Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Date
Hiroaki Date 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: 10316439Abstract: The present invention provides a crimped polyamide yarn to which it is possible, using fibers that include low water absorption polyamide, to impart a stretch property and pliability such that it is possible for the inherent stretch properties of the crimped yarn to be appropriately expressed in a woven or knit fabric. The crimped polyamide yarn of the present invention is a side-by-side composite yarn which includes at least 40 mass % of low water absorption polyamide having an average of water absorption ratio of 5% or less at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity (RH) of 90%, and in which the low water absorption polyamide is at least one component. The yarn is false-twisted, and has a crimp elongation ratio of 25% or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Hiroaki Date, Yasuhiro Shibata, Yosuke Matsuki, Hongchuan Jing
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Patent number: 9957647Abstract: A false-twisted low-fused polyester yarn has a non-untwisted part having a twist in a false-twist direction, an over-untwisted part having a twist in a direction opposite to the false-twist direction, and a non-twisted crimped part having no twist, alternately disposed along the longitudinal direction of the yarn, the average length of the non-untwisted part being no more than 7 mm, the average length of the over-untwisted part being at least 7 mm, and the degree of fusion-bonding in the yarn longitudinal direction being no more than 50%.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Date, Naoki Oda, Tomoko Ito, Kouji Nishiya
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Publication number: 20170167061Abstract: The present invention provides a crimped polyamide yarn to which it is possible, using fibers that include low water absorption polyamide, to impart a stretch property and pliability such that it is possible for the inherent stretch properties of the crimped yarn to be appropriately expressed in a woven or knit fabric. The crimped polyamide yarn of the present invention is a side-by-side composite yarn which includes at least 40 mass % of low water absorption polyamide having an average of water absorption ratio of 5% or less at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity (RH) of 90%, and in which the low water absorption polyamide is at least one component. The yarn is false-twisted, and has a crimp elongation ratio of 25% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Hiroaki DATE, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Yosuke MATSUKI, Hongchuan JING
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Patent number: 9334588Abstract: A three-dimension fabric by which a three-dimension fabric surface can be formed by supporting the fabric edges by a frame member and stretching the fabric, wherein the fabric per se, which constitutes the fabric surface, is provided with at least one heterogeneous portion that is different at least in yarn type and/or fabric structure type from the adjacent portion. Thus, the three-dimension fabric can be easily made into a construct of a desirable shape without using a frame having a complicated shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya Kosui, Hiroaki Date, Ryosuke Yamao, Hiroshi Tsuchikura
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Patent number: 9315926Abstract: A stretch fabric in which one yarn of warp and weft yarns is obtained from an inelastic yarn having a crimp ratio of 5% to 30% and at least a portion of the other is obtained from an elastic yarn having a crimp ratio of 0% to 5%, and characterized in that the extension percentage in a load direction along the former yarn is 5% to 30% when weighted with a 340N/5 cm load in the load direction. The stretch fabric has excellent cushioning properties and fatigue resistance, and can be used as a material that saves space and combines holding properties with cushioning properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Date, Hiroshi Tsuchikura, Ryosuke Yamao, Shin Maezawa
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Publication number: 20160066421Abstract: A solder paste includes: solder particles containing Sn and Bi; an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups; an epoxy compound having one epoxy group; and a curing agent. And an electronic part includes: a wiring board provided with an electrode pad; a part mounted on the wiring board and provided with a plurality of electrodes; and a cured product of a solder paste configured to connect the plurality of electrodes and the electrode pad, wherein the solder paste includes: solder particles containing Sn and Bi; an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups; an epoxy compound having one epoxy group; and a curing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Kazuhiro Kitamura, Tomohisa YAGI, HIROAKI DATE, Yasuo Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20150167206Abstract: A false-twisted low-fused polyester yarn has a non-untwisted part having a twist in a false-twist direction, an over-untwisted part having a twist in a direction opposite to the false-twist direction, and a non-twisted crimped part having no twist, alternately disposed along the longitudinal direction of the yarn, the average length of the non-untwisted part being no more than 7 mm, the average length of the over-untwisted part being at least 7 mm, and the degree of fusion-bonding in the yarn longitudinal direction being no more than 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Hiroaki Date, Naoki Oda, Tomoko Ito, Kouji Nishiya
