Patents by Inventor Ji-bin Yang

Ji-bin Yang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240130022
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of lighting, and discloses an LED filament. The LED filament includes an LED chip unit, a light conversion layer, and an electrode. The light conversion layer covers the LED chip unit and part of the electrode, and a color of a light emitted by the LED filament after lighting is different from a color of the light conversion layer. This application has the characteristics of uniform light emission and good heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Lin Zhou, Ming-Bin Wang, Chih-Shan Yu, Rong-Huan Yang, Ji-Feng Xu, Heng Zhao, Jian Lu, Qi Wu
  • Patent number: 10981230
    Abstract: A high quality porous aluminum body, which has excellent joint strength between the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body, and a method of producing the porous aluminum complex, are provided. The porous aluminum complex (10) includes: a porous aluminum body (30) made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and an aluminum bulk body (20) made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the porous aluminum body (30) and the aluminum bulk body (20) being joined to each other. The junction (15) between the porous aluminum body (30) and the aluminum bulk body (20) includes a Ti—Al compound. It is preferable that pillar-shaped protrusions (32) projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of one of or both of the porous aluminum body (30) and the aluminum bulk body (20), and the pillar-shaped protrusions (32) include the junction (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Patent number: 10981228
    Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact (10) that includes aluminum substrates (11) sintered to each other. The junction (15), in which the aluminum substrates (11) are bonded to each other, includes the Ti—Al compound (16) and the Mg oxide (17). It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates (11), and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Patent number: 10598446
    Abstract: A porous aluminum heat exchanger including: a porous aluminum body in which aluminum substrates are sintered each other; and a bulk body, which is an aluminum bulk body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy is provided. Pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward an outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and pores of the porous aluminum body are configured to form flow channels of a heat medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Saiwai, Koichi Kita, Ji-bin Yang, Koji Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10543531
    Abstract: A porous aluminum sintered material is provided. The porous aluminum sintered material includes aluminum substrates sintered each other, wherein pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward an outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, the porous aluminum sintered material has junctions in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other through the pillar-shaped protrusions, the junctions include a Ti—Al compound, and a eutectic alloy phase including Al and Si is provided on surface layers of the junctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Saiwai, Ji-bin Yang, Koichi Kita
  • Patent number: 10478895
    Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the eutectic element compound capable of eutectic reaction with Al. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Publication number: 20180290211
    Abstract: A porous aluminum sintered material is provided. The porous aluminum sintered material includes aluminum substrates sintered each other, wherein pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward an outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, the porous aluminum sintered material has junctions in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other through the pillar-shaped protrusions, the junctions include a Ti—Al compound, and a eutectic alloy phase including Al and Si is provided on surface layers of the junctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko SAIWAI, Ji-bin YANG, Koichi KITA
  • Patent number: 10035187
    Abstract: This aluminum sintering material is an aluminum sintering material that is used for producing a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and the aluminum sintering material includes: the aluminum base materials; and a plurality of titanium powder particles fixed to outer surfaces of the aluminum base materials, wherein the titanium powder particles are composed of either one or both of metallic titanium powder particles and hydrogenated titanium powder particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20170326647
    Abstract: A porous aluminum body having high porosity and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, wherein the porous aluminum body can be manufactured by continuous manufacturing steps. In the present invention, this porous aluminum body includes a plurality of aluminum fibers connected to each other. The aluminum fibers each have a plurality of columnar protrusions formed at intervals on an outer peripheral surface of the aluminum fibers, the columnar protrusions protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. Adjacent aluminum fibers are integrated with the aluminum fibers and the columnar protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-Bin Yang, Koji Hoshino, Toshihiko Saiwai
  • Patent number: 9815116
    Abstract: This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing titanium to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; mixing the raw aluminum mixed powder with a water-soluble resin binder, water, and a plasticizer containing at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols, ethers, and esters to obtain a viscous composition; drying the viscous composition in a state where air bubbles are mixed therein to obtain a formed object prior to sintering; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm?10 (° C.)?T?685 (° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Hoshino, Ji-bin Yang, Kenji Orito, Shinichi Ohmori
  • Patent number: 9764385
    Abstract: A porous aluminum body having high porosity and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, wherein the porous aluminum body can be manufactured by continuous manufacturing steps. In the present invention, this porous aluminum body includes a plurality of aluminum fibers connected to each other. The aluminum fibers each have a plurality of columnar protrusions formed at intervals on an outer peripheral surface of the aluminum fibers, the columnar protrusions protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. Adjacent aluminum fibers are integrated with the aluminum fibers and the columnar protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Bin Yang, Koji Hoshino, Toshihiko Saiwai
  • Patent number: 9669462
    Abstract: This porous aluminum sintered compact is a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and a Ti—Al-based compound is present in bonding portions at which the aluminum base materials are bonded together. It is preferable that a plurality of columnar protrusions protruding outwards are formed on an outer surface of the aluminum base material and the bonding portions are present at the columnar protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Koji Hoshino, Toshihiko Saiwai
  • Publication number: 20170153072
    Abstract: A porous aluminum heat exchanger including: a porous aluminum body in which aluminum substrates are sintered each other; and a bulk body, which is an aluminum bulk body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy is provided. Pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward an outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and pores of the porous aluminum body are configured to form flow channels of a heat medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Saiwai, Koichi Kita, Ji-bin Yang, Koji Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9589732
    Abstract: This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing a sintering aid element to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; forming the raw aluminum mixed powder into a formed object prior to sintering having pores; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to produce porous sintered aluminum, wherein the sintering aid element is titanium, and when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), then a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm-10 (° C.)?T?685 (° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Hoshino, Ji-bin Yang, Kenji Orito, Shinichi Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20170043401
    Abstract: A high quality porous aluminum body, which has excellent joint strength between the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body, and a method of producing the porous aluminum complex, are provided. The porous aluminum complex includes: a porous aluminum body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and an aluminum bulk body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body being joined each other. The junction between the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body includes a Ti—Al compound. It is preferable that pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of one of or both of the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Publication number: 20170043398
    Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the Mg oxide. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Ji-bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Publication number: 20170028473
    Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the eutectic element compound capable of eutectic reaction with Al. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-Bin Yang, Koichi Kita, Toshihiko Saiwai, Koji Hoshino, Jun Katoh
  • Patent number: 9242297
    Abstract: This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing titanium to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; mixing the raw aluminum mixed powder with a water-soluble resin binder, water, and a plasticizer containing at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols, ethers, and esters to obtain a viscous composition; drying the viscous composition in a state where air bubbles are mixed therein to obtain a formed object prior to sintering; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm?10 (° C.)?T?685 (° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Hoshino, Ji-bin Yang, Kenji Orito, Shinichi Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20160008884
    Abstract: This aluminum sintering material is an aluminum sintering material that is used for producing a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and the aluminum sintering material includes: the aluminum base materials; and a plurality of titanium powder particles fixed to outer surfaces of the aluminum base materials, wherein the titanium powder particles are composed of either one or both of metallic titanium powder particles and hydrogenated titanium powder particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin YANG, Toshihiko SAIWAI, Koji HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20160008888
    Abstract: This porous aluminum sintered compact is a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and a Ti—Al-based compound is present in bonding portions at which the aluminum base materials are bonded together. It is preferable that a plurality of columnar protrusions protruding outwards are formed on an outer surface of the aluminum base material and the bonding portions are present at the columnar protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-bin YANG, Koji HOSHINO, Toshihiko SAIWAI