Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Nishimura

Kazuaki Nishimura 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: 8235168
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8230966
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8177021
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120114165
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi KAJIHARA, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120112382
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi KAJIHARA, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120114149
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi KAJIHARA, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8122996
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120003082
    Abstract: There are provided first and second water supply passages to supply cooling water from an engine to first and second center housings of first and second turbochargers, and first and second return passages to return the cooling water from the first and second turbochargers to the engine. A cooling-water connection portion of the first water supply is located above the level of a cooling-water connection portion of the second water supply passage. A vapor releasing passage is provided between the second turbocharger and an upper tank provided on the outside of an engine body at a position located above the connection portion of the second return passage of the second turbocharger. Accordingly, the function of vapor releasing from the first and second turbochargers can be improved, thereby increasing the layout flexibility around the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi NIWA, Kazuaki NISHIMURA, Satoshi NISHIZAKA, Hiroaki DEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120003075
    Abstract: A first turbocharger comprises a first center housing and a first return passage. A second turbocharger comprises a second center housing and a second return passage. The first return passage joins the second return passage at a junction. The length of the second return passage from the second center housing to the junction is longer than that of the first return passage from the first center housing to the junction. A bellows-shaped vibration absorption portion is provided at the second return passage. The first return passage comprises a first upstream return passage and a first downstream return passage, and the first upstream and downstream return passages are connected to each other via the flexible hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi NIWA, Kazuaki NISHIMURA, Satoshi NISHIZAKA, Hiroaki DEGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8022806
    Abstract: A fluid pressure sensor package can be easily assembled to have different types of probe tubes depending upon different application environments. The sensor package includes a sealed casing accommodating a sensor chip for sensing a pressure of a fluid introduced into the casing. A probe tube extends from the casing for introducing the fluid into contact with the sensor chip. The casing has a top opening, and has a side wall formed on its interior surface with a stepped shoulder for bearing a flange at the lower end of the probe tube. The flange is sealingly bonded to the sidewall of the casing by a sealer. Since the probe tube is prepared as a separate member from the casing, the casing can be a common base for various probe tubes having fluid channels of different lengths or diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nishimura, Naoki Yahata
  • Publication number: 20110164764
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm containing resin and carbonized bamboo material with a large degree of flexibility in setting physical properties, moisture-proof reliability and strength secured, superior appearance, and productivity and dimensional stability increased, which allows making characteristics and sound highly accurately, and designing with great originality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Jin, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20100172533
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm contains polylactic acid, and bamboo charcoal mixed in the polylactic acid. The diaphragm does not affect environment and provides a loudspeaker with high sound quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Kazuaki Nishimura, Hiroshi Shinkoda
  • Publication number: 20100059309
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm is configured by a compound mixed with resin and bamboo fiber. The diaphragm satisfying the advantage of the bamboo fiber of high sound quality and a large degree of freedom in the setting of the characteristic value of the diaphragm and the advantage of the diaphragm made of a resin with improved humidity resistance reliability and strength, excellent external appearance, and enhanced productivity and dimension stability is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Kajihara, Shinya Mizone, Kazuyoshi Mimura, Takashi Sabato, Kazuaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20090051479