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Publication number: 20150111451Abstract: A stretch fabric in which one yarn of warp and weft yarns is obtained from an inelastic yarn having a crimp ratio of 5% to 30% and at least a portion of the other is obtained from an elastic yarn having a crimp ratio of 0% to 5%, and characterized in that the extension percentage in a load direction along the former yarn is 5% to 30% when weighted with a 340N/5 cm load in the load direction. The stretch fabric has excellent cushioning properties and fatigue resistance, and can be used as a material that saves space and combines holding properties with cushioning properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Hiroaki Date, Hiroshi Tsuchikura, Ryosuke Yamao, Shin Maezawa
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Patent number: 8822013Abstract: A cloth for swimsuits includes synthetic fiber multifilament yarns and elastic fibers, wherein a front surface and a back surface of the cloth have a water-repellent finish(es); bumps and hollows are formed on the back surface; the bumps and hollows on the back surface have a height difference of 150 ?m to 650 ?m; and the hollows have a width of 100 ?m to 5000 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Ujiteru Niwa, Hiroaki Date, Keiko Kasahara, Akira Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130273331Abstract: A three-dimension fabric by which a three-dimension fabric surface can be formed by supporting the fabric edges by a frame member and stretching the fabric, wherein the fabric per se, which constitutes the fabric surface, is provided with at least one heterogeneous portion that is different at least in yarn type and/or fabric structure type from the adjacent portion. Thus, the three-dimension fabric can be easily made into a construct of a desirable shape without using a frame having a complicated shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicants: Toray Industries, Inc., Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Kosui, Hiroaki Date, Ryosuke Yamao, Hiroshi Tsuchikura
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Publication number: 20130247268Abstract: A cloth for swimsuits includes synthetic fiber multifilament yarns and elastic fibers, wherein a front surface and a back surface of the cloth have a water-repellent finish(es); bumps and hollows are formed on the back surface; the bumps and hollows on the back surface have a height difference of 150 ?m to 650 ?m; and the hollows have a width of 100 ?m to 5000 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Toray Industries, IncInventors: Ujiteru Niwa, Hiroaki Date, Keiko Kasahara, Akira Watanabe
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Patent number: 8191874Abstract: A vehicle suspension system including: (a) a suspension spring interconnecting a vehicle body and a wheel; (b) an actuator having an electric motor, such that the actuator is capable of generating, based on a force of the electric motor, an actuator force forcing the body and the wheel toward and away from each other, and causing the generated actuator force to act as a damping force against displacement of the body and the wheel; and (c) a control device for controlling the actuator force generated by the actuator, by controlling operation of the electric motor. The control device is capable of establishing a constant-force generating state in which the actuator force is constantly generated as a constant actuator force by the actuator with supply of an electric power thereto from a battery as an electric power source of the electric motor such that the generated constant actuator force acts in a rebound direction or a bound direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Hiroaki Date, Kazuo Ogawa
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Patent number: 8174525Abstract: A tetrahedral mesh generating method for finite-element analysis executable by a computer, using edge collapse and quality conserve arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kanai, Hiroaki Date, Kenji Kishinami, Ichiro Nishigaki
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Patent number: 7978470Abstract: A body flow path in a first housing having an MPU element communicates with an inner flow path and outer flow path formed in an inner heat-dissipating board and an outer heat-dissipating board, respectively, and a pump drives a cooling liquid to circulate in these flow paths. A beam is arranged between a pivot provided in a second housing and a pivot provided in the inner heat-dissipating board, a beam is arranged between the pivot of the inner heat-dissipating board and a pivot provided in the outer heat-dissipating board, and the inner heat-dissipating board and the outer heat-dissipating board are movable to the second housing. According to the operation of opening the second housing, a distance between the second housing and the inner heat-dissipating board, and a distance between the inner flow path and the outer flow path are increased.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hiroki Uchida, Jun Taniguchi, Hideshi Tokuhira, Minoru Ishinabe, Masanobu Ishiduka, Hiroaki Date
