Patents by Inventor Kazuya Maekawa
Kazuya Maekawa 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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Publication number: 20230064502Abstract: The present invention includes an electromagnetic wave detector, and a pair of arm portions and that are positioned on both sides with the electromagnetic wave detector interposed therebetween. The electromagnetic wave detector includes a temperature detection element, and electromagnetic wave absorbers which cover at least a part of the temperature detection element. Each of the arm portions includes a conductor layer which is in a line shape and electrically connected to the temperature detection element, and dielectric layers which are disposed on both sides of the conductor layer. In a short direction of the dielectric layers in a plan view, the conductor layer has a shape protruding outward beyond both end portions of the dielectric layers in the short direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu AOKI, Shinji HARA, Naoki OHTA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Maiko SHIROKAWA
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Publication number: 20230062983Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electromagnetic wave detector, and a pair of arms that are positioned on both sides with the electromagnetic wave detector interposed therebetween. The electromagnetic wave detector includes a temperature detection element, and electromagnetic wave absorbers which cover at least a part of the temperature detection element. The structure body has a structure in which the electromagnetic wave detector is hung or suspended with respect to a substrate facing the electromagnetic wave detector via the pair of arms. Area of a surface of the pair of arms on a side facing the substrate are larger than area of surface thereof on a side opposite to the side facing the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Maiko SHIROKAWA, Shinji HARA, Naoki OHTA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Susumu AOKI
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Publication number: 20230065804Abstract: A structure body includes: an electromagnetic wave detector; and a pair of arm portions that are positioned on both sides with the electromagnetic wave detector interposed therebetween. The electromagnetic wave detector includes a temperature detection element and an electromagnetic wave absorber which covers at least a part of the temperature detection element. Each of the arm portions includes a wiring layer which is in a line shape and electrically connected to the temperature detection element, and protective layers, a part of each of which is disposed on corresponding one of both sides of the wiring layer. The protective layers are made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the wiring layer. In a short direction of the protective layers in a plan view, the wiring layer is positioned on an inward side of both end portions of the protective layers in the short direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu AOKI, Shinji HARA, Naoki OHTA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Maiko SHIROKAWA
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Publication number: 20230054724Abstract: An electromagnetic wave sensor 1 has electromagnetic wave absorbers disposed side by side in first and second directions, temperature detection portions held by the respective electromagnetic wave absorbers and sets of two arm portions connected to each electromagnetic wave absorber at two connection portions. In a plan view, the arm portions have two first extending portions extending from the connection portions in directions of which components in the second direction are opposite to each other, and two second extending portions extending from the first extending portions in directions of which components in the first direction are opposite to each other. Four sides of a rectangle circumscribing each of the electromagnetic wave absorbers with a smallest area are inclined with respect to the first direction in directions in which each electromagnetic wave absorber is away from the second extending portions with the connection portions as fulcrums.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji HARA, Naoki OHTA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Susumu AOKI, Maiko SHIROKAWA
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Publication number: 20230055177Abstract: An electromagnetic wave sensor has electromagnetic wave absorbers disposed side by side in first and second directions, temperature detection portions held by the respective electromagnetic wave absorbers and sets of two arm portions connected to each of the electromagnetic wave absorbers at two connection portions. In a plan view, the arm portions have two first extending portions extending from the connection portions in directions of which components in the second direction are opposite to each other, and two second extending portions extending from the first extending portions in directions of which components in the first direction are opposite to each other. Four sides of a rectangle circumscribing each of the electromagnetic wave absorbers with a smallest area are inclined with respect to the first direction in directions in which each of the electromagnetic wave absorbers approaches the second extending portions with the connection portions as fulcrums.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji HARA, Naoki OHTA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Susumu AOKI, Maiko SHIROKAWA
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Patent number: 11569697Abstract: An annular stator core in which, out of slots arrayed in a circumferential direction and extending in a radial direction, q slots are formed per pole and per phase; and stator windings, for respective phases, attached to the stator core. For each stator winding, q*n unit coils obtained by winding wire conductors at regular intervals into concentric winding forms are used to obtain n coils in each of which the q unit coils wound in a same direction are connected so as to be shifted from each other in the circumferential direction, and the stator winding is composed of two coil groups each obtained by joining the n/2 coils together. The two coil groups are connected in parallel to each other between power feed portions and neutral points, and two coils that are connected to the power feed portions are disposed so as to share the slot.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naohiko Ayukawa, Tatsuro Hino, Kohei Egashira, Kazuya Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Hayasaka, Kenji Maekawa
