Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kodama
Atsushi Kodama 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).
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Patent number: 10236655Abstract: A solid laser amplification device having a laser medium that has a solid medium, into which a laser light enters and from which the laser light is emitted, and an amplification layer, provided on the surface of the medium, receives the laser light in the medium, and amplifies and reflects the light toward the exit; and a microchannel cooling part that has a plurality of cooling pipelines, into which a cooling solvent is conducted and which are arranged parallel to the surface of the amplification layer, and a cooling surface, at the outer periphery of the cooling pipelines and attached on the surface of the amplification layer, the microchannel cooling part cooling the amplification layer. The closer the position of the cooling pipeline to a position facing a section of the amplification layer that receives the laser light, the greater the cooling force exhibited by the cooling part.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kondo, Yuichi Otani, Yoshiteru Komuro, Atsushi Kodama, Koichi Hamamoto, Hiroyuki Daigo, Naoki Inoue, Tomoya Morioka, Masahiro Kato, Shingo Nishikata
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Patent number: 9981567Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei Kawano, Toshifumi Mizui, Yoshifumi Nobori, Atsushi Kodama, Naoto Tagaya, Katsuyoshi Muramatsu
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Publication number: 20180145474Abstract: A solid laser amplification device having a laser medium that has a solid medium, into which a laser light enters and from which the laser light is emitted, and an amplification layer, provided on the surface of the medium, receives the laser light in the medium, and amplifies and reflects the light toward the exit; and a microchannel cooling part that has a plurality of cooling pipelines, into which a cooling solvent is conducted and which are arranged parallel to the surface of the amplification layer, and a cooling surface, at the outer periphery of the cooling pipelines and attached on the surface of the amplification layer, the microchannel cooling part cooling the amplification layer. The closer the position of the cooling pipeline to a position facing a section of the amplification layer that receives the laser light, the greater the cooling force exhibited by the cooling part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki KONDO, Yuichi OTANI, Yoshiteru KOMURO, Atsushi KODAMA, Koichi HAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki DAIGO, Naoki INOUE, Tomoya MORIOKA, Masahiro KATO, Shingo NISHIKATA
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Publication number: 20180145473Abstract: This solid laser amplification device has: a laser medium part that has a solid medium, into which a laser light enters from an entrance part and from which the laser light (L) is emitted to the outside from an exit part, and an amplification layer, which is provided on the surface of the medium, receives the laser light in the medium, and amplifies and reflects said light toward the exit part; a microchannel cooling part that cools the amplification layer; and a thermally conductive part that is provided so as to make contact between the amplification layer and the cooling part and transfers the heat of the amplification layer to the cooling part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Yoshiyuki KONDO, Yuichi OTANI, Yoshiteru KOMURO, Atsushi KODAMA, Koichi HAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki DAIGO, Naoki INOUE, Tomoya MORIOKA, Masahiro KATO, Shingo NISHIKATA
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Patent number: 9979110Abstract: There are provided an electronic component metal material having low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the electronic component metal material. The electronic component metal material 10 includes a base material 11, an A layer 14 constituting an outermost surface layer on the base material 11 and formed of Sn, In or an alloy thereof, and a B layer 13 constituting a middle layer provided between the base material 11 and the A layer 14 and formed of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir or an alloy thereof, wherein the outermost surface layer (A layer) 14 has a thickness larger than 0.2 ?m, and the middle layer (B layer) 13 has a thickness of 0.001 ?m or larger.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: JX Nippin Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Patent number: 9923391Abstract: A circuit includes a vehicle-side circuit, a charger-side circuit and a connecting part. The vehicle-side circuit includes a power source, a first resistor provided between the power source and the connecting part, a second resistor which is connected to the first resistor in series, a switch which turns on or off current supply from the power source, a voltage detector which detects a voltage at a connection point of the first resistor and the second resistor, a determining part which determines a state of connection between a vehicle-side connector and a charger-side connector and occurrence4 of a failure in the vehicle-side circuit based at least in part on the voltage detected by the voltage detector and an on/off state of the switch.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Kuniaki Kaihara, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Takayuki Kono, Kohsuke Okada, Shohei Kawano
