Patents by Inventor Kimika Kudo
Kimika Kudo 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: 11918759Abstract: A medical braided tube assembly includes a braided tube including a hollow cylindrical inner resin layer, a braided wire including braided strands and being provided over a periphery of the inner resin layer, and an outer resin layer provided to cover peripheries of the inner resin layer and the braided wire, and a connector provided at an end portion of the braided tube. The connector includes a tube housing section for accommodating the end portion of the braided tube. The braided tube accommodated in the tube housing section are adhesively fixed by an adhesive. The adhesive is provided to seal an entire periphery of the braided wire at an end face of the braided tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Takanori Komuro
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Patent number: 11848127Abstract: A composite cable is provided with plural wires each having a metal conductor and an insulator, a binder layer that bundles the plural wires together, a shield layer composed of a metal conductor and arranged around the binder layer, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. An outer diameter of the sheath is 2.0 mm or less. An amount of the metal conductor per unit length used in the shield layer is 0.4 times or more and 0.7 times or less than an amount of the metal conductor per unit length used in the plural wires.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Atsuro Yaguchi, Kimika Kudo, Takanobu Watanabe, Detian Huang
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Patent number: 11703157Abstract: A braided tube includes a hollow cylindrical inner resin layer made of thermoplastic polyurethane resin, a braided wire including braided strands made of nylon and being provided over a periphery of the inner resin layer, and an outer resin layer made of thermoplastic polyurethane resin and being provided to cover peripheries of the inner resin layer and the braided wire. A width of a void formed around the strand of the braided wire in a cross section perpendicular to a tube longitudinal direction is 30 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Takanori Komuro
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Patent number: 11655587Abstract: A cable includes a sheath, and a coating film covering a circumference of the sheath. The coating film adheres to the sheath. The static friction coefficient of a surface of the coating film is smaller than the static friction coefficient of a surface of the sheath. The adhesion strength between the sheath and the coating film is 0.30 MPa or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kashimura, Masamichi Kishi, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Masashi Arai
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Publication number: 20230108586Abstract: A composite cable is provided with plural wires each having a metal conductor and an insulator, a binder layer that bundles the plural wires together, a shield layer composed of a metal conductor and arranged around the binder layer, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. An outer diameter of the sheath is 2.0 mm or less. An amount of the metal conductor per unit length used in the shield layer is 0.4 times or more and 0.7 times or less than an amount of the metal conductor per unit length used in the plural wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Atsuro YAGUCHI, Kimika KUDO, Takanobu WATANABE, Detian HUANG
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Publication number: 20230102030Abstract: A composite cable is provided with a coaxial wire and an insulated wire. The coaxial wire includes a center conductor, a first insulation covering the center conductor, and plural outer conductors arranged on an outer periphery of the first insulation, and a jacket covering the plural outer conductors. The insulated wire includes a stranded conductor including plural strands twisted together, and a second insulation covering the stranded conductor. The center conductor of the coaxial wire is a single wire. A conductor diameter of the center conductor is not more than a wire diameter of each of the plural strands of the insulated wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Atsuro YAGUCHI, Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kotaro Tanaka, Kimika Kudo
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Patent number: 11521765Abstract: A tube equipped electric wire, which is configured to be used in a catheter equipped with a catheter tube and be installed within the catheter tube, is composed of a tube including an outer surface, and one or more electric wires helically wound around the outer surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Takanori Komuro
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Publication number: 20220246326Abstract: A shielded cable includes at least one electric wire or cable, a shield being provided around the at least one electric wire or cable and including a plurality of wires comprising a metal material, an insulating coating being provided around the shield in direct- and plane-contact with the plurality of wires. The insulating coating includes a base resin composed of acid-modified fluoropolymer, and a heat-dissipating filler included in the base resin. The heat-dissipating filler is electrically insulating and has at least one functional group of NH2 group and OH group on its surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Atsuro YAGUCHI, Takanobu WATANABE, Takanori KOMURO, Kimika KUDO, Koki HIRANO, Detian HUANG
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Patent number: 11328840Abstract: A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an outer surface of that crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer is composed of a resin film to suppress the occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending while moving in a longitudinal direction of the cable relative to a bending of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo
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Publication number: 20220112657Abstract: A cable includes a sheath, and a coating film covering a circumference of the sheath. The coating film adheres to the sheath. The static friction coefficient of a surface of the coating film is smaller than the static friction coefficient of a surface of the sheath. The adhesion strength between the sheath and the coating film is 0.30 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Seiichi KASHIMURA, Masamichi KISHI, Takanobu WATANABE, Kimika KUDO, Masashi ARAI
