Patents by Inventor Kenji Tomonari

Kenji Tomonari 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).

  • Patent number: 10644348
    Abstract: Provided is a novel crystalline solid electrolyte which can be used as a dispersion medium when slurrying polar solvents such as NMP, acetone, and DMF, and for which a decrease in conductivity when the crystalline solid electrolyte is immersed in said solvents can be suppressed. Proposed is a crystalline solid electrolyte represented by Compositional Formula: LixSiyPzSaHaw (here, Ha includes one or two or more of Br, Cl, I, and F, and 2.4<(x?y)/(y+z)<3.3), in which the content of S is 55 to 73% by mass, the content of Si is 2 to 11% by mass, and the content of a Ha element is 0.02% by mass or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Higuchi, Norihiko Miyashita, Kenji Matsuzaki, Takahiro Ito, Kenji Tomonari
  • Publication number: 20160164136
    Abstract: Provided is a novel crystalline solid electrolyte which can be used as a dispersion medium when slurrying polar solvents such as NMP, acetone, and DMF, and for which a decrease in conductivity when the crystalline solid electrolyte is immersed in said solvents can be suppressed. Proposed is a crystalline solid electrolyte represented by Compositional Formula: LixSiyPzSaHaw (here, Ha includes one or two or more of Br, Cl, I, and F, and 2.4<(x?y)/(y+z)<3.3), in which the content of S is 55 to 73% by mass, the content of Si is 2 to 11% by mass, and the content of a Ha element is 0.02% by mass or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Tsutomu HIGUCHI, Norihiko MIYASHITA, Kenji MATSUZAKI, Takahiro ITO, Kenji TOMONARI
  • Patent number: 7934868
    Abstract: A thermal sensor in which, when an object to be measured is a water-based liquid, attachment of air bubbles to the external surface of the sensor is reduced to improve measurement accuracy. The thermal sensor has a sensing element (21a) including a heat producing body and a temperature sensing body, a resin mold (23) for sealing the sensing element (21a), and a heat transmission member (21c) for transmitting heat between the sensing element (21a) and a water-based object to be measured. A part of the heat transmission member (21c) is exposed from the resin mold (23) to form an exposed surface section. A hydrophilic film (50) formed of a silicon oxide film is applied to the exposed surface section and to that part of the surface of the resin mold which is positioned around the exposed surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiko Kubota, Kenji Tomonari, Toshiaki Kawanishi
  • Patent number: 7647844
    Abstract: A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that, by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus comprising: a main passage through which a fluid to be detected flows, an auxiliary passage branched from the main passage, and a flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device provided in the auxiliary passage, is provided, and in conducting any one of or both the detection of the type of the fluid and the detection of the concentration of the fluid, the auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is closed, and the fluid is allowed to temporarily stay within the flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device to conduct any one of or both the detection of the liquid type and the detection of the concentration, and in detecting the flow rate of the fluid detected, the auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is opened to allow the fluid to flow into the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kawanishi, Takayuki Takahata, Kenji Tomonari, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Akiko Kubota, Shin-ichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20090174520
    Abstract: A laminate includes an insulating substrate, and a temperature-sensitive resistor made of crystals of a metal based on a platinum group element and laminated on the insulating substrate; and has a percentage of (111) planes of crystals oriented at 10° or less from the normal direction (ND direction) in a layer of the temperature-sensitive resistor being 90% or more. By controlling the orientation of crystals forming the temperature-sensitive resistor, laminates suitable as a thin-film sensor, thin-film sensors including the laminate, thin-film sensor modules including the thin-film sensor, and methods for producing the thin-film sensors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Wada, Makoto Ikeda, Kenji Tomonari, Shinichi Inoue, Hideshi Sekimori
  • Publication number: 20090000396
    Abstract: A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that, by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus comprising: a main passage through which a fluid to be detected flows, an auxiliary passage branched from the main passage, and a flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device provided in the auxiliary passage, is provided, and in conducting any one of or both the detection of the type of the fluid and the detection of the concentration of the fluid, the auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is closed, and the fluid is allowed to temporarily stay within the flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device to conduct any one of or both the detection of the liquid type and the detection of the concentration, and in detecting the flow rate of the fluid detected, the auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is opened to allow the fluid to flow into the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kawanishi, Takayuki Takahata, Kenji Tomonari, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Akiko Kubota, Shin-ichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7377185