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Patent number: 9799934Abstract: A vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus is applied to a vehicle including an on-board charger to charge a battery in the vehicle with power supplied from an external power source, a heater to warm the battery, and a DC-DC converter to reduce the voltage of power from the battery and then supply the battery power to the heater. The vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus includes a DC-DC converter controller to drive the DC-DC converter to supply the battery power to the heater before the charge of the battery by the on-board charger, and an on-board charger controller to drive the on-board charger such that the power source for the heater is gradually shifted from the battery to the external power source, after the DC-DC converter is driven.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Shohei Kawano, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Yuya Suzuki, Yoshiaki Nishio, Hirofumi Yagura, Makoto Kamachi
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Patent number: 9728878Abstract: There are provided a press-fit terminal which has an excellent whisker resistance and a low inserting force, is unlikely to cause shaving of plating when the press-fit terminal is inserted into a substrate, and has a high heat resistance, and an electronic component using the same. A press-fit terminal comprises: a female terminal connection part provided at one side of an attached part to be attached to a housing; and a substrate connection part provided at the other side and attached to a substrate by press-fitting the substrate connection part into a through-hole formed in the substrate. At least the substrate connection part has the surface structure described below, and the press-fit terminal has an excellent whisker resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Patent number: 9694692Abstract: A vehicle controlling system includes a high-voltage circuit including a motor for driving a vehicle and a generator driven by an engine; an intermediate-voltage circuit including a battery and having a potential lower than the potential of the high-voltage circuit; a low-voltage circuit having a potential lower than the potential of the intermediate-voltage circuit, accessories being disposed to the low-voltage circuit; a transformer disposed between the high-voltage circuit and the intermediate-voltage circuit; and a down converter disposed between the intermediate-voltage circuit and the low-voltage circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Shohei Kawano, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Yuya Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170101029Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei KAWANO, Toshifumi MIZUI, Yoshifumi NOBORI, Atsushi KODAMA, Naoto TAGAYA, Katsuyoshi MURAMATSU
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Publication number: 20170062149Abstract: A switch is provided with a case, a plurality of fixed conductive member, a movable conductive member, and a waterproof part. The case is formed of a first resin. The waterproof part is formed of a second resin whose adhesion to the plurality of fixed conductive members is higher than an adhesion of the first resin to the plurality of fixed conductive members. Each of the plurality of fixed conductive members includes a first portion arranged inside a recess of the case, a second portion exposed to an outside of the case, and a third portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The waterproof part surrounds the third portion of the each of the plurality of fixed conductive members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Kodama, Hidetake Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9580783Abstract: There are provided an electronic component metal material which has low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability, and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the metal material. The electronic component metal material 10 includes a base material 11 , an A layer 14 constituting an outermost surface layer on the base material 11 and formed of Sn, In or an alloy thereof, and a B layer 13 constituting a middle layer provided between the base material 11 and the A layer 14 and formed of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir or an alloy thereof, wherein the outermost surface layer (A layer) 14 has a thickness of 0.002 to 0.2 ?m, and the middle layer (B layer) 13 has a thickness larger than 0.3 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Patent number: 9576693Abstract: There are provided a metal material for electronic component which has low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability, and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the metal material. The metal material 10 for electronic components has a base material 11, an A layer 14 constituting a surface layer on the base material 11 and formed of Sn, In or an alloy thereof, and a B layer 13 constituting a middle layer provided between the base material 11 and the A layer 14 and formed of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir or an alloy thereof, wherein the surface layer (A layer) 14 has a thickness of 0.002 to 0.2 ?m, and the middle layer (B layer) 13 has a thickness of 0.001 to 0.3 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Publication number: 20170036199Abstract: The resin solid acid is a sulfo group-modified resin obtained by introducing sulfo groups into a raw material resin in an uncarbonized state, the yield of the sulfo group-modified resin based on the weight of the uncarbonized raw material resin is 80% or more, the amount of sulfo groups in the sulfo group-modified resin is 1 mmol/g or more, and the raw material resin is in the form of a powder, granules or fibers. In addition, the method for producing the resin solid acid is a production method for obtaining a sulfo group-modified resin by comprising a step for adding a sulfonating agent in the form of any of sulfuric acid, fuming sulfuric acid or chlorosulfonic acid to a raw material resin in an uncarbonized state, and a step for heating the uncarbonized raw material resin at 200° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Atsushi Kodama, Hirofumi Yamada, Ryuji Kawakami, Tatsuya Shingu
