Patents by Inventor Ichiro Tominaga
Ichiro Tominaga 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: 8268261Abstract: A pipette core member is used in a pipette for sampling a sample. This pipette core member includes: a pump body including a reservoir communicated with one suction/discharge port of an electroosmotic flow pump, the electroosmotic flow pump and the reservoir being integrally formed; and a capillary connected to the electroosmotic flow pump and communicated with the other suction/discharge port of the electroosmotic flow pump. The capillary is secured to the pump body.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: Altair Corporation, Nano Fusion Technologies, Inc., Kazusa DNA Research InstituteInventors: Mamoru Hirafuji, Ichiro Tominaga, Shigeto Eda, Ichiro Yanagisawa, Osamu Ohara
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Publication number: 20100142040Abstract: A microscope with which a transparent or semitransparent sample can be stereoscopically observed is provided. The microscope includes a placement portion for placing the sample thereon, a magnifier for magnifying the sample to a size viewable through an objective lens, a pattern body where a pattern has been drawn, and a light projector for applying light to at least the pattern body. The placement portion, the pattern body, and the light projector are arranged at positions which enable light projected from the light projector to be applied through the pattern body to the sample arranged within a depth of field of the magnifier by the placement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Mamoru Hirafuji, Ichiro Tominaga, Shigeto Eda
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Publication number: 20090317304Abstract: A pipette core member is used in a pipette for sampling a sample. This pipette core member includes: a pump body including a reservoir communicated with one suction/discharge port of an electroosmotic flow pump, the electroosmotic flow pump and the reservoir being integrally formed; and a capillary connected to the electroosmotic flow pump and communicated with the other suction/discharge port of the electroosmotic flow pump. The capillary is secured to the pump body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicants: ALTAIR CORPORATION, NANO FUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Mamoru Hirafuji, Ichiro Tominaga, Shigeto Eda, Ichiro Yanagisawa, Osamu Ohara
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Patent number: 7094344Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter device for removing impurities contained in liquid. A filter housing 18 is provided with a container for accommodating a filter bag 2 therein, a deposit recovery tank 3 for recovering a deposit and a floating material recovery tank 4 for recovering a floating material. Thus, it is possible to prevent any deterioration of filtration performance caused by filtered and separated impurities, and to achieve both of filtration and specific gravity difference separation by a single device.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Hiroyasu Shirakawa, Toshihiro Aramaki, Ichiro Tominaga
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Publication number: 20050103700Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter device for removing impurities contained in liquid. A filter housing 18 is provided with a container for accommodating a filter bag 2 therein, a deposit recovery tank 3 for recovering a deposit and a floating material recovery tank 4 for recovering a floating material. Thus, it is possible to prevent any deterioration of filtration performance caused by filtered and separated impurities, and to achieve both of filtration and specific gravity difference separation by a single device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Hiroyasu Shirakawa, Toshihiro Aramaki, Ichiro Tominaga
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Patent number: 6335100Abstract: Disclosed is a structural material excelling in lightness of weight, strength, flexural modulus and other properties, being made from polyamide resin reinforced with continuous fiber and/or long filament reinforcing material. This structural material can be fabricated by a monomer casting method by arranging said fiber reinforcing material preliminarily in a desired shape, putting it into a mold, pouring molten &ohgr;-lactams containing a polymerization catalyst and an initiator into said mold, and heating to obtain polyamide resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1992Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Taketo Matsuki, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Hiroomi Matsushita, Kunio Niwa
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Patent number: 5308060Abstract: A tennis ball having a felt covering which has superior abrasion resistance, felt appearance and resistance to fuzzing which may occur during the use of ball, the felt covering being made of a polyethylene terephthalate fiber including a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer containing at least 90 mole % of recurring ethylene terephthalate units which satisfies the following parameters:(a) a value of hot air shrinkability/intrinsic viscosity of polymer falling within the range of 5.0 to 7.5%,(b) birefringence of 170.times.10.sup.-3 to 185.times.10.sup.-3,(c) Orientation factor for crystallites fc=0.935 to 0.950, and(d) amorphous molecular orientation parameter of 0.75 to 0.90.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1992Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Nakamura, Ichiro Tominaga
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Patent number: 5077336Abstract: The present invention relates to a first low-temperature insulating material which comprises polyvinyl chloride, a plasticizer, a water-containing or absorbing gel or an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer and an emulsifier and a second low-temperature insulating material which comprises polyvinyl chloride gelled by mixing with a plasticizer and a surface-covered, water-containing hydrogel. The insulating materials are inexpensive and show excellent heat-insulating properties and excellent flexibility at low temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1988Date of Patent: December 31, 1991Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takefumi Nakashita, Atsuko Mitsuba, Daijiro Touji, Ichiro Tominaga, Teruo Sasaki, Yukiyasu Nakashio, Tsuneyuki Nagase