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Patent number: 11090618Abstract: Provided is a method of efficiently treating a fluid to be treated containing a compound that destroys a zeolite membrane to prevent the fluid from destroying the zeolite membrane. A fluid to be treated 10 formed of a liquid mixture or a gas mixture and containing a compound that destroys a zeolite membrane 2 is brought into contact with particles (3, 5) made of the same type of zeolites as the zeolite membrane 2 and filling a pretreatment device 4 installed upstream of a membrane module 1 including the zeolite membrane 2 or a portion upstream of the zeolite membrane 2 in the membrane module 1 to destroy the zeolite forming the particles (3, 5) and the fluid to be treated 10 is made to contain a component generated by the destruction.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Maekawa
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Publication number: 20210245113Abstract: Provided is a method of efficiently treating a fluid to be treated containing a compound that destroys a zeolite membrane to prevent the fluid from destroying the zeolite membrane. A fluid to be treated 10 formed of a liquid mixture or a gas mixture and containing a compound that destroys a zeolite membrane 2 is brought into contact with particles (3, 5) made of the same type of zeolites as the zeolite membrane 2 and filling a pretreatment device 4 installed upstream of a membrane module 1 including the zeolite membrane 2 or a portion upstream of the zeolite membrane 2 in the membrane module 1 to destroy the zeolite forming the particles (3, 5) and the fluid to be treated 10 is made to contain a component generated by the destruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Kazuya MAEKAWA
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Patent number: 11034587Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a zeolite film continuously and efficiently. Zeolite is formed on a surface of a support using a method including: a first step of attaching zeolite fine crystals to a surface of a support; a second step of preparing synthetic gel for growing the fine crystals; a third step of putting the support and the synthetic gel into a reactor and performing hydrothermal synthesis; and a fourth step of cleaning the support subjected to the hydrothermal synthesis, in which in the third step, multiple containers arranged to be movable in a constant-temperature apparatus are each used as the reactor, the temperature and pressure for the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by the temperature and pressure in the constant-temperature apparatus, and the reaction time of the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by setting the time from when the reactor enters the constant-temperature apparatus to when the reactor exits the constant-temperature apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Maekawa
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Patent number: 10984956Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer chip having a first and a second internal electrode layers; a first and a second external electrodes covering a first a second regions of a surface of the multilayer chip, wherein: a mark is shifted on a side of one of two end faces on an upper face; the first internal electrode layer is exposed to the first region and connected to the first external electrode; the second internal electrode layer is exposed to the second region and connected to the second external electrode; the second internal electrode is shifted further on a side of the lower face than on a side of the upper face; the second internal electrode layer is shifted further on a side of the lower face than the upper face; the second region is a region of a half of the surface on the lower face side.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihiro Arai, Takeshi Nosaki, Jyouji Ariga, Kazuya Maekawa, Manabu Ozawa, Hiroyuki Moteki
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Patent number: 10941044Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a zeolite film continuously and efficiently. The method of forming zeolite on a surface of a support is characterized in that the method includes: a first step of attaching zeolite fine crystals to a surface of a support; a second step of preparing synthetic gel for growing the fine crystals; a third step of putting the support and the synthetic gel into a continuous reactor and performing hydrothermal synthesis; and a fourth step of cleaning the support on which zeolite has been hydrothermally synthesized, and in the third step, the temperature, pressure, and flow of the synthetic gel in the continuous reactor is adjusted, the support is moved being immersed in the synthetic gel, the reaction time of the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by adjusting the time from when the support enters the continuous reactor to when the support exits the continuous reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Maekawa
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Patent number: 10886069Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a pair of external electrodes respectively covering end surfaces of a main body, wherein a height of the multilayer ceramic electronic device that includes the pair of eternal electrodes is greater than 0.80 times and less than 1.25 times as much as the lessor of a width dimension of the electronic device and a length dimension of the electronic device, and wherein each of the pair of external electrodes includes a tin plating film as an outermost layer, and a thickness of the tin plating film on the end surface of the main body is smaller than a thickness of the tin plating film on side surfaces of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Maekawa, Koji Kawase, Takahiro Ishii
