Patents by Inventor Atsushi Iwase

Atsushi Iwase 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: 9738963
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a ferritic stainless steel product, a ferritic stainless steel object is heated in an inert gas atmosphere including nitrogen gas in a heating furnace at a nitriding temperature higher than or equal to a transformation temperature so as to form a nitrided layer on a surface of the ferritic stainless steel object. Moreover, the nitriding temperature is set lower than 1100° C. during the heating. The heating of the ferritic stainless steel object is performed in a state where a solid carbon exists inside the heating furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei Watanabe, Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20140283955
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a ferritic stainless steel product, a ferritic stainless steel object is heated in an inert gas atmosphere including nitrogen gas in a heating furnace at a nitriding temperature higher than or equal to a transformation temperature so as to form a nitrided layer on a surface of the ferritic stainless steel object. Moreover, the nitriding temperature is set lower than 1100° C. during the heating. The heating of the ferritic stainless steel object is performed in a state where a solid carbon exists inside the heating furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Watanabe, Atsushi Iwase
  • Patent number: 8507076
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 8247474
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 8178188
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20110293901
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi NAKAO, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20110205286
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi NAKAO, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20110203482
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi NAKAO, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 7690166
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a building, includes: at least two face members disposed on an exterior of the building; a sealing member disposed between end edge portions of the face members; a joint covering member disposed between the end edge portions. The end edge portions are folded to protrude exteriorly and have constrained portions for narrowing a gap therebetween. The sealing member is disposed between the end edge portions to close the gap between the end edge portions. The joint covering member covers and presses the sealing member from an exterior side. The joint covering member is attached to the constrained portions acting elastic force between the constrained portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kagiyama, Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20090252400
    Abstract: In order to recognize grid-like reference marks on a jig plate positioned in a mounting area by means of a substrate recognizing camera respectively, to obtain a positional shift amount of a mounting head with respect to XY coordinates on an apparatus of each of the reference marks, and to correct a mounting position, thereby carrying out a mounting operation, a jig component positioned and mounted sequentially on each of the reference marks formed on the jig plate by means of a nozzle head is recognized by the substrate recognizing camera, a shift amount of XY coordinates acquired by the camera recognition of the jig component from XY coordinates on the apparatus of the corresponding reference mark is obtained as corrected data on the nozzle head with respect to the reference mark, and a correction is carried out based on the corrected data when an electronic component is to be mounted on a substrate by means of the nozzle head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: JUKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20090104384
    Abstract: A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Keiichi NAKAO, Yukihiro Shimasaki, Atsushi Iwase, Koji Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 7060191
    Abstract: A magnet roller includes a rotary sleeve having a given systematic pattern on the outer surface of the sleeve and a magnet provided in the sleeve. This structure transfers toner uniformly along the outer surface of the sleeve. A printer, for instance, employing this magnet roller can print a fine copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Iwase
  • Patent number: 6987437
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator has a movable core, a housing that holds the movable core so that the core may freely reciprocate, and an attractive part that applies a magnetic force to pull the movable core in one of the reciprocating directions. The electromagnetic actuator further has a stator that constitutes a magnetic circuit along with the movable core. At least one of the sliding faces of the housing and the movable core in contact with each other is subjected to gas soft nitriding, salt-bath soft nitriding, sulfo-nitriding, or nitriding treatment. The surface roughness of such a nitrided face is controlled to be within a prescribed range, so that the wear of the sliding faces of the movable core and the housing can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Matsusaka, Hiroyuki Nakane, Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20050016102
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a building, includes: at least two face members disposed on an exterior of the building; a sealing member disposed between end edge portions of the face members; a joint covering member disposed between the end edge portions. The end edge portions are folded to protrude exteriorly and have constrained portions for narrowing a gap therebetween. The sealing member is disposed between the end edge portions to close the gap between the end edge portions. The joint covering member covers and presses the sealing member from an exterior side. The joint covering member is attached to the constrained portions acting elastic force between the constrained portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Akihiro Kagiyama, Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20030184422
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator has a movable core, a housing that holds the movable core so that the core may freely reciprocate, and an attractive part that applies a magnetic force to pull the movable core in one of the reciprocating directions. The electromagnetic actuator further has a stator that constitutes a magnetic circuit along with the movable core. At least one of the sliding faces of the housing and the movable core in contact with each other is subjected to gas soft nitriding, salt-bath soft nitriding, sulfo-nitriding, or nitriding treatment. The surface roughness of such a nitrided face is controlled to be within a prescribed range, so that the wear of the sliding faces of the movable core and the housing can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Noboru Matsusaka, Hiroyuki Nakane, Atsushi Iwase
  • Patent number: 6582111
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp structure that enables reliable engagement even when variations occur during molding is described. In a vehicle lamp, an attachment base body 2 may be coupled to a lens 6 covering a front surface thereof by engagement of at least a part. The lens is provided with an engagement leg portion 9 which is inserted into the body so as to be engaged with an engagement portion 10 of the body. First and second engagement protruding portions 11, 12 are formed, with a space therebetween that face the engagement portion of the body. A front surface 11a of the first engagement protruding portion is a slanted surface that is increasingly displaced to a side opposite the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20030110632
    Abstract: A magnet roller includes a rotary sleeve having a given systematic pattern on the outer surface of the sleeve and a magnet provided in the sleeve. This structure transfers toner uniformly along the outer surface of the sleeve. A printer, for instance, employing this magnet roller can print a fine copy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Atsushi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20020122311
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp structure that enables reliable engagement even when variations occur during molding is described. In a vehicle lamp, an attachment base body 2 may be coupled to a lens 6 covering a front surface thereof by engagement of at least a part. The lens is provided with an engagement leg portion 9 which is inserted into the body so as to be engaged with an engagement portion 10 of the body. First and second engagement protruding portions 11, 12 are formed, with a space therebetween that face the engagement portion of the body. A front surface 11a of the first engagement protruding portion is a slanted surface that is increasingly displaced to a side opposite the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Atsushi Iwase
  • Patent number: 6087044
    Abstract: An electrode comprises an active substance therefor which is made of a shaped body of a carbon porous body and a low crystallinity or amorphous carbon layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the carbon porous body. The carbon porous body further comprises crystalline carbon particles which are dispersed and held in the carbon porous body. A method for making the electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising the electrode as a negative electrode are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Iwase, Nozomu Okumura, Yoshitsugu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 5542293
    Abstract: A pressure detecting apparatus for detecting vehicle tire air pressure. In a cylindrical housing mounted axially in parallel with a tire wheel, a setting magnet, a rotor magnet and a reversing magnet are coaxially provided and the rotor magnet is supported by a shaft rotatably and axially movably in response to a tire air pressure introduced to a bellows in the housing. When the air pressure is normal, the rotor magnet is attracted by the setting magnet. When the air pressure is reduced, the rotor magnet is separated by the movement of bellows, rotated by the repulsion force of the reversing magnet and finally attracted to said reversing magnet. By this operation, position of the magnetic poles of the rotor magnet is reversed and this reversion is detected electrically by a magnetism detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsuda, Atsushi Iwase, Ken Nomura, Kazuma Matsui