Patents by Inventor Kenichi Okada

Kenichi Okada 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: 20050038152
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a small increase of a peel force to a release liner having a silicone release agent applied thereto or back coating layer, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets comprising the composition. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and an organic compound capable of bonding to the silane monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Akiko Miyano, Kazuhisa Maeda, Michio Umeda, Kenichi Okada
  • Publication number: 20050034755
    Abstract: The electrically conductive glass is obtained by providing a transparent electrically conductive film 12 such as ITO or FTO on a glass plate, and providing a grid including a film of a passivated metal on this transparent electrically conductive film. An insulating, fine oxide film formed on the surface of the passivated metal prevents leakage current from flowing from the grid to an electrolyte. In addition, leakage current is prevented from flowing from the transparent electrically conductive film to the electrolyte by providing a diffusion-preventing film including titanium or titanium oxide between the transparent electrically conductive film and the grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Hiroshi Matsui, Nobuo Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20040257807
    Abstract: An elevator lighting system is provided, wherein replacement is easy, the number of replacing times is small, and maintenance work can be reduced. The elevator lighting system comprises an elevator cage (21), a plurality of cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (1) which are disposed on a ceiling surface (11) of the cage and arrayed in parallel, a reflection plate (3) which reflects an illumination light from the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (1), and a stabilizer (2) which lights the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp 1. By prolonging a life of the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (1), maintenance work is reduced to enable reduction of inconveniences to elevator users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiko Endo, Kyoichi Ikeda, Kenichi Okada, Hiroyuki Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20040254276
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in adhesion to foams and unsusceptibility to edge peeling and retains stable adhesive force over long, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a substrate and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising the aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive rubber foam sheet comprising a rubber foam and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and a tackifier having a phenolic skeleton, added to the aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda
  • Publication number: 20040253158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for removing mercury in exhaust gas, in which mercury is removed from exhaust gas of a boiler, characterized in that between a denitrification apparatus and a wet type desulfurization apparatus, an NH3 decomposition catalyst and a mercury oxidation catalyst are provided, and mercury having been oxidized into mercury chloride is removed by the wet type desulfurization apparatus. Also, it provides a method for removing mercury in exhaust gas, characterized in that the mercury removing method includes an NH3 decomposition process and a mercury oxidation process, which are provided between the denitrification process and a wet desulfurization process, and mercury having been oxidized into mercury chloride is removed in the wet desulfurization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Honjo, Kozo Iida, Susumu Okino, Kazuto Kobayashi, Kenichi Okada, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Shigeru Nojima, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi Ohishi
  • Patent number: 6664479
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPC) comprises a base film; a base film side adhesive layer provided on the base film; a metal foil layer on which a pattern circuit is formed, provided on the base film side adhesive layer; and a cover layer side adhesive layer provided on the metal foil layer, wherein at least one of the base film side adhesive and the cover layer side adhesive layer has a higher glass transition temperature than an operating temperature of the flexible printed circuit board, so that the FPC has a stable flexibility at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Tanabe, Kenichi Okada, Yukihiko Kurosawa, Takayuki Imai, Sadamitsu Jumonji, Masahiko Arai, Masahiro Kaizu
  • Publication number: 20030170437
    Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a transparent electrode substrate with an ITO film formed thereon, used for example as the transparent electrode plate in a dye sensitized solar cell, for which the electrical resistance does not increase even when exposed to high temperatures of 300° C. or higher. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a substrate for a transparent electrode, wherein two or more layers of different transparent conductive films are formed on a transparent substrate, and an upper layer transparent conductive film has a higher heat resistance than that of a lower layer transparent conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kawashima, Hiroshi Matsui, Kenichi Okada, Nobuo Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20030089519
    Abstract: In order to provide low-cost, long fatigue life flexible printed circuit, low profile electrolytic foil is used as copper foil for a circuit 3 of the flexible printed circuit 10. Crack which does not penetrate the copper foil should preferably be formed on the low profile electrolytic foil. For methods to form cracks on the low profile electrolytic foil, methods such as pre-bending and etching can be employed. Due to the weakness of the low profile electrolytic foil, the base film 1, the cover layer 5, and the bonding agent 2, 4 which are disposed on the both sides of the low profile electrolytic foil should preferably be plastic film of which elasticity ratio is equal to 108 Pa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Nobuo Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20020189855