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Publication number: 20200392006Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a zeolite film continuously and efficiently. The method of forming zeolite on a surface of a support is characterized in that the method includes: a first step of attaching zeolite fine crystals to a surface of a support; a second step of preparing synthetic gel for growing the fine crystals; a third step of putting the support and the synthetic gel into a continuous reactor and performing hydrothermal synthesis; and a fourth step of cleaning the support on which zeolite has been hydrothermally synthesized, and in the third step, the temperature, pressure, and flow of the synthetic gel in the continuous reactor is adjusted, the support is moved being immersed in the synthetic gel, the reaction time of the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by adjusting the time from when the support enters the continuous reactor to when the support exits the continuous reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20200392007Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a zeolite film continuously and efficiently. Zeolite is formed on a surface of a support using a method including: a first step of attaching zeolite fine crystals to a surface of a support; a second step of preparing synthetic gel for growing the fine crystals; a third step of putting the support and the synthetic gel into a reactor and performing hydrothermal synthesis; and a fourth step of cleaning the support subjected to the hydrothermal synthesis, in which in the third step, multiple containers arranged to be movable in a constant-temperature apparatus are each used as the reactor, the temperature and pressure for the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by the temperature and pressure in the constant-temperature apparatus, and the reaction time of the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by setting the time from when the reactor enters the constant-temperature apparatus to when the reactor exits the constant-temperature apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20200328028Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a pair of external electrodes respectively covering end surfaces of a main body, wherein a height of the multilayer ceramic electronic device that includes the pair of eternal electrodes is greater than 0.80 times and less than 1.25 times as much as the lessor of a width dimension of the electronic device and a length dimension of the electronic device, and wherein each of the pair of external electrodes includes a tin plating film as an outermost layer, and a thickness of the tin plating film on the end surface of the main body is smaller than a thickness of the tin plating film on side surfaces of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya MAEKAWA, Koji KAWASE, Takahiro ISHII
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Patent number: 10629796Abstract: A laminate includes, on a substrate, a first buffer layer substantially made of zirconium oxide or stabilized zirconia, a second buffer layer substantially made of yttrium oxide, a metal layer substantially made of at least one among platinum, iridium, palladium, rhodium, vanadium, chromium, iron, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum, silver, gold, copper, and nickel, and a magnesium oxide layer substantially made of magnesium oxide, in this order.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Maekawa, Makoto Shibata, Katsuyuki Nakada, Yohei Shiokawa, Kazuumi Inubushi
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Publication number: 20200082988Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer chip having a first and a second internal electrode layers; a first and a second external electrodes covering a first a second regions of a surface of the multilayer chip, wherein: a mark is shifted on a side of one of two end faces on an upper face; the first internal electrode layer is exposed to the first region and connected to the first external electrode; the second internal electrode layer is exposed to the second region and connected to the second external electrode; the second internal electrode is shifted further on a side of the lower face than on a side of the upper face; the second internal electrode layer is shifted further on a side of the lower face than the upper face; the second region is a region of a half of the surface on the lower face side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Norihiro ARAI, Takeshi NOSAKI, Jyouji ARIGA, Kazuya MAEKAWA, Manabu OZAWA, Hiroyuki MOTEKI
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Publication number: 20200052178Abstract: The device includes heat transfer portions, each of which is configured to thermally connect: one electrode provided on one side of a hot junction side and a cold junction side of each thermoelectric conversion element; and a heat transfer member. A base material has recesses on a second surface side, the recesses being provided so as to be recessed in a range of a region which overlaps with interspaces between other electrodes provided on other side of the hot junction side and the cold junction side of the each thermoelectric conversion element in a plan view. A low thermal expansion layer is provided on a surface side of each of the thermoelectric conversion element facing the heat transfer member or a high thermal expansion layer is provided on a surface side of each of the thermoelectric conversion elements facing the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto SHIBATA, Kazuya MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20200028055Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device includes: thermoelectric conversion elements that are disposed on a virtual plane; a plurality of first heat transfer members that are disposed on one side with respect to the thermoelectric conversion elements in a vertical direction perpendicular to the virtual plane and that are configured to transfer heat to/from the thermoelectric conversion elements; and a plurality of heat transfer parts that are disposed on another side with respect to the thermoelectric conversion elements in the vertical direction perpendicular to the virtual plane with a space interposed therebetween in a first direction along an in-plane direction of the virtual plane, and that are configured to transfer heat to/from the thermoelectric conversion elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto SHIBATA, Kazuya MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20200028058Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device includes, thermoelectric conversion element arrays each having thermoelectric conversion elements lined up in a first direction intersecting a second direction, a first electrode provided at one end side of thermoelectric conversion element in the second direction, a second electrode provided at other end side of thermoelectric conversion element in the second direction, a first wiring disposed between one thermoelectric conversion element and other thermoelectric conversion element adjacent in the first direction and electrically connected between the first electrodes or the second electrodes of the one thermoelectric conversion element and the other thermoelectric conversion element, and a second wiring electrically connected between the first electrodes or the second electrodes of the thermoelectric conversion elements located at one-end-most sides or other-end-most sides of one thermoelectric conversion element array and other thermoelectric conversion element array in tType: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto SHIBATA, Kazuya MAEKAWA