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Patent number: 4687205Abstract: An iron type golf club head comprising a composite material of light metal or synthetic resin containing silicon carbide whiskers at 2 to 80% by volume and occupying 20% or more by volume of the body of the club head. The club head can be 10 to 60% lighter than a club head made entirely of steel with the same configuration and size, while the moment of inertia is approximately the same. Weight metal inserts having a specific gravity greater than steel can also be embedded in the club head.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1984Date of Patent: August 18, 1987Assignee: Simitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Teruo Sasaki
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Patent number: 4567219Abstract: A cover composition for golf balls having an improved impact resistance which comprises an ionomer resin and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a linear low density polyethylene per 100 parts by weight of the ionomer resin.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 1984Date of Patent: January 28, 1986Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Taketo Matsuki
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Patent number: 4561657Abstract: A zinc acrylate powder coated with a higher fatty acid has a good dispersibility into a rubber, and is used as a co-crosslinking agent in rubber compositions for one piece solid golf balls or for cores of covered solid golf balls. The compositions containing the coated zinc acrylate have a good roll workability and provide solid golf balls having an improved impact resilience, a proper hardness and good sound and feeling of striking.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1984Date of Patent: December 31, 1985Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Akihiro Nakahara
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Patent number: 4556220Abstract: The present invention provides solid golf balls having excellent rebound performance, durability and flight carry characteristics produced from a rubber composition containing one or more agents for regulating the molecular weight of grafted chain selected from the group consisting of 2-(4-morpholinyldithio) benzothiazole, 4,4'-dithio-bis-dimorpholine, dipentamethylenethiuram tetrasulfide and derivatives thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1984Date of Patent: December 3, 1985Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Akihiro Nakahara
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Patent number: 4543827Abstract: A method for measuring the physical properties of material comprising the steps of producing a tone burst wave by a tone burst wave oscillator, radiating acoustic energy of the tone burst wave onto an object to be measured to cause vibrations therein, detecting the vibrations as a waveform of an alternating wave at a vibration receiver, obtaining a gradient of a line which connects peaks in a first transitional region of the waveform from which can be determined the physical properties, in particular the energy transfer characteristics and/or restitution coefficient of the object.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1983Date of Patent: October 1, 1985Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber IndustriesInventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Teruo Sasaki
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Patent number: 4305851Abstract: A solid golf ball is prepared using a rubber composition comprising a microencapsulated zinc salt of allyl group containing carboxylic acid, which is uniformly blended into a rubber to bring an excellent impact resilience in the golf ball. Further, the rubber composition comprising the microencapsulated zinc salt has little tendency to stick to a roll at the kneading of the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1980Date of Patent: December 15, 1981Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Mikio Yamada
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Patent number: 4289032Abstract: A method of discriminating solid golf balls from thread-wound golf balls which includes the steps of holding the golf ball to be discriminated between a transmitter coupled to an ultrasonic wave oscillator and a receiver coupled to an ultrasonic detector for detecting the ultrasonic wave received by the receiver, applying from the transmitter, the ultrasonic wave having a frequency which can propagate through the solid golf ball, but can not propagate therethrough, to the golf ball to be discriminated, and detecting presence of the ultrasonic wave reaching the receiver through the golf ball to be discriminated by the ultrasonic wave detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1979Date of Patent: September 15, 1981Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Inc.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Teruo Sasaki
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Patent number: 4289031Abstract: A method of measuring hardness of a flexible thread-wound golf ball or its inner core which includes the steps of holding the flexible thread-wound golf ball or its inner core to be measured between a transmitter coupled to an ultrasonic wave oscillating source and a receiver coupled to an ultrasonic wave detecting device which detects the ultrasonic wave received by said receiver, applying from the transmitter, the ultrasonic wave having predetermined frequency to the flexible thread-wound golf ball or its inner core, and measuring the hardness of the flexible thread-wound golf ball or its inner core selectively by or based on the propagation time of the ultrasonic wave passing through the central portion of the flexible thread-wound golf ball or its inner core.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1979Date of Patent: September 15, 1981Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Tominaga, Teruo Sasaki
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Patent number: 4185831Abstract: This invention is directed to a composition for use as a material for the outer layer of a golf ball, which composition is produced by the reaction of an ionomer resin with a monoepoxy compound. The golf ball having the outer layer of such composition can be driven for a long distance with a soft shot feeling.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1978Date of Patent: January 29, 1980Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Ichiro Tominaga