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPC) comprises a base film; a base film side adhesive layer provided on the base film; a metal foil layer on which a pattern circuit is formed, provided on the base film side adhesive layer; and a cover layer side adhesive layer provided on the metal foil layer, wherein at least one of the base film side adhesive and the cover layer side adhesive layer has a higher glass transition temperature than the working environment temperature of the flexible printed circuit board, so that the FPC has a stable flexibility at high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Nobuo Tanabe, Kenichi Okada, Yukihiko Kurosawa, Takayuki Imai, Sadamitsu Jumonji, Masahiko Arai, Masahiro Kaizu
  • Patent number: 6432475
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition having well-balanced pressure-sensitive adhesive force and cohesive force without causing any safety or economy problems, a process for the preparation of the same and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same are disclosed. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises a crosslinked polymer obtained by crosslinking a block copolymer comprising at least two of a styrene-based polymer block A and an acrylic polymer block B having a structural unit represented by the general formula (1):—[CH2═C(R1)COOR2]— wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group, and R2 represents a C2-14 alkyl group, bonded each other, such as A-B or B-A type block copolymer and A-B-A type block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Michiharu Yamamoto, Yutaka Moroishi, Kenichi Okada, Fumiko Kamifuji, Tomoko Doi
  • Patent number: 6271466
    Abstract: A method of preventing a high-frequency noise generated in an electronic device, remaining in a grounding cable as a standing wave and transmitted to electric devices, is disclosed, which method including disposing, directly or via an insulating layer, a non-metallic conductive material having a slight electric resistance, on a conductor of the above-mentioned grounding cable, making the electric resistance of the non-metallic conductive material consume the high-frequency noise flowing on the conductor surface of the grounding cable by virtue of a skin effect, whereby resonance of the high-frequency noise is reduced. Resonance of the high-frequency noise generated from various electronic devices in an office building and the like can be easily reduced. Consequently, various disadvantages due to high-frequency noise can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignees: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kandenko Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Tsuneoka, Yoshinao Okawa, Yoshihiro Murano, Kenichi Okada
  • Patent number: 6133661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating electric machine including a coil of a wire having thereon an insulating coating comprising a polybenzimidazole. This rotating electric machine is stably maintained for a long time in dielectric strength even under a highly radioactive environment, due to the use of the special insulating coating. With this, the rotating electric machine can be driven stably for a long time. The invention further relates to another rotating electric machine including (a) a rotor having a rotating shaft; (b) a bearing for supporting the rotating shaft; and (c) a grease applied to the bearing. This grease contains (1) a polyphenyl ether having at least three aromatic rings in the molecule and (2) a urea. The rotor of this rotating electric machine is stably supported in the bearing for a long time even under a highly radioactive environment, due to the use of the special grease. Thus, this rotating electric machine can also be rotated stably for a long time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha, Kandenko Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinao Okawa, Yoshihiro Murano, Isao Ito, Kenichi Okada, Kazuo Funabashi, Masanori Miyamoto, Kiyohito Mizuide, Yasuhiko Onishi, Masaaki Hoko, Hirotugu Kinoshita, Fumihiro Itano, Makoto Noda, Takeshi Uesugi, Kiyoshi Nagasawa, Shuzo Tanigaki, Yoshiyuki Ema
  • Patent number: 6093988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating electric machine including (a) a rotor having a rotating shaft; (b) a bearing for supporting the rotating shaft; (c) a radiation resistant grease applied to the bearing; and (d) a shield layer for shielding the grease from radiation. The shield layer is made of lead and surrounds the bearing. The shield layer includes (1) a first cylindrical shield member that is positioned to cover the bearing, such that the bearing is shielded from a first radiation that is in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the rotating shaft, and (2) second and third disk shield members that are positioned to interpose therebetween the bearing in a direction along the axis of the rotating shaft, such that the bearing is shielded from a second radiation that is in a direction substantially along the axis of the rotating shaft. Thus, the rotor of this rotating electric machine is stably supported in the bearing for a long time even under a highly radioactive environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha, Kandenko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinao Okawa, Yoshihiro Murano, Isao Ito, Kenichi Okada, Kazuo Funabashi, Masanori Miyamoto, Kiyohito Mizuide, Hirotugu Kinoshita, Fumihiro Itano, Takeshi Uesugi
  • Patent number: 5612135
    Abstract: A paint film-protective sheet comprising a supporting substrate having formed thereon a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a fatty acid glycerol ester and an antifungal agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignees: Nitto Denko Corporation, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Komaharu Matsui, Takeshi Eda, Mitsuo Wakimoto, Kenichi Shibata, Toshitaka Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi Shirai, Kenichi Okada, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Hiroyoshi Onishi, Taiki Kusaka
