Patents by Inventor Kenichi Mitani

Kenichi Mitani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240030689
    Abstract: An electrical connection box (1) including: a metal casing (10); a positive busbar (30) housed in the casing (10); and a negative busbar (20) housed in the casing (10), and formed so as to surround the positive busbar (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kenichi MITANI
  • Publication number: 20220234530
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable a wire and a refrigerant pipe to be mounted in a compact form in a vehicle. A temperature management system with a wire includes a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant for performing heat exchange in a heat exchange target device that is mounted in a vehicle passes and at a wire at least a portion of which extends along at least a portion of the refrigerant pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Kenichi MITANI
  • Publication number: 20220227205
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to achieve a reduction in the space taken up by a temperature management system in an electric automobile. A temperature management system for an electric automobile includes: an air-conditioning refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant for adjusting a temperature in a passenger compartment of the electric automobile flows; a high-voltage device refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant for cooling a high-voltage device flows; a battery refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant for cooling a battery flows; and a tank that stores a refrigerant, wherein the air-conditioning refrigerant circuit, the high-voltage device refrigerant circuit, and the battery refrigerant circuit are connected to the tank, and a refrigerant is supplied from the tank to the air-conditioning refrigerant circuit, the high-voltage device refrigerant circuit, and the battery refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Kenichi MITANI
  • Patent number: 8931175
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bearing member having a highly accurate dynamic pressure generating portion stably at low cost. Dynamic pressure grooves (8a1) and (8a2) are formed as the dynamic pressure generating portions on an inner circumferential surface of the electroforming portion (10) by an electroforming process, and injection molding is performed by using a resin while inserting the electroforming portion (10), thereby forming a bearing member (8). A shaft member (2) is inserted into an inner circumference of the bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuhiko Mori, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Fuminori Satoji, Isao Komori, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Patent number: 8663357
    Abstract: A holding sealing material includes a plurality of mats and at least one belt-shaped body. The plurality of mats include inorganic fibers and are layered. The plurality of mats are bundled by the at least one belt-shaped body. The at least one belt-shaped body has no fixing force which fixes the plurality of mats to the at least one belt-shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Takahiko Okabe
  • Patent number: 8388899
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas treating body, a metal casing, and a holding sealing material. The exhaust gas treating body has a longitudinal direction and includes cell walls extending along the longitudinal direction to define cells between the cells. The metal casing has an inner surface and houses the exhaust gas treating body to face the inner surface. The holding sealing material is provided between the exhaust gas treating body and the inner surface of the metal casing to hold the exhaust gas treating body in the metal casing. The holding sealing material includes an inorganic fiber aggregated body. The metal casing has a corrosion area at least on a part of the inner surface. The corrosion area includes a corroded base material of the metal casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Masayuki Eguchi, Tatsunari Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20120311982
    Abstract: A holding sealing material includes a plurality of mats and at least one belt-shaped body. The plurality of mats include inorganic fibers and are layered. The plurality of mats are bundled by the at least one belt-shaped body. The at least one belt-shaped body has no fixing force which fixes the plurality of mats to the at least one belt-shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Takahiko Okabe
  • Publication number: 20120186983
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bearing member having a highly accurate dynamic pressure generating portion stably at low cost. Dynamic pressure grooves (8a1) and (8a2) are formed as the dynamic pressure generating portions on an inner circumferential surface of the electroforming portion (10) by an electroforming process, and injection molding is performed by using a resin while inserting the electroforming portion (10), thereby forming a bearing member (8). A shaft member (2) is inserted into an inner circumference of the bearing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuhiko MORI, Nobuyoshi YAMASHITA, Fuminori SATOJI, Isao KOMORI, Toshiyuki MIZUTANI, Masafumi OKUMA, Kenichi MITANI
  • Patent number: 8002471
    Abstract: Assembly precision in a motor is improved and greater cost reduction is achieved. A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus 1 comprising a housing 7 and bearing sleeve 8 as fixed-side members 2, a shaft member 9 as a rotational-side member 3 having a portion 3c for mounting a rotor magnet 5, and a disk hub 10, the shaft member 9 being supported by the bearing sleeve 8 in the radial direction in a non-contact manner by the hydrodynamic effect of a lubricating oil produced in a radial bearing gap between the inner circumferential surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 and the outer circumferential surface 9a of the shaft member while the shaft member 9 is in rotation, the apparatus 1 comprising a disk hub 10 which is fixed on the shaft member 9 and has a portion 3c for mounting the rotor magnet 5, and the disk hub 10 being a molded resin article formed by insert-molding using the shaft member 9 as an insert piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Satoji, Ryouichi Nakajima, Isao Komori, Kazuo Okamura, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Patent number: 7951731
    Abstract: An inorganic fiber mat includes an inorganic fiber aggregated body which includes inorganic fibers. At least a part of the inorganic fibers located on a surface of the inorganic fiber aggregated body is fused to each other by heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Mitani
