Patents by Inventor Kazushi Sekine

Kazushi Sekine 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: 9354421
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves (2, 3, 4) in a lattice shape are formed in three directions, so as to provide crossing regions (7, 8, 9) in which two tape prepreg groups overlap each other, and a heating forming step of forming a laminate by heating under pressure. In the lamination step, the first tape prepreg group, the second tape prepreg group, and the third tape prepreg group are respectively laminated as one layer in crossing regions (7, 8, 9) so that a tape width is maintained, and laminated in non-crossing regions (2a, 3a, 4a) in a state of being folded as two layers in a width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Sekine, Michihito Matsumoto, Masami Kume, Hajime Takeya, Hirotsugu Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20160109303
    Abstract: A honeycomb sandwich structure formed of face skin materials made of fiber reinforced plastics and a honeycomb core has a structure in which an optical fiber sensor structure is embedded in an adhesive layer formed between the face skin materials and the honeycomb core. With this, it is possible to provide a honeycomb sandwich structure and a method of manufacturing the honeycomb sandwich structure that enable precise thermal control to be implemented even when a thermal control device is bonded onto a surface of the honeycomb sandwich structure and enable evaluation of a temperature with high resolution and high accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi SEKINE, Hajime TAKEYA, Hiromi SEKO, Yoshikazu TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9244248
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves (2, 3, 4) in a lattice shape are formed in three directions, so as to provide crossing regions (7, 8, 9) in which two tape prepreg groups overlap each other, and a heating forming step of forming a laminate by heating under pressure. In the lamination step, the first tape prepreg group, the second tape prepreg group, and the third tape prepreg group are respectively laminated as one layer in crossing regions (7, 8, 9) so that a tape width is maintained, and laminated in non-crossing regions (2a, 3a, 4a) in a state of being folded as two layers in a width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Sekine, Michihito Matsumoto, Masami Kume, Hajime Takeya, Hirotsugu Morinaga
  • Patent number: 8821670
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves in a lattice shape are formed in three directions, so as to provide crossing regions in which two tape prepreg groups overlap each other, and a heating forming step of forming a laminate by heating under pressure. In the lamination step, the first tape prepreg group, the second tape prepreg group, and the third tape prepreg group are respectively laminated as one layer in crossing regions so that a tape width is maintained, and laminated in non-crossing regions in a state of being folded as two layers in a width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Sekine, Michihito Matsumoto, Masami Kume, Hajime Takeya, Hirotsugu Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20140049814
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves (2, 3, 4) in a lattice shape are formed in three directions, so as to provide crossing regions (7, 8, 9) in which two tape prepreg groups overlap each other, and a heating forming step of forming a laminate by heating under pressure. In the lamination step, the first tape prepreg group, the second tape prepreg group, and the third tape prepreg group are respectively laminated as one layer in crossing regions (7, 8, 9) so that a tape width is maintained, and laminated in non-crossing regions (2a, 3a, 4a) in a state of being folded as two layers in a width direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi SEKINE, Michihito Matsumoto, Masami Kume, Hajime Takeya, Hirotsugu Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20130033745
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves (2, 3, 4) in a lattice shape are formed in three directions, so as to provide crossing regions (7, 8, 9) in which two tape prepreg groups overlap each other, and a heating forming step of forming a laminate by heating under pressure. In the lamination step, the first tape prepreg group, the second tape prepreg group, and the third tape prepreg group are respectively laminated as one layer in crossing regions (7, 8, 9) so that a tape width is maintained, and laminated in non-crossing regions (2a, 3a, 4a) in a state of being folded as two layers in a width direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi SEKINE, Michihito MATSUMOTO, Masami KUME, Hajime TAKEYA, Hirotsugu MORINAGA
  • Patent number: 7993727
    Abstract: An advanced grid structure has high strength and low thermal expansion, and includes first, second, and third tape prepreg groups each including a plurality of tape prepregs. Each tape prepreg includes carbon fibers that are aligned in a first, second, or third direction and that form respective first, second, and third grid sides. A plurality of each the first, second, and third grid sides are spaced apart at equal intervals in the respective first, second, or third direction to form respective first, second, and third grid side groups. A structure ratio of the advanced grid structure is larger than 0 and 0.107 or less, 0.053 or less, or 0.040 or less. A thermal expansion coefficient of the advanced grid structure is ?0.9 ppm/K or more and 0.9 ppm/K or less. The carbon fibers have a tensile modulus of elasticity of 280 GPa or more and 330 GPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Sekine, Hajime Takeya, Tsuyoshi Ozaki, Masami Kume
  • Publication number: 20090011175
    Abstract: Provided is an advanced grid structure having high strength and low thermal expansion characteristics. The advanced grid structure includes: a first grid side group extending in the same direction as a first tape prepreg group and constituting a side of a grid group; a second grid side group extending in the same direction as a second tape prepreg group and constituting a side of the grid group; and a third grid side group extending in the same direction as a third tape prepreg group and constituting a side of the grid group, in which: a structure ratio of the advanced grid structure is larger than 0 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi SEKINE, Hajime Takeya, Tsuyoshi Ozaki, Masami Kume