Patents by Inventor Kei Shimotani
Kei Shimotani 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: 7678357Abstract: An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the production method of the present invention uses a carbon nanotube as an electrode, and makes the carbon nanotube contact the biopolymer. A second aspect of the production method applies electric current between the electrode and the biopolymer of the first aspect. The electrical connection structure of the present invention comprises at least the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube and the biopolymer, wherein the electrode is in contact with the biopolymer. In the electric wiring method of the present invention, the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube contacts the biopolymer to complete an electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Chikara Manabe, Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Masaaki Shimizu
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Patent number: 7674447Abstract: An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the production method of the present invention uses a carbon nanotube as an electrode, and makes the carbon nanotube contact the biopolymer. A second aspect of the production method applies electric current between the electrode and the biopolymer of the first aspect. The electrical connection structure of the present invention comprises at least the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube and the biopolymer, wherein the electrode is in contact with the biopolymer. In the electric wiring method of the present invention, the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube contacts the biopolymer to complete an electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Chikara Manabe, Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20090166592Abstract: The present invention provides a structure composed substantially only of carbon nanotubes each having a functional group, the structure being obtained by using a liquid mix characterized by including: the carbon nanotubes; and a crosslinking agent capable of prompting a crosslinking reaction with the functional group. The structure has a network structure in which the carbon nanotubes are surely connected to each other. The present invention also provides a method of forming the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Chikara Manabe, Kentaro Kishi, Taishi Shigematsu, Hisae Yoshizawa, Miho Watanabe, Kei Shimotani, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20090097882Abstract: Disclosed is a production apparatus of a wired member, including: a mask forming unit that forms a mask on a transfer substrate by using a toner in accordance with an electrophotographic method so as to be transferable to a member to be wired, the mask corresponding to a wiring pattern to be formed on the member to be wired; a mask transferring unit that transfers the mask formed on the transfer substrate by the toner to the member to be wired; a conductive film forming unit that supplies a conductive material onto the mask-transferred side of the member to be wired to form a film of the conductive material thereon; and a mask removing unit that removes the mask from the member to be wired on which the film of the conductive material has been formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei SHIMOTANI, Takayuki TAKEUCHI, Tetsuro KODERA, Taishi SHIGEMATSU, Masaki HIRAKATA
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Patent number: 7514173Abstract: A water-activated cell comprises an acidic medium including an acidic substance and having a first electrode disposed therein, a basic medium including a basic substance and having a second electrode disposed therein, which basic medium is disposed adjacent to or near the acidic medium, a first reaction substance including a first active material that causes an oxidation reaction at the first electrode, a second reaction substance including a second active material that causes a reduction reaction at the second electrode, and a water-injecting device for injecting water or an aqueous solution into an area where the acidic medium, the basic medium, the first reaction substance, and the second reaction substance exist together, so as to initiate a discharging reaction by the acidic substance, the basic substance, the first active material, and the second active material.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Hasegawa, Kentarou Kishi, Kei Shimotani, Tomoko Miyahara, Takashi Morikawa, Kazunori Anazawa
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Patent number: 7480088Abstract: A displaying method includes forming nuclear crystals of a metal on an electrode, and depositing a metal on a surface of the nuclear crystals from a solution including a metallic ion, so as to form particles having a particle diameter corresponding to a display color.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kawahara, Yasuo Yamamoto, Kei Shimotani
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Patent number: 7432013Abstract: A secondary battery comprising a power generating part and a charging part, wherein the power generating part comprises an acidic medium in which a first electrode is disposed and a basic medium in which a second electrode is disposed; the acidic medium and the basic medium are disposed adjacent to each other; at least one of the acidic medium or the basic medium includes at least one reactive substance; and the charging part comprises a reactive substance regenerating device which regenerates the reactive substance from power-generation products produced by electric power generation in the power generating part.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kentarou Kishi, Kei Shimotani, Tomoko Miyahara, Shinji Hasegawa, Yoshio Nishihara
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Patent number: 7419818Abstract: The present invention provides an organic conductor comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and an electric charge-donating material bonded to the deoxyribonucleic acid, and an organic conductor comprising at least two DNAs; and an electric charge-transfer substance bonding to each base of the two DNAs.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., LtdInventors: Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Chikara Manabe, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070297040Abstract: A predetermined image is displayed forming an electric field in an electrolytic layer comprising an electrolytic solution containing at least a metal ion, thereby, depositing the metal ion in the electrolytic solution layer as a polygonal metal particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2006Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Shimotani, Jun Kawahara, Satoshi Tatsuura, Yasuo Yamamoto
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Method for manufacturing silver triangular pyramid particles and silver triangular pyramid particles