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Patent number: 7958714Abstract: A false twisting yarn composed of monofilaments containing a polyester component of which main component is polytrimethylene terephthalate, wherein the false twisting yarn is a false twisting yarn which satisfies all of the requirements of (1) a shrinkage ratio by wet heat treatment at 98° C. for 20 minutes is 5% or less, (2) a ratio (TS/WS) of elastic stretch ratio after wet heat treatment at 90° C. for 20 minutes (WS) and elastic stretch ratio after dry heat treatment at 90° C. for 15 minutes (TS) is, 0<TS/WS?1, and (3) a tensile strength is 2.0 cN/dtex or more. By using the false twisting yarn, it is possible to produce a pile cloth having a soft touch and a low shrinkage.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Date, Noboru Ueno
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Patent number: 7943001Abstract: A process for producing a multilayer board includes the steps of applying a bonding ink to the terminal of the first substrate, the bonding ink including a thermosetting resin containing a filler and a curing agent, the filler being formed of metal particles plated with solder, the metal particles each having a first melting point, and the solder having a second melting point lower than the first melting point; bonding the second substrate to a bonding sheet composed of a thermosetting resin and having a through hole disposed in a portion corresponding to the terminal of the second substrate; and heating and pressurizing the first and second substrates with the bonding sheet in such a manner that the terminals are opposite each other to effect curing of the bonding sheet and the bonding ink and to form an integral structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Takashi Nakagawa, Seiichi Sugano, Kenji Iida, Yasutomo Maehara, Hitoshi Suzuki, Kaoru Sugimoto, Kenji Fukuzono, Takashi Kanda, Hiroaki Date, Tomohisa Yagi
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Publication number: 20100230876Abstract: A vehicle suspension system including: (a) a suspension spring interconnecting a vehicle body and a wheel; (b) an actuator having an electric motor, such that the actuator is capable of generating, based on a force of the electric motor, an actuator force forcing the body and the wheel toward and away from each other, and causing the generated actuator force to act as a damping force against displacement of the body and the wheel; and (c) a control device for controlling the actuator force generated by the actuator, by controlling operation of the electric motor. The control device is capable of establishing a constant-force generating state in which the actuator force is constantly generated as a constant actuator force by the actuator with supply of an electric power thereto from a battery as an electric power source of the electric motor such that the generated constant actuator force acts in a rebound direction or a bound direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Hiroaki Date, Kazuo Ogawa
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Publication number: 20100156903Abstract: A tetrahedral mesh generating method for finite-element analysis executable by a computer, using edge collapse and quality conserve arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Satoshi Kanai, Hiroaki Date, Kenji Kishinami, Ichiro Nishigaki
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Patent number: 7610678Abstract: A pattern is formed with an insulative resin on a bonding face of a silicon chip, which is a heat generating element, and a pattern is formed with the insulative resin on a bonding face of a heat sink, which is a heat dissipating element, in alignment with the insulative resin parts formed on the silicon chip. The silicon chip and the heat sink are bonded to each other via a heat transfer sheet. The silicon chip and the heat sink are bonded to each other by a metal to form metal connection portions in a region where no insulative resin parts are formed, while the silicon ship and the heat sink are bonded to each other by a resin to form resin connection portions in a region where the insulative resin parts are formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hideshi Tokuhira, Hiroaki Date, Hiroki Uchida, Minoru Ishinabe
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Publication number: 20090199533Abstract: A false twisting yarn composed of monofilaments containing a polyester component of which main component is polytrimethylene terephthalate, wherein the false twisting yarn is a false twisting yarn which satisfies all of the requirements of (1) a shrinkage ratio by wet heat treatment at 98° C. for 20 minutes is 5% or less, (2) a ratio (TS/WS) of elastic stretch ratio after wet heat treatment at 90° C. for 20 minutes (WS) and elastic stretch ratio after dry heat treatment at 90° C. for 15 minutes (TS) is, 0<TS/WS?1, and (3) a tensile strength is 2.0 cN/dtex or more. By using the false twisting yarn, it is possible to produce a pile cloth having a soft touch and a low shrinkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. a corporation of JapanInventors: Hiroaki Date, Noboru Ueno