    Abstract: A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that: by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus comprising a main passage through which a fluid to be detected flows, an auxiliary passage branched from the main passage, and a flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device provided in the auxiliary passage, is provided, and in conducting any one of or both the detection of the type of the fluid to be detected and the detection of the concentration of the fluid to be detected, an auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is closed, and the fluid to be detected is allowed to temporarily stay within the flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device to conduct any one of or both the detection of the liquid type and the detection of the concentration, and in detecting the flow rate of the fluid to be detected, the auxiliary passage opening/closing valv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kawanishi, Takayuki Takahata, Kenji Tomonari, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Akiko Kubota, Shin-ichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20070237206
    Abstract: A thermal sensor in which, when an object to be measured is a water-based liquid, attachment of air bubbles to the external surface of the sensor is reduced to improve measurement accuracy. The thermal sensor has a sensing element (21a) including a heat producing body and a temperature sensing body, a resin mold (23) for sealing the sensing element (21a), and a heat transmission member (21c) for transmitting heat between the sensing element (21a) and a water-based object to be measured. A part of the heat transmission member (21c) is exposed from the resin mold (23) to form an exposed surface section. A hydrophilic film (50) formed of a silicon oxide film is applied to the exposed surface section and to that part of the surface of the resin mold which is positioned around the exposed surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akiko Kubota, Kenji Tomonari, Toshiaki Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20060213263
    Abstract: A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that: by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus comprising; a main passage through which a fluid to be detected flows, an auxiliary passage branched from said main passage, and a flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device provided in said auxiliary passage, is provided, and in conducting any one of or both the detection of the type of said fluid to be detected and the detection of the concentration of said fluid to be detected, said auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is closed, and said fluid to be detected is allowed to temporarily stay within said flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device to conduct any one of or both the detection of the liquid type and the detection of the concentration, and in detecting the flow rate of the fluid to be detected, said auxiliary passage opening/cl
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kawanishi, Takayuki Takahata, Kenji Tomonari, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Atsushi Koike, Akiko Kubota, Shin-Ichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 6672154
    Abstract: A flow rate detector (5) including a heater and a temperature sensor is connected to a thermal conductor (6), and a fluid temperature detector (9) including a temperature sensor is connected to a thermal conductor (10). A housing (2) encloses the flow rate detector (5), the fluid temperature detector (9) and parts of thermal conductors (6, 10). The housing (2) also encloses a memory (1) that stores individual information of a flow rate sensor unit used for determining flow rates by using signals from a detector circuit containing the heater, the temperature sensor of the flow rate detector and the temperature sensor of the fluid temperature detector. The flow rate detector (5), the fluid temperature detector (9) and the memory (1) are connected to a plurality of leads (4) in the housing (2). The housing (2) is connected to a fluid channel (13), into which the thermal conductors (6, 10) extended. The flow rate sensor unit reduces the difference in measurment between the different sensor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Kenji Tomonari, Shinichi Inoue, Takayuki Takahata
  • Patent number: 6647777
    Abstract: A pipe line for fluid to be detected is formed so that heat from a flow rate detector in which a thin-film heating element and a thin-film temperature sensing element are laminated on a first surface of a substrate through an insulating layer is transferred to and absorbed by the fluid. In the flow rate detector, the temperature sensing which is affected by the heat absorption of the fluid due to the heating of the thin-film heating element is executed by the thin-film temperature sensing element, and the flow rate of the fluid in the pipe line is detected on the basis of the temperature sensing result. A fin plate extending into the pipe line is joined to a second surface of the substrate of the flow rate detector by a joint member, and the fin plate extends so as to pass through the central portion on the circular section of the pipe line. The dimension of the fin plate in the direction of the pipe line is larger than the dimension L2 of the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kotaka, Atsushi Koike, Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Toshiaki Kawanishi, Kenji Tomonari, Shinichi Inoue, Yukihiro Tochio, Hiromitsu Miyajima
  • Patent number: 6588268
    Abstract: A flow rate sensor for performing a flow rate detection of fluid with high accuracy without suffering adverse effect of the environmental temperature condition even when the fluid is viscous fluid having relatively high viscosity or the flow rate is relatively small is provided. The flow rate sensor includes a flow rate detector having a heating function and a temperature sensing function, and a pipe line for fluid to be detected which is formed so that heat from the flow rate detector is transferred to and absorbed by the fluid. The temperature sensing which is affected by a heat absorption effect of the fluid due to the heat is executed in the flow rate detector, and the flow rate of the fluid in the pipe line is detected on the basis of the temperature sensing result. Unit retaining portions formed on a casing in which the pipe line is formed, the unit retaining portions being disposed adjacent to the pipe line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamagishi, Toshiaki Kawanishi, Kenji Tomonari, Shinichi Inoue, Atsushi Koike