Patents by Inventor Kei Maeda
Kei Maeda 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: 12136048Abstract: A controller is provided which is configured to perform receiving, from a terminal of a user, a request for moving a component included in a first vehicle to a second vehicle, and generating, upon receipt of the request from the terminal of the user, information for reserving a predetermined facility in which the component is moved from the first vehicle to the second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta Tone, Yukinori Ii, Tadayuki Tanaka, Naoki Ishizuka, Yuichiro Yano, Nariaki Amano, Yusuke Maeda, Kei Yazaki, Yu Hamada
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Patent number: 12098450Abstract: A track link which is a tracked undercarriage component is made of a steel having a specific component composition, and includes a high hardness portion having a hardness of HRC 57 or more and HRC 60 or less, and a low hardness portion. The high hardness portion includes a first matrix including a martensite phase and a residual austenite phase, and first nonmetallic particles dispersed in the first matrix and including at least one species selected from the group consisting of MnS, TiCN, and NbCN, and it does not include a M23C6 carbide. The low hardness portion includes a second matrix including a martensite phase, and second nonmetallic particles dispersed in the second matrix and including at least one species selected from the group consisting of MnS, TiCN, and NbCN, and it does not include a M23C6 carbide.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignees: KOMATSU LTD., NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Amada, Kazuo Maeda, Naomi Kobayashi, Takashi Noda, Mamoru Hatano, Takafumi Amata, Yutaka Neishi, Kei Miyanishi, Ryoji Nishijima
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Publication number: 20240304514Abstract: A composite material has a plate shape and has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The composite material includes a plurality of first layers and at least one second layer. The first layers and the second layer are alternately layered along a thickness direction of the composite material such that the first layers are located at the first surface and the second surface. Each of the first layers is a layer including copper. The second layer is a layer of a molybdenum powder compact impregnated with copper. A compressive residual stress of 50 MPa or less acts on each of the first layer located at the first surface and the first layer located at the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., A.L.M.T. Corp.Inventors: Toru MAEDA, Miki MIYANAGA, Daisuke KONDO, Kei HIRAI, Masayuki ITO, Shin-ichi YAMAGATA
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Patent number: 12086824Abstract: A first paint color is acquired as a color of a paint of a first vehicle. A second paint color is acquired as a color of a paint including a peelable layer and to be applied over at least a part of the paint in the first paint color. A current or future valuation price of the first vehicle is acquired based on the first paint color or the second paint color.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta Tone, Yukinori Il, Tadayuki Tanaka, Naoki Ishizuka, Yuichiro Yano, Nariaki Amano, Yusuke Maeda, Kei Yazaki, Yu Hamada
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Patent number: 12065383Abstract: An oriented ceramic sintered body production method includes (a) a step of preparing a ceramic compact before firing into an oriented ceramic sintered body; and (b) a step of obtaining an oriented ceramic sintered body by sandwiching the ceramic compact between a pair of releasing sheets, placing the ceramic compact and the releasing sheets in a hot press firing furnace, and hot press firing the ceramic compact while applying a pressure by a pair of punches through the pair of releasing sheets, wherein each of the releasing sheets is a releasing sheet such that, after the releasing sheet is sandwiched between PET films, is then placed and vacuum-packed on a stainless steel sheet, and is isostatically pressed at 200 kg/cm2, a surface of the releasing sheet on the side opposite from the stainless steel sheet has a profile curve with a total profile height Pt of 0.8 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Morimichi Watanabe, Kei Sato, Kiyoshi Matsushima, Takahiro Maeda, Jun Yoshikawa, Tsutomu Nanataki
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Patent number: 10487002Abstract: The present invention pertains to glass containing, in terms of mass % on an oxide basis, 40-80% of SiO2, 1-30% of Al2O3, and 1-40% of CaO, the glass having dmisteinbergite as the crystalline phase. Such glass makes it difficult for cracks to progress and has exceptional crack resistance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kei Maeda, Atsuo Yasumori
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Publication number: 20180362391Abstract: The present invention pertains to glass containing, in terms of mass % on an oxide basis, 40-80% of SiO2, 1-30% of Al2O3, and 1-40% of CaO, the glass having dmisteinbergite as the crystalline phase. Such glass makes it difficult for cracks to progress and has exceptional crack resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kei MAEDA, Atsuo YASUMORI
