Patents by Inventor Akira Niwayama

Akira Niwayama 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: 8362468
    Abstract: A micro-channel chip can be coated uniformly with a thin inorganic oxide film and can prevent an ionic hydrophobic substance from adsorbing through a surface of an inorganic oxide film. In the micro-channel chip, surfaces of inner walls of through-holes in an upper plate member and a channel of a lower plate member are entirely coated with a SiO 2 film. The SiO 2 film is formed of two layers, namely a bottom layer that contains a high content of carbon atoms and is formed in a part that contacts a resin substrate, and a surface layer that contains nearly zero content of carbon atoms and t is formed in a part that is exposed on the surface of a channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Ono, Tomoki Nakao, Akira Niwayama
  • Publication number: 20110241134
    Abstract: A micro-channel chip can be coated uniformly with a thin inorganic oxide film and can prevent an ionic hydrophobic substance from adsorbing through a surface of an inorganic oxide film. In the micro-channel chip, surfaces of inner walls of through-holes in an upper plate member and a channel of a lower plate member are entirely coated with a SiO 2 film. The SiO 2 film is formed of two layers, namely a bottom layer that contains a high content of carbon atoms and is formed in a part that contacts a resin substrate, and a surface layer that contains nearly zero content of carbon atoms and t is formed in a part that is exposed on the surface of a channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Koichi ONO, Tomoki Nakao, Akira Niwayama
  • Patent number: 7428102
    Abstract: An optical element which includes an optical block having a cavity part formed on an optical path and an inclined face formed in an internal face of the cavity part at a prescribed inclining angle with respect to a traveling direction of light. Multilayer films of the same structure are formed at least on the internal face of the cavity part and on an interface between a light incident end and/or emission end of the optical block and outside. The multilayer film formed on the incline face in the internal face of the cavity part has at least a wavelength selecting function for light to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Niwayama, Eddie Azuma
  • Publication number: 20070146867
    Abstract: There is provided an optical element which can achieve more reduction in the number of components, downsizing, low cost, and an improvement in the mass-productivity while maintaining an excellent optical property. The optical element comprises: an optical block having a cavity part formed on an optical path and an inclined face formed in an internal face of the cavity part at a prescribed inclining angle with respect to a traveling direction of light, wherein multilayer films of the same structure are formed at least on the internal face of the cavity part and on an interface between light incident end and/or emission end of the optical block and outside. The multilayer film formed on the inclined face in the internal face of the cavity part has at least a wavelength selecting function for light to be used, and the multilayer film formed on other face than the inclined face has an antireflective function for light to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Akira Niwayama, Eddie Azuma
  • Patent number: 4226933
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a decorative panel having an embossed surface and different degrees of glass corresponding to a pattern, thereby producing a stereoscopic aspect, i.e., the impression of relief and solidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Ishizawa, Akira Niwayama, Mitsuru Shimizu, Takashi Kagami