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Publication number: 20160241060Abstract: A circuit includes a vehicle-side circuit, a charger-side circuit and a connecting part. The vehicle-side circuit includes a power source, a first resistor provided between the power source and the connecting part, a second resistor which is connected to the first resistor in series, a switch which turns on or off current supply from the power source, a voltage detector which detects a voltage at a connection point of the first resistor and the second resistor, a determining part which determines a state of connection between a vehicle-side connector and a charger-side connector and occurrence4 of a failure in the vehicle-side circuit based at least in part on the voltage detected by the voltage detector and an on/off state of the switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya SUZUKI, Kuniaki KAIHARA, Hiroyuki SAKAI, Atsushi KODAMA, Takayuki KONO, Kohsuke OKADA, Shohei KAWANO
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Patent number: 9330804Abstract: The present invention provides a metallic material for electronic components having a low degree of whisker formation and a high durability, and connector terminals, connectors and electronic components using the metallic material. The metallic material for electronic components includes: a base material; on the base material, an lower layer constituted with one or two or more selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Cu; on the lower layer, an upper layer constituted with an alloy composed of one or both of Sn and In (constituent elements A) and one or two or more of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os and Ir (constituent elements B), wherein the thickness of the lower layer is 0.05 ?m or more; the thickness of the upper layer is 0.005 ?m or more and 0.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Publication number: 20150295333Abstract: There are provided an electronic component metal material which has low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability, and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the metal material. The electronic component metal material 10 includes a base material 11, an A layer 14 constituting an outermost surface layer on the base material 11 and formed of Sn, In or an alloy thereof, and a B layer 13 constituting a middle layer provided between the base material 11 and the A layer 14 and formed of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir or an alloy thereof, wherein the outermost surface layer (A layer) 14 has a thickness of 0.002 to 0.2 ?m, and the middle layer (B layer) 13 has a thickness larger than 0.3 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama
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Patent number: 9156461Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle, which comprises an engine, a driving motor, an engaging/disengaging device, and a voltage raising device, includes a switching control unit and a voltage raising control unit controlling the voltage raising device. The switching control unit switches between a first driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driving force of the driving motor with the engaging/disengaging device released and a second driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by the driving force of the engine with the engaging/disengaging device engaged. In a case where a driving mode is switched from the first driving mode to the second driving mode, the switching control unit starts an engagement of the engaging/disengaging device and switches the driving mode to the second driving mode, after the voltage raising control unit starts the voltage raising control in the first driving mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Ryosuke Yabuta, Yuya Suzuki, Shohei Kawano
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Publication number: 20150259813Abstract: The present invention provides a surface treated plating material being suppressed in the occurrence of whiskers, maintaining satisfactory solderability and satisfactory contact resistance even when exposed to a high temperature environment, and being low in the terminal-connector insertion force. The surface treated plating material is a plating material including: a metal base material; a lower layer constituted with Ni or Ni alloy plating; and an upper layer constituted with Sn or Sn alloy plating, wherein the lower layer and the upper layer are sequentially formed on the metal base material; P and N are present on the upper layer surface; the amounts of the P and N elements deposited on the upper layer surface are respectively P: 1×10?11 to 4×10?8 mol/cm2, N: 2×10?12 to 8×10?9 mol/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Atsushi Kodama, Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi
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Publication number: 20150255906Abstract: There are provided an electronic component metal material having low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the electronic component metal material. The electronic component metal material 10 includes a base material 11, an A layer 14 constituting an outermost surface layer on the base material 11 and formed of Sn, In or an alloy thereof, and a B layer 13 constituting a middle layer provided between the base material 11 and the A layer 14 and formed of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir or an alloy thereof, wherein the outermost surface layer (A layer) 14 has a thickness larger than 0.2 ?m, and the middle layer (B layer) 13 has a thickness of 0.001 ?m or larger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kazuhiko Fukamachi, Atsushi Kodama