Publication number: 20070284261Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing silver triangular pyramid particles including: forming an electric field in an electrolytic solution including silver ions and a surfactant to reduce the silver ions into silver triangular pyramid particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Shimotani, Jun Kawahara, Satoshi Tatsuura, Yasuo Yamamoto -
Publication number: 20070279378Abstract: The present invention provides a display medium including: a pair of substrates at least one of which has transparency; supporting members which partition a space between the pair of substrates into plural cells along surfaces of the substrates; metal ions which are injected into the plural cells and are deposited as metal fine particles by an electric field generated in the cells; and plural electrodes that have two or more types of electrode regions having different areas and that are provided in each of the cells on at least one of the pair of substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Takeuchi, Satoshi Tatsuura, Kei Shimotani, Jun Kawahara, Yasuo Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20070244309Abstract: The present invention provides an organic conductor comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and an electric charge-donating material bonded to the deoxyribonucleic acid, and an organic conductor comprising at least two DNAs; and an electric charge-transfer substance bonding to each base of the two DNAs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Chikara Manabe, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070236768Abstract: The invention provides a display method for displaying an image by deposition of metal fine particles. The display method includes at least depositing metal fine particles, from an electrolytic solution that has at least a metal ion of the metal particles and that is provided between a pair of substrates having at least one translucent substrate, onto a surface of any one of the pair of substrates by imparting one stimulus. A concentration of the metal ion of the metal fine particles in the electrolytic solution after imparting the stimulus is about 200 mmol/l or less. The invention further provides a display device which uses the display method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Kawahara, Satoshi Tatsuura, Kei Shimotani, Yasuo Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7238794Abstract: The present invention provides an organic conductor comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and an electric charge-donating material bonded to the deoxyribonucleic acid, and an organic conductor comprising at least two DNAs; and an electric charge-transfer substance bonding to each base of the two DNAs.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Chikara Manabe, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070063964Abstract: A displaying method includes forming nuclear crystals of a metal on an electrode, and depositing a metal on a surface of the nuclear crystals from a solution including a metallic ion, so as to form particles having a particle diameter corresponding to a display color.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Kawahara, Yasuo Yamamoto, Kei Shimotani
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Publication number: 20070040179Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting portion and an oxygen concentration control portion. The light-emitting portion includes a surface. The light-emitting portion emits light with an intensity corresponding to an oxygen concentration on the surface when receiving light energy. The oxygen concentration control portion controls the oxygen concentration on the surface of the light-emitting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Morikawa, Kei Shimotani
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Publication number: 20060186502Abstract: A solar cell includes a p-type semiconductor substance, and an n-type semiconductor substance. The p-type semiconductor substance and the n-type semiconductor substance form a pn junction or a pin junction, and the p-type semiconductor substance or the n-type semiconductor substance includes a structure film having a plurality of carbon nanotubes electrically connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Shimotani, Chikara Manabe, Takashi Morikawa
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Patent number: 7048901Abstract: An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the production method of the present invention uses a carbon nanotube as an electrode, and makes the carbon nanotube contact the biopolymer. A second aspect of the production method applies electric current between the electrode and the biopolymer of the first aspect. The electrical connection structure of the present invention comprises at least the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube and the biopolymer, wherein the electrode is in contact with the biopolymer. In the electric wiring method of the present invention, the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube contacts the biopolymer to complete an electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Chikara Manabe, Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Masaaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20060041050Abstract: The present invention provides a structure composed substantially only of carbon nanotubes each having a functional group, the structure being obtained by using a liquid mix characterized by including: the carbon nanotubes; and a crosslinking agent capable of prompting a crosslinking reaction with the functional group. The structure has a network structure in which the carbon nanotubes are surely connected to each other. The present invention also provides a method of forming the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2003Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Chikara Manane, Kentaro Kishi, Taishi Shigematsu, Hisae Yoshizawa, Miho Watanabe, Kei Shimotani, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masaak Shimizu
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Publication number: 20060014203Abstract: An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the production method of the present invention uses a carbon nanotube as an electrode, and makes the carbon nanotube contact the biopolymer. A second aspect of the production method applies electric current between the electrode and the biopolymer of the first aspect. The electrical connection structure of the present invention comprises at least the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube and the biopolymer, wherein the electrode is in contact with the biopolymer. In the electric wiring method of the present invention, the electrode formed by the carbon nanotube contacts the biopolymer to complete an electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Fuji Xerox, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Chikara Manabe, Taishi Shigematsu, Kei Shimotani, Masaaki Shimizu