    Abstract: A fluid pressure sensor package can be easily assembled to have different types of probe tubes depending upon different application environments. The sensor package includes a sealed casing accommodating a sensor chip for sensing a pressure of a fluid introduced into the casing. A probe tube extends from the casing for introducing the fluid into contact with the sensor chip. The casing has a top opening, and has a side wall formed on its interior surface with a stepped shoulder for bearing a flange at the lower end of the probe tube. The flange is sealingly bonded to the sidewall of the casing by a sealer. Since the probe tube is prepared as a separate member from the casing, the casing can be a common base for various probe tubes having fluid channels of different lengths or diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nishimura, Naoki Yahata
  • Patent number: 7432468
    Abstract: A microwave plasma processing apparatus 100 allows microwaves, passed through a plurality of slots 37, to be transmitted through a plurality of dielectric parts 31 supported by beams 26, raises a gas to plasma with the transmitted microwaves and processes a substrate G with the plasma. The beams 26 are made to project out toward the substrate so as to ensure that the plasma electron density Ne around the ends of the beams 26 is equal to or greater than a cutoff plasma electron density Nc. The projecting beams 26 inhibits interference attributable to surface waves generated with the electrical field energy of microwaves transmitted through adjacent dielectric parts 31 and interference attributable to electrons and ions propagated through the plasma generated under a given dielectric part 31 to reach the plasma generated under an adjacent dielectric part as the plasma generated under the individual dielectric parts 31 is diffused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Shinsuke Oka, Takahiro Horiguchi, Kazuaki Nishimura, Masayuki Kitamura, Tadahiro Ohmi, Masaki Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20070235425
    Abstract: A microwave plasma processing apparatus 100 allows microwaves, passed through a plurality of slots 37, to be transmitted through a plurality of dielectric parts 31 supported by beams 26, raises a gas to plasma with the transmitted microwaves and processes a substrate G with the plasma. The beams 26 are made to project out toward the substrate so as to ensure that the plasma electron density Ne around the ends of the beams 26 is equal to or greater than a cutoff plasma electron density Nc. The projecting beams 26 inhibits interference attributable to surface waves generated with the electrical field energy of microwaves transmitted through adjacent dielectric parts 31 and interference attributable to electrons and ions propagated through the plasma generated under a given dielectric part 31 to reach the plasma generated under an adjacent dielectric part as the plasma generated under the individual dielectric parts 31 is diffused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Shinsuke Oka, Takahiro Horiguchi, Kazuaki Nishimura, Masayuki Kitamura, Tadahiro Ohmi, Masaki Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20070131478
    Abstract: A speaker diaphragm or a dust cap formed by injection molding a mixture at least containing a resin material and a fiber material. The speaker diaphragm or the dust cap combines the advantages of both a paper diaphragm and a resin diaphragm. The advantage of a paper diaphragm is a large degree of freedom in setting physical properties. The advantages of a resin diaphragm are being excellent in moisture resistance reliability, strength, external appearance, productivity and dimension stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Masatoshi Okazaki, Masaki Suzumura, Shinya Mizone, Yoshimichi Kajihara, Kazuaki Nishimura, Masahide Sumiyama
  • Patent number: 6925731
    Abstract: A cleaning process for cleaning a thermal processing apparatus includes: a heating step of heating an interior of a reaction tube at 300° C., and a cleaning step of removing deposits deposited in the thermal processing apparatus. In the cleaning step, a cleaning gas containing fluorine gas, chlorine gas and nitrogen gas is supplied into the interior of the reaction tube heated at 300° C. to remove silicon nitride so to clean an interior of the thermal processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nishimura, Yukio Tojo, Phillip Spaull, Kenji Tago
  • Publication number: 20050090123
    Abstract: A cleaning process for cleaning a thermal processing apparatus includes: a heating step of heating an interior of a reaction tube at 300° C., and a cleaning step of removing deposits deposited in the thermal processing apparatus. In the cleaning step, a cleaning gas containing fluorine gas, chlorine gas and nitrogen gas is supplied into the interior of the reaction tube heated at 300° C. to remove silicon nitride so to clean an interior of the thermal processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nishimura, Yukio Tojo, Phillip Spaull, Kenji Tago
  • Publication number: 20040163677
    Abstract: An unnecessary film is removed by cleaning gas flowing in a treatment vessel 8 for depositing a film on an object W to be processed such as a semiconductor wafer. In this case, the cleaning gas is preheated and activated by the gas heating mechanism 52 and the cleaning gas flows in the treatment vessel 8 in this state. By doing this, an unnecessary film in the treatment vessel made of quartz is removed effectively without damaging the treatment vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Yutaka Takahashi, Hitoshi Kato, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Katsutoshi Ishii, Kazuaki Nishimura, Phillip Spaull