  • Patent number: 5601917
    Abstract: A paint film-protective sheet comprising a supporting substrate having formed thereon a rubber-based pressure-sensitive layer comprising a rubber-based polymer having a low polarity and which does not contain unsaturated bonds or contains a small amount of unsaturated bonds, and a high-polar additive. The paint film-protective sheet can adhere even to a paint film which is liable to cause a poor adhesion by bleeding, etc., without need of applying a cleaning treatment, can maintain the good adhered state over a long period of time, and can be easily peeled cleanly even after adhering for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignees: Nitto Denko Corporation, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Komaharu Matsui, Takeshi Eda, Hiroshi Ueda, Kenichi Shibata, Toshitaka Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Onishi, Kenichi Okada, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Mitsuru Horada, Kenji Sano, Keiji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5412472
    Abstract: Clockwise and counterclockwise light beams, which have a Sagnac phase difference caused by an angular rate in an optical fiber coil, are combined into interference light, which is converted by a photodetector into an electrical signal. A sine component and a cosine component of the Sagnac phase difference .increment..PHI..sub.s in the output of the photodetector are detected by first and second synchronous detectors, respectively, and the sine component is used as the fiber optic gyro output and it is provided to a correcting signal generator to produce a correcting signal. The detected cosine component is added by an adder to the correcting signal, and the added output is compared by a differential amplifier with a reference voltage and the resulting error signal is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Ryuji Usui
  • Patent number: 5390021
    Abstract: A high level from a reference high level register and a low level from a reference low level register are selectively applied by a change-over switch to a D-A converter in time intervals A+ and B+ of four intervals A+, B+, A- and B- and in the intervals A- and B-, respectively, whereby a rectangular output signal is produced an used to control the current to be injected into a semiconductor laser to control the optical frequency of its output light. The light is introduced, as clockwise and counterclockwise light beams, into a ring-shaped optical path, wherein both light beams propagate therethrough a plurality of times and interfere with each other a plurality of times. Such light beams are taken out of the ring-shaped optical path and their intensities are detected by first and second photodetectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventors: Chihito Nagata, Kenichi Okada
  • Patent number: 5386290
    Abstract: Light is supplied as clockwise and counterclockwise light beams to both ends of an optical fiber coil, the clockwise and counterclockwise light beams having propagated through the optical fiber coil interfere with each other, and the interference light is converted by a photodetector into an electrical signal. Both light beams are phase modulated by a phase modulator and the phase modulation frequency component is synchronously detected by a synchronous detector, from which a signal corresponding to an input angular rate is output. A reference signal generator generates a first reference signal of an odd harmonic frequency of the phase modulation frequency and a second reference signal of an even harmonic frequency of the phase modulation frequency. A change-over switch responds to a diagnosis instruction signal to selectively supply either one of the first and second reference signals to the synchronous detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventor: Kenichi Okada
  • Patent number: 5341210
    Abstract: In a digital ramp phase type gyro in which a ramp signal RAM is produced by repeatedly accumulating step values sequentially generated corresponding to an input angular rate until the accumulated value exceeds a threshold value THR or -THR and the ramp signal RAM is used to modulate the phases of clockwise and counterclockwise light beams to cancel the phase difference therebetween, a comparing part 38 compares the threshold values THR and -THR and the ramp signal RAM and, when the ramp signal RAM exceeds either one of the threshold values THR and -THR, outputs the threshold value THR or -THR and a subtractor 41 subtracts the output threshold value from the accumulated value at that time, thereby causing a flyback of the ramp signal RAM. The output from a synchronous detector 23 at this time is latched as an error signal in a latch circuit 31 and the error signal is integrated by an integrating filter 32 to generate a correcting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventors: Kenji Ogawa, Osamu Itoyama, Motohiro Ishigami, Kenichi Okada
  • Patent number: 5150274
    Abstract: A multi-channel module with a plurality of chips is mounted on a multilayer circuit board and has a simple and highly reliable structure cooling system for cooling the heat generated by the chips consuming a large amount of electric power. The cooling system uses in the horizontal direction a coolant supply pipe having straight tube sections and flexible bellows sections alternately disposed in the axial direction of the pipe. The straight tube sections of the aforesaid coolant supply pipe are brought into contact with the upper faces of the chips by a spring force so as to cool continuously the plurality of chips with the coolant flowing in one coolant supply pipe thereby providing a simply structured cooling system for chips. Such a structured cooling system enables the collective assembly of cooling parts for a plurality of chips with only a small number of parts and produces highly reliable effects thereby being able to implement the miniaturization of a main frame computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Kyoko Amemiya, Takao Terabayashi, Hideaki Sasaki, Kuninori Imai, Shinichi Kazui