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Patent number: 8715829Abstract: To provide a glass plate for display devices wherein without carrying out a post treatment, the depth of a compression stress layer is increased, while the surface compression stress is prevented from being excess only by chemical tempering. A glass plate for display devices, which is obtained by chemically tempering a glass plate comprising, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 50 to 74% of SiO2, from 1 to 10% of Al2O3, from 6 to 14% of Na2O, from 3 to 15% of K2O, from 2 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 10% of CaO and from 0 to 5% of ZrO2, wherein the total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 is at most 75%, the total content of Na2O and K2O, i.e. Na2O+K2O, is from 12 to 25%, and the total content of MgO and CaO, i.e. MgO+CaO, is from 7 to 15%.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kei Maeda
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Patent number: 8563149Abstract: To provide glass for a data storage medium substrate, whereby high heat resistance can be obtained. Glass for a data storage medium substrate, which comprises, as represented by mol percentage based on the following oxides, from 55 to 70% of SiO2, from 2.5 to 9% of Al2O3, from 0 to 10% of MgO, from 0 to 7% of CaO, from 0.5 to 10% of SrO, from 0 to 12.5% of BaO, from 0 to 2.5% of TiO2, from 0.5 to 3.7% of ZrO2, from 0 to 2.5% of Li2O, from 0 to 8% of Na2O, from 2 to 8% of K2O and from 0.5 to 5% of La2O3, provided that the total content of Al2O3 and ZrO2 (Al2O3+ZrO2) is at most 12%, and the total content of Li2O, Na2O and K2O (R2O) is at most 12%.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Tatsuo Nagashima, Kensuke Nagai, Tetsuya Nakashima, Kei Maeda
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Patent number: 8455375Abstract: To provide a glass plate for display panels which has a low 82O3 content and a low compaction and which can be used as a glass substrate for large TFT panels. A glass plate for display panels, which comprises, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxide: SiO2 50.0 to 73.0, Al2O3 6.0 to 20.0, B2O3 0 to 2.0, MgO 4.2 to 9.0, CaO 0 to 6.0, SrO 0 to 2.0, BaO 0 to 2.0, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 6.5 to 11.3, Li2O 0 to 2.0, Na2O 2.0 to 18.0, K2O 0 to 13.0, and Li2O+Na2O+K2O 8.0 to 18.0, and has a heat shrinkage (C) of at most 20 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Yuya Shimada, Yuichi Kuroki, Kei Maeda
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Patent number: 8377834Abstract: A glass composition for substrates excellent in productivity is provided by lowering the high temperature viscosity while securing characteristics and quality required for FPD substrates, particularly for PDP substrates. A glass composition for substrates, which is characterized by comprising, as represented by mass% based on oxides, from 55 to 75% of SiO2, from 5 to 15% of Al2O3, from 4 to 18% of MgO, from 3 to 12% of CaO, from 4 to 18% of SrO, from 0 to 20% of BaO, from 6 to 20% of Na2O+K2O, from 0.5 to 6% of ZrO2 and from 18 to 25% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, as a glass matrix composition, and containing from 0.001 to 0.6% of SO3, and which is further characterized in that when the viscosity is represented by ?, the temperature satisfying log?=2 is at most 1,545° C. and the devitrification temperature is at most the temperature satisfying log?=4, the thermal expansion coefficient is from 75×10?7 to 90×10?7/° C., the specific gravity is at most 2.8, and the glass transition point is at least 600° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kensuke Nagai, Tetsuya Nakashima, Kei Maeda
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Patent number: 8324124Abstract: A process for producing a glass substrate, which includes forming molten glass obtained by melting raw materials into a glass ribbon in a float bath, annealing the glass ribbon by a cooling apparatus, and cutting the glass ribbon to form the glass substrate, where the hydrogen concentration in the atmosphere of a float bath exceeds 3%, and the glass retention time in the float bath is from 4 to 15 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kensuke Nagai, Yuichi Kuroki, Kei Maeda
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Publication number: 20120153807Abstract: An electrode for a fluorescent lamp includes a filament and an emitter provided on the filament. The emitter includes a mayenite compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shigeo Mikoshiba, Satoru Watanabe, Kazuhiro Ito, Naomichi Miyakawa, Setsuro Ito, Kei Maeda, Yutaka Kuroiwa
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Publication number: 20120153805Abstract: An electrode for a discharge lamp includes an electrode body configured to emit thermal electrons. The electrode body is formed by a sintered body of a conductive mayenite compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Satoru WATANABE, Naomichi MIYAKAWA, Yutaka KUROIWA, Kazuhiro ITO, Setsuro ITO, Kei MAEDA
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Glass for information recording media substrate, glass substrate for magnetic disk and magnetic disk