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Patent number: 11286615Abstract: A cable includes a sheath, and a coating film covering a circumference of the sheath. The coating film adheres to the sheath. The static friction coefficient of a surface of the coating film is smaller than the static friction coefficient of a surface of the sheath. The adhesion strength between the sheath and the coating film is 0.30 MPa or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kashimura, Masamichi Kishi, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Masashi Arai
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Publication number: 20210304919Abstract: A tube equipped electric wire, which is configured to be used in a catheter equipped with a catheter tube and be installed within the catheter tube, is composed of a tube including an outer surface, and one or more electric wires helically wound around the outer surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Takanori Komuro
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Publication number: 20210151222Abstract: A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an outer surface of that crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer is composed of a resin film to suppress the occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending while moving in a longitudinal direction of the cable relative to a bending of the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo
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Patent number: 10991485Abstract: A coaxial cable includes an inner conductor; an insulator covering a circumference of the inner conductor; a shield layer covering a circumference of the insulator; and a sheath covering a circumference of the shield layer. The inner conductor is composed of first metal strands that are twisted each other in such a manner that a cross-sectional shape of the inner conductor is circular. The shield layer includes a winding shield layer including second metal strands spirally wound around the insulator, and a shield tape layer including a shield tape including a resin tape and a metal layer provided on one side of the resin tape, the shield tape being spirally wound around the winding shield layer with the metal layer being located inwardly radially in such a manner that the metal layer is being in contact with the winding shield layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo
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Publication number: 20210093831Abstract: A medical braided tube assembly includes a braided tube including a hollow cylindrical inner resin layer, a braided wire including braided strands and being provided over a periphery of the inner resin layer, and an outer resin layer provided to cover peripheries of the inner resin layer and the braided wire, and a connector provided at an end portion of the braided tube. The connector includes a tube housing section for accommodating the end portion of the connector. The braided tube and the connector accommodated in the tube housing section are adhesively fixed by an adhesive. The adhesive is provided to seal an entire periphery of the braided wire at an end face of the braided tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Kotaro TANAKA, Takanobu WATANABE, Kimika KUDO, Takanori KOMURO
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Publication number: 20210095796Abstract: A braided tube includes a hollow cylindrical inner resin layer made of thermoplastic polyurethane resin, a braided wire including braided strands made of nylon and being provided over a periphery of the inner resin layer, and an outer resin layer made of thermoplastic polyurethane resin and being provided to cover peripheries of the inner resin layer and the braided wire. A width of a void formed around the strand of the braided wire in a cross section perpendicular to a tube longitudinal direction is 30 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Takanori Komuro
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Publication number: 20210065935Abstract: A coaxial cable includes an inner conductor; an insulator covering a circumference of the inner conductor; a shield layer covering a circumference of the insulator; and a sheath covering a circumference of the shield layer. The inner conductor is composed of first metal strands that are twisted each other in such a manner that a cross-sectional shape of the inner conductor is circular. The shield layer includes a winding shield layer including second metal strands spirally wound around the insulator, and a shield tape layer including a shield tape including a resin tape and a metal layer provided on one side of the resin tape, the shield tape being spirally wound around the winding shield layer with the metal layer being located inwardly radially in such a manner that the metal layer is being in contact with the winding shield layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo
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Patent number: 10930416Abstract: A coaxial cable includes a central conductor, a plurality of insulating twisted threads or insulation strings wound therearound, each insulating twisted thread including a plurality of insulating strings twisted together, a cover layer provided around the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings to form a gap to the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings, and an outer conductor and a jacket provided on the outer periphery of the cover layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Takanobu Watanabe, Detian Huang, Kimika Kudo, Haruyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10900602Abstract: A cable includes a bush that accommodates a coil formed by helically winding a heat-transfer wire to have a heat dissipation function. The bush may include a resin material including a heat-transfer powder mixed therein. The heat-transfer wire may be configured to be connected to a heat source attached to the cable to receive heat from the heat source. The bush may include a smooth surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Takanobu Watanabe, Detian Huang, Haruyuki Watanabe, Kimika Kudo
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Publication number: 20200211738Abstract: A coaxial cable includes a central conductor, a plurality of insulating twisted threads or insulation strings wound therearound, each insulating twisted thread including a plurality of insulating strings twisted together, a cover layer provided around the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings to form a gap to the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings, and an outer conductor and a jacket provided on the outer periphery of the cover layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Takanobu WATANABE, Detian HUANG, Kimika KUDO, Haruyuki WATANABE