belt is mounted so as to determine a position of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Kimura, Takanori Sasaki, Toshinori Sasaki, Masakazu Takahashi, Shogo Kamiya, Yasunori Fujimoto, Masataka Konishi, Hitoshi Hamasaki, Keita Yano, Akira Fukuchi, Satoshi Matsuzaka, Masakatsu Eda
  • Publication number: 20100230248
    Abstract: A belt device includes a belt; a driving unit that is provided inside the belt and drives the belt; a supporting unit that is provided inside the belt and supports the belt; and a position determination member that is fixed to one end in an axial direction of the driving unit or the supporting unit and comes in contact with an edge portion of the belt in the case where the belt is mounted so as to determine a position of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Kouichi KIMURA, Takanori SASAKI, Toshinori SASAKI, Masakazu TAKAHASHI, Shogo KAMIYA, Yasunori FUJIMOTO, Masataka KONISHI, Hitoshi HAMASAKI, Keita YANO, Akira FUKUCHI, Satoshi MATSUZAKA, Masakatsu EDA
  • Publication number: 20070257023
    Abstract: A heater plate may be manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. At least one joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy may be placed into the groove portion so as to fix the sheath heater in the groove portion. The joint member may have two correspondingly tapered portions facing each other which extend toward a lower end thereof such that a distance between the two tapered portions becomes narrower and a width of a surface portion contacting with the sheath heater in the joint member is larger than a width of the sheath heater. The base member and the joint member may be metal-bonded such that a force is added from an upper surface of the base member toward the sheath heater direction, wit the sheath heater fixed in place therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 7154070
    Abstract: A heater plate manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, placing a joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy into said groove portion so as to fix said sheath heater in the groove portion, and press-forging said base member and said joint member to be metal-bonded with said sheath heater fixed in place therebetween, wherein a cross section of said joint member comprises a rectangle, and a width of said rectangle is same as or a little larger than a width of a cross section of the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 7150418
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability even when used in high vacuum or at a high temperature. The fluid nozzle plate member comprises a plurality of plate-like metal members each having a fluid path and/or a branch. In this case, the plurality of plate-like metal members are laminated, and the laminated surfaces thereof are joined together by press forging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20060076342
    Abstract: A heater plate manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, placing a joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy into said groove portion so as to fix said sheath heater in the groove portion, and press-forging said base member and said joint member to be metal-bonded with said sheath heater fixed in place therebetween, wherein a cross section of said joint member comprises a rectangle, and a width of said rectangle is same as or a little larger than a width of a cross section of the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20050017100
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability even when used in high vacuum or at a high temperature. The fluid nozzle plate member comprises a plurality of plate-like metal members each having a fluid path and/or a branch. In this case, the plurality of plate-like metal members are laminated, and the laminated surfaces thereof are joined together by press forging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 6799735
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability even when used in high vacuum or at a high temperature. The fluid nozzle plate member comprises a plurality of plate-like metal members each having a fluid path and/or a branch. In this case, the plurality of plate-like metal members are laminated, and the laminated surfaces thereof are joined together by press forging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20020005442
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability even when used in high vacuum or at a high temperature. The fluid nozzle plate member comprises a plurality of plate-like metal members each having a fluid path and/or a branch. In this case, the plurality of plate-like metal members are laminated, and the laminated surfaces thereof are joined together by press forging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 6076718
    Abstract: A film conveying apparatus includes a conveying mechanism and a speed control mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a plurality of lower rollers arranged in a lateral direction perpendicular to a film conveyed direction. The lower roller is equipped with a motor to variably control its speed. A plurality of upper rollers is disposed to correspond to the lower rollers so as to sandwich the continuous film with the lower rollers. The roller-speed control mechanism controls a rotation speed of each lower roller so that the film is conveyed at a desired speed in a desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignees: Central Glass Company, Limited, Toray Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiko Matsuda, Hiroshi Segi, Masami Nishitani, Shozo Takami, Akira Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 5159069
    Abstract: Sulfated tannins or salts thereof are herein disclosed. These compounds can be prepared by a method which comprises reacting tannin with a sulfonating agent under a basic condition. These compounds show antiviral activity and reverse transcriptase inhibitor, effects and can be used to treat patients infected with a variety of virus such as AIDS virus, herpesvirus, influenza virus or rhinovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignees: Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., NipponFlour Mills Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fukushi Hirayama, Keijiro Uchino, Masaya Iwamoto, Akira Fukuchi, Masashi Hiramoto, Hirokazu Yamamoto, Naoki Yamamoto, Hideki Nakashima, Shigenobu Kadota, Hiroshi Ogawara