  • Patent number: 7819585
    Abstract: Assembly precision in a motor is improved and greater cost reduction is achieved. A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus includes a housing and bearing sleeve as fixed-side members, a shaft member as a rotational-side member having a portion for mounting a rotor magnet, and a disk hub. The shaft member is supported by the bearing sleeve in the radial direction in a non-contact manner by the hydrodynamic effect of a lubricating oil produced in a radial bearing gap between the inner circumferential surface of the bearing sleeve and the outer circumferential surface 9 of the shaft member while the shaft member is in rotation. The apparatus includes a disk hub which is fixed on the shaft member and has a portion for mounting the rotor magnet, and the disk hub is a molded resin article formed by insert-molding using the shaft member as an insert piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Satoji, Ryouichi Nakajima, Isao Komori, Kazuo Okamura, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Publication number: 20100239468
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas treating body, a metal casing, and a holding sealing material. The exhaust gas treating body has a longitudinal direction and includes cell walls extending along the longitudinal direction to define cells between the cells. The metal casing has an inner surface and houses the exhaust gas treating body to face the inner surface. The holding sealing material is provided between the exhaust gas treating body and the inner surface of the metal casing to hold the exhaust gas treating body in the metal casing. The holding sealing material includes an inorganic fiber aggregated body. The metal casing has a corrosion area at least on a part of the inner surface. The corrosion area includes a corroded base material of the metal casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi MITANI, Masayuki Eguchi, Tatsunari Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20100194215
    Abstract: Assembly precision in a motor is improved and greater cost reduction is achieved. A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus 1 comprising a housing 7 and bearing sleeve 8 as fixed-side members 2, a shaft member 9 as a rotational-side member 3 having a portion 3c for mounting a rotor magnet 5, and a disk hub 10, the shaft member 9 being supported by the bearing sleeve 8 in the radial direction in a non-contact manner by the hydrodynamic effect of a lubricating oil produced in a radial bearing gap between the inner circumferential surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 and the outer circumferential surface 9a of the shaft member while the shaft member 9 is in rotation, the apparatus 1 comprising a disk hub 10 which is fixed on the shaft member 9 and has a portion 3c for mounting the rotor magnet 5, and the disk hub 10 being a molded resin article formed by insert-molding using the shaft member 9 as an insert piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Fuminori Satoji, Ryouichi Nakajima, Isao Komori, Kazuo Okamura, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Publication number: 20090081455
    Abstract: An inorganic fiber mat includes an inorganic fiber aggregated body which includes inorganic fibers. At least a part of the inorganic fibers located on a surface of the inorganic fiber aggregated body is fused to each other by heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi MITANI
  • Publication number: 20080212908
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bearing member having a highly accurate dynamic pressure generating portion stably at low cost. Dynamic pressure grooves (8a1) and (8a2) are formed as the dynamic pressure generating portions on an inner circumferential surface of the electroforming portion (10) by an electroforming process, and injection molding is performed by using a resin while inserting the electroforming portion (10), thereby forming a bearing member (8). A shaft member (2) is inserted into an inner circumference of the bearing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuhiko Mori, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Fuminori Satoji, Isao Komori, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Masafumi Okuma, Kenichi Mitani
  • Publication number: 20070280571
    Abstract: Assembly precision in a motor is improved and greater cost reduction is achieved. A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus 1 comprising a housing 7 and bearing sleeve 8 as fixed-side members 2, a shaft member 9 as a rotational-side member 3 having a portion 3c for mounting a rotor magnet 5, and a disk hub 10, the shaft member 9 being supported by the bearing sleeve 8 in the radial direction in a non-contact manner by the hydrodynamic effect of a lubricating oil produced in a radial bearing gap between the inner circumferential surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8 and the outer circumferential surface 9a of the shaft member while the shaft member 9 is in rotation, the apparatus 1 comprising a disk hub 10 which is fixed on the shaft member 9 and has a portion 3c for mounting the rotor magnet 5, and the disk hub 10 being a molded resin article formed by insert-molding using the shaft member 9 as an insert piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Fuminori Satoji, Ryouichi Nakajima, Isao Komori, Kazuo Okamura, Kenichi Mitani
  • Patent number: 6869228
    Abstract: The ferrule of the present invention comprises a ferrule main body including an insert pipe defining an outer circumferential surface of the ferrule main body and a molded plastic member disposed inside the insert pipe integrally therewith and having an optical fiber receiving bore in an axial center thereof; and a tubular base portion molded onto a rear end of the ferrule main body. Because the outer diameter of the ferrule main body is defined by the insert pipe, the rigidity, circularity and dimensional precision of the outer diameter can be improved. Because the base portion is molded separately from the ferrule main body, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the production cost can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Act One
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ishii, Kenichi Mitani, Masumi Okajima, Masafumi Okuma
  • Patent number: D512818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Tomohiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: D520732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: ASICS Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Tomohiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: D575946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: ASICS Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Akira Usuki