Patent number: 8119268Abstract: To provide a glass for an information recording media substrate, which is excellent in weather resistance. A glass for an information recording media substrate, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxide, from 61 to 66% of SiO2, from 11.5 to 17% of Al2O3, from 8 to 16% of Li2O, from 2 to 8% of Na2O, from 2.5 to 8% of K2O, from 0 to 6% of MgO, from 0 to 4% of TiO2 and from 0 to 3% of ZrO2, provided that Al2O3+MgO+TiO2 is at least 12%, and Li2O+Na2O+K2O is from 16 to 23%, wherein in a case of where B2O3 is contained, its content is less than 1%. The above glass for an information recording media substrate, wherein when the glass is left under steam atmosphere at 120° C. at 0.2 MPa for 20 hours, and the amount of Li, the amount of Na and the amount of K, which precipitate on a surface of the glass are represented as CLi, CNa and CK respectively, CNa is at most 0.7 nmol/cm2, and CLi+CNa+CK is at most 3.5 nmol/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Nakashima, Kei Maeda, Noriaki Shimodaira, Atsuyoshi Takenaka -
Patent number: 8071494Abstract: The present invention provides a glass substrate for flat panel display in which yellowing occurring in a case of forming silver electrodes on glass substrate surface is inhibited. A glass substrate for flat panel display, which is formed by a float method, which has a composition consisting essentially of, in terms of oxide amount in mass %: SiO2 50 to 72%, Al2O3 0.15 to 15%, MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO 4 to 30%, Na2O more than 0% and at most 10%, K2O 1 to 21%, Li2O 0 to 1%, Na2O + K2O + Li2O 6 to 25%, ZrO2 0 to 10%, and Fe2O3 0.0725 to 0.15%; and wherein the average Fe2+ content in a surface layer of the glass substrate within a depth of 10 ?m from the a top surface is at most 0.0725% in terms of Fe2O3 amount.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kensuke Nagai, Tetsuya Nakashima, Kei Maeda, Ryoji Akiyama, Akira Kondo, Daiki Akie
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Publication number: 20110251044Abstract: To provide a glass substrate which has a high glass transition temperature, which has a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of soda lime glass, which has a low specific gravity, which will hardly undergo yellowing, and which further has good melting characters and is thereby produced with high productivity. A glass substrate which has a composition comprising, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, SiO2 ??55 to 65%, Al2 O3 ??4 to 8%, MgO ??6 to 9%, CaO ?0.1 to 5%, SrO ?0.5 to 6%, BaO ??0 to 2%, MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO ?6.6 to 19%, Na2 O ??0 to 5%, K2 O ?9.5 to 21%, Na2 O + K2 O ??10 to 22%, ZrO2 ?0.5 to 5%, Fe2 O3 0.06 to 0.15%, which has a specific gravity of at most 2.7, which has an average thermal expansion coefficient from 50 to 350° C. of from 80×10?7/° C. to 90×107/° C., which has a glass transition temperature of at least 640° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Kensuke NAGAI, Yuichi Kuroki, Kei Maeda
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Publication number: 20110203645Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar cell comprising a double tube composed of two glass tubes differing in the diameter and a photovoltaic conversion layer formed between the two glass tubes, the double tube being sealed at both ends of a part in which the photovoltaic conversion layer is formed, wherein at least one of the two glass tubes is composed of a glass comprising, in mass % based on the oxides, from 60 to 70% of SiO2, from 4 to 10% of Al2O3, from 0 to 3% of B2O3, from 0 to 4% of MgO, from 2 to 9% of CaO, from 1 to 10% of SrO, from 0 to 2% of BaO, from 10 to 16% of Na2O, from 0 to 5% of K2O, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2 and from 0 to 2% of CeO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Yuichi KUROKI, Makoto SHIRATORI, Toshinari WATANABE, Kei MAEDA
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Publication number: 20110152058Abstract: To provide glass for a data storage medium substrate, whereby high heat resistance can be obtained. Glass for a data storage medium substrate, which comprises, as represented by mol percentage based on the following oxides, from 55 to 70% of SiO2, from 2.5 to 9% of Al2O3, from 0 to 10% of MgO, from 0 to 7% of CaO, from 0.5 to 10% of SrO, from 0 to 12.5% of BaO, from 0 to 2.5% of TiO2, from 0.5 to 3.7% of ZrO2, from 0 to 2.5% of Li2O, from 0 to 8% of Na2O, from 2 to 8% of K2O and from 0.5 to 5% of La2O3, provided that the total content of Al2O3 and ZrO2 (Al2O3+ZrO2) is at most 12%, and the total content of Li2O, Na2O and K2O (R2O) is at most 12%.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Tatsuo NAGASHIMA, Kensuke Nagai, Tetsuya Nakashima, Kei Maeda
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Patent number: 7923115Abstract: A substrate with film and a glass for forming such a film are provided, wherein the film has high gas barrier property, high transmittance in visible light region, and high productivity since the film provides effective gas barrier property even if the film is a single layer. A substrate with film having an inorganic amorphous film having a softening temperature of from 100 to 800° C. formed on at least one surface of a substrate; or a substrate with film having an inorganic amorphous film having a glass transition temperature of from 50 to 500° C. formed on at least one surface of a substrate. Further, a glass for forming film composed of a borate glass containing B2O3 as the main component, a phosphate glass containing P2O5, a tellurite type composition containing TeO2 as the main component, a bismuth oxide type composition containing Bi2O3 as the main component or a chalcogenide type composition containing at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and Te.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kensuke Nagai, Kei Maeda